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I dun goofed by not marking my RP with ripple's Sebastian as this. SO, this RP will count towards 'Meet someone new' assignment! :'D This is a little bit more than half of the RP though, I will submit another artwork for the rest of our RP. (probably after i'm done with the raid assignments or soon, we'll see)

''Meeting Someone New assignment'' || Part 1

EP: 27 EP (more will be calculated when the 2nd part is submitted/finished)

[[ +4 (pic) +2 (extra character) +10 (assignment) +11 (RP)]]
EP GOES TO ARIES

ARIES

"Careful...careful..." The young leopon murmured in thought as she was slowly crawling her way out of the leader's den. She analyzed the small rocks and made sure not to knock one over. It probably would of make enough noise to wake up her brother and sister, and that's something she didn't want to do.

Once she reached the entrance of the den she gave a relief sigh. "Yes! i made it!" She cheerfully flicked her tail and stood up on all fours. Running off towards the cliff that was next to the Nursery. It was really early in the morning, so none of the other felines noticed the young cub. Well, as far as she knew.

Aries really looked up to her mom and, even at a young age, she wanted to do things to help her develop into something leader material. So, waking up before everyone and watching over the dens, atop the cliff, was a habitual routine. Which she kept in secrecy.

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ATHENA

"Dad, where are you going?" asked the younger cheetah, who had woken up with the paw-steps of her father. Zeus looked down at her, only now realizing she was here "hey, sweety~" he whispered to her, he didn't want to wake up anyone else "I was thinking of heading out to catch us something special for breakfast" he pressed his muzzle against her cheek lovingly, a small purr escaping from the gladiator "I'll be back before your mother or your siblings wake up, alright?" the cheetah cub nodded her head in agreement "okay" she said softly, she had an itch of wanting to go with him, but she knew cubs were not allowed out of camp, or at least that's what she thought. "keep an eye on everyone for me whilst I'm gone~" he licked the cub's cheek before he started walking again "I will" Athe replied with a smile "that's my good girl, I'll be back before you know it" and so, Zeus made his way out of camp and into the forest.

Athena sat there by the entrance as her father vanished in the distance, she let a small sigh out "one day, I'll go with him" she thought to herself. Her long tail coiling around her paws, now that she was awake, she didn't really feel like heading back inside, but she knew better than to stroll around camp without supervision, so sitting here seemed the best option at the moment. Her ear flicked as she looked around, it was really early, no one else seemed to be around. Athena's eyes scanned the area, not yet noticing the hybrid atop of the leader's cliff.

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ARIES

Upon climbing to the top of the cliff, Aries gasped. "Almost there." She wasn't supposed to climb it alone, but she was really eager to grow...stronger. To surpass her brother and sister. To make her parents proud. The young hybrid felt like everything was weighing on her, thus she was pushing herself each day.

"There...finally made it." Aries uttered softly, casting her eyes down at the camp from the edge of the cliff. Right away noticing a cheetah comforting a cub, probably it's own? She couldn't tell right away, but she did perceived the affection they had.

Aries smiled fondly, perceiving the cheetah padding away from the cub. A cub in which Aries was curiously trying to figure out. Suddenly, she then felt herself lung forward. "Ahck!" She meowed in panic, clutching the cliff's edge.

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ATHENA

Athena's fur blistered as the silence from her surroundings was disturbed by a meow of distress not too far away from her. She jumped to her paws and looked around, her ears folded back and her tail lashing about behind her as she tried to locate the source of this sound.

Her bronze eyes eventually landed on the cliff next to the nursery, catching a glimpse of a somewhat dark grey fur, was there a feline up there? at this hour? Athena looked in the direction her father had gone in hopes he might've heard this, but he was long gone by now.

Even though it clearly went against what she had to do, by her parent's orders, she decided to get closer to this cliff, to check that whomever is up there is alright. Once she was near, she took a shaky breath "h-hello?" she said,hopefully loud enough for the feline to hear her, but not loud enough for others to hear her as well.

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ARIES

"Rrgh." Grunting she tried to pull herself up, but her swaying back legs couldn't get a firm grip. Instead they continued to repeatedly scratch the cliff's surface, kicking small pebbles of dirt down below. Her cub-like claws were barely sufficient to keep her clinging, but she was starting to feel her muscles giving out.

A slight tear strolled down the corner of her eyes. Eager to cry out for help, but she refrained from doing so. Given that she was doing something she wasn't supposed to. However, a sudden shaken noise reached her flatten ears.

