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Sari crouched behind a garbage can, her gaze on the entrance to the "training alley", as she had informally dubbed it. A week had passed since Prowl had attacked Night, one whole week of not knowing whether or not her friend was alright or if she was dead. Prowl had returned to the Clan cats' hideaway, the old, run down house that had hidden the fallen star piece, bleeding and limping. He had gasped something about BloodClans' numbers growing before collapsing on the floor; Ratchet had a hard time getting him to stay with them once he had surveyed the damage. He claimed that the run home was what really almost killed him, not so much the fight, since the blood was moving more while he was in motion more than when he was sitting still.
She shivered at the thought that Night had done that much damage to Prowl. She had said so herself that she was still in training to become a warrior, and yet she had injured a warrior badly enough to make him still be stuck recovering after a week. She wanted to know how Night was doing, even though she was sure that the other she-cat would still be recovering after such an intense fight. Ratchet was the best medicine cat around and she highly doubted that Night's family had one. She was positive that Night's family was just a single pair of Forest cats that had ventured into the city a long time ago and simply never bothered to go back. She didn't seem like a BloodClan cat, not like the ones she had seen. The thought caused her to shiver again.
Megatron was one of the most terrifying cats she had ever seen in her entire life. He was enormous, even bigger than Bulkhead, with more power than any cat she knew of. Second to him was Starscream, who she had seen toss Bumblebee around like he was a mouse. She was a terrifying she-cat, with a voice that hurt her ears when she fought, and claws that looked like talons. The ruled over the BloodClan with such cruelty that it made her blood cold just to think of it, and the fact that the cats under them still stuck around was even more amazing.
Her ears perked up when she heard soft paw-steps heading towards the alley and she peered over the bag of garbage curiously. She had already almost been spotted earlier when Lugnut had wandered in, shoving garbage cans over in search of food, and she didn't want to have a repeat offense. She almost laughed out loud when the familiar black and blue body of Night strolled in, tail held up higher than normal with almost no signs of injury outside of several bald patches on her face and shoulders. She looked at the other she-cat curiously, noting how the blue now seemed to stretch over her shoulders and legs more, now that she had bothered to stop and look long enough. She hadn't noticed the gradual change of black to blue before since they never seemed to pay that much attention to what the other looked like.
She had to admit that Night had grown up to be an attractive she-cat, even though she personally thought she herself was much prettier. She was predominately black, a darker black than anything she had ever seen before, and her eyes were the deepest of reds, darker than her own eyes by several shades. Blue fur ran up her legs to cross over her shoulders, dip down over her sides, and cover the front of her hind legs. Under her jaw was also a stripe of blue fur that stopped just before her throat, making it look like she had dropped the bottom of her jaw into a bowl of paint. She snickered at the thought, trying to image what her friend would look like after she picked herself up and out of the paint; probably very angry and embarrassed. She wondered vaguely over what toms would attempt to court her before she bounded out of her hiding spot.
"Night!" she shouted.
The other she-cat's ears flew forward before she smiled in delight and charged forward. "Sari!" she meowed before they bunted their heads together.
"You're ok!" Sari mewed as they sprang apart.
"Of course I am," she laughed. "One rogue cat can't kill me!"
"I'm sorry about that," Sari apologized. "I didn't know he was following me."
"It's ok," Night replied with a smirk. "Thanks to him, I earned my varrior name."
Sari gasped before springing forward. "What is it? What is it?!" she squealed in delight.
Night's smirk widened before she lowered herself slightly as she took a step forward. "I'm Nightmare now," she whispered in a creepy voice. "Ze scourge of ze alleyvays…at least, zat's how my uncle said it."
"Whoa," Sari purred in delight, "that is such a cool name!"
"Isn't it?" a soft voice cooed, causing them both to jump and spin around.
Sari's eyes widened as she stared at the grey and black she-cat standing at the entrance to the alleyway. Nightmare hit the ground on her stomach in an instant, her eyes huge in terror as she began to shake. She gulped at her friend's fear and looked up again, only to step back in shock as the three brothers Icy, Hothead, and Random stepped up behind the she-cat, smirking at her triumphantly as several other cats filed into the alley, circling around both of them to close off any retreat. She bit back a whimper of terror as she tucked her tail in close to her body and lowered herself to the ground beside her friend, huddling against the other for some sense of protection.
Icy, Hothead, and Random stepped forward and Nightmare started to shake more, her ears pinned back to her head so tightly that they didn't even appear to be there anymore. Icy smirked before he stepped in front of his brothers and gently licked Nightmare's forehead, a deep purr rumbling through him. Sari gawked at the large tom before Nightmare stopped shaking and slowly began to stand up, a weak smile on her muzzle before she rubbed her head against Icy's chest.
"Vhat…vhat are joo going to do?" she asked weakly.
Icy looked back at the grey and black she-cat as she walked forward, causing Sari to flatten herself out more. "We're going back to the dens," she replied before smirking at Sari. "And we're taking your dear friend with us."
"What?" Sari demanded before bristling. "I'm not going anywhere with you BloodClan cats!"
