Coming out of the hollow, Bill glances wearily at the drawings he scrawled the night before.
Bill Nye: Oh, I'm never going to remember all of the facts! Ah, well . . . I'll just have to keep going along to different Clans and keep learning.
He pads slowly along, taking in the warm, sunny day and the peaceful air of the forest. Suddenly coming out onto a wide, flat moor with stretches of tall grass and heather, he squints his eyes to see flashes of speeding things zipping around the moor.
Bill Nye: I wonder what those are--
Speedfeather: Aye, mate! 'Ow are you? My name's Speedfeather. Wanna come to VelocityClan to learn? You'll 'ave to keep up, though!
Bill Nye: Of course! I'm here to learn, obviously. Er, about keeping up--
Speedfeather: *already zooming toward where a dust cloud is rising in the distance*
Bill Nye: Oh dear. I've never been the most athletic cat, but I suppose I could try. That dust cloud doesn't look safe, though.
He shrugs and begins sprinting toward the dust cloud, following the breeze created by Speedfeather.
Acceleratestar: ONE MORE LAP, BOYS! HUUUURRY IT UP! KEEP UP THE GOOOOOOOD WORK! Y'ALL ARE SLACKERS!
Speedfeather: *turns to look for Bill, who is several miles behind and puffing mightily* Whoops, I better go fetch him! *laughs easily*
Speedfeather whips back, gets Bill, and speeds back to the camp.
Acceleratestar: Whooooo do we have here, Speedfeather? *eyes Bill Nye*
Bill Nye: Oh, I'm a traveler who wanted to learn from your Cl--
Speedfeather: He's a traveler who wants to learn from our Clan!
Acceleratestar: Ah, I see. Well, welcome to VelocityClan, traveler who wants to learn from our Clan!
Bill Nye: The name's Bill--
Speedfeather: His name's Bill Nye, Acceleratestar!
Acceleratestar: Wonderful. Come along, Bill, and we'll teach you about velocity. Velocity, put simply, is the speed of something in a given direction. My coaches can tell you more--they've trained warriors who have set world records for the fastest sprints!
Bill Nye: Okay.
Enginerev: Hey, Mister Nye! Acceleratestar says you're here to learn. I specialize in building good 'engines' for cats, like endurance and long distance running! Velocity helps at the finish line, when you're tired but want to push yourself to sprint the last few meters. You work hard, you go fast. It's my motto!
Bill Nye: Cool!
Speedfeather: 'Ello again! Isn't it fascinating? Speed is a scalar quantity, which basically refers to how fast an object is moving. Speed and velocity are a bit different, but the concept is the same. Here, you can visit the nursery! Zoomfur is our expert on sprinting, and her kits are even better!
Bill Nye: All right.
Zoomfur: Hello, Bill! Meet my kits, Fastkit, Fasterkit, and Fastestkit. They can tell you a bit about tort--I mean, sprinting!
Fastkit: I'm really fast! Velocity helps me win the 200 meter dash.
Fasterkit: I'm even faster! Velocity helps me win the 400 meter dash.
Fastestkit: I'm the fastest! Velocity helps me win the 600 meter dash.
Bill Nye: Wow, you guys are good! I have to leave now, but I learned a lot. Thanks!
Acceleratestar: Not so slow, Nye. To prove your worth, you must sprint out of here and beat Fastestkit! Good luck. If Fastestkit catches you, we'll all kill you by stampeding!
Bill Nye: WHAT?! *sprints off, quickly a blur in the distance*
Fastestkit: *sheds a single tear* We didn't even get to kill him, dang it!
Bill Nye, terrifed, curls up in a thick hedge. Little does he know that the members of the next Clan he'll meet are waiting right outside for him . . .
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Bill Nye the Science Kitty
FanfictionBill Nye isn't a Clan cat; he's merely a loner who wanders across the cat-populated plains of Sciencelandia. But, when he stumbles upon the territories of the many Clans that live in Sciencelandia, he has a lot to learn-but so do you! ~ Cover by...
