(author's note) As you can tell, it's not the best story in the world. I don't remember how old I was when I wrote this. I don't know. I'm not sure what to say about this chapter except don't kill me if you think it's weird. Um. . . Why don't I just shut up and let you read?
*sounds of agreement from the readers*
Okay then
The ball had only just begun and Andromeda had already had more fun than she'd ever had in her life. She had never danced before, but she just let herself move with the music and did surprisingly well.
She looked at Mistoffelees as often as she could. She felt goose bumps under her fur whenever he danced.
"He's so graceful," she thought.
When the time came to sing The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball, Andromeda crawled into the oven to watch Victoria's solo dance.
"Wow," she thought, "she's fantastic!"
Then, Misto surprised her by running up to the white cat and joining her dance.
"Are they a couple?" she whispered to the jellicle next to her who happened to be Cassandra.
The Siamese stared at the silver cat with surprise.
"Misto and Victoria?" she said. "Certainly not! They're brother and sister!"
Andromeda breathed a sigh of relief.
"You see that tom over there?" continued Cassandra. "That's Plato. He's Victoria's mate."
"What about Mistoffelees?" asked the silver cat.
Cassandra smiled.
"He's available," she said.
Before Andromeda could answer the two queens were called out of the oven to join the others.
The ball continued.
They had just finished singing about Jennyanydots. Andromeda was taking off her cockroach costume when she was surprised by a drastic change in the music. The tall, black cat with the brown mane leapt into view.
"The Rum Tum Tugger!" she thought.
The silver cat smiled as she watched him dance.
"No wonder Etcetera likes him so much, but he's not as handsome as Mistoffelees."
The ball continued long into the night.
Andromeda was having the time of her life.
After the song about Skimbleshanks the railway cat ended, a silence you feel you could cut with a knife spread through the junkyard.
The silver cat wondered what would happen next.
"You ought to know Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, the original conjuring cat! There can be no doubt about that."
Andromeda immediately looked up at the Rum Tum Tugger, eager to hear what else he would say about the magical cat. The Tugger leapt from his perch above the rest of the jellicles and burst into a song about Mistoffelees.
Andromeda wondered where the black cat was. He couldn't be missing his own song.
Rum Tum Tugger pointed to the sky. The silver cat looked up to see Misto descending into the junkyard on a rope that hung from. . . well. . . nowhere.
He looked more like a magical cat now than he ever did. His black fur was all lit up and his paws sparked with electricity.
It was amazing!
First, he made the rope that he'd entered on disappear. Then, he shot brilliant bolts of lightning from his paws. He pulled streamers of beautiful, sparkling colors out of an empty mug. He made kittens appear out of nowhere. Then, he pulled a red cloth from the headlight of an old car and raised his paw for silence. He scanned the audience for someone to help him with his next trick. To her excitement he chose Andromeda. He held out a paw to her and escorted her to the center of the junkyard. He threw the sheet over her and waved his paws.
There was a flash of light, a puff of smoke and a loud BANG!
The sheet went flat.
The jellicles were astonished. What had happened to the silver cat that was standing there a second ago?
The black cat pointed to an old chair. On it sat Andromeda.
Mistoffelees escorted her back to the center of the group. The watching jellicles cheered.
Oh! Well! I never!
Was there ever a cat so clever as
Magical Mr. Mistoffelees!
Andromeda wished that moment could last forever. She and Misto bowed to the rest of the cats paw in paw.
"He's so exciting," she thought.
Reluctantly, the silver queen sat down to watch the rest of the performance.
Suddenly, there was a loud CRASH!
The junkyard went black.
This was definitely not a part of Misto's magic.
"Macavity!" screamed Demeter, and there was panic among the jellicle tribe.
Andromeda was terrified. The alley cat had told her about Macavity the Mystery Cat. He's broken every human law, even the law of gravity! The silver cat had hoped that she would never have to see him, but he was there, in the junkyard, somewhere.
Etcetera grabbed her friend by the paw and they, hid in a pile of old tires.
"Hehehehehahahahahahaha!"
Andromeda bit her lip.
Peering through the tires, she could see Munkustrap, Alonzo and Mistoffelees waiting, ready to fight if Macavity should show himself.
"He's so courageous," she thought.
The three toms were just starting to think that Macavity had gone, when the ginger cat suddenly leapt into view.
