Chapter 3:
Mistoffelees shook his head. Where did that memory had come from, he thought to himself. Never had he known a time without Deuteronomy, and he didn't know a boy named Tony. Or any other boys. Confused, Mistoffelees sat down where he was. His brain had felt fuzzy, like it was waking up from a deep, deep sleep. He wondered how Deuteronomy's face could have just rubbed off with a touch of his hand. When I touch my face, it stays on, he thought, running his fingers down his face to make sure. Chills ran down his spine. Shrugging it off for now, Mistoffelees ran to find Alonzo, Pouncival, and Victoria.
"Alonzo? Pounce? Where are you guys?" Mistoffelees called. He saw a black and white spotted cat slink out from behind a couch, closely followed by a white and brown kitten. Alonzo and Pouncival.
"So, what's your name?" the always cool Alonzo asked.
"Where's Victoria? I want her to be here too," Mistoffelees protested. Alonzo smiled at his best friend.
"I'll get her," Pounce, the hyper kitten, volunteered. As he ran off, Alonzo decided to question Mistoffelees about Victoria and their "friendship", but before he could his friend let out a sigh.
"Alonzo, something really...weird just happened. I didn't want to say anything in front of Pounce."
"What is it?" Alonzo forgot all about being nosy when he saw the serious, troubled look on his friend's face.
"I was watching Deuteronomy. He scratched his face and when he took his paw away he didn't look like a cat any more. In fact, he looked a bit" Mistoffelees paused, "human." Alonzo gasped. He started to say something, but was interrupted by Victoria.
"Hey guys. Pounce said you were looking for me."
"Hi," Mistoffelees greeted her, signaling to Alonzo that they would talk later. "I wanted you to be here to hear my name."
"Well," Pounce said impatiently, jumping up and down, "what is it?"
"My new name is...Mistoffelees!"
"That's a great name!" Victoria exclaimed. Alonzo nodded in agreement and Pounce did a handstand, clapping his feet together in the air. Mistoffelees grinned. He loved that his friends loved his name as much as he did.
"And your nickname will be Misto," Alonzo declared. "Now, Misto and I are going to have some fun!" Alonzo told the others. Mistoffelees got the point.
"Bye Vikki, bye Pounce. See you guys later," Mistoffelees called behind him. Alonzo led Mistoffelees to the inside of a hollowed out couch. The two sat down facing each other.
"So, Deuteronomy looks like a human?" Alonzo questioned. Mistoffelees nodded. If any of the other cats had told him this, he wouldn't have believed them. But him and Misto had been best friends for 7 years. They never lied to each other.
Mistoffelees looked worried. "And when I saw him looking...human," Mistoffelees finally got out, "I had this really weird memory. I remembered a little boy going to meet his dad for the first time, but the dad never came. The boy was so sad."
"Why is that so weird? Alonzo asked, confused.
"I don't know any boys. I've never left this house before."
"You probably saw him outside," Alonzo suggested.
"When have we seen outside, Alonzo? We aren't allowed outside, and we can't see outside from in the house," Misto reminded his friend.
"Oh yeah." The two sat in silence, except for the light snoring of Rumpelteazer above them.
"Well,' Alonzo said, breaking the silence at last, "we should tell Vikki and Pounce. The four of us can keep a close watch on him and look for anything that seems strange. If we see something else, we'll warn the rest of the cats." Mistoffelees nodded in agreement. The two went to find Vikki and Pounce.
Mistoffelees shook his head. Where did that memory had come from, he thought to himself. Never had he known a time without Deuteronomy, and he didn't know a boy named Tony. Or any other boys. Confused, Mistoffelees sat down where he was. His brain had felt fuzzy, like it was waking up from a deep, deep sleep. He wondered how Deuteronomy's face could have just rubbed off with a touch of his hand. When I touch my face, it stays on, he thought, running his fingers down his face to make sure. Chills ran down his spine. Shrugging it off for now, Mistoffelees ran to find Alonzo, Pouncival, and Victoria.
"Alonzo? Pounce? Where are you guys?" Mistoffelees called. He saw a black and white spotted cat slink out from behind a couch, closely followed by a white and brown kitten. Alonzo and Pouncival.
"So, what's your name?" the always cool Alonzo asked.
"Where's Victoria? I want her to be here too," Mistoffelees protested. Alonzo smiled at his best friend.
"I'll get her," Pounce, the hyper kitten, volunteered. As he ran off, Alonzo decided to question Mistoffelees about Victoria and their "friendship", but before he could his friend let out a sigh.
"Alonzo, something really...weird just happened. I didn't want to say anything in front of Pounce."
"What is it?" Alonzo forgot all about being nosy when he saw the serious, troubled look on his friend's face.
"I was watching Deuteronomy. He scratched his face and when he took his paw away he didn't look like a cat any more. In fact, he looked a bit" Mistoffelees paused, "human." Alonzo gasped. He started to say something, but was interrupted by Victoria.
"Hey guys. Pounce said you were looking for me."
"Hi," Mistoffelees greeted her, signaling to Alonzo that they would talk later. "I wanted you to be here to hear my name."
"Well," Pounce said impatiently, jumping up and down, "what is it?"
"My new name is...Mistoffelees!"
"That's a great name!" Victoria exclaimed. Alonzo nodded in agreement and Pounce did a handstand, clapping his feet together in the air. Mistoffelees grinned. He loved that his friends loved his name as much as he did.
"And your nickname will be Misto," Alonzo declared. "Now, Misto and I are going to have some fun!" Alonzo told the others. Mistoffelees got the point.
"Bye Vikki, bye Pounce. See you guys later," Mistoffelees called behind him. Alonzo led Mistoffelees to the inside of a hollowed out couch. The two sat down facing each other.
"So, Deuteronomy looks like a human?" Alonzo questioned. Mistoffelees nodded. If any of the other cats had told him this, he wouldn't have believed them. But him and Misto had been best friends for 7 years. They never lied to each other.
Mistoffelees looked worried. "And when I saw him looking...human," Mistoffelees finally got out, "I had this really weird memory. I remembered a little boy going to meet his dad for the first time, but the dad never came. The boy was so sad."
"Why is that so weird? Alonzo asked, confused.
"I don't know any boys. I've never left this house before."
"You probably saw him outside," Alonzo suggested.
"When have we seen outside, Alonzo? We aren't allowed outside, and we can't see outside from in the house," Misto reminded his friend.
"Oh yeah." The two sat in silence, except for the light snoring of Rumpelteazer above them.
"Well,' Alonzo said, breaking the silence at last, "we should tell Vikki and Pounce. The four of us can keep a close watch on him and look for anything that seems strange. If we see something else, we'll warn the rest of the cats." Mistoffelees nodded in agreement. The two went to find Vikki and Pounce.