The smell of blood is thick in the air, I try to get myself to stand up, I wince at the pain from the wound on my back and the one on my neck. I have to get my father to stop! He can't do this! Starclan help us all... My ice blue eyes narrow as I see Crookedstep. His once clear white and grey pelt is littered in blood, his flank covered with the sticky red metallic substance.
"Run Flamestar! Go we can take car of Shadowclan!" The grey eyed cat yowls at me. I can't leave them! Shadowclan has gone too far... Curse you Blackstar!
I hiss and lunge at a Shadowclan cat. I easily snap his neck, My collar is sprayed with ShadowClan blood when I slash a second ShadowClan cat's throat. "I refuse to back down and leave BloodClan to die by these stupid foolish ShadowClan Warriors!"
Suddenly, I'm pinned. I look up and snarl, its Blackstar, he grins as he bites down on my neck. Everything blurs. The hissing of the battle stops, many cats shout out my name. I'm sorry I failed..
A young ginger white and black kitten looks around the forest he's lost in. This young kit is none other than a kittypet, his name is Rex, his icy blue eyes widen as he walk through the forest, He smells something, he sees a mouse. He crouches low to the ground, he waits for the right time to pounce. He leaps, catching the small mouse in his paws, he stares at the mouse and tries to think on how to kill it. Little does he know, a cat is watching him. He bites down on the mouse's neck, killing the mouse. Rex sighs and lays the mouse on the ground, he digs up some dirk, he then grabs the mouse, places it in the small hole he made, andd covers it up with the dirt. "That should keep it fresh right... I'm sure there are others that need this mouse more than me anyways..." Rex sighs and shakes his head. He looks at the ground.
SNAP! Rex freezes up when he hears a twig break, a Ginger cat walks out of a bush, it has bright green emerald eyes, and some fur around it's neck that looks a little like a mane. "Why is a kit like you out here in the woods? Don't you know there are wild cats out here?" Rex backs up, scared of this strange cat. "I saw what you did. With that mouse, you're just a kittypet. Sow how did you know what to do?" Rex gulps and looks the ginger cat straight in the eyes.
"M-my grandpa taught me sir... He loved the forest so much, he told me these stories, like this one about a war against these things he called clans." The ginger cat purs at this.
"Well, would you retell that story for me? I would love to hear it, and before you start, why don't you tell me your name kit." Rex smiles at the big ginger cat.
"My n-name is Rex... And the story, my Grandpa says that,the story, is true too..." the ginger cat nods.
"You can call me Lionheart." Rex nods a bit and takes a small breath.
"Here's how it starts... Six clans of cats, always in constant turmoil, the first was Thunderclan, named after a strong powerful tom named Thunder, the second, Windclan. Named after a wise and speedy tom named Wind. The third is Shadowclan. It was named after a sly and cunning she-cat, her name was Shadow. Then Riverclan, named after a tom that could swim gracefully and could catch fish with ease, he could also hold her breath for a long time. He was River, then, finaly, there was Starclan, it was made by a younger cat, no one knows if it was a male or female, but its name was Star. Little by little, those clans grew a little bigger and bigger each day, cats slowly joined each clan... There was one more clan, it was named Skyclan because its leader, Sky, could jump so high, he was great at climbing trees, he could ambush anyone."
Lionheart nods a bit as Rex continues the story. "Soon, the clans became territorial. They started to fight all the time. One day, all of Starclan was wiped out. The fighting stopped for a little while, Sky, Shadow, Wind, River and Thunder were struck with grief, after all... Star, it was the one who started all of the clans. So, they found Starclan's territory. It had five trees. They decided, every full moon, there would be a treaty and all clans would gather there, no fighting at all they called it Fivetrees. A few months later, fight started to break out. The clans went into a full war. Soon, They asked Starclan, yes, Starclan became one place that all cats from every clan would go to when they pass on, they asked Starclan to give them help them to stop this terrible war, later on, Starclan started to give extra lifes to the clan leaders, soon, the struggle for territory got worse, so bad, where Skyclan was chased out by the other clans, one tree was struck by lightning, it hit Skyclan's tree, But, it was intended for Shadowclan's tree..."
