Prologue
The night was very quiet near the cluster of Twoleg nests. The Thunderpath's were empty except for the occasional monster that strolled down the hot path, still burning with the heat of the day sun. The nests were all dark, and the Twolegs asleep.
A streak of black and white flew across the Thunderpath. A white cat with black on the back of her head along her back to her tail-tip raced through the night, only a bit bigger than a kit. She had light blue eyes and kept stopping to listen for monsters on the Thunderpaths or Twolegs up late at moonhigh. Nothing approached her as she ran beside the Thunderpath, away from the Twolegs.
She sped through the maze of Thunderpaths, turning left, right, left, right. The Thunderpaths never seemed to end, and the cat soon started to pant heavily. But she kept up the pace until the Thunderpaths grew thinner and softer. Soon all that was left was a slightly bumpy path out of the Twoleg territory.
The cat hesitated and looked back at the Twoleg nests. Whatever the Twolegs did when she was gone would not matter to her, but she felt like she was leaving her kithood behind. All that she knew was being torn away by her decision to leave. Finally, she continued on her path across the Twoleg border and out into the unknown.
She passed a bridge over a river that gurgled and flowed with the moon reflected on the surface, its image wavering in the constantly moving water. She didn't give it a second glance, for she did not fancy water and staring at it would cause her to shiver and have second thoughts about going.
As she walked past the tall grasses, unfamiliar to the well cut gardens of the Twolegs, she heard noises everywhere. Twigs snapped, owls hooted, mice scuttled, and many other things crept around under the curtain of darkness. She thought she could see eyes, many different eyes, staring at her through the tall grass. She started to feel scared and longed for the comfort of her mother back in the Twoleg nest she was taken from.
Suddenly, a monster's lights flared up behind her. With the lights off, it had crept up on her and seemed to want to devour her with the Twolegs in its belly. The cat immediately leapt on instinct to her right, and before she realized it jumped straight into the river.
She lost her breath at the shock of the cold water, and she bobbed up to the surface and mewed pitifully, hoping something would hear her. Even getting eaten by one of the Twolegs' monsters was better than drowning. She went under the surface again and flailed her legs helplessly, wishing she hadn't left home.
When she resurfaced, she let out a mournful wail, gargled by the sloshing water all around her. She was being pulled backwards by the river. She tried to grab a stump sticking out of the water, but her paws just grazed it and she was pulled along by the current. She was tugged and pulled by the current, helpless to the raging waters.
She gave one last yowl before she was tugged back under. Her eyes stung from the water, and her lungs were on fire. She started to black out, and she gave up hope.
Suddenly, she felt something tug her shoulder. After a moment, something clamped down firmly onto her shoulder, and she felt herself being pulled up towards the surface. She gulped for the air hungrily as she was carried by something towards the bank on the left of her, where she had jumped from.
When she was safe on the bank of the river, the cat tried to look up at her savior. Something was hunched up beside her, panting heavily. Then, she blacked out completely, and lost consciousness. She only got to see two amber eyes before she gave in to exhaustion.
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Yes, I know it is pretty short compared to my other stories! But, it will get longer, trust me, and besides, it is just a prologue. Not really too important, other than the part about the cat being saved. Now, please review so I may continue this wonderful story!
Ja ne!