Forbidden Flight

By FrostandWynter and LittleRain.

***Chapter I \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***

Firekit bounced around the nursery, excited about his apprentice ceremony. "Dovestorm! Dovestorm! I'm becoming an apprentice today!" he mewed to his mother.

"I know, my love," Dovestorm purred. She swept her tail around her kits, pulling them closer to her. "What about you, Pinekit? Are you excited?" Dovestorm asked her other kit.

"Not really. I want to stay here, with you, Dovestorm," Pinekit murmured. "That's all right, dear. I know that you'll enjoy being an apprentice soon enough," Dovestorm meowed, licking the top of Pinekit's head.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the HighCliff for a Clan meeting!" Acornstar yowled. "It's time!" Firekit mewed, and ran outside, dragging Pinekit behind him.

"It is time for two of our kits to become apprentices!" Acornstar meowed to the assembled crowd. "Pinekit, step forward." Pinekit did as he was told. "Pinekit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to become an apprentice. From this day on, you shall be known as Pinepaw, until you receive your warrior name. Your mentor will be Willowleaf, and I hope that she will pass down all she knows to you," Acornstar meowed.

Acornstar turned to face Willowleaf. "Willowleaf, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from Stonecloud, and you have shown much bravery and discipline. You will be the mentor of Pinepaw, and I expect that you will pass on all you know to him," Acornstar meowed.

Willowleaf and Pinepaw touched noses awkwardly, thinking that today had come too fast. Acornstar turned to Firekit, who was bouncing up and down with excitement.

"Firekit, step forward."

"Firekit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to become an apprentice. From this day on, you will be known as Firepaw, until you receive your warrior name. Your mentor will be Emberclaw, and I hope that he will pass on all he knows to you," Acornstar meowed, turning to Emberclaw.

"Emberclaw, it is time for you to take on an apprentice. Cloverdapple was an excellent mentor, and you have shown yourself to be encouraging and respectful. You will be the mentor of Firepaw, and I expect you to pass on all your knowledge to him," Acornstar meowed.

"Clan meeting dismissed," Acornstar declared, jumping down from the HighCliff. Firepaw ran up to his mentor, who was talking to his sister, Willowleaf. "Emberclaw, what are we gonna do first?" Firepaw mewed. "Are we gonna learn battle moves? What about hunting?"

"Calm down, Firepaw," Emberclaw meowed. "We're going to explore the territory." Emberclaw turned to Willowleaf. "Do you want to come with us?"

Willowleaf nodded, her grey pelt shining in the leaf-bare sun. "I was just going to ask you the same thing," she meowed. Willowleaf turned to Firepaw and Pinepaw. "Why don't you two get something to eat and then we'll set out, okay?"

"Okay!" Firepaw mewed. He ran off to the fresh-kill pile where his mother and father were waiting. "I'm so proud of you, my son!" Dovestorm purred, licking the top of Firepaw's head.

"Emberclaw will be a great mentor," Acornstar, Firepaw's father, meowed. "His last apprentice, Feathergale, is one of the best hunters in KestrelClan."

Dovestorm ran over to Pinepaw, Acornstar following more slowly. "Are you excited?" Dovestorm purred.

"Well, um, " Pinepaw muttered. "Not really." "Why not?" Acornstar meowed. "It came too fast. I thought I would have more time to prepare," Pinepaw murmured.

"That's okay, Pinepaw. I was nervous when I became an apprentice, too, "Acornstar whispered. "But don't tell anyone. I'll never hear the end of it." "I won't. Your secret is safe with me!" Pinepaw whispered back, his mood improved.

"Are you ready?" Willowleaf meowed to Pinepaw and Firepaw. "I'm always ready!" Firepaw mewed. "Alright, then. Let's go!"

**Cats Introduced in Chapter I**

* Acornstar
* Dovestorm
* Firepaw
* Pinepaw
* Emberclaw
* Willowleaf
* Feathergale(mentioned)
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Firepaw- An orange tabby tom with a white underbelly, paws, and blue eyes.

Pinepaw- A dark orange tabby tom with a white underbelly and amber eyes.

Dovestorm- A white and black tabby she-cat with amber eyes.

Acornstar- A brown tabby tom with a white underbelly and blue eyes

Willowleaf- A grey tabby she-cat with green eyes.

Emberclaw- An orange tabby tom with green eyes and white paws.

Feathergale- A grey tabby she-cat with amber eyes.