"I-I'm slipping! Please help me!" Aries mewed aloud, but only enough for the other feline to hear as well. The leopon would of looked over her shoulder to see who it was, but she was succumbed by fear. Afraid to look down from such a high place.

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ATHENA

A bright ray of sunlight hit the young cheetah on her face, making it hard to see anything properly. Her fur blistered some at the sudden reply from the feline, wait, was she in danger? Athena moved to the side to be covered by a shadow, to finally notice that this feline, who seemed only a little older than her, was in clear danger. She gasped as her ears folded back "oh gods-" she said to herself before quickly replying, in the same tone as before "I'm coming! hang on!" and like lighting, the young cheetah ran to the opposite side to cliff, from where Aries had climbed.

Yes, it was dangerous and reckless, but this feline's life was at risk; there's nothing in this world that will get in the way of Athe and saving the older cub. She did not hesitate to start climbing the cliff, all though she did not have that much experience with climbing herself, she was able to make her way up with not too much problem, at least in the beginning. She tried her best to hurry up, her little yet sharp cub claws helping her get a good grip, her small muscles tensing up as she struggled to get all the way up; what was this cub thinking? climbing this on her own?!?! doesn't she know it's dangerous? what if Athe was not around? the thoughts helped her distract her mind as her body took care of the rest.

Athena gasped as she almost lost her grip, her heartbeat racing, her tail lashing around; oh gods, what was SHE doing? Unfortunately, even though the young cheetah was trying her best, it took her longer than Aries to manage to get to the top, but she was too stubborn and determined to give up; and finally, she made it to the top.

Athe took a deep breath before she quickly made her way to the edge. A shiver came down her spine when she looked down, oh gods this thing was tall, but she did not allow herself to get distracted by this. She moves as close to the edge as she could, her upper body hanging from the edge "hang on" she said between gritted teeth as she used her long forearms and extended claws to grab a hold of the cub's pelt. Athena closed her eyes shut, focusing all her energy and strength on her forearms as she tried to pull the older cub up.

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ARIES

"Hurry!' She mewed, struggling to keep herself from sliding off. Her heart throbbed rapidly, her body trembling from the sensation of hanging for dear life. Was the other feline close? Did she run off? Is no one coming to her aid?? Slight tears continued to stream down her cheeks, as there was no hiding her emotions. Just then, a closer voice reached her ears.

—"hang on"

Her watery eyes glanced up at the panting cheetah before she felt her forearms grab hold on her pelt. Her claws stung a little, but Aries shook off the pain and desperately used her hind legs to push herself upward as hard as she could. Easily crawling to the top, thanks to Athena's support. "T-thank you." The leopon sniffed, her body still lightly trembling from the whole ordeal.

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ATHENA

Once the leopon was safe, Athena took a few steps back, making sure to be as far away from the edge as she could. She finally allowed herself a moment to recover from what had happened, her muscles burning up from the whole climbing.

She did not replied right away, she was trying to catch her breath. Her ears folded back against her head "w-" she panted "what were you thinking?" she asked now on a more serious note "w-what if I wasn't around? My dad was long gone, and everyone else is asleep" she couldn't help but frown at her, even though it was not her place to scold the older cub, she felt it was needed seeing there were no adults around.

She was silent once again. She took a deep breath, her fluffy chest puffing out, before she let it out in the form of a somewhat loud sigh "you're welcome.....as long as you're alright" she said now more calm and in a more friendly manner.

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ARIES

Aries bowed her head, seeming more apologetic than anything. Averting eye contact as she was trying to wipe the tears from her face. Talk about embarrassing! She knew she was much older than the cheetah, so being scolded by her wasn't making her feel any better. Although, she was right.

The hybrid remained silent, even after the brief moment Athena used to take a deep breath. She awaited the next mouthful of words but, to her relief, the other's last retort was more friendlier. Finally, lifting her head she glanced at the cheetah. "Y-yeah, I'm just a little shaken up. That's all." Aries softly spoke with a small smile. "Actually... this isn't my first time being up here. It's... a routine of mine every morning. But, please! don't tell anyone!"

If her mom and dad ever found out, she was afraid of being grounded for 3 moons or so. As the smallest of the litter, she didn't want to be seen as... a screw up. Especially by her siblings.

