Chapter 1

Everyone in the clan was grieving for the former warrior Snowtail who now joined WindClan to be with her half-WindClan kits. It was a shock for everyone, even for Darkstar the leader. Snowtail is a black she-cat with a white-tipped tail. She has been secretly meeting with Swiftwish and she's had kits with him about seven moons ago. Her kits are called Twinklepaw and Sootpaw

But young Sunkit had other things to worry about, mainly his dream the previous night. He's been thinking about what it meant but mainly why StarClan confided a prophecy with him. Usually either medicine cats or the leader of a clan get messages and prophecies from StarClan. So why did they send him a prophecy?

He hadn't told anyone about it yet. But everyone noticed his weird behaviour especially his mother Frostcloud. Sunkit should be excited and nervous for the following sunrise when he would become an apprentice along with his denmate Skykit. Yet, Sunkit wasn't thinking about all of that. He was focussed on figuring out his prophecy.

Skykit wanted to play with Sunkit yet he was far from interested.

"What's the matter?" she asked him.

"Well, it's just last night Starclan gave me a prophecy and I don't know what it means. I was in WindClan camp and there weren't any cats anywhere. Then, there were twolegs everywhere and monsters." He replied "I haven't told anyone about this yet, just you"

She saw his troubled expression and she gave him a comforting lick "Don't worry about that now. When the time comes, we'll figure it out, for now let's concentrate on becoming apprentices"

Skykit was right. He should focus more on the following sunrise. Sunkit's father Flamepelt thought him some attack moves which then Sunkit showed to Skykit.

Sunkit was exhausted and went near his mother Frostcloud and Skykit and drifted off to sleep. At dawn, he will be a kit no more but start a new life as an apprentice. Before he slept, he was hoping for a message from StarClan to perhaps explain his dream better. But no luck, no matter how much he begged in his sleep, StarClan didn't appear in his dream.

Skykit nudged him, forcing him to wake up. "Wake up! We're going to be made into apprentices!"

Sunkit woke up dizzy, slowly remembering what was happening. He got up and followed Skykit towards the Highrock.

Darkstar was on the Highrock along with Moontail and he beckoned for the kits with his tail.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey come beneath the Highrock" Darkstar announced.

Sunkit and Skykit were there beside him with their heads up high and their eyes glowing with pride. Sunkit was just happy to become an apprentice with his best friend beside him.

"Sunkit and Skykit, from now on you will be known as Sunpaw and Skypaw. Flamepelt you shall mentor Sunpaw." Darkstar declared whilst Flamepelt went and touched noses with his son. "Flamepelt, I know you shall pass everything you have learnt to Sunpaw. And Skykit" he said whilst turning his face towards her "My deputy, Moontail shall mentor you. Moontail, teach this apprentice well" and Moontail went and happily touched noses with his daughter.

Sunpaw and Skypaw were both so proud of themselves. They stood near the Highrock and all the cats gathered round them and started calling them by their new names and congratulating them. Darkstar leaped off the Highrock and went to his den. Moontail went to congratulate his daughter, Skypaw and then followed his leader, Darkstar. From now on, Sunpaw and Skypaw shall be apprentices.

"Sunpaw, I'm so proud of you!" Frostcloud told her son.

"Just another step closer to being leader" he told her and Frostcloud licked her son, her eyes full of pride for her ambitious son.

Sunpaw saw Skypaw talking to her mother Poppytail who was congratulating her. He was thrilled to see them finally apprentices. The life of kits was behind them now and a new beginning lay ahead of them.

Flamepelt approached his son "Congratulations, my apprentice. Are you ready to begin your training?" he asked.

"You mean now?" Sunpaw said sounding very excited. Then, he looked at the sky and realised it was still sunrise.

"If you're ready, we can begin your training. I'll show you around the borders of the forest. Moontail's bringing Skypaw with him too." He replied.

They all left camp, Moontail, Flamepelt, Skypaw and Sunpaw. Both of them jumped with excitement till they first reached Sunningrocks.

"This is the border to RiverClan. Just across the river, you can see their camp." Moontail said.

Then, they went to Fourtrees to see WindClan camp. This was the first time Sunpaw and Skypaw have strayed so far from camp. Lastly, they went close to thunderpath.

"And over there is ShadowClan. Both of you are never to cross these borders unless if necessary or for good reason" Flamepelt said.

Sunpaw stared in awe as a monster passed by with a twoleg in its belly. Sunpaw shuddered at the thought of his dream and stepped back till he was quite a distance away from the thunderpath. Skypaw saw him worried and gave him a comforting lick as she was the only one who knew about his dream. Sunpaw was tense, but he calmed down a little when Skypaw came beside him.

"It's ok" Skypaw whispered to him.