Sandy ‘ kits story (book one?)
Jul 17, 2021 15:35:59 GMT -5
Post by | Petal ' Dance | on Jul 17, 2021 15:35:59 GMT -5
Thunder clan cats
Leader - Mouse star
This leader is abnormally small and is a brown she-cat with a stub tail and hazel eyes. She has an apprentice and is 36 moons old.
Deputy - Blue ‘ Tail
This deputy is a she with reddish orange fur and brown splotches. She has a tail that descends into a blue and is 34 moons. she has hazel eyes.
Medicine cat - rash ‘ creek
This she-cat has wavy, reddish greenish fur and gray eyes. She is 76 moons old and has an apprentice.
Medicine cat apprentice - indian ‘ paw
This She is a navy colored deaf she with brown and grey spots and green eyes. she has a stub tail and is 8 moons old.
warriors:
apple’stem
This tom has brown fur with darker brown lines. He is 24 moons. He has light green eyes and a stub tail.
green’whisker
This tom has gray fur with black lines and brown spots. He has yellow eyes. He is 20 moons. His whiskers give off a light green color in the light.
Skull’claw
this she has black fur, but her face is the color of a skull, along with her paws and claws. She has yellow eyes and a white triangle like shape on her chest. She is 32 moons old.
blood’foot
This she has golden shiny fur and one foot with a reddish color. She has a stub tail and blue eyes. She is 28 years old.
snake’tail
This she has a long tail with a pointed tip, and is a golden color with white stripes. She has red eyes and is 37 moons.
Dry’nose
This is a white tom with gray dapples and a white stomach. He got his name because his nose has never gotten wet. He is 13 moons.
one’whisker
this tom has plain white fur and has brown eyes, but only one whisker. He is 28 moons old.
Yellow'pelt
this she has four kits and fur that goes from a light yellow and descends to a dark yellow.
sandy'dream
this tom has light yellow fur with green eyes and faint dapples of a dark yellow. he is 16 moons.
creme'cloud
This she has plain creme colored fur and green eyes. she is 16 moons.
trap'sorrow
this gray tom with white stripes always feels trapped. he has white eyes and is 16 moons.
apprentices:
None, currently.
Queens:
Dream’drop
This she is short with white fur that descends into a pinkish color. She has green eyes and is 16 moons.
Snake’tail
This she has a long tail with a pointed tip, and is a golden color with white stripes. She has red eyes and is 43 moons.
Kits:
Feather’kit
This she-cat is a Pinkish color with gray dapples and white eyes. She is 2 moons old.
cloud’kit
This tom is a gray color that descends into a white. He has white eyes. He is 2 moons old.
bird’kit
This she-cat is gray with pinkish stripes. She has green eyes and is 2 moons old.
light’kit
this tom is golden with light gray dapples. He has red eyes and is 3 moons old.
long’kit
this tom has long legs and a long tail. He is grey with brown ear tips and stripes. He has red eyes and is 3 moons.
storm’kit
This tom is white with yellow eyes and black patches. He is blind. He is also 3 moons.
lightning’kit
This she’cat is white with golden stripes and brown dapples. She has yellow eyes and is 3 moons.
elders:
Rainbow’spot
this she elder has white fur, and spots of navys, browns, yellows, and blacks. She has yellow eyes and is 101 moons.
rain’wind
this she has transparent like, navy fur. She has hazel eyes and is 112 moons old.
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It was a bright, warm day in Thunder clan, and Sandy’kit was staying in the nursery for the day, minding his own business and spending quality time with his mother while his siblings were outside pretending to be clan leaders. He was just about to take a beauty nap when he heard a high pitched yowl, and his siblings started running inside, panicking.
“ What’s wrong? Whats going on? “ Sandy’kit yelled in annoyance and fear.
” Shadow clan! They’re attacking! “ Yelled his brother, lion’kit.
At that exact moment a large broad warrior burst through the brambles. He was black with golden spots and green eyes. He took his brother and one of his sisters, and ran out of the camp with a satisfied flick of his tail. Shortly after, a low voice yowled and lashed his tail, and it was over. All the cats were gone. Silence.
“ Sandy’kit? “ Asked his sister, cream’kit.
” Y-yes, cream’kit? “ He answers in fear.
” What was- “ She was cut off by her brother hugging her dearly, as he began to burst into tears.
“ Are they gone, brother? “ She said, in a high pitched, wobbly voice.
” I think so... Creme... “ He said in tears.
” Shh shh... “ yellow’pelt said, comforting her kits.
” Its just the feeling of loss. “ She said, as they dozed off.
Not long after, sandy’kit woke up, and dragged himself outside the nursery in sorrow. The clan was silent, and cats all around had bad wounds. He remembered what his mother said, as he held back the tears.. Just the feeling of loss...What does that mean? When someone loved dies? He looked back at the nursery, his mother and sister sleeping calmly. Either way, I can’t loose them. I’m going to protect them with my life. It was then he realized, he was six moons! Just as he realized that, the leader, mouse’star, went up onto the highrock. His sister padded out of the nursery with a frown on her face and plopped herself down in front of the rock, followed by mother.
