Hey, I am so, so sorry I haven't updated in a long time, but my life has been really crazy and I've had writer's block. The ceremony came out of Warriors: Secrets of the Clans field guide.

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Chapter Four

"Moon?" I paused in my washing and turned around, it was Firestar.

"Yes, Firestar?"

"I just finished talking with Cinderpelt. She agrees that it is time for your apprenticeship."

I gulped, and stared at him, wide eyed. I've been in the ThunderClan camp for seven days now and I had completely recovered from my accident. Note to self: do not fall in ravine again.

"R..really?" I stammered, nervous.

Firestar purred and nodded.

"We'll hold the ceremony at sunhigh. You already know what to do."

Sunhigh

"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting!" the yowl sounded through the camp. Cats began coming out of their dens. Brambleclaw left a few mice on the fresh kill pile and walked over.

Sunhigh had come all to quickly. I could feel my heart beating furiously under my calm exterior. What if I mess this up? What if I become a failure? Who is my mentor going to be? All these questions ran through my mind. In truth, I had been so nervous that it took me forever to groom my pelt. But, finally I had finished, and I was to become an apprentice of ThunderClan.

"I won't let you down mother." I whispered fiercely to myself. And StarClan, I won't let you down either. I added silently. I'd only been here for a short time, but I knew that I wasn't supposed to be having dreams about StarClan. That part was reserved for the medicine cat.

Once everyone was gathered, Firestar continued.

"By naming apprentices, we show that ThunderClan will survive and remain strong." A few yowls of agreement went up, and Firestar waited patiently for it to get quiet again.

"Moon," he addressed me. "From now until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Moonpaw."

"Moonpaw, Moonpaw.." the name echoed through my mind. No, not the name, my name.

Suddenly, Firestar was standing in front of me on the ground. He must be my mentor. Wow…

I stretched out and touched my nose to his.

"Moonpaw! Moonpaw!" I turned around, slightly startled. It was Squirrelkit and Leafkit.

"I can't believe you're an apprentice! I can't wait to be an apprentice! Can you show me some of your fighting moves?" Squirrelkit babbled, while Leafkit went with the simple "congratulations."

I purred. "You two only have a moon to go," I meowed. "You both have a guaranteed place next to me in the den."

Most of the cats came over to say congratulations, although some held back, saying only a few tense words.

"Your training will begin at dawn tomorrow," Firestar meowed. "But, for now, I'm going to show you the territory. "

I dipped my head. "Yes Firestar."

And that, is how I became an apprentice of ThunderClan.

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Will Moonpaw become a great apprentice and warrior? Will she have a run in with any cats on the borders? Something is going to happen…

Check it out next time in…. Moonpaw!!