Moonpaw woke up excitedly. Wow what a cool dream, she thought. Then she realized that today was her first day as an apprentice! She walked over to the fresh-kill pile and gobbled up a juicy vole. Soon Dragonwhisp came out and Moonpaw walked over to him.
"Hey, Dragonwhisp! What are we doing today?" asked Moonpaw
"Well, today we're going to hunt and explore our territory with Foxtail and Sunpaw, he replied.
"Okay!" Moonpaw meowed. As soon as Foxtail and Sunpaw were ready, they headed off to the forest.
"Let's start with your hunting crouch," said Dragonwhisp. He bent down into a crouch and slowly started creeping closer to a small vole nearby. When he was close enough he pounced on the vole and gave the killing bite.
"Wow!" Moonpaw and Sunpaw exclaimed. Suddenly, Moonpaw noticed a huge rabbit behind a tree and started padding towards it. She got closer and closer and BAM! She pounced and gave the killing bite!
"Great job!" the other cats meowed.
" Thanks!" replied Moonpaw.
"Hey! Why don't we explore the territory now?" suggested Foxtail.Dragonwhisp nodded. Moonpaw scraped some dirt over her prey and they started walking around their territory.
" Over there is Snake Rocks. There are lots of adders there," Dragonwhisp said. Suddenly Moonpaw smelled an acrid scent.
"What's that?!" she exclamied.
"That's the Thunder Path. Monsters go by on it, but for some reasons they don't seem to get off the Thunder Path. And Twolegs seem to ride in them," explained Dragonwhisp.
"Really?!" Moonpaw and Sunpaw asked.
"Yes," Foxtail replied.
"Beyond the Thunder Path is the ShadowClan territory," Dragonwhisp continued. "You should smell their scent, so you know what ShadowClan is." Moonpaw and Sunpaw sniffed the ShadowClan border and wrinkled their noses at the scent.
"And that's the Twoleg Place next to the Thunder Path. Twolegs and kittypets live there," Drgonwhisp explained.
" That's Sunning Rocks. You can bask in the sun there," Foxtail said.
"Over there is the RiverClan territory. Take a sniff here, too," Foxtail continued. Moonpaw and Sunpaw took a sniff here to, smelling the fishy scent.
" Over there is Four Trees, where we meet every full moon under a truce. Tonight's a gathering," Dragonwhisp said.
"I hope I get to go!" remarked Moonpaw.
"Over here is our training hollow where you'll be learning your battle moves," Foxtail said.
"Moonpaw, you should get your rabbit now," Dragonwhisp said. Moonpaw nodded and she raced over to retrieve her rabbit, but she felt as if someone was watching her. When she turned around nobody was there. She picked up her rabbit and went back to meet the other cats. They returned to camp and all the cats gasped when they saw her rabbit.
"Who caught that rabbit?" Flamestar asked.
"Moonpaw did," Dragonwhisp replied proudly.
"Really?" several cats asked.
"Yes," Dragonwhisp answered.
"I have decided who will come with me to the gathering. Myself, Oaktail, Dragonwhisp, Whitewind, Lionclaw, Badgerfur, Hazelpelt, Birchclaw, Tigerfang, Sunpaw, Petalleaf, Moonpaw, Icetail, Ferretleg, Featherpool, Clovepaw, Cloudleap, Duststorm, Hollypool, and Dawngaze will come. Take a quick nap and then we'll go." Flamestar meowed. Moonpaw took her rabbit and began sharing it with Sunpaw.After they finished the rabbit, Moonpaw padded into the apprentices' den. She curled up in her nest and slept. When she opened her eyes she was in a dark forest.
"Hello? Is anyone here? My name is Moonpaw Where am I?" she asked. Suddenly a cat come out.
"Hello. My name is Darkfang. And you're in the Dark Forest," the cat replied. Suddenly a familiar cat appeared.
"Moonpaw why are you here?" hissed Redstar.
"I don't know. I just woke up here," Moonpaw meowed.
"Follow me," Redstar meowed. As they were walking asked Redstar some questions.
"What's the Dark Forest?" she asked.
"A place where evil cats go," replied Redstar.
"Why was I there?" asked Moonpaw.
"They made you wake up there," Redstar replied.
"Why?" Moonpaw asked again.
"Becuase you are special," Redstar asked.
"But why am I-"No more questions! You have to go home now!" interrupted Redstar.
"Wait!" cried Moonpaw. But it was too late. Redstar began fading away.
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Teen FictionFollow Moonkit in her journey to a warrior, then deputy, and then leader. Read about this amazing kit and her adventures.