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ATHENA

Her gaze was nailed on the Leopon as she explained herself, but it quickly went to the side when asked to not tell on her little secret. Athena was no snitch......most of the time. It really depend on the situation, it felt so wrong to keep something from the grown ups, so she needed more info to see what she will do about it (I doubt she will actually tell tho xD ) "but, why? it's so dangerous.......don't you have any other...you know, safer hobbies?" Athe, your Zeus is showing *shot*

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ARIES

Aries slightly dipped her head as she awaited for the cheetah's response. Only to display a worried demeanor at the sight of her eyes averting Aries'. The silence was anything but torturous- but...upon hearing her inquiry she felt a little bit more at ease. At least the other gave her an opportunity to explain herself now. (I'll hold u to that ;w; ) "Um...well... up here I have a better view of most of the camp. Plus, I don't find it scary at all. Today i just- slipped because I wasn't paying attention."

"You see. Conquering fears represents the second of Fire Empire's attributes. Courage. That's why i like to push myself with more dangerous hobbies." She then sheepishly smiled. "Sorry though. For worrying you like that...um...what's your name?"

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ATHENA

Athe glanced around at Aries' words "huh...." she said softly, you do get a better view of the camp from here, she'll keep that in mind. Her tail flicked as her attention drifted back to the Leopon, her curiosity increasing with Aries' words about the empire. She quickly understood the reason behind the older cub's action, it still seemed too dangerous, but Aries seemed capable enough to handle herself.

She shook her head "it's alright.....it's uh-" her ears folded back some "it's kind of...in my nature to worry..." she said almost as a whisper, but she quickly used the question after to cover up for this little slip of information "I'm Athena" she replied with a small bow of her head, her ears perking forward "I'm Zeus' and Acacias' daughter" she said with a hint of pried in her tone, they might not be the leaders or silvers, but dammit was she proud of her parents "and you?" funny how so far she hasn't figured out who's cub Aries is.

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ARIES

Aries couldn't prevent a small giggle to escape her maw. Worrying wasn't so bad, at least, it makes you more aware of potential problems, right? Though before she was given an opportunity to poke her about it- her cheetah companion changed the subject.

"Daughter of Zeus' and Acacias', huh?" She softly smiled, picking up on her name too. "Well...you do related to the greek goddess. It's a fitting name, and beautiful." Aries complimented, giving a small bow of her head as well. "Mine's Aries. And i'm..." After the whole ordeal, she wasn't as prideful to say it. But she wasn't going to lie to her either. "...the last litter of Andromeda."

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ATHENA

Her ears folded back slightly when the cub complimented her name "heh, thanks" it was weird to get complimented by her name. Deep in her subconscious she began to question the reason as to why someone would compliment the name? it's something so common, and even more if it's from a goddess. Wouldn't it make more sense to compliment someone by something that is more characteristic of them? something that only THEY have, it seems more personal in a way......

She quickly stopped this train of thought and paid full attention to the older cub "stupid thoughts....making me loose focus on what's going on..." she thought to herself just before she caught the last thing that Aries said. Her eye opened wide, of course! how can she be so blind? she does resemble her mother! "You're Andromeda's cub? no way" her ears perked forward "that's so cool! well.....in a way......I can see how that cane backfire......but hey! it's still quite amazing" she smiled at Aries, regretting a little what she had said, but she couldn't just not say it.......it had to be said! this "honor" can be a burden as well! ...she needs to work on her social skills....

"you have a really nice name too, Aries" yeah, it went against her previous train of thought, but it only felt fitting to return the compliment. She took a second to think over what the Leopon had said......conquering fears? yeah it was one of the Empires' attributes.....but why does she seem to keen on achieving this more than the others? she decided to leave this train of thought for later.

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ARIES

"Don't mention it." She retorted wholeheartedly, twitching her ears right after. Like her mother Aries tried to connect to most, if not all, Fire empire felines. So complimenting her fellow fire mates wasn't anything that troubled her. Plus Athena is referred to the goddess of wisdom, right?? That was something her companion was definitely showing. Her following worry wart personality did fit as well, showing that she wasn't only cautious—but that she was thinking ahead. Her parents must be really proud of her.

"Gosh...she has been quiet for some time though....I hope I didn't-" Her thought immediately ceased when the other spoke up. Her azure eyes instantly glimmering, seeming to take her reply at heart. "Thanks, Athena! I...can't express how happy that makes me. And don't worry about what you told me earlier, really. I may be the leader's daughter but I don't want to be seen as something 'higher', y'know?"

"Honestly, treating me as an equal is something I prefer." She beamed a smile right back. "So...yeah, you did gave me a mouthful—but I needed to hear that." Aries sheepishly chuckled. Next time she'll remember not to lean so close to the edge.

