The lights came on in a dark auditorium, shining a spotlight on the fancy, curtain lined stage. The audience was quiet. Shadowy figures were visible from behind two of the three chairs facing the stage. All was quiet, until a blinding white head poked out from backstage. The cat leaped into the spotlight.
"Welcome, one and all, to Warriors Got Talent!" she proclaimed, stretching one paw out dramatically. On that queue, the lights came on to reveal a fluffy gray she-cat, a small tabby kit, and an annoyed looking black tom. The theme music played loudly, and confetti erupted everywhere. The black tom flicked his ears irritably.
The white she-cat began speaking again. "Good afternoon, everyone. I am Snowfur, and I will be your host! Our judges for this show will be Yellowfang, Mosskit, and Breezepelt, and please welcome our fabulous director, Sasha!" While Snowfur said this, a Siamese she-cat poked her head in front of the camera.
"She will be managing our camera, with the help of her lovely daughter, Sunset! Now-" Snowfur began, but was interrupted by an impatient cough backstage.
"Oh, right," Snowfur mumbled, "Also welcome our scorekeeper, Mothwing!"
Mothwing rushed onstage, pushing a huge rolling whiteboard behind her. She looked breathless.
"Mothwing!" Sasha suddenly squealed. "Hi honey! Mommy loves you! So does your little sis!" she called, referring to Sunset, who cowered behind her mother's legs.
Mothwing rolled her eyes. "Mo-om," she sighed, "more kits?"
Sasha began to reply, but Snowfur silenced her with a glare. "Alright, shall I read off our contestants?"
"Wait!" Mothwing cried, and pulled a pencil case apparently from her fur. "I need to pick my marker!" She opened the case, and dry erase markers erupted from it like a volcano. There were markers of every color, and they wee all rolling around the stage. Mosskit looked at them with wonder, and tried to grab one, but Yellowfang held her down.
"Which should I choose?" Mothwing asked, but no one answered. They were still staring at the markers.
"The clean-up crew will NOT be happy," Snowfur muttered under her breath.
Yellowfang rolled her eyes. "Just go for the colors of the rainbow," she said in an annoyed tone. That will keep her busy for seven more episodes.
Mothwing smiled, and scrambled across the stage to the red marker.
Snowfur hissed impatiently. "We need to get going! Alright, our contestants are, um, Badgerfang, Violet, and Sandstorm? Uh, ok then. Badgerfang, take it away!"
A tiny black and white tom paraded onto the stage. Yellowfang looked skeptical, and Breezepelt scoffed.
"For my act," he squealed in his tiny voice, "I will tightrope walk!" He then waked over to a tightrope, which magically appeared out of nowhere, and hopped on. He took his first step, and a buzzer went off. Breezepelt had hit his X button.
The loud sound momentarily distracted Badgerfang, and he fell off his tightrope. Yellowfang slammed down on the X button as well, but Mosskit pressed the 'like' button, having to hop on it to do so. Mothwing put two x's and a check under Badgerfang's name.
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Mosskit yowled with delight, while Snowfur took the stage again. "That was a little, um, painful. Violet, you're up."
A soft, gray kittypet flounced onstage. She looked so delicate, Breezepelt had to wen le his nose.
Violet noticed. She leaped forward, claws out. "How dare you judge me? I am not what I seem!" she screeched, clawing at Breezepelt. Mosskit hit her X button.
"Security!" Snowfur called, and Hawkfrost ran from the wings of the stage, grabbed Violet by the scruff, and dragged her offstage. Yellowfang hit her X button, but Breezepelt was so frozen with shock that he couldn't move. Mothwing put three x's under Violet's name.
"Ok lets wrap this up," Snowfur meowed. "Come on up, Sandstorm."
Sandstorm came onstage, warily looking behind her, towards where Hawkfrost took Violet.
"Um, I'll be singing 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri . Ahem, ok then. Heart beats fast, colors and promises, how to be brave? How can I love when I'm afraid, to f-"
Breezepelt pressed his X button and Yellowfang pressed her 'like' button at the same time, and they turned to glare at each other over Mosskit's head. Sandstorm jumped at the sound, but continued singing. Mosskit listened for a while, then slammed down on the 'like' button, sending a nice ring through the auditorium. Mothwing put one x and two checks under 'Sandstorm'.
"Well, that wraps up this episode of Warriors Got Talent. Sandstorm will appear on Episode 5, Battle of the Champions. Until then, see you on Episode 2," Snowfur announced, and walked offstage while the theme played its fanfare.