Middle Passage
This is the Middle Passage of the Cave of the Past.
You avoid the water by walking on the sides. There's light ahead of you... wait, thats not light... It has the scent of Moonclan cats... odd...
The Beginning
Many moons ago, the cats of the forest were untamed. They were bound by no laws. They constantly fought, and many cats died. They fought over territory and prey, which was needed for any cat to live.............
"No, I found it first!" A black she-cat was hissing towards a russet-colored tom cat named Fire, who were tussling over a rather large rabbit. Fire fought back, "It was on my land!" "Well, I saw it first! So back off mouse-brain!" The black she-cat slashed the tom-cat's muzzle, right before two cats came out of the bushes; a handsome white tom and a blue she-cat. "What is the meaning of all this racket?" demanded the tom. The black she-cat's eyes widened. "Are you Air? The one with the odd senses..?" The white cat nodded. Dark, the black she-cat's, eyes narrowed. "I heard you have a close bond with Water. That's her, right?" The blue she-cat nodded curtly. "You were fighting over a rabbit?" Fire and Dark cast shadowed glances at each other before each diving for the rabbit, getting into another tussle. Once Air and Water broke them apart, a soft voice came; "Hello? Who is it?" A small cream-colored she-cat was padding into the clearing. "I - I heard a fight.... could I help..? I... I just came from my house-folk....." Dark hissed at the word. "You're a kittypet! Well learn to keep your nose out of others' business you filthy excuse for a cat!" At this, the cream-colored she-cat flinched and took a step back. "Dark," meowed Air with a warning glance at the black she-cat, "this cat has had a hard time. Look at her fur? She hasn't certainly been to her twolegs for while." Fire noticed the same thing, and so did the others. "What is your name?" asked Air towards the she-cat. "I - I'm Moon........ Yes,
er - twolegs - dumped me out... I haven't been there in two moons.... You're wild cats?" replied the small she-cat, bewildered. The four other cats nodded, and Dark spoke with a nasty glance at Fire; "That lump of fur's been stealing prey." Fire let out a yowl of protest, and Air and Water had to dive in again to take them apart. "Well -" started Moon, "Why - Why not all share prey? I mean, you all want the same things; you want to protect your kits and the ones you love, and stay alive. But..." she stopped at the look of confusion on the wild cats' faces. "You can live together.. as one... protect each other... share prey.... territories..... Every single cat would have more of a chance when they're in a group, and -" She stopped dead at the look of surprise on the four cats' eyes. "Sorry, it was just a thought.." Moon shuffled her paws, looking embarassed. "I... I should go now -" "No!" inturupted Fire, "That's - Well - Fantastic! We could do that! " "Really?" meowed Moon, eyes widening. "You think it's - a good idea? " The four cats nodded slowly, still shocked by the idea. Then Water broke the silence, "Then we will start. Collect cats."
Over those moons, many cats joined, hundreds. But one problem, they were still fighting, and the four cats were fighting over who would be leader. They were close friends, and had known each other for moons beyond counting. Now there was bloodshed, and more fights than ever broke out.
But one night, the stars shined with all their mights, and the cats ancestors came down. They stood there, the cats of the forest bewildered. The message was clear;
UNITE
OR DIE
Thus began the four clans........................
FIRECLAN, FIERCE AND BRAVE
WATERCLAN, STRONG AND SMART
AIRCLAN, SWIFT AND LOYAL
DARKCLAN, WILLY AND PROUD
They lived in harmony and faced dangers together, and will for endless moons beyond counting. And when the she-cat, Moon, died, Moonclan began, above the clouds, and proved one thing; Death is like a new adventure, something we get once in a lifetime.
"No, I found it first!" A black she-cat was hissing towards a russet-colored tom cat named Fire, who were tussling over a rather large rabbit. Fire fought back, "It was on my land!" "Well, I saw it first! So back off mouse-brain!" The black she-cat slashed the tom-cat's muzzle, right before two cats came out of the bushes; a handsome white tom and a blue she-cat. "What is the meaning of all this racket?" demanded the tom. The black she-cat's eyes widened. "Are you Air? The one with the odd senses..?" The white cat nodded. Dark, the black she-cat's, eyes narrowed. "I heard you have a close bond with Water. That's her, right?" The blue she-cat nodded curtly. "You were fighting over a rabbit?" Fire and Dark cast shadowed glances at each other before each diving for the rabbit, getting into another tussle. Once Air and Water broke them apart, a soft voice came; "Hello? Who is it?" A small cream-colored she-cat was padding into the clearing. "I - I heard a fight.... could I help..? I... I just came from my house-folk....." Dark hissed at the word. "You're a kittypet! Well learn to keep your nose out of others' business you filthy excuse for a cat!" At this, the cream-colored she-cat flinched and took a step back. "Dark," meowed Air with a warning glance at the black she-cat, "this cat has had a hard time. Look at her fur? She hasn't certainly been to her twolegs for while." Fire noticed the same thing, and so did the others. "What is your name?" asked Air towards the she-cat. "I - I'm Moon........ Yes,
er - twolegs - dumped me out... I haven't been there in two moons.... You're wild cats?" replied the small she-cat, bewildered. The four other cats nodded, and Dark spoke with a nasty glance at Fire; "That lump of fur's been stealing prey." Fire let out a yowl of protest, and Air and Water had to dive in again to take them apart. "Well -" started Moon, "Why - Why not all share prey? I mean, you all want the same things; you want to protect your kits and the ones you love, and stay alive. But..." she stopped at the look of confusion on the wild cats' faces. "You can live together.. as one... protect each other... share prey.... territories..... Every single cat would have more of a chance when they're in a group, and -" She stopped dead at the look of surprise on the four cats' eyes. "Sorry, it was just a thought.." Moon shuffled her paws, looking embarassed. "I... I should go now -" "No!" inturupted Fire, "That's - Well - Fantastic! We could do that! " "Really?" meowed Moon, eyes widening. "You think it's - a good idea? " The four cats nodded slowly, still shocked by the idea. Then Water broke the silence, "Then we will start. Collect cats."
Over those moons, many cats joined, hundreds. But one problem, they were still fighting, and the four cats were fighting over who would be leader. They were close friends, and had known each other for moons beyond counting. Now there was bloodshed, and more fights than ever broke out.
But one night, the stars shined with all their mights, and the cats ancestors came down. They stood there, the cats of the forest bewildered. The message was clear;
UNITE
OR DIE
Thus began the four clans........................
FIRECLAN, FIERCE AND BRAVE
WATERCLAN, STRONG AND SMART
AIRCLAN, SWIFT AND LOYAL
DARKCLAN, WILLY AND PROUD
They lived in harmony and faced dangers together, and will for endless moons beyond counting. And when the she-cat, Moon, died, Moonclan began, above the clouds, and proved one thing; Death is like a new adventure, something we get once in a lifetime.