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ATHENA

She nodded to Aries "yeah, I understand that. I mean, who doesn't want to feel part of the group?" she said with a small smile and a soft shrug "we shall be equals, then" she said with a small chuckle, she may not be the daughter of the leader or something of the matter, but she can understand Aries' reasons to be seen as an equal.

She felt a little embarrassed about it, giving the older cub a mouthful, I mean who is she to do that? she couldn't help it, Athena almost had a heart attack; that and it has become a habit of her to tell the other cubs what to do and what not to do, specially her siblings. She smiles at her, though it was clear she was embarrassed about it "I'm sorry about that though" she messed with the ground beneath her with her thin paw "I know it can be annoying......and I'm not really someone who should be telling you that.."

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ARIES

"Exactly! I'm glad someone undertands. It would of probably take Polaris, my big brother, several moons to get his head around it." She lightly giggled, of course teasing. Aries didn't tease that often but she did have moments when she would speak lowly of her brother just for kicks. Though she didn't really meant any of it, she did respected/loved her brother tons.

"No no, really! I do appreciate it. Not only did you save my life, but you gave me heedful advice." She immediately bowed her head, looking more grateful than anything. Aries then pawed Athena's shoulder, slightly lowering her head as she kept her eyes focused on hers. "I...I actually would be delighted if we can...be friends?"

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ATHENA

She couldn't help but chuckle at Aries' little joke, who better to understand the reason of talking low of her brother than Athena herself?

She looked at the older feline in both shock and surprise when she bowed her head, now that was something unexpected. She felt her pelt warm up, almost like a blush, and she folded back her ears "okay.....uh.....you're welcome. .....I guess" she let a small awkward chuckle escape.

Her ears perked forward at the sudden touch of Aries' paw on her shoulder "friends? " she repeated, as if verifying that she heard the older feline correctly. Her only friends so far were her siblings, so the mere thought of having another friend (who was not related to her) made her little heart skip with joy. "Yes, of course!" she said with a big smile on her face. She noticed the clear excitement on her face, so she tried to to cover it with a more serene reply "th-that would be nice".

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ARIES

Aries smile brightened after picking up on Athena's chuckle. Little did they knew both of them shared a boisterous brother in common! Mere coincidence? Well, whatever it was Athena definitely gained her trust.

"Yes, friends." Aries nodded, reassuring her that she wasn't growing deaf or something. Unlike the cheetah, the hybrid did have a friend already. Sebastian. However, that didn't meant she was closed for more relationships! If anything, Athena seemed like someone that would become close...as a best friends too...perhaps. For now though, she was settled with being friends.

Backing up she then released her shoulder. Snickering after perceiving that 'joy' demeanor she lashed out, for a brief moment. Dear Sator, she saw a lot of resemblance between them! Though...like Athena she masked her excitement with a calm reaction. "Great...I- I really think it's nice too."

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ATHENA

She smiled at the leopon and chuckled, gods was she glad that she was here for Aries; little did she know that after saving her they would become friends! who could ask for a better reward? |D *shot*

Athena glanced around "uh..." her ear twitched "we should probably get down from here, my dad could be back any minute.....or my mom could wake up.......or worse, your mom" in a way, she meant the last part as a joke, but let's face it, it rang with truth.

The cheetah stood up and looked at the path she had taken to come up here. A shiver came up her spine, gods was this tall, how did she even managed to get up here in the first place? She tensed up, how on earth where they going to get back down?

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ARIES

It was probably eerie to admit, but Aries was really thankful she had almost fallen off the cliff! If it weren't for that, god knows when Aries would of crossed path with her. Plus the fact that they shared a common personality definitely added bonus points to her friend's list. Athena is really something.

"uh...we should probably get down from here, my dad could be back any minute.....or my mom could wake up.......or worse, your mom"

"Oh the sun!" Aries exclaimed, taking a quick look of the sun inches away from touching the skyline. "I...sort of lost track of time, my bad." A sheepish smile plastered her maw. "Yeah we better hurry! I really don't want to imagine the look on our parents' faces. Especially my mom." The hybrid muttered the last set of words, flickering her tail in front of Athena's nose. "No biggie, its kind of my fault for rushing you up here without knowing of a way to get down. Just grab on my tail and make sure to follow my lead. I'll get us down from here in no time flat!"

