Bright Lights – Trail of Lightning (310 Words)
Hiddenpaw stared at the smelly strip of greasy black stone. His pink nose wrinkled at the aroma that wafted from it.
"C'mon Hiddenpaw, it's just the Thunderpath! Nothing to be afraid of!" His naïve sister, Cloverpaw, mewed happily. He took a moment to consider all of the things that could go wrong, the ways he could get hurt. He saw the overjoyed look on his calico sister's face, and pushed them all aside. He put a tentive white paw on the warm, rocky path. A massive, red monster with rough black paws, and a clear face whizzed past. He could feel the cool wind rush through his whiskers.
"Hiddenpaw, you can only cross when I give the go signal," his mentor, Ivyfrost purred, her golden eyes sparkling with amusement.
"Cloverpaw, we will go first, so your doubtful brother can see what to do," a golden tom, Tangleroot, stated. "Okay, get ready…" Cloverpaw and Tangleroot tensed, powerful muscles rippling under the mentor's fur. "Go!" They raced across, their paws barely touching the ground as they ran.
"We made it!" Cloverpaw's sweet voice called from the other side.
"I'm ready when you give the signal," he told his mentor. She nodded. He stood t the very edge, braced and ready to dart. Energy surged through him, and he was anxious to move.
"Go! Run!" she yowled. Adrenalin pulsed in his veins as he ran. He could feel warm rock under his paw pads. Intoxicating fumes filled his lungs, but he powered on. Before he knew it, he had tumbled onto the soft comfort of grass. He stumbled to is paws, dizzy and dazed.
"Whoa…" was the only thing he managed to say. He blinked his blue eyes. Cloverpaw looked at him, ecstatic that he had enjoyed it.
"I know right?" the calico giggled as they followed their mentors to the next Thunderpath.
