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Summary Young Silverkit has always wanted to become a warrior and then the leader of FlameClan and make it the greatest Clan in the mountains. But after a horrible accident, she is forced to live within the medicine cat's den, a place she had always deemed where only the weak stayed. However, after spending time with Leaffoot, the Clan's medicine cat, she finds that true strength isn't in the body, but the heart.
ALLEGIANCES AND PROLOGUE
FlameClan-
Leader: Redstar- reddish brown furred she-cat with clear yellow eyes
Deputy: Blackfang- mottled dark brown tomcat with dark green eyes
Medicine Cat: Leaffoot- tannish she-cat with sky blue eyes
Warriors:
Grayclaw- gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Yellowpelt- golden tomcat with bright blue eyes
Stormwing- dark gray she-cat with green eyes
Cinderspot- tortoiseshell tomcat with yellow eyes
Echoheart- silver tomcat with black paws and dark green eyes
Thrushsong- brown she-cat with white underbelly, muddy green eyes
Streamfur- white tomcat with yellow eyes
Apprentices:
Mothpaw- mottled brown tomcat with purplish blue eyes
Moonpaw- silver she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Queens:
Rainshadow- gray tabby she-cat with green eyes
Elders:
Fernheart- white she-cat with milky yellow eyes
Sunfur- golden tomcat with blue eyes

CloudClan-
Leader: Stormstar- gray tomcat with black patches and amber eyes
Deputy: Hollythorn- dark brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat: Icepool- white she-cat with green eyes
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Firepaw
Warriors:
Foxtail- reddish brown tomcat with blue eyes
Dawnheart- whitish gray she-cat with blue eyes
Berryfur- bright reddish furred tomcat with green eyes
Flowerfoot- light brown she-cat with white feet and amber eyes
Goldenfern- golden she-cat with warm yellow eyes
Sandheart- light brown tomcat with sharp blue eyes
Brightflame- red tomcat with amber eyes
Apprentices:
Firepaw- white she-cat with brown paws and blue eyes
Riverpaw- gray tabby tomcat with blue eyes
Queens:
Mousefang- brown mottled she-cat with green eyes
Elders:
Badgerclaw- brown tabby tomcat with blue eyes

EarthClan-
Leader: Hawkstar- black tomcat with brown underbelly and blue eyes
Deputy: Reedpelt- reddish brown tomcat with yellow eyes
Medicine Cat: Pinefoot- brown she-cat with green eyes
Warriors:
Fernfleet- dappled light gray she-cat with amber eyes
Eagleheart- brown tomcat with amber eyes
Shadowclaw- dark gray tabby tomcat with green eyes
Thistlethorn- dark brown she-cat with blue eyes
Wolfpelt- gray she-cat with green eyes
Sparrowwing- brown she-cat with blue eyes
Ashpelt- grey tabby tomcat with green eyes
Cedarheart- dark gray tomcat with yellow eyes
Apprentices:
Featherpaw- white she-cat with green eyes
Elders:
Crowwing- black tomcat with yellow eyes

Prologue

"Well? Do you regret it?"

The she-cat turns towards the speaker, tilting her head slightly. After a moment, she replies, "No. Most certainly not. I would not trade my life for any other's. It has certainly has its ups and downs but I feel as if StarClan has blessed me."

The tomcat purrs slightly, whiskers twitching. "Indeed it has; but are you ready to join them?"

Snorting derisively, the she-cat rises to her paws, tail twitching slightly. "What do you think? Clearly I am. I have lived a full life; I have seen perhaps more than most will. Take me away."

Dipping his head in respect, the tomcat rises as well. "Then come. StarClan awaits."

The she-cat pads after the tomcat with a slight limp, and the farther she goes, the more transparent she is.

Not three treelengths later, the two cats have vanished completely.