TL;DR: SUMMARY IS PENDING....( I will finish typing up the summary later. I really need to start replying to Notes, so that's what I'll do later tonight! There's 12 RPs so- i might not get to all of them tonight. Just a little fyi ;n; )

Group (c) EmpiresBeforeClans
Athena (c) FABULOUS
Aries & art (c) 2wolfan

Description
I dun goofed by not marking my RP with ripple's Sebastian as this. SO, this RP will count towards 'Meet someone new' assignment! :'D This is a little bit more than half of the RP though, I will submit another artwork for the rest of our RP. (probably after i'm done with the raid assignments or soon, we'll see)

''Meeting Someone New assignment'' || Part 1

EP: 27 EP (more will be calculated when the 2nd part is submitted/finished)

[[ +4 (pic) +2 (extra character) +10 (assignment) +11 (RP)]]
EP GOES TO ARIES

ARIES

"Careful...careful..." The young leopon murmured in thought as she was slowly crawling her way out of the leader's den. She analyzed the small rocks and made sure not to knock one over. It probably would of make enough noise to wake up her brother and sister, and that's something she didn't want to do.

Once she reached the entrance of the den she gave a relief sigh. "Yes! i made it!" She cheerfully flicked her tail and stood up on all fours. Running off towards the cliff that was next to the Nursery. It was really early in the morning, so none of the other felines noticed the young cub. Well, as far as she knew.

Aries really looked up to her mom and, even at a young age, she wanted to do things to help her develop into something leader material. So, waking up before everyone and watching over the dens, atop the cliff, was a habitual routine. Which she kept in secrecy.

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ATHENA

"Dad, where are you going?" asked the younger cheetah, who had woken up with the paw-steps of her father. Zeus looked down at her, only now realizing she was here "hey, sweety~" he whispered to her, he didn't want to wake up anyone else "I was thinking of heading out to catch us something special for breakfast" he pressed his muzzle against her cheek lovingly, a small purr escaping from the gladiator "I'll be back before your mother or your siblings wake up, alright?" the cheetah cub nodded her head in agreement "okay" she said softly, she had an itch of wanting to go with him, but she knew cubs were not allowed out of camp, or at least that's what she thought. "keep an eye on everyone for me whilst I'm gone~" he licked the cub's cheek before he started walking again "I will" Athe replied with a smile "that's my good girl, I'll be back before you know it" and so, Zeus made his way out of camp and into the forest.

Athena sat there by the entrance as her father vanished in the distance, she let a small sigh out "one day, I'll go with him" she thought to herself. Her long tail coiling around her paws, now that she was awake, she didn't really feel like heading back inside, but she knew better than to stroll around camp without supervision, so sitting here seemed the best option at the moment. Her ear flicked as she looked around, it was really early, no one else seemed to be around. Athena's eyes scanned the area, not yet noticing the hybrid atop of the leader's cliff.

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ARIES

Upon climbing to the top of the cliff, Aries gasped. "Almost there." She wasn't supposed to climb it alone, but she was really eager to grow...stronger. To surpass her brother and sister. To make her parents proud. The young hybrid felt like everything was weighing on her, thus she was pushing herself each day.

"There...finally made it." Aries uttered softly, casting her eyes down at the camp from the edge of the cliff. Right away noticing a cheetah comforting a cub, probably it's own? She couldn't tell right away, but she did perceived the affection they had.

Aries smiled fondly, perceiving the cheetah padding away from the cub. A cub in which Aries was curiously trying to figure out. Suddenly, she then felt herself lung forward. "Ahck!" She meowed in panic, clutching the cliff's edge.

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ATHENA

Athena's fur blistered as the silence from her surroundings was disturbed by a meow of distress not too far away from her. She jumped to her paws and looked around, her ears folded back and her tail lashing about behind her as she tried to locate the source of this sound.

Her bronze eyes eventually landed on the cliff next to the nursery, catching a glimpse of a somewhat dark grey fur, was there a feline up there? at this hour? Athena looked in the direction her father had gone in hopes he might've heard this, but he was long gone by now.

Even though it clearly went against what she had to do, by her parent's orders, she decided to get closer to this cliff, to check that whomever is up there is alright. Once she was near, she took a shaky breath "h-hello?" she said,hopefully loud enough for the feline to hear her, but not loud enough for others to hear her as well.

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ARIES

"Rrgh." Grunting she tried to pull herself up, but her swaying back legs couldn't get a firm grip. Instead they continued to repeatedly scratch the cliff's surface, kicking small pebbles of dirt down below. Her cub-like claws were barely sufficient to keep her clinging, but she was starting to feel her muscles giving out.

A slight tear strolled down the corner of her eyes. Eager to cry out for help, but she refrained from doing so. Given that she was doing something she wasn't supposed to. However, a sudden shaken noise reached her flatten ears.

