Chapter 2: New Sights, New Dangers
Smokekit awoke from his slumber as he felt a gentle prod in his shoulder. Ashkit. He thought glancing at the she-cat who was excitedly bouncing around, losing her balance from time to time but never falling down.
"Come on Smokekit! Let's play!" She chirped happily before gently nipping at his ears.
Smokekit batted at her playfully with a grin.
"Alright! Alright!" He squeaked, " Stop chewing on my ears before they fall off!" He said playfully before bouncing out of the nest under the watchful eye of their mother before padding outside.
He and Ashkit began to playfight with each other, Sootkit and Mudkit having joined along too.
It hadn't been long since the woke up before a viscious screech was heard above camp. Smokekit's ears flattened against his head and pressed himself against his siblings, fearing what was happening as a strange shaped creature circled around in the sky still screeching.
The other cats were panicking attempting to shove themselves into dens and bushes, anywhere they could hide.
"Smokekit! Mudkit! Sootkit! Ashk- No!" his mother screamed as the giant creature dove down and picked up a screeching Mudkit.
"Mama! Mama! Mama! Help!" She cried, the creature starting to head back up into the sky.
His mother immediately leaped into action attempted to leap up upon the back of the bird, she succeeded, but the bird shook her off, sending her falling back to the ground before taking off with a shreiking Ashkit.
His mother, Marshstep, immediately began running in the direction the creature had gone but the other cats had started coming out of their hiding places looking sad and scared.
What happened? Why did it take Ashkit? Will she come back? Smokekit found himself wondering. Suddenly he didn't feel like playing anymore, suddenly he just wanted to go back in the nest and cuddle in his mother's soft fur when it was dark, like Ashkit's fur.