Disclaimer: In no way do I own any of the cats from "Cats" the musical, all
of them belonging to the talented T. S. Eliot. The characters Chyna and
Cassie belong to me though. Stealing them will result in Macavity doing
evil and mean things, like the evil villain he is. Enjoy the story!
Chapter 16
Misto was tired and covered in sweat. Vinny laughed at the tiring cat in front of him. Misto just wanted to get back to the Junkyard, knowing Cassie was back there, waiting for him to return. Vinny wouldn't let up though! Vinny drove Misto back into a far wall; ready to end this cat's all nine lives! He threw out his paw against Misto's head and knocked him unconscious. He brought up his paw to deliver the killing blow, but as he brought up his paw, something grabbed him from behind and spun him around. Mungojerrie stood there, frowning at him.
"I thought I 'eard you, Vindemiatrix. You leave Mistoffelees alone or I will kill you." Mungo growled in Vinny's face. Vindemiatrix cowered from Mungo. He had seen that cat in action, he couldn't take Mungo. Vinny turned and ran down the hallway then disappeared into one of the many doors.
Mungo walked over to Misto and helped him up. Mistoffelees woke up in a daze, wondering what happened. "Mungo, what are you doing here? Where did Vinny go?"
"Munkustrap and Plato 'ad Macavity under control, and I 'eard fightin' out 'ear. Thought I'd see what was 'appenin'. Good thing I came when I did. 'e was about to kill ya!" Mungo exclaimed.
Misto turned pale. "Really?" His big brown eyes got even bigger from fear. His own brother had tried to kill him..."I just want to go home." Misto tired to stand up, but he fell on his face again. Mungo saw that he was in no condition to walk to the Junkyard by himself.
"'ome on, Misto. I'll take ya home." Mungo took Misto under the arm and lifted him up. Misto was just delighted of the idea of seeing Cassie again. Mungo walked toward home, thinking after this is all over him and Demeter could start a family...
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"Jenny!! Jelly! Help me, quick!" Yelled Chyna, helping a heaving Cassie into the Junkyard. Jennyanydots and Jellylorum ran forward with the kittens behind them. Everyone was delighted to see Cassie safe and sound, but at the same time dismayed at her condition. She didn't look very healthily for a queen who was bearing kittens. Jelly quickly took Cassie into the Junkpile, to the "Doctoring Room" as the Jellicles called it. They had plenty of privacy and lots of medical supplies. Jenny stayed back and inquired,"Chyna, where's Mistoffelees?"
"He's still fighting Vinny. He said that he will be back as soon as he can though." Chyna explained worriedly. Jenny grimly smiled and followed Jelly into the pile of Junk. Chyna sighed worriedly again and looked around at the kittens with questions on their faces. She told them that everything was going better then planned, and that she expected the cats back anytime now.
Azimech woke up with Jemima at his side. He smiled and licked her cheek, smiling down at her. He looked up when he heard commotion in the Junkyard. He peeked over the trunk to see...Rumpleteazer?!? Wait! She was carrying that Cassie queen that Macavity kidnapped! And she didn't have a cockney accent after all! He did a double take when Jelly called her Chyna! So he had been fooled! By a Jellicle nonetheless! He felt hate swelling up in him...from where? His one true love was a Jellicle. He shouldn't hate them! Old habit he told himself.
"Whatcha doing, Azzy?" Questioned a voice behind him. Jemima came up next to him and nuzzled the tom's striped fur. She looked down on the Junkyard.
"OH! Chyna's back! You have to meet her, she's the nicest!" Before Azzy could stop her, she called out, "Hey Chyna! Come here!"
Azzy looked about for an escape route. This was not going to be a good reunion. He couldn't find one...he was stuck! And Chyna was climbing the car...
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Macavity was even redder now, from blood that Munkustrap had forced from his veins. Munk examined his handiwork and smiled to himself.
