(also I would like to note I didn't read the entire ending of Path of stars so I misplaced a few cats so, ignore my mistakes!)
Dawn awoke slowly her eyes drooping with exhaustion, but a warm chest deep purr made its way sloppily through her throat. She stared at the black tom that was sleeping soundly beside her, using her flank as a pillow.
Her heavily drowsy head turned from her mate towards her kits, she purred more softly to see both her son's piled on top of each other. Her eyes were just beginning to shut as she was reassured her mate and two kits were alright, mate and two kits…mate and two kits…two kits…two… Dawn's eyes popped open, her fur spiking up as she snapped her head around the den finding only Lightning Tail, Lightning Storm and Hawk Wing.
Dawn jumped up off the nest, not caring that Lightning Tails head smacked into the moss and bracken bedding. And almost trampled on Lightning Storm's tail in her haste to find her daughter.
Dawn shot out of the den, almost bawling Milkweed over in her haste. "Dawn what are you—" "Have you seen Cream Fur?" Dawn cut off, staring hard at Milkweed her paws pricking in anxiety.
"No, not since yesterday, Why? Did something happen?" Milkweed replied looking confused.
"I can't find her! She's not in the nest!" Dawn croaked out, her throat closing in fear of what had happened to her daughter.
"Dawn is you ok?" Lightning Tail called from their den, his head poked out of the entrance as Lightning Storm and Hawk Wing crouched sleepily beside him.
"I can't find Cream Fur!" Dawn cried, turning to her mate who looked instantly wake. "She wasn't here this morning?" He questioned, looking alert.
"No!" Dawn replied back, her pelt prickling with dread at what must have happened.
"What's going on?" Thunder asked, coming to stand amongst them Violet Dawn came as well along with a few other Clan cats.
"I can't find Cream Fur!" Dawn repeated, comforted a little at the concern mummers of the other cats.
"We should go look for them!" Lightning Tail declared, getting a dip of the head from Thunder. "Of course, I'll take Owl Eyes, Leaf, Milkweed, Violet Dawn, and Lightning Tail." Thunder announced, leaving behind Pink Eyes, Clover, Thistle, Cloud Spots and the kits and Dawn.
"I want to come too!" Dawn said, making her way to join the search party, but was blocked by Lightning Tail. "You need to stay here at look after the rest of our kits," He told her gently, ignoring the fierce hiss she gave. "They need you; I'll find Cream Fur I promise."
"Come on Lightning Tail!" Milkweed calls, following behind Thunder. With one last reassuring glance Lighting Tail followed following behind Leaf. Dawn stared after them until she could no longer see them anymore.
"They will find her don't worry too much," Cloud Spots said, coming to stand beside Dawn who wasn't all that assured. "Kits always do these kinds of stuff; Cream Fur will be found and be just fine."
Dawn was still not assured.
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It felt like weeks before Dawn saw a little brown and white smudge hastily making their way back into the hollow, Dawn raced over to her panting daughter. Her fear melting and being replaced by anger and annoyance and relief to find her daughter safe.
"Cream Fur! Where have you been? You have everyone out looking for you!" Dawn snapped at her daughter, but held her daughter close even through her anger.
Cream Fur wiggled out of her mothers hold, her soft kitten fur puffing up as Cream Fur looked determined somehow. "No time for questions! I need your help!" Cream Fur said in urgency, watching as Hawk Wing and Lightning Storm padded up.
"What is it?" Hawk Wing asked in excitement, rushing past their mother to stand in front of her.
"My friend Black Ear is in danger! We decided to meet last night and he got stuck in a tree and can't come down! You have to help!" Cream Fur pleaded to her mother, who eyes lit up in concern.
"Of course we'll help!" Lightning Storm spoke up, coming to join his siblings. "We can come. Can't we mama?" Hawk Wing said turning to their mother.
"I suppose?" Dawn said uncertainly, but quickly followed after her kits as they began to run ahead. "What for me!" Dawn called out to them making them slow to an impatient walk.
"We have to hurry before Lig—" Cream Fur cut herself off, running ahead before Dawn could ask what she was about to say.
"Cream Fur slow down, what were you going to say?" They made it to the edge of the woods before Cream Fur came to a halt, Dawn didn't see or hear anything remotely sounding like another kit in danger.
"Where's the kit that was in danger?" Hawk Wing squeaked, looking around at the empty trees.
"I'm rescuing you!" Cream Fur announced. Puffing out her chest as Dawn was startled at the abrupt declaration. "Rescue us, what do you—" It was only then that various different cat smells invaded her nose, whirling around Dawn was shocked to see a row of unknown cats closing in from behind.
"Who are you?" Dawn hissed, coming to stand protectively over her kits. Glaring at the cats that crept slowly towards them, dark mean eyes boring into her own at once, making her skin crawl but refusing to show any signs of discomfort only courage and the stance of back the heck off.
Dawn snarled as one broke from the rest and rushed her, Dawn caught him in a roll as they wrestled on the ground trying to pin each other. She eventually to get on top of him, holding him down firmly down by his shoulder so he couldn't move. She felt satisfied at this win, only for her blood to freeze at the sound of a terrified wail behind her.
Dawn whipped her head around, seeing her young son Hawk Wing swinging from the jaws of one of the cats mad hot blood fill her previous frozen blood. She stringed off the unknown cat and tried to save her son, only to be bawled over and pinned by another cat.
