The night was young and the sun had only just dipped below the horizon, when a streak of dark brown fur rushed across a quiet road. The streak was a kitten, and his name was Thete. Thete was a member of the group of cats that ruled the city and the forests beyond it, the Angels. Although their name may suggest that they were good and fair, that was not the case. The Angels ruled with an iron paw, and whoever spoke up against them was killed.
But that was of no matter to Thete at that moment. He had heard news- news that was of great importance to him. News that was so important, he'd ran away from the nest he slept the nights in and hadn't stopped running until he reached an old, disused twoleg nest on the other side of the city. He slowed down to a fast trot when the nest came into sight, slipping into it silently.
"Thete, thank the stars that you're here," A dark tabby tom exclaimed. The tom wasn't that old, but he had shed his kitten fluff, and Thete knew that he was far more knowledgable than himself. His name was Val, and she was one of the Fallen.
The Fallen was another group within the city, a small group of cats who had managed to escape the Angels. They were few, and many believed that they were just myths, but Val was living proof that wasn't the case. But again, that was of no matter to Thete. It was the cat lying on the ground beside Val that drew his attention.
"Is she alright?" He asked, uncertainly approaching.
He received a swift glare from Val, and the older tom responded quickly, "Of course she isn't, you mousebrain! She's giving birth and all she's got for support is a couple of kits!"
The cat who was lying on the floor shot them both hard looks, "Might as well have no help if you two don't do anything."
Apologetic looks crossed the two younger cats faces, and they both set to work- Val in charge, as always. Thete suddenly noticed the pile of herbs next to Val, and realised that he'd been prepared for this, "What can I do to help?"
Val looked over at him, a calculating expression on his face, "Distract her," He finally decided, "Y'know, try to stop her from feeling the pain so much."
Thete wasn't convinced, and sent Val a dubious look, "Will that work? I mean, the pain's gotta be pretty bad."
Val opened his mouth to respond, but was inturrupted by the she-cat, "I'm right here you know. I can hear everything you're saying."
Once more, the two of them looked apologetically at the she-cat. She seemed about to continue, when she let out a gasp of pain. Thete instantly panicked and ran around to her side, while Val placed his paws on her stomach and started to work.
"Ellie," Thete began, pausing for a moment while he tried to think of what else to say, before he remembered a topic that always used to make her smile, "Do you remember what the city used to be like? With the Guardians? And-and your mate, he was one, wasn't he?"
Ellie forced a smile, although it was a shaky one, "Y-yeah, that's righ- Oh," She scrunched her eyes shut and her breaths started to become much deeper.
"Foxdung. Thete, I need you to do something for me," Val suddenly spoke up, "I need you to go get a was of moss and fill it with water- it's important."
Thete nodded, and sprinted out of the nest. When he was out of sight, Ellie offered a faint smile, "Thank you, Val. You know what to do now."
A/N: Hello, thank you for reading the prologue of my fanfic! I understand that it was short- future chapters will be much longer! Now, I need a few characters, so you know what that means! Please fill in the form below and send it to me as either a PM or a review
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