Chapter 3

"How are you, little brother?" Munkus popped his head inside Jenny's den. The old Gumbie cat was sitting on an old couch with a worn book in hand; Tugger was sleeping next to her with his head on her lab.

"He isn't speaking," Jenny said as she stroked his fur. "But he has started eating."

"That's good," Munkus let himself in and sat down on a broken recliner across from the two cats.

"He hasn't spoken since we dragged him here. I never seen him depressed over a woman before."

"Demeter did wonders for me; I guess Bomba did the same for him. Now we need to think of something to get him out of this."

"I have never dealt with things like this; I just take care of kits and teach mice. No kit or mouse have ever suffered like this on my watch"

"How about we get him another queen? A bit of action will take him out of this."

"MUNKUSTRAP! Do you really think that another female would make him feel better?If you make him even look at another queen he will rip your head off and maul your body! I'm here to comfort him, you have to go out and talk with Deuteronomy, he should know what to do."

"Has he ever been heartbroken like this? I know he has had over 9 wives, but even then I didn't see him acting like this."

"Once, after Grizabella left, she was his first mate. You wouldn't remember since you were just a little baby kit. But I don't remember if he acted like this, I was too busy with taking care of some of the kits. But he would still know what to do."

"You are always right," Munkus got up and made his way out of her den just as Skimbleshanks was coming in.

"So how is our little laddie today?" he asked as he put away his brown vest.

"He started to eat, but still isn't talking."

"So still no chance of him moving out? I mean he is a full grown cat for peaks sake!"

"He just got the biggest heartbreak in the whole yard; he needs someone to look after him. And it just so happens that the only person who wanted to bring him into their den was his mother who just so happens to have a mate."

"Why couldn't he stay with Munkustrap or old Deuteronomy?"

"Munkustrap has a mate and old Deuteronomy has the tribe to take care of."

"Well you just said you have a mate yet you let Munkus off the hook!"

"You leave a lot for trips on your train, so you're here only half the time."

"And when I am here I want a little alone time with my Jenny!"

"Same here, but my son needs help and I want to be there for him."

"I knew I should have stayed in Amsterdam," Skimble mumbled under his breath as he went to their bedroom.

"What was that honey?"

"Nothing, nothing."

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It was the next morning and Jenny was coming out of her den to start her day. She took a deep breath and turned around to be face to face with a group of female kittens.

"Jenny, where's Tugzy?" Etcetera asked the old Gumbie cat.

"I don't know, when I woke up he was gone."

"Is it alright if I go look for him?"

"Sure, I am a bit worried about him and I do need help with finding him."

All the girls giggled as they split up to find the main coon. Etcetera knew exactly where he would be, seeing as she's his stalker. She knew that when he was down, he would go onto a junk pile to stare at the sky.

"Tugzy?" she finally made it to the top of the junk to see her idol taking a cat nap.

"What's up my favorite fan?" he whispered. She could tell he was still in pain, but he was healing a bit.

"Jenny is looking for you and she's a little worried."

"There's nothing to be worried about, I'm not going to hurt myself over this. That would make me just like my stupid brother Macavity."

"Can I stay here with you?"

"Whatever floats your boat kid." She blushed a bit. It was rare for him to let her hang with him alone. She slowly laid down next to him and looked up at the clear blue sky.

"I wonder if Bomba is looking at the sky right now, wondering if I'm doing the exact same thing."

"It's a possibility."

"I wonder if she found another tom."

"I don't know."

"I wonder if I can find another queen."

"Its easy for you to bag queens, you can get one right now if you wanted."

"I have a choice. Chances are that Bomba has already found another tom so I can move on. Or she is still single and waiting for the day that she can return so I would stay single. So either move on and have a chance of screwing myself over if Bomba comes back or stay single and not… have fun for the rest of my life."

"Well, let's think about this for a wile, we could come up with something."

"Yeah, now let's make a list…"

For that whole day they listed the possibilities of the outcomes of each option. But even by night they didn't have an answer. Tugger knew that he needed to get back to his fan girls, but what would happen if he flirting goes too far and he does something stupid?