Jesse S: Hello!

Splashpaw: Shouldn't you be in bed?

Jesse S: I am….

Splashpaw: O.o

Jesse S: Review time~

Autumn's Pen: Hey hunt underwater. Cause they train there they can hold their breath for a long time. They also, at night, hunt on the land.

Waterwolfsoul: Why, thank you! Now, please update your story!

Jesse's BFF: I do know how much you like cats, You have two! I still cant believe you reviewed this in school and let me read it as you wrote it! Sorry, for whenever I'm in a bad mood (in advance and past)

Splashpaw: Jesse Sakura does not own Warriors

Jesse S: Now, Let the Story begin…

3 months later

I was sitting down, savouring the taste of fish before my dad/mentor's shout got my attention.

"Shadowpaw!" he shouted, sprinting across the main cave. His fur was still wet and his paws left prints on the cave floor. My dad is weird.

"What is it?" I asked, leaving the fish in-between my paws. The other apprentice, Weedpaw, was lying down next to me, and he too, was curious on why my dad was running around like a mouse.

"Training!" he said, stopping in front of us. We dropped our heads and groaned. We had just come back from a hunting trip, and all that time underwater was very exhausting.

"But Dad!" I moaned, before getting interrupted by the other mentor.

"Come on!" Reedtail said. He stood behind my dad, backing him up. I let out a sigh, before standing up slowly. Weedpaw stood up as well, and followed his mentor towards the camp exit. I quickly followed behind.

"Hey Dad. Why are we training so quickly?" I asked, coming up to walk next to my mentor. He looked down at me before watching the tunnel ahead.

"Skystar wants you to become warriors quickly" he answered simply. I rolled my head in a sort of 'no, really?' way but I was ignored. We arrived at the pool of water at the end of the tunnel. To a normal cat this would a simple puddle but to us, it's the main exit and entrance to our camp caves. The two cats ahead of us, stepped into the puddle and disappeared from view.

"Ready?" Dad asked. I nodded and I stepped into the puddle first. The water flooded over me as I walked in deeper. The tunnel slanted downwards slightly, so I ducked my head and swam down. The rhythmic pushing of my paws in the water calmed me down. As we neared the end of the tunnel, a swarm of fish crossed over the exit, and I swam through, snagging one on my claws. I headed upwards, towards the light.

My head burst out the water, and I gasped for breath. Sweet, sweet air. A splash came from my right as my dad came up as well. A call attracted us to look at the banking of a familiar island. I pushed the water with my paws, and propelled myself through the blue water. As I reached the island, I walked silently on the banking and stood next to Weedpaw, waiting for instructions. Then, the two mentors turned to us.

"We are going to do Battle training today" Reedtail said, already heading through the trees. The rest of us bounded after him. After running through the vast trees, we finally arrived in a large clearing. Before anything could be said, a large weight collided with my side. I yowled with shock, and rolled with the hit, before pushing it off with my paws. A bundle of red-brown fur collided with a tree not-so-far away. My eyes widened as Reedtail slowly picked himself up.

"Very well done" he said. He padded up to us, smiling. I stared at him in shock. Who would do that? I am known for my strength in battle! And stealth but hey, if you get hit on the side by a cat, your cover is already blown. I winced slightly as a small pain appeared in my side. I wasn't risking looking at it just in case I caused suspicion. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long.

"So, what are doing?" Weedpaw asked, shaking his gray fur slightly. I smiled at him before looking at the two mentors.

"You are going to go up against each other" Dad said. I let my mouth drop open slightly as did Weedpaw. They chuckled at our expressions but pushed us into the centre of the clearing. And set us opposite each other. They stepped back. I really didn't want to fight him, and the same feeling was shone in his eyes.

"Begin!" Reedtail shouted.

Without a second's hesitation, I launched myself at the other apprentice, yowling loudly. I started battering his muzzle with quick swipes, making sure my claws were sheathed. After some hits, Weedpaw ducked, leaving me swiping at air. He snapped at my back legs, and I jumped away just in time. I registered that he wasn't holding back, so neither should I.

We circled each other slowly, waiting for the other to move. With a low growl, the gray tom jumped high, twisted, and landed on my back. I tried to shake him off at first, and failing I resourced to the other way. I rolled over, Weedpaw's body hitting the floor loudly. I stepped backwards, and let him get himself up. Already panting with effort, he glared at me. I smiled, and he growled. He was waaaaaay to easy to wind up. We stood at a stalemate for minutes, before he ran at me. I jumped to the right, and let him come sideways to me, before slamming into him. Losing his balance, he toppled over and landed in a dusty heap on the floor.

A shot of pain ran up my side, and I gritted my teeth. Weedpaw was struggling to stand up, so I guessed his injuries were worse than mine. I stole a look at our mentors, who were nodding and smiling at out fight. I looked quickly back at Weedpaw, who slumped in defeat on the floor. I winced.