” All cats that are old enough to catch they’re own prey, please come to highrock for clan meeting! “
Cats started padding out of they’re dens left and right, wounds on eyes, torsos, and mouths. Some were wincing in pain as they were walking out, probably because of scars or wounds on they’re feet and legs.
” Today we have 2 kits ready to be apprentices. “ Mouse’star forced a smile through the pain on his neck and torso.
” Creme’kit. You have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Creme’paw. Your mentor shall be skull ‘ claw. “ Skull’claw walked to creme’paw and touched noses.
“ Sandy’kit. You have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you earn your warrior name you shall be known as sandy’paw. Your mentor shall be blood’foot. “ Blood’foot turned from next to me and booped noses.
” We shall start training in two days. “ She whispered.
I simply nodded and twitched my ears in excitement.
” Creme’paw! Creme’paw! Sandy’paw! Sandy’paw! “ The crowed cheered.
Creme’paw flicked her tail and shuffled her paws in embarrassment, but I held my head up high. This is me now. I’m an apprentice. Starclan, please help me in lighting my path.
CHAPTER TWO.
It was two days later. Training starts today. He was the first to awake, so he quietly and quickly slipped out of the den. The clan was active again. Cats were repairing the camp left and right, others were building up defenses or returning from boundary patrols. Blood’foot padded quickly towards him.
” Come on. We are going to do boundary patrols with creme’paw skull’claw and green whisker. “ She said in a strict voice.
Yeesh, she’s strict. He thought with a bit of shock as he padded out of the camp with creme’paw next to him and the others infront. They had padded down near thunderpath when he stopped in his tracks.
” Whats that in the bush? “ He said in a shaky voice.
Blood’foot and the rest stopped in shock.
” Shadow clan intruders! “ Blood foot yowled in anger, as they lunged torward us.
But there was one that he was fighting that looked familiar. Then it hit him.
” Lion’kit! “ He stopped clawing at his brother in joy.
” Thats lion’paw to you! “ He scratched sandy’paw in the eye, giving him a bad wound.
“ Creme’paw! Go get back up! “ Yowled green whisker, lashing at a big, brown cat with white dapples.
Creme’paw slid out of a cats grip and ran off. I continued lashing at lion’paw in tears. Why did my own brother turn on me? We were supposed to stick together forever! When creme’paw came back, she had five other cats with her. They chased the cats off shortly after. I ran over to creme’paw.
” Creme’paw! Are you ok? “ I said quickly, worried.
” I’m fine. Are you? “ She said worried.
” Yeah, just a wound on the eye, but... “
” He was lion, huh. “
” He hates me! “ I said, crying as we all headed back to the camp to get healed up.
When we entered back into the camp, Indian'paw went ahead and patched my eye up with cobweb and herb juice while rash creek tended to blood'foot.
" Well, you should be fine, just please come tell me or rash'creek if it starts stinging or bleeding again. We can give you marigold or something. " Indian'paw said in a warm, calm voice.
" Ok! " I said, in a wobbly, but joyful voice.
Man, to bad medicine cats cant have mates. I thought to myself, burning up from just thinking about her. I padded quickly back to the apprentice den, talking to dream'paw and trap'paw about what happened, while creme'paw took a nap.
" So, you had to fight your brother lion'paw? " Dream'paw said in disbaleaf.
" We thought he was dead! " Said trap'paw, eyes wide with surprise.
Shortly after, we all went to sleep, when I had only the strangest dream. It was like I was in a whole new world! There were stars, stars everywhere! But there were also cats, the cats looked transparent, faint? But I could see them, and they could see me. Then, A cat walked over to me. He was a calico, brown and orange spots, with creme fur and light green eyes. He was a tall and skinny warrior, he looked about 56 moons old. Then he spoke.
" A time will come when shadows will hide in the wind, and rivers will be flooded with blood. Then, and only then will traitors be welcomed into the forest of thunder. " Said the cat with a strict, cold tone.
" Tigers are still the foe. " He said, And then vanished.
Then I was in a forest. it was raining, and windy. There were shadows everywhere, and infront of me was a red river.. A river made of blood. Screams were coming from the left and right, and in the distance, I saw I saw lion'paw and robin’paw, my brother and sister in witch whom was taken, side by side in the middle of it all. And then I woke up.
" Come on, sandy'paw. We need to t- " Creme'paw said, waking me up.
" HAha hi creme hope you enjoy I have to talk to rash'creek haha have fun bye! " I said, zooming to the medicine den.
When I walked in, Indian'paw was sorting the herbs, while rash'creek was tending to green'whisker, still.
" Ah, Sandy'paw, the cat of the hour! What is it you need, deary? " Rash'creek said in a soft, kind voice.
I explained everything about my dream to her, and her eyes were wide in surprise.
" That cat... He was the past medicine cat of thunder clan... My mentor, Autumn'leaf. " She said in a sad tone, making Indian'paw stop in her tracks.
" Sandy'paw. you were in starclan. You were told a prophecy. Thank you for informing me. " Rash'creek exclaimed.
" Now, go along, you have trainings to do. " She said.
CHAPTER THREE
" Sandy'paw! Where were you! You know we have training to do! You cant be sitting arou- " Said blood'foot in a stern voice, before she was interrupted by creme'paw.
