by: Nedame

The moonlight shown brightly down on the Junkyard. The milk white queen sat alone in the center, as the wind blew her fur from side to side.
"Are you alone?” a voice echoed through the junkyard, and sent a chill down the white queens spine.
This was not a voice the queen knew it was not familiar at all; the voice was cold and harsh, not smooth or soft like most Jellicles.
The queen turned her sapphire blue eyes away from the moon and towards the shadow moving closer to her.
A ginger tom emerged from the shadows and moved slowly into the light, his movements reminded her of a snake, slow and painful. The expression he wore on his face was a cross between a smirk and a sneer, though his face showed he was pleased that he had shocked the young queen to speechlessness.
"Leave her alone!" a silver tabby jumped down from above and landed next to the queen.
"You, stay out of this!"
"Never" The toms threw themselves at each other, claws flaring and scratching away.
The queen back up in horror as the toms scratched and hit each other till they were both a bloody mess.
The silver tabby took one final scratch from the ginger tom then fell to the ground in a lifeless lump slouching on the cold ground as gracefully as if he’d been professionally trained.
The ginger tom brushed off his shoulders, pleased with his victory, and looked up at the white queen slowly and painfully with a grin in his eyes half wild from the recent battle he had just won, and half snickering for what was in his near future.
"Y.... you killed him!" The white queen looked from the tabby’s body to the ginger tom standing before her with his blood on him.
"You’re coming with me!” The ginger screamed lunging forward and grabbing the young queen’s wrist, pulling her into the shadows.

"NO!" Victoria's eyes flew open and she sat up in her bed. She panted and looked around the room.
The movement next to her made her jump and she looked down in time to see Etcetera sit up and look at her
"Oh, I'm sorry Ceti I didn't mean to wake you..."
"Well, it's hard to sleep with you screaming like that."
"Tell me about it" Victoria looked to her other side as Misto sat up next to her and rubbed his eyes.
"Sorry, I had another dream"
"About Macavity?"
"Yes, the same one as last time, he killed Munkustrap!"
"That's the third time this week boy he has bad luck."
"Misto! Stop joking this is serious I think It's like a message, what do you think?"
Etcetera yawned and lay back down on her bed.
"Maybe it's a sign of what's to come...oh! Or maybe you’re in love with Munka or something."
Etcetera laughed at that then Misto hit her playfully on the head.
"Ceti be serious! What do you think it means Tori?"
Victoria thought for a second and then stood up.
"I'm not sure, I think I'm going to go outside, I need some time to think about this."
Victoria walked to the entrance to her den.
"Sorry again guys for waking you up."
Misto sighed and lay back on his bed.
"No problemo sis, good luck finding whatever you want to find."
"Yeah, and watch out for Macavity!"
Etcetera pretended to laugh evilly.
"Ceti!"
"Misto!"
Victoria laughed at her quarreling siblings and quietly turned around exiting the small den.
She shuddered as she looked around the Junkyard, the moon casting light across the Junkyard and the eerie echo of the wind had a strong resemblance to her dream. She walked to the center of the junkyard and looked around. She was the only one there. She sat down.
"No what are you thinking that's where you sit in your dream." she told herself.
"Victoria?" a soft whisper was caught by the wind and blown around till it reached the white queens ears.
Victoria's ear's lifted when she heard this, and her back stood on end, but she shrugged it off, she figured her mind was just playing a trick on her. A soft rustling noise coming from a small bush next to her made her change her mind quickly.
She turned to see a small orange-stripped cat come out of the bushes.
The Cat was scratched across her face and chest; she had a nervous smile as she came forward favoring her right leg.
The orange queen looked slightly relieved when she saw the milky white queen, but stopped in her tracks when she saw Victoria's arched back open claws and big frightened sapphire blue eyes.
Victoria lowered her back when the young queen stopped in front of her.
"Oh, I'm sorry Teazer I thought you where..."
"Macavity? Hardly...." Rumpleteazer sat down in front of the white queen and began cleaning her wounds on her arms.
"Wh….What...how'd..."
"I get the cuts? Got into a fight.... with an...ally cat, a mean one.... long story and graphic I don't want to get into it."
"Where's Mungo? Is he hurt too?"
"Nope, he's just peachy...not a clue where he ran off to though...."
"Maybe you should go see Jellylourm, to help..."
"Rumpleteazer, doesn't need help from anybody.... most of the time, I got to run...or limp is more accurate but I've got some unfinished business to deal with...see ya Vic, just passing by, you frightened me a little though, you shouldn’t be out so late you know" Teazer got up from her sitting position finished her sentence as she walked out of the Junkyard leaveing the white queen alone in the moonlight. Victoria tried to ask her further questions but before she could open her mouth Rumpleteazer had melted into the shadows surrounding the junkyard.
“I wonder what she’s up to…” Victoria thought to herself. “I guess I shouldn’t be out here alone, maybe I should go back inside with misto and ceti.”
She got up slowly and turned to go back into her den. As she turned she looked in front of her, she saw two yellow eyes. Immediately her heart skipped a beat and she slowly started to inch backwards.
“Misto….” She stammered nervously backing up slightly.
The eyes starred back, blinking at her from the shadows. She thought they reminded her of two flames blinking back at her. They hit her with a chilling wave of fear through every inch of her body like someone poured frozen water over her entire body. And she shivered physically all the sudden as she was overcome with freezing wind.
“W…who’s there…” She shivered as the eyes moved closer to her.
“L…leave me alone”

