Yes, I know this is short, but I couldn't fit it with any of the other chapters. Enjoy!
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Chapter 4: Friends and Enemies
Rumpleteazer woke up smelling something foul. As she got up and stretched, she turned around and was shocked to see several cats watching her. They didn't look at all friendly. There were three males and a female. "Wha… what do you want with me?" she asked as she sat down facing them.
"Tsk, tsk, manners please." Said the middle male. "I am Shredder and these are part of my gang, Krater, Natanii, and Dre'gon. This is our alleyway and you need to beat it."
"I'm Rumpleteazer and bug off. I didn't know it was 'your' alley way and I rather like it here." She spat back. She could probably fight them. She and Jerrie had fought Macavity's hench cats dozens of times and so she knew how to fight.
"Well, Rumpleteazer, if you won't leave then we'll have to kill you. I don't appreciate moochers." said Shredder. With that he leapt at her, but she, being ready for it, jumped. As she rose, her lithe body twisted in the air and she came down with both hind paws right on his head. He fell to the ground unconscious. Natanii growled and flew at her, knocking her over. She prepared to punch Rumpleteazer, but Rumple dodged in time and landed several scratches over Natanii's left eye. Momentarily blinded, Natanii struck out and pushed Rumple against the wall. She fell with a thud and then she couldn't move. She lay there unmoving as Natanii, Krater and Dre'gon closed in on her.
"Hey, scumbags! Lay off the little lady! Bad manners." Came a new voice and the others all turned. A midnight-blue cat come out of the shadows. He had a dark yellow mane and deep emerald eyes. The tip of his tail and both hind paws were golden colored.
"What do you think you're doing Nightspark?" growled Dre'gon. "I don't think you understand what's happening here."
"Oh I understand just fine. You're attacking a helpless cat."
"Helpless! Helpless!" shrieked Natanii. "Look what she did to Shredder! She killed him!"
"I can't help that, but you're attacking one of my friends. She came to visit me from another tribe." He didn't then know just how right he was. He needed to distract them from the unconscious queen. He had instructed Apollo, Ragtail, and Sander to collect the queen and take her back to their house. Even as he was talking to them, he saw the three Pollicles arrive at the crate and pick up the still out cat. Ragtail picked up her bags and they left silently. "If you insist on hurting one of my friends, then you will pay! Kimmer! Sheari! Goldbar! Mikki! To me! We fight!" he yelled as a group of Pollicles came out from the shadows. Shredder's group started to cower.
Natanii shouted, "Get them! They killed our leader!" Dre'gon, Krater, and Natanii leapt on the dogs, but they were outnumbered and soon the three cats lay dead.