I've decided to change this chapter because the ending was horrible. But, the apprentice ceremonies will stay the same. Please read and review!
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, come to the Highledge for a meeting," Firestar's familiar call rang from throughout the camp.
"Rainkit, come on, this is for you," Squirrelflight told her excited kit.
"This apprentice will be known as Rainpaw until she has earned her warrior name. Brambleclaw will mentor this apprentice, I hope you will pass on everything you learned to this apprentice," Firestar spoke the traditional words. The tabby cat and gray cat touched noses.
"Daddy, what are we going to do first? I want to catch a mouse, please can you show me how to hunt?" Rainpaw chattered away a mile a minute.
Brambleclaw chuckled, "We will learn everything soon, but first I suggest you go tell your mom about what you want to do." Rainpaw scampered over to Squirrelflight.
"Mom, we're going to hunt and patrol and do everything tomorrow!"
"That's great, I can't wait to see you grow up into a great warrior," Squirrelflight felt a surge of pride in her heart. "If only I could see Sunkit do the same."
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"Cats of RiverClan, come to the Reedpile for a meeting," (A.N. This apprentice ceremony might sound a little too much like the ThunderClan ceremony, so don't flame me for it.) Leopardstar motioned for Sunkit and Stormfur to join her.
"This apprentice will be known as Sunpaw until he has earned his warrior name. Stormfur will mentor this apprentice, I hope you pass on everything the late Stonefur taught you to this apprentice," Leopardstar looked on as the two cats touched noses.
"Mommy, we're going to learn everything. Stormfur even said, he'll teach me how to hunt birds, and voles, and mice!" Sunpaw told Mosspelt.
"Honey, that's great. I'm so proud of you," Mosspelt responded. "I'm sure Squirrelflight would be too."
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"Sunpaw, are you ready to start your training?" stormfur quietly whispered into the apprentice's den. Sunpaw bounced up as if another cat had bit him.
"I'm so excited to finally start my training. What are we going to do first?" Sunpaw was trembling with anxiety and happiness.
"I've decided we could take a tour of our territory," Stormfur was pleased to see how his son was so excited about something as little as apprentice training. He was going to be a great warrior.
"All right Sunpaw, let's go," Stormfur said to the cat as they walked out of camp.
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"Okay, this is the river, where we get fish and water from," Stormfur told his apprentice as they walked through marshy lands.
Sunpaw leaned down to take a quick drink, "Hey, look I think I saw a fish!" He quickly got up to look more carefully. Stormfur chuckled quietly. He remembered when he saw his first fish. It was a fun but startling experience.
"Sunpaw, we have to get moving, we want to get through all the territory before sundown," Stormfur coaxed the young cat away from the river. The cats moved along over to the really marshy grasses where the island was. The tall grasses nearly enveloped Sunpaw in them.
"Look, that is the island where we all meet for Gatherings," Stormfur told the awed cat.
"That's where all the great warriors go, like Crowfeather, Tawnypelt, Cedarheart, Leafpool, Firestar, and Brambleclaw, right?" Sunpaw said with eyes as wide as the full moon.
"Yeah," Stormfur was happy to see his apprentice knew some of the warriors that helped them get to this new home.
"Can we keep moving, Stormfur?" Sunpaw asked, finally tearing his eyes away from the island.
"Of course, let me show you Horseplace," Stormfur dashed off and the little apprentice followed.
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"Wow! What are those big things?" Sunpaw looked at Horseplace's fields with fear and astonishment.
"Those are horses," Stormfur told Sunpaw.
"They're so big!" Sunpaw was still amazed over the huge animals. "Will they hurt us?"
"No, they stay in those fields the whole day, or they go into the large Twoleg place," Stormfur reassured him.
"What's beyond Horseplace?" Sunpaw wondered, trying to look beyond the Twoleg house.
"That's WindClan territory, we can't go there," Stormfur told his apprentice.
"Right, but what's beyond that?" the apprentice asked.
"That's ThunderClan territory," Stormfur replied feeling a pang of love, and sadness stab his heart.
"Oh," Sunpaw looked thoughtful. "I'm tired, can we rest a little?"
Stormfur felt bad at not asking the young cat if he wanted to rest, it was only his first day out. "Of course Sunpaw, let's go over to that little clearing over there." The cats walked over and sat down.
Stormfur felt as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders. He took a deep breath and said, "Sunpaw, I have to tell you something.
Sunpaw had a look of curiosity on his face, "What is it Stormfur?"
"Now, listen to me, what ever I saw I still want you to become the best warrior RiverClan can ever be," Stormfur said, his heart racing with every word he said.
"What is it Stormfur?" Sunpaw's curious look changed to a look of fear.
"I know how you think Mosspelt is your mother. Well, that's not true. Squirrelflight of ThunderClan is and I'm your father," Stormfur blurted out the words and felt that he was breathing heavily. Sunpaw's look changed again but this time it was pure rage.
"What! No! You're lying!" Sunpaw blubbered out the words.
"Wait, just let me explain," Stormfur pleaded to his son.
"You don't have to explain anything to me," Sunpaw hissed at his father and bolted back to camp. Stormfur felt like the most horrible cat in the world. He just bowed his head and stayed there.
I hope this version was better than the other one. Please read and review!