Review answers!

LexiLopezi: I'll probably use Stupidface :P

Hannahmae99: More good work, right here!

Pale-eye: Like father, like son

FortuneSmartiesEpicalicious: I won't ever quit a story, it may just not be updated in forever

Guest: Heheh, I will use Failclaw :P

Hi10000000: Don't worry, we will never get mad at anyone who doesn't review, so take it easy. And I love the sound of Mary-Sue :D

Foxstar - Leader of DemonFoxClan: He's got a cousin? I'll consult him about that one :3

Meta-If: Don't you worry about that, I have something lovely planed for Onedirection *rubs hands together evilly*

Secretive Wish: Hehehe, Windyair

Esper of Tropica: Yeah, Rosethorn was the name I originally had in my head . . . I may go with it. I don't really know for sure yet

iceflower of ThunderClan: You should see Applekit's warrior name. I made it in the middle of english class and couldn't stop laughing and no one knew what I was on about. Anyways, you should write a fanfic about Starkit because I'd read it and I'm sure a lot of others will too. And its weird because I did name a leader Singstar XD

DahliaStarr: Thank you :D

Maplepaw46: Thanks :P

FoxleapFan1: Kitkatz are great. Hahah, his name would be Kitkit

Anyways, read on fellow authors! All my excuses will be found at the end!

"Wake up," Windykit yowled in his brother's ear.

"Why?" Stormkit rubbed the sleep from his eyes with the back of a paw.

"We're becoming apprentices today," Windykit shrieked at the top of his lungs.

"It's apprentice time!" Applekit squealed from her nest.

"Yes!" Stormkit agreed happily. "I can't wait!"

"You'll be the best!" added Foreverkit. "You'll catch all the prey, scare all the warriors and" – she blinked slowly – "get all the she-cats."

Stormkit had to hold back a shudder, and looked over at Applekit who was smirking evilly. She knew Stormkit couldn't stand Foreverkit.

"I'm good with the battle moves," Stormkit said, trying desperately to change the subject.

Just then a loud shout interrupted the awkward tension in the nursery. "All cats old enough to catch their own tail, gather below my awesomeness for an epic Clan meeting," Starstar called from the main clearing.

"Let's go!" Windykit cried happily.

"Will you ever shut up?" Rosekit asked. "Or at least stop yelling so loud."

"Nope, never," Windykit yelled.

The three kits walked, bounded and bounced to where Starstar was sitting in the middle of the clearing. "Now, I have a very awesome and special ceremony to perform today."

"I do," Windykit interrupted.

"Shut up." Rosekit hit Windykit, sending him crashing into Stormkit. She would not let him ruin her first day as an apprentice.

Starstar ignored the kit's bickering and continued his wonderful and inspiring speech. "Now, Rosekit you have reached six moons of age and you are ready to clean out the elder's moss and slave for the older warriors. Oh I mean, be apprenticed. Rosekit from this day on, until you ever receive your warrior name, you will be known as Rosepaw. Potatofall, I believe you are ready to take on an apprentice."

"I am ready for an apprentice and I accept Rosepaw," Potatofall mewed.

"Okay, off you go," Windykit whispered. "The happy couple."

"Shut your face," Rosepaw shot back.

"Stormkit," Starstar interrupted the upcoming war between the two young cats. "I believe you are ready to become apprenticed. Stormkit, from this day forward, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Stormpaw. Your mentor will be Mountaindew."

A blue tom gasped and walked up to Starstar. "Are you sure?"

"Mountaindew, I believe you are ready for an apprentice," Starstar answered. "Pass all your awesomeness to this young apprentice."

"I will," Mountaindew promised, touching his nose to Stormpaw's head. Stormpaw licked his shoulder.

"Now, Windykit, from this day forward you will be called Windypaw. Your mentor will be . . ." his eyes scanned the crowd of cats. Most warriors had an apprentice, so that meant . . . "Your mentor will be me," he screamed happily.

"But, I'm related to you," Windypaw argued.

"So?" Starstar shrugged. "Is there even a rule?"

Windypaw looked around and mewed with a sheepish grin, "Not anymore. I threw the book off a cliff when I was small."

"You are small," Stormpaw commented. Windypaw raised a paw to cuff him.

"There is a book?" Starstar asked.

Windypaw flicked his ears and lowered the paw. "There was a book."

Starstar looked to all the cats, yowled a few more reports and turned to the new apprentices and their mentors.

"Come on," sighed Mountaindew. "We still have to get there."

Starstar shushed the warrior. "Those apprentices don't know. It's a secret."

The three apprentices looked at their mad leader. "We're right here, you know," said Windypaw sweetly.

Starstar seemed shocked. "How long have you been there?"

Mountaindew glared at his leader and said sharply, "Let's go before I catch your madness."

"Everyone wants my madness," Starstar commented. "You're just jealous."

"Let's go meet the ooga booga monster!" said Potatofall gleefully. "I haven't visited him in ages!"

