Bramblestar's Nine Lives
Bramblestar woke in a clearing looking at the sky. He couldn't move. Is this StarClan? He thought. Cats began pouring down from Silverpelt. His feet felt like they were stuck to the ground, he could then move his mouth. A cat stepped out from the crowd. "Shrewpaw!" He mewed. Shrewpaw slowly padded up to him.
"With this life I give you mentoring. Use it well to train the young ones in your clan." He mewed as he touched his nose to his head. A wave of pain flooded over him, taking away his breath. Shrewpaw padded away back were he first came. A different cat stepped up from the shadows, her familiar black pelt blending in among the shadows. "Hollyleaf!" He called, but no answer.
"With this life I give you wisdom. Use it well to guide those who need it most." She mewed touching her nose to his head. Another wave of pain blasted over him. She walked back and found her place among the shadows of cats. Another cat stepped up, but it wasn't the flame-colored pelt he'd been looking for.
"Feathertail!" He tried to race up to her and greet her, but his feet were stuck. "With this life I give strength. Use it well to protect your clan during times of darkness." She mewed touching her nose to his head. This time he braced himself for the wave of pain. Feathertail disappeared among the shadows. This time it was Ferncloud who appeared. She touched her nose to his head. "With this life I give you protection. Use it well to care for your clan as a mother cares for her kits." He braced himself as the wave of pain and love hit him.
A dark gray she-cat appeared. "Cinderpelt!" He greeted her. "With this life I give you the gift of medicine. Use it well to heal your clan through tough times." She mewed and touched her nose to his head. He forgot to brace himself as a wave of pain blasted him, harder than the last time. She left him panting. Another cat rose from the shadows. "Goldenflower!" He greeted his mother. "With this life I give you the gift of love. Use it well to fight for your clan like they were your kits." She rested her nose on his head and a blast of pain washed over him. It was very fierce. Goldenflower watched him for a moment and stepped back into the shadows.
"Mousefur!" He greeted the brown she-cat as she stepped up. "With this life I give you patience. Use it well as you will need it." She mewed before resting her nose on his head, and stepped back into the shadows leaving him there in pain. "With this life I give you faith, use it well to defend your clan." He recognized the blue-gray pelt of Bluestar. He forgot to brace himself again and pain surged through his body. Bluestar stepped back and the other life-givers stepped forward. A familiar flame-colored pelt stepped forward. "Firestar! What's happening?" He mewed. "With this life I give you nobility, energy, and skill. Use it well to protect your clan through hard times." He mewed, touching his nose to his head. The blast of pain was more than all the others.
"I hail you by your new name, Bramblestar. Your old life is no more. You have now received the nine lives of a leader, and StarClan grants you the guardianship of ThunderClan. Defend it well; care for young and old; honor your ancestors and the traditions of the Warrior Code; live each life with pride and dignity." Firestar mewed, and the whole of StarClan broke into a chant. "Bramblestar! Bramblestar!"