- Aug 20, 2022
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A stinging gray fog hangs over ThunderClan's territory. Heat presses against Meadowflame's cream flanks from odd angles, lukewarm in some places and searing in others. She'd been afraid of this happening, of the fire reaching their camp and beginning to devour their home whole like some wicked fanged beast, but to see it and smell it and feel it happening - she'd been almost petrified.
But, no. She refuses to die in a forest fire. Emberstar and Howling Wind had screeched at them all to evacuate, to leave, and Meadowflame had been the first, her paws hitting the ground outside camp before she could think twice. She can hear pawsteps behind her, but she dares not look. She has an irrational fear that the creature behind her is cloaked in flames, that the pawsteps are eating the forest alive in an attempt to come for her.
Meadowflame comes to a shaky halt on the riverbank, wheezing. Her fur is spotted with loose ash, and her throat is closed and painful, but she's alive. She's alive and unsinged, and she couldn't be more thankful.
But what of the others? The camp had been going up in flames, and Meadowflame had not stopped long enough to see who might still be trapped. In her panic, her frazzled nerves scream at her to forget them, dunk herself in the river and swim to the nearest Clan. See if they'll take her. Change her name.
But the pelt, glossy and wet, of a RiverClan warrior catches her eye. Her ragged voice is desperate; she speaks without thinking. "Help me!" She stamps her paws against the riverbank. "Help us! ThunderClan's camp is on fire! There's..." She chokes, wheezes, and spits, "There's still cats trapped in there!"
// This thread takes place directly after the first evacuation thread! Those that escaped in a panic are just now arriving at the river after narrowly fleeing camp, but would now realize that many of their clanmates are not with them. This thread is open for RiverClanners across the river to notice and ask what’s going on. There will be a third thread where the RiverClan volunteers (warriors only!) and able ThunderClanners return to camp to help save the rest of their clanmates who are trapped!
But, no. She refuses to die in a forest fire. Emberstar and Howling Wind had screeched at them all to evacuate, to leave, and Meadowflame had been the first, her paws hitting the ground outside camp before she could think twice. She can hear pawsteps behind her, but she dares not look. She has an irrational fear that the creature behind her is cloaked in flames, that the pawsteps are eating the forest alive in an attempt to come for her.
Meadowflame comes to a shaky halt on the riverbank, wheezing. Her fur is spotted with loose ash, and her throat is closed and painful, but she's alive. She's alive and unsinged, and she couldn't be more thankful.
But what of the others? The camp had been going up in flames, and Meadowflame had not stopped long enough to see who might still be trapped. In her panic, her frazzled nerves scream at her to forget them, dunk herself in the river and swim to the nearest Clan. See if they'll take her. Change her name.
But the pelt, glossy and wet, of a RiverClan warrior catches her eye. Her ragged voice is desperate; she speaks without thinking. "Help me!" She stamps her paws against the riverbank. "Help us! ThunderClan's camp is on fire! There's..." She chokes, wheezes, and spits, "There's still cats trapped in there!"
// This thread takes place directly after the first evacuation thread! Those that escaped in a panic are just now arriving at the river after narrowly fleeing camp, but would now realize that many of their clanmates are not with them. This thread is open for RiverClanners across the river to notice and ask what’s going on. There will be a third thread where the RiverClan volunteers (warriors only!) and able ThunderClanners return to camp to help save the rest of their clanmates who are trapped!
PENNED BY MARQUETTE