Chap 7 up! Might not be frequent. Have school again tomorrow. Oh joy!

Chapter 7: Love Can Never Conquer Pain.

Celesta hit the ground hard as Macavity struck her cheek, leaving three bloody scratches across her cheek. She growled, looking up at him.

"That's what you get for leaving." He growled, yanking her up by the arm. She yelped as her arm was pulled hard.

"Where are my kits?" She yelled, as her face fell to one side from being slapped again. She felt herself get shoved into a wall, as a clawed hand stroked her side, making her shudder. Macavity laughed, seeing the queen's discomfort.

"I'm done with you for now. But I'm not finished." He said, then twisted her arm behind her back. He shoved her forward, walking her to a cell in the back. He opened the door, shoving her in, before slamming and locking it again. Celesta hissed, before rubbing her forearm. She turned to see three pairs of eyes staring at her in the dark.

"Mumu?" A female voice asked. Celesta smiled.

"Calliope, Mirringo, Dilaver!" She exclaimed, scooping up her kittens and hugging them tightly. They seemed only shaken up from their experience. Mirringo had a deep cut across his eye and his ear was torn and bloody.

"Mir? What happened?" She asked, scooping her eldest son up and cleaning the blood from his ear. He whimpered from pain.

"Mirringo tried to defend us Mumu. He wouldn't let the bad cat touch us." Dilaver explained. Celesta looked at Mirringo.

"I'm sowwy Mommy. I was 'old to protect them." He said.

"Why are you apologizing. You are very brave to take care of your siblings like this. I'm proud of you." She exclaimed. Mirringo smiled as Celesta cleaned the wound on his eye. Mirringo purred as Celesta cleaned the wound. Calliope and Dilaver curled up in her lap as she set Mirringo back in her lap.

"What does the bad cat want with us Mumu?" Dilaver asked. Celesta sighed. She knew what he wanted with her, and the kittens were here because of her.

"I don't know babies. I don't know." She whispered, nuzzling each of them, and smiling as she got a purr in return. She would protect them even if it meant losing herself again.


Mungojerrie paced the den furiously. Mistoffelees watched him with his head in his paws. It had been only a couple of hours since Macavity took Celesta. Munkustrap was trying to figure out a plan to get her out, but they still were fuzzy on her past.

"I can't let her get 'urt. 'E has my kits!" Mungojerrie exclaimed, running a hand through his fur. Misto looked up at the orange tom.

"You. . .You guys are only friends right?" He asked Jerrie. Jerrie looked at him, raising an eyebrow, before sitting across from him.

"Yeah. It wasn' our choice to do it Misto. We 'ad to, but we were always be friends. Nothing more." He said. Misto nodded, sighing.

"I just hope she's alright." He said, shaking his head. Jerrie got up.

"Where are you going?" Misto asked, following him out of the den.

"To foind her. I won' let 'er go through that again." He said, jumping up onto a high junk pile. Misto looked at him, before following.

"Misto, stay 'ere. They moight need you later." He said. Misto shook his head.

"I love her as much as you do Mungojerrie. I'm going with you." Misto said sternly. Jerrie sighed, shaking his head.

"Alrigh'. Les' go." He said, jumping and running toward the warehouse that Macavity stayed.


Coricopat watched the two toms as they left the junkyard. He shook his head, this wasn't going to be good. He could sense it. He walked into the boot of the car that Munkustrap was. Munk looked up.

"Mungojerrie and Mistoffelees have gone after Celesta." He stated. Munkustrap sighed. Old Deuteronomy told him Celesta's past, and now he had to save all three of them.

"Alright. Gather the strongest. We go after them in an hour." He instructed. Cori nodded, before walking out and grabbing the ones able to fight.


Mungojerrie slipped through the hole in the wall, turning and waiting for Mistoffelees. He shook his head, catching Celesta's scent, plus his kits, with the mix of blood. He growled.

"This way." He instructed, walking down the hallway. He heard a yelp of pain, and turned just to get bowled over by two hench-cats. He hissed, slashing them and trying to help his friend. Misto had rolled underneath the cats, scratching at them. He felt something grab his scruff and yank him up. Jerrie was struggling against two cats holding him back. Misto turned to a laugh, seeing the Napoleon of Crime saunter up to them.

