Family the ties that bind.
A/N Trinity, thanks for reviewing, what the heck were you doing surfing at 3 a.m.? Anyway, this chapter should clear up any questions that there are about how Snowball and Stardust are related, if it doesn't. well, I'll try to paint a clearer picture later.
Stardust watched as Snowball practiced the butterfly trick that she had just been taught. The training was coming along at a faster pace then previously expected, Snowball was a ready and willing student. And if anything, more dedicated to learning how to use the magic properly then Stardust was when she was first chosen. Stardust smiled slightly as Snowball accidentally changed her own fur to a shocking pink color. "Keep trying Snowball, and remember to concentrate."
Snowball nodded quietly, "what do you think, do I look good in pink?" She inquired, trying to keep a sense of humor as she attempted to master the new spell. "Someday, do you think I could tell Mistoffelees what it is like up here?" she asked, motioning a paw at the room around the pair of queens.
"Perhaps someday." Stardust conceded, not sure if it was the right thing to say, but knowing that Mistoffelees had some feelings for Snowball, and the feelings might be reciprocated in time.
Snowball laughed merrily and then concentrated on the butterfly spell again, the pink of her fur melted away so that there was a puddle of hot pink liquid at her paws, "Blue, and purple and orange, colors of the rainbow come together and make butterflies arrange." Snowball paused and then watched in amazement as butterflies slowly emerged from the liquid at her paws and then danced around her.
Meanwhile, Angel being curious as normal slipped into the room that contained the books that detailed each cat's life. She wanted to know how Snowball and Stardust were related. and exactly how old her aunt was. "It can't be possible that she is older then I am, mother only had me a few years ago. and she looks to be younger then me." Angel murmured huffily as she ran her paw along the spines of the books that lined the shelves to see where her mother kept her closely guarded secrets. "Here we are." Angel muttered to herself as she pulled a thick blue book from the shelf.
Sitting down at one of the tables she flipped through the pages until she found something that made some sense. Angel paused thoughtfully, "Aunt Dove left us for the darkness, she tried to kill off mother. and she almost succeeded." Angel looked up and then pulled a viewing crystal over to the book. Picking it up and looking it over thoughtfully she placed it onto the words that were written, "Show me." She commanded, sitting back and watching as images were projected.
Clear Water breathed quietly, trying to quell her pains as she waited for the kitten to be born, "Katrina is a good enough name as any. the elders say she will be exiled before long." She murmured to herself, "I only hope she isn't killed in exile." Clear Water let out a scream of pain and embarrassment as the tiny white kitten entered into a cold cruel world. "Welcome Katrina." She said softly pulling the kitten towards her to bathe her for the first time.
Two years later, a slender white queen with brown eyes was waiting near a cushion; Katrina had aged gracefully in the past two years. A slight smile alighted on her face as a young black tom approached, "William, I didn't think you would come." She greeted politely before pouncing on him playfully, "What's wrong? You haven't said anything to me for the past two days. did I do something wrong?" Katrina paused stepping back slightly, tears threatening to fall from her brown eyes.
"No sweet Katrina, you haven't done anything wrong. In fact, I want to ask you something." William paused, his blue eyes searching Katrina's for some sense of hope, "will you accompany me to the carnival?" He asked.
Katrina flung herself at him with open arms, "of course I will, I'm happy when I'm with you." She kissed him on the cheek, "let me go tell mama, and then we can go together." Katrina purred softly, nuzzling William gently before pulling herself away. "Please wait for me." Katrina gave him one last kiss before dashing off towards where her mother was. Shortly thereafter Katrina returned to where William was still waiting and the two ran off to the carnival.
Several months later Clear Water watched through slitted eyes as Katrina raced away from her soon to be mate William. 'Just as the elders said would happen. the madness will come and she will leave.' Clear Water thought to herself, 'only a matter of time before she is exiled completely.' Clear Water nuzzled her mate and the two left quietly to their home.
