I'm sorry for not updating, school has caught up. It's been very difficult to try and update, and the time I've had is not enough to write a chapter.

Chapter 8

Mudkit groaned, and his eyes flickered open. Pain still burned in his flanks, but he stood up. Got to get to StreamClan…it's my destiny… Mudkit shakily padded to the river that bordered StreamClan territory. Terror flashed through him; what would his Clanmates think of him? Stormflight…

"Hey!" A yowl shook Mudkit out of his thoughts. Mudkit groaned as the pain deepened. "Intruder! Sunpaw, go get Maplestar!" Mudkit felt relief expand in his chest, but jealousy took over.

Sunkit's an apprentice?! Mudkit stumbled towards the lithe ginger and white shape.

"False alarm!" the cat yowled again. "It's just a kit." The cat swam strongly over to Mudkit, and picked up the trembling tom. Goldwing? He thought. His legs bumping against Goldwing's chest, she carried him into the camp.

"Sunpaw! Go fetch Brightwhisker!" The deep voice of Maplestar boomed overhead. The warm breath of Brightwhisker blew over Mudkit. Shock crackled from the medicine cat's pelt.

"Mudkit?" Mudkit blinked open his eyes at the sound of his name. "Mudkit, is it really you?"

"Um, yeah?" Mudkit replied nervously. Brightwhisker's eyes softened.

"I'm going to get Sunpaw." The medicine cat disappeared, reappearing with the silvery brown tom that Mudkit once called his brother.

"Mudkit!" Sunpaw purred, rubbing against Mudkit's skinny, trembling form.

"Stop!" Mudkit ducked away, feeling his cheeks burn with embarrassment. Sunpaw leaned back, hurt radiating from his pelt.

"Sorry." Sunpaw turned to leave, and Mudkit was left to stare at the wall.

Time Skip

"Then from now on, you shall be known as Mudpaw, until you earn your warrior name." Maplestar's eyes bore into Mudpaw's head. Mudpaw held his breath, waiting to know his mentor.

Please Goldwing, please Goldwing. "Your mentor shall be Honeyfeather!"

"What?!" Mudkit shouted, outraged. "I get that rotten she-cat as a mentor?!" Maplestar glared icily at Mudpaw.

"I believe she can teach you a lot about respect to your Clanmates," he hissed. Mudpaw bit back a stinging retort. Reluctantly, he nudged his new mentor's nose with his own nose.

Either way, I'll show them. I'll show Honeyfeather, Stormflight and all of StreamClan I'm worthy!