Flickerkit paced around the nursery, bored as he could ever be.

"Can I go outside and play?" He mewed to Leaftail, one of the nursery queens. She flicked her tail anxiously.

"I suppose so," she mewed. "But don't disturb Tallheart on your way out." Flickerkit prodded his sister with his paw.

"Wake up, Frozenkit!" He meowed softly in her ear. He watched her briefly before she stretched her eyes open and shook her pelt.

"Let's go play leaders!" Flickerkit bounced excitedly.

"Oh, alright." Frozenkit mewed. Flickerkit padded out of the nursery with Frozenkit close behind.

"Hey, it's Tinykit and Smallkit!" A voice called from across the clearing. He realized it belonged to Ratkit, one of the older kits. Close behind him was his sister, Fawnkit.

"Actually, it's Flickerkit and Frozenkit, thank you very much. Would you like to play leaders with us?" Frozenkit said.

"Sure." Fawnkit replied. They started walking over to the small rock that they used to play leaders.

"I'll be leader!" Shouted Ratkit, heading for the rock. Fawnkit stepped in front of him and he toppled over.

"No, you were the leader last time. I think Flickerkit should be the leader." She said, clearly ignoring the angry expression on Ratkit's face. Flickerkit jumped up on the rock and watched as the other kits gathered around him.

"Frozenpaw, Fawnpaw, and Ratpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?" He squeaked, his paw pads tingling.

"We do." They mewed in unison. Ratkit flicked his tail.

"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior names!" He noticed the leader and deputy, Stumpystripe and Tigerstar, sitting nearby, watching the game.

Flickerkit tried to come up with the best names to impress Tigerstar.

"From this moment on you shall be known as Fawnleap, Rattail and Frozenwhisker!" The cats below him seemed happy with the names he had given them. He glanced at Tigerstar and she nodded. "Why does my name have to be Rattail?" Ratkit complained. Fawnkit walked over to him and smiled. "Because you have a rat tail." She giggled.

Tigerstar trotted over to the Highledge, bounding up on top of it."All cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!" She called. Flickerkit raced over, wondering what the meeting was about.

"I would like to welcome two new warriors into our Clan today." She beckoned to Fennelpaw and Timberpaw with her tail. The apprentices padded over to the Highledge.

"I, Tigerstar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Timberpaw and Fennelpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" She mewed.

"I do." The apprentices said in unison.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Timberpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Timbertail. StarClan honors your courage and wisdom, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan. Tigerstar rested her muzzle on Timbertail's head, and Timbertail licked her shoulder and went to join the other warriors.

"Fennelpaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Fennelfeather. StarClan honors your honesty and independence, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." Tigerstar rested her muzzle on Fennelfeather's head and she licked her leader's shoulder and went to go join her brother.

"Timbertail! Fennelfeather!" The Clan called out.

"Clan dismissed." Tigerstar vanished into her den with the warrior Foxflight close behind. He beckoned to Frozenkit with his tail and they crawled back inside the nursery.