"Viperkit, Viperkit, Viperkit!"

"WHAT?"Viperkit screeched, waking up only to see Adderkit staring obnoxiously at him. Adderkit twitched his whiskers as if making him upset had made his day. Knowing Adderkit, it might have.

"Wanna sneak out of camp with me?" He whispered, his hazel eyes glowing.

Viperkit flicked his tail crossly. Kits weren't allowed out of camp until they were six moons, or unless another warrior was with them. He had heard stories from Willowfur about kits who sneaked out of MistClan's camp only to drown in quick-sand, get swooped up by owls, swallowed by giant snakes, and even worse, stray out of Clan territory and into the Field Tribe. Viperkit shuddered.

Field Tribe cats harbored a slave trade with other Tribes, and were not welcome in Clan territory. He had heard that any Clan cats that wondered into Tribe Territory were killed, and even eaten in harsh times. Once Viperkit had heard a story from Gorsehair that a band of Tribe Cats came to raid MistClan and stole three kits.

Sometimes his mother, after coming back from the Gathering would tell him about a Field Tribe raid on one of the other Clans, all so far unsuccessful. Viperkit thought of how terrifying it must of been for those three stolen kits to become slaves for another Tribe, and possibly taken farther from home to another Tribe.

"Er...no thanks!"Viperkit mewed quickly, and Adderkit narrowed his eyes.

"Why not? I just wanna see the swamp. I promise we'll just stay near the Muck Pond, besides I know where it's at. Ashheart took me there." He added with an important tone, lifting his tail higher in the air. Ashheart was Adderkit's father, a bold black tom with orange feet.

"The Muck Pond?"Viperkit wrinkled his nose."Isn't that place suppose to be really smelly?"

"Uh...I guess...But it's better than here!" Adderkit mumbled at first, before his voice rose into an indignant wail. Dawnfeet snorted and her leg twitched in her sleep. Both Adderkit and Viperkit froze, waiting until Dawnfeet's breathing evened back out.

"What about Tribe cats?"Viperkit whisper shouted, and Adderkit's tail curled up in delight.

"The Muck Pond is no-where-near our borders, and really close to camp. We'll be back before dawn if we pace ourselves."

Viperkit felt lost. He knew it was wrong, yet yearned to see the outside world. And if they wouldn't get caught, then it would be just like they hadn't done it at all. Even if the Muck Pond was smelly, it would still be an adventure.

"W-what about the sentries? Isn't somebody guarding the entrance to camp?" He asked nervously.

Adderkit's eyes narrowed."Is it just me, or are you looking for excuses to not go? Your not a mouse are you?"

"No!"Viperkit mewled a little louder, making Willowfur mutter something sleepily. Both kits froze again until they we're sure no more cats would wake up, and with a triumphant gleam in his eye Adderkit ducked out of the nursery. "Then follow me."

Outside in the fog Viperkit could spot Quailfeather, a long haired, ginger-brown she-cat with amber eyes. She sat with her tail curled over her paws and stared stonily out into MistClan territory. Viperkit whipped around to glare at Adderkit.

"How are we going to get past her? Any bright idea's now?"

Adderkit merely grinned and motioned with his tail to follow. Walking past the warriors den, a bunch of nests centered between three large gray stones and bracken packed into the cracks, Adderkit ducked under a thorn bush and disappeared on the other side. Viperkit paused only a moment before scrambling through the tight fit, getting a thorn or two stuck in his white pelt.

"Was...that...the..only way...past her?" Viperkit asked while plucking thorns out of his fur.

A devilish grin spread across Adderkit's muzzle. "No, I juts wanted to see if you could fit your fat self through there."

Viperkit scowled."I'm not fat! Your just small."

"Are too! You got even fatter after sleeping those three days!"Adderkit protested.

"When did I sleep three days!"

"When you got sick after eating that berry mouse brain!"Adderkit spat, and a small guilty look overcame him. "Well...I guess your not a mouse, you did eat that nasty berry after all." Viperkit went silent, their argument finally over."So...you still wanna come don't you?"

Viperkit scoffed,"I can handle anything you throw at me. I handled that nasty berry didn't I?" Viperkit fluffed out his chest and Adderkit grinned. "Well come on, the Muck Pond's this way!" Adderkit's long black tail went back up into the air and Viperkit could have snickered. Adderkit acted mean, bossy, and like he was the top cat but deep down he really seemed to care about Viperkit's approval. The white, gray patched tom found Adderkit's hostility sort of ironic.

