Chapter 3 - Chapter One- The prophecy
Submitted January 8, 2006 Updated March 5, 2006 Status Incomplete | It's been 46 years since the clans left the forest. Over time, the four clans split up and went there own ways. Now,LightClan, descendants of WindClan, live in the mountains, where they have lived alone for about 11 years.Follow MaplePaw's story, as she m
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Chapter 3 - Chapter One- The prophecy
Chapter 3 - Chapter One- The prophecy
Chapter One
MapleKit felt CrystalTail's warm breath on her ear as she lay sleepily in the nursery.
“CrystalTail, why did my parents die?” She asked tiredly.
CrystalTail's silver eyes slowly turned to meet MapleKit's, and she pressed her gray fur against the almost-apprenticed kit's brown body.
“MapleKit, I know you miss your parents, but I think that you need to worry about your apprenticeship now. It is tomorrow after all.”
“I know that!” Announced MapleKit stubbornly. “ But I want to know CrystalTail. I want to know what happened to them before I'm an apprentice,” she added, her voice filled with sorrow.
“ I'm sorry MapleKit, you'll know when you're older, but I will tell you this; they died in honor, for the sake of the clan. Now get to sleep you silly kit, you'll need your rest for tomorrow!” Purred CrystalTail, in attempt to change the subject.
MapleKit rested her head on CrystalTail's paws, and knew not to say anymore. Questions about her parents and excited thoughts about apprenticeship swam through her head, but finally her eyelids drooped as she dozed off into a deep sleep.
* * * * *
Hissing and screaming boomed in MapleKit's ears, causing her to leap up into the air, fur on end. Five or so full-grown warriors were running away from something, their eyes wide in fear. But three warriors ran in the opposite direction. Soon, MapleKit discovered where everyone's terror was coming from. A massive, cat-like creature ran toward the three brave cats, roaring, hissing, and spitting. MapleKit stumbled backwards, her ears and tail low, but fell against a rock. At first she considered taking off, but curiosity got the better of her. The three cats suddenly attacked the giant cat, and gave it several wounds, but the giant cat lept into the air, tossing the warriors off of its body. One dark brown cat landed on the ground in a crouching position. The brown cat got up, and ran forward to the cat-creature. The huge cat opened his jaws, and snapped at the warrior's paws, which were trying to swat it in the head. One bite narrowly missed one of the brown cat's paw's. Or MapleKit she thought. As she studied the brown cat, who was now lying on the ground, she realized that he looked vaguely familiar… It was a younger BrokenTwig! MapleKit then noticed where BrokenTwig's missing toe usually was. It was bleeding, and bad.
“BrokenTwig!” MapleKit bawled. “Hold on!”
But BrokenTwig paid no attention to MapleKit's cries. Even though he seared with pain, his eyes were fixed on the wild cat, and his mouth gaped in fear. MapleKit slowly lifted her small head, and nearly fainted when she saw what BrokenTwig was staring at. In the jaw of the large cat, limply hung the dead body of the light brown she-cat who was helping in the fight. The other cat, a gray tabby tom with green eyes, had stopped dead in his tracks, gaping, horror-struck, at the dead she-cat.
“NOOOOOO!” he wailed in agony, throwing his head back to yowl at the sky.
MapleKit then noticed where BrokenTwig's missing toe usually was. It was bleeding, and bad.
“BrokenTwig!” MapleKit bawled. “Hold on!”
But BrokenTwig paid no attention to MapleKit's cries. Even though he seared with pain, his eyes were fixed on the wild cat, and his mouth gaped in fear. MapleKit slowly lifted her small head, and nearly fainted when she saw what BrokenTwig was staring at. In the jaw of the large cat, limply hung the dead body of the light brown she-cat who was helping in the fight. The other cat, a gray tabby tom with green eyes, had stopped dead in his tracks, gaping, horror-struck, at the dead she-cat.
“NOOOOOO!” he wailed in agony, throwing his head back to yowl at the sky.
Then, he whispered roughly to BrokenTwig, “Take care of MapleKit. Make sure she doesn't…get…hurt.” The tom's head then fell to the ground, and his eyes closed in death.
BrokenTwig then leaned forward, and pressed his head against the dead tom's flank.
“Don't worry,” he muttered, his voice trembling with sadness. “May you hunt with StarClan now.
Next, many things struck MapleKit at once. The large cat was a Mountain Lion, as she had heard of in stories. The Mountain Lion was the reason BrokenTwig had one missing toe. BrokenTwig, she now realized, was her true mother's dad. But most importantly of all, her parents were the two cats that the Mountain Lion had killed. They died fighting.
Suddenly, a warm essence overcame MapleKit.
“MapleKit,” a soft voice whispered. “You now know what became of us.” The voice was that of her mother.
“Remember, my child,” a voice that now belonged to her father breathed in her ear, “Wait until the day when Ice Sparks.”
The comforting presence of MapleKit's parents faded, along with the scene. She was left in a cold darkness. Where had her parents gone? What did her father mean? When ice sparks? That was impossible, ice wasn't able to spark, was it?
“Wait! Don't leave me! I still have questions! … Wait…” She mewled warily, and then collapsed onto her side. “…Wait…”
* * * * *
MapleKit's eyes flashed open. She swiveled her head around, and sighed in relief. She was in the nursery, and it was safe. MapleKit tried to shake the dream out of her head. She now knew how her parents died, but she never expected to figure it out like that.
Don't worry, MapleKit thought. I'll figure it out in time. After all, StarClan told me to wait until the ice sparks. It hasn't sparked yet, so I shouldn't worry until it does.
With that thought, MapleKit dozed off into sleep.
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Dark_Light on February 28, 2006, 10:09:07 AM
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Karikoe on February 26, 2006, 10:17:55 AM
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That's really good! I like it. I can't wait to see what happens next =)
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