Munkustrap and Macavity were still glaring at each other as Mungo took care of Rumple.

"Do you surrender Munkustrap?" Macavity challenged.

"No! But let Demeter go..." Munkustrap replied.

"Do you care about her tabby?" Macavity teased his rival.

"Yes...let her go!"

"Oh but how would I get my point across..." Macavity started with a smirk. Rumple had come to and was quietly listening for her friend's reply.

"Kill me instead!" silence followed Munkustrap's final statement. Everyone was watching and barely daring to breath.

"You'd risk it all...for a queen?" Macavity challenged.

"She's part of my family...I'd risk it all for any of them." Munkustrap replied. Rumpleteazer watched the two in fear of what would happen to the brave tabby.

Munkustrap watched Macavity signal to his henchmen to let Demeter go free. They shoved her back to the group of Jellicles, and Macavity stepped down to face Munkustrap.

"You'd be so willing as to give up your life for them...then so be it." spat the ginger. Munkustrap prepared to fight the cat that was once his leader. The ginger was grinning evilly as him and Munkustrap slowly circled each other. Munkustrap lunged first and sent the ginger sprawling a few feet away with a gash on his cheek. The ginger quickly got back up and charged at the silver tabby. Munkustrap dodged, but Macavity caught his side by mere inches. Munkustrap winced but made a quick counter attack. He gave Macavity more injuries than what the ginger was used to. 'The tabby is weakening...' the ginger thought triumphantly, but neither fighter planned to give in. Munkustrap knew that Macavity would be his toughest opponent, but he had to fight...he had to risk it all.

Demeter was watching the fight with Exotica when she noticed the calico queen called Rumpleteazer was finally concious.

"I'll be right back..." Demeter told her friend.

"Sure thing...where ya goin?" Exotica asked.

"To talk to Rumpleteazer." Demeter replied. Exotica nodded then turned back to watch the fight. Demeter approached the new queen and asked;

"Are you ok?" Rumpleteazer jumped and tensed up, but relaxed when she seen it was the black/gold queen called Demeter.

"Yea I'm fine...how about you?" Rumple replied.

"A little shaken up but otherwise ok...that was a pretty brave thing you did." Demeter told her.

"It was nothin'...Munkus is one of my friend's and I know he would have done the same for me." Rumpleteazer said. Rumple's green eyes met Demeter's blue ones and they shyly smiled at each other.

"I'm Demeter..." the black/gold queen said holding out a paw.

"Rumpleteazer..." the calico queen responding grabbing a hold of Demeter's paw and shaking it. The two went quiet and watched the fight...they caught the sight of Macavity and his henchcats running out of the Junkyard.

"Munkus?!" Rumple cried when she noticed her friend was no longer standing in the clearing.