"Munkustrap? What's going to happen to her?" Asked Jellylorum, one of the carers of the kittens. "I mean, there has to be some good reason... " Jellylorum refused to believe that Victoria was guilty. "But she trapped us all and deceived us." Spat the red queen Bombalurina. "And no one thought she was capable of it, hmmph!" She shoved her nose into the air and crossed her arms. "Bomba please." Demeter cautioned. "We both know how Macavity is." Everyone tensed up at the word, even Demeter herself, but Bombalurina refused to back down. "We all deserve an explanation. Where is the traitor anyway?" Pouncival, who was spying on the adults, was less sure that Victoria was guilty, though he, like most of the other kittens, did not really understand. He leapt away from the gathered adults and made his way to the kitten's hideout.
"Guys, they're talking about throwing out Victoria!" He stood in front of the sitting kittens, relaying his news to Tumblebrutus, Jemima, Etcetera and Electra. "No! They can't!" Jemima protested, since she had always been close to the white kitten. "But she got Old D killed." Shot back Electra, who received a cuff on the ear by Tumblebrutus and Etcetera. "Shut up mousehead, are you her friend or what?" Spat Tumblebrutus, and the group were surprised by his change in personality. "Sorry..." he mumbled, though he wasn't too happy that Electra doubted Victoria. "We can't let them throw her out!" Piped up Etcetera. "Ooo! Ooo! Let's get Tugger to help!" The kittens all rolled their eyes, but no one could actually admit they weren't pleased to go see Tugger. The girls loved him, and the guys idolised him, and so all five of them payed him a visit.
"Tuggy...Tuggy....TUGGY!" Etcetera began quietly, but had to resort to yelling. The Rum Tum Tugger sprang out of bed, his tail slightly puffed. "What do you guys want?" He asked, his voice cold and harsh (they had just woken him from a lovely dream where he was nowhere near Etcetera). Five faces looked up at him expectantly, and it wasn't until Tumblebrutus spoke that the silence broke. "We need your help. Munkustrap and the others are planning to ban Victoria from the Junk-..." He began, until Pouncival interrupted him and pushed him out of the way. "Junkyard." He finished, before continuing. "But we all.." He shot an accusing look at Electra. "But we all know that she's innocent. We need your help to keep her." The Rum Tum Tugger yawned, and Etcetera could not help but reach for his belt. He shooed away her paw before turning to walk out of his den. "Fine...I suppose I could help." He received squeals of delight from his fan club, and they followed him towards the meeting.
"Hey Munkustrap, what's going on?" Tugger asked casually. Many in the Junkyard were still in shock over their leader's murder. "We're trying to decide what to do with Victoria." Munkustrap stated, looking at his gathered committee. Tugger, as did all five kittens, looked at each of the faces of the jury. Demeter, her eyes full of sadness and pity. Bombalurina, an accusing look on her face. Jellylorum looked concerned, as did the railway cat Skimbleshanks. "Ai don't reckon tha poor li'le lassie be cast out." He voiced, and received nods from many. "But she helped kill Old Deuteronomy." Bombalurina reminded them. "Hey, Bomby, baby, what with the harsh accusations?" Tugger asked, a slight purr to his voice. At that point, everyone spoke at once. "She's just a kitten!" Jellylorum managed to shout over the growing noise.
