THUNDERCLAN
LEADER
Wildstar-Tortoiseshell Tom with copper colored eyes
DEPUTY
Icefeather-White she-cat with dark grey ear points and yellow eyes
APPRENTICE-Badgerpaw
Lightstorm-Pale ginger she-cat
WARRIORS (Toms and she-cats without kits)
Dovewillow-Light grey she-cat with bright orange eyes
Cinderspirit-White Tom with whisps of orange on both front paws
APPRENTICE-Lightiningpaw
Aspenbreeze-Dark brown tabby Tom with yellow eyes
Emberwish-Ginger and white she-cat with green eyes
APPRENTICE-Pebblepaw
Finchfire-Light brown she-cat with copper colored eyes
APPRENTICE-Otterpaw
Kinkfoot-White Tom with tabby brown patches
Gorseshade-Black and white tom
APPRENTICE-Thunderpaw
Jaystripe-Blue-grey tabby Tom
Hailstep-Dark grey Tom with blue eyes
APPRENTICES (Toms and she-cats in training)
Badgerpaw- Black Tom with a dark brown snout
Lightingpaw-Bright ginger she-cat
Pebblepaw-Light grey Tom
Otterpaw-Light brown she-cat with white paws
Thunderpaw-Dark grey Tom with unusual blue-grey eyes
QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Honeyfoot-White she-cat with orange paws and ears
(Kits-Cracklekit and Amberkit)
Dawnheart-Light grey she-cat with darker gray paws
(Kits-Rainpaw, Windkit, and Wolfkit)
ELDERS (Retired toms and she-cats)
Croaktail-Black Tom whose lost his voice from greencough
CHAPTER 1
A warm milk scent surrounded me. I saw nothing, and heard nothing but blackness, and I liked it. I moved my self closer to the soft, warm material that was behind me. But it moved away with a light snore. I let out a soft mewl of frustration and opened my eyes for the first time. It was as dark as it was with my eyes closed but once my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I was able to recognize my mother dawnheart from her familiar scent. I looked for the warmth that had moved away from me during my slumber. It was my sister rainkit. We were just born a couple of days ago and from what I heard, neither her or my other sister windkit had opened their eyes yet. I purred in triumph. Me, being the older brother, had succeeded in showing how I would always be first in everything.
I glanced around my nest. I growled in mischievouness when I saw my denmates cracklekit amd Amberkit. I jumped out of the nest but stumbled onto my muzzle. I sneezed and Cracklekit stirred. He opened his eyes lazily and looked at me. Then his eyes widened "Wolfkit!, you opened your eyes!" He whispered. He crawled out of his nest quietly as not to wake his mom and sister. He tiptoed over to me smiling. "How are your paws? Still getting the hang of using them huh?" He asked. I nodded. He pushed his muzzle under my belly and lifted me up. "Want me to help you?"he asked. I hesitated. I shouldn't be showing my weakness to him. I shook my head "no" I mewed. "I can figure it out by myself" I walked forward head and tail held high. My paws were still a bit clumsy but after a few steps I began to feel comfortable so I advanced into a trot. Then into a sprint. And finally a full blast run. I was running in circles while Cracklekit sat on the side smiling at me.
I slowed down after my mother stirred, flipping onto her back, and walked up to Cracklekit. He was 2 moons old and I was 1 moon old. he was large for his age but so was I. I puffed out my chest to make myself look bigger. Cracklekit smirked at me. "You want to fight me so soon Wolfkit?" I nodded and crouched down. He growled playfully and leapt at me. Taken by surprise at his speed I was knocked down. He giggled "not so tough now are you Wolfkit?" I growled and heaved upward with all my strength and was able to throw him off. Before he got back up I lept onto his back and pummeled him with my back paws. He rolled over and squashed the breath out of me. a bit frustrated I got up quickly and tackled him. We fell through a small hole in the back of the den and into the forest beyond it.
We fell into a slope and rolled the rest of the way down. I hit my paw and yelped in pain. I saw Cracklekit snag his pelt on a branch and stop as I flew past him. Finally I stopped by landing in a puddle of water at the bottom of the hill. I groaned in pain and didn't move. I had scratches on my pelt, legs, face, and ears. I felt blood run down my right paw and I whimpered in pain. I heard scuffling and heard Cracklekit slide down the hill calling my name. "Wolfkit! Wolfkit! Are you alright?" He lept over me and faced me. His face full of fear. He layed down on his stomach and poked at my side with his paw softly. I mewed in pain. He stood up and looked at me with fright. "Wait here Wolfkit. Don't worry! I'm going to go get help!" He knelt down and licked my cheek. "Please. Hold on. I'll be back soon!" He got up and sprinted back into the forest.
I lay in wait and pain for Cracklekit. I finally heard some crunching of leaves in front of me. I felt relief enter me and I lifted myself onto my paws. I scrunched my eyes in the dark so see who it was and a horrible scent hit me. A huge fox stepped out of the trees and in front of me. i yowled in fear and backed up as quick as I could. But the pain on my paw caused me to fall backwards onto my flank. The fox looked like it was confused. It looked at me and then back into the woods. I noticed that its belly was a bit fat. Like it was full and didn't know if it should eat me or not. Not taking any chances I took off into the woods. my sides heaved for breath as I raced through the forest. I tripped once in a while when my paw seared with pain, more then I could handle. But I was not giving up. I heard the fox Galloping after me. I growled in anger as pain seared through my paw. The fox was still running behind me as if it wanted to see where I was going. I turned around and it was staring at me with glee in its eyes. But then I heard yowling in the woods beyond the fox. "WOLFKIT! WOLFKIT!" I was filled with hope. It was Cracklekit. He must have brought a whole patrol of warriors because I could hear a rumbling of paws racing through the woods.
The fox turned and stiffened. It looked at me once more and finally lept at me. I screeched in pain as it grabbed my scruff tightly and took off with me. I blinding swung my paws. Connecting with fur three or four times. I struggled to make the fox let me go but it only grabbed me tighter making me howl in pain. I looked around but it was only a blur. How fast is this fox running? i thought. I finally couldn't take the pain anymore and blacked out.
I woke up, my head and paw pounding. I opened my eyes to see a dark red mass lying down in front of me. The fox! I leapt away from it and turned to run but collided with a dirt wall. I yelped. The fox stood up quickly but relaxed when it saw me. I tried to limp to the entrance but It swiftly got up and blocked my path. It barked and growled at me. The noise echoed through out the den and rung in my ears. Dazed by the loud noise I stumbled onto my hind paws. It noticed it hurt me and gently grabbed my scruff and wrapped its body around me. My ears stopped ringing after a few moments and I was able to look at the fox clearly and i saw that it was a female and it wasn't fat with food, but with puppies. My eyes widened. Why was it helping me? Cats and foxes were mortal enemies. I struggled out of its fur and tried to limp away but a huge paw appeared out of nowhere and softly pinned me down. I growled and tried to heave upward but I could feel my strength ebbing away.
I hadn't eaten since yesterday and I hadnt slept either. I was exhausted and hungry. When It let me up and saw that I was not moving, it moved closer to me and pushed its belly into my face. Food, my brain thought, I latched onto her and began to suckle. The fox lapped at my head and I was strangely soothed by its soft tongue. When I was finally full of milk I turned into its neck fur and curled up. My eyes were half open and watched it warily as it continued to lap at my pelt. My eyes became heavy and once I couldn't hold them open any longer, I let sleep take me.
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