Okay, this first bit might be a bit confusing because I'm going back in forth from two places. Just read on. The rest of the story won't be that confusing.
Disclaimer: I do not own warriors. This is the only time I will type this, so I expect you to know that about all the other cahpters too. :)
Prologue
The moon cast a glimmer of light onto a crowd of cats gathered around a rock. The cat on the rock was a small, muscular, tabby tom. A young, light tabby she-cat was sitting by him with her chest puffed out in pride.
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The moon glistened off the pelt of a black tom and on the water. A group of cats were around him and a ginger tom was sitting beside him.
"Moonkit," the ginger tom said in a deep voice. The black cat looked up. "Do you promise to train as a fighter, and defend Clan of the Sea with your life?"
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The tabby tom spoke into the crowd of cats. "Tonight we gather together to name a new apprentice." He looked down at the she-cat, "Wrenkit, from this day forward until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Wrenpaw."
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The black cat raised his head proudly and looked the cat in the eye. "Yes, Lionspirit. I do."
"Then may you train as a fighter from now until you've earned your fighter name. From this moment you will now be called Moonleaf. May Clan of the Sky look down on you and accept you as a learner for a fighter."
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Wrenpaw's eyes sparkled with her new name. The tabby went on.
"Ghostfur!" he meowed, "You're ready for your first apprentice. I expect you to share the skills Smokeface taught you, and pass on all the skills you learned from him."
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"Windstorm," the ginger tom looked at a gray tom in the crowd. "You will be his trainer."
Windstorm came up to Moonleaf and entertwined his tail with his. Lionpirit raised his paw into the moonlight, now sparkling with many drops of salt water.
"Clan of the sky!" he called up into the star darted sky, "Lead this learner to do your will, and let him be a loyal member to Clan of the Sea!" At that, Lionspirit put his paw on Moonleaf's shoulder where a symbol of waves was imprinted in his skin. The salt stung it, but he did not flinch.
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Ghostfur jumped on top of the rock and touched noses to Wrenpaw, his new apprentice. The crowd began cheering, "Wrenpaw! Wrenpaw!"
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The cats at the water raised their heads at the night sky and chanted, "Moonleaf! Moonleaf of Clan of the Sea!"
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A fluffy tabby she-cat at the base of the rock smiled up at the new apprentice. All of a sudden, there was a black and white she-cat up next to Wrenpaw on the rock. It was the old medicine clat, Mossfeather, who was now dead. The she-cat let out a gasp.
"Look at this new apprentice, Mousepelt," she said, "In the next moons, her life will be filled of danger, adventure, and forbidden love."
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The healer of Clan of the Sea looked out across the water to the mainland. There was a silvery cat walking on the water. The old healer, Waveherb, was sitting over the salty waves.
"Saltherb," he said, "This new learner will go through a lot in the next sunsets to come."
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"Do not hold her back from anything," Mossfeather continued, "Her destiny is already laid out for her" Before Mousepelt could reply, the silvery cat was gone. All of the cats were returning to their dens by the canyon. Mousepelt shook her head and walked to her den, thinking about the mysterious prophecy for the young apprentice. There was something certain about her…
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"Do not try to stop him, for he has already been chosen a path to walk on." As soon as Waveherb had come, he disappered. A cat was yowling at him to follow the rest of the clan back to camp. Saltherb got to his paws to follow. There was something certain about this learner…
They would not lead a normal life.