Hidden dangers

It was a warm day of greenleaf and it was finally time... Treepaw rustled in leaves with the venomous snake that he was fighting "I caught it!" he yowled with pride. "Well, well look at the tough apprentice soon a warrior!" Treepaw turned around to see his mentor Blazedrop looking at him with a smile on her face. It was almost time that he would become a warrior "Lets go to the ceremony!" she mewed.

Nightstar glanced at the gathered cats with joy "Treepaw, I, Nightstar leader of Treeclan have decided that you are ready to become a warrior." The young cat stepped forwards "He has become a strong and powerful cat that cares about his clanmates." He spoke, pride in his voice. His eyes got locked on his son's gaze "Treepaw, do you promise to protect the clan even... With your life?" The gathered cats got quiet at their leader's words, waiting for Treepaw's choice. "I do!!!" .His mother and his mentor both gave a pleased glace at him. "Then with the power of starclan I give you your warrior name. Treepaw from this moment on you will be known as Treeheart, may starclan be with you my son.".

**The next morning.**

Treeheart woke up from his first sleep in the warriors den, he realized that his sister was standing in front of the small pond that the forest had... Depressed. He could not see her like this anymore. "Inkpaw,are you ok... Sister?" he whispered with worry in his voice. "I need to tell you something brother, something important." Treeheart sat next to his sister "I am all ears." he purred. "Remember when I got that terrible seizure? Well, when I was in shock I kept hearing... Sounds and voices, cats calling for help, shadows and now that I woke up still..." the she-cat paused for a moment "I get dreams like this and they wont leave me alone!!!" She broke out crying. "It must be some sort of illness I will go get some herbs since Bluemoon is asleep..." Treeheart rushed over at the medicine den and looked at the part were Bluemoon had all of her herbs. "She has a couple of berries that could help but not with serious illnesses UGH well its better than nothing..." he rushed over to his sister to give her the little berries that he had. "There you go now go to sleep and I will be back with some honey.".

Treeheart went down to the river outside of their territory to find a beehive. He had to be very careful with the bees so they don't sting him. When he finally found it he got the honey successfully without getting stung."Finally I got the honey! Inkpaw! I brought you the!...huh?" His sister was not in the medicine den nor was Bluemoon."Is anybody here?Inkpaw? Mother?vBluemoon?" There was no answer from his clanmates. Suddenly he felt that his whole body started to shiver and tremble. As he walked deeper into camp the more scared he was, suddenly a black figure of a cat showed up and got closer and closer to him "Hey stay back I WILL ATTACK YOU!!!" he shouted.

"No! Wait! I am not an enemy." the cat walked up to Treeheart trying to calm him down. He was a calico tom with green eyes. "Huh oh thank starclan... I thought you were a dangerous black tom, oh well." he started sniffing the tom and he noticed that the way he smelled was... Familiar. "Hey I recognize that scent do I know you? Wait are you a Floralclan warrior???" He meowed with surprise "Yes, my name is Maplesong you are Treeheart right?" he purred "Yes but how do you know my name?", "Forget the gatherings? Also I am from your mother's birth clan remember? We were great friends but she left the clan when her parents, Felix and Foxsong died.". "Oh right... Anyways why are you here, do you know what happened to my clan?". The tomcat paused for a second with worry in his eyes, he took a deep breath and looked at Treeheart in the eyes.

"A moon ago starclan sent me a dream, there, a beautiful silver colored she-cat with stars in her fur told me an important message. At the next moon the dark forest's barrier will wore off and multiple cats that live there will be released. However they sent a starstone down to the dusk forest and if we find it we should be able to trap the dark forest cats back to it". "The DUSK FOREST???" Treeheart screamed "BUT THAT IS SO FAR AWAY FROM TREECLAN! I DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET THERE! Sigh, Maplesong I do not understand, what does this have to do with the disappearance of my clan?", "The dark forest is the opposite of starclan, cats go there when they die if they have done terrible things while they lived. It makes sense that such dark and murderous cats would make our clans disappear. Also do not worry I know how to get to the Dusk forest.".

"So your clan is missing too huh..." Treeheart mewed. The calico tom sighed "Not only that but my mate Beenose was pregnant with our kits when she disappeared. That she-cat also told me that Alderstone, another starclan cat, sent a message to a Treeclan cat, another warning but something different that she did not knew..." he sighed again "So I went into your camp to find them but everyone was gone..." This time Treeheart could not hear any sound or anything that Maplesong was saying as he recalled events with his sister in pain and... The voices of a cat calling for help. "It was my sister the one that held the message for so long but she did not understood it." he whispered to himself

"Treeheart" Maplesong meowed, his eyes locked on his gaze. "Since you and I are the only ones left will you join me in this journey to save our clanmates and family?", "Yes I will!" he smiled "Were should we begin our journey?" Treeheart smiled "I think we should start by checking if the other clans are like this. Lets go to Fireclan camp, it is on the way to get to the Dusk forest so we wont waste any of our time.". So the two toms began a journey to the Dusk forest in order to stop the dark cats and save their clans.

As they headed to Fireclan camp they saw nothing but fog and wretched plants in their way. They finally arrived to the field of Fireclan. "Hmmm same things here no cats no life..." Maplesong sighed. Treeheart picked up a familiar scent, he followed it out of curiosity then a strange white she-cat with green eyes and reddish spots appeared in front of him. "Who are you and what are you doing here!!!" She hissed with an angry tone in her voice ready to attack. As she came closer to them it was clear that it was Cherrywing! Emberstar's daughter. "Cherrywing we mean no harm!" Maplesong meowed. When she heard her name she suddenly calmed down, her green eyes filled with relief and sadness."Oh you know me?" The she-cat started sniffing Treeheart and Maplesong." Oh I recognize you! You are Treeheart right?".

