A/N: This is a short story I once wrote when I was... 7-9. I can't remember exactly when, but the point is, it was quite bad and had some awkward parts that none of you want to know about. In case nobody noticed, this is a crossover between Webkinz (plushies that you can enter online in a virtual world), and Winnie the Horse Gentler (a series written by Dandi Daley Mackall). The only part from WtHG that you'll find in here are the horses, and all these Webkinz are the ones I have or had. Ally is a friend's Webkinz, which is why she died ^_^ (Read the Characters to understand what I mean). And I couldn't necessarily say that Sparkles has no mate, so I just put that no one knows what happened to him. Oh yeah; in the different categories (eg. the bears), they're all in order according to age except for The Cats, because Calico is basically the "main star".

So, enough of my ranting and explaining; please R&R! (And tell me what you think of so far. Future chapters will be coming; this is just the introduction so you get a fix of what it's all about in more detail.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Webkinz or Winnie the Horse Gentler, however much I wish I did.

Characters

The Cats

Calico: a black and white Lil'kinz. Ally, Calico's mother, died at Calico's birth.

Taffy: a black and white Webkinz. Calico's father.

The Bears

Grizzly: a black bear Webkinz who isn't a grizzly bear. That's just his name.

Cloe: a koala Webkinz and Grizzly's mate.

Elizabeth: a panda Lil'kinz. Somehow Grizzly and Cloe's cub. Calico's best friend.

Willow: a polar bear Lil'kinz. No idea how she got to be their cub as well as Elizabeth's sister.

The Dogs

Sparkles: a black lab Webkinz. Something happened to her mate, and he isn't around anymore.

Hannah: a white poodle Lil'kinz. Sparkles' pup and Calico's other best friend.

Patches: a basset hound Lil'kinz. One again Sparkles' pup. Calico took a strange liking to him somewhere off stage.

Lady: a white terrier Lil'kinz. She has a pink and white spotted bow in her . . . fur! I can't believe I was about to say hair.

Spotty: no way, he's a dalmatian Lil'kinz?! Bet you didn't know he was Sparkles' pup as well.

The . . . Others

Robbie: a parakeet Webkinz. He has a knack for selecting cute Lil'kinz orphans.

Bubbles: a blue hippo Lil'kinz? Who knew hippos were blue? He's adopted by Robbie.

Marshmallow: the cutest bunny wabbit Lil'kinz ever! Also adopted by Robbie.

The Horses (they don't come into play until later chapters)

Eager Star: a quarter horse that Winnie helped Grant tame a bit in his career as a barrel racing horse.

Bold Beauty: a former jumper that Winnie had helped overcome her fear of jumps. Eager Star's mate.

Midnight Mystery: a Morgan who used to be in the circus business. Winnie . . . didn't help him much, but solved a mystery about him. Somehow became Star and Beauty's colt.

Towaco: an Appaloosa that had some aggressive problems at one point until Hawk (aka Victoria Hawkins), his owner, started seeing him again. Towaco is also Star and Beauty's colt.

Nickers: a gorgeous Arabian that was Winnie's until now. Now she's yet to be borne by Beauty. Yes, Beauty's with foal. Again.

Introduction

This whole mess started on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Now, this is far into the future, when animals know how to operate boats and have wonderful technical equipment.

Well, it basically started when Calico was born. A cute, black and white furry Lil'kinz, born from Taffy, another black and white Webkinz, and Ally, a beautiful alley cat. Although Ally never had been an alley cat; that's just what she was. In fact, Ally and Taffy had lived their whole lives on that island, as had their families before them for several generations.

Now, Calico and Taffy love each other very much. Their life leading up to now is a different story that you'll have to imagine.

One day, Taffy, who was the leader and protector of the island, decided to go find a new land and plant new roots. Everyone agreed with him. The Bears, the Dogs, even the . . . whatever you want to call them. The Mixed-ups? And so the preparation began.

Like it was said before, these Webkinz owned a boat with a motor. And they knew how to operate it without making it spin uncontrollably in circles. It was almost like they were part human. . . .

On the day of their departure, for some unknown reason, all the animals boarded the boat with their supplies and food and left . . . without Calico. How she was left behind and forgotten, nobody knew. But she was definitely not deserted; Taffy would never have allowed her to stay behind. But whatever the case was, Calico was left on that island all by herself, with only instinct and a little bit of knowledge to guide her life.

She was quite young, not even a Webkinz yet. And, being a cat, she couldn't nor wanted to swim after the receding boat in the distance. She was all alone. Oh, that's right, she wasn't completely alone. There was a monster bird that started prowling around her island in search of an easy meal every night.

Taffy, being the protector of the island, had always kept the giant birds away with a special call that seemed to freak them out. And all cats learned how to call it, eventually, but it was something that needed to be taught, it wasn't there by instinct. And Calico had never gotten the chance to learn.

Every night, Calico wondered what her 'family'—as she regarded them—was doing. Every night, silent tears would slip down her still kitten face. Every night, the monster bird would screech out it's bone jarring call, frightening the tiny creatures of the forest out into the open, where the bird was waiting.

This is the story of the Secret Island; and what Calico did with her life after she was left all alone.

A/N: Well? What'd you think? Please review and tell me! I love reviews! No flames please, unless they're constructive criticism.