Chapter 2, wind from behind

Thunderpaw was determined to catch something, but whenever he got close the prey suddenly ran away. He was also always upwind, and he couldn't figure that out either. So, he decided that it would be easier to just FARM mice instead. Thunderpaw was a very clever cat, if a little bit stinky. He could read and write. He wrote a sign that said, "Bean farm this way for mice", as he, and the mice, liked beans. He wondered if the mice could read. Oh well... he knew! He could just lay a trail of beans. He sighed. It was too bad he couldn't just eat the beans directly and get their benefits. He popped one in his mouth anyways.

Gorsetail came up from behind him. Gorsetail should have known not to come up from behind him by now. "Ugh!" Gorsetail exclaimed. "Are you ALWAYS doing that?"

Thunderpaw nodded.

Gorsetail said, "ugh... we need you for a border patrol."

Thunderpaw said, "Can I mark the borders my special way?"

Gorsetail said firmly, "NO!"

"Why-y-y-y?"

"Because... because I say so."

"But it would drive them away from the border!"

Gorsetail was silent. his apprentice might just be right.

thunderpaw flew along. He wanted to get to the border as quickly as possible. All the other cats wanted to be in front of him, not behind him when he was going quickly. This, however, was nearly impossible. They just tried to walk out of his way.

Finally, they were there at the border. Thunderpaw got all excited, and that wasn't a nice smell. Gorsetail said, trying to hold his breath, "Do it quickly, Thunderpaw."

Thunderpaw happily flew along the border many times while the rest of the cats ran home.

A moon later

Thunderpaw went into the leader's den. Heatherstar wasn't pleased about that. He said, "I want to be an apprentice!"

Heatherstar said, wrinkling her nose, "Well the warriors don't want you in their den. As it is, you're an inspiration for the other apprentices to do well and become warriors quicker so they won't have to share a den with you. I'm not sure you've learned humility either..."

Thunderpaw said, "If you don't make me a warrior then you'll regret it with every load of bedding I bring in!"

Heatherstar said, "I won't let you bring the bedding in then!"

"You'll regret it with every piece of freshkill I catch!"

"Fine. You won't go on hunting patrols. You never catch anything anyway."

"Then you'll start regretting it right now!"

"ALRIGHT ALRIGHT STOP IT!" Heatherstar shrieked.

"Yay!" Thunderpaw was happy. Not a pretty smell.

"Ok, cats of WindClan. Gather here beneath the highrock and etc." heatherstar said, grumbling.

All the cats gathered.

"Thunderpaw is NOT ready to receive his warrior name but I'm giving it to him anyways. Thunderpaw, from this moment on you shall be known as... Thunder...BUTT!"

Thunderpaw said, "What? Why?"

Everyone laughed.

Thunderpaw finally got it. "oh... yaaay!"

He was happy again.

Everyone ran for cover.