Misto felt a pulling sensation through out his body and he was being contracted
and flexed as his body was filled with a glittery-silver mist that would soon be his soul,
his life essence.
"Good luck on your quest, and remember the equinox." Selene whispered in his ear, as
she deposited him a few streets away from the Junkyard.
The light cleared and Misto took in his surroundings, sniffing about and
identifying smells as his brain threw the answers at him with lighting speed. He became
aware of a thundering sound, and stood still to listen more closely. Thunder? There
weren't any clouds in the sky; then what could it be? Misto listened for a few more
minutes, when he realized what it was.
It was his heart…
Everlasting Cat, he had a heart!
He was listening to his heartbeat.
Misto stood there listening to his heart and the world around him when he heard,
"Hey!"
Misto jumped and looked around.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." the voice continued.
Walking up to him was a Siamese queen. "Are you lost?" she asked.
"No. Just looking around. Who are you?"
"I'm Cassandra. Are you looking for someone? Maybe I could help."
Misto thought for a moment, racking his brain, trying to think of something.
"Ask her about the Junkyard." a part of his mind whispered. Misto had no idea what
that meant, but decided to ask anyway.
Cassie grinned when he asked. "Yeah I know it. You're just a few streets away from it. I
can take you there."
"All right." Misto nodded.
Cass smiled in return. "He's cute. And nice too, wonder if he has anyone." she thought. "If
he doesn't, I want him."
And the two headed for the Junkyard.
They entered the yard, and were greeted by some of the kittens and Jenny.
"Hi." the three kittens, who were Pouncival, Jemima, and Etcetera, chirped.
"Hello." Misto replied, smiling at them.
"I'm Jennyanydots and these are Pouncival, Jemima, and Etcetera." Jenny said, pointing
each kitten out.
"This is Misto. He's new and he's looking for someone, but won't say who." Cassie
supplied.
"Ah, well very nice to meet you, Misto." The kittens nodded in agreement.
"You too." Misto grinned, and let his hands glow for a moment. In a flurry of gold
sparkles, three brightly colored fuzzy mice appeared in his hands. "May I?" he asked
Jenny.
Jenny nodded and he handed the mice to the kittens.
"Thank you!" the three squealed.
"You're welcome."
"Ask about Old Deuteronomy He's their leader and might be able to help." His mind
whispered.
Misto remembered hearing the name once or twice in the underworld.
"Hey Cassandra, is it possible that I could meet Old Deuteronomy?"
"Yeah. Hey is he around?" Cassie asked Jenny.
Jenny nodded. "Yes, he's with Tantomile and Coricopat."
"Thanks. Come on Misto."
"Bye. Nice meeting you." Misto called as they left.
"You too. Thanks for the mice." the four called back.
Cassandra led Misto to Tant and Cori's layer introducing him to other cats along
the way. Misto looked for MoonbeamDancer every time, but he didn't see her.
"Maybe she's not here today." he thought, as he and Cassie came to the twins layer.
"Hello?" Cassie called.
"Come on in Cass!" came the shouted reply.
Cass and Misto entered the pipe and walked a few feet and then entered the room Tant
and Cori called home. Inside were the twins and Old Deuteronomy.
"Hello Cassandra. Who is this?" Deuteronomy asked.
The twins nodded their hellos and remained silent, sensing something not quite right with
the tuxedo cat.
"This is Misto. He wanted to talk to you sir. Misto, this is Old Deuteronomy and that's
Tantomile and Coricopat."
Misto smiled at the three, sensing their psychic abilities, knowing that they might be
trouble if any of them figured out what he was.
Cassie turned to Misto. "You gonna be okay on your own?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. See ya later." she purred, brushing his shoulder.
Misto succeeded in not gasping and flinching away as her soul filled him. He
didn't like what he saw. Her soul was a fiery orange and it was filled with greed, hate,
snobbery, and a desire to have him. It made Misto feel sick and he was happy when she
was gone. Her soul left him with a bad after taste and the need for a bath. Misto sat down,
his face pale.
"Not much fun reading her is it?" Tant asked.
Misto jumped and threw up a shield to block her out.
"She won't hurt you." Cori said softly.
Misto let down the shield and Tant gently began to psychically wipe away the psychic
residue of Cassandra. He sour was nothing but sweet, kind and concerned for what she
thought was her fellow cat. "That's why none of us read her. She leaves too much gunk
behind."
"I didn't want to, she just forced her way in."
The three nodded in sympathy. Some cats could force their souls on other cats
who were psychic, with out knowing it. Tantomile finished cleaning and gently pressed
on Misto's mind.
Misto brought up his own mental shields, his face blank, his eyes challenging her to push
further. Tant took the challenge, figuring him to be nothing but a strong psychic cat, and
gasped when she realized what he was. She backed off, her body shaking.
"What did you do to her?" Cori hissed, gathering his sister in his arms.
"Was it worth it?" Misto asked Tant, ignoring Cori's question.
Tant stared at Misto, not answering.
"Tell me. Was it worth it?" Misto repeated.
"Barely." Tant coughed out.
"What did you see? Tell me what I am."
Tant sat up with Cori's help. "Chaos. Complete and total chaos. Passage to The
Heavyside Layer and The Darkside Core has virtually stopped."
"Tell me what I am." Misto commanded, knowing full well that she knew now, exactly
what he was.
