Screams rang out from the kittens room. Both Bombalurina and Demeter were jolted from sleep and they sat up in their beds.
Demeter suddenly began frantically feeling around her bed.
"Jem? Jem?! JEMIMA?!" Demeter screamed, noticing that her daughter was no longer in the bed with her.
"Bomba she's not here!" She cried in complete panic.
At once both queens darted from their beds and into the next room, where the other adult cats were also rushing out to see what was going on. The screams from the kitten's room continued and everyone ran in. When they saw who was in there with them, everyone's worst fear was confirmed. In the aisle between the two rows of beds lining either wall, Macavity and one of his hench cats stood holding Jemima and Amolia in their icy grasps. The other kittens sat terrified up against the wall on their beds, shaking and crying.
When the hidden paw saw the adults had entered the room, he grinned.
"Good evening Jellicles." He sneered. "I was just out on a stroll with my comrade here, and we thought it was a lovely night to bring some sweet little kittens home with us." He said motioning to the queen kits that him and his hench cat were holding.
Bombalurina locked eyes with Amolia and her heart sank.
"Help me" Amolia whimpered but was too petrified to do or say anything else except quiver in Macavity's clutch.
"Mummy!" Jemima screamed.
"Let them go" Demeter growled through her tears as she tried lunge and rip her daughter from the henchcat's arms. Skimble quickly pulled her back before either intruding tom could hurt her. Within that moment, yelling from the outside could be heard and quickly Munkustrap and Alonzo entered to see what was going on. Upon seeing Macavity with the kittens, both toms attacked, urging Skimbleshanks and Asparagus to join. The queens grabbed the other kittens and moved out of the way. However before any of the Jellicle toms could rescue either kitten, Macavity and his henchcat fought off their attackers and dashed out of the den with both kittens. The toms ran closely behind.
When she saw the crimson fein running off with her Jemima, Demeter screamed and broke from her sister's embrace. She ran out of the den after them, and into the junkyard. The other cats yelling and pleading for her to come back. Despite their best efforts to keep the toms from getting away, the Jellicles failed to stop them. Demeter, however kept running. Munkustrap was leaning up against an old board, trying to recover enough from the fight to get himself to Jenny and Jelly to be treated, when he saw his mate running through the junkyard. As she raced past him, Munk tried to grab her. If it wasn't for him being injured from the fight, he would have gone after her.
"Demeter stop!" He yelled after her but she ignored him and kept going. The only thing she had in mind was getting those kittens back.
"Demeter please!" Bombalurina screamed running out to the yard and up to Munkustrap.
"Oh my god Munk!" She cried, upon seeing him hurt.
"I'm fine Bomba." He groaned. However, the blood dripping from his forehead said otherwise.
Bombalurina broke down into hysterical sobs "Demeter...Jemima...Amolia...I'm so scared!"
"I know Bomba, we fucked up." Munk responded, a tear trickled down his cheek.
"What do we do?! He's gonna kill them!"
Munk let out a sob and shook his head.
Outside the junkyard , Demeter ran down the street. She was so desperate to find the kittens, that she was hardly aware that she was willingly seeking out the hidden paw himself. Just then, she saw figures walking ahead of her. She could hear cries being drowned out by harsh voices and evil laughter. She let out a growl and ran at them, positive that it was Mac and his henchcat with Jemima and Amolia. Just as she was about to reach him and attempt to rescue the little queens, Macavity turned to face her.
"Hello Demeter darling" he said before punching her to the ground. Before she fell unconscious, she heard both toms snicker while both Jemima and Amolia let out blood curdling screams. She felt her body being dragged against the cold and icy pavement before darkness consumed her.