Words From The Stars; The Heart of a Warrior

The Beginning

Hey. This is GraveyardWriter859. Here's my first of 2+ fanfictions! I do not own Warriors. Warriors (c) Erin Hunter. Not me. Okay?

And yes, this Fanfiction is also on Fanfiction.net. It's mine, it's on my Fanfiction account. I did not steal it! Please enjoy!

Sandkit's eyes flashed open. Pain ripped through her tiny, golden pelted body. She looked wildly around, looking for the cats that had tried to kill her. She found that she was surrounded by cats. Not the Dark Forest, but not StarClan. Where am I? Sandkit sighed happily. She was back in the nursery. It was just a dream . . . Sandkit's mother, Morningleaf, licked Sandkit between the ears. 

"How's my little warrior doing?" Morningleaf meowed. 

"I-I . . . I had a n-nightmare," Sandkit mewed, feeling the pain start to ebb away. "I-I was in th-the Dark Forest, a-and these cats came out of nowhere." 

"What did they look like?" Morningleaf asked. 

"I-I don't know," Sandkit mewed. "They held me down. I couldn't scream, I couldn't talk, and so I laid there, staring up at them. Then one of them slashed its claws . . . across my throat." Sandkit shuddered. "It hurt, mommy, it hurt like death. A-and then I heard someone say "Now you know how I feel . . ." and then . . . I woke up." 

"Who said that?" Morningleaf asked. 

"I-it looked like a kit, like me, with a pelt as black as the night sky and glowing amber eyes," Sandkit answered. 

"Molekit," Morningleaf growled. 

"Molekit?" Sandkit meowed. 

"Molekit was once part of SandClan. It is said that he was the first kit of the first leader, Sand. He was evil, and he was killed as a kit. My brother told me about his dream when we were kits. Molekit haunts the nursery's kits, the ones who show great promise to becoming a warrior. Those who may make a great leader one day," Morningleaf explained. 

"That's why Acornstar's the leader!" Sandkit squeaked. 

Morningleaf smiled. Sandkit pounced on her mother's caramel colored tail. 

"I'm going to be the greatest warrior ever!"

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"Thornstar, you need to be punished for trespassing on SandClan's territory!" Sandkit hissed. 

"Never!" Thornkit hissed. "Soon, ThornClan will control the whole forest! You will never be able to stop us! ThornClan, attack!" 

"Thornstar, you'll pay for the day that you crossed our borders!" Sandkit hissed, leaping onto Thornkit. 

"Attack!" Sandkit screeched. 

Moonkit, Nightkit, Mothkit, Ravenkit, Cherrykit, Maplekit, Birchkit, Sweetkit and Specklekit were all playing part of SandClan. Thistlekit, Splashkit, Flarekit, Flashkit, Lightningkit, Swiftkit, Berrykit, Poppykit and Icekit were all playing part of ThornClan. ThornClan had crossed SandClan's borders and stolen prey, so SandClan was getting back at them. 

Sandkit squeaked as Thornkit threw her off to the side. She then pounced on Splashkit. 

"You take your warriors back to your own territory, Splashfang!" Sandkit play hissed. 

"Never!" Splashkit spat. 

Sandkit pawed him to the ground and nipped at his leg. He raced over to another part of the battle, and Sandkit searched for Thornkit. Thornkit was wrestling with Ravenkit, hissing, "You're a weakling, Ravenfire! I can beat you single pawed!" That seemed to make Ravenkit mad, even though it was just a game. Ravenkit kicked Thornkit backwards and then pounced on him. His claws came out, and scratched Thornkit's belly. Ravenkit had trouble controlling his temper and sometimes he got violent. 

"Ravenkit stop! You're hurting me!" Thornkit wailed in pain. 

"Sorry!" Ravenkit squeaked, jumping away from his older brother. "I'm so sorry!" 

Hazelflower raced over to Thornkit and dragged him away to the medicine cat's den. 

"Playtime's over," Wetwing meowed, pulling Swiftkit and Berrykit over to her nest. 

"Come on," Morningleaf meowed. Thistlekit complained as Morningleaf dragged him over to her nest. Moonkit and Sandkit followed. 

"Sandkit," Moonkit meowed quietly. "Will you help me some with those fighting moves that Mudheart was teaching us earlier? I just can't get it right . . ." 

"Sure!" Sandkit meowed. "Just not right now. Everyone needs a little . . . time . . . before play fighting again. Once Thornkit comes back, okay? I mean, I don't care when he comes back, I just don't think anyone would want any fighting again right now." 

"I understand," Moonkit meowed as she padded into Morningleaf's nest. 

"Don't worry, I'll help you soon," Sandkit meowed. "Morningleaf, can I go get some fresh kill? I'll bring back as much as I can, for everyone!" 

"Sure," Morningleaf meowed. "How about everyone goes?" 

"Yes!" Nightkit squeaked. 

All of the kits raced off towards the fresh kill pile. Sandkit grabbed a mouse, and tried to carry a thrush for Morningleaf. Moonkit, after grabbing a shrew for herself, helped her golden pelted sister. Sandkit accepted the help from her silver pelted sister. They were very soon followed by the other kits. Sandkit gave the thrush to her mother with Moonkit. Sandkit then padded over to her best friend, Nightkit, and ate her mouse with her night black pelted friend. 

"Do you think that Thornkit will be okay?" Nightkit mewed. 

"He'll be fine, the stupid furball! He knows that Ravenkit has problems with his anger! Why did he have to be so mean? I mean, a weakling? Ravenkit is not a weakling!" Sandkit meowed. 

"Do you have a crush on my brother?" Nightkit teased. 

"No!" Sandkit meowed quickly. I do not have a crush on Ravenkit! He's just . . . a friend. That's all I feel for him. He's just . . . my best friend's brother. 

"Okay," Nightkit mewed, nibbling on her vole. 

"Humph!" Sandkit grumbled, eating her mouse fiercely. 

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the SkyStone for a clan meeting!" Acornstar called. 

I wonder what that could be for. Sandkit padded out of the nursery. Swiftkit and Berrykit were already out there. They were sitting beneath the massive boulder. Did they get in trouble? How could they have gotten in that much trouble in so little time?! Sandkit then noticed the glow of pride in Wetwing's eyes and in Spidershade's eyes. They can't be that proud if they were in trouble! Sandkit looked around. Furzelight and Tigerfire also had eyes that were glowing with pride. They're becoming apprentices! Sandkit realized that as Acornstar started. 

"I, Acornstar, call upon my warrior ancestor's to look down upon these kits. Berrykit, Swiftkit, step forward. From this day on, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Berrypaw. Tigerfire, you are a brave and loyal warrior, and it is time that you had an apprentice. Swiftkit, from now on you will be known as Swiftpaw. Furzelight, you mentored Grayflower well, and I know you will do the same with Swiftpaw. Tigerfire, don't be afraid to turn to Furzelight for help anytime." 

Berrypaw touched noses with Tigerfire and Swiftpaw did the same with Furzelight. 

"Berrypaw! Swiftpaw! Berrypaw! Swiftpaw!" The clan called to the new apprentices, Sandkit trying to call the loudest. 

Suddenly, before any cat could move, tons of cats burst into the clearing. "RavenClan will take this land, just you wait!" Cats flooded in and Sandkit barely had time to blink as she was pushed to the nursery.

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