First I want to say that this story has nothing to do with my other one, second in this story Alonzo is only Munk's best friend and thirdly I know it might be a bit illogical
Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air?
Munkustrap had been tensed the whole morning and was woken up from his slumber by a soft rumble in the distance. He looked up and saw really dark clouds in the distance. He sniffed the air and tensed up... a storm was coming. He sighed and rose and stretched.
"You better head home Munkustrap", a voice said that made him jump high into the air.
"Don't do that Alonzo", Munkustrap said twirled around. His second in command just smiled at him.
"Don't blame me that you're going deaf."
"Haha very funny Lonzo... Can you tell me what you said again?"
"You better head home Munkustrap."
"I know..."
"This one is going to get big."
"Yeah I sensed that too. Gather everyone."
"Right", Alonzo hurried off and Munkustrap looked at the horizon again. He shuddered thinking of all water.
Not long after that all cats were assembled and were looking at him.
"There's a storm coming", Munkustrap said. "A big one. So everyone better head home and-"
"But what about", Tumblebrutus interrupted but Plato silenced him by putting a paw over his mouth.
"And you better stay inside until the storm is gone", Munkustrap finished and turned to Tumblebrutus. "What is it Tumble?"
"But what about the strays", Tumblebrutus said and pushed Plato away.
"Don't worry about us Tumble", Alonzo said and looked over at Tantomile and Coricopat. "We will stay here. We're perfectly safe here."
"I don't know", Jenny said. "Since they put up that new steel fence the water won't pour out of the yard. It has no way to go."
"You forget the pipe some of us use as an entrance", Munkustrap said and cast a pointed look towards Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. "The water can leak out there and I can't imagine the humans shutting the gates."
"We are safe here", Tantomile said. "All of you can be sure of it."
"Just hurry home", Coricopat said. "When the rain starts you won't be able to."
Munkustrap looked at them; he couldn't get rid of the uneasy feeling in his stomach. He walked up to them.
"Stay safe", he said to Alonzo. "I'm sorry you guys have to stay out here."
"Don't worry Munk. We're used to storms", Alonzo smirked. "Hurry now, Tugger is waiting for you."
"Don't do anything stupid as going for a swim."
Alonzo laughed, it was known that cats hated water, but it wasn't known that these three strays enjoyed it a bit. They were the only cats in the tribe that actually knew how to swim and wouldn't hesitate to do so if needed.
"And you better prepare yourself if you'll have to last the whole week with Tugger", Tantomile said.
"It will rain for a whole week", Munkustrap asked. "Alonzo-"
"Munk get going already", Alonzo said. "We'll be fine. Now shoo before we'll have to carry you."
Munkustrap sighed and left them to go home with his brother Tugger. Both of them lived in the same house.
Alonzo looked up from TSE 1 when he heard a strange noise coming from the trunk. He jumped down and managed to open it.
"Alonzo", Pouncival exclaimed and jumped into Alonzo's chest so the grew tom fell backwards with the kitten clinging to him.
"Pouncival", Alonzo exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"I-I... We played hide and go seek. Then someone shut the trunk and I've been there ever since."
"Shit", Alonzo cursed. "Ori! Mil!"
The Siamese cats came out from their den.
"What is it", they said in perfect sync.
"Pouncival got left behind... I'll take him home."
Then they all heard a strange sound and saw four humans shut the big gates to the yard.
"Everlasting cat", Coricopat said. "I did not see that coming."
"Come on", Alonzo pulled Pouncival towards Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer's pipe. But he stopped in horror when he saw that someone had put an old car engine across the opening. There was no way the four of them would be able to move it on their own. Coricopat and Tantomile ran up to Pouncival and Alonzo.
"We're completely sealed in Alonzo", Coricopat said.
"I know... Shit... Right there's nothing for you to do than stay wiht us Pouncival."
"Mum won't be too happy about that."
"You got that right", Tantomile said. "Jelly will go livid. How come they didn't notice that you were missing?"
"The plan was for me to go home with Tumble and Victoria and stay there over the week. Their owners love to have me around. Mum and dad will think I'm with them and they will think I changed my mind and went with my parents."
Alonzo sighed and felt a raindrop hit his nose. "Here it comes."
"What", Coricopat asked and then the rain started to pour heavily combined with thunder.
"Take shelter", Alonzo ordered. Munkustrap may be the tribe protector and Old Deuteronomy the tribe leader, but Alonso was the leader of the strays, not even Munk talked back when Alonzo was in charge. There had been more strays before, Plato, Admetus, Exotica and Asparagus for example but all of them had gotten homes now and the older strays like Bonbon, Tigerstripes, One eye and Lilac for example had all gone to Heaviside now. Munk had once gotten caught in a storm like Pouncival and had been amazed on how every stray obeyed Alonzo, who was barley a tom at the time.
"Pounce you better stay with us", Tantomile said. "Will you be fine on your own Zo?"
Alonzo smiled. "You know I will Mil."
"If you get cold join us", Coricopat said.
"I will Ori and you can come to me too."
"What was that", Pouncival asked as they got to the den.
"What", Tantomile asked.
"Those nicknames... they're not the same as when everyone else is around."
"No they're not", Coricopat said. "And you better not spread them around. It's a thing between the three of us."
"Doesn't the other strays know?"
"What other strays", Tantomile cocked and eyebrow in lied down.
Pouncival noted that the two of them looked a bit upset.
"What is it", he asked softly.
"There are so few of us now", Coricopat said with a sigh. "Before everyone left we were quiet a gang and close to everyone. Now even Exotica is different when she's gotten a owner."
"I only wish Zo doesn't..." Tantomile sighed.
"You wish he'll remain a stray don't you", Pouncival asked.
"We will never become housecats Pouncival", Coricopat said. "We are too used to be strays... and hopefully so is Alonzo. If he became a housecat... there would only be the two of us left."
Pouncival looked at them and lied down to watch the rain fall and hear the thunder roar and lightings flash.
In his den Alonzo was worried. His den was placed much higher than the other one. He hoped the others would be fine. He was happy that they'd all gotten to eat before the storm got there... but it would be really hard to get food this week. If they even could. He sighed and watched the rain with a soft smile.
"I hope Po is ready for a week as a stray... I don't think he'll ever be the same again."
TBC