Act 5: Chapter 50: A New Leader

Chapter 50: A New Leader

 

 

Frostkit

      Rosekit and I have been taking care of Pineleaf for moons now, and the same things happen over and over again.  We occasionally travel to the nearby clans to deliver surprises, and today a surprise came to us.  She came in a black pelt with gray splotches here and there.
"Do you hear that?" Rosekit asks me.
Da, da.  Rustle, rustle.
"I hear something," I reply.
"Sounds like the ferns rustling or something.  Maybe a fox is coming to invade our stash or something," Pineleaf mews.
     We slowly unseathe our claws and croch down.  We've fought off different scavengers before.  This will be no different.
      The rustling gets louder, and we stalk closer.  A black cat appears.
"Rosekit!?  Frostkit!?" It's Darkfeather.
"Hello, Darkfeather," I mew.
"You can hear!?" Darkfeather jumps back.
"Long story," Rosekit replies.  Darkfeather looks toward Pineleaf.
"Who's that?" she asks.
"I'm Pineleaf," Pineleaf says.
"He washed down the river from OwlClan.  We saved his life," I mew.
"Oh cool!  He must be the first member of your rebel group!" Darkfeather says excitedly.
Rosekit, Pineleaf, and I exchange a glance.
"How do you know?" I ask.
"I recieved a dream to come and find you guys!  I'm supposed to lead the group!" Darkfeather replies.
"Really!? You're her?" Rosekit meows.
"Yep!" Darkfeather says with a grin.
Two cats down, three to go.  I wonder who the last three will be, and where they'll come from.
"Do you know who the last three cats are?" Pineleaf asks Darkfeather, who shakes her head.
"But I do remember Bluefur talking to some cat during a gathering," Darkfeather says quickly.
"Then the cat should be arriving here shortly, if it was the forest-wide gathering," I say.
"It was," Darkfeather says. 
Two cats are close, close enough to read their voices.  Close enough to arrive shortly... perhaps today!