" Hello blood'foot! I understand my brother here is being a piece of mouse dung right now but you have to forgive him haha ok give us a second please! " Said creme'paw in a very quick suspicious voice.
She pulled me over to the den and started saying nonsense but then 30 minutes later got to the point. I explained to her what happened and then she was called by skull'claw for training. Oh, thank lord. My savior! I can't believe she can just sit there for hours trying to tell me something that can be completed in four words! But, blood'foot called him, and they went over to sandy hollow.
" Ok. Try to trap me onto my back. " Said blood'foot, beginning the fighting lesson.
" Ha ha, finally. " I said, I clawed her face But then ran into a small whole under a bush.
She knew I went into a bush, but she didn't know what. About 15 minutes passed and she lowered her defenses, thinking I went to camp. At just the last second I ran and swept her off her feet, and did exactly what she asked, perfectly.
" Wow, what amazing patience! And that speed... What bush did you even hide in? " She exclaimed happily.
I pointed to the small thorn bush with a hole that fit me perfectly.
" Well, you must be pretty hungry. Lets hunt some fresh kill to bring back to camp, and then we can eat. " She muttered back in her normal stern tone.
we went down to the great sycamore where she taught me how to hunt, a few running mice later, and I caught a mole and a crow. She told me how my stance was kinda wrong and stuff and we went back to the camp to eat. I shared the mole I caught with creme'paw and then took a nap. Things were starting to go back to normal! Or, well, the new normal. But then, at around moon high there was a loud bark. Dogs! Creme'paw, Trap'paw, Dream'paw, the warriors, the leader, the deputy and I started tackling the dog. The dog almost killed creme'paw when I jumped in front of her and got a bad wound on my neck. I ran for cover in the apprentice den knowing I could no longer fight as I was coughing up blood. Shortly after I passed out. I woke up about a day or two later in the medicine den as they were treating my wound again.
” Indian’paw? Is that you? “ I said, wincing in pain as she treated my wound.
” Yes sandy’paw, thats me. How do you feel? “ She said while stuffing her mouth with herbs to carry.
“ Tired, hurt... Hungry? “ I said in reply, relieved that I was in the medicine den again.
” Well then, I can get you a mouse from the fresh kill pile. And you should go back to sleep after that. “ She replied, patching up my wound with cobweb.
As I was eating my mouse, we talked on about a whole bunch of boring stuff that the other other apprentices wouldn’t have listened to except us, and I fell back asleep at sundown. I had another starclan dream again. This time creme’paw was next to me... But it was different.
” Sandy’paw?! “ She exclaimed, in a fearful tone.
” Where are we? “ She said as she shook me as if to wake me up.
” Well, we are in a dream. “ I said in a slight joke reply.
” Ugh, sandy’paw! Be serious for once! This is why I..I hate you! “ She yelled, making all the star clan cats turn to us with an angry, or surprised face.
I started running past the crowd while they were staring at her, some turning they’re heads to look at me. At turned back and she had vanished, probably woke up. Whatever, that didn’t matter anymore. She hated me? Fine! I was going to protect her but now, not so much. Because maybe, maybe, I hate her two! And I don’t care if she dies! I continued to ramble angry words to myself past the crowd in my sleep. Then I heard a voice.
” Wake up! Wake up! “ They said.
I woke up, out of curiosity. And, it was blood'foot, saying how she couldn't believe how I sleep so long and that she can make me become a warrior at 13 moons and all of that. I told her to stop, in a kind way and she did, but then told me that I needed to do my hunting test to become a warrior. She had me hunt on the border between river clan and thunder clan, and I caught a water vole, two plump mice and a squirrel. It took me about until sunrise and then she called me back. I passed! We wen't back to camp where I ate and then got ready for my warrior ceremony. I asked creme'paw if she was having hers but she didn't respond. Guess we'll find out. I thought, sitting infront of highrock.
" All cats old enough to catch they're own prey, please come to highrock for clan meeting! " Yelled mouse'star, his voice echoing through the camp.
Cats started gathering from all around, with tired, but happy faces on.
" Today we have four apprentices ready to become warriors. " Said mouse'star, with a loud, proud voice.
" I, mouse'star, leader of thunderclan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to learn the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in they're turn. " He said in a serious voice.
" Sandy'paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life? " Asked mouse'star.
" I do. " I said in a laughy, jokey voice.
" Then by the powers of star clan, I give you your warrior name. Sandy'paw, from this moment you will be known as sandy'dream. starclan honors your bravery and determination, and we welcome you as a full warrior to the clan. " said mouse star.
He did the rest, dream'paw is now dream'drop, trap'paw is now trap sorrow, and creme'paw is creme'cloud.
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About four moons later we have two new litters and two new queens. Dream’drop is actually one of them, trap’sorrow is the father. They got 3 healthy kits. Then snake’tail got 4 but one is blind. The father is green whisker. Should I say hi to them… I have a history of scaring kits… sandy’dream thought. Of courses , he went to say hi anyway. “ Hey there, little kits! “ He said to cloud’kit lightning’kit and storm’kit, in which whom were playing warrior outside the nursery. “ Why hewo there mister! “ said cloud’kit. “Would you like to hear a story?” Sandy’dream said, smiling. “Yes yes yes! “ Said lightning’kit. “ Well then… long long ago, way before you and I were born, a being named tiger’star roamed the land… He was very greedy, and he wanted to be thunder clans leader… the leader back then, blue’star had 6 more lives. One day when he was still tiger’claw he had an apprentice named raven’paw. They got into a fight with river clan warriors. Tiger’claw said to go back but raven’paw hid in the bushes… and he saw tiger’claw kill red’tail the thunder’clan deputy! “ said sandy’dream, and continued to say the story.
