Chapter 10 is up! This story is getting close to something big!

Fire will rise…

From the blood-soaked ground flames came alive.

As kin will fight kin…

Two flames danced away from the fire, they both turned into cats, one smaller than the other.

And shadow shall rule the forest…

The two flames collided as the bigger one slashed at the other, the smaller flame disappeared.

Troublestripe shot open her eyes as she jolted awake. A strong wave of pain shocked the back of Troublestripe's neck. She let out a yowl; I don't remember being bitten on my neck!

"Troublestripe!" hissed Silverstripe, the medicine cat. "Keep your head down!" She obeyed and laid her head on her paws. Her mussels where stiff, as her back and shoulders were wrapped in cobwebs.

"What happened?" Troublestripe mewed.

Silverstripe paused for a long time. "Tallstar got what he wanted but went traveling back home with a scar. He took back all the land up to Fourtrees." She paused again. "Thistleclaw and Dappledear are dead. A ShadowClan warrior took Dappledear's life then took Nightkit. We tried to get him back, but failed."

Troublestripe felt every guilty. I had that warrior! He was on his back, all I had to do was bite him or send my claws down his stomach and Nightkit would still be here…

"There is something else," said Silverstripe with hesitation. Minutes passed, finally she spoke again. "Your sister walks with StarClan now…"

Troublestripe was speechless. She can't be dead…

"She was supposed to get her warrior name tonight, so Bluestar gave it to her as she walked to StarClan. She changed her name a bit but it matches her."

"W-what's her warrior name?" Troublestripe forced out, trying to keep her voice steady.

"Patchedheart," she meowed. "Onekit, Dapplekit, and Smallkit will become apprentices tomorrow through, I thing you might mentor one."

"Onekit is full you energy…" Troublestripe meowed trying to get her mind off of Patchedheart. "He scratched a ShadowClan warrior's nose when it tried to pick up Dapplekit."

Silverstripe nodded and started to walk off, "If you get some sleep you can leave when you wake up."

After Silverstripe left, Troublestripe fell into a restless sleep, flipping back and fort. She dreamt she was running through the forest. However she wasn't herself, instead she was in a black furred cat with ginger patches. Suddenly she realized who it was; I'm in Patchedheart's body!

Her paws carried onward without any self-control, Troublestripe tried to stop but couldn't. She was following something, her whiskers told her as the twitched. Finally she realized what she was following. A thin trail of blood was slowly growing in front of her, her blood.

Finally she saw herself, through Patchedheart's, eyes lying down, unconscious. What is this? That's me!

Sharp claws snuck into her haunches and pulled her down. Troublestripe held back a yowl as paw pressed hard onto her neck.

"Patchpaw!" a voice whispered in her ear. "You told little Troublestripe over there our secret did you?" the cat paused. "Well I guess I have to kill you and her now!"

The paw lifted off her neck. She tried to see who it was but only saw a quickly blur of fangs strike her throat. Her vision blurred, blood fell out of her neck like a river. The fangs let go as her head hit the ground, but she forced them open to see Shadowfang, watching her as she die. His lip curled back, not into a snarl but a smile.

Coldness gripped her body with icy claws, pulling her away from Patchedheart's body as Shadowfang walked over to her own body. Inside she knew that she had seen Patchedheart's death, not through her own eyes, but Patchedheart's.

Everything dissolved as silver mist flowed around, her own body. Hm…I'm back in my body. A cat-like figure appeared in the mist and slowly grew larger as it got closer. Troublestripe realized it was a cat about one inch shorter than herself. Every hair rose with excitement as Patchedheart walked up.

"Troublestripe," she meowed, bowing her head in greeting.

"P-Patchedheart!" Troublestripe yowled. "I it's only been a coulp-"

"I know," Patchedheart mewed.

Anger rose in Troublestripe and she yowled in anger. "Shadowfang killed you! He tried to kill me too!"

Patchedheart just stood their and meowed as if she had never heard her. "That isn't what I need to talk to you about. The secret he tried to keep me from saying can't be stopped any more."

Troublestripe's fury fell and she nodded.

