Chapter 1
Bombalurina was running with her sister trailing behind, carrying something in her arms.
"Come on Demeter!", Bombalurina shouted. "At this rate he'll find us!"
This gave Demeter more energy, but not enough. Less than 5 minutes later she crumpled, the object in her arms mewing at the sudden change in direction.
"Can't Bombi, can't run" she whispered weakly, "Jemima has taken all of my energy". Bombalurina stopped, she turned back around, heading for her sister.
She could still remember about the last few months. But she knew that those memories would haunt her forever.
"Stay with me Demeter, you can get through it" Bombalurina cried, her voice echoing around the cell that they shared. Demeter was on the verge of unconsciousness after the last beating from Macavity and his henchmen, Bombalurina didn't know for how much longer, her younger sister could survive. Bombalurina could feel the rounded bump that was now her sister's stomach, as she held her sister close and tried to soothe her and keep her conscious. Feeling Demeter's stomach filled Bombalurina with roaring anger, Macavity had caused it, and Bombalurina wanted revenge.
While she was deep in thought, Bombalurina didn't notice that her sister had fallen asleep. She put her down gently in a corner of the cell, then laid down next to her, guarding her. But soon she too was asleep. Macavity watched them sleep from outside the cell, thinking carefully about his next move. He wanted Demeter to have his child here, so that he could get all the glory of the birth of the kitten. The kitten would have to be killed, there was no need for it to be alive, but he could decide on the details later. Right now, there was work to be done. He opened the cell door and walked in. Although a moment ago Bombalurina had been asleep, now she was wide awake, hissing and spitting at Macavity with all the energy she had left.
"Hello dearie," he said calmly, "don't you want a hug" he asked. Bombalurina shook her head,but Macavity took her anyway, holding her in a vice-like grip while she tried to pull away.
"And how's your sister?" he asked, chuckling madly at Bombalurina's struggle. "How is the kitten doing?" This took Bombalurina over the edge and she spat at Macavity. He let go of her, but his evil, manic laughing rocketed around in her head as he left the cell.
Bombalurina shook herself out of her memories, right now she had to focus on her sister, and not on her past. After checking that the mewling kitten was still in Demeter's arms, Bombalurina picked up her sister. She shifted for a moment, trying to put Demeter into a more comfortable position for both of them. Then continued running, ignoring the pain in her chest, ignoring the burning in her legs, only focusing on what lied ahead. The one place that had stayed in her mind, the one name that she thought would be safe. The Jellicle Junkyard. A normal Junkyard to humans, but a home for the Jellicles and a place of hatred for Macavity.
Bombalurina began to tire, she knew she couldn't run for much longer without stopping. But as she rounded a corner, she could see the junkyard with all it's rubbish. Seeing it gave her a spurt of energy, but as she entered the junkyard she collapsed, her sister and niece rolling from her arms. She had enough time to shout "Help!" as loud as she could before unconsciousness took her.
