It was cold in the clearing, but a sudden call could be heard by the leader, Jaguar'star, "Let all cats old enough to catch prey gather beneath Tallrock for a Clan meeting."
All the cats, excluding those too old or too young, gathered around the rock. As Freckledkit and Cloudkit were now of age they were included in the gathering.
"As you know,"the clan leader mewed dramatically, flicking his tail towards the 2 kits, "We have 2 kits ready to be apprentices - Cloudkit and Freckledkit. As is the custom, you two will be given your warrior names and will be apprenticed to competent warriors. Cloudkit, from this day on, until you recieve your warrior name, you will be known as Cloudpaw. Your mentor will be Dappledcoat. May Dappledcoat teach you diligently, and may you learn all she teaches earnestly, so that all she knows is passed onto you."
Dappledcoat walked forward and greeted Cloudpaw by touching noses, as was the custom of the apprentice and mentor joining.
"Freckledkit, from this day on, until you recieve your warrior name," the leader started before he was interrupted by Maplestripe.
"Please excuse my rude interruption, but this can not wait," Maplestripe mewed, "Before you go on, please allow me to speak."
The leader nodded knowing that Medicine cats had this right on occasion, the only ones who would dare interrupt the warrior appointments.
Maplestripe took this opportunity to speak, hoping her request would be accepted, "I'm getting older, and it's time I took on an apprentice, because of this in light of recent events and promise you have shown by helping me numberous times, Freckledkit, I would like you to become my apprentice. Would you accept the position of being my apprentice?"
Freckledkit was beside herself with joy, her wildest dreams were being answered in this moment, but she held in her delight and answered with composure, "Yes! I would love to be your apprentice!"
"It is settled then," purported the leader, "Freckledkit, from this day on Maplestripe will be your master and Freckledpaw will be your name. May Maplestripe teach you diligently and may you learn all she teaches earnestly so all she knows will be passed onto you."
Maplestripe then moved forward and touched her nose to Freckledpaws nose, their mentor apprentice bond sealed.—————————————————————
Half a moon later
Freckledpaw, and Maplestripe, headed to the mothermouth for the annual meeting of medicine cats.
"Who's this?" The sandy coloured siamese skyclan medicine cat called Sandshifter asked Maplestripe.
"OH this is my new apprentice, Freckledpaw." Maplestripe mewed to Sandshifter.
Sandshifter looked at Freckledpaw and seriously inspected her, which came across and a hostile stare to those observing.
"Anyway, let's go inside," Maplestripe mewed looking concerned.
The cats walk in and observe the moonstone, where Maplestripe starts the new apprentice ceremony of the medicine cats "Freckledpaw, is it your wish to enter the mysteries of StarClan as a medicine cat?"
"It is" Freckledpaw mewed her agreement.
"Then come forwards," she mewed before continuing, "Warriors of StarClan, I present you with this apprentice. They have chosen the path of a medicine cat. Grant them your wisdom and insight so that they may understand your ways and heal their Clan in accordance with your will."
Freckledpaw pressed her nose against the cold wet moonstone and fell deep with in sleep where she awoke as seeing a starlike kit.
"Who- who are you?" Freckledpaw asked the small kit.
"I'm your sibling, remember? I'm Amberkit!" The kit mewed almost in distress at being forgotten.
Freckledpaw, unsure of the situation, responded with, "Did you die with our parents- by the badger?"
"No, they have lied to you... listen to me, Windclan is not your friend, they kidnapped us, and they murdered me!" Amberkit mewed worriedly.
Freckledpaw, not believing what she heard, replied back, "Surely not! I've known them my whole life, and if I was kidnapped I believe I would remember..." the dream faded and she awoke in the moonstone looking over to see everyone still asleep except Sandshifter.
"Is it true?" Freckledpaw asked.
"Is what true?" Sandshifter asked hoping to deny everything to the end.
"That my brother and I were kitnapped as babies?"
"Yes, I'm sorry-" she mewed sadly.
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Warriors: Freckedleaf's Past
Fanfiction|| Caution || This is based off a popular series called "warriors" by Erin Hunter. This is just a fanficton. The story takes place before Skyclan was kicked out. Includes minor swear words and major gore ------ Freckedleaf is the Windclan Medicine c...
