Untold Lies Chapter 6: Needle in a Haystack

Do I need to say why this chapter is called "Needle in a haystack"?

"Come on!" Arrowhead yowled over shoulder as he raced up the hill to see the large Twoleg place. The other three were amazed at how much energy Arrowhead had.

"Wait up!" Thundertail yowled trying to keep up.

"Keep up!" Arrowhead yowled back. "I know who and where my parents are!" Arrowhead reached the hill that overlooked the Twoleg place first. He gazed out and felt the wind blow against him. The other three caught up.

"Thanks for waiting." Lightheart panted.

"Wow! That's a large Twoleg place!" Lilystorm said in awe. "Look at how big those skytowers are!"

"Time to get a closer look!" Arrowhead said happily as he took off down the hill, following the thunderpath. Lightheart sighed and followed him at a slower pace. Thundertail stayed back with Lightheart, but Lilystorm kept pace with Arrowhead.

Arrowhead panted as he finally slowed down to a trot. He neared a large thunderpath with monsters flying down the hard, smooth surface. Arrowhead couldn't hear Thundertail and Lightheart yelling at him to wait. Lilystorm luckily turned around to see how they were behind them and she noticed Lightheart and Thundertail following the thunderpath the opposite way. She shoved Arrowhead, to get his attention, and she turned and raced over to Lightheart and Thundertail. Arrowhead looked at the thunderpath again before he followed. Lightheart sat down fox lengths away from a thunderpath that broke off into four directions. He studied how the monsters moved and how they only stayed to the paths.

Arrowhead caught up and saw him staring at the monsters. "Feel like getting inside one?"

Lightheart glared at him. "No, but there is a pattern. Do you see those metal tree-like things? They seem to control the monsters. They are synchronized so no collisions happen and I also think it's our only chance to cross. When the monsters stop, we run."

"I see twolegs ahead that appear to be waiting for the monsters to stop as well." Thundertail pointed out.

"But the way the pattern works is that they cross when the monsters start up on that side. When that pause happens, that's when we cross." Lightheart started for the thunderpath. He looked back to find the others haven't moved. "It's our only way."

"Can't we just wait until there are no monsters going across the path and then cross?" Lilystorm asked.

"We are in the largest Twoleg place we have ever seen. Monsters will be roaring across this path day and night. Remember Spot's old home?" Lightheart countered.

Lilystorm growled, "Fine, but I don't like this idea."

Lightheart lead them to the thunderpath. He waited to give the signal to rush across. The monsters started slowing down and he saw the twolegs starting to cross. "Now!" Lightheart yowled as he raced under the first monster an then the other and then another. Arrowhead heard the monsters rumble above him as he followed Lightheart's tail. Thundertail was the first to get to the other side. Lightheart was second and then Arrowhead joined them. Lilystorm was last and safely across before the monsters started to rumble louder and take off.

"We made it!" Thundertail sighed with relief. "Where do we go now?"

"Deeper into Twoleg place. We need ask around if we are going to find Greyfur and Liontooth." Lilystorm answered. They crossed more thunderpaths and became lost in the maze of Twoleg dens and thunderpaths.

"Haven't we been this way before?" Lilystorm asked. "I think we crossed this thunderpath already."

"Just keep going. We have to run into kittypet eventually." Thundertail answered.

"I think you four cats are lost." They all spun around find a sandy colored she-cat behind them.

"Who are you?" Thundertail asked.

"I could ask the same thing to you." Thundertail thought he heard playfulness in her voice.

"I already have a mate." Thundertail responded.

"Enough." Arrowhead intervened. He wanted to find his parents, not watch this she-cat try and find a mate. "We are looking for a grey colored she-cat that came here a long time ago. Her name is-" Arrowhead almost said Greyfur but stopped himself. "Rim."

The she-cat looked at the four of them. "What do I get for telling you what I know?"

"You get to keep your life." Lilystorm said plainly.

The she-cat looked at her. "Like you could kill me." She scoffed. "Kill me and then you won't know anything about the cat your looking for."

"That's true, but at least we could fix one of Twoleg place's problems!" Lilystorm countered. The she-cat hissed at her and started walking away.

Lightheart cut her off. "We want everything you know about the grey she-cat."

The sandy colored she-cat started purring. "Do you think came alone? Do you think I would just show myself in front of four strange cats?" She asked. "Come on out!" She yowled. Three tom's appeared behind an alley that Arrowhead checked before they passed it. They quickly surrounded them.

Lilystorm padded up to Arrowhead. "Want me kill them?" She whispered.

"Not sure yet." Arrowhead answered. "Let's see if I can prevent a fight first." Arrowhead padded up to the she-cat. "Good job with the surprise attack." He complimented. "Although it won't help."

The she-cat looked at him without an expression. "How so?"

"We have about ten cats worth of back-up with us."

"No you don't. We have been following you ever since you crossed your first thunderpath. It's just you four."

"Is it?" She looked at the three toms. "If your so sure, then attack." The she-cat padded up to Arrowhead. She struck him across the face. Blood rolled down his muzzle and pain stabbed his face.

"Where is your ten cat support?" She mocked.

Lilystorm padded up to her. "Right here!" She yowled as she tackled the she-cat.

A fight broke out. Thundertail aimed a blow at a large black tom and struck with great precision. Lightheart and a small faded blue tom were a blur as they both barreled through Arrowhead and another large tom with glowing white fur. Lilystorm pinned the sand colored she-cat down with ease. "Did we say ten? We meant twenty." Lilystorm hisses proudly. The she-cat tried flailing but failed. "Tell your friends to stop fighting or I'll be forced to kill you and then them." The she-cat hissed furiously.

"Nev-"

The she cat was cut off by an earsplitting yowl. "Stop!" They all looked at three cats coming out of an alley. Arrowhead couldn't believe what he saw. The familiar grey-she cat led two other cats to the fight. She looked at the sand colored she-cat pinned underneath Lilystorm. "Sandy! What's going on here?"

Lilystorm let Sandy scramble to her paws and run over to her leader. The others ran over to her as well. The four cats regrouped around Thundertail. Arrowhead didn't take his eyes off the she-cat. is it really her? He thought. "Please forgive me. We saw these four rogues cross the thunderpath and onto our territory. The were looking for-" Sandy paused. "For you."

The grey-she cat looked at the four of them and said, "You four attacked my friends." She waved her tail and all the cats surrounded them. "The four of you are coming with me." Lilystorm looked at Arrowhead, asking if she could attack. He didn't acknowledge her. He couldn't believe that she had taken him prisoner. doesn't she know who I am? She turned and led them away from the battle field.

I almost made it to where Greyfur recognized Arrowhead, but I ran into too many problems that way. This way, I have plenty of room to do what ever I want.