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Tigerstar padded into the sickly green forest.

"So this is the other Dark Forest?" Hawkfrost inquired.

Tigerstar nodded in reply and padded forward.

"Who are you?" hissed a tortoiseshell she-cat.

A tom joined her and unsheathed his claws.

"Get out!" he snarled.

"We want no trouble." Mapleshade purred calmly.

The tabby tom sheathed his claws and lapped at a ginger patch on his chest. (A/N: Who remembers him?)

"We want a favor." Hawkfrost added.

"A favor?" a fluffy pale gray she-cat scoffed from her perch in a tree.

Tigerstar glanced at the tabby and up at the gray cat. Mapleshade rolled her eyes.

"So an apprentice is in the Dark Forest?" she inquired.

"Apprentice?" the gray cat hissed and jumped out of the tree. She landed softly beside her companions and glared at Mapleshade.

"I am Robinstar. The most feared Clan leader to every walk the forest." she snarled.

"Impossible." Mapleshade snorted.

"Robinstar" the tortoiseshell warned as she saw Robinstar unsheathe her claws.

"Mapleshade means no harm," Tigerstar meowed hastily. "But we have a proposition for you cats"

"What do you think Forestspots?" Robinstar inquired.

"They've yet to explain anything." Forestspots replied.

Even more cats began to slink out of the shadows.

"Flowerstar these cats want our help." Forestspots called.

A ginger cat nodded her head, signaling for Tigerstar to speak.

"We are going to start a war against StarClan and we need more cats to fight on our side." Tigerstar said simply.

"It won't work!" a black and white tom snapped.

"It could." Forestspots replied.

"I say we should. Then I can Heathershine again." Robinstar meowed.

"The battle includes living cats as well" Snowtuft added.

"You got bees in your brains!" a dappled she-cat retorted.

"Of course Dapplefern would say that!" Flowerstar growled.

"We'll help" Robinstar meowed


Spottedleaf had finally made it. A vast camp stretched before her.

"Welcome" a white she-cat meowed.

"Thank you but I need to speak with some leaders." Yellowfang meowed.

The white cat flicked her tail towards a large cave and padded away.

Spottedleaf glanced at Yellowfang and Fawnstep. The SkyClan medicince cat shrugged and padded forward.

Inside the cave sat several leaders.

"We expected you." a tom meowed.

Spottedleaf dipped her head.

"Will you help us?" Fawnstep asked.

The cats exchanged glances with each other.

"Maybe" a ginger she-cat meowed.

A medicince cat padded into the den. Her molted silver fur shone brightly as stars radiated from it.

"Bloomstar you must help them." she meowed.

"Moondapple should we risk our lives?" Bloomstar pointed out.

"We'll help you" Moondapple meowed and glared at Bloomstar.

Spottedleaf, Fawnstep, and Yellowfang exchanged a glance.