StreamKit kept her eyes shut as the tom holding her sprinted through the trees of EbonyClan territory. The small kit opened her eyes a little as the strong wind combed her fur. There were many other CypressClan cats which seemed to make StreamKit shiver to the bone. As the last scent of her territory left her senses a new brutal scent washed over her. It smelled disgusting and vile like two-leg rubbish. She was now able to open her eyes fully as the tom carrying slowed his pace. "Where are we?" She squeaked as his pace was turning to a trot, he didn't answer. A younger cat matched the toms place, there eyes shining. "Did you see that?" He boasted. "I kicked that EbonyClan warriors butt!" He laughed at his own comment but SwallowWing only answered with a strict meow. "There is no victory until AlderStar is dead." Streamkit flinched at the warrior's tone but said nothing, eager to learn more. "Fang nearly killed one of their females." The black tom added as if he was wanting to be like the warrior he was speaking of. "Someone speak my name?" A deep growl bristled StreamKits fur as a large orange tabby padded up to the two cats. He seemed to have large scratches and bites all over him smelling of EbonyClan. The scent of her home seemed to comfort Streamkit helping her believe they would probably tear through the forest to rescue her. "I did." The black cat said again. Fang shrugged. SwallowWing looked at the two cats and he began to go forward. "Hey!" The black tabby yelled and ran to them. "Are we having a problem?" He asked scanning the two warriors. Fang nodded annoyingly. "So what is it?" The black cat said impatiently. "It means to get away from us." Snarled Fang as he went into the black cats face. The smaller cat seemed to shrink under his glare and forced himself back to a few apprentices. "EbonyClan is a danger," SwallowWing mumbled. 'How dare you?' Stream Kit hissed to herself angrily. 'Ill show you!' "You can't say that!" StreamKit hissed angrily. "CypressClan is the clan that deserves to be chased out!" The tom carrying her looked at her in surprise as if silently asking her to shut up. Fang watched her for a moment before meowing in a well-controlled voice. "CopperStream said that EbonyClan must be chased out." Streamkit had heard the elders once gossip about the medicine cat. They said his mother and father were kitty pets and they asked the clan not to train him as a warrior. "He's a kitty-pet!" StreamKit hissed. SwallowWing shook her in his mouth which now was a clear warning to be quiet. Fang glared at SwallowWing and she could feel his fur bristle. "She won't talk about him like that." He muttered. He whispered something to SwallowWing and he hesitated. He then bent down and let StreamKit down on the leaf-fall ground. "I'm sorry." He murmured to her ear and sat up taking a glance at Fang. Fang hissed something else to SwallowWing and he took a deep breath and began to walk back ahead. Fang flared back at her his long claws unsheathing. He picked her up harshly and waited for other cats to pass before he threw her down roughly. "You think cats won't hurt you?" he snarled angrily at the kit and dug into the ground. Streamkit held her ground defiantly but could not help but show little bits of fear. He suddenly thrashed out her claw and caught her ear hooking it with his dew claw. "Ow!" She squealed and tried to pull away but that made it worse. The tom kept on pulling until suddenly her skin snapped and blood began to flow. She screeched in pain as he watched with no emotion. "That's what happens when you disregard CypressClan," he growled and swooped her up again.
StreamKit whimpered softly as he began to catch up with the other cats. Another breeze blew passed that seemed to make StreamKits ear feel worse. Huge towering trees began to come into view. Streamkit widened her eyes as the cats began to walk along thick marshland. The tall trees seem to almost float on the marshes as a large tunnel came into view. Fang put her down next to SwallowWing. He glanced down at her ear with a frown then led her into the tunnel. Bits of bramble tugged at StreamKits pelt but she ignored it as a huge cavern came into view. She looked around in awe as cats began to exit their dens. SwallowWing picked her back up again and padded fully into the clearing. Some cats stared at StreamKit but she faintly tried to ignore them as the tom padded over to the nursery. A comforting scent washed over StreamKt as he ducked through the nursery entrance. There was a brown she-cat curled around two tiny shapes. The queen lifted her eyes to look at SwallowWing before looking at StreamKit. "Who is this?" The wiry she-cat asked as she seemed to look at StreamKits ear. "Her name is StreamKit" He meowed and set her down carefully. "What a lovely name," FerretFrost remarked as she bent down to lick the other two shapes. "We were wondering if you could give her milk." SwallowWing meowed to her as he stretched. The female eyed him for a moment before looking at StreamKit. "Shouldn't she be with her mother?" She asked tartly as if she would rather streamKits mother then herself. "Her father is AlderStar," SwallowWing warned as he stared at the queen for an answer. She hesitated for a moment then nodded slowly to SwallowWing. "Come here, dear." She meowed to StreamKit gently. StreamKit hesitated her emotions flooding. But I want SandyMist... She thought to herself as she warily padded to the queen. FerretFrost grabbed her gently by the scruff and laid her at her paws and began to lick her fur. StreamKit flinched as if she wanted to move but relaxed. The queen took a look at her ear and frowned. "What happened?" She stared at FallowWing expecting an answer but StreamKit answered instead. "I snagged it on a bramble" She meowed to the queen. She nodded and gently began to rasp her tongue over the kits ear gently. StreamKit swallowed away little bits of pain as SwallowWing left.
Streamkit laid down beside FerretFrost, the queen's warmth seemed to comfort her, but she wasn't tired. Where are you SandyMist? She thought as she looked at the stars from the nursery entrance. I miss you... And with that, she began to close her eyes.