Victoria awoke slowly. Her head hurt and she felt increasingly dizzy. She sat up gingerly and looked around her, she was in a dark room, the floor and walls were completely covered in cement except for the area she had been laying on which had some newspapers thrown carelessly down on it. She knew immediately where she was and could feel the tears starting to form in her eyes. She slowly got up and started towards the small window on the door to her room. She had noticed it was the only source of light in her room. She pushed her face against the bars, and eyes widened at what she saw.
“Macavity!” she squeaked, then immediately put her hands to her mouth as she saw his ears perk up at his name. He had been talking to henchmen in the hallway. She suddenly saw him turn with an evil grin and walk towards the door. She ducked below the window and crawled back to where she had been; covering her head with her hands as she shivered and told herself it was all a dream. But her words couldn’t drown out the noise of footsteps echoing towards her door, and the sound of keys jingling as the door was unlocked. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. She peeked her eyes out from under her arms and saw him standing over her.
“Good morning my darling, sleep well?” he sneered, and reached down to stroke her fur.
“W…what do you want with me?” Victoria stammered and cringed at his touch. His hand was as cold as a big orange Popsicle, and his nails desperately needed to be tended to.
“Oh don’t worry my dear, I don’t want you.” He smiled cruelly at her, she couldn’t see this however because she was covering her face completely by her hands out of fear.
“B…but…then why did you bring me here?” she tried to hold back the tears in her eyes, but just the sight of macavity scarred her to tears. He was the cat that all the older Queens told you about but no one had every really known him except Bombalurina and Demeter, but he was always trying to think up a horrible plan to ruin the Jellicles’ lives.
He turned his back to her and started to pace from side to side. “I know those Jellicles, my dear I used to be one, they wouldn’t let me kidnap you and not come for you. No! You’re their darling little angel, the only pure colored Jellicle. And when Munkastrap comes I’ll destroy him and finally get my right to the jellicle throne!” He spat evilly with a grin that could freeze an open flame.
Victoria thought for a second, she didn’t want to say anything but before she could stop herself the words came out.
“You’re plan will never work, munkastrap will destroy YOU!”
Macavity whipped his head around and grabbed Victoria pulling her up next to him and whispered in her ear.” I don’t want to have to hurt you Victoria, don’t make me do something I don’t want to do.” He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her up against him staring into her eyes. She recoiled to the side because his breath smelled like stale fish and garlic; he angrily took his hand and held her head facing him. “Did you not hear me!”
Just then a tall black cat walked up to the door, he looked nervous to be addressing the Mystery cat himself. Victoria thought it was possible he was new. He bounced up and down nervously and twisted his fingers nervously. Victoria never though she’d be so happy to see a henchman of Macavity’s in her life.
“Yes?” Macavity snapped.
“Uhhhh…sir, the lady sent me to tell you…that uhh…she needs to see you…. umm and is ready for you to send her down anytime you need.”
Macavity released Victoria’s face with a sigh, then released his hold around her waist grabbing onto her wrist pulling her with him as he continued towards the Tom.
“Take her to Griddlebone, but tell her that I’ll have to talk to her later I’m busy right now, and if she objects she has to suck it up and remember she works for me.” And with that he stormed off down the hallway. The tom took hold of Victoria and began to pull her down the hallway.
