Hi guys! I know this took FOREVER, but its finally out...The Learning of Who I am Not sequel! Enjoy!
Sadly, I do not own Warriors. If I did, I probably would've made Autumn a cat, and made her be Jayfeather's mate...but that's besides the point!
Chapter One: Deja Vu
Jayfeather paced along the familiar stoney floor of the medicine den. Amberpaw was sorting through the herb store, pawing the old, dried out ones aside. Amberpaw was almost ready to receive her full Medicine Cat name; Jayfeather wouldn't live forever.
"Jayfeather!" Amberpaw called as she squeezed out of the herb store. "I'm done."
The gray tabby tom nodded his head. "Alright, what do we need more of?"
Amberpaw stood silent for a moment. "Uh...we definitely need more catmint before leaf-fall is over, and we need some more marigold and watermint."
"Well, it's getting late now," Jayfeather sighed. "The first thing tomorrow, we'll collect some more catmint, watermint and marigold. Tonight, we have to go to the Moonpool."
Amberpaw excitedly hopped out of the medicine den, whisking her way towards the bramble entrance. It's about time she receives her full name. Jayfeather thought, almost proud at the thought of conducting his first ceremony. The blind tom cast his cloudy blue gaze at Briarlight. "You can manage to look after the den tonight, right?"
Jayfeather heard her shuffling in her nest. "Of course, you've got nothing to worry about Jayfeather. I'll see you when you two get back," Briarlight responded.
The gray tom dipped his head and padded through the bramble screen. He crossed the clearing, catching up to Amberpaw. "In the name of StarClan, hurry it up, Jayfeather! You're moving as slow as a turtle!"
"Well excuse me for aging, Amberpaw," Jayfeather retorted. Amberpaw scampered out of the entrance and made her way along the familiar path to the Moonpool. Jayfeather followed not to far behind.
Soon, the terrain became rocky under paw, and Jayfeather could smell the familiar scent of fresh water. He and Amberpaw padded down the spiraling path, dimpled with the pawsteps of ancient cats that walked long before him. Amberpaw came to the edge of the pool, staring down into its sparkling depths. Jayfeather took a seat beside her, neatly curling his tail over his paws. A gust of wind brought the scent of Kestrelflight and his apprentice, Blackpaw; they were the medicine cats of WindClan. Along with them was Frostwind, medicine cat of ShadowClan.
"Hi Frostwind!" Amberpaw called a greeting to the gray and white she-cat. "How are things in ShadowClan?"
"Hello Amberpaw," Frostwind settled beside her. "Things are fine in ShadowClan."
Jayfeather dipped his head to her. "Good to hear that." Kestrelflight and Blackpaw settled beside the blind gray tom. Jayfeather nodded his head in greeting.
"Hey, where's Willowshine?" Blackpaw asked.
Pawsteps pounded the rock trail above, and Jayfeather could hear panting. "I-I'm sorry I'm late!" Willowshine apologized as she settled next to Blackpaw. "A WindClan patrol had stopped me. We can start now."
Jayfeather stood to his paws. "Before we do," he mewed and turned his head to look at Amberpaw. "I would like to give Amberpaw her full medicine cat name."
Jayfeather could feel pride and confidence roll off of Amberpaw like waves of water. The gray she-cat stood to her paws and gazed at her mentor.
"I, Jayfeather, medicine cat of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice," Jayfeather mewed as Amberpaw's eyes grew wider. "She has trained hard to understand the ways of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve her Clan for many moons."
"When do I get my full name, Kestrelflight?" Blackpaw whined as his gray mentor hushed him. Jayfeather continued. "Amberpaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
Amberpaw drew in a breath. "I-I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Amberpaw, from this moment you will be known as Ambersky," Jayfeather meowed. "StarClan honors your honesty and selflessness, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of ThunderClan."
"Ambersky! Ambersky!" Blackpaw chanted from his seat beside Kestrelflight.
"Congratulations Ambersky," Frostwind purred. Willowshine nodded. "You deserve it."
The excitement died down, and they all touched their noses to the shimmering surface of the Moonpool.
Jayfeather led the newly named Ambersky back to camp. StarClan hadn't prophesied anything significant, so Jayfeather wasn't worrying too much. He must've made a wrong turn because the two medicine cats were in the middle of the forest. Ambersky sighed. "Jayfeather, I think you got us lost."
Jayfeather snorted. "Oh sure, blame the blind tom."
Annoyance rolled off of Ambersky. Jayfeather sighed and continued to pad deeper into the forest. "Jayfeather, you're going the wrong way!"
Jayfeather knew that camp was in the opposite direction, but something felt painfully familiar about this landscape. Jayfeather slowly padded around the forest, until he came to the edge of a tunnel entrance.
"Jayfeather? What are you doing?" Ambersky's mew sounded from behind him. Jayfeather's tail twitched. "Can you find camp from here, Ambersky?"
Ambersky tilted her head to the side. "I'm pretty sure...why?"
"Just go on ahead without me," Jayfeather mewed to his apprentice. "I...I need to see something."
Ambersky thought of a good retort; You're blind, how can you see something? she wanted to say, but she held her tongue. "Alright..." Ambersky turned tail and started making her way back to camp.
Jayfeather carefully entered the gaping mouth of the cave entrance. The blind gray tom padded alongside the wall of the cave, making sure he wouldn't run into any dead ends.
Suddenly, a soft light glowed just bright enough for Jayfeather to "see" it. This felt oddly familiar...
Do you wish to become human?
The blind gray medicine cat stepped a few paces backward, his fur standing on end. He had been here before. He had become human before. He had left a good friend behind. Now, what was her name...?
M-my name's Autumn.
A pang of guilt and sadness washed through him. The blind tom had fallen for the sweet Twoleg girl, and had forgotten about her quite a while ago. Since Ambersky had become his apprentice, he had forgotten all about Autumn.
Maybe, Jayfeather reasoned inwardly. Maybe I should go visit her.
And with that thought, Jayfeather stepped forward and touched his nose to the glowing white stone. A cold wing blasted his fur flat to his frame, sending chills down his spine. He started to feel dizzy and he collapsed to the ground, blackness slamming down on his vision.
Hi guys! I hope you enjoyed this! Reviews are very much appreciated. They help me update faster and the motivate me. If you haven't read Learning of Who I am Not, I can't guarantee that you'll get what I was talking about in this.
Thanks for reading! :)
~Xelaric the Nobody
