The Rise of Scourge/Cliffnotes

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These notes reflect a bulleted list of major and minor events in The Rise of Scourge that can be easily navigated. They are intended to serve as a reference for those looking for specific events in re-reading and book discussions and include links to the relevant chapter subpages further detailing each chapter's events.

Part 1

• Tiny introduces his family, consisting of himself, his littermates, Socks and Ruby, and his mother, Quince.
  • He attempts to play with his siblings but is knocked away.
  • Quince scolds Socks and Ruby as the pair of siblings bicker that their brother is no fun to play with.
  • Tiny laments about his size, wishing he could grow.
• Quince later takes her kits outside of the Twoleg nest.
• A Twoleg gives the kits collars, which all three are amused by.
• Tiny investigates the garden and Quince calls him back away from the fence.
• Tiny runs over and sees a pair of Twoleg kits playing with Socks and Ruby.
  • Confused, Tiny asks if he can play and Ruby reluctantly lets him join in.
• Mistakenly, Tiny grabs the toy from the Twoleg kit and runs off with it.
  • Socks and Ruby snatch the toy back from him.
  • Ruby tells him he's no fun to play, despite Tiny's misunderstanding.
• That night, Quince settles her kits to sleep.
• Tiny asks his mother what she knows about the forest.
  • Quince explains that his father visited it more than she ever did.
  • She briefly explains about the wild forest cats, saying they're dangerous.
  • Tiny asks if they would ever go to the forest.
  • Quince reassures him that they won't, stating forest cats have fleas.
  • She also adds that it's a dangerous place, saying those that live there are a 'scourge' in the name of all cats.
• As her kits sleep, Quince shares her thoughts of her kits taking after Jake with a photo of the tom.
• Tiny and his siblings visit the garden more often.
• He notes that Socks and Ruby don't let him play with them anymore.
  • Tiny also notices that while his mother doesn't say it outright, she prefers his siblings over him.
• The tom approaches his siblings, hoping they'll play with him but they don't.
  • Quince berates Socks and Ruby while Tiny ignores them.
• He decides to leave the garden to prove to them that he's strong despite his size.
• Tiny wanders into the forest where he is swooped by a raven.
  • He feels proud of himself for not being scared, calling himself strong.
• The tom returns home after hearing Quince call for him.
• Tiny returns to the nest, excited as he recounts his adventure.
  • However, he notices from his family's expression that none of them believe a word he is saying.
• Quince puts Tiny to bed while she talks to Socks and Ruby.
• A couple of days later, a Twoleg kit meets the kits.
  • Tiny watches them play, sulking as he avoids his littermates.
  • Ruby notices him and lies, saying that unwanted kits are thrown in the river.
  • Shocked, Tiny takes her words to heart.
• The following day, when the Twolegs return, Tiny attempts to impress them.
  • However, much to his shock, they ignore him and walk past.
• Tiny leaves to avoid being thrown in the river.
• As he tries to put as much distance as he can between him and his former home, he encounters two kittypets.
  • The pair make comments about his size and his desire to enter the forest, annoying Tiny.
  • Tiny leaves after an outburst, catching the scent of something deeper in the trees.
• In the forest, he encounters a ThunderClan patrol consisting of Thistleclaw, Bluefur, and, Tigerpaw.
  • Tiny cowers, shocked that he has met real forest cats.
  • Thistleclaw orders Tigerpaw to attack the kit, despite Bluefur's protests.
• Tigerpaw knocks Tiny over easily and goes to kill him.
  • Bluefur stops him before he can do anything serious, reminding the apprentice of the warrior code.
  • Tigerpaw tells Tiny that he'll never forget him as he and the patrol leave him.
• Tired and sore, Tiny leaves as well, departing the forest.
  • He thinks about going home, but Ruby's words echo in his mind.
  • Tiny sadly says goodbye to his mother and heads towards Twolegplace.