'Think you can beat me Macavity? Well, look at you now!' gloated Munkustrap in his head. Macavity glared at Munk and attacked him again. Munk saw it coming and ducked. Mac went flying across the crates, almost falling off the side to the hard unforgiving floor below. Plato laughed at the evil cat and took a swipe at his face. Mac glared up at the brown tom.
"I'll get you for that, Plato. No doubt about that." He snarled, as he jumped up and attacked Plato. Mac was too weak though to hurt the strong tom, so he turned his attention back to Munk who was weakening from fighting Macavity. Munk screamed in pain as Macavity dug his claws into Munk's side.
"They're in here!" Victoria's voice called, as she entered the room followed by Bombalrina and Rum Tum Tugger. Plato looked up and saw Victoria. Vic smiled and joined her love, with Bomb and Tugger growling at Macavity. Macavity growled in defiance. "This hardly seems fair, Jellicle." Mac then got a sudden burst of energy and took on Munkustrap with more vigor then before. Tugger growled and started to run forward, but Bomb stopped him.
"This is between those two." Bomb simply stated. Tugger glanced worriedly at the two fighting cats. He hoped she was right...
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"What is HE doing here?" demanded Chyna.
Jemima looked at Chyna with a confused look. "What do you mean, Chyna? He is my mate. We love each other." Azimech gave Chyna a sheepish grin.
"Let me explain, please..." Azimech begged. Chyna laughed.
"Sure, go ahead, Azimech." She taunted.
Jemima stepped in. "How do you know Azimech?"
"Oh, we met in a very unbecoming place." Chyna explained, anger flaring up in her eyes.
Jemima's eyes filled with tears. "What is she talking about, Azzy?" She asked with nervousness in her voice. Azzy took her paws and looked deep into her eyes. "I've changed, sweetheart. I am no longer the cat I once was..."
Jemima jerked her paws from his grip. "What was so bad about your past that you can't even share it with your own mate?"
Chyna then stepped in. "He is a hench cat of Macavity." Jemima fell dead silent. Tears fell from her eyes as she looked at her Azimech in a totally different light. Her Azzy, doing evil deeds for the cat that caused her nightmares every night? Azzy looked at her with pleading eyes. "Just let me explain.." He started, taking a step towards Jemima. She glared at him with cold eyes.
"I never thought you would betray me like this, Azimech, I guess I was wrong." She turned on her heel and slipped off the roof of the car, into the night sobbing very loud. Azimech started to run after her, but Chyna stopped him.
"And where do you think you are going?" She asked. She grabbed him roughly by the neck and threw him off the truck. He landed with a graceful cat landing. He looked up at wonderment at Chyna. She didn't look that strong! She jumped off the car and into Azimech's face.
"If I ever see you here again, I will personally rip you apart. GO!" She screamed, turned her tail and ran to check on Cassie. Azimech's heart tore in two. He had to go find Jemima! He went off in the direction that Jemima ran off in. He pricked his ears up and heard faint crying. He followed the sound to an empty can where Jemima had retreated to weep.
He pawed at the opening. She turned around, with tears streaming down her face. She looked at him pleadingly. "Please say that you aren't one of Macavity's hench cats!" She sobbed, approaching him and placing her head on his shoulder. She cried into his fur. Azzy wrapped her in his warm fuzzy arms.
"Jemmy, but that would not be the truth. I was Macavity's hench cat. WAS. Not anymore. I was such a young kitten when I decided to join, so vulnerable to what Macavity had to promise me. I have wanted out for a long time. He would just never let me go, I had to use the Jellicles as a distraction for my escape."
Jemima looked into her love's eyes. "Did you ever kill anyone?" She asked fearfully. Azzy smiled at her.
"No, I had to turn down a couple of "jobs" Macavity wanted me to do to avoid seriously hurting another cat. I am not like that, Jemmy."
Jemima breathed a sigh of relief. "So you will never go back to that evil cat?"
Azimech smiled down at her. "Never, my little Jemmy. I love you." He added, placing a passionate kiss on her lips.