**That afternoon**

"Oh so my clan disappeared because dark forest cats escaped?" Cherrywing mewed in worry "Yes I am afraid, we need to go to the Dusk forest to find the starstone, that starclan sent down. Only it's power can help us trap them back." Maplesong explained "I wish you two good luck, my family means a lot to me... Even though my father has been neglecting me since I became a paw..." she sighed. Treeheart gave a glance to the beautiful white she-cat next to him. It was clear from her expression that she wanted to help too! Those deep green eyes filled with worry, he could not take it anymore. "Maplesong before we go I... want to talk to you for a moment.". The white calico tom nodded and came towards him. "I know this sounds a bit strange but... CAN WE TAKE CHERRYWING WITH US?", "WHAT?".Maplesong shouted "Treeheart please! She will be a problem. I have heard about her she is really rebellious and.. and...". The tom took a deep breath while trying to convince Treeheart not to let her join. "Rebellious huh?", "That is what I call cute, my mentor was the deputy you know..." said Treeheart purring at Maplesong.

"Um Cherrywing?" Treeheart meowed "I was wondering if you... Could join me in this journey, you miss your clan too right?" he purred "Yes I do miss them... my clan... and yes I will come with you..." whispered Cherrywing. Maplesong sighed and started thinking that what Treeheart did was reckless and dumb since he did not even knew the she-cat that well. "Anyways to get to the Dusk forest we need to pass the sandstorm beach, the Wildoak forest and the most dangerous part...The moonlight lake." Maplesong started explaining each area and its dangers while the two other cats sat quietly and listened to him. "You never explained Maplesong... Why is the moonlight lake the most dangerous part of our journey?" said Cherrywing her eyes glimmering with curiosity. "The moonlight lake is a place surrounded by trees, the entrance to the Dusk forest,filled with mist and also very deep. Because of it's mist, no cat can see were it's going and falls into the deep waters of the lake... Only a few super experienced cats make it to the forest. "Maplesong explained. "That is really frightening" shivered Treeheart. "Anyways we take out in the morning and we also have to watch out for that threat..." Maplesong lied down with the other tow cats, even though he did not trust Cherrywing yet somehow he knew that the memory of this adventure would stay forever.

The morning had arrived and it was time for the three cats to start their journey. They ventured far from their home and came across sights that were majestic yet terrifying when they finally arrived... Maplesong sniffed the area that they were in. It was a beach with high temperature. "Yup we are here... To the Sandstorm beach!" Cherrywing mewed. "We need to be VERY careful of the sandstorms that this beach has." said Treeheart with cautiousness in his voice. "Everything is gonna be ok~ You just have to trust yourself~~" Cherrywing said glancing at Treeheart. The cats started sniffing the area uncovering many herbs and seashells, they were almost half way through it and so far so good.

"Was that the hard desert-like beach???" said Cherrywing frowning at Maplesong. He growled at her with a flash of anger in his eyes. "Why does Treeheart even trust her..." he whispered to himself. Suddenly, Treeheart heard a sound, It was pretty faint but still... "Cherrywing... I.... do not like that sound!" Treeheart meowed alarmed "I do not like it either..." whispered Maplesong "You two stay here I will be right back!". Cherrywing felt a gust of wind on her pelt, she walked over to see how Maplesong was doing and then... Her eye caught an outrageous sandstorm coming towards him! "MAPLESONG WATCH OUT!!!" she let out an alarmed yowl and tackled Maplesong out of the sandstorm's way. Maplesong could not move, he was really shocked and thought what could have happened if Cherrywing hadn't seen it coming. He would be dead, she saved his life."CHERRYWING! MAPLESONG! ARE YOU OK?" Treeheart ran at them filled with worry. "Just like I thought" a mysterious voice said "You won't make it to the Dusk forest without someone who has been there~ trust me~" the voice continued. "Who are you show yourself!" Treeheart hissed.

The mysterious cat got in front of the rock that it was hiding. It was a cat no... a kit a brown spotted tom-kit with blue eyes. "Hello passengers I am Stormkit.", "Awww its so cute!" Cherrywing meowed. "So um Stormkit, why are you in a dangerous beach and how can you help us?" Treeheart asked. "Oh um... I um... fled here from the Dusk forest yeah..." the kit smiled "I know lots of things and I bet that I can guide you through the moonlight lake and the wildoak forest. I know these parts very well!" he said with a friendly tone in his voice. "So tell me Stormkit, how do you know what we are doing here?" Maplesong said glancing at Stormkit with disbelief. "I listened to you talking about it throughout the desert I MEAN beach..." he mewed again "I decided that I want to um join you!" he smiled, "Right.... I do not trust him Treeheart..." he whispered to him "You did not trust Cherrywing either and she saved your life. Give him a chance Maplesong.". "Fine you can come along with us." Maplesong frowned Treeheart and Cherrywing moved forward but as they were leaving Maplesong gave a sharp glance filled with suspicion to Stormkit. "I will keep my eyes on you..." he said giving him a low hiss.

In order to get to the Dusk forest they had to pass the Wildoak forest next. It's only danger was the free-spirited warriors that lived there. They would not let anyone trespass their territory no matter what.

Stormkit padded up to a huge Oak tree that was the entrance to the forest. "I bet this is it..." Stormkit meowed. "Ok everyone we need to be very sneaky and sly on this one." Treeheart spoke. "Sneaky and sly is my middle name~" Cherrywing growled at him with playfulness. Maplesong sighed and looked at Cherrywing, "The warriors of this forest are... a lot more different than us. They do not have leaders, deputies and medicine cats or use the names that we use. The names can be either warrior names, kittypet names, tribal names and more."Maplesong explained. "What are we waiting for? Lets go!" Stormkit meowed. He looked excited, a little bit TOO excited for Maplesong's liking.

