I couldn't help it! I had to do another chapter!
Chapter 2: Apprentices
Five moons have passed since Badgerface became a warrior and Leaf-fall had settled in the gorge. Twilightsong had also given birth to Cloudheart's kits. They have three kits, two of them are toms and the other one is a she-cat. One tom is white with black tabby stripes and the other is a white tortoiseshell, the she-cat is a deep, gray with speckles of white. They named the she-cat Moonkit, the white tabby is called Windkit, and the other is called Snowkit. They are now four moons old and the two toms are eagerly awaiting to become apprentices. Moonkit is... strange for a kit. All kits were always jumpy and excited but she was always calm and never played fought with her brothers. She only listened to the Elders story's and always asked Sandclaw to tell her about herbs and how they were used. Everybody knows she will ask Sandclaw to be his apprentice when she is ready to be one.
Flowerkit was sunning herself outside the nursery eating a rabbit with Badgerface.
"So how do you think Leaf-bare will affect the Clan when Leaf-fall has passed?" Flowerkit asked Badgerface
"The same as every Leaf-bare." He replied with a flick of his black ears "Icestorm will be the one to catch the most prey and feed the clan. It's kinda funny to think he would have even bothered playing with me when I was kit during Leaf-bare."
Flowerkit had always liked the white tabby. Icestorm had once been a kittypet, he had gotten lost in a blizzard and Skyclan took him. He is also mates with Treeheart and would always play with Flowerkit and her siblings when Stormtail and Pidgeontalon were to busy to play with them.
"I guess he won't be able to play with Tuliptail's kits then."
Tuliptail had moved to the nursery a quarter moon ago expecting Boulderfoot's kits, and are due in one moon.
"I guess so. The Clan kinda depends on him during Leaf-bare because he is such a great hunter."
"I can't wait to be out there hunting and fighting for the clan."
"Well that should be very soon since you're now six moons old." Then with a thoughtful look on his face added "When is Leafstar going to make apprentice?"
"I don't know. I hope it's today."
When Flowerkit finished speaking she heard Leafstar call for the Clan.
" Let all those old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the rock pile for a clan meeting!"
Flowerkit and Badgerface scrambled to their paws and padded to the rock pile. Flowerkit looked for her siblings and saw them sitting at the front with eagerness shining in their eyes.
"Robinkit? Jaykit? What's going on?" Flowerkit asked
"You don't know?" Robinkit asked her eyes wide
"Were being made apprentices!" Jaykit told her
Before Flowerkit could respond, Leafstar had begun the ceremony.
"This is my favorite ceremony to perform and i'm happy that I can do this for these kits. Jaykit, Robinkit, and Flowerkit step forward."
The kits did as they were told to and Leafstar came down the rock pile to meet them.
"Jaykit, from this day forward until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Jaypaw. Owlpool, you are ready for your first apprentice, you shall be mentor to Jaypaw."
The brown tom walked forward and touched noses with Jaypaw and they walked off to join the crowd.
"Robinkit, from this day forward until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Robinpaw. Icestorm, you were a great mentor to Foxtail and I trust you to mentor Robinpaw."
The white tom looked happy as he touched noses with his new apprentice and walked off to join Jaypaw.
"Flowerkit."
Flowerkit looked up at Leafstar nervously and approached her stiffly.
"Flowerkit from this day forward until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Flowerpaw. Badgerface, you are ready for your first apprentice and shall be mentor to Flowerpaw."
Flowerpaw looked at Badgerface as he walked towards her and they touched noses and padded off to join her siblings as the clan called Flowerpaw and her siblings names.
"JAYKPAW, ROBINPAW, FLOWERPAW! JAYPAW, ROBINPAW, FLOWERPAW!"
The three new apprentices smiled at each other and were wondering what would happen next.
"What are we going to do now?" Flowerpaw asked
"I'm going to show you around the borders like Rainpelt showed me." He replied
Badgerface led Flowerpaw up the gorge to a large boulder and behind that a thorn tree with it's roots twisting to form a den big enough for one cat to live.
"This was Skywather's den. This was where he lived and died."
"So apprentices get to know where he lived and died?" Flowerpaw asked
"Leafstar told us to include this in all apprentices training, because Skywatcher helped rebuild Skyclan with his knowledge of the old Skyclan."
"I have always heard so much about him. About how much he did to remember the old Skyclan and how happy he was when Skyclan was rebuilt." Then she added quickly "I just wish I could have met him."
"Maybe you will one day. When we are old and join Starclan, we both shall meet him."
Flowerpaw looked into Badgerface's eyes to see a strange emotion shining in them. Flowerpaw couldn't understand it and quickly looked away.
"What are you going to show me next?" She asked
DUSK
Flowerpaw and Badgerface walked back into the camp and Badgerface told her to go eat and rest for tomorrow. Flowerpaw went over to the Fresh-kill pile and picked out a blackbird for herself and padded towards the apprentices den where Robinpaw was eating a vole. Flowerpaw laid down next to her sister and started to tear into her blackbird.
"What did Badgerface do with you today?" Robinpaw asked
"Badgerface showed me the borders. What did Icestorm do with you?" Flowerpaw asked her sister
"Icestorm showed me some battle moves and he said that I will be a great fighter when i'm a warrior."
"I bet you will." A voice said purring
The sisters looked up to see their mother Pidgeontalon padding towards them with a smile on her face.
"I can't wait to hunt and fight with the both of you. But you should both get some sleep so you're rested for tomorrow."
"Yes Pidgeontalon." The sisters said together
They both finished their Fresh-kill and entered their den where Lillypaw, Silverpaw, and Jaypaw were already asleep. Flowerpaw and Robinpaw curled up in their nests and soon drifted off to sleep.
Flowerpaw soon woke on a fog swept moor with the stars sinning above her. Flowerpaw looked around to see nobody was there and was starting to get a little scared at where she even was.
"Don't worry, you don't have to be scared of this place." A voice told her
Flowerpaw spun around to see a small, silver-gray she-cat with tiny gray paws, clear, deep green eyes, a white chest, a fluffy tail, with stars in her soft fur padding towards her.
"Who-who are you?" Flowerpaw asked nervously
"Hush young one. My name is Echosong."
"Echosong? You were the restored Skyclans first medicine cat."
"Indeed I was."
"What do you want with me?"
"I came to tell you something."
"What?"
"The frozen flower shall fall for the blackened bird, and the sky will be threatened by the lizards tail."
"What does that even mean?"
Ecosong didn't say anything and was starting to fade.
"No! Please don't go!" Flowerpaw said calling out to her
"Remember the prophecy and don't be afraid. I shall be watching you."
Before Flowerpaw could respond, Echosong faded away and she was plunged into darkness.
Authors note:
Well short notice I know. But I really liked this chapter and I hope you liked the prophecy I put in there. Review and tell me what you thought about it. I hope you liked it and that you will also like this story as it continues.
