Chapter 1
A translucent figure joined the group of starred cats. A troubled look rested upon his face as he curled his legs under him to sit next to a beautifully patterned she-cat.
"Is there anything that should concern me, Talonstar?" The she-cat mewed gently.
"Well... Yes, you could say that, Sallowwing." Talonstar brushed his cheek against hers affectionately.
"What is it?" Yet another cat meowed grumpily.
"It concerns our grandkits." Talonstar looked at Sallowwing, and she nodded. "When a new threat howls, webs will wind, but will have to trap another threat that came from the same."
Sallowwing nodded again, a new light in her eyes. "You should speak this to Owlcloud."
"I shall do it tonight." Talonstar jumped up, ending the conversation.
Father, wait!"
A brown she-cat jumped up from her cozy nest. She blinked a few times, waking up, then sighed, looking out into the empty camp.
Then she heard a wail.
"Shellshimmer!" The medicine cat realized. Her sister was expecting kits today, and Owlcloud was determined to give Shellshimmer an easy delivery.
"OWLCLOUD, COME QUICK! Please," yowled the pale gray tabby. When Owlcloud found her, the queen's blue-green eyes were clouded with pain, and she was shaking violently, as if a storm had possessed her.
Frantic, Owlcloud looked for the items she had brought. At last she did. "Bite down on this!" The brown cat's voice louder then she meant it to be. This was only her second experience with birth and the young medicine cat wanted the best for her sister. But she was wise enough to handle it.
Owlcloud then heard a crunch of the stick she brought, and whipped around. A wet kit slithered out, a tom, as ginger as their father, Flickertail. He was as bright orange as a forest fire, and let out a shrill cry. Instinctively, Shellshimmer began to lick the tom.
Then another yowl came from Shellshimmer, and out came a pale-gray she-kit, looking exactly like Owlcloud's sister. She couldn't help but smile when the she-kit mewed softly, nestling in beside her brother. Shellshimmer then gave out a long sigh.
The medicine cat then tapped the queen's belly a few times. "Looks like your kitting is over. Congrats! They're beautiful, and I'm sure Flickertail will be so happy."
"And that he will." Shellshimmer nodded. "In fact, you can bring him in now." But even before Owlcloud took a step, the kits' father burst in.
"Oh, Shellshimmer, they are so adorable! Have you named them yet?" Flickertail purred.
"No, I haven't." The queen flicked her tail. "But I will now. The tom here will be named Pumpkinkit." Owlcloud nodded.
"He looks just like me!" Flickertail meowed as the squealing kit started walking over to him slowly.
"And the she-kit will be named Webkit." Shellshimmer purred.
"They're going to be great." Owlcloud meowed. "They really will."
A/N: I hope you enjoyed my first chapter! Also, Pumpkinkit is based off of my real-life cat, Pumpkin. He's going to act like the real Pumple Baby too, haha. Thanks for reading!
-Sushi