Chapter One: Attack!
"Attack!" Soundkit squealed as she jumped onto Fernkit, easily bowling her sister over.
"Ack! ShadowClan fleapelts!" The small brown and grey she-kit squealed, writhing under her dominating sister's grasp. Soundkit battered her sister's soft white belly with rabbit-kicks, moving her head in an act to gouge out her sister's throat. Fernkit was small, though, and jerked her head to the side, finally managing to writhe out of her sister's grasp.
Rolling to the side, she scrambled to her paws, shaking out her pelt, and Soundkit snorted, turning to said littermate, and crouched down once more. The dark brown she-kit slowly dropped down, letting out a high-pitched, thin mewl. She had gained the ability to manipulate sound, making an area sound as diluted or intensified as she wished, but with so far no proper training, the best she could do was making others cringe at a ear-splitting noise.
And cringe Fernkit did. She whimpered, flattening her ears and looking away, shaking her head as she stumbled back. "Aha!" Soundkit beamed, leaping towards her sister. Just at last second, Fernkit darted out of the way, and was behind Soundkit in a matter of seconds, leaping on her bigger sibling as soon as she landed. The two landed on the ground softly, and tumbled together in a playful knot of soft paws.
"Fernkit! Soundkit!" The two untangled themselves, standing and shaking the dust out of their soft kitten-fur, and turned to the voice. Their mother, Clovenbreeze, sat by the nursery entrance with the other heavy queen, Featherstep. Beside Clovenbreeze was Hushedkit, his mother's tail curled around him. "What have I told you about excluding your brother? He always watches you two play, and I bet he's longing to join."
"But, Clovenbreeze," Soundkit whined, giving a small lash of her tail, "He's no fun to play with.. He doesn't answer us and is too scared to be pounced on and-"
"Soundkit! Don't speak so disrespectfully of your brother," Her mother cut the kit off with a hiss, then lashed her tail a few times.
"Why does it matter? He can't hear me anyways!" She sneered, and staggered forward as she received a sudden, harsh cuff to the back of her head. Giving a soft growl, she turned on who had made such a move, only to see her father, Tatteredfur, glowering down at her with a scowl.
"That's very rude of you. Apologize to your mother and brother immediately." He growled, and Soundkit flattened her ears slightly, and something between a growl and whine escaped her jaws.
"He can't even hear me though if I apologize!" She complained, and it just earned her another cuff to the ear that sent her sprawling to the ground.
"Tatteredfur, don't be so harsh!" Clovenbreeze hissed out desperately, and the tom gave yet another growl, turning to his mate.
"I will not stand her and listen to her sharp tongue! She must learn to be more respectful towards her clanmates."
"She's just a kit! I know it's not right, but respect will come as she ages."
"She needs to start learning now."
Soundkit let out a soft grumble, turning away as her parents once again begun to bicker, and she faced Fernkit. "Wanna play some more?" She asked, and Fernkit hesitated, looking down at her claw-less paws, shifting them uncomfortably.
"I'm not sure it's such a good idea.. You did just get in trouble," She prompted, and the dark-furred kit let out a scoff in response.
"So what? They're too busy arguing to notice us. We can go play in the elder clearing- Humblewillow said he would show me a good move." Soundkit suggested, and Fernkit blinked hazel eyes.
"But Humblewillow was a medicine cat," She said, and Soundkit shrugged.
"He said he knew some moves. I wanna-"
"Fernkit, Soundkit, time to come in," The two siblings looked over, letting out small whines of protests. Clovenbreeze looked slightly irritable and stressed, her eyes flickering with emotions unknown to Soundkit, but the two padded over nonetheless. She herded them into the nursery, where Featherstep was already fast asleep. Clovenbreeze curled into the nest, her three kits with her.
"It's too early to sleep," Fernkit complained.
"Then eat a little," She suggested, nudging her offspring towards her belly, "Just don't be loud- You'll wake Featherstep up." Fernkit and Soundkit let out a simultaneous sigh, and while Fernkit ate, Soundkit just lied there, and eventually, sleep did come for her.
"Intruders! Intruders in the camp!" Soundkit slowly roused at the call, mumbling tiredly as she blinked hazy dark blue eyes, and lifted her heavy-feeling head.
