Author's Note: Flashback time!
Eva opened her eyes. The sun was high in the sky. She walked towards the fountain, where water came out from many different directions. A few cats and dogs were coming forward.
"Who do you think she'll choose today?" A gray and white tabby she-cat asked.
"Maybe she'll choose that one?" A tortoiseshell she-cat replied, and pointed with her tail at a white dog with black spots that was wearing a red collar.
"Whoever she chooses, they'll have been chosen well."
Eva saw her sister leaving her home towards the fountain.
"It's time. Today, they have been chosen for today's ceremony." Her sister said, pointing to the dog from earlier.
The dog became excited, running up the stairs near the fountain. Her sister was on a platform, and now she knew what would happen next. She had seen it happen many times before. The dog disappeared after leaping into a portal. After a few moments, her sister smiled. The ceremony was now over.
"Tomorrow I'll have been doing this duty for an entire year. It will be a very special day."
Eva nodded silently, looking at her collar.
Yes, it will be a special day indeed.
"It's been decided. We'll all work together and steal her leadership of this place. The collar will be mine!"
I hope the plan will go well. I've been planning this for a long time. Everyone will remember that day, and they will never forget it.
As she closed her eyes, Eva heard the faint voices of cats she had never heard before. She spotted in the shadows a brown and black tabby tom with amber eyes speaking to a tortoiseshell she-cat.
"This young cat will be a great apprentice for you. Should we speak with her?"
The brown and black tabby tom nodded. "Yes, we can do this now. She's right here in front of us, after all."
Eva looked at the two cats. "Who are you, and what do you want?"
The tortoiseshell she-cat spoke. "I am Mapleshade."
"I've never heard that kind of name before. Where are you from?"
"We are very far away from here." Mapleshade replied with an evil grin, "We are in another world. I hope your battle for leadership goes well."
"Thank you...but I'm sure it will go well. She has a few guards who constantly keep her safe."
"You will begin your training alongside us soon enough. Just make sure you keep an eye out for those who might try and take your chance away."
The cats from the shadows faded away.
"My plan is going to work, I know it will."
The day she had planned for had finally come.
She saw a gray and white dog, along with a black and brown dog. Both of them had folded ears, and spiked collars just like her.
"Get ready. She's about to start the ceremony."
The two dogs nodded, getting into position.
She eyed the piece of the collar which was important for the ceremony.
"Now!" She called.
The two dogs ran towards it, and her sister leaped into front of a dog who was supposed to be part of the ceremony.
"Move! I have to protect it!"
"But-"
"Go! It is my duty to keep it safe."
The dog ran away from the stairs, and gasps came from the crowd as a piece of the collar which had been attached was taken off. The pieces had been split in half.
Yes! The role of leader is now mine!
Water from the fountain flew in all directions, leaving the fountain dry. The collar was now on the ground near the fountain.
"No! She's gone!"
Author's Note: I feel like I should explain what happened to Eva's sister after being forced out of her world. She was forced to become a loner, and briefly became an apprentice. She wasn't an apprentice in any clan, however.