Here is chapter 10. Sorry for the long wait everyone. College is horrible for my writing time.

Cinderheart didn't know what to do. She was in Shadow's room because that's where he told her to stay for right now. He told her that he'd be right back. Dusk had shot Cinderheart a death look which gave the gray she-cat the impression that disobeying probably wasn't the best idea. So she sat in Shadow's den, in the main area this time, not her little prison. She was left alone with her own thoughts and she didn't like it. She knew she should help out, this was all her fault but what could she do? They wouldn't let her do anything! She was useless.

She blinked. This feeling of uselessness felt familiar. Just like all those other times. Did something like this happen before? She shut her eyes tight to try to pull up whatever memory it was. However it remained just out of reach. No matter how much she tried she couldn't get any closer to the memory.

"Hey, how're you feeling?"

"Dawn," said Cinderheart as the she-cat walked in. She was happy it was her and not her sister. She didn't know if she could deal with Dusk's snide remarks at the moment.

Dawn nodded. "Yup! It's me! Anyway, come on. We're getting out of here before they show up."

Cinderheart shivered at the mention of they. She didn't know why, she didn't even know who they were, whatever it implied it sent fear through her.

She followed Dawn out of the cave and after many twists and turns they were in the open circular area from the first night. Cinderheart shivered again. The howls from the first night where clear in her mind. She didn't want to remember that again.

The moon was shining overhead, shocking Cinderheart to how much time she really spent in Shadow's cave, and waiting. Speaking of Shadow, he was also there, at the center, waiting for them.

"Let's go," he said curtly. However he didn't move. Instead he growled and backed up until he was next to Dawn and Cinderheart. "They're here," he hissed.

Cinderheart felt her heart jump to her throat as she saw cats appear over the ridge. All came in many shapes and sizes but all had malice in their eyes. It was a small cat though that caught Cinderheart's attention. "Cherrykit!" Cinderheart was about to step closer but Shadow held her back.

"She's not the cat you knew."

"What do you mean…" Cinderheart's voice trailed off when she saw Cherrykit's eyes gazing down at her in a vivid purple.

"See those cats down there?" cackled a filthy she-cat next to Cherrykit. "The gray one, what's above her head?"

Cherrykit squinted as she looked down at the cats.

"Cherrykit! Run!" screech Cinderheart. She didn't understand why her eyes were purple but she had to save her niece from the crazy cats!

Cherrykit ignored Cinderheart's request. In fact it didn't even seem to register the cat that was talking to her was her aunt.

"She…" began Cherrykit.

"Can you just say yes or no?" snapped a silver she-cat.

"Patience," said a brown tom.

"She doesn't have anything," said Cherrykit, surprise in her voice.

Yowls ran through the cats on the ridge.

"Dawn, I need Dusk," said Shadow quietly.

"Of course-Shadow. What's the plan?"

Cinderheart jumped and stared at Dawn in shock. She was now holding herself with Dusk's loftiness. Were they the same cat? How was that possible? Although that did explain why their scents were the same and how she had never seen them at the same time.

"I want you to take Cinderheart into the secret tunnels, Keep running until you reach there. I will catch up in a bit."

"What are you talking about?" hissed Cinderheart. 'There's like, twenty cats up there, you can't fight them all alone."

"He'll fare better than you would in a battle," snapped Dusk. She shot a look at the cats on the ridge. "Now come on before I cut your legs off and drag you."

Cinderheart looked back and forth between the two cats. Shadow was staring up at the cats, the council, while Dusk was glaring at her. "Alright," she whispered. She hated to leave her fate to another but she had no idea what was going on.

"Great. This way, run and you better keep up!" Dusk broke into a run and headed for the cave again. Cinderheart not really knowing what else to do followed her.

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"Oh Shadow," chuckled Damia from the ridge. The black tom glared up at the silver she-cat. Her partner Aeron also seemed very amused by this. "I knew you were an odd one but still. I didn't think you would try to take on two members of the council."

