Hollykit walked out of the nursery. It was the day of her apprentice ceremony. It wasn't even time yet, but Hollykit wanted to be early. Cloudkit and Goldenkit were still asleep with their mother, Leafheart. What would happen if they missed the ceremony? Then Sunstar walked out of his den and onto the Highledge. Hollykit raced to get her siblings.
"Goldenkit! Cloudkit!" Hollykit tried to wake up her brothers.
"What is it?" Cloudkit grumbled.
"It's the day of our apprentice ceremony. Come o-"
She was cut off by Sunstar's summoning yowl. Goldenkit was immediately awake, dashing out of his nest to stand outside.
"Cats of ThunderClan," Sunstar yowled. "Today we name three new apprentices. Hollykit, Cloudkit and Goldenkit; step forward. You three have reached the age of six moons, and I will now give you mentors. Cloudkit, from now until you earn your warrior name, you will be known as Cloudpaw. Your mentor will be Swallowflight."
Swallowflight, a young brown tom, looked at his leader in surprise.
"What?!" Swallowflight meowed. "B-but I'm not ready!"
"Yes you are, or I wouldn't have chosen you. I trust you'll pass on all you know to this apprentice."
Swallowflight nodded, and touched noses with his new apprentice. Goldenkit and Hollykit looked up at their leader in expectation.
"Goldenkit, you have been chosen by Breezyfeather to be the next medicine cat of ThunderClan."
Goldenkit stared at Sunstar, the hen at Breezyfeather, who had come out of her den to sit by the Highledge. His eyes widened as he stepped forward.
"Do you except?" Breezyfeather mewed kindly.
"Y-yes.." Goldenkit said quietly.
"Then you will now be known as Goldenpaw." Sunstar called. "Breezyfeather will be your mentor, and she will teach you how to be a medicine cat."
Goodness walked over to his mentor, still too stunned to speak. Hollykit gazed at her leader, awaiting her own name.
"And now, Hollykit, you will be known as Hollypaw, and I will train you myself."
The whole Clan gasped. Sunstar hadn't taught an apprentice since his deputy, Foxface. And that was many moons ago. Hollyleaf's jaw dropped. She was just expecting a mentor, not the Clan leader! She stepped forward to touch noses with Sunstar. Then he looked up, and Yowled to the Clan;
" We welcome these three into ThunderClan!"
" Cloudpaw! Goldenpaw! Hollypaw!" The Clan's yowls echoed through the hollow, and the three siblings' chests puffed with pride. They were finally apprentices of ThunderClan.