Olden Times(OLD)

What I Got

Prologue

The door creaked open silently as an old maiden walked inside carrying a limp bird, a chicken it seemed like. The blue eyed she studied it, licking her lips while she did so.. A tiny mewing came from the basket in the corner and so after that more mewing started, the she leapt to the ground padding to it and sat down gazing at the large litter of kits that were only less than a week old.

Chapter 1

I glared out the window nuzzling my brother who lied beside me, his short white and silver tinged pelt warm against my long black and white pelt ‘’Maybe mom will bring back prey from the forest after her and the maiden’s walk?’’ I said with possibility in my tone, “Maybe. But then again maybe not, but I hope so.. Remember that rabbit last sunrise?” he’d say with a purr rumbling from his throat with affection. “Let's see how Robin and Kalani are.” I suggested leaping off of the night stand and padding to the cat flap.

“Hey Reznov! Oi Ivory.” a ginger tabby she meowed to the two toms as they padded up to her, “Hey Robin, where’s Kalani?” I asked settling into a comfy sitting position.
“I’m fully unsure.. Have you checked the cows? I would guess she’s eyeing the hole the fox uses to get inside and is trying to cover it up with somethin’.” she’d suggest licking ivory’s ear in greeting. “No, we came to you first to see where to look first so thanks! Ivory I’ma check the barn, maybe check the chicken coop.” I suggested padding off before he could object.

Chapter 2

“Kalani?” I called out in a yowl opening my mouth to scent the air, I smelt her faint scent just before.

I got up coughing “Kalani!” I growled, clearly mad. “Sorry! I slipped and fell off the ledge..” she’d say nervously, “it’s okay.. I suppose.” I mumbled and sat up as Kalani began to groom herself “Today is the day Kalani.. We have to ask, ‘The Questions’” I said getting up and leading kalani to the chicken coop where we met Ivory, Glimmer, Fox, Apple, Robin, and Sugar so we can wait for mum to ask ‘The Questions’ they have been meaning to ask since they could talk.

It were 45 minutes or so til we heard whistling, my ears perked up immediately when we scented mum and the old maiden, “Mum, meet us in the barn in less than ten but over three” Sugar said before Shimmer muzzled us each motherly “Indeed I will.. Wish for me to bring the treat?Or no?” she’d ask sitting down infront of us. “Hm, I suppose not so.. The fox may scent it and..” Kalani said trailing off silently.

We waited with ease and patience as shimmer padded into the barn, her movements full of grace and balance even when she was greatly ill a week ago which had set her state to almost entirely weak.

Chapter 3

“Mum, who is are father?..” I asked padding up as the eldest of the large litter, and the one put in charge of each of their mother’s absences. She sighed “Should’ve known this day would come.. Well I’ll tell you. He’s a tribe cat called Fox That Trots On Sunny Path, he was a noble tom and I must say that. So I also suppose you wish to join the tribes?” the she said in her voice of sorrow, “Wait are you saying we can? Mum please say yes!You can even come with us!” ivory exclaimed happily. “I can't say I can.. The maiden needs me to keep the farmlands clear of rats, and yes. I am saying to you each may, they will accept you as you have half the blood of wilderness.” she’d say flicking her ear with care, “I’ll take you to the woods tonight so you may go.. May the sun, moon, and stars be with you” she’d purr to us.

The moon was high as the group of cats trekked through the rough terrain, Shimmer at the lead, she led them to a waterfall “This is as far I’ll take you, now you must make the journey to the hollow, just climb up the falls and the hollow will be along the stream. Good luck my kits” the she said and nuzzled each in a motherly manner.

Chapter 4

“Guys I smell cats, we must be near..” Sugar said from ahead, whilst I took the back to keep watch in case of danger. “Who goes there?” yowled a voice in a snarl while a band of large wild cats seemed padded up to them, Hunters?Patrollers?Hm.. mom hadn't told us of their behavior… “We’re just looking for the tribe.. Mother sent us, do you perhaps know a tom by Fox That Trots On Sunny Path?” I asked while rushing to Sugar’s side, “Who are you?” snarled a ginger tom who came nose-to-nose with me. “We’re looking to join, our mother told us our father was from the wilderness and so we asked her if..” Robin said from the back silently trailing off while she glared at the cats.

