The Traveler Logs

Chapter 2: The Forest

23 moons after the attack on The Frozen tribe main camp

Location unknown

Snowtail started to run, gaining speed to get away from whatever might be chasing him. But something heavy was on his back, holding him back from his top speed. he glanced back and saw a large shadow chasing only a couple of tail-lengths behind him and the heavy object in his back was the large logbook he found before he got to this strange place. He as hit his top speed but the thing behind him was still gaining on him. Snowtail was running out of stamina, slowing down for his opponent to take him down at any moment, hopefully knocking him out of this nightmare.

In a heartbeat, the person chasing after them jumped onto him and sent him onto the ground. an unfamiliar smell pierced his nostrils, the smell was strange and foreign to what he was used to. Snowtail started to think about how far away he might be from home, none will know where or how he died. The thing's figure was standing on top of him, Snowtail felt a paw hit his chest. He was ready to feel the pain of his chest getting cut open.

But, he realized the paw was not moving, and the claws were sheathed, "Got ya!" he looked up to see a brown and white she-cat with one green eye on her left and one light blue eye on her right, she had a fake flower on the top of her right ear that carried a powerful but pleasant smell. "You can run pretty fast with that notebook you have on your back! Who are you anyway? you're not from around here are you?" The she-cat said changing tones as she went on. "uh, you go first" Snowtail said, "Ok!" she screamed joyfully, "my name is Alison, some cats say I'm the happiest cat in the whole town, anyway welcome to cat island! Well, that's what we call it, humans call this place strew-Ville. It's a pretty small town but there's a lot of cats that live here and get fed off the humans or live with them. Sorry, I tend to get a little off the track when speaking to newcomers"

"Anyways, what's your name?" Alison said practically jumping around awaiting Snowtails answer, Snowtail had to think about this for a second if he says his tribe names these cats might take him as an enemy. "Memo" Snowtail thought, "well what is it? it should not take you this long to remember your name!" Alison said, looking disappointed that he had not answered her. "Its memo," Snowtail said, "So the notebook is like your collar?" she said, "I guess so," he replied, "Never seen that before, anyway let me show you our camp! I can even get you a place to eat and sleep. That is if you need it." Snowtail forgot how hungry he was and didn't even know he said yes almost instantly.

Meanwhile...

0 days after the raid on Frozen tribe main camp

Frostbite started to move, waking up from a nightmare that he was forset into after being kicked off the mountain by the clan's medicine cat, Tigersky. He tried to stand up, but it felt as if his body was being crushed under the weight of the entire forest. He looked down to see he had been impaled by a small spike-shaped rock, Frostbite could see his blood dripping from his wounds created by cuts from sharp rocks and the attack on his former home. The pain was unbearable, he wanted to die right there and then, but he started thinking, about the sadness that has now consumed him, he started to realize he will never see any of his loved ones ever again. There's not much time left, but how much is not a lot? And how long will it be before his tribe forgives him? Not enough time, never enough time. Frostbite started to drift off into a never-ending sleep, he knew he had to do something, say something.

"Not yet!" Frostbite screamed, "Give me another chance!" He screamed once again, begging for his life with every morsel in his body. A bright light blinded him, yet somehow lifting him to his paws and easing the pain in his chest. He opened his eyes to see a white landscape, filled with nothing but the small lines on the floor of the empty world. "Hello?" Frostbite thought he said, but his mouth had not moved, it was almost an if something was keeping him from speaking. This room... It's filled with something, yet nothing at the same time. Finally, Frostbite got a response, "Hello, Frostbite" Said the voice, soon Frostbite saw three cats unlike any other in front of him, "What is this place? How do I get home?" Frostbite didn't say but also said at the same time, they couldn't hear his thoughts, so the cats only stared at him.

"So, you what another chance Frostbite? Why do you deserve it?" Said the godly voice. Frostbite felt his jaws move,almost unlocking itself from the position it had been in since he has been in this strange place, but he could speak now!

"I was trying to save her! I was desperate for someone to come run away with me, I chose her because I-" Frostbite paused, "They were going to kill me. They said I could take someone with me if I told them where everyone was. If I could go back, I would change my decision, I would risk my life for them, I would save them." Frostbite replied, feeling the pain now more than ever. Even in the face of death, he lies about who he truly is, a truth that we will only learn later on this adventure.

The three cats look at each other and nodded before saying, "We will give you a chance, yet whether you go back is not our discussion to have. Others shall choose, they are watching right now, they shall vote, we will meet again soon Frostbite, very soon." The voice said, Frostbite's vision started to fade away, then bringing him to a forest. He started to run around, looking for a home, but this place seemed to loop. A never-ending cycle, a trap, a prison.