"I-I'm slipping! Please help me!" Aries mewed aloud, but only enough for the other feline to hear as well. The leopon would of looked over her shoulder to see who it was, but she was succumbed by fear. Afraid to look down from such a high place.

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ATHENA

A bright ray of sunlight hit the young cheetah on her face, making it hard to see anything properly. Her fur blistered some at the sudden reply from the feline, wait, was she in danger? Athena moved to the side to be covered by a shadow, to finally notice that this feline, who seemed only a little older than her, was in clear danger. She gasped as her ears folded back "oh gods-" she said to herself before quickly replying, in the same tone as before "I'm coming! hang on!" and like lighting, the young cheetah ran to the opposite side to cliff, from where Aries had climbed.

Yes, it was dangerous and reckless, but this feline's life was at risk; there's nothing in this world that will get in the way of Athe and saving the older cub. She did not hesitate to start climbing the cliff, all though she did not have that much experience with climbing herself, she was able to make her way up with not too much problem, at least in the beginning. She tried her best to hurry up, her little yet sharp cub claws helping her get a good grip, her small muscles tensing up as she struggled to get all the way up; what was this cub thinking? climbing this on her own?!?! doesn't she know it's dangerous? what if Athe was not around? the thoughts helped her distract her mind as her body took care of the rest.

Athena gasped as she almost lost her grip, her heartbeat racing, her tail lashing around; oh gods, what was SHE doing? Unfortunately, even though the young cheetah was trying her best, it took her longer than Aries to manage to get to the top, but she was too stubborn and determined to give up; and finally, she made it to the top.

Athe took a deep breath before she quickly made her way to the edge. A shiver came down her spine when she looked down, oh gods this thing was tall, but she did not allow herself to get distracted by this. She moves as close to the edge as she could, her upper body hanging from the edge "hang on" she said between gritted teeth as she used her long forearms and extended claws to grab a hold of the cub's pelt. Athena closed her eyes shut, focusing all her energy and strength on her forearms as she tried to pull the older cub up.

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ARIES

"Hurry!' She mewed, struggling to keep herself from sliding off. Her heart throbbed rapidly, her body trembling from the sensation of hanging for dear life. Was the other feline close? Did she run off? Is no one coming to her aid?? Slight tears continued to stream down her cheeks, as there was no hiding her emotions. Just then, a closer voice reached her ears.

—"hang on"

Her watery eyes glanced up at the panting cheetah before she felt her forearms grab hold on her pelt. Her claws stung a little, but Aries shook off the pain and desperately used her hind legs to push herself upward as hard as she could. Easily crawling to the top, thanks to Athena's support. "T-thank you." The leopon sniffed, her body still lightly trembling from the whole ordeal.

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ATHENA

Once the leopon was safe, Athena took a few steps back, making sure to be as far away from the edge as she could. She finally allowed herself a moment to recover from what had happened, her muscles burning up from the whole climbing.

She did not replied right away, she was trying to catch her breath. Her ears folded back against her head "w-" she panted "what were you thinking?" she asked now on a more serious note "w-what if I wasn't around? My dad was long gone, and everyone else is asleep" she couldn't help but frown at her, even though it was not her place to scold the older cub, she felt it was needed seeing there were no adults around.

She was silent once again. She took a deep breath, her fluffy chest puffing out, before she let it out in the form of a somewhat loud sigh "you're welcome.....as long as you're alright" she said now more calm and in a more friendly manner.

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ARIES

Aries bowed her head, seeming more apologetic than anything. Averting eye contact as she was trying to wipe the tears from her face. Talk about embarrassing! She knew she was much older than the cheetah, so being scolded by her wasn't making her feel any better. Although, she was right.

The hybrid remained silent, even after the brief moment Athena used to take a deep breath. She awaited the next mouthful of words but, to her relief, the other's last retort was more friendlier. Finally, lifting her head she glanced at the cheetah. "Y-yeah, I'm just a little shaken up. That's all." Aries softly spoke with a small smile. "Actually... this isn't my first time being up here. It's... a routine of mine every morning. But, please! don't tell anyone!"

If her mom and dad ever found out, she was afraid of being grounded for 3 moons or so. As the smallest of the litter, she didn't want to be seen as... a screw up. Especially by her siblings.

