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Chapter 6: In Macavity's Lair

Misto and Jerrie were walking down the dark hallway when they heard loud thumps coming from behind one of the doors. Then they heard a voice, "Munk, cut it out. You're going to hurt yourself." Misto recognized it as Tugger's voice. "How many times do I have to tell you NOT—TO—CALL—ME—MUNK!" They heard Munkustrap yell at Tugger. Misto tried the handle on the door, "Locked," he whispered. Misto concentrated on the lock and said "Door open!" Misto and Jerrie heard the lock click open and he tried the handle again. It turned, and he pushed the door open a crack, and peeked inside. He turned to Jerrie and said, "Come on, the coast is clear." Jerrie nodded and followed Misto through the door.

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There were boxes lying all over the room and a large cage in the center. In the cage were Munkustrap and Tugger. Misto and Jerrie ran up to the cage, "Munkustrap, Tugga," Jerrie said. The two turned around, "Misto! Jerrie!" Munkustrap said, surprised. Misto opened the lock on the cage and threw the door open, "Are you guys alright?" he asked. "We're fine," Tugger replied, "Glad to see you two are okay as well." "Have you found Demeter?" Munkustrap asked, worriedly. Misto opened his mouth to reply, but someone else in the room answered for him, and that someone wasn't Jerrie. "No they haven't," a voice said evilly. And with that the door slammed shut and Macavity stepped into view.

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"So" Skimble said, "Where do you think Macavity would keep Demeter, Munkustrap, and Tugger?" "Well," Teazer responded, "'e woul' keep Demeta sepera' from Tugga an' Munkustrap." Skimble smiled, he always found Teazer's thick Cockney accent a little funny. "Oi don't know whe'e 'e woul' keep Tugga an' Munkustrap," Teazer continued, "bu' 'e woul' probably keep Demeta in 'is room." "Do you know where his room is, lass?" "Yea." "Then lead the way," said Skimble and he followed Teazer down the hall.

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When the reached the end of the long hallway Teazer peered around the corner and then motioned Skimble to follow her. When they arrived in the middle of this new hall Teazer turned to face a door, Skimble looked at it too. The door was a deep shade of ginger and had a gold plaque the words, "The Hidden Paw" emblazoned on it, "He's not very subtle, is he?" Skimble said. Teazer smiled and shook her head. Skimble tried the door, and to no one's surprise it was locked. Skimble looked at Teazer and asked, "How are we going to get the door open?" Teazer didn't answer, but examined the lock instead. Suddenly she extracted her claws and stuck one into the keyhole. She turned her claw back and forth in the lock until they heard it click. Teazer giggled and her paw flew to her mouth s she blushed. Skimble smiled and gently patted her on t he back. Teazer smiled back at him and slowly opened the door.

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Demeter was worried sick. She didn't know what had happened to Munkustrap or Tugger when Macavity brought them to his lair. Even though they were Macavity's own brothers, Demeter wouldn't put it past the Napoleon of Crime to harm them. She was also worried about her friends back in the junkyard, what if he hurt them? She was also trembling with fright for herself, who knew what Macavity would do to her when he returned to his room? She had tried everything to escape, from trying to remove the bars in the window to kicking the door. Nothing had worked. Suddenly Demeter stopped pacing, pricked her ears up, and stared at the door; she thought she heard movement on the other side. The door began to open slowly, and Demeter, making a split second decision, and knowing it may be her only chance pounced on the cat who entered. "Get offa me!" yelled a Cockney female voice. Demeter froze, "Teazer!" "Demeta!" The two friends looked at each other and then Demeter got off of Teazer and helped her up. They embraced as Skimble entered, "Are you all right, lass?" he asked Demeter, she gave him a hug as her answer. He patted her on the back and then she backed away, "Where are Munkustrap and Tugger?" she asked. "Misto and Jerrie are looking for them," Skimble replied. "Well," Demeter said, "we must look for them as well." Skimble and Teazer stared as Demeter walked out the door, and then followed her.

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"Where is she?" Munkustrap asked his brother. "Oh, come now, Munkustrap," Macavity said, teasingly, "Do you really think I would tell you where Demeter is?" "I think you had better," Munkustrap said coldly, slowly advancing towards the ginger tom. "Oh, and what are you going to do if I don't," Macavity said, threateningly. Munkustrap pounced, but Macavity had been ready for this and side-stepped the silver tom. Munkustrap was unable to stop himself and hit the wall behind Macavity. As he hit the hard wall he gave a short yelp of pain and fell to the floor in a daze. Tugger, Misto, and Jerrie ran to help him, but before they had got even halfway to him, Macavity grabbed him, and just stood there. He held Munkustrap's paws behind his back and had his free paw, claws extracted, held high above Munkustrap's head, "Don't move," he told Tugger, Jerrie, and Misto evilly. The three stopped short and glared at Macavity. He smiled and said, "Now move back a little, where I can see you better," they took two steps back, "good." By now Munkustrap had come out of his daze. He began to struggle against Macavity's grip, "Hold still!" Macavity hissed at him, "Or I'll slice you in half!" But Munkustrap kept struggling, suddenly, Macavity yelled, "That's it!" and he brought down his paw.

A/N: More suspense, don't ya'll just love me! (Demetergirl smiles and giggles evilly)

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Tsuki-Tsu: Thanks for reviewing!To answer your question, Misto is a magic cat, so making Jerrie float would be easy for him!