Chapter 2

"So Wolfpaw, how have things been going for you?" Silverpaw asked.

"Great!" Wolfpaw cheered. "Get this, I finally beat Snakepaw in a practice fight."

Silverpaw gave an excited gasp. She was such a good listener. "That's great Wolfpaw."

Wolfpaw laughed. "I know right? Lizardpaw even asked if I could show her the move I'd used."

Silverpaw narrowed her eyes. "I hope you didn't show her my move."

Wolfpaw shook his head. "I'd never."

Their mentors, Lightningstar and Flurrywinds, were a little ways ahead of them. They were from different clans, and both pairs had come out to mark the border at the same time. Flurrywinds kept staring with his eyes narrowed and the apprentices. "I don't like this." He said.

What are you? Leader of Obviousclan? Lightningstar thought. She didn't say that out loud though. Flurrywinds and the cats in his clan weren't normal, they were a species of wild casts called black footed cats, that was why they were named Wildclan. The cats in that clan weren't too bad, but there was something off about Flurrywinds.

"Look," Lightningstar started. "If we try to stop them they'll just start meeting in secret, and then they'd be breaking the warrior code."

Flurrywinds glared at her. "And I suppose Silverpaw giving away battle moves is allowed?!" He spat.

Lightningstar stepped back before shouting back, "Then you control your apprentice and don't take it out on mine!"

Flurrywinds' eyes grew wide than narrowed dangerously. Lightningstar glared right back. Flurrywinds the first to back off. "Alright. Fine." He stepped away from the border. "I'll do just that." He turned to his apprentice. "Silverpaw! We've finished marking the border, it's time to go."

Silverpaw turned towards him in surprise. "Oh. Oh okay." She turned to Wolfpaw. "Guess I'll see you later."

Wolfpaw nodded. "See you here tomorrow." Then Silverpaw turned around, looking a little sad as she went, and followed Flurrywinds back into their territory. It was different then the territory they used to be in. They'd moved so they bordered Stormclan and Lightningclan.

Wolfpaw watched for a little while, until Lightningstar called for him. "We still have things to do." She said firmly. "Let's go check Moonclan's border."

Wolfpaw his head around. He nodded then turned around entirely and followed her.


Fallenstar climbed part way up an abandoned twoleg building. His entire territory was flooded with abandoned twoleg places, and that's just how he and his warriors liked it. "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around for a ceremony!" He shouted.

His clanmates came out of their 'dens', mostly comprised of rubble. Even his kits came out. Judging by how they were running they were racing. Bluekit was losing. Fallenstar tried not to frown. Bluekit used to be the fastest of her siblings, but she hadn't grown at all since she was attacked by a fox, and it was making her the weakest of her siblings.

Fallenstar shook his worries aside. "It is time for our kits to become apprentices."

The apprentices' eyes lit up, and Drizzlekit gave a little cheer. Fallenstar started with him. "Drizzlekit, from now on your name will be Drizzlepaw, and-"

He was cut off his deputy Fangmouth entered the camp. Usually he would continue anyway, but Fangmouth wasn't alone. He had a she cat in his mouth and a tom stepping uncertainly behind him. Both were about apprentice age.

"One moment." Fallenstar said. He climbed down and walked over to Fangmouth. "What is this?"

Fangmouth set the she cat down. "This is Tiger," He jerked his head at the tom, "And Owl. They'd like to join the clan."

Owl is a tom's name. Fallenstar thought. Judging by the look Owl had, somewhere between embarrassed and 'don't you dare say anything', she knew it too. Fallenstar turned his gaze to Tiger. The tom looked up at him with wide hopeful eyes. But there was something else there. . .

Fallenstar shook his head. They were just apprentice age. He'd let Sharktooth join after he nearly killed himself and Fangmouth, by accident of course. Fallenstar nodded. "Okay. Wait back here."

He turned around and ran back up to his perch on the twolegpace. "As you can see, Fangmouth has brought some new cats. I see no reason why they can't stay here as apprentices, and they'll be joining this ceremony." He turned back to his kits. "Now Drizzlepaw, as I was going to tell you, your mentor will be Candlewick. Briarkit, from now on your name will be Briarpaw. Your mentor will be Darkrose. Darkkit, you will be Darkpaw, and your mentor will be Braveheart." Braveheart was a little young to have an apprentice, but maybe it would do him some good.

Now there was Bluekit. He thought about who would make a good mentor. His eyes fell on Sharktooth and Pearlshine. They were still a bit like outsiders, since everyone else had known each other since before the clan was formed. "Bluekit, from now on your name will be Bluepaw, and your mentor will be Pearlshine." The warriors and their new apprentices began touching noses.

"That leaves our two newest members. Fangmouth told me your name is Tiger?" Tiger nodded. "Then from now on you will be named Tigerpaw, and your mentor will Scorchbark. And Owl?" Owl nodded. "From now on, you will be known as Owlpaw and your mentor will be Sharktooth." Owlpaw and Tigerpaw touched noses with their mentors, and the clan cheered for all the apprentices.

Fallenstar looked out at the clan. His gaze found Icepelt and he smiled. She returned it.