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Title: Chapter One

Silverkit's fluffy silver tail flicks over the dusty ground apprehensively, sending dust clouds into the air as she crouches, ears flattened against her head.
Then she springs with an earsplitting war cry, landing on her target--Shadekit's tail. With a loud screech of outrage, the other kit whirls around and smacks Silverkit on the nose none too gently. "What was that for?!" Shadekit hisses, fur bushed up and tail lashing.
"Got you!" Silverkit replies cheerfully, untangling herself from her sister's tail, despite the throbbing pain in her nose. Warriors have to be strong, after all, and such an injury is slight; she won't be bothered by this tiny little pain.
"Silverkit, Shadekit, are you arguing again? Rainshadow's not going to be happy!" Silverkit turns to see her other littermate, Lionkit. His large blue eyes and tabby golden pelt are vastly different from his two sisters, although Silverkit has the same blue eyes.
"No, we aren't!" Silverkit answers, a little too quickly, but Lionkit doesn't catch on to it. Shadekit's rather long whiskers twitch almost imperceptibly. Warriors have to notice these things to catch prey, Silverkit knows, so she catches on to it.
A paw suddenly cuffs her ear gently, causing her to jump. Whirling around much like Shadekit had, she turns to the offender. Moonpaw is there, holding a bundle of moss under her chin. It's green and thick and looks rather soft. "I know you two were arguing," she teases. "Maybe I should tell Rainshadow."
"No! You can't! She'll kick me out of the nest again!" Shadekit and Silverkit squeak simultaneously. "Please spare me that, Moonpaw!"
"I was joking. I'd better take this moss to the medicine cat's den," Moonpaw adds, trotting towards Leaffoot's den. "Then I'll be able to play with you guys for awhile; Thrushsong gave me some free time."
Privately, Silverkit has always thought of the medicine cats as weak. Certainly they're vital to the Clan, but they only decipher prophecies that sometimes aren't right and they just heal cats! It isn't much! Silverkit wants to be strong, and a warrior, and then become the greatest leader the mountains ever had.
Speaking of warriors, Silverkit's thoughts wander to who her mentor will be in a moon. She and her littermates are five moons old, and in another moon they'll be apprentices. She hopes for Redstar, or Blackfang, but that's a little farfetched. Perhaps Stormwing or Cinderspot.
Moonpaw comes out of the medicine cat's den, really just another hollowed out area created by the river flowing out of their large cave. Not a heartbeat later, Moonpaw's littermate, Mothpaw, comes through the big entrance, a large bird being dragged behind him while his mentor, Echoheart, carries a fat hare. It is newleaf after all, and prey is rather plentiful, even if it's cold.
Moonpaw greets Mothpaw with a lick on the cheek before saying something to him. The littermates join Silverkit and her siblings.
"So, what do you want to play?" Mothpaw asks, and immediately Silverkit and her siblings start their incessant demands.
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"Straighten up, Shadekit. Pull that leaf out of your fur, Silverkit! Lionkit, don't be so timid! Be proud!" Rainshadow continuously scolds her kits, Silverkit doing as her mother says with a roll of her eyes, which earns her a cuff on the ear.
Yellowpelt, their father, watches from a distance, his blue eyes gleaming with unhidden pride. Redstar is already at the top of the Leader's Perch, bright yellow eyes glinting with thinly veiled amusement.
"Let all cats join beneath the Leader's Perch for a Clan meeting!" Redstar yowls after a moment. Silverkit immediately stops fussing with her fur, blue eyes filled with anticipation. She watches with slight apprehension as her entire Clan gathers beneath the Leader's Perch, sitting down.
"Cats of FlameClan, today we are gathered for one of the most important ceremonies in the life of any Clan; the act of making new apprentices. Silverkit, Shadekit, and Lionkit have all reached their sixth moon, and it is about time for them to start their training."
Redstar pauses. "Silverkit, step forward." I'm first?! Silverkit inwardly panics but she forces her paws to work. I'm going to trip or something!
Thankfully she manages to walk straight. "Streamfur. You have proven yourself countless times in the past. I believe it is about time for you to get your first apprentice. Thus, you will become mentor to Silverpaw. I trust you will teach her the virtue of patience."
Squeaking ever so slightly, Silverpaw pads towards Streamfur with no little amount of nervousness as she reaches up to touch noses with him. He isn't her first choice, but she can't ever decide, so she's okay with it. As long as she isn't a medicine cat.
"Shadekit!" Her sister walks forward shakily, and Silverkit sighs in relief as the limelight is passed to Shadekit. "Blackfang! You are my deputy and have served well for the many moons you've served. I believe you will be the best candidate to teach Shadepaw when and when not to be confident."
Jealousy floods Silverkit--no, Silverpaw--from nose to tail tip but she forces it down to be proud of her sister, watching through narrowed eyes. Blackfang taps his nose quickly against Shadepaw's.
"Lionkit, come forward!" Her brother, the last to be named, pads forward with his head tilted down. "Grayclaw, you have experience with apprentices. I believe you will teach Lionpaw how to be brave and show his true courage when he needs it." Lionpaw and Grayclaw touch noses with Lionpaw looking far too timid.
Then the Clan is cheering at the top of their voices. "Silverpaw! Shadepaw! Lionpaw!" Silverpaw's jealousy is washed away by the sheer pride at finally becoming an apprentice.

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