That very night Katrina was placed before the council of elders. After they passed judgment on the murder which she was accused of, William stalked up to her and slapped her across the face, "the engagement is through." He stated coldly, "you are no longer welcome here, if you show your face near here it will be my pleasure to kill you personally." William turned and walked over to join the elders in comforting the family that had lost the two kittens.
Present time, Angel gasped in shock and surprise as she remembered her mother's pain and the hushed murmurs of blood on her paws, and how the blood would never come off. "Dear heavens, no wonder mother never mentions her past around here." Angel shivered in thought. "But Clear Water and Storm Cloud were Aunt Snowball's parents as well, mother mentioned them a few years ago." Angel moved the crystal and flipped through several pages of writing, "oh." she murmured softly, placing the crystal on the writing again.
Clear Water stormed up to a dark gray queen angrily, "you promised us longevity if we would betray our first born. she is no longer our responsibility Anna. and for all we know she could be dead. so where is our longevity?" "Patience Clear Water, Patience. you will get your longer life in time." the queen called Anna laughed coldly, "in two days time we will return to my home. and you will receive your repayment." Anna's black eyes sparkled dangerously before she turned to where a tom that resembled a rag mop waited for her, "I'm coming my dear." She called sweetly.
Anna did fulfill her promise, but at a price, the couple was kept in separate rooms for many years. Anna did not tell them that she was not as sweet tempered as they thought; she was a queen of darkness and twilight mixed together. 'I kept my end of the bargain North Star, you had better be sure that this queen is who you think she is.' Anna thought to herself as she made her way to a London junkyard where Katrina and her new friend Magic were speaking softly.
Katrina hissed upon recognizing her enemy, "dangerous magic's." she muttered icily to Magic, "please get to safety."
"No, where you fight, I fight. I'm not letting you get hurt." Magic replied gently, nuzzling Katrina carefully, "you won't get hurt as long as I am around."
Within a few short hours, Katrina grew weary of the fight, and yet knew exactly what she had to do in order to end the fight. "Seven Sisters, Seven Stars, give me strength, to finish this score." She commanded standing tall before hurling a fireball at Anna and Magic who were still struggling. "Magic, get out of the way." She screamed in fear as she watched the fireball get closer to the pair.
Everything happened so quickly that Katrina could not make sense of it. Magic had stood in shock as the fireball drew closer; he could not teleport himself away in time. Anna had walked away from the fight unharmed, but Katrina was taken away from Magic. from the life she had become so close too.
Present time, Angel sniffled in thought, "wow. so mom did love again, she and Magic were good friends, and they told each other everything. cool." Angel paused as a wind swept through the room and she heard a cold voice speaking, there wasn't an image to accompany the voice, but Angel knew in her heart that this was Anna, the one queen who her mother feared the most.
"So, you thought you could escape me by coming here. to this place forgotten by every knowledgeable cat. how pathetic." The voice paused as she noticed the three kittens sleeping peacefully nearby. "Well so this is your reason for trying to escape. how interesting. The gray one I claim as my own, the other two. well perhaps someday they will prove themselves worthy in helping me find out what happened to that queen, Katrina." Anna hissed icily as two cats tried pleading their case, "I'll have none of that. you two haven't fully enjoyed your longevity yet, it may have been a few hundred years since last I fought Katrina. but three years hence. this kitten, such a sweet dove. She will help me to destroy my enemy."
Angel shuddered as the voice and winded faded away, "oh dear heaviside, now I see why Aunt Snow and Uncle Ashes traveled so much." Angel wiped away a tear and then went to put the book back in it's place, never again would she give in to curiosity, she had seen far too many strange things for one night.
On Earth, even though months had passed since Mistoffelees had seen the death of Snowball, he was still quiet and withdrawn. Demeter and Munkustrap were at a loss of what to say or do for the young magical cat. Deuteronomy had not returned to the junkyard, and there was no telling of if or when the revered leader would be coming back. Jemima and Electra had met after Mistoffelees had fallen asleep to speak in hushed tones of what was to eventually come. On this particular evening, the knowledge that Electra held was important, and she was eager to let her best friend know that good things were coming.
