Very, very short chapter.
All was quiet throughout the junkyard. The sounds of soft snores could be heard as they echoed off the junk piles. Not even mouse was disturbing the quiet. In the distance, a shadow was waiting for the right moment. The shadow quietly ran through the clearing. The shadow slipped into a den, where a sleeping Calico queen lay. The shadow moved forward.
Jerrie stirred awake to hear the panicked voices of the Jellicles outside in the clearing. He groaned and got up to investigate. Jennyanydots and Skimbleshanks were running around and frantically calling their daughter's name. The kittens were scampering around and calling for Ova.
"Everybody, please!" Munk said from on top of the tire. "I need for you all to calm down!"
"Whot's going on?" Jerrie asked.
"Teazer is missing!" Jenny sobbed. Skimble held her tightly while she sobbed into his shoulder.
"And Ova!" Jemima added.
Jerrie froze. They were missing? He ran into Teazer's den and into her room. On her pillow was her Woolworth pearls. Taking the pearls, he ran back outside to join the search party: Munk, Tugger, Plato, Alonzo, and Skimble.
They scouted around the junkyard and even outside its perimeters. While they searched, Jerrie thought of where the two queens might have gone. His head swarmed with different possibilities. Maybe they were cat – napped? But who would possibly cat – nap – ?
"Oh…" Jerrie whispered. The toms turned to him.
"Is there something you know?" Munk asked.
Jerrie shook his head. "It's koind of 'ard tah explain. Plato is a part of it." Jerrie turned to Plato. "Oi thoink Oi know where they ore. Yah coming with moi. The rest of yah, go bock tah the junkyoird." Munk nodded and led the toms away.
"Where do you think they are?" Plato asked and Jerrie led them to wherever.
"Oi thoink Macavity's got them."