Warriors: Back From The Stars Icicles of Dawn *Compelted*

Chapter 11

Stormpaw woke up that morning. It was the Gathering day.  Stormpaw sniffed the air but no dog-scent  filled it. Stompaw sighed of relief.  It was about sunhigh,  no apprentice was awake. Every cat  had to take a challenge to see if they would go to the Gathering. Stormpaw was assesing   Moletail. Stormpaw walked in the elders' den. Clovereye was sleeping but the blind elder was awaking. "Moletail" Stormpaw whispered. Moletail got up staring at her with her brown blind gaze.   Stormpaw swished her tail, "Flintstar told me to assess you"  Stormpaw said trying to not wake Cloveye. Moletail jumped out  of her nest walking out of her den. She was sniffing and snuffling to find her way. Stormpaw pushed Moletail put until they got to a prey-rich  part of the territory. Stormpaw pointed her muzzle up to the clouds.  "Can u sniff a piece of prey?" Stormpaw continued, "That's your challenge". Moletail   nodded and put her tail on her back.  Pieces of coral was getting washed into the sea. "Challenge, start!" Stormpaw called.  Moletail was sniffing the air. Moletail sneeked around the territory, the palm trees swaying in the breeze.  Stormpaw licked her paws and then put eyes back on Moletail. Moletail put her tail and her head  up. "Anything?" Stormpaw whispered. Moletail nodded. The rich water-stained sand was sinking. Moletail scars reminded Stormpaw of a story,   about Moletail getting blind because of a mouse scratching her eyes.  Moletail took every paw step steadily.  And then went a little faster. Stormpaw could see  a crab. Stormpaw looked at her paws. Moletail went towards the prey, and got her body lean and wide. The crab turned but Moletail leaped on it. She finished it with a final blow on her firm jaws. Moletail had completed her assesment!   She walked over to Stormpaw. "Yes! You did it!" Stormpaw congrulated the eldery she-cat. The eldery she-cat bowed, "Thanks"."Do u want me to assess Clovereye?" Stormpaw offered.  Moletail shook her head, "Hoplake is  assessing him" Moletail sneezed.  Hoplake? Stormpaw remebered  her mother the brown she-cat  watching her and Tidepaw, Tidekit at that time, play fighting.    Clovereye and Hoplake were  coming around the camp and territory. Moletail ran  to him.  Stormpaw ran back to camp. Cloudpelt must had  been assessing  Tidepaw. Stormpaw walked to the fresh-kill pile, picking up a baby jellyfish. And started eating it. (Aurthor's note: BeachClan live by the sea so they eat shark fins,  and squids, etc.)  Stormpaw was getting ready for the gathering at moonhigh. Stormpaw stared  into the Medicine Den. And saw Tidepaw sorting herbs. Stormpaw swooshed her tail on the sand. And sighed. Birds sung on the  palm tree leaves. Stormpaw jumped into the ocean and she swam underwater. No one was assessing  her? Did that mean no one wanted her to go to the Gathering?   Stormpaw  swam towards the sun.   Stormpaw eyes were burned, by the sun. Stormpaw went back on the land, and shook her fur. And then went to the Medicine Den,  and looked at Tidepaw. "Tidepaw how do you dream of- of  StarClan?"