Episode 5: First Day Training!

**First Day Training** is the fifth episode of the the Fox Scars Series. It premiered on July, 8th 2018 and was written and directed by The StormingDragon.

## Plot

The day starts off with AdalWolf and Nokue running late for their first day of training. In the FireFly Tribe’s camp, BloodSnout is getting ready to go on a hunting party with a few other hunters and a guardian. Meanwhile, SunStrider is helping WitherRunner with her duties as a Med Fox because she lacks an apprentice of her own.

## Synopsis

In the morning, we see a nervous AdalWolf trying to wake up Nokue, but he's sound asleep. He then yells, successfully waking him up. AdalWolf tells him that they overslept for their first day of training, so they quickly leave the den and run into the woods.
AdalWolf then leads Nokue into the clearing their training is starting in. However, Nokue gets distracted and runs into AdalWolf, falling right on top of him. LashGrowl appears, asking the two boys why they're late, as the older apprentices laugh at their embarrassment. Nokue and AdalWolf apologize for oversleeping, which caused their tardiness. As the boys go with the other apprentices, they talk with GhostToe when all three boys see an older red vixen, RedHeart, catch a fish from the river. She brings it to SwiftFang, apologizing for the interruption, but states that her sister needs to eat before she starts training. SwiftFang thanks her and begins to eat the fish. The boys stare at RedHeart, and as she turns around, Nokue quickly looks away nervously and blushes. LashGrowl tells his apprentices that he will have to go over the basics with new apprentices, which his older ones have already learned. HookChomp nonchalantly tells his older apprentices to just go and hunt something. AshHide and RedHeart leave to go hunting while Nokue and SwiftFang go with HookChomp. The others; AdalWolf , GhostToe, WhiteFear, BrightFire and FireStone, stay with LashGrowl. While walking, HookChomp asks Nokue how he slept lthe night before since it didn't look like he got much. Nokue apologizes again, telling him that he and AdalWolf stayed up talking to one another about himself and what training would be like. HookChomp understands, telling Nokue he did the same thing when he was his age. Nokue asks HookChomp if he's AdalWolf's father, which he confirms, telling Nokue the den he slept in is their family den, and everyone in it is related to the both of them. Nokue gets saddened, wishing he had a family that large and doesn't know if he even has one. HookChomp tells him not to worry about it, assuring him that he probably has an amazing family and that he can be a part of his since his family really likes Nokue. Nokue gets excited at the suggestion, thanking HookChomp. SwiftFang gets their attention, happily asking HookChomp if he can show them how to hunt now. Now ready to begin, HookChomp grants her request, having nearly forgetten. HookChomp begins with the first rule, the hunting crouches, telling them that they have to be low to the ground, be able to move, and keep their tail down. Nokue and SwiftFang try the exercise. HookChomp asks them to make small changes, which they do, and he congratulates them on their form.
Meanwhile, BloodSnout goes to the prey pile when HookScale startles him. HookScale tells him that he would like him to take EmberSnap and RedHoof on a hunting party, and to take a Guardian with them for protection. BloodSnout obeys, saying he'll get to it as soon as possible, but tells HookScale that he's concerned about winter and asks if the Chief has come up with any ideas. HookScale tells him that he was going to wait with talking to SunStrider, but that they could pass ideas around. After HookScale leaves, BloodSnout is suddenly startled by BrightFire, who's wearing a jackalope on her head. She tells BloodSnout that she ditched training, annoying him, and asks him if he got a chance to meet the new apprentice Nokue yet. BloodSnout says that he hasn't but that he noticed something off with the kit and that they should keep an eye on him. BrightFire tells him not to worry and smiles, listing off a bunch of simple things in life to smile about, further annoying BloodSnout. He asks BrightFire if she can get RedHoof for him and meet him by the prey pile, to which she agrees.
In the nursery, the kits play with each other as the mothers talk with one another about the previous night's coronation, in which SwiftFang, Nokue and GhostToe become apprenticed. GhostToe's apprenticeship as Guardian makes MoonHeart nervous. BloodSnout comes in asking for EmberSnap as SunBone, NightLash, SongCrush, and IronRunner greet BloodSnout, asking him if he could play with them. BloodSnout coldly refuses, making them sad, as StarBlood calmly asks her son to be nice to his brothers and sisters. BloodSnout yells, saying they're not his siblings and that even though they have her as a mother, means nothing. He then leaves while asking EmberSnap to meet him by the prey pile, to which she goes. The kits are sad as StarBlood comforts them, telling them that BloodSnout just needs some time to warm up to them and that he does love them. MoonHeart says she can be their big sister until then, but SunBone asks how, as she's older, angering the mother vixen. The kits laugh as she chases them.
Meanwhile, SunStrider comes into the med den, carrying a leaf of herbs for WitherRunner. She greets SunStrider, thanking him for his help and telling him that she's preparing a medicine for Nokue's head. SunStrider offers to further help her by cleaning up the dirty bed, but stops. SunStrider asks WitherRunner if the blood is from that morning, and she tells him that it's from when Nokue first came into the tribe. SunStrider is confused, saying the blood should be dry. WitherRunner says that it is dry, when he mentions that it's still very bright. WitherRunner is puzzled but brushes it off, as there could be many reasons why Nokue's blood is light, and that he shouldn't worry about it. SunStrider agrees as he continues to stare at the day-old blood.

## Cast

* SunBone: TheStormingDragon

* LashGrowl: Darkova Nite

* MoonHeart: Red Foxling

* AshHide: Manguydude

* EmberSnap: the dark unicorn of awesomeness

* StarBlood: Queen Fangirl

* AdalWolf: Jared the Auditioner

* Nokue: Fox Girl LPS

* WitherRunner: Fox Girl LPS

* NightLash: ReighlyG

* GhostToe: Cougar Macdowall Va:

* SwiftFang: PimpernelPirateWolf

* HookScale: Amateur WarriorVA

* BrightFire: TheDragonNextDoor

* BloodSnout: Devon Black

* HookChomp: Winter DarkNight

* WhiteFear: Agoracoe

* FireStone: TheSteMeister

* RedHeart: xXSilver146Xx

* SunStrider: Saberclawproductions