Hello, it's me with another chapter. For some reason, the first thing that popped up into my mind while writing this was CalliopeMused, so if you know her, tell her to read this please. Also, I've not mentioned Blaze and Shindou for 2 chapters so this one'll focus mainly on them. I've decided to dedicate chapters to people suddenly, so look out, your name may be mentioned.
Dedication: deadinside72, my first friend on fanfiction & the greatest person ever!
Kitarto would be nothing more than a burden. She knew it, and she didn't like it.
The cats couldn't seem to make their mind up. Some would say to wait, others said get a boat, no-one could decide.
Outside the cave, hidden in some bushes, Shindou and Blaze were talking.
"What do you think we should do?" Shindou asked.
Blaze thought for a while, then answered: "I think we should let Kitarto's leg heal. Back in Alaska, if you couldn't keep up, you were left behind. I don't want anyone to suffer like I did."
Shindou pondered this for a while. "Do you think the others that Sky, Kitarto and Vello talked about will come?" Was her next question.
"I dunno, but I've a feeling they're on their way here." Blaze answered. Then he blacked out.
When he came to, Shindou was standing over him with a worried expression on her face. "Are you OK?" She asked.
"Yes, I had a vision though. Sometimes I can see the future in visions, I've no idea how." Blaze answered.
"Tell me about the vision." Asked Shindou, interested.
So Blaze began:
"I thought I heard something, then it went black. I was standing in a tree, for some reason. I saw about 6 cats. At least, they looked like cats. I'd never seen the like of them before. For instance, one was nearly twice the height of another!
The one in question was massive, covered in thick white fur and criss-crossed with wide chocolate brown stripes.
Another was smaller, but obviously built for climbing. This one looked like Sky and Jade, exept Sky and Jade have little spots inside the circles on their backs, this one didn't.
Yet another was heavily built, but smaller than the white one, like Vello, exept a beautiful golden colour that he could only dream of.
The third and fourth were obviously the cubs of the golden one, tiny versions of their mother still with the downy fluff found (A/N: Too many f's) on young cubs.
The last was quite small, and snow white with light grey spots.
Strangest of all there was a bird in the middle, he was talking to... Us. I saw us in the middle of the ring of cats. Then I woke up."
He stiffened suddenly, then said quietly to Shindou. "Keep close to me, there's danger about, it smells like a group of cats, but they're like nothing I've ever smelt. Follow me, and stay downwind of them.."
They got up quietly and passed downwind of the group that Blaze mentioned. Shindou felt scared, but was comforted with the knowledge that Blaze was here. She could now smell them too, Blaze was right, it smelt similar to the cats in the cave they'd just left behind, but yet entirely different.
Blaze tensed up, they saw a large black shapeless thing walk right next to their hiding place. Then it was gone.
"Hello, mates. What do we have here then? A couple of fur rugs?" A loud voice said, right above them. There, perched in the tree, was a giant bird. "We mean no harm if you don't." He said jollily (A/N: Is that even a word?).
Blaze relaxed and answered "no, we don't mean harm. Just checking out the forest round here, the rest of my friends have to be safe, you know. By the way, what do you mean by "we don't mean any harm" or whatever it was. I can only see one of you."
"He means us" a deep voice said behind them. They spun round to see a massive animal, the likes of which they'd never seen. It was pure white, exept for the deep chocolate bown stripes that zoomed over his body. Blaze felt Shindou tense up as more animals came out of the bushes, all of them cats, but none like the ones in the cave. Blaze moved protectively in front of Shindou, a little intimidated by the white one, but determined not to show it. This was exactly like his dream.
"First meetings usually require introductions." He said defensively.
"Of course," the white one said. "I'm Silver the white tiger. This is Kisa the lioness and her cubs, Kumal and Simba. This is Falcon the leopard. This is Sierra the snow leopard. And finally, this is Nozzers the great cormorant."
"Very great cormorant, Silver, very great." Nozzers was quick to correct him.
"Wait, Silver and Falcon. Weren't they the ones Kitarto, Sky and Vello talked about?" Shindou asked Blaze. He nodded and motioned for the cats to follow them.
The one called Falcon caught up to them. "Wait, you know Sky, Kitarto and Vello?" Once again, Blaze nodded.
He led them to the cave and howled for silence. The cats in the cave fell silent and looked towards Blaze, Shindou and the cats.
"Falcon!" Sky yelled and raced towards him.
"Sky!" Falcon yelled as he tackled her to the ground.
"Silver!" Vello yelled.
"Vello!" Silver yelled joyfully back, as he was tackled to the ground. "How've you been? I've missed kicking your butt at almost everything."
"Hey, you do not kick my butt at anything!" Vello answered indignantly.
"Yeah sure, you little grass stain. Where's Kitarto, by the way?"
"I'm here." Kitarto said from right behind them...
Yay, I'm back after letting the story write. OK, now some things to guess/answer:
1) How did Kitarto get behind them, after all she was lying at the back of the cave & Vello and Silver were at the front?
2) Do you still want me to send Kitarto & co to go across the Atlantic?
Answer in a review!