"You don't know anything about me," Shadow replied coldly. He could feel his power rising within him. It's been a long time since he was forced to use them. Not since then. Sorrow welled up within him as he thought of that time. Sorrow that also fueled his anger. It was because of the council that it had happened.

Aeron sighed. "I think Shadow's getting angry with us Damia. You really need to stop pushing his buttons. He's such a bother to deal with."

"I said kill him but you were one of the few that wanted to still keep him around," snapped Damia. She turned to Shadow, her eyes glinting with battle fever. "Go," she yowled to the cats that surrounded her. "Go and kill him!"

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Cinderheart glanced back.

"Don't you dare think of going back," spat Dusk as they were running.

"I wasn't going to," replied Cinderheart.

They were deep in the tunnels. Dusk had taken Cinderheart down a side tunnel which led to another side tunnel which led to another. It soon got too confusing so Cinderheart gave up on trying to figure out where they were going.

Soon the tunnel opened up and they seemed to be at the edge of a wasteland. The forest was behind him and a huge desert stood before them.

"Follow me," said Dusk as she turned to the direction of the forest and entered a small cave in the base of a hill. Cinderheart followed close behind her. The inside was covered in glowing moss and Cinderheart was surprised to see a small pool of water in the back along with some dead fresh-kill sitting on a corner spot. "This is our emergency hideout," said Dusk-no it was Dawn now. It was very unnerving to know that the two cats were the same. "What is it?" she asked.

Cinderheart shook her head. "Sorry, I wanted to ask…how it happened but that would be really rude."

"How it happened?" Dawn repeated slowly. She thought for a moment and then perked up again. "Oh! How Dusk and I became the same cat?"

Cinderheart didn't answer. She felt like it was too personal of a question to ask but she still wanted to know how it could be possible. She had never heard of anything like this before.

"Don't worry," said Dawn cheerfully, "I don't mind." She settled down on the ground. "Let's see…where to begin? Oh yes, okay, here's how it went. I don't really remember the details well but it actually happened when my sister and I were being born."

Cinderheart stared at Dawn in shock. "You remember being born?"

Dawn shook her head, "Not anymore. I just remember the story that we kept telling each other so we would remember. Anyway, we used to be two cats but when we were being born, one of us was dying-we don't remember which one of us was-but we did know that if she was born, she would die. So the other one-I don't know if it was me or Dusk-but we accepted the other's soul into our own body so that she wouldn't die. And well, that's what you see today. We've lived our whole lives together."

Cinderheart just stared at Dawn. She was dumbstruck. It seemed impossible that something like this could happen but ever since she came here, she's been seeing one weird thing after another. So it could be possible that Dawn was telling the truth. "But… isn't it hard to live like that? To share one body?"

Dawn shook her head. "No. We complement each other. I can't dream of living without Dusk with me. We are together through everything." Her ears perked up and she glanced over at the entrance to the cave.

Cinderheart looked as well. She didn't see anything at first but the scent of blood slammed into her at full force. She gasped in shock as Shadow stumbled into the cave, his body covered with wounds of many shapes and sizes, blood was guzzling out of them in ridiculous amounts and splattered all over the floor. She shook her head to make sure she wasn't seeing things but Shadow also had a pair of huge jet black wings coming out of his back.

"Shadow!" Dawn ran to his side as Shadow collapsed to the ground. Cinderheart stood rooted to the spot as Dawn looked the tom over. "Cinderheart. Please, save him."

"What are you talking about?" cried Cinderheart. She stared at the injuries. "He shouldn't even be alive after all that!"

"I'll explain it all later but you have to help him now," said Dawn. She was clearly distraught. "Cinderheart. You may not understand what is going on but you are the only one that can save him. He fought for you Cinderheart."

"Why?" asked Cinderheart. "Why?"

"You're the Ressurrected Cinderheart. And you are the only one that can save him now."