Thank you Dappled for the review! I will do my best to incorporate more of the clan cats. This will be asier once the kits are apprentices. Moonkit's things will be explained in time, that's all will say for now. Haha!
Thank you Echoflight21 for the review! I am glad you liked my rendition of the moss ball game! I am doing my best to be creative while also still having some correlation to the actual series.
Thank you Grayshadow for the review! Yeah, the teams were pretty matched, weren't they? But you had good points about both sides. Haha!
A moon had passed since Mapleleaf's kits were born and Jaggedkit, Wolfkit, Moonkit, and Silverkit had offered to watch them while the queens rested. After much deliberation the older kits decided to entertain the younger kits with a show. Wolfkit began as he introduced the first kit,
"Up first we have Goldenstar of Thunderclan, our loyal leader and loving father to Foxkit, Lionkit, Pricklekit, and Beekit!" At this point Moonkit came out from behind a rock to stand in front of the four kits. She had clumps of moss hanging out around her neck in an imitation of Goldenstar's furry mane. All the kits purred at the silly scene. She tossed her head back with flare as she yowled,
"I am Goldenstar the great leader of this clan," she growled in a fake deep voice, "My loyal deputy come forward so that we maybe begin patrols!' At Moonkit's or rather Goldenstar's beckoning, Silverkit came out from behind the rock next. While Mapleleaf's kits were distracted, Wolfkit snuck away.
"My wonderous leader, I will do as you say what patrols do you want me to do?" Silverkit meowed in mock seriousness, for extra detail she had rolled in reddish brown dirt to coat her pelt to look more like Flamepounce.
"We need a uhm, a Dawn patrol and two hunting patrols!" Moonkit told Silverkit not really knowing how patrols really worked. With a short nod, Silverkit bounced away (she thought it would help her stay in character) and approached a pile of rocks, twigs, and leaves. This caused squeals of delight from the young kits, their eyes twinkling with unmasked joy.
"Um, Bluesky, lead a hunting patrol. Take Spottedpelt and Whiteflower!" Silverkit told a few rocks on the ground," Spottedpelt wake up, you always sleep into late!" Silverkit then smacked a twig with her paw and it went flying into the air. This caused even louder yowls of delight from the kits as it was well known to the clans that Spottedpelt was a late sleeper. She then turned towards the leaves,
"Soothawk take the dawn patrol and take your apprentice Cherrypaw, Cloverfern and her apprentice." Silverkit ordered, all the cats she named were ones she had met so far which was a pretty limited amount. She also made this up as she went because she really didn't know any more than Moonkit about patrols.
"Finally, Badgerclaw's take another hunting patrol with whomever you want!" Silverkit would never admit it, but she didn't really know any other cats so she just sort of gave up.
While Silverkit was ordering patrols, "Goldenstar's mate" came out from behind the rock,
"Oh, my mate Goldenstar I have missed you so much. We never have enough time for ourselves with the kits on the way and you being leader!" At this point the kits watching started to purr even more due to the fact that Mapleleaf was none other than Jaggedkit. His fur was covered in leaves and mud as he tried to copy Mapleleaf's multicolored pelt. He also puffed out his tummy trying to make it bigger as he was supposed to be a pregnant Mapleleaf.
"Oh sweetie you know I love you! Our kits will be wonderful just like us." With that Moonkit dramatically tossed her head upwards, again.
"You are right, our kits will be perfect!" Jaggedkit meowed in a very high pitched voice. Then Jaggedkit started yowling loudly attracting the looks of the other cats in the clearing.
Jaggedkit fell dramatically on his side while Moonkit yowled,
"Mapleleaf's kits are coming! Someone get Softfoot!" Moonkit screeched while running in circles. Silverkit ran off presumably to get "Softfoot" and she came back with Wolfkit by her side. For his character change he had moss between his toes and he carried leaves as his "herbs".
He approached Jaggedkit and started to "examine" his side.
"Goldenstar, get out of here before I have to chase you. I need to concentrate!" Moonkit started yowling again as Silverkit dragged her sister away from the scene.
"My mate! My kits!" Moonkit repeated over and over again.
Wolfkit refocused on Jaggedkit,
"It looks like you have four kits! Focus on pushing and eat these herbs" Jaggedkit pretended to eat the leaves before shoving them under his tummy. After a few moments Jaggedkit and Wolfkit tossed forward four rocks that were hidden under Jaggedkit.
"The kits have come!" Wolfkit announced and he left to go get "Goldenstar".
Moonkit came back out and approached Jaggedkit.
"Oh, they are wonderful! We must name them!'
"Yes, how about Foxkit for this one!" Jaggedkit said as he pointed his tail towards a reddish rock with some black on it.
"That's perfect! How about Lionkit for this one!" Moonkit touched her tail to a sand colored rock, "And Pricklekit for this one." Moonkit pointed towards a particularly lumpy rock.
"What should we name the last kit?" Jaggedkit wondered looking at a rock with black stripes on it.
"You should name him Beekit!" Silverkit came forward her pelt now slightly cleaned.
"I love it! Welcome to Thunderclan, kits!"
"The end" the four actors aid in unison. They all came forward and dipped their heads to the real Foxkit, Lionkit, Pricklekit, and Beekit.
At this point the fours kits were on their backs purring and squealing with delight. The four older kit joined them and they were all left on the ground panting to get their breathe back.
"How did we do?" Moonkit asked the kits.
"It was hilarious! I liked how you played your parts so well!" Foxkit wheezed always one to enjoy jokes.
" You nailed Goldenstar's panicking perfectly, Moonkit!" Lionkit added.
"I liked how you changed your appearance to look more like the cats you were playing, it made it even funnier!" Prickled meowed his green eyes glittering while Beekit nodded in agreement.
"Yes it was very entertaining," a voice behind them answered. The four older kits turned around to see their mothers watching and to their embarrassment the cats they were playing as, as well.
" I did not panic like that when the cats were born," Goldenstar murmured or rather whined.
"Oh, dear, yes you did. Don't try to deny it," Mapleleaf purred at Goldenstar, "Although I don't believe my voice is that high pitched."
Flamepounce just looked slightly annoyed but was unable to say anything while Softfoot's whiskers twitched in amusement,
"I don't remember the birth going on like that especially the part where all the kits were born at once." Softfoot purred.
"I didn't get to see the whole thing, would you be able to do it again?" Whiteflower encouraged. All the kits nodded in agreement as they prepared themselves to go again.
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What did you think of the chapter? Was it too far out there or no?
Either way I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. I am getting closer to some of their apprenticeships, especially Jaggedkit and Wolfkit who are now 4 1/2 moons old. So look forward to that in a few chapters!
Is there anything in particular you would like to see in the story? Please let me know!