Hey guys! I am back with a new story! I can't make any promises but, I hope that this is going to be longer than 'Rise of HopeClan'. Onto the story! I know the sounds weird, but I couldn't think of anything else. Like rise of HopeClan this will start with chapter 1 because the last chapter of Rise of HopeClan, the last few paragraphs are the prologue.
Chapter 1:
SQUIRRELKIT'S POV!
I was nestled up against my mother's soft belly. I breathed in her warm sent, it smelled like milk sort of like my brothers and sisters but different at the same time. My mom's smelled of pines, mice, and milk. My sibling's scent smelled like warm milk. Each of them had a different scent that smelled different.
I was so caught up in trying to describe my siblings scent, because I couldn't see them that I didn't hear them scrambling out of the nursery. "Squirrelkit, do you want to play with your siblings?" My mother, Lunastar asked.
I squirmed and attempted to open my eyes, I still only saw darkness. "Mama, is there something wrong with me?" I squeaked. "No darling, everyone opens their eyes in their own time…" Lunastar meowed with a little bit of uncertainty in her soft voice.
I heard my father walk in. "Good morning Lunastar, good morning Squirrelkit." He meowed. "Hi daddy." I meowed shyly. Pineclaw purred and licked the top of my head and Lunastar's head. "Can I talk to you Lunastar?" Pineclaw asked, and they walked away.
I didn't care, I already knew what they were talking about, I still strained my hearing just in case. "Lunastar, I'm getting worried about Squirrelkit, I know he is the weakest-" I barley flinched "-but he hasn't opened his eyes and it's been a moon already." Pineclaw whispered.
"I know! It's not like I haven't noticed but we can't give up on him, everyone opens their eyes when their ready, Squirrelkit's just not ready yet." Lunastar argued. I was great full for her standing up for me, but I agreed with Pineclaw, I had a feeling he was right.
"I guess your right…" Pineclaw sighed and walked out of the nursery. Mom walked back to me, sighed and she lay down; I followed her and fell into a deep sleep in the warmth of my mother's fur.
I woke up in a warm pine forest, it was nothing as warm as our camp, our camp was starting to turn cooler since Leaf-fall was on the way, and this meant more prey was out to gather food for the cold leaf-bare. Anyway, the forest was nothing I had ever imagined! I never knew there was so much color in the world! The pine trees were taller than 20 cats stacked up; even the tall grasses were giants to me!
I heard a noise. It was a soft crunching noise. My ears flicked trying to pin point the noise. I finally picked up the scent of mice. I looked around and saw the creature sitting on a root of a tree nibbling an acorn. I instantly crouched down. It wasn't as good as my father's even though I couldn't see it; I still knew that my father was the best warrior in all of Shadowclan.
The wind blew my way, so I knew that the mouse wouldn't smell me, if he couldn't smell me he could definitely hear me, but as I struggled forward the mouse didn't stop what it was doing.
Once I was about 5 mouse tails away, I bunched up all my energy to my hind legs. I got ready to pounce, but before I could do anything I moved my foot which crunched a twig. The mouse looked up and I saw me, then it ran away to a hole.
I thought of what I had heard the warrior's say when they got mad. "Mouse dung!" I cursed. "You shouldn't be saying that." Said an amused voice. "W-Who said that!" I squeaked. A starry white pelted she-cat stepped out in front of me. I stared at her opened mouth.
"Are you a Starclan cat?" I asked. "Indeed I am little one." She meowed. "I'm sorry! Did I do anything wrong?" I gulped. The Starclan cat's whiskers twitched in amusement. "No Squirrelkit, you are not in any trouble." The she cat meowed. I swallowed the question of how she knew my name.
"Who are you?" I asked instead. "I am Moth Flight." She replied. Moth Flight, I had heard that name before. I searched my memory. "Oh! You were the first medicine cat! You found the moon stone!" I meowed. Moth Flight purred. "I was." She meowed. "Why are you here?" I asked curiously.
Moth Flight started to fade. "I'm sorry, my time is running out, but before I go we want you to know, don't give up, there is nothing wrong with you. Try hard and you will succeed!" Moth Flight meowed as she disappeared into thin air.
