Deja Vu
Shard thrashed in her sleep, her paws lashing out at an unseen force.
Cats yowled as claws were embedded into their fur, wild eyes gleamed in the darkness, and clouds covered the crescent moon. "Shard!" The black she-cat spun around, gasping as she saw Lion being swept away in the battle.
"Lion!" Shard shoved her way through the cats towards the golden blur. Suddenly the world went dark, and but Shard heard Lion's wail of agony an loud screech of grief.
"Lion!" Shard leapt to her paws and dashed towards the apprentice's den. Her fur flattened when she saw the large golden tabby sleeping peacefully beside Flicker. "Huh? Oh hey Shard," One of Lion's green eyes opened. Shard stifled a purr as she looked at Lion's fur. "You look like you've been in a thorn bush." She remarked as Lion stood up and stretched.
"Oh, shut it!" Lion rolled his eyes, but he flicked his tail over her ears to show he didn't mean it. He looked over Shard frowning slightly, "What's gotten into your fur?" He asked. "I," Shard decided to be truthful with her friend. "I had a nightmare about a huge battle, and you were in it." Lion's ears flicked, encouraging her to go on when she paused. "You were shoved in the fray and then, something happened..." Shard's voice trailed away and Lion padded across the den and pushed his warm fur against hers.
"Well I'm here, no one got hurt." He soothed and the frightened she-cat gently. Shard's tightened muscles slowly relaxed and she pressed her muzzle into his shoulder.
"Shard!" A loud icy voice called outside. "Oh, that's Dad." Shard sighed and pulled away from Lion. "I better get going," Lion nodded and Shard padded out of the den. "Shard, battle-training with all of the apprentices." Shard flicked her tail and padded back into the apprentice's den.
Lion was trying to wake Flicker. "Here, let me try." Shard offered and unsheathed her claw and poked Flicker roughly. "Reow!" Flicker sprang to his paws. "What was that for?" He asked scowling and licked his bleeding paw.
"Battle training with all of the apprentices, I presume in the battle house." Shard explained to both of them. The battle training house was an abandoned twoleg house that had plenty of obstacles and some open spaces, some holes, and two levels, perfect for some tricky battle-training.
Lion sighed and brushed some dirt off his fur with his tail. "Remember last time we trained there?" Shard flinched at the memory.
Bone's eyes surveyed the apprentices. "Today we will have two teams. Led by Lion and Cinder. Lion, your team will take the lower floor and Cinder the upper. Choose your teams, Lion will pick first. "Alright, then I pick Shard." Shard grinned and trotted over to Lion. "I take Death." The black she-cat padded over to Cinder. "Soot." Lion beckoned Soot over. "Claw then I guess."
"Lion your team will try to retrieve this." Bone held up a small piece of white cloth with his claw. "And Cinder this." Bone held up a piece of red cloth. "Both of you will hide the cloth and your goal is to get the opposite teams cloth to your level. Now go hide them!"
-Later in the game-
"Let's go Shard," Lion whispered to Shard. "While Soot is protecting the cloth we can sneak up the stairs." Lion led the way up the stair, their paws making no sound on the wood. "Look I see the cloth!" Shard whispered excitedly. "Good, now stay here and run down the stairs when I give the cloth to you, ready, go!" Lion shot out towards the cloth but in his haste didn't see Cinder dashing towards him.
"Ha, got you!" Cinder bowled Lion over, crashing into his flank. Cinder tried to get her claws on her brother but Lion rolled out of her grip, rolling right over a hole through the wood. "Augh!" Lion's claws ripped at the wood, his hind legs dangling in the air.
"Lion!" Shard let out a startled screech and dashed towards the tabby. Cinder tried to regain her footing but Shard shot into her trying to get to Lion. "I can't, hold on!" There was a loud crack and Lion dropped down and landed with a sickening snap at the bottom. "Lion!" Soot's shocked wail reached Shard's ears.
Shard snapped out of her memories and she realized they had reached the battle-house. Bone trotted forward out through the broken door, surveying all of the apprentices. "Shatter, Shard, Lion, Cinder, Death, and Soot. Welcome to the battle-house. Shard and Lion step up." The two confused young cats stepped up onto the porch.
"You two will be the team captains." Bone purred silkily. "Shard will choose first." Shard nodded and flicked her ears "Soot." Soon all of the teams were sorted and Shard's team consisted of Soot, Cinder, Flicker and her while Lion's team was Shatter, Death and himself.
"I think we have uneven teams. Perhaps I will join Lion's team." Bone meowed to much of all the cats surprise. "What? That's cheating!" Soot complained as Bone padded over to Lion. "Do you have a problem with that Soot?" Bone's voice obviously left no room for argument. "No, I guess not."
Bone flicked his tail impatiently."You all know the rules, if not your captains will tell you them. Lion gets bottom Shard gets top. And begin!"
-Later in the game-
Shard paced the top of the floor her eyes like hawks watching the stairs. She was protecting the cloth and she heard wild cat screeches downstairs. But in the corner of her eyes she spotted a golden blur and she shot towards him. "Got you Lion!"
The golden tabby tried to swerve but Shard got him first. In a flash Shard slammed into his flank, her claws trying to get a grip on Lion's golden fur. But Lion wriggled out of her claws and rolled to the side trying to regain his footing. But he rolled into the air. "Aughh!" Lion's fore-claw's latched onto the edge of the rotting wood as his dangled dangerously.
"Lion!" Shatter shot towards the golden tabby, knocking Shard roughly to the ground in the process. "Shatter!" Lion gasped in the strain on his forepaws. "I can't, hold on!" It lasted a heartbeat but in Shard's vision it was in slow motion. Shard rose her paws and dashed towards the falling Lion, but she was too slow. Time returned to normal speed for her and Lion hit the floor with a sickening crunch.
"Lion!" Death's wail of shock and horror for her brother reached Shard's ears and in her mind she got a sickening case of Deja Vu.
Me: Man that was, a totally epic/weird chapter...
Lion: Am I dead? I don't want to be dead!
Shard: Urgh.
Flicker: Aren't cats colorblind?
Me: I don't know, but I don't think so.
Shard: I'm not colorblind!
Me: Review please! Also, in a phrase in this chapter you might have caught the title for the hope to be sequel! In your review try and make a guess. And no it's not Deja Vu.