Kithood

His birth was during what would be later proclaimed a dark age for the clans, in the midst of rebellion. Born to Goldenheart and Applemeadow of ThunderClan, he and his littermates began their lives in the ShadowClan camp. Only Startlingstar and the ShadowClan medicine cat, Squirrelsmirk knew of their impending arrival. His father and mother both believed ThunderClan was being lead into ruin by Fernstar and that Goldenheart would make a much better leader. Unbeknownst to Pinekit, Nightjarpaw in ThunderClan passed their warrior assessment and became Nightjarsong. 

The kits were welcomed warmly into the clan by the rebels, and were told stories of horrid outsiders that were wrecking havoc in the clans. Only the leaders were too cowardly to put a stop to it! Pinekit feared the outsiders and fervently agreed Goldenheart would make a much better leader than that coward Fernstar. Pinekit hears whispers that an elder, Blackstag, was slain at the paws of a calloused outsider while Ridgeback had her throat nearly ripped out. He cowered into his fathers fur, terrified by the idea of the outsiders finding him and his littermates in camp. He begun to beg his father to teach him battle-moves, which Goldenheart gently refuted. Although he never got to meet his mother, his father made up for it by doting on them all. Although he did show a preference to Honeycombkit whom resembled his late sister, Pinekit never felt jealous. He wanted to be just like Goldenheart and begun doting on Honeycombkit too.

Oakstar, the rebel leader in WindClan, is killed by his daughter Martensmirk. Pinekit couldn't imagine ever hurting his parents is unnerved by the brutality of it. The combined effort of RiverClan and WindClan loyalist successfully take back WindClan, and Pinekit isn't sure what to make of it. The rebels create a plan to have ThunderClan poisoned but it doesn't work due to Pipitscreech warning them in advance. A traitor to his fathers cause, Pipitscreech, is rightfully slain for betraying them. Pinekit wanted to see the body but Goldenheart refused. 

The rebellion of Startlingmoon, Tundrafang, Sootbear, Oakridge, Goldenheart and so many others across all four clans was finally over, and the control they held over the clans—especially ShadowClan and WindClan—was now broken at last, the clans’ “rightful” leaders restored once more. The threat of the kittypets Dixie, Roman and the rest of the gang still looms. He hears whispers that the ShadowClan medicine cat, Squirrelsmirk chose a warrior named Scarletmoon to become her apprentice. Pinekit is too buried in his own grief to feel anything for the rumors. He and his siblings were taken back to a new place the murderers called camp. He knew his loyalty would be to ThunderClan, just as his parents were, but he would never be loyal to such savage murderers. Honeycombkit, Wheatkit and Pinekit were given to Hazetears, a ThunderClan caregiver, to raise them. Pinekit hated her for trying to take his father’s place, but not nearly as much as he hated Briarfrost and Fernstar. He later hears the outsider, Hyzenthlay, had been honoured by ShadowClan, the very beast that killed their own clanmate! Foxhearts, all of them...

The clan cats fall back into the familiar routine that was upheld prior to the rebellion, but it is all new and strange to Pinekit. He misses his father and his home in ShadowClan greatly.

Petalpaw, formally the kittypet Rosie, one who tried to warn the clans of the dog attack many moons ago and was attacked by her fellow kittypets for it, passed her warrior assessment and is given the name Petalheart, and is welcomed as a full member of ThunderClan. Pinekit finds this repulsive, how easily Fernstar allows vermin into the clan with open arms. Goldenheart was right, this was a pitiful excuse for a leader!

Sagestar of RiverClan sends runners to the other three clans, carrying messages only for the ears of the other leaders. The runners return home just as swiftly, with rumours abound in each clan about what RiverClan would want with their leaders… Pinekit doesn’t know what to think of the runners coming into the clan with news for Fernstar, all he can do is sit in the nursery with his siblings and wait.

The first gathering since the rebellion was held and three cats from each clan were chosen to make a journey prophesized by StarClan. Fernstar, following Sagestar's announcement, declared that Twilightspring, a Brancher, will go on the Journey, as will the warriors Bumbleflight and Mapleraven. Pinekit, still untrusting of his clanmates, is relieved some will be leaving camp in ten days time. He starts focusing his energy into preparing to become an apprentice. 

(To be continued....)

Apprenticeship

TBD

Warriorhood

TBD