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ATHENA

Her gaze was nailed on the Leopon as she explained herself, but it quickly went to the side when asked to not tell on her little secret. Athena was no snitch......most of the time. It really depend on the situation, it felt so wrong to keep something from the grown ups, so she needed more info to see what she will do about it (I doubt she will actually tell tho xD ) "but, why? it's so dangerous.......don't you have any other...you know, safer hobbies?" Athe, your Zeus is showing *shot*

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ARIES

Aries slightly dipped her head as she awaited for the cheetah's response. Only to display a worried demeanor at the sight of her eyes averting Aries'. The silence was anything but torturous- but...upon hearing her inquiry she felt a little bit more at ease. At least the other gave her an opportunity to explain herself now. (I'll hold u to that ;w; ) "Um...well... up here I have a better view of most of the camp. Plus, I don't find it scary at all. Today i just- slipped because I wasn't paying attention."

"You see. Conquering fears represents the second of Fire Empire's attributes. Courage. That's why i like to push myself with more dangerous hobbies." She then sheepishly smiled. "Sorry though. For worrying you like that...um...what's your name?"

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ATHENA

Athe glanced around at Aries' words "huh...." she said softly, you do get a better view of the camp from here, she'll keep that in mind. Her tail flicked as her attention drifted back to the Leopon, her curiosity increasing with Aries' words about the empire. She quickly understood the reason behind the older cub's action, it still seemed too dangerous, but Aries seemed capable enough to handle herself.

She shook her head "it's alright.....it's uh-" her ears folded back some "it's kind of...in my nature to worry..." she said almost as a whisper, but she quickly used the question after to cover up for this little slip of information "I'm Athena" she replied with a small bow of her head, her ears perking forward "I'm Zeus' and Acacias' daughter" she said with a hint of pried in her tone, they might not be the leaders or silvers, but dammit was she proud of her parents "and you?" funny how so far she hasn't figured out who's cub Aries is.

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ARIES

Aries couldn't prevent a small giggle to escape her maw. Worrying wasn't so bad, at least, it makes you more aware of potential problems, right? Though before she was given an opportunity to poke her about it- her cheetah companion changed the subject.

"Daughter of Zeus' and Acacias', huh?" She softly smiled, picking up on her name too. "Well...you do related to the greek goddess. It's a fitting name, and beautiful." Aries complimented, giving a small bow of her head as well. "Mine's Aries. And i'm..." After the whole ordeal, she wasn't as prideful to say it. But she wasn't going to lie to her either. "...the last litter of Andromeda."

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ATHENA

Her ears folded back slightly when the cub complimented her name "heh, thanks" it was weird to get complimented by her name. Deep in her subconscious she began to question the reason as to why someone would compliment the name? it's something so common, and even more if it's from a goddess. Wouldn't it make more sense to compliment someone by something that is more characteristic of them? something that only THEY have, it seems more personal in a way......

She quickly stopped this train of thought and paid full attention to the older cub "stupid thoughts....making me loose focus on what's going on..." she thought to herself just before she caught the last thing that Aries said. Her eye opened wide, of course! how can she be so blind? she does resemble her mother! "You're Andromeda's cub? no way" her ears perked forward "that's so cool! well.....in a way......I can see how that cane backfire......but hey! it's still quite amazing" she smiled at Aries, regretting a little what she had said, but she couldn't just not say it.......it had to be said! this "honor" can be a burden as well! ...she needs to work on her social skills....

"you have a really nice name too, Aries" yeah, it went against her previous train of thought, but it only felt fitting to return the compliment. She took a second to think over what the Leopon had said......conquering fears? yeah it was one of the Empires' attributes.....but why does she seem to keen on achieving this more than the others? she decided to leave this train of thought for later.

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ARIES

"Don't mention it." She retorted wholeheartedly, twitching her ears right after. Like her mother Aries tried to connect to most, if not all, Fire empire felines. So complimenting her fellow fire mates wasn't anything that troubled her. Plus Athena is referred to the goddess of wisdom, right?? That was something her companion was definitely showing. Her following worry wart personality did fit as well, showing that she wasn't only cautious—but that she was thinking ahead. Her parents must be really proud of her.

"Gosh...she has been quiet for some time though....I hope I didn't-" Her thought immediately ceased when the other spoke up. Her azure eyes instantly glimmering, seeming to take her reply at heart. "Thanks, Athena! I...can't express how happy that makes me. And don't worry about what you told me earlier, really. I may be the leader's daughter but I don't want to be seen as something 'higher', y'know?"

"Honestly, treating me as an equal is something I prefer." She beamed a smile right back. "So...yeah, you did gave me a mouthful—but I needed to hear that." Aries sheepishly chuckled. Next time she'll remember not to lean so close to the edge.