The she-cat laughed before stepping forward to press her nose to Sari's. "Aww, you're trying to be a tough little kit," she cooed teasingly. "But, darling little Sari, haven't you realized it yet? Nightmare IS a BloodClan cat."
Sari froze before turning to Nightmare. "You're a BloodClanner?" she whispered.
Nightmare's brow furrowed in confusion. "Ja," she replied.
"I thought…you were a lost forest cat," Sari hissed.
"Vhy vould you think zat?" Nightmare asked as she tilted her head.
"Because BloodClanners are evil cats that kill without reason!" Sari shouted.
Nightmare blinked several times before nodding. "Ja, but ze Forest cats vill kill just as quickly," she replied before snorting. "As zat friend of joors proved by attacking for no reason vhat so ever."
Sari shook her head angrily before leaping forward. "You lied to me!" she accused.
"I did no such thing," Nightmare replied simply, her tail swishing around. "Joo made the assumption that I vas a Forest cat; I said I vas a Clan cat."
Sari glared at the ground as tears blurred her vision, ignoring the snickers of the other cats. Nightmare gently pushed her head against Sari's, purring gently and making the smaller she-cat look up at her. Sari narrowed her eyes before sighing and lowering her head, glancing at the BloodClan warriors with mistrust. The grey and black she-cat smirked before moving forward slowly, swishing her tail as she walked around the two of them.
"Hmm, do you recall what are orders were, Lugnut?" she cooed to the enormous purple cat that immediately bounded over to her, dropping himself down to be lower than her.
"We are to bring the star piece back, oh young mistress," he replied.
"Did Megatron tell us what to do with the kit?" she asked, continuing to circle.
Lugnut paused, narrowing his single eye for a moment before shaking his head. "No, he did not," he replied.
"Good," the she-cat purred before she turned around and lunged at Sari.
Nightmare and Sari screamed, one in fear and the other in denial, before Sari found herself pinned underneath the large she-cat. Nightmare leapt forward to strike the larger cat, but the three brothers intervened, pushing her away with a gentleness that shocked Sari, and whispered something to her. Nightmare glared at them before Hothead pushed on her back and pinned her down, his claws out to make sure she didn't move. Sari let out a weak mew as she stared up into the red eyes of the she-cat above her, who was gazing down at her with an amused smirk on her muzzle.
"It would appear that the Kittypet did not do that horrible a job in raising you," she purred softly before she brought her face closer so that their noses were inches from each other. "You've grown a lot, little Sari."
"Who are you?" she demanded.
"You've forgotten already?" the she-cat asked with a mock hurt voice. "Well, considering you were just a kit, I will let it slide," she added before she lifted her head up proudly. "I am Eternalscream, newly appointed leader of the Seekers patrol group."
Sari's ears lifted curiously at the she-cat's name; she had heard it before. "You were the she-cat that I met when I was a kit," she murmured.
Eternalscream nodded. "Yes, that was me," she stated before she bit down onto the star piece around her neck and ripped it off, holding it tightly between her teeth. "Now, you have a choice to make. You can leave here and go back to living like the Kittypet your father raised you to be or you can come with us and become a warrior worthy of living in the forest again."
Sari pinned her ears back as she gulped. "You can't make that decision," she accused.
Eternalscream smirked before handing the star piece off to Lugnut, who carefully held it between his fangs. "Watch me, kit, watch me," she purred before turning to address the cats that had followed her. "Head back to the dens; we have what we came for," she ordered.
The cats began to slide silently back out of the alley, ignoring her completely as if she didn't even exist. Nightmare was allowed to stand up, but the three brothers pushed her along after the others, not allowing her to go to her friend's side. Sari gazed after her longingly before looking up at Eternalscream, not trusting her to keep her word. The larger she-cat lifted an eyebrow before padding past her, stopping at the entrance with a questioning look.
"Are you coming?" she asked.
Sari looked down at her paws, her breath caught in her throat. Her friends were the cats of the Forest Clans, but Nightmare, the closest friend she ever had, was a BloodClan cat. And now one of the patrol group leaders was giving her a chance to join the Clan that had almost caused the extinction of Bumblebee's Clan. What was she to do? She couldn't go with them, could she? No, she couldn't turn her back on the Forest Cats…but she had lost the star piece. They would be angered to learn that she had lost it by accidentally befriending a BloodClan kit. She wouldn't be allowed out of her house ever again, and she wanted so badly to be a warrior. She bit her lip before looking up, meeting Eternalscream's gentle gaze and jumped back in surprise.
"I understand your confusion, young one," she purred before chuckling. "It is never easy to choose between your friends and your family."
"What are you talking about?" Sari asked as she took a step forward. "My father is a Kittypet, exactly where my friends are."
Eternalscream smiled before motioning with a paw. "I can fill you in on everything you have ever asked about your origins," she stated. "And I can sway Megatron into allowing you to remain within the BloodClan; all you have to do is come with me."
Curiosity spurring her on, Sari padded gently over to Eternalscream's side, earning a fond smile from the she-cat. Eternalscream nodded before leading the way down the sidewalk, knowing full well about the blue eyes of an enraged ShadowClan cat that had been watching from the shadows. She shot a daring glance over her shoulder before trotting on, leading Sari deep into BloodClan territory.
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