Chapter 25

He pinned him down but to his dismay a new voice sounded at the entrance. "Firestar?" it was Shrewfur and Leafpaw.

Leafpaw cried out when she saw what was happening. Graystripe was about to leap at Flamepaw. But Flamepaw leaped up and cannoned into Graystripe, sending him flying into a wall. His head hit the wall and he fell unconscious.

"I knew something was wrong, I knew it, I knew you were evil," Shrewfur hissed.

"Its not like there's anything you can do about it, I have my own destiny, and I will fulfil it," Flamepaw hissed.

"Flamepaw..." Leafpaw began.

"That is not my name, my name is Flame and it has always been Flame," Flamepaw hissed. He had leaped at Firestar again and held him pinned.

"Let go of him," Leafpaw hissed, her amber eyes were flashing.

"Or what?" Flame hissed, jabbing his claw deep into Firestar's shoulder. Firestar winced in pain and tried again to get free. Flame drew his claw over Firestar's shoulder, digging it in deep.

Leafpaw and Shrewfur cried out together and leapt at Flame, carrying him off Firestar. Firestar scrambled to his paws and hurried over to his deputy's side.

Leafpaw and Shrewfur had Flame pinned to the ground.

"Whatever you have planned, Flame, it will never come true," Firestar hissed, coming toward them with a dazed Graystripe after him.

"Don't be so sure, the one who can save you will not return and soon I will have my revenge," Flame hissed. He tossed Leafpaw and Shrewfur off of him and sped out of the den.

Skypaw was sitting under the highrock as Flame appeared.

"Flamepaw, whats the matter?" she gasped, coming to stand beside him.

"That is not my name, and it has never been my name, I will never return to this clan, but you may come with me Skypaw," Flamepaw meowed, his voice actually turned gentle.

"What happened?" Skypaw gasped.

"It's not important, do you want to come with me?" Flame meowed.

Skypaw glanced at Flame, "I love you, Flamepaw, I'll come with you, wherever it is you are going," she meowed.

"Skypaw, no!" the familiar voice of Shrewfur sounded from the entrance to Firestar's den.

He and Graystripe padded out of the den with Firestar and Leafpaw after him.

"Why can't I go with him?" Skypaw demanded, just as more warriors entered the clearing.

"Because he is a fox dung eating traitor," Firestar snarled. Graystripe glanced back and Flame saw shock flaring in his amber eyes. Firestar never acted that way before, Flame thought.

"What do you mean he's a traitor?" Skypaw gasped in disbelief.

"Come with me, Skypaw, they are lying," Flame meowed.

"Don't you think I won't know if someone tries to kill me, you are just like Tigerstar, Flame," Firestar snarled, his green eyes blazing.

Flame smiled as Skypaw rounded on her leader, her green eyes blazing, "how can you say that? He is nothing like Tigerstar," Skypaw hissed, "and even if he was, I still love him."

"But he's right, Skypaw," Flame meowed, "I may not be Tigerstar, but I still am like him."

Firestar and Graystripe widened their eyes.

"Thats right, you never knew did you," Flame hissed, "I am Tigerstar's exact opposite brother, reincarnated."

"But Tigerstar was evil and if you're his exact opposite, shouldn't you be good?" Graystripe gasped.

Firestar was staring at Flame in disbelief. He knows about Tigerclaw, Flame thought.

"Well, though this is probably such a valuable secret, I don't want to ruin it, but who cares, I am Tigerstar's brother but when Tigerstar was reincarnated good, I was reincarnated evil," Flame meowed.

"Wait a minute, what do you mean when Tigerstar was reincarnated good," Graystripe meowed.

"Why don't you ask Firestar? He is his father after all," Flame hissed.

Graystripe turned and stared at Firestar in disbelief.

Firestar sighed, "it's true, Tigerclaw is the good version of the evil Tigerstar," he meowed, "Spottedleaf had told me this but I never knew he had a brother, an exact opposite one for that matter."

Flame purred and glanced at Skypaw, who was staring at him with wide eyes. He could still see the depths of love in her green eyes. "Come with me, Skypaw, and you can have everything you've ever wanted," he meowed.

"Don't listen to him, Skypaw," Rainwhisker called, coming to stand beside Graystripe.

But Skypaw wasn't listening, "I'll come with you," she meowed.

"No!" Rainwhisker yowled and sank down his eyes wide with grief. Graystripe sat down beside him and started to comfort him.

Firestar's eyes narrowed again, to thin, blazing green slits. "Fine, go with him, if you really want to be around a traitor, for you two are no longer members of Thunderclan, if any cat finds you on Thunderclan territory after sunset today, they have my permission to kill you," he snarled.

Flame purred in amusement, "they can try," he hissed, and began to pad toward the entrance. Skypaw, after a hesitated moment followed him.

Skypaw hurried out of the entrance before him and meowed, "I'll wait for you in the woods," before fleeing into the forest.

Flame nodded and turned back to glare at Thunderclan. "Don't think this is over, just as Tigerstar failed to do before me, I will make Thunderclan pay, when the time is right, I will have my revenge." With that, Flame turned and fled after Skypaw into the dense forest around them, without a second glance behind him.

A/n what do you think?

Stardream: see what I mean

Tigerstar: so you are trying to make two more books

Stardream: I already told you that

Tigerstar: oh, okay, well please review

Stardream: yeah, review, I want at least one more before I post the next chapter

Tigerstar: I want to see if Tigerclaw finds Solar and them

Stardream: I know, Tigerstar, I know, well, you'll have to wait until I get one more review

Tigerstar: please review, and I'll give you a um.... your favorite warriors characters plushie