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[Puppet Fox]

Water engulfed the animal like fire to a tree, the river throwing it violently in and out like it was simply another game it played. It it were to have a name. It would have been called "Torture and Drown".

The two-legs along the shore watched helplessly as their pet slowly lost it's life, when it's head surfaced every now and then they could identify the sheer terror glowing in it's bright green hues. But what were they to do? The river's current was far too strong for them and they would most likely end up with the same horrid fate as their sweet four-legged feline. The cat's cries for help were silenced constantly as their claws scrambled furiously, trying to keep their head above water, or grab something. ANYTHING.

The small cat acknowledged that their chances of life were slim, heaven forbid if they would die. They were swept around sharp corner of the deadly rapids called a river and they felt it cut open their side, blood disappearing into the man-made river as soon as it exited the body. "PUMPKIN!"

Pumpkin pawed at the water, a small strangled mew escaping his tiring body, which was quickly stopped by a violent yank on his small collar, his breath now caught in his throat as he was dragged underwater, not able to reach the surface once more.

'This is it....I'm actually going to die...' The tom thought sadly, the sun above shone bright, rippling down into the water and onto his small orange body, warming it for one last time, welcoming him to the world in the clouds. He suddenly felt the desperate urge to live, his lungs screaming for long lost air.

Pumpkin mustered up as much energy as possible, back-pedaling his hind paws in hopes of dislodging the collar from the unforgivingly sharp rocks. He felt the metal dig into his neck a little, knowing it would most likely cut him when he broke free, but he set his hindpaws against the rock and pushed with all his might. Finally, he felt a snap and was pulled away by the current once more. He struggled to the surface of the unforgiving waters, taking a ragged gasp of air as he broke through.

He then scrabbled close to the edge again, feeling his paws hit the ground of the water. He scrabbled out with the last few ounces of energy he had left, and fell into a covered hole, darkness enclosing his senses.
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Pumpkin shot up from his nightmare, the sound of birds chirping and small animals of the forest communicating filling his ears. His pupils were wide, only a thin green ring of his irises showing. When was the last time he had that nightmare? He sat up carefully, remembering that the wound from six moons ago was healed and only left a small scar under his fur.

"It's alright..." He told himself and walked out of his den, that was previously a rogue fox's den before he fell into it. It kindly decided not to eat him that day and left him prey once in a while until he recovered.

He walked over to his little self dug water pool and took a long drink, his throat dry from a long night's sleep. He needed to hunt soon, he knew that, but where? There were so many secret places he knew it wasn't even the slightest bit funny. 'I think the meadow a little ways from here would be fine........

Pumpkin then yawned and stretched his long body out, digging his claws into the dirt below before he set off in the direction of the small field he had memorized like the back of his own four paws.

[aciddwolf]

(I've got Puppet's okay for this, so I'm not controlling her charry without permission.)

Featherkit woke up unusually early, not even a sliver of light in the sky, from what she could see. She crawled to the nearest of her siblings, Tigerkit, and poked him in the side with her paw, "Tigerkit, hey?" she mewed as quietly as possible, and watched his eyes open.

"Huuhh?"

"I wanna explore!" Featherkit announced, "wanna come with?" she watched her brother rise to his paws and nod, stating a 'sure' and hurrying out before anyone would notice them.

For the remainder of the time, they'd been wandering closer and closer to TwilightClan territory.

"C'mon!" Featherkit mewed happily. It seemed after wandering so far, that the kit would be tired, but she wasn't. Her eyes flickered back to Tigerkit, "hurry, hurry! I wanna es-xplore more land!" The fluffy kit hurried on, ignoring the faint scent of badger that she could detect.

[Puppet Fox]

Tigerkit hesitated, they were going to be crossing the border of WaveClan to TwilightClan, they'd surely get in deep trouble.

"I don't know about this. This is going a bit far! And don't you smell that badger?! We'll be turned to mincemeat! Mother would be devastated! Maybe we should go back!" Tigerkit mewed nervously and his tail bristled when the rancid stench of badger drew closer. "The badger smelt us! We really should go Featherkit!"

[aciddwolf]

Featherkit was about to complain about her brother's lack of exploring desire, until she heard something. The smell was bad, "how do you know it smelt u--uh..." the fluffy kit's fur bristled as she began backing up, out of a small bush, "there's a kit! A badger kit! Not good! Run away!" the young kit mewed in panic.

The sound of a "grruuuh" of the badger's young, and she could hear it moving around. Towards them, nontheless. The worst part was what she wasn't noticing. The gleaming, deadly eyes of the mother, getting ready to prey on the kits.

[Puppet Fox]

"There's a kit! A badger kit! Not good! Run away!" Featherkit wailed and Tigerkit nipped at her leg to get her moving, but it seemed as if she was frozen to the spot in fear, that's when he saw it, the mother's deadly eyes, looking hungry and it had it's sights set on them.

