Pouncer drowsily opened his eyes to see his clan-mates bloodied and hurt. Weakly, he limped over to Zeldastar and nosed her. "Are you alright? What was that?" Pouncer asked concerned

"I don't know, but yes I'm fine," she sighed. Pouncer helped her up while Thornlight helped Poolpaw.

"Is everyone alright?" Thornlight called. After a series of nods, Zeldastar led them back to camp.

"REGNANTSTORM?!" Moonfire called as she ran to her mate, checking his wounds.

"Yes, I'm fine," He purred, rubbing his cheek against hers.

"What happened?!" Wolftail yowled running towards Zeldastar.

-MemoryClan's leader grimanced. "I... I'm actually not quite sure. We... We were attacked."

"Attacked?" Foxflame asked. "By whom?"

"That's just the thing," Thornlight interrupted. "We don't know. It was..."

Regantstorm finished his senctence for him. "Terrible," He said. "I never saw it. But I... I felt it. This strange blackness descended, wrapped around us. Couldn't see a thing. But... It was like all my worst fears were flashing before my eyes. Saw all my loved ones dying, tortured..." He shuddered and wrapped his tail around Moonfire, to which Zeldastar humphed and turned her nose in the air, drawing herself up to her full height.

"I saw it," Pouncer ventured. "And I think Poolpaw might have, too," He continued, looking at the apprentice. The while Clan was looking at him now. "It... I hate to even describe it. All I can say is that it looked like it came from the depths of the Dark Forest."

"Big, hulking, fangs as long as a tail- Longer, even. And dripping with acid. It was black as night... No. It wasn,'t black. It was just a void, void of a soul, void of color, void of anything, and I simply saw it as black. Green slime and growths. Like Regnantstorm said, it felt horrible. Like all my sins were pressing down on me... I can't describe it. But I never want to go through that again."

Instantly cats began yowling ideas.

"A twoleg?" Jupinerfrost proposed.

"Nah," Cinderblaze responded. "Doesn't make sense. How would a twoleg do that?"

"Have you ever met a twoleg?"

"You're both wrong," Lightningfall interrupted. "It was probably an omen. From StarClan."

"Hah!" Rabbitstar laughed. "I've been in StarClan for a while, youngster, and I can assure you it's nothing of the sort."

Crowtalon narrowed his amber eyes. "Maybe they were hallucinating?" He suggested. The tom had awakes been skeptical- Didn't believe in StarClan for a long time.

"As if!" Poolpaw protested. "I know what I saw."

"Aliens!" Treepaw- A StarClan cat who arrived later on- exclaimed, shooting up.

Hawkleap (who had also arrived later) frowned at his once-apprentice. "What's that?" He meowed, amused.

"They're like... Weird creatures from beyond StarClan! I dunno, I talked to a kittypet called Han(2) one time and he said that they were, like, gross creatures from outer space! Which is apparently beyond the sky, but StarClan is in the sky, so it must be from beyond StarClan."

"Well, that's idiotic." Wishpelt huffed, turning away.

"Oh yeah?" Treepaw said, bristling. "I'd like to see you suggest a better one!"

Bluestream nudged in between the two cats. "There's a legend in the Tribe," She said, accent afflicting her words. "Of creatures of night, whose arrival will herald the end of the word."

"I agree." Iceheart said quietly, earning him a glare from Cinderheart, who was leaning towards Lightningfall's side of the argument.

Emberwing cleared her throat. "I met a rouge once," She said. "Called Yggdrasil(2). He was raised on stories of gods and monsters, and he told me about an event called Ragnarok-" Pouncer and several other StarClan cats stiffened at this- "which was the end of the world, as well. When the Tree of Life- which he was named for- cracked in two, a great battle would ensue- Loki leading the monsters, the rest fighting on the side of Asgard. Or something simalar- It's been a while."

Vitapool appeared to be talking to empty air, with Skyflower looking at her worriedly. "Maybe," She said after a while. "Maybe Sanguis has something to do with it." But she was ignored.

