I'm so sorry for not updating for so long. I had problems signing in- I couldn't sign into my account. It's been a couple years, and I realize how crappy and weird this storyline is. Why is Blazepetal so important suddenly? No reason honestly, it was just me 2 years ago thinking it would be a good idea to make it like that. In short, Stoatfur likes Blazepetal. Skyeye is the jealous sister. Pebblefoot acknowledges Snowdapple's beauty, but has yet to figure out his feelings.

PuppyClan: is your guess about Skyeye being the one who injured her sister out of jealousy right? Let's see. Thanks for the review :)

Pebblefoot wanted to tell Stoatfur it was Skyeye, but he couldn't be sure. Besides.. wouldn't the attacker have run away?

Stoatfur's eyes burned into Skyeye's back. "Did you do it?" he yowled.

"N-no. I swear, I didn't do it. I was angry at her, but I'd never hurt her." Skyeye meowed. Her sky-blue eyes were pleading for Stoatfur to understand. Stoatfur's gaze flitted away from Skyeye, but did not soften.

Stoatfur's so affectionate of Blazepetal, even though he's only met her..

Mintfur watched, a bit away from the group. Mintfur crouched near the ground. Did he do it? But even if he did, what was his motive? Pebblefoot wondered.

Stoatfur seemed to have noticed Mintfur too. "Get up! Did you do it?" Stoatfur snarled.

"He was with us the whole time! I promise!" Icewing cried.

"Yeah! He was with us! Right, Mallownose?" Petalfur exclaimed quickly.

"Yep." Mallownose meowed.

Stoatfur glared at the clearing.

"She'll live." Mothwing concluded. Stoatfur sighed in relief, but his claws were still furiously working at the ground.

"We have to get to the bottom of this." Reedwhisker meowed, standing up.

"Blazepetal?" Pebblefoot questioned.

All the attention turned to the injured she-cat.

"Who did this to you?" he asked.

"I don't know." Blazepetal muttered.

"An attack from behind her, of course she wouldn't know." Stoatfur growled.

"Okay. Let's send out some patrols to search." Reedwhisker suggested.

At that moment, Mapleshade staggered into the camp.

"Mapleshade!" Maggottail hissed. Mapleshade walked into the ferns, following the rest of the Dark Forest warriors.

Had Mapleshade done it?

Pebblefoot heard a loud growl, and a squeak of pain. Mapleshade fell back onto the dusty ground.

"Mothwing! Willowshine! Mapleshade's injured!" he yowled.

Tigerstar was obviously mad at Mapleshade. Maybe Tigerstar had been the one who injured Mapleshade.

Did Tigerstar injure Blazepetal?

"You are no longer a Dark Forest warrior, Mapleshade." Tigerstar meowed, calmly.

Why is he so calm?

"Mapleshade is- going to die." Mothwing reported. Every cat's gaze turned to the golden dappled she-cat.

"Where's Willowshine?" Mothwing meowed, after looking around the clearing.

"Here." Willowshine meowed. Willowshine was sitting near Mosspelt, her claws curved into the ground.

"Mapleshade is no longer a Dark Forest warrior?" Pebblefoot exclaimed, surprised.

"Yeah, it seems so." Snowdapple meowed.

"I wonder why." Pebblefoot murmured.

Mapleshade stood up, voice raspy.

"I apologize for being so cruel. I apologize for killing Ravenwing, I apologize for killing Appledusk, I'm sorry! StarClan, forgive me." Mapleshade meowed. The ragged she-cat slumped to the ground.

"She's dead." Mothwing declared.

An uneasy murmur spread through the crowd. Though Mapleshade was in fact a Dark Forest warrior that had harmed multiple cats in life and death, it was odd to gloat about a death of a cat, evil or not.

"Traitor!" Tigerstar snarled at the mention of StarClan.

Pebblefoot shivered. Tigerstar was able to kill Mapleshade, a cat of his own side and of his own status. Pebblefoot did not want to wonder what could happen to the living Clan cats, with less experience than the Dark Forest warriors. They could be easily killed with a swipe, if Tigerstar was so inclined to.

"This is a lesson to all of you. This is what happens to traitors." Tigerstar gave a menacing glare to everyone.

Suddenly, Pebblefoot remembered a whisper in his ear at the arena.

For every dead tribute, a Dark Forest warrior will be revived.

Was Mapleshade alive?

I apologize for the weird chapter. Let me explain a little bit. Mapleshade had 3 kits with Appledusk, their names being Petalkit, Larchkit, and Patchkit. The issue? Mapleshade was a ThunderClan warrior and Appledusk was a RiverClan warrior. She is exiled from ThunderClan for mating with a RiverClan warrior. Following this, Mapleshade attempts to go to RiverClan. All of Mapleshade's kits drown. Appledusk sees Mapleshade, and calls their relationship a mistake, blaming the kits' deaths on Mapleshade. Mapleshade kills every cat that she believes is to blame for her kits' deaths. She is a good cat in the inside, but just driven mad by grief and fury. This is the reason why she apologizes in the end. Because of her love for her kits, this is the reason why she always tries to protect expecting mothers and young kits.

If any of you are confused about the title- here's the explanation for that too. It refers to both Mapleshade and Blazepetal. In Mapleshade's case, her family (ThunderClan and Appledusk) decided to betray her. Though she is not directly related to either ThunderClan or Appledusk by blood, they are her chosen family that betrayed her love. This title builds suspense for Blazepetal, does her family betray her or not?

I will update as frequently as possible. I do not have as much time as I once did, but I'll try my best. I apologize again for the long wait.

Reviews are appreciated!

Love you guys 3

~Waterfall