Treeheart heard yowling and screaming from afar. Then he heard rustling of leaves and running, after that the sound got louder and louder as he noticed an eagle flying with an alive white she-kit in its claws. Eventually, he saw a young white-tomcat with various spots in his fur and a brown she-cat with blonde markings, chasing after it. "FIREFLY!!!!" the tom yowled as he chased after the eagle with pain in his eyes and voice. "HEY...WAIT UP!" the rough she-cat next to him meowed trying to catch up. The tom rustled through the grass and leaves of the forest, till he was out of breath. In desperation he leaped high above of a small pond in order to catch the eagle. The she-cat started freaking out, bit his tail and pulled him back before he fell into the pond. "Hey IDIOT you almost fell into the pond, you know how much you mean to us right?"she said. The tom nodded and thanked the she-cat from the bottom of his heart, but fell in desperation once he realized what had happened. "M-my...s-sister..." he started crying softly. "What happened did you catch th-" a beautiful brown and white she-cat called after the other cats, but her voice was cut of as she saw the sadness in the tom's eyes.

The three cats started mewing in sadness while Maplesong, Treeheart, Cherrywing and Stormkit were watching them. "Well those Wildoak cats sure have time for drama..." Stormkit frowned "I know! Lets sneak past them while they are busy mourning!" he smiled. Maplesong nodded "I hate to say this but... Its a good idea" Treeheart meowed. Cherrywing looked at the tom's eyes filled with tears, somehow sneaking past them just did not seem right to her. "Um excuse me are you ok?" she mewed. The three cats turned around alarmed at the sound of her voice."INTRUDERS!!!!!!!" the tom yowled. "CHERRYWING WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Treeheart hissed. "N-no wait I just wanted to help!" she whimpered sadly."HIS SISTER JUST GOT KIDNAPPED HOW DARE YOU TRYING TO TRESPASS OUR TERRITORY IN THIS SAD MOMENT???" The white and brown she-cat hissed.

"These are your problems we just want to get through." Stormkit hissed. Treeheart and Maplesong shot angry glances at him while the tom's white fur was bristling with fury "I will not let you pass this forest even if it the last thing I do!" he hissed."I will TEAR your kitten face apart" said the brown she-cat with blonde markings pointing her tail at Stormkit. "He is just a kit he is not ready for battles!!" Cherrywing growled. "Then you will have to battle for him!" the trio said."Who are you anyways?" Maplesong mewed in curiosity. "We are not giving our names to cowards!!!" The tom hissed and tackled Treeheart. His tackle was very powerful and made Treeheart fall over. "NO" Cherrywing yowled and rushed over to him but then she was attacked by the rough she-cat "You are not going any were!" she hissed. "So... um its you and me now mysterious white and brown she-cat" Maplesong mewed. The she-cat glanced at him "Yeah I am not so used into this fighting thing..." she rolled her eyes." Maplesong stop making friends with the enemy!!!!!" Stormkit hissed. "Nobody asked your opinion mousebrain!" he hissed back.

The cats came at each other, the Wildoak cats fought viciously and with no mercy while our cats tried stopping them. Eventually they wore their selves out. "That's enough... No more..." the tom said, "I agree this pointless fighting wore me out!" Cherrywing sighed. "Look we do not want to fight you... we just want to pass the forest and save our families... That's all!" Treeheart said. "Your families?" The rough she-cat mewed. "Yes their families were kidnapped by dark forest cats..." Stormkit yawned. "Hmm I do not believe you." the white and brown she-cat snuffed. "Please you have to believe us! Its true! My mother, my father, my sister Inkpaw, they are all alone..." Treeheart cried in desperation.T he white tom recognized these feelings, the feelings that he felt a long time ago.

Fine, I know how you feel, me and my friends will guide you safely out of the forest. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" the white and brown she-cat hissed. "What has to be done!" he mewed in pride. "Fine go if you want to! It was your fault that all this happened... I do not need you Celeste!". Celeste froze at the sound of her name, after that she gave the tom a furious growl. "So... Your name is Celeste?" Maplesong meowed. "Y-yes it is my name." she meowed her pelt flushing red.

After that the Wildoak cats successfully guided our cats out of the forest, without letting any other cat notice them. "Well we must be leaving now I guess..." Cherrywing sighed. "Goodbye everyone, goodbye mysterious tom!" she smiled as her friends sent tail sings of goodbyes ."We are officially DONE Celeste." the tom meowed.

Now it was time for the test of the journey... The hardest part, the moonlight lake. The lake is the ultimate test if they deserved to go to the dusk forest, if they live or die...

Treeheart walked ahead as he noticed that mist started to surround him, it started to get mistier and mistier as he let out an alarming yowl. "Stop everyone! We are here..." he whispered. The four cats were stunned by the area that they were in. It was huge and since it was so misty they would not know were they were going. "So... Does anyone here know how to swim?" Stormkit shook in fear trying hard to hide it. "NO, bad idea our previous leader Daisystar died by swimming in the lake and she knew how to swim." Maplesong hissed. "You may not like my ideas but you don't seem to come up with any of your own!" Stormkit frowned. "Everyone split up we are going to go around it ok?" Cherrywing said. The cats nodded and did what she said since it was the only safe thing that they could do right now.

Treeheart was highly aware of the mist and trees around him, as he remembered Maplesong's words and warnings. What would happen? He wondered. Would he live or die? Would he lose his senses and fall into the deep waters of the lake?Would he and his friends have a happy ending? And most importantly would he ever see his clanmates and family again? All of his questions were about to be answered right here, right now.

