"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the Highledge for a clan meeting!" the words echoed throughout the camp. Red sat in the medicine cat den, waiting for some kind of signal. Poppyheart came up to him and spoke in a quite, and soft tone.

"You are going to be alright, just step outside. I will go with you." Her tone took Red by surprise.

She was not the she-cat he had met earlier. She seemed calm, trustworthy and friendly, but he still didn't want to take chances and decided to stay quiet. Red slowly walked out of the den to see cats, most of which were gathered around Pinestar, who was up on a ledge. Some of them glanced over at Red as he slowly padded out of the den. Poppyheart slowly guided him to the edge of the group, where she said it would be best to sit.

Next to Red was a queen, she had sandy fur. Next to her sat two kits, rather large for their age. Spottedpaw told him about kits being six moons old when they become apprentices, so is that what is going to happen? Once the clearing quieted down, Pinestar began his speech.

"As you all know, a loner has been found on our territory, fighting off a fox. He has shown great skill he has agreed to join, so I want to welcome him to ThunderClan. On a similar note, Tumblekit and Fawnkit and Red, please step forward." Red noticed as some cats stared at him with hate, some looked nice, not much, just like Poppyheart told him. 'This was going to be difficult'.

Red slowly did what Poppyheart told him, go up next to Pinestar, look confident, and do as he tells you. He followed Tumblekit and Fawnkit up to the high ledge. After a few seconds, He had just realized how high up he was. The cats below him were kind of like the size of his paw. Two of the cats in the back were talking in the back, most likely about him, but his thoughts were interrupted by Pinestar's words.

"Tumblekit, 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 Tumblepaw. Your mentor will be Shadesky. I hope Shadesky will pass down all she knows on to you. Shadesky, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Duskshade, and you have shown yourself to be loyal and clever. You will be the mentor of Tumblepaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to Tumblepaw." Shadesky padded up to the newly named Tumblepaw. They touched noses and sat on the other side of Pinestar.

"Fawnkit, 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 Fawnpaw. Your mentor will be Cloudbreeze. I hope Cloudbreeze will pass down all she knows on to you. Cloudbreeze, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Thistlegaze, although you are young, you have shown yourself to be skillful and enthusiastic. You will be the mentor of Fawnpaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to Fawnpaw." They did a similar routine. They touched noses and joined Tumblepaw and Shadesky. Their faces were filled with pride. Their mentors tried to get them to stay still. I almost wanted to laugh, but now, it was my turn.

"Red, you have just joined the clan and you have already have shown skill and confidence, so it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Redpaw. Your mentor will be..." Pinestar scanned the crowd after a few seconds he continued. "...Blizzardclaw. I hope Blizzardclaw will pass down all he knows on to you. Blizzardclaw, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Scarletclaw, and you have shown yourself to be wise and loyal. You will be the mentor of Redpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Redpaw." A tom with silver flecks stood up he glanced at Pinestar, then at me before he walked up to highledge. Blizzardclaw's eyes were warm and comforting. We touched noses and went over to sit by Tumblepaw, Fawnpaw, and the others. The Clan below turned into a series of cheers.

"Tumblepaw! Fawnpaw! Redpaw!" But Red couldn't help but notice the crowd got quieter as my name was cheered. Once the the clan finished cheering our new names we stepped down from high ledge to let Pinestar finish his meeting.

"While this is very exciting news there are two more ceremonies to preform. Goldpaw and Hailpaw, please come forward" Two cats came stood out in the croud. One was golden tabby tom and the other was a black and white tom. They leaped onto high-ledge and stood tall. Their tails moved back and forth in excitement.

"I, Pinestar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their , Hailpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do."

Hailpaw hesitated a little bit then looked at his brother "I do."

"Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. Goldpaw and Hailpaw, from this moment you will be known as Goldstripe and Hailstorm. StarClan honors your honor and courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan." Pinestar then rested his muzzle on Goldstripe and then he licked Pinestars shoulder in return. Pinestar then padded over to Hailstorm, Pinestar rested his muzzle on his shoulder and returned it by licking his shoulder. The clan cheered even louder this time. Tumblepaw, who was sitting next to Red whispered silently, but loud enough just for him to hear "Why do they get all the attention, when I am a warrior, I will be ten times better than them!" Red just shrugged. This was a lot to take in for him, as he was new to these customs. The traditions and culture are deep. He had a lot to learn. After the clearing was silent, Pinestar continued. "As the warrior code states, you two will be sitting a silent vigil tonight. The two new warriors nodded and jumped back down to be congratulated by their friends.

"One more thing to note, Birdflight is moving to the nursery, where she is expecting kits in the upcoming moons. This meeting is dismissed." As the words came out of his mouth, the clan was already buzzing around and carrying out business. First thing Red wanted to do was to find his new mentor, he wanted to get to know the territory. After a minute or so of searching, he then spotted the white tom. He was talking to another cat, a large light brown tabby, He had nothing else to do, but didn't want to interrupt their conversation. After a moment, the clearing was quieter and the tabby left and padded over to the warrior's den. At this point did Red decide it was best to go talk to Blizzardclaw. 'It is getting dark, maybe ask if he can show me the territory tomorrow?'

Red slowly padded up to Blizzardclaw. His eyes showed that he was daydreaming, just starring at the wall of the camp. "Hey Blizzardclaw, can we start training tommorow?" He quickly snapped out of his trance then looked at Redpaw, his scruff in particular. He finally spoke up and meowed in reply "I am afraid not. You are in no condition to travel the forest today or tomorrow for that matter. When the medicine cat says you are healed, I will take you to travel the forest" Red was heartbroken. He was hoping to get to know Tumblepaw and Fawnpaw better, but knew he was right. If he was to travel into the forest in his condition his wound would reopen, and at his point in life, loss of blood. With a sigh he padded back to the medicine cat den as the sun set.

Yeah I know this chapter was boring, next chapter will include some kind of excitement. The next chapter will also most likely be late, I have two essays due and my regular daily homework to finish first.