Patchedheart then started, "What I told you about Shadowfang last time was a lie. He was there, and I knew it. Shadowfang didn't save me from a ShadowClan warrior. Instead he dragged me away from the battle and attacked me so there will be no witness. He quickly pinned he down and hissed me at me these words. 'Like I said 'if you get in my way I will make sure you are one of the first cats to see StarClan.'"

"He then said 'but if you want to live longer listen to me, you will help me become a warrior. Tell Troublepaw, if she asked that I saved you from a ShadowClan warrior.'" Troublestripe listened with wide eyes and growing anger.

"The next moon he dragged me to the ThunderPath. He told me I'll be bait for a ShadowClan patrol. He smelt the ShadowClan patrol coming and forced me to go. I ran across thinking it was going to end after he got his name, but I was wrong."

"Now he wanted me to kill Redtail, I refused to. I used to excuse to congratulate you to get away from him."

Troublestripe nodded and Patchedheart stopped talking then said one last thing. "Do not worry about me Troublestripe, I am happier here. However, there is trouble in store for the Clans, be careful."

Before Troublestripe could say anything her eyes shot open from her sleep. Shadowfang was standing over her and he hissed, "Get up Bluestar wants to see you."

Troublestripe's anger burned up again as her neck ached. She knew he bit her neck in an attempt to kill her. With pure pleasure he killed and watched his own kin, his own sister, die in front of him. She got up and followed him toward the entrance of came until Bluestar yowled.

"Everyone old enough to catch their own prey gather here under Highrock for a clan meeting."

Shadowfang hissed in annoyance. "Bluestar wanted to see me hu?" She lead her tail high as she walked away from Shadowfang and turned to Highrock. Troublestripe sat down by Rosepaw. "Hello Rosepaw," she mewed.

Rosepaw laughed, "I got my warrior name last night, I'm known as Rosetail now."

Troublestripe felt slightly embarrassed, "Sorry Rosetail."

"Don't worry about it, what I'm worried about is the new apprentices."

"What?"

"Oh yeah you where asleep, Shadowfang found two kits when he was hunting. There both six moons old and they look just like him weird, hu?"

"Hm…" Troublestripe wondered but decided it couldn't be and looked up as Bluestar spoke.

"This Moonhigh, we gather here, to name new apprentices. From this day forward, until they have earned there warrior name, these apprentices will be called Onepaw, Smallpaw, Dapplepaw, Tigerpaw, and Darkpaw.

"Brindleclaw, Patchedheart has become a warrior, you will train Darkpaw?" Troublestripe noticed that she didn't mention her walking with StarClan and was slightly thankful.

Brindleclaw nodded as he walked up to Highrock. "You are a strong and brave warrior; I hope that this skill will pass through you to your new apprentice."

Brindleclaw bent his head down and touched noses with Darkpaw. Troublestripe saw that the two new cats where small, every small. They can't be six moons old! They look only four moons old! She also notice that Darkpaw looked a little like Shadowfang, but not a lot.

"Troublestripe," Bluestar called her name making her jump from surprise. "You are ready for an apprentice, will you mentor Onepaw?" Troublestripe rushed up even though he neck hurt slightly and nodded. "You are a wonderful hunter and a loyal cat to the clan I hope that you will pass down all of your wisdom to your new apprentice." Troublestripe bent her head down and touched noses with Onepaw, excitement burning like a forest-fire in his eyes.

Troublestripe was excited too, so excited that she daydreamed through every apprentices' ceremony. However, she stopped daydreaming when she saw Shadowfang. What's Shadowfang doing up here? Then she realized it wasn't Shadowfang. It was Tigerpaw.

Shadowfang walked up as Bluestar called him up. "Do you Shadowfang take this apprentice and teach him all your bravery, loyalty, and courage to Tigerpaw?" Shadowfang nodded as Troublestripe scoffed at the word loyal. Shadowfang would surrender his clan for a mouse tail if he could! "I hope that you will pass down all the skill and wisdom to this apprentice." He lowered his head and touched Tigerpaw's nose.

Troublestripe couldn't help but notice the cold amber eyes in Tigerpaw. The eyes of Shadowfang.

WOW! This was probable the longest chapter i've ever typed! R&R Please