Zeye's POV:

It was some time before Tigerstripe emerged from the den, with NoName storming after him.

"Mountain!" The red she cat snapped, her eyes narrowed. "Into my den. Right now."

Zeye growled but followed her order, stalking after her into her den. Inside, Dime, Strike and Tyler sat guard with stern faces. Tigerstripe took up the rear, blocking the entrance. NoName turned to face Zeye with a low snarl. "Are you Zeye in disguise?"

He forced out a snort. "N-no. Of course not."

She looked at Dime and the dark furred tom padded to Zeye's side, suddenly knocking him over and resting his claws on his neck. Zeye bared his teeth but didn't struggle.

"I swear I'm not Zeye." He growled, glaring at NoName and Dime, his fur bristling.

Dime's claws pricked his neck. "Are you sure about that?"

"Stop lying, we know who you really are!" Tigerstripe snarled.

NoName shot the brown tom a glare before hissing at Dime. "Kill him. If he is Zeye, he'll come back."

Zeye inhaled sharply, staring around for an escape. He kicked at Dime, baring his teeth in anger. "You can't kill me!"

"If you truly are Mountain, it wouldn't be too much of a loss." Strike smirked down at him.

Dime held Zeye down, his claws digging into his throat. Zeye hissed. Oh forget it! I have to get away before I'm killed. He quickly blinked away from under Dime, appearing behind the dark furred tom. He kicked him down, simultaneously using his powers to hold Strike, Tyler and Tigerstripe back.

NoName snarled. "I knew it!"

"Actually," Zeye's grey fur melted into its usual white, "Tigerstripe did."

NoName bared her teeth. "Don't make this any harder than it needs to be. Give up now or we will use force. I won't let you escape my grasp again."

Zeye forced back a snort and simply took a menacing step towards the red she cat, watching as she tensed in fright. "Who's going to stop me?" He growled at her. "Because you definitely can't."

"Dime!" NoName hissed, looking at her mate. "Get up!"

A heartbeat too late, Zeye turned to look at Dime just as the tom's claws dug into his throat. He hissed, bringing a paw up to his throat as his blood flowed from the slices. "I'll kill you!" He choked out, gritting his teeth as he stumbled backwards, falling onto his side. Darkness swallowed him quickly.

He awoke some time later to find he was in the Prison, both of his forepaws stuck underneath a large rock. He growled, still drowsy from waking up. Around him, the prisoners murmured to each other, watching closely as he struggled to rise. The rock barely moved as he wriggled his forepaws, gritting his teeth.

"Oh Zeye, what a mess you've gotten yourself into. Just couldn't leave your filthy clan alone, could you?" Zephyr's slick voice murmured from the den entrance. "Now you're going to be tortured and eventually killed."

"When my powers warm up, you're going to be the first to die!" Zeye snarled, pulling relentlessly at the rock, gasping in relief when it shifted enough for him to tear his paws from under it. He rose to his paws and immediately lunged for Zephyr.

The grey tom hissed as he was pinned down and flung him away with a burst of red mist. "You're an idiot." He muttered, watching Zeye tumble onto the ground and out of the prison.

Zeye snapped to his paws, spinning around when he heard Strike let out a battle cry. The winged tom charged at him, screeching as he landed on Zeye's back, tearing at his flesh with his claws.

The white tom hissed and shook Strike off, ducking as Tyler swung for him. The two brothers attacked Zeye from both sides, clawing relentlessly at him. Strike managed to drag Zeye's legs from under him, letting the Promethean fall to the ground with a shriek.

Just as he fell, Zeye felt the familiar buzz within him which signified his power's return. Tyler was just about to tear at his muzzle as Zeye blinked away, escaping.

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Shadekit's POV:

"Search for him! Search every inch of the territory!" NoName snarled at the gathered Dark Forest warriors. "Zeye must be captured before he ruins our reign over the clans!"

"Um, NoName?" A warrior spoke up, his head dipped in submission to the red she cat.

"What?" She hissed, looking at him.

"Zeye's probably not even in the territory at the moment.."

Shadekit flinched as a swarm of shadows wrapped around the tom who had spoken, and his screams filled the clearing as he collapsed on the ground. The crowd backed away from the writing tom, their eyes wide.

NoName's face was a look of pure fury as she watched her victim suffer. "Anybody else want to state the obvious?" She asked the gathered cats. Silence met her words, and she did a small nod of her head. "Good. Now go."

The chosen patrols quickly scurried out of camp, leaving the place a lot emptier than before. Shadekit emerged from his spot by the nursery entrance, bounding across the clearing to NoName. His mother was still fuming. She was an even redder shade of red- if that was even possible. Dime was nowhere to be found and the Enforcers were on the search patrols to find Zeye. Shadekit was the only one there to comfort NoName.

He tentatively stopped before her, looking up at her burning white eyes. "Nunam?" He asked, using the nickname he had heard Dime use for her multiple times before.

She snapped her gaze in his direction. "What?"

He hugged her foreleg. "Please don't be mad."

NoName let out a long, heavy sigh, her tense body relaxing slightly. "I'm sorry, Shadekit." She patted him. "I should have more control over my emotions."

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