A/N: Bonjour tout le monde de l'univers de Fanfiction! Comment ça va? Ça va bien pour moi aussi, merci! Pourquoi est-ce que je parle en français? Je ne sais pas, je le voulais. Voici une autre chapitre pour Mystères des forêts. J'espère que vous l'aimerez! Ne craignez pas, je vais changer en anglais maintenant.
Okay, dont worry, your computer still works, it didn't give you the wrong FanFic. It was me, Puzzlefreak14! Yeah, it might be stereotypic because I'm Canadian(it says on my profile), but yeah, I am fluid in French. I understand it, talk it, the whole deal. Why did I say that? I don't know, because. In case you want to know what that message said, just go on a translating site or something. Don't worry, it's not important to the story, it's just some random drabble. Thanks to Ginnystar who added my story to his/her alerts, Cinderstar377 for reviewing and Swiftstar1 for doing both of those. Now, on with the show! Or fanfiction, whatever.
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Skypaw sniffed, looking around. A faint scent of mouse flickered to her nose. She sniffed again, trying to pin-point the mouse's location. "Aha!" she thought as she found the mouse. It was nibbling on an acorn about couple fox-lengths away.
The apprentice dropped into the hunter's crouch, a crouch she knew all too well. Creeping slowly on her haunches, she made her way to the mouse, trying not to alert it of her presence.
Finally, she pounced. The mouse didn't know he was there until she landed on it. The mouse squirmed a bit, trying to break free, but Skypaw quickly silenced it with a swift bite to the neck. Smiling, she buried it near a large oak tree before setting out to hunt for more.
Padding through the forest, she was so intent on sniffing for her new catch, that she didn't notice the dark yellow tom that was running through the undergrowth, not paying attention either. The two bumped into each other with a large "thump!"
Skypaw glared at her obstacle. "Thunderpaw! What are you doing here?" she asked, with her being far in the heart of LightningClan territory. Thunderpaw smirked. "I could say the same about you."
Skypaw got up and sighed. "Hailfang told me to go hunting, so I came here."
"Well," meowed Thunderpaw proudly, "I'm doing my assessment."
Skypaw gasped. "Really? That means if you pass, you'll be a warrior!"
The large apprentice nodded proudly. Compared to when Skypaw first started being an apprentice, he had grown to a rather large size. If you didn't know better, you would've thought he was a warrior. "Goldenheart told me to hunt here. So far I'm doing good, I think. I caught a thrush, four mice, a squirrel and a rabbit."
Skypaw smiled at his friend, proud for him. She told him her catches so far: two mice, two squirrels, a robin and a bluejay.
Thunderpaw nodded himself, interested in his friend. "Well, I've got to go hunt some more. Goldenheart's probably watching us now, and I don't want her to think we were talking the whole time!" With one powerful bound, he leaped into a thick bush, disappearing from Skypaw's view.
Skypaw shrugged, and leaped herself into the undergrowth, but in a different direction. She didn't want to bother Thunderpaw with his assessment, or catch some prey that he could get.
-(Fancy dot thing)-
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Skyledge!"
Skypaw pricked her ears towards the sound, curious to what the meeting could be about. Than she remembered: Thunderpaw passed his assessment earlier today. He was going to be a warrior! She remembered earlier today when Thunderpaw had brought his load of prey back into the camp. He had brought his catch from earlier when they met, plus another thrush, another rabbit, two voles, two more squirrels, and another three mice. When Goldenheart had saw the total amout, she said it was perfect, especially since Leaf-fall had started.
Skypaw padded towards the crowd of assembling cats, and decided to sit next to her siblings, Blizzardpaw, Icepaw and Forestpaw. Icepaw was the first to say: "This is exiting! I wonder what name Thunderpaw's going to get? Maybe Thunderfur, or Thundercloud! Ooh, that's such a pretty name! I like it."
Blizzardpaw laughed. "Yeah, for a she-cat maybe. Thunderpaw's a macho tom. Maybe he'll get Thunderfang, or Thunderstrike, or even Thundertalon."
Forestpaw added from next to Skypaw: "Or Thundertail."
Skypaw didn't have any suggestions. None of them seemed fit for his friend. Dewstar climbed to the top of the Skyledge and started the ceremony: "I have called you all today for one of my most favorite ceremonies. Thunderpaw, please step forwards." Thunderpaw bounded up to the Skyledge in swift jumps. Skypaw couldn't help but admire his friend. "I, Dewstar, leader of LightningClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Thunderpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Thunderpaw lifted his head in pride. "I do."
"Than by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Thunderpaw, from this moment you will be known as Thunderclaw. StarClan honors your courage and strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of LightningClan." Dewstar rested his muzzle on Thunderclaw's head, and he licked his shoulder in return. The whole Clan shouted his name as he went to the edge of the Skyledge and gazed proudly over the Clan: "Thunderclaw! Thunderclaw! Thunderclaw!"
He climbed down, and was greeted by a swarm of cats. Skypaw padded over to him. "Good job, Thunderclaw! You're finally a warrior!" Thunderclaw nodded proudly. "Uh-huh!"
Dewstar called one last message from the Skyledge: "As the warrior code says, Thunderclaw will keep a silent vigil tonight and watch over the camp." Thunderclaw nodded to his leader, than turned back to Skypaw. "The night's coming soon, so I'm going to get ready for my vigil. "Good-bye, Skypaw!" He walked silently to the camp tunnel and slipped through it, ready to guard the outside from any invaders. Skypaw herself yawned and headed for the apprentice's den, ready for a good night's sleep.
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A/N: Yay, chapter's finished! Sorry this chapter is short and it took me a long time. I'm getting pretty busy. If you guys review or something, I'll force Hawkfrost to give you scones!(someone said they liked scones. I hope you like Hawkfrost too!)
Hawkfrost: Oh no you won't!
Um, in a minute, I just need to fix something.
*jumps on Hawkfrost and gages him*
There we go, it's all good!
Hawkfrost: MMMNNNGGG!
Au revoir! (Goodbye!) Keep on reading and writing!
~Puzzlefreak14
Fun Fact: Thunderclaw had a sister who died at birth. Her name was Puddlekit! Cute name, huh?