Hi again, I know I haven't updated in a while, but I have a lot of in-progress stories, so I delayed this one a bit. But since I know you're probably all DYING to read the next chapter (Right? RIGHT?), I decided to update, that's right, NOW. At the end there will be a contest, so don't rush to post your fabulous review immediately!

Mapleshade POV

"Remember the move I taught you last time, mouse brain! The forest's no place for cats that fight like crow-food, Dap-DoodleNoodle. Put muscle into it!" I hissed. DoodleNoodle cowered beneath my paws which were pinning her down. I loosened my grip so we could start again, since the wimp was obviously defeated.

"Mrow!" DoodleNoodle yowled, and shot up at me, claws outstretched. I heard a rustle in the bushes nearby as DoodleNoodle pushed me to the ground, followed by a mrow of laughter.

"Nice job, Mapleshade. Hey, DoodleNoodle, you should be Mapleshade's mentor!" said Brokenstar's hiss from the bushes. DoodleNoodle laughed, then went silent. She whispered in my ear.

"He's my Clanmate; you said everyone in the here was part of my Clan!"

"Not in this case! Ignore him!" I spat, the power of Brokenstar's words just dawning DoodleNoodle. She smiled, if cats can smile, and straightened up.

"Get back to training, apprentice. Mice like you won't last a day in Clan life."

I literally smoked with anger. My tail tip turned just a tad redder, and steam rose off my pelt. What did I ever see in this apprentice?

"Now, now, don't get your temper up. You can't train in a bad mood. So, I think I'll let you stay here and get ready for tomorrow night, when you must beat me in battle to become a warrior on my terms," she snickered. I pushed her off me, and hissed. Brokenstar had left in a flurry of paws and whiskers so that I didn't kill his spirit for eternity.

DoodleNoodle was already falling asleep. Or…falling awake? Rising awake. Flying awake. Oh, whatever. She was sound awake and drifting away when I got my claws on her nose. The rest of her disappeared, but to my surprise, the nose was still in my paw. I dropped it in disgust.

"What in DarkClan?" I cursed, staring at the nose in disbelief. I was about to bound away when I heard a squeal.

"She said I'm CUTE!" said the weird creature that galloped onto the scene. It looked like a tiny horse, but his black, round nose glowed faintly red. I could hear a whistling noise…from his nose? What is with noses these days? The terrifying creature took one look at me and bowed his head.

"Hey. I'm Rudolph." Rudolph introduced himself shyly. I was speechless. It was like hell. But then again, this was hell. But it was the Dark Forest…which is hell. Hell is confusing. Oops, off topic. Anyway, Rudolph looked at the nose on the ground.

"That nose is perfect!" he exclaimed, and with a pop, his nose fell off, to reveal a red, shiny, bright, nose.

"Too many noses…" I mumbled, still in shock. Rudolph didn't notice. Instead, he picked up DoodleNoodle's nose and stuck it on his nose. The way he looked…like a glowing piece of crow-food.

"Bye now! Or…could I walk you home?" Rudolph asked timidly. I shook my head. Rudolph shrugged.

"Ohhhhkay. Bye-bye!"

"What an idiot." I muttered when he was out of earshot. I decided to check in on how DoodleNoodle and her Clanmates reacted to the missing nose. This should be interesting…

"DoodleNoodle! Seriously, I wasn't serious the other day when I told you to get up later!" Clearpaw's voice rang through the Warrior's den. "Brambleclaw sent me to get you to go on a patrol with me, you, and Squirrelflight and Firestar! Wake up!"

DoodleNoodle raised her head sleepily. She mumbled something like, "You were serious enough for Mapleshade," and got out of her nest. Clearpaw rolled her eyes and nudged DoodleNoodle out of the den.

Outside, Firestar was shaking his head vigorously, with Jayfeather muttering things beside him. I heard, "It's just a hangover. Twolegs get it all the time, according to StarClan. They told me you'd be alright. Just go, get out of the camp for awhile, and bring back some prey for StarClan's sake!" said Jayfeather assuredly. Firestar had started gagging, and knocking his head on the ground.

DoodleNoodle looked nervous as she approached her leader. Fervently she poked his shoulder.

"Um, Firestar? Are you ready for patrol?"

"As ready as I'll ever be, DoodleNoodle."

"About that…could I be renamed? I could still be an apprentice. Or a warrior, but with an, ah, improved name?"

"Oh, I don't know. Why don't I just, say, give you a rotten piece of fruit that dear Jayfeather prepared, nice and alcoholic?! Then you wouldn't even care about your name. Or anything, 'Noodle." Firestar spat cruelly. Squirrelflight, who had been listening, looked taken aback.

"How about we just, go on patrol, hey?" she suggested cautiously. Firestar nodded, and walked right into Doodle Noodle as if she weren't there. He just kept pushing forward, his face unreadable.

"Hmm, this is odd, isn't it, Jayfeather? There seems to be an invisible force here, blocking my way. A very Doodley, and Noodley, barrier, don't you think? Odd," Firestar said in an attempt at cruel sarcasm.

DoodleNoodle hung her head and feebly moved out of the way. Firestar's expression turned to mock surprise.

"Well, that's funny, the barrier moved away! I guess barriers have feelings! Just like cats! And LEADERS!" he said, raising his voice and stalking past 'the barrier' and into the camp exit. Jayfeather rolled his eyes.

"Come, Squirrelflight, Clearpaw. We have a patrol to perform."

The rest of the patrol was filled with prey being scared off by Firestar's random, hurtful comments about DoodleNoodle. I guess she wasn't becoming deputy any time soon. That's a shame.

But no one noticed the missing nose.

At The Gathering

"Hunting is well in WindClan; no sicknesses have come our way in moons. I suppose all the Clans have been doing well, since it's Greenleaf. Firestar, would you like to share your news and wrap this up?" announced Onestar. Firestar was the only leader left to share news.

"Well, what a tale I have to tell you. A fine young apprentice who you may know, Dapplepaw, was doing well in ThunderClan. Then, one day, she decided that she wanted to become a warrior. That's right, a warrior. As a result, her name is now DoodleNoodle." A murmur spread through the audience, followed by a laugh. DoodleNoodle shrunk down to the ground in shame. Firestar cleared his throat in annoyance.

"How did she accomplish that, you ask? Well, oh boy, she came to my den, and GOT ME DRUNK! DRUNK I TELL YOU! That's right. Then, when I was all mixed up, she asked, simply asked, if she could become a warrior. In my state, the best warrior name I could think up was DoodleNoodle. And I say she deserved it!"

Yowls of agreement met Firestar's meow. Some of DoodleNoodle's Clanmates formed a protective circle around her. She puffed out her chest, all of a sudden, and yowled for quiet.

"I submit to you that it was MAPLESHADE! SHE FORCED ME!"

For a moment there was silence. Looks of, "Huh! Who the hell is Mapleshade?" were exchanged. Mapleshade is in hell. Since I am Mapleshade. And the Dark Forest, is hell. Oh no, here we go again.

Now the clans would gossip for moons, all because of my brilliant plan. Ah, hahahahaha. If DoodleNoodle really believed that what I was doing was for her leadership, she was wrong.

All I want is to humiliate ThunderClan!

Whew. That took awhile to write. Well, here is the contest I promised you:

Who is Firestar's mate's warrior kit's ex-mate's father's enemy?

The first person that answers that will get a gigantic, capital-letter shout-out, and all the runner-ups will get a teensy, tiny, but still valuable, shout-out. Good Luck!