A/N— Okay, so I was in this play a (long) while ago, and I pretty much pulled a Jojo every waking moment. I was constantly daydreaming! Here is one of them.

I Shall Name You – Thing!

The Cat in the Hat was out walking on the streets of Nool on a cold and blustery morning. He wasn't going anywhere; he just liked to be around all the Jungle Citizens. He paused to look at a curious creature. He (or was it a she?) was all in red, with electric blue hair. The little thing was performing acrobatic tricks, and the Cat decided to join it. Right after back flipping in tandem, the Cat felt a hand in his pocket. Another creature looking just like his newly found friend had a hold of his wallet. The two looked at each other and took off down a side alley. The Cat wondered where exactly they were going, so he followed. He didn't care really about his wallet, because he carried nothing in it; he carried it to feel grown-up.

Through the alleys they went, until they came to a hidey-hole in the wall. The creatures went in, but the Cat stayed at the doorway, and eavesdropped. A large man sat in the smoky room. "What have you brought to me?" The creature with the wallet offered its booty with a hopeful edge. "Ah, good! Good, a wallet. I was afraid that you brought me more garbage." This last sentence was said with a razor-sharp edge. He opened the wallet and shook it. "Empty? You brought me an empty wallet? You little…" With that, he began lashing out a the little creatures.

The Cat rarely got angry, but this was one time that his blood boiled. He strode into the little room. "Stop! You are horrible! It's not their fault the wallet is empty. It's my wallet!"

The man looked astonished at the Cat's presence. "Wha—"

The Cat continued his tirade. "If you aren't going to be nice, then I will. I will be their friend forever, if you won't."

Obviously, the man liked this idea, because he rubbed his hands in the prospect of money. "Three gazillion dollars, per."

"How about me not telling on you?" Another reason the Cat's wallet was empty was because he had no money to put in it.

The man pouted, and then relented. "All right, go with him. Get out of here."

The little creatures seemed in shock. They looked at the Cat, and at the man. Then they stuck their tongues out at their old master and skipped away with their new friend.

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"Well, it's kind of small, but we should be able to make do," the Cat babbled, nervous about bringing his new friends home for the first time. However, the two creatures didn't hear him. They were too busy marveling at their new home. One reached out to touch a picture, and the other one smacked its hand away. Obviously, they were still a little shy. "No, no, it's okay. This is home now. You can touch anything you like. You know, you need a name. How about Fred and Charles?"

They looked at him and started laughing.

"Okay, how about… Stephen and Nicholas?"

They laughed even harder.

"Wait a minute, I've got it! I shall name you – Thing! Thing 1 and Thing 2."

Thing 1 and Thing 2 stopped laughing and nodded their approval. Then they started wandering around the small apartment. One headed to the kitchen, while Two puttered around the bedroom.

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Nine hours and 77 messes later, the Cat was very happy about his new roommates. The Things knew how to have fun! They loved running and jumping, and playing around. Best of all, they were messy! The Cat felt like he was with his brothers and sisters. However, all that zaniness made them tired. "All right, bedtime." The Things instantly took off to the bedroom. The Cat ate a bowl of milk, and followed after them. When he went into the bedroom, he felt a little sad. The Things had curled up into the corner of the room, with only a thin blanket. Both were asleep, so he picked them up, and deposited them in his bed. He'd clean the Shlopp off the sofa, and sleep there for the night. Yes, he thought, this is the start of a wonderful friendship.

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No one's really posted anything here, so I figured I'd give it a whack. Ta-Da! Please review!