"Attack me."
As she seized up her mentor, Cloverpaw remembered when she caught her first prey, and her mistakes. Now, and month, or, as the cats called it, a moon later, they were having battle training. She instinctly looked at his shoulder, where she was aiming to strike. As she leaped, Lionblaze whipped aside so that she landed on bare ground and was pinning her down in seconds.
"Now try something a little less obvious." He meowed.
Again, Cloverpaw took position across from Lionblaze and prepared to spring. This time, she looked at his shoulder, but she'd really aim for his paws. Hoping to catch him on surprise, she sprang, only to have Lionblaze step aside once more and pin her down. Refusing to give up, Cloverpaw stopped struggling and went limp. Lionblaze let go of his grip on her, worried that he might've hurt his apprentice, only to be surprised as she kicked her back legs, making him fly across the clearing and land with a puff. As much as Cloverpaw tried, she couldn't pin her mentor down, and after a couple moments of struggle, Lionblaze once again pinned her down, unable to get up.
"Well done!" Meowed Lionblaze "you'll make a great fighter."
Cloverpaw blushed at her mentor's praise. Lionblaze was easily the best fighter in ThunderClan, and maybe even in all the forest. Cloverpaw was lucky to be trained by him.
"Yes, good job Cloverpaw!" Meowed a she-cat voice in the shadows. "Shall we compare, Lionblaze?"
"Why not, Blossomfall. Sandpaw may be the best hunter, but Cloverpaw's a formidable fighter." Meowed Lionblaze.
"We'll see about that. Sandpaw, get into he center of the clearing and show Cloverpaw and Lionblaze how it's done." Blossomfall said cheekily. She was obviously doubting Cloverpaw's abilities, as she saw her hunt on the first day. Sandpaw is good, but Cloverpaw was better.
As the two apprentices circled each other in the training hallow, Cloverpaw felt the rush of adrenaline you get before going into battle. She knew this wasn't really a battle, but Cloverpaw had to prove to Sandpaw and Blossomfall that she was great. She studied Sandpaw for a while. From the time in the forest, she had developed strong, lean muscles, and must've nearly doubled in size. But so had Cloverpaw, she could win this.
Sandpaw was the first to strike, a beginner move, which was easy for Cloverpaw to dodge. While Sandpaw recovered and got to her feet, Cloverpaw took the advantage to leap on her back. The impact was too great for Sandpaw, and her legs crumpled beneath her, while Cloverpaw flipped her over and pinned her down. After much struggling, Cloverpaw let go and stepped away so that she could stand up. As Sandpaw got to her feet, Cloverpaw heard her hissing under her breath "got lucky" and "I'll beat you next time", then the hissing promptly got louder and ended up with her snarling.
"I demand a redo." She said.
"Cloverpaw won, fair and square." Meowed Lionblaze "and that's enough training for today, let's head back to camp."
As they set off towards the camp, Cloverpaw couldn't help wondering what got into Sandpaw. She had always been competitive, yes, but never like this. Sandpaw, coincidently, was actually Cloverpaw's best friend, but couldn't help arguing from time to time because of their different personalities.
"Four will come, each with mighty destinies to fulfill. It is up too you to guide their paws, so they can be able to save the clan when it is needed most."
"Why are you telling me this,Bluestar?" Asked another cat, a tom.
"Because, if they are not guided, all will be lost, and ThunderClan will fall. One shall let envy enter her heart. If you allow this to happen, she will become dangerous. Put out the fire before it burns the forest." Answered Bluestar.
"Is there anything else you can tell me? Do you know who it is? When will it happen?" Demanded the tom.
"All will be revealed shortly, Bramblestar." Bramblestar soon woke to find himself face to face with Spiderleg's patrol and four more cats...