Mungojerrie limped outside with his Queen at his side. "Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer!" Two Queens yelled. They ran to them. "What happened?!" Demeter asked worried as she saw them hurt. "Nothing." Mungojerrie said and looked away, full of guilt. Demeter and Bombalurina looked at them with crossed arms. "It doesn't matter, it's my fault." Mungojerrie said. Rumpleteazer looked at him. "No, of course not!" Rumpleteazer yelled. "It was, I had to save you, I had to kill him!" Mungojerrie yelled angry and growling. "What in the Everlasting Cat's name happened?!" Bombalurina yelled. "Well, Macavity found out we have something together, so he started to fight with Jer." Rumpleteazer said and nursed some of Mungojerrie 's wounds. Mungojerrie looked at her guilty. "Alright, but what happened to you?" Demeter asked Rumpleteazer and looked at her wounds. "Nothing." Rumpleteazer said and looked away, crying. "Rumpleteazer, he didn't...?" Bombalurina asked and walked to her worried. Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie nodded, both crying. Demeter and Bombalurina pulled the two of them into a hug. "Come with us, you don't have to see him ever again." Demeter whispered. "What? We can't! We have to stay 2 more years." Rumpleteazer said. "That's the only way to keep you save." Bombalurina said. "Your tribe will probably hate us for working for him." Mungojerrie said. "Tugger told them everything about you and they don't hate you. And, do you want this to happen again?" Demeter asked. Mungojerrie thought of the sound of his Queen screaming, and hissed. "Jerrie, what's wrong?" Rumpleteazer asked worried. Mungojerrie hugged her tightly. "Nothing's wrong as you're here with me." He whispered. Rumpleteazer giggled a little. "I suppose that's a yes?" Demeter asked and looked at the couple. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer looked at each other and nodded. Demeter and Bombalurina started walking to their tribe, with the wounded couple right behind them.
The 4 cats entered a Junkyard. A few cats came looking once they smelled 1) Macavity 2) Blood. A black with grey Tom came running to them. "What happened? Who are they? Why do I smell Macavity?" The Tom asked Demeter worried. "It's okay honey." Demeter said and nuzzled him. "He has to be Munkustrap." Mungojerrie whispered at Rumpleteazer. Rumpleteazer nodded and looked around at the other cats. She saw a brown Main coon who came running to them. "Tugger!" Rumpleteazer yelled. "Whoa! What happened to you guys?" Rum Tum Tugger asked confused as he saw their wounds. "We'll explain later, they have to get at Jenny's." Demeter said and led Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer to a box. "Well, hello, dear." A tiger-striped and leopard-spotted Queen said when Demeter entered. Mungojerrie walked in front of his Queen protectively. "Don't worry she won't hurt her." Demeter said and pointed at the Queen. "I'm Jennyanydots, and I'm going to fix you two up, honeys." The Queen said. "Jenny, can you please... Eh, check her up?" Demeter asked and looked at Jennyanydots. "Dear, you don't mean? Macavity?" Jenny asked and pointed at Rumpleteazer. Rumpleteazer cried a little and Mungojerrie immediately grabbed her. Jenny looked sad at the two and Demeter. "Are this the cats who saved you and Bombalurina?" Jennyanydots asked Demeter. Demeter nodded sad. "I know you have been through a lot but I'm going to help you." Jennyanydots said and grabbed her stuff to fix them up. Demeter decided to leave and check how her sister was doing with explaining.
