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What had felt like hours, had in reality only been mere minutes.
The last thing that she had seen was her opponent pushing away from her as they plunged into the water. She had tried to desperately grab ahold of him...wishing that even though they were enemies...that maybe, just maybe he would have sympathy for her, but it had been no use. He had glared at her, and left her to die. Bubbles poured from her maw as she let out a wail, but the current sucked her in, and swiftly snatched her away, as though she were merely a leaf in the wind.
Her thick pelt that was good at repelling the cold served as a heavy weight as she desperately tried to make it to the surface. I have to make it…I have to..I won't die.. She couldn't leave her kits…she couldn't leave Flycatcher…Would Starclan even welcome her? She had been born far away as a loner. It was a risk she couldn't take right now. If the clan of stars did not welcome her, then she wouldn't ever see her family again. Her paws flailed around helplessly like limp noodles. When Thunderclan had stayed refuge in Riverclan's camp, one of their warriors had showed her basics of swimming, but her pitiful practice was no use in a strong current.
She could see the surface…almost touch it. An alabaster paw reached up, just barely reaching the top, but she was whisked away, stomping away the dreams of something she had never realized she had taken such advantage of. Air. Whatever progress she had made at resurfacing was swept away as the current grasped her again. The river through her against a large, jagged rock that along the bottom. Whatever reserve of air she had left was forced out of her as she slammed against its surface. The water was pounding against her, pressing her closer to the rock. Pushing past the pain, she managed to free herself from the rock, and was swept away once more. I can't get stuck...it will...eventually spit me out...right?
Pain.
Time seemed to slow down here. How long had she been under? Her lungs were screaming…her head was pounding. The world around her was going dark, and all she could think about was her family. She could feel herself growing weaker…I'm so sorry… This was it. She could feel her consciousness slipping away. I tried… One last paw reached upwards before her body went limp, allowing the river to carry her with more ease. I'm coming Lilykit...Butterflykit... Would her kits be there to welcome her? She was too tired to try anymore...
The river came to a very small curve before entering Skyclan's territory. Right along the edge of Thunderclan's shore, the river seemed to have sympathy for her. As easily as it had chewed her up, the water would spit her out along the shore. A limp ginger figure laid along the edge, water tickling her pelt, almost as if it were trying to take her back.
Water so heavy clung to her pelt, nearly pinning her to the ground. Blood stained the water that dared touch her, the source coming from a gash on her back that was bleeding, likely from being thrown against a rock in the river. Her side was eerily still at first, but after being on the shore for a few moments, her body screamed for air. Heavily eyelids opened, revealing tired eyes. She pulled back her lips, and expelled water…more water than she had ever believed could be in one's body.
Her legs could barely support her weight, and she crashed back into the ground. Now that the water was out, her lungs cried out for air. She sucked it in deeply, almost as if she were afraid that it would disappear again. There were voices nearby, was the battle still going on? She wanted to get up, she wanted to help…but she couldn't. Not yet…her legs were too weak…and she was so tired. Darkness started to creep up on her once more like a fox in the shadows…
…I will see my family again..
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Takes place immediately after Riverclan retreats!
She is alive! Just about to pass out
Anyone is welcome to find her!
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