Munkustrap sat on the tire in the middle of the 'yard with Demeter, Tugger had been gone for about a day. He wasn't that worried, he knew he'd be gone for a couple days while he spent time with his humans so they wouldn't worry. But Munk had a strange feeling that something was wrong, he blew it off as just paranoia because of Macavity but he couldn't get it to completely disappear. Demeter was trying to calm him down as much as she could, she never really liked his bother but when he wasn't being cocky around his fanclub he wasn't half bad.

"Look, Munk, he'll be fine, you worry too much." She said soothing him as he kept a sharp eye out for his brother coming back.

"I know, but I just have this feeling… You get a bad feeling when something happens to Bomba right?" He asked and Dem nodded. "Well it's the same thing… I'm just a little paranoid on top of it all."

Demeter laughed but her laugh was cut short when Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer ran over to them out of breath. "Munk!" Jerrie yelled out as they reached the tire they leaned against it trying to catch their breath.

"What? What's wrong?" Munk asked as he stood up along with Dem.

"When did Tugga leave to go back to 'is 'umans 'ouse?" Teazer asked as she caught her breath.

"Yesterday, why what happened?" he asked a little dumfounded.

"'Ere," Jerrie said handing Munk a piece of paper. "We found it this mornin', 'is 'umans were puttin' them up all around town."

Munk looked at the paper in his hands he couldn't read it but he knew what it meant. On it there was a picture of Tugger lying on a cat bed looking rather stuck up and the words above it were large and to someone who could read would say 'Missing'. "You say they were putting these up this morning?" Munk asked quietly as he continued to stare down at the paper.

"Yeah, tha's why we asked when 'e left, maybe 'e jus' didn't get there yet." Teazer said trying to be helpful.

"No, he would have gotten there by now." Munk said thinking. "Jerrie, Teazer go find Alonzo help him gather a few search parties to look for him." His voice lowered. "I knew I shouldn't have let him leave alone..."

"Darling, it's not your fault it could have a happened to any of us." Dem said.

"But it happened to him, you better go tell Bomba. Better have her hear it from her sister then a random cat," Munk said.

"What about you, where are you going? Don't tell me you're going to look for him yourself."

"What am I supposed to do? Wait round until the search parties come together? You know I won't do that, my brother is out there and I have to find him." Munk said to her. "Now go find Bom, if it makes you feel better I'll take someone with me, okay?"

"How do I know you'll take someone?" She asked.

"Have I ever given you a reason to doubt me?"

She thought about it for a minute and then nodded. "I'll go talk to Bomba"

Munk nodded and she gave him a reassuring smile before she ran off. Munkustrap turned around, I don't have time to look for someone to bring, I have to leave now. He thought and began running off before he was stopped by someone yelling out his name behind him.

"Munkustrap!"

Munk turned around only to see the small black and white cat Quaxo, or Mistoffolees. He was running toward Munk at full speed. "Munk!" he called again. "Is it true? Has something happened to Tugger?" The younger tom and Tugger may seem like total opposites but they were actually very good friends.

"Yes, I'm going to look now."

"Can I come?" Misto asked quickly. "I wanna help."

Munk nodded. "Yeah, but hurry up." The two toms ran though the 'yard until they reached the edge. "His humans house is this way." Munk said as he looked down the street one way.

They ran down the road looking for any signs that could point to where Tugger might have diapered to. Everlasting Cat Tugger, ya gotta hang in there we're coming… Munk thought.

Tugger moaned and the first thing he felt was a searing pain shooting up his chest. He was lying on the ground… somewhere, he really could care less right now. He hissed as he tried to move and realized that a rib or two just might be broken. Bad idea, let's not move that, he thought. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around, he was in a cell of some sort. Huge rats were guarding the entrance, they hadn't noticed he was up yet.

He shifted his position as quietly and gently as he could and stiffed a moan. He looked down and noticed dried blood caked in his mane and long scratches on his chest and when he brushed his face on his shoulder he saw blood from wounds that were still bleeding. Gritting his teeth he looked up and noticed that the rats saw he was awake, one of them nodded to the other and it left. Tugger assumed it was to get Macavity.

A couple minutes later Macavity showed up, throughout that time Tugger tried not to move to much. But when Macavity came over to him he couldn't suppress a shudder his mere presence in the room made everything go cold. "How are we doing tonight?" he asked as he bent down to Tugger's level.

