AN: I'm finally addressing reviews! All of them are anonymous.

shoelace said "Very interesting idea! That could be why StarClan doesn't like to meddle in Clan business: it's out of remorse for how they ruined Cinderpelt's destiny."

Well thank you! That's not how I interpreted my story, but now that I think about it, you could be right! All the signs are there.

Guest said "Listen to your mama Tigerclaw! This is really interesting, I enjoy reading it!"

Well I'll update as soon as I can! This is Tigerclaw btw, although I like the change, Tigerclaw is Tigerclaw, he's not gonna be nice for long. But still. Tigerclaw getting PWNED by his mama is great :)

LilacKitten said "Aaaah! The suspense! Can't wait for the next update! :3"

WELL UPDATE IS HERE. Congrats :)

Guest (number 2) said, "Omg that was so intense! I'm glad that Tigerclaw did the right thing and save Cinderpaw though! I just hope she's not crippled!"

She's not! Don't worry!

THANK YOU. PLEASE REVIEW, FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED!

Chapter 4

Yellowfang's POV

Yellowfang smelled the blood before she saw the wound.

She felt the pain in her paw before she saw the real cat.

Cinderpaw.

The little she-cat was shaking, eyes shut tightly. Dried, caked blood covered her leg.

Oh Cinderpaw.

Yellowfang would never admit it, but she particularly liked the gray apprentice. She was always bouncy and eager to learn. If she died, Yellowfang would never forgive herself.

Focus on the facts, Yellowfang. Yellowfang checked Cinderpaw's leg, praying it wasn't broken. Because if it was, Cinderpaw would be crippled for life. She'd never be a warrior. The blood was dry.

Good. Dry blood meant Cinderpaw hadn't lost much. Yellowfang cleaned it off with a few quick strokes of the tongue.

Heartbeat. Yellowfang listened hard. Cinderpaw's heart was beating fast, but steadily. She's in shock, Yellowfang reasoned. After all, she was meant to carry a message and instead was nearly killed. She looked up. Tigerclaw. His fault. At least the toad-brain saved her.

Now, are there any serious injuries? Yellowfang ran her paw along Cinderpaw's leg. No breaks, no breaks, oh! Her leg was dislocated. Yellowfang relaxed. I'm not sure HOW it got dislocated, but at least I can fix it. She continued running her paw down and felt Cinderpaw's claws.

She's wrenched a claw, probably from running on the Thunderpath. THAT'S where the blood's from. Yellowfang grabbed some comfrey and applied it to the claw. There. That will soothe it until it heals. She looked down. I'm going to have to do this now, it'll cause her less pain then when she's awake. Roughly, Yellowfang grabbed Cinderpaw's leg and popped the joint back in place.

Cinderpaw leapt up and promptly collapsed on her leg. "OW!"

Cinderpaw's POV

It hurt. StarClan it hurt. Her paw hurt. And one of her claws wasn't right.

But there wasn't blood on her leg! There wasn't the smell of death!

Maybe it was because she was already dead. That was a chilling thought.

"Am I dead?!" she gasped.

Yellowfang's face came into view. "No."

So that's it? Cinderpaw thought. Just a 'no?' No 'welcome back' or something?

The tiny reasonable part of her spoke up. Well it is Yellowfang. What did you expect? Flowers and rainbows? And why does my leg hurt so much?

Does that mean I can't be a warrior?

"What's wrong with me?" she asked.

Yellowfang's POV

"Your leg is sprained, you've wrenched a claw, and your leg was disclocated," Yellowfang replied, "but otherwise you'll be fine, apart from feeling like dirt for a few days."

"Wow, way to put it bluntly," Cinderpaw stated dryly. The corners of Yellowfang's mouth twitched upward in a half-smile.

"Well, what do you expect from a cat like me? Honey and cream?"

I bet that's what she was thinking, Yellowfang thought. "Well, I'll go get Brackenpaw so you can talk." Yellowfang turned towards the entrance. "BRACKENPAW!"

Immediately the brown apprentice ran in. "Is Cinderpaw o-"

"I'm fine!" Cinderpaw's irritated mew came right after.

Well, they'll have a good time. Yellowfang got up to tell Fireheart the news.

AN: Well, I already told you in this chapter. At least I hinted at it. For those of you with sucky deduction powers, the answer is NO, she is NOT crippled. The hint was "but otherwise you'll be fine, apart from feeling like dirt for a few days."

Updating soon!