There was a full-on argument now, with some cats standing next to Ember (made up majorly of those in the group she had led), some- Mostly former kittypets or loners who hadn't been part of Ember's group- siding with Treepaw (Pouncer included.) Bluestream and Iceheart led a small group of about 6, and Jupinerfrost stood next to her family and a few other cats. Crowtalon and a few others were standing a little ways away from the others, watching through narrowed eyes. Lightningfall had the largest group by far.

The groups were hissing at each other, fur raised, spines arced. "At least my theory makes sense!" Lightningfall spat.

Zeldastar, who had gone to Ember's side, laughed disdainfully. "Sure it does," She laughed, voice dripping with sarcasm. "Face it, hotshot- The evidence stands against you."

Mudraven, who was standing with Jupinerfrost's group, snorted. "Oh, and I supposed the 'end of the world' is a better choice?" He retorted.

The leader of MemoryClan snarled at him. "Why, you little-" With a yowl of rage, she leapt toward him, teeth flashing, claws glinting, eyes filled with the light of a true warrior.

The cavern broke into chaos. The pent-up rage that had been festering under the skin for weeks was let out, rearing its ugly head, rejoicing in the discord and bloodshed.

Pouncer found himself battling cat after cat, not paying attention to who, letting the old ThunderClan training honed by his time as a loner take over, acting on instinct, letting that spark of rebellion run free. Presently he found himself facing Zeldastar- If the MemoryClan leader was even there.

The tortoiseshell tabby's eyes glinted with an alien light, a hunger for bloodshed and a thirst for the battle alongside with an insane glint that could only be described as savage. The she-cat was covered in blood, a particularly nasty scratch causing it to run down the side of her face, yet she seemed considerably well-off compared to the others. It was then that Pouncer rembered the stories of how this cat, alongside her brother, had nearly beat Terror one time, as well as the countless other times she had demonstrated her strength in battle.

A nagging feeling in his gut told him that he should go, that this cat- not Zeldastar, someone else, someone savage- could beat him easily- But he was too stubborn to do that. With a snarl of rage, he lunged for the leader, amber eyes burning.

Zeldastar reacted on instinct, moving out of the way with ease, one paw darting out to slice his belly as he leapt. Slamming into the ground, he grunted before getting up and charging at the she-cat, who stood smirking at him over by the river.

Smiling cruelly down at him, Zeldastar leapt up into the air, over his head, claws hooking onto his pelt and carrying her along with him. With a cry of pain, he collided with the rocks by the riverbank, and then before he could react he was shoved unceremoniously into the water.

Gasping in shock, the water returning him to his senses, he realized with a sense of dread that Zelda- not Zeldastar, this was a cat unfamiliar to him- must be acting on some old instinct, some long-forgotten memory of a time when lions and tigers ruled the land, the instincts passed down to the cats of the present day. "Zelda-" He choked, before his head was shoved underneath the water and the liquid flooded his mouth, choking him.

'She's not going to let go,' He realized. 'She's ready to murder.'

"What do we have here?" Zeldastar purred in his ear, her voice- no, not hers- silky smooth and utterly terrifying. "Oh, poor kitty... Think you can beat me?"

"NO!" A yowl sounded, but different, familiar, and then the weight of Zeldastar's paw was lifted and he could breath again, sweet, glorious, air.

After the black spots faded from his vision and he could see again, he sucked in a breath at the scene before him.

Moonfire and Zeldastar were fighting, screeching, claws tearing at flesh and teeth sinking into skin. It was a batte of wills- And maybe, if this had been a normal batte, if Moonfire had had her powers and Zeldastar had not suddenly gone savage, Moonfire could have a chance. But this battle was not normal- It seemed as if Zeldastar was aided by some outside power, some demonic force that reminded him eerily of the encounter earlier that day.

As he watched, Skyflower leapt across the stream, poised to bowl into the tortoiseshell, but Zeldatsr was quicker. Whirling aloud and leaping up into the air, she met Skyflower mid-leap and carried them both to the ground- But before impact, she let go, colliding into the rock wall.

Or, at least, she would have if she hadn't spun around, kicked off the rock wall, and crashed into Moonfire before his daughter had a chance to react.

