Disclaimer I do not own any of the characters in this story chapter1 prologue dark forest plan begins
in a pitch Black Forest under a sky where no stars shined and mist around all of the forest floor a Tom cat with dark brown fur unusually long claws and amber eyes was sitting in between two thin trees while thinking to himself where am I the last thing I remember was that fox heart scourge had just sliced my belly open and let me bleed out onto the forest floor around four trees trying to convince that goody four paws fire star to join my alience of tiger clan but he refused me at every turn and just when I thought I could force him to my side or kill him thanks to scourge and his band of blood clan scourge decides that instead of helping me and kills me instead and just as the Tom finished speaking a new Tom came out of the mist he was gray and white with spiky fur and amber eyes the first thing that the new Tom said was why hello there tiger kit since I trained you in life I get the honor of welcoming you to the dark forest the place where all cats who break the precious warrior code end up after we die do you remember when we used to come here with shred tail for training to which the dark brown Tom responded with why yes I do remember thistle claw my old mentor and you should remember to call me by my proper name tiger claw and why are we here by ourselves oh about that said thistle claw apparently it's part of our punishment from star clan that normally we are meant to walk alone with no company but if you know the right tricks not even star clan can stop us we can even go there if we wanted to although for what reason is beyond my own understanding the only thing there is a bunch of goody four paws who care about honor and decency rather then doing whatever it takes to seize power like us and tiger claw then said I can't argue with your logic my mentor but I was wondering something how exactly did shred tail meet us in our dreams because I think I might know a cat or two who might be able to help us if we train them properly to which thistle claw answered with right this way great and mighty tiger claw and with that thistle claw lead tiger claw over to puddle of water and then thistle claw said now this part is simple think of the cat you want to visit if they belong to any of the four clans shadow thunder river or wind or if they are kin to a clan cat and they have darkness in their heart you can visit them and tiger claw did just that and when he looked into the water he saw a lithe heavy dark brown Tom with amber eyes matting with a slender pale ginger she cat with pale leaf green eyes the most shocking thing was there were two corpses in the cave with the matting pair of cats one was a Tom with flame colored fur who tiger claw knew would have green eyes if he was still alive the other was a little short furred pale gray she cat with darker flecks and eyes similar to the pale ginger she cat well this looks promising said thistle claw a cat who is willing to kill his own mate fr a with a different she cat precisely said tiger claw I even know this cat he was trained by my right hand man in thunder clan well then go through the opening we made between our world and this cat's dream so you can make him see our side of things said thistle claw and with that tiger claw jumped in to the puddle and once he was on the other side he said well if it isn't the first cat to betray my plans for power which got the attention of the dark brown Tom and now that tiger claw looked at what he thought was the corpse of a female gray she cat tiger claw came to the realization that she wasn't truly dead she was small and thin but she was fine none the less did I interrupt something here tiger claw asked to which the dark brown Tom answered with just my fantasies well this is a surprise tiger claw last time I saw you was four days ago when you were killed by by scourge are you with star clan now not quite answered tiger claw I now walk the dark forest dust pelt you mouse brain now the one question why did you not join me when I was exiled from thunder clan to which dust pelt responded with well who did you expect to keep a low profile long enough for you to kill that idiot leader blue star if only dark stripe hadn't been stupid and fed that kit sorrel kit and got caught by that busy body gray stripe and tiger claw said gray stripe I never liked him I always considered him a waste of my blood line what a disgraceful cousin but now dark stripe is dead as well which was a shock to tiger claw what happened to which dust pelt answered after he killed you scourge three days to either give him the forest or die the leaders all chose to fight but darks stripe and some others choose to help blood clan and in the final battle gray stripe killed him and if I could have I would have killed fire star myself which got a purr out of tiger claw well than I could use your help with with my new plan that is if you are still loyal to me to which dust pelt respond with whatever you need on one condition let me guess tiger claw said you want sand storm to do with as you please I'll see what I can do but who is this he pointed to the pale gray she cat oh that's my mate who I picked beside sand storm she is pregnant with our first litter of kits even though she still has yet to pass her warrior assignment but as you used to say a she cats true place is in the nursery helping to make more kits and nothing else well the first thing I need is some more recruits said tiger claw so could you think of any cats willing to help our cause well the four easiest I can think of would be mud claw of wind clan who has similar ambitions to you next would be russet fur of shadow clan who was just appointed deputy next would be leopard star of river clan and a new she cat who just joined river clan with three kits I think her name is Sasha which seemed to get a reaction out of tiger claw and now that I think about it there could be