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Post by Talltail on Feb 2, 2008 22:42:17 GMT -5
(Continued from 'Fishing Thunderclan style!' in Thunderclan territory.)
Talltail squeezed into the crevice under the twisted tree root. There was barely room for a cat, but she continued to pad on. Her whiskers brushed the stone walls and she scented dampness and cool air from deeper in the tunnel. Suddenly the crevice became wider and she could hear rushing water ahead. Soon it opened into a cave, a river flowed through the center and across it more tunnels headed into other directions and on the side of the cave wall smooth boulders piled on top of each other making a ledge easy enough for cats to climb. Though the cave seemed safe and secure it sent shivers down Talltail's back and her fur stood at it's ends as if some tunnels meant danger and darkness while others lead to a new light. She couldn't shake the feeling away and though no other cats were in the cave with her she couldn't help but to feel a presence of something there.
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Post by heatherstar on Feb 3, 2008 1:52:25 GMT -5
HeatherStar sniffed the air and scented Talltail, " Talltail? Where are you? " HeatherStar called out and padded over to a twisted root from a tree. She soon saw a tunnel made by a thing and found Talltail's scent diving into the burrow. " Talltail!! Are you there?! " The echo of HeatherStar's voice raced through the tunnel.
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Post by Talltail on Feb 3, 2008 11:33:11 GMT -5
Talltail's head whipped around in surprise as Heatherstar's voice echoed off the walls of the cave. "I'm in here! Come and look at this!" she yowled to her leader. Suddenly the feeling of a presence had disappeared and only the flow of the river made a sound.
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 3, 2008 17:40:41 GMT -5
Frostfox had been hunting nearby when he heard Heatherstar call out. Following her voice, he saw her disappear into a hole. "What is she doing?" he muttered to himself. Talltail's scent wafted from the hole, and Frostfox's curiosity took over. Taking a deep breath, he stepped down into the tunnel.
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Post by Talltail on Feb 4, 2008 14:59:58 GMT -5
"There's an underground river in here." Talltail meowed. She wondered where all the tunnels lead to. She lifted her nose in the air, but it was hard to distingush what scents lurked in the cave though she did scent Frostfox and Heatherstar, who she already noticed was coming through the entrance, "Frostfox?" she called, for she did not scent him before.
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Post by heatherstar on Feb 4, 2008 21:39:58 GMT -5
HeatherStar crawled through the tunnel and found talltail. Her eyes grew wider as she saw a river flowing pass.
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 4, 2008 22:04:21 GMT -5
"What in the name of StarClan?... " Frostfox's voice faded ou tas he saw the river.
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Post by Talltail on Feb 4, 2008 22:09:24 GMT -5
"An undergroud river, isn't it neat! Now if we are ever attacked or there's a fire we could come here and be safe." Talltail meowed in awe of the discovery.
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 5, 2008 15:48:51 GMT -5
"But... I've heard stories about this! I've heard stories of the time when the great Firestar led ThunderClan and one of his grandkits found this tunnel! It leads to WindClan and possibly ShadowClan. It's not safe down here! The river overflowed and the tunnels closed." Frostfox took a breath. "After all these moons they have opened again."
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Post by Talltail on Feb 6, 2008 16:40:47 GMT -5
"Well then won't come down here when it rains. All we have to do is make sure it doesn't rain while we're in the caves." Talltail meowed. It seemed simple to her, but there was still a feeling of chill in her bones.
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 6, 2008 19:28:57 GMT -5
Frostfox felt a shiver tun along his spine. There was an ominous feeling in the cave. "Something in here is making my paws tingle," he mewed nervously.
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Post by Talltail on Feb 6, 2008 19:53:15 GMT -5
Talltail sniffed the air again, but she couldn't smell anything except water and damp stones. "I can feel it too, but I can't smell much." she meowed, "What happened in here, Frostfox. You know the stories."
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 6, 2008 22:02:13 GMT -5
Frostfox sat down uneasily. "Many moons ago when Firestar was the leader of ThunderClan his grandkit, Lionpaw was in love with a WindClan apprentice. Her name was Heatherpaw. They met secretly at nights until Hollypaw, Lionpaw's sister, found out what he was doing. Then Heatherpaw found a tunnel leading into ThunderClan's territory. Her and Lionpaw continued their secret meetings. One day WindClan and ThunderClan were about to battle over WindClan's missing kits. Lionpaw, Heatherpaw, Jawpaw, Hollypaw, and Breezepaw found the kits in this cave. It was raining, and the river began to overflow. They got out alive, but many seasons before the Clans there was a cat named Fallen Leaves. He died in these caves. The water overtook him when he got lost in the tunnels." Frostfox closed his eyes. "These tunnels are dangerous."
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Post by Talltail on Feb 7, 2008 7:47:01 GMT -5
"The tunnels might be dangerous, but they could still be of use to us as long as it doesn't rain while we're here." Talltail meowed. She was convinced that the discovery of the tunnels held more good than bad in the future. She thought about Fallen Leaves, *Is he the presence I feel? Does his spirit still lurk in the caves?* she thought to herself.
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Post by Frostfox on Feb 7, 2008 18:34:16 GMT -5
Frostfox nodded slowly. "I have a feeling you might be right, but there's still something about this place..."
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