Taken

Hatred or goodness

Lightningpaw's P.O.V.

Lightningpaw woke up in the Dark Forest where she had been training for a while. "Welcome back Lightningpaw." A dark tom said. "Greetings Darkstripe." I replied back. "Hmm I see you hate your sister Snowpaw and your friend Rainpaw." He meowed. "Yea how did you know that?" I asked shocked and relieved that someone understood me. He motioned with his tail and I followed him. I was greeted by an excitement of greetings. "Silence! Today Lightningpaw will be a warrior here and will train new cats that come here like Shadepaw." Everyone cheered and I glared at the Shadowclan apprentice and he smiled grimly. "From this day forward Lightningpaw will be know as Lightningclaw!" Everyone cheered and I glanced at Shadepaw and he growled at me. "You will train Shadepaw now and until he is a warrior here." Snowtuft announced.

I woke up and I began to think about Shadepaw and my warrior name in the Dark Forest. I wonder what my real name will be. My dream shifted after that. I looked across camp and saw a cat I didn't recognize circling the leader's den. I watched the dark, muscular, scarred tom. "She will pay for what she did to me but not now Scarface." Scarface is going to invade or is he just going to kill Bramblestar the his own leader? Either way it is still bad. The dream shifted again and it looked like our camp but with yowling, angry, and frustrated cats. I looked over at the nursery I saw Bramblestar fighting off a badger for my dad and the badger was huge. He attacked and the tussled and twisted in the end Bramblestar was on the ground breathing heavily. I wanted to go help but I couldn't move.

I woke panting and some of the apprentices staring at me. Not the way I wanted to wake up. "Lightningpaw, Whiskerstar wants to see you." Frozentail said. Oh great what now. I walked over to his den where Snowpaw and Darkpaw greeted me. "Welcome Lightningpaw." I nodded back in reply to his greeting. "I want you to take Snowpaw, Darkpaw, and Silverpaw hunting." He said sternly. I nodded and told them that it was probably our warrior assessment. We went out and divided the territory. I took the side with the Thunderclan border.

I saw a rabbit and then heard a screech. I hissed as I saw the rabbit go back into the hole. I walked over to where the screech had been alarmed at and I saw a mother fox and it's three cubs. I looked over at the mother and it had a familiar she-cat in it's mouth. I didn't really like Foxpaw but I couldn't let her die. I leaped on top of the fox and she dropped Foxpaw. She crawled away and left me alone to fight the fox. I growled and hissed. I clawed the fox's eyes. SHe stumbled back. I leaped onto her back and and clawed her back and she fled into Shadowclan territory leaving her cubs. I had to kill them but they were defenseless. I had to kill all three of them now. "I'm sorry Starclan but they'll kill us if I don't kill them here." I said to myself. I clawed their necks and they all sunk to the ground. "I'm sorry cubs. I'm sorry."

When i returned to camp with my prey Snowpaw and Silverpaw were sharing a rabbit but Darkpaw wasn't anywhere to be seen. Darkpaw walked out from the apprentice's den and yawned as he walked over to Tigerleaf, Snowpaw's mentor to share tounges.

"There you are Lightningpaw." Snowpaw said with a smile. She must have been worried. "Is that all you caught?" Silverpaw asked. "Yes because I ran into a fox and it's cubs holding a friend from-" I didn't finish because Whiskerstar yowled that we are ready to become warriors. "I Whiskerstar, leader of Windclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commended them to you as warriors." He looked at all of us and said, "Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" I watched as Darkpaw, Silverpaw, and Snowpaw say "I do." Now it was my turn. "I do." I said calmly even though I was excited. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior names. Darkpaw, from this day forward you will be known as Darkfang. Silverpaw from this day forward you'll be known as Silverclaw. Snowpaw from this day forward you'll be know as Snowpelt. And Lightningpaw from this day froward you'll be known as Lightningclaw. Starclan honors your courage, honesty, and fighting skills and welcome you as full warriors of Windclan." Lightningclaw? That's what I'm called in the Dark Forest.

FLASHBACK~~~~

"Welcome back Lightningpaw. We have a special request from another apprentice here and if you pass you'll both become warriors here." I nodded and he told me the request and it was something not even Firestar, a very awesome cat that died in the last battle with the Dark Forest. I had to fight Snowtuft, Darkstripe, Mapleshade, and the cat that wanted me to do this.

I saw Darkstripe and told him. He looked at me with his dark yellow eyes and he tried to claw my eyes. I leaped back. A large group of cats gathered around us and I growled and I waited until Darkstripe made the first move. He leaped at me and tried to claw my face. My fur felt like acid when he clawed me but I fought through it and clawed him on the back as he leaped over to the side. I clawed his leg as he was getting up. He fell over and I clawed his back. He was panting because his stomach was bleeding heavily. I never clawed him there. What happened? "Stop! I've seen enough. Lightningpaw wins!" The cats cheered and some growled as Darkstripe got up and stalked off into the darkness. 1 down 3 to go. Mapleshade came out of the group and leaped at me with her claws out and she tried to slice my throat but I ducked and clawed her underbelly. She fell onto the ground but she struggled to get herself up. I felt bad but I just realized that this group of cats just wanted revenge and they would kill to do it.

"Mapleshade I'm done with you! Snowtuft may I ask of a favor?"

"Hmm I'm listening."

"If I can have one cat on my team then I'll fight you and the cat that wanted me to do this. If I win then I'm never coming back, but if you win then I'll come here the rest of my life."

"Deal. This fight will be fought in the morning."

I woke up and got my wounds covered up. I got a rabbit from the fresh-kill pile and ate it quickly. I went back to my nest before I could get caught. I fell asleep and Tigerleaf met me.

"I'll be your on your side when you fight Snowtuft and his friend. So you better not mess this up or you'll be here no matter what."

"Ok fine but you better not mess with Snowpaw."

"Lets just go mouse-brain."

I rolled my eyes and followed him into the battlefield. Snowtuft was waiting for us. A brown cat jumped over me and growled in a battle-ready stance. His scarred face made me realize who it was. Scarface.

"Scarface remember we work together on this one." He nodded and they started to circle us but I knew Scarface's strategy: Attack with no defense or just plain kill. I leaped at him and I clawed his leg but he counterattacked it by clawing me in the stomach. I stumbled and he towered over me and grinned. He had pinned me but I wasn't through yet. I played dead and waited until Scarface's body was off of me. He got off and I growled he turned and he looked stunned. I was too because my wounds were gone. I glanced over and saw that Snowtuft and Tigerleaf were looking at me wide eyed.

"That's enough, you two will be made warriors here tonight and Lightningpaw you're stronger than I thought. Hmm maybe-no you can't be it nevermind."

That night I was named Lightningclaw and Scarface still was Scarface. We had a feast and everyone was having murderous fun.(if that's fun) I sat alone in the lightest part of the forest but no one else bothered me. Which I was fine with but now I could become a great and powerful warrior. I just found out that I could heal myself if I think of a storm. The prophecy rung in my ears and it was saying, Lightning in a running store will strike a leopard's scar with sun amber eyes as if this was a wish and let bloodshed come to bring happiness to the clans until a great and powerful darkness comes and ruins it all. Snow and oak will save the clans.

END OF FLASHBACK~~~

Gee that's really strange that. Well I have my real warrior name now but had Whiskerstar know all along that I've been training with the Dark Forest or was that a coincidence. I felt powerful and mighty but I wasn't anything special at least thats what I thought.

Long chapter hope you enjoyed because it's Summer break for me and I'll be updating between two stories so enjoy this one :D