The song "Knee Deep" by the Zac Brown band is mentioned for a short while, but as you can tell, I don't own it. :)


Macavity (Mac) and Tumblebrutus (Tumble)

*Tumblebrutus's POV*

Plato, Pouncival, Admetus, and I headed home, but I stopped and got a good look at my fur. It was dusty and grimy from when we were tackling Admetus earlier. I was about to ask them if they wanted to wash up, but I decided against it. They didn't care much about how they looked - they only tried to look good whenever Old Deuteronomy was visiting. Unlike them, I cared about my looks, sort of like Tugger, in a way. I waved to them and headed to the river that was about a mile from the junkyard. I hummed happily to myself and danced my way to the water.

"Hmm..." I looked around for a good spot to bathe. I picked out a spot where the land was sticking out farther, but there the water was closer to the land. To make it more clear, it almost looked like its own puddle, but the water was still running from the river. I jumped in and washed myself clean. I floated on my back when I was done, feeling the warm sun on my face. I usually came to the river to be by myself. It was like my own little paradise.

"...wishing I was knee deep in the water somewhere," I sang softly. "Never been so happy, never felt so high. I think I might have found me my own kind of paradise..."

I was so caught up in my singing and floating that I didn't notice what was happening. I felt the current getting stronger and I opened my eyes. I was floating down the river! I flipped upright and started to paddle to shore. The current was too strong for me and I was getting nowhere.

"Help!" I yelled as I struggled to keep afloat. "Help!"

My head went under the water for a brief second. "Help! Please, anyone!" Again my head went back under. I came back up for another breath of air before I was pulled back underwater. That's when I blacked out.


*Macavity's POV*

I silently followed the tom to the river. I watched as he sang and danced, as if not caring who saw him. I hid in the bushes at the tom washed his fur and sang softly. I knew the song he was singing, and hummed happily along. I closed my eyes and let his voice fill my ears.

"Help!"

My eyes shot open to see Tumble being swept down the current. He was struggling to stay above the water but I could see him losing the battle. Quicker than a cat being chased by a Pollicle, I ran down the river, ready to grab him when he drifted by. Luckily he couldn't see me. I think he'd rather be swept away than being near me - and just that thought hurt a lot.

His head was bobbing above the water and he was being dragged underneath. He came up for air but was immediately brought back under. Thinking fast, I jumped into the river with him. Being much older and more built, I was able to swim up the current - an impossible task for most cats.

I saw he didn't come back up for air after awhile and I dove under. His eyes were closed and his body was being dragged along. I wrapped my arm around his waist and headed back up to the surface. We made it to the shore and I set Tumble down. I began CPR with my magic. I thrusted my hands on his chest maybe once or twice, and then he coughed up the water. He opened his eyes and looked at me.

"M-Macavity?" His expression was unreadable. Before anything else could happen, I disappeared.