Disclaimer: Okay, ya know, this 'disclaimer' thing is really annoying and takes a LOT of energy to write out. I mean come ON! First I have to move my hand over to the mouse, then I have to move it AGAIN and click on were I want it, then I have to click on bold and then type and then this and that……..you all know I do not own Cats the musical, I am not T.S.Eliot or Andrew Lloyd Webber or any of those other geniuses. Also, when the font is in 'Italics' and ..:: ::.. those things, it means Makkenzie is having a vision.
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Makkenzie raced on through the forest and she continued to run until the wound on her shoulder made her stop. She fell to the ground, gasping for breath. She felt her lungs tighten up again. It was like breathing though a straw. She held her injured shoulder in her paw and felt the warm sticky blood stream down her arm.
Makkenzie looked around, hoping to see the base somewhere over the treetops. It was at that moment she realized she was laying. She sat up a looked around carefully. The grass was flattened and stained with what appeared to be blood. But it wasn't hers. This blood was too old.
..:: The gray tabby lay motionless, bleeding heavily from his face and chest. Blood spilled out of his mouth onto the damp ground::..
She looked around and noticed a few of the trees had spots where the bark had been ripped off and thrown to the ground.
..:: The black wolf back away as the cat lunged on it, forcing it further into a tree. The bark fell in pieces to the ground as the wolf's large body slammed into it::..
Makkenzie then noticed black fur on the ground leading away from the clearing, straight past her.
..::The wolf shook its head wildly and ran off into the darkness. It seemed to have other things on its mind at the moment::..
Makkenzie took one last glance around the scene and grabbed a brown bag that had been thrown to the side a while ago.
"Munkustrap."
Makkenzie ran as fast as she could, concentrating on her breathing rather than her shoulder. She ran until she saw the base peeking out from behind a few trees. Makkenzie let out a sigh of relief and started running again.
But when she got out of the forest, she saw the black gate that kept her out of the area. But Makkenzie didn't care. She had to get help. She had to save her father.
Without stopping, she leaped onto a crate then onto a larger one that was backed up against the gate. She jumped up and used the side of the wall to give her more force and dug her claws into the gates. Makkenzie had landed only a few inches away from the top. She jumped up again with all her strength and flew the top of the gate. She fell to the ground on the other side, landing on all fours. Without flinching or looking back she kept on running.
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Macavity looked around frantically for something to guard off the wolves with, but there was nothing more than leaves and dirt. Macavity looked up at the demonic wolves and shut his eyes. He let the cool rain hit his face and listened as it splashed down next to him. Though it was really only dying down it seemed to get stronger.
'If this is my fate, then let it be. Makkenzie is safe. And that's all that matters.' He thought to himself as the wolves cornered in on him.
But out of nowhere a large purplish rock was heaved into the clearing. Macavity opened his eyes again and knew hat it was. He grabbed the stone and with all his might, sunk his claws into it. The stone began to crumble into a bunch of small shards of amethyst.
The wolves couldn't take their eyes away from it. The shards sparkled even in the darkness. Suddenly, Makkenzie leapt out from behind a tree and pounced on one of the wolves. Mistoffelees and Demeter followed behind. The rain grew silent but the dark cloud still covered the sky.
Misto held out his paw and a bright streak of lightning surged out and electrocuted the wolf, pushing him into a tree. The wolf fell to the ground. The other wolves immediately went for Mistoffelees, forgetting all about Macavity. But they weren't quick enough. Misto jumped back and once again sent a lightning bolt to their spine. The wolves howled in pain and fell back. They began to retreat back into the dark depths of the forest.
Demeter and Makkenzie rushed over to Macavity.
"Macavity, I got help! You're gonna be okay!" She said, breathing hard. She tried to put the pain from the wound on her shoulder out of her mind.
Macavity looked up at her and gave a weak smile. But Demeter wasn't smiling.
Misto walked over to them slowly, "Makkenzie come with me for a second."
She looked at him perplexed, but followed anyway.
Demeter gave a silent thanks to Mistoffelees and looked back down at Macavity, "You did a brave thing. You saved Makkenzie's life."
"Hey, the least I could do was try." He breathed.
Demeter smiled but quickly let it fall, "You did something no other father would ever do."
But Macavity wasn't sharing the same feeling as Demeter, "I…" A shot of pain surged through his body. Macavity bit his lip as hard as he could but this time the pain wouldn't go away. It just got worse.
"What?"
"I wanted to say this to you a long time ago but never had the courage. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. I never meant to hurt you. I never meant to hurt Makkenzie."
"Macavity," Demeter started.
But he cut her off, "Take good care of her for me."
Demeter's heart began to throb, "What do you mean?"
Macavity looked up into her eyes, "You'll never know how much you love her until she's gone and you can never she her again. You'll never know how much she means to you until you've realized how many mistakes you've made."
Demeter fell silent.
Misto was doing his best to let Demeter and Macavity have a minute alone. He had taken a piece of cloth from the junkyard and rapped around Makkenzie's shoulder. The cloth acted like a temporary tourniquet until Makkenzie could get some real help.
"Makkenzie," Mistoffelees said softly, "I don't want to scare you or give you any unnecessary concerns but your father is in pretty bad shape. I don't…"
"Relax, he'll be fine. He's Macavity." She said confidently.
"Well, yes, but…"
Makkenzie eyed him, "Do you mean he's gonna die?"
Mistoffelees looked to the ground, "I don't know."
Makkenzie paused for a moment then got up and headed over to where Macavity was.
Mistoffelees looked up and saw that she was gone, "Makkenzie. Wait!"
She sat down next to Demeter who looked back at Misto, "It's all right. Thanks."
"Are you gonna be okay?" Makkenzie asked carefully.
Macavity nodded slowly. Every breath he took felt worse and worse, "Makkenzie, take care of your mother for me, she'll be a wreck without you."
Demeter smiled.
"What do you mean? You're gunna be okay, right?"
Macavity's face grew impassive, "I can't make any promises right now. I just need you to stay strong for everyone, okay?"
A tear ran down Makkenzie's face, "You can't die, you can't."
"Makkenzie, I'm sorry if I never acted like much of a father to you but I want you to know that I do love you."
"Macavity," Makkenzie bit her lip to stop the tears.
"And that's why you need be strong for everyone." Every word Macavity forced out seemed to create a dark wall between him and the rest of the world, "I love you." His eyes began to cloud over and the blood from his chest stopped falling.
Demeter put her arm around Makkenzie. She let the tears fall freely from her eyes, clouding her vision.
"Don't go, please. I need you."
But Macavity could bare no last words. His body fell limp to the ground and his paw fell to his side.
Makkenzie starred at him in disbelief, "Dad?"
Makkenzie starred at Demeter, "He's gonna be okay, right?" Her voice was choked and she was breathing heavily.
Demeter held Makkenzie close to her.
"Right?" Makkenzie buried her face into Demeter and sobbed.
"It's okay, " Demeter reassured her, "It's okay.
Demeter looked over to Macavity. A tear ran down her face.
"Thank you, Macavity."
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This chapter was kinda sad. No, it's not the end of the story. Even though I could make it the end just to torture you. evil grin Nah. I'm too nice. Next chapter should be up shortly. Like I said before, I was going to add this to the last chapter but then it'd be too long. Anyhoo…please review. Thanx.