"You have all been marked Unwanted for showing signs of playfulness. Playfulness is a weakness that will not be tolerated amongst the Clans." Brightstar growled.
"You will all be eliminated. We can't let you live." Flamestar added.
"Are you going to kill us yourselves?" one of the kits asked.
"No." Flamestar shook his head.
"I am." a mysterious tom padded over. He had a red scar just under his right eye. His scruffy black pelt blended in with the night sky. I noticed that my father was staring off into space, purposely not looking at our Clan or at the Unwanted kits.
"Father? Why don't you do it?" I asked. He took a deep breath before look my way.
"As much as I want to get rid of two weak kits like you and Tigerkit, BrightClan has said they would send a cat. I suppose this is him." he said harshly.
"Leaders, let us take our Clans back to our camps. This cat can deal with the Unwanteds." Brightstar said.
"ShadeClan! Lets leave!" Flamestar called. Brightstar lead her Clan away. My Clan was the last to leave.
"Goodbye, Pebblekit." I whispered as the padded away. I knew my sister couldn't hear me, but it felt right to say it one last time. I felt Tigerkit press closer to me. I could hear the squeals from the other kits as the tom started picking them off, one by one.
"It will be easier if we close our eyes, and wait for it to be over." Tigerkit suggested. I nodded and closed my eyes. I could hear the squealing start to fade. Why don't they try to run away? I thought. Could Tigerkit and me make it if we tried? I felt Tigerkit tense beside me and heard the tom's deep breathing.
"I'm not going to hurt the two of you." he told us. I opened my eyes and blinked. the other kits were gone, but there was blood smeared on the rocks.
"Y-you killed them." Tigerkit stammered.
"I had to. BrightClan sent me a message." he sighed.
"What about us?" Tigerkit asked. "Why didn't you kill us too?"
"Because the two of you are special. I was told to leave the two of you alive. You have a great destiny ahead of you. You two must live your lives. When you are ready to take on your destiny, you will receive a prophecy from BrightClan." he told us.
"But we don't know the way back home!" Tigerkit protested. "We've never been this far from the camp." I didn't know what to say.
"That isn't your home anymore." the tom shook his head. "The Clans can never know that you survived." Pebblekit can't know that I'm alive. She has to think that I died.
"Then where do we go?" my voice quivered.
"You must travel to Twoleg place. You will live your lives there until BrightClan needs you."
"But,"
"There is no other option. You will leave immediately." he demanded. Silently, I started walking away from the forest. I could hear Tigerkit's small paw steps behind me. I'll never go back there, into the forest. I hate them. I will have my revenge against them someday.