"Treeheart~" a voice whispered calmly. Treeheart turned around alarmed and he could not believe his eyes. "No it can't be." he said in shock. "Its me your sister Inkpaw." she said. "You? How? When? Were?" He mewed in confusion. "No time for questions follow me." she said calmly... again. Treeheart followed his sister in confusion but something just didn't seem right.

Meanwhile Cherrywing was very careful were she stepped and anxious about her future. Suddenly, she heard laughing and purring coming from a bush. She followed it out of curiosity and there she saw her brother Lightningglade and the medicine cat of her clan Firepaw nuzzling and grooming each other. "Haha oh Lightningglade you are really handsome, I have a question for you. Do you want to be my mate?" she purred. "Yes my Firepaw anything to get away from my sister." he mewed in pleasure. "N-no t-this can't be happening." she mewed in horror." Not my brother too no NO!"she hissed. "I wan't to tell you a secret my love."she purred "Follow me!"she mewed. Cherrywing followed them out of jealousy and desperation.

At the other side of the lake Maplesong and Stormkit were slowly making their way out of the lake when they heard something from afar. "What was that noise?" Stormkit trembled. "I do not know but I do not think it means well... Follow me." Maplesong mewed focused. The two cats froze as a black she-cat with yellow eyes cut through the mist and called after Maplesong. "Maplesong I have a surprise for you~" she smiled. "Who are you? What do you want with me!?" he hissed. "I have a better question for you, what do you want to do?" after she let these words out, from the mist appeared Beenose and Celeste trapped. "You monster!!! What have you done to my mate and my friend!!!!!" he hissed in fury. "You have to choose who will live and who will die. One of these she-cats will live and you get to choose which. The other one... well the one that was not chosen, I will kill..." she mewed. For one second Maplesong tripped off and almost fainted. Why him? Why did he have to choose?. "Choose carefully..." Stormkit mewed. "After everything that I have gone through... I must choose... Beenose! NO! Celeste!... Beenose...? Celeste...?" Maplesong did not understand. Beenose was his mate and he really loved her, but a part of his heart was saying to pick Celeste. "Well well a dilemma?" the she cat mewed in pleasure.

Treeheart followed his sister in confusion trying to sense were he was. "Over here just keep following and soon all of your questions ~~shall be answered.~~" she said calmly but a little bit creepy this time. Treeheart felt that his paw was wet, alarmed, he looked down and saw that he was about to fall in the lake. But his sister could stand on it somehow, "What are you waiting for come on!" she hissed. "This... is not right..." he thought to himself. His sister wasn't like that she never was. "You are not my sister!!!" Treeheart hissed. She came closer to him staring creepily, "Hey stay back!!!" he tried to scratch her but when his paw touched her, she turned into mist. "What? Was... Was that an illusion?" he mewed surprised. "Was that a trick to make me fall into the lake? But who could have sent it..." he thought. "Wait if I was getting an illusion... Oh no... no Starclan!" Treeheart looked around and he saw a black silhouette going towards the lake."STOOOOP" he screamed.

As he got closer it was clear that it was Cherrywing going into the lake, alarmed he tackled her to make her stop. "Treeheart? Let me go!I am not loosing another part of my family to HER!" Cherrywing hissed. "No Cherrywing, you do not understand this is an illusion not real!!! It is a trick to get you in the lake!!" he explained. "Huh? Is that your little sister Cherrywing?" Firepaw meowed. "Yeah she is pathetic." both of them started laughing at Cherrywing leaving her with tears on her deep green eyes. "Look... Cherrywing I do not know your brother but... He would never say such a thing I promise... And especially to a she-cat like you!" he purred. "You are rambunctious, brave, caring, sassy and good-hearted. Who could hate such a she-cat, not me!" Treeheart moved forward to nuzzle her as her pelt flushed right-red at his kind words. At that moment both Firepaw and Lightningglade turned into mist while Treeheart was watching pleased. "See?Just an illusion!!" he smiled. "Well Inkpaw is lucky to have a brother like you..." Cherrywing sighed. "Well there is no time! We need to save Maplesong and Stormkit before they fall into the lake!" he mewed.

The two cats ran at the other side of the lake and then they saw their friends. "UGH decide already I am loosing my patience!" the black she-cat yawned. "If you do not decide till the sun falls I will kill both of them!!!" she hissed. "What is going on here!" Treeheart shouted. Stormkit, Maplesong and even the she-cat turned around, alarmed by his voice. "I need to decide between Beenose and Celeste." Maplesong cried sadly. "Maplesong! Whatever you see is a lie!" Cherrywing mewed. "What is the meaning of this??" the she-cat hissed. "What? it is not a lie! I can see it with my eyes!" Stromkit meowed in tension. "That's because its an illusion." Treeheart hissed ."What?" the she-cat got a little bit nervous at the tom's words. "If they are not real then...." Maplesong thought about what he was about to do for a moment, and then with a slash of his claw, he made Beenose and Celeste to turn into mist. He sighed relieved, a smile appeared on his face as he thought about his thoughts. Why didn't he want Celeste to die? He only knew her for like 4 days, there was something really special about her, that even himself did not knew...

"You may have defeated my illusions but I will be back I promise...." the she-cat disappeared into the mist with a menacing smile in her face. The mist of the lake went away and the entrance to the Dusk forest, was clear now. "It sure is beautiful here without the mist..." Treeheart whispered. "Yeah... I believe that this mysterious tom that we met would love it here..." Cherrywing sighed. "I agree." Maplesong mewed in pleasure. "Hey Stormkit do you like it here?" Maplesong said with a friendly mew in his voice", "Y-yes I do." he mewed.

