-1Blaze padded into the clearing of the forest where purposively he was suppose to meet Silverstorm at. His paws padded the ground hard as he went around in circles until a sound from the bush made him jump. "Hey are you the cat I'm looking for?" he asked Blaze.

"I think so are you Silverstorm?" asked Blaze. The gray tom nodded. "Come this way. I will lead you to Riverclan camp." he meowed. "Unless you've decided you're not going." he added.

Blaze strutted himself towards the gray warrior. "Of course I'm going, I want to follow my dreams of becoming a wildcat." he purred remembering his dreams of when he was not eating human cat food and being locked up with no way out. "I want to become an apprentice." he spat angered that the warrior would even dare to say he wasn't going.

"Okay then quit dawdling and follow me, I've been up almost all night because of a Gathering so let's get to the camp before I fall asleep." he hissed.

Blaze nodded. His collar ringed as he padded after Silverstorm. The ferns and bramble bushes were heavy they were everywhere the two cats stepped. Blaze hated stepping in the plants while Silverstorm trampled through them. "Hurry up stop getting caught in those plants it's easier to go through these plants then around them. It is better to get there earlier. Look up what do you see?" he asked Blaze.

Blaze followed his paw up to the clouds. "Is it going to storm soon?" he mewed uncomfortably. Silverstorm nodded. "Yes and that's why we must hurry. Bronzestar has not told anyone yet of your arrival and she has to name you as an apprentice before the rain and lightning comes down."

Thunder roared in the skies. Blaze could tell it was a good two or three miles away. "Are we almost there yet?" he muttered. Silverstorm nodded and pushed a bush up to reveal a large camp. The scents of many different cats were everywhere among the camp. "Why was Bronzestar so desperate to make me an apprentice?" he asked Silverstorm curiously.

Silverstorm turned over to Blaze. "She is worried about the small size of warriors but the larger size of apprentices. "We have six apprentices that doesn't in count you. There is Silentpaw, Deerpaw, Ruddypaw, Diamondpaw, Juniperpaw, and Rainpaw. We are trying to get more apprentices since we don't have any kits born yet this leaf-fall. They will not be coming until leaf-green." he meowed acknowledging his own words.

Blaze looked over to the camp once more. He felt the chime in his collar once more. "Silverstorm could you help me get this thing off?" he asked the warrior.

"Why not." Silverstorm sighed gripping the collar between his teeth and pulled. Blaze could hardly breath he struggled to push it off as well. Then Silverstorm let go and unsnapped the metal part of the collar. "There now you look more like a forest cat." he teased.

Blaze nodded. "Thanks." he purred. "No problem." grumbled Silverstorm padding into camp trying not to waste anymore time. Blaze followed after him. Hoping and praying that no one would laugh at him or criticized him for being not forest born or as they said kitty-pet. As he walked into camp he saw many cats his age playing with each other. He recognized Silentpaw at first but didn't stop to talk to him.

He blinked to see a small ginger she-cat pad over to him. "Hello Blaze so we meet again. I knew you would come. Silverstorm didn't you have doubts about him?" she teased her fellow warrior. He nodded then walked over to Silentpaw.

"That's Silentpaw's mentor." she purred pushing him away from the crowd of cats who were asking who he was. "Silence everyone." Bronzestar yowled leaping onto the flat rock in the middle of the camp. "We have found someone who is willing to become an apprentice of Riverclan."

All the cats gathered around the rock to see what she was talking about. Blaze could see Bramblefur, Silentpaw, and Silverstorm below the rock.

"He has left his Two-leg home to join our clan and to become a warrior." she added. "A warrior, but he's a kittypet." spat a calico warrior in the back of all the other cats. "He will become an apprentice first of course." hissed Bronzestar trying to continue. Many yowls of disapprovals came from the other cats. Blaze's fur bristled with fury. He kept on hearing interruptions from the calico tom and felt undeniably raged with fury. He heard a slight whisper from Silentpaw. "Don't let that piece of mouse-dung treat you like that, fight him."

Blaze nodded and leap at the calico tom. Though he had surprised the tom, the calico cat did the same trick as Silentpaw had done before. Clawing deep into his flesh by pinning him down on his side. Blaze pushed his paws into the ground then pushed up. The tom was flung a few tail lengths away, but not as far as Silentpaw had been flung because of size and weight reasons.

Looking up Blaze saw it was about to drizzle. Bronzestar jumped off the rock and padded over to Blaze. "Good job, but you need to learn some new tricks. I'll name you and give you a mentor tomorrow but for now go rest up in the apprentice's den." she meowed rushing over to a black and white tom.

Blaze turned and ran into another cat. "I'm sorry." he mewed embarrassed. He recognized the face of the black and white tom in front of him. "Hi! Silentpaw thanks for the advice." he purred. "It's nice to see you again but come on I'll show you where the apprentice den is!" he purred. Blaze nodded and as he was going into the apprentice's den he noticed a spark from some of the other apprentices. Some were hatred and some were friendly, others were well hostile. Still he felt the brisk taste of freedom as he closed his amber eyes to go to sleep.