Hi.

So, it turns out that staying fit, getting good grades, and basketball happen to take up a lot of time. And I'm not even getting all A's. (It's all because of flipping math). But whatever, getting two characters has inspired me! :D

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Guest #1:Thank you, Amber will appear in this chapter and continue to be in the story.

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Now on with de story!

Casper bristled as the large, intimidating dog stalked towards them. He arched his spine, preparing to fight. He knew these city dogs worked for Shard.

"Identifications?" Came the rough voice of the German Shepard.

The pure-white tom straightened his back. He forgot these dogs also had order. "We...we're coming here, from the grassy parts. We're just normal cats, coming."

The dog stared intently at Casper, then at Spark. After a long while, he nodded. "Alright. Go."

And the two cats did. Quickly padding off, Spark leaned over to her friend. "What was that all about?"

The tomcat shook his head. "It's something they do, to keep Outcasts away from their stronghold here."

"Outcasts?"

Casper sighed. Spark knew so little of this complex and dangerous world. "Outcasts. They're exactly that. Cats who 'challenged the order' but weren't killed. The dogs send 'em off to a remote-and highly guarded- place. Sometimes a brave-or stupid, finally snapped- one tries to come and assassinate Shard."

"Oh." Spark nodded. "Whaddya mean 'finally snapped'?"

Casper groaned. This cat was so darn curious!

So, for a long while as they walked, Casper went on answering questions and Spark went on asking them. Just as the white tom didn't think he could take anymore kit-worthy questions, he picked up the sent of a cat. A very close cat.

He spun around just in time to see a ginger-colored comet fly at them,

The young rebel instinctively leapt out of the way, tackling Spark into an ally. The attacker quickly spun around to face them, hissing.

Casper hissed back, shoving his ears forward dominantly.

"What are you doing in my territory?" A snarky, definitely female voice demanded.

With such confidence and rudeness in her voice, Casper found it hard not to tell her off. "We didn't know this was your territory." He said flatly.

"Well it was pretty frinking (Wolves of the Beyond reference) obvious, idiot! I've sent-marked this whole place!"

The larger white tom wrinkled his nose. This she-cat sure had an attitude. But before he could retort with his own snarky comment, Spark stepped forward, glaring.

"Well, I'm sorry, missy, but we weren't doing any harm, and, may I remind you, it was your salty little self who attacked us!"

That sent the ginger tabby into, well, a hissy-fit.

"You broken-jawed pigeon, I could take the frinking both of you on any day! Get outta my territory and go mewling back to your precious Shard before I tear your pelts off!"

Before the silver tabby could further enrage the cat, Casper spoke up.

"We're not with Shard. We're rebels. Defects."

The sassy she-cat visibly softened, as did her voice. "R-really?"

Casper nodded. "Really."

Quick as a hunted mouse, her attitude was back. "Well, that's stupid, there's only two of you, what could you possibly do?"

Casper had never thought of that before. What could they do? What did they even want to do? He wasn't sure, he knew Spark wasn't sure, but he did know one thing.

"We don't need tp be just two. We could be three."

The she-cat was taken aback. "W-what? You mean- go with you?"

Casper slowly but seriously nodded. "Yes. We'll need as much help as we can get."

The tabby took a step back. "I-I could report this. This could be the end of you. I could tell them."

"But you won't. Judging by how you spoke of him, you're none too found of that dog dictator." The white tom said, calm as could be.

After a while of silence, the she-cat stared Casper dead in the eye. "Call me Amber." She simply said, turning and walking off. After a moment, she looked over her shoulder and called, "Hurry up, idiots!"

The other cats followed her, letting Amber take the lead by a few feet.

"That was stupid of you, Casper." Spark hissed quietly.

"What? What was stupid?"

The silver she-cat had fire in her eyes. "Letting Amber come with us! She's a disloyal, annoying flea."

That seemed to set Casper off. "No she isn't! She just wants to help us defeat Shard! Give her a chance, Spark."

Spark snorted mockingly. "Yeah, we're going to defeat Shard. That was never the plan, Casper! We were just supposed to survive, not get caught up in some pointless rebellion!"

"So what do you suggest we do? Run away? Hide? Turn ourselves in and beg for their nonexistent mercy?!"

He paused momentarily, glaring at Spark, before continuing.

"You don't know them, Spark. Not like I do. You've never seen they're cruelty. You've never felt it. It-"

Spark cut him off. "I've never seen it?! Is that what you think?! They killed my mother in front of me!"

Casper stopped, his eyes shooting daggers at Spark, who also stopped.

"Have you witnessed your sister's execution? Or the murder of kits too small and weak to keep up with the larger, stronger ones?! Have you been forced to kill another cat to keep some dogs from murdering your own mother?!"

Spark growled. "I don't care what you think you've seen that I haven't, you moldwarp."

Dead silence followed that last statement. Moldwarp was the very worst thing a cat could call another.

Casper slowly shook his head. "Don't. Don't even come with us, Spark. Go back to your sewer- where you belong!" H hissed the last part venomously, turning around and scampering over to Amber, who had stopped.

The white tom whispered something in her ear, before they both started walking. Away. From Spark.

The silver tabby watched as the duo turned a corner, and vanished from her sight. Gone. Gone.

All of a sudden, her anger turned to remorse. She wanted to run after them, burst into tears, scream the world to The Fire- anything. But she didn't.

Instead, she thought about the friend she just lost.

Ya done it now, Sewer Spark.

I would like to point out that Spark is not the main character of this story. Casper and Spark are the main characters. Of this story. Not the sequel, which has also already been planned out.

If you've already summited a character, thank you, and feel free to summit more. If not, please do. XD

Please review! And have a nice day/night!

~KitKat