Give me

RUN

 by foxstep

Prelude

Fur as jet-black as the night sky. Eyes as amber as the setting sun. Claws like the serrated mountains not far from where he resides. His heart full of passion, his soul of burning rage and ambition. He will rise above them all, and only courage will take him anywhere.

He's the Night Raven.

And he's coming for you.

Part I

"Mother?"

"Yes, son?"

"Will you tell me the Night Raven story tonight?"

"Haven't you already heard it three times?

"Alright," Stormfall settled into her nest, tucking her paws beneath her. She brought her kit closer to her with her pale gray tabby tail. "There was this young nameless tom who had no parents. He had to fend for himself in the wild, and he taught himself how to hunt by watching other cats. He was a very smart tom."

The queen's only kit bounced up and down excitedly. "I don't care about that, tell me about when he destroys all the bad guys and everybody bows down to him!"

"But where am I supposed to start?" Stormfall asked. "And no one bows down to him!"

The kit pouted. "I know, Mama! It just makes the story even better."

The pale gray queen sighed. "The tom knew that LightningClan was in danger from the dogs so he started thinking in his own clever way and he knew the nighttime would disguise him in the trees. So he climbed up on and started throwing prey bones down. No one knew where they were coming from and the dogs didn't care! They grabbed the prey and were so enthusiastic with it, they didn't realize cats were crawling up behind them and murdering them. The tom knew his work was done and he jumped between trees to get back home. Few cats saw his pelt outlined against the sky and, as he jumped he looked as if he was flying. Hence the nickname, Night Raven."

"Are you still telling poor old Baykit the same raven story again?" Milkfur twitched her whiskers in amusement.

"He keeps on asking for it." Stormfall shrugged as Baykit shouted," It's Night Raven, not same raven!"

Milkfur's tail hooked.

"It's an old Twolegplace story," Stormfall laughed embarrassedly. "about a heroic cat who saves the day."

"Oh," Milkfur meowed, beginning to groom her pelt. "I'd have thought you'd teach your kit Clan stories as that is where he's growing up."

Stormfall winced at Milkfur's tone. The she-cat had always been friendly in general but had been the ones that were quick to distrust Stormfall's kittypet background. "He will be a great warrior, Milkfur." Stormfall meowed with a hard edge to her voice.

"I'm sure he will," the expecting queen replied innocently.

Stormfall

Part II

Part III

Conclusion