Two days later, Snake was now convinced that they should re-build AquaClan. He led the three rouges once again to the path of the cave. As they approached the waterfall, the pool had some blood in it.
Perking his ears to the sides, he tried to hear signs of a cat who was near by. Hearing nothing, he tasted the air, "The water must be hiding his scent."
Do you think the Vines might have chased the cat all the way here?" Flame meowed.
"The Vines don't come to the forest unless they have to. The cat must have escaped or something-"
"So you aren't from Vines then?" a kit voice meowed from a near bush.
"No we are not. Come out, we wont hurt you-" Bird instructed.
"I'm not scared." the kit hissed while stepping out of the bush. The kit was a white tom with pale yellow tabby stripes and aqua colored eyes who looked to be about 5-6 moons old. On the kits stomach, there was a deep looking scratch on it. "I m Spider, who are you?"
"I am Snake, that's Bird, Bubble and Flame." Snake introduced. "Where is your mother?"
"Vines where chasing us and she told me to not look back, next thing I know, I'm here." Spider explained.
"Come over here." Snake meowed while flicking his tail. He took Spider to the cave and put cobwebs on the wound. "I do not know about herbs so, just don't take the webs off."
"What is this place? Its so cool. We can hide many cats here from Vines." Spider meowed. "Then Vines wont kill any more cats"
"Actually. We are going to build a Clan. We will stand up to Vines." Flame meowed entering the cave.
"Wont making a Clan just be making a new Vines?" Spider asked,
"A Clan does not kill. We protect one another. There is a warrior code where elders, queens and kits eat first, a medicine cat to heal our cats, a leader to lead and a deputy, second in command-"Snake explained.
"What about us kits? Do we start training at a young age practicing moves that could kill us?"
"When a kit turns 6 moons old, they turn into apprentices. There are moves that could kill another cat but those are in case of emergency. Apprentices train with sheathed claws, including their mentors. Other duties for apprentices are taking care of elders and queens, changing moss from the dens."
"Can I join? Taking care of one another is perfect. I want to join. I will join." Spider meowed.
"Aren't you stubborn. How old are you anyways kit?" Flame meowed.
"Actually, I would be an apprentice. I turned 6 moons yesterday. I actually know some cats who would like the idea of protecting one another. I can take you right now. Please, I also need to look for Hannah." Spider insisted,
"Yeah, Snake, why don't I go with him, we can hold a meeting to tell cats about the Clan. You tell them about how a Clan works and if they want to join. They can stay." Flame purred.
"That's not a bad idea." Bird meowed coming into the cave. Snake, you know where there is moss so we can put some in the dens and sleep here, we can hold the meeting in a few days so we have time to clean a bit."
"That is not a bad idea. Alright, Flame and Bird. Go with Spider. Bubble, you can help me here." Snake ordered. "It is dawn so be back by sun-down or before."
As soon as the three cats left, Bubble meowed, "Orders, is that how a leader is?"
"Yes, it is. You might not know everything about a Clan but I will explain better at the meeting." Snake answered.
