Speckled Skies

Blurb

"I smell trouble on the wind. Be careful with your path, Skypaw. Don't go the wrong way." Skypaw has been a very committed cat to becoming leader since she was a kit. But she learns she will be leader, but her life will be tough to get up to that point. Skypaw is willing to do whatever it takes to be leader, but when she meets a cat from across the river, her life may change in many different ways.

Quick Notes: The prologue is in the past

And this is partly inspired by the story Wings written by Ebony Huo CHECK THIS STORY OUT!!! IT IS AMAZING!

Prologue

"Monster! Get her away from me!" Flamewhisker shrieked, pushing the final kit she had given birth to as far away as she could without getting up. I tried to look over the raging queen's shoulder to see this kit, but I couldn't, as Flamewhisker moved her shoulder to block my view.

I growled. She's just a kit! I wanted to screech at her, but Applesky beat me to it. "She's you're kit!" The medicine cat snarled. Flamewhisker shook her head. "I can't have her as mine, she's a freak," the ginger she-cat spat, lashing out her paw at the poor kit.

I heard the pitiful wail and flattened my ears to my head. "I can't believe you'd do that to a kit!" Applesky exclaimed, pulling the kit in towards her with her tail. I finally saw the kit. She was strange, very strange. Her markings were normal, but one of her other features wasn't.

I pulled my own two kits tighter towards my belly with my tail, to the protest of my tiniest kit, Fiercekit. I silenced him with a nuzzle to his head. The kit was strange, but amazing..... She had horns behind her ears, like a deer's antlers.

Applesky was licking the kit's head with rasping strokes of her tongue. I thought for a moment, maybe I could raise this kit with my own? No, I couldn't, my kits would treat her as bad as others might, like Flamewhisker.

Out of the three kits the ginger queen had, I liked the apparent 'monster' the most, she was interesting, unique. I looked down at my kits, born only a few hours before. Fiercekit and Leopardkit. They were both beautiful, and it wouldn't hurt them to have one more kits in the litter.

"I can take her," I meowed, leaning over to the medicine cat and pulling the kit back into my own nest, with my real kits. Applesky opened her mouth to protest, but Flamewhisker spoke over her. "Great Stormbreeze! Just don't let her near me, otherwise I'll shred her."

I nuzzled the kit and placed her between Leopardkit and Fiercekit. "I name her Skykit," I announced, feeling like laughing at Applesky's furious look. Flamewhisker shot Skykit a glare before facing Applesky, his expression solemn.

"Leave," she hissed at the medicine cat, Applesky sniffed before whipping around and stalking out of the den. I leaned down to look at my kits again. Skykit looked strange against her new sister and brother's pelts, theirs golden and black and hints of grey, while she was ginger with silver spots all over.

Flamewhisker snarled at me, "Remember, I will kill her if you give me the chance." I hissed and pulled the kits closer to me, slowly closing my eyes. Skykit could be in danger, but I can never tell her anything.

----------------------------------------------------

When I woke up, the sunlight filtered through the den's narrow entrance. I looked at my three kits, all of them still asleep. I saw Flamewhisker raise her head and yawn, before shooting my a look. Flamewhisker got to her paws and slunk out of the den, leaving her two kits in the nest.

I looked over the rim of my fellow queen's nest to see the kits, and I did. There was a brown tabby tom and a tortoiseshell she-cat. I sat up, dislodging my kits who all squealed. I groomed my pelt in a few minutes before settling back down and nuzzling my kits to settle them down.

Skykit squeaked in protest and slapped Leopardkit by accident.