I'm Emberkit. My mama said that she named me after my father, but I've never met him before.

She said he's dead, and he sleeps in the sky with StarClan.

I don't believe her.

But she told me that when we die, we go to StarClan. 

She's never been there, so how could she know?

Today she wanted me to practice being an apprentice.

I tried to tell her that I wanted to be a medicine cat, but she didn't listen.

She never listens.

When we started play fighting, she batted me away easily.

I fell onto a rock. 

It hurt.

I got up again, however, and tried to pounce on her when she wasn't looking.

I dug my claws into her back, but she ignored me and instead swung around.

I fell off her back, but my chest was throbbing.

Mama didn't notice, and tackled me, her claws sheathed.

She landed on top of me.

Her fur blocked out the light from the sun, and I was surrounded by darkness.

It was hard to breathe.

My chest felt like to was going to explode.

I refused to close my eyes, desperately hoping I could see the sun again.

I kicked at her side, my claws unsheathed, but it didn't work. 

My legs were pinned to the ground.

My breathing slowed, and I wished that she would get off of me.

Finally, I closed my eyes.

When I opened them again, I could breathe clearly.

I was surrounded by cats, with sparkly fur and cloudy eyes.

One cat stepped forwards, his eyes glowing with starlight.

His fur looked like mine.

I took in a deep breath.

"Emberstar?"