Dawnpaw sighed. They were heading out, and Sugar wanted to go in the trees so that the Twolegs wouldn't see them. Cinderkit, Reedkit and Littlekit were riding on Dawnpaw's back, to give Willowpaw her full strength to climb, as she hadn't done it before. The rogues were already up, but Dawnpaw was the first of the clan cats to start climbing. "Hold on." Dawnpaw said to the kits, not deterred by the tall trunk. She set her front paws on the trunk, and curled her tail over her back to help catch the kits. Kicking with her hind legs, she started shimmying up the tree. Reedkit started slipping, and Dawnpaw stopped, but Cinderkit caught him. "He's fine." She reassured, grasping the apprentice's fur once again. Dawnpaw continued up the tree, and soon came to the first branch. Sighing in relief, she hoisted herself onto the limb.
She grasped Reedkit in her jaws, and put Cinderkit between her shoulder blades. Littlekit's tiny claws were easily holding onto the apprentice's fur. Dawnpaw grunted, and used her powerful hind legs to leap easily onto the next branch. After a few more, she was just under the largest branch. One more leap, and she would be with the other cats. Carefully calculating her jump, she paused. After a moment, she landed gracefully on the branch. She swung Reedkit onto her back, and opened her mouth to speak. Then, she saw the view. The apprentices looked like mice from up here, and the rogue camp was the size of a single den! Sugar walked towards her. "I know." She said happily. Sugar lifted up Reedkit and set him on the branch, doing the same thing with his littermates. Littlekit smiled, and Cinderkit leaned protectively against Reedkit. "Nightpaw! You're up!" Sugar called down. Nightpaw nodded, and slowly started up the tree.
Once everyone was up, Sugar started instructing the cats. "Moon! Cara! Please go up ahead and lead the way. We want to go past the abandoned Twoleg den, please." Cara nodded, and agilely started leaping from tree to tree. "Slow down!" Moon called, struggling to keep up. Cara paused, and looked backwards. "Yeah, I will. I don't want to leave you behind!" She teased. "I'm perfectly fine! It's that I want to let the clan cats catch up!" He defended himself. They continued argueing jokingly as Sugar turned to the remaining cats. "Okay, Apple, can you go in the back? I can lead." She looked at the clan cats. "Okay, we will go in single file. Dawnpaw first, then Willowpaw, Sunpaw, and Nightpaw." She smiled at the kits. "Can you guys jump? If so, pick a spot in line." Cinderkit looked at Reedkit. "I'll be fine. Don't worry!" He protested. Littlekit walked up to where Dawnpaw was standing, and slid in behind her. Reedkit went behind Willowpaw, and Cinderkit stopped after him, ready to catch him if he fell. "Okay! Let's go!" Sugar said. Apple went to the end of the line, and Sugar leapt up to the front. Sugar easily landed on the next branch, and Dawnpaw landed behind her. Littlekit hesitated. "Don't worry. I can catch you!" Dawnpaw said encouragingly. Littlekit nodded, and jumped. Her front claws landed on the branch, and she quickly swung herself up. Dawnpaw licked the top of her head affectionately, and turned to watch Willowpaw leap. She jumped, and just barely scratched the branch. As she started to fall, Dawnpaw lunged down and caught her, pulling her up so that she could sit on the branch. Reedkit cowered, until Cinderkit set her tail on his shoulder comfortingly. He leapt, and got nabbed by Dawnpaw halfway across. Once Reedkit was safe, Cinderkit sprinted and soared easily across the gap. Sunpaw jumped, neatly landing and curling his tail around his paws. Nightpaw backed up, then jumped up into the air. Time seemed to stop as his body blocked out the sun. Dawnpaw gasped as a small voice in her head said. "It's a coincidence. He is not the cat prophecies!" It was not one of the normal voices inside her head that she normally heard. She was burst out of thought when Nightpaw landed beside her. "Okay, next jump!" Sugar called, already across. Dawnpaw couldn't shake that small voice that kept telling her that Nightpaw was not prophesied, and that he would be safe.
And the cats prophesied won't be?
I'm tired. Anyone else? Yeah, I have lots of chapters written out, so get ready for a flood of chapters!