Here it is… the Edible plates part two. I much stupider one than the first one. Meh… only posting it cause if I don't post something people will start wondering if I'm still alive. But I've got a good 'n' serious piece coming up soon about Tanto and Cori… so be watching for that..!

Umm… if anyone wants to post my ficcie's on their site (Like JestaAriadne has… *grin*)… I'd like that… so email me and I'll send the files… please…. *grin again*

Anyway disclaimer…..

Disclaimer: This story belongs to me. I don't own anything to do with CATS… (except Old possum's Book Of Practical CATS, the video, a cassette and the Australian Cast recording CD) I'm disappointed but I'm sure I'll get over it.

THE EDIBLE PLATES

It had been a simple, quiet morning in the junkyard. The queens had gone off to their half of it and the toms were off on their side. It wasn't a sexist act or anything but I mean, c'mon, even female cats need their space once in a while, right? So they had gone off and were chatting. The toms didn't even want to know what they were talking about as it probably had something to do with Etcetera, Electra and Rumpleteazer's newest prank. The three kittens had been 'hanging out' a lot recently and all the toms had felt the weight of that. Admetus was still trying to figure out how the three of them had managed to find the large shower head (you know the part that sprays the water) and attach it to a water system and then (you know what comes next) run it through his den, flooding it. Anyway back to the general plot line of the story. The toms were all sunning themselves, many of them were fast asleep, so they didn't notice the queens leaving the junkyard. The only cat who did was Coricopat who knew everything before it happened. He watched as they snuck away not really caring where they were going as Tantomile would either tell him later or he would prise it out of her. Either way, he wasn't worried in the least. He decided that he needed serious 'alone' time and wandered into the depths of the junkyard. He didn't hear when Rumpleteazer startled all the males and he certainly didn't see the huge Macavity search that was going on either. So in the middle of the junkyard (CT - How did I end up in the middle of the junkyard?)…. Scrap that last thought… let's go back to the toms. (CT – oh yeah… I was trying to get rid of Coricopat…)

"HEY!" (CT – Just start thinking about life okay!)

So Coricopat started thinking about life. And then we all go back to the scene in the middle of the junkyard. The huge Macavity search.

"Where are you Macavity!" yelled Munkustrap.

Looking even more like a dink because what sort of idiot, human or feline, show themselves on someone else's command? (Only a Macavity Idiot would do that) Macavity indeed was nearby but was not trying to cause trouble (CT – Is that even possible?? I mean… he's Macavity!) he was actually searching for his lunch. So he was rather surprised to hear them yelling at him for no reason. So being the idiot that he is (remember.. the Macavity idiot?) he went in search of the bellowing Jellicle. He did find him in the middle of the junkyard.

"What have I done now?!?!" Asked Macavity in bewilderment.

"You took our queens!" yelled Pouncival

"News to me buddy. Like I want them after the last time I nicked one."

All the toms shuddered at the thought of what had happened to him when he had tried to 'nick' Bombi. He had ended up with a garden gnome in a rather 'awkward' place… (no elaboration needed on that).

"Bu' yoo are the onlee wun 'oo wood take the queens!" came the cockney accented calico tom also known as Mungojerrie. (CT - Heh heh heh that was a fun sentence to write… to many adjectives I think… meh… life goes on…)

"Who's to say they didn't go off on their own away from sissy toms like you!" said Macavity menacingly.

"Who are you calling a sissy!" came the over proud voice of a certain cat also known as Rum Tum Tugger. (Heh heh heh)

"You, dear brother."

"Let me attim!!!" yelled the Rum Tum Tugger, unsheathing his claws and hissing like a madcat.

"RESTRAIN HIM!!!" one of them yelled.

"How?!"

"Just do it!!"

So in the end Tugger was on the ground with Alonzo sitting on his stomach, Misto on his legs and Pouncival and Tumblebrutus holding his arms down.

"Why did you stop me!!" tugger yelled.

CT – Because Tugger, all stories need a villain and I can't go about killing Macavity because that would make the kits think I'm a meanie.

"Eh?"

Never mind….

"Shall we get back to the problem at hand?" one of the toms piped up.

"Admetus is right. We need to find our queens." Agreed Alonzo.

"You can go back to what you were doing Macavity." Said Tumblebrutus (Still on Tugger's leg if you wanted to know)

"But I'm booooored."

"We don't care." Said Munkustrap.

"Yeah… we don' care.. so go awai." Said Mungojerrie.

So Macavity went away feeling degraded and annoyed. He was mainly annoyed that his ex-henchcat was the one that had made him go away in the end. He'll get over it. So back in the junkyard the situation is as follows:

Coricopat has gone away to be by himself (Cori - well CT actually had to figure out how to get rid of me so that I couldn't read any minds and tell them where the queens are.) (CT – Go back to doing nothing please Coricopat!) and Tugger is on his back with four toms restraining him as he is in a rather irate mood (Tugger – You think?!?!?!?!?!). And of course the most important part the queens are all missing.

At that instant Mungojerrie had a bright idea. (One of the very few that doesn't include stealing something for Teazer, with Teazer or from Teazer.)

"Wot if we jus' leave them to I' an' 'ope tha' they come back?"

(Cori – That's a bright idea?) (Shuttup Coricopat…)

"I don't think that will work." Said Munku looking decidedly annoyed.

"Well, we can't just give up on the search." Admetus said.

"He's right." Said Pounce.

"Oi don' really care. Teaze can ge' 'erself ou' a anythin'. If they ge' inta trouble she'll ge' em ou'!"

All the cats looked at each other in fear. Everyone knew what Teazer was like when she tried to 'help'. Last time she had tried to 'help' Jenny with her sewing and unpicked three hours worth of sewing. Needless to say she stayed away from Jenny for the rest of that day. Funnily enough Mungojerrie still thought that Teazer's help was the best thing since sliced bread.

"I say we put out a search party." Said Tumble.

"Why not." Said Tugger. "I'll head a group."

All the cats looked at him and a few of them snorted a little.

"You only want your fan club back." Accused Admetus.

"So? Got a problem with that? (Please note he's still on the floor. Tugger is even worse when he's up. He's sort of like accident prone.) And when are you gonna get these cats off of me?" pointing the last part of that question to Munku.

"Never, I like you in that position."

Munkustrap laughed maniacally as Tugger just… well… lay there.

"Do any of you guys think that Munku is losing it?" asked Admetus to the 'boys'.

"Oh yeah." Said Pouncival.

The rest of them looked to Tumble in await of his 'snappy' remark that always came after Pouncival's but it didn't come. He was to busy staring at disgust at Munkustrap.

"Hey!" he finally bellowed at Munkustrap "You're supposed to be the bloody leader of this tribe! Find the *BEEEEEEEEP* queens!!"

Everything was immediately quiet. (Cricket noises are heard)

(Cori – That is so sad… this is the sort of drivel you come up with?) (Go away. Go back to contemplating life) So Coricopat contemplated life.

And at that very moment… guess who walked into the junkyard. (I'll give you three guesses. But if you need that many…)

Now you guys have to wait for part three….. *grin*

I'm trying hard to write lots before school goes back but I mean that's in less than 24 hours and I know that my school will be piling the work on a poor year nine gal like me-self. (Private schools in Sydney are like that… damn them…) As I said… less than 24 hours…. (today is the 29th of January 2002 and the time is 10:56… don't ask… I just like being exact… hmmm speaking of the time… I think it's breakfast….)