Warriors High. Just about the craziest, wackiest, funniest, and most sinister school in existence. Where everyone, from the most innocent kit to the crankiest elder, can shape their own destinies. Sure, we've got pranksters, divas, and everyone in between, but there's more to find in the nooks and crannies of Warriors High. Don't let Foxleap - or Icecloud, on that matter - near alcohol. Like, ever. Eggs and popcorn can both prove fatal, especially when raw. Ostriches are no longer exotic. Hippos can be teachers. A platypus named Tigerstarisacrazymoron likes history. And someone's already plotting revenge...?
Once upon a time, in a land not-so-far-away, there was a school. There. Done.
Okay, apparently I'm supposed to tell you more.
This school was called the Moonsign School of Learning and Enlightenment. Boring. And it was on an island called Septerior, which is an awful name to begin with. In order to get in, your parents either had to loaded, have some pull with the school, or actually live on the island. Which is basically like living in your old school, by the way, but since I'm doing the same thing, I shouldn't complain. (Lionblaze is telling me I should complain, but whatever.) They give out only two scholarships an year, which is how I got in.
Hi, I'm Cinderheart, and this is my story. (Now, Hazeltail is telling me that's a cheezy pickup line. Shut up, Hazel.) I came to Warriors High (which is another name for Moonsign, the one you use if you've got any sanity left in you. Seriously, I heard that they were planning to call it Moonsign Academy, which means its initials would be M-A-L-E, bringing us to a whole new level of weirdness.) when I was fifteen, which seems like a lifetime ago. That year was the best year of my life.
It was the year I made friends to last forever, who I know will always be by my side, through every up and every down. But now we think it's time we shared our tale, so that all of you people can know exactly what happens when you put a random girl into a school full of people who are at complete odds. (Hollyleaf, ever the perfectionist, is trying to cut that sentence out of the recording. She says I used the word 'people' twice. As if I care.) Come on in. We won't bite. Probably. See how Foxleap and Icecloud go rabid over alcohol, how Jayfeather finally gets out of his shell, how Ivypool finds her happily ever after, how Hollyleaf becomes easier to influence (Hey, Foxleap! Can you insert evil cackling here?), and how Lionblaze becomes the noble leader we all know and love. Or at least, the noble leader I know and love. Hands off, people. He's mine. This is also the story of how Thunderstar nearly kills Foxleap for his pranks (Go Foxleap!), how Heathertail makes amends, how Dovewing realizes that looks aren't everything, and how Berrynose supposedly grows a bit less obnoxious. (Hollyleaf's given up on me. I used the word 'how' at least five times in two sentences, but she hasn't done anything. Oh, by the way, Berrynose: we aren't interested in what kind of sausages you like for breakfast.)
But mostly it's the story of a girl who has next to nothing: she isn't beautiful the way some girls are, nor is she a genius. (Yeah, thanks, Icecloud. Nice to know you have such faith in me.) She isn't the nicest girl in the world, or the most courageous. But she is something else, something special. (What? I am special. Lionblaze, agree with me.) What that something is, I'll let you figure out - but remember, when you read this, don't judge. Not until you've gone through the same thing yourself.
And, yeah, almost forgot. Buckle up. Sandstorm is a great flier, but her plane tends to crash into buildings at odd intervals. (Sorry, but it's true!) The transport machine is pretty unnerving, and you don't want to get Millie as your receptionist. Foxleap will drop an egg on you the moment you walk in, so stay sharp. (Your Favourite Ginger insists that he prefers to use water balloons, but whatever.) And most of all, welcome to Warriors High! Try not to get killed along the way.