three more from thunder clan if you were willing to push your luck but they will need some convincing so it will be a little difficult for you who are they said tiger claw first is sand storm since I think she is only mates with fire star because she wants power rather than truly love him next is a cat who looks similar to my mate but he is more muscular and his name is ash paw the kit of brindle face shame what happens to her said tiger claw but that's what happens when you help kitty pets I originally was planning on using mouse fur as bait for the dogs since I was always planning on using the dogs to destroy thunder clan clan ever since he made lion heart deputy so I could restart thunder clan anew with stronger warriors and you would have been made my deputy and lastly is cinder pelt who was the apprentice who's leg you damaged when you tried to kill blue star on the thunder path she always wanted to be a warrior said dust pelt so my offer still stands if you accept it sin you have been more than helpful to me and dust pelt said say no more I accept you as my leader and with that tiger claw left the dream and returned to the dark forest well how did it go asked thistle claw better than we could have hoped for said tiger claw do we have any she cats here to which thistle claw said wait here a moment and then with two she cats one was a small brown furred she cat with a battered muzzle the other was a tortoiseshell and white she cat with amber eyes they introduced themselves as as sparrow feather and maple shade well I think I could use both of you tiger claw said to the two she cats for what the tortoiseshell maple shade asked there is a Tom cat I would like to use to kill off one of the four clans which one said maple shade to which tiger claw answered thunder clan well then count me in I owe them some payback for the way they treated me and my kits you only need to visit one Tom and get him to join our side no problem said maple shade and once again tiger claw opened a portal into a another cat's dream this one was a muscular gray Tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes his name is ash paw said tiger claw which got a purr and a smile out of maple shade can I do whatever I want with him to get his agreement by all means answered tiger claw now I must go to recruit others to our cause and with that tiger claw went off to find some more puddles which were easy enough to find and opened another portal this one had a she cat with a dappled golden fur with black spots that made her look like she was a leopard with amber eyes and once tiger claw jumped in to the water and entered the dream the first thing he noticed was that the she cat was being mated by a cat who could've been his double well leopard star is this the first time you dreamed about being mated by me to which the she cat now named leopard star stammered no tiger star I often dream of this well if you agree to help me and some friends take over the clan's not only will you get to lead over river clan but I will personally become your mate how does that sound leopard star quickly agreed this is almost to easy thought tiger claw and he left leopard stars dream and came back to the dark forest did you have a productive night asked thistle claw to which tiger star answered yes I did well we will have to wait until tomorrow night so while we are waiting how about I show you some of the other residents on the edge of joining us what do you say to that and tiger star answered yes please but I thought we could only interact with living cats through there dreams to which thistle claw explained well it is interesting another power of this place is that if a cat who has yet to be born gets training here they will have a ghostly figure here until they truly die interesting said tiger star and actually I would love to meet them and could you refer to me as tiger star now since I was in charge of shadow clan before I died not a problem said thistle claw and with that thistle claw let out a loud roar at the top of his lungs apprentices assemble and a group of forty nine cats all came into view most tiger star could not get a good look at but the ones who stood out to him were a pale gray she cat thick fur and blue eyes this is bristle frost she is the recruit who needs the most training and I can see why said tiger star she seems to have the temperament of that pathetic nephew of fire star cloud tail which seemed to register something in the she cats brain next to her was lean Tom with amber eyes now this is a true dark forest warrior with no sense of honor said thistle claw his name is breeze pelt and then breeze pelt answered with it is a pleasure to serve the dark forest as long as I am allowed to kill on specific cat his name is crow feather I will be happy which brought a smile to tiger stars lips and he said glad to have you now how about we test your loyalty by by having you train bristle frost I thought you would never ask said breeze pelt an he called over two others one was a silver and white she cat with dark blue eyes the other was a Tom who was lean and whose coat was the color of flames flame tail breeze pelt pointed at the Tom ivy pool he pointed at the female today you two are going to help me train bristle to which the she cat started purring loudly but the Tom seemed hesitant and with that breeze pelt flame tail ivy pool and bristle frost started heading away for some training the next cat tiger claw saw shocked him it was a small black cat with one white paw and ice blue eyes he was wearing a piece of two leg material around his neck with what seemed to be dog teeth embedded into it well isn't this a nice surprise said tiger claw I thought you wouldn't end up here scourge but I guess even a clan by name only can still enter the dark forest to which the new Tom now named scourge it appears so tiger star if you help me get revenge on the cat that killed me blood clan is at your service yes that can be