"Badger!" The beast slashed out at Blackkit. "Badger!" She cried again, jumping to the side. She looked around. Where is everyone? She thought despertly. The badger gave her a quick blow to the side, flinging her up in the air and against the tree. She slipped to the ground. Unable to stand up, the badger charged over to her, swiping her across the face. The blood gushed out of her like a waterfall. Finally everything went black.
"NO!" Blackkit yowled. "No! No! No!"
"Blackkit? Are you okay?" The gentle voice of Ferncloud drifted into Blackkits sleep, waking her up on contact.
"Ferncloud? Fercloud! We need to leave! Theres a badger!" Blackkit gasped.
"Blackkit, I think you were dreaming." Ferncloud soothed her.
"Is everything all right?" Brackenfur poked his head into the nursery.
"Blackkit just had a dream. Everythings fine." Ferncloud explained, rasping her tongue over Blackkits ear. Brackenfur nodded and left.
A dream? How could it have been a dream? Blackkit sat down in confusion. She shook her head vigorously trying to get the images out of her. She looked up out of the nursery, It was morning. Maybe she was just nervous because she was going to be made into an Apprentice today.
She glanced over to Birchkit. The kit that almost ruined everything, telling Brackenfur what she thought of him. She told Brackenfur that Birchkit was a nosy little liar, and they were best friends again. Except now Blackkit despises Birchkit.
Blackkit stepped outside. The morning sun glistened down on the cats outside, turning their pelts with a silvery glare. Blackkit turned her head around to inspect her pelt. To her surprise it wasn't turning silver. She shrugged and turned to Cloudtail. Expertly, she crouched down into a hunters crouch. Slithering around, she stalked up behind. "One, two, three." She counted to herself before jumping onto his back.
Cloudtail yelped and flipped over onto his back, crushing Blackkit. She struggled for a minute before using her legs to fling him off of her. Before he could recuperate, Blackkit jumped onto his back, digging her claws into his side. This time before he could crush her again, Blackkit leaped off to the side. She bit onto his leg, making him yelp again. He kicked with his legs, tell she was flung off of his leg and skidded in the dust.
Blackkit jumped up onto her paws and hissed at him playfully.
"Great Starclan! Blackkit, you almost gave me a heart attack! At first I thought you were-" Cloudtail broke off. "Nevermind." He said shaking his head.
"Today is the day im made into an apprentice." Blackkit said, beaming with pride.
"I know, practically every cat wants to be your mentor. Everyone except Dustpelt." Cloudtail complimented.
"Dustpelt is a grumpy old bag of badger-brains. He only cares for Ferncloud and Birchkit." Blackkit sneered. "But, hey, Im pretty good aren't I?" She asked rephering towards her fighting.
"Yes! You're a pro. You learn quick AND your as quiet as ant." Cloudtail praised.
"I'm a good hunter, aren't I?"
"Better than me. Your as good as any warrior I know. Geez, Blackkit, Im surprised your just a kit!"
"Well, im going to be an apprentice today."
"I know. Everyone in the forest knows."
"Sorry, I'm just excited." Blackkit smiled embarrassingly. Cloudtail flicked his tail over her nose. She sneezed eight times. "That's just my only weakness. Sneezing." She said sheepishly. "I had a weird dream last night. I was being attack by a badger. Then everything went blank."
Just than a patrol walked into the clearing. Blackkit gasped. Dustpelt, Brackenfur, and Greystripe were carrying a limp figure. You could just barly see white fur under the blood. They rushed the cat over to the medicine cats den. "Oh, Cloudtail." Blackkit whispered. She saw Whitekit trail behind them. He casted a glance over towards Blackkit. Slowly he made his way over to her.
"Alex." He whispered.
"Who was that?" She asked him.
"It was mom Alex. Its mom."
"What happened?" Blackkit cried, barly getting the words out.
"Badger." Whitekit sobbed. "Badger."
Blackkit turned and stared at Cloudtail who looked stunned. She darted towards the medicine den. Cinderpelt was exzaminging her mother. Brackenfur walked over towards Blackkit and tried to nudge her out.
"No! Let me go!" She sobbed trying to force her way into the medicine den.
"Blackkit, stay out here. This doesn't concern you."
"Mom! It my mom!" Blackkit sobbed.
"Oh." Brackenfur sat back.
Blackkit slowly walked over to cinderpelt, who was studying her herbs, trying to find the right one.
"Is she alright?" Blackkit choked.
Cinderpelt looked over at Blackkit. "Im afraid not. The only thing I can do is give her poppy seeds."
Blackkit let out a small sob. She curled up next to her mother. "Mom." She whispered. "Its me Alex. I kinda go by Blackkit now though. Thunderclan took us in. Me and Sonny, he's Whitekit, are going to be Apprentices. We get to learn how to be warriors. Its great. I have so many friends. Theres Cloudtail, and Brackenfur, and Greystripe, and Ferncloud, and Firestar, and Sandstorm, and Shrewpaw, and Spiderpaw, and Thornclaw. It wonderful."
Blackkit told her mother what has happened. She talked and talked intill her mothers flank stoped rising and falling. "I think you should go now."
"She's with starclan, right?"
Cinderpelt hesitated before nodding. Blackkit nodded and walked outside. It was sunset already.
"Blackkit?" Blackkit turned to see Brackenfur.
"She's gone!" Blackkit sobbed and buried her fur in Brackenfurs fur. She shut her eyes tight when Dustpelt and Firestar left to go bury her mother.
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"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey, come forth for a clan meeting." Called Firestar to the cats. Blackkit and Whitekit sat just below him. "We have to kits who are old enough to be Apprentices. Whitekit, Step forward. From this day forward, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Whitepaw. Thornclaw, You will be Whitepaws' mentor. I hope that you will pass down your loyalty and corauge to this young Apprentice."
Whitepaw and Thornclaw touched noses.
"Blackkit, Step forward. From this day forward, till she has earned her warrior name, this apprentice will be known as Blackpaw.------"
I cant decide who I want her Mentor to be. Please vote.
Brackenfur
Cloudtail
Dustpelt
Greystripe
Sandstorm
Or Ashfur