Hey ya'll! Hope you've had a great day! Not much to say, R+R, and enjoy!

Oh, if you go through the Allegiances that I published can you look at the apprentices and kits that are NOT in SunsetClan and suggest warrior names in the reviews? Thanks! On to the chapter!

The she-cat walked through the dark, bare forest, her eyes alight with fear. There was no moon, no stars, and she was completely alone.

Or so she thought.

Then, a familiar shriek of pain began echoing through the trees. The she-cat's eyes widened and she began muttering "Oh no, oh no, oh no…" under her breath. She gasped as she saw a familiar white pelt slumped over the tree branch ahead of her.

Not again!

The white cat fell lifeless to the ground and vanished immediately. There was another shriek and blood suddenly appeared on the ground in front of her, as well as on the tree the she-cat had fallen from.

Then she was falling. The ground had disappeared beneath her. She screamed as she fell, down, down...further into the never-ending torture. Suddenly, she stopped. She caught a glimpse of a huge, muscular figure with gleaming yellow eyes.

"It was all your fault!" he spat, then she was falling again.

Horizonpaw woke up to a ray of golden sunlight streaming down onto his back. He rolled over, then got up, careful as to not disturb Tigerpaw who had been night hunting the previous night.

Twigtail was just emerging from the Warriors' Den, yawning. He stretched, then saw his apprentice and hurried over.

"Hi, Horizonpaw! I spent a bit of time last night planning out a couple of training sessions. Today I think we'll start with hunting. The basics."

"Great! Now I can really be an asset to the Clan."

"Hail ye, O mighty mentor. Gone are your nights of sleep."

Twigtail spun around and smacked someone. "Treewhisker!" he squeaked.

His sister laughed. "Sorry. But you will be up most nights. Apprentices want only the best lessons from mentors."

"Haven't you got work to do?" he asked, beginning to push his sister towards the exit.

"Sure. I am going to be busy planning out the next 15 training sessions for my next five apprentices."

"Treewhisker, I swear to StarClan-"

"All right, all right! I'm going!" and she bounded out of camp with a nod to Salmonpelt.

Twigtail sighed and led Horizonpaw out of camp.

"The first thing you've got to remember about hunting is: 'Don't make a sound'."

Twigtail faced him from where he was stood in the Training Clearing. Horizonpaw lifted his paws up and put them down. They made a slight 'thump'.

"Avoid brushing against any bushes or low-hanging branches, and make sure you don't step on any twigs." Twigtail explained.

"But how do you not make a sound with your paws?" Horizonpaw asked.

"Simple. You just place your paws down lighter."

Horizonpaw tried again, deliberately placing his paws down slowly and lightly. He smiled when they didn't make a sound.

"Tried it? Great. Now I'll show you the hunter's crouch."

Twigtail dropped into a crouching position and began to stalk forwards, keeping his head straight forward and his tail up off the ground but not too high. He crept forward until he was within three tail-lengths of a leaf. Then, he sprang silently and without warning, landing perfectly on the leaf.

"Wow, that was amazing!" Horizonpaw exclaimed, running up to his mentor.

"Thank you. Now your turn."

The creamy tom nodded and crouched down, trying to mimic Twigtail.

"Back legs in a bit: you'll need them for the leap."

"Tail up and stop swishing it. You need to be as silent as possible."

"Head out straight!"

"Perfect! Now go!"

Horizonpaw followed each of his mentor's instructions as best as he could and then began to creep forwards. Twigtail replaced the leaf a fox-length ahead of him.

"Now, although their heads are full of thistledown, prey can smell us too. You have to remember to stay downwind of them. Are you downwind of the leaf?" Twigtail asked.

Horizonpaw stopped moving and twisted his ears to feel the wind. He nodded when he felt it blowing lightly down from him.

"Okay, brilliant. Creep up, then jump!"

Horizonpaw continued to stalk the leaf, beginning to imagine it was a real mouse. Its scent was wafting towards him. This was it, if he didn't catch this lovely, juicy mouse then all of his Clan would starve. The clearing around him became a lush forest, bushes and trees surrounding him. He stepped over a twig, growing closer to his quarry with every pawstep. He avoided a leaf, then sprang. He sank his teeth into the neck of the mouse.

Horizonpaw's vision suddenly faded. He was back at the Training Clearing. He was close to the edge where the grass and the trees started growing. He looked back. There was the leaf. He must have overshot.

His heart dropped, but then he realised. There was definitely something in his jaws. Horizonpaw looked down. There was the fat mouse, ready for an enjoyable meal.

"Well I never."

Twigtail padded over.

"That was an amazing catch! I don't know how you did it! First try!"

Horizonpaw flattened his ears against his head in embarrassment.

"But I'm sure most cats get it first time. I'm still around average. I'll still just be a normal warrior." he responded.

Twigtail's happiness gave way to a seriousness. He beckoned his apprentice over.

"Horizonpaw, listen to me. No cat gets it first time. Your father didn't, and he's a leader now. Salmonpelt didn't, and he's the deputy and best hunter in the Clan. Me, Blazingfang, Waterfur, Fireclaw and Ripplecoat didn't get it first time, even under the teaching of such great cats. It's not skills that makes a leader, it goodness, truthfulness and charisma. And a bit of that skill. Do you understand me?" he explained.

Horizonpaw looked up. "Yes."

Twigtail's eyes brightened. "Good. Let's get back to camp and you can give your prey to Silverheart's kits. I'm sure they'll like it."

Horizonpaw stuck his head into the Nursery. Immediately, four heads shot up from under a silver tail.

"Hi Horizonpaw!" Rushkit meowed, leaping up and rushing over to him. Mallowkit, Springkit and Flowerkit followed their brother quickly.

"Hello kits!" Horizonpaw replied. Silverheart looked up.

"Oh, good afternoon Horizonpaw! How has your day been?" she asked.

"It was good! I caught my first mouse!" he picked up his mouse again to show it off to the kits.

"Wow!" Mallowkit exclaimed.

"When I'm an apprentice, I'm gonna catch a really big mouse!" Rushkit declared.

"How was Sunpaw today?" Horizonpaw asked to Silverheart.

"Oh, she's becoming a great medicine cat. She can quickly remember herbs, and she almost seems to know what they do just by scenting them!" Silverheart explained happily, "She could probably take over from Beechflower now!"

Horizonpaw left the mouse for the four kits to enjoy and decided to visit his sister. She was in the Herb Storage, picking up thin, knobbly roots out from a shelf.
"Hi Sunpaw!" he mewed, walking in further. She turned around.

"Oh, hi Horizonpaw!" she replied, picking out the last root.

"What are you doing?" he asked, watching as she picked up the roots and took them to a small pool that he had never noticed before. It was a hollow that a small cat could fit through with a pool below it.

Sunpaw carefully took a vine that had both of its ends draped over either side of the small ledge that it was on and tied the ends around the top of each root, keeping the main vine up there. She dropped the roots into the pool, the vine keeping them from sinking.

"I'm washing the dirt off these burdock roots. They're good for rat bites."

"Cool contraption." Horizonpaw stated, looking at the vines.

"Eh, it makes life easier." Sunpaw replied.

"Just like not having to sleep with you snoring all night."

"Hey!"

Was it good? Who do you think had the dream? Who knows? I do, mwahahaha. See ya!