Posie found herself wading in cold black water up to her belly. She could see barely anything. She was very curious about this pond, she looked up to see the pinpricks of stars overhead. This comforted her and distracted her from the coldness of the water. She waded through slowly, exploring despite not being able to see. Maybe the stars will guide me. She thought as she travelled onwards.

She smelled the fear scent of another cat. But who was it? She couldn't tell. Her fur prickled when she heard a yowl of the frightened cat. However much she wanted to explore, she had to find the cat and help them. She sprinted towards the howling, splashing and rippling the water around her. She followed the stars, for they seemed to lead her to the destination and it was none other than Porcelain.

"P-Posie, what are you doing here?! He whimpered. "I don't know." she replied "But there must be a reason for this." Out of nowhere the grey she cat padded towards them, without even making the water ripple. She sat down and all of the water in the pond parted around the group of cats. "I am Greysong." Posie and Porcelain gave each other questioning looks. Greysong looked at Porcelain with sharp green eyes. "Slatenose." She murmured. The she looked at Posie. "Flowerstep. Those are the names you must learn to honor if you are ever to become a warrior."

Porcelain was quivering, but he straightened his posture and met Greysong's eyes. "But why?" He questioned. Greysong's eyes clouded. "Because we have been ruined by flames, the only thing that remains is the midnight tree." Flowerstep spoke up. "What's the midnight tree?" Greysong replied "An Old willow tree that grows stars. A pond just like this one lays in it." It was silent for a few minutes before Greysong continued. "You will rise the forest from the ashes and once you do, many moons of joy will await you." Flowerstep opened her eyes to see herself in her house folks yard with two sleeping kittens curled up to her belly.

She realized she didn't have any milk to feed them and so she had an idea. She would bring them to the mouse barn. She licked their heads and the kits opened their eyes slowly and looked up at their adopted mother. "Hello little ones, how was your sleep?" She knew it must have been good, but she figured it was a good way to start up a conversation. 'Good.' they both replied and played tag in the garden. Flowerstep's tail twitched with amusement. "Okay kits, let's go eat."

Flowerstep called to Snoopy for his assistance to help the kits. Snoopy peered over the fence and grabbed the kits by the scruff and over the wooden fence. They all padded to the barn as a group even though the kits kept close to Flowerstep. They arrived and slipped through the crack in the wall. Pirouette came with her tail held high and her mouth full of mice. She dropped her kills down to speak. "Hey, guys, I knew you would be here and so I caught a few mice and-" She glanced over at the kits. "Woah WoahWoah, back up! So is that why you two wanted to go home alone?" Pirouette purred jokingly.

"No no no no no, you've got the wrong idea, I mean-" but Snoopy was cut off by Pirouette's cackle. "Well I've got to say, they do look more like their father." Pirouette almost toppled over out of laughter. "I swear Pirouette one day I'm gonna-" Pirouette gave Snoopy a hearty nudge. "I'm only joking!" She laughed. The cat sat down and ate their food. Flowerstep shredded the mice into smaller pieces for the kits. They ate and their eyes lit up. "Mother, what kind of mouse is this?" asked Candy, her green eyes filled with curiosity. Pirouette snorted and almost choked as she rolled on the floor laughing.

A familiar scent filled Flowerstep's nose. She looked up from her mouse. It was Slatenose! He had come early. "Hey Porce- I mean, Slatenose, you're early." Flowerstep purred as Slatenose trotted in. Snoopy and Pirouette exchanged questioning looks. Slatenose realized they didn't know what he and Flowerstep knew. "So… What's going on with the names here?" Questioned Snoopy. "I'll explain later." Slatenose blurted. Flowerstep saw an extra mouse in Pirouettes paws. "Who's that for?" She nudged her head towards the mouse.

"It's for a friend of mine." She replied. Pirouette peeked over Flowerstep's shoulder to see another cat padding towards them. "Speak of the devil!" A white marbled cat sat down beside Pirouette. He examined the rest with cold yellow eyes. Candy squeaked and nuzzled closer to Flowerstep. Whisper, nothing like his sister, went over and greeted the new cat. "Hello!" He squeaked. "I'm Whisper, what's your name." The cat snorted at the kit. "I'm Streak." He looked over at Pirouette as she nudged the spare mouse towards him. A sudden warmth appeared in his eyes as he crouched over and took a large bite out of the mouse.

As the sun went down the cats talked over their mice. Streak looked over to Pirouette. "Thank You for introducing me to your friends. I should get going now, will you come with me?" Pirouette looked over to him. "Sorry I have to stick with… Slatenose." Streak's tail lashed at the name. "Stay away from him." He growled. "A name like his belongs to a wildcat." Slatenose sunk back at these words. Snoopy rose to his paws. "Wildcat or not, he's still our friend." Streak snarled at Snoopy and unscathed his claws. Both kits we're cowering behind Flowerstep. Pirouette rose. "Alright, that's enough! I'm going with Streak." She whipped her head angrily towards him. "Happy?" Streak drooped his tail and lowered his hackles. "I'm sorry I just…" Flowerstep gave him a cold stare. She couldn't believe how he was treating everyone. Pirouette rolled her eyes "Toms." Pirouette and Streak slipped under the crack and into the forest.

Authors Note

Sorry for the long hiatus on Rising. I was just caught up in school work. P.s for the big things for the Ocs that will be a separate story to keep things nice and organized. This will be my main focus. Also Streak belongs to the user CatOfHamilton. As long as the story is here you can submit Ocs.