DISCLAIMER: I do not own Warriors. Nor am I in any way related to the three people that make up Erin Hunter!
Silversun looked out at the Treeclan camp and sighed, one new kit had been born the previous night but for some reason nobody was allowed to visit it. Even Grayheart the medicine cat had refused to let Brownstar in! Something was wrong. Wrong with the kit. All the information that Grayheart had given her was that the kit was black as the night and named Wingkit
In the nursery, the new mother stirred as she slept, and a tiny black kit mewed in the darkness and opened its eyes. They were red. The kit stood up and yawned, and then suddenly... two black long wings unfurled from his flanks and flapped lazily, and then they folded back up and Wingkit laid back down again, his eyes shrinking into red slits.
"Remember, Wingkit, you must NEVER unfurl your wings! NEVER! If you do, the other cats will be jealous and we wouldn't want that,
would we?" Pawbright said as she led her son out of the nursery. This was Wingkits first venture out into the Treeclan camp, and everyone was waiting to see this mysterious kit. "No mother." Was Wingkits simple reply. They walked out into the camp, and all the cats stared. There wasn't anything special about this kit! But then the he opened his eyes.. Everyone gasped and shrunk away from the piercing red glance that Wingkit gave them. "This is Wingkit, my son." Pawbright said.
Another kit by the name of Thymekit came over to Wingkit and butted him playfully in the flanks. (Thymekit was born the day after Wingkit)
Wingkit smiled and butted her back."Ok, we'll see you all later!" Pawbright called as she gently pushed her kit away. The other cats stared at eachother and then started to talk. "Did you see his eyes?!" "What about his fur color? You probably wouldn't be able to see him in the dark"
"His eyes make me feel scared!" All the cats had something to say about him. Soon Brownstar said, "We must not meddle in their affairs. The kit is mysterious I'll admit, but leave them alone."
Two moons later, Thymekit tumbled into the nursery yowling. "Wingkit! Our apprentice ceremony is today!!" Her voice was happy and light. Wingkit woke up and stretched, his nap had been ruined... He had been dreaming that he was flying, flying as he had never done before. It was a wonderful dream, but he could never do that, all he could do was a few wingflaps before settling on the ground again.
And of course he did this in secret. There was a small clearing far from Treeclan camp where he stretched out his wings and flew, but he couldn't really fly, like I said all he could do were a few beats before falling to the ground.
He had tried, but it was so hard! And then the robins and other birds would come out and show off their own wondrous flying skills. It was fun to watch them soar above the trees, but he always became lonely and would walk back to camp, furling his wings back tightly into his flanks... "Wingkit!? Are you even listening?" Thymekit sighed exasperatedly, apparently she had been talking while he had been daydreaming. "Oh..Yes.. Sorry. I was daydreaming.." "Well that's not unusual, come on, I think-" A loud yowl came from outside interrupting Thymekit.
"Let all the cats old enough to catch their own prey meet here under the Highstump!" It was Brownstar, calling a meeting. Thymekit froze, her face set in an expression of fear. Wingkit laughed and pushed her out of the nursery and out into the camp, they then made their way to the Highstump. All the cats were there, Brownstar was sitting on the Highstump next to Silversun, the clan deputy. "Ohh I'm scared!" Thymekit whispered. She shook silently with happiness and fright as Brownstar looked down at her, Wingkit, and another three kits called Spotkit, Leafkit, and Shinekit.
All of the gathered cats began to whisper as they saw Wingkit. "I tell you, he's not normal.. You can see that by his eyes!" But Wingkit didn't care. He just sat proudly as his mother Pawbright looked at him with the same sense of pride. Her eyes were becoming dim, Pawbright was becoming blind. But Wingkit and her didn't care, just as they didn't care what the other cats thought about them.
"Since many moons ago, we have not had any apprentices. So I ask Thymekit, Spotkit, Leafkit, Shinekit, and Wingkit to step forward.
I, Brownstar, leader of Treeclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these five kits. They would like to become Warriors of Treeclan, but first must become apprentices. Thymekit, please step forward. Until you have received your warrior name, you shall be known as Thymepaw, Flowerfur shall be your mentor. Spotkit, you shall be known as Spotpaw, Pawbright will be your mentor. Leafkit shall be known as Leafpaw, Stonecold will be your mentor, Shinekit shall be known as Shinepaw, I shall be your mentor. And lastly.. Wingkit shall be known as Wingpaw. Silversun shall be your mentor... This meeting is now over." Brownstar stopped to take a breath, and then walked over to each new apprentice and touched noses with them.