"Macavity," Slamoe greeted him darkly.
"Where have you been these past few years?" Macavity asked, cocking his head to the side, walking out of the shadows.
"Somewhere, anywhere," Vytore's eyes turned to slits as he saw his old enemy.
"Hm, such a shame you could not be around for your execution," Macavity admired his claws, "I had to get rid of another sewage rat because of your escape."
"Better it than us," Slamoe said.
"Oh… you think so," Macavity's tone started to quickly increase, "But I DON'T!"
If this was a cartoon, the kittens would've been blown to the moon, but it wasn't… this was real life.
"Guards!" Macavity turned around, and started calling his hunch rats, "GUARDS!"
"You can't call them!" Jemima hissed, running to Macavity, her eyes blazing.
"Oh… try and stop me, honey." With a single flick of his paw, Jemima was skidding across the floor, a gash across her chest.
"Hey!" Misto let out a growl and his hands started to glow blue.
Macavity caught sight of this, and he simply blinked. Next thing Misto knew, his hands were started to glow white, and then nothing.
Misto quickly tried to say a spell, but it fizzled at each attempt.
"And I'm sick of you trying to play hero!" Macavity roared, shooting a purple disk from his long claws.
Without a word, Victoria let out a growl and threw herself in front of Misto, and the purple disk hit her square in the stomach.
The paralyzed Victoria flew across the hallway and hit a wall extremely hard, causing a loud crack, and for a moment, the kittens thought that it was her that broke.
She was frozen in place, a surprised expression on her face, and her hands in front of her, as if she was trying to push something away.
Misto quickly ran to her aid, and Vytore let out a low hiss.
"How could you EVER cause this much grief to the Jellicles?" He asked.
Macavity let out a chuckle and shrugged.
"I was born with it," He laughed, turning away for a second, then back as he threw a punch to Slamoe's face.
Slamoe didn't go across the floor like Jemima or Victoria, but he did double over.
"That's enough!"
A familiar voice sounded down the hallway, and when Jemima looked up, she saw Tugger! Followed by Munkustrap and Alonzo.
Cetty let out a gasp and pinched herself, as if in a dream.
Munkustrap let out a large growl and got down on all fours, running towards Macavity at full speed.
Macavity let out a large growl, and met his brother.
Together, the brothers battled once more as Misto picked up Victoria and followed Alonzo out. Tugger picked Jemima up and ran out with her, Cetty following closely.
They stopped at the end of the hallway, where they put the kittens down, all except for Tugger.
"I feel awful," Jemima groaned, closing her eyes in pain.
Tugger let out a pitiful purr and he brushed her bangs away from her forehead.
"It feels like just yesterday when I carried your mother away from Macavity," Tugger purred affectionately.
Cetty strapped onto his leg and let out a small whimper.
"I sure missed you," Tugger laughed, patting Cetty's back as she let out a purr of affection and pleasure.
Jemima glance around her from where she was sitting in Tugger's arms. She saw Misto bent over Victoria, trying to revive her. Vytore and Slamoe was helping Munkustrap fight Macavity.
Jemima suddenly felt a blanket of sleep cover her up, and she let out a yawn.
"Go to sleep," Tugger soothed, "go to sleep."
But all Jemima could hear was her mother's voice saying that, in her own room, in her own nest.
But, everything slipped away from her as she fell asleep.
