The Rise of Scourge/Cliffnotes

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***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
### **Part 1**

* Tiny introduces his family, consisting of himself, his littermates, Socks and Ruby, and his mother, Quince.
	+ He attempts to play with his siblings but is knocked away.
	+ Quince scolds Socks and Ruby as the pair of siblings bicker that their brother is no fun to play with.
	+ Tiny laments about his size, wishing he could grow.
* Quince later takes her kits outside of the Twoleg nest.
* A Twoleg gives the kits collars, which all three are amused by.
* Tiny investigates the garden and Quince calls him back away from the fence.
* Tiny runs over and sees a pair of Twoleg kits playing with Socks and Ruby.
	+ Confused, Tiny asks if he can play and Ruby reluctantly lets him join in.
* Mistakenly, Tiny grabs the toy from the Twoleg kit and runs off with it.
	+ Socks and Ruby snatch the toy back from him.
	+ Ruby tells him he's no fun to play, despite Tiny's misunderstanding.
* That night, Quince settles her kits to sleep.
* Tiny asks his mother what she knows about the forest.
	+ Quince explains that his father visited it more than she ever did.
	+ She briefly explains about the wild forest cats, saying they're dangerous.
	+ Tiny asks if they would ever go to the forest.
	+ Quince reassures him that they won't, stating forest cats have fleas.
	+ She also adds that it's a dangerous place, saying those that live there are a 'scourge' in the name of all cats.
* As her kits sleep, Quince shares her thoughts of her kits taking after Jake with a photo of the tom.
* Tiny and his siblings visit the garden more often.
* He notes that Socks and Ruby don't let him play with them anymore.
	+ Tiny also notices that while his mother doesn't say it outright, she prefers his siblings over him.
* The tom approaches his siblings, hoping they'll play with him but they don't.
	+ Quince berates Socks and Ruby while Tiny ignores them.
* He decides to leave the garden to prove to them that he's strong despite his size.
* Tiny wanders into the forest where he is swooped by a raven.
	+ He feels proud of himself for not being scared, calling himself strong.
* The tom returns home after hearing Quince call for him.
* Tiny returns to the nest, excited as he recounts his adventure.
	+ However, he notices from his family's expression that none of them believe a word he is saying.
* Quince puts Tiny to bed while she talks to Socks and Ruby.
* A couple of days later, a Twoleg kit meets the kits.
	+ Tiny watches them play, sulking as he avoids his littermates.
	+ Ruby notices him and lies, saying that unwanted kits are thrown in the river.
	+ Shocked, Tiny takes her words to heart.
* The following day, when the Twolegs return, Tiny attempts to impress them.
	+ However, much to his shock, they ignore him and walk past.
* Tiny leaves to avoid being thrown in the river.
* As he tries to put as much distance as he can between him and his former home, he encounters two kittypets.
	+ The pair make comments about his size and his desire to enter the forest, annoying Tiny.
	+ Tiny leaves after an outburst, catching the scent of something deeper in the trees.
* In the forest, he encounters a ThunderClan patrol consisting of Thistleclaw, Bluefur, and, Tigerpaw.
	+ Tiny cowers, shocked that he has met real forest cats.
	+ Thistleclaw orders Tigerpaw to attack the kit, despite Bluefur's protests.
* Tigerpaw knocks Tiny over easily and goes to kill him.
	+ Bluefur stops him before he can do anything serious, reminding the apprentice of the warrior code.
	+ Tigerpaw tells Tiny that he'll never forget him as he and the patrol leave him.
* Tired and sore, Tiny leaves as well, departing the forest.
	+ He thinks about going home, but Ruby's words echo in his mind.
	+ Tiny sadly says goodbye to his mother and heads towards Twolegplace.

