Fox Tales Book 2: Ranges Collide

Chapter Two: Small But Mighty

   Small looked towards the back of the cave that she slept in to see what supplies she had already gotten ready for the trip-- not that they were actually going to take them on the journey. As Small counted out her Juniper berries she thought, We need to get better names and I need a better vision of the future or something like that before my family and I can leave.

"Small, it is Dew. Can I come in to keep you company please?" Dew asked Small announcing his arrival to her cave.

"Sure Dew. Just make sure not to get in my way. If I am going, I need to make out just the right plans on which way we are going to go. After all, it looks like I will be deciding because those star-shimmered foxes haven't said anything to me in well, forever," Small told Dew kind of sadly, because she had no clue if the star- shimmered foxes were okay or not.

"Okay, I get it. I mean, you are under a lot of pressure and all, with this journey and without the visions, I can see how hard it is going to be, finding the right path to take," Dew told Small understandingly. He was aware of how hard she was working on it.

"Yes! Dew I think I know how we are going to find our way. If we follow the path of the Northern Lights, we will find our way to the place of our destiny, but that would mean night travel. Do you think Turtle, Swamp, Spot, and Swift are up for that? Sleeping in the day would be okay with me, but I don't know about the others," Small told Dew, who looked really excited about the journey.

"Small, lets go tell the others about the news and one more thing: our names. Let's symbolize the journey by adding 'paw' onto them," Dew excitedly said to Small, jumping up and down on his paws with joy. Small and Dew then exited the den, and while Dew got Turtle, Small got her siblings together.

"Dew, Turtle, and my beloved siblings, I have something to announce. I have found the way that we are to travel to get to our new place. We will follow the Northern Lights path. I know our parents, Amethyst Pelt and Spotted Claw, are not coming with us, but that will not stop us from making this journey. We are strong and will stand together. I have decided to add 'paw' to each of our names to symbolize the journey. I am now Small Paw, Dew is Dew Paw, Turtle is Turtle Paw, Spot is Spot Paw, Swamp is Swamp Paw, and Swift is Swift Paw. I believe that we have the chance to make a remarkable journey. Now let's do it!" Small Paw shouted at her friends and family encouragingly. This time in StarRange, it was Serval who was watching and as he saw the leadership inside of Small Paw,a vision started to form inside of him. Small is to achieve great things in her life, but one day she will foresee an awful death. From that point in her life, will be filled with confusion and anger. Small as her destiny may tell, going to have a terrible death.

"Ashes! Ashes! Come quick! I just had a vision about the future and it is brutal!" Serval shouted, trying to get Ashes to come up to him and hear it for herself, but that was when he remembered that Ashes was still very weak from her own vision. Then he ran as fast as he could into their den and looked at Ashes, who was fading from existence in StarRange.

"Serval? Is that you my love? What has happened? Has there been an emergency?" Ashes asked feverishly as Serval came flying in to tell about his vision. As Serval looked at Ashes, he realised how weak she had become.

"My love how much time do you have left with me? I don't want you to leave me behind," Serval told Ashes anxiously as she yet again started to fade.

"Serval, my time here and on earth is up and as my father said before me; we all have to be willing to give our lives up for those we love. Serval, I will always be with you even if I am not here anymore. Know that I will still love you too," Ashes told Serval calmly as the last part of her spirit faded out of StarRange and into Oblivion. Serval stood there, frozen for a moment, and then started to cry at the loss of his true love in life: Ashes.