Waking up in his nest early, he went out for the dawn patrol. He patrolled the borders between thunderclan and shadowclan. On the way, he noticed a shadowclan patrol hunting near the border. He guessed the others had noticed it two, because they had stopped. Then, a shadow clan warrior wait—no, it was my other sister! Robin’kit! Now robin’paw? Or is she a warrior? “ Sandy?.. “ She said, her brownish gold fur shimmering in the light. She ran over the border to hug me. “Hah! Once a thunderclan always a thunderclan. “ Spat a shadowclan warrior. “ sandy… shadow clan is terrible! I wanna go home with you.. “ Robin cried. “ You can call me sandy’dream, and if you want we can… “ I said basically crying. “ Alright times up, come on robin’shine. “ said a warrior with his claws unsheathed. “No. “ She said in a scared but brave tone. And she ran to thunder clan camp faster then she ever could. I ran after her. “ Wait! “ Sandy’dream yelled, worried the clan might hurt her. She stopped in her tracks. “Don’t you want me home?” She snapped turning at me with a sad, yet cold look. “Yes, but you cant barge in, lets go together.” I said in a calm voice. She nodded and I came up next to her, we padded back together, pelts brushing.
When we made it there green’whisker and blood’foot was guarding the entrance. “What are you doing with… Her?” Snapped blood’foot with her claws unsheathed and eyes narrowed. “Don’t worry, she is my sister, robin. She was taken away by shadow clan, remember?” I said. Blood’foot nodded and sheathed her claws.
As we walked down the hollow, multiple cats stared at raven’shine, making her pelt bristle with unease. “We should take you to mouse’star, first.” I said, rolling my eyes at the thought of mouse’star. “That old hag is still leader? I’m honestly surprised you didn’t boycott em’.” She chuckled. “Well, not much I can do.” I responded, smiling. We walked in and in an instant mouse’star wrinkled her nose. “Shadow clan?” She said, baring her teeth. “My sister.” I responded happily.
CHAPTER FOUR
” Well, what is she doing here?” Mouse’star responded. “Mouse’star. I understand I’m in shadow’clan now, but don’t you remember? It was against my own will! I wanna be a thunder’clan warrior again!” She screeched, loud enough to hear all the way to the nursery. “Alright alright… I suppose we could do something. But, we must first test your loyalty.” Mouse’star spoke. “Get some rest, we can do the test tomorrow at dawn.” She said, and turned her back to take a nap. “Yes ma’am.” Bird’shine said, and padded away with me.
”You should sleep in the spare den, bird’shine. Atleast until we do the test tomorrow morning.” I said as I devoured a plump vole. “But… never mind, your right.” She said, and padded off to the den.
Sunrise came and I woke up bird’shine to do the test and we padded to the tunnel, just to see mouse’star already there. “Follow me.” She said, walking through the tunnel. “The test will be a fighting test, and then a hunting test. This should let me decide wether you belong here or not.” Said mouse’star, and we went to a open moss patch that was made during a large storm. “Bird’shine, I want you to fight sandy’dream, claws unsheathed.” Said Mouse’star. At first I thought she was joking but then I realized how serious her voice was. “But he is my clanm-“ Bird’shine cut herself off. She unsheathed her claws and leaped into the air. She twisted then landed on me her claws clinging to me and raking my fur. I shook her off and swiped once at her belly, claws sheathed. She quickly slid under me and caught me unbalanced, then raked at my bully like she was a kit, but this time claws unsheathed. “Stop!” Yelled Mouse’star, and she froze, claws sheathed. “Very well. Lets continue with our test by hunting.”
“We are going to go back to camp to grab something, in the mean time, you catch some mice.” Said Mousestar. As birdshine went off into the wood, we went the way back to camp, but then mousestar went off into a run in the bushes, and I followed. “What are we doing?” I asked. “Watching her to make sure she dosen’t eat the food for herself.” She whispered.
A little later, birdshine caught two mice and one thrush. She dropped them. What is she doing? She isn’t eating them right? She turned around, and snarled. A badger. There was a badger. I immediately went down to help her. The badger wanted her food. Our food. The clans food. I had to help. I just had to. No matter how much i got hurt, she was my sister. The badger clawed her, i clawed the badger. The badger clawed me, she clawed the badger. We bit at its neck, tried to turn it over. To heavy. More warriors came, guessing mousestar called them over. Then a vision came into my mind, filled my senses. A kit being born. I heard a voice, “his name will be drowned kit.” It said. Why was I getting this dream? Then a cat came into my mind. Autumnleaf! “Sandy’dream. Remember, tiger is still the foe.” He spoke. “Why are you showing me this? Why did you remind me? Autumnleaf? Autumn leaf!” But he was fading away. When my vision was gone, the badger was defeated. I noticed a reflection, it was autumnleaf, with the badgers blood on his paws.
when we made it back to camp, I was exhausted. I went into my den and fell asleep.