Part 2

• Now in Twolegplace, Tiny wanders the streets as he takes in his new surroundings.
• Hungry, he attempts to eat but is scared off by other cats.
• A she-cat, however, takes pity on him and shares her food with him.
  • She calls him a kittypet and Tiny asks what it means.
  • The she-cat tells him his collar marks him as a cat that belongs to Twolegs.
• Realizing that he doesn't, Tiny attempts to remove his collar but is laughed at by onlookers as he struggles.
• Tiny leaves, annoyed by their laughter.
• He stumbles across Samwise, an elderly dog.
  • Samwise is called away by his Twoleg and leaves a tooth.
• Tiny attempts to use the tooth to remove his collar.
  • Instead, it becomes stuck in the fabric, annoying him.
• Later, he is awoken by a nightmare of Tigerpaw's final words to him.
  • Tiny laments that he will never forget the tabby tom.
• Unable to find the she-cat that had helped him the day before, Tiny attempts to find other cats that will share food with him.
• He stumbles across a group and asks.
  • One of the cats asks about the tooth in his collar.
  • Tiny lies that he killed a dog and took its tooth as a trophy.
• Shocked, the cats believe his lie and share their food with the small tom.
• In the following hours, Tiny is approached by Bone and Brick who had heard rumors about his fight.
• They ask him to follow them as he is taken to an alleyway guarded by a large dog.
  • The pair of rogues explain the dog had made its den there and won't let any cat near the food.
  • Brick asks Tiny if he will fight the dog for them.
  • As Tiny hesitates, Bone ponders if he had been lying the whole time and Brick states that if he had been, it would be best if he leaves Twolegplace for good.
• That night, Tiny decides to fight the dog for them, despite how scared he is.
  • His decision is made after noticing the struggle of the cats around Twolegplace and his mother's words about the 'savage' forest cats.
• As Tiny approaches the alley with the dog, a group of cats gathers to watch the spectacle.
  • The dog snarls at him as he encroaches on it, but he notices it isn't staring at him.
  • It dawns on Tiny that the dog is afraid of his shadow.
• Scared, the dog takes off and Tiny snags some of its fur in his claws as a different trophy.
• The gathered cats watch the dog leave as they turn their attention back to Tiny, awestruck by what they had just witnessed.
  • A multitude of them approach him, offering praise and thanks.
• A single cat asks Tiny his name and it dawns on him he hadn't been asked that since arriving in Twolegplace.
  • His thoughts drift back to what his mother had said about the forest cats.
• With that in mind, he announces his name as Scourge.

Part 3

• Underneath a dumpster, Scourge laments he should be happy.
  • However, he thinks of the tabby's attack and realizes he can't be until he exacts his revenge.
• At daybreak, Scourge is offered food by the Twolegplace cats and notices as he walks around they watch him.
  • He notes that they don't like him, and are instead afraid of him.
  • His thoughts turn to Socks and Ruby as he wishes they could see him prove a point that he was never weak.
• Soon, Scourge finds himself visited by cats asking for him to solve their problems.
  • Brick and Bone tell him that word has spread around Twolegplace that he is the cat in charge.
• A couple of weeks later, Bone and Brick bring him news of a group of rogues causing trouble.
  • Brick asks if he'll help.
• Scourge follows to investigate the newcomers.
  • He catches the scent of the forest, thinking for a second it is the tabby from moons prior.
  • Instead, the intruder is a tabby with a twisted tail threatening another cat.
• Scourge asks them to leave.
  • The rogue and his lackeys remain, as they as to speak to the leader of Twolegplace.
  • Scourge tells him he is.
• The forest cats are shocked initially but laugh at the tom, calling him a kittypet.
  • One of them approaches Scourge, telling him to fetch water for them.
• Scourge listens as they laugh at him as he notices his followers doubting him.
  • With little hesitation, Scourge decides to take their respect.
• He attacks the white rogue, killing him in a single blow.
  • As the forest rogues are shocked, Scourge's followers gather behind him.
  • The tabby decides to leave Twolegplace.
  • Scourge looks over the body of the white rogue and kicks dirt over it.
• He tells Bone and Brick that no one takes food without his permission.
• Scourge settles him as he lets the ice in his veins settle as he welcomes the feeling.
• One day, Bone brings him a pair of visitors.
  • They are Socks and Ruby, who are notably skinny.
• They ask their brother for food, explaining their Twolegs left them.
  • Ruby asks if their blood relation means anything to him.
• Scourge tells them blood means everything and introduces the Twolegplace cats as BloodClan.
  • However, he lets them eat as his words are lost to them.
  • After they finish, he has Bone escort them off of the territory and forbids them from returning.
• Many moons later, Scourge is finally given his chance at revenge against the tabby who attacked him.
• Tigerstar and Boulder are brought to him by Bone.
  • Tigerstar makes his offer of sharing a portion of the forest with him in exchange for helping eliminate his enemies.
  • Scourge decides to bide his time for the perfect moment to attack.
• BloodClan is taken to the forest as Scourge realizes that is his moment.
  • He faces off against Tigerstar and with one vicious blow, has his revenge.