Breakaway
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreamin' of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray
Rusty looked from his fence out towards the forest. It called to him. He needed to go there. But Smudge had told him that there were dangerous wild-cats living in the woods. Still… a part of him knew there was something more than his soft life as a housecat. He had to find out what it was.
Tryin' hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed I could break away
Rusty stared fearfully at the blue-gray queen, Bluestar. He had met her while traveling though the forest. Graypaw and Lionheart, two other cats, were watching the she-cat respectfully.
Bluestar glanced at Lionheart. "Perhaps you would like to find out these things for yourself," she meowed at last. "Rusty, would you like to join ThunderClan?"
Rusty felt his heart skip a beat. Live in the wild! This was what he had always dreamed of!
"If you did," Bluestar continued. "You would train with Graypaw to become a Clan warrior."
"But kittypets can't be warriors!" protested Graypaw. "They don't have warrior blood!"
I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes
Till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
"What?" Smudge was mewing impatiently. Rusty felt excitement bubbling up inside of him.
"They asked me to join their Clan!"
Smudge twitched his whiskers.
"It's true!"
"Why would they do that?"
"I don't know. I think they need extra paws in their Clan."
Smudge looked worried. "I wouldn't trust them!"
"But I
do," meowed Rusty softly. "I'm going to join them." Don't
you see? He thought. This is what I've been waiting for my
entire life!
Out of the darkness
And into the sun
I won't forget all the ones that I
love
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Rusty did not move. But now he was trying to find Longtail's position. The tabby was taunting him for being a kittypet! There he was, just behind a brown queen. Rusty flattened his ears and leaped at the tom.
Longtail was unprepared for the attack. He staggered sideways, and Rusty sank his claws deep into he tabby's fur. The cats whirled around the camp in a whirlwind of fur and claws.
Suddenly Rusty felt his collar tighten around his neck. Longtail was pulling on it! The kittypet felt a terrible pressure at his neck. He couldn't breathe.
Want to feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get on board a fast train
Travel on a jet plane
Far away and break away
Rusty pulled away from Longtail with all of his strength. Suddenly there was a snap, and his collar came loose. Rusty tumbled forward, then looked back to see Longtail holding the Twoleg band in his teeth.
Bluestar leaped down from the Highrock. "StarClan has spoken their approval. This cat has been released from the hold of his Twoleg owners and is free to join ThunderClan as an apprentice!"
I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes
Till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging 'round revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me
But gotta keep movin' on movin' on
Fly away break away
"From this day forward, you shall be known as Firepaw, in honor of your flame-colored coat!"
Rusty, now Firepaw, heard the cats murmuring his name. He turned and scarped dirt over the Twoleg collar.
His kittypet life was gone. He was now an apprentice of ThunderClan.
I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy
To tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Out of the darkness
And into the sun
I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Vote on the next one if anyone is even reading this.
Hear Me - Snowkit
You found Me - Lostface
Where is your Heart? - Squirrelflight