Okay I know that this chapter will probably be really confusing, so you might need to read it a few times. Please bare with me, this chapter is like really important despite how confusing it is!
"Oh Hazeltail! How nice to see you again! How are Fuzzyears and Breezeflight?" he asked in a cheerful tone, though I could tell he was nervous and jittery on the inside.
"Don't ask about my kits! They are long dead like the rest of your clanmates. I am here to talk to Lightningblaze, not you," she snarled.
"She-cats are always the crabbiest," Nightstar murmured in my ear.
"I heard that!" she yowled.
Hazeltail leaped onto Nightstar and they began to fight ferociously.
"Guys! Stop! The clan will hear you!" I whispered.
"No they will not. I have them tranced so they cannot hear you, me, or any other cat from Starclan who decides come down here," Nightstar gasped as Hazeltail clawed at his underbelly.
Finally Hazeltail shoved him into some brambles and she shook her ruffled fur.
"You were never supposed to be here! Brambleclaw banned you to the deepest parts of the Dark Forest because you murdered Rippletail!" Hazeltail snarled.
"Even the strongest of all cats can eventually escape from the Dark Forest," Nightstar hissed as Hazeltail pinned him down.
"Dark Forest?" I asked.
"Lightningblaze, all he has told you are lies. Every single thing about his past is probably a lie. I must bring Brambleclaw, Ravenfeather, Cherrytail, and Briarpool here. Then tonight we will tell you the truth," Hazeltail said.
I nodded, scared.
"And you will stay here unless you want all of Starclan hunting after you," Haazeltail growled as she sliced at his muzzle.
She disappeared and Nightstar struggled to his paws.
"Lightningblaze, whatever they say, please forgive me. I may be a dirty liar, but those battle skills I have taught you are not. But I have a lie to confess to you. Actually, for a moon now I have no longer been supplying your strength and brains and ability to focus. You have found that inside of you," Nightstar said.
I didn't say anything. I was too shocked.
Soon Hazeltail appeared with four cats behind her. One was a dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes (Briarpool), another was dark brown tabby tom with green eyes (Brambleclaw), another was sleek, black she-cat (Ravenfeather), and the last one was a tortoiseshell she-cat (Cherrytail).
"NIGHTFUR!" Brambleclaw screeched as he launched himself at the cat.
"Brambleclaw stop!" Cherrytail said as she pulled him back.
"What's going on here?" I asked, thoroughly confused.
"Hold on. I need to trance all of the cats in your clan to stay asleep until we are finshed," Hazeltail whispered.
A few seconds passed and she was done.
"Okay. Please explain to me what is happening," I said.
"Very well. I will start from the very beginning. Everything starts and ends in Thunderclan. Long ago, Nightfur and his brother Blackclaw were born. They were usual, happy kits but when they hit apprenticeship they became enemies. They were always pitched against each other, and soon they always competed aggressively to become the best warrior. When they earned their warrior names the rivalry stopped, but Blackclaw was left with crabbiness and Nightfur was left with ambition."
"They were both given apprentices a season or two later. Nightfur was mentor to Toadpaw, and Blackclaw was mentor to Thistlepaw. They trained both of them very well, and they had their warrior ceremony planned for a peaceful greenleaf evening. But Nightfur had other plans. He had been secretly communicating with a group of rogues, and they planned to attack the clan before the ceremony. Nightfur would then come up and save them all. The rogues would plan to kill the clan deputy. That way, the current clan leader, Rosestar, would make him new deputy because of his heroism. But the rogues became angry and killed Nightfur and then they left and Thunderclan was never attacked."
"After that Blackclaw and a she-cat named Dewspots mated, and Dewspots gave birth to Reedkit and Tawnykit. Nightfur felt his brother didn't deserve to have kits, and in his anger he took control of Blackclaw's body. Blackclaw tried to fight him off but could not. Nightfur could now control Blackclaw's actions. Out of anger he killed Reedkit and Tawnykit. After that Blackclaw managed to fight off Nightfur for seasons. Blackclaw and Dewspots hardly talked again."
"Moons later Blackclaw mated with a Shadowclan she-cat named Leopardspot. Leopardspot gave birth to Shadepelt. Shadepelt was born in Shadowclan, but he grew up in Thunderclan. When Shadepelt was an apprentice, Nightfur took over Blackclaw's body again and killed a warrior named Smokefur. Rosestar exiled Blackclaw from the clan. That was when Blackclaw lost total control of his body. Nightfur was the one in control now."
"He disappeared for moons, hiding and plotting in secret. During this time, Shadepelt mated with Hollytail, and Hollytail gave birth to Brambleclaw, Briarpool, Ravenfeather, and Cherrytail. These cats were born with a prophecy above their heads. They would have great strengths, and they would stop a battle that all of the clans would be thrown into. They didn't know of this prophecy until they were apprentices though. Around the same time they learned of the prophecy, Shrewstar invited Blackclaw to join Windclan. Windclan was in need of more warriors, and Blackclaw seemed like a strong and loyal one."
"A moon after that, the Windclan deputy, Foxheart, was murdered by Blackclaw. But Blackclaw made it look like he drowned in the river. Shrewstar announced him as the new deputy. Shrewstar was weak and on his last life, so Blackclaw decided to let him die on his own time. A few moons later, Shrewstar died, and Blackclaw took his place and became Blackstar."
"Blackstar gave himself an apprentice who he believed would follow his ambitious path. His name was Scorchpaw, later named Scorchfire. Shadowclan sided with Windclan quickly, and Blackstar promised devastation to Riverclan and Thunderclan if they did not join him as well. But neither clan gave in. Furious, Blackstar launched several battles on both of the clans. He even ambushed Thunderclan at a Gathering. This is called the famous, Battle Gathering."
