Oh My Godot!

[amaterasu]

Mothkit's eyes widened in shock. "Really?" he asked. He was so excited now! It was almost like he really was an apprentice!

Goldenrod suddenly came back out of no where, Bonestep behind him.
"What is this kit doing on our patrol?" the black and white tom asked grumpily. He was OLD and MEAN, that was how he worked.

[J I N G O]

Stormshadow was looked from Bonestep to the two young cats before letting his gaze rest on the old tom. "He cannot be considered a kit no matter what his name is. He is past the age of six moons. He is a cat, Bonestep, whether he is kept in the nursery or living in the apprentices den." he pointed out. Then decided to add, for the sake of reasoning, "Why just have him lie around camp all day doing nothing? Might as well get him out there and doing something helpful."

[amaterasu]

"Hn, I suppose," Bonestep spat, "But he's not gonna see many attacker son the border. He'll find them by their laughter."
Then the black and white tom headed out of the camp. Goldenrod gave Mothkit a small lick on the head, then followed after the senior warrior.

Mothkit blinked appreciatively (deal with it) at his grand deputy, then followed after the patrol.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowpaw trotted after Mothkit. "Bonestep doesn't know what he's talking about. He won't give you a chance because Cinderstar won't." she mewed gently. She hoped that Mothkit didn't think that he was a creeper. Then she had an IDEA.

[amaterasu]

Mothkit smiled at the apprentice. "Thanks Sparrowpaw."
He felt a little better since Sparrowpaw's comment, but when he turned his head he inwardly groaned.
"You look like you're plotting something." he commented.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowpaw was actually a bit surprised. Did her expression really give away the fact that she had a super awesome idea? "You can tell?" she mewed, purposefully not answering the question because her idea was only an eggling at the time♥

[amaterasu]

"Yeah, I can tell. It looks like youre plotting something. What are you thinking?" Mothkit said, nodding his head. They had fallen a little ways behind the warriors now, purposefully because Bonestep had glared at them for talking.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowpaw tried to form the idea in her head a little more before she decided to share what was on her mind. "Well, you know... I just don't think it's fair you're forced to stay in the nursery while your littermates get to move onto be apprentices." she mewed, "But not everybody is against you here! Like Goldenrod. He doesn't seem to judge you. And Stormshadow! Even Stormshadow thinks you are able to go out on patrol... just like an apprentice or warrior!" she meowed, her voice low as she got excited. "Maybe if enough cats believe you have what it takes, Cinderstar will let you be an apprentice!"

[amaterasu]

Mothkit frowned and tilted his head slightly to the side.
He asked slowly, "But, how would we go about doing that? I don't think any cat is going to stand up to Cinderstar. You heard Goldenrod, it's against the warrior code!"

[J I N G O]

"Well maybe we can make her change her mind! If we can get enough cats to believe in you the way I do, it will have to sway her decision!" Sparrowpaw mewed determinedly. "That wouldn't be against the code. That'd be a leader changing her mind for the good of the Clan!"

[amaterasu]

"Alright...but how?" Mothkit asked again, a little edge to his voice. He wasn't a visual cat (pun), and he couldn't put these pieces together. He knew what the end result was, and what the starting factor was, but couldn't understand the plan in the middle.

[J I N G O]

"Well, Goldenrod already knows that you have the ability to hunt even with the disadvantage of bad eyesight... and Stormshadow believes you don't deserve the title of 'kit' and treats you like all the other cats..." Sparrowpaw started, and trailed off. "We just need to get other to cats to see that you can do anything they can, just in a different way!" she finally finished. "One by one."

[amaterasu]

Mothkit nodded his head and announced, "Alright! Let's catch up with Bonestep and Goldenrod. I have to convince Bonestep that I can be a warrior!"

Mothkit raced to catch up with Goldenrod and Bonestep.
"Watch it." Bonestep grumbled when the black kit almost ran ito him, then added with a laugh, "Oh wait, you can't."

[J I N G O]

Sparrowpaw felt anger flash up in her at Bonestep's comment. "You do realize that he isn't completely blind, right?" she said, falling into step beside Mothkit. "He's very capable of watching where he's going." she was QUITE aware that she was being rude to a senior warrior, but she was very determined right now. She's the determined one.

[amaterasu]

Bonestep growled at Goldenrod, "Don't apprentices get taught respect anymore?"

Goldenrod quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Bonestep, she was just defending her friend."

Seeing the look the senior warrior gave him, Goldenrod quickly turned around and mewed, "Mothkit, apologize to Bonestep for running into him. Sparrowpaw, you apologize to Bonestep for being disrespectful! Then why don't both of you head back to the camp and hunt on your way, alright?"

"Sorry Bonestep." Mothkit mumbled, then turned and started to walk back in the direction they came.