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Chapter 3

Redkit sat at the entrance to the nursery and watched the clan, it has been five moons since he had been adopted by Thunderclan. He quite enjoyed it, the quiet nights, the taste of the prey, and the comfort of other cats. The only problem is that there are still a lot of cats that don't trust him.

He had heard the queen's talk about him becoming an apprentice soon, and he was excited. He was finally going to be able to leave the clan and see what lies past those thorn barriers.

"Hey Redkit!" A mew had interrupted his thoughts, Squirrelflight. The she-cat had been made a Warrior just a few days ago.. "Hi, Squirrelflight." Redkit responded. She was one of the few cats that have tried to talk to him.

"It is almost time you become an apprentice!" Squirrelflight licked in between his ears. "Are you ready?" Redkit stared at Squirrelflight for a second like she was crazy. "Of course!" Redkit exclaimed.

"I wonder who your mentor will be." Squirrelflight thought out loud. "I hope it is Cloudtail." Redkit said. He imagined walking through the forest with the white tom. He knew Cloudtail was related to Firestar, the great leader. He heard many stories about the ginger tom, strong, brave, they all had been mentioned in those stories.

"Good choice." Squirrelflight said. Redkit nodded his head and noticed Firestar heading towards the great rock. Was it time? Ferncloud rushed out of the nursery and started licking his fur, he flinched away at first and then he got used to it. The one thing he didn't like about the cats, is that they always lick each other.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the great rock for a clan meeting!" Firestar's yowl alerted the clan and they quickly poured into the clearing. Firestar waited for the cats and then he began.

"Redkit, you have been here for six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed." Redkit stepped forward. "From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Redpaw." Firestar scanned through the clearing.

"Your mentor will be Brambleclaw." Brambleclaw lifted his head in surprise. Really, a cat related to Tigerstar. He had heard stories about Tigerstar and he knew who Brambleclaw was. "I hope Brambleclaw will pass down all he knows on to you." Firestar finished.

Brambleclaw walked forward and touched noses to Redpaw. "Now, we will decide who will come to the gathering." Firestar scanned the crowd.

"Squirrelflight, Cinderpelt, Leafpaw, Brambleclaw, Redpaw, Graystripe, Cloudtail, Shrewpaw/" Firestar announced. An apprentice and my first gathering! Redpaw couldn't believe it, it was happening to fast. He was super excited to be an apprentice, but there was one part of him that made him feel doubtful. My mentor is Tigerstar's son.

He shook off the thought and went to greet the other apprentices. As soon as he walked over the other apprentices stared at him and walked away. "Congratulations!" It was Leafpaw. Redpaw forced a smile. "Thanks."

He made his way to the apprentice den and he tried to chose what nest he wanted. "They're all taken." A new voice had surprised him. He turned to see a black tom with a brown underbelly, his harsh amber stare had taken Redpaw by surprise. "Scared?" The tom stalked closer. "Should be, clan life isn't for a kittypet."

Redpaw watched the tom leave the den. Well, I'm glad to be an apprentice. Redpaw left the den and decided to get something from the fresh-kill pile. He was met by his new mentor, Brambleclaw.

"Hello." Brambleclaw greeted his new apprentice. "Since we are going to the gathering tonight, you can get your first day off." Redpaw sighed, he wanted to at least do something today. "Can we go hunt?" Redpaw asked. Brambleclaw waited for a few seconds then finally nodded his head. "If you insist."

Brambleclaw led Redpaw out of camp. Wow! It's amazing! Redpaw was fascinated by all the trees and different scents that filled his tongue. "Do you smell that?" Brambleclaw turned and faced Redpaw. "I smell an animal." Redpaw lifted his head in the air. "But I don't know what it is."

"There is two." Brambleclaw responded. "Mouse and Vole." Redpaw looked around him, he noticed movement underneath some leaves. Brambleclaw had spotted it to, he flicked his tail signalling Redpaw to drop in a crouch. He listened and he dropped low to the ground.