"My Grandpa said that Skyclan died, but some of their blood runs within Thunderclan. Weird huh? There were so many battle for land... So there, thats all I remembur !" Rex yawns now, Lionheart looks at Rex expectantly.
"Arn't you going to dig up your kill and eat it Rex?" Rex shakes his head at Lionheart.
"You can have it, after all, this is your clan's territory, you mall like my Grandpa, he said he was from Thunderclan, so, I guess your a Thunderclan cat right?" Rex grins at this, Lionheart blinks and smiles at Rex.
"Why yes, who is your Grandfather Rex?" Rex grins a bit, his tail waves a bit.
"His name is Pinestar!" Lionheart blinks and shakes his head.
"Pinestar? Well Rex... Why don't you come with me? I'm sure Bluestar would love to meet such a young, tom like you?" Rex grins and nods.
REX
I follow Lionheart through the forest, he takes far difficult paths, I follow him with ease. He suddenly stops, I stop too he motions for me to stay close and near him.
We walk through bramble tunnel, My eyes widen, so many cats, I see a tom cat, he has a ginger tail, he looks like a tortoise shell cat. Kinda like me!
I stare at him, a silver cat walks u to him, smiling, and she talks with him, he seems to mention Lionheart and I.
She turns around, her eyes widen a bit in shock.
"Lionheart, why did you bring a KittyPet here into Thunderclan camp?" The cam becomes dead quiet. Lionheart smiles softly.
"I watched this young one catch a mouse, and kill it, burying it, exactly how we bury our prey to keep it fresh Bluestar. He followed me on the path easily too." A tom cat with a nicked ear growls.
"We don't want some rouge/kittypet here diluting Thunderclan blood!" The tom yowls out, Bluestar, looks at him.
"Tigerclaw, I will not have cats interrupting me. And Lionheart, are you sure you can trust this... kittypet?"Lionheart looks at me, I try to shrink down, just so I seem smaller than I really am. I get so scared.
"I am sure... After all... He is Pinestar's grandson after all..." All of the cats gasp, Tigerclaw's eyes widen and he walks up to me he lowers his head, sniffing me,as if trying to confirm something. His eyes widen, he grabs me by the scruff he literally drags me over to an area near a tree.
"I guess Tigerclaw is happy that he has family again here in Thunderclan?" Bluestar mumbles a bit.
"I guess I can let him join Thunderclan... Do you know how old he is Lionheat?" Lionheart smiles a bit where he sees Tigerclaw actually trying to groom me. Bluestar looks to see what Lionheart was looking at, she huffs a bit in amusement. "Looks like Tigerclaw is acting like...a she-cat that just had kits... never thought I would see the day that happens..."
"Haha, yes... true... he always seemed cold... butI guess... there is a new light in his darkened heart... I don't know his age either sorry Bluestar..." Bluestar sighs and nods.
"You all can go back to all the thing you need to do..." The same ginger tailed tom says loudly, all of the cats go back to the things the were doing before. The ginger tailed tom stares at me, Tigerclaw purrs a bit. (Had to make Tigerclaw a motherhen... I find it funny so... there lol!)
"So, what is your name kit?" Tigerclaw looks me in the eyes, I gulp a bit.
"My name is R-Rex sir." Tigerclaw shakes his head.
"how old are you anyhow? You look like an apprentice." I grin at that.
"I'm three months old, I guess that would be three moons here so there you have it." Bluestar walks up onto Bigrock, and she calls for the clan to come for a meeting.
"Thunderclan, Today, we have found out that Thunderclan thrives within a kittypet! That kitttypet, s none other than the grandson of Pinestar, And, Nefew to Tigerclaw. Thunderclan is low on warriors and newleaf has not been plentiful with kits." One cat hisses in outrage, it was Darkstripe. He growls.
