Keepers: Keepers of the Forest

Chapter 1

As Rabbitmoon glanced outside of his den he saw Thunderclaw. The white striped black she-cat saw him and went over to him. “It’s a good day to take a drink.” She said to him. “You didn’t drink all sun light.” Rabbitmoon looked at her and answered a different answer with a purr. “Oh Thunderclaw, you need to step off duty expecting our kitt’s.” Thunderclaw looked angrily at him and said. “You do know that I will never give up deputy like Sandfur when she had Blackpaw’s kitt.” Rabbitmoon looked at her and purred as he answered, “You don’t have to if you don’t want to, my love.” Thunderclaw looked happier now and gave a purr of amusement when Dawnkitt and her brother, Cloudkitt jumped on Rabbitmoon with full force and made him fall down. “Cloudkitt! Dawnkitt! Come here right now!” Came the voice of Sandfur behind Thunderclaw. Thunderclaw lightly shoved Dawnkitt with her paw towards her mother. Sandfur gave a grateful glance at Thunderclaw and then took Cloudkitt by the scruff and then walked towards the kitt’s den followed by Dawnkitt who playfully jumped at a butterfly who was out of her reach and then she raced into the kitt’s den. Thunderclaw looked at Rabbitmoon and gave him a lick over the ear and said “It’s not long now, Our kitt’s will be the best Keepers of our desert.”
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Meanwhile just next door to the desert in the rainforest at the Tribe of Water. Mossmoon and Blueclaw were grooming each other. The two she-cats were best friends since the had opened their eyes, were also sharing news. “I still can’t believe that Sandfur left us a few 30 moons ago.” Said Blueclaw. “It was her choice” Mossmoon reminded her, “It was not our fault that she chose to go to the weakest tribe in the east of New California.” Just Goldenlotus came and said “We found the Tribe of Fire keepers inside our territory, They were only two so it was easy to capture them.” She showed the two trespassers to Mossmoon. “They are not keepers yet the are kitts!!!” She hissed at Goldenlotus and Goldenlotus took a step back, then Mossmoon looked pleased, “but that means more keepers for us and less for fire, You will act as their mother just like you are the mother to Oakkitt and Silverkitt. Oakkitt and Silverkitt were born today and haven’t opened their eyes yet so the must think that the to kitts are their littermates. Their names are Runningkitt,” She pointed at the tom with she tail “And Featherkitt. Ashclaw told me at the Tribes meeting” she said. Goldenlotus took the two kitt’s for suckling.
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At the next meeting all the tribe rulers went onto the sun rock. All the rulers talked about the news and first Flamemoon told that two of Ashclaw’s kitt’s were missing. Mossmoon didn’t say anything of the kitts. Next was Rabbitmoon’s turn. He talked about how Thunderclaw was expecting kitt’s and that water was plentiful in the desert with mice, hares and spiders to go around. After Rabbitmoon was finished it was Mossmoon’s turn she announced that Goldenlotus had two new kits and the tribe was well fed. Then Crystalmoon the oldest leader, announced that one of her keepers, Lizardwing, died of Death Cough that they were all sad, but the tribe had survived Snow Fall and they were happy that Blossom Time had finally come. After the rulers finished there were five minutes to talk and then they would leave back to their territory’s.