arranged since we have a common enemy in thunder clan and right beside scourge was a cat tiger claw had never seen before he was a golden tabby Tom with amber eyes and a thick mane of fur around his neck hello tiger star my name is shadow blaze I am the future foster son of bramble claw well that's a surprise said scourge and shadow blaze said I am also your grand nephew on your father's side and just so you know tiger star flame tail is your biological grandson well who are you're parents asked tiger star but just as shadow blaze was about to answer a blind Tom with gray fur interrupted him by saying that would be crow feather a wind clan Tom who is also the future father of breeze pelt and the daughter of fire star who was also a medicine cat who pawned us and our sister to her sister to protect her job and her sister was mates with your son bramble claw which is why we are your foster grandsons and flame tail is your grand son from tawny pelt and a shadow clan Tom named Rowan caw while I disapprove of who you're mother is we will need all the help we can get now I don't think you told us your name sorry said the blind Tom my name is jays claw well I know just the cat to train you jays claw said tiger claw we I know just who you are thinking of answered thistle claw would you mind training this group into shape scourge since we have to travel to get to him my pleasure said scourge and jays claw was starting to fidget excitedly he answered with I actually never got trained to be a warrior I was going to be trained to be a medicine cat because of me being born blind well we will soon change that said tiger star and thistle claw and after some waking they came across a clearing when they stopped walking they came across a Tom with dark brown matted fur with a broad flat face and a bent tail and some holes in his face where his eyes should be the new Tom answered with what are you two doing here this is a surprise can I do for you and tiger claw answered with well broken star or should I call you broken tail I could use your help training this Tom here he is the grandson of our common enemy fire heart which made broken tail growl well now that you say that I will take the task of training him to the best of my abilities even though I don't have my eyesight anymore that's actually the idea said tiger star he is blind and broken tail said alright speak new apprentice and jays claw said yes master broken tail I am ready for my lesson my first rule said broken tail you will only call me master or broken star from now on and you will do as I say to which jays claw said gladly master broken star and the evil Tom said the first move we are going to be practicing is how to unsteady your opponent first try to run underneath your target then bite their legs before they have time to react and jays claw ran towards tiger star and got underneath his legs and bit them but then tiger star landed on top of him with a thudnice try jays claw but you have to work on your speed gettingoutfromunderyouropponent to whichjays lawsaid yes sirIwilltry to become faster and just so you know my real name is jay feather and shadowblazes real name is lion blaze to whichtigerclawsaid thank you for that information jay feather now let'scontinueyourtraining jay paw and when jays clawturnedaround he asked why did you call me jay paw not thatImind to whichbrokenstarsaiduntil we are done withourtraining you are my apprentice well Ithinkit's a goodideasaidtigerstarandwiththattigerstarleft to go away so the the two cats couldcontinuetheir training only for thistle claw to appear again and say it's almost time to visit our new recruits to which tiger star said good my first visit of the night is will be mud claw the deputy of wind clan well let's get going said thistle claw and when they got to a puddle of water tiger star put his nose to the water to make a portal to a living cats dream he saw a wiry mottled brown Tom with amber eyes who had two Tom's on floor of a cave one was black and white with a long tail the other had mottled pale brown fur with amber eyes and a scar behind one ear well this is a surprise said tiger star if I knew you were just as hungry for power as me in life I might have been willing to make a deal deal with you to help you take over wind clan mud claw to which the new Tom answered with why thank you for the compliment tiger claw it is a nice dream I think and then a she cat appeared in the entrance to the den she had a gray fur and a broad face well isn't this a surprise surprise you actually want to mate with the sister of one whisker who you just killed well can you blame me said mud fur no I can not said tiger star besides she could use a new mate now that dead foot is dead and I heard her mention to bark face that she is pregnant with his kit even better said tiger claw but I need you to listen to me now I am planning on a way back to realm of the living if you agree to help me and leopard star and dust pelt take over the clans territory I promise you wind clan in exchange to which mud claw said with out hesitation any thing you require tiger star and with that tiger star left his teammate to enjoy his dream the next cat he visited was a tawny colored she cat with a darker colored tail and ears she had three kits with her and what looked like another tiger claw but he was wearing a collar similar to scourge's the one female kit had dappled golden fur with amber eyes one of the male kits was dark brown with a white underbelly and blue eyes just like his mother the last kit was a black Tom and when tiger claw entered the dream he said hello Sasha to which the female cat responded with tiger claw I thought I never would see you again all of river clan told me your dead but I never gave up hope that you were alive somewhere to which tiger claw said unfortunately I am dead I got killed by a cat from another group but I can still visit you as long as you keep your anger alive in your heart I can