Main Plot

[TygerShore]

Main Plot


It started with a lab experiment.  A new disease was being tested on animals, one much like cancer.  The theory was, if a patient had cancer, you injected this other disease into them which would take over the cancer -- once that was done, you gave the patient the antidote which could (theoretically of course) heal them of both diseases.  The experiment was going quite well until, of course, something went horribly wrong.

The animals' skin started blistering in places, leaving massive gashes.  Many found it hard to breathe and choked for lack of air.  All except one.  Socrates was a massive black tom and seemed to resist the horrible effects.  One night, Socrates escaped.  He ran and ran through the night, into the woods and as far away from the humans as he could.  It was just chance that he stumbled upon three Clans of cats surviving in the wilderness.  

BogClan welcomed Socrates and he started to actually enjoy his life.  The effects of the virus came quickly.  Cats of all Clans began to get the gashes, their throats grew raw and their strength dwindled.  The medicine cats could not keep up and pretty soon, there were casualties.  When Socrates realized what he had unleashed, he left and went deeper into the forest.  Leaving the Clans destroyed and nearly helpless, the virus seemed to go with him.

Only the strong survived, yet they bear the memories with scars.
And what of the Clans?  They do what they always do.
They go on.