Chapter 1:

At the patrol, Crowdawn, Jetpelt, Applepaw, Jynxpaw, Fluffytail and Raydew set for Jaggedpeaks. "When are we going to hunt?" Complained Applepaw, who was trailing behind Jynxpaw and Fluffytail.

"Soon Applepaw, you just have to wait until we reach the hunting grounds." Jetpelt said camly to the young apprentice.

Applepaw rolled her eyes and eventually caught up with Crowdawn and Raydew. Raydew stopped dead in his tracks leading to Fluffytail, Applepaw, Jynxpaw, and Jetpelt to crash into each other.

"What's the stop for Raydew?" Jynxpaw said trailing up to the light ginger brown tom.

Raydew spoke in a worried tone. "Change of plan, we're taking the longer path up the peaks."

"Why Raydew? We're half way to the hunting ground!" Applepaw said.

"Because Applepaw, I smell dogs." he bagan "And their scents are strong."

Applepaw caught Jynxpaw walking to his "shortcut" through the clearing and walked with him. "Jynxpaw? Where are you going?" She hissed.

Jynxpaw slammed his paw on Applepaw's muzzle keeping her quiet. "Shh! Do you want me to get busted!?" He snarled at her.

Applepaw shook her head and he released her. Jynxpaw whispered quietly to her, "I'm going through my shortcut now come on! Before any of them catch us!"

Applepaw raced after him and they both ran past the hill and up the peak. But stopped suddenly by a loud rumble, It felt as if the earth was shaking!

Jynxpaw and Applepaw stopped dead in their tracks, looking around they found no source of the rumbling. Until a strong odor whiplashed their nostrils, they slowly turned their heads and saw five massive dogs. 10x bigger than them all ranged around the clearing. Jynxpaw stared at the dog with the red eyes before directing Applepaw. "Applepaw! RUN!" He yelled before taking off.

Applepaw chased after him, the dogs following them. Nearly on their tails Applepaw slid into a log while Jynxpaw leapt over it. Thinking the dogs were over the log Applepaw slowly peered through one end but she was wrong. The dogs ran into the log causing it to slide down the hill. Being bumped, knocked, pushed, whiplashed, and shaken around in the log Applepaw tumbled down the hill. Applepaw breathed heavily as she hit a large rock. Out of pure luck she got launched out of the log and fell into a tree. She huffed to catch her breath but suddenly she saw a black figure dashing across the peaks. She then realized it was Jynxpaw, running faster than he ever thought he could. Applepaw thought fast for she knew she couldn't stay up in a tree. The dogs were managing to pick up the speed. But Applepaw had more of an advantage, She raced tree to tree branch to branch keeping up with the dogs. "One wrong move and i'm dog bait for sure!" she thought as she swung her way to another tree.

Applepaw thought she had a good advantage so she jumped out of the tree. Her plan was a success as she managed to launch herself at the tallest dog. She grabbed hold of it's back and tore into the flesh. Not realizing the other mutts were running behind her. One of the dogs managed to pull Applepaw off the dog and launch her to a tree. Tumbling to the ground she lays still not being able to feel her back. But all of a sudden a light ginger brown tom, a white she-cat, a jet black tom with gray paws, and a orange tom raced behind the dogs. Squiting she realized it was Crowdawn, Fluffytail, Jetpelt, and Raydew coming to the resuce. As she saw Jetpelt tackling one of the dogs down it was pitch dark. She couldn't see a thing.

Chapter 2:

Applepaw woke up in Echoshine's den. In the den Leafstar, Echoshine, Jynxpaw, Bristlepaw, and Gingersnap. Applepaw lowered her ears when she heard Gingersnap speak to Leafstar. "Thank you Leafstar." he said while she had slipped out of the den.

"Why am I in here?" Applepaw said gazing around the den.

"You injured your back." Said Bristlepaw as she placed more moss on the blood.

"O-oh.." Applepaw said as she couldn't help but look at Gingersnap, who didn't look too pleased on seeing his apprentice in the medicine cats den with an injured back.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey come beneath the fallenmound for a clan meeting!" Yelled Leafstar from the outside.

Bristlepaw directed Gingersnap to the clearing of camp while Jynxpaw walked out with her.

"Should I go Bristlepaw?" Applepaw said worriedly.

"I did the best for your back. You'll need daily checkups though until the 5 moons are up." he said calmly, lapping his old denmates cheek and helping her outside to the meeting.

"As of today another attack has happened beyond Jaggedpeaks." Leafstar said in a worried tone.

The clan cats gasped when they have heard of the news.

"Applepaw and Jynxpaw have appeared to sneak off when the other cats were plotting on how they were going to get around from the scent of dog. They've took the WRONG direction and they ran into the dogs. Jynxpaw escaped without any injuries but Applepaw has injured her back and bruised her paw. Which is why i'm establishing a rule with Mothclaw."

Mothclaw stood tall and his voice echoed for what seemed like miles. "The rule is NO apprentice is allowed past the creek!"

Some cats hissed others nodded in agreement and some shook their heads and gasped. Leafstar lifted her tail for a silence.

"Now we have a ceremony to do." Leafstar said

"Willowpaw and Longpaw please step forward."

Willowpaw the long furred gray she-cat with all ginger paws and Longpaw the ginger tabby tom both walked together in a smile.

"Willowpaw, Basilpelt has tought you well. And Longpaw Reedfeather has given you so many chances any other apprentice wouldn't normally get. Do you both promise to uphold the warrior code?"

Longpaw winked at Willowpaw before he answered. "Yes we do Leafstar!"

"Do you promise to protect this clan? Even if it costs your life?"

"We do Leafstar."

"Then with the power in me. Longpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Longclaw. Starclan admires your strength and curiosity. Willowpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Willowpelt. Starclan admires your love towards kits and your bravery."

The clan yowled to Starclan and chanted their names.

"Willowpelt! Longclaw! Willowpelt! Longclaw!"

Chapter 3:

After the ceremony it was dark outside. The night patrol has already set out to guard camp. In the apprentices den Jynxpaw couldn't sit still. Applepaw woke up to the sound of him meowing. "Jynxpaw? What's wrong?" she said calmly staring at her denmate.

Jynxpaw gave her a nasty look. "Don't talk to me Applepaw!" He snarled and rolled back over.

Applepaw looked down and frowned. "What did I do wrong? Did I say something to hurt him?" She thought quietly while the moon rose up and lit up the camp.

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