Hello there, traveller. Do not fear, I am here to help. My name? I will not tell you that now. You are dreaming, young one. What's that? Ah... To me, all cats are young! No... I am not from StarClan. Oh, no, don't worry. I'm not from the Dark Forest either. I... I come from a very far off time and place. Hmm... I am here to tell you the Tale of Warriors. It is important to know your history, so that you do not repeat old mistakes. In the beginning, there were two cats, very different from each other. They were mates, and loved each other immensely. Stargaze was calm, sweet, and very wise. Moontail was strong, proud, and quick-thinking. She liked healing, he enjoyed fighting. Opposites, but they did not fight. They had a kit named Starmoon, after themselves, for they knew that their time was coming. Their time to die. Taking after his parents, Starmoon was loyal, fast on his feet, and followed his parents obediently. Until one day, as the family was travelling to their next sleeping place, Moontail halted suddenly...
"Stop." Moontail raised his tail to signal his mate and kit. "What is it?" Starmoon looked nervous. Stargaze laid her tail comfortingly against his flank, scenting the air. "I-it's..." She glanced at her mate, seeing his hackles raise. "Moontail... Why don't I stay here with Starmoon." The ginger tom nodded, tensing his muscles, and stalked into the clearing, eyes narrow. Stargaze and her kit heard him gasp. Then, in a low voice, "You can come out."
The calico tom crept to his father's side, his mother close behind. Laying in front of them, stretched out in the middle of the clearing, was the dead body of a cat. Stargaze hurried over to the ginger she-cat and began nosing her. "She's not dead!" she exclaimed. "Just unconscious. Moontail?" The silver queen glanced at her mate. "Oh, alright, I guess we should try to help her. What herbs do you need?" "Cobwebs… Some marigold… They're not rat bites, so we won't need burdock root. See if you can find goldenrod." The two toms nodded and ran off into the forest. Stargaze nudged the injured she-cat with her nose. "Oh, you poor thing… Who did this two you?" Of course, the cat didn't answer.
"Stargaze! Stargaze! I've got cobwebs!" Stargaze purred at the sight of Starmoon. His pelt was covered in clumps of shiny silver. "Alright, put them here… Hang on, I should put on a poultice first. Where's Moontail?" As she asked, the ginger tom slid out of the trees, a large bundle of herbs in his jaws. "I found marigold, and a tiny bit of goldenrod." he rumbled. His mate grabbed the plants from his jaws and began chewing them up. "Ah, that'll do nicely!" She nodded in satisfaction at her work. "This she-cat should wake up soon. Moontail, can you get some prey please?" "Can I come too? Please?" Starmoon's father nodded, and together they whisked off into the forest. Stargaze turned her attention back to the injured she-cat, hoping they came back soon. Something dangerous was around. Stargaze's head shot up. "STARGAZE!"
Bold= Author's Note
Bwahahahaa! Suspenseful ending. No updates for you until I get AT LEAST one comment/review.