WARRIORS:

The New Clan

PROLOGUE:

Lightning had been running through the field all night trying to escape the disastrous storm that had been going on for hours. Thunder and lightning raced through the sky as the kit ran. He was barely 6 moons old and had just lost his family in a fire, so there was no help coming.

Suddenly he saw something move. He looked a little closer and was just able to make out a small ginger tail. A fox! Lightning dropped into his best stalking crouch; one his father had taught him not long before he died, and jumped on the fox.

"Hey, get off!" the fox yelled in anger and surprise. Frightened, Lightning jumped off, he didn't know foxes could speak cat. But as the fox got up he realized that what he thought had been a fox was really just a white kit with a ginger tail.

"Hi there", the ginger kit said cheerfully. "Uhh…hi", Lightning said confused. A moment ago this kit had been yelling at him and now he was talking to him as if they were old friends?

"What's your name?" the kit asked curiously. "My name is Lightning", He replied carefully.

"Why do they call you that?" the kit asked. "Because of my white stripe", he explained showing off the white stripe on his shoulder.

Sadly he added, "But no one calls me that anymore, not since my family died."

"Hey, its ok my family is gone too", the kit said, a hint of sorrow in his voice.

"What did you say your name was?" Lightning asked. "My name is Fox", Fox answered. Looks like I did catch a fox, just not the right kind, Lightning thought and purred with amusement.

For the first time it seemed that Fox had started to notice the rain. "Hey, it's raining pretty hard out here; do you have a place to stay for the night?" Fox asked.

"Well, no", Lightning said sheepishly. "Well you can stay with me tonight. I just know where're going to be the best of friends", Fox exclaimed happily.

Lightningwasnt so sure though, Fox turn away and started running of towards the forest bordering the twolegplace, then he realized Lightning wasn't following him and said "Come on; let's go you don't want to catch a cold do you!"

Lightning followed cautiously and soon had to run to catch up with Fox. He sure is fast, Lightning thought.

Eventually Lightning and Fox arrived at a large oak that bordered the twolegplace. Lightning peered between the roots of the oak and found a large den, large enough to hold more than just him and Fox.

Fox slipped inside and disappeared farther back into the den. Fox noticed, once again that Lightning wasn't following him and hissed impatiently, "Come on, you'll get a cold if you stay out here"

Finall Lightning gave in and slipped into the den, it was warm compared to the rain outside. Lightning walked over to where Fox was, Fox was standing over a nice fresh nest. "Is that for me?", Lightning asked.

"Of course", Fox said rolling his eyes and flopped down into his own nest, "Look I'm going to sleep, so try not to make too much noise okay?"

Lightning nodded and lay down in his own nest. With his pelt heavy with the rain, and his eyes heavy with exhaustion and sorrow for his lost family, he closed his eyes and drifted into a dreamless sleep…