It had taken a lot of work, but eventually the two cats had convinced Squirrelstar. The ceremony had just ended. Which ceremony? His apprentice ceremony. Onepaw glanced at Plumheart, his new mentor. He went over recent events in his head. I have a new name and a new clan. My mentor is Plumheart, a young black and ginger Thunderclan warrior. Why couldn't it have been Heartclan?
He shook his head and padded over to her. "So, are we taking the tour today?"
"Yes, Onepaw, we are." Plumheart's eyes shown with pride at having an apprentice. "Follow me."
She led the way across the camp, ducking through the thorn-bramble barrier. He raced after her. She turned to the left, the way the Stealthclan border was. The wolf-like tom followed, careful not to unsheath his remaining claws. The clouds from the previous day were even darker and the air smelled of rain. The wind blasted him harder than it had the other day as well.
They plunged into the undergrowth, now sheltered from the wind. A familiar scent hit his nose and he recognized it at once. There was a mouse nearby. Spotting it less than a tail length to his right, he crouched down. Instinctively, he crept forward and pounced. He landed right on top of it and swiftly bit its neck. The first prey of this life.
"Hey, nice catch, but we'd better hurry up with the tour before it rains." Plumheart reminded him.
"Oh yeah." Onepaw mewed guiltily. "Sorry."
"It's alright." She replied sympathetically.
He picked up the mouse and followed her to the edge of the bushed. They burst out of the undergrowth and the wind hit them in a hard gust, nearly knocking him off of his paws. Regaining his balance, Onepaw spotted the river just two fox lengths away. He forced himself to stay calm as he padded up to the border beside his mentor.
"Smell that?" Plumheart asked.
He sniffed the air, scenting Stealthclan scent from beyond the river. "Yeah."
"That's Stealthclan scent, though you probably know that." She explained.
"Yeah." He nodded, slightly embarrassed.
"Come on, we should probably get to the Pondclan border now." She turned and vanished into the undergrowth.
"Hey, wait up!" Onepaw called to her.
He whirled around, but not without spotting a flash of fiery orange fur from across the river. He knew who it was, though he forced himself to run towards the bushes after his mentor.
"Wolfkit!" The familiar cry rang over the rushing river.
Flattening his ears sadly, he forced himself to enter the bushes without turning back towards the young cat on the other side of the river. He padded away.
Away from his brother.
Our Cats:
Thunderclan (Borrowed/changed from A Vision of the Shadows Arc):
Leader: Squirrelstar (dark ginger she-cat with green eyes and one white paw)
Deputy: Whitewing (white she-cat with green eyes)
Medicine Cat(s): Leafpool (light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, white paws and chest)
Jayfeather (gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes)
Alderheart (dark ginger tom with amber eyes)
Warriors: Berrynose (cream-colored tom with a stump for a tail)
Cinderheart (gray tabby she-cat)
Lionblaze (golden tabby tom with amber eyes)
Bumblestripe (very pale gray tom with black stripes)
Ivypool (silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes)
Dovewing (pale gray she-cat with green eyes)
Cherryfall (ginger she-cat)
Molewhisker (brown-and-cream tom)
Sorrelstripe (dark brown she-cat)
Leafshade (a tortoiseshell she-cat)
Sparkpelt (orange tabby she-cat)
Twigbranch (gray she-cat with green eyes)
Swallowthroat (pale gray tabby tom)
Plumheart (black and orange she-cat)
Stemfur (orange tabby and white tom)
Queens:Daisy (cream long-furred she-cat)
Elders: Briarlight (dark brown she-cat, paralyzed in her hindquarters)
Apprentices: Shrewpaw (light gray tabby tom)
Onepaw (wolf-like tom with yellow eyes; reincarnation of Wolfsoul; formerly Stealthclan)
Kits: Hollykit (black she-cat)
Stealthclan:
Leader: Brackenstar (golden tabby tom)
Deputy: Jayleaf (gray tabby tom)
Medicine cat(s): Kestrelthorn (mottled gray tom)
Queens: Squirrelheart (light ginger she-cat)
Icedust (white she-cat with icy blue eyes)
Elders: Butterblaze (ginger tabby tom, missing one leg)
Warriors: Cinderspirit (very light gray she-cat)
Tigersnarl (dark brown tabby tom)
Lionclaw (golden tabby tom)
Sugarheart (white she-cat)
Fernspirit (gray she-cat)
Shadowheart (black tabby tom with red eyes)
Rainnose (gray-blue she-cat)
Apprentices: Lightpaw (light gray tabby tom)
Flarepaw (flame orange tom with golden eyes)
Kits:
Pondclan:
Leader: Blossomstar (ginger she-cat with white spots)
Deputy: Troutfur (dark gray tabby tom)
Medicine cat: Berryfur (creamy she-cat)
Queens: Featherfoot (silver she-cat)
Elders: Splashstep (gray tabby tom)
Warriors: Tallfoot (pale gray she-cat)
Silvershine (silver she-cat)
Rustpelt (ginger tabby tom)
Voleclaw (gray tabby tom)
Violetheart (light brown she-cat with purple eyes)
Sleekfur (black and white tabby tom)
Apprentices: Dapplepaw (tortoiseshell she-cat)
Kits: Lilykit (ginger she-cat)
Littleclan:
Leader:
Deputy:
Medicine cat: Blackmist (black she-cat)
Queens:
Elders:
Warriors: Strongsoul (black she-cat)
Poppypelt (black she-cat with gray spots)
Shinefur (ginger she-cat)
Apprentices:
Kits: Joltkit (electric ginger tabby tom)
Heartclan:
Leader: Deadstar (pure black tabby tom)
Deputy: Otterheart (dark brown tabby tom)
Medicine cat: Mallowheart (gray she-cat with soft green eyes)
Queens: Beepelt (tortoiseshell she-cat)
Elders: Tansydrop (gray she-cat)
Warriors: Petalgleam (ginger she-cat)
Hollysoul (black she-cat)
Firestream (ginger tom)
Cloudclaw (white tabby tom)
Gingerpelt (ginger she-cat)
Applefoot (light brown tabby tom)
Giantfoot (black tabby tom with very big paws)
Silentsoul (silver tabby tom)
Apprentices: Snowpaw (white tabby tom)
Kits: Cinderkit (gray she-cat)