A/N: Okay, first things first… everyone must read the last line again of the chapter before this one. Is it chapter four? Or five? Can't remember. Kudos to Aevany (sorry if I misspelled your name) for actually knowing that Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie are MATES! Watch the mating dance, they are hard to miss, right behind Victoria and Plato or Ademtus. Whoever thinks they are siblings with think again after that!
ALBERT EINSTEIN
How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?
"Mommy." Gasped a small red queen huddled in her Aunt's arms. She watched as her brother stood before Old Deuteronomy. His thin, lanky body seemed almost nothing compared to the mass that was their leader.
"It's okay darling." Whispered Jennyanydots giving her a hug, "It's going to be okay."
Old Deuteronomy glared down at his adopted son with such a force none of the tribe ever could have imagined. The cat before him just glared in return.
"Macavity." Rumbled a deep and rage filled voice. "I have never, in ALL my 99 years, seen something SO despicable as this! What have you to say about this?" He pointed his finger to where the hospital lay and where Jellylorm was taking care of two poor kittens.
Macavity sneered, "They were trying to steal from my sister and her friend. What did you expect me to do? Let them do it?"
"We wan'ed ter ask where we were." A small voice said as a stripped cat limped out of the hospital door. "We was 'ryin' ter find yew Macavity. We wan'ed to tell yew we quit." Jellylorm came rushing out of the ambulance doors and picked up the small queen and rushed her inside.
The old tom rounded on Macavity. A new and even greater rage filled his eyes.
"YOU!" he bellowed. "YOU have gone to far Macavity. You have enlisted kittens into your army and have trained them." At Macavity's shock he said, "Yes. I know ALL about It. How you can be merely a year and a half old and this dangerous is a mystery to me. But to kill defenseless kittens when they want to back out? I have only one thing that I can do. Exile." The last word echoed around the clearing as if hundreds of Old Deuteronomy had said it.
At this the little red queen could stand it no more. She burst from her Aunt's arms and ran to the very old tom.
"No!" she cried pounding on his fur, "You can't do this! He is my big brother."
Macavity rushed forward to pull her off but Old Deuteronomy stopped him and pulled he off himself.
"He is no longer your brother." He said coldly. "He is now a monster, banished from the tribe forever. You are never to speak to him again-"
Suddenly the world became less black and fuzzy as Tubomba slowly woke up. Struggling she was finally able to open her eyes. Lots of fuzzy shapes clouded her vision as her head cleared.
"What 'appened?" a familiar voice said as one of the fuzzy shapes moved closer to get a better look at her face.
"We're not sure." A scared voice said, "She just fell down!"
"What do yew mean? Just fell down?" another voice, similar to the first but slightly huskier.
"What?" Tubomba mumbled as the world became clearer. And of course, just like she expected, there was Dilladandy and Quel staring down at her. The resemblance of the two twins was shocking.
"Hey! She's wakin' up!" Dilladandy said excitedly to the other kittens surrounding them.
Tubomba pulled herself up so she could be sitting. Jacklz pushed the twins away and came up close to Tubomba's face. His black spotted face was almost touching hers as he inspected her. Then he leaned back and sighed.
"We were going to get Jenny but you woke up." He said still staring at her curiously.
Suddenly a feeling bubbled up in Tubomba's stomach again. She tried to fight this one silently, not exactly sure what it was, when suddenly it burst out.
Flinging her arms around Jacklz's neck she planted a kiss on his cheek. Pulling away she whispered, "Thank you." And with that Tubomba stood up and walked away. Leaving the young tom kneeling stunned.
"Um… Tubomba." Tanne started, "Should you really be walking around? You did after all just pass out."
Tubomba turned around and said, "I just need to be alone right now." But it seemed as if she hadn't really heard the question with that glazed look in her face.
"Well… okay. I guess." And the four turned away to discuss what had happened.
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"Uncle Quaxo?" Tubomba whispered entering her uncle's den.
"Yes Tubomba?" Quaxo said appearing at her side making her jump.
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Obvious enough." He smiled as her face reddened under her fur. "What would like to ask me?"
"Well." She began. "Um… I've been having some strange memories. Lately."
"Hmm. Well that would be anything." Quaxo said scratching his chin, "What type of memories?"
Tubomba shuffled her feet. "Um… They are like, my mom's memories. Like, they had my mom as a kitten at least. And it looked like a little Auntie Demeter, and maybe Uncle Munkustrap, and this other lanky cat that my sister called her brother, I think they called him Macavity, and also…" she dropped her voice to barley a whisper, "my father."
"Ah." Quaxo said shaking his head. "Have you had any strange feelings that aren't yours?"
Tubomba perked up at this. "Why yes! Just this morning, that is when all this started, I had two memories, and basically right after both of them these feelings filled inside me. The first one was rage, getting Carlic and Marshil in big trouble. And then, I passed out and had another memory, after that another feeling came making me kiss Jacklz!"
Surprisingly, Quaxo just chuckled at this.
"Now watch this." He told her and waved his hands. His body froze so suddenly that Tubomba jumped again. Slowly at first, but gaining speed somehow, his face seemed to change. Not structurally but the expression he wore. It wasn't really any different, just how the tuxedoed tom held it.
He opened his eyes, which suddenly held glittering mischief deep within them. "There," he sighed.
"What happened Uncle Quaxo?" Tubomba asked timidly.
The older tom chuckled, in a most interesting way. She had never heard him like that.
"Well Tubomba." He began, but the little queen could already tell something was different about him. The way he held himself, even spoke. "I am actually your Uncle Mistoffelees." The now Magical Mr. Mistoffelees smiled at her look of shock.
"How did you do that?"
"You see, I am another personality of Quaxo. He wanted me to explain what is happening to you."
"Okay, so what is happening?"
"Please, sit down." He waved his hand and two small, cat sized chairs appeared. Sitting down he began to explain.
"You see. Some cats are born with instead of one personality, two! I am your Uncle Quaxo's second. If he relinquishes me power I take control of the body. It seems that you have one to Tubomba."
The small queen sat straight up at this, "WHAT! What do you mean?"
He continued as if he had not been interrupted, "It is probably a piece of your mother's soul or such that is giving you these memories and feelings. Just fall into those feelings and let your self sort of fall slightly into the feelings, give your second enough control to keep it happy until you are older and can keep it in place. Try that and all these things should stop happening."
Mistoffelees looked down at his niece and winked, "If it doesn't work come back okay. I don't want my niece in pain."
"Thank you Uncle Misto." Tubomba said standing up and beginning to walk away, then turning back to him she said, "And if you can tell Uncle Quaxo thank you to that would be great."
The tom smiled kindly, "Of course. Now run on along."
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Three days later
"Have you noticed a change in Tubomba lately?" Beri asked looking over at the once shy kitten flirting with most of the young toms except Beri and Rill, which they were quick to notice.
"Yah." Rill said practically drooling, "She's really cute."
A/N: Thank you to my three very nice reviewers so far. Take a few bows! clapping and if anyone would like to review PLEASE DO! And thank you to Aevy for Rumpleteazer's daughter! Hugs and kisses!