“Please sir…. let me go I…. I just want to go home”
The tom pulled her into a room and locked the door; he ran to a corner and looked at the human watch on his wrist.
“She’ll be missing us we have to do this fast” He moved turn quickly and started to walk towards Victoria, who backed away from him slowly and desperately.
“ No! Please stay away from me!”
“Shh…. no quiet Tori It’s me.”
The tom reached up and pulled away the mask on his face reveling his identity. “Mungojerrie! What are you…”
“Shhh…. just listen to me. When you talk to her you have to do exactly what she says but don’t do it ok”
“What?”
“Just trust me ok”
“Are you here to save me?”
Mungo looked sadly at Victoria and shook his head.
“I work here, and I didn’t even know you where here until I Saw you with him…but I don’t want anything to happen to you so…I…”
“That’s ok…at least you’re trying to help me…what does Griddlebone want with me?”
“I’m not sure…I think her job is to train people…and change them…but…I mean…she doesn’t have to change you your perfect just the way you are….”
Mungo stopped himself when he realized what he said and blushed pointing his face to the ground. Victoria giggled and reached a hand up to touch his cheek, “Well,” Mungojerrie quickly caught himself, “She makes cats into henchmen and women so you just do as he say” he said quickly.
“Macavity what is taking so long!” A voice echoing down the hall made Mungojerrie jump.
“Oh no…Griddlebone, we have to go now”
“But…”
“No buts, she’s going to kill me!”
Grabbing Victoria’s hand Mungo put on his mask and pulled her towards the door looking out it first then quickly pulling her down the hall.
Mungojerrie pulled her into a large room. It was covered in cushions like a giant chair, and in the middle was Griddlebone. A Big puffy white fur ball…. she motioned for Mungojerrie to bring Victoria forward and he did.
She stood up and began to her examining her body and her fur. Victoria felt strange being examined like this and started to squirm slightly.
“I don’t see what he sees in her, she’s a squirmy little brat with thin fur and almost no curves at all! I look better than she will ever look”
Mungojerrie nodded his head in agreement.
“Where is Macavity? It took him long enough to send you back?”
“Uhhh…he said that he can’t make it…he’ll be seeing you later…”
“Oh I don’t care…leave.”
Mungojerrie turned around and left, Victoria wanted to yell for him to come back but knew that wasn’t a good idea.
“Now…tell me what is your name?” Griddlebone walked over to a bench and motioned for Victoria to sit down next to her.
“Well just by looking at you I can tell you need help in losing that innocence you give off, and you also need to add little more to your body, Macavity would like that better.”
“I…I thought he was only using me as a decoy?” Victoria stammered as she walked awkwardly over to the furry white queen.
“Well yes, but he always likes to see if he can turn his prisoners into the type of Queen he wants that way he can always have you back when he wants. That’s my job.”
“I’ll never come back here…”
“Oh you say that now, but that’s exactly what Bombalurina and Demeter said, of coarse Demeter still needs a little more work but Bombalurina is perfect, then again she was almost perfect to begin with.”
“But I’m not perfect?”
“Oh definitely not! Have you looked at yourself?”
Victoria didn’t know why but she felt a little offended by this. Not that she had any desire to be the perfect queen for Macavity, but if Bombalurina could be perfect why couldn’t she?
“Lets work on your walk.”
“My walk?” Victoria was slapped out of her dreamland by Griddlebone’s speaking.
“Well it’s too kittenish.”
“But I am a kitten”
“Not anymore”
“What do you mean?”
Griddlebone dismissed this questiong and took Victoria’s arm standing her up.
“Now lets start your training”