Demeter found Bombalurina at Tugger 's den, with the door locked, so she knew her sister hadn't explained anything. Munkustrap came running at Demeter. "Everyone is waiting for you to explain." He said and nuzzled her. "I know, I'm coming." Demeter said purring and they walked to the tire in the middle of the Junkyard. All the cats were waiting, except for Jennyanydots, Rum Tum Tugger and Bombalurina. "Alright, I'll explain it." Demeter said and the kittens looked at her like she was going to tell a scary bedtime story. "This are the two cats who got Bomba and me out of Macavity 's lair. They've stole a lot of jewels for us. First Rumpleteazer had to be his plaything but Mungojerrie saved her. He offered himself for 2 more years of stealing, and pulled Rumpleteazer in it too. That way they could save me, Bomb and Cherry, a kitten who stayed there too as plaything." Demeter looked around and saw the disgust in the faces of the adult cats and fear in the kitten's. "Bombalurina and I don't know exactly what happened, so I'm going to ask them to explain themselves. Their names are Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Please, be nice to them, they've been through a lot." Demeter said and looked at the tribe. They all nodded and Demeter smiled at her mate who was sitting next to her. A few minutes later Jennyanydots came out of her box with two tiger-striped cats. Rumpleteazer grabbed Mungojerrie, she was scared. Mungojerrie protected his Queen as Jennyanydots lead them through the crowd of cats to Demeter and Munkustrap. "Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Are you okay?" Demeter asked worried and gave them a hug. "Yea, we're okay. We have to take it easy a few days and then it'll be okay." Mungojerrie said and settled down, with Rumpleteazer next to him. "And?" Demeter asked and looked at Rumpleteazer. "There are no kittens." Rumpleteazer whispered in Demeter's ear. Demeter gave her a hug. "Thank the Everlasting Cat." Demeter said and looked at Mungojerrie who smiled. Every cat looked puzzled. "This are Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer." Demeter said and pointed at them. A striped Princess jumped up. "Thank you for saving Bombi and Demi!" She yelled and hugged Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer started to laugh. "Etcetera! You can't jump them like that, that's rude!" Jennyanydots yelled, she was probably her mother. "No, it's okay. And you're welcome." Rumpleteazer said against the kitten who smiled back at her. "Can you tell them, and me, what happened?" Demeter asked as Etcetera jumped off. Mungojerrie looked at Rumpleteazer and they both nodded. Demeter nodded too and Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer turned to the tribe. "Well, as you know we worked the two Queens off but meanwhile..." Rumpleteazer said and looked smiling at Jerrie. "We fell in love." Mungojerrie sighed and putted his arms around Teazer. All the cats smiled. "But Macavity doesn't want couples under his workers. We tried to keep it a secret, but he found out. Once we got Bomba and Dem free, he told us he found out. He started fighting with Mungojerrie..." Rumpleteazer explained and looked at Mungojerrie sad. "And after he beaten me up, he decided to..." Mungojerrie gulped, he couldn't say it. "He used me." Rumpleteazer said and looked down. "He made me listen in the room next to them, I wanted to kill him or myself, I hated to hear him..." Mungojerrie said angry as he thought of it. He cried a little and pulled his Queen close to him. All of the cats looked scared, shocked and sad. "He made you listen?" A white with black spots Tom asked shocked. Mungojerrie looked at him and nodded. "How awful." Jennyanydots said full of pity. "What do they mean with using?" A Tom-kitten asked a little dumb. A few adults laughed a little and Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer a little too. "You'll learn later, Pounce." The spotted Tom said. "Why? I hate being small!" Pouncival yelled pouting. Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie laughed a little. "Be happy about it, when I was your age I saw my dad being killed by Pollicles." Mungojerrie said against the kitten. Pouncival looked scared. "It's okay, don't be scared, everyone here will protect you." Rumpleteazer said and settled down next to him trying to comfort the kitten. "But what about dad?" Pouncival asked scared. Asparagus Junior smiled at his son and his mate. "He'll be save here." Rumpleteazer said and smiled at Asparagus J. and Jellylorum. "Just as you two." An old and big cat said. "Dad? What do you mean?" Munkustrap asked and walked up to Old Deuteronomy. "I mean Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer can stay." Deuteronomy answered. Mungojerrie smiled at Rumpleteazer. "Really? Can we stay?" Rumpleteazer asked happy. "Yes, after all I have heard I think you can stay." Old D answered. "Thank you so much!" Rumpleteazer