(Tugger's POV)
"Munk, for everlasting cat's sake when will you admit that we're lost?!" I demanded impatiently, "We've been going round in circles for hours!"
"L..lost?" Griddle whimpered.
I got a nasty glare from both Munk and Lonz. Really those two were a right pair, one Munk is bad enough but now Lonz seems to be turning into a mini- Munk. I give up.
"Of course we're not lost Griddle," Lonz attempted to reassure her, "Remember what Mum said, it will be instinct that leads us there and you can't go wrong with instinct."
Griddle managed a little smile and nuzzled Lonz gently.
"But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to stop, find our bearings, get a bit of sleep," Munk said walking into an alleyway. Fine I'd keep quiet for Griddle's sake but I would have a talk with Munk later. We followed him into the alley when he stopped so suddenly that I crashed into him.
"Hey...." I trailed off as I saw why Munk had stopped. A huge alley cat stood before us,
"This is my alleyway kits, you're trespassing," he snarled.
"Sorry," Munk said trying to keep the peace. The last thing we needed was a fight, "It'll never happen again."
Munk signalled for us to back away slowly. But just then the alley cat spotted Griddle. She was very attractive, no one could deny that, but it sometimes attracted the wrong kind of attention.
"Well who's this pretty little thing?" the alley cat smirked.
Griddle smiled, she loved compliments, but her smile soon faded with what came next.
"Wouldn't mind having a little fun with her. Tell you what, you can all stay here provided I get a bit of that."
Griddle's eyes widened and she clutched tightly on to Lonz and me, whimpering quietly. My stomach churned just feeling how scared Grid was. Munk narrowed his eyes and hissed,
"Not a chance!"
I grabbed hold of Griddle's arm and turned to run out of the alley, we had to get her out of here. The alley cat spotted us and blocked the entrance before we got there despite Munk doing his best to slow the tom down.
"Now, I don't think you understand. I always get what I want and I want her," the alley cat smiled evilly and grabbed hold of Grid's arm and pushed her roughly against a wall.
"Hey!" I growled trying to pull Grid away. I saw stars as the damn tom backhanded me across the face.
"Get off her!" Munk growled. He lunged at the alley cat who batted him away easily. I took the opportunity to finally pull Griddle out of the alley cats grasp and get her to safety. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Lonz pull Munk to his paws and run after us, tripping the alley cat up on the way past. We ran as fast as we could.
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(Grid's POV)
My lungs were fit to burst as we hid round a corner,
"I...is he still following us?" I asked still trembling.
Munk peered around the corner,
"He's gone," he sighed in relief and let himself sink to the ground, "Everyone ok?"
Tugger and Lonz mumbled, "Yeah," in response. I nodded my head dumbly, comprehending what had just happened. I flung my arms round each of my brothers in turn,
"Thank you," my voice cracked as I tried to hold back my tears. If it hadn't been for them...
"It's ok Griddle," Munk said softly, stroking my head.
"Munk, for everlasting cat's sake when will you admit that we're lost?!" I demanded impatiently, "We've been going round in circles for hours!"
"L..lost?" Griddle whimpered.
I got a nasty glare from both Munk and Lonz. Really those two were a right pair, one Munk is bad enough but now Lonz seems to be turning into a mini- Munk. I give up.
"Of course we're not lost Griddle," Lonz attempted to reassure her, "Remember what Mum said, it will be instinct that leads us there and you can't go wrong with instinct."
Griddle managed a little smile and nuzzled Lonz gently.
"But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to stop, find our bearings, get a bit of sleep," Munk said walking into an alleyway. Fine I'd keep quiet for Griddle's sake but I would have a talk with Munk later. We followed him into the alley when he stopped so suddenly that I crashed into him.
"Hey...." I trailed off as I saw why Munk had stopped. A huge alley cat stood before us,
"This is my alleyway kits, you're trespassing," he snarled.
"Sorry," Munk said trying to keep the peace. The last thing we needed was a fight, "It'll never happen again."
Munk signalled for us to back away slowly. But just then the alley cat spotted Griddle. She was very attractive, no one could deny that, but it sometimes attracted the wrong kind of attention.
"Well who's this pretty little thing?" the alley cat smirked.
Griddle smiled, she loved compliments, but her smile soon faded with what came next.
"Wouldn't mind having a little fun with her. Tell you what, you can all stay here provided I get a bit of that."
Griddle's eyes widened and she clutched tightly on to Lonz and me, whimpering quietly. My stomach churned just feeling how scared Grid was. Munk narrowed his eyes and hissed,
"Not a chance!"
I grabbed hold of Griddle's arm and turned to run out of the alley, we had to get her out of here. The alley cat spotted us and blocked the entrance before we got there despite Munk doing his best to slow the tom down.
"Now, I don't think you understand. I always get what I want and I want her," the alley cat smiled evilly and grabbed hold of Grid's arm and pushed her roughly against a wall.
"Hey!" I growled trying to pull Grid away. I saw stars as the damn tom backhanded me across the face.
"Get off her!" Munk growled. He lunged at the alley cat who batted him away easily. I took the opportunity to finally pull Griddle out of the alley cats grasp and get her to safety. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Lonz pull Munk to his paws and run after us, tripping the alley cat up on the way past. We ran as fast as we could.
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(Grid's POV)
My lungs were fit to burst as we hid round a corner,
"I...is he still following us?" I asked still trembling.
Munk peered around the corner,
"He's gone," he sighed in relief and let himself sink to the ground, "Everyone ok?"
Tugger and Lonz mumbled, "Yeah," in response. I nodded my head dumbly, comprehending what had just happened. I flung my arms round each of my brothers in turn,
"Thank you," my voice cracked as I tried to hold back my tears. If it hadn't been for them...
"It's ok Griddle," Munk said softly, stroking my head.