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| Mountain of Heros Series | ||
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| Preceded by: None |
Too Small | Succeded by: Undecided |
Prologue
A cat flashed on the rocks, jumping to a spot and sitting there.
Waiting.
Soon a small white wolf joined him and asked "Yes? Star?"
The starry tom mewed "Well, Hello, Gaurdian" The tom bowed his head in deep respect "Where is Kanalu?" The tom looked at the white wolf with worried eyes.
The wolf barked "I saw Kanalu fly past the cave on my way here, She should be here in a few minutes, You know how bald eagles are...."
Star nodded "Yes, Aurora, I knew I chose well for you to be the Gaurdian"
Aurora nodded "It's an honour Star" She looked at the necklace with a Sun and a Moon on it. She looked up "By the way, What's this meeting about?"
Star sighed "A dark era is coming, Only that necklace you are wearing holds the key" Star put his paw out and Aurora gave him the necklace "I dare say if Kanalu does not get here soon, We have to start without her"
Aurora was about to say something when a Young but Built bald eaagle flew and landed on Auroras back. She asked "Am I late?"
Star mewed "Welcome, Kanalu" Star bowed and Aurora bowed also. Kanalu squirmed uncomfortalbley
Aurora asked "Can we get started, Star? Tell us what this is about"
Star put his paw on the necklace mewing mythically "Times are changing" He looked at Aurora and Kanalu "Through the Shadowy Darkness" He tensed "And over the mountain, The Sun rises with her sister Moon"
Kanalu gasped as she put her talon on the necklace "They Have been born?" Star nodded.
"Yes"
Aurora put her paw on the necklace "Then let's swear to guide them" Aurora looked at Star determined "Being a gaurdian means swearing my life on the chosen one"
Star nodded approvingly and looked at Kanalu
Kanalu sang "I promise to teach her our ways, To guide her, TO help her, Through the darkness"
Star mewed "I promise to watch over her, As an ancester, As a tribe mate"
They all took their paws and talon off and looked at each-other watching the sun rise. Kanalu remarked "The Dawn is coming"
"Greet the new day" Aurora howled
Star loved Auroras howl. It sounded like music. many of his tribe mates hated Wolves, But what was there to hate?
Star saw Kanalu leave toward the sun while Aurora ran toward the valley. Her packs home. He looked toward the dissapearing stars and mewed "I'm coming" he dissapeared in a breath of wind. All that was left was the coming dawn
Chapter 1
Darkness
That's all Sun could see
She opened one eye and took in the view around her, It was in a rock den, High rock thingys that hung down of the roof of the cave, And.... Her nest was semi-soft.
She heard a voice "I'm sorry Feather, That you have a runt"
Runt? Sun thought What's a runt?
The other cat, Her mother mewed "I know, Poor little thing, It will be a long time before she grows"
A gruff voice mewed "Silly runts won't help the tribe, I say we cast her out"
A calm voice growled "You know that the Tribe Of Endless Hunting would never allow that" their was a a hiss and scruffling, But Sun could not hear more.
A snappy yet old voice hissed "Come on now Rock, I was a runt once, I say leave the poor kit alone"
The gruff voice growled "I don't dare call you a runt Moss, cause I know better and you don't look like a runt"
Moss grumbled "I used too"
A soft voice mewed "I know she's a runt Rock, But, Please give her a chance" the cat hesitated "Maybe she will be a good prey-hunter one day"
Rock laughed "Hah! I would like to see that happen, All she will be ever good for is doing stuff for us"
Sun heard Moss mumble something then there was a whine as Moss growled "Watch it Rock, I find that offensive"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Rock whined
Moss spat "Good" there was a pause then he mewed "Feather, Go back to your kits"
She saw her mother come in the den and look around before looking at her and whispering "Why?"
Sun asked herself Yes Why? They were talking about me, I just know it
She heard Feather cooing too Cloud, Her brother. She cast a glance over to the white tom, Who was no runt
Lucky Cloud Sun thought to herself.
