*This is includes extra characters that I made for just this topic, for they are extras. Thank you for reading this.*
Stripes walked around his cage in the shelter. There was a small bowl of water in the corner. No food was there. He hadn't eaten in four days, now. The two-legs had seperated him from his family at a too young of an age. He was able to eat real food now, though it was disguisting and tasted nothing like the warm, creamy feeling of his mothers milk. He had been in this cage for one week and three days now. Sighing, he heard the hiss of his father and the scream of his mother. "Mama!? Papa!?" He saw his mother, Clover, and his father, Ben, being taken away by a two-leg. His mother and father looked at him, "We love you Stripes! Keep your promise, our son!" They called to him. "I will! I.. I love you both so much!" Then, his parents were taken to the kill-room. He heard blood-curtling screams before there was no more sound. "I love you..."
His promise. He had to keep it.
*Flash back*
Clover licked her son between the ears once more, Ben standing next to them, protecting them both.
Clover looked at Ben, who said, "Tell him," and then looked at Stripes. "Our son," Clover started.
"Yes mama?" Stripes asked.
"I want you to know this is a kill-shelter. We are to die someday soon, and we don't want you to."
Stripes gasped. "But... But you can't go! Daddy will protect us!"
"No, my son. Not even the mighty gods can protect us from these evil creatures. The two-legs are vicious animals, with only fur on their heads. There are not many good ones. You see, if you don't get adopted within a three-month period, they take you to the kill-room. They jab a needle into your throat, and then all you see is black, and then the mighty gods take you in, and take the evil from your throat, and you join their kingdom. Little one, promise me you will escape and go to the forest. Out there are cats who are noble and couragous. Tell them your story and perhaps, little one, they will let you join them. You will live longer out there. There are five clans out, there, Shadow, River, Sky, Thunder, and Wind, you must find one and..." Clover finished up, and added how he must try to get revenge on two-legs, too, if such a thing was possible.
As his parents finished, the young kit vowed he would avenge his parents whence their time came.
*End*
Stripes unsheathed his claws and let out an angry his. "Gods, let my parents into your mighty kingdom! I swear to keep my promise and avenge their deaths! I will get my revenge!" With that, he looked outside. The two-legs now opened the kitty-door and he ran out. For about twenty minutes he scratched away a hole in the picket fence and ran out. He looked around and saw many Two-leg dens. Growling, he saw a forest, snow covering the ground and trees. It would be a cold and vicious journey, but he would never die before he could fulfill his duty.
Running out to the forest, he announced, "This is my destiny! I am Stripes!" He jumped onto a large rock, and stood proudly over the forest.
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