"Can't catch me... You're slower than those Riverclan cats!" Whitekit called to Falconkit. He just huffed and ran faster. Suddenly Kestralkit landed onto Whitekit.
"Hey!" She cried.
"That's not fair!" Kestralkit stuck out his tongue.
"Snakekit never said." He replied, nodding to the direction where Snakekit and Stripedkit were sitting.
"Kits! Clean yourselves! The ceremony is about to start!" The five kits' mother, Silvernight called. Almost immediately the kits started grooming themselves. As soon as the last kit finished a call echoed across camp.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey to gather under Highledge for a meeting!" The voice of Fawnstar bounced off the rocks. Slowly, cats started to gather.
"Whitekit, Stripedkit, Falconkit, Kestralkit and Snakekit, come forwards." Fawnstar beckoned the five kits. She turned towards Whitekit.
Whitekit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Whitepaw. Your mentor will be Miststripe. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you. Miststripe, come forward." The she-cat stepped forward, chest puffed out.
"Miststripe, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Rosepatch, and you have shown yourself to be brave and calm. You will be the mentor of Whitepaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her." Fawnstar finished off. She turned to Falconkit.
"Falconkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Falconpaw. Your mentor will be Loonpelt. I hope he will pass down all he knows on to you. Loonpelt, come forward." Once again, the tom walked forward.
"Loonpelt, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Tornpelt, and you have shown yourself to be bright in the dark times and courageous. You will be the mentor of Falconpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him." Fawnstar paused to catch her breath. She then turned to Kesrtalkit.
"Kestralkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Kestralpaw. Your mentor will be Tigercloud. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you. Tigercloud, come forward." Tigercloud padded forwards.
"Tigercloud, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Brownscar, and you have shown yourself to be understanding and peaceful. You will be the mentor of Kestralpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him." Fawnstar turned towards Snakekit.
"Snakekit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Snakepaw. Your mentor will be Goosecloud. I hope he will pass down all he knows on to you. Goosecloud, come forwards." The tom smiled and padded forwards.
"Goosecloud, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Bluestripes, and you have shown yourself to be tough and never giving up. You will be the mentor of Snakepaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her." Fawnstar turned towards Stripedkit.
"Stripedkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Stripedpaw. Your mentor will be Poppydawn. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you." The tom's littermates gasped. They hadn't had an idea of their littermate being a medicine cat apprentice. But before they could speak, Fawnstar nodded to Poppydawn, she then started talking.
"Cats of Thunderclan, as you know, I will not be around forever. So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat who has shown exceptional knowledge of herbs. Your next medicine cat will be Stripedpaw." "Stripedpaw, do you accept the post of apprentice to Poppydawn?" Fawnstar asked.
"I-I do." There was a slight stammer in his voice as Stripedpaw spoke.
"Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moonpool to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats." This time, Poppydawn spoke.
"The good wishes of all Thunderclan will go with you." Fawnstar dipped her head. Then, the cheering started.
"Whitepaw! Snakepaw! Kestralpaw! Falconpaw! Stripedpaw!" The five newly-made apprentices puffed out their chests in pride.
Later, the clan began is break apart into their own groups.
"Congratulations!" Larkwing, the Thunderclan deputy and their father, padded up to them. Then, Mottlepelt took him away, sharing tongues.
"Five kits in a litter is quite a lot, isn't it?" she asked. Larkwing simply shrugged.
"They're special. I can feel it." was the reply. It was true, the five kits were special.