### **Part 2**

* Now in Twolegplace, Tiny wanders the streets as he takes in his new surroundings.
* Hungry, he attempts to eat but is scared off by other cats.
* A she-cat, however, takes pity on him and shares her food with him.
	+ She calls him a kittypet and Tiny asks what it means.
	+ The she-cat tells him his collar marks him as a cat that belongs to Twolegs.
* Realizing that he doesn't, Tiny attempts to remove his collar but is laughed at by onlookers as he struggles.
* Tiny leaves, annoyed by their laughter.
* He stumbles across Samwise, an elderly dog.
	+ Samwise is called away by his Twoleg and leaves a tooth.
* Tiny attempts to use the tooth to remove his collar.
	+ Instead, it becomes stuck in the fabric, annoying him.
* Later, he is awoken by a nightmare of Tigerpaw's final words to him.
	+ Tiny laments that he will never forget the tabby tom.
* Unable to find the she-cat that had helped him the day before, Tiny attempts to find other cats that will share food with him.
* He stumbles across a group and asks.
	+ One of the cats asks about the tooth in his collar.
	+ Tiny lies that he killed a dog and took its tooth as a trophy.
* Shocked, the cats believe his lie and share their food with the small tom.
* In the following hours, Tiny is approached by Bone and Brick who had heard rumors about his fight.
* They ask him to follow them as he is taken to an alleyway guarded by a large dog.
	+ The pair of rogues explain the dog had made its den there and won't let any cat near the food.
	+ Brick asks Tiny if he will fight the dog for them.
	+ As Tiny hesitates, Bone ponders if he had been lying the whole time and Brick states that if he had been, it would be best if he leaves Twolegplace for good.
* That night, Tiny decides to fight the dog for them, despite how scared he is.
	+ His decision is made after noticing the struggle of the cats around Twolegplace and his mother's words about the 'savage' forest cats.
* As Tiny approaches the alley with the dog, a group of cats gathers to watch the spectacle.
	+ The dog snarls at him as he encroaches on it, but he notices it isn't staring at him.
	+ It dawns on Tiny that the dog is afraid of his shadow.
* Scared, the dog takes off and Tiny snags some of its fur in his claws as a different trophy.
* The gathered cats watch the dog leave as they turn their attention back to Tiny, awestruck by what they had just witnessed.
	+ A multitude of them approach him, offering praise and thanks.
* A single cat asks Tiny his name and it dawns on him he hadn't been asked that since arriving in Twolegplace.
	+ His thoughts drift back to what his mother had said about the forest cats.
* With that in mind, he announces his name as Scourge.

### **Part 3**

* Underneath a dumpster, Scourge laments he should be happy.
	+ However, he thinks of the tabby's attack and realizes he can't be until he exacts his revenge.
* At daybreak, Scourge is offered food by the Twolegplace cats and notices as he walks around they watch him.
	+ He notes that they don't like him, and are instead afraid of him.
	+ His thoughts turn to Socks and Ruby as he wishes they could see him prove a point that he was never weak.
* Soon, Scourge finds himself visited by cats asking for him to solve their problems.
	+ Brick and Bone tell him that word has spread around Twolegplace that he is the cat in charge.
* A couple of weeks later, Bone and Brick bring him news of a group of rogues causing trouble.
	+ Brick asks if he'll help.
* Scourge follows to investigate the newcomers.
	+ He catches the scent of the forest, thinking for a second it is the tabby from moons prior.
	+ Instead, the intruder is a tabby with a twisted tail threatening another cat.
* Scourge asks them to leave.
	+ The rogue and his lackeys remain, as they as to speak to the leader of Twolegplace.
	+ Scourge tells him he is.
* The forest cats are shocked initially but laugh at the tom, calling him a kittypet.
	+ One of them approaches Scourge, telling him to fetch water for them.
* Scourge listens as they laugh at him as he notices his followers doubting him.
	+ With little hesitation, Scourge decides to take their respect.
* He attacks the white rogue, killing him in a single blow.
	+ As the forest rogues are shocked, Scourge's followers gather behind him.
	+ The tabby decides to leave Twolegplace.
	+ Scourge looks over the body of the white rogue and kicks dirt over it.
* He tells Bone and Brick that no one takes food without his permission.
* Scourge settles him as he lets the ice in his veins settle as he welcomes the feeling.
* One day, Bone brings him a pair of visitors.
	+ They are Socks and Ruby, who are notably skinny.
* They ask their brother for food, explaining their Twolegs left them.
	+ Ruby asks if their blood relation means anything to him.
* Scourge tells them blood means everything and introduces the Twolegplace cats as BloodClan.
	+ However, he lets them eat as his words are lost to them.
	+ After they finish, he has Bone escort them off of the territory and forbids them from returning.
* Many moons later, Scourge is finally given his chance at revenge against the tabby who attacked him.
* Tigerstar and Boulder are brought to him by Bone.
	+ Tigerstar makes his offer of sharing a portion of the forest with him in exchange for helping eliminate his enemies.
	+ Scourge decides to bide his time for the perfect moment to attack.
* BloodClan is taken to the forest as Scourge realizes that is his moment.
	+ He faces off against Tigerstar and with one vicious blow, has his revenge.

*End of spoiler warning*
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