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That Will Be Us Someday - Part 1 of The Prequel

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Silvertail by sparkeythehamsterBlizardfern by sparkeythehamsterRookwing by sparkeythehamsterBlackstone by sparkeythehamster

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This is a short story that may be one of several to be written, set in the early days before any current cats of Highclan were alive, although there may be some in here that have decedents in the Clan today.

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Chapter 1

"Hey I want to see!" Silverkit knocked her sister out of the way as she peered outside of the Nursery at the activity going on outside. Three of the Apprentices were being made Warriors today, and it was a rather exciting occasion.
Only recently Blackkit had moved out of the Nursery and become an Apprentice, but it had been a while since there had been any Warrior Ceremonies.

Silverkit was a soft grey tabby, with cool blue eyes that were almost exactly the same as her sister's, it was in many ways the only aspect of the sisters that was alike. In appearance her sister was white with grey dappled patches like their mother.

Blizzardkit scowled at her sister and pushed back, the two continued to shove at each other until their mother Morningfrost lifted Silverkit up by her scruff and set her down outside the Nursery so she wouldn't have to fight her sister for space anymore.

Eaglestar was standing before the three expectant Apprentices, his voice addressing them in its usual slow and thoughtful way as he granted the three the names Dandelionheart, Shadowpelt and Spiderbite. The Apprentices certainly looked proud to receive their new names and were already being congratulated by the rest of the Clan.

Sometimes to Silverkit it seemed that the day would never come when she’d be standing proudly before the Highrock, looking up at Eaglestar as he gave her some powerful and exciting name like Silverwind or Silverslash, something that spoke of the great Warrior that she knew that she was going to become.

With the Ceremony over, she pushed her way back into the Nursery to find her sister, jumping on her when she caught sight of her where she'd last left her.
"Hey!" Blizzardkit protested, voice whining as she struggled to pull out from underneath her sister, "Mum Silverkit's squashing me again!"

Pouting the silver and white she-kit got up, grumbling at her paler coloured sister, "you'll never make a Warrior if you continue to whine and moan about everything" she told her, "you've got to be tough like me."
It didn't take long for their poor, very exhausted mother to find them again, "Silverkit what have I told you about being rough with other kits who don't want to play rough?"

Silverkit knew exactly what she'd been told, she just didn't particularly want to hear it again, so she stalked over to where Rookkit was, the tall long-limbed tom-kit was chatting with Blackpaw about something, nodding his head in a stupid way that always made him look smarter than he actually was.

He was just as boring as her sister really, but Blackpaw was quite fun to hang around with, even if she didn't always get his dark sense of humour. It was really quite amazing that the two toms were friends at all, they were so different in almost every way.
"Hey Silvertrouble, whatcha doing?" Blackpaw greeted, spotting her and greeting her with a smirk,
"Nothing that's any of your business" Silverkit replied quickly, sticking her tongue at him and matching his green gaze with her own blue-eyed challenging response.

Rookkit rolled his eyes, clearly he was far too mature for this sort of thing.

All anyone ever got to hear about in the Nursery was Gentleclaw telling everybody what a great Warrior her son would make, and doesn't he already look strong, and isn't he mature for his age; and all the other Queens had to grumble and agree because it was difficult to deny. Rookkit was tall and he certainly was very sensible and polite to everyone, which was why the other Queens never held anything his mother did to irritate them against him.

But Silverkit wasn't very fond of being told almost every morning by Gentleclaw how Rookkit had been able to wash himself by the time he was two moons old, and wasn't it a little embarrassing that at four moons Silverkit and Blizzardkit couldn't even clean their own paws, and she fully intended to hold the know-it-all to blame for everything.

Rookkit ignored her most of the time though, so they both went on happily with their own little prejudices.

"So looking forward to your own Warrior Ceremony?" Blackpaw asked, "no wait, don't tell me your still all caught up on your Apprentice Ceremony, well I suppose its sooner than my Warrior Ceremony so that can be allowed," he said all this with a playful look of self-sacrifice that made Silverkit giggle.

"I'm looking forward to my Apprentice Ceremony," Blizzardkit joined their conversation, tail twirling around happily, "I hope I get Sparroweyes as my mentor, she's really wise I'm sure I'll be able to learn a lot from her."
Silverkit scoffed, "shame the Medicine Cat Apprentice place is already taken you'd of been much better there," this earned a glare from her sister, and a sulky expression that told her that she was fighting every urge not to tell-tales to their mum.

But Rookkit of course decided this was the perfect time for him to say something, "you shouldn't make fun of the position Silverkit, a Medicine Cat's job is difficult and tough, perhaps a tougher Apprenticeship than the rest of us will ever have to go through," he nodded solemnly to Blizzardkit, "I think you could have made an excellent Medicine Cat."
This seemed to cheer Blizzardkit up because she stopped pouting, "I-I don't think I'm nearly clever enough for that" she smiled shyly, making Silverkit feel sick,
"well nobody's arguing with that" she grumbled in reply, shooting a look at Rookkit, telling him to get his stupid fat nose out of everyone's business.

Blackpaw however tapped all three of them on the head with his tail, "come, come, come now, lets not fight, we'll all be Apprentices together soon which means we all have to get on," he gazed over his shoulder at Dandelionheart, Shadowpelt and Spiderbite, who were settling down for their silent vigil, "remember that will be us someday, I'm sure we'll all be very different then, I'm looking forward to seeing who we all are then."

"Cats don't change that much" Silverkit told him, swiping playfully at his tail with her paw, "You'll still be funny, Rookkit will still be boring and Blizzardkit will still be a cry-baby,"
"And what about you?" Blackpaw asked, "Let me guess, you'll still be the greatest tail pouncer around?"


"That's right" Silverkit laughed, jumping forward to pin his tail under her paws again, knocking into Rookkit as she ran past. He gave both her and Blackpaw a disproving look before heading off to the back of the Nursery, probably to find somewhere to think. Blizzardkit hovered for a bit, before realising that the two weren't going to include her in their game, so she headed back over to Morningfrost.

But you have to promising me one thing, no matter how much we change, even if Rookkit suddenly becomes a Rogue,” Silverkit grinned at the thought, rolling over onto her back, allowing Blackpaw's tail a moment of freedom, “We'll still be best friends at the end.”

Blackpaw laughed, “Of course, as far as I'm concerned we'll become Elders together and still be irritating the living daylights out of everyone else.”

It's a promise” Silverkit agreed, returning to her game, allowing the promise to lie for now.

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End of Part 1.
Last Chapter --- Here --- Next Chapter 

Clan List

Leader: Eaglestar
Deputy: Pointpelt
Medicine Cat: Clearbrook
Medicine Cat Apprentice: Kitepaw

Warriors
Lightfeather
Dapplegaze
Sparroweyes
Scarclaw
Darkfang
Skyclaw
Stonefire
Falconcliff
Sharpflame
Juniperberry
Poppyheart
Nightfeather
Dandelionheart 
Spiderbite
Shadowpelt
Robinwing

Apprentices
Fallenpaw
Raggedpaw
Blackpaw

Queens
Heatherheart
Lightfeather
Hazelcall
Morningfrost
Skydust
Gentleclaw

Kits
Rookkit
Silverkit
Blizzardkit
Wavekit
Lastkit
Brightkit
Snakekit
Coldkit
Yellowkit
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jackdawjay's avatar
I read Rookkit, and I'm like, WHAT?!
Then I realized, Rookwing. XD 
Silly kitty.
this is awesome!

I can volunteer Solarstorm and Moonflare's father, who's older. I'll get him up soon.