NO ESCAPE. THE RUNAWAY

CHAPTER 4

The next morning BlackBird, MumbleStripe and WolfSpider were on a patrol together. It was becoming darker, but WolfSpider pushed to keep going. A gray and black stripped tom with piercing greyish eyes lurked in the darkness. BlackBird noticed it but said nothing and tried to avoid him. Smoke hit the trees above them, fire spreading in front of them.

"Quick this way." BlackBird tried to steer them another way, though another tree was smoked and turned into fire. They tried to go another way but everywhere around them was fire.

"We're trapped!" MumbleStripe exclaimed, his ears flattened.

"Don't Panic. I'm gonna push this branch down and you three get across." WolfSpider nodded.

"Right we're ready." BlackBird nodded.

"3. 2. 1-" WolfSpider gasped, QuailSpots jumped on the branch in front of the three cats.

"QuailSpots-!" BlackBird gasped and backed away.

"QuailSpots get out of the way." WolfSpider's ears pinned as she growled.

"PheonixSong isn't here to look after them now. My mission is almost complete." He smirked, sharpening his claws.

"What mission?!" WolfSpider snarled, her claws unsheathed.

"Oh you know. The mission where I kill you, and your kits. Show me the pain I felt when you slipped through my claws." He snarled.

"You're insane! These young cats have done nothing to hurt you!" She hissed.

"You don't understand! I need to finish my mission! You need to die and your kits. I want you to watch your kits die so you'll feel the pain I felt when you escaped me!" QuailSpots stomped his paws with a growl.

"Kill them then. You won't hurt me that way. If you really want to hurt me. You'll have to find a better way then that...they aren't. My kits." She said, almost gritting her teeth. BlackBird could feel tears in his eyes, listening to WolfSpider...that's not true...is it?

"You're lying!" QuailSpots growled.

"No. Did you see me give birth? Nurse them in the nursery? Stay with them until they were apprenticed? No. I lied to all of you." She sighed.

"And no one in the clan knows?" He growled.

"No. They're all as blind to the truth as you are." She responded coldly.

"How do you think the clan will feel after they find out you've lied to, PheonixSong and your leader CrowStar?" He smirked.

"You'll tell them?" WolfSpider frowned.

"Do you really think I won't?" He gritted. WolfSpider, stared at the ground as if she was guilty. "I'll let these cats...go to whatever cats they belong to. But WolfSpider. Your suffering has just begun." He smirked and hopped off the log.

"BlackBird- Here's the branch. Hurry!" MumbleStripe hurried. The three cats were on their way back to camp. Once they escaped the fire.

"WolfSpider...? That's not true is it...We are your kits...aren't we...?" BlackBird asked, his tone almost afraid and jittery. WolfSpider stopped in her tracks and sighed, turning to face the cats with a frown.

"I'm so sorry. I should've told you long ago..." She sighed.

"What do you mean...Tell us now." MumbleStripe growled, his nose wrinkled in anger.

"We thought it was for the best." WolfSpider bent her head.

"We-!? Who's We!?" MumbleStripe's anger almost grew. Meanwhile, BlackBird had tears traveling down his cheeks by now. Was he just lied to his whole life?