Darkness, that was all I could see until sound slowly began to reach my ears; the sound of a peaceful summer night, the wind coursing through the air as the clouds above slowly moved along. Then, I opened my eyes to see I was lying in a grassy clearing surrounded on all sides by bushes and trees. I opened my mouth and was surprised when I could taste the air itself, the moisture in the air was so strong it seemed like it would rain.
Slowly I closed my mouth, confused as the smells of the night seemed to become less apparent, before turning my head to look down at myself, only to widen my eyes in shock and disbelief at what I could see. Where I had expected to see pants and shoes, I saw only a course brown fur. My legs were not those of a man, but of a cat.
As quickly as I could I struggled to my feet and looked down at myself, still having a hard time comprehending what I was. On my legs and tail I could see the dark brown markings of a tabby and the white fur of my chest, and upon looking over my shoulder, saw a part of fur that seemed larger then the rest of my coat. All the while I felt like this cat I was, now was vaguely familiar.
Then it hit me, I remembered the test I'd taken before waking up and realized with a sinking feeling that the appearance I'd taken on now, was almost exactly the same as the answer I'd put for one of the questions. "It couldn't be.." I thought as I stumbled to my paws, taking a minute to steady myself before taking a few shaky steps. "If this is because of the test, hm.." I thought aloud as a cold sensation hit my nose.
All around me drops of rain were beginning to fall as I stumbled to the less densely packed side of the clearing and stepped into the undergrowth, only to come out to an open ledge on the other side. It was large and made of tightly packed dirt, a river sliding past below, and beyond it I could see the river and what looked like an area full of large stones.
I stood motionless at the sight in front of me. In front of me laid sunning rocks, and off to the right could be Thunderclan. Then a feeling of concern hit me, "I'm in Riverclan." Slowly I glanced around at my surroundings and noticed a tree with its roots exposed, leaving a rather large opening under it. At first I shook my head, but as the rain fell harder and a stitch of lightning cut across the sky, I slowly made my way under the tree, grumbling as I did.
After awhile the rain picked up again, falling in sheets outside the small root cave, the sound of it drowning out anything else, before I closed my eyes hoping it would stop.
I winced slightly as I felt something cold and wet land on my back before blinking my eyes open to the bright light of the sunrise. Slowly I shook myself and climbed out of the small root cave, glancing down from my vantage point at what I was sure was Sunning Rocks. In the bright morning light I couldn't help but stare at the beauty of the sight.
I wasn't sure how long I stood there till my stomach growled lightly, and I set off into the forest, putting aside the fact I wasn't used to hunting like a cat, but knowing that I had to find food. After awhile the sound of a pair of tiny feet reached my ears and I lowered myself, remembering the descriptions from the book to imitate the Hunters crouch as I slowly advanced forward until I saw what was causing the sound.
Sitting on a small root eating a seed was a small white mouse, its back to me. Cautiously I stepped forward, doing my best to disguise the sound of my foot falls as I grew closer to the mouse, until I was only a few feet from it. Then I saw it stiffen and start to turn its head in my direction, so I leapt and barely managed to trap it under my paws before it could flee, dispatching it with a quick bite to the neck.
I was excited as I carried the prey back toward the small overlook with the mouse bouncing slightly till I reached it and slowly laid down against the warm grass before taking a cautious bite of the mouse, letting the flavor sit for a moment before I began hungrily devouring it, and within minutes laid my head down on my paws letting the bright sunlight warm my pelt.
Slowly the sun began to set, coloring everything in beautiful shades of yellow, orange, and red before finally fading to a deep blue as the moon began to rise lighting the world in a ghostly whitish grey. For a while all I could hear was the steady rhythm of the river below and the constant sounds of the night until a faint shrieking reached my ears. It sounded far off in the distance but when I looked down at the Sunning rocks I could faintly make out small figures rushing over them and quickly got to my paws. 'Its the Riverclan attack..' I felt my fur bristle as I realized. 'My brothers down there!' I shouted in my mind before taking off along the riverside.
After a few minutes the yowling and fighting steadily grew louder until the a small line in the river came into view, quickly I leapt onto the first stone and continued across nearly slipping near the middle before finally touching the rocky soil on the Thunderclan side and continuing forward at a slower pace until the rocks showed through the undergrowth and the battle itself came into view as dark shapes struck at each-other in the moonlight.
As I lay hidden among the shrubs at the edge of the clearing, a cat collapsed only a few feet to my right as a wiry tom pinned her and raised his paw to strike. Without thinking I leapt forward and slammed my shoulder into the tom, knocking him back before looking down at the she-cat. In the moonlight her fur looked like a darkened white and her eyes watched me with confusion before the toms yowl drew my attention.
"What is this, a rouge helping Thunderclan I'll teach you for interfering in this!" He finished before charging forward, leaving me to leap to the side and claw out at him, feeling my claws slide across his soaking wet fur and slightly digging into his side, drawing a token amount of blood before he turned on me lashing his tail angrily. "Think your clever rouge!" He yowled before charging again, and once again I ducked to the side, missing his claws by inches before he lost his balance mid-turn and fell on his side, rising to his paws and glaring at me.
He narrowed his eyes and hissed in rage, charging forward again, this time managing to catch me before I moved, and knocking me aside, then biting down on my right leg. I hissed as a bolt of pain shot through my leg before lashing out with my left paw and catching him on the side of his muzzle, I felt the pain in my leg lessen as he backed away, shaking his head before I charged forward and buried my teeth in his shoulder while scratching at his side until he finally broke away and glared at me again panting.
I glared back at him for a moment, looking back for the she-cat only to see a blur rush past me and collide with the surprised tom, and after only moments he turned and bolted toward the river. Both I and the she-cat watched him go before she jumped back into the battle, leaving me to look across the clearing at a pair of large cats seemingly yelling. One one of them raised his head and yowled over the sounds of battle. "Retreat, Thunderclan! Retreat!", and watched as less then half the cats broke away and fled into the forest, leaving me alone with the Riverclan invaders.
Slowly I turned and looked back at them, fear cutting through me as every warrior in the clearing watched me with a mix of hatred, curiosity, and confusion before a very familiar tom came charging from the crowd, leaving me to flee into the forest after the Thunderclan patrol. I could still hear the tom behind me as I charged through the trees, following the strong scent of the fleeing warriors before slamming into a tom, bowling him over before the Riverclan tom leapt landing on top of me and pinning me to the ground, a look of sick pleasure flickering in his eyes as he dug his claws into my neck, letting my blood flow from my neck as my eyes widened in pain and horror.
Suddenly a blur of tortoiseshell fur collided with him, carrying him off of me and sending him fleeing into the undergrowth and turning to me before padding over and picking me up by the scruff of my neck, carrying me along a faint path and through a small tunnel before laying me down again, then I felt my mind slip into darkness and passed out..