Jemima exited the pipe that her brother had chosen as his home, Electra was waiting nearby. and pacing, good heavens she had taken on Munkustrap's more annoying habit of pacing. "Leccy." She hissed at the pacing calico as soon as she noticed that Electra was not stopping anytime soon. "What news do you bring?"
Electra sighed in relief as Jemima emerged finally, "Stardust, she says that the training is coming along nicely. and fairly soon she will allow Snowball to return to the junkyard to continue training with Mistoffelees." Electra smiled in thought, "how is Misto doing? Is he still trying to contact Heaviside?"
"You said it I didn't." Jemima replied softly, "he was going to try one last time tonight, but thank heavens he fell asleep, I would have been here for hours if he hadn't." Jemima sat down on the ground, "she's returning then. how wonderful, any idea when?"
Electra shook her head, "not a notion Jems, Star said it would be a surprise. she might even let Deuteronomy know, after all she knows where Deuteronomy has been for the past few months." Electra sat down beside Jemima, "Victoria hasn't contacted him has she?" she inquired, motioning at the pipe carefully, "there are whispers that Victoria and Stardust are related, but Star hasn't said anything one way or the other as to whether the whispers are true."
Jemima frowned in thought, "no, I would have known if that were true or not. Tugger and I have been splitting shifts, I take the day shift and Tugger takes the night shift. Last few nights Tugger hasn't mentioned anything about visitors."
Electra nodded, "good I guess. Let's go get you something to eat, I'm sure you must be tired." Electra stood and offered a paw to Jemima and then the two walked off to a nearby restaurant that catered to animals.
A shimmering light floated into the pipe and danced around Mistoffelees sleeping form. Changing colors from white to pink to blue and then a dazzling gold and silver combination, the sleeping Mistoffelees was finally allowed to see Heaviside, and have a peaceful nights sleep.
A/N how rude of me, there's more coming, this was mainly for the benefit of those who read and were completely confounded by what was written.. Woo- hoo, 21 and another chapter up.
A/N Trinity, thanks for reviewing, what the heck were you doing surfing at 3 a.m.? Anyway, this chapter should clear up any questions that there are about how Snowball and Stardust are related, if it doesn't. well, I'll try to paint a clearer picture later.
Stardust watched as Snowball practiced the butterfly trick that she had just been taught. The training was coming along at a faster pace then previously expected, Snowball was a ready and willing student. And if anything, more dedicated to learning how to use the magic properly then Stardust was when she was first chosen. Stardust smiled slightly as Snowball accidentally changed her own fur to a shocking pink color. "Keep trying Snowball, and remember to concentrate."
Snowball nodded quietly, "what do you think, do I look good in pink?" She inquired, trying to keep a sense of humor as she attempted to master the new spell. "Someday, do you think I could tell Mistoffelees what it is like up here?" she asked, motioning a paw at the room around the pair of queens.
"Perhaps someday." Stardust conceded, not sure if it was the right thing to say, but knowing that Mistoffelees had some feelings for Snowball, and the feelings might be reciprocated in time.
Snowball laughed merrily and then concentrated on the butterfly spell again, the pink of her fur melted away so that there was a puddle of hot pink liquid at her paws, "Blue, and purple and orange, colors of the rainbow come together and make butterflies arrange." Snowball paused and then watched in amazement as butterflies slowly emerged from the liquid at her paws and then danced around her.
Meanwhile, Angel being curious as normal slipped into the room that contained the books that detailed each cat's life. She wanted to know how Snowball and Stardust were related. and exactly how old her aunt was. "It can't be possible that she is older then I am, mother only had me a few years ago. and she looks to be younger then me." Angel murmured huffily as she ran her paw along the spines of the books that lined the shelves to see where her mother kept her closely guarded secrets. "Here we are." Angel muttered to herself as she pulled a thick blue book from the shelf.
