StreamClan

Leader: Sandstar-sandy colored tom with bright green eyes with the Mark of Leadership (a pure blue dash in the left eye from the pupil to the right side of the eye)

Deputy: Dustfur-light brown tom with a white belly and yellow eyes, lean and strong

Apprentice: Wavepaw

Medicine Cat: Dawnlight-cream colored she-cat with teal eyes and a small scar on her nose

Warriors:

Hurricanefoot- large white and brown tom with amber eyes

Apprentice: Wrenpaw

Misttail-light gray and silver tabby with icy blue eyes, Riverstorm's mate

Apprentice: Waterpaw

Duskshadow-dark gray, almost black, tom with light brown eyes

Stormstrike-black and white tom with black eyes

Riverstorm-muscular dark gray tabby tom with warm amber eyes

Sparkstrike-light ginger, almost yellow, tom with bright blue eyes

Dewdrop-dark brown tabby tom with pale green eyes

Apprentices:

Wavepaw-dark gray tom with yellow eyes, brother of Wrenpaw and Waterpaw

Wrenpaw-silvery gray she-cat with yellow eyes

Waterpaw-pale grey tom with amber eyes

Kits and Queens:

Vineleaf-former rogue, beautiful pure white she-cat with light blue eyes, sleek fur and bushy tail, mate to Dewdrop, mother to Rainkit,(long-haired dark brown tabby she-cat with light blue eyes),Tulipkit ( short-haired pure white she-cat with light blue eyes), Cloverkit(short-haired pure white she-cat with light blue eyes), and Timberkit(short-haired dark brown tabby tom with dark green eyes)

Salmonheart-bright orange she-cat with forest green eyes, Stormstrike's mate, mother to Ivykit (short-furred, small ginger she-cat with forest green eyes), Fernkit (short-furred ginger she-cat with a white belly and forest green eyes), and Cedarkit (short-furred ginger tom with black eyes)

Troutheart-pale ginger she-cat with dark green eyes, Sparkstrike's mate, mother to Lilackit (short-furred pale ginger she-cat with bright blue eyes)

Nightbloom-pure black she-cat with dark blue eyes, mate of Sandstar and mother of Salmonheart, also mother to Sunkit(short-furred sandy-colored she-cat with dark blue eyes), Shadowkit (medium-furred pure black tom with amber eyes), Darkkit (medium-furred pure black tom with dark blue eyes ), and Midnightkit (medium-furred pure black tom with bright green eyes with the Mark of Leadership)

Elders

Birchstar-retired leader of StreamClan, pale white and brown tom with bright green eyes with the Mark of Leadership, father to Sandstar

Shoresand-sandy-colored she-cat with warm amber eyes, mate to Birchstar and father to Sandstar

Chapter 1: He has It

A pure black she-cat with dark blue eyes was heavily in labor. Her stomach heaved and heaved as her muscles strained to push out her newborn kits. A cream colored she-cat stood nearby, watching the birth. The black she-cat heaved once more, and a kit spilled out onto the ground. It was a sandy-colored she-cat. Another kit slid out, this time a pure black tom. A third kit was born, another pure black tom.

The cream she-cat pressed gently on the black she-cat's belly," Just one more Nightbloom. You can do it."

The black she-cat heaved the last time, and the final kit slid out onto the soft nursery floor, a pure black tom. Nightbloom sighed with relief once the last kit was out and nudged them close to her belly. Next to her, another queen gave birth to a tiny pale ginger she-cat.

The cream she-cat purred as she left the den," Good job, Nightbloom and Troutheart. Take good care of your kits. I'll go call Sandstar and Sparkstrike. They'll be happy to learn the news.

Nightbloom sighed happily and laid down her head on the soft moss. She was so tired from the kitting. It hadn't been this bad with Salmonheart.

Sandstar, her mate, poked his head into the nursery," Nightbloom?"

Nightbloom purred tiredly and invited him inside. Sandstar's eyes lit up immediately upon seeing his newborn sons and daughter.

He licked her forehead happily," What should we name them?"

Nightbloom waved her tail at the first three kits," I want to name the she-cat Sunkit, the first black tom Shadowkit, and the second black tom Darkkit."

Sandstar lovingly purred," I love those names."

He paused and looked at the last kit," I want to name the last kit Midnightkit."

Six Moons Later….

"Midnightkit!" Midnightkit yawned and got to his paws," Yes?"

His sister, Sunkit, burst into the nursery," Midnightkit! Wake up, you lazy bag of bones!"

Midnightkit pawed playfully at his sister," I am awake," he looked outside," What do you want?"

