Prologue
Being turned into a cat, yeah, not the most "fun" experience in the world. I would know. It happened to me. One moment I am a complete, normal human, and then…well it's complicated. It all started with that game…that cursed game. I wonder what would've happened if I had not found it. At least I wasn't the only one. Anyways, here's how it began.
It was 10:43p.m. I sat with my best friends, Sarah, Elise, and Regan. We were spending the night at Elise's house, the richest of us four. Sarah and Regan were sisters though they often didn't act like it. We were all (even at the age of 14) fans of the Warriors series. The Last Hope had just come out, I had read it, along with Elise. But Sarah and Regan hadn't yet. Sarah was still in the third series, having started reading after we did, and Regan was somewhere in the fourth series.
Elise fixed me with an exciting look. Her blonde hair hung over one of her eyes. She said excitedly, "Did you know-"
She didn't get to finish before Sarah had covered her ears yelling, "SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!"
"Bramblestar and Squirrelflight got back together after the Last Hope. One of the Erins said so on some forum," she finished. Regan, who had not covered her ears, shot Elise a menacing look. I guess they didn't like spoilers.
Sarah uncovered her ears now. "You guys spoil things to much!" she exclaimed. We all fell into a fit of giggles, pounding on the floor. "You read too much online!" Regan added.
"What should we do now?" I asked. I loved being with my friends, but sometimes even that can get boring. We had been sitting and talking since 8:54p.m. and my A.D.H.D was beginning to make me restless.
"We could play some board game," Elise suggested.
"Boring," all three of us said in unison.
"Maybe that's why they call it board games!" I laughed. We all sat for a second (which felt like an hour in my time) until we could come up with something. Finally, I couldn't take the waiting, so I suggested something myself. "We could play…warrior cats!"
All three looked at me strangely. Sarah was the first to speak up. "Um...I don't exactly like pretending to run around on four paws."
"No, I mean I brought a game!" I said. I pulled it out of my book bag slowly. I had been waiting to save this game for later. After all, save the Best for Last, right?
"Oh wow!" Elise said, grabbing the game. "Where on earth did you find it?" She ran her fingers along the outside of the box. It wasn't one of those store bought games...no it was much more. The box on the outside was beautifully carved and on the inside it contained little pieces of paper with things written on them such as, DESCRIPTION, PERSONALITY, ETC. It wasn't actually made for warrior cats, but I added some things to the paper. Couldn't hurt, right?
Wrong. Oh so Wrong.
We all took little pieces of paper from the box and I passed out pens. "You just...well write down your warrior cat, how they act, and what they look like." I didn't tell my friends that I hadn't actually played the game myself. Another Mistake.
"This is...SO COOL!" Sarah yelled. She must have really liked it because Sarah tended to be the quiet one, Regan was the athletic one who was very...well violent, Elise was the bookworm, and I was...well I don't really know. I wondered what the others thought of me. "Melissa?" Regan asked, "do we get to make our cats fight?"
Told you she was the violent one.
"Go!" I shouted. We all turned down to our papers, Elise and Sarah took their time, while Regan and I sped through it like we were being timed. I knew my cat was going to be good anyways, despite my sloppy handwriting. I put the finishing touches on it. If I was going to make a warrior cat, it had to be perfect. "By the way," I said while I was writing, "don't include your mate. It makes it more fun."
I laughed a little to myself as I saw Sarah erase something. "Done!" I shouted. "Done!" followed the others.
Elise looked over her paper. "May I go first?" she asked us. We all looked at each other and nodded. I smiled. I wanted to save mine for last.
"Okay," Elise began. "My cat's name is Eaglefeather. She is a brown tabby with three white paws and one black paw. Her eyes are a warm amber and she is a medicine cat of ThunderClan, mentored by Jayfeather. Eaglefeather is often wise but fun at the same time. She loves learning about herbs and StarClan."
She paused. "What's her history?" I asked.
"Eaglefeather was found on the edge of ThunderClan's territory being chased by a fox, along with her siblings, whatever cats you guys pick. However, she was raised by Lionblaze and Cinderheart, who had only one kit She was the one who first scented the fox."
"Any powers?" Regan questioned.
"Yes. She has the power to see the future through visions, like when she touches something or someone." Elise stopped. "Who wants to go next?"
"I will," Regan said. " My cat's name is Rowanwing. She is a sandy colored slender she-cat with beautiful silver eyes and red paws and tail tip. She is a warrior of ThunderClan and was mentored by Spiderleg. Raised alongside Eaglefeather. She is a decent hunter but her strength lies with battling. She is very outgoing and funny. Her power is to be able to slow down her surroundings to slow motion where she can dodge every attack and think about what to do."
Sarah went next. "My cat is Snowpool. She is a slender white and gray she-cat with pale blue eyes. A warrior of ThunderClan who was mentored by Bumblestripe. Raised alongside Rowanwing and Eaglefeather. She is shy and quiet, but has her own opinions too. Other than that, she is very well-rounded with her hunting and battling. Loves to hear stories from the elders. Her power is to know what a cat is feeling and their emotion at all times."
Finally, it was my turn. I took a breath. "My cat is Mistyheart. She is a silver she-cat with black paws, tail tip, and ear tips. She has piercing green eyes. A warrior of ThunderClan mentored by Squirrelflight. Raised alongside her siblings. She is brave and talkative. Decent fighter and outstanding hunter. My cat's power is to move objects with her mind." I grinned at the last sentence.
"We made all of our cats great!" Elise said, propping up her head with her hands."I only wish we could really be warrior cats."
We all agreed. Yawning, I curled up in my sleeping bag. The others followed my lead and I think we were all really tired. "Goodnight, guys," I whispered.
"Goodnight, Melissa," They all whispered back. Then, I drifted off into sleep.