Gasping in pain, Moonfire tumbled to the ground, Zeldastar standing triumphantly over her, one paw poised to kill. The others had long since stopped their fighting and turned to watch in horror.

"STOP!"

Regnantstorm threw himself in the way of his sister's killing blow, who, some different instinct compelling her, managed,to pull up before her outstretched, bloody claws caused any more harm.

"Zeldastar," Regnantstorm breathed. "Why? I love her... Why would you do this to me?"

And then the problem exploded into the open.

"That's exactly it!" Zeldastar snarled, eyes glinting with pain and hurt, no longer shining with that savage light. "You love her- And you've forgotten about me! Oh, sure, you may have ran to me when the thing attacked us, but if she had been there, then what you would have done?"

"You would have ran to her. Don't lie to me, Regnantstorm-" Pouncer saw the cat's eyes widen in horror, he had never been called that by his sister before, always Regnant- "I know you would. Ever since she came here, you've forgotten all about me."

"Do you remember, when we were little? When we met the SkyClan cat, when we first ventured into the forest? Do you remember when you would have nightmares and I would sing you to sleep? When we were best friends, siblings. Family? Do you remember that?"

"And where did that go? All the love you had for me- Gone, disappeared. Going to her. Going to the one who was somehow able to make you FORGET ABOUT ME! After she came, I wasn't your sister anymore, Regnantstorm. I was just another cat, warrior."

"And you know what? You know what I never told you, what you never knew? What I kept secret from you, because if I told you then you would be in terirble danger?"

"We are royalty. Yes, that's right- Royalty. I don't know how, or why. But our parents, somehow, they were important. No, I don't know why. I've asked countless cats. But I never found out."

"And you know what that means? We were wanted. Oh, yes, there are countless people out to kill us. That's what I was protecting you from. But now? I think you should know. Because I have gotten hurt, countless of times, because if you. Those scars I never told you about, or why I got them? Well, now you know."

"Well now, you do know. And you want to know why I'm telling you? Because I won't en there to protect you anymore. I'm leaving. I am TIRED! of having all my love thrown away for one she-cat, who you barely got to know before you fell in love with her. I'm sick of it. I am sick of sacrificing myself for you."

"So you know what? Goodbye. I. Am. Leaving. I never wanted to come here. I came to protect you. And U don't want to make that effort if you aren't going to pay attention to me. Goodbye, Regnantstorm."

And with that, Zeldastar- Zelda, he supposed- turned tail and walked away, head high, tail swishing across the ground behind her, green eyes challenging anyone to stop her. Regnantstorm stared after her, tears welling in his identical green eyes, his heart shattering into pieces and hitting the ground as his sister walked out of his life.

(1)- Star Wars reference, for the fans of the Saga.

(2)- Norse tree of life, from mythology.I'm

A/N: Yes, you probably hate me now. :P Oh well.

There is a legitimate reason for Zeldastar- Sorry, I mean Zelda's- savage insanity. You'll find out later on.

Thanks to Majesty for letting me help with this chapter- She gets to claim the rights to the intro. Everything after the bold dash was written by me. Although, she did give me the idea for one of the theories. Thanks again, for everything- Letting me work on this, advertising my story, and just being a great friend in general.

So, I hope you don't mind my little guest chapter here- I don't mean to be rude. But I do hope that you enjoyed it, and any feedback may be sent to me via PM or via email, which is on my profile.

Best regards,

~Keeper of the Starry Night

Hey y'all it's your bae...ME! Thanks sooooooooo very much to miss Keeper for writing this chapter, that's why the font is different, but it's all amazing! Also the Starclan thing is bit confusing so let me explain. All the Starclan cats the came have been given a second life on earth, but they'll go and stay in Starclan if the die. Hawk and Tree came but i forgot to mention them, which is why Keeper wrote they came later. But some of the cats from Bloodlines (Sunwhisker, Cherryfrost, Refern, etc.) didn't make it in time, so they're still in Starclan and will stay there. Starclan is totally normal now. But this chapter really made my cry because it's so well written and just UGH so amazing! -Majesty