“Ugh go away! You're ruining my coat, it takes forever to groom it!!” hissed glimmer to the large grey tom who was covered in mud that walked beside her to keep her from running off, “Maybe if you quit moving I'll put a lil’ space between us” he said his lip curling into a snarl.

“Are we here yet?” whined Fox, the sand where she stepped red stained from her paw pads bleeding, “You okay?” asked Kalani, hurrying to her sister from the ginger tom that was next to her, “Hey!” he hissed to her chasing after.
“Who are these, ‘manpets’?” asked the elderly tom, he clearly is the father of the tom as he was the only other to have a ginger pelt it seems.. I thought while I glared at the two side by side, then the younger tom spoke. “They said their mother was a manpet and she said for them to look for me..” he said trailing off and sighed, “these are me and shimmer’s kits.. Only met them while they were young. But, accept them please.” . “We have no harm to cause as we are trying to meet our father..” Apple silently mewed while I padded up to the elderly tom. “Please let us join, we begged mum for time of long and we wanted a life of wilderness!..” I pleaded for me and my siblings, my eyes full of begging, soon the tom sighed. “Fine, But I chose your roles based on skills.” He’d say with the flick of his tail, “Will all tribe members meet in the hollow’s heart!” he yowled. “As rumors possibility may spread, yes I am speaking of a naming and joining for these many.. I say these words to my ancestors of endless hunting, to accept the manpets as your own young in are tribe, we will work them hard into cats of wild. And make you prouder than ever” he paused for a moment.

Chapter 5

“I name the tom, who was born of eldest and of deepest black to brightest white to now be called, Whitest of the deepest shadows. You're now a prey-hunter” he said and glared scanning my kin for name ideas most likely, “The she with blue eyes will be now, Snowiest of all snowy pearls. You are now a Hollow-Guard. As for the fox orange she, you are now petunia of the sunniest orange. You are a prey hunter” he said and took a deep breath, “Peachy she, you are now, Feathers of the pink birds. You are a prey-hunter. Ginger colored apple, you are now. Apple of the deepest orange. You are a cave guard. Now, ivy eyed she. You are, Robin entangled in the darkest ivy, you are a cave guard. Now black she, you are, Night of Fallen Stars. You are a Hollow-Guard” he said and finished the meeting with the flick of a ear. “Is there any open dens?” I asked padding up to the tom, “No. Not for you until you earn trust.” he said and leapt into a nearby cave, “okay..” I mumbled glaring around while kalani asked “What do we do now?”, I shrugged and got into a shaded spot curling up yawning.

Chapter 6(2 moons since)

I yawned and stretched as I attempted to awake, “Ivory?.. Reznov?...” I mumbled trying to locate my brothers. “What is it, Fallen?” mewed a tiredly voice, I realized it were shadow and I blinked a few times to wake up, “What is that?- I smell… fox!” I said startled, we instantly got up stumbling on are paws while we rushed out of the den, “What’s going on?!” Shadow yowled over the startled meows and rushing paw steps around the hollow, few noises of calm were heard as yipping sounded, kit-mothers were rushing kits and elders to hiding spots while hollow-guards issued orders to prey-hunters, it was havoc. “Where’s stump?!” shrieked Fawn who was rushing around looking for her kit, “Stump!” she yowled again.
Just then more shrieks of terror sounded when a giant fox padded out of the nursery, an struggling and mewing bundle of fur dangling from the fox’s jaws, by instinct I rush over my claws unsheathed as I leapt into the crowd trying to push toward the fox. I stumbled in front of the fox, but straightened up instantly and curled my lip in a snarl “Let the kit go!” I swiped my hooked claws at the fox, giving it a deep gash on it’s shoulder. The fox yelped, dropping the squealing kit. I rushed to the kit picking it up and gave Shadow and Apple enough time to get to the front of the crowd to deal their damage.

I dropped the kit in front of her, “He’ll live.. But soon the time hawks will come to try and steal the kits, and get him to stone teller quickly.” I instructed fawn with ease, “I hope this won't happen again..” she’d mumble.

Chapter 7