{Sorry there isn't any Snowclan paragraphs but I hope you enjoy this. OH and before I forget, look me up on [Lemonlimelolli] to see what I imagine some of the characters to look like, they are in Oekaki. OH and I'm deciding between RosexBlazing or RosexScorpion, send me pairings you want to see}
Moon stood and leapt to the closes branch on Climbing Tree, almost slipped and then control- dropped to the ground while the other apprentices were asleep. She may have been taught how to climb but she still felt most at home on the damp ground of Night Swamps, where the trees were all connected to MainTree, the home of Nightclan. She turned and spotted Cloud and walked to her sister, "Good morning!" she chirped and her sister looked at her, yellow eyes meeting her blue, and then she smiled, "Morning Moon, I wouldn't say it's a good morning but it is definitely a morning." Moon smiled, her sister liked to talk in riddles. "So when is Wolf's Bane going to make his announcement?" Cloud shrugged and asked, "You mind helping me with gathering? Or would you rather hunt birds?" the displeasure in the she-cat's voice echoed her own. Birds were hard to get, and you had to jump for them, not her forte. "No I'll help you." The two sisters walked out of the Treeclan camp and started gathering traveling plants.
Shining's eyes opened and she yawned, most of the others were awake. She stood and leapt to Climbing Tree, her claws finding purchase and she expertly avoided falling. It seemed that the tree-climbing came naturally to her. She saw Moon and Cloud walking toward the plant-place and grimaced, she hated collecting plants but the other apprentices didn't seem to mind. Of course their mother was a Healer and it was said that their father, an Iceclan cat, had had a Healer for a father. Healers often ran in families, the blood seemed to retain knowledge. Shining turned and listened, birdsong was louder to the east. She followed it, tasting the air. She walked forward, her belly low and her legs tensed to jump. The thrush was pecking at the ground, unaware of the predator closing in. The wind shifted and the thrush took to the air, Shining leaped for all she was worth, jumping nearly over the bird, and fell upon it. "Whoa" She turned to see Oak, "Hey, did you see that that was awesome! How high did I jump?" Oak's eyes were wide but he turned to the pine and leaped up to a branch about 12 feet of the ground. "About here. That was amazing! You're probably the highest jumper in Wolfclan!" He jumped down and Shining grinned, "Is Lilly still asleep?" Lilly was Oak's sister and he was very protective of her. He glanced back as Lilly came up, holding a crow in her mouth, "Nice!" Shining exclaimed, the small she-cat had taken down a bird about her size. "Fanks." She spit it out, "Phew! I caught it sniffing around the plant-place. Moon and Cloud were talking." She shifted "It sounded really serious! I couldn't hear it but they left looking very serious!" The three apprentices looked at one another. Moon and Cloud were somewhat different, them and Sharp were from Nightclan and it showed in their skills. Shining shook her head, "Lets head back, they'll be worried if we stay away too long" The apprentices returned with their catches and Wolf's Bane eyed them. He leaped onto High branch and cried, "All cats who eat the prey caught by Wolfclan gather to hear my words!" Shining dropped her prey onto the prey pile and went to stand by Moon, the she-cat glanced over and Shining and shifted, Sharp was standing beside Moon, his distinctive russet fur standing out among the other pelts in the clan. Sharp had been gone for the past 10 days, to send a message to Sandclan. "We will be going to Homelake, we will leave tomorrow, but first" he turned to Spottedfur and said, "Bring forward your kits." She nudged her kits forward. "Hawk," he addressed the dark brown tom. "You are now 6 moons of age. You are ready to become an apprentice. Leafeye" he turned to the tortoiseshell she-cat, "You have proven that you are quick-thinking, fast, and cunning, teach this apprentice your skills." Everyone chanted the names and Leafeye walked to stand with the new apprentice. "Black," the black-spotted white tom, "Flamestripe" the orange tabby tom, "Teach this young cat your skills, your loyalty, and your strength." Flamestripe seemed to beam with pride as the young tom walked up to him. "Palepelt" The cream tom stepped forward quickly. Wolf's Bane smiled and he turned to the tortoiseshell kit standing by her mother. "Leaf, you have proven yourself worthy of being an apprentice of Wolfclan." The kit stood proudly, her chin up high. "Palepelt, you have proven yourself a loyal Wolfclan warrior, teach all that Earthstar taught you to this apprentice." The clan chanted the names and Wolf's Bane walked back into his cave and the group dissipated.
Scorpion awoke with a warm pelt next to his, "Morning Scorpion." Rose's sleepy voice said "Morning." He sighed. He stood and walked over to the prey-pile. He scooped up a small desert mouse and ate it in one gulp. He picked up a large bird and took it over to the queens, Copperfur said, "Be careful Scorpion, just because you're blind doesn't mean you can step where you like." He felt her tail wrap around her kits protectively. He dropped the bird, "I'm sure you taught your kits to avoid my paws." He hissed angrily, before Copperfur could reply Tendriltail, always the one to stop fights, asked, "Is this for us?" He turned to the she-cat and replied, "Yes you need to get your strength up for the journy." Tendiltail purred, "Thank you, it's the biggest in the prey-pile." Copperfur muttered, "Not like he could tell." Scorpion turned angrily but before he could answer Foxclaw came up to him and said, "Sand's Streak wants to meet with the warrior apprentices." Scorpion turned and walked away, hearing the two queens digging in. The leader of their clan looked at the 4 apprentices and said, "Who is the fastest of the 3 of you." Scorpion felt his fur growing warm and he opened his mouth to protest but Rose's tial flicked over his mouth. "Blazing sir." Scorpion glared at the other apprentice.
Blazing quickly stepped forward to cover for his friend, "What she says is correct, I am the fastest of us." Sand's Streak looked him over and said, "Go to Lavendersky, she'll give you traveling herbs and then you will leave with Sun to the mountains to Snowclan to tell them that we are meeting at Homelake." Blazing's eyes widened, "Well?" the older tom snapped, "Are you going to follow orders, and the rest of you, make yourselves usefull!" Before Blazing could really contemplate what was happening he had set off, Scorpion's brother at his side. Scorpion had been born blind but Sun was what had saved Scorpion's mother from being exiled from the clan, her good kit had also been what had kept her alive after they made her abandon her first kit. He had never really talked with the tom and the thought of traveling in silence was unappealing. "So, do you know where we're going?" Sun nodded, thought, then replied, "I know where Wolf Cave is, that's where they should be staying, but if they aren't there we're supposed to head back." Blazing looked over concerned. "Don't worry they'll be there. They have to be." Blazing turned his gaze toward the sun, they would follow from oasis to oasis until they could follow the Beaver river.