said and gave Deuteronomy a big hug. Mungojerrie followed and they walked to Demeter. "Thanks for bringing us here." Mungojerrie said. "That's all I can do after all you did for me and Bomb." Demeter said. "It's okay, I know how awful it is..." Rumpleteazer said and sighed sadly. Mungojerrie looked at her guilty. "I'm sorry, love. I had to do something." Mungojerrie said. Rumpleteazer grabbed him. "Honey, it isn't your fault. You couldn't even walk straight, I don't know what I would have done if you started fighting again." Rumpleteazer said. Demeter smiled at the couple. Mungojerrie nuzzled Rumpleteazer a little and Teazer started to purr. "Where's Munkustrap, I wanna meet him." Rumpleteazer said and tried to get up. "Watch it, love. You're not fully recovered." Mungojerrie said. "I am!" Rumpleteazer yelled and stood up. She felt a terrible pain go through her right knee, so she grabbed it. "Told you so." Mungojerrie said and settled her on his lap. Demeter giggled a bit. "Munk is looking for a place for you to sleep." Demeter said. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer nodded and looked around over the cats. "Whoa, there are a lot of kittens here." Mungojerrie said as he saw the kittens playing tag. "Yes, sometimes they're a little hyperactive but we can handle them." Demeter said and smiled at the kittens. One of them, the princess that jumped on Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer earlier, ran to Demeter, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer and poked Demeter. "You're it!" The kitten yelled. "Etcetera, I don't have time for this." Demeter said. Etcetera looked sad. "But the other ones are too fast, I can't catch them." Etcetera said pouting. "Fast? Even Victoria? She's always slower than you." Demeter asked. "She was, until she asked Plato to carry her." Etcetera answered more pouting. "And Misto? He's slower than you too." Demeter said puzzled. "He's cheating, he promised to not use his magic, but he disappeared every time when I tried to tag him." Etcetera said even more pouting, if it was possible. "Why don't you cheat too?" Rumpleteazer asked. "What do you mean?" Etcetera asked and looked at her puzzled, what looked very cute. "Well, Victoria is cheating by using Plato and Misto is cheating by his magic. So you can cheat too." Rumpleteazer explained. Etcetera looked at her surprised. "You're right, but how can I cheat?" Etcetera asked but at that moment a kitten-Tom jumped to them. "Cettie, what's taking so long?" He asked. "I'm trying to find a way to cheat." Etcetera answered. The Tom laughed a little at the look upon her face. "Why?" He asked. "Because Rumpleteazer told me that Victoria is cheating by Plato and Misto by using his magic, so she told me I can cheat too." Etcetera explained happy. "Alright, I'll help you think of something." The kitten said. "Thanks Pouncy!" Etcetera said and gave him a hug, making Pouncival blush. Rumpleteazer smiled at Mungojerrie and they looked back at the kittens who sat down next to them. "Can you help us?" Etcetera asked and looked at Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer and Demeter. "Sure." Mungojerrie said and they started brainstorming. "Alright, first we have to know why you can't catch anyone." Mungojerrie said. "Eh... Because they are too fast." Etcetera said. "Victoria is cheating by using someone faster." Rumpleteazer said. "If you can find someone who's fast too, he or she can help you." Mungojerrie said. Pouncival looked up. "Well, Pouncy is fast." Etcetera said. " I'm not fast." Pouncival said. Demeter laughed a little, Etcetera was the only one who could call him 'Pouncy'. "You are the fastest kitten in the whole Junkyard!" Demeter yelled. "You think?" Pounce asked. "Of course, I'm very jealous of you." Etcetera answered. "No way, I'm jealous of you!" Pouncival yelled. "Why are you jealous of me? I'm not fast, I'm not tall..." Etcetera said and looked at him. Pouncival looked at the ground. "Because you're pretty." He answered. Mungojerrie looked at Rumpleteazer and Demeter and they smiled at the two kittens. "Me? pretty? Very funny! Victoria is pretty, not me." Etcetera said a little laughing. Pouncival looked at her, but he fell off the box he was sitting on. He blushed a little and sat back. "I think you're the prettiest Queen in the whole tribe. I think you're... You're very, very pretty." Pouncival said and looked at her blushing. Etcetera giggled a little. "You really think?" She asked giggling. Pouncival nodded and looked at her sweetly. Rumpleteazer nuzzled Mungojerrie a little. "Well, Pouncy, I think you're not only fast, but you're handsome too." Etcetera said quietly and blushed a little. Pouncival blushed even more, his face was almost totally red. Etcetera looked at Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer and Demeter who smiled at her. "Pouncy?" Etcetera asked. "Yes Cettie?" Pouncival asked. "Would you please help me with tagging the others?" Etcetera asked and smiled at him sweetly. "Of course!" Pouncival yelled and got up. Pounce grabbed Etcetera's paw, making her giggle, and ran with her after the other kittens. "They are so cute!" Rumpleteazer said when the kittens left. "Yes, everyone knew they would become the cutest couple in the whole tribe." Demeter said smiling. "I hope they stay a couple." Mungojerrie said. "Probably they will, they're almost the same." Demeter said and laughed a little. