Chapter four:
Scar leads deeper into the city and we pass over a scent line that smells like blood mixed with cat smell.
We keep going and approach an alley way but Scar stops.
On one side of the alley is a fence and the other side is a brick wall.
"This is as far as I am taking you." Scar says turning and running with his tail between his legs.
We watch him go for a moment then glance to each other only to head into the alley way but we barely make it in when we are stopped by two cats blocking our way.
One cat is a skinnier ginger she cat with some fur missing on her back between her front shoulder joints. She has light green colored eyes and a red collar that has claws and teeth of cats and dogs poking out of it all around it but just right so the collar stays on.
The other is a plumper tom cat that is black with one ear tip that's white along with a muzzle all the way along his stomach is white. His fur sticks is a little fluffier but still has the street cat look. He has a scar on his face that is diagonal running from above one eye to between his eyes then to under the other eye. His collar also has the claws and teeth poking out of it but his collar is green.
"Who goes there?" The she cat demands taking a step forward claws out.
"Identify yourselves. We don't like strangers around here." The tom cat says also with his claws out.
Scar is right when he said these cats are dangerous!
You can tell just by one look!
Behind them and around them in the darkness is glowing cat eyes obviously other cats from Bloodclan.
"I'm Socks and this is my sister Ruby." Socks nods to me. "We are here to see Scourge."
"Please let us see him. We promise it isn't something bad." I add in.
"Brick watch them. I'll go report to Scourge." The tom cat says turning and heading deeper into the alley.
"Ok Bone." Brick agrees then looks to us again watching us closely.
We stand there waiting for Bone to come back.
We don't wait long as Bone comes back. "You may enter. Follow me." He takes the lead and me and Socks follow him.
Brick follows behind us and we find ourselves in a space behind the brick building that has a large trash box against the fence across from the brick wall.
"Scourge I brought them as you asked." Bone says.
I glance around but I don't see anyone.
Suddenly underneath the trash box blue glowing eyes appear and crawling out from underneath is… Tiny!
But he looks different. He has the street cat look and even has some wounds that are only scars obviously from some moons or so ago. His collar has teeth and claws like Brick and Bone have on their collars. He raises his head and tail to show that he possesses power. His stance gives off a great amount of the impression of power. Not to mention his eyes look so cold it send chills down my spine.
Its true Tiny is Scourge!
"So it's true! Tiny- I mean Scourge." I quickly correct myself remembering he doesn't go by Tiny anymore. "Our housefolk moved away and abandoned us." I explain to him.
Socks adds to the conversation. "We don't know how to get our own food. Will you help us? Please?"
Scourge lets us hang for a long moment.
Bone and Brick move to practically flank him ready to move at his command.
Finally he speaks. "Why should I? My own cats barely have enough to eat. It's not my problem if you're too stupid and weak to feed yourselves." He almost growls.
Brick, Bone and the cats behind us laugh in agreement.
Me and Socks look desperately at our brother.
"But… But Scourge…! We're your littermates! Doesn't blood mean anything?" I ask him hoping to remind him we are family.
The other cats stop laughing and watch us with their unnerving eyes.
Scourge's eyes narrow slightly. "Oh yes. Blood is everything. But the only blood I'm interested in flows from my enemies. Look around you! These cats are bathed in blood. It soaks their fur and laps at their paws. This is why we survive! We are BLOODCLAN!"
His cats yowl in agreement.
Scourges word's alone is enough to send more chills throughout my body. How can he say something like that! What happened to our weak runt of a brother! Sure he's still smaller than the rest of us but he is bigger than the last time I saw him.
"SCOURGE!" A cat yowls from the entrance of the alley. "WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT AND FIGHT ME!"
Scourge looks to the entrance of the alley. "Bring these two along. Let them see this as a warning to not cross Bloodclan territory." He then goes towards the alley entrance like he's ready to kill.
