Pebbleshine's Kits/Chapter 2

==Chapter description==
:Pebbleshine wakes up when the monster stops, and prepares to run, silently asking the chickens if this was the moment where the Twolegs tried to eat them. Pebbleshine crouches down when she hears a bang, then glimpses at a Twoleg's head. She relaxes as the footsteps die away into silence. The SkyClan warrior eats a few last mouthfuls from the chicken she had killed, and with a cautious glance around, leaps down from the monster. Pebbleshine spots deep tracks made from the monster she had just been in, and follows the trail for a while until she realizes that she has traveled too far away to double back. 
:Pebbleshine sights a barn that reminds her of Barley's farm, and heads toward it, hoping that the cats might know where her Clanmates are, or the lake SkyClan is looking for. By the time she reaches the barn, the sun has disappeared. She hurries to the barn, skirting the trees, when a sudden barking makes her whirl around.
:A loud meow sounds from the direction of the barn, and the dog sits back in what seems like embarrassment. A small black cat introduces herself as Bug, and the dog as Bunny. Pebbleshine also introduces her name, and when Bug comments that it is a bit of a mouthful and asks what her housefolk called her for short, Pebbleshine tells Bug that she doesn't have any housefolk. Bug blinks in surprise, but says nothing more and gives Bunny a friendly shove. Pebbleshine can see that Bug and Bunny are friends, and wonders what is going on. Bug invites Pebbleshine to the barn, and asks if she could let up Bunny. Pebbleshine warily says yes, and Bug tells the dog to stay out of the barn. Bunny gives a short bark, then goes toward the trees. 
:Pebbleshine follows Bug into the barn, amazed that Bunny had listened to what Bug had said. They enter the barn, and the scent of mouse almost overwhelms her. Pebbleshine hears a scuffle of tiny claws, and makes the easiest catch she has ever made. 
:Pebbleshine asks Bug about the whereabouts of of the monster camp, but her efforts are wasted and cold dread creeps through her as Bug tells her that it probably isn't around here. When she asks about the Clans, Bug answers that there aren't any around there. She desperately meows that she must go back to her Clan. Bug suggests that she look again for them tomorrow, and Pebbleshine drifts into a dream.
:The SkyClan cat wakes up to eager yapping, and when she goes outside, Bug is wrestling with Bunny, pinned down. She gets ready to defend her friend, but realizes that they are play-fighting. Bug races over to Pebbleshine, and they decide to hunt. At Bug's signal, Pebbleshine begins circling around, Bug circling in the other direction. They steadily drive their prey out of shelter, and two mice pop out into the open. They each catch one, and Bug compliments her hunting skills. When Pebbleshine finishes her mouse, she announces that she will have to leave now. Concerned, Bug invites her to stay until her kits are born, but Pebbleshine declines the offer. She states that she has a plan, and that she wants to raise her kits as Clan cats. Bug comes with Pebbleshine until the Thunderpath, and the two say their farewells. 
:A monster zooms past, and Pebbleshine notes it was very fast. Pebbleshine begins to understand how big her task is. It could take moons for her to get back to her Clan. She realizes the only way she can get back to SkyClan before her kits are born is to ride another monster.
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