The four cats sat in front of it looking at its majestic waters and their beauty. "I think its time to go before the mist returns here." Maplesong mewed. "I think you are right even though I..." Cherrywing said glancing at Treeheart a couple times."Yes lets go." she mewed calmly.

They finally were at the dusk forest, it was a very beautiful one. All of this light and trees, now they just needed to find the starstone and their journey would end but the memories would stay forever....

"Wow its really beautiful here...." Treeheart exclaimed impressed. "It is beautiful and all but... how cat we find that starstone?" Maplesong sighed. "I have no idea." said Stormkit. Treeheart saw a light coming from behind a tree in the deep night. He walked over to see what it was and... it was a Firefly... no two, three, four. They kept getting more and more as he followed them and he was really amazed with what he saw in the way. "Treeheart? Where are you going?" Cherrywing meowed and started running after him. "Follow the light!" he smiled with excitement."Wait for us!" Maplesong and Stormkit shouted. The four cats started following Treeheart as he was running and jumping proudly through the forest. As he kept going he noticed that the Fireflies started getting fewer and fewer, at the last Firefly he noticed that they led him into a magnificent waterfall. "So the rumors are true... It exists..."Maplesong whispered. "The waterfall of petals. Where the founder of our clan, Rosestar got her rose markings, and mysteriously disappeared..." he said.

"Are the cats of Floralclan related to this forest?" Cherrywing asked. "Yes but the leaders only and whoever has the plant markings." he explained. "What a deep story..." Treeheart mewed. "Hey look!" Stormkit mewed. At a boulder in the waters of the falls, a glimmering stone was at the top... "Its... the starstone..." Stormkit gasped. "What are we waiting for lets go!" Cherrywing said happily. "Not another step..." Stormkit gave a low hiss to the she-cat while letting out a menacing smile. "Huh Stormkit?" Treeheart hissed in confusion. "You FOOLS did you really think that I was with you this whole time?"he laughed staring at them. "What are you talking about Stormkit?" Maplesong mewed in worry." Stormkit? No... its time that you learn my REAL name." he hissed. "My name is Fallenkit and I was sent here to destroy the starstone." in a flash, his spotted fur turned into black and his innocent blue eyes into sinister red ones.

"Storm-Fallenkit! How could you? We had such amazing adventures together!" Cherrywing cried in shock. "And I was starting to warm up to you..." Maplesong hissed. "But I-I trusted you!" Treeheart yowled in shock. "That was your mistake! Nobody trusted me when I was alive and now that I am at the Dark forest still..." Fallenkit mewed recalling events of the past. "Y-you a-are from the D-dark forest that means that you are t-that threat..." Maplesong said. "And not only I! Shall my mother Brokenmirror come out to play?" he laughed. At the kit's words a black she-cat with yellow eyes popped up from the shadows. "Hello there remember me???" she smiled. "No way! You are that illusion she-cat!" Maplesong hissed at her with rage. "That's right me and my kit have lots of tricks to destroy the starstone and finally freeing ourselves from that awful forest." Brokenmirror mewed. "This is what you deserve!" Maplesong said. "Oh so you want to go first? OK!!" Fallenkit ran up to him in a flash and attempted to slash him with his claw. "NO MAPLESONG!" Cherrywing cried."NO" a white and brown she-cat jumped out of the bushes and took the hit for Maplesong at the last second. It was... Celeste!

"Celeste! Are you ok?" Maplesong mewed in worry. "Do not worry I am just FINE and I am not alone..." after that the mysterious tom and the rough she-cat popped out too. "What???" Cherrywing mewed in confusion. "We saw a dream were a cat called Silvercreek, said that you had a hidden danger waiting for you! So we followed you all the way to the Dusk forest." the rough she-cat said. "Ouch!" The wound on Celeste's chest was very deep, it was unlikely that she would survive. "How dare you interrupt us!" Brokenmirror hissed. "If you want to battle them then battle us too!" the tom said proudly. "*So be it..."* Fallenkit mewed. Brokenmirror hissed and ran into the tom with fury, while he and Celeste let out battle yowls and attempted to attack her. "That's it Celeste! Can you feel the pride of the warrior in your blood?" the tom yowled proudly. "YES" she screamed and ran with him. Treeheart and Cherrywing glared at Fallenkit with shock and anger while he was starring at them with his sinister red eyes. "I have seen lots of cats like you... Acting nice and then backstabbing me!" he said. "Later they ended up getting poisoned by deathberries... guess who did it." he smiled."You MONSTER!" Cherrywing hissed while she attacked him."This time I did the same thing...You were going to betray me anyway..." he sighed while trying to hit Treeheart. "No we weren't going to! You got it all wrong!" Treeheart hissed. "Why do you even bother to convince him anyway? Its too late for apologies...." Maplesong hissed at Fallingkit while trying to bite him.

"Now its just me and you "charming" tom." Brokenmirror meowed in a teasing way. "Lets see if behind all of this handsomeness lies a powerful warrior!"she laughed. "You bet! Where do you think that I got these scars?" he growled pointing at his leg. "Well I did not get my tail cut off on accident." she said glancing at her tail. "Enough! Time to fight!" the tom hissed and told his friends to leave him alone for this battle. Both cats hissed, circled around each other and were ready to fight. The tom let out intense battle yowls as he tried to hit the she-cat, while she avoided the attacks with ease ."Is that all you have?" she laughed, taunting him. "Looks like speed and power won't win me this battle...but something else will." he whispered to himself. The tom let out a deep sigh and sat down. "Brokenmirror... Why are you doing this?" he mewed.The she-cat ignored him and kept attacking. "Was it from emotional trauma? Maybe someone did something to your friends and family?" he said calmly. "My past is NONE of YOUR business." She hissed in fury as she tried to bite him. "Is it revenge you are seeking, or are you seeking someone to avenge you?" he said avoiding her attacks. "Stop..." she hissed attacking even faster. "What about Fallenkit huh? Why did he die so young? Was it YOUR fault?" he hissed.

