Disclaimer: Warriors is Erin Hunters. But Ivykit is mine!
A/n Reposted because I fixed a bunch or errors!
Streamfur was sitting outside of the warriors den. Her body was lean and lithe, and a supple brown pelt went over it. She had beautiful silver tabby stripes down her back, ending at the silver tip of her tail. Her eyes were silver as well. Next to her sat a brown tabby tom with a grey muzzle. The tom was called Greynose because the flesh of his nose was grey. You could not tell now, he was close to retiring and the fur around his muzzle was the same steel grey as his nose. He had narrowed amber eyes that scrutinized every movement every cat made. And next to Greynose sat Lionstep; Lionstep was a young warrior with a shining golden pelt and huge paws. The three to-be mentors were discussing the training of their apprentices. Streamfur was adamant about teaching them to defend themselves first. She had been friends with Owlpaw and had been devastated when she was killed. Greynose felt that hunting should come first, he was very old fashioned and was against fighting. Lionstep took to the middle ground, putting in a word here and there. They were all quiet as Geckostar padded over. The leader of ThunderClan sat with the three soon to be mentors.
"Are you ready for the ceremony?" Geckostar mewed briskly. Streamfur and Lionstep nodded solemnly but Greynose rasped,
"Will you please tell this mouse-brained she-cat that the new apprentices should be taught how to hunt first? She is convinced that the three new apprentices should learn how to fight immediately!"
Geckostar closed his dark green eyes and said, "Greynose, I have known you since I was an apprentice. I respect you. But I believe that trouble may be coming. ShadowClan is becoming restless once again with Eaglestars' recent rise to power. The new apprentices must learn to fight first."
Streamfur hide a smirk of satisfaction and Greynose fumed. Lionstep curled his long fluffy tail around his huge paws and said quietly,
"Geckostar, I hope you aren't offended, but I disagree." Streamfur watched the young warrior but didn't speak, so Lionstep continued. "They should first learn the boundaries, as any new apprentice would, and then they should learn basic hunting; Mice and voles. The real basic hunting techniques. And then they should learn to fight. This way, they can learn a balance of things, not just one."
Geckostar gazed at the young warrior for a long moment and finally he smiled.
"Well done, Lionstep, I can see Badgerstep taught you well." Lionstep beamed and sat straighter. Geckostar nodded and said, "You are ready? It is time." He turned and began to pad towards Highrock, as the green-leaf sun beat down on his patched fur.
Mean while, Ivykit sat quietly as his mother's tongue rasped over his fur again and again. He closed his deep green eyes in comfort, knowing that soon he must leave the comfort of the nursery. Rosekit sat not to far away, chattering endlessly to poor Poppykit, who sat washing her pretty smoky black pelt with eyes made slits of annoyance. Dovefur stepped away from Ivykit and gazed at her children. She beamed with pride and said,
"There is your father calling the meeting, come now children!"
She herded the kits to their place of honor, sitting under Highrock gazing up into their fathers green gaze. Geckostar looked down on his kits and then to the assembled ThunderClan cats. He took a deep breath and began,
"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath Highrock for a Clan meeting." He paused and allowed everyone to get settled. "Today we are here to give three kit's their apprentice names. I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these kits. They would like to become warriors of ThunderClan, but must first become apprentices. Rosekit, from this day forth, until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Rosepaw. Lionstep, you have proved yourself a capable and loyal warrior, I hope you will pass on these traits to Rosepaw."
Lionstep touched noses with Rosepaw and they stepped a little away until the ceremony was over.
"Poppykit, from this day forth, until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Poppypaw. Greynose, you have proved yourself a dependable and wise warrior, I hope you will pass on these traits to Poppypaw."
Greynose touched noses with his final apprentice before he retired and they sat near Lionstep and Rosepaw.
"And Ivykit, from this day forth, until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Ivypaw. Streamfur, you have proved yourself a fierce and quick-witted warrior, I hope you will pass on these traits to Ivypaw."