Stormpaw looked at the gray spotted tom. "You can't be serious. I mean, taking apprentices to meet a monster on the first day of their apprenticeship! Ridiculous!"

Starstar turned to face Stormpaw. "No, I'm completely serious."

Stormpaw's ears drew back and he walked lower to the ground, a sign that a cat is scared or nervous.

"Off we go!" Starstar said, leading the cats out of the camp.

Stormpaw looked at Rosepaw. "Here we go," she said. "Our first adventure as apprentices."

"One small step for FlareClan, one giant step for Windypaw," called Windypaw as he set foot outside the barrier.

Rosepaw rolled her eyes and followed her brothers out into the forest. "It's amazing!" she breathed.

The bright green leaves were a wonderful shade of green and the brown of the tree bark had an amazing tinge. In that moment, Rosepaw felt like she could do anything in the world. She might even be able to . . .

"Hurry up!" Potatofall yelled back.

"Coming!" This wasn't making a good first impression on her mentor. She hurried to catch up with Potatofall. He had turned back to fetch Rosepaw.

Soon they came to a steep hill and met Stormpaw, Windypaw and Mountaindew. After a few minutes of puffing and panting, they made it to the top, where Starstar was waiting in the shade of a huge protruding rock. "What took you so long?" he demanded.

Stormpaw collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.

"Not everyone has a chairlift," Mountaindew shot at Starstar, and then walked over to his apprentice.

"What's that?" asked Windypaw. Being the energetic young cat he was Windypaw had climbed up the biggest rock on the hill.

"That," Starstar said as he bounded up to meet his apprentice, "is the other Clan's territories."

Windypaw looked around, for the first time in his life, lost for words.

Stormpaw clambered up beside him. "Why is that part of forest all black?"

"Because Stormpaw," Mountaindew explained. "That is FireClan. A fire swept through the land and burnt all the trees. They never again sprouted green leaves or fresh branches."

"That's horrible," Stormpaw gasped.

"I like green," called Rosepaw.

"Is that because Legopaw is green?" Windypaw teased down to Rosepaw.

A rock was launched at Windypaw's head.

"What is that?" Stormpaw asked, pointing with his tail.

"That is FloodClan territory," answered Starstar.

"But why . . ."

"It is filled with water because FloodClan cats swim everywhere they go. The trees have evolved so they can grow in water and let's just say that the cats evolved with the trees." Starstar said.

Stormpaw nodded, taking all of the information in.

"Over there is ForestClan," Starstar continued. "They're so boring that they live in a normal forest. Nothing special about it."

"What's special about FlareClan?" asked Stormpaw.

"You'll find out," Mountaindew said. "Very soon."

"Anyway, what was this about the ooga booga monster?" called Rosepaw.

"Oh yeah," Starstar remembered. "Let's go now."

Rosepaw rolled her eyes. Starstar could be so forgetful.

"Is that smoke?" Stormpaw called.

"Never you mind that," Starstar said quickly, jumping off the rock.

Stormpaw and Windypaw followed and the cats continued through the forest. Starstar lead them to a clearing and sat in a patch of sunlight. His fur sparkled like the night sky.

"Now, you are about to meet the ooga booga monster," Mountaindew said.

"What Starstar is about to tell you is very important and you must listen and obey everything he says," added Potatofall.

Starstar looked over at the apprentices, who had seated themselves at one side of the clearing. "Before I tell you anything, you must swear to absolute secrecy. No other Clan can know of this creature, lurking deep in our territory."

"I promise," said Stormpaw immediately. "I would never betray secrets to the rival Clans."

Rosepaw stepped forward, her whiskers twitching nervously. "I promise not to say anything of the ooga booga monster to anyone else."

There was a moment of silence before Windypaw spoke. "I, too, promise not to speak of this to any cat."

Starstar dipped his head in agreement. "Before we begin, do you have any questions?"

Rosepaw nodded. She'd had this particular question for moons now, always hanging over her head unanswered. But every time she tried to ask, her confidence failed and she improvised. Now she had a chance, a chance for her question to be answered. "Why is it called the ooga booga monster?"

Windypaw snorted and rolled on the floor, clutching his stomach with his paws and laughing so hard his head would have blown off if he hadn't stopped.

Mountaindew spoke up. "That's a great question Rosepaw. Its true species is not named the ooga booga monster."

"Then what is its species called?" Stormpaw inquired.

Starstar looked at Windypaw, then to Rosepaw. "The ooga booga monster is a dragon."

Sorry guys, I just had to bring dragons into this :3 I love dragons

Anyways, I am SO sorry about the really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really slow update. Let's just say I met a guy, okay? For a while I was busy, then I lost all inspiration for all my fanfics so I took a break . . . a longerish break. I'll try to update my stories more often.

On the other hand, I hope you've all been well and that you've enjoyed this chapter.

Please review, I love reading them. And please don't kill me because I didn't update for ages.

~Hawktalon~