The crowd burst into applause as the curtains opened and only two people stood up on stage.

Ashfur: Well, they seem fairly happy Jayfeather and Lionblaze aren't on stage.

Ivy: I don't think that's the reason why, you moron.

Ashfur: Hi! And welcome back to the S.L.T.P. with your host and hostess, Ivy and Ashfur.

Ivy: That's right, And you're in for one particularly dark chapter today.

Ashfur: And, it's not even about Hollyleaf.

Ivy: We decided you all could have a bit of break from her.

Ashfur: Or maybe she just didn't want to do this chapter.

Ivy: Yeah, probably.

Ashfur: Anyway, we present to you Chapter 11: The Dark Rose.

It had been a tiring day and Rose finally, lumbered of to her nest. She collapsed sleepily, and breathed in exhaustion. It wasn't long before her eyes closed shut as Rose drifted off into her own dream world.

Rose opened her eyes and stared in horror at the scene in front of her, one she had witnessed many times before. stretched out in their nests, wasting the day away…

Then with a loud shriek, Dogs erupted from the tiny barn hole entrance.

Their eyes showed a crazed and angry gleam and their mouths were wide open, which showed huge, sharp teeth. Drool was spilling out of their mouths and in comparison to the cats they were twice their size.

The cats scrambled around the barn, desperately trying to get away as the dogs lunged at them. The dog's jaws snapped at their necks and tails as the cats tried to escape. Blood pooled on the ground from where one of the dogs had caught Jasmine and were waving her around as though she was a rag doll.

"NO!" Rose yowled. She stood on the side of the barn as she watched her kin get murdered in front of her, unable to move. "Please, Not again!" She screeched, staring with wide eyes as she watched the scene unfold around her.

She gasped in horror when she saw one of the dog's grab Alfie by his tail and watched as another snapped his neck. Alfie shuddered once, his eyes wide in utter terror, then dropped dead on to the ground. "Alfie!" She screamed in grief and terror as she watched him lay limp on the ground, a tiny pool of blood dripping from his mouth.

She turned around when she heard a very familiar scream. 'No!'

This was why Rose would forever be scarred for life. In front of her were two dogs, ripping and clawing at the pelt of her own sister, Bell. Her gorgeous white fur was stained red with blood as she howled and screamed in pain as the dogs brutally attacked her. Rose closed her eyes as her sister's screams ran through her mind again and again. 'Please make it stop, make it stop…'

When she cracked one eye open she found her sister staring straight at her. "Rose, Help me!" She begged as she was torn to shreds by the dogs, "Rose, please! Why won't you help me?!" Bell begged, her green eyes slowly turning dull as her life faded away.

"I can't…I'm sorry…" I croaked as I watched Bell slowly stop struggling and go limp in the dog's jaws.

I felt salty tears run down my cheeks as I watched her die. The Barn was filled with yowls and cries of pain. Blood and clumps of torn fur stained the ground.

Worst of all two cats looked on as this took place. The dark golden fur and yellow fur of two toms, Zack and Yellow, stared down at the scene in front of them. Glee was written on their faces as the barn cats were torn to shreds. Matching wicked grins were etched onto both of their faces as they watched the scene unfold in front of them. More tears slid down my cheeks as I watched them, specifically Zack, laugh at the barn cats as they were brutally murdered.

"Why…? How could you do this to me…" I whispered as I watched Zack as he stood their looking very smug with what he had done. My heart shattered in to a million pieces and this deep ache filled my chest as I stared at them in betrayal. Then Zack suddenly turned and looked me straight in the eyes. And he smiled. There was no grief or remorse for what he had done to his friends.

Just pure glee.

I let out a choked sob as his amber eyes turned from gleeful to pure evil. "This is your fault. It's your fault Bell's dead. It's all your fault…." He chanted, "Your fault. Your fault. Your fault…"

"Your fault. Your fault..." The other cats joined in. The dead bodies of Alfie, Willow, Smoke and Bell stood up and joined in on the chanting, there pelts covered in blood, their eyes were beady, hollow, and black.

"Your fault. Your fault. Your fault." They all chanted.

"How could you let me die, Rose?" Bell whimpered, "I thought I was your sister."

"I'm sorry!" Rose screamed at them, tears rolling down her cheeks at a fast pace, "Please, it wasn't my fault!"

They didn't stop chanting. Soon their words combined with screams of pain and agony. It was too much. Rose shut her eyes as she continued to apologize, "I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry…"

Suddenly her paws collapsed underneath her. She opened her eyes to find herself falling. She looked down and screamed.