Streamfur touched noses with Ivypaw and the Clan began cheering, "Rosepaw! Poppypaw! Ivypaw!" But to Ivypaw it was all a blur, he vaguely remembered saying goodbye to his mother, he also remembered Streamfur leading him towards the camp entrance with his sisters and their mentors. Now, when his brain was cleared of the excited fog, he found himself on the border of ThunderClan and ShadowClan. He realized his back was arched and he was hissing, and so were his companions. Before them stood a ShadowClan raiding party, Ivypaw was horrified and fascinated at the same time. Suddenly, the battle ensued. An apprentice she-cat nearly twice Ivypaws' size leapt toward him, pinning his to the ground. He vainly fought against the she-cat, who was hissing in his face and digging her claws into his fur. Streamfur was grappling with the ShadowClan deputy, Spottedfur. She fought and hissed but couldn't contend with the tom's weight. A bit away, a huge tabby tom named Heavypelt held down both Poppypaw and Rosepaw. Greynose fought with a silver tom called Longpaw that was three times as young as him and was dodging all of the old toms' attacks. Lionstep threw off another ShadowClan warrior and turned to help Streamfur. He yowled his battle cry and threw himself at Spottedfur, landing on his back and digging his huge claws into his back. Spottedfur yowled and let his guard down enough that Streamfur could dig her back claws into his soft belly. Spottedfur threw off the tom and swiped his claws across the she-cats flank before turning and fleeing for his own territory. Ivypaw yowled for help and the apprentice, called Specklepaw, bit his shoulder fiercely. Ivypaw managed to sink his fangs into the large apprentice's shoulder, which sent her running. Greynose and Lionstep ran off Longpaw and Streamfur and Ivypaw tag-teamed Heavypelt. When finally all the ShadowClan cats were gone the three siblings lay in a heap, Rosepaw with a jagged gash in her shoulder and Poppypaw with a cut along her tail. Ivypaw sported a nasty bite wound from Specklepaw. Streamfur's pelt was torn and Lionstep was limping. Greynose sat and began licking his ripped flank, muttering. Ivypaw closed his eyes and sighed,
"If all our training sessions are like that, I don't doubt if we will be warriors in half the regular time." He wheezed slightly, exhausted. The play fight of that morning seemed so far away.
No wonder father is so distant… He mused. I wonder how often this happens to him.
He didn't have to wait long to ask, for his father came bounding up, Featherheart, Tigerfur, and Badgerstep by his flanks. His face was clouded with anger and he immediately began planning a counter-raid. Badgerstep, his deputy, snarled approval when his father claimed they would attack the next sunrise. Geckostar took one look at the six battered cats; he decided that they would stay behind on the raid. Rosepaw looked up and said defiantly,
"Aw, I could take that mouse-brain Heavypelt with my eyes closed!" To show she closed her eyes and hissed menacingly. Geckostar laughed and said,
"Rosepaw, do as you're told, no need and sacrificing our newest apprentices on border skirmish." Rosepaw looked up happily and nodded. Poppypaw looked up and mewed unhappily,
"Geckostar, can I go back to camp now? My tail hurts!" Her big yellow-green eyes were pleading. Geckostar nodded.
"Back to camp with the six of you, go strait to Willowtail." Streamfur nodded and began herding the apprentices towards camp and the handsome medicine cat, Willowtail.
A/n
Wow, quite a first day huh? Yes, Specklepaw will reappear, but that's all I'm saying right now.
I Need Votes On:
Poppypaw + Willowtail?
Rosepaw + Lionstep?
Ivypaw + Specklepaw?
Streamfur + Lionstep?
Ivypaw + Bully?
Rosepaw + Bully?
Badgerstep Tigerstar/Hawkfrost?
Potential Bully Names:
Shrewpaw
Weaselpaw
Riverpaw
Stormpaw
Dewpaw
Or give me one of YOUR ideas!
Also, warriors names for the apprentices:
Bold My Fav
Ivypelt, Ivyheart, Ivytail, Ivyclaw, Ivyeyes, Ivyface
Roseclaw, Rosetail, Rosefur, Roseheart, Roserain, Rosewind
Poppyfur, Poppypelt, Poppytail, Poppyface, Gentlepoppy
Specklefur, Specklepelt, Speckleface, Speckleclaw, Specklewind
Or one of your Ideas!
