The world around him was dark…dark and covered with blood. Shadowkit breathed heavily when he saw the blood on his paws and the sound of screeching cats around him. He wanted to call for Mistyfern and run into her embrace, but the world seemed so lonely even with the sound of fighting cats.
"Mistyfern…Mistyfern, help!" Shadowkit wailed. His small mewls of distress couldn't be heard over the howling cats. Shadowkit gasped for breath when he was hit by tussling cats and fell in a pool of blood. Shadowkit curled his nose at the revolting stench of the blood and gasped when he saw to the two fighting cats.
He couldn't see their faces…only scratched and matted fur. Shadowkit gasped and froze when the two faceless cats looked at him. The tiny black kit ran away, but struggled when his small legs slowed him down in the blood puddles.
The faceless cats got closer…and closer…CLOSER…
"No, help me!" Shadowkit screamed with flailing paws. "Mistyfern, Mistyfern!"
Shadowkit heard the familiar mew of his mother and her sweet scent began to drift into his nose as he thrashed around. Mistyfern placed her paw on Shadowkit's head and the kits eyes flung open. Shadowkit gasped for air as the image of the faceless cats appeared in his mind.
"Are you alright, Shadowkit?" Mistyfern murmured. Shadowkit squeaked in fear and pressed his face into his mother's fur, breathing in the sweet scent of her. Mistyfern purred and softly stroked her tongue over her son's head. Shadowkit began to relax and looked up at his mother with wide eyes.
"I had a bad dream…" The kit whimpered.
"About what, little one," Mistyfern murmured, careful not to wake the other sleeping kits; Shadowkit looked over at Hook, her two kits tucked close to her side. Seedfur was snoozing over the end of the den…her stomach was heavy with kits.
"I had a dream about fighting cats…with no faces!" Shadowkit whispered. Mistyfern purred and pressed her muzzle to her son's cheek. The little black kit yawned and tucked his face closer to his mother. "They were scary…"
"I'm sure they were my little warrior." Mistyfern whispered. Shadowkit flicked open his eyes when he heard Rainkit roll into her side and Airkit gave a sleepy grunt. Mistyfern licked the top of Shadowkit's head. "Go back to sleep."
Shadowkit nodded and pressed his small nose to his mothers. "I love you, Mistyfern."
"I love you too, Shadowkit."