She was falling into a deep, dark, black void. As she kept falling it seemed that there didn't seem to be any end. Her paws flailed about in panic as she screeched in fright.

She whimpered and closed her eyes.

Then all of a sudden it didn't feel like she was falling anymore. Rose opened her eyes to find herself safely on the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Rose looked up to see a very familiar place. She stood dead center in a clearing, surrounded by many trees that made up a very large forest. The trees towered over head and cast tall dark shadows, several flowers were clumped around the clearing making the darkness seem a little less frightening. Ivy vines were swung around and hung from trees, limply. Dying shades of red, orange, and yellow cascaded down from the gaps in the canopy above providing much needed light. If Rose hadn't found this place so beautiful she would have been terrified.

"Get up," A male voice commanded.

She groaned and looked up. A black cat emerged from the trees and stepped into the clearing. The light turned his pelt from a black to a dark gray and his green eyes gleamed.

"Hey, Shadow."

The tom's green eyes flared, "Is that anyway to greet me?"

Rose rolled her eyes, "I'm sorry to kick you of your ledge, (the cat word for pedestal) your greatness but I didn't know it was wrong to use your name to address you. I guess you'd rather me give you a new name to call you by then using your old one, anyway. After all, any name could be better than Shadow."

Shadow growled. "Must I remind you that you continue to come here because of me. So, unless you don't wish to be trained by me anymore you better treat me with slight respect."

Rose nodded. "I'm sorry, Shadow." She smirked slightly, "However, the key word is slight."

His eyes narrowed and he slowly began circling Rose. "I still see your guest is still around."

Rose sighed in aggravation. "I don't know how to get rid of her! And last time I came here you said the next time we met you help me come up with a plan."

He snarled, "That she-cat is going to ruin your life much worse than Yellow or Zack ever could. However, we must have patience. Right now your vengeance comes first."

Rose hesitated, "I'm not so…sure about…that."

He stopped circling me. "What? If you ever want anyone to here you, you better speak louder than that," He retorted impatiently.

"I'm saying I'm not sure if I should do it…"

Shadow growled and stormed up to me. "Of course you should! Emerald and Rust treated you like you were nothing when you needed them most. They ignored you, stopped talking to you…Emerald is the reason your mother is dead. She's the reason you lost one of your sisters and the only other father figure you knew. Are you going to let her get away with that?"

"No," Came her reply.

"Louder." He snapped.

"No!"

"Excellent." He concluded, "You have already found the how you will extract vengeance upon them but, how do you expect to lure the dogs and make them attack exactly when Emerald and Rust are hunting."

"I'll get them to go hunting together by telling them of a mice nest somewhere near the river. I'll use the rabbit blood and carcass, you suggested I use, to lead a trail the dogs can follow straight towards Rust and Emerald. Then…Whatever happens. Happens."

"Brilliant." He praised, "Seems as though my training wasn't wasted."

Rose nodded. "It never was." She hesitated, "What if Rust and Emerald get hurt?"

He scoffed, "Don't be weak Rose. You brother and nemesis should be able to handle themselves with one dog. If they get hurt it's not your fault anyway, simply their own weakness."

I shook my head. "Jasmine used to tell me that even when a cat is terrible to you, you shouldn't stoop to their level and be terrible in return." (My personal moral code)

He snarled and got nosed to nosed with her. "If you listened to Jasmine, Emerald and Rust will continue to treat you this way. And if you want your brother back you will listen to everything I say. Got it?"

I nodded, frantically.

"Good."

He cleared his throat. "Now on to our daily session. I want you to stand on your rear paws and show me a frontal paw strike."

Well that's all for now. I personally did think the beginning was a bit dark. Don't worry though, you will probably have Hollyleaf back in the next chapter.

Or maybe I'll just give that one to Emerald.

And queston/s of the day:

Where was Rose visiting in her dreams?

What is your opinion on Rose?

Do you like pizza? Cause I love the stuff.

Anyway, here are the replies:

Tawnypelt37: Why, Thank you!

Rowan Oxley: Thanks! However, if you do have any OCs I would prefer giving me them through pm. Unless you a guest of course.

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Darth Jay: Thank you! However, I prefer you send OCs through pm. Also, I agree he's kind of like Flametail 2.0.

Superbow: Wow, that was aggressive. That's cool.

Wow, thanks for all the reviews guys.

Anyway, thanks for reading!

~Zaps