100 OneShot Book/Creativity

Creativity is a oneshot within the publication of the 100 OneShot Book. It features Cloudkit.

Detailed plot summary

 * Littlewing, a small and gentle cat, finds herself surrounded by the playful antics of her four kits: Crowkit, Ashkit, Featherkit, and Cloudkit. The kits engage in a lively play session, bouncing around with boundless energy. Cloudkit accidentally steps on Littlewing's tail, causing a momentary cry of pain. She quickly apologizes to the queen.


 * Littlewing attempts to manage her spirited kits. Cloudkit, the smallest and feistiest, asserts her strength, claiming not to be little. A playful scuffle ensues, with Cloudkit tackling Crowkit, much to Littlewing's concern for their safety. Attempting to bring calmness, Littlewing suggests the kits find a less rowdy way to amuse themselves.


 * Featherkit, the shy and quiet kit, proposes the idea of storytelling to divert their attention. The kits agree, and each takes a turn to share a tale. Crowkit starts with an overly ambitious and imaginative story of a legendary cat, Crowkiller, who rises to become a powerful leader, Crowstar, shaping the destiny of his Clan.


 * Featherkit, in contrast, narrates a touching story about Flamefur, a queen challenging societal norms to protect her kits. Flamefur's bravery changes the perception of queens in the Clan, leading to a tradition of honoring them at sunrise and sunset with the appearance of blood in the sky.


 * Next is Ashkit, who begins telling a story but ends up retelling a tale his mother, Littlewing, frequently shared about a street cat named Melody. Although Ashkit's recounting is unintentional, the kits appreciate the story.


 * Cloudkit, the last to share, recounts a mythical tale of StarClan seeking to name frost. They challenge a wild and dirty she-cat named Frost to prove herself sneaky, deadly, and beautiful. Frost successfully completes the tasks, earning the honor of having frost named after her.


 * After the storytelling competition, the kits express admiration for each other's tales, though Cloudkit modestly reveals that the frost story was not hers but originated from another source. Despite this revelation, the kits declare Cloudkit's story as the best.


 * Cloudkit goes to see her father, Snowhawk, a kind and deaf medicine cat. She tells Snowhawk that she told Littlewing's kits the story he'd told her mother, Frostflight. Snowhawk pulls her closer to him and licks the top of her head in comfort, telling Cloudkit that Frostflight was even better than the story's Frost.

Characters

 * Cloudkit
 * Ashkit
 * Littlewing
 * Crowkit
 * Honeykit