once apon a time,in world similar to ours ,run by all creatures but humans.in a small area of the world,a cluster of islands are about to spuew lava.theese islands are surounded and inhabited by,fish,birds,insects,small reptials and amphibians,and the top preditor of this time,cats. about the size of a house cat,these kitties lived in a sort of colony. the islands were small,conected to eachother in a ring around a larger island by tree roots,rocks,and small bridges of sand only when tide is low.the main island,had little to no life on it,but flora,due to masive,and frequent euruptions.the islands are far off from the main land,so the cats arived when the tide was very low centeries ago,and stayed for food abundincies,lack of preditors, and lots of sheltor.but every decade or so, the volcano would send rock and ash to the islands,destroying much of the cat's land.so these criters changed so that after a volcano attack,they could clear,and repair their island home. these were known by others as Ash cats,becuse they could clear the ashes of the volcano.the cats also worked with their lunch.the cats cleard ash, the birds would scatter the ash over the land,fertialising the land,feeding the small animals,that the cats soon ate. becuse the islands were such a great place to live,animals from the main land,that tried to get across,would try to "invade" the cat's homes.thier claws could break volcano rock,and jaws to crush large bones,such as eachothers.the ash cats knew how to deal with invaders even if they were many times their size.after awhile,the volcano went to sleep.not eurpting for years.when the cats arrived,they were many diffent coat paterns,and colors.some think that one day,during work, a cat sliped,fell in the ash,and got his coat dirty.that same day,a large bird of prey ( unknown) was flying around looking for food.the small group of cats were easy food.most were gone,except for the few who fell in the ashes.the birds could pick up 3 cats in each talon.over time,the cats became shades of grey and black.not all island cats were cleaners.they had hunters,nannies,guards,worriors,elders. i shall take you into a cat colony.