"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!"

The cats of Thunderclan gathered around the pile of rocks in response to their leader's call. Directly below the Highledge sat Nightkit, Shadekit, and Amberkit, eyes gleaming with excitement, pelts groomed to a gleaming sheen by Dovewing, who sat proudly behind them. From the circle of cats, Bumblestripe sat up tall, staring at the three kits with pride in his eyes.

"ThunderClan," Bramblestar began, his tail swishing from side to side, "we are many. Our warriors thrive and our numbers continue to grow. We have not had any apprentices in training for several moons, but now it is my duty and pride to appoint three new apprentices. Nightkit, Shadekit, and Amberkit—you have been with us for six moons. You are now ready to begin your training. From this day forth, until you receive your warrior names, you will be known as Nightpaw, Shadepaw, and Amberpaw."

"Moleclaw. You have suffered much for a young cat. Sorreltail watches over you from StarClan, and I am sure that she'd be proud of you at this moment. You will be mentor to Shadepaw. Pass on your fortitude and skills to this young cat. Foxleap. You are ready for an apprentice. You will be mentor to Nightpaw. Icecloud, you are as skilled as your brother teach Amberpaw well."

As the six cats touched noses, the Clan called out, "Nightpaw! Shadepaw! Amberpaw! Nightpaw! Shadepaw! Amberpaw!" Moonkit stood by the nursery with Stormkit and Firekit. "That'll be me in four moons!" Firekit hissed in Moonkit's ear. She purred in encouragement for her denmate, but she wasn't really paying attention to the ceremony at all. Moonkit blinked her emerald eyes slowly. Her brother gave her a gentle shove. "Hellooooo?" he meowed. "Are you still with us?"

Moonkit shut her eyes. Her dream from the previous night still haunted her, even though the sun was already setting on the next day. "I'm...just tired, is all." She muttered, turning back to their den.

When she opened her eyes again, Moonkit was standing in a field of grass surrounded by four huge oaks. At the center of the clearing was a large rock. The field was filled with cats, sharing tongues. This is where I was last night!

A large blue-grey she-cat approached her. "Hi, Bluestar!" Moonkit called. "Are we going to explore again?" The silver kit tipped her head to the side imploringly. Bluestar studied her for a long moment before shaking her head. "You've seen practically everything of StarClan's territory."

"Can we go explore ThunderClan's territory now?" Bluestar purred in amusement at the kit's enthusiasm. "How would you like to learn how to do the hunter's crouch?" Moonkit squealed in excitement. "Yes! Cinderheart never lets me do anything! But look—" She pressed herself into the grassy earth, tail swishing from side to side. "Lionblaze showed me and Stormkit when Cinderheart wasn't looking! But then Cinderheart caught him, and then they fought again, and then—

Bluestar cut her off before the kit could go on another random tangent. "Almost perfect!" she congratulated hastily. "Try taking more of your weight into your haunches, like this. And keep your tail down!"

After a few more tries, Moonkit had it perfectly. "Can we go try it on real prey?" Bluestar nodded encouragingly and led the kit into the woods. Before long, they came across a rabbit, nibbling at the ground, foraging for food. Moonkit crept across the peaty ground and leapt gracefully, killing the rabbit with a smooth bite to the back of its neck. "You're a natural," purred Bluestar. "Can I take it to the elders?" Moonkit mewled. Bluestar purred again in amusement. "Already an expert in the code! In StarClan, we have no elders. But I'm sure you could trade it for a good story from Thunderstar." Moonkit nodded and started to drag the small rabbit back to Fourtrees, where Thunderstar was sharing tongues with Firestar and Sandstorm under the Great Rock. "Hello, youngster," the massive tom meowed in greeting. He eyed Moonkit with curiosity. "Is this Moonkit?" He asked Bluestar. Moonkit puffed out her chest. He knows me! Firestar looked approvingly at her. "Did you catch that all by yourself?" She nodded eagerly. "Bluestar taught me!"

She settled down to hear a story from the two leaders. As they neared the end of their tale, her eyes started to droop, and she slowly drifted off to sleep, back into her nest.

The four StarClan cats stared at the place where Moonkit had been. "Are you sure this a wise thing to do?" Thunderstar addressed Bluestar. "She's only a moon old!"

"She's destined for greatness," Bluestar hissed. "But, training a kit! That seems rather pointless, no? And she doesn't even know what she's doing!" Thunderstar argued. Firestar spoke up, "If she's really meant to take my place as the Fourth, and lead the Three out of the darkness, then we need her ready as soon as possible." Bluestar growled in agreement. "She's only a kit!" Thunderstar hissed. "Surely this is wrong! Brokenstar did this when—"

"Don't you dare compare me to Brokenstar," Bluestar growled. "I know better than any cat the burden that a prophecy has on a cat. And if she's trained and prepared this early, she can learn of the prophecy within her apprenticehood, and complete her warrior training in a matter of one or two moons."

Firestar nodded. "Don't forget, Tigerstar and Brokenstar have returned to the Dark Forest. We don't have much time. Moonkit will be the youngest leader the Clans have ever seen, but we can't waste time over that right now." Thunderstar grunted in submission. Sandstorm, who had been quietly listening, piped up, "I think Bluestar is doing the right thing. But maybe someone should talk to Jayfeather about this? I know Rock already visited him, but that doesn't really count. And I doubt Moonkit remembers that creeper, considering she was only four days old when they 'met'." Thunderstar shook his head. "We can't just walk the Clans through it all. We might not even be able to aid them, come the time of the next battle," he added darkly.

Rock poofed up in the middle of the four cats.

"Too late!" He rasped. "Jayfeather already came to me to complain. They'll figure it out. They're the Three! Born with the power of the stars in their paws. And Moonkit? Well...you'll just have to wait to see her power."

"MWAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHA!"

**Poof**

Okay, I'm really sorry that these chapters are so scattered and all over the place .-. But I have to set stuff up before anything can really happen, and I suck at setting up a backstory :P sorry...

But this will probably be pretty long, so expect things to pick up around Chapter 4. X(

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not even going to threaten for reviews.

May StarClan light your path :)