What if I DID own Warriors? This would happen in the 1st series…
Chapter 10 – Assessment
Firepaw slipped back into camp as dawn shed its light over the forest, carrying a pigeon. It was big and fat.
"Where were you?"
He looked up guiltily to see Birdstar.
"I-I woke up early, so I went to hunt," he mewed.
She looked at him, and Firepaw tensed.
"Well done," she mewed. "Put it on the fresh-kill pile and then find Dawnpaw."
Confused, Firepaw did as she said. He scanned the camp and saw Dawnpaw beside Icepaw and Moonpaw in the centre of it.
"What are we doing?" Firepaw asked. Icepaw shot him a scornful look but he ignored her.
"Our first hunting assessment!" Moonpaw mewed happily, flicking her bushy tail.
Firepaw exchanged an excited look with Dawnpaw.
"I'll catch more prey than you!" Icepaw challenged.
"You can try!" Firepaw hissed.
Icepaw's tail curled up. "Yeah, I can try and win!"
"You hunt like a one-legged Twoleg!" Firepaw growled.
"I do not!" Icepaw crouched down. "Try –"
"Apprentices!" Birdstar interrupted her. "You will soon be having your first assessment."
She padded in front of them with Twilighsky, Goldcloud and Shadowfur.
"Firepaw, I want you to follow the stream then hunt in the berry bushes next to it. You will find plenty of prey there." Birdstar meowed. Firepaw traced the route in his head.
"Icepaw, you will hunt in and around the grassy glades," Twilightsky mewed.
"Moonpaw, hunt around the line of beech trees," Goldcloud meowed.
"And Dawnpaw, you follow the main river," Shadowfur finished.
Firepaw bounded out, side-by-side with the other apprentices.
"Remember, you will be watched!" Birdstar called after them.
I'll make you proud, Birdstar, Firepaw vowed as he bounded to where the stream started. I'll be the best warrior in SkyClan. I'll show them what a kittypet can do.
He froze when a squirrel appeared before him. Holding his breath, Firepaw tensed his hind legs – they had grown as strong as SkyClan cat's in the time he had spent with them.
He pounced, forepaws outstretched. He pinned it down squarely and bit it hard.
Did you see that, Birdstar? He glanced around, but was not expecting to see any tabby fur or amber eyes anyway.
Oh well. I suppose she did see.
He spotted Icepaw in the distance stalking a rabbit and resisted the urge the call out to annoy her. Rabbits are so hard to find in our territory. And besides, Birdstar would see and tell me off. This is my first assessment.
He buried the squirrel and padded over the soft grass.
Okay, I'm sorry for the long chapter but im getting bored of the boring normal Clan stuff.
Do you think I should speed up the apprentice stuff and make them warriors sooner?
Please review and send me your answer! :)