rosekit yawned, waking up in the nursery. it was night. again. she sighed, standing. the white-and-brown kit had a tendency to wake up in the middle of the night. oh well. perhaps she could take a walk around camp. as rosekit padded out of the nursery, she frowned. something felt... off, in a way. it was probably just the darkness. she continued through the camp. as she passed the medicine den, she entered the den and saw warriors. the den was full of warriors. what was going on? she exited the den, continuing to the next, and more warriors. the same ones. except... taking a closer look, these cats... they didn't look like any cat she knew. they were dark. melting into their nests. rosekit swore, if she listened closely, she could hear some sort of clicking sound, like an insect. rosekit stepped back in her shock, rushing out of the den. every den she passed, she saw the same thing. more of the same. exact. cats. where were columbinesong and her siblings? where were any of her clanmates? is this what they had become? were they trying to hurt her? rosekit felt like she had been running for moons. she panted, slowing to a stop to catch her breath. the moment she stopped fully, she fell, unable to hold herself up without the adrenaline. her eyes felt heavy. she closed them, attempting to get a tiny bit of rest. and then the clicking became louder. louder. louder. louder. she opened her eyes and saw those 'cats' swarming her. rosekit screamed, or at least tried to. rosekit yawned, waking up in the nursery.
