Warriors: Choose Your Own Adventure (COMPLETE)

[Arcaii]

Choices:

1: TV cabinet
2: TV cabinet
3: TV cabinet
4: Under the bed
5: TV cabinet
6: Under the bed
7: TV cabinet
8: Under the bed

Roll says... 8: Under the bed.


You dive under the bed and smack into a wooden panel. Except for about five inches of space, the underside is blocked off completely. (ARE YOU KIDDING WHO BUILDS BEDS LIKE THIS)

"Not there!" Thimble hisses. "Why didn't you go for the cabinet?"

"Why don't you go meet them and stall for time?" you hiss back.

"Alright, alright." Thimble trots past you and turns the corner. You edge along the panel, trying to find a free space.

You hear an older cat from just outside the room. "Is that you, Thimble?"

"Hi, ma'am."

"What are you doing in there?"

"Just...y'know, thinking."

"Is that so?" You really don't like the smile in her voice.

"Yes."

"Are you by yourself?"

"Yyyyeah?"

(wow try to sound less convincing)

"One of the guards just told me they brought in an escaped kitten, is all. A little black tom."

"Cool."

"Thimble."

"Mhm?"

"We don't have a little black tom kitten here."

"...Right."

"And Pepper said you walked off without a word just now, right after she heard an unfamiliar voice."

You resist hitting the board.

"...Right?"

"And now you're in here, by yourself, to think."

"Look-" Thimble steps backwards.

"If he's snuck in, he's dangerous, dear. I don't really care how small he is."

"And if he's a friend?"

(THIMBLE)

"A friend," the older molly repeats flatly.

"Yeah, look-" Thimble moves back towards you, pauses, and then walks again, this time followed by the other cat. You hit your head on the board a few times on purpose, then crawl out and stand up to meet them.

Thimble steps aside to let an old, lean calico poke her head around the corner. Thimble grins apologetically at you; you blink slowly and hope it conveys your annoyance.

The molly peers at you for a moment, eyes narrowed. She glances at Thimble. "No wonder he got in so easily."

"Yeah, it's- yeah." Thimble laughs awkwardly. "This is my friend, Scat. We came into the city together, and got separated. Scat, this is Athena, the head wife of the nursery."

[Arcaii]

A lot has happened in an hour.

Athena has been sitting and listening to you and Thimble, occasionally walking off to make sure no one else has come in to spy on you (you could have told her that, honestly). She's patiently nodded along as you interrupt each other to add in information, and comforted Thimble when she had to stop talking about Asterpaw to collect herself. You've been extra careful to be clear and speak slowly, just to sweeten the deal. It doesn't help much.

"Are you sure you need to leave?" she says at last, when both of you have stopped talking for five seconds.

"Absolutely." Thimble nods. "Things won't end well for Scat if he sticks around, and he certainly won't leave me here. Not that I have much reason to stay anyways."

"This is a very comfortable life," Athena says gently. "You might change your mind. It's even better than being fed by humans."

"'Comfortable' doesn't mean it's worth living," Thimble says firmly. "I at least have the freedom to mess up and starve to death out there."

The elder sighs and tilts her head with a forlorn look. "They'll kill your friend, and maybe you, if they catch you escaping."

"Does that sway you at all?" Thimble says, turning to you.

You shake your head. It's not like your life had much worth when you were on your own.

"There's your answer," Thimble says to Athena.

Athena gives you a bemused smile. "You sure are bold little things... alright. Perhaps there's something I can do to help. I'd rather not just send children off to their deaths."

The hair on your shoulder stands up. Hearing that from the dead is unsettling.

"You'll actually help us?" Thimble says, squinting.

"Why not?" Athena makes an effort to laugh. It comes out as another sigh. "Might as well. I don't have much to lose."

"Are they killing you soon?" you ask.

She and Thimble look at you.

"You've seen it, then," Athena says. "Dog-feeding."

"I can see it on you," you say quietly. "If you were any younger, you'd have called for the guards."

"I won't argue that," Athena says. She pauses with a faraway look, then abruptly stands up. "I'll see you two later. You should eat and plan out your destination."

"Where are you going?" Thimble says worriedly.

"I've got some favors to call in and some patrol routes to study. I'll get you to the border, and then you're on your own. Can you handle that?"

"Sure," you say. "Thanks."

She waves her tail and walks off. You and Thimble sit in thought for a while.

"That's a good question, actually," she says. "Where are we going, when we get out?"

"I have some ideas," you say.


Go back to Derby.
Travel around the world.
Find Asterpaw's Clan.
Return to Momma's caravan.
Find the coast and settle there.
Look for another city.

[~*Amber*~]

Travel around the world.

Asterpaw is dead, no use in going to his clan to tell them despite Asterpaws best efforts, he died trying, they already mourned his lose, no point in having to do so again

[Wolvine]

Return to Momma's caravan. Pehaps it will be possible to start the nomads' traditions again

[abxy]

Travel the world.

[detective who.]

Find Asterpaw's Clan.

[hqmary]

Fulfill Asterpaw's wishes and go find the Clan

[Comettail76]

Find Asterpaw's clan. The clan should know that Asterpaw had been a hero, and it's hard to not be curious about his clan.

[~Moony~]

Find Asterpaw's clan

[Greenleaf]

Find Asterpaw's Clan. They deserve to know what happened to him, and that he died a hero.