Note: This story takes place between Long Shadows and Sunrise, so (spoiler alert!) Firestar is alive, Ashfur is dead, and Jayfeather & Co. are ticked off at Squirrelflight. Darkpool's bio is on my profile.

Disclaimer: I only own Darkpool. Nothing else.

It was a dark but quiet night in the ThunderClan camp. A lone figure slipped through the shadows, unseen, into the warriors' den. The cat was Darkpool, the RiverClan medicine cat apprentice. He gracefully padded around until, at last, he stood over his quarry: Squirrelflight, his father's foster mother. Focusing his powers, he slipped into her dream.

Darkpool opened his eyes. Upon looking around, he saw he was in WindClan territory. "Why WindClan?" he thought. As he took a step, his paw touched something fluffy. Darkpool looked down to see Squirrelflight sleeping at his paws. The half-clan tom couldn't help but think "WTF? She dreams about sleeping?" Not one to waste time, Darkpool got to work. Channeling his powers into the environment, he summoned a clone of Ashfur. While "Ashfur" was getting Squirrelflight's attention. Darkpool quickly raced out of the dream and into Brambleclaw's mind.

When Darkpool opened his eyes once more, he saw that he and Brambleclaw were on the island. Brambleclaw was the first to speak.

"Darkpool? What are you doing here?" inquired the deputy. "Do you have a message for me?"

"Yes," said Darkpool. "I have seen something very important. Squirrelflight is- well, maybe you'd better see it for yourself." The medicine apprentice's voice was oddly gruff. With a wave of his tail, Darkpool brought them into Squirrelflight's dream. At the moment, she was sharing tongues with "Ashfur." Darkpool's next words were laced with sympathy. "Brambleclaw, I'm sorry to tell you this, but Squirrelflight is cheating."

"WHAT?! SQUIRRELFLIGHT, HOW COULD YOU?!" roared Brambleclaw. While the dark tabby was busy trying to rip his mate to shreds, Darkpool slipped out of the dream and raced out of the camp. Once he was safely hidden in a bush, the medicine apprentice burst into a fit of laughter.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"he laughed. "Squirrelflight has deserved that for a LONG time!"
So ends the first chapter. The first ten reviewers will get virtual ice cream sundaes and a Jayfeather plushie!