"Featherkit! Run!" Tigerkit hissed and stood in front of her, his hackles raised and his whole body now a horrified fluff ball. He knew nothing, absolutely NOTHING about fighting. He hoped he could hold it off long enough for Featherkit to escape. Otherwise there would be a decent amount of trouble. He had to protect his sister. His mother always said that it was noble to protect a she-cat before a tom. And that was what he was going to do, even if he died it would not have been in vain.

"RUN FEATHERKIT!" Tigierkit hissed and batted at her, trying to snap her out of her daze.

[aciddwolf]

The badger moved towards Tigerkit, thought subtly, Featherkit could see, and let out a shriek of panic. "We've both gotta go, Tigerkit!" she started running in place, "I can't leave you here to get eated!" she wailed in protest, and began looking around, yowling, "badger! Help!" hoping either TwilightClan patrols or her clan's warriors would hear her in panic and hurry. Surely someone noticed they were gone?

"Tigerkit! Come on!" she began running back and forth from him to a spot that they may be able to escape, letting out another shriek of horror as the badger cub stumbled over a bush, only a few tail-lengths away, to examine what had caught it's mother's attention.

[Puppet Fox]

Pumpkin caught a pair of shrieks and a wail from a young tom, sniffing the air to catch wind of the revolting stench of a badger....two if he could identify correctly. He smelt two WaveClan kits and his senses spiked, adrenaline rushing through his veins as a huge burst of speed exploded from him, his long legs bounding towards the shrieks of terror.

Tigerkit was struck aside by the badger, who had it's mind set on making the she-kit cease it's wailing and shrieking that damaged it's ears. Tigerkit couldn't feel anything but excrutiating pain where his left ear was, and he felt blood run down his face, he was hurt! His mother would surely have his tail now! He'd be know as Notail! Little did he know, HALF of his ear was gone!

The badger approached Featherkit, only to be knocked aside by an orange fireball that let out a fierce battle yowl. The badger snarled as the dust cleared, Pumpkin now standing in it's wake, in front of Featherkit and Tigerkit. He let out a low hissing yowl, his pupils merely slits compared to the bright green of his eyes. They began to circle slowly, his black tipped tail swishing back and forth.

With one more flick of the tail both the badger and tom clashed, a loud resounding shriek from the badger sounding as the tom latched onto his back, digging his pearly white fangs into the scruff of the badger's neck. With one more blood curdling shriek the badger fell to the ground, only the whites of it's eyes showing the little badger came out of the bushes and let out small grunts and yips before the tom swiftly slashed it across the throat with his mighty paw, a sad look of remorse in his eyes for taking such a young life.

"Are you alright? We need to get you back to your clan. That wound isn't going to heal itself." He meowed, his voice deep and soothing.

Tigerkit just stared in awe before his vision became bleary. "I don't...think I can walk." He said weakly and the strong tom padded over, picking him up gently by the scruff of his neck.

"Lead the way." He grunted through his scruff and Tigerkit's small body vibrated with is voice, it soothing the pain in his ear just a little.

[aciddwolf]

Featherkit was frozen with shock and awe. "Is he okay?" she wanted to wash so many questions over the tom, but that's the only thing she could utter, seeing her brother bleeding. "I didn't want this! I just thought..." she trailed off, and stared at the ground for several seconds.

"Yeah, sure!" she mewed quickly, "hurry, hurry! Before his ear falls off completely!" Featherkit hopped forwards, "it's a real long walk! We live in WaveClan camp! Our mommy's name is Goldwillow! She's a real pretty mommy. Is he going to be okay? My brother and sisters won't be happy if he dies. It'll be real sad. Real sad," she mewed, "I'm Featherkit, you're carrying Tigerkit, who're you? Are you a warrior? A strong warrior? You beat up a bagder!"

[Puppet Fox]

Pumpkin almost dropped Tigerkit from the rapid assault of questions, his mind spinning and trying to sort them out as quickly as possible.

"It's nice to meet you Featherkit. I am very sure your brother's ear will not fall off, the most already has. My name is... Pumpkin. I used to be a kittypet before I fell into a river. I've been alone for quite some time now. But I believe you are right about one thing, we must hurry." Pumpkin said, slightly embarrassed of his name.

[aciddwolf]

"It's already mostly fallen off? Ah! He's going to miss an ear!" Featherkit meeped with surprise. "Pumpkin's a funny name. I've never met a kittypet before. Or a loner. Or anyone outside of my clan. I'm four moons old!" she sounded proud of her age. "I'm a tough little kit! Cloudfeather even said that me and my siblings are!" she mewed, making her way towards camp.

((Should we start this up in Camp for WaveClan now?))