Hutch

Hutch is a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes.

Firestar's Quest

 * As Firestar looks for more cats to join SkyClan, he meets a kittypet named Hutch. He offers cream to Firestar, Cherry, and Boris as they leave, but they refuse. Hutch seems interested in the new Clan forming, and promises to come to the meeting.


 * He goes to the meeting, and after hearing about it, joins the growing Clan. He was given his warrior name: Shortwhisker. He often says he doesn't fit in with the Clan as he makes mistakes, but Firestar tries to persuade him that he will eventually become part of the Clan. While Firestar is searching for a medicine cat, he considers Shortwhisker, but Sandstorm reveals he had basically frozen at the sight of Patchfoot's blood.


 * After the Clan cats defeat the rats, and Firestar is just getting ready to return to ThunderClan, Shortwhisker finally admits that the rat attack, the sight of Patchfoot's blood, and the fact that he did not fit in, led to his decision that living in a Clan and trying to be a Clan cat is entirely too much for him to handle. He leaves, promising to visit, leaving behind the name Shortwhisker, and returning to the name Hutch.