** I hope this is worth the wait. It was submitted by Amberheart of WindClan and I'm glad I finally got it up for her. If everyone who has this on story alert and favorite, I will have 100 review. You will do that for me, right.**

Blackmind: The Brainwashed

The mind can easily be changed. A small seed of doubt can grow into a thought that infects the whole body. It only takes the tiniest amount of urging before is growing into a plaque that can't be stopped.

When a seed is planted in the mind of a ThunderClan warrior, it will grow so quickly that it can't be stopped.

Blackmind was out on his first patrol as a full warrior. His mother, Lilyheart, was padding beside him with her apprentice, Amberpaw. It was a normal day on the ShadowClan border.

Amberpaw was walking silently, taking in everything Lilyheart was saying. Her eyes darted back and forth, scanning the scene for any sign of ShadowClan. She wanted everyone to see that she was ready to be a full warrior.

It was her alert eyes and nose that first pointed out the sign of danger. "Lilyheart, Blackmind," she called out. "Look!" She was pointing to the bushes that blocked the thunderpath from view.

From those bushes came a patrol of ShadowClan warriors led by the deputy, Shimmertail. Her eyes were filled with blood lust. "Hey ThunderClan," she called out.

Battle-hardened warriors fanned out behind her. They look on their faces said they went business. One was smiling, but it looked more like he was barring his teeth.

Amberpaw stood her ground despite her obvious fear. Her fur was bristled and fear scent was coming off her in waves. "This is our territory." she said with the most courage she could muster.

Lilyheart took one look at the warriors and fled into the trees. She knew she was the fastest and would be able to reach ThunderClan camp in time to hopefully get help.

Both Amberpaw and Blackmind thought she was abandoning them. They steeled themselves to their fate; they would go down fighting. When they looked at each others, their eyes told each other good luck and see you in StarClan.

"Attack," said Shimmertail. Her voice was soft but carried easily across the gathered cats. They all understood, it was time to fight and bleed.

Blackmind fought with all his strength to protect Amberpaw, but it wasn't enough. ShadowClan warriors eventually broke through and found their way to Amberpaw.

All the training in the world could not save her. Three full-grown warriors were on her. Their claws were soon filled with tufts of her fur and splotches of her blood.

With the last of his strength, Blackmind fought. He lost count of how long he had been going. ShadowClan warriors started to fall back because he was fighting for something important: his life.

But his victory was short-lived. Shimmertail joined the battle and her warriors fought with new energy. Their claws moved faster than he could follow and soon Blackmind found himself on the ground at the mercy of the merciless warriors.

A large white tom was about to deliver a killing blow when Shimmertail stopped him. "Blizzardsky, we don't want to kill him." she stressed. "We still might have some uses for him."

Blackmind had no clue what this meant, but he was terrified. Would he be killed in the sight of everyone in ShadowClan? Why had his mother ran away when she could have stayed by his side, why?

He had no time to wonder because a hard blow hit him in the neck and he could see no more. Black shapes were moving around his mind. Lilyheart, Shimmertail, Amberpaw, Tigerstrike, and Blazingstar would appear for awhile, than slowly fade away.

Everything in this world had a lucid dream feeling. Nothing seemed quite real. It was forever before the dream world took on a more real feel.

The air around him was still dark, but Blackmind could now feel the pounding of his head and the chill of the wind. It wrapped around him like a cold layer of moss.

"Hello," he called out tentatively. ThunderClan might have saved him, but there was still a chance he was in ShadowClan somewhere. When he received no answer, he tried to stand.

His efforts were futile though. His paws seemed to be held steadfast to the ground. No matter how hard or sharply he moved, they wouldn't budge.

Suddenly a voice came gliding through the shadows. "It was all Lilyheart's fault," the voice said. In the most dreamlike tone, it repeated itself over and over again.

Blackmind wanted to cry out that his mother would never do such a thing, but the doubt that had settled in the back of his mind grew. His mother had abandoned him and her apprentice when the warriors came. What kind of Clan mate did that?

Not his mother. No, he shook his head his mother had loved and cared for him since he was a kit. One action couldn't change that. Maybe she had gone for help.

"It is was all Lilyheart's fault," the voice contined to repeat. As Blackmind drifted into an exhausted, fitful sleep, the message continued to repeat itself. Sometimes stopping for awhile, but never for so long that Blackmind forgot it was there.

When he woke up, all he could think was that Amberpaw's death was Lilyheart's fault. His mother was responsible for his imprisonment and her innocent apprentice's entry into StarClan.

It was all Lilyheart's fault. It was all Lilyheart's fault. It was all Lilyheart's fault. It was all Lilyheart's fault. It was all Lilyheart's fault. It was all Lilyheart's fault.

That was all he could think about. The voice endlessly drilled it into his mind. He collapsed exhausted that night whispering that phrase even though his throat was parched.

When his fevered mind returned to consciousness, he scented the delicious, mouthwatering scent of fresh prey. It wasn't as fresh as the ones in the forest, but Blackmind pounced on it all the same. He gobbled in up quickly.

When the prey was consumed, a new voice began. "You must avenge you betrayal," the voice started again in its smooth tone.

Blackmind had little defense against it and fell easily into it trap. "It is all Lilyheart's fault." he whispered to anyone that might hear him. "I must avenge my betrayal."

