My heart beats in my chest to pump the blood round my body, my lungs give the blood oxygen, my blood takes that oxygen to my muscles, my muscles need that oxygen to work, no oxygen means I can't run, if I can't run I die therefore to live I must breathe. Don't panic, don't look back. I do what I have to survive, keep running. Never look back if I look back I will go back. Run! That's the only thing that can save me now. Running until I collapse and I better pray that he doesn't find me when I do.

Electra almost stumbled then, her vision blurred as tears gathered along her lower lids. Mum, Dad she screamed inside her head, please don't leave me, not now not like this. She forced herself to keep running. Run and she could forget. Forget, that was all she wanted to do. All she could do now. Just run and forget.

"What have we got here?"

Electra lay still, too petrified to move.

"Don't worry I won't hurt you. What's your name?"

"Electra."

It hurt to talk, her mouth was so dry.

"Well Electra, I think you need help. Can you walk or do you need carrying?"

Electra opened her eyes. A black and tom crouched at a slight distance from her while behind him another tom stood frowning slightly.

"I can walk."

Electra slowly pushed herself to her feet. Her head spun but she didn't want to appear weak in front of these toms. The frowning tom stepped forward as if to offer his help but she shook her head slightly. No toms were coming near her again. Electra had sworn off love for ever now.

"I'm Alonzo and this is Munkustrap."

The black and white tom introduced himself. Munkustrap nodded his head but his frown stayed the same.

"Come on, we need to get back to the Junk Yard before it gets dark," he turned and began to walk away. Alonzo frowned.

"I'm sorry about Munkustrap, he doesn't normally react like this to newcomers. Something must be bothering him, maybe Macavity's been up to something lately."

"Macavity?"

Electra was suddenly worried, what did this Munkustrap know about her?

"The Napoleon of Crime! C'mon every cat has heard of Macavity." Alonzo stared at her.

"Yeah I've heard of him. Sorry I'm having an off day I guess." She smiled apologetically.

"Are you two going to stand there gawping like a pair of brainless pollicles all day or are you going to get a move on, today preferably."

Alonzo smiled.

"Guess we better start then."

Electra nodded and hurried after the tom trying not to wince as the movement jarred her injuries.

On the walk back to the Junk Yard she attempted to talk to Munkustrap but he seemed uninterested in the dark queen. Eventually she gave up and tried to figure out how much they knew about her and Macavity. When Alonzo asked her age she added a few years on and claimed she was five years old instead of her real age of three. She wished she'd lied about her name but it was too late now. She would have to deal with the consequences when they reached the Junk Yard.