Open Event Territory SkC IN THE WOODS SOMEWHERE // hunting patrol

[stormcrow]

during a hunting patrol, SkyClan is attacked by a hawk– luckily, they have scouts with them that point it out before it can get the jump on them. they'll have to work together to take down this prey, but anyone who helps will get 3 points.
the hawk currently has 75 hp.
roll a d20 to find out how much damage your kitty will do!

The body of the patrol is on the ground, weaving through the scarce undergrowth, their pawsteps silent. Stormcrow watches them from above, leaping from branch to branch. Observes the mingling of fur, still smooth and healthy after a bountiful green leaf. In a few moons, they will remember these times as warm memories, distant, fleeting. But today, they are strong, they are many. Hawkstar's loyal knights riding out to bring back enough prey for a proper feast, worthy of their king.

As the trees thin, Stormcrow focuses on the sky above them, ears flicking in the breeze. It was her duty as scout to keep an eye out so the others could hunt in peace. She freezes in place, hair on her neck standing up at the familiar sound of flapping wings approaching overhead.

"Hawk!" Stormcrow shouts, raising the alarm. "Eyes up! We'll make it regret coming to our territory. Skyclan rules its own skies."

♡ STORMCROW. 54 moons
mentor of stonepaw,
daughter of snowveil
peaceful powerplay allowed
ooc -

 

[brightnose!'s icon brightnose! brightnose!]

BRIGHTNOSE | SUN GUARD
"ALWAYS CONFUSING THE THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD"

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Brightnose moves swiftly amongst the hunting patrol, already imagining what they'll bring back with a swipe of her tongue over her jowls. Her mismatched ears are perked, swiveling at every sound, and her lips part slightly to drink in the nearby scents in hopes that one of them is prey. Truly, she is immersed in the act of hunting, feeling the most herself when she stalks alongside her Clanmates through the territory. Her head snaps upward, however, when she catches the sound of wings flapping in the wind; she sees it at the same moment that Stormcrow cries in warning from her perch in the trees.

"Get ready!" she yowls, lowering her body in a tensed crouch as her claws unsheathe in preparation to swipe at the winged beast. The moment it swoops downward, its talons extended in unabashed fury - that's when Brightnose dashes to the side and leaps upward, her forepaws slashing at the closest part of it she can lay them on. Her claws connect with its leg for a moment, slashing through its feathered skin, and the hawk screeches with pain as it reels back for a moment. It's not the best of hits, but it's something, and Brightnose isn't alone. With enough teamwork, they can make this hawk surrender... or even bring it home to feast on. The thought of that makes Brightnose feel a hopeful sense of pride.

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ooc - 1d20 -> 7 for inflicted damage! the hawk is now at 68 hp :3

"SO I CAN'T TRUST MYSELF ANYMORE"

BRIGHTNOSE
SKYCLAN SUN GUARD
21 MOONS
SHE/HER
"SPEECH" | THOUGHTS | ACTION | #61BD6D

 

[Chrysalisgaze]

♡

𓆦 𖢥 𓆨 𓆣 𐀔 Chrysalisgaze 𐀔 𓆣 𓆨 𖢥 𓆦

Chrysalisgaze felt most at ease up in the trees, watching the territory from up above, aware of everything around her. That's why she was among the first to spot the hawk, but she stayed silent. Stormcrow and Brightnose have spotted it as well, she felt no need to give up her position to the hawk. Instead she silently crept to the lower branches, waiting for the perfect opportunity.
The scout watched as Brightnose attacked first, making the hawk reel back up, too high for anyone on the ground to reach it. But Chrysalisgaze wasn't on the ground - she was up in the branches, unseen by the hawk. She readjusted her legs slightly, positioning herself before pouncing.
She hadn't hunted in a while, because of her injury, her body bound to the healer's den for days on end and then bound to camp as she recovered. She had forgotten just how thrilling hunting was, how much she loved being out in the forest, leaping from branch to branch. Now, as her body moved through the air, she felt that thrill again, felt her heart thudding in her chest in excitement. Her body connected with the hawk mid-air, taking it down with her as she slammed to the ground.
The hawk wasn't finished yet, not in the slightest, but it sure was rattled. It thrashed beneath her claws, beak aiming for her paws, and she let go - for now. The hawk stretched its wings in an instant and flew back up, angry, its eyes staring daggers at Chrysalisgaze and her clanmates. A single feather remained stuck in her claws and she tauntingly tucked it in her fur, glaring back at the bird. Two could play this game.

OOC: Nat 20 babyyyyyyy! Hawk should be at 48/75 hp​

 

[Cherrydawn Cherrydawn]

Run through the field, the shadows gone,
Lift up your head and greet the dawn.
Though battles rage, our hearts endure,
Together strong, we'll find the cure.

