Littlenose opened his eyes. 

"Welcome to the Dark Forest, son," Petalflower purred.

Littlenose nodded.

"Hope you enjoy this wonderful place," Snakefang added.

He glimpsed a sight behind them and gasped. Cats from all Clans, their eyes glowing eerily. Alive and dead. He saw a golden she-cat shuffling behind them, and a silver she-cat glowing in authority. Behind them, rows and rows of cats stood, eyes gleaming in the eerie darkness.

"Welcome. I am Silverstar, former leader of ShadowClan," she paused to glare at Snakefang.

Littlenose nodded.

"I see you will join us. You must prove yourself, train hard, fight for us. Against StarClan, those petty kittypets," she spat in disgust.

Littlenose nodded.

"You going to nod your head off?" she asked.

Littlenose nodded before realizing what she said.

The cats laughed, and just shrugged it off. Something his Clanmates would never do-well, maybe Cherrynose, or his sisters. 

"Then you are now a member. I will judge your worthiness in your actions. Now, you shall begin. Your mentor shall be Lightfeather."

The golden she-cat stood, shocked. "Well, alright. Er, definitely, a great leader. I'll try my best."

"Try? There is no try!" she growled, "Now start! I'll be talking to you later!"

Lightfeather nodded.

"Come on, Littlenose," she mumbled.

He stared at her. She didn't get along really well with his mother, he knew.

"I don't judge unless you're a petty StarClan cat," she promised.

That was something his Clanmates would never say.

She nodded, disappearing into the darkness.

A dark, slim body slid over, pouncing on him, rolling him over onto his belly, leaving it exposed. She slashed it with her claws, leaving a bloody gash.

He landed a solid kick on her muzzle, leaving her to roll over and fall down. 

He took advantage and pounced on her, slashing a patch of bare skin on her side.

She buckled in agony, swiping the spot above his eye and causing him to be temporarily blinded.

She snarled, slashing at his flank.

He shook away drops of blood, rearing up on his hind legs to nip her ears.

She quickly clawed his belly again as he screeched in pain.

She quickly jumped towards him, sweeping at his legs as he toppled over, and she pinned him down.

He gasped in pain. Suddenly, it came to him. He went limp, and she loosened her grip.

He flung her off him, and as she stood up, dazed, he tried to grab her tail to unbalance her, but just in time, she curled it up.

Dang!

She leaped at him, before he could respond as she slid under him and grabbed his tail, causing him to stumble, slashed at his flank nimbly, and crushed him down.

He groaned, going limp again.

But Lightfeather had seen this trick before.

She kept holding him until a voice rang out.

"Enough!" Silverstar yowled. She turned to Littlenose. "You did well for your first day. Off you go, back to ThunderClan."

 Littlenose nodded.

His eyes flew open, to see the faces of his siblings staring over him.

"What happened?" they chorused.