Message to Whostollmycookie: I did add Thalia and Reyna. Check the Allegiances. Thalia is in Shadowclan, Strikepelt. Reyna is in Windclan, Slicepelt.

This will be Ferntail's POV. I can't remember how long ago it was that I wrote in her POV, but it is much easier for me to write in hers. So this chapter can be much longer than usual.

Also, there is a cat named Quartzshade mentioned in this chapter. She died back in the Forest territories. She is my original character. I actually wrote a whole love story for her, explaining her backstory. I guess I could upload it later...

But here is a short summary of Quartzshade:

- Windclan

- She was very likeable, and always became friends with anyone who she met, until she became friends with Snowstorm

- Snowstorm was very serious and wasn't interested in making friends until she became deputy and became friends with Quartzshade

- They were like Ferntail and Jayfeather, though Snowstorm wasn't 'mean'

- At gatherings, Quartzshade always talked with Shadespirit, a Shadowclan cat

- She didn't realize, but he had fallen in love with her

- She had a falling out with Snowstorm

- Shadespirit became deputy, while Darkstar declared war on Windclan

- The leader of Windclan died and Snowstorm became Snowstar, through which she and Quartzshade became friends again

- When Darkstar died, Shadestar waged war on the other 3 clans as well.

- Snowstar was on her last life, when Shadestar snuck up on Quartzshade from behind, and shoved his claw through her heart.

- Shadestar ended up in the Dark Forest

All of this is described in the chapter I wrote in Quartzshade's POV. I probably won't upload it though.

" So, Bluestar told me something about you. " Quartzshade said casually.

I turned to look at her, alarmed. I had a lot of secrets, and all of them would be bad. Quartzshade was a deputy when she died, but even then she wasn't privy to the secrets that the previous leaders knew.

" A certain... Riverclan cat?" she said slyly.

I looked at the ground, embarrassed. But then thought that the teasing voice must be just a way to approach this conversation. And yell at me about it.

" The rest of Starclan doesn't seem to have a problem with it! " I didn't want to say more.

" Oh! I'm, I'm not- "

" Not what? " I growled. Not friends with me anymore? Quartzshade was my friend, but I would gladly lose her for Silverfur.

" Not judging you? I know how it feels to love someone from another clan... "

My eyes widened. Quartzshade used to be the deputy.

And what about you? I chided. You want to be Clan Leader. You wouldn't be able to see Silver ever again.

That thought made me feel sick.

" I wouldn't hate you because you love someone. That doesn't make you disloyal. Of course, there are problems that arise in this kind of situation. "

Why are you telling me this? Of course I know what could go wrong!

" You always have to ask yourself: Am I worth more than his clan? " she continued.

I hope I am.

" In my case, I wasn't. He became leader and...he's the reason I'm in Starclan. " she sighed.

That would never happen with Silver. He wouldn't.

But there was one more voice in my head, telling me something completely different, but exactly the same.

Would you?

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I curled my tail around myself and laid my head on my paws.

Everything was getting too complicated.

Everything with Silver was getting too real for me, Firestar knew all of my secrets that I had tried so hard to hide. And now there seemed to be a prophecy form Starclan, according to Goldpaw. And none of my friends here had told me about it.

" So, why did he kill you? " I asked as gently as I could. Quartzshade winced, but answered.

" His previous leader was one of the worst ever to exist. He declared war on Windclan over something as small as a mouse. "

I highly doubted that he was the worst, I had heard so many stories about Tigerstar.

" Darkstar killed our leader. All 7 lives at once. I was watching. It was horrific. I begged Snowstar to claw my eyes out. She won the admiration of the clan when she decided to cross the Shadowclan border every night and steal 1 life from Darkstar. 9 sunrises later, he was dead and Shadowstar reigned. He continued the battle, extending to all the clans. You'd think that they'd lose easily, but they didn't. Kits became apprentices 1 moon after birth. And thanks to Shadowstars methods, they became warriors within a week. Eventually, Snowstar was down to 1 life. And even then, I watched her die. I was quickly put out of my misery by Shadowstar. "

I went over the story again and again, reassuring myself that Silver wouldn't do that to me. Not only would he not kill me, but he wouldn't be able to do that to all the cats around the lake. He wasn't evil.

