Here's the first chapter! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I am not one of the Erin Hunters, therefore, I do not own Warriors.
Goldkit squirmed under the tongue of her mother, Skyblaze.
"Hold still, Goldkit!" Skyblaze scolded, using her tail to keep her other two kits in place. "You do want to look good for your ceremony, don't you?"
Goldkit waited until her mother was finished, then bounded over to the entrance of the nursery. "Don't get your fur dirty!" Skyblaze called after her, starting on Flashkit.
She glanced back at her mother, wishing that her father could have been here to help her. Sure, Rainsong helped when she could, but, being deputy, she was normally too busy. Sitting down at the entrance, she gazed at the other end of camp, lost in thought. I wonder what Goldenash was like, She thought to herself. I bet he would have helped Skyblaze with everything, if he was still alive. She reminded herself that, as a soon-to-be medicine cat apprentice, she would be able to see her father and speak to him when he was in StarClan. The thought comforted her.
"I am Brightstar of LightningClan! LightingClan, attack!" Brightkit leaped on Goldkit from behind, startling her out of her thoughts. They pretended to fight for a moment, using sheathed claws.
"I'll be the medicine cat of LightningClan," Goldkit said after a moment. "You'll be leader, and Flashkit will be deputy."
"No way!" Flashkit exclaimed, now free from Skyblaze's tongue. "I'll be the leader, and Brightkit will be deputy!"
Goldkit jabbed him in the side with a sheathed paw. "Either way, you would be leader. Sooner or later."
They were interrupted by Stormstar's yowl. "All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather for an apprentice ceremony!"
Goldkit and her brothers looked over at their leader, who had already come to stand on a branch of the Lightning Tree. Goldkit felt her excitement rising up inside of her, but she didn't let herself become too excited. She considered medicine cats to be very calm, and she wanted to fit that image. Her brothers, on the other hand.. Brightkit was almost jumping all the way to StarClan. Flashkit was calmer, but only by a little. He almost jumped to ValleyClan's camp, but not all the way to StarClan.
Goldkit and her brothers walked - or in their case, leaped- to stand under the Lightning Tree.
"Brightkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed." Stormstar began. "From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Brightpaw. Your mentor will be Wildfire. I hope he will pass down all he knows on to you."
Stormstar turned to Wildfire. "Wildfire, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Eaglewind, and you have shown yourself to be an excellent fighter. You will be the mentor of Brightpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him."
Goldkit watched her brother touch noses with his new mentor, feeling proud. She directed her attention back to Stormstar and Flashkit.
"Flashkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Flashpaw. Your mentor will be Springpath. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you."
Stormstar turned to Springpath, smiling at both her and Flashpaw. "Springpath, you are ready to take on your first apprentice. You had received excellent training from Runningriver, and you have shown yourself to be an excellent hunter. You will be the mentor of Flashpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him."
Goldkit watched Flashpaw proudly as he touched noses with his mentor. Flashpaw and Brightpaw stood next to Springpath and Wildfire, and they watched Rowanbreeze leap onto the Lightning Tree. "Cats of LightningClan, as you know, I will not be around forever. So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat that has shown amazing patience. Your next medicine cat will be Goldpaw."
Stormstar looked at Goldpaw. "Goldpaw, do you accept the responsibilities of medicine cat apprentice?"
Goldpaw nodded. "I do." She tried hard to keep her calm exterior, but it wasn't easy. Some of her excitement must've shown through.
"Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Skystone to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats." Rowanbreeze continued, smiling at her new apprentice. Rowanbreeze and Goldpaw touched noses, and the whole of LightningClan burst into cheering.
"Brightpaw! Flashpaw! Goldpaw!"
Goldpaw stood next to her mentor, facing her Clan. She decided to let her excitement shine through.
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