slip into your dreams from where I am now which brought a purr of delight out of Sasha and with that tiger claw left to go to another dream the next dream he entered was that of a pale ginger she cat with pale Leaf green eyes and barely visible stripes of darker fur tiger claw noticed that she was on top of a of a rock with a group of forty cats all with their heads bowed listening to each and every word she said whilst it pains me to say this so soon after the loss of both our beloved leader blue star and her and her deputy fire heart and it is with a heavy heart that I take leader ship of thunder clan which made all the bowing cats chant sand star sand star sand star tiger claws voice ending the chant which got a gasp out of sand star and she said tiger star well at least it will be easy for me to avenge our two fallen leaders and all the clan mates you killed and with that she lunged for tiger star throat only for the evil Tom to to quickly side step out of the way and use his leg to trip her and pinning her to the ground while saying now isn't this a interesting turn of events now I am going to offer you a choice since I now know you are just as power hungry as I was either you agree to help me take over the clan's in exchange for being the leader of thunder clan or I can end your life now and give thunder clan to dust pelt or ash fur oh please said sand storm those two wouldn't even know how to run a clan and what's the worst you can do to me anyway tiger claw I would love to see you try and tiger claw respond with that can be arranged and quickly nipped at her leg and made sand star felt and said this shouldn't be possible you shouldn't be able to hurt me in my dream and tiger claw answered with well what did you think would happen as long as I exist in the dark forest even your dreams are not safe from me so what's your answer sand star or should I call you by your proper name sandstorm end your pathetic little life now to which the pale ginger she cat said ok I will join your side tiger claw wise choice said tiger star as he left to go back to the dark forest and open another portal to another cats dream when he landed he saw a scrawny dark ginger furred she cat with dark green eyes and in her dreams he saw her on top of a pile of bones with a white Tom who had jet black paws and amber eyes but the most surprising thing to tiger claw was a mottled tortoise shell and white she cat with green eyes was being restrained by a lithe muscular dark ginger Tom with amber eyes well isn't this a unique sight my daughter being held down by your son russet fur said tiger claw which got the attention of the she cat who lunged at him how are you here I thought scourge killed you well he did technically but I came back to life thanks to the power of the dark forest now I have a deal with you either you join my side or I can kill you now to which russet fur said alright I will join your side but only if my son Rowan paw can join as well if you can get him to join the more the merrier I say thank you tiger claw said russet fur now I must leave said tiger claw I can only stay here while you are dreaming and once it ends I must go back to the dark forest and with that he left only to come across thistle claw who said well look whose starting to fall behind in getting recruits for our cause I just got done talking with a group of rouges to agree to help us with our plans as long as we help him kill the wind clan warrior one whisker well that's interesting said tiger claw why is he willing to help us well that's the funny thing said thistle claw the rouges leader is actually the son of one whisker and a kitty pet named smoke and that dumb idiot gave up his son to his mother because he didn't want the clan's to find out about him matting with a kitty pet answered thistle claw his name is dark tail the next thing they saw almost made them jump out of there fur it was a huge black lizard like creature with specks of silver that made him look like the night sky and silver scales lining the spot where his wings met his body and two silver teardrop markings on either side of his face with black eyes the lizard like creature landed with a thud and said in a booming voice hello there cats I may be able to help you with your plans my name is dark stalker I also have a plan of my own that you can help me with not a problem said tiger star we might not be able to do much since we are unable to leave this place to which dark stalker said I might be able to fix that all I need is something that I can write down with to which tiger claw got some plants and water to mix together and make a ink like substance which dark stalker dipped his claw in and wrote until the time this scroll becomes destroyed any cat from the dark forest will be able to walk amongst the living and give any other dark forest cat a body by stepping on the shadow of living cats of any clan as dark stalker finished writing tiger claw asked why are you doing this for us dark stalker to which the lizard answered I just want to cause and spread chaos and you cats are perfect for this but would you mind if some other creatures started living here as well they could be quite useful to which tiger star said that would be fine and with that a pack of thirteen black and tan dogs and a skulk of foxes came out of the mist then the leader of both the dog pack and the skulk both were female the vixen of the skulk had white fur with only one gray eye greetings dark stalker when do we start causing the chaos that you crave to which he answered soon enough Karka to the vixen and to you as well blade our new partner here has just gotten us a army that can go into the living which got both females to start wagging their tails and walked up to tiger claw and say it's a pleasure to to meet you to which tiger claw said the feeling is mutual and actually can use your help to get one last soldier for our cause to which blade and karka said we will be glad to do it