Chapter 9

As he was racing through the forest all the scents rushed around him prey, the dew from the morning and he felt like he had more energy than he had ever had before. Suddenly the group started to slow and infront of him he saw a huge circle of thorns which were enclosing what looked like a sort of camp "Rain" Thunder whispered "Who are all these cats?"

"They are your friends Thunder and look Clovers here to" he replied happily

"Were's Clover? I cant see her" The tom replied questionly

"shes in the nursery, she has kits now her mate is here to his names Bobo, be nice to him he can be grumpy sometimes"

he grunted approval as he turned to see Bobo a dark grey tabby walking towards what he thought must be the nursery with a mouse in his jaws, If this is what his destiny was it was certainly a strange destiny.

a few hours later Thunder was getting used to his new surroundings and the kits were so excited to be around other kits and Shimmer had even made a new friend her name was Snowdrop she was a pure with she-cat with grey paws. They met when the kits had made friends with Snowdrops kits and they automatically made friends her kits are called Ginge a ginger tom with grey paws and Whimsy an adorable white she-cat with grey on the tip of her tail and paws. Thunder seemed to be settling into group life, when through the thorn barrier came five cats Rain and Bodgers where there and they were injured. "What happened?" Thunder meowed panicking

"Those mangy cats over by the pines were in our territory! trying to steal our prey!" pinecats?thunderthoughtwhoarethey?"Rain what are you going to do? wait a second Shimmer! quick rains hurt!"

"Oh dear and so is….. Bodgers right? and I don't know you three" her soft mew replied

"these are… Blossom flicking his tail to a cream she-cat who was hardly breathing and these two are Night pointing to a black she-cat and Sparky his time pointing to a blue pelted tom.

"Ok then" Shimmer replied trying to stay calm " Can I have some cats to collect marigold please?"

"Of course" Rain meowed shakily signalling for a group of cats to come over and explaining what they had to do "here and be quick I don't think Blossom can last much longer!"

so as Thunder helped his brother and his bestfriend (that's Bodgers btw) to a place to sit down he wondered who had done this to them and hoped that Shimmer was quick enough to save Blossoms life.