Fan Fiction

Chapter 1

The feeling of her collar being off was amazing. She danced around the forest floor happily. The wind ruffled her neck fur, but she didn’t care. All of a sudden the wind picked up, and she smelled something. Whatever that is it smells good! She opened her mouth so her scent glands could pick up the fragrance better. It’s a bird! She jumped up excitedly. She had never caught a bird before!
She crouched down, letting her body fall into a natural crouching position. She moved her way forward, then leaped. She jumped high in the air. She was almost there! Looking down, she saw a pair of gleaming eyes. Looking down caused her to go off balance and come crashing to the ground, without the bird.
She heard the sound of something hard clanging against the floor. Was it rain? She whipped her head around, but all went dark. She still heard the clanging sound! Then she opened her eyes. The cool moonlight streamed through the windows, onto her bed. She got up and stretched. She looked down and realized the clanging noise was the house-folk pouring pellets into my dish. She sighed and walked over to the dry food, and forced herself to eat a couple mouthfuls.
She walked over to the plastic hanging door and went through it. The cold and brisk night air greeted her. She walked over to her box of rocks and put her dirt in it. Then she jumped up onto the fence, peering into the other yards. All of a sudden a twig cracked. She unsheathed her claws and called out. “Who is it? I will attack, so show yourselves!” Her friend Dot appeared. She had black and white patches all over her body, making her pelt look beautiful in the moon rays. 
“Don’t hurt me!” She shrieked. Then she realized it was her. “Oh Gingersnap, it’s you!” Her eyes clouded with relief.
She felt the battle in her roll off her back quickly. “Hello Dot!” She mewed in a friendly way.
Dot jumped on top of the fence with her. Dot rubbed up against her and purred a greeting. “So, you staring into the wild again?” Dot asked calmly. “And, don’t you dare think about going in there! Do you remember what happened to Henrietta when she went in there?”
Gingersnap did remember. Henrietta was a plump tabby She-cat, who sat around all day lazily. But that was after she went to the vet. Before, she went exploring in the woods! She even caught a robin one time! But then, a wild cat chased her away, and she never went again. Gingersnap nodded her head.
“So, don’t go! I don’t wanna lose you!” Dot hissed urgently. She scrambled over Gingersnap, stepping on her head in the process, so she could stare at her directly. “Don’t go! This is my only warning…”
Gingersnap shrugged it off like it was nothing. She stepped a paw into the forest, and the smell of the fresh forest scent greeted her. All of a sudden, she heard her house-folk calling for her. She usually would go back by now, but ignored them this time. They called again, but eventually went inside.
She crept forward, not looking behind, and opened her mouth to try and scent anything. A mouse! She thought excitedly when she scented it. She spotted it eating a berry near a tree. She fell into her natural hunting pose and crept slowly forward. She felt the breeze hit her face and she sighed with relief. She was downwind! She crept forward even closer, and then pounced. She jumped on the victim, and tossed it into the air. She let it drop, stunned, and let it try to scurry away. She grabbed it just in time, every time she did it. She was about to give the blowing strike, when she heard something behind her. She turned around, but then whipped back around. The mouse had escaped! She was furious!
She whipped around to see who caused her to lose her catch! A silver streak was heading towards her! She tried to run away, but then realized she should turn around and fight! She whipped around, and her enemy rammed her in the chest. She had the wind knocked out of her, but she was still standing. Her opponent however, fell back dazed. She sniffed and realized it was a She-cat. She must have been surprised by me turning around!
She was about to declare a triumphant mrrow when her attacker jumped up and tackled her! They were a writhing ball of fury. One paw hitting another, they didn’t stop! Then they quit. They just backed off and sat down licking their ruffled fur down. 
“Hey I’m Silverpaw and what is your name kittypet?” The she-cat mewed.
Gingersnap stepped back. “What?”
Silverpaw looked up. “Well, what is your name? And you sure did fight good for a kittypet!”
Gingersnap glared at the silver Persian. “And I’ll fight you again if I have to! If you’re the most dangerous thing out there, I am sure I will be able to handle it!”
SIlverpaw just looked at her. “Silly kittypet. If I was even half a warrior, I would have given you some injuries to really think about.” 
She didn’t like the way she was calling her a kittypet. “I am not a kittypet!” Gingersnap growled. “I am a normal, REGULAR house cat!”
Silverpaw just went back to smoothing down their fur. “Well yeah, but house cats and kittypets are the same. You are a kitty and a pet so…” She trailed off.