Sitting down at one of the tables she flipped through the pages until she found something that made some sense. Angel paused thoughtfully, "Aunt Dove left us for the darkness, she tried to kill off mother. and she almost succeeded." Angel looked up and then pulled a viewing crystal over to the book. Picking it up and looking it over thoughtfully she placed it onto the words that were written, "Show me." She commanded, sitting back and watching as images were projected.
Clear Water breathed quietly, trying to quell her pains as she waited for the kitten to be born, "Katrina is a good enough name as any. the elders say she will be exiled before long." She murmured to herself, "I only hope she isn't killed in exile." Clear Water let out a scream of pain and embarrassment as the tiny white kitten entered into a cold cruel world. "Welcome Katrina." She said softly pulling the kitten towards her to bathe her for the first time.
Two years later, a slender white queen with brown eyes was waiting near a cushion; Katrina had aged gracefully in the past two years. A slight smile alighted on her face as a young black tom approached, "William, I didn't think you would come." She greeted politely before pouncing on him playfully, "What's wrong? You haven't said anything to me for the past two days. did I do something wrong?" Katrina paused stepping back slightly, tears threatening to fall from her brown eyes.
"No sweet Katrina, you haven't done anything wrong. In fact, I want to ask you something." William paused, his blue eyes searching Katrina's for some sense of hope, "will you accompany me to the carnival?" He asked.
Katrina flung herself at him with open arms, "of course I will, I'm happy when I'm with you." She kissed him on the cheek, "let me go tell mama, and then we can go together." Katrina purred softly, nuzzling William gently before pulling herself away. "Please wait for me." Katrina gave him one last kiss before dashing off towards where her mother was. Shortly thereafter Katrina returned to where William was still waiting and the two ran off to the carnival.
Several months later Clear Water watched through slitted eyes as Katrina raced away from her soon to be mate William. 'Just as the elders said would happen. the madness will come and she will leave.' Clear Water thought to herself, 'only a matter of time before she is exiled completely.' Clear Water nuzzled her mate and the two left quietly to their home.
That very night Katrina was placed before the council of elders. After they passed judgment on the murder which she was accused of, William stalked up to her and slapped her across the face, "the engagement is through." He stated coldly, "you are no longer welcome here, if you show your face near here it will be my pleasure to kill you personally." William turned and walked over to join the elders in comforting the family that had lost the two kittens.
Present time, Angel gasped in shock and surprise as she remembered her mother's pain and the hushed murmurs of blood on her paws, and how the blood would never come off. "Dear heavens, no wonder mother never mentions her past around here." Angel shivered in thought. "But Clear Water and Storm Cloud were Aunt Snowball's parents as well, mother mentioned them a few years ago." Angel moved the crystal and flipped through several pages of writing, "oh." she murmured softly, placing the crystal on the writing again.
Clear Water stormed up to a dark gray queen angrily, "you promised us longevity if we would betray our first born. she is no longer our responsibility Anna. and for all we know she could be dead. so where is our longevity?" "Patience Clear Water, Patience. you will get your longer life in time." the queen called Anna laughed coldly, "in two days time we will return to my home. and you will receive your repayment." Anna's black eyes sparkled dangerously before she turned to where a tom that resembled a rag mop waited for her, "I'm coming my dear." She called sweetly.
Anna did fulfill her promise, but at a price, the couple was kept in separate rooms for many years. Anna did not tell them that she was not as sweet tempered as they thought; she was a queen of darkness and twilight mixed together. 'I kept my end of the bargain North Star, you had better be sure that this queen is who you think she is.' Anna thought to herself as she made her way to a London junkyard where Katrina and her new friend Magic were speaking softly.
Katrina hissed upon recognizing her enemy, "dangerous magic's." she muttered icily to Magic, "please get to safety."
"No, where you fight, I fight. I'm not letting you get hurt." Magic replied gently, nuzzling Katrina carefully, "you won't get hurt as long as I am around."
Within a few short hours, Katrina grew weary of the fight, and yet knew exactly what she had to do in order to end the fight. "Seven Sisters, Seven Stars, give me strength, to finish this score." She commanded standing tall before hurling a fireball at Anna and Magic who were still struggling. "Magic, get out of the way." She screamed in fear as she watched the fireball get closer to the pair.
