PROLOGUE
The stars of Silverpelt bathed the clearing in brilliant light, despite the darkened new moon which hung heavy in the sky, and illuminated the figured of two cats sitting at the base of a large rock; which sprung from a tangle of brambles. The smaller, a silver she-cat stared up at the night sky with unblinking blue eyes while the dark brown tom stared at her with wonder.
"An omen?" Meowed the tom apprehensively as he flicked his ear toward the nearly black moon, not taking his amber gaze away from his leader. Said cat turned to look at him. her eyes clouded with worry as she replied in a hushed murmur.
"Perhaps. Three moons ago when I became the leader of ThunderClan and shared tongues with our ancestors, I was sent a dream of the forest drowned in blackness and I have yet to interpret it. StarClan is very vague, Tallowl." Silverstar looked even more troubled than before and Tallowl yearned to ease his leaders worries, and has he spoke he sat much straighter.
"With four kits becoming apprentices' tonight, I feel no need for you to worry about this until tomorrow." At her deputy's words the leader visibly relaxed before rising to her paws, and turning around to the empty camp clearing behind them. Silverstar yowled at once, her voice circling around the camp.
"Cats of ThunderClan!" the she-cat announced. "Let all those cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting!" At once, from shadows of bramble, emerged many cats of all sizes and pelts; to gather, as if one, under their Leader's call. From the bramble-nest farthest from Highrock, appeared a brown-greying tortoiseshell followed by four neatly groomed and very different pelted kits, who strode to the very front of the gathered Clan cats.
"As all of you know, Mistshimmer's kits are six moons old and eager to begin training." Silverstar paused as the queen nudged a small dark grey kit toward a groove on the Highrock so he could stand next to his leader. "Tallowl, you are a brave and wise deputy for one so young, I hope you pass this on to Ashkit; who from this moment on will be known as Ashpaw." Silverstar finished by pressing her muzzle to the new apprentice's forehead, and in return Ashpaw licked her shoulder respectively. A second kit stepped up onto the Highrock, a silver tom with a white face and tail. His blue eyes were shining with anticipation, his whiskers trembling.
"Blackfall you're strong and always battle ready, teach Snowkit to do the same; which now will be known as Snowpaw." Silverstar set her muzzle on the kits fluffy head, and Snowpaw rasped his tongue over her shoulder before padding over to the massive warrior Blackfall; who looked just like Ashpaw, only with a darker pelt. The warrior muttered something in Snowpaw's ear, and for a mouse-breath the apprentice looked afriad. A third kit, a long haired ginger tom who acted surprisingly calm, stepped forward with this thick tail high.
"Harefire, you are quicker than a Mooreland rabbit and more headstrong than a crow, carry this into Dawnkit's training, who will now be called Dawnpaw." Silverstar sat her muzzle down on his head, and the apprentice licked her shoulder tentatively before racing to a flame-colored tabby tom. Silverstar leaped down from the Highrock, and the fourth kit, a small fox pelted she-cat looked crushed. Her unnaturally bright yellow eyes clouded with disappointment, when a heavily scarred calico padded in front of her.
"Foxkit, StarClan has sent me visions of a different path for you." The older she-cat blinked her two-tone eyes in reassurance. "From now on you will be known as Ravenpaw and will train to become a Medicine Cat of ThunderClan!" Her gentle meow rose to a yowl as she finished her sentence. The scarred cat licked Ravenepaw's ear and mewed in her fur.
"I am Ivorynose, and trust me, this path will be much more fulfilling." As Ivorynose stepped away a melody of meowing chants rose amongst the gathered cats. "Ashpaw! Snowpaw! Dawnpaw! Ravenpaw!"
I churned this out pretty fast considering I already had it typed and all. I'm sorry its rushed, it seemed now matter how I attacked it, it wouldn't smooth itself out... But don't worry that just this chapter! Reviews would be much appreciated! I hope you enjoyed. Until next time ~Ayden