Pebbleshine's Kits/Chapter 1

==Chapter description==
:Pebbleshine is looking for prey and smells some in a monster nearby. She notes that the monsters are asleep, and that SkyClan has not been fully fed for a long time and that the prey there could feed them all. She would feel even more hungry, as she is expecting kits. Pebbleshine eases herself back to the bushes, her instincts telling her to run as a Twoleg might see her. However, she smells a delicious scent which attracts her, and she realizes that it is coming from a monster. Pebbleshine thinks about the risk her Clan must take in order to be fed. Her belly growls, and she wonders how long it has been since SkyClan cats were well-fed. 
:She allows Waspwhisker, the deputy, to take the lead, while Hawkwing walks beside her and Curlypaw and Blossomheart bring up the rear. Pebbleshine hears clucking noises and the gray tabby tom exclaims there must be some birds in there. The queen adds that they must be trapped. Waspwhisker nods, telling them they are chickens. Pebbleshine feels hungry at the sight of them and tells the rest of the patrol that the monster is asleep and suggests going in. Waspwhisker finally agrees, ordering Hawkwing and Curlypaw to keep watch. Hawkwing meows that he can climb too, but Waspwhisker reminds him that his leg is still injured. Hawkwing says that Pebbleshine should stay too, and Blossomheart agrees to this.
:Pebbleshine protests she can still run. Waspwhisker stares at her, eventually saying that they need to get on with it before they starve to death. Pebbleshine climbs onto the monster, reaching the ledge. She sees a lot of nests, each with a chicken inside. Using her hunting instincts, Pebbleshine tries to swipe the chicken from the nest, but it fails. Her Clanmates have trouble too, as they can grab nothing but feathers. Pebbleshine wonders how they can reach the chickens since holes are too small. She notices a small twig and tries to figure out how it works. She slams into it, cursing when it does not work. Pebbleshine is so focused she does not notice what the others are doing. 
:She hears Waspwhisker curse, exclaiming a Twoleg is coming. He orders Pebbleshine to run, and she tries to take a chicken with her. Hawkwing asks where she is and she replies that she has caught a chicken. Hawkwing tells her to hurry up, but Pebbleshine is still struggling to pull the chicken out due to its size. Waspwhisker orders her to leave, but Pebbleshine continues to struggle with her prey, refusing to let it go because SkyClan needs it.
:The monster begins to wake up as Pebbleshine finally manages to kill the chicken. She hears Blossomheart telling her to jump and sees her mate pushing Curlypaw out of the monster's way. Pebbleshine shouts that she is coming, while the monster moves forward. Hawkwing screeches for his mate while Pebbleshine makes one last attempt to climb over the wall. She wonders what will happen if she fails, but stops thinking about it, feeling determined. She yowls to Hawkwing that she will find her way back as the monster speeds onto the Thunderpath until she loses sight of the tabby tom. 
:Pebbleshine drops onto the platform, feeling the urge to cry like a kit. She wonders what will happen if the monster stops, believing that she and her kits will be monster food. Pebbleshine tears into the chicken, relishing the taste, though she does not enjoy it as much as she hoped and she feels uneasy. She tries to search for landmarks as she peers out of the monster, but it travels further from her Clan. Despite trying to fight off her exhaustion, Pebbleshine eventually gives in as the soft clucking of the surrounding chickens lulls her to sleep.
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==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with chapter twenty-five of Hawkwing's Journey.
==Notes and references==
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