Griddlebone knocked on the big white door, while Mungojerrie hid himself behind her back, scared. A guard opened the door. "Griddlebone, how are you?" The white with black spots Tom asked nicely. "I'm pretty good Scratch, how about you?" Griddlebone asked smiling happily. "Macavity got angry on us because some worker forgot to report to him, he's away for a week." Scratch sighed and pointed at a big, bleeding scratch on his back. "Oh, dear, I'm so sorry I wasn't here earlier." Griddlebone said worried as she carefully nursed the wound a little. Scratch purred a little, making Griddlebone blush. "But what are you going to do here?" Scratch asked when his purring died. Griddlebone started to tell about her necklace happily while her tail twitched behind her. Suddenly they heard a cute sneeze from Griddlebone 's back. Griddlebone laughed a little and stepped aside. "And this is Mungojerrie, he's a new one." She said as she smiled at the little Tom. "Really? But he's so young." Scratch said as he rubbed Mungojerrie 's head. "Mac killed his father." Griddlebone said quietly. "What? Poor thing…" Scratch sighed sad. Mungojerrie looked down sad. Scratch lowered himself to Mungojerrie 's size and putted a paw on his shoulder. "Don't worry, Griddlebone is the greatest adoptive-mother you can ever have, believe me." He said as he smiled at the younger Tom. Mungojerrie nodded and smiled at the white Queen. "And, whenever you're in trouble or when you need me, I'll be here or I'll be in the park." Scratch said as Mungojerrie looked at him wide-eyed. "Really, you want to help me too?" He asked disbelieving. "Of course, you're too young to care for yourself alone." Scratch answered smiling. Mungojerrie looked at the two older cats surprised. He couldn't believe they were workers for the most terrible cat of the whole London but they were except his parents the nicest cats he ever met. Every other cat he met were, or other street cats who liked to beat him up, or rich house cats who were disgusted by him. He started to cry, on this moments he missed his mother the most. "Oh, honey, what's wrong?" Griddlebone asked worried as she putted her arms around him. When Mungojerrie saw the worried faces from Griddlebone and Scratch he cried more. "Honey, please tell us what's wrong." Griddlebone said as she hugged him tightly. "It's just that… I miss my parents…" Mungojerrie sobbed. Griddlebone nodded understanding while she looked at Scratch helpless. "Mungojerrie, we're really sorry for you." Scratch said as he hugged him too. "It's okay, it isn't your fault." Mungojerrie said a little laughing. Scratch snickered and looked at Griddlebone smiling. "Mungojerrie, don't worry, Griddlebone and I try to help you as much as we can…" Scratch said smiling at the kitten. "Thank you very much." Mungojerrie said sweetly against his adoptive parents. "Scratch! Who are you talking to?" They heard a low growl from inside. "I think it's time for you to go inside." Scratch said scared. Griddlebone nodded and grabbed Mungojerrie 's paw. Mungojerrie looked at her scared. "Don't worry honey, it will be okay." She whispered as they walked inside. Mungojerrie saw a tall, thin cat, sitting lazy upon a stuffed chair and he was grooming his tail like nothing could hurt him. Mungojerrie looked around the room and saw two Toms, probably some other guards, standing in front of a pile with food and jewels, a lot of jewels. Griddlebone squeezed his paw, making him look at her. She smiled at him comforting as she saw his frightened face. "Griddlebone! How are you doing?" Macavity purred as he saw the white Queen. His eyes fell upon the kitten at her paw. "And I see you brought Mungojerrie with you…" He said a little less happy. "Yes, Macavity. He's too young to live on his own, I'm taking him under my wing." Griddlebone said calmly. "But Grid…" Macavity tried but Griddlebone cut him off. "Macavity! If you aren't nice to him, you can keep your fancy presents!" Griddlebone yelled as she grabbed the diamond jewel around her neck. Macavity looked at her angry but he sighed and his face fell. "Do whatever you want with him, but I want him when he's old enough to work for me." Macavity said as he turned away from the Queen. Mungojerrie looked at Griddlebone surprised while she smiled at him. "Oh, and Griddlebone, make sure he's not gonna be a pussy, I want a real Tom." Macavity said lazy as the two cats turned to leave. Griddlebone turned back around, facing the red Tom again. "How can you know what's a real Tom?" She yelled scolding. Mungojerrie looked at her shocked, how could she say something like that to a Tom who can kill a cat in a blink of an eye. Macavity growled a little and looked at the Queen angry. Griddlebone looked at Mungojerrie smiling and took him outside.
Mungojerrie looked at the older Queen amazed. "Griddlebone…?" Mungojerrie asked curious while they walked out of the building. "Yes honey?" Griddlebone asked smiling at him. "Why didn't Macavity do anything to you?" Mungojerrie asked as he cocked his cute head to the side again. "Well, as I told you, he really likes me. He wouldn't do anything to me, even if I do something that really bothers him." Griddlebone explained as she smiled at him. Mungojerrie nodded understanding while he saw they came back into Victoria Grove. "Mungojerrie, I'm afraid I can't take you inside my house, my pet doesn't like other cats, even not if they're kittens." Griddlebone said while she looked at him guilty. Mungojerrie looked at her thoughtfully. "I think I'll try to find a place at the park, close to Scratch." Mungojerrie said as Griddlebone looked at him surprised. "You really don't mind?" Griddlebone asked worried. "No, as Macavity said, he doesn't want a pussy." Mungojerrie said proudly. "Alright, I'll come with you to help finding a place." Griddlebone said as she walked through the cat-door. Mungojerrie watched her confused. "Wait here." She said as she left inside. Mungojerrie played a little with his tail until Griddlebone came back outside with his sock in one paw and another sock in her other. Mungojerrie looked at her puzzled. "I putted some food, a little blanket and other useful stuff in this one." Griddlebone said as she held up the other sock. Mungojerrie nodded as he took the both socks. Griddlebone giggled a little as the little kitten toppled over by the weight of the filled socks. "I'll carry one of them." Griddlebone offered as she grabbed the white with red striped bag. On their way to the park Griddlebone told her new adoptive kitten the story about the only cat who was brave enough to sail the seven seas, Growltiger.
Mungojerrie and Griddlebone were at the park, looking for something for Mungojerrie to sleep in. "Look what I found!" Griddlebone yelled to her new kitten. Mungojerrie ran to her with his bag in his mouth. "What do you've got?" He asked curious as the bag dropped out of his mouth. Griddlebone pulled a big box out of the bushes and Mungojerrie looked at it happily. Mungojerrie looked at her curious. "How did you get this?" He asked wide-eyed. Griddlebone blushed a little. "I eh… I just…" Griddlebone stumbled. "You already knew where this was, right?" Mungojerrie asked her suspicious, crossing his arms. Griddlebone looked at the ground. "Yes, it was from a Tom who moved a few weeks ago…" Griddlebone mumbled and looked down. Mungojerrie laughed a little. "I don't care, at least I have a place to sleep." Mungojerrie said happy and shrugged. "Do I really don't have to stay?" Griddlebone asked worried. Mungojerrie smiled at her. "No, you don't. I have to be a strong Tom." Mungojerrie said proudly. Griddlebone smiled at him sweetly and some kind of proudly too. She helped him unpacking the stuff out his socks before she left. She waved at her adoptive kitten while he smiled at her happily. "Bye honey!" Griddlebone yelled before she left the Park. "Griddlebone! Thanks for everything." Mungojerrie said before she left, with a wide smile upon his little face.