"Yes, Scourge." Bone replies and he along with Brick make sure we go to the entrance of the alley way.
Once there we can see many street cats that look evil and have collars of all sorts of colors but they all have teeth and claws in their collars.
There's also three cats who look like they are also street cats but they don't have collars so they're not from Bloodclan.
The tabby is the one that challenged Scourge which is obvious by the challenging stare in his green eyes. "Come on Scourge! This seriously can't be you! A puny kit like you!?" He and the other two toms laugh.
The other three toms are standing a little behind the tabby.
One tom is white with many many scars on his body and a few nicks in his ears. His muzzle is a little pushed in but not by too much and his eyes are a dark blue.
The other tom is a ginger furred cat with green eyes. He is missing fur on his hind quarters like how Brick has it but there's claw marks on the missing fur area of the tom.
The final tom is almost like a yellow colored tom with brown eyes. He is a little fluffy and he also has scars on his body.
Scourge snarls. "Oh is that so? Then why don't you fight me you coward! Let me show you that you are the puny kit here!"
The tabby's eyes narrow and he lunges at Scourge with a battle cry and with claws out.
Scourge doesn't move but just before the tabby lands on him Scourge moves very quickly out of the way. He's so fast! He stares challenging at the tabby but his eyes also have a spark of laughing in them. "Is that all you got you slow weakling!" He calls out to the tabby.
The tabby bares his teeth and lunges at Scourge again.
This time Scourge jumps into the air with his claws out and with one upwards swipe he slices the tabby's stomach and chest open.
Scourge lands on his paws and the tabby falls to the ground on his side.
I move closer to Socks shaking slightly but so is Socks.
What happened that turned Tiny into such a monster!
The Bloodclan cats are all happy about Scourge killing that tabby!
The three toms that were with the tabby look horrified then the yellow colored one lunges towards Scourge trying to kill him for revenge.
Scourge leaps out of the way making the tom land where Scourge used to be. Scourge then leaps out in front of the tom using his speed to move quickly and he snaps his jaws in front of the toms face.
The tom falls back in surprise in which Scourge leaps on top of the tom digging his claws into the tom's throat until the tom stops struggling.
Scourge killed two cats and he isn't even affected by it!
The Bloodclan cats look ready to go at the other two toms but they are watching Scourge waiting for him to give them the command.
Scourge looks to his cats then to the toms and he flicks his tail in the direction of the toms.
His cats lunge forward and kill the two toms playing with them first torturing them before killing them.
Scourge turns and uses one back paw to kick some dust onto the body of the yellow colored tom he just got off of. He goes over to a colorful box tipping it over letting some chicken fall out. He looks to me and Socks. "Eat. This is the only time I will help you. After this you are not welcome on Bloodclan territory." He states and turns to his cats.
I quickly go for the food and eat. 'Food!'
Socks follows a little more slowly still in shock of what happened then he too eats.
We finish the chicken then we look to Scourge and his cats.
A dog barks as it approaches quickly.
Me and Socks are ready to bolt and as it gets closer I see it's the same dog that chased us up the tree!
Scourge moves to intercept the dog not even flinching and his cats flank him in more or less a line. They are ready to fight the dog and don't look afraid.
The dog moves closer and its jaws open to snap any cat it gets a hold of in half.
Scourge moves onto his hind legs and as he falls back to all for paws he slashes the dog's nose making it splatter blood.
The dog yelps and takes a few steps back shaking its head making drops of blood fly left and right.
Scourge raises his white paw that is bloody and his cat dash forward slashing at the dog then jumping out of reach.
They slice at the dog's muzzle half the time it tries to snap at them or they'll jump out of reach.
Scourge approaches the battle against the dog and once he has joined he yowls.
Him and his cats all jump at the dog clawing and biting at it until it runs off tail between its legs as it whimpers.
Me and Socks can only stare wide eyed at Scourge and Bloodclan.
To think that Tiny has grown up into this!