Firepaw was staring out at the Riverclan border, not really paying attention to Lionheart and Tigerclaw. He was daydreaming about being a warrior. In his daydream, he was defeating numberous opponents at once, he was the world's best warrior ever! Then he wondered what his warrior name would be.
Firetail? Firepelt? Fireheart….nah!he thought to himself.
" Firepaw, go!" Tigerclaw spat in his ear, as he came crashing back to reality.
" Huh?" Firepaw asked, dazed.
" weren't you listening?" Tigerclaw hissed," I told you to spar with Graypaw!"
" Oh..uh..sorry?" he offered.
" Sorry doesn't cut it!" he spat, but then Lionheart stepped in.
" Tigerclaw," he whispered," Take it easy, they're just apprentices.."
" Just apprentices? They need to learn obedience!"
" Now, Tigerclaw, calm down…there are better ways of teaching them…
Now listen up,
You've got a lot to learn, "Lionheart sang,
"And
if you don't learn you don't eat."
"But if you're
tough," Tigerclaw joined in
"And always use your
head
You'll feel right at home in the fores,t" Lionheart
continued.
"When you've got talent ev'rything is free
Watch
how we do things, oooh, I guarantee," Tigerclaw sang on, as
Lionheart flahed him a suspicious look: what did he mean by that?
"You're gonna
see how the best survive
We make an art out of staying alive,"
They sang in unision, their heads raised high, "If you do just
as you're told
These are forests of gold!"
"Ev'ry
tree and shrub is a miracle," Lionheart sang on
"You'll
take the forest and you'll take it with style," Tigerclaw sang,
with a gleam in his eyes, and an ambitious tone in his voice.
"If
you play it brave and bold
These are forests of gold," they
both sang.
"To live from
week to week
You need technique," Tigerclaw went on.
"So
you practice ev'ry day." Lionheart instructed.
"The
only rules are:" Tigerclaw began.
"Fo-ollow the
warrior code," Lionclaw began,"Feed your clan mates"
"
Remember to defend your cl-an with your li-ife" Tigerclaw
added,"Remember to defend your clan with pride"
"You're gonna
see how the best survive
We make an art out of staying alive
If
you do just as you're told
These are forests of gold!" They
sang, as Firepaw and Graypaw joined in for this part.
"Ev'ry tree and shrub is a miracle," Firepaw sang
proundly, as if he were proud that he remember Lionheart's previous
words
"You'll take the forest and you'll take it with style,"
Graypaw sang cockily.
"If you play it brave and
bold
These are forests of gold!" Sang the apprentices, as
Ravenpaw finally joined in.
"When you've
got talent ev'rything is free
Watch how you do things, oooh, I
guarantee," Tigerclaw sang, really seeming to get into it now.
"You're gonna
see how the best survive," Firepaw sang happily
"We
make an art out of staying alive," Graypaw added
"If
you do just as you're told
These are forests of gold," Ravenpaw
then sang on.
"Ev'ry tree and shrub is a miracle,"
Ravenpaw and Lionheart sang together cheerfully.
"You'll take
the town and you'll take it with style," Tigerclaw and Graypaw
added happily.
"If you play it brave and bold
These are
forests of gold!" The five cats finished.
As soon as the song finished, Firepaw eagerly pounced onto Graypaw, and they began to fight, as Ravenpaw watched the two of them.
" See what I mean, Tigerclaw?" Lionheart asked.
" Yeah, yeah, I see what you mean.." He replied, rather unhappily.
" That was..interesting mentoring technique…" A voice came. And then, Tigerclaw's heart sunk as Bluestar crept into the clearing," So, these are forests of gold now, eh?"
" uh..I can explain.." Lionheart said, in an embarrassed tone of voice.
" Of course you can," Bluestar replied with a sly cat-grin.