Leafpool felt as if her whole world was falling apart, how would she escape? She was locked in a cell and if she jumped from the window she was looking out of she would surely break her neck. But as she was falling deeper into despair she heard the cell door open.

She turned and was shocked to see it open, then a voice startled her.

"Well are you coming out or not? I must show you to your room."

Confused, Leafpool stepped forward. "My room?"

"What? Did you think we'd keep a pretty little thing like you locked in a cold, damp cell?"

"So you're bringing me to a room because I'm a girl?" Leafpool asked.

"What- no, no, um, uhh..."

Leafpool reached the cell entrance and saw that it was the candelabra she'd used for light just moments ago. She screeched and jumped back.

"Hi, sorry to scare you." He said, giving a quick bow.

"You can talk?" Leafpool murmured, wondering if she was going insane.

"Yes." The candelabra smiled.

"Greystripe!" A little black clock pulled himself onto the top step. "Crowfeather will kill us when he finds out about this!"

"Oh shush Ravenpaw we'll be fineeeeee."

The clock glanced around fearfully and gulped.

"Come, mademoiselle, and I'll give you the grand tour!" The candelabra says.

Leafpool picked him up and began her way down the dark stairs of the dungeon, and the little figures led her through the castle towards the east wing.

"You must forgive first impressions, I hope you are not too started." Greystripe smiled.

"Why would I be startled? I'm talking to a candle." Leafpool said sarcastically.

"Candel-la-bra! Please." Greystripe rolled his eyes. "Enormous difference. But consider me as your service. This castle is your home now. You may do whatever you wish and go wherever you wish."

"Except the West Wing." Ravenpaw added. But when Greystripe shook his head urgently Ravenpaw laughed nervously. "Which we do not have!"

"Why? What's in the West Wing?" Leafpool asked.

"Nothing!" Grey exclaimed.

"Nothing!" Ravenpaw added.

"Storage space." Greystripe says.

"Storage space." Ravenpaw adds again.

"That's it." Grey smiles nervously.

"That's it." Ravenpaw agrees.

"Yes, that's it."

"This way to the East Wing." Raven leads them to a tower.

"Or as I like to call it, the only wing. Haha." Greystripe said.

"Welcome to your new room. It's modest, but comfortable." Greystripe leads Leaf into a bedroom.

A beautiful, huge bedroom. It was a bit dusty but it was a beautiful aquatic green with gold highlights, and a beautiful chandelier and gold vines hanging from the ceiling.

Then, a little grey feather duster begins flying around the room dusting things off, saying: "Apologies mademoiselle, we weren't expecting guests. But don't worry, I'll have this place spotless in no time!"

She soon landed, Greystripe catching her in his arms and dipping her.

"This plan of yours is dangerous." The pretty young feather duster says quietly.

"I would risk anything just to kiss you and see our kits again Silverstream." Greystripe whispered.

"No mon amour, I've been burned by you before." Silverstream flirted. "We must be strong."

"Oh but how can I be strong when you make me so weak-"

"Ahem." Ravenpaw coughs.

Leafpool looked around, and spotted a hair brush and picked it up. "Is everything here alive? Hello, what's your name?"

She got no answer.

Greystripe laughed while Ravenpaw shook his head.

"That is a hair brush." Ravenpaw says, and Leafpool could feel the embarrassment rising in her chest.

Then suddenly the wardrobe next to her flings open it's doors and lets out a high note.

Leafpool was quite startled as she stepped back with wide eyes.

"Don't be scared, this is Sorreltail, your wardrobe." Greystripe laughed.

"Oh my." Leafpool breathed, still in shock.

"Hello! Why aren't you beautiful! Finally a woman I can work with!" Sorreltail says happily. "Now let's see..." She then began dressing Leafpool in another dress over the one she was wearing, it was a bright pink that definitely didn't suit Leafpool's taste in fashion. She preferred simpler dresses, but this one was much more confusing as there were so many ribbons and bows that were placed all around it.

Then, Sorreltail fell asleep just as fast as she had awoken.

Leafpool crawled out of the dress by bending down and escaping through the front. She walked out onto the balcony and looked out at the huge garden.

She sighed, as beautiful as it was here, she missed her father deeply.

Meanwhile at a bar in the village Tigerclaw was downing shots like his life depended on it. At his third Darkstripe stopped him.

"Woah, woah, chill with the whiskey eh? What's wrong?" He asked.

Tigerclaw sighed. "I'm just so upset about how much of a sucky dad I have."

"Yeah he does suck." Darkstripe agreed. "How about I cheer you up?"

"How?" Tigerclaw asked.

Darkstripe smiled.