He pounced toward Alonzo, but the black and white cat was ready and quickly moved out of the way.
When Macavity landed, Alonzo slashed the back of his neck with his claws. Then retreated from the evil cat, preparing for another attack.
Munkustrap pounced toward the master criminal and was met with a sharp blow in the face by Macavity's claws. He fell to the ground, but recovered quickly and kicked the ginger cat's feet out from under him.
Mistoffelees leapt onto Macavity. He attempted to slash his face, but the ginger cat moved his head and was hit on the shoulder instead. Macavity screeched, but more in anger than in pain.
He threw the black cat off of him and lunged at Alonzo.
The black and white tom had no time to dodge the attack and fell to the ground with the master criminal on top of him. Macavity grabbed Alonzo by the fur on the back of his neck and smashed his head into the pavement.
The black and white tom was out immediately.
When Macavity stood, Munkustrap was ready.
He slashed the ginger cat across the face, knocking him off balance.
Munkustrap grabbed him by the fur and threw him into a pile of garbage nearby.
The gray tabby then lunged at Macavity, but the ginger cat rolled out of the way and Munkustrap landed face down in the debris.
The master criminal picked up a rock and hit the gray tabby on the back of the head.
Munkustrap also lost consciousness.
Macavity looked back at Mistoffelees.
The black cat was wildly waving his paws until they began to spark.
The ginger cat searched through the garbage pile and found a piece of a broken mirror.
He looked back at the magical cat.
Misto was now fully charged and shot a bolt of lightning toward his enemy.
Just as it was about to hit him, Macavity held the mirror in the path of the lightning.
It bounced off of the mirror and came flying back at Mistoffelees. The magical cat was not expecting this and did not have time to move before he was thrown back against the car by the force of the lightning.
He let out a bloodcurdling scream as the electricity surged through his body, then he fell to the ground and did not move.
Macavity smiled and threw down the mirror.
He walked up to the figure of the magical cat.
Looking down at him, Macavity could not help but laugh. His black and white fur stood on end and his body still shook from the shock. Rolling him onto his back, Macavity checked for a pulse.
Mistoffelees was still alive.
Again, the ginger cat grinned.
Hoisting the magical cat's limp body onto his shoulder, Macavity ran out of the junkyard and disappeared into the night.
*sounds of agreement from the readers*
Okay then
The ball had only just begun and Andromeda had already had more fun than she'd ever had in her life. She had never danced before, but she just let herself move with the music and did surprisingly well.
She looked at Mistoffelees as often as she could. She felt goose bumps under her fur whenever he danced.
"He's so graceful," she thought.
When the time came to sing The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball, Andromeda crawled into the oven to watch Victoria's solo dance.
"Wow," she thought, "she's fantastic!"
Then, Misto surprised her by running up to the white cat and joining her dance.
"Are they a couple?" she whispered to the jellicle next to her who happened to be Cassandra.
The Siamese stared at the silver cat with surprise.
"Misto and Victoria?" she said. "Certainly not! They're brother and sister!"
Andromeda breathed a sigh of relief.
"You see that tom over there?" continued Cassandra. "That's Plato. He's Victoria's mate."
"What about Mistoffelees?" asked the silver cat.
Cassandra smiled.
"He's available," she said.
Before Andromeda could answer the two queens were called out of the oven to join the others.
The ball continued.
They had just finished singing about Jennyanydots. Andromeda was taking off her cockroach costume when she was surprised by a drastic change in the music. The tall, black cat with the brown mane leapt into view.
"The Rum Tum Tugger!" she thought.
The silver cat smiled as she watched him dance.
"No wonder Etcetera likes him so much, but he's not as handsome as Mistoffelees."
The ball continued long into the night.
Andromeda was having the time of her life.
After the song about Skimbleshanks the railway cat ended, a silence you feel you could cut with a knife spread through the junkyard.
The silver cat wondered what would happen next.
"You ought to know Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, the original conjuring cat! There can be no doubt about that."
Andromeda immediately looked up at the Rum Tum Tugger, eager to hear what else he would say about the magical cat. The Tugger leapt from his perch above the rest of the jellicles and burst into a song about Mistoffelees.
Andromeda wondered where the black cat was. He couldn't be missing his own song.
Rum Tum Tugger pointed to the sky. The silver cat looked up to see Misto descending into the junkyard on a rope that hung from. . . well. . . nowhere.
