Warrior Cats: Choose Your Own Adventure (COMPLETE)

[Arcaii]

Choices:

1. Take a minute
2. Sit by yourself
3. Take a minute
4. Nevermind
5. Sit by yourself
6. Sit by yourself
7. Sit by yourself

Roll says... 2: Sit by yourself.

"...sit by myself for a little while," you say, finally. "It's... a lot to take in."

"Alright." Applefoot nods, and leaves you be. You promptly head for the medicine den, careful to sit close but not suspiciously so, and listen in carefully.

"What do you mean, you don't know?" Eveningtail says, sounding upset. "How can't you know?"

"I simply don't," Divercloud replies quietly. "He's too relaxed for deathberries or snakebites, he shows no sign of drowning, no claw marks, no suffocation, and he was healthy as a hare before..."

"This is impossible." Eveningtail is pacing. "This isn't happening. This can't happen. Not now."

"Try not to stress, Evening-"

"How can I not stress?!" The volume makes you jump. "Divercloud, I need to know how he died. Can you please just...figure that out?"

"I'll try," comes the gentle response. "But we only have so much time."

There's a pause, and when Eveningtail speaks again her voice is filled with grief.

"I should have told him."

You lean in, eyes wide.

"I should have told him everything, and I didn't."

"Eveningtail..."

"This is all my fault." Her voice is shaking hard enough that she can barely speak. "If I had just...come clean, this wouldn't have happened."

"You couldn't have, my dear," Divercloud says softly. "There was too much at stake."

Eveningtail doesn't respond, but you don't leave. There's a long few minutes of silence, before Eveningtail clears her throat and breathes carefully.

"I should go get ready, shouldn't I? We have a journey ahead."

"Yes. I'll have Crowcloud and Snailpelt help me handle things. Just take some time to recompose."

Eveningtail sighs, and then walks out. A few cats run forward once they spot her, but Divercloud pops out to call over assistance, and your mother and Snailpelt quickly fend other cats off while Eveningtail heads for the warrior's den. She checks herself at the last minute, and walks over to the leader's den.

Okay, so this just got a little bigger. What do you do now?

Look for Thriftwhisker.
Look for Thistlenose.
Search for clues outside.
Nothing.

[Warriors13lover]

Look for Thriftwisker

[~Moony~]

look for Thistlenose

[Greenleaf]

Look for Thistlenose.

[Altias]

Search for clues out of camp under the guise of going out to get some fresh air.

[~*Amber*~]

Search for clues outside.

[mistywater]

Look for Thistlenose. Maybe she managed to find something out.

[shortstop]

Look for Thistlenose.

[Arcaii]

Choices:

1. Thriftwhisker
2. Thistlenose
3. Thistlenose
4. Search for clues
5. Search for clues
6. Thistlenose
7. Thistlenose

Roll says... 2: Thistlenose.

Praying that you'll get lucky this time, you head out of camp under the pretense of needing more air. As soon as you're away from camp, you dart for the river, almost getting swept away in your eagerness to cross.

Thankfully, your prayers are answered. Thistlenose is walking away into the woods when you get to the beach, but stops when you shout for her. She trots back down, ears twitching in interest.

"I've been ill," she says as she reaches you. "I haven't been able to hunt, or...patrol."

"It's fine," you hiss, impatient to get your own news out. "I've found a lot out."

She blinks, and leans in a little so you can speak quietly.

You tell her everything - about Thriftwhisker, about the supposed group that's involved in this, about Birchstar, about Eveningtail. By the time you're finished, her already wide eyes are bigger than badger feet and her mouth is slightly open.

"Then there is a conspiracy," she murmurs. "And perhaps all within your own Clan. I'm sorry."

"I'll manage," you say. "Look, we need to figure out more. Is there any way we could...meet up, at the waterfall? During the day?"

She thinks for a moment. "We should wait until tomorrow. It'll be getting dark soon. And if anyone else is aware of your curiosity, it won't be good to go alone."

"But I can't tell anyone else!" you whisper. "I don't know who I can trust."

She nods. "Wait for me here, after the morning patrols have been around. We will have to work quickly."

You two hash out a little plan, and then part ways. Your head is filled with possibilities, worries, and ideas, which makes you forget to watch your feet. You trip five or six times by the time you get back to camp.

As it's getting darker, Eveningtail is preparing to go out and partake in the leadership ceremony. Divercloud has finished examining the body, and Birchstar is now out for everyone to say final goodbyes.

One by one, cats step up and touch his shoulder, or neck, or side with their noses, perhaps murmuring something - a prayer, or a last remark, or apologies. The elders have gone out to collect lavender, and the older kits stand outside of the nursery, watching the procession. Crowcloud finds you and says, "Do you want to say anything before they bury him?"

Say goodbye.
Leave the body alone.

[shortstop]

Say goodbye.