Hello, this is Marrowfrost and welcome to the second book in the Flames of Fury series! Just letting you know, I highly recommend you read the entire first book, Flames of Fury New Skies first before reading this. You'll have no idea about what's going on, and I'll be forced answering your questions in the reviews. PLEASE JUST READ THE FIRST BOOK BEFORE READING THIS ONE. Anyways, to those who've read the last book, welcome back! And I left you all on a wonderful cliffhanger, too.

Disclaimer:

Warriors does not belong to me, nor will it ever belong to me. All the cats in this SkyClan (with the exception of Ravenpaw) are OCs. Some of these OCs are OCs submitted to me, and they all belong to their rightful owners. If you want to submit an OC or multiple OCs for this series, do it here and wait for me to announce when OCs can be submitted here. Around Chapter 1 or 2 I'll allow OCs to be submitted again. You'll have to wait and see.

Dove wearily opened her eyes. W-Where…? She looked around herself to see the inside of a Twoleg den. It had high, towering walls that were trapping her in. I can't be here! She heard some pawsteps coming from behind her. Turning around, she saw a jet black tom with white paws padding towards her. Who's that?

"Oh, I see you're up." He purred. "I'm Floyd. And you are…?"

"D-Dove." Dove mumbled. Floyd took another stride closer to her, his whiskers twitching. What does he want? "Where am I?"

Floyd chuckled. "Your new home, you silly kitty!" New…home? No! SkyClan is my home! "What's the matter?" I can't live here. I might've been a kittypet once, but I'm not going through this again! "Don't you like me?"

"I'm not supposed to be here. I'm a wild cat- not a house cat." Dove snapped, surprising both Floyd and herself. That came out grumpier than I was expecting. "I need to get back to my home."

"Why not stay with me? I'm sure you'll find everything you need here." Floyd purred silkily, his gaze starry-eyed. "You've got food, water, a real home and most importantly, me." Him? Why would I need him? "A beautiful she-cat such as yourself needs a strong tom as myself to be her mate." Mate?! Nope, nope, nope…

Dove's tail lashed, almost hitting Floyd in the face. Mouse-dung! "I am not interested, thank you very much. As soon as I get the chance, I'm outta here." Floyd narrowed his yellow eyes. Aw, is the big strong tom upset? Well too bad. I don't care about him or his feelings.

"You have no choice. You're staying here. You will be my mate. You will have my kittens. Got it?" Floyd growled. Dove hissed at him. He unsheathed his claws and batted her on her left cheek. "Do you understand?" Dove whimpered, her muscles refusing to budge. Blood dripped down from her left cheek, the claw mark leaving a scar. In absolute terror, Dove nodded. "Good. It seems you are rather smart."

"Why do you even want me as your mate?" Dove whispered, hardly able to move. Floyd grinned naughtily. Why is he grinning like that? It creeps me out! Floyd gently settled himself in the basket that Dove was laying in. Leave me alone! I don't want you! Floyd stroked Dove's back with his tail.

"Come on now, Dove. Several toms in this neighborhood would kill to get their paws on you. You're too beautiful for your own good." No I'm not…why do cats keep saying that? Ivy's the prettier one. "Since you ended up here, I'm claiming my prize." I'm not yours to keep!

Dove smacked him in the face with her bushy tail. "Creep. I don't even know you." Floyd bit down on her tail, making her yelp. She immediately drew her tail back, narrowing her eyes. Is this what my life will be like until I die? Being Floyd's mate and giving him kits? I don't want that. "What if I don't want to be your mate? What if I don't want to have your kittens? What if I don't want to live here? Ever think about that?"

Floyd rolled his eyes. "Oh please, as if I'd let you. And even if you did, you'd probably be locked up in any other house at some point. Just give it up." No.

"My sister will come to get me." Dove snarled. "Ivy would never leave me behind, and neither would my best friend Hazel." I don't care if Hazel yelled at me for the bedding. She's still my best friend!

"They don't actually care about you. They're just acting like they do so you won't feel disappointed." Floyd meowed. Liar! "Don't you see? It's not like they'd actually want you back. You ran away, after all."

"Shut it. Ivy and Hazel will come to save me from you." Dove growled. Floyd swiped at her left cheek once again, leaving another bruise. "They will."

Floyd glowered Dove, his yellow eyes hostile. "You will do as I say, Dove. You are not to speak of Ivy or Hazel anymore. You will not disobey me at all. Got it?" Fox-heart. "Now stay silent." Dove glared at the black tom, resisting the urge to claw the smug look on his face. He thinks of me as a trophy! Stargaze wouldn't think of me like that! He'd be loving and caring towards me!

Stargaze. The tom who'd always tried to support her and cheer her up in his own way. The one who'd always spend time with her when nobody else would. I want Stargaze! He's the only one I could be mates with! A prick of regret hit her heart. If I hadn't ran away, everything would be better. Hazel, Stargaze and Ivy wouldn't be worried sick about her if she hadn't ran away. Violetstar wouldn't be stressed out if she'd stayed. I've probably caused even more problems… Digging her claws into the straw basket, she got up from the nest.

"Where do you think you're going?" Floyd hissed, his voice irate and annoyed. "Did you forget the 'mate and kits' part?" Should I tell him that I actually did…? Nah, he's not used to me and he never will be. Dove shook her head and jumped up onto a tall ledge, which she was surprisingly able to reach. Scrambling to her paws, she looked out of the small glass window to see her Clanmates entering the Twolegplace; Ivy, Stone, Dylan, Firegaze and Hazel. Perfect. Just in time, too.