He looked more like a magical cat now than he ever did. His black fur was all lit up and his paws sparked with electricity.
It was amazing!
First, he made the rope that he'd entered on disappear. Then, he shot brilliant bolts of lightning from his paws. He pulled streamers of beautiful, sparkling colors out of an empty mug. He made kittens appear out of nowhere. Then, he pulled a red cloth from the headlight of an old car and raised his paw for silence. He scanned the audience for someone to help him with his next trick. To her excitement he chose Andromeda. He held out a paw to her and escorted her to the center of the junkyard. He threw the sheet over her and waved his paws.
There was a flash of light, a puff of smoke and a loud BANG!
The sheet went flat.
The jellicles were astonished. What had happened to the silver cat that was standing there a second ago?
The black cat pointed to an old chair. On it sat Andromeda.
Mistoffelees escorted her back to the center of the group. The watching jellicles cheered.
Oh! Well! I never!
Was there ever a cat so clever as
Magical Mr. Mistoffelees!
Andromeda wished that moment could last forever. She and Misto bowed to the rest of the cats paw in paw.
"He's so exciting," she thought.
Reluctantly, the silver queen sat down to watch the rest of the performance.
Suddenly, there was a loud CRASH!
The junkyard went black.
This was definitely not a part of Misto's magic.
"Macavity!" screamed Demeter, and there was panic among the jellicle tribe.
Andromeda was terrified. The alley cat had told her about Macavity the Mystery Cat. He's broken every human law, even the law of gravity! The silver cat had hoped that she would never have to see him, but he was there, in the junkyard, somewhere.
Etcetera grabbed her friend by the paw and they, hid in a pile of old tires.
"Hehehehehahahahahahaha!"
Andromeda bit her lip.
Peering through the tires, she could see Munkustrap, Alonzo and Mistoffelees waiting, ready to fight if Macavity should show himself.
"He's so courageous," she thought.
The three toms were just starting to think that Macavity had gone, when the ginger cat suddenly leapt into view.
He pounced toward Alonzo, but the black and white cat was ready and quickly moved out of the way.
When Macavity landed, Alonzo slashed the back of his neck with his claws. Then retreated from the evil cat, preparing for another attack.
Munkustrap pounced toward the master criminal and was met with a sharp blow in the face by Macavity's claws. He fell to the ground, but recovered quickly and kicked the ginger cat's feet out from under him.
Mistoffelees leapt onto Macavity. He attempted to slash his face, but the ginger cat moved his head and was hit on the shoulder instead. Macavity screeched, but more in anger than in pain.
He threw the black cat off of him and lunged at Alonzo.
The black and white tom had no time to dodge the attack and fell to the ground with the master criminal on top of him. Macavity grabbed Alonzo by the fur on the back of his neck and smashed his head into the pavement.
The black and white tom was out immediately.
When Macavity stood, Munkustrap was ready.
He slashed the ginger cat across the face, knocking him off balance.
Munkustrap grabbed him by the fur and threw him into a pile of garbage nearby.
The gray tabby then lunged at Macavity, but the ginger cat rolled out of the way and Munkustrap landed face down in the debris.
The master criminal picked up a rock and hit the gray tabby on the back of the head.
Munkustrap also lost consciousness.
Macavity looked back at Mistoffelees.
The black cat was wildly waving his paws until they began to spark.
The ginger cat searched through the garbage pile and found a piece of a broken mirror.
He looked back at the magical cat.
Misto was now fully charged and shot a bolt of lightning toward his enemy.
Just as it was about to hit him, Macavity held the mirror in the path of the lightning.
It bounced off of the mirror and came flying back at Mistoffelees. The magical cat was not expecting this and did not have time to move before he was thrown back against the car by the force of the lightning.
He let out a bloodcurdling scream as the electricity surged through his body, then he fell to the ground and did not move.
Macavity smiled and threw down the mirror.
He walked up to the figure of the magical cat.
Looking down at him, Macavity could not help but laugh. His black and white fur stood on end and his body still shook from the shock. Rolling him onto his back, Macavity checked for a pulse.
Mistoffelees was still alive.
Again, the ginger cat grinned.
Hoisting the magical cat's limp body onto his shoulder, Macavity ran out of the junkyard and disappeared into the night.