There are 3 basic rules that normal living beings must know to survive. 1- Make sure you consume enough food and water. 2- Find shelter to protect you from the environment. 3- Be aware of your surroundings and steer clear of anything dangerous. Of course, most of those rules don't apply to me.
I am a cat, but not a normal cat. I have wings. My name is Sky. I was not named after my color, personality, or my wings. I was named after a wish.
The wind rushed through my fur as I gazed at the sun setting on the horizon. It flew through my feathers as I stretched out my wings. It whistled through the long grass on the hills of the prairie behind me. I could hear the laughter of kittens echoing across the land. I smiled. It was perfect. Suddenly, it was as the world crashed down on itself, and I was no longer in a field, but in an alleyway of a human city. It was dark as night. There was trash and other horrible smelling human garbage clustered around. I looked behind me to see a large wall. I was not smiling anymore.
The clash of one of the large silver bins tipping over drew my attention. Cats, streaming into the alleyway from the street, walked towards me with vicious grins on their faces. Their gaze seemed to petrify me. I tried to move my wings so I could fly away, but they wouldn't move. I backed away but ran into the wall. The cats' malicious smiles grew even larger and they raced to me and pounced before I could do anything. Their claws pierced my skin, pulling at my fur. They pulled at my feathers, tearing them out.
"Stop! Please stop!" I yowled, but it was no use. Soon, the little light that was there was soon blocked from me as cats piled on top of me. One of the cats leaned in and whispered in my ear.
"You will never fit it. You will never be normal. The best thing we can do is get rid of creatures like you." I heard it say. The last thing I saw were claws flashing towards my face.
"Sky! Wake up!" I was rocketed from sleep by a squeaky voice and a shove that sent me rolling down a hill. I had crashed through the walls of the bush that I was using for shelter. I landed at the bottom of the hill with a thud. I shakily stood up and shook my pelt.
"Ouch... That really hurt..." I muttered. The face of a kit peeked over the side of the hill. His face was white, splotched with a light brown color. He leaned over to show that he was splotched with the light brown color all over his pelt.
"Sorry... I didn't think you would roll all the way down the hill! But you looked so funny! Just seeing you roll like one of the human's monsters! You were- Whoa!" He was interrupted when the rock beneath his paw came loose. I snickered as he suffered the same fate as I did. I caught him as he came to a stop at the bottom. He pushed off of me and stood up. My little brother, Autumn, looked like he was struggling to stand. He was about 2 moons younger than me.
"Ohhhh... I'm dizzy!" He exclaimed as he tried to stay on his feet. I steadied him as I stood up.
"Well, that's one way of waking up. Now come on, it's just about time to start walking again." I said. He caught up to me and trotted by my side as I walked, his much shorter legs barely able to keep up with me.
"Can't you carry me? I'm still tired and we'll go further if you fly!" Autumn asked. Always trying to get out of walking! I thought to myself.
"I've told you before, flying takes a lot of my energy. I can't fly for very long over one period of time. Anyways, the walking will help you wake up." I responded. And I was right. Soon he was even more energetic than when he waked me up. We walked through the wilderness, stopping sometimes so I could catch a few mice, seeing a human city in the distance. I shuddered, thinking about my dream.
"Sky look!" Autumn interrupted my thoughts. We were standing on a large hill, looking at a beautiful lake. The only human structures I saw were some buildings with fences surrounding them. Around the lake there was a forest with a thunderpath cutting through it, part of it with tall trees, a grassy plain, and a marshy section. It all looked within a days walk from here. For a reason I couldn't explain, I felt drawn to that place. I looked at the sun seeing it was close to sun-down.
"Let's get some rest. We can explore that area tomorrow." I told him. He looked like he was going to respond, but he yawned instead. I found a large thicket that looked like it would be good cover and wormed my way inside. Autumn followed me. We curled up together, white and brown against gray, and fell asleep as the sun dropped beneath the horizon.
I was awaken by the birds singing in the trees. Thankfully, I didn't have another nightmare. I looked down at the fuzzy brown and white ball pressed into my side. I nudged him gently with my nose.
"Wake up, Autumn." I said. He stirred, but pulled my tail over him. I frowned and tore my tail away from him. I stood up as he curled up tighter. I knew he was awake.
"Autumn, get up!" I called. He mumbled a response. I shrugged and started walking out.
"I guess I'll just explore the lake area by myself! Oh I wonder how many mice I can catch by myself." I meowed playfully. His head shot up. I won. He scrambled awake and shot out of the bush, zooming past me. I chuckled as I crawled out to see him sitting impatiently by the entrance.
"Well? What are we waiting for? Let's go!" He said. Suddenly I saw a flicker of movement to my right, and I pounced, using my wings as extra power to jump further, landing right on top of a mouse. I killed it quickly and brought it back to Autumn.
"Wow! That's the biggest mouse I've ever seen!" He stared at the mouse drooling. I beckoned him over and we ate. After that he looked towards the lake.
"That's really far away... Are you sure we could walk all that way? I mean, my paws kinda hurt..." He mewed. I sighed, knowing he had already won.
"Come here..." I muttered. Autumn dashed over excitedly. I grabbed the scruff of his neck and spread my wings. I jumped in the air, grunting because of the extra weight, and rose into the air. I started heading in the direction of the lake, flapping my wings every once and a while. Autumn laughed as I soared through the air, going faster than if we were running on the ground. Then again, I was carrying Autumn, so I was going a little slower. The lake got closer and closer. When I was near the human structure, I started descending. I landed near the lake in some bushes and let go of Autumn. I saw that the pine forest was almost exactly opposite of it. Autumn smiled and started trotting in the direction of the regular forest.
"This way! Come on!" He called. I started running after him, but I frowned. It didn't smell right. It smelled like cats. A rush of wind came towards me, washing away the smell. I shook the thought away thinking it was my imagination. Me and Autumn trotted into the open plains. We stayed near the lake though, so we wouldn't get lost. The forest was getting near when I smelled the scent again. It was stronger now, and fresh. It smelled kind of like... Rabbits... I turned around and saw two cats rising over the hill behind us. I shrunk down, hoping they wouldn't spot us- Or my wings... I added. But they did. The came rushing toward us with their teeth bared. OH CR- I grabbed Autumn and started running.
"What? Sky, what are you-" He stopped talking after he glimpsed the cats chasing up. I ran as fast as I could towards the forest, hoping they haven't seen my wings yet. It was too late. They were faster than me, being older and stronger. I heard them yowl in shock when they got close to me. I knew they had seen my wings already. I could feel them clawing at my tail that was streaming behind me. I had no choice. I thrust open my wings and leaped into the air. I heard them skid to a stop, and glancing down, I saw their mouths hanging open in shock. They were probably wondering how this was possible. My wings faltered, and I realized I was running out of energy. I was extremely tired.
"Autumn, I'm running out of energy. I'm going to try to fly as long as I can, but I need you to brace yourself." I muttered through my grasp on his scruff. I felt him nod. I knew he was probably terrified right now. I soared over the forest, and started descending. I saw a clearing in the trees and directed myself in that direction. It was then that I ran completely out of energy. I started falling. It was then I realized my mistake. The clearing was actually a large hole in the ground, dotted with cave-like holes. And I was headed straight towards it.
I couldn't do anything but curl myself around Autumn as my eyes shut. I faintly heard yowls that came closer as I hurtled out of the sky. Suddenly I hit the ground. I felt a sharp burst of pain and my vision went dark.
Oh no! What is going to happen to Sky and Autumn?!... Well, I already know, but you don't! So this is the first chapter of this story! I hope you enjoyed it!
-Spirit