"A kittypet in Thunderclan?! That will dilute the blood in Thunderclan, its still a half kittypet even if it has Pinestar's blood flowing through it!" Lionheart narrows his eyes a bit, Tigerclaw unsheathed his claws.
"That cat right there is Darkstripe. It looks like he is challenging you to a small fight... Are you going toacpt it or are you going to let him make a fool of you Rex?" My eyes narrow, I leap down from Highrock. I walk up to Darkstripe. He growls at me.
"I'm not a kittypet. I'm not a rouge, I'm my grandfathers Apprentice not some weak, soft mouthed kitty pet. Yes my mother was a kitty pet, but he was fierce and tall in size. My father was smart and cunning. Do not question my family tree or else," I swipe his nose, claws unsheathed, and abnormally sharp and long like Tigerclaw's. Blood trickles from the small yet deep scratch. "you will find yourself on the ground dead in a heart beat Darkstripe." I walk away from the stunned cat, leaping back in highrock, as I do this some of the older cats that were around when Pinestar was clan leader, they saw Pinestar, not me.
"Does anyone else wish to question my decision? No..? Then, Rex, do you accept the hardships along the way? Do you acept to be warrior of this clan when the time comes, to die for this clan, and to protect this clan with your very life?" I look at Bluestar in the eyes.
"I do." She nods.
"Then from this day forth, you will be named Flamepaw. I will think of who your mentor will be. Clan meeting adjourned." Bluestar leaves now, I look at Tigerclaw.
"I know who should be your mentor, he was one of my students, he earned his warrior name only a little while ago. his name is Longtail."
I blink a bit, Longtail? I bet he has a longer tail than most cats... maybe his tail is as long as what Old Man Pine said it was.. I shake my head a bit, Tigerclaw yawns. "Really? I can tell most of the other cats here hate kittypets. But I never knew the life of a kitty pet. I really never knew any of my family except Old Man Pine." Tigerclaw blinks a bit at this.
"Old...Man... Pine?" I nod.
"Yup, that's what I call Grandpa, he's old, and he always smells like a pine. But... Tigerclaw? Do you know who might be my mentor?" Tigerclaw sighs a bit, he shakes his head.
"It might be Lionheart, maybe Redtail even more." 'I can't let Flamepaw get in the way of my plans... I have to become leader... But... maybe he can become my right paw cat... my deputy...' Tigerclaw thinks to himself while I walk off, he doesn't notice, I yawn and lay down on the ground, sun bathing.
On that night, Bluestar has a clan meeting, its for who is going to be my mentor.
"I have finally decided who shall be Flamepaw's mentor...With recommendations from Tigerclaw as well, and I thought about it, and I must say, Thank You Tigerclaw for saying the pros and cons about having who will be Flamepaw's mentor, and so, Flamepaw, please come up here," I do as she says. "Now... Longtail," A silver tom with black stripes stands up, his blue eyes looking at me as he waalks up to Highrock, He walks up to Bluestar. "Longtail, would you be Flamepaw's mentor, I wish for you to pass down the things you learnt from Tigerclaw down to Flamepaw, I'm sure you would make a great mentor for him, even though you have only been a warrior for little time. I have faith in you." Longtail nods and he touches noses with me.
I see Tigerclaw nodding and grinning a bit, it looks scary to me... I walk down from Highrock, I sigh a bit now. I see somecat looking at me, its a spotted cat, I can tell its a she-cat. Her amber eyes seem to penatrait my very soul.
Later on that night, I slink into the Apprentice den, I had made my moss bed in a corner of the den. I see two others, one is a she-cat, the other, he's a tom, his fur is multiple shades of brown, along with dark brown stripes, and amber eyes, the She-Cat, her fur is light ginger with a little darker ginger fur spots/stripes, her eyes are green, and she is glaring right at me.
I ignore her glares as I go and lay in my moss bed, I fall asleep shortly after.