Everything happened so quickly that Katrina could not make sense of it. Magic had stood in shock as the fireball drew closer; he could not teleport himself away in time. Anna had walked away from the fight unharmed, but Katrina was taken away from Magic. from the life she had become so close too.
Present time, Angel sniffled in thought, "wow. so mom did love again, she and Magic were good friends, and they told each other everything. cool." Angel paused as a wind swept through the room and she heard a cold voice speaking, there wasn't an image to accompany the voice, but Angel knew in her heart that this was Anna, the one queen who her mother feared the most.
"So, you thought you could escape me by coming here. to this place forgotten by every knowledgeable cat. how pathetic." The voice paused as she noticed the three kittens sleeping peacefully nearby. "Well so this is your reason for trying to escape. how interesting. The gray one I claim as my own, the other two. well perhaps someday they will prove themselves worthy in helping me find out what happened to that queen, Katrina." Anna hissed icily as two cats tried pleading their case, "I'll have none of that. you two haven't fully enjoyed your longevity yet, it may have been a few hundred years since last I fought Katrina. but three years hence. this kitten, such a sweet dove. She will help me to destroy my enemy."
Angel shuddered as the voice and winded faded away, "oh dear heaviside, now I see why Aunt Snow and Uncle Ashes traveled so much." Angel wiped away a tear and then went to put the book back in it's place, never again would she give in to curiosity, she had seen far too many strange things for one night.
On Earth, even though months had passed since Mistoffelees had seen the death of Snowball, he was still quiet and withdrawn. Demeter and Munkustrap were at a loss of what to say or do for the young magical cat. Deuteronomy had not returned to the junkyard, and there was no telling of if or when the revered leader would be coming back. Jemima and Electra had met after Mistoffelees had fallen asleep to speak in hushed tones of what was to eventually come. On this particular evening, the knowledge that Electra held was important, and she was eager to let her best friend know that good things were coming.
Jemima exited the pipe that her brother had chosen as his home, Electra was waiting nearby. and pacing, good heavens she had taken on Munkustrap's more annoying habit of pacing. "Leccy." She hissed at the pacing calico as soon as she noticed that Electra was not stopping anytime soon. "What news do you bring?"
Electra sighed in relief as Jemima emerged finally, "Stardust, she says that the training is coming along nicely. and fairly soon she will allow Snowball to return to the junkyard to continue training with Mistoffelees." Electra smiled in thought, "how is Misto doing? Is he still trying to contact Heaviside?"
"You said it I didn't." Jemima replied softly, "he was going to try one last time tonight, but thank heavens he fell asleep, I would have been here for hours if he hadn't." Jemima sat down on the ground, "she's returning then. how wonderful, any idea when?"
Electra shook her head, "not a notion Jems, Star said it would be a surprise. she might even let Deuteronomy know, after all she knows where Deuteronomy has been for the past few months." Electra sat down beside Jemima, "Victoria hasn't contacted him has she?" she inquired, motioning at the pipe carefully, "there are whispers that Victoria and Stardust are related, but Star hasn't said anything one way or the other as to whether the whispers are true."
Jemima frowned in thought, "no, I would have known if that were true or not. Tugger and I have been splitting shifts, I take the day shift and Tugger takes the night shift. Last few nights Tugger hasn't mentioned anything about visitors."
Electra nodded, "good I guess. Let's go get you something to eat, I'm sure you must be tired." Electra stood and offered a paw to Jemima and then the two walked off to a nearby restaurant that catered to animals.
A shimmering light floated into the pipe and danced around Mistoffelees sleeping form. Changing colors from white to pink to blue and then a dazzling gold and silver combination, the sleeping Mistoffelees was finally allowed to see Heaviside, and have a peaceful nights sleep.
A/N how rude of me, there's more coming, this was mainly for the benefit of those who read and were completely confounded by what was written.. Woo- hoo, 21 and another chapter up.