Hello again! I forgot the authors note for the prologue but thank you for the nice reviews! I don't really have much to say so…

"Do we have to learn how to climb trees?" Snowpaw asked impatiently. Ivypool sighed. Her apprentice was always like this, complaining during all kinds of training, constantly telling Ivypool she wasn't good enough to train him, and even taunting her for the time she had trained for the the dark forest.

"Yes, we do," Ivypool meowed firmly, "Bramblestar wants all the apprentices to learn tree fighting, and the clan leader's word is law."

"Sure followed the warrior code in the dark forest didn't you." Snowpaw taunted.

Ivypool burned with anger, but instead replied, "Fine. Let's go hunting," Snowpaw bounded away happily into the thick undergrowth. As the last thin frond of fern settled back into place, Ivypool started to follow.

"So quick to break the code, are you?" A taunting voice meowed from behind Ivypool. She spun around, but found no one. She padded over to the spot where she had heard the voice, but to her surprise she found not even the slightest scent. Ivypool shook it off and began to head off after her apprentice, but before she got the chance, the voice sounded again.

"Maybe you're not a lost cause after all." Ivypool looked around frantically to find the source of the voice, and this time she saw two hauntingly familiar glowing yellow eyes staring at her from a patch of nettles. "Did you miss me?"

"No!" Ivypool yowled, "Leave me alone! I'm done with you! Why wont you leave me alone?"

"Alright," The sinister she-cat spat, "I wouldn't want to bother you." She turned around and and stalked out of the clearing. A moment later Snowpaw padded from the undergrowth, a mocking glare on his face.

"Talking to yourself again?" He growled, "or are you plotting with your dark forest friends again?"

"Stop it!" Ivypool Yowled. Snowpaw continued to snicker. Ivypool's mind filled with hate towards the young apprentice. "I said, stop it!"

Ivypool lost it. She leaped at the young apprentice. Snowpaw let out a squeak of surprise as Ivypool collided with him. Ivypool raked her claws down Snowpaw's flank.

"So you are plotting with them!" Snowpaw yowled in triumph. "Traitor! Wait until I tell the clan!"

"You won't get to tell the clan!" Ivypool spat angrily.

Snowpaw began to shake slightly, but not wanting to show his fear, he leaped at Ivypool. "I'll get you first! Traitor! Traitor!"

Ivypool hissed with rage as the smaller cat leaped at her. Ivypool started to dodge away but before she got a chance, Snowpaw bowled into her and she crumpled to the ground. Momentarily stunned, Ivypool could do nothing but watch as Snowpaw came charging towards her. Ivypool gasped as the white apprentice crashed into her. Snowpaw churned his paws across Ivypool's Back. Ivypool flipped herself over and clawed at Snowpaw's belly. Snowpaw yowled and slid off Ivypool. Ivypool immediately leaped at Snowpaw. Feeling her claws find the younger cat's throat, Ivypool dug them in. Snowpaw's yowl of agony was cut off as blood filled his mouth. He coughed in a desperate attempt to clear his throat. Snowpaw's white fur was now stained red. Ivypool watched her apprentice crumple to the ground. Snowpaw let out a final gasping breath, convulsed violently, then was still.

`"No!" Ivypool gasped suddenly. She looked at her own bloodstained paws and shuddered. "No! No! No!"

"What are you doing?" A voice meowed. Ivypool glanced around to see the voice. Would she have to fight another one of her clanmates to cover for her mistakes? Ivypool buried her head in her paws. "Come on, we've got patrol!"

Ivypool lifted her head shakily. "Who-Squirrelflight!" Ivypool breathed in relief. She was just dreaming. She was curled up in her nest back in the ThunderClan camp.

"Come on! Up! We've got to go on patrol!"

Ivypool sat up, but pain lanced through her back as soon as she tried to move.

"Ivypool! What happened? This hasn't… since… oh no!" Squirrelflight meowed frantically. Ivypool nodded. "We've gotta get you to Jayfeather! He can help. Oh, how long has this been happening! What if-"

"Please!" Ivypool shouted. "Don't wake the whole clan! You're gonna start a panic!"

"Why shouldn't we panic?" Squirrelflight meowed frantically.

"Let's just get to Jayfeather." Ivypool meowed. Squirrelflight nodded and led the way out of the den.

Thank you for reading! Please review if you liked and tell me if there are any mistakes. I am hoping to update once a week but if I get enough reviews I will try to update more often. :D