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Cherrydawn had noticed her apprentice pulling away lately. The way he drifted off on his own, the way his eyes sometimes held something she couldn't read, something too heavy for a cat his age. He thought she didn't know. He thought he was subtle. But Cherrydawn saw everything when it came to her apprentice. She just... Didn't press. Not yet. She respected him too much for that. Still, one day... She might have to follow. Just once. Just to make sure he wasn't hurting, or being hurt. Especially now that Duskpool--

But now wasn't the moment. Now, claws mattered more than questions. The rustle of wings overhead tore her attention skyward, her fur standing straight up as she heard Stormcrow's warning. A hawk. Big. Hungry. The kind that had stolen kits from elders' stories and apprentices from the edges of patrols. " Careful, Cinderpaw! " she called, immediately pressing her flank against his for one heartbeat, grounding them both. Her voice was warm, firm, the voice she used when she wanted him to believe he could handle this. " Remember what we practiced, stay low, feint left, and watch the talons! "

She flashed him a quick smile for confidence and then she was sprinting forward to join the others. Chrysalisgaze hit the hawk like a bolt of lightning, terrifyingly fierce, along with Brightnose. Cherrydawn saw the ferocity in the molly's eyes, not unhinged, but driven, as though something deeper than instinct pushed her. Maybe near-death had steeled her. Maybe fear had turned into fire. Cherrydawn couldn't tell. But she didn't have time to question it. The shadow of wings passed over her, and she lunged. Her claws snapped outward, catching the edge of the bird's wing, she felt the feathers tear, felt the hawk jolt sideways with a furious screech.

Just as she was to yell out a word, she had to dodge a rake of talons that sliced the air where her face had been a heartbeat before. The hawk's beady eyes cut toward them, calculating, cold, predatory. And Cherrydawn planted her paws, fur bristling, heart pounding with adrenaline and something fiercer.

" Cinderpaw... Now! Go for its legs while it's off balance! " she shouted, trusting him, believing in him, even with danger screaming above them in the wind.

Speech, thoughts/emphasis

21 MOONS

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ooc: I rolled a 4 on the d20!
down to 44?

 

[Quailstep Quailstep]

QUAILSTEP
SHE/THEY
38 MOONS
SKYCLAN SUN GUARD
SPEECH | THOUGHTS | PHYSICAL

PENNED BY PLOT

"Good teamwork!" Quailstep called, jumping higher into a tree, leaping branch by branch. Her powerful hindquarters helped her move with ease - though they no longer had the gorge to practice leaps along precarious ledges, the pine trees of the new territory were their own kind of challenge!

This was the second time within the past couple moons that a hawk had terrorized the Clan, and not long after the first, Duskpool had passed. While his death was unrelated, there had been moments where she had genuinely worried over the tom when they fought that hawk together. This was no creature to be underestimated.

With another pounce, she took to a branch above the predator, then crouched along until she had a clear shot.

"Don't mess with SkyClan!" she yowled, letting her weight fall onto the bird. Her body crashed into one of its wings, sending it spiraling towards her next Clanmate.

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OOC: Rolled a 14 for damage! The hawk now has 30/75 HP!

 

[cinderpaw. cinderpaw.]

Cinderpaw thought he was being smart with his short meetings with Barbie. The girl had his heart under her thumbs, and Cinderpaws pink gaze could not trail off of her form. She was simply amazing, in so many different ways that the boy could not even stop thinking about her.

At least it was a distraction from thinking about his dad. The albinos ears perked as he lifted his head at Stormcrows call. A hawk. A predator. The boy swished his tail, form crouching as he let his muscles loosen and watched the hawk soar with preparedness. Cherrydawn trained him for this moment. And even he could see she knew he could do it. His lips tilted in the cocky half grin he loved to portray, his limbs braced, and as Quailstep pushed it down closer, he leaped.

White form grappled from behind it, ivory claws slipping out of their sheathes as he tore through feathers and skin with his hit. Blood glinted against his paws as he landed back down, but he turned back towards to hawk, it's wing missing feathers that trailed down. It seemed to be struggling with its own movements now ... A sliver of a thought crossed his mind....

Dad are you watching? Are you proud?

The thought almost distracted him as he glanced up for a heartbeat- the hawk bursting towards him with beak extended. Cinderpaws golden gaze widened, his muscles in his shoulders twitched, and at the last moment, he leaped to the side, using his own weight to propel himself off the bird and slam into the ground. His breathing was heavy, heart thudding in his chest as he landed on his shoulder rather than his feet from well, bad calculation. Fortunately.... It was just sore, and not a terrible fall.

"ITS COMING STRAIGHT TO YOU!" Cinderpaw noticed, screaming an alert to the next cat.

9 damage to hawk! Hp: 21//
Rolled a 14 on his Dodge and recovery. He's only slightly bruised. No big deal!//

cinderpaw - 10 moons - skyclan apprentice - mentored by cherry

 

[stormcrow]

The patrol is on the hawk immediately– they would not suffer the same fate, not again. They were ready this time. Stormcrow watches as her clanmates attack, waiting for an opening. It'd be no good if two of them clashed into each other in the fray. Swallowbreeze had enough on her plate as it was.

Then, as Cinderpaw gets a blow in, the bird dodges and attempts to take flight again, and flies straight towards Stormcrow. She tenses her muscles in preparation, steel blue eyes glinting. One. Claws out. Two. Sink back on your haunches. Three. Jump.

She takes off from her branch, crashing into the bird and sinking her claws in, both of them thrashing as they fall to the forest floor. Stormcrow lands on top, but has to jump off and away from the bird as it snaps at her throat with its sharp beak. Free from her claws, but dripping blood, it attempts to flee.

"Don't let it get away!" Stormcrow shouts, "it'll just return for revenge after licking its wounds!"

♡ STORMCROW. 54 moons
mentor of stonepaw,
daughter of snowveil
peaceful powerplay allowed
ooc - did 15 damage, hawk now at 6hp!