Hello loyal readers. Hello Foxy, who is my favourite review IN THE WORLD! I'm pretty sure everyone just wants to hear the story because of my rambling, so I'll leave it be~Marbleclaw.

Disclaimer: I DO not own Warriors, and if I did, I'd ban all disclaimers because they have no purpose whatso ever.

Chapter 21

Swifttail's POV

The black and white tom padded around in circles. Scars raced down his flank, blood dripping from his teeth. The dark brown tabby spirit quide looked at him and laughed. "You are a worthy warrior of MountainClan" she hissed, slapping his flank with unsheathed claws.

Swifttail panted and looked at Moonshadow with narrowed eyes. The night sky was teaming with flying ravens and cries of the other cats who lived in the Dark Forest.

Moonshadow walked around him. "You know..I could help you become leader" she meowed slyly. Thunder crashed around him and the clouds covered the black moon. Lightning surrounded to two cats, and Moonshadow snarled at the rain.

"Come on Swifttail" she snapped, still looking at the pouring rain. They headed towards the darkest, foggiest part of the forest. A ray of rare, silver moonlight shone them. Moonshadow ducked away into the shade.

She padded futher, and Swifttail padded after her slowly. After a while, the rain stopped dripping on the thick layer of leaves and twigs in the high trees and moonlight revealed a large ring of stones.

Each stone had a simple pattern on it. There were nine stones, Swifttail counted. Moonshadow appeared from the forest and threw a starry, plump mouse at him. "There" she hissed, dropping her sparrow on the the ground.

Can she ever talk without hissing, snarling or snapping? he thought. Moonshadow shot a look at him and frowned. "Come here" she demanded, flicking her tail to and fro. Swifttail jumped to her and sat roughly on the hard, muddy ground.

He took a closer look at the stones. On the largest one was a piece of... rock? "Slate" she meowed. "In the shape of a heart" he meowed with her. They looked at each other and bared their teeth.

Below it was a carving of the sky. "And it's blue, like in your living world" she meowed. Swifttail stared at the dark indigo sky and sighed. Maybe Moonshadow might be angry because of her past? he questioned himself in his mind.

Below the sky was an owl with a heart shape on its chest. Lastly was a shell, usually found washed up on the shore of the river near his home, the cave. "They're your future" she whispered, closing her eyes as a strong wind whipped their fur.

The carvings on the largest stones shone brightly. "Goodbye" snarled Moonshadow. In a flash of blinding sunlight, Moonshadow was gone and Swifttail was back in his den. Ivylight purred. "You're awake now, let's go hunting" she meowed.

Swifttail yawned. I'll show her some awsome battle moves I learnt last night he thought. We'll finally be alone he thought again. As Swifttail and Ivylight came out, Wolfclaw rushed to them. "Take Lionpaw out hunting with you...please. He's so annoying right now" he pleaded.

Ivylight looked thoughtful. Please say no, please say no he thought. 'Alright" she meowed. A golden tabby tom bounded out from behind Wolfclaw and jumped on Swifttail. Wolfclaw and Ivylight laughed.

Swifttail really didn't see the point, but he chuckled anyway. "Let's go" whispered Ivylight, swishing her tail back and forth. Swifttail struggled to not look into Ivylight's dreamy eyes, so he turned to Lionpaw and cuffed his ears.

"Hurry up" he hissed, dragging his tail along the ground. Lionpaw pounced on it and twisted Swifttail over. "For StarClan's sakes, become a good warrior. You are a nine-moon old apprentice, now act like one" he hissed, snapping his tail from Lionpaw's claws.

Lionpaw padded faster. "I'm not scared of anything, or you. You're just a bully" whined Lionpaw. Suddenly, the stupid golden apprentice fell down the freezing cold waterfall. For StarClan's sakes, this apprentice doesn't go to the Dark Forest he thought angrily.

Ivylight looked down, trying not to get her black fur wet. "Are you okay?" she called. "Y-y-yes-s-s-s, j-j-jus-s-t-t-t v-v-v-er-r-y c-c-c-old-d-d" he stuttered. Swifttail padded downwards and saw him tangled in some lake plants.

"Idiot, you could've been killed" snapped Swifttail, leaping into the bone-chilling waters to rescue the golden apprentice. "S-s-o-r-ry" he meowed. Swifttail hauled him up onto the muddy ground and stared at him.

"No more fooling around. You're lucky Mossbreeze is such a kind mentor, or I would've had you..." "Swifttail" inturrupted Ivylight, her voice tinged with worry. "It's okay, Lionpaw will fall into the river again" he snapped. You're turning in me Swifttail meowed the voice of Moonshadow. "I am not" snarled Swifttail. Yes I am meowed a voice in the back of his head.

"FIRE!" hissed Ivylight, diving into the river. "Where?" asked the two toms together. "Behind you" shouted Ivylight. Swifttail sighed and stared behind him. He immediately coughed heavily. "Come on, jump in!" cried Ivylight. Lionpaw jumped and swam to the middle where Ivylight was.

Swifttail leapt in, where Lionpaw was freezing in the shady, shallow bit. "I can't swim" he cried to Ivylight and Lionpaw. "Try" hissed Ivylight. You can't resist it. You won't die, because I'll protect you meowed Moonshadow slyly.

Swifttail swam down and let his breath be carried away by the freezing water. He ignored Ivylight's sorrowful cries, but warm tears flooded from his eyes.

He arrived safely, but wet and cold, in the Dark Forest. He noticed Moonshadow padding towards him. "Why can't there be some warmth?" he snapped. Moonshadow laughed. "Only the toughed cats come to the Dark Forest, mousebrain" she meowed.

Swifttail deeply doubted that, but he nodded anyway. Moonshadow yawned. "So, are you going to take me back now?" he asked. Moonshadow shook her head. "You see, your body is being taken to Dovepaw now. Your spirit version, which is you now, needs to recover. When you're warm and dry and feel better, tell me and I'll send you back" she meowed.

Swifttail shuffled around. "Then why can't I go somewhere warm?" he asked. Moonshadow shrugged. "You can go to that tall pine tree and back ten times if you want, that can make you drier" she offered. Swifttail nodded.

He started to feel dizzy and his paws felt heavy. Well, he thought, I'm going to the real world now. He stopped and shut his eyes at the pain that erupted him. It was like the raging fire, but then it felt wet, and cold...

Like it? I know you did. Swifttail is an interesting character, so I'm going to make him the POV again in the next chapter~Marbleclaw, the real forgotten warrior.