Shaftthorn's Prophecy/Four

Shaft's P.O.V.

But I will step into the light

A tail whipped me in the back.

"Get to sleep, stupid kit."

I curled up in a ball.

And drifted into sleep.

I saw... Mama!

"Mama!"

But it was like she couldn't....

See me.

"Mommy?"

I waved my paw.

She looked down.

A spark of hope leaped into me.

"I can't speak to you, ever again!"

"Ever?"

"Never! Goodbye!"

She threw my head on mine,

and was shattered to pieces.

"No!"

Moonlight's P.O.V.

And be that shaft of light coming in

I yowled in grief as I realized:

I had teleported away from...

Her.

My daughter.

I curled myself up in a ball.

"Moonlight!"

"Frostlight?"

I looked up, hoping not to see her.

But I saw Shaft.

"It's an illusion I brought for you."

"Frostlight! Don't make my grief worse!"

Tears burst into my eyes,

and I let them out.

Shaft's P.O.V.

''But can you see? I'm truly better then you. You think your better, but your not.''

My 'mom' was pushing me out of the nursery.

"Get away, you scruffy weakling!"

She kicked me away.

I bled in the dust.

A huge cat leaped down from a huge stone.

"Is she ready?"

"So long as she gets out of my den."

The cat called some words I've never heard before.

"Shaft, come here."

I stepped up,

but someone pushed me up the rock.

"Hey!"

A giggle.

I scowled at him.

"You will be Shaftpaw from now on. I don't care what happens to you."

He pushed me off the rock.

I fell,

and fell.

Until I felt a huge force of impact.

And my head ached.

Moonlight's P.O.V.

They think they can boss you around

I watched what they did to my kit with a shriek.

I wanted to hurl myself down and teach them a lesson.

But I knew I couldn't.

I put my head into my paws.

Heard a thump.

I felt a ache in my head.

Shaft!

I watched helplessly as they pushed her into the apprentices' den.

"You know you can treat her better."

I hurled myself down,

and found myself there!

"GET OFF HER, IDIOTS!"

I raked my claws down one's spine.

Their blows just went through me.

I bit into one's neck.

And it died.

"They can deal with that later."

The other cats...

They stared and fled.

"DON'T MESS WITH MY DAUGHTER, STUPID MORONS!"