"ENOUGH!!!!" this time Brokenmirror was more furious than ever. Attacking the tom none stop, as she broke in tears. "I WILL DESTROY YOU!!" she yelled. She was so fast that the tom could not avoid her. She slashed him with her claw with passion and hatred, leaving him badly wounded. "NOOOOO!" the rough she-cat yowled in pain, it was clear from her expression, that she really cared about him. "Do... not...worry Tetranose...I am fine..." the tom breathed slowly saying her name slowly, but it was clear that what he was saying wasn't true..." So your name is Tetranose... What an unusual name..." Treeheart meowed. All of the cats, even Fallenkit were shocked by the sudden attacks and emotions, as they watched Brokenmirror slowly faint from exhaustion. "Tree... heart the...starstone...touch the starstone...." the tom whispered calmly. "Its now...or...never...." he whispered again, smiling. Treeheart nodded and started running towards the waterfall with a serious look on his face. "I wont let you!!!" Fallenkit growled and started running towards it too.

Both cats started jumping rocks that were in the waterfall to get to the one that held, the glimmering stone, growling at each other. Cherrywing and Maplesong were staring at them intensely while Tetranose and Celeste were looking at their injured friend, with a broken heart.While the two toms were running and jumping, the other cats whispered words of encouragement. "S-son...If you do not get the starstone...they...will be released and banish us to the Dark forest forever...." Brokenmirror coughed. "Treeheart.... I may not know you well... But I can tell by your expression... That you are a tough and determined warrior..." said Tetranose while crying. "Maplesong talked to me about you... you are kind and good-hearted. Even if you weren't a tough warrior I would still believe in you..." Celeste mewed with a tone of passion and feeling in her voice.Tears of passion started coming out of Treeheart's eyes,recalling events that he had with these cats and he went faster and faster. Fallenkit was tearing too from his mothers words, her voice was soft almost too soft for a Dark forest cat... He ran faster too as he recalled events from the past. Celeste glanced over at Maplesong meaning that it was his turn to speak. "Treeheart... You are one of the bravest toms that I have ever met. You taught me a lot of things throughout our journey like... Trusting other cats that are not from your clan and... That you need to give other cats a chance before you determine if they are good or bad." he said calmly with a proud purr in his voice."It was an honor fighting with you..." the injured tom whispered, even though it was clear that he meant to say more. Finally, Cherrywing took a deep breath and looked at Treeheart while he was fighting bravely with tears in his eyes,to get to the starstone... Maybe this was the perfect chance for her to express her feelings for him... Maybe for one time she could feel alive."T-Treeheart" she said shyly "Before you, I was really sad... My life was stolen from me... my father... my mentor... possibly my brother... But meeting you made hope and believe in my dreams. Like when I was a kit. You gave me my dreams, my hope, my playfulness and my happiness back. I-I....I..." This time Treeheart was more fired up than ever.Fallenkit too...They finally reached the stone, Treeheart gave a passionate leap and landed on the rock, before the beautiful white she-cat with reddish-spots and deep green eyes could finish.

As Treeheart's paw touched the stone, it reacted by raising in the dark sky and started glowing. After a couple seconds, it shattered into glimmering light and out of it came... A white she-cat with rose markings and another white she-cat with light-blue markings. "N-no way..." Maplesong mewed in shock. "It can't be... Is that the legendary Rosestar and her loyal deputy Sapphiremirror???" he yowled. "Well... It seems that you know us." Rosestar mewed. "I was the founder of your clan after all. We have been trapped in this waterfall for years... But you... The starstone... It set us free!" she mewed in happiness glancing at her deputy. "Let me explain... Fallenkit and Brokenmirror trapped us inside this waterfall with some other Dark forest cats. But now we are free! And we will return the favor." Said Sapphiremirror growling at Fallenkit and Brokenmirror. The other cats stared at the two starclan spirits with curiosity and shock, while the Dark forest ones with horror. "Now its time that you pay for what you have done!!!" Rosestar growled. Sapphiremirror glanced at her leader, meaning that she was ready. The two cats started circling the Brokenmirror and Fallenkit, creating a circle of light around them It started glowing more and more every second. "You are not done with us..." Fallenkit hissed. "We will come for you... one *day...*" Brokenmirror laughed. They disappeared in the waterfall growling."It is done..." Rosestar mewed. The other cats started celebrating their victory, "I cannot believe that we did it!!!" Tetranose laughed."I love everything!" Celeste purred. "Cherrywing! Treeheart! We did it!!!" Maplesong laughed. "I know It was because of your help!" Treeheart smiled at all of the cats. Cherrywing was standing shyly by his side trying to finish what she was about to say, but everything happened so fast that she could not find the courage, to speak anymore. "Celeste.. We are forgetting someone..." Maplesong whispered in sadness. Celeste turned around to see her injured friend smiling at her. As she stared at him in sadness."I am sure you have to say something important to tell him. "Sapphiremirror whispered to her.Celeste walked over to him filled with regret, "I am so sorry... I let my anger and pride get between your,our family... Its my fault that we lost your sister..." she mewed in "Do not blame yourself Celeste... It was my fault too, I had many heartbreaks in life, like loosing both of my parents, my closest friend, my sister...you..." he cried. "I regret everything that I have done to you... Even that I did not want to have kits with you... I am sorry, my hero..." Celeste leaned down to lick his nose.