***Chapter II \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***

"I'm already six moons old! I'm gonna become an apprentice today!" Brindlekit meowed happily to Cherrycloud, her mother. "Yes you are, and so is Sunkit."Cherrycloud meowed sweetly to her kits. "I can't wait!" Sunkit meowed as he bounced around. Cherrycloud began to clean them as soon as she saw Echostar pad over to the Tall Oak.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather underneath the Tall Oak for a Clan meeting!" Echostar's loud meow rang throughout the camp. Sunkit and Brindlekit bounced over to the Tall Oak, Cherrycloud following behind slowly.

"Today, Cherrycloud's kits have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to become apprentice's. Sunkit, step up. Until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Sunpaw, and your mentor will be Sandwing. Sandwing, Splashnose taught you well, I am hoping that you will pass down your knowledge to Sunpaw, like Splashnose did to you." Sunpaw and Sandwing touched noses, and Echostar called Brindlekit up.

"Brindlekit, step up. Until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Brindlepaw, and your mentor will be Dewfall. Dewfall, Shadeflight taught you well, and I hope you will pass down the knowledge he passed to you." Echostar meowed to Dewfall. Brindlepaw and Dewfall touched noses.

"Clan meeting dismissed!" Echostar mewed, as she climbed down the Tall Oak.

Brindlepaw's green eyes sparkled in the sunlight, as she padded towards Dewfall. "What are we doing first? Are we going hunting? Oh! Or learning how to fight!" Brindlpaw kept going on. "Slow down there!" Dewfall laughed.

Sunpaw and Sandwing padded up to them, "Okay, you two will clear out the nursery and elders' today!" Sandwing mewed to them, and she giggled a bit.

"I thought we were gonna do something fun!" Sunpaw protested. "Well, then you better get to work!" Dewfall meowed to them, and the he started chuckling with Sandwing.

**Cats Introduced in Chapter II**

* Brindlepaw
* Sunpaw
* Dewfall
* Cherrycloud
* Echostar
* Sandwing
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Brindlepaw- A tortoiseshell she-cat with a white underbelly and green eyes.

Cherrycloud- A white and silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes.

Sunpaw- An orange tabby tom with a white underbelly and amber eyes.

Echostar- A grey and black tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and green eyes.

Sandwing- A cream tabby she-cat with amber eyes.

Dewfall- A grey and black tabby tom with white paws and blue eyes.

***Chapter III***

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"And over here is the path to the gathering place, where all four Clans meet in peace to share news," Emberclaw meowed. "Do the Clans ever fight during a gathering?" Pinepaw asked. "Sometimes, and when they do, StarClan sends a cloud to cover the moon, showing that they are unhappy," Willowleaf replied. "When's the next gathering?" Firepaw asked.

"Tonight, I believe." All the cats jumped, startled by the new cat. "Splashflight! You shouldn't creep up on us like that!" Firepaw protested. "You'll live," Splashflight purred. "Emberclaw, you should keep an eye out for any SageClan warriors. They've been marking the borders unusually frequently," Splashflight meowed. Emberclaw nodded in reply.

A small grey head peeked out from behind a bush. "Splashflight, when are we gonna learn to hunt?" She mewed quietly. "Soon, Mistpaw," Splashflight replied, turning to Willowleaf and Emberclaw. "Do you want to teach them how to hunt, too?"

"I was going to have Pinepaw help clean out the Elders' den, but he could do that later," Willowleaf meowed. She turned to Emberclaw. "Is it okay with you?"

"Yeah, it's fine with me," Emberclaw replied, distracted. Firepaw followed Emberclaw's gaze to a pretty orange she-cat standing behind Splashflight.

"Amberdove? Seriously?" Firepaw asked,disbelieving. Emberclaw licked his chest fur in reply. Firepaw stepped closer. "Does Minnowbreeze know?"

Emberclaw glanced at Firepaw. "Why would she want to?" Emberclaw asked, shifting positions. "Because you're a mouse-brain!" Firepaw whispered, turning around and padding over to Pinepaw.

"Are you ready?" Willowleaf asked Firepaw and Pinepaw. Pinepaw nodded in reply and Firepaw crouched down. "Absolutely," he meowed.

"Then we should probably get going," Splashflight commented. Willowleaf nodded and launched into the undergrowth, the rest of the group following behind.

**Cats introduced in Chapter III**

* Splashflight
* Mistpaw
* Amberdove
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Splashflight- A black and white tabby with amber eyes.

Mistpaw- A small grey tabby with blue eyes.

Amberdove- An orange tabby with blue eyes.