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ATHENA

She nodded to Aries "yeah, I understand that. I mean, who doesn't want to feel part of the group?" she said with a small smile and a soft shrug "we shall be equals, then" she said with a small chuckle, she may not be the daughter of the leader or something of the matter, but she can understand Aries' reasons to be seen as an equal.

She felt a little embarrassed about it, giving the older cub a mouthful, I mean who is she to do that? she couldn't help it, Athena almost had a heart attack; that and it has become a habit of her to tell the other cubs what to do and what not to do, specially her siblings. She smiles at her, though it was clear she was embarrassed about it "I'm sorry about that though" she messed with the ground beneath her with her thin paw "I know it can be annoying......and I'm not really someone who should be telling you that.."

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ARIES

"Exactly! I'm glad someone undertands. It would of probably take Polaris, my big brother, several moons to get his head around it." She lightly giggled, of course teasing. Aries didn't tease that often but she did have moments when she would speak lowly of her brother just for kicks. Though she didn't really meant any of it, she did respected/loved her brother tons.

"No no, really! I do appreciate it. Not only did you save my life, but you gave me heedful advice." She immediately bowed her head, looking more grateful than anything. Aries then pawed Athena's shoulder, slightly lowering her head as she kept her eyes focused on hers. "I...I actually would be delighted if we can...be friends?"

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ATHENA

She couldn't help but chuckle at Aries' little joke, who better to understand the reason of talking low of her brother than Athena herself?

She looked at the older feline in both shock and surprise when she bowed her head, now that was something unexpected. She felt her pelt warm up, almost like a blush, and she folded back her ears "okay.....uh.....you're welcome. .....I guess" she let a small awkward chuckle escape.

Her ears perked forward at the sudden touch of Aries' paw on her shoulder "friends? " she repeated, as if verifying that she heard the older feline correctly. Her only friends so far were her siblings, so the mere thought of having another friend (who was not related to her) made her little heart skip with joy. "Yes, of course!" she said with a big smile on her face. She noticed the clear excitement on her face, so she tried to to cover it with a more serene reply "th-that would be nice".

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ARIES

Aries smile brightened after picking up on Athena's chuckle. Little did they knew both of them shared a boisterous brother in common! Mere coincidence? Well, whatever it was Athena definitely gained her trust.

"Yes, friends." Aries nodded, reassuring her that she wasn't growing deaf or something. Unlike the cheetah, the hybrid did have a friend already. Sebastian. However, that didn't meant she was closed for more relationships! If anything, Athena seemed like someone that would become close...as a best friends too...perhaps. For now though, she was settled with being friends.

Backing up she then released her shoulder. Snickering after perceiving that 'joy' demeanor she lashed out, for a brief moment. Dear Sator, she saw a lot of resemblance between them! Though...like Athena she masked her excitement with a calm reaction. "Great...I- I really think it's nice too."

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ATHENA

She smiled at the leopon and chuckled, gods was she glad that she was here for Aries; little did she know that after saving her they would become friends! who could ask for a better reward? |D *shot*

Athena glanced around "uh..." her ear twitched "we should probably get down from here, my dad could be back any minute.....or my mom could wake up.......or worse, your mom" in a way, she meant the last part as a joke, but let's face it, it rang with truth.

The cheetah stood up and looked at the path she had taken to come up here. A shiver came up her spine, gods was this tall, how did she even managed to get up here in the first place? She tensed up, how on earth where they going to get back down?

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ARIES

It was probably eerie to admit, but Aries was really thankful she had almost fallen off the cliff! If it weren't for that, god knows when Aries would of crossed path with her. Plus the fact that they shared a common personality definitely added bonus points to her friend's list. Athena is really something.

"uh...we should probably get down from here, my dad could be back any minute.....or my mom could wake up.......or worse, your mom"

"Oh the sun!" Aries exclaimed, taking a quick look of the sun inches away from touching the skyline. "I...sort of lost track of time, my bad." A sheepish smile plastered her maw. "Yeah we better hurry! I really don't want to imagine the look on our parents' faces. Especially my mom." The hybrid muttered the last set of words, flickering her tail in front of Athena's nose. "No biggie, its kind of my fault for rushing you up here without knowing of a way to get down. Just grab on my tail and make sure to follow my lead. I'll get us down from here in no time flat!"

TL;DR: SUMMARY IS PENDING....( I will finish typing up the summary later. I really need to start replying to Notes, so that's what I'll do later tonight! There's 12 RPs so- i might not get to all of them tonight. Just a little fyi ;n; )

Group (c) EmpiresBeforeClans
Athena (c) FABULOUS
Aries & art (c) 2wolfan