NAME: Sealfur PERSONALITY: Easygoing and energetic; can be a bit shy at times but is always willing to help others BIO: Sealfur was born a completely ordinary cat in the nursery of WaterClan, except he never knew his father. His mother, Songwhisper, had raised him and his sister Otterkit by herself. Songwhisper never spoke about the kits' father and when the topic was brought up, she was quick to change the subject. As the days went by, Otterkit discovered she had the odd ability to transform into a silver otter. After this revelation, Songwhisper had no choice but to tell the kits about their father. Apparently, he had been an experiment in which twolegs had attempted to graft the DNA of an otter into the cat's own DNA, hoping it would create the odd creature that could both swim and climb when it so pleased. They succeeded in doing so, but the test subject managed to escape into the wild. He was welcomed into WaterClan and took on the name Otterheart. Upon meeting Songwhisper, he fell in love and they had two kits. Shortly before the kits were born, Otterheart went out on a border patrol and never came back. It was later discovered that he had been killed in a border skirmish with FireClan. Songwhisper was at a great loss when she found out and vowed to raise the kits they had as if he was still there. When the kits had arrived, she noticed that the tom had the same odd coloring as his father, and that the she-cat had his spirit. She named the teal tom Sealkit, and the silver tabby she-cat Otterkit in honor of Otterheart's legacy. After hearing the story, Otterkit was in shock realizing that their father must have passed on his powers to her. Sealkit wondered if he had them too, and his paws itched with excitement. Moons passed, and Otterkit and Sealkit reached their apprentice ceremony. Dewstar proudly looked upon them as she granted them the names Sealpaw and Otterpaw, and then assigning them to new mentors. Learning how to swim, Sealpaw discovered that he had crystal-clear vision underwater. Much to his dismay however, he realized that was the only power he had received from his father. He became jealous of his sister and sometimes snapped at her harshly in his frustration, but he knew in his heart that Otterpaw would never stop loving him. Then, one fateful day, a flash flood swept across the Clan territory while he and his sister were out hunting with their mentors. Sensing the danger, the older warriors urged the apprentices to seek shelter on high ground and attempted to guide them up a large stone jutting out of the ground. Otterpaw was already safe on the rock, and Sealpaw was about to meet up with her when his paw slipped on the rain-slick stone and he tumbled to the ground. He had no time to react as the wave swept over him and carried him into the river. With the wave's crash against the other side of the riverbank, the flash flood was over, but Sealpaw found himself trapped in the overwhelmingly large river and fought to stay above the surface. Gasping for air, he found himself dragged under the surface once more. All seemed lost, when he noticed a faint shimmer out of the corner of his eye and a glowing silver otter pup approaching him. Otterpaw grasped her brother's scruff and attempted to bring him to the surface, but his waterlogged body was too heavy and she found herself being dragged deeper into the darkness. In a final desperate effort, she looked him deep in his dim violet eyes as the glow surrounding them intensified. When it faded, Sealpaw realized that his strength had returned. As he looked around, the otter had disappeared, but he noticed a small motionless figure sinking into the deep. He swam forward, his body feeling light and curving around the powerful currents the storm had created in the river. He reached the apprentice's body and found the power to carry it all the way to the shore, where he lay sprawled for a moment, catching his breath. That was when he noticed that the tabby he had dragged out of the river was barely breathing. Sealpaw approached the body of his sister quickly and and barely touched her with his nose before she coughed up river water and forced opened her bright green eyes, where teal shadows danced within. "Otterpaw?" he asked worriedly, "Are you ok?" The silver tabby looked up at him with a smile. "You got what you wanted..." she said gazing upon his transformed form. "What are you talking about?" Sealpaw looked at her like she was crazy. "Has the river water damaged your brain?" Otterpaw replied with barely more than a whisper, "You always wished you had the same powers our father had...that I had...and now...that wish has come true...Look at your reflection..." Otterpaw lifted a paw and feebly pointed to the river. Sealpaw approached it and looked down. Looking back up at him was not his usual face, but the face of a small blue otter...
(bio cont. from above) Sealpaw stepped back form the river in utter shock. "No! This can't be! You're the one who's supposed to have this destiny, not me!" Otterpaw's eyes were fluttering as she continued to try to keep her attention on Sealpaw. "...I...I couldn't let you die without doing nothing...some of my spirit lives within you now..." she reached out to him with her paw. "...so I will never be far..." Sealpaw snuggled next to her in an attempt to keep her warm. "You're not going anywhere. You are staying right here." he said forcefully, burying his returned feline muzzle in her soft fur. "I'll keep you warm until you recover, even if I have to wait moons for it to happen." Otterpaw let out a small sigh. "I know that StarClan is waiting for me..." her voice was so quiet she had to speak into his ear. "Maybe I'll get to meet Otterheart. I bet he is proud of me...Songwhisper would be too if she could see me...and you..." she opened her eyes wider with an effort. "Are you...proud of me?" Sealpaw was silent for a moment before he nodded. "Yes...I am proud of you...You have sacrificed so much t give me this gift...I'll never...forget you..." he choked on the last words. "thank you..." Otterpaw whispered as her eyes began to close. "I'll see you again one day...I promise......." Then a soft breeze blew over the area, signifying the end of the storm, and Otterpaw moved no more. Since the death of his sister, Sealpaw deeply regretted his treatment of her before the storm. Even as the moons went by and Sealpaw earned the warrior name Sealfur, he never forgot Otterpaw's sacrifice to save his life and vowed to never abuse his powers. After a while, he didn't seem to quite fit in with Clan life, so he left to explore the world and the countless adventures it would take him through. (wow that was really long and quite sad... ;-; so yeah...probably overdid it XD I didn't color the animation so there is a picture as well. Oh and I found this song inside and decided to use it B3 Really hope I can get him but I understand if I don't manage to, it's pretty overwhelming...)
