Tehee hi.

Okay so it's waaaay past the 23rd and 3 people voted on the poll on my profile, so…

Now what?

Lot's of people were all like, "WhirClan! WhirClan!" in the reviews, so I guess that's what I'm doing…? It would have been a lot more helpful had you guys voted on the poll at the top of my profile :I

Oh, well :) I'll do the WhirlClan thing after I'm done with Twisted.

Review Answers:

Moonbeam141- Merry Christmas to you too! (LOL late reaction XD) Okie-dokie I'll try (I don't think up chapters in advance 0.o" so ya probably. Everything in almost every chapter you guys read I come up with while I'm writing) *noms on cookies*

Echoflame of FireClan- Haha ya I guess. Thanks. And OMG, no way! Coinkidink!

Watch These (Guest)- Thanks! OMG I've seen all of those! *computer-five*

Icefeather (Guest)- Ya… had to make his story sad… and they will! Hey, will you ever get a FanFiction account? :D?

Briarwind (Guest)- "AMV" stands for "Animated Music Video." It's exactly what it's called. So someone takes a song that seems to fit a character or his or her own OC, and if they have an animation-program, they'll animate a video about the character, then add the music, and put it on their YouTube account. Here, let me help you. Go on YouTube, and look this up: Bluestar Viva La Vida. Click the one by RyuLovesTsute. That's just one of thousands of AMV's that people have made. And I don't think my book is in libraries yet XD definitely not outside my own state. You'll have to wait. It's on Amazon! Oh and same question to you as Icefeather?

Crickett5- Okay! You're welcome! So am I!

Let us begin!


Twist curled into a tight ball. She squeezed her eyes shut. The day had been eventful. The crowd had leaned forward when she mentioned WindClan. Sighing, she repeated the seemingly hour-long explanation about the Clans and their customs. She, once again, told them everything. They had pestered her with questions everyplace she walked, and answered them with hints of pride at her knowledge.

She had finally settled down for the night.

"Night," she told Rikah, Echo, and Yarrow.

"Night," Echo yawned.

Twist was instantly swept into a whirlwind of dreams. She stepped lightly through a forest of gray. This place was familiar to her.

Dark Forest, she thought with a hiss. Quickly remembering the way to StarClan territory, she raced. Suddenly, she was intercepted by a huge black tom. "Hold on there, youngster," he rumbled.

Twist stepped back. The tom was humongous. He was jet-black with light-gray paws and a white splash around his left eye. The tip of his tail was light gray.

Twist gulped. "W-who are you?" she stuttered.

"In life, I was Stonefrost," he declared. "In stories and the present, I am Phantomstep."

Twist gasped, stumbling backwards in an attempt to run. "Phantomstep?" she cried, horrified.

"Yes, my good fellow, I am." He took a disapproving glance at Twist's fear. "Don't look so terrified. I won't hurt you. I kill only my enemies, which, at the moment, you are not among."

Twist swallowed hard. Memories of the stories she had been told by elders flashed through her mind.

Phantomstep had been a WindClan warrior many seasons ago. Back then, he was called Stonefrost. As Stonepaw, his parents were both killed by RiverClan, his brothers and sisters taken prisoner. Driven by his anger, Stonepaw set out to find his siblings. But upon his finding them, RiverClan killed each one as punishment for his attempted rescue.

He came back to WindClan, and was instantly blamed for the death of the cats that could have been saved. Stonepaw's anger flared. His clanmates treated him as an outcast. His family had been destroyed. The only cats that had any faith in him at all were his mentor, and the she-cat whom he loved, Featherpaw. The two became warriors, Stonefrost and Featherheart. She soothed his pain, and soon they became mates. They dreamed of the future. But RiverClan was still at war with them. It was over territory. RiverClan would not back down. Greenstar, a cat ambitious and blood-hungry, despite his innocent-sounding name, ran RiverClan.

Another raid by the ever-ambitious RiverClan claimed the life of Featherheart. Again, the accusation of his clanmates for the death of his siblings was obvious, since Featherheart was no longer there to shield them away. Driven by pure fury, Stonefrost proceeded to kill off not only the cats of RiverClan, but also his own clanmates. Stonefrost blamed the deaths on RiverClan. Soon, he went as far as killing the WindClan leader, Hawkstar. Stonefrost then revealed that the deaths had been his doing, and claimed himself Stonestar, leader of the Clan, only to be killed by the deputy and his father's brother. He was nicknamed Phantomstep for his evil.

Twist trembled where she stood. The story told itself to her in her mind. Phantomstep took a threatening step forward, smiling slightly. "You are thinking."

Twist nodded slowly.

"About the stories told of me?"

She nodded again.

He narrowed his eyes. "They are all true. But. Do you understand why it is that I killed those cats?"

"Because of your pain," she squeaked.

"Smart," he commented, walking circles around her. "I was an outcast in my own Clan, simply because I tried to save my siblings. They never lived to have the honor of being warriors." Phantomstep slowed on the last words. He looked up at Twist. "But I did not run," he growled. "Unlike you."

