"So Jericho isn't really dead?" Syndicate asked, relief swamping his voice and making it quiver.
"No, he was just sent back home." Firefoxx answered, starting to sound more like herself with every passing day.
Most of the Clan just assumed that Firefoxx was speaking to Jericho in the same manner that a Medicine cat spoke with Starclan, since they couldn't wrap their heads around Two-leg items like headsets. Jayfeather asked them to keep most of the details hushed, afraid that talk of another Dark Forest-like problem would cause a panic. The three of them were huddled together at the edge of the camp, so Sparklez risked the question.
"So, Dianite is definitely here? We're a hundred percent sure that the Wizards aren't mistaken?"
"I wouldn't want to risk checking." She responded dryly.
Sparklez flashed her a look and then motioned for them to move closer. He hadn't spoken to his friends about the prophecy, mainly because he hadn't been able to make sense of it, but this knowledge gave him a sudden certainty. They had to be the Four and Dianite had to be the dark force. He was the one thing these cats knew nothing about, and the one thing that only the Mianite crew knew anything about.
"We have to stop Dianite before we go back." He meowed gravely.
"Of course! We're not leaving my homie here with these cats!" Syndicate spat indignantly.
Sparklez glanced at him with sudden fear and suspicsion shining in his blue eyes. It had completely slipped his mind, that Syndicate's alliegence with Dianite might mean he would be against them. The tortoiseshell looked confused as he gazed back at Sparklez, and even Firefoxx seemed a bit unnerved by his look.
"Sparklez...?" She asked hesitantly.
"You don't understand...If we don't stop him, Dianite's going to do something awful to these cats. He might already be doing it!" The tom spat, struggling to keep his voice low.
His companions blinked at him with surprise written plainly on their faces. Firefoxx was more apt to believe his words, but Syndicate's expression quickly turned cross and pulled his lips back in a snarl.
"You don't know that! He could just be looking for me; his most loyal follower."
"As a matter of fact, I do know that. Jayfeather had an omen about it." Sparklez retorted.
This quieted Syndicate quickly and for a second doubt flickered in Sparklez. Then it moved away again and he flicked his tail distrustfully. Syndicate had always been sneaky, so he still wasn't sure if the tom was bluffing or not. Firefoxx picked up on his misgivings and shuffled closer to him and away from Syndicate. The tortoiseshell tom stared at them in disbelief.
"You can't believe I would have any part in that! I wouldn't betray these cats after what they did for us." He insisted glaring at Sparklez.
"And I'm just supposed to trust you? How many times have we heard you say that only to have you stab us in the back?"
"Yeah, back home where we all troll each other! I wouldn't risk losing any of you forever!" Syndicate lashed his tail, looking more and more aggravated by the minute.
Firefoxx glanced around uneasily, realizing that the two toms had been getting increasingly louder and that several other cats had noticed the argument. She tried reaching a paw out to get Sparklez attention, but he just shrugged it off, to wrapped up in his quarrel with Syndicate. The black and white tom was normally a lot calmer in these situations, but the prospect of dying here must have put him on edge and made him desperate to eliminate any chances of being betrayed. While she was distracted with watching the Clan, their argument grew more violent.
"Where is Dianite, then? If he's only concerned with your whereabouts, then surely you would know where he is." Sparklez spat, stepping forward aggressively.
"I don't know, get off my back! I haven't done anything wrong!" Syndicate mimicked him, stepping backward though.
It was clear that the tortoiseshell tom wasn't willing to lash out in retaliation, because Sparklez would only use that as proof that he wasn't to be trusted. Instead he hissed in his face, and when Sparklez flinched back in anticipation of an attack, he turned and fled out of the camp and into the forest. Firefoxx took a couple of steps after him, but then glanced back with alarm on her face. She was afraid that Sparklez would turn on her next. He stepped after her at first, but didn't say a word. They heard pawsteps approaching quickly and turned to see Jayfeather and Bramblestar rushing over to them.
"What was that all about?" Jayfeather hissed under his breath, while Bramblestar ushered the Clan away from them.
"B-bu- He's a follower of Dianite." Sparklez stammered, trying to explain himself.
"And now you've driven him right into the enemy's paws!" The Medicine cat snarled.
"We don't know that he was hiding anything." Firefoxx piped in quietly.
"She's right, we have to find him if we want to find anything out." Bramblestar said, moving to join them.
"I'll go get him." A sudden voice broke into their conversation.
The turned and spotted Ivypool sitting in the shadows of the camp entrance nearby. She looked a little uncomfortable about jumping into an importabt conversation, but worry kept her from backing down. Bramblestar met her gaze for awhile and then dipped his head, Ivypool disappearing as soon as he did so.
"He'll respond better to her than one of us, if he's still upset." The leader explained, seeing Sparklez disbelieving glance.
"Let's just hope she finds him before Dianite does." Jayfeather growled darkly.
AN: The more I work on this, the more I feel my motive for it returning. I've always enjoyed Warriors, and I've been a big fan of the series since I was in fifth grade, so it's nice to try and put myself into their minds for a story. I have an idea for another, shorter, Warriors crossover that I might work on once this one's done. Except that one would be a Blackrock Chronicles crossover, so it'd be filled with the Yogscast. (Last time I checked FyreUK was a part of the Yogscast though, so perhaps the Wizards could make an appearance? XD)
