Lil' Gem had escaped through the cat flap and leaped onto the fence.
Lil' Gem saw the endless twoleg nests.
Wow! The world is so much bigger than I thought...
But then something caught her interest. She saw a group of cats.
She leaped down from the fence and saw the thunderpath, crossing it to the garden with the group of cats.
She had been spotted by a black and white she-cat with light green eyes.
"Where are you going, little one?"
"I was just exploring. There's so many things to see out here!"
"Shouldn't you be with your housefolk?"
"Shouldn't you?"
"I used to live with those twolegs, but I left to join CatnipClan."
"CatnipClan?" Lil' Gem asked. Her eyes widened.
"Yes. I am the medicine cat. My name is Jewelfur."
"That's so cool! Can I join your clan?"
"I'm not the leader of the this clan. Leopardstar is, but she's busy at the moment. Maybe you can come back later?"
"Sure! I'll come back later! But my mother is going to worry about me if I'm not at home..."
"Well, I'll see you around, kittypet."
Lil' Gem turned around.
"Kittypet?"
"You're owned by twolegs, aren't you?"
Lil' Gem nodded.
"Well that just means you're owned by twolegs and live with them."
"Maybe I'll never go back. Maybe I'll just stay here."
Lil' Gem heard his mother's voice.
"Lil' Gem...where are you?"
"I better go. Have fun in your clan."
Lil' Gem ran across the thunderpath and leaped over the fence.
"There you are! Where have you been?"
"The wild."
"The wild? Now why would you want to go there?"
"I was only exploring."
Heart of Gold decided to ask Lil' Gem a question.
"So, how was the wild?"
"It was the best."
"Good. Now you've had your fun. Now you will be a show cat without distraction."
"But I love the wild. Don't you understand?"
Lil' Gem followed her mother into the twoleg nest. Then, she was given another bath and grooming.
"So, what happened after that?" Silverpaw asked.
"Well, our mother told us about a new event happening, the first one of our lives. My sister was excited, and practiced every single day. We didn't get many chances to go outside anymore. Our mother and our housefolk were too busy preparing us for the show. My sister won, and I didn't win anything. Other than something that said I was in the show. My mother forced me to go to them. I had no choice. I wanted to leave, but every time my mother found me. She soon finally realized my destiny was not to a show cat like her."