Nightmare at the Circus ch.1

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!!!Warning!!! Can have triggering themes !!!Warning!!! Proceed with caution Inspired by Erin Hunter’s Warrior cat series Nightmare at the Circus: Chapter 1 Harley padded behind a large red curtain she looked over at the wall of where she was, a circus tent. String lanterns twinkled around her casting a warm safe glow around her, she felt everything but safe though. She shuddered and quickly headed to the back exit of the tent and out into the small cluster of living tents behind the main tent. Harley paused in her paw steps hearing a faraway sound, wings? She crouched just in time, a charcoal she-cat with elegant looking wings barreled over her yowling “LOOK OUT!” She winged she-cat crashed a few paw-pads away, she groaned as she sat up. Harley stalked briskly over to the other she-cat, her tail lashed, she hissed and batted the winged cat. “Raven! What have we discussed about trying to fly outside the tent!?” The other she-cat, Raven, replied “uhh not to?” Harley sighed, “YES! I was just on my way to my sleeping tent when you nearly crashed into me!” She spat, briskly trotting away, tail lashing, ears down, “Now, I am going to at least try and get some sleep, I suggest you do as well” Harley stalked into her tent and made a beeline to her mat. She pawed at the array of mismatched pillows till it was just right, then she picked up a small box with a red cross on it and put it next to the array of pillows. She stretched, yawned, then curled up on the pillows closing her eyes as she fell into the dark world. -•.•- Raven was sitting in her tent a single lantern lit as she focused her small mana force on a set of accessories with golden coins, a needle and string with a small gold coin on it were hovering in the air with the accessories. She was threading the small coin back onto a anklet when a high-pitched scream split the night air. Raven, shocked, lost her focus and the needle and accessories clattered on the table. She groaned in annoyance and ran out of her tent towards the scream. When she neared the source of the screaming she saw two cats in front of her, a golden-glowing she-cat, and a tom who was 3 tail lengths tall and was made of water. Raven addressed the two cats, "Hey Spark" she nodded at the she-cat. "Hello Triton" Raven nodded at the tom. Raven sighed "So who was screaming?" Triton shrank down to a normal cat size. "Lamb was targeted again" he jerked his head at a small fluffy Kit who was cowering and crying. Star who was standing close to the kit was saying comforting words, when Raven came she backed up and gave them space. Raven curled right next to the kit. "Remember Lamb, they are a strong as you make them." Raven felt the lie and the honey in her voice as she calmed the kit down. "Why don't you go back to sleep? Triton will watch over you and help in any case of injury, ok?" Raven looked up at the water tom who nodded, feeling relief Raven stood "I will be in my tent if anyone needs me." She stated before quietly padding to her tent. To be continued~