Maplesong tripped off at her words for a second. "SHE HAS A MATE?" he whispered to Treeheart in shock. "You have a mate too silly... You will be a father soon too..." said Cherrywing rolling her eyes. "Oh...yeah that's right." he giggled. The two starclan cats smiled pleased, as they saw Tetranose coming towards them. "Oh great starclan cats... Can my friend survive?" she said as she leaned down. "He will if you take him to the Wildoak forest in time. Sapphiremirror will guide you, as for you..." Rosestar mewed and glanced at the other tree cats. "Your clans will be saved and returned back tomorrow, I will teleport you to Floralclan camp I know that you have important things to tell and decisions to make." she said. The Wildoak cats mewed goodbyes as a lighting hit the three friends.

Maplesong sniffed the area that they were in,he was very familiar with it. They where in Floralclan camp just like Rosestar said. "So ...um ... we are here." he said. "I miss our friends..." Treeheart lowered his ears. "That tom I never learned his name!!" Cherrywing complained. "I did not either but one thing is for sure... He is a hero." Maplesong mewed. "I will go around the camp and check if everything is alright. And do not worry about our friends! I am sure that we will see them again." he smiled and took off. Cherrywing and Treeheart were left alone in the field, slightly scared. "So...this is what my mother's birth clan looks like..." Treeheart mewed looking around impressed. "Its... beautiful." Cherrywing purred. "In the moonlight pool you told me something about... Your parents not treating you right. Do you want to talk about it?" Treeheart said calmly. "Oh...its nothing but. "Cherrywing's voice trailed off for a moment. "When I became an apprentice alongside with my brother and... Firepaw... My father started neglecting me, possibly because he admired Firepaw." Cherrywing took a deep breath and continued. "My clan did not have a medicine cat until her and well, I think he liked what she did for the clan. He even allowed her to have a mate and kits!!! After a moon my brother and half of my clanmates started getting really attached to her. Especially my brother which is also the deputy of Fireclan, I think that he has romantic feelings for her... There goes my brother..." she started to cry softly. Treeheart looked at the she-cat with a sad look on his eyes, reminded of the problems he had with his family. "My...sister Inkpaw fell into a coma... When she was about to become an apprentice... When she woke up she no longer was... herself..."he said. "Well...Maplesong told me that she was carrying a message from starclan, about Fallenkit and Brokenmirror so I hope that when she appears tomorrow and that she will be ok..." he cried trying hard to hide it. "Express yourself Treeheart its ok." Cherrywing whispered calmly.

"That tom we met... I understand how he felt when he lost his sister. Fire something was her name wasn't it? I would not know what to do if I lost Inkpaw..." Treeheart mewed sadly. "Also about your brother and Firepaw... If he truly loves her then his love cannot be stopped. But neither his love for you will." Treeheart purred at Cherrywing softly. "Thank you..." she purred crying. Both cats looked deeply at each others eyes understanding their feelings and what they had experienced. "Back at the Dusk Forest, when I was racing against Fallenkit, what did you want to say to me?" Treeheart mewed in curiosity. Cherrywing suddenly flushed red at his words remembering what she was about to say. I-I w-well I-I...." she whispered shyly. "I love you. "Treeheart purred before the she-cat could finish... again. Cherrywing shocked by his confession shook for a moment, "T-that's what I w-was about to..." she mumbled. Both cats started nuzzling and purring at each other feeling accepted. "You know what I always wanted Treeheart?" said Cherrywing sniffing her new mate. "KITS!" she mewed excitedly. "Now, now we do not want to rush ourselves...." he smiled. Treeheart gave a nervous glance to Cherrywing as he remembered something important." FORBIDDEN ROMANCE!" he screamed. "I am from Treeclan and you are from Fireclan!" he said. "Oh no... What are we gonna do?" she said. "I have an idea... that you may not like but its our only choice.'' Treeheart sighed. "We will have to wait till Maplesong gets back. And in the morning... you will see...." he mewed slightly scared.

After Maplesong got back from his patrol, Cherrywing and Treeheart told him about their new mateship. Treeheart revealed to the others what he had planned for tomorrow, and if they accepted to do it. Cherrywing shivered at the sound of it but accepted anyway, while Maplesong smiled and approved the idea.

The next morning.

"Treeheart....Treeheart wake up!" Treeheart woke up at Cherrywing's mew. "Huh? What is it..." he yawned. "They are here!" Maplesong mewed. Treeheart got up immediately with shock in his eyes as he saw not only his clanmates, but the cats of Floralclan and Fireclan. too."My family!! " he cried in joy as he called after his friends. He saw his mother coming towards him with tears in her eyes. "Treeheart!!" Melodywish mewed softly. He nuzzled his mother and saw the rest of his clanmates coming towards him. "Ugh It was terrible down there!" Ravenflight hissed. "But you and your friends saved us." Emberstone said. Maplesong started searching for his clan filled with emotions as he saw her."BEENOSE!" he yowled. The spotted queen started walking towards him smiling. "I missed you so much!Are you alright?Are our kits alright?"he mewed in worry."Of course...even though the cats of that forest weren't so kind with us...we had each other!I am so glad to see you again!."Beenose mewed."Well if it isn't Maplesong."Maplesong turned around to see his mentor Ivythorn looking at him with joy. Soon, more cats of Floralclan came to greet him, Littlepaw, Seedfang, Violetstar, Daisypelt even Blossomtail missed him! Cherrywing sighed and sat down next to some flowers as she heard someone calling her name."Cherrywing!" she saw her dad Emberstar alongside with her mother and brother calling after her. Cherrywing rushed over to them in joy but in confusion too. "We were so worried about you sweetie!" Redlight purred. "Welcome back my daughter." Emberstar smiled. "Are you ok sister?" Lightninglade mewed in worry. As she reunited with her family she remembered Treeheart's words and rushed over to him. "Treeheart...its time..." she mewed with a serious look on her face.

