╔══《⯎》══╗ Rippleleaf's Burden C1 ╚══《⯎》══╝ First: This is the first Next: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/955748267/ Previous: None The she-kit opened her emerald-green eyes and surveyed the nursery with wonder. "Ah, Ripplekit!" Featherhaven purred. Fallendusk surveyed them. "Stay out of the warriors' den," he mewed. Another she-kit nudged Ripplekit playfully. "I'm Bubblekit!" she mewed. "Your littermate. Oh! Let's go to the warriors' den!" "Are you serious?" Ripplekit replied. "Do you want Fallendusk to have our fur?" "Stop being such a mouse-brain! He'll never know!" Bubblekit started wandering over. "Wait for me!" Ripplekit mewed loudly. She felt a purr rising in her throat. It would be fun, after all. She poked her head into the entrance. "Bubblekit? Where are you?" "Looking for someone?" A gray tom had come up behind her. Ripplekit yelped with fright and nearly flew out of her fur! "I-" she started. "No need to apologize," the tom purred. "I'ts not every day the kits decide they want to poke their heads into the warriors' den. Actually, on second thought-" his eyes twinkled. "It was Bubblekit's idea!" Ripplekit blurted out. "I'm sure it was," the tom said playfully. "Yeah-no tattling on your littermates, Ripplekit." Bubblekit popped out from behind her. Ripplekit prentend smacked her, and then they started wrestling. "Such behavior in front of a warrior," the tom sniffed. Ripplekit and Bubblekit suddenly sat bolt upright. "I'm joking," the tom said easily. "I'm Silverfall. I am assuming /you/ are Bubblekit," he pointed to Bubblekit, "because you were screaming her name. And you are?" "Ripplekit!" she mewed eagerly. "A fine name for a RiverClan warrior." Silverfall nodded approvingly. "It's a good thing the deputy decided to check on the warriors' den, or who knows what havoc you might have caused." /He's the deputy? Great StarClan! It's a good thing we behaved,/ she thought sarcastically. /Now he's going to think we're jokes./ "Will all cats gather here!" their leader, Drizzlestar, called out, instead of using the traditional phrase. "Alderkit and Mistkit have now reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin their apprentice training. Alderkit, from this moment on you shall be known as Alderpaw, and your mentor will be Wispwaves. Wispwaves, I hope you pass on your fine hunting skills to Alderpaw." "I will, Drizzlestar. Wispwaves bowed his muzzle and touched noses with Alderpaw. "Mistkit, from this moment on you shall be known as Mistpaw. Your mentor will be Rocky. Rocky, I hope you pass on your extroardinary battle skills to Mistpaw." Rocky touched noses with Mistpaw. "I will." "That concludes our meeting." "Soon that'll be us!" whispered Ripplekit excitedly. "Silly mouse. We're only three moons old!" But Ripplekit almost felt like... "Let all cats gather here for a Clan meeting!" Whispers passed through the Clan. Confused murmurs were whizzing through. "Great StarClan," Silverfall whispered. "He's found a sign." The kits and Silverfall pushed through the Clan. Right there was a small river. And a raindrop hit it, And then it /rippled!/ "It's an omen," the white-furred medicine cat said. "We must make Ripplekit an apprentice!"
