Chapter 6: Almost home
Skykit padded along the rough surface of the Thunderpath. She had said goodbye to Jake for the last farewell, and was going on her way again. Suddenly she saw a glimpse of the green leaves of the trees in the forest.
Yes! The dark brown tabby she-cat thought, excitedly. Almost home! She ran towards the forest until she could smell the sweet scents of the soft soil and the rough bark.
She jumped to the side of the black surface as a monster rolled near. She padded along, then hid in some bushes as a dog and a Twoleg padded across the path. She checked the cost was clear before jumping onto the top of a fence. She crawled across it and saw Twoleg kits playing in a garden.
She padded onwards and climbed up a tree to see the path ahead of her. She saw it well and clear.
"Hey! Get out of my garden, you fox-hearted thief! Get down here and fight like a tom!" A cat suddenly yowled. Skykit looked down. A pitch black kittypet was down there.
She leaped down and stood face-to-face bravely with the thin kittypet.
"Who are you calling a thief, beetle-brain?" She hissed. "You, for stealing my territory!" Skykit clawed the kittypet's muzzle and it yelped, retreating into the Twoleg nest. Scarlet drops spattered the ground. She continued on her way. She jumped back onto the fence and onto the path. A monster rolled by on the Thunderpath followed by another, and then a brightly-coloured blue one raced across the rough path in the opposite direction.
Then Skykit raced forward. She got to the other side safely. "Hello! What's your name?" Suddenly a cat came bounding up to Skykit. "Skykit." The dark brown tabby she-cat answered. The cat suddenly turned fierce. "Tricked you, didn't I?" It growled, and lunged forward, raking Skykit's side. Skykit screeched and lunged forward, tearing the ginger tom's ear and scratching his eye. Then she turned around, kicked up some loose pebbles and ran. She ran up a tree, but the cat pursued her.
She yowled, and raked its paws. She dropped from the branch, making the ginger tom fall and hit the ground with a thud. She raked its throat and ran on.
The ginger cat chased her weakly, so she kicked more loose pebbles and dust then turned and flipped him over. She clawed its back and bit down on its tail before rushing off and into some bushes with strong-scenting flowers.
She heard about three dogs barking and ran up a near-by tree. She jumped down and landed on a Thunderpath.
The dark brown cat ran to the path on the side of the rough, black surface just before a monster hit her. She gasped and padded on towards the forest.