"Help! Help!" came the cries of a kit too far away to hear. Water flooded her eyes and nose as she went under and tried to swim up, gasping for air.
A patrol of cats came padding into the clearing soon after, the wind rustling beneath their fur. Some scattered, marking trees before going near the river. Suddenly one of the cats stopped and stared.
"Look, over there in the river," said the tom, pointing his brown muzzle towards the river.
"What's that in the water?"
The moment he said that the cats turned their heads to look towards the river. Something reddish-orange was floating in the rushing water.
"Could it be blood?", the apprentice asked, shivering.
"No, look! It's a kit drowning in the river!" said the silver she-cat. Suddenly, she darted towards the river and plunged in, paddling towards the small shape.
"Silverflame! What are you doing!?" the apprentice yowled.
"You are going to drown!"
Silverflame ignored the apprentice and lunged for the kit. As she grabbed onto the it's scruff, she whipped around and swam towards the shore. The other cats raced to get to the she-cat before she got too far. When they had dragged her out, they started crowding around the two.
"Where do you think it came from?" asked the apprentice.
"Hush Bulletpaw, we need to get it back to camp" replied Silverflame as she picked up the kit.
Before she got far, she was stopped in her tracks.
"What, are you crazy!? The kit could be a Darkclan spy! Maybe that's why it was in the river!" exclaimed the tom.
Silverflame didn't reply. Instead, she shoved past him.
"It doesn't matter if it's from a different clan," she said.
"The Warrior Code says we need to protect kits no matter where they came from. You of all cats should know that, Wasppelt."
He muttered under his breath but he started to follow the she-cat along with the rest of the patrol. Suddenly, Bulletpaw ran up to Silverflame. "I think I have a name for the kit, at least until we find out it's real name. What about Redkit? It matches their fur!"
"No, we-" wasppelt exclaimed before being cut off by Silverflame. "That's a good idea Bulletpaw. Redkit does suit her. Also, in case you didn't notice, the kit's a she-cat.
"Welcome to Lightningclan, Redkit."

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Redstar's tale (W.I.P)
AdventureThis is the story I'm writing about my character Redstar! Redstar was the first warriors oc I ever made. I made her up for a roleplay I did in elementary school with my friends. I wrote half the prologue 2-3 years ago and only continued writing duri...