Sorry about the wait. has been acting up. Here is the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own warriors! How many times do I have to say it!
We walked slowly to a cave in a big rock. (This takes place during Power of Three, but I am not adding the whole battle thing.) We looked up the incline and saw the cave.
"Well, lets go." Grass said.
As if those were the magic words, we all started to walk forwards and up.
"I wonder why we are even here." whispered Gizmo. "Don't we all." Cow sighed.
We got to the top and Grass pushed through the lichen that was in front of the cave.
"Come on slow pokes." She called.
We hurried into the cave and saw 2 ginger cats. One of them was a dark ginger tom, and the other was a pale, sandy ginger she-cat.
"Hello again, Grass. I see you have brought your friends." He said calmly. He had a deep voice and it made me feel calm. I could see that the others felt the same thing.
"Yes, Firestar. I have brought my friends. This is Fire, Ivy, Cow, and Gizmo." She replied, pointing to each of us in turn.
"This is my mate, Sandstorm." He told us, flicking his tail in her direction.
"Hello young ones." Sandstorm said. "Hello." Everyone but me replied.
Firestar looked at me strangely. "Are you mute, young one?" He asked.
Gizmo saved me from answering that awkward question. "No, no!" Gizmo said hastily, "She isn't mute. She has never talked to anyone but Grass though. We still don't know why." I nodded silently.
I never talk because I never have anything to say. I sometimes talk to Grass, but never to anyone else. Even I don't know why. I guess I'm just not really interested in what they talk about.
Anyway, Firestar had started to talk to Grass again. "So, you want to join the clan?" "Yes sir. We can help a lot. Gizmo has the best battle plans, Cow can keep an enemy distracted like nothing you've ever seen, Fire is the fiercest of us all when it comes to battle, I can chase them for long distenses, and Ivy can blend in with the shadows so well, its like she's not even there. Oh, and we can all fight and hunt prey."
Firestar looked over at his mate. Sandstorm nodded her head.
"Ok, you may temporarily join the clan. We will watch your progress. If Starclan deems you worthy, you may join the clan. I will assign you each a guide, to show you were everything is." He padded out of the cave and to the edge of the great rock.
"Everyone old enough to catch their own prey, gather under the high rock for a clan meeting." (Sorry if I got it wrong. :-l) Cats came from outside the entrance, from what smelled like the nursery, from even more thorn caves. It seemed as if the ground was alive with cats.
"We have new arrivals who want to join the clan. I have allowed them to stay-" Yowls of protest rang across the camp, and Firestar had to raise his tail for silence. "I have allowed them to stay, on one condition. They will not officially join the clan until leaf fall. Seeing how it is almost the end of green leaf, they will have 3 moons to prove themselves to the clan."
Murmurs of agreement came from the cats down below.
"I need 4 warriors to show them around the camp. Graystripe (Yea, I know. Chaptered by Two legs. But, I'm not going by the plot.), you will go with Cow. Brambleclaw, you will guide Gizmo. Brackenfur, you will be assigned Ivy. And finally, Sorreltail, you will have Grass."
I looked at the bracken colored tom that approached me. He looked friendly.
"Hi. I'm Brackenfur. You must be Ivy." I nod. " So, are you a loner?" I nod again. "So, do you ever talk?" I nod again! "Will you talk to me?" I shook my head, no. "Ooo….kkk…. This is going to be awkward."
We walked around to Grass and Gizmo. "Cow has already gone off. His guide seemed not the lest bit annoyed! They just walked off, talking about food." Gizmo explained. I laugh.
"Ah, ha! So you can make sounds! You owe me 3 mice at lunch today, Brambleclaw." Sorreltail said triumphantly.
"Wait. How did you know what she wanted to know? I didn't hear her say anything." Brackenfur asked.
"Oh. Just her expression. When you've known her from 3 years old, you kinda get used to the silence." Grass answered him.
"Ok, lets go on the tour." Brambleclaw said.
We walked a little ways, to a place that smelled like milk. "This is the nursery." Brackenfur explained. Just then 2 kits tumbled out. They were both she-kits. The boldest of the kits came up to us and said, "You must be the newcomers! I'm Dawnkit, and that is my sister Echokit!" Dawnkit was a black kit whose fur started to get lighter as it went up the body, ending with a light gray at her head. Echokit was a pure gray kit, with spots of dark gray dappling her flank.
Echokit walked up to me a said in a very quiet voice, "I can't wait to be a warrior." I was starting to get a liking for the quiet cat. She reminded me of me when I was younger. She looked up at me with wise, gray eyes. It seemed as though she had moons of knowledge in thoughs gray eyes. I gave her a small smile. She smiled brightly up at me.
I looked over at Fire, who had somehow gotten away from her guide, and then came back. She was playing with Dawnkit, whose golden eyes were open wide.
Then a pure black cat came out, and said, "Ok, Dawnkit, Echokit. It's time to go back to your mother." "Coming Hollyleaf!" Dawnkit said goodbye to Fire, and tramped over to Hollyleaf.
Echokit walked away slowly. "Come back soon, Ivy." She said quietly over her shoulder.
I waved my tail, and followed Brackenfur over to another den.
"This is the apprentenses den. Even if you do get accepted, you won't be sleeping here. You will be sleeping in the warriors den." He padded over to yet another den.
Our tour was over, but our day was just beginning.
Next will be their first day in the camp! Thank you for reading, and please R&R!