At her words Treeheart nodded and walked with her all the way to the rock that Violetstar stood to say something important to her clan. "Cats of Treeclan, Fireclan and Floralclan." Treeheart spoke with pride in his voice. The gathered cats turned around in curiosity to his words. "Me...and Cherrywing from Fireclan have fallen in love within our journey." he mewed slightly worried. The cats from Fireclan and Treeclan let out shocked meows and hisses to Treeheart's words, while the cats of Floralclan watched in curiosity. "What?? But that is forbidden!" Nightstar hissed glaring at Cherrywing."You cannot be together or starclan will curse us!"Emberstar hissed.At that moment both Cherrywing and Treeheart could not finish what they were about to say, they were too scared to continue. Maplesong walked over to them "Quiet! You should be ashamed of yourselves!" he hissed. "These cats have bonded throughout the journey to save you!" he said with pride. "They know that it is forbidden love so that is why they came down with a solution." he glanced over to Treeheart smiling. The other cats got quiet at Maplesong's words and allowed Treeheart to speak. "I know this is going to be hard but... One of us will switch clans!" he yowled. "One of us will make the choice clan or love..." he continued as the other cats got tense. "And that one will be me..."Cherrywing spoke. "CHERRYWING NO!" Emberstar yowled.

"A clan means a lot to a cat, but my clan is holding me back.The things I felt when I was in this journey alongside with Maplesong and Treeheart... I never felt them before..." she cried. Emberstar and Redlight started crying at her words reminded of how badly they neglected her in the past. "This decision is not going be easy but I think that I finally came down to my final answer..." she spoke calmly. "Daughter... before you say anything..." Redlight said. Cherrywing looked at her mother in the crowd of cats that she was in. "I am pregnant with your siblings..." she cried.T he gathered cats let out sad meows and Cherrywing started to tremble. "Cherrywing... I know that we have treated you wrong... but please... keep this in mind... your family misses you and needs you now more than ever...it is ok if you choose not to stay but deep down you will always belong in Fireclan." As Emberstar let out these words Redlight started crying . Lightninglade nuzzled his mother in order to make her feel better while Firepaw was staring at them. Was it her fault that this whole thing happened? "I....I choose..." Treeheart noticed that Cherrywing was mumbling under her breath and whispered to her. "If you wan't to stay with your family...its fine we can still see each other at gatherings and we will still be friends." he smiled "Even if you go... even if I get another mate... I will never forget you and what I felt for you..." he purred softly.

At that moment Cherrywing shook her head and told to the gathered cats that she was ready to decide."I choose....love...." she whispered shyly.The cats of her clan lowered their heads while the cats of Treeclan were filled with questions and curiosity. The cats of Floralclan remained quiet even though they wanted to gossip what had happened and Treeheart smiled at Cherrywing. "Oh Cherrywing... you really didn't need to..." Treeheart blushed. "Believe me Treeheart I did..." Cherrywing smiled. Both of them got down from Violetstar's rock and walked down to were the Treeclan warriors were. "This is really surprising.... Well since you wan't to join us so badly... Cherrywing from this moment on you are a Treeclan warrior!" Nightstar mewed slightly confused. "I will keep my eye on you... Cats of your clan killed my parents and I will not let that happen to MY son." Melodywish gave a low hiss to Cherrywing. Suddenly Treeheart remembered that he had forgot someone... someone important. "Hey Ravenflight.... Do you know were my sister Inkpaw is? I really need to see her. "Treeheart mewed. Ravenflight glanced over at the bush that she was sleeping quietly, Treeheart rushed over to her and tried to wake her up. "Inkpaw... wake up...." he purred. The grey she-cat woke up and smiled at him ."Oh brother I am so glad to see you again! Sorry I am a little sleepy..." she yawned. "I am so glad that you are ok!!!" he said nuzzling her. "Congratulations on your new mate ship by the way~" she said winking at him.Both cats teased each other for awhile and then Treeheart found out that Inkpaw wasn't getting any weird dreams anymore and she could finally relax for once.

"Cats of Treeclan! We must leave to our camp now and make Cherrywing an official member of our clan." Nightstar yowled. "We must leave too." Emberstar said sadly as he glanced at his clan". As both of the clans started moving towards their home, Cherrywing dashed over to her father to say the last goodbyes. Emberstar meowed sadly at his daughter and said "I am sorry that I have treated you like this... Its my fault that your leaving." he cried. "I am sorry father..." Cherrywing cried. "Do not worry you being a Treeclan warrior... Possibly queen now doesn't mean that we will see you as someone different. You will always be our daughter." he purred softly.

"Cherrywing! Come on!" Treeheart smiled. Cherrywing ran over to him as she mewed "Goodbye!!!".Maplesong smiled at them happily "Goodbye my friends... I will see you at the gatherings!" he yowled with tears in his eyes. "We will never forget you!" Treeheart and Cherrywing mewed.

Some time later

"Cherrywing! Do you accept to be a Treeclan warrior and defend us even with your life?" Nightstar mewed. "I do" she smiled. After that Treeclan had a celebration for the tow cats and the fact that they got out of the Dark forest and save them.

At Floraclan camp.

Maplesong lied down in the night by some flowers and wondered, what were his friends doing now? He yawned and thought about his mate's kits, he was going to be a father soon. The tom sighed. Suddenly he noticed a black silhouette of a she-cat smiling at him. She winked at him and dashed off, "What...W..." the tom mewed confused. "Am I seeing things..." he whispered...

The end of Hidden dangers...