Leader - Mouse star
This leader is abnormally small and is a brown she-cat with a stub tail and hazel eyes. She has an apprentice and is 36 moons old.
Deputy - Blue ‘ Tail
This deputy is a she with reddish orange fur and brown splotches. She has a tail that descends into a blue and is 34 moons. she has hazel eyes.
Medicine cat - rash ‘ creek
This she-cat has wavy, reddish greenish fur and gray eyes. She is 76 moons old and has an apprentice.
Medicine cat apprentice - indian ‘ paw
This She is a navy colored deaf she with brown and grey spots and green eyes. she has a stub tail and is 8 moons old.
warriors:
apple’stem
This tom has brown fur with darker brown lines. He is 24 moons. He has light green eyes and a stub tail.
green’whisker
This tom has gray fur with black lines and brown spots. He has yellow eyes. He is 20 moons. His whiskers give off a light green color in the light.
Skull’claw
this she has black fur, but her face is the color of a skull, along with her paws and claws. She has yellow eyes and a white triangle like shape on her chest. She is 32 moons old.
blood’foot
This she has golden shiny fur and one foot with a reddish color. She has a stub tail and blue eyes. She is 28 years old.
snake’tail
This she has a long tail with a pointed tip, and is a golden color with white stripes. She has red eyes and is 37 moons.
Dry’nose
This is a white tom with gray dapples and a white stomach. He got his name because his nose has never gotten wet. He is 13 moons.
one’whisker
this tom has plain white fur and has brown eyes, but only one whisker. He is 28 moons old.
Yellow'pelt
this she has four kits and fur that goes from a light yellow and descends to a dark yellow.
sandy'dream
this tom has light yellow fur with green eyes and faint dapples of a dark yellow. he is 16 moons.
creme'cloud
This she has plain creme colored fur and green eyes. she is 16 moons.
trap'sorrow
this gray tom with white stripes always feels trapped. he has white eyes and is 16 moons.
apprentices:
None, currently.
Queens:
Dream’drop
This she is short with white fur that descends into a pinkish color. She has green eyes and is 16 moons.
Snake’tail
This she has a long tail with a pointed tip, and is a golden color with white stripes. She has red eyes and is 43 moons.
Kits:
Feather’kit
This she-cat is a Pinkish color with gray dapples and white eyes. She is 2 moons old.
cloud’kit
This tom is a gray color that descends into a white. He has white eyes. He is 2 moons old.
bird’kit
This she-cat is gray with pinkish stripes. She has green eyes and is 2 moons old.
light’kit
this tom is golden with light gray dapples. He has red eyes and is 3 moons old.
long’kit
this tom has long legs and a long tail. He is grey with brown ear tips and stripes. He has red eyes and is 3 moons.
storm’kit
This tom is white with yellow eyes and black patches. He is blind. He is also 3 moons.
lightning’kit
This she’cat is white with golden stripes and brown dapples. She has yellow eyes and is 3 moons.
elders:
Rainbow’spot
this she elder has white fur, and spots of navys, browns, yellows, and blacks. She has yellow eyes and is 101 moons.
rain’wind
this she has transparent like, navy fur. She has hazel eyes and is 112 moons old.
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It was a bright, warm day in Thunder clan, and Sandy’kit was staying in the nursery for the day, minding his own business and spending quality time with his mother while his siblings were outside pretending to be clan leaders. He was just about to take a beauty nap when he heard a high pitched yowl, and his siblings started running inside, panicking.
“ What’s wrong? Whats going on? “ Sandy’kit yelled in annoyance and fear.
” Shadow clan! They’re attacking! “ Yelled his brother, lion’kit.
At that exact moment a large broad warrior burst through the brambles. He was black with golden spots and green eyes. He took his brother and one of his sisters, and ran out of the camp with a satisfied flick of his tail. Shortly after, a low voice yowled and lashed his tail, and it was over. All the cats were gone. Silence.
“ Sandy’kit? “ Asked his sister, cream’kit.
” Y-yes, cream’kit? “ He answers in fear.
” What was- “ She was cut off by her brother hugging her dearly, as he began to burst into tears.
“ Are they gone, brother? “ She said, in a high pitched, wobbly voice.
” I think so... Creme... “ He said in tears.
” Shh shh... “ yellow’pelt said, comforting her kits.
” Its just the feeling of loss. “ She said, as they dozed off.
Not long after, sandy’kit woke up, and dragged himself outside the nursery in sorrow. The clan was silent, and cats all around had bad wounds. He remembered what his mother said, as he held back the tears.. Just the feeling of loss...What does that mean? When someone loved dies? He looked back at the nursery, his mother and sister sleeping calmly. Either way, I can’t loose them. I’m going to protect them with my life. It was then he realized, he was six moons! Just as he realized that, the leader, mouse’star, went up onto the highrock. His sister padded out of the nursery with a frown on her face and plopped herself down in front of the rock, followed by mother.
” All cats that are old enough to catch they’re own prey, please come to highrock for clan meeting! “
Cats started padding out of they’re dens left and right, wounds on eyes, torsos, and mouths. Some were wincing in pain as they were walking out, probably because of scars or wounds on they’re feet and legs.