"Okay, I think we know who won" Reedtail said, quickly walking to his fallen apprentice. I smiled slightly, before collapsing on the ground. My father admitted a yowl, and the slight thud of paws indicated he was running to me.

"Shadowpaw! Are you alright?" he asked, bending his head down to mine. I looked into his worry-filled eyes and smiled.

"I'm okay. Just a slight pain on my side" I said, I admit I didn't tell him that it REALLY hurt after all, and he would just worry. He shot a glance at the other mentor, who looked away very quickly. I let out a small laugh, before wincing. This gained a worried look from my dad.

"I'll support you" he said. I smiled gratefully, and stood up slowly, leaning on my dad for support. I looked over to the other cats, and they had copied us.

"We will have to go through the land entrance" Reedtail said. Dad nodded, and started moving. We all walked in unison, as we arrived at a low hole. It looked like a fox's den and was surrounded by reeds. But we knew different. We entered the tunnel and found ourselves walking down a long down-slanting passage. It was hard to keep grip, but we had hard claws and paws from swimming and living on rocks. A water-drop fell on my head and dripped down by my eye. I shivered at its icy coldness.

"We're here" Dad said. He was right, as we walked into the main cave. Mum and Nightclaw were chatting while eating, but at the sight of the wounded apprentices, they stood up quickly.

"What happened?" Nightclaw asked, while my mother came and fussed over me. I waved her away with my nose but she didn't move.

"They fought each other. Let's just say, it was definatly a close fight" Reedtail explained. Mum's head shot up and looked at him closely.

"Who won?" she asked. I rolled my eyes.

"Shadowpaw. She managed to hold the weight of her injuries till the fight ended" he said. Skystar looked at me with happiness gleaming in her eyes. She licked my cheek and I groaned. Not because she was licking me, or proud of me, just because she was being very possessive.

"Come on! We need to get these two to Fernwater" Dad said. At the sound of her name, Fernwater stuck her head out of the medicine cave and called us over. I walked out of my mother's grasp and headed towards the cave, Dad still supporting me. When we entered, I was amazed at the little crock in the wall, being used as storage for herbs and leaves. Splashpaw walked from the herb 'shelves', as they call them, and brought along some roots, that I recognised as Comfrey roots, and some webs on his paw.

"Ah good, thank you Splashpaw" Fernwater said. Her apprentice nodded, before walking off back to sorting the herbs out. The medicine cat then nodded for us to sit down on the two seaweed beds. We lay down, and our two mentors left the cave. I'm sure my dad was telling Reedtail off for sneak attacking me, but personally I think it was more the fight that did it.

Fernwater then started chewing the root, before bringing out on her paw. She padded over to me and wiped the poultice on my side. I sighed in relief as it automatically soothed the wound. I rested my head on my paws and watched as the medicine cat applied the webs on Weedpaw's scratches. She then rubbed in the root, to soothe the pain, just like mine. The injured tom relaxed and smiled at me. I mouthed 'sorry' and he shrugged it off. I closed my eyes and before I knew it, I was asleep.

I opened my eyes to find Fernwater lying down nearby. I looked around, and noticed that Weedpaw had also fallen asleep. I sighed in relief.

"Seems that you're awake" Fernwater said. I looked to her and she smiled.

"Fernwater, you're my mum's sister right?" I asked. She nodded, and waited for the question to continue.

"What was she like?" she started laughing but silenced herself when she noticed Weedpaw stir in his sleep. She looked me in the eye, before gazing off into her own world.

"Well, she was a lot like you. Kind, courageous, strong and loyal" she said, smiling. I looked away at the comments, but I was happy at being seen like that. A light rustle indicated that she left her bed. A tongue licked me between my ears and I inched away, causing a laugh to come from the medicine cat.

"Di…did I fall asleep?"

I looked at the gray tom to find his blue eyes wide open. He looked at us with curiosity before the medicine cat spoke:

"And he's just like your father" she said, giggling at her own joke and quickly leaving the den as I playfully swiped a paw at her. The tom just stared at me.

"We were talking" I said. He nodded slowly, and looked at the herb shelves in wonder. Then a question I had thought about before popped up.

"Weedpaw" I said, gaining the gray tom's attention.

"Are your parent's…"

"Dead? Yeah, they died in the same floor as your mother's dad" he said, finishing my question. A sad look crossed over his face and I shrank.

"Sorry" I said, gaining a shocked look from the apprentice.

"No, no. I think I needed to tell you" he said, smiling. I nodded slowly, and rested my head on my paws. We stayed in silence until we had to move back into our cave. The walking was easier now, and I didn't need any help. We had been given a sunrise's rest before we could hunt, and two sunrises before fighting. We had agreed, and now lay in silence in our beds, waiting for sleep to claim us again.

Jesse S: I can't believe I'm doing this at 11:03. Its gonna be later when I post this!

Splashpaw: You're dead if you're caught

Jesse S: You don't think I know?

Quickly, signing off,

Jesse Sakura xxxx