It now made perfect sense to Gingersnap but she still glared at the cat.
All of a sudden Silverpaws head snapped up. “Bluestar and Goldenheart are here…” Silverpaw opened her so she could locate them better.
“Who are they?” Mewed Gingersnap loudly. “Are they as dangerous as you?” Her whisker’s twitched in amusement at her own little joke.
Silverpaw wasn’t laughing. “Bluestar is my leader and Goldenheart is my mentor! They are full warriors, and a lot more dangerous than me!” Silverpaw was practically growling. “Run back before they come!”
All of a sudden a blue tom-cat stalked out of the bushes, followed by a golden colored she-cat. “Stop!” The tom ordered. 
Gingersnap could tell they meant business so she sat down in front of them, her whiskers quivering. She looked over and saw Silverpaw dipping her head, so she copied her.
The tom and the She-cat lashed their tails from side to side. “You may raise your heads now!”
Silverpaw quickly raised her head and stared the golden one in the eyes, and Gingersnap copied her, except looking into the tom’s eyes.
“I saw the whole thing..” The tom trailed off. “You fight well for a kittypet. Most kittypet’s would just run away, while you stayed and fought.” He sniffed Gingersnap. “You have not been to the cutter yet..”
She looked over and saw the she-cat staring at the tom with wide eyes. “You aren’t thinking of letting her join Bluestar! Are you?”
SIlverpaw stared at Gingersnap horrified then at the tom, who I presume was Bluestar, and her mouth gaped open. “But, but, but! We need pure warriors blood!”
Bluestar’s eyes clouded. “Pure warriors blood..” He mewed softly. “Too much of that has been spilled lately..”
Gingersnap didn’t know what to do. She just wanted to go back home, right? She stared into the tom’s pale blue eyes. “Look, I just wanted to catch a mouse or two, I am sure you can spare. Then I will-”
“Nonsense!” Bluestar’s eyes were filled with anger now, and something more. “There is never enough prey in the forest to spare! You hunt for play, we hunt for survival!” He had added an extra growl at the end to make it more menacing.
Gingersnap quivered. “I- I had not thought of it that way.. I am sorry” Gingersnap dipped her head even lower.
Bluestar’s tone softened. “If you wish to join Thunderclan, Goldenheart will meet you here tomorrow, at sunhigh. Tell her your decision then.” And with a flick of his tail he lept into the bushes, followed by Goldenheart and Silverpaw.
SIlverpaw paused before she left. She turned around, and nodded without a word. She leapt into the bushes, racing after them. 
Gingersnap let out a breath, she didn’t realize she was holding. She padded towards her housefolk’s home, unsure of what to do. She reached the soft grass and rolled around in it. It started to rain lightly, but she didn’t want to leave yet.
Dot appeared. “Oh Gingersnap! I thought you were a goner!” Dot jumped down and licked her old friend. “I missed you!”
Gingersnap purred, but shouldered her off. “I’m fine… Dot, you don’t have to be so worried!” She mewed softly, knowing that Dot only cared for her. She nuzzled Dot, but sighed. “I have to tell you something.”
Dot’s tail flicked from side to side. “What is it? You seem troubled dear.”
Gingersnap chuckled softly. Dot always seemed older than she really was. In fact, she was the same age as her, 6 moonfulls. “I was offered to join the wildcats.”
She let out a yowl of surprise. “What?? You aren’t going to take it, are you?” Dot stood up and hopped on her fence.
Gingersnap’s face was tilted down in guilt.
Dot’s eyes flashed with unease and concern for her friend. Something else too. “Well?!?”
Gingersnap looked up at Dot, giving her a pleading look. Her fiery pelt glowed in the moonlight, despite the rain. “Well- I uh, think I might.”
Dot frowned, but nodded gravely. “I understand, but tomorrow we will go and see all of our kittenhood friends. We will go everywhere!”
Gingersnap’s pelt prickled with more guilt. “You see, the thing is… I am leaving tomorrow.” Gingersnap felt her warm chocolate brown eyes burn into her pelt.
“What! No! B-but!” Dot looked like she was about to cry. “Oh, Gingersnap! I love you!”
Gingersnap’s feelings for Dot came out like a flood. “I know you do. I love you too. But I need to do this. You should come with me! We could meet all sorts of different cats, you wouldn’t have to go to the cutter, you could have kits!” Gingersnap wanted Dot to come with her so much. Dot couldn’t bear to be without Dot, she was her only friend!
Dot’s eyes clouded. “That’s not what I meant.” Dot looked like she was remembering a distant memory. Then she snapped back to reality. “Ok, I will go with you. But promise me one thing. You will always be my friend.”
Gingersnap smiled. “Of course.”
She and Dot said their goodbyes and each of them stalked off into their own homes for the last night there. 

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That was my Into the Wild flipped book! I hope you enjoy it! I did add tweaks and change the plot line here and there.