Back at the Junkyard…

Mistoffelees woke with a start when he heard a scream.
“Victoria?”
Etcetera sat up next to him.
“What’s she screaming about now? Did he eat Munka this time?” Etcetera asked sleepily rubbing her eyes with her hands.
“No Ceti she’s not here!”
Mistoffelees got up and ran outside, everything was silent the moon lighting up the midnight sky but there was no sign of their sister.
“Tori? Where are you?” he called frantically into the darkness.
Etcetera came out of the den still rubbing her eyes, and staggered over next to Mistoffelees.
“Relax she’s probably just out with Plato or something.” She yawned finally opening her eyes.
Misto doubted that and began to look around for someone who might have seen her. All he found was Rumpleteazer in the bushes cleaning her cuts. She glanced up at him for a minute than continued cleaning herself.
“Teaser you didn’t happen to see Victoria did you?” He asked nervously.
“Macavity took her” Rumpleteazer responded without looking up from her cut arm.
“WHAT!!” Mistofelees shrieked, causing a drowsy Etcetera to squeak and run up next to him.
“Yup”
“Why didn’t you do anything??”
“I can’t even walk!” Rumpleteazer shot back.
Etcetera looked from the orange striped cat to the black tuxedo cat.
“What’s going on?” she asked finally starting to gain conciseness.
Rumpleteazer stood up taking the weight off her paw then turned and started to limp away. Mistofelees ran up along side her, followed regretfully by Etcetera.
“Wait, why did he take her?” He asked frantically.
“Beats me” Rumpleteazer said as she continued to wander into the forest.
Mistoffelees stopped walking and watched as Rumpleteazer disappeared through the bushes. Etcetera walked up along side him and put her hand on his shoulder, he didn’t need her to talk because her actions spoke louder than words, and he knew that she was sorry for mocking him and that she was worried for Victoria just as much as he was.
“We’ll have to find Munkastrap” Misto looked up at Etcetera and nodded, he knew that the Silver and black tabby was the only one who could save their sister.

Back to Victoria…

Victoria woke up the next morning feeling a little bruised from her “training” but she felt slightly better then she had last night, where she had felt like someone had thrown her against a brick wall. She heard a noise and her ears became alert to the fact that someone was opening the door. She pulled back a little and hoped it was Mungojerrie and not Macavity or Griddlebone. But to her disappointment is was Macavity who walked through the door turning and locking it behind him.
He came over and sat in front of Victoria taking her face in his hand and turning It from side to side to examine it. He mumbled to himself…then stood up, he pulled out a piece of paper from the pants he was wearing and then a pen and jotted something down on a piece of paper. Then he reached down and took her hands using that to lift her up so she was standing in front of him. She stood up as tall and straight as she could like Griddlebone had taught her, she would see who couldn’t be perfect. Macavity started to circle around her continuing to mumble and take notes on his pad of paper. Victoria had, had circle inspections many times since she was brought here and it still made her squirm. Macavity noticed and shook his head jotting it down on his paper. Then he put the paper back in his pocket and sighed and looked at Victoria one last time. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her up against him.
“Griddlebone said that she’d trained you well….”he hissed in her ear as she squealed like a frightened piglet struggling to get free from his grasp, which he just tightened with every movement of her body, “lets see about that”

Back to the Junkyard….