"Well, well. Father of the kits has returned, and with the new lover as well. This should be fun." He said, crossing his arms and flipping his tail back and forth. Misto struggled.

"Where is she?" They both yelled at him. He laughed, walking over to Misto, who growled loudly and pinned his ears to his head.

"Take the father to the cell. I want to teach this one a lesson." He instructed. Jerrie was forced down the hall as his friend was pushed away from him. He was standing in front of a cell. The hench-cat opened the door, shoved Jerrie in, and slammed the door. He stumbled, falling on his knees. He looked up to see Celesta and his kits. He heart thundered.

"Jerrie!" Celesta exclaimed. Jerrie walked over, embracing her in a hug. He looked to see his three kits scrambling over each other to get at their father. Jerrie embraced his little kids and held them as they shook. He looked at Mirringo.

"Wha' happened to your eye son?" He asked, looking at the torn ear, then his eye.

"Mirringo was protecting them." She said, smiling. Jerrie smiled.

"How did you get here?" Jerrie sighed.

"Mistoffelees and I were tryin' ta rescue ya guys." He explained. Celesta's eyes widened. She then heard it. Yelps of pain growing to screams of pain. Celesta sobbed, burying her face in Jerrie's shoulder. Calliope looked up at her mother with sad eyes. Mirringo and Dilaver curled up beside their mom.

"It'll be okay Mumu." Calliope said. Celesta looked at her daughter.

"I know it will baby." She said, with a hint of doubt in her voice. She shook in Jerrie's arms as the screams continued through the warehouse.

Macavity stood over the bloodied and tattered Mistoffelees. Misto was shuddering terribly as pain racked his body from the numerous bruises and scratches across him. Misto's back left leg was twisted at an odd angle in a pool of blood. He heaved in a shuddering breath as Macavity paced around him.

"I think I've had my fun with this one. Now for the next one, miss Celesta." He breathed. Misto hissed, trying to push himself up, but collapsed as his back ached. Macavity laughed, then motioned for the toms to pick him up and follow. Two cats grabbed Misto and carried him to the cell. Macavity opened the door, and seethed.

Mungojerrie laid curled around the sleeping Celesta, where her three kits were asleep against her. Macavity smirked as the hench-cats threw Mistoffelees down. He landed with a dull thud, and he yelped out in agonizing pain. Jerrie stirred, opening his eyes as Macavity yanked up Celesta by her arm. She woke, and struggled, trying to pull away. Calliope, Mirringo, and Dilaver woke up, and started crying, wanting their mom as Celesta was pulled from the room, slamming the door in their face. Jerrie looked over at Mistoffelees.

"Buddy. Wha' did they do to ya?" He whispered, crawling over to him. He touched Misto's side gently, and got a yelp in return.

"Who's 'e Dad." Dilaver asked, sniffling as he walked over to his father with his siblings. Misto looked over to see the three little kittens. The little girl looked exactly like her mother. He smiled, then gasped out in pain.

"This is Mistoffelees bud. He's one of my bes' friends. Your mother's too." He said. He leaned down and started to clean the wound on Misto's back, feeling him tremble. They were almost brothers now. Misto's groaned.

"Guys get off 'em. He's hurt!" He heard Mungojerrie exclaim as he felt little paws on his back. He bit his lip from the pain, when he suddenly felt rasping over the cuts.

"We're 'elping 'im Dad. Like you." Dilaver said, licking at the wounds.

"Mumu said to never let a wounded cat die, unless they're bad." Calliope said, jumping onto the ground and looked at Misto. Misto opened his eyes as Calliope cleaned a scratch on his nose.

"You gonna be alright sir?" She asked, looking at him. Misto smiled.

"I think I'll survive." He said, snickering. Calliope smiled, then began to clean the wounds around his face. Mungojerrie laughed as his friend started purring from the attention he was getting. He looked to the door, hoping Celesta was okay. She would have liked to see this.


Isn't this adorable! They're buds now because of Celesta. Review guys please! I want to see how well I'm doing