"🎶 Gosh it disterbs me to see you Tiger, looking so down on the dumps. Everyone here'd love to be you Tiger, even when taking your lumps. There's no man in town as admired as you, you're everyone's favorite guy! Everyone's awed, and inspired by you, and it's not very hard, to see why! 🎶"

Darkstripe then jumped on a table and stomped his foot against it, which caught the attention of Pinestar and everyone else at the bar.

"🎶 No... one's... Slick as Tiger, no one's quick as Tiger. No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Tiger's. While there's no tom in town half as manly! 🎶"

"🎶 A perfect, a pure paragon 🎶" Goldenflower and Sasha sang dreamily.

"🎶 You can ask any! Tom, Dick, or Stanley, and they'll tell you who's team they'd prefer to be on~ who... plays... 🎶" Darkstripe looked at the three toms standing and drinking beer.

"🎶 Darts like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 Who breaks- 🎶"

"🎶 Hearts like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 Who's much more than the sum of his parts like Tiger? 🎶"

"🎶 As a specimen yes, he's intimidating! 🎶" Pinestar adds.

"🎶 My, what a guy like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 I needed cheering up, thank you Darkstripe! 🎶"

"🎶 Well there's no one as easy to boast of as you right! 🎶 Too much?"

"Yup." Tigerclaw smiled at him, Darkstripe had come and stood next to him, their fur rubbing together.

"🎶 No... one... fights like Tiger, douses lights like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 In a wrestling match nobody bites like Tiger! 🎶" Darkstripe sang a little too loud.

Cats looked at each other with confused looks, wondering how Darkstripe even knew that, while Tigerclaw's face heated up with embarrassment as he recalled the night his father had left their camp to find firewood, and had been gone for an hour. Leaving Tigerclaw and Darkstripe completely alone.

"🎶 And when he hunts he sneaks up with his quiver 🎶" Darkstripe continued. "🎶 And beasts on the field say a prayer... first he carefully aims for the liver... AND SHOOTS FROM BEHIND! 🎶"

"Is that fair?" A villager asks.

"He don't care." Darkstripe giggled.

"🎶 No one hits like Tiger, matches wits like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 In a spitting match nobody spits like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 He's especially good at expectorating! 🎶" Pinestar once again chimes in.

"🎶 When I was a kit, I ate four dozen eggs, every morning to help me get large! 🎶" Tigerclaw sang, picking up Sasha on his back just to show off.. "🎶 And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I'm roughly the size of a barge! 🎶" He then picked up Darkstripe on his back and the tom perched himself there looking quite proud of himself as his secret mate showed off.

The cats then began to stomp their paws along to the beat, getting faster and faster as they all continued to dance.

"🎶 Who has brains- 🎶"

"🎶 Like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 Entertains! 🎶"

"🎶 Like Tiger! 🎶"

"🎶 Who can make up all these endless refrains like Tiger! 🎶" Darkstripe sang.

"🎶 I use antlers in all of my decorating! 🎶" Tigerclaw admitted.

"🎶 Say it again! 🎶"

"🎶 Who's the man among men? 🎶"

"🎶 Who's the super success? Don't you know? Can't you guess? Ask his fans and his five hangers on! There's just one man in town who's got all of it down! 🎶"

"🎶 And his name, T I G E, I believe there's another E. It just occurred to me, that I'm illiterate, and I've never actually had to spell it out loud before~ 🎶" Darkstripe shrugged.

"🎶 TIGER! 🎶" They all finished.

The music ended and Tigerclaw smiled at Darkstripe, feeling as if he was the luckiest cat alive to have such an amazing mate. God I love him so much...

Then, Fireheart barged into the bar, yelling for help, and raving about the beast from the castle he'd just came from. But all the villagers just laughed at what he was saying.

"My daughter's life is in danger! Why do you laugh? This is not a joke! The beast, has her, locked away in a dungeon!" Fireheart said breathlessly. "Will no one help me?"

"We'll help you!" Pinestar stepped forward.

"Father, what are you doing?" Tigerclaw asked.

Pinestar leaned towards his son and whispered in his ear. "If we 'help' him, then you will be able to marry Leafpool!"

"But-" Tigerclaw couldn't finish because his father had already been walking towards Fireheart.

"Everybody, stop making fun of this man at once!" Pinestar padded forward and stopped in front of the fiery colored tom.

"Oh thank heavens! Thank you Pinestar!" Firestar breathed.

"Don't thank me, just lead us to the beast. Come on Tigerclaw, Darkstripe. We have a she-cat to save." Pinestar motioned for his son and Darkstripe, who followed him out, worry rising from their bellies to their chests.

Oh what is he going to do now? Tigerclaw wondered fearfully.