LEGENDARY | Warrior Cats #1

-The Naming-

Onepaw's P.O.V

The white tom snickered, his white teeth glistening

"You were exiled!" Frostdapple snapped. "Get out of ShadowClan territory, now!"

He growled. "Do you think I care? It's a shame Oddfall is the leader."

"His name is Oddstar!" Frostdapple hissed, her silver and brown dappled fur bristling.

Eeljaw unsheathed his claws. "As long as I live, I will be your leader. ShadowClan is mine!" He yowled, and leaped over to Frostdapple, pinning her down. Onepaw stepped back, not knowing what to do. And then she remembered.

Leap and hold...Frostdapple taught me that one...!

Onepaw ducked down and went behind Eeljaw, who didn't see her coming. She leaped onto him, digging her claws into his back. He jumped up and then rolled over, his back pushing Onepaw to the ground. She wheezed, knowing that this countermove was dangerous.

Frostdapple growled. "Don't you touch my apprentice, piece of crowfood!" She scowled and leaped over to him, slashing his face with her claws, temporarily blinding him with blood.

A group of WindClan cats padded over to the border, gasping. "We heard your yowls!" Brightleap meowed and went over to Eeljaw. "What happened?" He asked. "No time to explain! Attack him!"

The WindClan cats obeyed, slashing and clawing the tom. "He passed out," Deermask meowed. "I'll drag him to the Two-Leg Place, you'll need to get to Moonspeck,"

She dipped her head, and Onepaw and Frostdapple limped away. Onepaw looked around and saw a pair of blue eyes staring straight at her through some brush. "Who's there?!" She growled. Frostdapple backed up, she had seen the eyes as well.

Suddenly, a pure black she-cat slowly padded out of the bushes. Her frame was frail and her body was scared. "Who are you?" Onepaw growled.

The black she-cat whimpered. "I-I'm Eeljaw's sister...well I heard he's Eelstar now...but you called him Eeljaw..." She whimpered.

"Why aren't you in ShadowClan?" Frostdapple asked.

"He...he...he made me leave. I saw him kill a cat, so he tried to kill me! I ran till I couldn't anymore, and now I'm here..." She wailed.

Frostdapple nudged her. "What's your name?"

"I'm Ferretgaze...no time to tell more, go get Moonspeck, he's quite good with healing...well, I knew when I was an apprentice."

"Which cat did you see him kill?" Onepaw asked.

"The old medicine cat...but worse...a few moons ago, I saw him kill Palecloud."

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"She did!?" Thrushpaw exclaimed. "This is great!"

Onepaw was confused. How was this great news? "How is anything about this 'good news'?"

"Because, she might know a little more on why Eeljaw killed dad," Thrushpaw sighed. "I thought that was our goal here."

"I never said it wasn't your goal. But I know why he killed dad already."

"Yeah? Why?"

"Come on, we've all seen Eeljaw. He's just mean!"

Thrushpaw rolled her eyes. "I don't think being mean is the answer. I mean, Dewpath was kinda mean, but he never murdered a bunch of cats."

Thrushpaw had a point. Well, she had two. One, being mean isn't an excuse to kill people. Two, they did need to know more about the mysterious murder. But Onepaw couldn't just sit around and listen to why Eeljaw is a killer. Besides, she had to get her warrior name.

"Alright, you can go find out more while I get my warrior name."

Thrushpaw nodded. "Alright, I'll go ask while you grow up."

Oddstar was talking to Frostdapple, who then nodded. Oddstar padded up to Shadowrock. "All cats old enough to catch their prey, meet under Shadowrock for a Clan meeting!" He yowled.

Cats gathered under Shadowrock, eager to figure out what was happening. "Today we shall make three apprentices warriors. Onepaw, please step forward."

Onepaw was excited, the silver she-cat hopped up.

Oddstar smiled. "I, Oddstar, leader of ShadowClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn."

Oddstar continued. "Onepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

She purred. "I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Onepaw, from this moment you will be known as Oneear. StarClan honors your intelligence and kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ShadowClan."

Oneear dipped her head respectfully and smiled.

"Darkpaw, please step forward."

The dark gray tom trotted up to Oddstar.

"I, Oddstar, leader of ShadowClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained amazingly to understand the ways of your honorable code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn."

"Darkpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Darkpaw dipped his head. "Oddstar, you know I do."

"Then by the will of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Darkpaw, from now on you will be known as Darkfur. StarClan honors your pride and strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ShadowClan."

He smiled. "Finally, we have Sedgepaw. Sedgepaw, please come here," Sedgepaw padded over quickly.

"I call upon my ancestors to look down on Sedgepaw. He has trained with dedication to understand the ways of your code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in return."

Sedgepaw gave his chest a few licks of embarrassment.

"Sedgepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend ShadowClan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do!" He meowed, happily.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I will give you your warrior name. Sedgepaw, you will now be known as Sedgeleaf. StarClan honors your dedication and speed, and the Clan welcomes you as a full member of ShadowClan."

This is a really long chap compared to what I've written lately, so I hope you enjoyed it!

Best writings,

-StandingInTheStorm