Post by Badfaith on Apr 3, 2007 20:41:24 GMT -5
Title: Warriors: Nightfall
Chapters: Prologue
Author: Badfaith
Pairing: Romance is not the focus of the fic but there are couples.
Rating: Pg 13
Summary: A terrible plague has spread through the forest, cats have gone mad, ThunderClan warriors are dying, panic spreads, meanwhile a new hero seems to have risen during the clan's hour of greatest need. Is this the cat destined to rule the four clans? And can one odd apprentice prove otherwise?
Warning: Violence, blunt style of writing, hinted slash (very little, and not with the main characters), innuendos, horror themes, the works.
Disclaimer: Yes, I'm Erin Hunter and I'm spending my free time writing a totally non profitable, two bit story on a proboards forum.[/sarcasm]
Beta: "Currently in the market, as it were".
Cover: Soon, I promise!
Author's Notes: I have a very blunt style of writing, please don't be turned off by it! Also this fanfic will eventually have slash, but it doesn't dominate the fic so I didn't know whether to place it in the tags or not. Enjoy! More to come, very soon.
The small dog panted, casting it’s hunted yellow orbs backward at it’s pursuers, the world painted red as his tortured veins continued to pump blood through it’s bedraggled body. The beast’s teeth rose, bared in an almost human contortion (Damn!) before it took off again, quick as a hare through the bracken. Footsteps behind it, shadow in front, though it could scarcely hear the twoleg’s shouts over the powerful cacophony of his own organs. His heart was relentless, BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.
The animal had been running for days, driven from one hiding place to another, and foam dribbled in unappetizing lobs off it’s mouth. There was mucus hardening around it’s reddened eyes and it’s breath came in hot gasping puffs. Ordinarily he would have run back to the humans, smiling and panting, But the world had gone mad.
The cell-phone crackled. The twoleg, Jeff Archer grasped the unruly device in his sweaty palm “He’s off again” he muttered stuffing it back into his pocket before turning it off. He never had liked the stupid things,his own went “RING RING RING”, and did not emit his favorite tune upon being called. Mr. Archer had always considered that silly and childish. Ring tones! What would they think up next?
He turned in surprise feeling a hand on his shoulder “Jeff, he’s gone again”? Jeff gritted his teeth and nodded, this was the deepest humiliation. The new female intern at ANIMAL CONTROL was smiling nervously at him.
“I thought you would have caught it by now”. She said sounding disappointed, Jeff wanted to smack her across the face but realized this would disrupt his ambitions of becoming employee of the month.
“I thought I would too” he sighed, “The thing’s got some endurance for such a small dog”.She nodded “Well Fisher said we’ll have to wait until it shows up again, we’re not allowed to chase it around in that forest, we’ll ‘disturb the wild life’”. Jeff nodded “Well what damage could the little shit do? Poor guy”. He didn’t really feel sorry for the condemned dog, he just wanted the new girl to put in a good word for him.
This only earned him a frown “Jeff it’s rabid! It could to incredible damage, it could spread it everywhere, like the AIDS epidemic but for animals”. Jeff waved this away like an unruly fly “There’s nothing that lives in there that it could infect, No deer, the racoons all moved into the city, the foxes are too wily to get bit by some little dog, all that’s in there is a few rabbits and maybe some feral cats” “The cats and rabbits could easily spread it to humans”! She protested crossing her arms.
“It’ll be dead in a few days Marie, you know how rabies works” She still looked unsure but there was nothing they could do about it now. They had to talk to Fisher.
She tugged her coat over her shoulders and walked with Jeff back towards the car, thinking of the dog running madly through the forest, in any direction, yelping and slobbering all over. Her imagination’s vision was not far from the truth. The dog was whining in the middle of the fragmented darkness.
But unknown to Marie, a cat was there too, watching the dog from the overhang, his green eyes gleaming in the red light of the sunset. Trespassing mutt thought the tom rebelliously. His brother, Walt, was at his flank watching the little dog with the same scorn.
"You thinkin' what I'm thinkin' Oreo"? Said the smaller black cat licking it's chops. "Dumb dogs, think they cin do whatever they want, just 'cause their bigger 'n us" said Oreo feeling his territorial instincts rage within him.
Walt nodded in agreement "The two of us, could chase it out of here with it's tail 'tween its legs".
"Then lets stop jabbing and get to it"!
Oreo ran forward and Walt followed.
The dog looked up and bared it's teeth, more drool dribbling down from it's chin, into the soil.
Seeing the condition of the little beast Oreo stopped short but his brother did not notice and charged straight at the terrier.
"Wally...What's that stuff on it's face? Walt...hey Wally...maby this isn't such a good....Walt"!