Sun closed her eyes and dreamed.
She was in a mountainus place and she saw another cat, A handsome Sandy colored kitten was looking at her with curious eyes. Sun thought Wow.... she looked at him in awe.
The tom yowled "Sun! Wake up" in a familier voice that could only be Clouds voice.
Sun opened one eye and hissed "Cloud....I was having a good dream"
Cloud laughed "About catching an eagle on your first try?"
Sun looked down "No...."
Cloud sat down curiously "Then what?"
Sun spat playfully "None of your buisness"
Cloud rolled his eyes, He was bigger then Sun, Naturally, Because she was a runt. Why must I be a runt? Sun thought
Sun mewed "Don't roll your eyes at me, Feather says it's rude to Eye-roll" Sun swatted at Cloud
Cloud sniffed "Feather's not here to tell me off" When Sun glowered at him he mewed whiny "Okay, Okay I won't eye-roll"
Sun put her paw on Clouds head "Whatever, Like Your gonna be the best cave-gaurd the tribe has ever seen in Their life-time.
Cloud stopped and frowned "Well, You say That your gonna be the best Prey-hunter around...."
Sun mewed "Which I will be"
Cloud shook his head "Sun! Your too small to be a good anything, Even now I have to almost look down at you" Cloud took a breath and continued "You would be lucky If at least one older cat thinks that you can do that!"
Sun froze when she heard another voice "Cloud that's not very nice, I should swat you one for that!" Sun turned around
Her friend Moon was standing, swishing her tail back and forth with a angry look on her face "How would you feel if you were small?"
Cloud murmured something
Moon twitched her tail "Thought not, Don't worry Sun, A girl can dream"
Sun thought A girl can dream..... That reminded her, Who was that Tom in her dream? Was he real? Or just a part of her over-active imagination?
Moon mewed "Hello?! Mountain to Sun! What are you thinking about?" Moon was looking at her curiously and Cloud was not listening anymore.
Sun whispered "Can I talk to you alone Moon?"
Moon nodded "Sure why?" Moon looked worried "It's not about cats calling you small is it?" Her gaze still a worried look
Sun shook her head and led her to a smaller cave behind the nursery "Do you belive that dreams are the future?"
Moon looked at her with confused expression "Hmm, I'm not sure, What was the dream?"
Sun sighed "I saw a tom, He was smiling and laughing and calling my name, Then Cloud intruded" Sun spat out, She absolutly hated her brother. He was the special one.
Moon thought for a moment "Well, If you look at it that way then...." She thought about it "Yes, I guess it could"
Sun mewed "Do you think I should go find this tom?"
Moon shrugged "If that's what you heart tells you to do, I guess you should, Just be careful of Eagles and Wolfs, There's been alot of them lately"
Sun nodded and went out of the nursery but was stopped.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Chapter 2
"Wake up!"
Silence.
"Wake up before I drag you to Training Twister"
Twist opened his eyes to see two round Amber ones in his face, He jumped up and mewed "Don't do that!" He was bristling.
The other kit mewed "Calm down, Twister, It's only me" She looked at him Sharply "By the way, We are going to be late"
Twist looked at her confused "Late....?"
She scoffed "You know...." She put her paw on his head in smugness "Late"
Twist shook her off "Okay, Okay" He shook himself and licked his Sandy colored fur.
The She-cat growled impatiently "Hurry. Up"
Twist looked at her and continued. He stopped when a gruff cats voice growled "Hurry up you two, or do you want me to come in there and hurt you both?" The She-cat looked at Twist "Well? You heard Bone"
Twist sighed "You heard him too Snips"
Snips snapped "Whatever Twist, But don't blame me if Bone seriously injures you"
Twist shrugged "Let him, it's not really gonna change anything" When he saw the angry look on her face he sighed "Okay im going" Snips flicked her tail and padded out.
Twist watched after her in disgust