I have A Light in the Mist! [Spoiler Thread]

Rootspring is still in prison. Rushtooth, Mapleshade, Darkstripe and Silverhawk are guarding him. Darkstripe tells Silverhawk to move from a patch of smooth earth so that he can sit in it instead. Silverhawk eyes him resentfully and moves. Rootspring knows there is no way he can take on 4 cats. He asks his voice for any ideas. The voice says that they are working on it. Rootspring asks why he should trust them, they say he should because they are trying to help him. They tell him to get Darkstripe’s attention as this is his best chance. Rootspring tells Darkstripe he needs to speak with him and the voice tells him to tell Darkstripe (which he does): “Are you happy being Ashfur’s lackey?” Darkstripe rejects being a lackey. The voice tells him to reply: “Really? First Tigerstar, now Ashfur. Following orders is what got you killed. Aren’t you ever going to stand up for yourself?” Darkstripe asks him what he could possibly know about it and how he can know about Tigerstar. Repeating the voice’s words, Rootspring tells him that Ashfur is just as evil as Tigerstar was and cares even less about what happens to cats who fight for him. He tells Darkstripe that he once said that every cat in the forest could turn into crow-food for all he cared. Darkstripe looks stunned and claims he never said that to Rootspring. Rootspring ignores him and asks him why he is following a fox-heart like Ashfur. Darkstripe tells him Ashfur is a means to an end and that he will be alive again and then wont care what happens to Ashfur or any cat.

Darkstripe suddenly freezes and asks Rootspring in horror what is happening to his eyes and if it’s a trick. He shows the other Dark Forest cats his eyes. Rootspring doesn’t know what he is talking about. He asks the voice what is happening, who tells him to keep going. Directed by the voice, Rootspring says that if Darkstripe follows Ashfur he will never have a chance to live. The voice warns him there is going to be a fight as Darkstripe’s fear turns to fury. He tells Roospring to let him take his body as he has been a warrior for longer than him. Rootspring wonders if this is just a trick to let Ashfur take over is body and asks him if he is lying. The voice asks him why he would lie to the cat who saved his daughter and her mate. Rootspring asks him if he is Firestar, which the voice confirms. Firestar promises that he will make sure no harm comes to him and wants to save him. Rootspring agrees for him to do so for a little while.

Firestar gets used to Rootspring’s body and greets the Dark Forest cats each by name. He notes he has met Rushtooth in the Dark Forest before. He asks them why they are following Ashfur as they must know by now that he doesn’t care about them. Darkstripe replies by saying who cares as they will be safe in living bodies. Firestar blinks at him and reflects that he knew Darkstripe was not a fool. Darkstripe tells him that Ashfur proved it by taking over Bramblestar’s body. Firestar reminds him that he slipped into a leaders body between lives and not every cat can do that. Mapleshade excitedly tells him that Ashfur needs them to punish the Clans first and she is okay with that as Ashfur’s vengeance will be her vengeance. Firestar asks her why she would want to live among the Clans if she hates them so much. Darkstripe tells him to shut up.

Firestar doesn’t flinch and tells them to let the young warrior go. Darkstripe frowns and asks him which young warrior. Firestar replies with “Rootspring”. Darkstripe protests, “But you’re Rootspring”. Mapleshade tells Firestar to stop tricking them. Firestar warns her than if they don’t let Rootspring go, they will have to face the living cats and StarClan. Mapleshade sneers that Ashfur will destroy StarClan with their help. Firestar tells her that they will only destroy themselves and that Ashfur is a liar and to let Rootspring go. Darkstripe says, “What do you mean, let him go? If you’re not Rootspring, who are you?” Firestar says, “Haven’t you guessed”. Darkstripe stares at him and slits his eyes in disgust, asking what Firestar is doing there as he is a kittypet. He taunts him by asking him if even dead, he still cant stop himself from meddling in other cats’ affairs. Firestar says its because he protects the Clans and always will.

Darkstripe says that since he took Tigerstar from them he will destroy him once and for all. Firestar attacks him first with a yowl. He easily lands blows on Darkstripe and excitedly thinks this is too easy. He stops and invites Darkstripe to attack him. Darkstripe anticipates Firestar’s duck and overpowers him, causing Firestar to panic. He remembers he promised to protect Rootspring and recovers, leaping on top of Darkstripe, who says he would rather be destroyed than surrender to Firestar. Firestar notes that Darkstripe wont stop until he has killed him and if he goes, so does Rootspring. Sickeningly, he knows what he has to do and shudders, but a true warrior would do what has to be done. He tells Darkstripe he will suffer the same fate as Tigerstar and sinks his teeth into Darkstripe’s neck, snapping it and killing him, his body fading into the gloom. When he looks around, Mapleshade is already gone. Rushtooth flees saying he wants nothing to do with this. Silverhawk asks Firestar if its true that Ashfur has been lying to them. Firestar tells him that the Dark Forest will disappear if Ashfur has his way. He asks Silverhawk to join him. He makes Silverhawk swear that he wont harm Rootspring when Firestar leaves his body. Silverhawk swears on Emberdawn’s spirit. Silverhawk says she was his mate and died. Firestar does not remember seeing her in StarClan and by the sound of it wasn’t here in the Dark Forest and wonders if she has anything to do with Silverhawk’s presence in the Dark Forest. He leaves Rootspring’s body

Rootspring asks where Darkstripe is, Silverhawk says Firestar killed him. Silverhawk tells him he has agreed to help defeat Ashfur. Rootspring says that they will first find Bristlefrost.

Who killed Bristlefrost the first time? 

I know her second death was her sacrificing herself to destroy Ashfur.

Who killed Bristlefrost the first time? 

I know her second death was her sacrificing herself to destroy Ashfur.

So your saying the editors pulled a Beetlewhisker?



Nah, I'm calling it now: next arc there will be a zombie Bristlefrost.

No One. She sacrificed herself, leaping towards and eventually into the water while pushing Ashfur in. The struggle with Ashfur in the water and the gash on her wound caused by Mapleshade eventually caused her strength to ebb away, causing her to finally sink