A/N: Sorry this took so long, I've been having problems with my computer :( Anyway, here's the next chapter, hope you like it!
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"Tantomile?" Plato opened his eyes slowly, squinting against the morning light. Yawning loudly, he sat up, peering around the corner of the alley they had fallen asleep in, then froze, feeling the blood drain from his face as he realized that Tantomile was nowhere to be seen.
"Not good.." he murmured to himself, taking one last glance around before crawling over to where Munkustrap was still fast asleep. He gently nudged the silver tabby, who continued to snore loudly, oblivious to Plato's efforts to wake him.
"Munkustrap! Get up!!" Plato hissed, kicking him in the ribs. Munkustrap still didn't respond, so Plato knelt back down, digging his fully extended claws into Munkustrap's leg. The silver cat awoke with a yowl of pain, and spun around, his claws missing Plato's face by mere inches.
"What was that for??" he growled, then stopped, looking slowly around. "Where's Tantomile?" he asked, getting to his feet. Plato shrugged, a nervous look on his face.
"That's why I woke you," he explained, desperate to go and find her before something else got to her first. "I woke up, and she was just gone." He took a few steps towards the entrance of the alley, then looked back at Munkustrap. "We have to find her!" he said anxiously, and Munkustrap nodded, yanking Mungojerrie's tail. The sleeping cat jumped up and yawned, then looked around, seeing the other two leave the alley.
"I'll do..uh..guard patrol," he called out, curling back into a ball and closing his eyes tiredly.
Coricopat, slow down! Tantomile called in her mind, struggling to keep up with her twin as they dashed through the streets. Finally Coricopat came to a stop, and Tantomile walked to his side, gently laying a hand on his shoulder.
What's going on? She asked uncertainly, then frowned as she heard another voice, speaking faintly in her mind. Coricopat tensed, seemingly unaware of her presence now.
Bring her to me..hurry..." the new voice whispered, and Tantomile listened harder, realising that the voice was talking to Coricopat, and not her. Coricopat fell to his knees beside her, and Tantomile crouched next to him, her hand still on his shoulder, gently shaking him as she tried to bring her twin back to his senses. Coricopat shuddered, clutching his head in his hands.
Why do we have to use her? he moaned, still not noticing Tantomile sitting next to him. Please...just leave her alone. We're both psychic, why not just use me?? The strange voice laughed coldly, and Tantomile felt chills run down her spine as something seemed to tug at the back of her mind, making her feel as though she recognised the laugh.
The plan requires both of you, the voice growled, and Coricopat shuddered again. Tantomile felt him turn slightly, then froze, sensing his eyes on her. She turned to face him, a bewildered look on her face.
Coricopat?? She whispered, her mental voice shaking in disbelief. Coricopat, who is that? What does he- She was cut off suddenly by a loud hiss, still heard through her mind.
She's here!! The voice cried, and Tantomile stood up quickly, removing her hand from Coricopat's shoulder. Coricopat stood up as well, taking Tantomile's hands in his.
"Get away from here, now!" he hissed, this time using his real voice to talk to her. Tantomile nodded, then she felt Coricopat quickly let go of their psychic link, leaving her completely in the dark once again. Tantomile stumbled backwards, then froze again, hearing Coricopat let out a tortured scream. She spun around and began to run, when she slammed into something large, and felt strong arms around her, holding her firmly. She began to struggle against the grip that held her, but the creature refused to release her.
"Relax, it's just me," Plato's voice said quietly, and she relaxed, burying her head in Plato's chest.
"Where's Coricopat," she asked, then her question was answered as she felt her twin slam into her, knocking her and Plato to the ground. Munkustrap pounced on the male twin, trying desperately to pin him, but in an instant Coricopat was up again, staring vacantly ahead of him. Munkustrap groaned, reaching for Coricopat again.
"It's just us! Calm down!" he hissed, then jumped aside quickly as Coricopat lashed out at him. Tantomile wriggled out of Plato's grasp and stepped forward, listening out for Coricopat's footsteps. Plato reached out, trying to pull her back, but Tantomile remained where she was. Her ears flickered about, then pricked up, as she heard footsteps coming quickly towards her. The second Coricopat was near her, she lauched herself at him. Both twins fell to the ground, hissing and growling as they fought each other. Coricopat lashed out with his foot, trying to knock Tantomile off him, but his sister quickly dodged the attack, kicking out and knocking his foot away. He growled and bucked, forcing her off him. She rolled to the side, hearing his claws swiping the air where she lay just a second before.
"Coricopat, stop it!" She cried out, leaping up again and pinning him down. He struggled under her, but she held tightly onto him this time, beckoning the others forward. Munkustrap and Plato rushed forward, helping her hold him down.
"We have to get him out of here," she said to them, and they nodded, hauling Coricopat to his feet. Munkustrap grabbed both his arms, twisting them behind his back so that he couldn't escape. Tantomile heard her twin hiss in pain and moved forward, but Plato stopped her.
"Don't hurt him!" She moaned, fighting back tears. Plato gently put an arm around her shoulders, trying to comfort her, when Mungojerrie burst out of an alley suddenly.
"Macavity!" he hissed, and Munkustrap nodded.
"We'd better get back to the junkyard," he said, and the group began to make their way back, dragging Coricopat with them. No one noticed the large ginger cat that was perched on the roof of a nearby building, watching the group in vague interest, a slight smile crossing his features. Slowly Macavity got to his feet, now grinning coldly.