There are times when he gets too cocky...

But he wouldn't. He's the sweetest cat I know, he's kind, and funny, and...he's just amazing.

But Quartzshade probably thought that Shadowstar was as sweet as I thought Silver was.

Maybe he was sweet. But becoming the clan leader changed him. Silver can't handle pressure. Leadership would change him.

What about you? You want to be leader, too. Would you change?

A voice whispered in my head quietly, a thought I didn't want to think. Would he even love you anymore if you changed?

I shoved the thought out of my mind.

Would you still love him if he was 'evil'?

No. Why would you love someone who would do anything that Shadowstar has done. You wouldn't.

Who are you kidding? You would love him no matter what. But you would hate yourself for it.

I pushed my face into my paws and scratched myself, feeling very suicidal about something that hasn't happened and might never.

" Where am I? Who are you? "

A voice said. A voice I know. A voice that coated my ears with honey.

Silver.

I pressed myself into the tree so he wouldn't see me, and peered over the branch.

Silver was trailing a beautiful she-cat with gorgeous blue eyes and a soft cream coat. Silver stared at her with curiosity, and maybe... fear? But there was something about the way he stared at her, that made me a little jealous.

The cat rolled her eyes, " Isn't it obvious? You're in Starclan. I'm Softclaw, a former Riverclan deputy. "

Silver, being his regular self, was focused on something un-important.

" Why don't your paws make prints in the mud? "

Softclaw sighed. " Because I'm dead. No one makes paw prints here. "

" But what about those? " He gestured with his tail at a set of paw prints. Leading towards...the tree I was in right now. Those were my paw prints.

I sucked in a breath, and prayed to Starclan that he didn't see me.

Softclaw flicked her tail. " There is are a couple Thunderclan cats who can enter Starclan of their own will. "

Silver frowned. " Do you mean Jayfeather? The Thunderclan medicine cat? "

Softlcaw nodded, clearly annoyed that this conversation was continuing.

" Who are the others? "

" Just one other. Now, if you would allow me to explain why I brought you here- "

Silver ignored her and set to work examining the paw prints. " The cat obviously went up this tree, " he circled the tree I was hiding in, " but there are no prints leaving the tree. Did they go up and then disappear or something? "

Softclaw frowned. " Well, it probably means they're still up there. "

Something clicked inside me, and I leaped from the tree onto the next one and kept going on and on. Finally, I stopped.

I looked around.

The Dark Forest...

It wasn't that dangerous, according to Quartzshade. She always had protection there, for some reason. Maybe being her friend would help me, too?

Some leaves shuffled around.

Hmm.

I spun around at the exact moment, I knew whoever that was, was going to pounce. My claws slashed over his muzzle, I bit into his tail, and my hind legs pushed him down.

" Who are you? " I growled.

" Who am I? I should be asking you the same question! " he spat.

" Answer my question, I'll answer yours. "

" I'm Shadowstar... " he said hesitantly.

Shadowstar...

My claws sank deeper into his skin against my will.

" I'm... Ferntail. I'm not a Starclan cat. "

Shadowstar struggled a bit under my weight. I wasn't that heavy, but I pushed all of my weight onto his shoulders, which made it harder for him to get up.

" Well, you seem like a Dark Forest cat. New? " he said with admiration in his voice.

Oh, I could really have some fun with this.

" Yes. I am. " I stared at him, hardening my eyes. I hoped he was scared.

" Well, stick with me and you'll be fine," he said.

I rolled my eyes. " I beat you pretty easily. "

He looked away, clearly embarrassed.

" But we can still be friends, I guess? " I said. Quartzshade said he was the sweetest, most kindest cat in the world. But then he went bad. Which wouldn't be a problem if I was pretending to be the same way.

I let him crawl away.

So, I'm going to be a Dark Forest cat now. Should be fun!