Etcetera and Mistoffelees had searched the whole junkyard for Munkastrap, but couldn’t seem to find him anywhere, and no one seemed to know where he was…and that could only mean one thing…. Bombalurina.
They figured that they’d go to her den to see if he was there and sure enough they knocked on the door and who should answer but a very out of it looking Munkastrap, Bombalurina coming up behind him to see who was there. They both looked confused to see them so early in the morning, as did everyone else they had talked to.
“What are you doing up so early?” Munkastrap pushed bombalurina’s head back off his shoulder, she grunted angrily at him and went back to bed.
“We needed your help and we couldn’t find you so we figured you where here.” Misto said nervously.
“Macavity kidnapped Victoria!!!” Etcetera blurted out, which made both Munkastrap and Bombalurina alert and listening. “She kept having dreams that he was coming to get her and that Munka tried to protect her and then he killed you” Mistofelees glared at Etcetera who shrugged innocently.
Bombalurina sneered, “Why is she dreaming about Munka, he’s mine?” and she wrapped her arms around his waist.
He and pulled her hands off him “Bomba this is serious”
She angrily walked back into her den “So am I and besides, we’re probably too late.”
Etcetera and Mistoffelees looked at her frantically “too late!” they chirped, “y...you think he killed her?”
Bombalurina chuckled “Kill her, no, kittens are so innocent, it’s cute. Now why would he kill her?”

Back to Victoria….

Victoria woke up with a start, her whole body ached and she wanted to know why these people kept throwing her against brick walls. She didn’t like this pain anymore she just wanted to go home and take a bath and go to bed in her one room snuggled up next to her sister and brother who she missed dearly and hoped where not falling into macavity’s trap.
She looked around her almost pitch black room sadly, and jumped when she saw two yellow eyes looking at her through the window on the door. Why was he always there when she woke up? It made her wonder if he stood there all night just waiting for her to wake. She grabbed at the floor and tried to back up frantically. She didn’t want Macavity to hurt her again, he reached down and unlocked the door, she covered her eyes and all she could hear was his footsteps and the sound of his keys, a hand reached down and pried her hands away from her face. She was ready to jump at him but stopped herself when she saw that is was Mungojerrie and not macavity.
He smiled at her shyly and she jumped into his arms as she started crying uncontrollably, he told her to be quiet because he was going to sneak her out of there. So she stopped her sobbing and did what he said. She climbed into his potato sack and let him carry her down the hall and out the door, she could hear him talking to some of the other henchmen as he left, and she tried her hardest not to move around too much and give herself away. Though she was still amazed at how strong he was, how he was able to carry her like it was nothing. He walked for a while and the she could feel she was being gently placed on the ground. He opened the top of the bad and waved for her to come out, she slowly came out into a clear field next to a giant oak tree. She had only been locked up in Macavity’s dreadful lair for about three days but it felt like forever when she saw the beautiful sky and felt the soft grass and smelt the fresh air.
Mungojerrie went over to the roots of the oak tree and motioned for her to join him, she crawled over and cuddled up next to him. He put his arm around her and used the other to stroke her face.
“I did plan on leaving you there and letting Munkastrap and them rescue you, they’ve already got a search party out, Teazer told me…but I just couldn’t leave you in there another minute.”
Victoria snuggled up next to laying her head on his shoulder and wrapping her arms around his waist. He smiled, knowing that was her way of thanking him and he just sat there continuing to stroke her snow-white fur until she fell asleep.

Back to the Jellicles….

