Prologue
Hello! This is my first Warriors fic yet, and I hope my idea is not to terribly scorned. ;)
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"From this moment on, Echopaw, you will be known as Echoleap!" Greenstar yowled.
"Echoleap, Echoleap, Echoleap!" the clan cheered.
"Echoleap! Go Echoleap!" a young red she-cat caterwauled over the noise.
A slender black she-cat wove her way to her friend, her silver eyes lit up in excitement, "Redstream! I can't believe it! Hmm, Echoleap, ah, has such a nice ring to it, eh?" she purred.
"If you say so, Echoleap," Redstream said, her mind was drifting.
Echoleap spotted what the she-cat was looking at.
An impressive smokey blue tom cat lounged by the fresh-kill pile, nibbling at a mouse.
"So, what are your kits' names going to be?" Echoleap teased.
"Wha-? That's not funny, Echo!" Redstream said, clearly embarrassed.
"Pft, honestly, Redstream, you spend more time mooning over him than you do hunting! You nearly stepped on an adder at Snakerocks when his fur was glinting in the sun, and missed the slowest rabbit in ThunderClan history when he looked at you. For StarClan's sake, just tell him already!" she groaned.
"That's easy for you to say, you have no interest in a mate," Redstream muttered.
"You're right! I don't, because I have better things to work on in my free time," Echoleap purred, "I have a new idea I want to test, would you be my mouse?" she meowed.
"Depends, will it hurt like last time?" Redstream purred.
"No. Just come with me to the old Twoleg nest tomorrow, and I'll show you," Echoleap said.
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Echoleap stretched as Greenstar exited his den, Redstream doing the same. The vigil had been hard, long, and a little nippy. The black cat padded wearily to the Warrior's den for well deserved rest.
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"Echoleap, Redstream, Smokeclaw, and Gingerspot, you're on border patrol," Elmfur, the deputy, called.
"Great StarClan! Did he just say Smokeclaw?" Redstream's eyes rolled anxiously.
"Mmmhmm, he did," Echleap yawned.
"I can't go on patrol with him!" she gnawed her lip.
"Redstream, really, can't you hold yourself together for one quick run through the forest?" Echoleap meowed.
"I guess..."
"No guessing! You need to be the best you can be on your first border patrol as a warrior!" Echoleap nearly hissed.
"Fine," Redstream huffed.
"Good. Now, let's get going, I want to test my idea as soon as possible!,"
"Let's go, newbies! We don't have all day!" Elmfur called.
The two friends sprang up, and dashed after the fleeting patrol.
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Mind you, this was just a small taste of what is to come, I hope you all want more!
Have a nice day,
C.B
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