A/N: Thanks again for all your wonderful reviews! There will not be a sequel, but there will be a continuation of Warriors from this, so it is similar to a sequel.
It will be a six book series called Voice of the Stars, and the first book is going to be called 'Warning'.
It will come out shortly after the end of Cruel Season.
Also coming soon: A 3 Part Super Edition titled Flight of the Raven. It details Ravenflight, Thrushkit, Mousekit, and Birdkit's journey to SkyClan.
Not many chapters left! After this is Lionblaze, then Jayfeather, and then I might skip the half-moon. Hollyleaf will probably have the last chapter, not including the Epilogue.
I want so bad to tell everyone about the ending, but it is secret! I hope you all like it.
This is officially my most popular Fanfiction story. Thanks everyone!
Keep reading! I would hate for you all to miss the ending!
~Skyst
Hollyleaf yawned as she woke up, and then gently prodded Sorreltail, who blinked slowly. Brackenfur's mate had been distant ever since the half-moon, when her brother was killed.
"Come on Sorreltail. Tonight's the Gathering. Can you at least cheer up for that?" Hollyleaf asked.
"I guess," Sorreltail replied. "Wait, aren't Icepaw and Foxpaw becoming warriors today?" Hollyleaf nodded, and then remembered that Millie's kits were becoming apprentices as well.
"Yes," Hollyleaf replied, and then padded out of the den, sinking into the freshly fallen snow. Snow was falling as well, and Ashenkit and Wispkit were playing in the snow, trying to catch the falling flakes with their paws. Millie was licking her three kits lovingly, and Graystripe stood by them, giving the kits advice.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath HighLedge!" Bramblestar called. The Clan grouped together in small clumps, and Hollyleaf went to stand by Brightheart.
"Today, I have the great honor of making two new warriors. Foxpaw, please come forward." The red tabby tom padded forward, and Hollyleaf noticed how more mature the apprentice behaved and looked.
"Foxpaw, you have trained hard and long. Squirrelflight, does he deserve the position and duty of being a warrior?" Bramblestar asked his mate.
"He most certainly does," Squirrelflight replied proudly.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I now name you Foxstalker, warrior of ThunderClan."
"Foxstalker! Foxstalker!" the Clan cheered.
"Icepaw, step forward." The white shecat padded up to her leader. "You have trained hard and handled the transition between mentors well. Cloudtail, Whitewing, do you two believe she deserves to become a full warrior of ThunderClan?"
"Yes," the two agreed.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I name you Icestorm, warrior of ThunderClan."
"Icestorm! Icestorm!"
"And now, I want to name three new apprentices. Briarkit, Blossomkit, Bumblekit, please come forward." The three siblings padded forward, heads held high.
"Briarkit, do you swear to train your hardest and learn the warrior code?"
"Yes," the kit answered.
"Then you will be known now as Briarpaw. Hollyleaf, you are ready for your first apprentice. You will be mentor to Briarpaw." The two shecats touched noses and sat by each other.
"Blossomkit, do you also promise to train under your mentor and learn the warrior code?" The young shecat nodded. "Then you shall be named Blossompaw. Brightheart, you have been in need of an apprentice. You will mentor Blossompaw."
"Bumblekit, will you also train hard and learn the warrior code?" The tom puffed out his chest and nodded, much to the amusement of the Clan. "Then you are now Bumblepaw. I will be your mentor."
"Briarpaw! Blossompaw! Bumblepaw!" the Clan cheered, and Hollyleaf did as well.
"Now I will announce the cats that will be going to the Gathering tonight. Foxstalker and Icestorm must hold a silent vigil tonight, but we will announce their warrior status at the Gathering." The two newly named warriors nodded in understanding. "Sorreltail, Brightheart, Graystripe, Millie, Mousewhisker, Toadpaw, Hollyleaf, Briarpaw, Bumblepaw, and Blossompaw. Sandstorm, Dustpelt, would you two like to come?"
