The moon was rising in the sky. Windfur padded into a dark cave. A smaller, younger cat followed. "This way," he told her. He slipped in deeper. His tail curved and disappeared into the darkness.

The she-cat paced and struggled to see where she was going. "Windfur!" she screamed. "Where are you!" She looked around desperately.

The little cat squinted and focused. She padded shakily ahead. And there, she saw Windfur's shadow. She twisted and turned and ran as fast as she could. All was dark and cold.

"Welcome to Moonstone." he meowed. "Sit here, on this rock. And press your nose down on it, with your paws in front of you."

She followed his exact direction. As she touched the stone, it send shivers down from muzzle to tail. She made a small yelp and widened her blue eyes to capacity.

"Be quiet, Waterpaw. StarClan wishes to speak with you." Windfur whispered.

Nodding slowly with her nose still on top of the icy rock, she waited. The moonlight finally began to glimmer through a hole in the roof, shining all its light on her. She was a bit overwhelmed by all of it. But she allowed herself to calm down, and sleep.

The images changed around her, and a strong gust of powdery wind threw into her side. She stood up immediately, gazing up at the new world around her.

The stars above began to twirl down. As they lowered themselves, Waterpaw almost screamed in delight. "Goldstar!"

The golden tabby was right in front of her, her fiery flame pelt shining all the youth that could possibly be in the world. Her eyes locked onto hers as she smiled.

Behind her, another cat emerged. Messyfoot! Waterpaw was to amazed by all this that she just stared at them.

Many more came, but she soon recognized one of them. "Tinypaw!" Waterpaw called. "Is it really you?" Her voice was shivering with awe. "I heard so much about you!"

The small cat in front of her dipped her head in greeting. They all lined up in front of her, and Goldstar stepped forth.

"Waterpaw, do you agree to become a loyal and hard-working medicine cat, for the rest of your life?"

Waterpaw was about to answer, but then was caught off guard.

"Do you promise to not betray, serve your Clan, heal all those in need of your help, and to listen and trust all that we of StarClan tell you?"

"I-I-" she stuttered. Then Goldstar continued.

"Windfur told me himself that you wanted to be a medicine cat ever since you were a kit. I wish to let you fulfill your duty. StarClan has sent their approval long ago."

That was when Waterpaw remembered the day Windfur woke up with a wet paw. She purred with amusement.

"Do you promise to be the medicine cat ThunderClan deserves?"

"I do." she meowed strongly and confidently.

Goldstar smiled. "I now give you the honor of being ThunderClan's new medicine cat apprentice. I know Windfur and he will teach you well." Then she paused. "Messyfoot?"

The former medicine cat stepped forward. "Care for you Clan well, and StarClan will always be with you." She rested her nose on Waterpaw's head.

That was when the scenery changed around her, and she woke up, back at Moonstone, with Windfur sleeping beside her.