"What's going on?" Fernkit yawned, though Clovenbreeze was still fast asleep. Soundkit was able to hear commotion outside, and soon, a screech was heard, followed by some others. The dark-furred kit was now fully attentive, her eyes huge and ears pricked as she scrambled and sat up. Intensifying the sound to only her ears, she listened to the outside world. Screeches of cats nearly split her ear-drums, as well as the caterwauls and yowls of the injured and angry. "Is there a fight?" Her sibling spoke up, only a little bit more awake then before.
"Yes! It's a battle!" Soundkit hissed, turning to her sister, eyes sparking with excitement. "It's ShadowClan! They're attacking us!" Fernkit's eyes, however, were not sparkling with excitement. Oh, no, it was fear.
"S-seriously!?" She stuttered, and her littermate gave a nod in reply.
"C'mon! Let's go get a closer look!" Soundkit insisted, already starting out of the nursery.
"W-wait! It's dangerous! You should stay in here," Fernkit warned in a trembling voice, but Soundkit did not listen. After she exited the nursery, her eyes grew as round as the shining moon in the sky.
The camp had come to life.
Cats leapt and tore at each other's pelts and throats, writhing in infuriated balls and knots of claws and tooth. Blood and fur was scattered around the camp in clumps and puddles, and there were even a few limp shapes lying on the ground in a motionless lump of fur. The sight of it all scarred, yet excited, Soundkit all at the same time.
They look mean.. And fierce.. But I bet I could make ShadowClan cringe with my sound, and then MoonClan will be able to tear them apart! Her eyes gleamed in the satisfaction of the hastily thought, and brilliant, plan. She crouched down, prepared to let out an ear-piercing noise, but she stopped.
She saw her mother, searching frantically around the camp, and was soon caught up in a furious fight with a ShadowClan warrior. Soundkit's ears flattened, and she instinctively looked over towards the nursery. Featherstep was battling a large warrior, furious slashes being dealt from each cat in return, and Soundkit's fear bubbled up to a topping level as she saw another large ShadowClan warrior slip into the nursery.
The young she-kit started to scamper over, but cringed back as she saw a figure approach the den as well. This warrior was probably the biggest cat she had ever seen. His broad shoulders were littered with ugly scars, and quite a few decorated his dark-brown pelt as well. His face was set in a scowl as he approached said nursery, ducking his head inside.
Soundkit swallowed. She wanted to help her siblings.. But she knew her help would only be futile. She pressed herself against the softly-sodden ground, adjusting her hearing so she heard what was solely taking place in the nursery.
"These.. These are them.." A voice low voice rumbled, and a shudder passed through Soundkit just at the sound of the tom's voice.
"Yes.. But which one should we take? Only one of them is the one to show promise.. Should we just take them both?" A gruff voice asked, and it was low as well, but not nearly on the same level as the one's before.
"No. Both of them would just be a nuisance." The other tom responded, and there was some shifting in the den. "What are your names?" The tom snarled, and Soundkit's ears flattened as she heard Fernkit's shrill squeal. Some more shifting.
"This one seems promising.. He's coming right up to you." The gruff-voiced tom spoke, and a deep hiss emitted from the other warrior's jaws.
"The tom is deaf. It must be this one then," The voice lowly growled again, and a another thin wail escaped Fernkit's jaws, soon hushed by something. Soundkit was shaking in anger and horror as she let her hearing normalize, and she watched the two cats retreat from the nursery. The huge dark brown tom had Fernkit in his jaws, and the two took off unnoticed towards the entrance of the camp like a mere shadow.
A/N: This chapter is short.. I think. I'm not sure how long my chapters will normally be, but I hope to make them longer. I was distracted while writing this chapter, so forgive me if it's not the best. The other chapters will be much better, I assure~ So please review and all!
Fun Fact: The Soundkit in this story is the same one from my one-shots, 'It Has Begun', and 'The Dark One'(I think those names are right..). So those are a bit of spoilers, and I may remove them, or not. I changed the clan from StoneClan to MoonClan because I liked it better, and the characters/leader will be different(maybe save the medicine cat).