"Brambleclaw mated with Rippletail, who he was fiercely in love with. Rippletail gave birth to Grayfrost, Runningstorm, and Sunstripe. A few days after that, Brambleclaw killed Scorchfire in battle. Scorchfire told him that the secret lied beneath him. Later that night, Brambleclaw found the real Blackstar sleeping in some underground tunnels. The real Blackstar told him about Nightfur, and how he took control of his body. At nights, Nightfur left Blackstar in the tunnels without being controlled. Brambleclaw told his clan, and waited for one last battle from Windclan. The real Blackstar said the only way to completely expel Nightfur from his body was to kill him once."
"At Blackstar's last battle, he headed towards the abandoned Twoleg nest, where the queens (Hazeltail, Rippletail, and Ravenfeather) and our kits (Breezelflight, Fuzzyears, Sunstripe, Grayears, Runningstorm, Kestrelwing, and Emberheart) were hiding. Blackstar murdered Rippletail and only moments later Ravenfeather, Cherrytail, Briarpool, and Brambleclaw worked together to fulfill the prophecy and expel Nightfur from Blackstar's body forever. The real Blackstar led Windclan in peace after that. After Brambleclaw died, he sent Nightfur's soul into the deepest and darkest part of the Dark Forest to avenge the death of his mate, where he was never supposed to touch the fate of living cats again," Hazeltail explained.
It took me a moment to understand it all.
"So you're just a murderer and a liar!" I hissed.
"Now Lightningblaze, that may be true. But look at everything I have taught you. I have taught you excellent battle moves, and I have given you strength and wisdom. You wouldn't be a warrior now without me!" he cried.
"But you wanted to use me for your own ambitions! You wanted to take control of my body, just like you did to Blackstar! And you always said how you were such a great leader!" I snarled.
"I was a great leader! No cat ever understood how much easier everything would be if we were all one clan! No cat would ever go hungry, and we wouldn't have battles and lose cats that way," Nightfur explained.
"But Starclan has made it clear over and over again that there will always be 4 clans at the lake. Not 3 or 2 or 1. Exactly 4," Briarpool hissed.
"Since when do medicine cats preach?" Nightfur growled.
Briarpool raked her claws down his muzzle.
"And since when do evil cats return to try and ruin a cat's life again?" Briarpool snapped.
"Enough!" Hazeltail yowled.
"Brambleclaw, ban Nightfur back to the deepest parts of the Dark Forest again. But this time, get as many cats as you possibly can, from anywhere in Starclan to guard him. He must never escape…ever again," Hazeltail ordered.
Brambleclaw nodded.
"It was a pleasure to meet you Lightningblaze. Congratulations on your warrior name. I will try and visit you in your dreams, when I am a little less busy," Brambleclaw said before he and Nightfur disappeared.
"I wish we could stay and chat as well, but a job like that is much too big for Brambleclaw alone. We will go help him," Ravenfeather announced.
She and her sisters nodded in farewell, and then disappeared as well.
"I am sorry you had to find out the truth on the night of your warrior vigil. But it was best for you," Hazeltail whispered.
"I appreciate it. It was better I found out now, rather than later," I replied.
Hazeltail dipped her head in farewell and then disappeared into the breeze. I looked up and snow slowly began to fall. I sighed. The melted snow would never last. Not until greenleaf at least.
Then suddenly Brambleclaw appeared again, this time with a silvery gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes beside him. Both of their eyes were open, wide with shock, and their ears perked on high alert.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"He escaped! And it's a-all my fault!" the she-cat wailed.
"Calm down Rippletail. It is not your fault. We must warn all of Starclan to be on the lookout for him. He must not escape," Brambleclaw growled.
I realized the she-cat with him was his mate.
"Lightningblaze, if he ever walks in your dreams again, just run away. Don't talk to him, just keep running away until your dream ends," Brambleclaw ordered.
I nodded and he and Rippletail disappeared again.
I looked up, and I saw the sun was slowly rising. Wow, dawn already. I saw a few cats stirring, so Hazeltail must have turned off the trance. Mumblefoot emerged from the warriors den and shook his ruffled fur.
"Aw mouse-dung! Snowing again!" he spat.
I smiled. Mumblefoot was always one to curse at something.
Mumblefoot began to groom himself as he waited for more cats to emerge from their dens. Goosestar came out from his den and walked over to me.
"Your vigil is over Lightningblaze. You may speak now," he said.
"Thank you," I whispered.
"Any trouble last night?" he asked.
"Of course not," I dipped my head.
"Good. Now you may go get some rest. But don't sleep in too late. You should go on a hunting patrol this afternoon and see if you find anything. Hopefully the snow won't have gotten too high by then," Goosestar said before padding away.
I started to walk over to the apprentices den, but then I turned and headed to the warriors den. I was a warrior now.
I peered inside, and looked around for an empty nest. I spotted one beside Adderfang, and I smelled it. There was no scent in it whatsoever. I curled up in it and closed my eyes. Hopefully, Nightfur would haunt my sleep no more.
Okay I know that story that Hazeltail told was probably SUPER confusing, but its all based off of a warriors story I made up long ago. The most important thing you have to remember is that Nightfur is evil, he is on the run, and he can control cat's actions without them really knowing it. I'll probably post the story that goes along with this later…and maybe you can understand the story better afterwards. Well..anyways….review and get a Hazeltail plushie! :D