"You're Death." she whispered.
and flexed as his body was filled with a glittery-silver mist that would soon be his soul,
his life essence.
"Good luck on your quest, and remember the equinox." Selene whispered in his ear, as
she deposited him a few streets away from the Junkyard.
The light cleared and Misto took in his surroundings, sniffing about and
identifying smells as his brain threw the answers at him with lighting speed. He became
aware of a thundering sound, and stood still to listen more closely. Thunder? There
weren't any clouds in the sky; then what could it be? Misto listened for a few more
minutes, when he realized what it was.
It was his heart…
Everlasting Cat, he had a heart!
He was listening to his heartbeat.
Misto stood there listening to his heart and the world around him when he heard,
"Hey!"
Misto jumped and looked around.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." the voice continued.
Walking up to him was a Siamese queen. "Are you lost?" she asked.
"No. Just looking around. Who are you?"
"I'm Cassandra. Are you looking for someone? Maybe I could help."
Misto thought for a moment, racking his brain, trying to think of something.
"Ask her about the Junkyard." a part of his mind whispered. Misto had no idea what
that meant, but decided to ask anyway.
Cassie grinned when he asked. "Yeah I know it. You're just a few streets away from it. I
can take you there."
"All right." Misto nodded.
Cass smiled in return. "He's cute. And nice too, wonder if he has anyone." she thought. "If
he doesn't, I want him."
And the two headed for the Junkyard.
They entered the yard, and were greeted by some of the kittens and Jenny.
"Hi." the three kittens, who were Pouncival, Jemima, and Etcetera, chirped.
"Hello." Misto replied, smiling at them.
"I'm Jennyanydots and these are Pouncival, Jemima, and Etcetera." Jenny said, pointing
each kitten out.
"This is Misto. He's new and he's looking for someone, but won't say who." Cassie
supplied.
"Ah, well very nice to meet you, Misto." The kittens nodded in agreement.
"You too." Misto grinned, and let his hands glow for a moment. In a flurry of gold
sparkles, three brightly colored fuzzy mice appeared in his hands. "May I?" he asked
Jenny.
Jenny nodded and he handed the mice to the kittens.
"Thank you!" the three squealed.
"You're welcome."
"Ask about Old Deuteronomy He's their leader and might be able to help." His mind
whispered.
Misto remembered hearing the name once or twice in the underworld.
"Hey Cassandra, is it possible that I could meet Old Deuteronomy?"
"Yeah. Hey is he around?" Cassie asked Jenny.
Jenny nodded. "Yes, he's with Tantomile and Coricopat."
"Thanks. Come on Misto."
"Bye. Nice meeting you." Misto called as they left.
"You too. Thanks for the mice." the four called back.
Cassandra led Misto to Tant and Cori's layer introducing him to other cats along
the way. Misto looked for MoonbeamDancer every time, but he didn't see her.
"Maybe she's not here today." he thought, as he and Cassie came to the twins layer.
"Hello?" Cassie called.
"Come on in Cass!" came the shouted reply.
Cass and Misto entered the pipe and walked a few feet and then entered the room Tant
and Cori called home. Inside were the twins and Old Deuteronomy.
"Hello Cassandra. Who is this?" Deuteronomy asked.
The twins nodded their hellos and remained silent, sensing something not quite right with
the tuxedo cat.
"This is Misto. He wanted to talk to you sir. Misto, this is Old Deuteronomy and that's
Tantomile and Coricopat."
Misto smiled at the three, sensing their psychic abilities, knowing that they might be
trouble if any of them figured out what he was.
Cassie turned to Misto. "You gonna be okay on your own?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. See ya later." she purred, brushing his shoulder.
Misto succeeded in not gasping and flinching away as her soul filled him. He
didn't like what he saw. Her soul was a fiery orange and it was filled with greed, hate,
snobbery, and a desire to have him. It made Misto feel sick and he was happy when she
was gone. Her soul left him with a bad after taste and the need for a bath. Misto sat down,
his face pale.
"Not much fun reading her is it?" Tant asked.
Misto jumped and threw up a shield to block her out.
"She won't hurt you." Cori said softly.
Misto let down the shield and Tant gently began to psychically wipe away the psychic
residue of Cassandra. He sour was nothing but sweet, kind and concerned for what she
thought was her fellow cat. "That's why none of us read her. She leaves too much gunk
behind."
"I didn't want to, she just forced her way in."
The three nodded in sympathy. Some cats could force their souls on other cats
who were psychic, with out knowing it. Tantomile finished cleaning and gently pressed
on Misto's mind.
Misto brought up his own mental shields, his face blank, his eyes challenging her to push
further. Tant took the challenge, figuring him to be nothing but a strong psychic cat, and
gasped when she realized what he was. She backed off, her body shaking.
"What did you do to her?" Cori hissed, gathering his sister in his arms.
"Was it worth it?" Misto asked Tant, ignoring Cori's question.
Tant stared at Misto, not answering.
"Tell me. Was it worth it?" Misto repeated.
"Barely." Tant coughed out.
"What did you see? Tell me what I am."
Tant sat up with Cori's help. "Chaos. Complete and total chaos. Passage to The
Heavyside Layer and The Darkside Core has virtually stopped."
"Tell me what I am." Misto commanded, knowing full well that she knew now, exactly
what he was.
"You're Death." she whispered.