” Today we have 2 kits ready to be apprentices. “ Mouse’star forced a smile through the pain on his neck and torso.
” Creme’kit. You have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Creme’paw. Your mentor shall be skull ‘ claw. “ Skull’claw walked to creme’paw and touched noses.
“ Sandy’kit. You have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you earn your warrior name you shall be known as sandy’paw. Your mentor shall be blood’foot. “ Blood’foot turned from next to me and booped noses.
” We shall start training in two days. “ She whispered.
I simply nodded and twitched my ears in excitement.
” Creme’paw! Creme’paw! Sandy’paw! Sandy’paw! “ The crowed cheered.
Creme’paw flicked her tail and shuffled her paws in embarrassment, but I held my head up high. This is me now. I’m an apprentice. Starclan, please help me in lighting my path.
CHAPTER TWO.
It was two days later. Training starts today. He was the first to awake, so he quietly and quickly slipped out of the den. The clan was active again. Cats were repairing the camp left and right, others were building up defenses or returning from boundary patrols. Blood’foot padded quickly towards him.
” Come on. We are going to do boundary patrols with creme’paw skull’claw and green whisker. “ She said in a strict voice.
Yeesh, she’s strict. He thought with a bit of shock as he padded out of the camp with creme’paw next to him and the others infront. They had padded down near thunderpath when he stopped in his tracks.
” Whats that in the bush? “ He said in a shaky voice.
Blood’foot and the rest stopped in shock.
” Shadow clan intruders! “ Blood foot yowled in anger, as they lunged torward us.
But there was one that he was fighting that looked familiar. Then it hit him.
” Lion’kit! “ He stopped clawing at his brother in joy.
” Thats lion’paw to you! “ He scratched sandy’paw in the eye, giving him a bad wound.
“ Creme’paw! Go get back up! “ Yowled green whisker, lashing at a big, brown cat with white dapples.
Creme’paw slid out of a cats grip and ran off. I continued lashing at lion’paw in tears. Why did my own brother turn on me? We were supposed to stick together forever! When creme’paw came back, she had five other cats with her. They chased the cats off shortly after. I ran over to creme’paw.
” Creme’paw! Are you ok? “ I said quickly, worried.
” I’m fine. Are you? “ She said worried.
” Yeah, just a wound on the eye, but... “
” He was lion, huh. “
” He hates me! “ I said, crying as we all headed back to the camp to get healed up.
When we entered back into the camp, Indian'paw went ahead and patched my eye up with cobweb and herb juice while rash creek tended to blood'foot.
" Well, you should be fine, just please come tell me or rash'creek if it starts stinging or bleeding again. We can give you marigold or something. " Indian'paw said in a warm, calm voice.
" Ok! " I said, in a wobbly, but joyful voice.
Man, to bad medicine cats cant have mates. I thought to myself, burning up from just thinking about her. I padded quickly back to the apprentice den, talking to dream'paw and trap'paw about what happened, while creme'paw took a nap.
" So, you had to fight your brother lion'paw? " Dream'paw said in disbaleaf.
" We thought he was dead! " Said trap'paw, eyes wide with surprise.
Shortly after, we all went to sleep, when I had only the strangest dream. It was like I was in a whole new world! There were stars, stars everywhere! But there were also cats, the cats looked transparent, faint? But I could see them, and they could see me. Then, A cat walked over to me. He was a calico, brown and orange spots, with creme fur and light green eyes. He was a tall and skinny warrior, he looked about 56 moons old. Then he spoke.
" A time will come when shadows will hide in the wind, and rivers will be flooded with blood. Then, and only then will traitors be welcomed into the forest of thunder. " Said the cat with a strict, cold tone.
" Tigers are still the foe. " He said, And then vanished.
Then I was in a forest. it was raining, and windy. There were shadows everywhere, and infront of me was a red river.. A river made of blood. Screams were coming from the left and right, and in the distance, I saw I saw lion'paw and robin’paw, my brother and sister in witch whom was taken, side by side in the middle of it all. And then I woke up.
" Come on, sandy'paw. We need to t- " Creme'paw said, waking me up.
" HAha hi creme hope you enjoy I have to talk to rash'creek haha have fun bye! " I said, zooming to the medicine den.
When I walked in, Indian'paw was sorting the herbs, while rash'creek was tending to green'whisker, still.
" Ah, Sandy'paw, the cat of the hour! What is it you need, deary? " Rash'creek said in a soft, kind voice.
I explained everything about my dream to her, and her eyes were wide in surprise.
" That cat... He was the past medicine cat of thunder clan... My mentor, Autumn'leaf. " She said in a sad tone, making Indian'paw stop in her tracks.
" Sandy'paw. you were in starclan. You were told a prophecy. Thank you for informing me. " Rash'creek exclaimed.
" Now, go along, you have trainings to do. " She said.
CHAPTER THREE
" Sandy'paw! Where were you! You know we have training to do! You cant be sitting arou- " Said blood'foot in a stern voice, before she was interrupted by creme'paw.
" Hello blood'foot! I understand my brother here is being a piece of mouse dung right now but you have to forgive him haha ok give us a second please! " Said creme'paw in a very quick suspicious voice.
