A silver tabby she cat was padding through a frozen forest, three other cats behind her. She was deputy of thunderclan and a well respected warrior. Though there were some cats who did not like her too much. One such cat was a brown tabby tom by the name of shadedwillow. He was furious when she was named deputy instead of him by their leader, lionstar. But she wasn't worried, he was her brother after all, he wouldn't hurt her...right?

"Fallenmist!" A voice from behind called.

The she-cat turned around at the sound of her name, and saw her brother trotting up to her. "What is it shadedwillow?" She asked.

The tom looked at her, an unreadable glint in his ice blue eyes. "Littleclaw wanted to know if we could split up, so that he could show his apprentice some techniques for hunting in leaf bare. " he said.

Fallenmist nodded. "Sure I don't see why not, we can catch more prey this way too, ok. It's settled. You and I will go towards the high hills and littleclaw and mousepaw can go to the lake. " she said, motioning for the other two cats to join them.

Shadedwillow spat. "I was hoping, dear sister, that you and I could go to the lake. I saw a plump water shrew there this morning on patrol." He said, before the other two came up.

A small black tom looked at fallenmist, "so, are we splitting up?" He asked in a deep voice. The mousy grey shecat beside him was bouncing up and down.

Fallenmist nodded. "Yes we are littleclaw. You and mousepaw will go it the high hills and shadedwillow and I will take the lake. " she said and dismissed the two. She and her brother trotted towards the lake.

Shadedwillow trotted ahead, looking back to make sure fallenmist was following. "Come on, it's by the cliff. " he said excitedly.

"Ok, ok, slowdown. I can hardly feel my paws Its so cold out here!" She hissed irritabley. She emerged from the forest, and saw the frozen lake span out, touching each of the four clan's borders. "It's so beautiful..." She smiled.

Shadedwillow was on the cliff, he looked like he was stalking something, but he wasn't...

Fallenmist trotted over to her brother. "Ok, where did you see this shrew?" She asked, looking around. He pointed to the edge of the cliff.

Shadedwillow smiled wide as his sister padded to the edge of the cliff, looking for a shrew that wasn't there. "You know, you really are a great deputy. " he lied.

"Oh, thanks. " she replied, still looking for prey.

"Too bad I'm going to make a better one..." He hissed, lunging at fallenmist, and the two of them rolled.

"What are you doing!?" She yowled. Scratching his ear.

"Taking my place as thunderclaps deputy! I'm going to make it great, I will rule all of the clans! And any who oppose me will be killed including you!" He replied, tossing her off the cliff. "Goodbye sweet sister. I hated you, always!" He laughed, trotting away as fallenmist broke the ice of the frozen lake.

Fallenmist felt many things, betrayal, anger, but most of all, she felt the cold swishing of the lake water. It tugged at her fur, making her heavy. And her side hurt from where it broke the ice, thin trickles of blood pooled around her from shards stabbing her. She felt tired, but she wasn't going to give up. She couldn't give up. "No...I won't..." She meowed. Choking on cold water. She tried to swim to the surface, but couldn't. She closed her eyes, when a voice suddenly spoke...

"Fallenmist, you can't give up. I know you're a better cat than that. " the voice of a tom hissed.

She opened her eyes, to see a white tom floating beside her. Stars in his pelt. "Oh...whiteclaw...my father. " she purred, seeing her once father again. He had died at the start of leaf bare, just before she was named deputy. "I'm so cold..." She cried. He wrapped around her, and then vanished. She felt new strength in her bones and muscles. She tried to swim again, and found she was able to. She broke the surface. And coughed. She looked around and tried to climb on to the ice. It took a few minutes, but she did it. She flopped onto land, numb to the bone. A voice spoke inside her head.

"I gave you new life and strength...but I can do nothing for you now..."

She stood up, and stumbled to a bramble thicket. She curled up, frozen almost. But was a bit warmer in the thick branches. The warm liquid was still flowing from the holes in her side. But she ignored it. Trying to get warm. She closed her eyes, letting darkness surround her.

When she opened them she was still cold, but alive. "The clan...I have to...get home. " she cried. And stood up stiffly. Dried blood sticking to her flanks and legs. She made her way very slowly to the thunderclan camp. She padded up to the hollow's side and peered in. The scene before her terrified her.

A golden tabby tom stood atop a pile of rocks, he was the leader of thunder clan, lionstar. He spoke, his deep voice booming. "Shadedwillow is a valiant warrior. He has saved thunderclan from the terror of a vicious cat, who given the chance would of plunged our clan in to war. Fallenmist was that cat, but now...she is gone, defeated bye shadedwillow." The tom stepped back, and the tabby form of her brother stepped forward.

"Clan mates, I stand before you not a hero but a cat like you, like me. I went hunting with my sister and little claw. She said for us to split up. I had asked her if we could go to the high hills, but she insisted we go to the lake. " he paused, and hung his head. "Had I know she was planning to kill me I would not of followed. She told me her plan was to rule all four clans. And kill any who didn't follow. I knew I had to stop her, so I fought her, she almost beat me, but I managed to throw her into the lake, she fave me this though." He finished, showing a long gash on his flank, it was covered in herbs.

"I didn't do that! I only scratched his ear, he is lying to them! He is the evil cat..." Fallenmist hissed quietly, still numb. She listened again.

Lion star had stepped up,again and looked at his clan ages. "I say these words before starclan, may they approve my choice. " he started than scanned the crowed. "Shadedwillow will be thunderclan's new deputy. " he said, and there were cheers of approval.

Fallenmist backed away, she couldn't watch anymore. She ran, and ran. Out of thunderclan's territory. And into a pine forest. She didn't stop until she collapsed infront of a bramble covers hollow. She closed her eyes. In her panick she managed to tear open her wounds. "Starclan...why is this happening to me..." She cried.

"Who's there!?" A voice called. Fallenmist looked up as a black tom padded up to her he looked at her, pity in his eyes. "Where are you from? And why are you on shadow clans territory?!"

(Shadow clan? Oh no!,,) she thought. "I'm from...I'm a loner...please. Help...me. " she said weakly, before passing out. She was no longer a cat from thunderclan, not anymore...