Disclaimer: I do not own CATS the musical (though I wish I did), the score, or any of the characters but one that I made up, but she's not in this chapter. Okay!! Onward ho!!!

"Oh, well, I never, was there ever a cat so clever as magical Mr.Mistofelees!?" Pouncival, a brown, black and white teenage cat, sang quietly to himself as he strolled across the junkyard. The previous night had been his 2nd Jellicle Ball, and he was still amazed at Misto's skill in bringing back Old Deuteronomy. For the second year in a row he had gone by himself. All of the queens were either taken or didn't want to go with him. "I'm just not a very attractive tom," he thought.
Just then he heard voices and footsteps coming towards him, so he hid in a nearby pipe. "And did you see the new queen? She just became a Jellicle yesterday morning. I guess she just wasn't ready for the Jellicle Ball last night," said a voice that Pouncival Immediately recognized as Cassandra. "Jemima saw her, and she says shes only a teenager, but supposedly gorgeous," said another voice (Demeter). "Really? Well, Victoria told me she's colored weird, has a short, bald, tail and her eyes are too close together," said a third (Bombalurina). "O, you're just jealous that she'll take your place as most attractive queen in the tribe, " said Demeter. "Well, there's only one way to find out the truth, and that is to visit her. She's living in Jellylorum's box until she finds a box of her own. Come on!' Cassandra exclaimed, and with that, the three cats ran off in the direction of Jellylorum's box.
"A new queen, huh?" Pouncival said to himself in wonder, " I may just go visit her myself. Who knows? Maybe she will have a bald tail!!" And visit her he did, taking with him a singular white carnation,

Author's note: Okay!! First chappy done!! What did you think? R&R!! Please!!!