Hello story! Long time no see!

Okay guys. Try to calm yourselves before I reveal the big news.

I saw Les Mis.

It kinda rocked.

Okay. Read on!

BTW this is a little short again. Sorry!

Victoria, Etcetera and Electra began to walk faster as they neared what they assumed was Macavity's lair.

"I'm a little scared," Electra whispered nervously.

Victoria glanced at her friend and her steely gaze softened. In her rush of confidence she forgot to think about her friends.

"Gosh, Electra, I'm so sorry!" She gasped.

Electra looked up at Victoria. "No. I-It's fine. Really. You don't have to be sorry."

Victoria paused. "You want to take a minute?"

Electra took a deep breath and sighed. "No. I'm good now." To prove it, she strode a few steps in front, so that Victoria had to jog to catch up.

When she did, Etcetera was right beside her. "Are we almost there?" The tabby kitten asked a bit nervously.

Victoria looked up and was astonished to see a huge building looming over them.

"I'd say so," she whispered.

Jemima screeched to a halt behind Reno. She couldn't believe what she saw in front of her. The Hidden Paw was here!

Oh, no," Misto murmured behind her. He was still a bit dazed.

"Where do you kittens think you're going?" Asked Macavity, with a grin on his face.

That alone filled Jemima with enough fear to make her want to run far, far away.

"Can't we just go now?" Whispered Jemima to no one in particular.

Macavity must have heard, because he replied swiftly. "You know, sweetheart, I would love for that, but I would even more really love some family bonding time… daughter," he spat the last word out like it was a disease.

Jemima's eyes widened so much that Reno thought they would pop right out of their sockets. "You okay?" He murmured.

"D-daughter?" She screeched.

Misto's eyes were wide as well. "How is this possible? What?"

Macavity didn't waste any time. While they were distracted he raced towards Misto and hit him hard in the head.

"Best to get the magician out of the way first," he murmured to himself as the said magician toppled to the ground. Then he turned towards Reno, who was probably physically the strongest of the three cats before him.

Macavity may have been the Napoleon of Crime, but Reno's days as a henchcat left him with some killer instincts as well. As Jemima rushed to revive Misto, Reno held Macavity off.

The fight was surprisingly close. Playing it on the defensive, Reno waited for Macavity to make the first move, which could well mean his downfall. But he was prepared to try.

And make the first move he did. Macavity wasted no time in jumping at the tabby tom and aiming a blow at his head. But Reno was faster. The tom ducked and Macavity went sprawling away from him. Reno took the opportunity to scratch Macavity across his back.

Meanwhile, Jemima was gently pushing on Misto, urging him to awaken.

"Misto, get up. We have to go! Come on!" She whispered to him. His position didn't change and his eyes remained closed.

"Oh, no," she whispered. They had to come out of this alive.

They had to.

The "search party" was sitting. They were yawning. They were lying down.

They were sleeping.

"Wake up!" Cried Munkustrap.

Mungojerrie bolted upright, startling his sister Rumpleteazer, who had fallen asleep on top of him.

"Ack!" She cried.

Mungojerrie grinned sheepishly back at her. "Sorry."

Munkustrap sighed and looked at the remainder of his group. They truly weren't as big as he wished. The loss of Reno and the three queen kittens truly took a toll on them.

"Now what?" Alonzo asked quietly. He was still a little shaken with his encounter with the vicious Victoria.

Munkustrap shook his head. "We follow, I guess."

With that, he started his slow march towards the direction he supposed led to Macavity's lair. His crew fell in line behind.

"Now or never," Alonzo sighed. He was tired.

And humiliated.

Victoria started running faster. That big building scared her, but she refused to be swayed.

"Come on guys, let's go get our friends back," she said with determination.

Etcetera slowly shook her head. It would be a lie to say she wasn't scared. And despite how she was acting, Etcetera knew that Victoria was scared too.

"You okay?" Etcetera whispered to her.

"Victoria glanced her way, then turned her gaze back to the large building looming over her. But Etcetera heard what she muttered after that.

"I don't think so."

Okay so I thought for the most part this was okay but it might have veered downhill at the end.

Remember how Jemima still didn't know about the whole daughter thing? Wow!

Trying to finish this! Crazy!

Happy holidays!