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Chapter 2 The Great Idea Reveled

"What does Gus love more then anything?" Etcetera asked. She watched as her three friends faces all scrunched up in thought. Victoria was the first to answer.

"When we listen to his stories?"

Etcetera shook her head no. "Electra?"

"When we don't fall asleep during his stories?"

Again Etcetera shook her head. But this time she let out a laugh. "No. But that's funny. Jemima."

"He like musicals and being in them," she said shyly. Etcetera let out a big smile, and hugged the shy kitten.

"That's right! He loves musicals!"

The three kittens were confused. What did she mean by he loved musicals? Everyone knew that, but how was it going to help get the perfect gift.

"Etcie what exactly are you getting at?"asked Electra.

"You mean you don't get it?"

The three kittens shook their heads.

"We're going to put on a musical for Gus on his birthday!"

Etcetera didn't get the reactions that she had thought she would. Instead of three cheers, and shouts of that's brilliant, she received three looks of confusion. Electra was the first to break the silence that had fallen onto the group.

"How do you plan on doing that?"

Etcetera smiled. "Simple. First we get a script. Second we cast the parts out to our fellow kits. Third we practice till the parts are etched into our skulls. Fourth we put on the best show in jellicle history!"

Victoria and Electra couldn't help it. It sounded cool. No one in the junkyard had ever put on a musical before, unless it was for the jellicle ball. Jemima on the other paw, was thinking of the older cats.

"Don't ya think we should ask first? I mean shouldn't we ask if we can do this?"

Etcetera thought about it for a moment, her head. "Jemi is right. Come on."

"Where we going?" Victoria asked.

"To find Jenny and Jelly duh!" she answered. "We'll ask hem then I'll show the play were doin."

It didn't take long for the kittens to find the older queens. The two were sitting just outside of Jenny's den. They were eating mouse cakes, while watching Pouncival and Tumblebrutus wrestle each other. The other tom kittens Plato, Victor, and George were also watching the fight, yelling comments at random times.

"Jelly! Jenny!" Etcetera yelled over the noise the young toms were making. The queens looked up from their conversation, at the sound of her voice.

"There you are," Jenny said. "We've been wondering where you all ran off t-" "Ha ha I win!"

Jenny was cut off by the sound of Pouncival's yells of victory. He had pinned Tumblebrutus underneath him, leaving the brown and white tom unable to move.

"You just got lucky is all."

"Yeah right you sore loser."

"Pounc! Brutus! No fighting!" Jelly scowled.

The two toms murmured sorry, but were waiting until Jelly had her back turned so they continue their fight. Jelly sighed, before sitting down next to Jenny who was in front of the four queenkits.

"Why did we let them play fight again?"

"Because we thought it would keep them quiet for a bit."

"Sure," Jelly said sarcastically. "Tumble and Pounc fight quietly. If they aren't making any noise fight then other three are making it for them with their cheering."

The four queenkits, tried to stifle their giggles. Jellylorum rarely used a sarcastic tone, but when she did it was funny for some reason.

"So what did you want Etcetera?" Jelly asked. She knew the kits were laughing at her silently and she wanted it to stop.

"Oh yeah," Etcetera said coming back to earth. She opened her mouth and in one big rush she said. "We had an idea about what to do for Gus's birthday, but Jemi suggested that we run it through you two first."

"Really? An idea for Gus's birthday?" Jelly asked making sure she had heard the hyper kitten correctly.

It was always a good idea to make sure that you heard Etcetera correctly when she talked fast. Last time Jenny and her misheard the hyper kitten, chaos had taken over the junkyard. By time the chaos had been sorted out, the tom kittens had been tied up after a rough game of tag. Rumpleteazer had lost her pearls stolen. Tugger's main had an assortment of bows tied into it, and his belt had been stolen. Also a single love letter had gone into circulation, sending everyone in a frenzy over who truly loved who. By time it was all sorted out, both Jelly and Jenny were tired and swore to listen very carefully to Etcetera when she talked.

Etcetera nodded her head. "Yeah we wanna put on a play for him 'cause we know he loves those kind of things."

Both queens couldn't help but smile, Jelly especially. She wanted her fathers birthday to be perfect, and the kittens idea definitely sounded like the perfect thing to do.

"I think it's a brilliant idea," Jenny said.

Jelly nodded her head. "Yes he'll love it. What play are you doing?"

"it's a surprise," Etcie said.

"yeah she hasn't even told us," said Electra.

"Told you what?"

The queens and the kittens turned around to see Pouncival and the other tomkits standing behind them. Jenny and Jelly had been talking to the queenkits for awhile now, and they were wondering what their conversation was about. The sight of the tomkits set a lightbulb off in Jellylorum's head. 'Maybe this play could be more useful then I thought'

"Jenny these four can't do this all on their own," she started.

Her friend nodded her head. "Your right."

Jelly smiled. "I know. And the tomkits haven't thought of what to do for Gus's birthday either."

Jenny slowly began to catch onto what her friend was implying.

"Your right they haven't."

None of the young toms like he way the older queens were talking. True they hadn't figured what to do for the older toms birthday, but what were their care takers thinking.

"So don't you think that they should help to girls with their play?" Jelly asked.

Jenny nodded her head. "Yes I do. Boys!"

"Oh no," Tumblebrutus murmured. He knew that tone all to well.

"You five will be helping the girls with their play."

Yelling rose from the unhappy tomkits. Doing a play with girls wasn't their idea of fun. Jenny raised a paw in the air to silence them.

"No arguing. You doing it that's final."

"But Jenny!"

"Pounc I said your doing it!"

The tan and white tom let out a gruff of anger. But he knew that fighting with Jenny and Jelly was useless when they had made up their minds.

"No go on," Jelly said. "A play doesn't happen by itself."

Grumbles arouse from the toms, as they followed Etcetera. She had already declared herself leader, and was now taking the group of kittens to her house to show them the script. The two queens watched them go.

"You know Jelly this was a good idea."

Jelly smiled. "I know. Now I can finally rest a bit without having to breakup fights."

Jenny let out a laugh. "Yeah and now I can concentrate on my lessons and Skimble when he gets home."

The two queens began began padding continuing to talk about what they were going to do with their free time. There was still a lot to do for the party, but a nap was in order first. After all, how often does two queens get a break from rowdy kittens?

Chapter two is complete. So the queenkits have permission from two of the older cats, and now the tomkits are involved as well. But who's going to be cast as who? And what happens when the older cats realize the play wasn't exactly what they had expected? You'll only find out if you review.