"I love you too. I am sorry for not trusting you." Jemina apologized. Azzy nuzzled her, causing her to purr.
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"They're in here!" Yelled Talitha over her shoulder. Dubhe huffed and puffed, trying to catch up with her older sister. They had dodged the cats fighting outside and entered Macavity's lair, looking for their parents. Talitha had been following the sounds of cats fighting. They turned the corner into Macavity's throne room, and they gasped as they saw Munkustrap. He was fighting that red evil cat that Demeter told them so much about. The big red cat looked in pretty bad shape, even worse then Munk looked.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Yelled Talitha at the top of her lungs. She raced toward the fighting cats, and all of them looked up in surprise. Plato stepped forward, "What are you doing here?" He demanded. A sly grin grew across Macavity's face that no one saw. He then leapt forward without any warning and snatched up the kitten from her father's protective paws. Victoria screamed and clawed at him, but Macavity was just out of her reach. Macavity ran to the window and said through clenched teeth, "So Plato, this is my payback to you!" he yelled as he let go of Talitha's neck, sending her to the hard concrete below. A terrified kitten scream could be heard, then dead silence. Dubhe stood in stunned despair. Her sister was dead! Victoria burst into tears and ran to Plato, who was brimming with anger. Dubhe joined her mother, her eyes too blurry to see what happened next.
Plato screamed and ran blindly towards Macavity, who was now cackling uncontrollably. Plato head butted him right out the window, followed by a sickening thud. Munk looked up dizzily. Macavity was dead! There was no more evil now to threaten the Jellicles! Without their leader, his hench cats were unable to govern themselves. Then he looked at Plato and Victoria, remembering their loss of a kitten. Victoria wept on Plato's shoulder as he hugged her and Dubhe, all he had left of his family. Munk limped over to Plato.
"Let's go home." Munk said, leading his step sister and niece lovingly off toward the door. He bit down on his lip, trying to stay strong for Vicky's sake. Plato glanced back at the window and wiped away a tear. 'I'll never forget you, my little Tally' he thought to himself as he sadly followed his mate, daughter and brother in law out the door. The memory of his daughter falling to her death would burn in his soul forever.
Chapter 16
Misto was tired and covered in sweat. Vinny laughed at the tiring cat in front of him. Misto just wanted to get back to the Junkyard, knowing Cassie was back there, waiting for him to return. Vinny wouldn't let up though! Vinny drove Misto back into a far wall; ready to end this cat's all nine lives! He threw out his paw against Misto's head and knocked him unconscious. He brought up his paw to deliver the killing blow, but as he brought up his paw, something grabbed him from behind and spun him around. Mungojerrie stood there, frowning at him.
"I thought I 'eard you, Vindemiatrix. You leave Mistoffelees alone or I will kill you." Mungo growled in Vinny's face. Vindemiatrix cowered from Mungo. He had seen that cat in action, he couldn't take Mungo. Vinny turned and ran down the hallway then disappeared into one of the many doors.
Mungo walked over to Misto and helped him up. Mistoffelees woke up in a daze, wondering what happened. "Mungo, what are you doing here? Where did Vinny go?"
"Munkustrap and Plato 'ad Macavity under control, and I 'eard fightin' out 'ear. Thought I'd see what was 'appenin'. Good thing I came when I did. 'e was about to kill ya!" Mungo exclaimed.
Misto turned pale. "Really?" His big brown eyes got even bigger from fear. His own brother had tried to kill him..."I just want to go home." Misto tired to stand up, but he fell on his face again. Mungo saw that he was in no condition to walk to the Junkyard by himself.
"'ome on, Misto. I'll take ya home." Mungo took Misto under the arm and lifted him up. Misto was just delighted of the idea of seeing Cassie again. Mungo walked toward home, thinking after this is all over him and Demeter could start a family...
