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Snowpaw's POV
Snowpaw opened her eyes and looked around. She was standing in a barren forest. The sky was stained crimson red and no stars shone in the sky. She caterwauled in fear and began running away from the grotesque sight and stumbled as red tinted mist swirled around her paws. She hit the ground and cried out for help, "Mother help me! Please I don't want to be here!" Snowpaw sobbed.
Suddenly the mist faded and a grassy clearing came into view. Snowpaw stood up shakily and spotted a dark grey she-cat looking at her intensely, her tail beckoning the white she-cat to come closer. Snowpaw began to pad over to the beautiful queen and recognized her milky scent and began to pound her paws on the ground as she ran to her mother.
"Ashflower!" Snowpaw cried out tackling her mother and nuzzling her gently. "Snowpaw, you must know that no matter what we are still proud of you" Ashflower meowed quickly, her gaze flicking from side to side nervously.
"What do you mean?" Snowpaw asked beginning to feel sleepy. "Death has frozen the cold flower's gentle petals and made the greyest cloud weep. Only the crimson feather and the flaming bracken can return their peaceful nature." Ashflower recited, looking her daughter straight in the eyes.
Snowpaw stumbled back and looked at her mother in shock. "W-What does that mean?" Snowpaw asked, trying to connect the pieces of what her mother told her.
"Ashflower! You know StarClan has forbade us from trying to help them" a deep meow rang through the clearing as a spotted tom entered the clearing.
"Father, is that really you?" Snowpaw choked out, watching the tom carefully.
"Snowpaw, it's so nice to see you growing up, but until you join your ancestors this will be the last time you will see us" he meowed sadly.
"Oh Spottedpelt that can't be true!" Ashflower cried out, trying to get closer to Snowpaw. Snowpaw stretched out her neck to touch noses with Ashflower, but Spottedpelt's tail sliced between.
A pale ginger she-cat crept out of the bushes and hissed to the two starry warriors. "The prophecy is changing! You must come quickly!" she meowed, bounding into the sky.
Spottedpelt was the first to leave casting a loving glance at Snowpaw before leaving, quickly following the pale ginger she-cat.
"Remember, we're always proud of you" Ashflower meowed before disappearing from Snowpaw's sight.
Snowpaw suddenly felt the clearing disappear from underneath her, causing her to fall into never ending darkness.
Snowpaw awoke with a start and felt a large warm body pressed against her. "G-Greypaw?" Snowpaw stuttered out. The body stirred and quickly reacted to her small movements.
"Snowpaw? You're alive! Flamedapple will be so pleased!" A tom meowed happily.
"Brackenflame, what are you doing here?" Snowpaw asked softly, too tired to put her hard shell on.
"Greypaw and I have been worried sick about you; we thought you went to go join StarClan because when Greypaw dragged your bloody body into the clearing you weren't exactly breathing." Brackenflame meowed nervously.
Snowpaw purred softly at Brackenflame's story. "So you of all cats were worried about me? The annoying fur-ball that Silverstorm is always mooning over?" Snowpaw chuckled, beginning to laugh loudly despite the pain it brought to her.
Brackenflame let out a nervous laugh as Flamedapple hurtled into the small space.
"She's alive? Sunstar will be pleased to hear about this" the medicine cat purred as he skipped out of the den.
Snowpaw quieted down as fresh grief of her parents washed over her. "How long have I been out exactly?" Snowpaw questioned, looking at the bright ginger tom.
Brackenflame flicked his ear, trying to recall how long he had been watching over her. "I'd say about three days, without you waking up and screaming out your nightmares" he meowed quietly to her.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather for a clan meeting!" Sunstar's voice rang out clearly.
"Here I'll help you out of here so you can watch the clan meeting" Brackenflame meowed, helping Snowpaw to her paws. Snowpaw shot him a grateful look as they stumbled out of the medicine cat den. They sat in front of the entrance as Snowpaw began to breathe heavily, clearly out of shape.
"Today I perform one of my favorite duties as a leader. We name three kits, worthy of becoming apprentices." He meowed proudly; flicking his tail to three kits that sat huddled at the nursery entrance.
Jaywing quickly bounded over to them, leading them to the clearing.
Snowpaw looked on fondly as she watched the kits skid to a halt behind their father, all in a single line.
Sunstar looked down on the kits and began the ceremony, "Cinderkit, 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 Cinderpaw." He meowed powerfully.
"Redfeather you have received good training from Jaywing and it is time you have your own apprentice. You have shown yourself to be resourceful and brave. You will be a mentor to Cinderpaw, and I expect you to pass all you know to Cinderpaw." Sunstar finished as he watched Redfeather and Cinderpaw touch noses.
The dark grey she-cat looked nervous as Redfeather whispered comforting words to the small she-cat.
"Nightkit, 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 Nightpaw." Sunstar meowed, continuing to the midnight black she-kit.
Sunstar looked expectantly at Brackenflame and Snowpaw felt shocked as the tom shook his head firmly and looked away from Sunstar.
