The Haunting Prophecy The life of Cricketpaw

by Cricketwing

Three ordinary apprentices of SkyClan, Nightpaw, Goldenpaw and Cricketpaw, begin to train to become warriors. But one of the apprentices has a strange prophecy that continues to haunt Raggedstar as he begins to doubt ever letting this cat into his clan..

2. New Apprentices

Chapter One

Ruggedstar walked out of his den and leaped onto the Willow branch. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather

beneath the Willow for a clan meeting," he yowled. Three kits emerged from the nursery, their fur sleek from grooming. Behind them

a white calico she-cat followed, her own pelt cleaned and sleek. They seated themselves beneath the tree branch Ruggedstar was

perched on. Once the clan had gathered, Ruggedstar began to speak. "Today three of our kits have reached their sixth moon." He

beckoned to the first kit, a tom the color of a sunset. "From this day on, until this cat earns his warrior name, he shall be called

Goldenpaw." Ruggedstar paused as a creamy white she-cat stepped forward. "Creamspots, you are ready to take on a third

apprentice since Littleflower became a warrior. You shall mentor Goldenpaw." The young tom quivered with excitement as he

touched noses with his new mentor. Ruggedstar called the second kit forward with a flick of his tail. "From this day on, until she has

earned her warrior name, this kit will be known as Nightpaw. Shaddedcloud, you are ready to take on your first apprentice. You

had an excellent mentor in Duskpelt, and I hope you pass on all the skills you learned from him." The dark warrior stepped forward

and touched noses with the new apprentice, and walked her to the edge of the crowd. Ruggedstar looked down on the last kit. The

tortoiseshell didn't look anything like the two other apprentices, and Ruggedstar stiffened as she turned and focused her green eyes

on him. Should he ever have let her into the clan? He shook the thought away. This kit was barely a quarter moon old when

Whitefoot took her in. There was no way she could harm the clan. Ruggedstar beckoned her with his tail. "From this day on, until

she earns her warrior name, this cat will be known as Cricketpaw. Rainfur, you are a trustworthy and loyal deputy. I hope you pass

on all your wisdom to Cricketpaw." Satisfied, Raggedstar jumped down off the Willow. He knew he could trust Rainfur in training

Cricketpaw to be completely loyal to SkyClan. But as he saw the apprentice walking calmly to the apprentices den, he could still

feel the prickle of dread he felt when he first laid eyes on the kit.