Aquatail ran to the entrance of her den. Sunpaw looked over her shoulder. Skykit? She thought. Who's Skykit?
"Skykit, He's back!" Aquatail meowed happily as she rushed out of her den. Sunpaw got up and looked outside. There was a circle of cheering cats. Sunpaw padded out of Aquatail's den and went over to see what everyone was cheering about.
Sunpaw looked around for an opening, but there was none. She sighed and mewed,
"Hey. Can you please make some room?" She asked. All of the cats moved towards High Rock quickly. Sunpaw had to jump out of the way to prevent from being run over.
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath High Rock for clan meeting!" Rainstar called out even though most of the cats were already there.
"Many of you remember Skykit, but for the others who don't know I will tell you. Skykit had wondered from the nursery and was stolen by a Shadow clan cat. He has been gone for many moons. Just a few moments ago Owlfoot found him on the edges of Thunderclan territory. He is ready to be an apprentice." Rainstar meowed.
"Until he has earned his warrior name: Skykit, your name will be Skypaw and your mentor will be Owlfoot." Rainstar mewed. Skypaw licked Rainstar's shoulder respectfully. Then he ran down to touch noses with Owlfoot.
"Skypaw! Skypaw! Skypaw!" The cats chanted. Sunpaw looked around for Skypaw. Finally she saw him. He had silver fur with dark green eyes and white tipped fur.
Sunpaw ran over to him. She didn't know what to say, but she hoped that it would be good, whatever it was.
"So, you must be Skypaw. I'm Sunpaw. Do you want to be friends?" She asked hopping that she didn't say everything too fast.
"Um, yes, I am Skypaw. And sure, I'll be your friend." Skypaw replied. Sunpaw smiled and then said,
"I'll show you to the Apprentices' den even though you probably already know where it is." Skypaw nodded and followed Sunpaw inside.
Meanwhile, after the ceremony, Scarletface was talking with Aquatail in her den.
"You see, Barktail told me about a dream that he had. He said 'The power of the sky and the bravery of the sun would save our clan.' Do you know what it means?" Scarletface asked. Aquatail thought for a moment and then said,
"I'm not sure, but I did have a dream from Starclan. It said 'Two will become five. Three will come from three. Together they will save the clans.' I can't figure that out either."
Scarletface nodded and looked outside Aquatail's den at the shining stars.
"Did you see that?" Aquatail asked suddenly.
"Did I see what?" Scarletface asked confused.
"I saw a light, a small light out by the apprentices' den. It was in the shadows." Aquatail exclaimed. Scarletface looked at Aquatail in a strange way.
"Do you think that it was a sign from Starclan?" She asked.
"I don't think so. It might just be there, but I'm not sure." Aquatail replied. Scarletface nodded and continued to look at the stars.
"Good try, Sunpaw. Be sure to creep up on it and don't wait too long." Rainstar told her. Today Rainstar was teaching Sunpaw how to hunt. Sunpaw had almost caught a vole, but she missed.
"Ok." Sunpaw meowed as she looked for more prey. Finally she found a mouse. She crept up on it and then pounced. The mouse looked at her and tried to get away, but Sunpaw was ready for that. She reached out with her paw and caught the mouse. Then she finished it of with a swift bite.
"Well done, Sunpaw. That ends training for today. You may hunt on the way back." Rainstar said standing up. Sunpaw nodded and buried the mouse so no other animals would get it. Rainstar smiled and nodded slightly. Then he padded off. Sunpaw watched him go and then went off to look for more prey.
Sunpaw padded along the boarders of Thunderclan territory. She looked for prey in every place she could think of, but there was none. It was almost like all of the prey had fled when she was around. Suddenly she heard something. She sniffed the air; hawk. Sunpaw crept up on it. Just when she was about to pounce another cat leaped onto it.
Sunpaw sniffed the air again. This cat was not a clan cat Sunpaw was sure of that. The cat had attacked the hawk differently then any cat did. The cat looked up and shifted her ears towards Sunpaw.
"I know that someone is there. Show yourself." The cat demanded. Sunpaw walked out of her hiding place and looked at the strange cat. She was grey with green eyes and a white spot on her forehead.
"What are you doing on Thunderclan territory?" Sunpaw demanded. The she-cat looked at Sunpaw for a moment and then meowed,
"I'm sorry. I didn't know that you owned this area."
"I don't own this area Thunderclan does. You know the clans?" Sunpaw asked.
The cat looked puzzled at Sunpaw. Does she not know the clans? Sunpaw thought.
"Oh yes the clans. I heard about them when I was a house-pet." The cat replied.
"You used to be a kitty-pet? Wow. It's just that…I've never seen anyone handle a hawk that way." Sunpaw said.
"Well, I was to be a house-pet when I was a kit. Then my two-legged got rid of me. So I just travel around the world looking for a home. One day I traveled up into the mountains and I met the tribe." The cat responded
"Wait, Brambleclaw knew a tribe, The Tribe of Rushing Water." Sunpaw interrupted. She was getting interested in the cat's story.
"Yes, that is the name of the tribe. I became one of them. My name was Small light in dark shadow. In other words Light. One day a mountain lion attacked our tribe. We had to leave our cave and move to a more secure location. Our tribe leader, Tall Tree in Wide Meadow (Tree), sent me out to find food for the tribe. He said that there was a cat named Tabby that lived in one of the clans Thunderclan perhaps. Anyway, I am looking for him and food at the same time." Light meowed
Sunpaw nodded. She thought for a moment and then said,
"I'm sorry. I don't think that there is a cat named Tabby in our clan. There used to be a cat in Thunderclan that was banished. He is a loner now and lives in the loner lands. I don't know if that's Tabby, but you can check. By the way, I'm Sunpaw; Thunderclan apprentice."
"It's nice to meet you, Sunpaw. I'll go and check the Loner Lands if I can find it. Here, your clan probably needs this more then I do." Light said as she pushed the hawk towards Sunpaw. Sunpaw looked at the hawk and then looked up at Light.
"Thanks. It's getting late and I better be getting back to Thunderclan. Do you have anywhere to stay?" Sunpaw asked.
"No. I usually just sleep in a tree or plants. Why?" Light asked confused.
"Do you want to come back with me? I mean, we have enough room and all." Sunpaw said encouragingly.
"I don't know. I don't want to put extra work on the clan." Light said stepping back.
"Don't worry. You won't. You can stay with us for the night and then tomorrow you can get a fresh start on looking for Tabby. By the way, what do you need Tabby for anyway?" Sunpaw asked.
"I'm not sure. Tree said that Tabby would tell me. He said that Tabby is a cat of Starclan and he can tell when we are in need." Light replied.
"Well, if you want to come with me you are welcome to." Sunpaw said picking up the Hawk and walking away.
"Wait, I'll come with you. So what is your clan like?" Light asked running after Sunpaw.
"It's really fun. You get to hunt prey and fight the other clans just like your tribe does." Sunpaw replied through the Hawk.
"Yes but, our tribe doesn't fight other tribes." Light reminded her. Sunpaw nodded and dug up her mouse. Then she continued down the path to the Thunderclan camp with Light by her side. She hoped that the other cats wouldn't mind Light staying with them.