Chapter 7

Fireheart smiled at the nine and nodded his head. "Soul has proved that things are not what they seem!" he yowled.

The clan nodded their heads while Darkstripe glared at Soul who glared back.

Firestar continued, "Maka, step forward." She did as she was told. "Maka, do you promise to protect and defend your new clan even at the cost of your life?" (A/N: Not sure if this is the right words but oh well and also I'm just gonna have Fireheart act as leader because of what's going on with Bluestar)

"I do." Maka said with her head held high.

Fireheart nodded, "Then from until she receives her warrior name Maka will be known as 'Sandpaw'!" he looked down at the warriors and continued, "Sandstorm, you are our best stalker and I hope you will teach all you know to Sandpaw."

Sandstorm nodded and beckoned to Maka with her tail. (A/N: Not sure whether or not to call them by their apprentice names so I'll let you guys decide on that. But until then I'm just gonna call them by their real names)

Soul was then renamed "Fiercepaw" and Longtail was appointed as his mentor. Black*Star became "Skypaw" with his mentor Graystripe. Kid was renamed "Nightpaw" and Dustpelt became his mentor. Liz, with the name, "Brownpaw" was given Mousefur as her mentor. Fireheart took in Patty, now "Brightpaw", as his apprentice. Next up was Crona, "Mousepaw", Whitestorm for his mentor. Then, Tsubaki, "Moonpaw" and her mentor, Frostfur. And lastly, Ragnarok, was dubbed "Darkpaw" with his mentor Darkstripe.

After the naming ceremony and cheering, Soul and the others were greeted by the ThunderClan apprentices.

"Hey there. My name's Ashpaw," a gray, spotted cat said as he approached the rest of the group.

Maka nodded and looked at the other apprentices, "I'm Sandpaw, and these are the rest of my friends: Fiercepaw, Skypaw, Brightpaw, Darkpaw, Mousepaw, Moonpaw, Nightpaw, and Brownpaw."

Ashpaw smiled and looked at his friends, "This is Thornpaw and Fernpaw."

Maka glanced at the other two cats before she was called by Sandstorm, "I'll see you all later!" she called, running off.

"Fiercepaw! Come on! I'm gonna show you where ThunderClan territory ends!" Longtail yowled.

Soul nodded and ran over, once he had finished a quick good-bye to his new and old friends.

(With Maka)

Maka sighed, a little annoyed at the fact that her mouse had scurried off into its hole.

"See if you can scent any other prey!" Sandstorm called to her.

She nodded and opened her mouth to see if there was any other prey near. She couldn't scent any, but what she could smell, wasn't good. (A/N: I can't remember how Fireheart found out about what's about to happen next so bear with me here) Maka smelled blood, and a lot of it. She took off running, ignoring Sandstorm's calling her back.

Maka ran in the direction of Snakerocks, as the smell of blood grew stronger. She stopped and looked around cautiously. Sandstorm caught up with her and asked why she had run off.

"I caught the scent of blood and followed it," Maka told her.

Sandstorm nodded and scented the blood too. Then her eyes widened, "Brightpaw... Swiftpaw..." she said quietly. More apprentices? Maka thought. Sandstorm walked out of the bushes and gasped.

Maka followed and almost booked it out of there. What she saw in front of her were two bodies of cats. Both about her size, one black and white, his fangs bared in a snarl, and the other a ginger and white cat, barely breathing.

"Sandpaw... Go and get Fireheart." Sandstorm said quietly. Maka didn't move still frozen from the sight in front of her. "Go! Now! Hurry!"

Maka snapped out of her daze and ran off to get Fireheart.

Me: Sorry for not updating so soon! I have a lot to do now. I'm gonna be going to Korea in a couple of days so I won't be updating as frequently! *gets a cabbage thrown at me* Alright, who threw that!

Patty: I did~!

Me: Ignoring. Anyways, again sorry for not updating fast. But, I will try my hardest!