"What do want with me?" Tugger spat at his brother.

"Ransom, thought that would be obvious even to you," he answered.

He ignored the fact that Macavity just called him stupid and continued. "Why me?"

"He's close to you, now believe me I would have loved to have gotten that lovely prize Demmy instead." Tugger winced at the hungry tone in Macavity's voice. "But she doesn't leave that little junkyard of yours anymore and when she does, she's surrounded by those little Jellicle buddy's of yours."

Tugger glared at him. "You were easy, now why he let you leave the 'yard on your own I'll never know. Why is it that you're the only one he lets leave without any supervision?"

"Don't even try it!" Tugger said loudly interrupting him but then lowered his voice. "You can't get to me."

"Fine, I see maybe you're good at something. But just because I can't get o you dose not mean I can't make you suffer." Macavity had an evil glint in his eyes and he grinned like a madman (or cat rather). "Wanna have some fun dear brother?"

Tugger tried not to let his fear show on his face as Macavity stepped closer to him extending his claws. When he got close enough he raked his claws over Tugger's chest, creating new wounds and opening old ones. Tugger closed his eyes as the white hot pain ran over him but he didn't cry out, he wouldn't let that happen.

Macavity smirked at the reaction and cracked his claws. "You know brother, I was always mad that father liked you, Munkustrap and Alonzo more then me. But what do you expect form a cat like him?"

"Father loved us all equally, it's your own damn fault he was colder to you!" Tugger managed to get out.

"Yeah, I am quite the troublemaker aren't I?" He ran his claws over Tugger's stomach.

He tried to fight back but he was getting weak and it was hard to fight back with your front and back legs tied. Macavity smiled triumphantly and ran his claws on the wall making a screeching sound.

Munk, ya gotta get me outta this! He screamed in his mind.

Munk walked down the road with Mist at a fast pace looking for any sign of Tugger. Munk was getting even more worried he though they would have found a sign of him by now.

"Do you know where his humans live?" Misto asked looking up and Munk.

"No, all I know is that they live down this way. I've never actually been there," Munk replied.

The pair went further down the road until they reached an alley. Munk glanced down the alley but continued to walk on when he saw nothing but Misto stopped. Munk noticed that he stopped and turned around to face him. "What is it Quaxo?" He asked.

"He was here." Misto said as he walked into the alley. "With, oh Heaviside, Macavity." He finished looking up at Munk.

I know it, Macavity got to him. Dammit! Munk looked down at the ground and noticed a patch of dried blood. Oh no… It must me Tugger's. Tugger is not as strong as me and even I can't beat Macavity on my own!

Misto interrupted his thoughts. "We should go back to the 'yard get a few more Jellicles to help. If this is Macavity's doing we'll need all the help we can get."

Munk nodded, Misto was right but he didn't want to waist anymore time. It's been a full day, who knows what could have happened in that time. "Alright," Munk said. The two cats bolted back to the junkyard to get some more cats. They didn't have to go very far, about half way back they ran into one of the search parties that already left. Alonzo was leading them, with Tumblebrutus behind him and the two girls Demeter and Bombalurina behind them. Bomba's eyes were still puffy and red looking from crying but she managed to keep her composer while she stood there.

"We were hoping we could find you." Alonzo said. "We all split up in group of five, or four in our case you would made five and since Misto's there six. And don't worry about the kittens they didn't come, Jennyanydots and a few of the older cats are looking after them. But I suppose that's not the main priority now." Alonzo said sadly, he was just as worried for his brother and Munk was.

"Okay," Munk said now normally he would have objections to the fact the Dem and Bomba were with them but he was running out of time. "Come on, we found something in the back alley." He said and the cats ran around to the alley where they found the blood.

They nodded and ran back, they were that much closer to getting The Rum Tum Tugger back.

AN: I really was not gonna put that scene in where Macavity scratches Tugger but I put it in anyway. I hope I get as many reviews for this chap as I did for the last. That was great I didn't think people would like this so much! And thank you for your reviews they really helped me out. And now for the people who reviewed Serendipity Kat, Mystitat, Mistofey, Puddycat and Bombalurinasara thanks again I hop this chapter went up to your expectations!