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"Jenny!! Jelly! Help me, quick!" Yelled Chyna, helping a heaving Cassie into the Junkyard. Jennyanydots and Jellylorum ran forward with the kittens behind them. Everyone was delighted to see Cassie safe and sound, but at the same time dismayed at her condition. She didn't look very healthily for a queen who was bearing kittens. Jelly quickly took Cassie into the Junkpile, to the "Doctoring Room" as the Jellicles called it. They had plenty of privacy and lots of medical supplies. Jenny stayed back and inquired,"Chyna, where's Mistoffelees?"
"He's still fighting Vinny. He said that he will be back as soon as he can though." Chyna explained worriedly. Jenny grimly smiled and followed Jelly into the pile of Junk. Chyna sighed worriedly again and looked around at the kittens with questions on their faces. She told them that everything was going better then planned, and that she expected the cats back anytime now.
Azimech woke up with Jemima at his side. He smiled and licked her cheek, smiling down at her. He looked up when he heard commotion in the Junkyard. He peeked over the trunk to see...Rumpleteazer?!? Wait! She was carrying that Cassie queen that Macavity kidnapped! And she didn't have a cockney accent after all! He did a double take when Jelly called her Chyna! So he had been fooled! By a Jellicle nonetheless! He felt hate swelling up in him...from where? His one true love was a Jellicle. He shouldn't hate them! Old habit he told himself.
"Whatcha doing, Azzy?" Questioned a voice behind him. Jemima came up next to him and nuzzled the tom's striped fur. She looked down on the Junkyard.
"OH! Chyna's back! You have to meet her, she's the nicest!" Before Azzy could stop her, she called out, "Hey Chyna! Come here!"
Azzy looked about for an escape route. This was not going to be a good reunion. He couldn't find one...he was stuck! And Chyna was climbing the car...
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Macavity was even redder now, from blood that Munkustrap had forced from his veins. Munk examined his handiwork and smiled to himself.
'Think you can beat me Macavity? Well, look at you now!' gloated Munkustrap in his head. Macavity glared at Munk and attacked him again. Munk saw it coming and ducked. Mac went flying across the crates, almost falling off the side to the hard unforgiving floor below. Plato laughed at the evil cat and took a swipe at his face. Mac glared up at the brown tom.
"I'll get you for that, Plato. No doubt about that." He snarled, as he jumped up and attacked Plato. Mac was too weak though to hurt the strong tom, so he turned his attention back to Munk who was weakening from fighting Macavity. Munk screamed in pain as Macavity dug his claws into Munk's side.
"They're in here!" Victoria's voice called, as she entered the room followed by Bombalrina and Rum Tum Tugger. Plato looked up and saw Victoria. Vic smiled and joined her love, with Bomb and Tugger growling at Macavity. Macavity growled in defiance. "This hardly seems fair, Jellicle." Mac then got a sudden burst of energy and took on Munkustrap with more vigor then before. Tugger growled and started to run forward, but Bomb stopped him.
"This is between those two." Bomb simply stated. Tugger glanced worriedly at the two fighting cats. He hoped she was right...
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"What is HE doing here?" demanded Chyna.
Jemima looked at Chyna with a confused look. "What do you mean, Chyna? He is my mate. We love each other." Azimech gave Chyna a sheepish grin.
"Let me explain, please..." Azimech begged. Chyna laughed.
"Sure, go ahead, Azimech." She taunted.
Jemima stepped in. "How do you know Azimech?"
"Oh, we met in a very unbecoming place." Chyna explained, anger flaring up in her eyes.
Jemima's eyes filled with tears. "What is she talking about, Azzy?" She asked with nervousness in her voice. Azzy took her paws and looked deep into her eyes. "I've changed, sweetheart. I am no longer the cat I once was..."
Jemima jerked her paws from his grip. "What was so bad about your past that you can't even share it with your own mate?"
Chyna then stepped in. "He is a hench cat of Macavity." Jemima fell dead silent. Tears fell from her eyes as she looked at her Azimech in a totally different light. Her Azzy, doing evil deeds for the cat that caused her nightmares every night? Azzy looked at her with pleading eyes. "Just let me explain.." He started, taking a step towards Jemima. She glared at him with cold eyes.