Dawn's eyes widened in panic, seeing an all too familiar cat above her… "H-Harvey!" Dawn shrieks out, only for her to get cut off instantly with some pressure to her throat.
"Do as we say and the kits will be fine," He snarls, but his eyes turn to look briefly to the kits.
"Fine!" Dawn rasps, allowing Harvey to get off her. "Come on then." He hissed, making Dawn shakily walk after him, her kits dangling from the jaws of their captors.
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While his mother was pinned by an unknown cat Lightning Storm gave a sharp jerk, twisting around at the orange tom that held him prisoner, with a well aimed smack his claws sank straight into the tom's eye making him howl with pain.
Lightning Storm hit the ground hard, scrambling to his paws before anyone could stop him and with regret pelted off into the woods, leaving everyone behind in confusion.
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"Cream Fur! Cream Fur where are you? It's your father!" Lightning Tail called out to his daughter, Thunder and Milkweed calling out to Cream Fur as well.
"Where do you think she could have gone?" Milkweed questioned, sniffing at the ground.
"Not a clue, but we'll find her." Lightning Tail said with more confidence then he felt.
"She might have gone towards the WindClan border; she liked it there and might have wanted to see Slate and the kits again." Thunder suggested, making Lightning Tail's tail twitch in annoyance wondering why his friend didn't suggest that in the first place.
"Then let's go!" Milkweed said, walking behind a clump of bushes both Thunder and Lightning Tail made to follow her when they heard her give off a startled yowl. They came race towards her, rounding the bushes they found Lightning Storm buried in Milkweed's splotchy ginger-and-black pelt, and shaking like a leaf.
"Lightning Storm, what are you doing here?" Milkweed gasped, looking down at the little tom kit as she looked shaken and stared around at the group.
"Cream Fur came back, but when we left to help one of her friends we got surrounded by other scarier cats!" He wailed, looking freighted.
"What happened?" Lightning Tail asked, keeping his voice relaxed and trying to calm his son. His son took a deep breath before telling them about Cream Fur showing up and needing help and the cats that captured them.
"Sounds like someone we know," Lightning Tail growled, sharing a glance with Thunder whose pelt was prickling with anger. "Of course it does." Thunder muttered.
"We'll we have to rescue Dawn, we should go right away!" Lightning Tail said, watching from the corner of his eye as Milkweed wrapped her tail around his son. "I want to help!" He squeaked, being ignored by the adults however.
"We shouldn't run in needlessly, by the sound of what Lightning Storm says Slash doesn't want to hurt them, he might just be using them as bait." Thunder pointed out, only for Lightning Storm to snort in distain.
"I'm sure Harvey wouldn't say the same, he tried to harm Dawn when she was kitting, what makes you think he won't now that he has this clear opportunity to!" Lightning Tail contours with a growl. He hears his kit choke, Lightning Tail's eyes dart to his son watching him shake harder as his eyes widen in fear. Milkweed presses him harder to her side, giving Lightning Tail a glare.
"But he won't, because we'll stop him." He adds on, coming to wrap his tail around his son as he holds him close.
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"I'm sorry!" Cream Fur muffled wail was heard again as she pressed herself against her mother. They were in Slashes camp; they were in a den that consists of a crate and tarp over their heads. It smelled fowl and worst of all they where held prisoner in here, but most of all it was Harvey's.
"It's alright, I forgive you." Dawn said quietly, watching her two kits curl tightly against her stomach in fear; she tried to reassure them as much as she could. They looked to her for answers, answers that she couldn't give them right now.
Dawn stiffens as Harvey walks in, he looked rather annoyed. A skinny mouse hung from his jaws that Dawn scuffs at but says nothing; he drops it at her side sweeping his eyes over them.
"Our father catches bigger ones." Hawk Wing states boldly, annoyance flashes in Harvey's eyes that makes sends Dawn on alert.
"You little mouse-brain, I am your father." Harvey retorts, making Dawn's anger flare. "You're not a true father!" Dawn spat, glaring straight into Harvey's eyes. "You're just a cold hearted liar and bully; Lightning Tail is a far better father! He cares and looks after the kits far better then you ever could! Our love will always remain with him! He is a better mate and father then any other cat in the world!"
Harvey's eyes flashed dangerously, a snarl ripping from his throat as he sprang at her. She takes his full weight and flips him over herself, mindful not to crush the kits. Harvey turns to slash at her with his claws but she stays out of reach, but unrepentantly tackled and can't take his weight.
"Get off my mom!" Hawk Wing shouts, while Cream Fur yowls. "Don't touch her." Cream Fur darts in and lashes at his side, pulling back so she doesn't get caught. Hawk Wing gets behind him, biting down hard of his tail and with satisfaction watches as Harvey gives off a cut of cry and releases Dawn.
Harvey turns in rage, his paw raised and brought it down and watching in shock as it comes a nose length away from clawing his eyes, but luckily Hawk Wing pulls away in time. Dawn for a moment was relieved to see her son wasn't blinded, but anger well up inside and Harvey nicked his ear and blood poured out of it. Making her son whimper in pain.
Rage fills Dawn as she attacks Harvey; she's blinded by it only wanting to hurt Harvey as he hurt her son but ten times worse. Dawn chomps down on his ear, not letting go as Harvey tries to through her off. Dawn gets thrown off after a good while, taking Harvey's ear with her as she bits clean through.
Dawn watches in satisfaction as Harvey gives out a yelp and runs out of the den, as he retreats she spat out the bloody ear. And come's over to check on her son.
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