A ball of moss was given to him to quench his thirst. His throat was parched from chanting his message all day. It slid wonderfully down his throat, and Blackmind could start his chant with renewed zeal.

The second day he fell asleep chanting his pledge with out realizing it. The day passed slowly for him, and the only thing that keep him alive was his determination to get revenge.

Prey was in the same corner as the day before. Same as before, Blackmind devoured it. His stomach ached with the unexpected amount of food. More water was supplied.

The message changed again. It's concept was similar, but it was more brutal than the last. "ThunderClan protected Lilyheart. They need to be extinguished."

The mention of ThunderClan stirred some far off memory in Blackmind's head, but he couldn't quite recall him. It plagued him like an unscratched itch.

But as the new message pounded itself in his head, he forgot completely about what he was even thinking about.

"It is all Lilyheart's fault. I must avenge my betrayal. ThunderClan protected Lilyheart. They need to be extinguished. Blood needs to be spilled again. Death is the only way." Those words were repeated to Blackmind for more time than he could count.

On the day when he saw the sun again, that was all he could think. Instead of his morning meal being in front of him when he opened his eyes, a heavily wooded forest.

Some faint memories were triggered at this sight, but none that changed Blackmind's motive in any way. He knew this was where ThunderClan lived and knew they needed to be extinguished.

He stalked through the forest with all the skill of his past life. Even after all the days of torture, his scent still smelled relatively close to the rest of ThunderClan's.

He wasn't even noticed until he reached the bramble tunnels that separated the ThunderClan camp from the rest of the forest. The guards just took him for another cat returning from a hunting patrol.

Mistytail didn't even register that it was Blackmind that she letting into camp. She just smelled the scent of ThunderClan and ushered him inside.

A somber mood was still in the air. The death of Amberpaw and supposedly Blackmind were felt hard all around. Blazingstar was looking down upon everyone from High Rock when Blackmind walked in.

He blinked his eyes a couple times to make sure what he was seeing wasn't an illusion. When he was sure it was the warrior he had believed dead he called out to any ThunderClan cat that still had their hearing. "Blackmind has returned to us."

Warriors crowded around the warrior that had come back from the dead. They gave him hugs and licked his shoulder, but Blackmind gave no notice that he had seen any of them.

It was when Lilyheart walked out of her dead that things changed. She ran towards her son and threw herself at him. "Blackmind," she exclaimed. "I feared the worst when I returned with Tigerstrike, Skyfang, and Galepaw to find you gone and Amberpaw dead." She started to choke up when she mention her apprentice.

Blackmind just looked at his mother with a hollow look in his eyes. Everyone was silent as they waited to see what he would do. "It is Lilyheart's fault. Death is the only way." he whispered like he was still in his prison.

Everyone looked at him, but Blackmind didn't seem to notice their stares. "ThunderClan protected Lilyheart. They need to be extinguished. Blood needs to be spilled again." he repeated.

ThunderClan was given no time to comprehend his words because he reached out to his mother with unsheathed claws. Lilyheart noticed to late the intention of his actions.

She moved to receive his embrace, but didn't notice his claws glistening under the sun that was leaking through the tree branches.

Blackmind snaked his claws across his mother stomach. Blood spilled from her belly and coated the ground. "Blood needs to be spilled again." he said looking his dying mother straight in the eyes.

Skyfang moved to try and stop what Blackmind was to do next, but she wasn't nearly fast enough.

Blackmind slid his bloodied paw across Lilyheart's face, tearing off chunks of her ears. She was incredibly weak, but still breathing. "Death is the only way," Blackmind told her and tore at the base of her neck.

Lilyheart collapsed on the ground dead, but that wasn't the end of Blackmind. He looked Skyfang who lay to the side of her closest friend and let tears rake through her body.

Galepaw tried to stop Blackmind from coming, but he was flung like a weak kitten at the Hight Rock. Blood poured from a crack in his head.

"Restrain him." shouted Blazingstar and he leaped off to help the cats below.

"ThunderClan protected Lilyheart." said Blackmind as he aimed his claws toward soft flesh. "They must be extinguished."

Battle ragged through the ThunderClan camp. Blackmind was hard to defeat for he cared nothing of the warrior code and mercy. His claws sliced at everything he saw. His battle cry were the words that had been implanted into his head.

Eventually he was stopped, but as Blazingstar would find out, only death would truly stop him. His body was sent to StarClan and reconnected with his lost spirit. His killing ended up being the best mercy that could be given to him.

Shimmertail's sick minded planned worked to her advantage. ThunderClan was weakened, both with the loss of cats and precious herbs and medicines. But in time, scars heal and the world forgot the brutal tactics and the memories of Blackmind would evaporate.

**I hope you guys liked it. It was a little more bloody than the last story. Here is who are lined up; Ravenflight: The Unloved, Waterstream: The Silent Witness, Dovesong: The Exiled Savior, Lionstorm: The Mastermind, Sunnysong: The Vain, Blackstorm: The Uninvited,Winterflash: The Heartbroken, Smallfang: The Runner, Coldstar: The United, Nightclimb: The Instigator, Indigoswirl: The Forgotten Prophecy, Banestar: The Tryant, Torntail: The Collector,Tigerstrike: The Brother, Fawnstorm: The Vengful, and Minnowsing: The Wisher.**