Sunstar let out a silent sigh and continued with the ceremony. "Leafstorm, you are ready for another apprentice. You have shown loyalty to you clan when times were tough and love to those who are not clan-born. I expect you to teach what Brackenfoot has taught you to Nightpaw." Sunstar finished as Flamedapple stepped up proudly.
Snowpaw watched as Leafstorm stepped up and touched noses with Nightpaw as the clan cheered out the two new apprentice's names happily.
A lone kit stood alone, fidgeting his paws nervously as he looked up to Flamedapple.
"Cats of ThunderClan, as you know I will not be around forever. So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat that has shown patience and motherly tendencies. Your next medicine cat will be Bluepaw" Flame dapple meowed, much quieter than Sunstar.
The medicine cat jumped down and stood before the blue-grey she-cat as Sunstar continued the ceremony.
"Bluepaw, do you accept the post of apprentice to Flamedapple?" Sunstar asked, looking to the small she-cat.
Bluepaw's gaze flickered to her two sisters who nodded eagerly to Bluepaw and her confidence swelled. "I do" she meowed confidently.
Snowpaw purred loudly as she watched the sisters give support to their smallest sister.
Flamedapple nodded curtly and took the lead, "Then at half-moon you must travel to the Moonstone to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats." Flamedapple explained to his new apprentice.
"The good wishes of all ThunderClan will go with you" Sunstar meowed, ending the ceremony. Flamedapple touched noses with Bluepaw and began to pad towards Brackenflame and Snowpaw.
Snowpaw spotted the little apprentice trotting after her mentor and began to piece her shell back together. She stood up shakily and limped back into her confined space and curled up into a ball, scenting Brackenflame near her. She lashed her tail, hitting the tom in the nose.
Snowpaw heard his paws scrabble against the stone floor as he murmured to her; disappointment resonating in his voice "I'll check on you later I guess"
Flamedapple began explaining her situation to Bluepaw as he began collecting the herbs to re-dress her wounds. "I'll put the poultice on the wounds and you can lay the cobwebs on them, you can also strip the old cobwebs off her wounds." Flamedapple instructed.
Bluepaw began to strip the cobwebs off slowly as one of her claws touched an open sore. "Hey watch what you're doing kit!" Snowpaw snarled at the new apprentice.
Bluepaw stumbled backwards, knocking over Flamedapple's stack of herbs for her. Snowpaw flicked her tail in satisfaction as she closed her eyes and listened to Flamedapple chuckle lightly.
"Don't mind her. She's been like that ever since Ashflower and Spottedpelt's passing. She's more growl than bite" Flamedapple explained to the cowering apprentice.
"I'll show you less bite" Snowpaw grumbled, opening one eye and bared her fangs at the two medicine cats.
"Oh stop that this instant." Flamedapple growled playfully, cuffing her head softly. The affections of Flamedapple is one Snowpaw liked having.
"Flamedapple the wound I touched smells funny" Bluepaw pointed out. Flamedapple padded over to Snowpaw and spread some Chervil in it, the stinging becoming a dull pain.
"That's because it has been infected, but it's healing rather quickly" Flamedapple remarked as Bluepaw finished stripping the cobwebs.
After her bath of poultice, Bluepaw put new cobwebs on her dressed wounds. "There all better" Bluepaw mewed happily as she sat next to her mentor. "Now what will we do?" Bluepaw asked eagerly.
Snowpaw scoffed at her excitement as Greypaw's scent drifted into her nostrils. Greypaw stalked into the den, nearly knocking over Bluepaw as she lay beside her sister.
"Great StarClan you reek Snowpaw!" Greypaw purred teasingly. Bluepaw stood baffled at Greypaw's appearance as Flamedapple whispered into her ear.
Snowpaw noticed the pity the apprentice held in her eyes. Snowpaw began to bristle, but Greypaw trailed her tail along Snowpaw's spine, calming her down.
"It's her first time hearing about us remember?" Greypaw whispered. Snowpaw rolled her eyes and put her head on her paws, resting her eyes.
Greypaw's POV
Greypaw watched as he sister's breathing began to slow. She watched the two medicine cats began to discuss herbs, describing what it does and what it looks like.
Greypaw stood up slowly and padded out into the clearing, watching Redfeather as he left. She wanted to talk to him before he left with apprentice.
Greypaw lashed her tail in frustration and continued to wander around the clearing until she crashed into Sunstar. "Greypaw I've been looking for you, I wanted to show you some battle moves just in case RiverClan declares war on us" Sunstar meowed.
Greypaw nodded, reluctantly following after her mentor. She wanted to stay by Snowpaw's side just as Brackenflame had down. She spotted the bright ginger tom, watching the medicine cat den for any sign of movement.
Silverstorm lay next to him, chatting his ears off as she ate a thrush. Greypaw stopped and watched her clan harmonize as peace resonated through the camp.
Hollypelt squeezed out of the nursery and padded over to Hawkeye, her swollen belly swaying slightly at every paw step. Brightcloud settled beside Jaywing as they began to share tongues.
Maybe there was more to clan life than revenge for her parents death. Maybe there was a life beyond her sorrow and anger. Greypaw lashed her tail and followed her mentor quickly.
She would figure out what their destinies were, for her and her sister's sake.