As promised, here is the next chapter! Enjoy!
Bramblestar awoke to the sounds of anxious cries emitting from the clearing.
Squirrelflight was already on her paws, her dark ginger fur fluffed in alarm.
"What's going on?" Bramblestar rose to his paws, padding over.
His mate shrugged. "I don't know," she pushed her way out of the den, and the tabby leader followed.
Graystripe was standing in the clearing, his gray fur bristled. Blossomfall stood at his side, amber eyes wide with alarm. When they noticed Bramblestar, they bound over.
"Briarlight is missing!" Blossomfall exclaimed, her eyes wide with worry. "I haven't seen her all morning!"
Graystripe dipped his head in agreement, his tail flicking anxiously.
Bramblestar blinked. "Where is Bumblestripe?"
"He led a search party," Blossomfall meowed. "They haven't returned yet," she added quietly.
Bramblestar sighed. "If a search party already left, then there is nothing else I can do, unfortunately."
Blossomfall let out a quiet wail, sinking to her stomach. "First Millie and now Briarlight," she moaned.
Graystripe pressed against his other daughter, his yellow eyes depressed.
Bramblestar turned to Squirrelflight. "Why would Briarlight leave the camp?"
Suddenly, a thin wailing sound came from the outside the camp. It grew louder and louder, until the voice was unmistakable.
"Briarlight!" Blossomfall gasped, jumping to her paws.
Bumblestripe pushed his way into the camp, dragging the dark brown she-cat. Whitewing, Poppyfrost, Cinderheart, Hazeltail, Lionblaze, and Snowpaw followed them in.
Bramblestar bounded forward to where the pale tabby tom had dropped Briarlight. "What happened?"
Bumblestripe blinked. "We found Briarlight and Snowpaw in the forest- apparently Snowpaw was helping Briarlight with her exercises on a tree when she slipped and fell."
Jayfeather pushed his way forward, blinking. "Briarlight, can you hear me?"
The dark brown she-cat raised her head. "Yes, Jayfeather- I can hear you."
The tabby medicine cat sighed with relief. "Can you tell me what hurts?"
Briarlight whimpered. "My back."
The Clan gasped as there was a sudden movement from the she-cat.
"Her leg twitched," Cherryclaw breathed, her eyes wide.
Briarlight looked down at her legs. "I-I can feel them!" she cried out.
Jayfeather's eyes grew wide and he appeared to be frozen. "W-What?" he stammered.
The she-cat blinked. "I can feel my legs!" she moved them back and forth, purring loudly.
Jayfeather shook himself. "When you fell your spine must have jolted back into place," he murmured in amazement. "Try standing up," he encouraged.
Briarlight gathered her legs beneath her and pushed upwards- she fell back with a groan. "My spine hurts," she meowed, teeth gritted together.
Jayfeather dipped his head. "You must give it time to heal- you broke it all over again, but this time it moved back into place." He grasped the she-cat's scruff in his jaws and dragged her to the medicine den.
Bramblestar turned to Squirrelflight, his eyes wide with shock and amazement.
Briarlight is going to be able to walk again!
His mate and deputy blinked. She turned and leapt up onto the High Ledge, clearing her throat. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the High Ledge for a Clan meeting!"
Bramblestar jumped up beside her, shaking out his thick, tabby pelt. He looked down at his Clan, pride coursing through him.
This is my Clan- all of them look up to me, from the oldest elder to the youngest kit.
Squirrelflight blinked. "Briarlight has regained feeling in her legs and is going to be able to walk again!"
The Clan cheered, and Blossomfall and Bumblestripe exchanged a joyous glance.
"This calls for a celebration!" Squirrelflight yowled, flinging a rabbit down into the throng of cats.
Graystripe darted forward, grasping the prey. "Mmmh! Rabbit!"
Bramblestar turned to Squirrelflight, pride in his eyes. "ThunderClan is thriving."
Short chapter, I know, but... idk. I wrote this quite a while ago. Remember to review- I love feedback! Next chapter will be up on Thursday.