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changing the name of Nightpaw to Blackpaw

As the two kits walked out of the clan, the she-kit was lead out by

Timberkit. When the kits had reached the middle of the camp they sat

down

and waited. Firestar had called all of his senior warriors to discuss

the

kits and what would happen to them now.

When the sun started to set, Firestar called out "Let all those cats

old

enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a

Clan

meeting!"

As the clan came together the kits moved to under the ledge. Many

wondered

what they were there for, but Firestar silenced them.

"I know many of you want to know what will happen to the kits; we have

decided to keep them. Timberkit step forward." He said as the young

male

stepped forward.

"You are to be trained as an apprentice and will be given the name

Timberpaw; His mentor shall be Rainwhisker. Pass on what you know to

this

young kit." Firestar announced as the Timberpaw touched noses with his

new

mentor. After everyone settled after congratulating the new apprentice,

Firestar continued.

"It was a tough choice for the blind kit but we have decided that she

will

stay with the elders and will be given an apprentice's name. She will

be

known as Blackpaw after her dark pelt."

"But…" Timberpaw started but was silenced by his mentor and a stern

look

from Blackpaw. Mousefur moved from her spot beside Longtail and led the

newly named kit to the elder's den. Mousefur could see that the young

she-cat wasn't telling them something but that could wait until

morning. As

the pair entered the den Mousefur let Blackpaw pick where she wanted to

sleep and curled up next to her with Longtail on the other side of the

kit.

The sun had just started to rise when the movement of their newest den

mate

disturbed Mousefur and Longtail. "What are you doing?" Mousefur snapped

at

the seemingly blind kit.

"Oh I was going to get some fresh kill for you and Longtail." she

stated

happily

"How can you do that you can see as well as Longtail over there."

Mousefur

stated

"I'm not blind I was just born with this colour eyes. I don't know why

everyone thinks I'm blind." she said.

" Your eyes look like mine apparently." Longtail told her. "If you can

see,

why didn't you tell Firestar?" he continued

"I wanted to see what would happen if I didn't tell people that I

wasn't

blind. Timberpaw knows I'm not, and I will tell Firestar in a couple of

days. I want to rest for a while and I would like to talk to those who

knew

my father." Blackpaw told them.

Goldenflower spoke up after Blackpaw's speech. "Your father Ravenpaw

was one

of my kits. He was always jumpy when he trained under Tigerclaw. But

Firestar helped him escape the pain and torment of his mentor and he

became

very happy as a loner." She explained.

"Well sometime between the battle with Bloodclan and his meetings in

Thunderclan, my father met a rogue named Cloud. She had been a

Bloodclan

warrior for many years but left after Scourge died. They had three

kits: me

and my brothers Fishkit and Spotkit. My brothers just wanted to be

kittypets, which hurt my dad, so he trained me as a warrior and told me

all

the stories of the great leaders like Bluestar and Tallstar. He told me

of

Redtail and Oakheart, he also told me of the things Firestar and

Greystripe

did when they were apprentices and when they were warriors. My

favourite

stories were those of the medicine cats like Spottedleaf and

Yellowfang,"

Blackpaw continued.

A moon had passed and the three elders became quite fond of Blackpaw,

but it

was time for her to tell the truth. So one night she padded up to

Firestar's

den and called out.

"Enter," Firestar's voice rang out.

"What would you like Blackpaw?" he then asked as she approached.

"I would like to be an apprentice." she stated

"But you can't see, so how can you be an apprentice?" The great leader

asked

her.

"I can see as well as you can! And I can prove it!" she stated boldly.

"Very well, if you succeed in bringing back a black creature, a brown

creature, a grey creature and a blue creature, you will be made an

apprentice." he told her.

After he said that she ran from the den to start her hunt. The cats

that she

had made friends with watched her as she ran, wondering why she didn't

run

into anything; Timberpaw just smiled. After she left the clearing,

Firestar

left his den and called forth Brambleclaw, Spiderleg and Sandstorm.

"You three are to watch her and make sure she catches all the creatures

on

the test without helping her or aiding her." Firestar ordered them

"What is this test for, and what is she looking for?" Sandstorm asked

her

mate.

"She is proving that she can see. She has to catch a black creature, a

brown

creature, a grey creature and a blue creature."

Blackpaw was aware that she was being watched, but shrugged it off as a

black squirrel ran into her path. She crouched low and slowly

approached it,

and when she was a tail length away she pounced on the creature and

silenced

it with quick bite on the neck. She kicked dirt over it and then

continued

through the forest, looking for the next creature on her list. Next,

she

came upon a bluebird, pecking away on a branch, three trees away. She

approached the tree and carefully climbed it, making sure to try and

keep

the noise to a minimum. She got on to the same branch as the bird and

started to crawl towards it. When she was close enough, she pounced on

it

and broke its neck with a swift bite. As she was preparing to leave, a

rabbit hopped under the branch, "This is too easy!" she thought and

jumped

right onto the spine of the rabbit, killing it instantly.

The three other cats were impressed with her kills and followed her

through

the underbrush and watched as she approached a grey vole sitting on a

rock,

and then pounced on it. Sandstorm then led the way back to the clan,

and was

approached by her mate. "How did she do?" Firestar asked her.

"She got everything on your list and did it perfectly." she told him

proudly.

"She will now be made an apprentice, with Brackenfur as her mentor."

he

told Sandstorm.

As Blackpaw enter the clearing Firestar greeted her. "You can put that

on

the fresh kill pile."

Firestar jumped up on the ledge and called out. "Let all cats old

enough to

catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan

meeting."

As the cats gathered together, he flicked his tail for Blackpaw to

approach.

"Today Blackpaw brought something to my attention, that she is in fact

not

blind. She can see as well as any of our other warriors can." He

started.

After waiting for a few minutes for the cats the settle after their

outburst

about the news, he continued.

"She has proven that she can see by catching prey of different colours,

and

is now able to be an apprentice. She will stay as Blackpaw in honour of

her

dark coloured pelt. Her mentor shall be Brackenfur; teach this

apprentice

all that you know." Firestar announced as the new apprentice touched

noses

with her mentor.