Chapter 4
A week later, the blizzard died down so the kittens were allowed to go play outside. Amolia's wounds had healed and her bones were less noticeable.
Bombalurina and Demeter sat on the tire and watched over the playing kittens. Demeter did a random head count in her head to make sure all the kittens were still in the clearing. She frantically tapped her sister on the shoulder.
"Somebody's' missing!" she exclaimed
Bombalurina's head shot back to the clearing, and analyzed which kittens were still there. When she realized who it was her head snapped back to her sister.
"its amolia!" she cried and Demeter cupped her paws on her mouth. Bombalurina shot up and ran over to the other kittens to see if they knew where she went.
Under the dumpster…
Amolia scrounged around through the discarded wrappers and other garbage that had fallen behind the dumpster. She was trying to find her toy mouse she had left there the night she was brought into the junkyard. Once she spotted it she grinned and pounced on top of the grimy multicolored toy.
"gotcha!" she whisperd excitedly.
Just then she heard voices. she stuck her nose out from under the trash receptacle just enough to see who was there, but she quickly crawled back under, once she saw ungroomed crimsom fur coming towards her. She hissed quietly and then panicked. She quickly grabbed her mouse and sprinted to the junkyard. Once she entered the junkyard, Bombaluria was standing in the middle of the junkyard with a panicked look on her face. Once she spotted Amolia she rushed over and embraced the kitten tightly, Demeter not far behind.
"Everlasting cat, never do that to us again!" the scarlet queen exclaimed holding the kitten's face in her paws. "what were you doing out there?"
Amolia held up her mouse, but then started hyperventilating.
"kitten what is it?!" demeter said dropping to Amolia's level. Just as the kitten turned to point to the entrance of the junkyard, Macavity and his hench cats were charging through. Bombalurina picked Amolia up and grabbed Pouncival, who was the closest kitten to her, by the shoulder and pulled him to the den. Leaving Demeter and some of the toms to round up the rest of the kittens and get them inside safely. Everyone rushed to the back bedroom, where the kittens slept, and huddled together. Amolia clung to Bombalurina, and softly wept. Jemima and Demeter were next to them. Demeter whispered soothing words in her kitten's ears though she was trying desperately to stay calm herself. Jennanydot's toms, Pouncival, tumblebrutus and plato were all some way latched on to the gumbie cat, but not all of them could sit in her lap. Jellyorum held electra and etcetera on each of her knees. And softly sang a lullaby in their ears and bounced her knees up and down, but nothing was going to stop their whimpering and crying. Victoria and Quaxo hugged eachother because they didn't have any parents, though they sat closely between the queens to feel extra safe.
Back in the clearing…
The Jellicle toms surrounded Macavity and his army.
"get out" Munkustrap ordered.
"now now, little brother." Macavity said "theres something I need."
"No chance in hell." Munkustarp growled.
"do you even know what I was going to ask for?"
"that innocent kitten who's mother you murdered." Munkustarp answered in disgust.
"Right, now hand her over or all the kittens will suffer." And then Macavity grinned "especially your little one."
Munkustrap hissed and attacked the crimsom tom. All the toms followed and tackled the Hench cats.
They fought until they were both weak. Most of the hench cats were either dead or had fled.
Alonzo and Admetus had been badly wounded and had to be rushed into jellyorum and jennanydot's den to be cared for. Just then Macavity cried out. Munkustrap had created a large bloody gash on his abdomen. The hidden paw ran from the silver and black tom and motioned for what was left of his army to follow. When he reached the entrance of the junkyard, he turned around.
"you can't protect her forever." He spoke coldly "and when you cant…her and jemima will die an unimaginable death."
Munkustrap hissed and macavity left.
In the den…
All the kittens surrounded Demeter and Bombalurina while jelly and jenny tended to the wounded toms.
Just then Munkustrap came into the bedroom.
"oh munk are you-" demeter trailed off when munkustrap took weary little Jemima from Demeter , and held her close and wept.
Demeter and Bombalurina exchanged a puzzled look.
"daddy?" jemima murmured.
"oh jemmy" he sobbed cuddling her closer
Amolia watched the tom hold his daughter and a tear trickled down her cheek. Bombalurina saw this and wiped it away. She hugged her but Amolia didn't cry but just snuggled into the scarlet fur. Eventually munkustrap placed the now sleeping Jemima on her bed and kissed her head. Demeter stood up and embraced her mate while Bomba sat Amolia down began to put the kittens who had fallen asleep on the floor, in their beds. Neither of the queens no exactly why Munkustrap did what he did, but they had a pretty good idea and they knew that this wasn't the last invasion they would have to endure.