Brambleclaw stood back up. "No, all wrong!" The mouse scrambled away at the loud mew from Brambleclaw. "You scared it away!" Redpaw said. "We have to teach you how to hunt before you actually hunt." Brambleclaw lowered his tone of voice.

Redpaw rolled his eyes, his mentor obviously didn't enjoy having a former kittypet as an apprentice. "Drop into a crouch and take all your weight into your haunches." Brambleclaw demonstrated. "That way your paws have no impact on the forest floor." Redpaw nodded.

Redpaw tried it out himself, he dropped low and he held his tail high in the air. "Very good!" Brambleclaw purred. Redpaw smiled and got back up. "How about we go get ready for the gathering." Brambleclaw said. Redpaw nodded and followed his mentor back to camp.

When they arrived cats were gathered near the entrance. "There you are!" Graystripe said. "It's about time." Firestar said calmly. "We must depart to four-trees now."

The whole clan followed Firestar out of camp. Redpaw fell behind and was walking by himself, he didn't mind though he quite enjoyed being by himself. He was used to it, the only cats who would try to start conversation with him were the queens, Leafpaw, Cinderpelt, Squirrelflight, Firestar, and Graystripe.

He wished more people had talked to him though, he wanted to make more friends in the clan. Maybe I can make some at tonight's gathering! The thought of his first gathering had excited him. I wonder how many cats will be at the gathering? He was going to meet Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan! Maybe I can make friends with the other clans…

During all of his thoughts they had arrived at four-trees. It was huge! Redpaw stared in awe at the great rock in the middle. He looked around him, the four-trees! Wait. Where is everyone else? The hollow was empty, except for Thunderclan.

Few moments later Redpaw heard voices. Suddenly a group of cats entered the hollow. "Shadowclan has arrived!" A loud howl rang through the hollow. That must be Shadowclan's leader.

Redpaw was so focused on the Shadowclan leader he didn't even notice that Leafpaw had sat next to him. "Be careful of Blackstar, he thinks he is the best." Redpaw nodded and focused on the new clan that had just entered the clearing.

"That is Riverclan, their leader is Leopardstar." Leafpaw pointed out. Redpaw noticed their pelts were wet. "Why are their pelts wet?" Redpaw asked. "They have to walk through the river to get here." Leafpaw said.

"Windclan has arrived!" A new voice had entered the hollow. "That is Mudclaw, he is a lot like Blackstar." Leafpaw said. "He isn't the leader?" Redapw asked. "Tallstar is getting old and Mudclaw knows he is soon to be leader." Leafpaw answered.

He sat and watched as all the cats began to talk to each other, they weren't fighting. "Why aren't they fighting?" Redpaw asked. "Every gathering there is a truce that must not be broken." Leafpaw said.

"Cats of all clans!" Blackstar called out. All the cats directed their attention to the great rock. Blackstar stepped forward. "Shadowclan is thriving with prey, there is some minor twoleg activity near carrion place" Blackstar stepped back.

Leopardstar stepped forward next. "The river is full of fish, but there are floods near the bridge." Leopardstar said. "Is it flooding over Riverclans territory or Thunderclan's?" Firestar asked. "Right now it is on Riverclan but I would not be surprised if it flowed into Thunderclan territory." Leopardstar responded and stepped back.

Tallstar stepped forward. "Windclan has had a loss of rabbits but there is still plenty of prey." Tallstar said. "We were attacked by a group of rogues but we were able to hold them off, no lives were lost." Tallstar said.

Firestar nodded then he moved forward. "We are thriving with prey." Firestar said. "We also have a new apprentice, Redpaw!" Firestar exclaimed. Redpaw had not expected Firestar to mention his name to the clans, he hid in embarrassment. "He isn't clan born!" A voice shouted from a cat who sat near him. "Yes, that is true." Firestar nodded. "His mother brought him to us in fear of rogues in twoleg place." Firesar said. Whispering arose from the clan cats. "Be careful of the rogues, as Windclan has already been attacked." Firestar warned. The clan leaders nodded and all four of them leaped off the great rock.

Here is chapter 3! I hope you enjoyed, yes I know it was a bit rushed. Please leave a review!