Chapter Twenty

"Hey. Silverstorm. Could you come up here for a second?" Dawnpaw's voice floats down from a tree. Cougarclaw lets out a low growl. "Don't do it, Silverstorm!" I stand. Flying up the tree, I perch next to Dawnpaw.

"I called you here to talk. You and I both know that our group can't stay here for long, not with RiverClan so close. So we need to move. But where to? And when?" He proposes. I nod slowly. "We could move to that barn near the Twoleg nest." Dawnpaw shakes his head. "To dangerous. There's Twoleg kits in there. They'd try and steal Heatherfang's kits or something. What about.." He flutters up to the highest tree branch. I follow.

Looking down, I see Cougarclaw pacing at the base of the tree. "There. See, past the barn an to the left a while? Then over there?" He gestures with a wing. I nod. "Yes, we could settle down in that depression. And hunt in that small forest thing." He nods. "Alright. Then it's settled. When do we move?"

"After Heatherfang's kits become appren... After they're six moons old. Wait-I wanna try this." I walk as far as I can to end of the tapering branch. Sprinting, I leap off the end.

The wind in my feathers feels great. My ears flick about, hearing a noise. "Silverstorm, wait for me!" Dawnpaw yowls. I slow myself until he's beside me. "Last one with their paws on the ground is a pile of crowfood!" I yowl back. I tuck in my wings and dive-bomb the ground.

At the last moment I throw them out and land softly. "Echopaw! Cougarclaw! Come over here by Heatherfang. Dawnpaw and I need to speak."

I take a seat by Heatherfang, her kits suckling. "We have decided that we've got to leave here. Dawnpaw and I have decided where we would move to. Is it agreed for us to move?" I call. All three cats nod their heads. "Then we shall leave once Heatherfang is ready to." Shatterkit yawns. "Can we sleep now though? It's past moonlow." I nod and curl up. "I'll take first watch." Cougarclaw offers.

Something bumps my side. I raise my head slightly, twitching my whiskers in slight anger. "What is it?" Peeling up my eyelids, I see Echopaw's face. "Look where we are." I glance around.

"StarClan?" I ask hopefully. She nods. I though they left us. Beside me I feel another presence. Dawnpaw. "Silverstorm, is that you?" I twist my head about to meet with a grey tabby. "Windstripe?" I leap to my paws, licking him between his ears. He nods. Echopaw stands beside me. "So, Windstripe, why are we here? And why aren't Cougarclaw and Heatherfang here too?" Windstripe sits back.

"Because the warriors of StarClan have decided to perform two long overdue ceremonies. Silverstorm." He nods. "But...we have no Clan."

"You are a medicine cat of StarClan. For now." I nod again.

"I, Silverstorm, medicine cat of StarClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve her Clan for many moons.

"Echopaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?" I recite. Echopaw steps up. Dawnpaw's tail twitches at me.

"I do." She meows softly.

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Echopaw, from this moment you will be known as Echopool. StarClan honors your sympathy, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of StarClan." The speech feels awkward on my tongue. I rest my muzzle on her shoulder as she licks mine.

"There is one more ceremony today. Dawnpaw. Please step forward."

A/N

I'm now hosting an OC entering~thingy. just post your cats like this:

Name: If they're a kit or apprentice, post warrior name.

Clan: Rogue, Loner, Kittypet or Clan cat.

Rank: Kit, Apprentice, Warrior, Deputy, Leader or Elder.

Personality:

Description: If you have a drawn picture or something and can post a link, please do.

Relationship with Silverstorm and the gang: Friend, enemy, neutral, etc.

Backstory:

Other: Stuff like favorite food, least favorite food, favorite activities, etc.

I will approve some cats and others, not. Like if you say this cat also has wings and is Silverstorm's mate in the future and oh everyone loves him/her and it has pink fur and orange eyes, then sorry! This will be open until this message is deleted.