Chapter 10
Sorry it took so long to update! I couldn't think of how to do the assessment and I was busy with my other story, Look At Me. By the way, this is the end of newleaf and 2 days after last chapter. The next chapter is the last chapter then there will be as sequel. I don't know why, but I really want a sequel! Well, Here's chapter 10! Enjoy!
Icepaw leapt on Firestar and they tumbled backwards and into the brush. They struggled together until Icepaw had him pinned to the ground.
"Your training's coming along nicely. Your assessment will be held tomorrow at sunrise with Sootpaw, Rainpaw, and Sorrelpaw. You can go back to camp and tell them if you want or you can hunt your choice." Firestar pushed Icepaw off of him and shook dust off his pelt.
"Thanks Firestar! I'll hunt first!" The silver she-cat smiled and dashed off into the forest to hunt.
Icepaw padded into camp at sunset. She had caught 2 squirrels, 1 mouse, a wood pigeon, a wren, and a vole. She put her catch in the fresh kill pile and took her mouse, vole, squirrel, and a finch that was caught earlier in the day to the apprentice eating spot to share with Rainpaw, Sootpaw, and Sorrelpaw. Squirrelpaw was still out with Dustpelt, she guessed. She set the prey down in front of them and chose the mouse. The three siblings chose their food and they began talking and eating.
"Isn't it great? Our assessment! If we do a good job we can be warriors!" Sorrelpaw exclaimed in between bite of her vole.
"Yep! I'm so happy!" Icepaw replied excitedly, "Oh! I guess there's something I should tell you about, one of the reasons I joined in the first place."
"Hmm?" Rainpaw and Sootpaw tuned in on the conversation.
"Well, It kinda starts out with-"
"Let all cat's old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the High Rock for a clan meeting!"
The apprentices quickly finished their meals and bounded over tot he High Rock.
"This sunset, we will be naming 3 new apprentices. Come forward you 3."
Three kits stepped foreward.
"From this day forward until she has earned her warrior name, this apprentice will be called Whitepaw. Her mentor will be Brackenfur now that Sandstorm has left the nursery." They touched noses and sat down.
From this day forward until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Spiderpaw. His mentor will be Mousefur." They touched noses and sat down.
From this day forward until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Shrewpaw. His mentor will be Thornclaw." They touched noses and sat down. Icepaw remembered the first time se had seen Shrewpaw, he was the first cat she saw when she entered the clan camp. She wished she could have him as an apprentice, that her warrior ceremony had been held 2 days earlier so she might have had a chance at becoming his mentor. But it hadn't happened, so Starclan didn't want it that way.
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"Just be back by sunset. Don't forget, I will be watching you. You can start." Willowpelt said and the four apprentices took off. (Pretty short to start the day, huh?)
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Icepaw had finished hunting a squirrel and was heading back to collect her prey and carry in back to camp. So far she had caught 3 squirrels, 1 fat rabbit, 1 finch, and 2 voles. While she was unburying some prey, she heard a high-pitched squeal coming from the direction of the Thunderpath. She shot off towards the Thunderpath, realizing with horror that the squeal had come from Sorrelpaw.
Do ya like? I remembered the part where Sorrelpaw had ventured to close to the Thunderpath in between the series so I had to add it in here! Review!