Nightkit was shooken awake. Blinking, she rose to her paws with a yawn. She gazed over and saw Softkit and lovekit. 5 and a half moons ago they went into the woods. When the ninetales almost got them, Nightkit had basically saved their lives. They never went out again. Nightkit realized they were very well groomed. Sparkfang was in front of her.

"Come here!" His tongue rasped over her fur. She squeaked in surprise, but held still as he cleaned her fur.

"What's the occasion?" She asked. Sparkfang cuffed her over the ears playfully.

"It's your apprentice ceremony little one!" He purred.

"Really?" Squealed Nightkit. Sparkfang nodded. "Yay!" The three bustled out of the nursery as lightstar yowled the summons.

"Let all eevees old enough to catch their prey gather beneath the high rock for a clan meeting!" All the eevees gathered and the kits padded up to the high rock.

"Nightkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as nightpaw. Your mentor will be chillypelt. I hope chillypelt will pass down all she knows on to you." Nightpaw stepped forward and touched noses with him, and stood beside her.

"I'll be the best apprentice I can be," purred nightpaw,

"I'll try to be the best mentor!" Responded chillypelt.

"Lovekit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as lovepaw. Your mentor will be Wavetail. I hope wavetail will pass down all he knows on to you." Lovepaw touched noses with her mentor and stood beside him.

"Softkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as softpaw. Your mentor will be blazeclaw. I hope blazeclaw will pass down all he knows on to you." Softpaw now touched noses with his mentor and stood beside him.

"NIGHTPAW! LOVEPAW! SOFTPAW!" Their clan mates cheered their names. Nightpaw felt pride surging through her. ^ill be the best warrior ever!^ she thought excitedly.

"Come on Nightkit," chillypelt purred, "I'll show you the territory."

"Yes please!" She replied, falling into step behind her mentor. Softpaw and lovepaw bounded up.

"Congrats on your new names!" Purred lovepaw.

"Yours too!" Relied nightpaw.

"Hey softpaw!" Yelled blazeclaw, "come on!"

"Catch up nightpaw!" Called chillypelt, "I thought you wanted to see the territory.

"Coming!" She shouted back. "See you guys later."

"Bye!" Said lovepaw as nightpaw bounded away to catch up to her mentor.

"Ready?" Whispered chillypelt.

"Am I!" Nightkit replied, and the two walked out into the forest. She was really looking around now, before she was panic filled and flying fast, head whipping side to side. Now it was like seeing the forest for the first time,

"It's huge! It must go on forever!" Nightkit gasped. Chillypelt purred, amused.

"Not forever, but awhile yes." She paused at a strong scent. "Here's the border. What do you smell?" Nightpaw sniffed sharply, opening her mouth. She snapped it shut.

"Eeewwwww. A really sharp tangy smell!" She licked her lips, trying to get the acid taste out of her mouth.

"That's the thunder path," explained chillypelt. She drew aside a couple ferns to reveal a long black plain, stretching far in each direction. A faint roaring came from the west, growing louder until it was deafening. A shiny red creature hurdled past, and kept going, the roar dying away. Nightpaw panted, her heart beating a million miles per hour. She was sure it was going to swerve off the black path and swallow her whole. She felt a tail on her shoulder.

"Don't worry, they never leave the thunder path. That was a monster." Nightpaw forced her bristling fur to lie flat.

"I thought that was just a story the elders told kits! I heard them telling frostleaf's kits, leapordkit and lion kit, about it." Nightkit cocked her head.

"It's not just stories. Many a good warrior died on that path." Chillypelt replied solemnly. Nightkit shivered. Chillypelt flicked her tail. "Come on. We have limited time and I want to show you everything." They followed the border until nightpaw heard a weird sound.

"What's that?" She inquired.

"I'll show you." Chillypelt replied. Leading nightpaw forward until they parted some reeds, and there was a massive length of flowing water.

"The river!" Gasped nightpaw. Chillypelt nodded.

"Sometimes the vaporeons swim in their and catch goldeens. Our territory has a little bit on the other side, for vaporeons." She added quickly as she saw nightpaw gazing at the water tentivly. "Er, let's continue." Nightpaw nodded. They continued along the border, and now nightpaw smelled something foul.

"What's THAT?" She spat, covering her nose with a paw.

"That's the carrion place" mumbled chillypelt, her paw covering her nose too, "for some reason the twolegs just come and dump all their garbage here to rot. Gross i know." Nightpaw wrinkled her nose.

"Can we move on?" She grumbled.

"Yeah sure!" Replied chillypelt, laughing. They veered away from the border and seemed to head for camp. Chillypelt swerved though, and led her away from the inviting fresh kill, and a den. They found a large circle in the ground. It was shining, no, it was water! "This is the pond." Explained chillypelt, seeing nightpaws perplexed look. "You should know what a pond is." Nightpaw hung her head. "It's ok." Comforted chillypelt, "not every Eevee knows." They continued, but by now she was so tired, her paws were dragging on the forest floor. "Last stop." Purred chillypelt, "the gorge." Night paw raced ahead, vaguely aware of chillypelt calling her name. She crashed through the undergrowth to reveal a gaping expanse in the ground, like a star clan warrior cut the ground with a claw. She teetered on the edge before plummeting down.
She was vaguely aware of chillypelt crying out. Rolling her eyes, night paw snapped open her wings, the wind caught her feathers and shot her into the air. She shot up past an astonished chillypelt, and slowly circled down to meet her.
" are you ok?" Chillypelt inquired. Night paw nodded.
"Yea, but I'm pooped. Let's get back to camp." Chillypelt nodded, and guided night paw back. When they got in camp, night paw strode past her siblings, past the fresh kill, past an eager father, and collapsed In the apprentice den.