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Chapter Two~The battle.

Outside of the camp, Talonstar leapt onto a large, silver boulder, claw marks of the ancient leaders covering the rock.

"LET ALL CATS OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR OWN PREY JOIN ME BELOW THE SILVER ROCK FOR A CLAN MEETING!"

Half of the clan were already outside their dens, as if they had known Talonstar was going to call a meeting.

Swanwing nudged Iriskit from her rest. Rainkit was already awake, bouncing up and down with Slashkit at her side.

Browneye gathered her kits near her with the swish of her long tail. "Come on you two. Don't wake Whispersong."

The five kits raced out of the nursery, each one fluffed up with excitement. Darkpelt, Happykit's mother, was trying frantically to groom her daughter.

Iriskit gazed up at her father as she watched the clan settle down. She noticed the other kits taking a seat beside their mother.

"I have gathered you all here for a ceremony," Talonstar began. "Iriskit, Rainkit, Happykit, Stripekit, and Slashkit have reached six moons. It is time for them to become apprentices." He nodded towards the kits. "Come forward."

With a gulp, Iriskit stepped up in front of her father. The other kits did the same.

After what felt like forever, Iriskit watched as Happypaw recieved Ospreyscreech as her mentor. Stripepaw recieved Foggymist while Slashpaw got Bronzefeather. Then Talonstar turned to Rainkit.

"Rainkit," he mewed. "From this day forward until you recieve your warrior name, you shall be known as Rainpaw."

"RAINPAW! RAINPAW!" the clan chanted.

"Foxfur will be your mentor," Talonstar announced.

Iriskit turned her head, recognizing the tan she-cat. Foxfur had turned to a short life of madness after her mate, Goldenblaze, died of a rat attack. She had hissed and attacked any cat that went near her. She would scream Goldenblaze's name into the night sky, awake or asleep.

Although Foxfur recovered, she wasn't the most popular choice. Foxfur seemed surprise and happy padding over to Rainpaw and touching her nose to her's.

Maybe Foxfur isn’t so bad after all. Iriskit thought.

"Iriskit, step forward," Talonstar meowed.

Holding back a shudder, Iriskit slowly stepped closer towards her father.

"From this moment, until you recieve your warrior name, you shall be known as Irispaw," he proclaimed.

"IRISPAW! IRISPAW!" the clan cheered.

Irispaw lifted up her head, drinking in the voices of her clanmates that stood before her.

"Falconclaw," Talonstar mewed. A hint of amusement was detected in his mew. "You have been excellently mentored by...me." A few of the older warriors chuckled. "And I hope you pass your great skills down to Irispaw."

Irispaw's eyes widened as she stared at her mentor. Falconclaw's tabby pelt shimmered in the sunlight, and his dark green eyes glowed with happiness. He padded forward to Irispaw and touched his nose to hers.

"I promise I'll be great," Irispaw whispered.

"You'll be even better," Falconclaw purred.

With a smile, Irispaw lifted her head.

"Meeting dismissed," Talonstar meowed, leaping off the Silver Rock. 

The clan then broke off into groups, the new apprentices breaking into clusters around their mentors.