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer looked at her puzzled. "Well, they're both a little clumsy, especially Pouncival, cute and hyperactive." Demeter explained. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer nodded. Munkustrap came sitting with them. "Did you see Pouncival and Etcetera together?" He asked smiling. "Of course we did, Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie brought them together." Demeter said. "You did?" Munkustrap asked. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer nodded. "Finally, someone did." Munkustrap said. "We tried everything to get them together and you did it in a few minutes." Demeter said. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer laughed a little. "So honey, did you found them a place to sleep?" Demeter asked and nuzzled Munkustrap. "Yes I did. I made a den next to ours." Munkustrap said. "Thanks for everything, Munkustrap." Mungojerrie said. "Everything?" Munkustrap asked puzzled. "Yea, fixing us, let us into your tribe and have a safe place to sleep. Thank you very much." Mungojerrie explained. "It's okay, you two did the same thing to Demeter and Bombalurina." Munkustrap said. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer smiled at him. Etcetera and Pouncival jumped to them again. "How did it go?" Rumpleteazer asked smiling. "Very good, we weren't tagged anymore. Thanks to Pouncy I'm fast!" Etcetera yelled happy. "Did you stopped playing?" Demeter asked. "Yes, as soon as Tugger came around Victoria, Jemima and Electra took off, Plato followed Victoria some kind of angry, so we decided to stop." Pouncival explained. "Wait a minute... Etcetera, you didn't chase Tugger?" Demeter asked shocked. Etcetera giggled a little and looked at Pouncival who turned a little red. "Oh, I get it!" Demeter yelled happy and Etcetera giggled more. Jennyanydots and Jellylorum came out of a den with a few bowls of fish. "Dinner's ready!" Jennyanydots yelled. Every cat walked to the middle of the Junkyard and started to eat. After dinner Demeter and Munkustrap introduced everyone to the two cats.
"Mungojerrie, I really love it here." Rumpleteazer said. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer were in their new den. "I know, it feels like we're here since we were kittens." Mungojerrie said and he putted the blanket upon Rumpleteazer carefully. "Like this is our family." Rumpleteazer said and Mungojerrie smiled at her. Mungojerrie came under the blanket too. Mungojerrie curled up with Rumpleteazer. "I love you." Mungojerrie purred. "I love you too." Rumpleteazer purred and they fell asleep.
Mungojerrie jumped up, fur fluffed up and hissing. Rumpleteazer woke too. "Honey, what's wrong?" She asked worried. "Where are we?" Mungojerrie asked scared and looked around. "We're in the Jellicle Junkyard." Rumpleteazer answered still worried. Mungojerrie looked around again and after that he looked at Rumpleteazer who looked like she was going to cry. "I'm sorry, love. I just had a bad dream..." Mungojerrie said and tried to comfort her. Rumpleteazer pulled him into a hug. "Where was is about?" She asked. Mungojerrie sighed. "It was about... Macavity." Mungojerrie said and grabbed her tighter. "What happened?" Rumpleteazer asked. "I can't tell you." Mungojerrie said and looked away, a little crying. "We promised to tell everything." Rumpleteazer said and looked at him. Mungojerrie sighed and looked at her. "Okay, but please, don't be scared." Mungojerrie said and Rumpleteazer nodded. "Alright, I dreamed I was tied up into a corner of a room, Macavity came in, with you. You were a little wounded and then he... He..." Mungojerrie sighed again. "He did what?" Rumpleteazer asked. "He used you right in front of me." Mungojerrie answered. "What?" Rumpleteazer asked scared. "Don't worry, you'll be safe here..." Mungojerrie said and hugged her more tightly. "There's more, isn't it?" Rumpleteazer asked and looked Mungojerrie into his eyes. Mungojerrie couldn't lie to those big, round coffee-brown diamonds. "He... He killed you, right in front of my eyes." Mungojerrie answered and he started to cry. Rumpleteazer wiped away his tears and kissed him. "Don't worry, you'll be safe here." Rumpleteazer said and laughed a little. Mungojerrie started to nuzzle Rumpleteazer. They laid down on their bed again and they curled up together. This time Mungojerrie held Rumpleteazer more tight than ever.
