5
It was the day. Jack said goodbye to Max, and walked out the door to wait for the dogs to come. He knew he was doing the right thing. He wanted this. It would just be… different. He would visit Jack and Rosie, but he would also need to stay with his clan.
Suddenly, he heard the bushes shake, and two dogs came out. Lionfoot and a bernese mountain dog.
"Hello Jack." Lionfoot said in his deep, wise tone. "How are you?"
"Great, thanks." Jack replied.
"Good. Have you made your decision?" Lionfoot asked.
"Yes. I would like to join FireClan." Jack replied proudly.
"Perfect. This is Patchstripe. He is one of the warriors here in FireClan." Lionfoot gestured to the bernese mountain dog with his tail.
"Nice to meet you, Jack." Patchstripe said.
"Hi." Jack said.
"So, Jack, you need to learn a bit about being a clan dog first." Lionfoot stated. "Learn the basics. There are four clans. We are FireClan. The other clans are WaterClan, AirClan and EarthClan. EarthClan and AirClan are pretty ok, it's WaterClan you might want to stay away from. They aren't the nicest dogs…" Lionfoot said. "Anyway, you also need to learn the positions. When you join FireClan, you will probably train as an apprentice. Apprentices learn how to become a warrior. They have a mentor, who trains them. One of the warriors, Blackheart, mentors Redfur, who you saw the other day. I mentor Spottedfur. All of the apprentices end with -fur until they get their warrior name."
"Do you have an apprentice?" Jack asked Patchstripe.
"Well, I did have one apprentice, Wildfur. She became a warrior, who you now know as Wildflower.I'll probably get another apprentice sometime soon. Anyway, lets get to camp, shall we?"
"Yes." Lionfoot answered. "Lets go."
Patchstripe and Lionfoot darted into the forest.
"Wait for me!" Jack shouted as he raced after them.
Jack huffed and puffed. Lionfoot and Patchstripe were really fast. Jack paused for a bit to get his energy back, and then darted towards the dogs again. He suddenly paused. He had entered a clearing, and he saw Patchstripe and Lionfoot.
There was only one problem.
Lionfoot was lying on the ground, motionless.
