Late one night, after all of the Jellicle's were asleep, Etcetera creeped out of her den. She was going to go hunting, just to prove to the Junkyard that she wasn't a baby, and some of her friends wanted to come. The problem- waking them up. "Leccy?" she quietly called. She tried again, "Leccy!" Etcy sighed. She knew her sister wouldn't wake up at this time of night, so, she'd have to wake up Tumble and Pouncy on her own. 'Brave the dangerous,' she thought.
Slowly, she stood up, and ran to Tumble's den. As she opened the door, she let out a giggle. Tumble was going to be easy to wake up, plus, out of the two toms, he was her favorite. He was nice to her, unlike most toms, who thought she was squeeky and annoying.
She crept over to his bed, and poked him. "Psst! Tumble! Get up!" she squeeled. As she foresaw, he immediatly woke up, automaticly smiling. "Nice night, eh, Cettie?" he asked. Etcy nodded, smiling at her nickname. Only Tumble was allowed to use the nickname Cettie for her. It was his reward for being her closest tom-friend.
"You ready?" Etcy asked, giggling slightly. Tumble smiled. His goofy grin made her giggle even more. "Yep. Pounce next, right?" Tumble asked. Etcy's grin faded. Pouncy was her friend, but he acted as if he were slightly better than her. Only slightly, but it annoyed her. Tumble treated her as an equal. "Better get going, eh?" Etcy nodded, "Yeah, let's wake up the beast."
As Etcy approached Pouncy's den, she could hear him snoring. "How loud can he snore?" she asked Tumble. "Loudly." Etcy sighed, and bolted towards the door. "Wake up!" She said, sounding quite chipper. Pouncy didn't move. "Come on, Pounce," Tumble said. Still, no movement. Etcy looked at Tumble, who shrugged. Etcy moved to the side of Pouncy's bed, and shook it hard. The lump on it moved a bit, and a muffled sound came from it, "Go away, Etc."
Etcy shrugged her shoulders. "You asked for it." Then, she jumped on top of him, and began tickeling him. "ERR! ETC! GERROFF ME!" Pounce cried, inbetween his giggles . Etcy did as he said. "Good, now, keep it down. Jenny has ears like a hawk, and, if she finds out we're leaving, we're Pollice chow." Pounce, for once, obeyed. He got up, out of his bed, and stretched his arms way into the air, yawning. "Let's go," Tumble said, grabbing Etcy and his brother by the paw, and marching into the night.
Off in the distance, they heard a soft noise. "Guys! Guys! Wait up! Wait up!" It was Electra, late. Tumble stopped, and let go of the two kits arms. As the figure ran closer, Etcy found Pouncival staring at it. For a second, it looked like he liked her. 'No...Not my sister.'
Once Electra finally got there, she sighed. "Don't. Ever. Leave. Me. Behind." Etcy grinned. "I won't." Pounce smirked. "Nor will I," he said, trying to sound grown up. Tumble sighed, "I might, just not on purpose." Everyone laughed, even Leccy.
Tumble smiled. "Everyone ready? Because I am. I wanna go!" Etcy giggled. "Me too!" Pounce shrugged. "Ok." Electra didn't even have time to answer, because, then, Tumble said, "Then, let's go!" He grabbed Etcy by the paw, and began to run. They had been parterned up, by Pouncival, of course. He with Electra, and Etcy with Tumble. They'd all meet in front of the Junkuard if they couldn't find anything.
After an hour of hunting, Tumble hadn't gotten to pounce on anything, because there has nothing to pounce on. "This stinks." Etcy sighed, trying to stifle a yawn. "Yeah." Etcy was leaning against Tumble, and Tumble was sitting on a flower. Tumble looked over at Etcy. "You tired?" Etcy nodded. "Maybe this'll wake you up," and, with that being said, he began to tickle Etcy. Etcy's giggle rang throughout Tumble's ear, clear as a bell. "Ok! Ok! I'm awake!" she managed to get out. Tumble pouted. "But I was having fun." Etcy roled her eyes. "Hey, we found nothing, let's just go to the front of the Junkyard, and see if Pouncy and Leccy are there." And, with that, they ran.
When they got there, they found Leccy and Pouncy waiting for them. "Nothing?" Tumble asked. "Nothing!" Pounce exclaimed, getting a little angry. "What do we do now?" Electra asked. Etcy shrugged. "No clue."
Pouncy smirked. "Hey! Why don't we hunt outside of the Junkyard, and show them how big we really are? They always go outside of the Junkyard to hunt." Tumble looked appalled. "We can't do that! If Munkustrap finds out, he'll murder us!" "Skin us alive!" Electra continued. Etcy sighed. "Please, Lec, Pounce has a point. We'll only be gone a little while." Electra smiled. "Ok, but only if Tumble comes." Electra had the biggest crush on Tumble, but, yet again, so did turned to Tumble. "Pwease? they asked. It worked. "Ok.." Tumble sighed, still not liking the idea. Etcy and Leccy both grinned madly. Pouncy was smirked like a loon. "Well, let's go." And, with that, they raced into the alleyways of London.