Line #37 Fanfic/ApprenticeAndPregnant


1	''Apprentice and Pregnant'' is an on-going ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fanfic by Malicent. The series can be read here: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9695142/1/Apprentice-and-Pregnant Part 1]], [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10823375/1/Apprentice-and-Pregnant-2 Part 2]], and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12605724/1/Apprentice-and-Pregnant-3 Part 3]].
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3	Hollypaw is a young [=ThunderClan=] apprentice around nine moons old. One day, Hollypaw and several of the other apprentices decide to hang around [=ShadowClan=] territory. This backfires when a [=ShadowClan=] patrol attacks them for encroaching on their territory. The young cats are punished and attacked, except for Hollypaw. A creepy older warrior named Longtail pins her down and hurts her, though Hollypaw doesn't understand what he did until later. After telling her mother, Hollypaw learns that Longtail raped her. Her mother wants justice but Hollypaw is too embarrassed to tell anyone. This incident leads to Hollypaw becoming pregnant.
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5	The two sequels tell what happens after Hollypaw, now named Hollyshine, becomes a warrior alongside her kits.
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8	!!''Apprentice and Pregnant'' provides examples of:
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10	* BelligerentSexualTension: {{Everyone Can See\|It}} that Firepaw and Laurelpaw like one another. The two deny it and constantly argue.
11	* BettyAndVeronica: Laurelpaw has this relationship with Thornpaw and Firepaw. While Thornpaw is a mysterious, foreign cat from another Clan, he's also gentle and sweet. Firepaw is the "safe" [=ThunderClan=] cat but he and Laurelpaw gets along like oil and water. In the end Laurelpaw choses [[spoiler:Firepaw]], while [[spoiler:Thornpaw]] shows interest in a she-cat named Heatherpaw.
12	* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Grayclaw]] is blinded when he's clawed in the eyes protecting Hollypaw. He regains sight in one eye eventually.
13	* ChildByRape: Cracklekit, Silverkit, and Laurelkit were the result of Longtail raping Hollypaw. Hollypaw intentionally hides their father's identity from them, though they know they're half-[=ShadowClan=]. Laurelpaw learns the reason behind her conception from Firepaw while arguing.
14	* ConvenientMiscarriage: [[spoiler:Laurelpaw]] becomes pregnant after [[spoiler:being raped by her uncle]]. She doesn't even notice the pregnancy until the moment she miscarries. She temporarily mourns the pregnancy but is more-so happy that she can be a normal apprentice again, instead of a young mother.
15	* CryingCritters: The cats can cry when upset.
16	* DarkFic: ''Warriors'' is a dark kid's series but there are somethings even it won't touch. Rape and suicide are two of those. ''Apprentince and Pregnant'' does deal with these topics. If you thought Thistleclaw and Spottedpaw was bad, this is much much worse.
17	* DeathByChildbirth: Subverted. Hollypaw's kitting is difficult, but she and the kits all survive.
18	* DeadGuyJunior: Whitepaw temporarily names himself "Daisy" because he used to call his sister that. Swallow Star renames him because "Daisy" is too much of a GenderBlenderName for a tom.
19	* DomesticAbuse: Whitepaw's father Old Gray murdered his mother and sister. Old Gray had isolated Whitepaw's mother and would claw at her often.
20	* EveryOneCanSeeIt: In the first story, many cats can see that Hollypaw and Grayclaw have feelings for each other, though they are too embarassed to admit it and don't act on them until the end. In the sequel, everyone can see that Firepaw and Laurelpaw like one another, though they deny it.
21	* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Grayclaw]] is blinded when he's scratched hard in his eyes.
22	* GenderBlenderName: Whitepaw originally named himself "Daisy", after his sister. It was changed by the Clan leader because he thought "Daisypaw" or "Daisy" was too feminine for a tom.
23	* HeldBackInSchool:
24	** Hollyshine was held back a few months after giving birth.
25	** As a punishment for attempted murder, [[spoiler:Ivypaw]] is held back from becoming a warrior for six months.
26	* LovingBully: Firepaw bickers with Laurelpaw because he doesn't know how else to communicate with her, and admits as much.
27	* NotWhatItLooksLike: Laurelpaw and Firepaw sneak away together at a gathering. Before returning, Laurelpaw pounces on Firepaw and ends up on top of him. ''All'' of the other cats notice, and come to the conclusion that the two had decided to sneak off into the bushes to mate.
28	* OfficialCouple: Hollyshine and Grayclaw become one at the end of the first story, with Grayclaw helping Hollypaw to raise her kits.
29	* OffingTheOffspring: Old Gray killed his daughter Daisy.
30	* OriginalCharacter: The entire cast consists of [=OCs=]. Several share the names of canon characters, but they're not the same cats.
31	* MatureAnimalStory: ''Apprentice And Pregnant'' is based on a kid's series but isn't aimed at the target audience. It deals with darker topics like rape, TeenPregnancy, and DomesticAbuse.
32	* PrecisionFStrike: Tigerstripe doesn't curse, so it's surprising to Swallow Star when he uses the "f" word (and in front of an apprentice at that). He's furious because Swallow Star is siding with [[spoiler:Ivypaw]] after she attempted to kill [[spoiler:Cracklepaw]].
33	* ShoutOut: The title references the reality show ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant''.
34	* SpinOffspring: ''Apprentice and Pregnant 2'' is based around Hollyshine's daughter.
35	* SpitefulSpit: Before walking out of his den in anger, Tigerstripe spits at Swallow Star's paws.
36	* TeacherStudentRomance: Hollypaw and her mentor Grayclaw have romantic feelings for each other, though they are too embarrassed to admit it for most of the story. Hollypaw confesses her feelings first when she finally admits that she is pregnant as a result of being raped by Longtail. Grayclaw comforts Hollypaw, saves her when Longtail assaults her again, helps her raise her kits, and they becomes mates at the end.
37	* TeenPregnancy:
38	** Hollypaw is the youngest queen the Clans have ever seen. She's barely out of the nursery herself. Her underdeveloped body makes pregnancy and childbirth dangerous, but she ultimately turns out fine.
39	** [[spoiler:Hollyshine's daughter Laurelpaw]] ends up pregnant after being raped by her uncle. She had a miscarriage before even noticing that she had been pregnant.
40	* TilMurderDoUsPart: Old Gray killed his mate and one of their two kits.
41	* UglyGuyHotWife: Ivypaw has a crush on Firepaw. All Laurelpaw sees when she looks at him is an ugly, sickly looking tom with a constantly runny nose. However, it turns out that ''Laurelpaw'' likes him as well. [[spoiler:Laurelpaw]] and Firepaw end up the OfficialCouple.

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