Dead Cat Hanging

[Eternal]

^{"And we'll kill him just like that poor tom, and string him from a tree." Denna replied through a mouthful of fur, "Or maybe we'll just EAT him..."Denna flashed Brownmask a silencing glare as the padded further downstream, they were out of clan territory by now, but Denna wasn't taking any chances until they got back home.}

[Mint]

Brownmask shut up, amazed and scarred-for Cougarshadow, their kits, and her. She stopped slightly and Ayna pushed her again so she kept on going, wondering where they were headed.

[Eternal]

^{Denna plunged into a wall of hot steam, finally they were back home. "we'll be back at our camp soon she grumbled as she placed her tail on Brownmask's shoulder to guide the queen through the steam, they're territory was so well hidden it was impossible to find your way out unless you knew where you were going. Their Mistress would be pleased with them for succeeding in their task. Denna could smell the burnt trees which meant the island was near. Denna sat the kit down and she ran to her mother, "Don't even think of running away, you'll just get lost and we just have to punish you when we found you, and trust me we'd find you fast" she meowed and led the way to the island.}

[Mint]

Ayna set down the other kit after Denna did so they both knew not to run away.Brownmask cuddled next to her kits before Ayna pushed her forward. When Brownmask and her kits were going forward Ayna went back and washed off the mud and blood on her fur. It had started to crust and she hated the feel of it when it did that. She trotted back to them, Brownmask hadn't even know she left or came back 'cause she was so quiet.



(continued here:
Crimson Prisoners )

[Eternal]

Mosspaw awoke with a start, someone had jumped her from behind. Mosspaw remembered that she was supposed to be watching Brownmask's kits, she looked around and saw Redkit and Brackenkit, but the she-kits were missing, she sniffed around but all she could smell was the dead cat from before and the fear-scent of the kits and their mother.

[Mint]

Redkit ran to Mosspaw, tears in his eyes. "They took them! They took momma and our sisters!" he wailed.

[Eternal]

"What!!!" Mosspaw meowed in shock, "who?? who took them??" Mosspaw desperately looked around for another cat, a warrior hopefully but there was no one they must have all been out patrolling or hunting, she couldn't even scent Cougarshadow at the entrance, she and the kits were alone in camp

[Mint]

"I don't know, it was two she-cats that were covered in blood!" the young tom sobbed, he wanted his mother and sisters back. "Even dad isn't here. One of the she-cats told mommy to go and get rid of him so she told him a lie. She had to other wise they were going to eat our sisters!" he sobbed as he told the story "And then we had to stay here or we were going to die." His whole body shook as he cried.

[Eternal]

Mosspaw's first instinct was to chase after the smell of fear that led away from camp, but she couldn't leave the kits alone, "come on we're going to find your dad, he'll be able to get your my and sisters back." Mosspaw tried to calm down Redkit, though she was actually much more worried about Brackenkit, he hadn't said a thing and his eyes were fixated on the camp entrance, she guessed he was probably in shock. "Follow me." she meowed to the kits as she led them out of camp, she was careful enough to choose a path that wouldn't have them see the body of the dead tom. "Cougarshadow!Cougarshadow." Mosspaw called out hoping he was nearby.

[Mint]

Redkit stuck to Mosspaw like glue. He wasn't going to have another cat leave him. He looked back at his brother, hoping he was okay.

Cougarshadow hadn't found Sagestar yet so he was going on a trail that was fairly used. He heard someone calling his name. /Mosspaw./ he sighed and went toward her voice. When he saw her he didn't notice Redkit and Broackenkit for a monent but as he got closer the darker outlines of his two kits showed. "Mosspaw, why are Brackenkit and Redkit with you? Where is Brownmask?"

[Eternal]

"I don't know!!!" Mosspaw exclaimed, "I was jumped from behind and knocked unconscious, and when I woke everyone was gone except Redkit and Brackenkit, they said two she-cats came and took the others, I believe them but I don't smell anyone!" Mosspaw meowed as fast as she could, she was really worried for Brownmask and her kits.

[Mint]

Cougarshadow thought for a moment. "I need to find Sagestar, quickly." he looked around wondering where the leader could be. "You take Redkit and look for Sagestar. If you find him tell him that we have to talk right away. Stay with him and show him where I am, all you have to do is follow your scent back to here and then follow mine, okay?" he was worried it might be too much for his apprentice "I'll take Brackenkit." he brought the kit closer to him.

[Eternal]

"Right." Mosspaw nodded, "Come on Redkit." she meowed to the young tom. Mosspaw set off at a brisk pace through the tree's, but she kept turning her head back to make sure that Redkit was keeping up. "Sagestar should be around here somewhere, Sagestar!" she called hopefully

[Mint]

Redkit stayed right behind Mosspaw the whole time but he was tiring, he wasn't used to this yet.

Cougarshadow went the opposite way of Mosspaw. "Come on Brackenkit. We'll get Brownmask and your sisters back in no time." he said in a cheerful mood but was hiding his doubt.

[ccdude]

Sagestar had been told of the situation by Stoneheart and Crystalpaw, and he decided it best to return to camp, along with Mudpaw. Sagestar was immensely worried about what had happened to the dead warrior, and what it could mean. Unfortunately, when Stoneheart and his apprentice had found the leader and his apprentice, they were in the far most portion of the clan's territory, the Evergreen forest, and would have a long run home.

Sagestar barreled through the forest, running so fast that everything seemed a blur; and yet he ran into nothing. He was still a warrior at heart, despite his title, and one of the fittest cats in all of Geoclan. Perhaps it was some of his Skyclan blood still flowing through his veins that enabled him to be so quick on his feet; because when he looked back he noticed that he had outpaced the other cats by at least twenty fox-lengths.

As Sagestar and the others neared the camp, he smelled Mosspaw, as well as his deputy's scent, and perhaps a kit or two, and skidded to a halt just as they came into view. It appeared as though they were just about to split up when Sagestar arrived, breathing heavily.

"Cougarshadow!....What are you and....Mosspaw doing with these two kits outside camp?", Sagestar said, as he caught his breath.


(..... = Sagestar pausing to breathe)