AN: This is probably the stupidest idea ever. But i'm doing it anyway. It's a Hidden Prophices spinoff. I do not own Warriors or Hidden Prophices.
Her bright red eyes stared up at the Tallgem, its brilliant crystalline surface sparkling in the sunlight. She pictured herself atop the amazing ruby, watching over all of her clan. She thought Peppermintstar would make a beautiful name. But for now, she was just little six-moon-old Peppermintkit of RubyClan, waiting for Razorstar to make her an apprentice.
"When is he gonna get here? We've been waiting forever!" she complained to her mother, Loveblossom, who simply let out a slightly annoyed sigh, as both Peppermintkit and her sister, Crystalkit, had been complaining for a while now, as Razorstar had been called off to do something right before the ceremony. Peppermintkit, not satisfied by that response, just fluffed out her fur, which was reddish-orange tabby, and turned to her sister.
"When I become a warrior, I want my name to be Crystalshard..." Crystalkit mewed absentmindedly, her pristine white fur sparkling, and her lovely powder-blue eyes clouded from being "off in another world". "And I want mine to be Peppermintslash!" exclaimed Peppermintkit, snapping Crystalkit out of her daydream. They both had an energetic conversation about their warrior dreams, getting their minds off Razorstar's absence. Their chat was interrupted by a loud shout of "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather under the Highgem for a clan meeting!". It was Razorstar, who had returned. His silver, almost metallic, fur shined under the bright sunlight. His harsh grey-green eyes scanned around the clearing as cats crowded around the Highgem.
"I have bad news and good news," he stated. There were murmurs all around the clearing. "The bad news is that I have just returned from an urgent examination of the borders. There are wolves wandering into our territory. On top of that, our relationship with EmeraldClan is faltering, they are accusing us of stealing prey and have attacked a warrior on our territory, Rushbattle. He is currently in the medicine den, where Soulsilence is taking care of him." The clan cats were whispering and fearful, worried by Razorstar's words. Peppermintkit, Crystalkit, and Loveblossom let out a collective gasp, as Rushbattle was Peppermintkit and Crystalkit's father. Loveblossom's heart ached for her mate.
"However," Razorstar continued. "The good news is that we are naming three more apprentices!" He flicked his tail for Peppermintkit to come up onto the Tallgem. Her eyes crackled with excitement she could barely contain. "Peppermintkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Peppermintpaw. Your mentor will be Whispersage. I hope Whispersage will pass down all he knows on to you." He nodded for Whispersage to come up onto the Tallgem. "Whispersage, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Brokenheart, and you have shown yourself to be patient and mighty. You will be the mentor of Peppermintpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her." Whispersage and Peppermintpaw touched noses, and heard the clan shout her name.
And so the ceremony went on, Crystalpaw being mentored by Hopefulnight, and another new apprentice, Fluffpaw, becoming the medicine apprentice. Crystalpaw and Peppermintpaw dashed to their mother, about to burst from happiness. "We're gonna be the best warriors there ever was!" squealed both of the two new apprentices at the same time. Loveblossom smiled. "Yes, I'm sure you two will be..." However, Loveblossom was mostly thinking about Rushbattle. Her yellow-blue eyes gazed up to the sky, hoping StarClan wouldn't take him yet. But the two apprentices didn't notice and kept joyfully bouncing around, rambling about how great they were going to be. Finally, after a while, the two calmed down and rushed to their mentors.
Whispersage peered down at his apprentice. Likewise, Peppermintpaw stared back up at him expectantly. "How about we learn the territory first?" suggested Whispersage, breaking the silence. Peppermintpaw excitedly nodded, and they padded out of camp.