Warriors The Forbidden Journey: Heartless

Chapter Eleven- a review of my apprenticeship

I know your probably a little confused about the visit to the Dark Forest and such. So, here's a quick review of how my apprenticeship went:

When I became an apprentice, the Clan had just recovered from killing off most of the evil cats, like Scourge. A couple of Dark Forest warriors tried to enter my mind one night, about a moon into being an apprentice. At first, I freaked out, like any cat would, and told Jayfeather what they'd said.

He didn't take me seriously at first, and after the second night of bad influences, he told Lionstar. I got a lot of support from friends and family, but I started to slip away. The Dark Forest warriors started torturing me, and I began to train, like Ivypool. My mind became filled with villainy thoughts and cruel ideas. I lied and said the they'd stopped coming to my dreams, when really they were coming more and more.

At the age of 9 moons, I requested that Lionstar be killed. Plans were eventually made, and later when I found him killed, I regretted it majorly. Then, my mind felt like it wasn't there all the time, like I just wasn't present. It all felt blurred. It overwhelmed by small mind and body of 10 moons, and I started to slowly back out of my role in the Dark Forest.

Now, they're coming back for me. Now I have to fight. Now before more cats are killed. And I know for a fact that Sunspot and Dovewing were killed out of cold blood. Not from 'a badger' as Bumblestripe had described. I believe that Bumblestripe is part of the Dark Forest- because badgers don't just suddenly show up and kill the leader and the deputy. It just doesn't happen! Everyone had just been stupid enough to believe it or smart enough to not say anything- for now.

So, I have devised a plan. I must enter the Dark Forest, and try to find the grey warrior. If I can't (or they start taking my life again) then I'll leave and search for other clues. It sounds simple, but I know it won't be.

With the search for Sol tomorrow morning, and Dark Forest cats will maybe try to control my mind if we find him. I'm afraid of that. Should I tell Foxstar I won't go? It might be better. But that would not be the warrior thing to do. It'd be cowardly.