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| - You pad through the unknown forest, your orange pelt bristling with fear. Large trees give shade throughout the forest. You soon halt in a hollow and glance around, hearing nothing but the sigh of wind making the trees softly blow. Suddenly a huge grayish black tom leaps into the hollow, his green eyes blazing like fire. You freeze, the bells on your collar shaking slightly. The tom gazes at the collar and blinks, flicking his tail. A tall white long haired apprentice and a tortoiseshell she-cat leap to his side. The tortoiseshell eyed the tom,"Shadestar, for StarClan's sake, tell me why a kittypet is on a territory!" Shadestar blinked again, his gaze fixed on the she-cat,"Well, no one knows but the kittypet, Smudgeflower. Your name is...?" He turned to you. "Jingles." You meow simply. "Here we go again..." Grunted the white apprentice. "Oh come on Frostpaw, cheer up! We have a possible new member." Shadestar meowed, a quiet purr rising in his throat. Frostpaw rolled his eyes but nodded. Shadestar nodded at you and flicked his tail for the other cats to back away. The cats obey and turn around, racing back into the forest. "Come with me, try to keep up." He meowed, turning around and leaping back into the forest. You nod and follow him, the wind blowing in your fur. You finally halt, panting, at a wide gorse tunnel. The tom hopped down and you followed him into a clearing with a beautiful rock with two claw marks on the surface. He studied you for a moment while cats turn their gazes to you, confused. The white apprentice you saw earlier trotted up to Shadestar, whispering in his ear. He nodded and turned to your collar. "You must take that thing off." He meowed. You nod and try to tug of the collar on your neck. After a while your collar drops to the ground, the bells ringing one last time. Shadestar leaps onto the rock, his gaze resting on the other cats in the clearing. "May all the cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around the Shaderock for a Clan meeting please." He called out, the cats sitting down around the rock. "Today we have a new member in ShadeClan, Jingles, please step up." He meowed, flicking his tail for you to come forward. You tremble slightly but make your way to the rock. "Would you like to join ShadeClan?" He asked, his eyes shimmering. "Of course!" You meow, suddenly joyful. "Well then, Jingles. From now on you will be known as Flamepaw, for your fire like pelt that practically lights up when the sun shines down." He declared as he jumped down from the rock and touches your muzzle, whispering, "Welcome to your new home."
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