She pulled me over to the den and started saying nonsense but then 30 minutes later got to the point. I explained to her what happened and then she was called by skull'claw for training. Oh, thank lord. My savior! I can't believe she can just sit there for hours trying to tell me something that can be completed in four words! But, blood'foot called him, and they went over to sandy hollow.
" Ok. Try to trap me onto my back. " Said blood'foot, beginning the fighting lesson.
" Ha ha, finally. " I said, I clawed her face But then ran into a small whole under a bush.
She knew I went into a bush, but she didn't know what. About 15 minutes passed and she lowered her defenses, thinking I went to camp. At just the last second I ran and swept her off her feet, and did exactly what she asked, perfectly.
" Wow, what amazing patience! And that speed... What bush did you even hide in? " She exclaimed happily.
I pointed to the small thorn bush with a hole that fit me perfectly.
" Well, you must be pretty hungry. Lets hunt some fresh kill to bring back to camp, and then we can eat. " She muttered back in her normal stern tone.
we went down to the great sycamore where she taught me how to hunt, a few running mice later, and I caught a mole and a crow. She told me how my stance was kinda wrong and stuff and we went back to the camp to eat. I shared the mole I caught with creme'paw and then took a nap. Things were starting to go back to normal! Or, well, the new normal. But then, at around moon high there was a loud bark. Dogs! Creme'paw, Trap'paw, Dream'paw, the warriors, the leader, the deputy and I started tackling the dog. The dog almost killed creme'paw when I jumped in front of her and got a bad wound on my neck. I ran for cover in the apprentice den knowing I could no longer fight as I was coughing up blood. Shortly after I passed out. I woke up about a day or two later in the medicine den as they were treating my wound again.
” Indian’paw? Is that you? “ I said, wincing in pain as she treated my wound.
” Yes sandy’paw, thats me. How do you feel? “ She said while stuffing her mouth with herbs to carry.
“ Tired, hurt... Hungry? “ I said in reply, relieved that I was in the medicine den again.
” Well then, I can get you a mouse from the fresh kill pile. And you should go back to sleep after that. “ She replied, patching up my wound with cobweb.
As I was eating my mouse, we talked on about a whole bunch of boring stuff that the other other apprentices wouldn’t have listened to except us, and I fell back asleep at sundown. I had another starclan dream again. This time creme’paw was next to me... But it was different.
” Sandy’paw?! “ She exclaimed, in a fearful tone.
” Where are we? “ She said as she shook me as if to wake me up.
” Well, we are in a dream. “ I said in a slight joke reply.
” Ugh, sandy’paw! Be serious for once! This is why I..I hate you! “ She yelled, making all the star clan cats turn to us with an angry, or surprised face.
I started running past the crowd while they were staring at her, some turning they’re heads to look at me. At turned back and she had vanished, probably woke up. Whatever, that didn’t matter anymore. She hated me? Fine! I was going to protect her but now, not so much. Because maybe, maybe, I hate her two! And I don’t care if she dies! I continued to ramble angry words to myself past the crowd in my sleep. Then I heard a voice.
” Wake up! Wake up! “ They said.
I woke up, out of curiosity. And, it was blood'foot, saying how she couldn't believe how I sleep so long and that she can make me become a warrior at 13 moons and all of that. I told her to stop, in a kind way and she did, but then told me that I needed to do my hunting test to become a warrior. She had me hunt on the border between river clan and thunder clan, and I caught a water vole, two plump mice and a squirrel. It took me about until sunrise and then she called me back. I passed! We wen't back to camp where I ate and then got ready for my warrior ceremony. I asked creme'paw if she was having hers but she didn't respond. Guess we'll find out. I thought, sitting infront of highrock.
" All cats old enough to catch they're own prey, please come to highrock for clan meeting! " Yelled mouse'star, his voice echoing through the camp.
Cats started gathering from all around, with tired, but happy faces on.
" Today we have four apprentices ready to become warriors. " Said mouse'star, with a loud, proud voice.
" I, mouse'star, leader of thunderclan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to learn the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in they're turn. " He said in a serious voice.
" Sandy'paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life? " Asked mouse'star.
" I do. " I said in a laughy, jokey voice.
" Then by the powers of star clan, I give you your warrior name. Sandy'paw, from this moment you will be known as sandy'dream. starclan honors your bravery and determination, and we welcome you as a full warrior to the clan. " said mouse star.
He did the rest, dream'paw is now dream'drop, trap'paw is now trap sorrow, and creme'paw is creme'cloud.
***
About four moons later we have two new litters and two new queens. Dream’drop is actually one of them, trap’sorrow is the father. They got 3 healthy kits. Then snake’tail got 4 but one is blind. The father is green whisker. Should I say hi to them… I have a history of scaring kits… sandy’dream thought. Of courses , he went to say hi anyway. “ Hey there, little kits! “ He said to cloud’kit lightning’kit and storm’kit, in which whom were playing warrior outside the nursery. “ Why hewo there mister! “ said cloud’kit. “Would you like to hear a story?” Sandy’dream said, smiling. “Yes yes yes! “ Said lightning’kit. “ Well then… long long ago, way before you and I were born, a being named tiger’star roamed the land… He was very greedy, and he wanted to be thunder clans leader… the leader back then, blue’star had 6 more lives. One day when he was still tiger’claw he had an apprentice named raven’paw. They got into a fight with river clan warriors. Tiger’claw said to go back but raven’paw hid in the bushes… and he saw tiger’claw kill red’tail the thunder’clan deputy! “ said sandy’dream, and continued to say the story.
