"Moonpaw! Wake up!"

"Mmmmmm!"

"MOONPAW!"

"MMMMMMMM!" Starpaw shook her head.

"Sunpaw, it's no use. Here. YOU wake her up." Sunpaw nodded, then cleared his throat and took a breath.

"MOONPAWWAKEUPORWE'LLLEAVEYOUTOTHEBIRDS!" he screamed.

"Yearghh! Sunbranch! NOOO!" Moonpaw's brother and sister looked at her, shocked. Moonpaw blinked, and so did Lightpaw, although more sleepily.

"What's with the noise?" she murmured, half-asleep.

"Yeah," muttered Grasspaw, an older apprentice, "We're trying to REST, y'know!" He glared at Moonpaw, who shied under his reprimanding gaze. All was forgiven, however, after Sunpaw told them about the funniest dream he had last night.

"And so Starpaw and Moonpaw fell off of the oak onto Snowbird, and she went to the Lands of the Mind. You know, when you are not dead, but when you can't feel or react to anything... Anyway, POIOSNFANG-" he chuckled, the rest were roaring with laughter, "-POISONFANG came and said, 'Oh, Snowbird! You're in the Lands of the Mind!' And he poured water flavored with cherries on her!"

"Then?" Moonpaw asked breathlessly. Sunpaw sighed sadly.

"Then, I woke up. Sad..."

"Starpaw!" Mistflower beckoned, "Come!"

"Well, I have to go now. Don't do anything fun without me, okay?" The others nodded.

"I have to go, too, now," Moonpaw sighed, "Starfur said that today, we'll be setting some borders, so the apprentices and mentors have to go and explore. We're going closer to the moors, where SnakeClan is." She grimaced. "Sounds so exciting. So long!" She padded over to her mentor.

"Come, Moonpaw, we don't have all day!" Starfur mewed impatiently. She waited for Moonpaw to catch up, then they both walked in the forest. When the trees got thinner, and the grass longer and drier, Starfur stopped. "Smell," she commanded. Moonpaw partially opened her mouth.

"I smell cats. But not of LightningClan. Could they be RainClan?" Starfur shook her head.

"No, this is SnakeClan's scent. I should know. I-" she stopped. "RainClan's smell is like water. Much water. Salt. Fish. This smells like scales and soil and rocks." She straightened. "You will learn all of the Clans' scents. In time." They heard some snapping sounds and a faint trace of fresh scent.

"Who is that?"

"I don't know, but I don't like it," Starfur whispered. They turned around, and started bounding back to camp. A dark figure stepped in their path. Starfur and Moonpaw skidded to a stop.

"Where do you think YOU'RE going?" it purred. Starfur gulped.

"U-undyingshadow? Is-is that you?"

"Yes, Starfur. It is I." Starfur gasped.

"I smell blood. I see a- no, it can't be! You didn't! Who have you slain?" Undyingshadow purred in amusement.

"Do you not know your ClanBrothers and ClanSisters?"

Starfur's eyes narrowed, and she spat, "I see. It comes all into place. You killed Dawnwing and Flowerpelt! Why? Why did you?"

"Think, Starfur, think! Surely under all that beautiful gray fur, there is a mind?" Moonpaw, who had a hard time following the exchange, finally found the courage to speak up.

"You should LEAVE, SnakeClan ROGUE!"

"Well, well, an apprentice with a fiery temper. No surprise. So is this Starfur?" He didn't even pause as he scanned Moonpaw. "Oh, she's YOUR apprentice, isn't she?" Starfur nodded mutely. Undyingshadow unsheathed his claws and stared thoughtfully at them. "How much do you know, apprentice?"

"Enough to know that you're an intruder, and a murder."

"Moonpaw, silence!" Starfur cried to cover her apprentice's sharp words. But Undyingshadow's keen ears picked up Moonpaw's words.

"A murder AND an intruder? Well done, Moonpaw. I see you know much." His gaze snapped up to hers, eyes full of hatred, "Let's see how much you know IF YOU'RE DEAD!" he snarled. He batted Starfur away as if she were a ball of moss, stunning her, then sprang on Moonpaw. He was on her back, then whispered in her ear, "Time to see if you were faithful or not!" He laughed, and Moonpaw struggled under his weight, and tried to flip over, but, failing, she clawed at his face. He defended himself by scratching her back and shoving her paws away. Then, he bit deeply into her neck, and pulled away from her, his teeth and fangs glistening with blood. Moonpaw gasped, and collapsed to the ground, convulsing. Starfur cleared the stars from her head, then realized what was happening, she ran to her apprentice, crying.

"Moonpaw! No!" Moonpaw's white fur, and the grass was stained a pure crimson. Moonpaw took in a deep breath, then it rattled out, and the lights and shapes fading into a black, fathomless darkness.


So, what do you think? It's bloody, I know. But it needs some action, and it's perfect, I think. Well anyway... I have a question. A Question of the Chapter! Well, two.

1: What do you think will happen next? Will Moonpaw come back to life, and become annoyingly perfect? Or will she stay dead?

2: Any OCs would be highly appreciated. I don't have access to my Warrior cats generator right now...

Shadow out.