Behind the Scenes at the Warriors Fanfiction Choice Awards

Backstage

"Lionblaze, are you almost ready?"

"I've lost my eyeliner!"

"Why on earth do you need eyeliner?"

"It's stage make-up, Jayfeather."

"And you need it because..."

"So my face looks beautiful for the camera."

"I'm glad I don't need to wear that gunk."

"Dude, have you seen your face?"

"No."

"Oh yeah. Sorry, bro."

"Just hurry up! The show starts in only ten minutes!"

"Don't worry so much! I'll be ready!"

On the Green Carpet

"Hello, Rosepetal still here with ClanTV News! I'm reporting all the action here at the Warriors Fanfiction Choice Awards, and my favorite brother, Toadstep, is the awesome camera-cat filming everything! Anyway, I've interviewed the nominees for 'Best Canon Protagonist', 'Best Canon Antagonist', and 'Best Canon Supporting Character.' Now I'll be interviewing the nominees for 'Best Canon Couple'. First up is Graystripe and Silverstream!"

The silver she-cat gave the camera a sweet look. "It's lovely to be here tonight."

Her mate nodded. "Yep." His amber eyes then grew worried. "Um...just change the channel for a moment, Millie. You probably won't like this interview very much."

"Worried about how your current mate will react, Graystripe?" Rosepetal asked.

"Why wouldn't I be? I've been nominated for 'Best Canon Couple', but Millie wasn't! She's been furious since she found out!"

Silverstream smiled. "At least she realizes you still love me the most."

"The entire fandom knows that, Silver," the reporter informed the she-cat.

"Hey, now, I do love Millie," the tom meowed.

"Just not as much as me."

Graystripe stared down at the ground. "That is true."

Rosepetal held her microphone up to Silverstream. "So, how confident are you that you'll win?"

"Well, Graystripe and I have one of the most famous relationships," the she-cat replied, "but the other nominees have good relationships, too. I think we all have a good chance of winning."

"I kind of hope we don't win," the tom muttered. "Then maybe Millie won't be too mad."

The reporter nodded. "Millie's going to be mad. You'll definitely win."

Graystripe sighed. "That's what I figured. It's hard having the best relationship ever."

"Well, thank you for speaking with me. I'm going to talk to Firestar and Sandstorm now," Rosepetal meowed.

Silverstream smiled. "Thank you! Tell Firestar and Sandstorm I wish them the best!"

"I will!" the reporter said as she padded away from the couple. "Firestar!" she called.

The ginger tom and his mate strolled over to Rosepetal. "Hi," the leader meowed.

"Hello, I'm with ClanTV News," Rosepetal meowed. "Can I ask you some questions?"

"Not if they're about Spottedleaf or Cinderpelt," Sandstorm muttered.

The reported sighed. "You are just a joy to interview, Sandy."

"Isn't she?" Firestar meowed. "I haven't even mentioned Spottedleaf in an entire moon!"

"But you sleep talk," the pale ginger she-cat growled. "You don't want to know the kind of things you say about her when-"

"Okay!" Rosepetal interrupted. "I just want to know how you feel about being nominated for 'Best Canon Couple'!"

Firestar smiled confidently. "I'm so proud of myself. Sandy and I really do have the best relationship in the entire world. We're so going to win this thing."

"I doubt it," Sandstorm hissed. "Dovewing and Bumblestripe will probably win. At least she doesn't keep talking about her ex!"

"That's because she's over Tigerheart," Rosepetal meowed. "Firestar is never going to get over Spottedleaf, is he?"

The ginger she-cat shook her head. "No. I'll always be second-best to him."

"Spotty..." the tom sighed dreamily.

"You mongrel!" Sandstorm snarled. "Stop thinking about Spottedleaf! I'm your mate! Do you want some other couple to win?"

Rosepetal laughed. "I think I'll leave you two alone now. I'm going to go see if Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight are around..."

"My daughter has a better mate than me!" Sandstorm cried. "At least Brambleclaw was never torn between her and another she-cat!"

"Whatever," the reporter shrugged, padding away. "Brambleclaw! Squirrelflight! Speak to me!"

The couple padded over to Rosepetal. Brambleclaw flashed the camera a confident look.

"Hello, you two," the reporter began. "Can I ask you some questions?"

"Sure!" Brambleclaw meowed.

Rosepetal nodded. "Good. My first question is: Squirrelflight, what is wrong with your mother?"

"Who knows?" the dark ginger she-cat sighed. "Sometimes she gets kind of unbearable. She can be a bit bossy and controlling, especially when it comes to my father."

"I can see that. He still seems to like Spottedleaf."

The she-cat nodded. "Yep. He can be pretty annoying sometimes."

Rosepetal smiled. "My brother is pretty annoying, too."

"Hey!" Toadstep cried.

"You be quiet," the reporter hissed. "I'm doing an interview!"

"Interview meeeeee!" someone cried, racing up to the camera.

Rosepetal sighed. "Dovewing, I'm busy right not. Wait your turn."

The she-cat shook her head. "The people need to see me! I'm in a better relationship than all these other couples, so you should only focus on meeeee!"

"So where's your mate, then?"

"Who? Bumblestripe? I have no idea."

The reporter rolled her eyes. "I'm interviewing the couples. Go get Bumblestripe, and then I'll interview you."

"But I want to be interviewed now! Look at me! I'm fabulous! I deserve to win the award! Everyone- look at meeeee!"

Brambleclaw narrowed his eyes. "Is it just me or is she really annoying?"

"It ain't you," Squirrelflight muttered. "Come on. Let's go see if Leafpool needs help getting the boys ready to host."

"Meeee!" Dovewing continued to cry, twirling around in front of the camera.

Rosepetal glanced at her imaginary watch. "Oh, look at the time! It's time for a commercial break! When we come back, the award show will begin! Stay tuned!"

"I deserve to win! Meeeee!"

(A/N: The next chapter will begin the award show. The awards will be presented in this order-

Chapter 11: 'Best One-shot' and 'Best Warriors Crossover'

Chapter 12: 'Best Tragedy' and 'Best Story about Friendship'

Chapter 13: 'Best Romance' and 'Best Action/Adventure'

Chapter 14: 'Best Fanfiction Protagonist' and 'Most "Interesting" Trollfic'

Chapter 15: 'Best Warriors Spoof' and 'Honorary Worst Warriors Fanfiction Ever Written' (That one didn't need a vote. You all can guess what story wins that.)

Chapter 16: 'Best Canon Protagonist' and 'Best Canon Antagonist'

Chapter 17: 'Best Canon Supporting Character' and 'Best Canon Couple'

You may continue to vote up until the category you wish to vote for has been presented its award. For example: you can vote for 'Best Fanfiction Spoof' until the winner for that category has been announced.)