This chapter is.... strange.... but I like it. :) Sorrelkit has a creepy dream and she and Mousekit must interpret it? This chapter is sort of a cliff-hanger! I hope you like it! :) (I've got to write more about Runningkit and Gingerkit, anyway.... those I've sadly been neglecting. :( )

Chapter 8

Mousekit

Mousekit awoke the next day, feeling refreshed and happy.

"Hey, Sorrelkit!" she yowled at the tiny tortoiseshell she-kit. Sorrelkit was the only other kit awake at the moment.

Sorrelkit gasped, jumped up, and then looked around her, trying to pinpoint where the sound had come from. Her eyes filled with relief when she saw Mousekit.

"Mousekit!" she gasped. "I thought you were the scary cat I had seen in my dreams last night!"

"Dreams? What dreams?" Mousekit wanted to know, before anything else.

"Well—he looked a lot like you, except he was big, Mousekit—no, seriously, this cat was huge!" Sorrelkit added, when she saw Mousekit's disbelieving look. "He was the size of a huge warrior, with amber eyes that gleamed and huge, evil claws. He told me to turn my back on the Clans, as I was going to be hunting for him now. He said that all the prey in the Dark Forest ran away from him, and he decided to enlist a kittypet, who was soft and sweet, to help him catch all that prey.

"I yowled and tried to wake up, but he just roared at me. 'Go hunting!' he demanded. 'Now!' I don't know exactly what made me obey, but I did." There was a faraway look in Sorrelkit's eyes as Mousekit gently urged, "Go on."

Sorrelkit took a deep breath and shook herself. "I couldn't catch any prey for this massive cat; it just kept running away from away! Eventually I felt implored to go back to this cat—I didn't know his name yet—and he saw me coming back with no prey.

"'No cat defies me, the great Tigerstar!' he hissed. 'And I see that you have caught no prey for me! Therefore, I will make you hurt!' He pushed me down onto my back in front so that I was lying belly-side-up. For some reason, vines curled around my paws and I couldn't move. Tigerstar looked more satisfied than ever." She paused for a moment before she went on. "And…." She gulped. "He raised his long, unsheathed claws above me, and prepared to strike. But then—a kind-looking tortoiseshell she-cat ran into the woods. Her fur bushed out with alarm and her eyes widened as she saw us.

"'Sorrelkit!' she gasped. I yowled at her happily. I just knew that she was a good cat. But then, Tigerstar stepped in. 'Spottedleaf!' he growled. 'What are you doing here?' Spottedleaf just blinked. 'I come with the permission of SkyClan and StarClan, Tigerstar,' she said in a low, dangerous voice. But she blinked warmly at me. 'I demand that you let this kit go. No cat deserves to be captured in your torturous purposes; making them bow before you in your enormous greed for power.' 'I will not let this kit go,' Tigerstar hissed. Spottedleaf's eyes narrowed. 'Fine, then,' she agreed with a sly snarl. My heart sank, but I was very happy with her next words.

"'It seems that I will have to resort to some of my many spiritual powers to set Sorrelkit free,' she hissed. And in that moment, the vines uncurled from my paws and I jumped up. I hissed at this strange cat, and he was blown backwards, as if I was a strong wind pushing him over. 'Follow me, Sorrelkit!' she yowled, and I pelted after her as we came out of that terrible forest and into a nicer territory, which I recognized as SkyClan.

"'Sorrelkit, if you ever have troubles with that cat again, be aware that I have given you special powers to guide you. For you, little one, are destined to be the third medicine cat of RainClan! Both Echosong and Jaypaw shall mentor you, and be comforted by the knowledge that you are not alone….'

"Then, her voice faded, and I woke up here." Sorrelkit looked thoughtful, yet a bit scared. "Do you think that I had a real dream from some sort of spiritual cats?"

"Hmm…. I'm not sure—maybe it's a sign?" Mousekit suggested. "Why don't you go tell Echosong?"

"Good idea!" Sorrelkit agreed. "Will you come with me?"

"Um, sure," agreed Mousekit. "Let's go!"

The two little kits scampered off to the medicine cats' den.