Disclaimer: I do not own Coraline. (Sadness)
Cat was going to other world.
Even though there weren't many chances the Beldam survived there still were some chances and he wasn't dumb.
If there was a way out the Beldam would find it.
She certainly was sneaky enough.
Cat didn't need the key to go between worlds. He didn't know whether or not the Beldam needed the key.
Cat was sure she did need the key but if she didn't…
He meowed at the thought of her in this world, going to fro as much as she pleased. It would explain how she found her victims and…
Cat stopped. He was a cat and cats don't have self-doubt.
He hopped up to the Pink Palaces Sign. Any bystanders would have seen a black cat with blue eyes disappear into thin air.
Cat didn't know what to think.
The other world was still thriving.
It was just completely empty of people, probably a good thing, but he was still suspicious.
He went up to Mr. B's Flat. Other Wybie's clothes where still hanging there as gruesome flag and painful tribute to the Beldam's ruthlessness. Real Wybie was okay though and that was what mattered. Or at least that was what he told himself.
There was nothing at Mr. Bobinsky's flat though. Cat left.
Cat didn't want to go into the other living room; it was the Beldam's room more than any other room. But he did. It still had bugs in it, and cat didn't exaggerate. Then he saw it.
She was there.
She was sitting in a bug chair staring intently at the small door in the corner. Nothing had changed from the last time cat was there.
"Do you honestly think she'll come back?"
Cat couldn't help it. He may have been putting his life in danger, but the Beldam looked too weak to do much but glare at him.
She chuckled darkly "She'll do that on her own."
"Not while I'm here."
"She will and so will the boy, two more victims for me. Even better Coraline will be my complete puppet once I get the buttons on her."
"They certainly aren't going to walk through that door. No point waiting for them."
"I'm not waiting for them. I'm waiting for my hand, so I can put the plan into action."
"I hope you like waiting."
Just as the words left Cat's mouth the door opened a crack.
He gasped as a spider like object crawled across the room and the Beldam strode across to meet it, picking it up tenderly as if it were a flower or some other delicate object.
"No," he hissed.
"Ah, much better," The Beldam said wickedly admiring her right hand "now I'll just-"she paused, she would have said "send a puppet to get the key" but Cat would hear.
She turned slowly to Cat and he hissed warningly.
"I feel much more powerful now. The plan will work perfectly."
Then with only three strides she was across the room and had a frightened cat in her arms.
Cat panicked and tried to scratch her face but the buttons were still gone and it didn't do much.
She was calm as ever.
"NO!" Cat had spotted the mirror at the end of the hall.
"Oh, yes, bad pets have to be punished," the Beldam grinned sinisterly "I can't have you running home and warning those… little... BRATS"
She said the last words with so much hate Cat almost whimpered. Almost.
Cat would be trapped once he got into the mirror. There was no way to cross between worlds there.
He kicked the Beldam in the face. This caught her off guard and she dropped Cat.
Cat made a mad dash for somewhere safe.
You couldn't cross between worlds when you were running either. The Beldam could not keep up with him. He heard the Beldam curse and scream threats about making more puppets to come after him when she fell behind.
He wasn't worried about that just then. He knew he had to get back to the real world and warn Coraline and Wybie. His run slowed into a walk and then he was home.
Cat was safe. For now.
Okay that was my first fanfic ever. Please reveiw and tell me what you think. I don't know if I should keep this a one shot or add more chapters, so advice would be welcome.
Thanks for reading!
~Black-Cat