Allegiances:

SkyClan:

Leader:

Violetstar - pale gray and white she-cat with amber eyes

Temporay Deputy:

Tristan - brown tabby tom

Medicine Cats:

Holly - dark tortoiseshell she-cat

Jayson - white tabby tom

Apprentice, Blaze (brownish gray tabby she-cat)

Stargaze - tiny dark ginger tabby tom

Apprentice, Ravenpaw (skinny black tom with white flash on chest)

Warriors:

Ivy - heavy furred silver tabby she-cat

Apprentice, Dylan (white tabby tom)

Stone - black tom with lighter underbelly, paws and muzzle

Temporary Apprentice, Firegaze (dark ginger tabby she-cat)

Silverfire - tripod dark ginger tabby tom

Hazel - dark ginger tabby she-cat

Mediators:

Dove - heavy furred silver tabby and spotted she-cat

Apprentice, River (pale tabby and white tom)

Spiritmask - albino tom

Queens:

Twyla - brownish gray she-cat (Nursing Forestkit, a brown tabby tomkit; Funnelkit, a gray tabby she-kit and Quickkit, a heavily scarred brown tabby tomkit.)

ThunderClan:

Leader:

Bluestar - blue-gray she-cat with silver tinged muzzle

Apprentice, Firepaw (ginger tabby tom)

Deputy:

Tigerclaw - dark brown tabby tom

Medicine Cat:

Yellowfang - old ragged gray she-cat with amber eyes

Apprentice, Wasppaw (pale tortoiseshell she-cat)

Warriors:

Whitestorm - white tom

Apprentice, Sandpaw (pale ginger tabby she-cat)

Darkstripe - dark gray tabby tom

Apprentice, Dustpaw (dark brown tabby tom)

Longtail - pale tabby tom

Runningwind - swift tabby tom

Willowpelt - pale gray she-cat

Mousefur - dusky brown she-cat

Thrushpelt - sandy gray tom

Apprentice, Graypaw (solid gray tom with darker stripe along back)

Queens:

Frostfur - white she-cat (Nursing Cinderkit, gray she-kit; Brackenkit, golden brown tabby tom-kit; Thornkit, golden brown tabby tom-kit; Beekit, yellow tabby she-kit and Brightkit, white with ginger patches she-kit)

Brindleface - light brown tabby she-cat (Nursing Ashkit, gray tom-kit; Stormkit, white and gray tom-kit; Sootkit, pale gray tabby she-kit and Fernkit, gray she-kit)

Goldenflower - pale ginger tabby she-cat

Speckletail - pale tabby she-cat

Elders:

Halftail - dark brown tabby tom missing half of tail

Smallear - gray tom with very small ears

Patchpelt - small black and white tom

One-eye - pale gray she-cat

Dappletail - tortoiseshell she-cat

ShadowClan:

Leader:

Brokenstar - dark brown tabby tom

Deputy:

Blackfoot - white tom with jet black paws

Medicine Cat:

Runningnose - small gray and white tom

Warriors:

Stumpytail - brown tabby tom

Apprentice, Brownpaw

Wetfoot - gray tabby tom

Apprentice, Oakpaw

Littlecloud - very small tabby tom

Redfire - red furred tom with thin golden stripes and green-blue eyes

Clawface - battle-scarred brown tom

Boulder - silver tabby tom

Queens:

Dawncloud - small tabby she-cat

Brightflower - orange tabby she-cat

Tallpoppy - long legged light brown tabby she-cat

Elders:

Ashfur - thin gray spotted tom

Nightpelt - black tom

Cinderfur - thin gray tom

WindClan:

Leader:

Tallstar - black and white tom

Deputy:

Deadfoot - black tom with twisted front paw

Apprentice, Silentpaw (dark gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes; is mute)

Medicine Cat:

Barkface - short tailed brown tom

Warriors:

Mudclaw - mottled dark brown tom

Apprentice, Webpaw

Tornear - tabby tom

Apprentice, Runningpaw

Onewhisker - tabby tom

Apprentice, Whitepaw

Elmheart - Wiry, thick furred dark tan tom with black-tipped ears and black toes

Apprentice, Lightningpaw (solid black she-cat with icy blue eyes)

Moorstalk - pale brown tabby she-cat

Heatherfang - pale brown tabby tom

Queens:

Ashfoot - speckled gray she-cat

Morningflower - tortoiseshell she-cat

RiverClan:

Leader:

Crookedstar - light brown tabby tom with a twisted jaw

Deputy:

Blackclaw - smoky black tom (temporary deputy)

Apprentice, Heavypaw

Medicine Cat:

Mudfur - long-haired light brown tom

Warriors:

Stonefur - battle-scarred gray tom

Apprentice, Shadepaw

Loudbelly - dark brown tom

Apprentice, Silverpaw

Silverstream - slender silver tabby she-cat

Whiteclaw - black tom with one white paw

Queens:

Leopardfur - unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat (Nursing Heronkit, a spotted black tomkit and Nightkit, a golden tabby she-kit)

Cats Outside of Clans:

Smudge - plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest

Barley - black-and-white tom who lives on a farm close to the forest
Princess - a light brown tabby with a distinctive white chest and paws—a kittypet

Cloudkit - white long haired tomkit; kittypet

Icekit - ginger tabby with white chest fur she-kit; kittypet

Heron - a brownish-gray she-cat (Nursing Jackal, a mottled cream and brown tom and Chase, a brownish gray tom); loner

Floyd - jet black tom with white paws; a kittypet

Wilbur - mottled cream and brown tom; a kittypet

QotD: What do you think will happen in this book, Flames of Fury: The Jade Destroyer? What pairings do you think will happen? What events will change? Tell me what you think.

I'd love to tell you, but...I'm not ruining the plot for you. You'll have to wait and see, like always.