(author's note) Was that cheesy or what? *smile* Here's chapter five.
Andromeda had followed the two scruffy cats out of the basement and back to the first floor of the house.
They led her through what used to be a kitchen and down an old hallway. The silver cat saw them disappear into a bedroom. She decided that this was where the held their prisoner. The queen hid behind a bookshelf just as the two felines came out of the room without the magical cat. They shut the door but did not lock it. Apparently they were sure that their prisoner was in no condition to escape.
Andromeda waited until they had disappeared back down the hallway. Then she left her hiding place and entered the bedroom.
She found Mistoffelees sprawled on the floor. His head was turned away from her. His paws were still tied. She crawled up to him and placed her paw gently on his back.
He tensed.
"Who is that?" he asked.
His voice was so weak and scratchy that it hurt to listen to.
"It's me," answered the silver cat.
"Andromeda?"
The queen did not answer. Instead, she started to bite and claw at the ropes which bound Misto's paws and he was soon rid of them. Andromeda slowly rolled him onto his back and looked into his eyes.
Neither of them spoke, they were too happy to see each other. The silver queen rubbed her head under Misto's chin and felt overwhelmed with joy when she heard him purr.
Mistoffelees was the first to speak.
"It's good to see you."
"Same here."
"Where are the others?" he asked.
Andromeda wasn't sure how to answer.
"They'll be here soon," she said. "I hope."
"What do you mean you hope?"
"I. . . uh. . ." stammered the silver cat. "I sorta same alone. But I left a trail for them to follow! I'm sure they'll be here soon."
Misto did not answer.
"Can you move at all?" Andromeda asked, in an effort to break the uncomfortable silence.
"I'm not sure," came the reply.
"Try," said the queen.
Mistoffelees took a deep breath and slowly managed to push himself onto his elbows. He could go no further. Andromeda helped him to lean against the wall.
An idea came to her.
"Can't you use your magical powers to warp us back to the junkyard?" she asked eagerly.
"No," the black cat replied. "Before I was only strong enough to warp twenty feet at the most. Now I doubt I could go twenty inches."
Andromeda didn't know what to do.
She knew that she could not get both her and the black cat out of the house without being discovered. Even if she could she would not be able to get him all the way back to the junkyard.
Oh, why didn't she bring one of the other jellicles with her?
How could she have been so stupid?
She looked down at the floor. Her multi-colored eyes filled with tears.
"Don't cry," said Mistoffelees. "Please don't cry."
He only wished that he could wipe away her tears.
"Andromeda, look at me," he said.
His voice was still weak but it was calm and reassuring.
"Go and find Munkustrap and the others. They will know what to do."
Andromeda shook her head.
"I can't leave you," she replied. "I won't leave you. They might do something terrible to you!"
"No they won't," said Misto with a smile. "Macavity wants me to join his gang. He needs me alive and well for that. If he wanted to kill me, he would've done it by now."
The silver cat nodded.
She rubbed her head under his chin once more. Then she got up to leave.
Before she opened to door she looked back at Mistoffelees.
"I'll be back soon," she said. "And I'll bring help. I promise."
The magical cat smiled.
"I'll wait here," he said.
With a small, slightly forced giggle, Andromeda left the room and closed the door behind her.
Andromeda had followed the two scruffy cats out of the basement and back to the first floor of the house.
They led her through what used to be a kitchen and down an old hallway. The silver cat saw them disappear into a bedroom. She decided that this was where the held their prisoner. The queen hid behind a bookshelf just as the two felines came out of the room without the magical cat. They shut the door but did not lock it. Apparently they were sure that their prisoner was in no condition to escape.
Andromeda waited until they had disappeared back down the hallway. Then she left her hiding place and entered the bedroom.
She found Mistoffelees sprawled on the floor. His head was turned away from her. His paws were still tied. She crawled up to him and placed her paw gently on his back.
He tensed.
"Who is that?" he asked.
His voice was so weak and scratchy that it hurt to listen to.
"It's me," answered the silver cat.
"Andromeda?"
The queen did not answer. Instead, she started to bite and claw at the ropes which bound Misto's paws and he was soon rid of them. Andromeda slowly rolled him onto his back and looked into his eyes.
Neither of them spoke, they were too happy to see each other. The silver queen rubbed her head under Misto's chin and felt overwhelmed with joy when she heard him purr.
Mistoffelees was the first to speak.
"It's good to see you."
"Same here."
"Where are the others?" he asked.
Andromeda wasn't sure how to answer.
"They'll be here soon," she said. "I hope."
"What do you mean you hope?"
"I. . . uh. . ." stammered the silver cat. "I sorta same alone. But I left a trail for them to follow! I'm sure they'll be here soon."
Misto did not answer.
"Can you move at all?" Andromeda asked, in an effort to break the uncomfortable silence.
"I'm not sure," came the reply.
"Try," said the queen.
Mistoffelees took a deep breath and slowly managed to push himself onto his elbows. He could go no further. Andromeda helped him to lean against the wall.
An idea came to her.
"Can't you use your magical powers to warp us back to the junkyard?" she asked eagerly.
"No," the black cat replied. "Before I was only strong enough to warp twenty feet at the most. Now I doubt I could go twenty inches."
Andromeda didn't know what to do.
She knew that she could not get both her and the black cat out of the house without being discovered. Even if she could she would not be able to get him all the way back to the junkyard.
Oh, why didn't she bring one of the other jellicles with her?
How could she have been so stupid?
She looked down at the floor. Her multi-colored eyes filled with tears.
"Don't cry," said Mistoffelees. "Please don't cry."
He only wished that he could wipe away her tears.
"Andromeda, look at me," he said.
His voice was still weak but it was calm and reassuring.
"Go and find Munkustrap and the others. They will know what to do."
Andromeda shook her head.
"I can't leave you," she replied. "I won't leave you. They might do something terrible to you!"
"No they won't," said Misto with a smile. "Macavity wants me to join his gang. He needs me alive and well for that. If he wanted to kill me, he would've done it by now."
The silver cat nodded.
She rubbed her head under his chin once more. Then she got up to leave.
Before she opened to door she looked back at Mistoffelees.
"I'll be back soon," she said. "And I'll bring help. I promise."
The magical cat smiled.
"I'll wait here," he said.
With a small, slightly forced giggle, Andromeda left the room and closed the door behind her.