Waking up in his nest early, he went out for the dawn patrol. He patrolled the borders between thunderclan and shadowclan. On the way, he noticed a shadowclan patrol hunting near the border. He guessed the others had noticed it two, because they had stopped. Then, a shadow clan warrior wait—no, it was my other sister! Robin’kit! Now robin’paw? Or is she a warrior? “ Sandy?.. “ She said, her brownish gold fur shimmering in the light. She ran over the border to hug me. “Hah! Once a thunderclan always a thunderclan. “ Spat a shadowclan warrior. “ sandy… shadow clan is terrible! I wanna go home with you.. “ Robin cried. “ You can call me sandy’dream, and if you want we can… “ I said basically crying. “ Alright times up, come on robin’shine. “ said a warrior with his claws unsheathed. “No. “ She said in a scared but brave tone. And she ran to thunder clan camp faster then she ever could. I ran after her. “ Wait! “ Sandy’dream yelled, worried the clan might hurt her. She stopped in her tracks. “Don’t you want me home?” She snapped turning at me with a sad, yet cold look. “Yes, but you cant barge in, lets go together.” I said in a calm voice. She nodded and I came up next to her, we padded back together, pelts brushing.
When we made it there green’whisker and blood’foot was guarding the entrance. “What are you doing with… Her?” Snapped blood’foot with her claws unsheathed and eyes narrowed. “Don’t worry, she is my sister, robin. She was taken away by shadow clan, remember?” I said. Blood’foot nodded and sheathed her claws.
As we walked down the hollow, multiple cats stared at raven’shine, making her pelt bristle with unease. “We should take you to mouse’star, first.” I said, rolling my eyes at the thought of mouse’star. “That old hag is still leader? I’m honestly surprised you didn’t boycott em’.” She chuckled. “Well, not much I can do.” I responded, smiling. We walked in and in an instant mouse’star wrinkled her nose. “Shadow clan?” She said, baring her teeth. “My sister.” I responded happily.
CHAPTER FOUR
” Well, what is she doing here?” Mouse’star responded. “Mouse’star. I understand I’m in shadow’clan now, but don’t you remember? It was against my own will! I wanna be a thunder’clan warrior again!” She screeched, loud enough to hear all the way to the nursery. “Alright alright… I suppose we could do something. But, we must first test your loyalty.” Mouse’star spoke. “Get some rest, we can do the test tomorrow at dawn.” She said, and turned her back to take a nap. “Yes ma’am.” Bird’shine said, and padded away with me.
”You should sleep in the spare den, bird’shine. Atleast until we do the test tomorrow morning.” I said as I devoured a plump vole. “But… never mind, your right.” She said, and padded off to the den.
Sunrise came and I woke up bird’shine to do the test and we padded to the tunnel, just to see mouse’star already there. “Follow me.” She said, walking through the tunnel. “The test will be a fighting test, and then a hunting test. This should let me decide wether you belong here or not.” Said mouse’star, and we went to a open moss patch that was made during a large storm. “Bird’shine, I want you to fight sandy’dream, claws unsheathed.” Said Mouse’star. At first I thought she was joking but then I realized how serious her voice was. “But he is my clanm-“ Bird’shine cut herself off. She unsheathed her claws and leaped into the air. She twisted then landed on me her claws clinging to me and raking my fur. I shook her off and swiped once at her belly, claws sheathed. She quickly slid under me and caught me unbalanced, then raked at my bully like she was a kit, but this time claws unsheathed. “Stop!” Yelled Mouse’star, and she froze, claws sheathed. “Very well. Lets continue with our test by hunting.”
“We are going to go back to camp to grab something, in the mean time, you catch some mice.” Said Mousestar. As birdshine went off into the wood, we went the way back to camp, but then mousestar went off into a run in the bushes, and I followed. “What are we doing?” I asked. “Watching her to make sure she dosen’t eat the food for herself.” She whispered.
A little later, birdshine caught two mice and one thrush. She dropped them. What is she doing? She isn’t eating them right? She turned around, and snarled. A badger. There was a badger. I immediately went down to help her. The badger wanted her food. Our food. The clans food. I had to help. I just had to. No matter how much i got hurt, she was my sister. The badger clawed her, i clawed the badger. The badger clawed me, she clawed the badger. We bit at its neck, tried to turn it over. To heavy. More warriors came, guessing mousestar called them over. Then a vision came into my mind, filled my senses. A kit being born. I heard a voice, “his name will be drowned kit.” It said. Why was I getting this dream? Then a cat came into my mind. Autumnleaf! “Sandy’dream. Remember, tiger is still the foe.” He spoke. “Why are you showing me this? Why did you remind me? Autumnleaf? Autumn leaf!” But he was fading away. When my vision was gone, the badger was defeated. I noticed a reflection, it was autumnleaf, with the badgers blood on his paws.
when we made it back to camp, I was exhausted. I went into my den and fell asleep.