Thunderclan

Leader: Firestar- flame colored tom

Deputy: Brambleclaw- broad dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Jayfeather- small gray tabby tom with blue eyes

Warriors:

Graystripe- longhaired gray tom

Millie- striped gray tabby she-cat

Dustpelt- dark brown tabby tom

Brackenfur- golden brown tabby tom

Sorreltail- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes

Cloudtail- long-haired white tom with blue eyes

Brightheart- white she-cat with ginger patches

Thornclaw- golden brown tabby tom

Leafpool- light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Spiderleg- long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes

Birchfall-light brown tabby tom

Whitewing-white she-cat with green eyes

Berrynose-cream-colored tom

Hazeltail-small gray-white she-cat

Mousewhisker-gray-and-white tom

Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat

App-Ivypaw

Lionblaze-golden tabby tom with amber eyes

App-Dovepaw

Foxleap-reddish tabby tom

Icecloud-white she-cat

Toadstep-black-and-whit tom

Rosepetal-dark cream she-cat

Briarlight-dark brown she-cat

Blossomfall-tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat

Bumblestripe-very pale gray tom with black stripes

Apprentices-

Dovepaw-pale gray she-cat with blue eyes

Ivypaw-silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes

Queens:

Sandstorm- pale ginger she-cat with green eyes expecting Firestar's kits

Squirrelflight- dark ginger she-cat with green eyes mother of Brambleclaw's kits Flamekit- dark ginger tom with amber eyes and Rockkit- dark brown tabby she-cat with green eyes

Ferncloud- light gray she-cat with darker flecks and green eyes expecting Dustpelt's kits

Daisy- cream long furred cat from horseplace

Elders:

Mousefur-small dusky brown she-cat

Purdy- plumb tabby with gray muzzle

Chapter 1

Jayfeather was organizing some herb mixes for Sandstorm and Ferncloud, when Dovepaw's scent filled his nose.

"Jayfeather, I have great news!" Her voice was full of excitement. "What can't you see that I'm busy?" Dovepaw didn't seem fazed when he snapped at her. "Ivypaw and I are going to be made warriors!" She was practically leaping out of her fur in excitement. "Well great, two less annoying apprentices."

"Jayfeather when are you going to chose an apprentice?" Jayfeather was starting to get very impatient. "If I do then I hope he won't be able to speak so he won't ask me annoying questions like you. No if you would please go away, I have to get these herbs to Sandstorm and Ferncloud."

"Okay, well see you later." She left leaving him rolling his sightless eyes at her. Jayfeather was thinking to himself, "I'll be glad when she is a warrior then she will be to busy to bother me."

Jayfeather made his way over to the nursery and pushed his way in. Once inside he felt to great lumps land on him making him trip and fall. With a grunt Jayfeather lost his bundle of herbs and scent them flying all over the nursery.

"Ugh, get off!" Jayfeather growled while pushing the kits roughly off of him. "You were a Shadowclan warrior we were just protecting the nursery." Rockkit protested.

"Kits, what did I tell you about getting in the way of other cats!" Jayfeather heard Squirrleflight get up from her nest where she was dozing. Three moons ago Squirrleflight gave birth to Brambleclaw's kits Flamekit and Rockkit. Jayfeather was happy for Squirrleflight. He forgave him and talked some sense into Brambleclaw to forgive her. And now when ever Brambleclaw look at his kits Jayfeather felt pride burn under his pelt. It made Jayfeather feel a pang of sadness that Brambleclaw was not his father but the grumpy, isolated Crowfeather. He was still mad at Leafpool for leaving her post as medicine cat and wanted nothing to do with Crowfeather.

Jayfeather found all the herbs and gave them to Sandstorm and Ferncloud. "Thanks Jayfeather, when do you think my kits will come?" Sandstorm replied sleepily. "Should be only in a day or two." Jayfeather quickly ran his tail over her flank. It was large swollen with possibly three or four kits.

"Ferncloud your kits should be due in about a quarter moon." "I hope everything goes alright." Jayfeather sensed worry under her pelt. "Don't worry," he reassured her, "You know what to do, and I'll just be there to make sure everything goes right."

With a nod goodbye Jayfeather made his way out of the nursery and out into the clearing that was Thunderclan camp. Jayfeather heard Firestar talking to Brambleclaw and Graystripe at the top of highledge. Then Jayfeather heard Briarlight talking to her sister Blossomfall over near the elder's den.

Ever sense Briarlight recovered from the cough she was well enough to move to the elder's den. Jayfeather still made Briarlight do the same exercises to keep the cough from coming back. Jayfeather padded over to the fresh-kill pile. After moons of leafbare prey was starting to be plentiful again. Jayfeather chose a mouse for himself and padded over to where Lionblaze was sharing a rabbit with Cinderheart.

Jayfeather padded over to them, "How was hunting?" "Better then it has been. Dovepaw and Ivypaw had their final assessment this morning and are going to be made warriors after the evening patrol comes back." Lionblaze and Cinderheart both have a proud look in their gaze.

"Dovepaw told me, and it's a good thing the prey is coming back because we are going to have a lot of new mouths to feed hear in a quarter moon."

"Cinderheart, Lionblaze!" Brambleclaw padded over to the three cats. "After the ceremony I want you and Lionblaze to go on a night patrol. I need you to check the Windclan border because Thornclaw told me he smelled some Windclan scent on our side of the border." "Sure thing Brambleclaw." Jayfeather thought he heard excitement in his brother's voice. Why would he be excited about a night patrol on the Windclan border?

"Let all cat's old enough to catch their own prey gather here under highledge." Firestar's voice rang out across the clearing. Jayfeather just noticed that the evening patrol was back. Cats began to file out of the dens and would gather in a semi-circle around highledge.

When all the cats we're in the clearing, Firestar continued. "Today we welcome two new warriors in to Thunderclan. Would Dovepaw and Ivypaw please step forward!" Jayfeather heard Firestar make his way down highledge.

"I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices they have trained hard to learn the ways of the warrior code and in turn I will make them warriors. Dovepaw and Ivypaw do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend Thunderclan even at the cost of your own life."

Dovepaw and Ivypaw said in unison, "I do."

"Dovepaw from this day forward you will be know as Doveheart, Starclan honors your insight and hunting skill and we welcome you as full warriors to Thunderclan." Firestar paused and Jayfeather knew that he would rest his head on Doveheart.

"Ivypaw, from this day forward you will be known as Ivysong, Starclan honors your determination and battle skill and we welcome you as a full warrior to Thunderclan."

Thunderclan broke out in loud cheering, "Doveheart, Ivysong, Doverheart, Ivysong, Doverheart, Ivysong!"

When the cheering died down Firestar's voice echoed around the camp. "Tonight these warriors as tradition will sit silent vigil and watch over the camp while the rest of us get some much needed rest."

Firestar ended the meeting and climbed back up highledge and the rest of the cats disappeared into their dens for the night. Doveheart and Ivysong made their way to the center of camp and sat down beginning their vigil. Jayfeather heard his brother follow Cinderheart out of camp.

With a yawn Jayfeather went to his den and curled up. When he closed his eyes for once Starclan did not disturbed his dreams.