Chapter 1
Splashkit lay close to her mother and brother. She opened her eyes and the light of early dawn blinded her for a moment. She stood up and stretched, grooming the moss off of her ginger coat. Splashkit left the nursery her amber eyes twinkled with excitement as her father, Lionsplash walked towards the nursery with three plump mice in his jaws. "Hello there my little ray of sunshine" he told Splashkit as he dropped the mice at the entrance. Sunkit padded next to her, his golden tabby pelt shimmered in dawn's sunshine. "Is that for us!?" Sunkit asked "Yes little warrior one is for both of you, another is for your mother and the last one is for Dusktail" Lionsplash told them. "But don't Graykit and Birchkit need one too?" Splashkit asked, "Are you mouse-brained?! Graykit and Birchkit are too small they were only born half a moon ago!" Sunkit said. "Sunkit! Don't call your sister mouse-brained!" Lionsplash scolded. Sunkit rolled his eyes.
"Do you think you can take one mouse to Dusktail?" Lionsplash asked his daughter, Splashkit nodded and grabbed a mouse she pulled it all the way over to the Dusktails's nest. "I have a mouse for you Dusktail" she said and laid the plump mouse in front of the queen. Dusktail wasn't the biggest she-cat but she was still brave and kind. "Thank-you Splashkit" the queen thanked and licked Splashkit's ear. Graykit woke up and bounced on top of Splashkit. Splashkit laid on her back and said "Oh no! A brave warrior is attacking me!", Birchkit immediately joined in. Splashkit let herself go limp, "Splashkit? You're not dead" Graykit said "No!" she suddenly said startling the both. Sunkit came paddling towards them "See Sunkit" Splashkit said "Natural warriors!".
"Do you think we'll be warriors?" Birchkit little mew came from behind Splashkit, "Of course, I bet you two will be so big and strong no cat would dare attack you" she said "You think so?" Graykit asked his green eyes shining "I know so" Splashkit replied. The two toms bounced to Dusktail "Did you hear that momma?" Birchkit asked "She said were natural warriors and that we will be so big and strong that no cat would dare attack us!" Graykit said his eyes gleaming with pride and happiness. Splashkit went over and joined her brother, who was stuffing his face like a squirrel, "That was very sweet Splashkit" Tansyclaw told her daughter "I only said what I thought was going to happen" she said.
"Let all those cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the High Rock for a clan meeting" Dawnstar's call echoed throughout the camp at once all the cats came Splashkit and Sunkit were told that they could watch from the nursery entrance. "Nightpaw and Heatherpaw step forward please" Dawnstar said, the two she-cat came in front of the High Rock their eyes gleaming with excitement.
"I, Dawnstar, leader of ThistleClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn" Dawnstar began the ceremony "Nightpaw Heatherpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do" the two apprentices said
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give your warrior names. Nightpaw, from this moment you will be known as Nightclaw. StarClan honors your energy and your spirit. Heatherpaw, from this moment you will be known as Heathereyes. StarClan honors your bravery and your intelligence, we now welcome both of you as warriors of ThistleClan" Dawnstar said "As Clan custom you both must keep a silent vigil all night". Dawnstar bent over and touched muzzles with both of them each licked her shoulder.
"Nightclaw! Heathereyes! Nightclaw! Heathereyes!" the clan cheered. "Before any cat can return to their duties we still have one more ceremony to preform" Dawnstar said, then Dovesong stepped forward "Dovesong, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?" Dawnstar asked
" It is" Dovesong replied
"Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given to us. I call upon StarClan to give you many moons of rest" Dawnstar.
After the clan meeting Tansyclaw returned to the nursery "mom, can you tell me how you got your warrior name?" Sunkit asked "Well it was twenty moons ago, the clan was attacked by dogs, I was in charge of chasing them away from the camp" Tansyclaw began, Splashkit's eyes widened thinking of her mother as an apprentice being chased by big scary dogs "But things went wrong Cherrypaw was taken by a dog I attacked the dog scratching his face that dog was huge but ran away like a mouse runs away from a cat. When I came back Cherrypaw's shoulder had a very deep gash but luckily her wound grew out to be a scar". "Rushstar who was leader before Dawnstar called a meeting and made me, Dusktail and Cherryfoot warriors" Tansyclaw finished her stories. "Your mother did the bravest thing I have ever seen she deserved her warrior name" Dusktail meowed from behind them.