Darkness Within/Chapter 1

==Chapter description==
:Squirrelflight announces that she knows who has taken over Bramblestar's body. Every cat at the Gathering halts to look at Squirrelflight, who says that if she's right, this warrior will not stop until every cat has suffered for the wrongs he believes were done to him. Bristlefrost doesn't want to accept that one of their warrior ancestors betrayed them. Squirrelflight hesitates, and Tigerstar demands that she tell them who she thinks it is. Squirrelflight says that she believes that Ashfur has returned. 
:Bristlefrost is puzzled, as the only thing she knows about Ashfur is that he had been a ThunderClan warrior who had died a mysterious death many moons ago. Tigerstar asks Squirrelflight if she thinks he's returned because he wanted to be her mate, and Squirrelflight replies that he has unfinished business. Harestar asks why Ashfur would stir up trouble in Clans other than ThunderClan, and Bristlefrost wonders if the WindClan leader is accusing ThunderClan of causing all this trouble. Leafstar asks who Ashfur is, and Squirrelflight begins to reply, but is unable to finish. Tawnypelt says that he died trying to kill Hollyleaf, and Willowshine and Reedwhisker say that that's what RiverClan was told. Crowfeather asks Lionblaze if Ashfur tried to kill him and Jayfeather, and Lionblaze nods. Squirrelflight adds that Ashfur also helped Hawkfrost lure Firestar into a trap. 
:Leafstar wonders why any of this would affect them now, and says that if StarClan accepted Ashfur, then he must have changed. Squirrelflight says that Ashfur never forgave her for choosing Bramblestar over him, even in StarClan. She adds that that must be the reason he possessed Bramblestar: to get close to her. Harestar still doesn't know why this would affect the rest of the Clans, and Jayfeather says that Ashfur knows that hurting the Clans would hurt Squirrelflight more than anything else. Tigerstar asks how he could have found his way back from StarClan, and Squirrelflight says that she found her way back when she spent time in StarClan after the battle against the Sisters. Tree confirms this, and Leafstar asks if Ashfur could be the reason they can't communicate with StarClan. Kestrelflight doubts this, but Jayfeather insists that it could be possible.
:Bristlefrost notices some of the older cats looking worried. She wonders if they will ever be able to survive without StarClan. Squirrelflight tells the Clans that at least they can all agree that a spirit is pretending to be Bramblestar, and murmurs of agreement spread through the gathered cats. Squirrelflight says that they have to accept that Ashfur has come back and is bent on getting revenge. Breezepelt says they should let ThunderClan deal with this, and Cherryfall confronts him. They begin to argue, and when Stonewing points out that ThunderClan's trouble was caused by Squirrelflight's former mate, Squirrelflight protests that they were never mates. Jayfeather says that Ashfur's obsession isn't Squirrelflight's fault, and the Clans fall silent. After a moment, Thornclaw, Blossomfall, Cinderheart, Birchfall, and Poppyfrost affirm that Ashfur is dangerous. Squirrelflight tells Leafstar that she knows of a way to prove that the impostor is Ashfur.
:Bristlefrost wonders if Squirrelflight's plan will work as she follows her Clanmates home in silence. Bristlefrost asks what difference it will make if they know who the impostor is, and Squirrelflight replies that the Clans need to know that the rest of StarClan is still on their side. Bristlefrost wonders if the impostor has divided StarClan just like he divided the Clans, causing Cinderheart, Finleap, Thornclaw, Poppyfrost, and Finchpaw to glance at each other worriedly. Lionblaze asserts that no cat can divide StarClan, and Squirrelflight tells the rest of the patrol to go ahead while she talks to Bristlefrost. 
:Bristlefrost tells Squirrelflight that she didn't mean to scare anyone, but the thinks that if one ancestor turned against them, then more could have done the same. Squirrelflight says that their ancestors are loyal warriors, and that she's sure Ashfur is acting alone. Bristlefrost still doesn't feel reassured, and asks if Ashfur will find new ways to hurt them. Squirrelflight growls that Ashfur will do anything to get revenge, but they won't let him. Bristlefrost is confident for a moment, then wonders if Ashfur will become even more determined if Squirrelflight's plan works. Squirrelflight beckons Bristlefrost and says that they will get rid of Ashfur and bring Bramblestar back. Squirrelflight shudders and says that she can't believe Ashfur fooled her before ducking through the entrance to ThunderClan's camp, assuring Bristlefrost that she's going to make things right. Bristlefrost admires the ginger she-cat's courage, but can't shake the feeling that something is going to go terribly wrong.
==Characters==
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==Errors==
*Sedgewhisker is mistakenly referred to as a tom.
==Notes and references==
Category:Darkness Within
Category:The Broken Code arc
Category:Chapter subpages