MoonKit bounced excitedly around her mother's feet. BlueFeather looked down at her impatient kit.
"MoonKit, calm down. You won't be ready if you don't stay still and let me groom you." She said.
MoonKit sighed and plopped down, letting her mother run her tongue over her ears.
"MoonKit!" ClearKit ran up I her, followed closely by BadgerKit. Her sister ran up, clumsily stepping on MoonKit's paws.
"Ow! ClearKit!" MoonKit complained.
"Sorry. But come on! The ceremony's about to start!" ClearKit jumped up and down with excitement.
"Oh!" BlueFeather gasped. "Ok, kits. Go! I'll see you after." She gave MoonKits ears one last lick before disappearing into the bramble of the nursery.
"Let's go!" BadgerKit raced off towards the Leader's den.
RiverClan was on the edge of the lake, near River mostly. The Leader's den was a large outcropping of rock, with a cave where WillowStar and his mate FernTail lived. It was also where the apprentice ceremonies were held.
The other six moon old kits, ChipmunkFur's kits BarkKit and ThornKit, were already in line on the rock ledge with WillowStar. Tech rest if the clan was gathered around the base, mewing quietly. The three kits bounded up to the outcropping, and plopped down next to WillowStar. MoonKit was panting slightly.
"Just in time." WillowStar meowed. He turned to the gathered RiverClan cats.
"We are here to witness the growing of kits, when they become apprenticed to the clans warriors." He smiled at the gathered kits, who were fidgety with excitement.
"BarkKit." WillowStar said. The brown tabby tom stepped forward. "Your new name is BarkPaw, and your mentor will be LeafTail." A cheer sounded as BarkPaw leaped down to join LeafTail, who greeted him with a nuzzle. Then she turned back to the ceremony.
The ceremony continued. ThornPaw, the sandy gold she-cat, was apprenticed to MapleFur, BadgerPaw was apprenticed to FoxFoot, and ClearPaw was apprenticed to NearClaw. Finally it was MoonKit's turn.
"MoonKit, your new name is "MoonPaw, and you are apprenticed to GoldPelt." Cheering, and MoonPaw leaped down to join her mentor.
GoldPelt was a strong tom, with golden fur and blue eyes. He was one of the clans best hunters, and MoonPaw was honored to have him as a mentor. He gave her a poke with his nose.
"Hello MoonPaw." He said.
"Hi." MoonPaw replied.
"We will begin training now. Let's go hunting."
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Warriors: A New War
FanfictionThe Clans have lived in harmony for many seasons, but now, a new prophecy has been delivered, of a war to save or wipe out all but one of the clans. But it also spoke of three cats who could save all the clans, but they are from different clans. Wha...