"I never thought you would betray me like this, Azimech, I guess I was wrong." She turned on her heel and slipped off the roof of the car, into the night sobbing very loud. Azimech started to run after her, but Chyna stopped him.
"And where do you think you are going?" She asked. She grabbed him roughly by the neck and threw him off the truck. He landed with a graceful cat landing. He looked up at wonderment at Chyna. She didn't look that strong! She jumped off the car and into Azimech's face.
"If I ever see you here again, I will personally rip you apart. GO!" She screamed, turned her tail and ran to check on Cassie. Azimech's heart tore in two. He had to go find Jemima! He went off in the direction that Jemima ran off in. He pricked his ears up and heard faint crying. He followed the sound to an empty can where Jemima had retreated to weep.
He pawed at the opening. She turned around, with tears streaming down her face. She looked at him pleadingly. "Please say that you aren't one of Macavity's hench cats!" She sobbed, approaching him and placing her head on his shoulder. She cried into his fur. Azzy wrapped her in his warm fuzzy arms.
"Jemmy, but that would not be the truth. I was Macavity's hench cat. WAS. Not anymore. I was such a young kitten when I decided to join, so vulnerable to what Macavity had to promise me. I have wanted out for a long time. He would just never let me go, I had to use the Jellicles as a distraction for my escape."
Jemima looked into her love's eyes. "Did you ever kill anyone?" She asked fearfully. Azzy smiled at her.
"No, I had to turn down a couple of "jobs" Macavity wanted me to do to avoid seriously hurting another cat. I am not like that, Jemmy."
Jemima breathed a sigh of relief. "So you will never go back to that evil cat?"
Azimech smiled down at her. "Never, my little Jemmy. I love you." He added, placing a passionate kiss on her lips.
"I love you too. I am sorry for not trusting you." Jemina apologized. Azzy nuzzled her, causing her to purr.
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"They're in here!" Yelled Talitha over her shoulder. Dubhe huffed and puffed, trying to catch up with her older sister. They had dodged the cats fighting outside and entered Macavity's lair, looking for their parents. Talitha had been following the sounds of cats fighting. They turned the corner into Macavity's throne room, and they gasped as they saw Munkustrap. He was fighting that red evil cat that Demeter told them so much about. The big red cat looked in pretty bad shape, even worse then Munk looked.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Yelled Talitha at the top of her lungs. She raced toward the fighting cats, and all of them looked up in surprise. Plato stepped forward, "What are you doing here?" He demanded. A sly grin grew across Macavity's face that no one saw. He then leapt forward without any warning and snatched up the kitten from her father's protective paws. Victoria screamed and clawed at him, but Macavity was just out of her reach. Macavity ran to the window and said through clenched teeth, "So Plato, this is my payback to you!" he yelled as he let go of Talitha's neck, sending her to the hard concrete below. A terrified kitten scream could be heard, then dead silence. Dubhe stood in stunned despair. Her sister was dead! Victoria burst into tears and ran to Plato, who was brimming with anger. Dubhe joined her mother, her eyes too blurry to see what happened next.
Plato screamed and ran blindly towards Macavity, who was now cackling uncontrollably. Plato head butted him right out the window, followed by a sickening thud. Munk looked up dizzily. Macavity was dead! There was no more evil now to threaten the Jellicles! Without their leader, his hench cats were unable to govern themselves. Then he looked at Plato and Victoria, remembering their loss of a kitten. Victoria wept on Plato's shoulder as he hugged her and Dubhe, all he had left of his family. Munk limped over to Plato.
"Let's go home." Munk said, leading his step sister and niece lovingly off toward the door. He bit down on his lip, trying to stay strong for Vicky's sake. Plato glanced back at the window and wiped away a tear. 'I'll never forget you, my little Tally' he thought to himself as he sadly followed his mate, daughter and brother in law out the door. The memory of his daughter falling to her death would burn in his soul forever.