Ch.4- Ravenwing and Graystripe both looked proudly at their apprentices, both standing confidently before Bluestar. It was the time both of them were going to become warriors. Ravenwing's plan to get rid of Fireheart once and for all would be put into action tonight. He would wake Fireheart up, after checking that nobody was awake, and would tell him there was an herb that he needed Fireheart to identify. This sounded like an awful lie to Ravenwing then, but it was actually pretty believable. Fireheart was pretty much deputy and apprentice medicine cat at the same time. He was always helping Spottedleaf, the current medicine cat, and collecting the herbs during her trips to the Moonstone. Then he would take him outside the camp, and kill him. It was too simple, and almost so horrible that Ravenwing thought about not doing it all together. But as the Ceremony started, Ravenwing knew he had to do this to get the rightful place as clan leader, and finally fulfil the prophecy StarClan sent him.
Bluestar repeated the traditional phrase, then continued, "Cinderpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Cinderblaze. Brackenpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Brackenpelt. We honor your courage and accept you as full members of ThunderClan." As everyone was cheering, she muttered bitterly, "Wonder which one will be the next Tigerclaw."
To Ravenwing, the rest of the day felt like twenty moons! A million thoughts kept buzzing through his head. Will his plan succeed? What would happen if it failed? It was messing up his concentration on clan duties, though. He was leading a hunting patrol, and he missed a mouse that was practically standing on his paws. When it was finally time, he was ready.
Ravenwing checked to make sure there was no one keeping watch, then cautiously stepped into the warriors den.
"Fireheart! Fireheart, wake up!" Ravenwing hissed while poking him.
"Ok, I'm up, I'm up. What do you want?" Firestar said groggily.
"I found some herbs outside, and I was wondering if they were juniper or yarrow."
"Ravenwing, you mousebrain!" Fireheart said angrily. "Juniper is a berry, yarrow is a leaf. Now, figure out which one it is and let me sleep!"
Ravenwing was losing his patience. He was just about to slash Fireheart's throat right then, and he heard a voice coming from behind him.
"Ravenwing, what are you doing to our deputy!?"
Ch.5- "What were you THINKING!?" Bluestar was shouting at Ravenwing. "You were attempting to murder our deputy! If you think you would have been made deputy, you were wrong! My next choice was Graystripe. But, since you attempted murder, you are officially banned from ThunderClan!"
Ravenwing felt as if his very soul was being torn from him. He was being forced to leave ThunderClan, leave his home! He didn't even say his goodbyes. He ran out of the camp, despair coursing through him. He didn't know where to go. He thought he might go to twolegplace, maybe find some twolegs who would take care of him.
Before he even had time to leave ThunderClan camp, he heard a familiar voice, the voice of Tigerclaw, saying, "Hello, Ravenwing. I think now we both want the same thing. We want revenge."