Well, that was fast. Yes, this chapter is short. Its just a check in on poor Spottedpaw, as I am lacking in ideas for the other guys at the moment. I will have more ideas sooon though. Anyway, since I'm coming up on two hundred reviews now, The 200th reviewer will get a prize: A Hollyleaf plushie, Blackstar plushie, and Spottedpaw plushie! Well, maybe Spottedpaw. It depends on how long it takes for me to get 200 reviews; she may have her warrior name by then. Oh, and if its an anonymous review, thw 201st reviewer gets the reward. So review!

Hollyleaf: What's a plushie?

AS: A special reward for reviewers, used in the warriors fanfiction section. I've seen them around here, but not in LOTR, so its unique to warriors.

Blackstar: So we're unique? Awesome!

AS: Anyway, lets get on with the story!

Chapter 28

Dark Dreams

Spottedpaw was dreaming. She was in a dark, unfamiliar forest. No, it was familiar. She had been there before, in other dreams. Frightened, she began to back away. She did not want to be there.

"Spottedpaw, you cannot leave. You must stay here. You are destined to be one of us, even if you refused to go with Ivytalon when she came for you."

"No! I won't fight for you! You can't make me!" she screeched.

"You must and you will! You cannot deny it!"

"Tigerstar, I make my own choices. You cannot force me to fight for you!"

Tigerstar's amber eyes flashed and he pounced on the tortoiseshell apprentice.

"You will. The spotted flowers will end the roaring lion, the sharp-eyed jay, and the dove's flight," Tigerstar growled.

"What is that supposed to mean? Is it a prophecy? Does it mean I have to fight for you? Well if it does, you're wrong! Because I will never fight for you!" Spottedpaw wriggled free and raced away as fast as she could, and woke up.

She hated these dreams she'd been having every night. It was always either the Dark Forest, or her standing over the dead bodies of the three. She was almost certain that the prophecy Tigerstar kept telling her meant she was destined to kill the three, but she would never do that. They were her kin, and she followed StarClan, not that band of traitors. Tigerstar was a Lyer. He had been in life, and was likely the same in death. She calmed herself as she walked out of camp. The prophecy was likely not a prophecy, just something the Dark Forest had made up to frighten her. She forced her fur to lie flat again. It's not true. It's not true, she repeated over and over again to herself in her mind. It's not true...

"Spottedpaw! Are you alright?" She whipped around to see Molepaw.

"Oh, Molepaw! I didn't hear you coming. Yes, I'm fine, except..." She hesitated.

"Except what? Is it the Dark Forest?"

"Yes, they've been sending me nightmares. How did you know?"

"Because I've been having the same problems. They've been trying to recruit my sister and I. I thought you seemed unnerved."

She pressed herself against him. "Do you think we'll defeat them?" she asked.

"I hope so. I'm sure the others will be back with SkyClan soon. And the tribe will help too. We will be sure to win," he told her.

"I hope you're right."

And there is your check-up on Spottedpaw! I hope you liked that short chapter. Molepaw is Poppyfrost and Berrynose's son, and he has a sister named Cherrypaw, just in case you missed that or forgot about them. In the actual series, they are still kits, but it's been quite a few moons, so they're apprentices now.

Hollyleaf: To be exact, it has been aproximately 10 or 11 moons since we set out. And this chapter is set 4 days after the last one.

AS: Thank you, Hollyleaf, for pointing that out.

Blackstar: Cool chapter. I feel sorry for Spottedpaw.

AS: I'm thinking in the next chapter, just skipping over to them being back with the tribe and then heading from the mountains to the lake. Or should I do more chapters on the journey? Let me know in reviews, and don't forget the competition!

Spottedpaw and Molepaw: 10 more reviews before next update! So review, people!