BETRAYAL.
A/N: Hi there! :3 So, I came up with this idea somewhere in 2010. First I thought about publishing this, but I had doubts, and now they're all cleared- this'll be a fanfiction instead, because it's too similar to Warrior Cats to be published without me being accused of 'copying'. *grimace* I know it's more of a fiction and should go on , but, well… it was originally intended as a Fanfic, so…
So, anyway, this story is completely AU and COMPLETELY different from the Warriors books. Hopefully you'll like it. I've finished up to Chapter 12 on my computer, but I'm doing some serious editing chapter by chapter now whenever I can, so follow this fanfic if you're interested. :3
The explanation of the terms I used in here are below this chapter, so you can refer to it.
Disclaimer: Err... I do not own the basic general idea of Betrayal's state, i.e. the grouping of cats together and etc., but I do own the plot and characters.
PROLOGUE
The newborn dark brown tabby kit opened his eyes, to find that he was being carried by a running cat in a mysterious forest. He mewled, wanting to get out of her jaws. Finally the brown tabby she-cat set him down and licked his ears mournfully, and looked down at him. "I love you, my dear son. Remember that… But I can't keep you. It's for your safety… We might meet each other someday," she murmured into her little son's ear, and licked him one last time.
Deep, tear-filled blue-gray eyes stared into beautiful, grass green eyes.
She did not want to look away, for it might be the last time she would ever experience this heartfelt moment. The little tom mewled sorrowfully, not knowing what was making his mother look so sad, wanting to comfort her, stretching out a tiny paw pitifully.
Then, she turned and ran, tears streaming from her eyes uncontrollably, a sob rising in her throat, the pain breaking her. She refused to look back, for if she did she'd never be able to leave the precious bundle she'd left behind for his own sake. The tiny little dark brown tabby kit looked after her, confused, his eyes only showing grief and the young innocence of a little kitten.
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"StarGroup, help my mother! Don't let her die!"
A few miles away, at the same moment the mysterious she-cat had left her son, a young jet black she-kitten hissed and spat in anger. Her eyes were pools of hidden grief. The moment she was born, she had faced torture. First, her father was killed, then her uncle, and now her mother. Her own mother. How dare they try to take her mother's life away! Her family had faced their deaths with dignity, never showing shame, only showing pride.
They tortured her and her family because they were all special rogues. Special rogues were noble, good, and brave cats who could not be defeated in battle. However, because of the Union cat's jealousy, they tortured special rogues. Special rogues knew how to fight from the moment they were born.
The jet black she-kit was held, pinned down under the claws of a Union cat so she could not prevent them from doing the horrible deed.
The yowl of victory that came from the Union cats as her mother breathed her last breath made the young kitten bloodthirsty to kill her enemies and avenge her mother's death, and it made her full of rage. Her piercing yellow eyes hardened. When she got out of here, alone or not, she could teach these Union cats a lesson they would never, ever forget! And then they would respect special rogues forever! I won't let my parents down, I'll make them proud of me, and I will avenge their deaths! she thought fiercely.
The little she-kit turned and bit down hard upon the Union cat's paw that was holding her down, anger giving her the strength she needed desperately. Her enemy hissed in pain, blood seeping out, and he unintentionally released her. She sneaked away into the darkness, her piercing yellow eyes glinting darkly.
The Union cat which she'd bitten looked around, confused and angry. When he looked in the opposite direction, that's when she made her move.
He ended up dead, a vicious slit across his throat. The cats surrounding him yowled in surprise; they hadn't seen what she'd done.
One of them, a jet black tom, raised his blood red eyes, looking into the shadows. Maybe there even was a hint of fear in them. The she-kit smirked mercilessly. Cowards, she thought. The cruel smile lingered on her face and she slithered into the trees, into the mysterious darkness that awaited her.
That's when she earned her name, the legendary name that would cast terrors into the hearts of Union cats, the name that was respected among special rogues, the name of the cat who wanted a normal life for her kind, the name of the cat who wanted revenge on the cats who took an innocent kitten's chance for a happy future away; Shadow.
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Explanation of the terms used:
'Special rogue' is just a random term that popped into my head a long time ago. No, they're not immortal - about that, you'll learn more in the story, but not now – they're just hard to beat. But the CAN be killed.
'Union cat'- well, uh, my original name for it was 'Tribe cat' because I couldn't find anything better, but, I searched for a good fifteen minutes in my good old thesaurus and looked carefully around it for a just-as-good-term, and found Union. I guess it's not that bad, isn't it? What do you think? (: I hope I didn't miss changing out any of the Tribe terms yet… Let me know if you saw any errors!
'StarGroup' is the special rogues' version of the Clan cats' StarClan.