Behind the Scenes at the Warriors Fanfiction Choice Awards

Backstage

"Come on, Jayfeather! The show starts in one minute!"

"Hang on! I can't find my bow tie!"

"It's on your neck!"

"It is?"

"Yes."

"Oh. Well, how was I supposed to know that?"

"Look in the mirror!"

"I can't!"

"Right. Well, anyway, we need to go! Now!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming."

Two tom cats padded out onto a well-lit stage, standing in front of a crowd of at least a thousand cats. The golden tabby tom smoothed his tuxedo luxuriously, flashing the audience a brilliant smile. The gray tom padded to the podium standing on the center of the stage, and he seemed to be grumbling about something under his breath. The golden warrior shouldered his brother sharply, sending him a warning glare before turning to the audience.

"Hello and welcome to the 2014 Warriors Fanfiction Choice Awards! I'm Lionblaze, your host for this fabulous evening!"

"I love you, Lionblaze!" A white she-cat cried from the front row.

The warrior stared down at her. "Thank you, Icecloud, but you know I'm taken."

The other tom on stage sighed loudly. "I'm Jayfeather," he mumbled, "you're other host."

"Oh, brother, do be more cheerful!" Lionblaze scolded. "This is the first Warriors Fanfiction Choice Awards ever!"

"We love you, Jay-Jay!" every other she-cat in the audience shouted wildly.

Jayfeather blinked in surprise, and then a smile spread across his face. "Maybe this won't be so bad."

A tabby-and-white she-cat suddenly ran out on the stage. "Oh, Jaykins, you've got a little something on your face. Let Mommy clean you up!"

"Mother, get off of the stage!" Jayfeather spat.

Lionblaze collapsed on the stage floor, laughing. "Oh, dude, this is too funny! Little Jaykins still needs his mommy to clean him up!"

"Lionblaze, get up!" Leafpool ordered. "And stand up straight! Good posture is essential for a healthy well-being! And do straighten up your bow tie! Oh, let me fix it for you."

Now Jayfeather was the one who got to laugh. "It looks like I'm not the only one who still needs his mommy to fix everything!"

Once Leafpool was satisfied with her sons' appearances, she stood back to admire her work. "Oh, don't you two look so handsome! Crowy, get up here and take a picture of our boys!"

Three large, broad-shouldered toms padded onto the stage, wearing blue security vests. None of the three were Crowfeather.

"Leafpool, you're stalling the show," the head security guard growled. "Go away and let the hosts present the first award."

"But Brokenstar, I need to take pictures of my little boys!"

Brokenstar rolled his eyes. "Have it your way." He turned to face his companions. "Blackstar, Darkstripe- drag this she-cat off stage!"

The dark tabby's minions nodded compliantly and grabbed the she-cat and roughly dragged her away. Brokenstar then glanced at the hosts. "Carry on, then."

Lionblaze and Jayfeather watched as Brokenstar followed Blackstar and Darkstripe. "Well..." the golden host meowed. "Shall we present the first award?"

Jayfeather nodded, glancing at a pink notecard, even though he wouldn't be able to read it. "The first category to be presented is for the 'Best One-shot'."

"How can you read that?" Lionblaze asked.

"I'm not. I just thought it would look more official if I had notecards. I borrowed them from Mom."

"Oh," the co-host mewed. "Anyway, the nominees for 'Best One-shot' are You are my Sunshine by CrystalXShine, StarClan Discovery by The Bad Wolf Girl, Bramblestar's Letter by Tansyheart, and To Be the Best by Jay's Song."

Jayfeather unfolded the pink notecard and handed it to Lionblaze, who read the name of the winner silently. The gray medicine cat then looked out into the audience, and began to speak dramatically. "And the winner is..."

"To Be the Best!" Lionblaze announced. "Congratulations, Jay's Song! The people have spoken, and you have the best Warriors one-shot!"

"And what does Jay's Song get for winning?" Jayfeather asked.

"Bragging rights!" the golden warrior meowed. "Seriously, tell everyone! Make sure every writer knows how awesome you are!"

The gray host nodded. "You wrote a wonderful story, Jay's Song, and I enjoyed it very much."

Lionblaze smiled at a passing camera, operated by Toadstep. "Moving on to the next category. The nominees for 'Best Warriors Crossover' are Hollyleaf's Pokemon Journey by Leaffrost101, Les Meowsrables by eclectic. mouse, Kirby Comes to the Forest by Destiny Willowleaf, and Warriors Meet Seekers by sammi133!"

"Warriors crossovers are always interesting to read," Jayfeather mewed. "I'd love to see one for Warriors and The Lion King 2."

"Tell Tansy," Lionblaze meowed. "She's basically our slave anyway, so I'm sure you could force her to write one."

The blind host nodded. "I should do that. Maybe I could convince Brokenstar to hold her hostage until she agrees."

"But now it's time to announce the winner," Lionblaze meowed, unfolding a second pink notecard. "And your winner for 'Best Warriors Crossover' is..."

"Hollyleaf's Pokemon Journey!" Jayfeather finished. "Good for you, Leaffrost101! You have the best crossover! Not that I'm biased or anything, but it is about my sister."

"The greatest sister any pair of toms could have!" Lionblaze agreed. "Anyway, brag about it, Leaffrost101! Tell all your friends! Tell your family! Tell the Queen of the United States!"

"Um, brother, the United States doesn't have a queen," Jayfeather informed him. "They have a president."

Lionblaze shrugged. "How should I know what kind of government the US has? I'm a cat!"

The gray host nodded. "And we're from England. Yay us!"

"On that note," the golden warrior meowed, "we're going to take a short break. Coming up next will be the categories for 'Best Tragedy' and 'Best Story about Friendship'."

"Vote Hollyleaf for 'Best Canon Protagonist'!" Jayfeather cried before the show went to commercial.