"It begins..." he whispered, taking one last look at the group before leaping off the building.
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"Tantomile?" Plato opened his eyes slowly, squinting against the morning light. Yawning loudly, he sat up, peering around the corner of the alley they had fallen asleep in, then froze, feeling the blood drain from his face as he realized that Tantomile was nowhere to be seen.
"Not good.." he murmured to himself, taking one last glance around before crawling over to where Munkustrap was still fast asleep. He gently nudged the silver tabby, who continued to snore loudly, oblivious to Plato's efforts to wake him.
"Munkustrap! Get up!!" Plato hissed, kicking him in the ribs. Munkustrap still didn't respond, so Plato knelt back down, digging his fully extended claws into Munkustrap's leg. The silver cat awoke with a yowl of pain, and spun around, his claws missing Plato's face by mere inches.
"What was that for??" he growled, then stopped, looking slowly around. "Where's Tantomile?" he asked, getting to his feet. Plato shrugged, a nervous look on his face.
"That's why I woke you," he explained, desperate to go and find her before something else got to her first. "I woke up, and she was just gone." He took a few steps towards the entrance of the alley, then looked back at Munkustrap. "We have to find her!" he said anxiously, and Munkustrap nodded, yanking Mungojerrie's tail. The sleeping cat jumped up and yawned, then looked around, seeing the other two leave the alley.
"I'll do..uh..guard patrol," he called out, curling back into a ball and closing his eyes tiredly.
Coricopat, slow down! Tantomile called in her mind, struggling to keep up with her twin as they dashed through the streets. Finally Coricopat came to a stop, and Tantomile walked to his side, gently laying a hand on his shoulder.
What's going on? She asked uncertainly, then frowned as she heard another voice, speaking faintly in her mind. Coricopat tensed, seemingly unaware of her presence now.
Bring her to me..hurry..." the new voice whispered, and Tantomile listened harder, realising that the voice was talking to Coricopat, and not her. Coricopat fell to his knees beside her, and Tantomile crouched next to him, her hand still on his shoulder, gently shaking him as she tried to bring her twin back to his senses. Coricopat shuddered, clutching his head in his hands.
Why do we have to use her? he moaned, still not noticing Tantomile sitting next to him. Please...just leave her alone. We're both psychic, why not just use me?? The strange voice laughed coldly, and Tantomile felt chills run down her spine as something seemed to tug at the back of her mind, making her feel as though she recognised the laugh.
The plan requires both of you, the voice growled, and Coricopat shuddered again. Tantomile felt him turn slightly, then froze, sensing his eyes on her. She turned to face him, a bewildered look on her face.
Coricopat?? She whispered, her mental voice shaking in disbelief. Coricopat, who is that? What does he- She was cut off suddenly by a loud hiss, still heard through her mind.
She's here!! The voice cried, and Tantomile stood up quickly, removing her hand from Coricopat's shoulder. Coricopat stood up as well, taking Tantomile's hands in his.
"Get away from here, now!" he hissed, this time using his real voice to talk to her. Tantomile nodded, then she felt Coricopat quickly let go of their psychic link, leaving her completely in the dark once again. Tantomile stumbled backwards, then froze again, hearing Coricopat let out a tortured scream. She spun around and began to run, when she slammed into something large, and felt strong arms around her, holding her firmly. She began to struggle against the grip that held her, but the creature refused to release her.
"Relax, it's just me," Plato's voice said quietly, and she relaxed, burying her head in Plato's chest.
"Where's Coricopat," she asked, then her question was answered as she felt her twin slam into her, knocking her and Plato to the ground. Munkustrap pounced on the male twin, trying desperately to pin him, but in an instant Coricopat was up again, staring vacantly ahead of him. Munkustrap groaned, reaching for Coricopat again.
"It's just us! Calm down!" he hissed, then jumped aside quickly as Coricopat lashed out at him. Tantomile wriggled out of Plato's grasp and stepped forward, listening out for Coricopat's footsteps. Plato reached out, trying to pull her back, but Tantomile remained where she was. Her ears flickered about, then pricked up, as she heard footsteps coming quickly towards her. The second Coricopat was near her, she lauched herself at him. Both twins fell to the ground, hissing and growling as they fought each other. Coricopat lashed out with his foot, trying to knock Tantomile off him, but his sister quickly dodged the attack, kicking out and knocking his foot away. He growled and bucked, forcing her off him. She rolled to the side, hearing his claws swiping the air where she lay just a second before.
"Coricopat, stop it!" She cried out, leaping up again and pinning him down. He struggled under her, but she held tightly onto him this time, beckoning the others forward. Munkustrap and Plato rushed forward, helping her hold him down.
"We have to get him out of here," she said to them, and they nodded, hauling Coricopat to his feet. Munkustrap grabbed both his arms, twisting them behind his back so that he couldn't escape. Tantomile heard her twin hiss in pain and moved forward, but Plato stopped her.
"Don't hurt him!" She moaned, fighting back tears. Plato gently put an arm around her shoulders, trying to comfort her, when Mungojerrie burst out of an alley suddenly.
"Macavity!" he hissed, and Munkustrap nodded.
"We'd better get back to the junkyard," he said, and the group began to make their way back, dragging Coricopat with them. No one noticed the large ginger cat that was perched on the roof of a nearby building, watching the group in vague interest, a slight smile crossing his features. Slowly Macavity got to his feet, now grinning coldly.
"It begins..." he whispered, taking one last look at the group before leaping off the building.