Stepping over muddy puddles and through the dew covered grasses Viperkit's paws became muddy, and he slipped and fell in a slick pile of mud. "Eww gross! I'm muddy!"

Adderkit pulled him up by the scruff from the sticky mud and gave him an appraising look, before plopping and rolling around in the mud himself. As soon as he stood back up on his paws his pelt was gooey and no longer black, but a dark brown. Viperkit's mouth dropped,"What in StarClan's name are you doing?"

Adderkit raised an eyebrow, as if the answer was obvious."Well, Viperstrike we both are on a very dangerous assignment from Banditstar himself. If we are to survive we need to cover our scent, before the enemy smells us."

Viperkit felt his eyes go wide with excitement. Adderkit had changed things around, and now they were going on an adventure as warriors! Viperkit grinned impishly."Okay Adderbite!" And the small white kit threw himself into the puddle of sticky mud.

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Viperkit and Adderkit slipped through the bushes, feeling like shadows in their muddy camouflage. Adderkit raised his tail as an signal to stop, before wriggling his haunches and launching himself silently on the marshy ground. When Adderkit waved his tail Viperkit followed, landing nimbly on his paws. In front of the two kits was a nasty smelling puddle of murky water. Viperkit wrinkled his nose, it really did stink.

"Adderbite, what is our mission again?" He asked, when all along Adderkit had failed to tell him.

"You see this Viperstrike? MoonClan cats poisoned it. Our clan will drink and perish if they drink this filth!" Adderkit hissed, yet his eyes were sparkling with mischief.

"Aren't MoonClan cats the most peaceful?" Viperkit asked, puzzled."That sounds like something CaveClan would do." Adderkit shook his head furiously, sending drops of mud flying."See that's what they want you to think. Their trying to make us drop our guard!"

Viperkit smirked, MoonClan would never do that, but it was fun pretending. "All right so what do we do Adderbite?"

Adderkit's hazel eyes sparkled,"Well, Viperstrike, we need to throw as many beetles and snails as we can into the Muck Pond to cure it. Bet I can beat you!" He squeaked, swatting at a small black beetle that was scurrying across the mud.

Viperkit tumbled after a small black bug and swiped a well aimed blow at it, sending it into the Muck Pond. Not far off was another beetle, scurrying away as if it sensed the danger that lurked nearby. Without mercy Viperkit pounced at threw it into the pond. He saw a little snail crawling painfully slow up a rotten branch near the pond and tossed it in also.

Before long both kits fell to the ground, gasping for breath but very pleased with themselves. Adderkit gave Viperkit a playful cuff over the ear. "How...many did you get?"

"Seven,"Viperkit purred."Beat that!"

Adderkit's eyes widen,"I caught nine. Three snails and six beetles."

Viperkit frowned,"Well I still caught more beetles. I got six and one snail."

Adderkit didn't seem to hear him though, and gave him a superior look."Banditstar just named me, Adderbite leader and retired! But that's alright, I just might name you deputy."

Viperkit struggled to sit up, still a little winded."So Banditstar named you leader for your beetle catching skills? Are you going to led MistClan against the frighting Beetle Clan? If so tell me!"He hissed sarcastically, and Adderkit stood as tall as he could.

"No because I'm going to be the best warrior MistClan will ever see! Then I'll become leader and you'll have to be my deputy and do everything I say." Viperkit went silent, before gazing back at him. "Not if I become leader first! Then you'll be my deputy."

The two kits stared at each other for many heartbeats, before Adderkit finally rose his head."How about this. Whoever becomes the best MistClan warrior will know because they'll become leader. And it's going to be either me or you, winner is the leader, and the loser must become deputy. Deal?"

Viperkit glared into his hazel eyes fiercely."Deal!"

That's it, how Adderkit and Viperkit made their little promise. I added their little fights and arguments because that's how small children fight, and they are both still very young. Both kits aren't evil, but both have their drawbacks too. For example Adderkit is bossy and aggressive and Viperkit is a show off and doesn't like to except defeat even when he knows he has lost. But both toms will grow out of most of these as they get older and learn more about the world however and change a bit here and there.

Check Out Featherstorm7's story that she's going to put up. I gave her permission to use this idea too and if you like this story you'll probably like this one too. Oh and the Tribe thing well it isn't based off the Tribe of Rushing Water but based off of BoneClan. Just so you know.

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