Chapter 4:
Squirrelkit Alone
Squirrelkit was dazzled by all the new and mysterious scents in the forest. The trees seemed to be so tall that they touched the sky. She felt so small. Suddenly Squirrelkit smelled something strange.
She couldn't identify the scent, although, she realized, it must be some kind of prey.
"Strange," she muttered to herself. "I haven't smelled that before!"
Squirrelkit decided to go after the scent. The smell got stronger as she carried on through the forest, until it clogged her nose so that she couldn't smell anything else. She stopped in front of a bush, where the scent seemed to be coming from. She leaped into the bush. I
Squirrelkit came face-to-face with a strange, rank-smelling black-and-white-striped creature. It wasn't very big, but it seemingly towered over Squirrelkit.
The badger didn't hesitate. It lashed out at her, scratching her nose so that it started bleeding.
Squirrelkit, terrified, yelped, "Mama! Help me!"
But of course camp was too far away.
The badger growled and bared it's sharp fangs, and Squirrelkit knew she had to defend herself or die. Before the badger could strike again, Squirrelkit swiped her claws across it's face. The badger drew back for a second, taken by surprise. Squirrelkit used this time to flee, but the badger was right behind her, snapping at her heels.
"Help!" she cried again, but to no prevail.
The badger was gaining on her. Squirrelkit had shorter legs than it. She knew she was as good as dead.
"StarClan, help me!" Squirrelkit heard herself mutter.
That surprised her. She never talked about StarClan, but there she was, asking them to save her.
Squirrelkit knew she couldn't run forever. She had to stop soon. She was getting tired, but the badger showed no signs of slowing down. The world was a blur. She was so tired she that she collapsed, gasping for air.
"Mama," Squirrelkit mewed, barely a whisper, as she saw the badger's evil black-and-white head in front of her. The world darkened, and Squirrelkit was out cold.
Sorry about that short-ish chapter. It's a cliff-hanger…will Squirrelkit survive? I have a good plot for this to come soon in upcoming chapters….stay tuned! -Liontide