A new beginning

Adventurous kits (Chapter nine)

The rooster crowed loudly as the sky changed from the bleak gray to a more beautiful pink, white and blue color. The sheep all bleated as the cats that was crossing in front walked at a brisk pace.

The leader of these cats looked at the place they was occupying at the moment one time before calling the few that was with him.
"Nightwing, Milo and Weaselfur," he called out. They all came to the front and stood beside him, ears listening. "These cats that you all know, are they good or bad??"

Milo nodded. "Most of them are bad. I left them because a new cat came and took over and only wanted blood. He said he came from the clans but was kicked out for something he didn't do." She mewed as they kept walking.

Heronstar nodded twice gathering his thoughts. He looked back seeing Sunstorm and Gingerfoot messing with the white, fluffy animals behind the twoleg fence.
"What are those??" He questioned while pointing his tail.

They stopped and stared seeing Gingerfoot yowl at one and it looked frightened before running off on it's little hooves. Sunstorm laughed at that.

The rooster saw this and jumped off the fence, running towards them, his beady black eyes set on taking care of the sheep.

He clawed Sunstorm and pecked at him fiercely and flapped his wings, bringing up gusts of dirt into Sunstorm's eyes. "Ow. Gingerfoot get it off and stop laughing!" He managed to get out while looking around.

The sheep looked on amazed at the scene before them. They bleated loudly waking up the pigs next to them and they started oinking causing the cows to start mooing and the horses to start neighing.

Gingerfoot, who stopped laughing, hissed at the sheep before pouncing on the rooster and snapping it's neck. He picked it up and walked over to his leader and set it down. Sunstorm came over after a bit looking crestfallen.

"To answer your question Heronstar, that was a rooster Gingerfoot killed. Those black and white animals are called cows. The pink, fat ones are called pigs. Those white animals are called sheep. And those long, legged brown ones are called horses." Milo mewed softly.

"And this right here is food." Gingerfoot mewed while licking his lips.
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It was sunhigh when they reached the place they was looking for. Milo was leading them with Weaselfur behind her and Nightwing behind him and so on.

Heronstar looked around as they waited to get permission to come inside the small camp. Before long a big black and white tom came.
"Come along." He mewed in a raspy voice.

He went inside the camp and waited as they came inside slowly.
A golden tom appeared from a makeshift den and stood beside the black and white tom.

He gave him a quick glance. Heronstar scrambled inside and took over the command. "I'm Pike." The black and white tom mewed.
"Now come along." He turned his head and moved towards a opening in the ground.

"Why are we going down there??" Heronstar mewed while looking suspicious.

"It's our secret hideout!" The golden tom mewed excitedly and looking proud that he was the first one to say it.

"Shut up Arnie." Pike calmly mewed.

"But Pike-"

"Arnie come on. These cats don't have all day." He looked towards the sky seeing that it was sunhigh already. "Or what's left of it."

He led the way to their secret hideout and before long they came to a clearing. A lone rock stood out as a black figure layed on it lazily.
Below him other cats sparred and fought over crowfood that stunk.

Heronstar watched with mild interest while Milo looked with a hateful look. Sunstorm and Gingerfoot stood next to Heronstar while Nightwing and Weaselfur bared their teeth and growled lowly.

"Straighten up and get in formation! Pike, Arnie. Get these imbeciles in order." The black figure yowled as he got up and looked at Heronstar's group.

"You heard him! Whoever's the last one to get in line will be thrown out with the rats!" Arnie yowled while glaring at the cats.

"Well he's clearly not the nice cat we met." Gingerfoot mewed while looking at Sunstorm. Sunstorm nodded while watching the scene unfold before him.

Pike walked up the row of cats checking and sizing them up.
"Feather, Flea, Blue and Moonfur. Show these clan cats how we do things out here." He calmly mewed while turning around.

"Yes sir!-" Blue started but backed down as his leader jumped down off the rock and walked towards them slowly.

His green eyes scanned Heronstar as he stopped in front of him. He circled him then sniffed him. Then swung a heavy right paw into the side of Heronstar's face. He stumbled and his clanmates rushed over ready to fight.

Heronstar got up and looked ahead of him. "It's all right. I'm fine." He mewed. "Stand down."

"So you come here after kicking me out the clan." Raven mewed while chuckling lowly. He rounded on the cats he found and brought here. "He finally shows his face after three moons just like I predicted Moonfur. Just like I predicted!"

Milo looked confused while her brother and father still stood in front of Heronstar. Sunstorm and Gingerfoot each watched carefully, waiting to strike.

"And little Milo has decided to come back. You know what happens to traitors who leave us!" Arnie yowled fiercely while his tail lashed behind him.

"Look here, we didn't come to fight. We merely came here to propose a deal but since there's a lot of animosity between us I'd say it's not going to work. We'll be on our way." Nightwing mewed with confidence.

There was silence. Then a low chuckle. Then a deep chuckle as Raven looked up staring at Heronstar. "No I think you'll stay here a while."
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"C'mon Adderkit! You don't want to be the last one to the freshkill pile do you?!" Yowled Icekit as she tumbled out the nursery with Blizzardkit and Eaglekit behind her.

Brindlekit lagged behind as she looked around seeing the upper level of the nursery for the first time.

They all tumbled outside with Icekit in the front, Adderkit behind her, Eaglekit behind him, Brindlekit behind him and Blizzardkit the last in line.

"What are you kits doing??" Mewed Lightningfur as he made his way over.

Blizzardkit nudged Icekit sharply giving her a look.

"Getting something to eat. Milk is getting old for us now." She said while avoiding his gaze.

Lightningfur looked at the pile seeing rabbits and birds and chose a rabbit. "Well rabbits are a great choice to start off." He mewed while looking at the rabbit in front of him. He nodded his head and walked off from them.

Icekit shook her head before slowly backing away from them as she moved towards the hole behind the freshkill pile.

Blizzardkit picked a small bird and moved it towards Adderkit, Eaglekit and Brindlekit. He leaned down and started plucking the feathers off it as he saw Whiteheart do plenty of times.

Once he was done he took a bite. He chewed slowly before taking several more bites. He licked his muzzle, getting the juices off.
"It's good!" He mewed and the other kits instantly went in for a bite.

"Aww hurry up! It's almost dusk." Icekit whined.

Before long the bird was demolished and the kits sat around licking their muzzles and yawning.

Icekit stomped over towards them, pushing them up and they went over to the hole behind the freshkill pile. And out they went.
"Now we can see the river!" She excitedly mewed. And walked off without any direction in mind. Her brother and denmates right behind her.