All of the Jellicles had been running around like crazy when they heard the news. Munkastrap was forming a party of the Toms who would go look for Victoria.
“Alonzo?”
“Present”
”Mistoffelees?”
“Present”
“Tugger?”
”Actually I’d like not to be here”
“Oh hush, Skimbleshanks?”
”Here”
“And…ahah.yep ok everyone’s here..”
“Hey no fair I didn’t get to say present!”
Munkastrap tucked the list under his arm and turned to look at Pouncival.
“You can’t come”
“Why not?”
“Because you’re too young”
“Misto’s my age he gets to go”
“But he’s our only Conjurer and her brother...”
“Please”
Pouncival looked at munkastrap and then threw himself at his feet begging him.
“Oh come now you look ridiculous…Ok, ok you can come…”
He jumped up with joy and joined Alonzo at the end of the line. Alonzo only rolled his eyes and inched slowly away from the peppy kitten.
“Ok, we’re heading for…”
“Wait!”
Bombalurina stopped Munkastrap as he was talking. He looked at her confused, and all the toms stared as well. Bomalurina walked down the line of toms towards munkastrap, making disgusted faces at all the toms that said something to her.
“Munkastrap, I just had to give you this before you went off…” she put her hand to her forehead to be dramatic then kissed him tenderly on the lips, all the toms started to, oooh, at them and she stopped and gave them a look. “Just incase...her dream comes true you know”
Munkastrap chuckled and pushed her towards the door “alright now can you stop distracting my soldiers…we have work to do” He continued to push her out the door despite her yelling.
“But I have something else for you!”
“Give it to me when I get home”
“I’ll be waiting…”
They shouted to each other while he pushed her all the way out the door. Then he turned around and walked back to the front of the line. “Now where were we?”

To Macavity….

Macavity had gone into Victoria’s cell to take her to her training only to find her missing, after sending everyone possible out to search the lair and the grounds he knew she was gone, and ran down a list of workers to find Mungojerrie missing in action. Him and Griddlebone set out with an army of henchmen to find them and destroy Mungojerrie and re-capture Victoria.

Back to Victoria….

Victoria woke up happy for the first time in a few days. She lay beside the oak tree with Mungojerrie near her his arms wrapped around her chest, and she felt safe like no one could hurt her, and she liked that feeling and didn’t want it to go away. She just wanted to lie in his arms forever feeling his breath on her neck.
But sadly nothing lasts forever as he started to stir and eventually sat up. She rolled over onto her back and smiled up at him and he smiled back down at her stretching and rubbing his eyes. He then looked around and stood up.
“We should move, closer farther towards the city.” He said looking around nervously.
“Why? Aren’t we going to the Junkyard?” Victoria sat up watching him pace from side to side, then got up and put her hand on his shoulder. He stopped pacing and looked into her eyes.
“He’s going to look for us at the junkyard, we have to go elsewhere.”
“I’ll go anywhere with you” Victoria said with an innocent smile. “We have to start moving now, he must have realized your gone by now…”
“Oh, but I have…did you really think you’d get away with this? Sneaking out a prisoner?”
“Macavity is the smartest Cat around, this is the end for you Jerrie”

To the Jellicles, Macavity, and Victoria….

Just as Victoria and Mungojerrie where looking at Macavity standing in front of them with Griddlebone standing behind him her chin planted calmly on his shoulder, Munkastrap and his soldiers marched up to them.
Victoria was feeling a mix of Fear, and from seeing Macavity again, and she was dreading what they might do to Mungojerrie, and she was happy to see Munkastrap and the other Jellicle Toms, but also dreading they had fallen right into Macavity’s trap.
Griddlebone was looking at Pouncival and then she turned to Macavity and whispered in his ear. “NO!” he snapped and pulled back making her stumble and almost fall on the ground, but she recovered and with a huff fixed her fur and stood next to him waiting to see what happened next.
“So Munkastrap you came, see Victoria I told you I’m never wrong”
“You’re still not going to get what you want” Victoria moved back up against Mungojerrie’s chest and wrapped his arms around her to get the feeling of safeness again, but with Macavity there it was all gone.
Munkastrap looked confused as to what was going on. And he went to step forward and was immediately grabbed by Macavity’s henchmen, the other Toms tried to free him and where only captured as well. Griddlebone went up to Pouncival and pulled him back over to where Macavity was. She gave him a mocking look “I don’t care what you say, he’s mine now”
Victoria and Mungojerrie where then taken by henchmen and pried away from each other, Macavity instructed that all the prisoners to be taken to the boiler room, and Griddlebone instructed that Pouncival was to be taken to her room.
And they both Followed laughing the whole way

In the Boiler room….