I woke up to someone prodding my side. I groaned. "You were meowing in your sleep, but then again it always looks like your sleeping!" Rowankit teased as he pushed me down. I growled when they laughed and ran away. "Don't listen to them." A tom meowed behind me. I breathed in his scent.
It smelled like mushrooms and Sweetsong. "Hi Sorrelfur." I meowed half heartedly. "Don't let them tease you like that!" He meowed. "It's hard to when you can't see." I growled. "Come on Squirrelkit! You need to see how beautiful this camp is!" Sorrelfur encouraged.
Then I remembered what Moth Flight had told me try hard and you will succeed! Her voice rang in my ears as if she were still there. "I-I'll try…" I meowed. I tried opening my heavy eyelids. They still were sealed tight.
I tried again this time they loosened a bit. I tried one last time with an attempted and then it happened. My eyes flew open. "You did it!" Sorrelfur cried. I saw his shape in front of me. I squinted my eyes and saw a tom that had a calico pelt with a bob for a tail.
"Sorrelfur? Is that you?" I asked. The tom nodded. I read his expression and it was full of happiness. For me Sorrelfur was like a second father, always having my back, and standing up for me when no one else had. "We must go show your mother! She'll be so happy!" He purred.
When he moved I saw the camp. It was like a sandy clearing and two dens carved into a stone wall. I turned around and saw all the other dens. There were 2 more dens made of bushes. Sorrelfur was padding over to a giant hollow tree. I followed him that must be the nursery! I thought.
I followed Sorrelfur into the tree and I saw many nests, only one was taken. A familiar scent came from the silver she-cat. "Mom! I opened my eyes!" I meowed. Lunastar looked up from her nap and saw my eyes staring into hers. "Squirrelkit! That's wonderful! I'm so happy!" Lunastar cried as she leaped up and pressed her nose to my nose.
"What do they look like? What do they looked like?!" I asked curious. "They're a bit odd, not like any color I've seen before but their half teal, half forest green." Lunastar explained. I tilted my head in confusion. "Here, come with me. There's a stream in the camp, I'll show you." Sorrelfur offered.
I nodded and followed Sorrelfur back into the light of the camp. In the center of camp was a tall pile of fresh kill. I followed Sorrelfur past it, and I soon saw a little stream of water running through the camp.
We walked straight up to the crystal clear water and I looked down at myself. I was smaller than a normal 1 moon old kit; I had an unusual pelt that was russet with a cream underbelly and chest. I finally looked at my eyes.
Like Lunastar said they were definitely strange… They were teal, intercepted by a bright forest green. Like mother said. It was half and half. "Sorrelfur! We need you to do a border patrol!" Pineclaw called. "I have to go. Have fun!" Sorrelfur meowed as he walked away.
I was left alone standing on the edge of the stream looking at my reflection. "Well, well, well, look who it is!" crowed Rowankit. I whirled around. They were standing about three tail lengths away, dangerously close. "Well! Looks like the runt finally decided to open his eyes." Snarled Cloverkit. I curled my lip. They Rowankit stepped forward looking at my weird eyes.
"Check this out! The runt has weird eyes!" Rowankit laughed. Featherkit and Cloverkit looked me and laughed like hyenas. After a while of laughing they stopped and a message passed through their eyes.
Something I didn't understand. Rowankit stepped one tail length forward. Now his brown face was press up against my russet one.
I could see his green eyes staring daggers at me. I squeaked as he shoved me. Hard real hard, until I fell right into the stream.
As I went under water I could still hear the horrid laughs of my siblings. My chest tightened. My little lungs couldn't take the pressure. I tried scrambling up to the top but I failed.
I sunk to the bottom. This was my end why brother why! I thought as I lost conscious
First Chapter! Yay! I hope you like it! On Monday I am going back to school, so please don't get mad if I don't do a chapter. I will try my best to make them long and full of detail, but I can't grantee anything
QOTD:
Who is your least favorite character out of Rise of HopeClan or this one?
Happy new year!
~Lunapaw (That's my name now, until I get into 6th grade I'll be a warrior)
