[doghouse]

Zia ran from tree to tree, her tail held high. She raced around, looking for her next victim. Her blackish gray tabby fur glinted with a reddish tint, and at last, she spotted a smallsmall, long green creature climbing up the tree. Zia waggled her haunches and pounced, her paws slamming against the caterpillar, which instantly flattened and smashed. She stared at it, her green eyes wide with shock. I killed it! she bounced around excitedly, her chest puffed up with pride. "I caught my first prey!" She meowed, looking at the squished caterpillar on the side of the tree. Pride swelled in her heart and she marched around purposefully, her fur smooth and her tail and head held high. She saw Haiku, Sobek and two other cats—a kit and an adult—. She darted over to Sobek and looked up at her mother, he chest still swelling with pride. "Mama, Mama! I caught prey!" she mewed excitedly, unable to stay still, she darted off again in search of 'prey'.