Chapter 1:Victoria
"Mommy! Can we stop pwease?" A small high pitched voice cried. "No, Vicky, it'll be better if we reach their camp by nightfall." The older queen replied calmly to her daughter. The young white queen kitten's ear's drooped, but she continued to walk. After awhile they did stop for a moment to find something to eat. "Momma, can you tell me more about the Jellicles?" The little kitten had heard so much
about the joyful Jellicles, since they were going to live with them, and their mother always told her stories about how the Jellicles had different dances and celebrations and were very friendly.
"Well Victoria, you know very well that every year, the Jellicle's have their annual ball, where Deautoronomy, their leader, chooses one cat to be reborn in the heavyside Layer." Victoria's sapphire blue eyes widened "What does the heavy-uh," She forgot how to say the word. Her mother chuckled "Heavyside Layer?" She helped. "Yeah that! What does it look like?" She asked curiously.
"No one nkows, not even the cats that have the chance to be reborn, because, if you go to the heavyside layer, you either died, or are reborn, but once your reborn, you have no memory of your past life." Her mother stated. Victoria had no clue what she was talking about but still nodded. "All right, lets keep going, were almost there." The white kitten's ears drooped again and she got up, following her mother.
"Stop!" Her mother hissed as they reached a street. Her mother sniffed around and walked around, smelling to make sure they were heading the right way. Victoria tilted her head at the street. It was black and smelled strange. She set her delicate white paws onto the warm black substance and purred as it warmed her fur. She twitched her ears as she heard an aweful roaring noise coming towards her. She let out a shriek of terror, but before Vicky could get out of the middle of the street, her mother leapt in front of her, pushed her onto the side walk, and took the blow.
"Mommy!" The kitten cried as she heard her mother scream in pain. She raced out to her mother after the car passed. "Mommy!? Can you hear me!?" The kitten mewed looking for her mother in the smoke that came from the exhaust of the car. "Vi-Vicky......" A hoarse voice sounded. Vicky's ears pricked and she raced over to her mother and shrieked with terror. Her mother's sleek white body was flattened like a pancake, her white fur was stained with soot and blood. "Momma......" She curled up close to her mother.
"No Vicky.....you-you must find the Jellicles....without me....."Her mother managed to say starting to close her eyes. "No momma! I'll get lost! And I'm gonna be lonely! I need you!" She cried. "Keep following this path up the street.......and you'll find them......" Her mother let out a sigh "I love you dear..." With that, the adult queen lay motionless on the road. Victoria cried, nudging her mother, hoping it was a joke, but nothing......"I promise momma....Ill find the Jellicles....." She mewed determinedly in her high pitched voice and nuzzled her dead mother's fur and then slowly walked in the direction her mother said to.
Her head low and still very sad and upset she finally scented other cats.
"Shhhh! Cetty! You'll give our spot away!" Another voice, that sounded the same pitch as Victoria's . Victoria looked around "H-hello?" She called. "Hi!" Another voice sounded from behind the pipe. "Cetty!" The two young kittens, a black and red kitten and a cream colored kitten with black stripes came towards Victoria.
"Hi. I'm Electra, call me Leccy, and this is-" "I'm Ectetera! Call me Cetty!" She giggled cheerfully. "Whats your name?" Asked Electra after she rolled her eyes at Cetty.
"I'm Victoria.....are you the Jellicles?" She asked curiously. Both kitten's nodded proudly "Yep!!" Cetty mewed and then both kittens turned their heads hearing footsteps. "Oh no!"
"Found you guys!" Another high pitched voice, but not as high- pitched as the three female kittens said. Vicky turned her head to see a black and white tom, his pattern making him appear as though he was wearing a tuxedo. "But that's not fair Qaxo!" Cetty wailed." "For the last time Cetty! Its not Qaxo! Its Quaxo!" He said angrily and then his eyes widened at Victoria. "Wow......" He whispered in awe of her already. Victoria smiled sheepishly and blushed, backing away slightly. Her blushing was easily detected under her pure white fur."Ooooohh!!!! Qaxo's in love!" Cetty chirped. Electra was amused but she diddn't want to embarrass Quaxo. "Shut up Cetty. Oh! Come on! I hear Tugger's dancing in a few minutes!" Cetty's attention turned to Electra "OK!" She raced off leaving Electra. "Bye you two!" Leccy called over her shoulder to Vicky and Quaxo.