None of these cats are mine, I thought of it while reading the parts after Cinderpaw fell from the Sky oak, and was kept in the medicine cats den with only Jaypaw to keep her company.
Suddenly, the squirrel leaped from the Sky Oak and landed squarely on the neighboring tree, sending twigs showering down.
Mousepaw froze.
I had to know squint to see the apprentice now, his paws frozen to the branch in terror.
"Good try. You may as well come down now." Spiderleg called encouragingly.
"I can't!" Mousepaw's voice was a mere squeak."Im stuck!"
Brackenfur sighed. "What are we going to do now?"
"I could go up after him," Cloudtail offered. Every cat knew he was one of the best climbers in the Clan.
"He's not going to get down by himself," Spiderleg agreed.
"Ill fetch him!" I said as I ran up and leaped onto the rough bark of the tree.
"Wait!" Hollypaw yelled.
"Get down here at once!" Brackenfur commanded.
I was intent on getting Mousepaw back to the ground, I jumped and clawed up the trunk and leaped from branch to branch. As I crept closer and closer, the branches got smaller and smaller. I turned around and looked down, the cats that had pleaded for me to return now have turned into mice sized blends of blacks, blues and hazels. Mousepaw was only a few branches away. I leaped again, but my back feet slipped and were hanging. Adrenaline flooded through me as I hung there, I gathered up my strength and heaved myself back up to the safety of the branch. Panting I called up to Mousepaw.
"It's okay, Mousepaw," My voice was swallowing with fear. "There's nothing to be frightened of." Except for the forty foot drop I thought to myself. Mousepaw began to ease down the branches toward me.
"That's it," I meowed."The next branch is really close. Just make sure you grip it with your claws and you'll be fine." Suddenly a bird screeched and Mousepaw slipped from the tree. I lunged forward and grabbed him, my paws scrabbling for a hold on the bark. I yanked him up with a huge grunt. Mousepaw's fur was standing straight up, tail lashing in terror. I wobbled, my claws sliding over the branch for a grip, churning in the air in panic, and then I slipped off. It passed quickly, the thoughts of death raced through my head trying to keep down the small sliver of hope that I will survive. I felt like everything above me seem to push me away, faster and faster, toward the ground. Hope dissipated as I neared the ground. Then anger flooded through me, I could leave my clan, make them pity my young death! If they wanted to pity over my lifeless body, they are going to have to wait a while longer because im not giving up so easily!I turned over and faced the ground, it was closer than I'd ever expect! To close for errors. I quickly faced away from the tree, positioned my legs, trying to balance. I closed my eyes bracing for impact, and I hit the ground...