"I didn't run away!" Twist reminded. "I was exiled!"

"Hm," the tom rumbled. "I suppose there's some difference. But—you still should've fought for your rights."

"I hate WindClan. Why fight just to stay?"

"Because of your reputation!" he roared. "Every cat dreams of being a great warrior! You shared that dream once."

Twist sighed, remembering her days as a kit. She always wished to become a warrior. "That was then. Now, I'm able to be just as wonderful a Glass Squadron Member."

"If that's how you feel, then fine." Phantomstep turned to leave. Just as the mist began to swallow him, he stopped and turned his head. "I can help you."

Twist flattened her ears. "Help me? Sure you can. Just as every other Dark Forest warrior helped others."

Phantomstep tilted his straight mouth. A disapproving look with a mixture if slight amusement shown in his raised eyebrows. "So you may know of those who wronged. Mapleshade swore to help Crookedstar, and ended up taking all he had. Tigerstar trained his sons to be great, and ended up with one of them dead. Hawkfrost trained Ivypool, and she too found that it was not of best interest. Countless cats have been promised to by Dark Forest warriors and have come back out with their lives torn apart. But I shan't do the same. I will help you, Twistedpaw."

Twist hissed. "It's Twist now!"

Phantomstep flicked his tail, stirring the ghostly fog. "Or is it?" He disappeared into the trees without another word, only leaving his scent to linger for a few more moments before it, too, vanished.

It was as though he were never there.

Twist stared at her paws. His last words echoed inside her head. Or is it?

Light blasted into the thick woods. A cat grabbed Twist's shoulders, knocking her to the ground and dragging her across the slimy grass. "Help!" she shouted in terror. Twisting her body to see whom the cat was, Twist gasped to find a totally black silhouette of a feline with glowing red eyes—no pupils. The cat sunk its claws into her shoulders, causing her to let out a shriek of pain. "Stop! Please! Help! Somebody, help!"

The cat proceeded to shake her wildly in its grasp. The light got gradually brighter until it blurred the sight of the phantom cat and obscured the Dark Forest territory.

Twist woke with a start to realize that Echo was shaking her awake. "Get up! It's time to see the city!"

Twist sprang to her paws. She was in the alley, lying on what the strays called a towel. They steal them from Twolegs and use them as beds. Echo stepped back. "Calm down, buddy! What's wrong?"

Twist gasped, trembling. "What?" she choked out.

"Are you okay? You seem a little shaken up there, pal!" Echo mewed with a playful tone. "I was trying to wake you up and you just started screaming!"

Twist swallowed and looked around. Most of the cats were staring at her in alarm. She lowered her head in embarrassment. "Sorry, everyone. Bad dream."

The cats settled back down. They murmured quietly to each other, and began grooming. One whispered, "Bad dream? More like total nightmare."

Twist resisted the urge to pounce on the brown tabby-tom that had said that. "Come on!" Echo mewed excitedly. "Let's go!" the young she-cat dashed toward the entrance to the alley. She disappeared around the right edge, and reappeared. "Come on!"

Twist laughed, standing up. She stopped as Phantomstep's words replayed.

Or is it?


Ooh! Twist's got a Dark Forest warrior stalking her!

*bad images* AAHH NO GO AWAY IMAGE

Omg I was about to say, "Twist's got a wolf stalking her!" Idk. My mind is messed up.

Or it's probably because of this SOSAD YouTube video that I just watched. It's called Wolfsong. Watch at your own risk. I cried.

Oh! Speaking of YouTube (I talk about YouTube too much XD), you guys NEED to watch this EPICLY EPIC series of EPIC proportions! It's called Cow of the Wild (COTW) by Tribbleofdoom! The concept is AMAZING! It's animated by a college student and she does an amazing job! It's mainly about a cow that wants to join a wolf pack, but there are hundreds (that's a bit exaggerated XD) of other little plots in it! If you watch it, my favorite character is either Rune or Lupis, even though they're total enemies. Oh and the first episode got muted. But I can explain what happens in it in the next chapter J JOIN THE FANDOM. Wait did I already talk about this? Maybe I'm just remembering talking about it on a forum…

Oh! Speaking of forums, I'm in three right now, and they need some attention! I created one of them. There's GalaxyClan, the Paw Allegiance, and the one I created, the Five Clans. I know. The other two sound much more exciting. But ya know. I'll put the links on my profile.

AHH I wanna voice act for COTW but I don't have a channel ;-; I also wanna voice act for SSSWarriorsCats, for those of you who know about it.

Twist: Rainy shut up about YouTube.

Me: Make me.

Twist: Fine I will.

Me: Suuuuuuuuurrrrrrrre

Twist:*swings a fist at me*

Me: AAAHHHHOOOWWW

Twist: Now will you shut up, idiot?

Me: NEVER

Twist: *sighs*

Oh and Happy New Year, guys! 2014 will be great!

My New Year's Resolution: I resolve to be more active on FanFiction! *looks at date when I last posted a chapter* Well I failed.

See ya'll next chappie!