Macavity had all of the Toms thrown into cages; Munkastrap and Mungojerrie each had their own separate cages. And Victoria was tied and gagged to a chair close enough to see them all. Macavity was pacing back and forth telling Griddlebone about his great plans and how he would soon rule the world, while the Toms all yelled to be freed and Griddlebone mumbled about how it wasn’t fair he could keep a prisoner but she couldn’t.
Mungojerrie kept yelling, “I love you Victoria, this isn’t your fault, there’s nothing you can do.” And that was just making her sadder. And Munkastrap kept yelling “You’ll never get away with this, I’ll get out of here, You will never be ruler of anything” and the others were just yelling “help” while Tugger was yelling “I didn’t sign up for this! I knew this was a bad idea, If we weren’t already dieing I’d kill you Munkastrap!”
Victoria, knew that she had to do something, but she couldn’t figure out what…she tried constantly to free her hands but they where tied too tight. She could feel herself starting to cry and then knew she was crying when she saw Macavity motion for his henchmen to lower them into the boiling water. He came over and whispered in her ear “see what you caused my dear? This is all you fault…you’re a very bad kitty you should stay with me I’ll make you better.”
As he backed up she could feel hands on her untying her ropes, she didn’t know whom it was but she’d rather be free then not free. But luckily she turned to see Pouncival beside her; he untied her hands with a finger over his lips to tell her not to make a sound. And then raced to the control station to stop the cages. Macavity immediately ran after him to stop him but was intercepted by Victoria who tried frantically to push him backwards, she didn’t know where this sudden strength came from but she’d bet it was her friends in cages about to be burned to death. Macavity fought her back frantically swatting her carelessly to the side. She flew across the room and hit against the wall slouching down to the floor.
Macavity rushed at Pouncival to try and stop him but it was too late, Victoria had bought him enough time to hit the button. Macavity scratched Pouncival across the face in his sudden anger and ran like a bullet out of the room as the cages began to open and the Jellicle toms jump down.
Griddlebone shook her head and with a sigh ran out after Macavity.
Munkastrap walked over to Pouncival and put his arm around him. “Boy, I’m glad I let you come” he said with a smile, and everyone walked over to pat Pouncival on the head.
Mungojerrie made his way across to Victoria. He bent down so he was level with her, still slouched over on the floor like a wet blanket. He lifted her face up with his hand and then drew her up into his arms. She’d hit the wall hard and lay in his arms her head and arms dangling behind her.
“Munkastrap, I plan to keep that promise” Rum Tum Tugger joked and everyone laughed, but the immediately was taken by silence when Mungojerrie carried Victoria’s limp body into the circle.
Skimbleshanks put his hand to her throat to check her pulse. “Well she’s still alive” she said and he examined her face a bit closer. “She’ll be fine” he concluded and everyone cheered.
A sudden crash made them realize they probably should hang around much longer. Macavity had probably rounded his henchmen by now and was ready for a second attack.
They all headed for the Junkyard happily. Victoria sat up at one point and smiled at Mungojerrie but then fell back down. She wouldn’t recover for a few days, staying at Jellylorum’s, and spent a good time talking with Bombalurina and Demeter to get over the whole experience (though people still don’t believe Demeter is over it). Pouncival is now happily let to go on any missions they have and sometimes when Macavity appears the Kidnapps Pouncival, but only for the lady Griddlebone.

THE END

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