Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors, but if I did Cinderheart would stop pushing away Lionblaze already and be his mate. Lol. Here's chapter 3. Enjoy!

Shadowpaw stayed at Mousefur's vigil for half the night. Finally too weary to keep his eyes open, he dragged himself back to the apprentice's den on heavy paws. Once he found his way to his nest, he collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.

Or tried to at least.

Shadowpaw opened his eyes in a very shadowy clearing of a forest. He looked up, hoping for Starclan's light but the sky was starless. He gulped and padded forward.

A large orange tabby stepped out of the shadows, grinning smoothly. His tail lashed back and forth but not in a threatening sort of way.

"Greetings, Shadowpaw." Shadowpaw looked up at him with surprise.

"H-how do you know my name?" the apprentice stammered.

The tabby completely ignored the question and sat down a few fox lengths from him. "My name is Tigerstar and I've been watching you. You have the makings of a great warrior. However, your old fool mentor can't teach you the best moves like I can."

Shadowpaw shook visibly with fear. He had heard of the awful things this cat had done in his lifetime. All kits were told stories of his betrayal. Shadowpaw backed away slowly. "Why should I trust you?"

"Because I can make you the best warrior in ThunderClan, even better than your father." Tigerstar wrapped his tail around himself and brought up a paw to groom himself. "I trained him too, you know. Lionblaze would only be half as good as he is now if it weren't for my help."

"You can help me defend myself?"

The tabby nodded.

"Alright, I'll try training with you." Shadowpaw concluded. "When do we start?"

Tigerstar smirked. "Tonight."

Reedpaw woke up from the whimpering in the next nest over. He yawned and pushed himself to his paws then sluggishly padded over to his denmate. Shadowpaw was writhing in pain in his sleep, growling, and sometimes hissing. Reedpaw prodded at him, trying to wake up the dark tabby. Yet Shadowpaw's nightmare continued.

Slightly alarmed, Reedpaw hurried over to Emberpaw and prodded her awake vigorously. She groaned and opened her blue eyes.

"What?" She managed to murmur with sleep still hanging onto her voice.

"It's Shadowpaw… He won't wake up. It sounds like he's having a nightmare." Reedpaw sputtered out.

Emberpaw forced herself to her paws, swaying slightly. Then she hurried over to the dark tabby, unsheathing her claws. She raked a paw down his shoulder and the sleeping apprentice woke up with a jolt.

"YOWWWWL!" Shadowpaw squealed. He looked down at his now bleeding shoulder then at the two cats hovering over him. "What was that for?"

Emberpaw narrowed her eyes. "You were having a nightmare; an extremely loud nightmare."

Reedpaw nodded then crept closer to the other apprentice. "You okay?"

Shadowpaw scowled, deciding not to tell either of them about his training with Tigerstar. "Go back to sleep!"

Reedpaw shrugged then hurried back over to his nest. Emberpaw gave the dark tabby a glare before heading back to her own nest as well. Just before she lay down, her tail skimmed across Reedpaw's fur for a brief second. Reedpaw let out a purr before falling into a deep sleep.