Out of the Darkness

Disclaimer: I don't own the Warriors

NOTE: I updated these chapters to fix grammar errors

Chapter 1 – The Ceremony

Shadows casted over the forest, the breeze rustled the leaves on the trees. Sunpaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, was stalking a mouse.

'If I could catch one decent piece of prey', she thought, 'I might be able to impress my mentor!'

She got into the hunter's crouch. Just as she was about to pounce, a bird took of noisily from a tree, sending the mouse scuttling under a tree for safety.

"Mouse-dung!" she yowled.

"Bad luck," said Sunpaw's mentor, Heatherfoot, as she walk up from behind. "If that bird wouldn't have flown off like that, you probably would have caught that."

'Yeah right!' thought Sunpaw.

"I just can't seem to catch much!" she said.

"Well thank StarClan it's almost newleaf. You caught enough for today. Head back to camp and see if Dreamnose has gotten any fresh-kill yet," Heatherfoot mewed.

"Alright," she replied as she went back to the spot where she had buried her catches.

'One starling and a mouse. I could do way better!'

She ran back to camp and saw many cats in the hollow. Sunpaw made her way to the medicine cats den and found Dreamnose inside sorting herbs.

"Hi Dreamnose!" Sunpaw greeted her.

"Oh, hello Sunpaw! Good, fresh-kill, just what we need!" she said.

Then, a brown tabby walked into the den.

"I got that watermint for you Dreamnose!" she mewed.

"Thank you Dawnpaw! Now help yourself to some fresh-kill. We'll be going to the Moonpool tomorrow and you'll need your energy," replied Dreamnose.

"Alright!" she replied as she started to eat.

"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting," yowled a voice from the clearing.

"I wonder what Featherstar will say," said Dawnpaw.

"Yeah let's go see!" Sunpaw mewed as they walked toward the clearing.

"I think Petalpaw is going to become a warrior!" said Dawnpaw.

"Oh," Sunpaw sighed. Petalpaw was one of her best friends. She would miss sleeping together at night and training with their mentor together, but she was happy for her friend.

"I, Featherstar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has worked hard to learn and trust you noble code, and please except her to become a full warrior of ThunderClan," Featherstar's voice rung out through the camp. Featherstar was ThunderClan leader for as long as Sunpaw could remember. She was pretty old, but she was truly a great leader.

"Petalpaw," she continued, "Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do," Petalpaw replied confidently.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Petalpaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Petalclaw. StarClan honors your courage and determination, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." Featherstar rested her muzzle on Petalclaw's shoulder as she respectfully licked her shoulder.

"Petalclaw! Petalclaw!" the Clan chanted. Petalclaw walked over to where Sunpaw and Dawnpaw were sitting.

"Petalclaw will sit vigil tonight as she fulfills her first warrior task," Featherstar said before she leaped down from the rock.

"Congratulations!" Sunpaw mewed with excitement for her friend.

"Thanks! It's like a dream come true!" she replied.

"Petalclaw," said a voice from behind them. It was Petalclaw's old mentor, Clovertail. "I just wanted you to know how proud I am of you and that I enjoyed being your mentor," he mewed.

"Thanks! I couldn't have done it without you!" she replied.

"Well," Dawnpaw broke in, "I better get back to Dreamnose. Bye guys!"

"Bye!" they said together.

"Hey Sunpaw! Let's go out hunting!" Petalclaw suggested.

"Sure!" Sunpaw agreed, "I'll go get Heatherfoot." She took off running to find her mentor.

'Maybe I'll catch something for once!' she thought.

Please review! I also added a line where I forgot about the vigil, stupid me! :P