Chapters: Prologue
Author: Badfaith
Pairing: Romance is not the focus of the fic but there are couples.
Rating: Pg 13
Summary: A terrible plague has spread through the forest, cats have gone mad, ThunderClan warriors are dying, panic spreads, meanwhile a new hero seems to have risen during the clan's hour of greatest need. Is this the cat destined to rule the four clans? And can one odd apprentice prove otherwise?
Warning: Violence, blunt style of writing, hinted slash (very little, and not with the main characters), innuendos, horror themes, the works.
Disclaimer: Yes, I'm Erin Hunter and I'm spending my free time writing a totally non profitable, two bit story on a proboards forum.[/sarcasm]
Beta: "Currently in the market, as it were".
Cover: Soon, I promise!
Author's Notes: I have a very blunt style of writing, please don't be turned off by it! Also this fanfic will eventually have slash, but it doesn't dominate the fic so I didn't know whether to place it in the tags or not. Enjoy! More to come, very soon.
Prologue
The small dog panted, casting it’s hunted yellow orbs backward at it’s pursuers, the world painted red as his tortured veins continued to pump blood through it’s bedraggled body. The beast’s teeth rose, bared in an almost human contortion (Damn!) before it took off again, quick as a hare through the bracken. Footsteps behind it, shadow in front, though it could scarcely hear the twoleg’s shouts over the powerful cacophony of his own organs. His heart was relentless, BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.
The animal had been running for days, driven from one hiding place to another, and foam dribbled in unappetizing lobs off it’s mouth. There was mucus hardening around it’s reddened eyes and it’s breath came in hot gasping puffs. Ordinarily he would have run back to the humans, smiling and panting, But the world had gone mad.
The cell-phone crackled. The twoleg, Jeff Archer grasped the unruly device in his sweaty palm “He’s off again” he muttered stuffing it back into his pocket before turning it off. He never had liked the stupid things,his own went “RING RING RING”, and did not emit his favorite tune upon being called. Mr. Archer had always considered that silly and childish. Ring tones! What would they think up next?
He turned in surprise feeling a hand on his shoulder “Jeff, he’s gone again”? Jeff gritted his teeth and nodded, this was the deepest humiliation. The new female intern at ANIMAL CONTROL was smiling nervously at him.
“I thought you would have caught it by now”. She said sounding disappointed, Jeff wanted to smack her across the face but realized this would disrupt his ambitions of becoming employee of the month.
“I thought I would too” he sighed, “The thing’s got some endurance for such a small dog”.She nodded “Well Fisher said we’ll have to wait until it shows up again, we’re not allowed to chase it around in that forest, we’ll ‘disturb the wild life’”. Jeff nodded “Well what damage could the little shit do? Poor guy”. He didn’t really feel sorry for the condemned dog, he just wanted the new girl to put in a good word for him.
This only earned him a frown “Jeff it’s rabid! It could to incredible damage, it could spread it everywhere, like the AIDS epidemic but for animals”. Jeff waved this away like an unruly fly “There’s nothing that lives in there that it could infect, No deer, the racoons all moved into the city, the foxes are too wily to get bit by some little dog, all that’s in there is a few rabbits and maybe some feral cats” “The cats and rabbits could easily spread it to humans”! She protested crossing her arms.
“It’ll be dead in a few days Marie, you know how rabies works” She still looked unsure but there was nothing they could do about it now. They had to talk to Fisher.
She tugged her coat over her shoulders and walked with Jeff back towards the car, thinking of the dog running madly through the forest, in any direction, yelping and slobbering all over. Her imagination’s vision was not far from the truth. The dog was whining in the middle of the fragmented darkness.
But unknown to Marie, a cat was there too, watching the dog from the overhang, his green eyes gleaming in the red light of the sunset. Trespassing mutt thought the tom rebelliously. His brother, Walt, was at his flank watching the little dog with the same scorn.
"You thinkin' what I'm thinkin' Oreo"? Said the smaller black cat licking it's chops. "Dumb dogs, think they cin do whatever they want, just 'cause their bigger 'n us" said Oreo feeling his territorial instincts rage within him.
Walt nodded in agreement "The two of us, could chase it out of here with it's tail 'tween its legs".
"Then lets stop jabbing and get to it"!
Oreo ran forward and Walt followed.
The dog looked up and bared it's teeth, more drool dribbling down from it's chin, into the soil.
Seeing the condition of the little beast Oreo stopped short but his brother did not notice and charged straight at the terrier.
"Wally...What's that stuff on it's face? Walt...hey Wally...maby this isn't such a good....Walt"!