StarClan cats murmured in a circle, eyes glazed with the same fear Waterpaw experienced earlier.
"I cannot believe it…" Goldstar murmured. "Charmpaw, how could she have done this!"
Messyfoot sighed and shook her head. "This was destined to happen, I am sad to say."
At that moment, a giant fire erupted from the grass. It exploded into sparks, and a ghostly cat ran out of it, coughing.
"Waterpaw!" Messyfoot exclaimed. She padded happily to the apprentice. "I'm glad to see you made it here alright!"
Waterpaw however, looked terrified. "Messyfoot! Did you see what happened!"
"Yes, we did. And we couldn't do anything about it. But you must find it as a miracle that you landed here. Some spirits never return." Messyfoot's eyes were sincere.
Waterpaw looked at herself. Her pelt glowed of a ghostly shimmer. Her eyes were pale red. "How do I get back?" she cried.
"We know how, but it is very difficult." Goldstar stood to her paws and gracefully bounded over to her. "Give me your paw." she mewed.
Waterpaw placed her paw out in front of her. Goldstar placed her paw on top of it. "In order to return to the body which was left," she began, eyes closed, "You must enter the dream. Enter the dream, and take over. A fight will be taken. A fight might be won." Her eyes remained closed as her claws dug into Waterpaw's.
The apprentice tried to scream, but she couldn't. Goldstar continued. "I will now send you to the mind of yourself, the mind of Charmpaw. You will then be left there until one is defeated." Her claw raised from Waterpaw's. She stared at her bleeding paw, and the blood that was dripping from it.
Then, all at once, the world of StarClan disappeared. She saw a giant violet star swallow her up. The scenery faltered, her paws flailed helplessly.
With a sudden jerk, she felt the ground beneath her feet. The sky, however, was red, and she saw a giant blue orb standing in the center of it all. This was her "control center".
On top of it, Charmpaw stood, her paws stuck onto the orb. Her eyes were covered in anger and surprise. "What are YOU doing here?" she hissed.
"I'm here to gain my body back!" Waterpaw hissed back.
Charmpaw's legs began to produce lightning. The orb sparked. "Well, a fight you have came for, a fight you will receive!" At that moment, the orb released its grip on her paws, and she leapt towards her challenger.