"Shadowkit and Darkkit want to go play outside," Sunkit meowed impatiently," And they sent me to get you, so get up!"The pale ginger kit dashed outside, not awaiting his response.

The pure black kit sighed and padded outside. Like Sunkit said, his brothers and Lilackit were waiting outside. The breeze sweeping through camp was brisk and fresh, and the birds were all singing. Midnightkit loved newleaf; it was so green and much warmer than leafbare. Unaware of Sunkit creeping up behind him, he walked slowly, enjoying the wind on his short fur.

"Yah," Sunkit yowled, leaping at him," Attack!"

Shadowkit and Duskkit charged forward with Lilackit on their heels. Midnightkit squealed as his siblings and Lilackit overwhelmed him and held him to the ground.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own fish, gather underneath the River Hill for a clan meeting," Sandstar's loud meow interrupted the kits' play fight.

Nightbloom and Troutheart suddenly appeared at the kits' side. Nightbloom fished through the sea of kits and plucked out Shadowkit and Duskkit by their scruffs. Troutheart snatched up Lilackit and carried her a few tail-lengths away, where she began to groom the little groomed each of her kits as the cats of StreamClan gathered below the River Hill.

"Today is the day that we watch some of the youngest members of our clan become apprentices and warriors. Wavepaw, come forward." The sleek dark gray tom padded calmly up the River Hill and stood next to Sandstar.

"Dustfur, you were Wavepaw's mentor. Has he demonstrated that he can follow the warrior code?" Dustfur stepped forward, yellow eyes shining with pride," He has."

"Wavepaw," Sandstar meowed to the young tom," Will you follow the warrior code to the upmost, even at the cost of your life?"

"I will," Wavepaw replied, calm as ever.

"Then, I, Sandstar, name you Wavetail," The leader of StreamClan yowled," StreamClan honors your bravery and courage in the battle as well as out." Wavetail stepped forward and touched his nose to Sandstar's and leapt down to join the other cats.

"Wrenpaw, come forward," Sandstar called as the silvery she-cat padded up the hill, shaking with excitement.

"Hurricanefoot," The sandy-colored tom meowed," You were Wrenpaw's mentor. Has she demonstrated that she can follow the warrior code?"

The muscular tom stepped out of the crowd," She has." "Wrenpaw," Sandstar purred happily, "Will you follow the warrior code to the upmost, even at the cost of your life?" "I will," Wrenpaw meowed proudly, puffing out her chest.

"Then, I, Sandstar, name you Wrenwing," Sandstar yowled into the night," StreamClan honors your quick wits and fishing skills."

Eyes shining, Wrenwing touched her leader's shoulder and bounded down the hill to sit between Wavetail and Hurricanefoot. Sandstar continued on to name Waterpaw Waterclaw, and then stepped forward once again.

"Our kits have reached their sixth moon, and I would like to ask Sunkit, Shadowkit, Darkkit, Midnightkit, and Lilackit, to join me on the River Hill," Sandstar called out.

The kits charged up the hill, quivering with anticipation. The ceremony dragged on, beginning with Sunpaw, and Midnightkit was so bored he could barely keep his eyes open.

Suddenly, Sandstar's voice echoed out,"-pass these qualities on to Darkpaw."

Midnightkit jerked awake in time to see Duskshadow pad forward to receive his new apprentice. Nervousness churned in Midnightkit's stomach.

What if I get a bad mentor?, He wondered to himself as he stepped up beside his father to receive a mentor and his apprentice name.

"Midnightkit, from this moment until you get your warrior name, you will be known as Midnightpaw," Sandstar meowed proudly to the crowd of cats below.

The newly made apprentice purred happily to himself and looked upon the crowd, wondering which one was about to become his mentor. Suddenly, Midnightpaw doubled over as he felt a searing pain in his left eye from the pupil to the right side. He yowled in anguish and covered his eye with his paws. Sandstar's eyes widened as he watched his son stagger around, almost blind with pain.

"He has it," Sandstar meowed quietly, eyes wide in amazement," He has the Mark, the Mark of Leadership." Midnightpaw glanced upwards and noticed for the first time that Sandstar had a blue mark in his left eye from the pupil to the right edge, just where his pain was.

Suddenly, light burst from Midnightpaw's left eye, blinding all the cats in the clearing. As quickly as it came, the flash of light disappeared, leaving the new apprentice, sprawled on the hill top, eyes closed. Dawnlight, the cream-colored medicine cat, dashed forward and helped Midnightpaw to his feet.

The young apprentice opened his eyes, and in his left eye, there was a pure, electric blue dash from the pupil to the right edge.