"I will stay with Longtail," Dustpelt answered.
"I will go," Sandstorm answered. Bramblestar nodded. Hollyleaf motioned for Briarpaw to follow her, muttering a quick congratulations to Icestorm and Foxcatcher as she padded by.
"Would you like to go see the territory?" Hollyleaf asked. Briarpaw nodded enthusiactically. The two shecats padded out of the camp, Briarpaw was completely silent until Hollyleaf stopped.
"Why so quiet, Briarpaw? You're not on a silent vigil for becoming an apprentice," she joked. Briarpaw nodded.
"Sorry Hollyleaf. I didn't want to annoy you."
"Oh Briarpaw!" Hollyleaf laughed. "It's alright. Go ahead and talk, ask questions! It's the only way you'll learn."
"Alright! Um, can we go to the WindClan border first?" Briarpaw asked.
"Of course!" Hollyleaf answered, padding in the direction of the border with WindClan. She scented the Clan, but didn't see any patrols heading their way. Briarpaw wrinkled her nose.
"They smell kind of icky," she remarked. Hollyleaf laughed.
"Wait until you smell ShadowClan. But I have to warn you; don't tell them that to their face. They'll claw your nose off." Briarpaw laughed, but was silent when she saw Hollyleaf's serious expression.
"R-r-r-really?"
"Probably not," Hollyleaf laughed. Briarpaw bared her teeth and kicked a faceful of snow at Hollyleaf. The warrior spat chunks of snow out of her mouth and sneezed as flakes got in her nose. Briarpaw laughed and raced off through the forest, Hollyleaf chasing after her. The apprentice ran into the abandoned rabbit burrow, hiding from Hollyleaf. Hollyleaf scented her apprentice and tracked her to the burrow, sticking her nose inside.
"You're in there, Briarpaw, I know it." Briarpaw sighed and climbed out after Hollyleaf moved out of the way.
"What is this?" Briarpaw asked.
"This is the Sky Oak," Hollyleaf replied. "Come on; let's go to the ShadowClan border." Hollyleaf led her led her apprentice to the border, and her apprentice's nose wrinkled in disgust.
"Yuck!" she whispered. Hollyleaf noticed a ShadowClan patrol padding forward, and she silenced her apprentice with a quick glance.
"Hello Dawnpaw," Hollyleaf greeted. "And you also, Smokefoot," Hollyleaf said as the deputy padded up. Three other cats padded forward, Owlfeather, Ivytail, and Toadfoot.
"Who are you?" Dawnpaw asked Briarpaw.
"I'm Briarpaw! Hollyleaf's my mentor," the apprentice said.
"How come I didn't see your apprentice at the battle?" Smokefoot asked Hollyleaf.
"She was just made an apprentice today," replied Hollyleaf.
"Congratulations," Owlfeather told the young apprentice.
"Well, we must be going," Hollyleaf said, motioning to Briarpaw, who followed her.
"That was ShadowClan, right?" Briarpaw asked.
"Yes. The shecat who talked to you was Dawnpaw, and the warrior that congratulated you was Owlfeather. I was talking with Smokefoot, he's the deputy. The other two were Ivytail, the shecat, and Toadfoot, the tom."
"Okay," Briarpaw said. "Can we see if Brightheart and Blossompaw want to do some battle training?"
"Of course," Hollyleaf replied. "Come on." The two padded back in the direction of camp to see Brightheart and Blossompaw padding out of camp.
"Blossonpaw, guess what? We met a ShadowClan patrol!"
"Wow!"
"Brightheart, would you mind if we four did battle training?"
"I'm fine with it." Brightheart answered, directing her apprentice towards the training area. Briarpaw followed, and Hollyleaf trailed last. Firestar appeared beside her.
Congratulations Hollyleaf.
Thank you, Firestar.
Hollyleaf, remember: Not all prophecies have to be directly from StarClan.
A/N: Oh, interesting! What could Firestar mean? Well, It's kind of obvious, but, you know.
