How Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer became Jellicles

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"Hello!"

Tumblebrutus paused as he looked up at the open window of the red brick terraced house, the only source of light other than the streetlamps that lit up the street. He exchanged a look with his two companions and repeated: "Hello!"

A few seconds later, a head popped out, looking down. The lighting made it impossible to recognize them.

"'Ello? 'Oo is i'?" a female voice answered.

"It is Tumblebrutus of the Jellicles, and these are my friends Pouncival and Plato. Whose house is this?"

"It's the 'ouse of me and moi brotha, Mungojerrie."

"Go and tell your brother that we have been sent by Old Deuteronomy on a quest. If you will give us food and shelter for the night, you two can join the Jellicle Tribe."

"Well, Oi'll ask 'im, but Oi don' think 'e'll be very keen… We already are Jellicles, ya see."

"What?" Tumblebrutus asked, confused.

"She says they already are Jellicles," Pouncival remarked.

"Are you sure you are?" Tumblebrutus insisted.

"Yeah, yeah!" Her head briefly disappeared. Inside the house, behind the curtain, a tom was listening to every word said. "Oi told 'im we already are Jellicles," she told the tom, who snickered in response.

"Well… uh… Can we come up and pay you two a visit?" Tumblebrutus asked the queen when she appeared again.

"Of course no'! Y'all are English toips!"

"What are you then?!"

"Oi'm Cockney! Whoi do ya think Oi 'ave this ou'rageous accen', ya silly cat!"

"Isn't Cockney English as well?" Pouncival asked.

"Moind yar awn bisniss!"

"Look, we were sent by Old Deuteronomy to find two imposter-Jellicles in this part of the city, and I have a strong feeling we found them," Tumblebrutus declared, "So if you will not prove to us that you are real Jellicles, we shall enter this house by force!"

The head disappeared again. "Oi think they're on to us," the queen said to the tom.

"Ya shouldn' 'ave told 'em abou' our accen's! They wouldn' 'ave knawn!"

"Wha' are we gonna do naw?"

"Jus' play tough! Scare 'em oway!"

The queen went back to the window. "Y'all don' froight'n us, stupi' Pollicle dogs! Go and boil yar bo'oms, son of a Gumbie Cat! Oi blaw me nose a' ya, so-called 'Jellicle Cats'! You and all ya silly Jellicle ki'ens!" She then proceeded to place her paws behind her ears and stick her tongue out, making strange noises.

"What a strange cat," Pouncival said.

Tumblebrutus was starting to lose his patience. "Now look here my good-"

"Oi don' wanna tolk to ya no mo'e, y'empty-'eaded litter box wiper! Oi far' in yar gen'ral direction! Ya motha was an 'amster, and ya fatha smelt of elde'berries!" She sat back with a smug look.

"Is there anyone else up there we can talk to?" Pouncival tried.

"No! Naw go oway, or Oi'll taun' ya a secon' toime!"

Tumblebrutus tried to be friendly one last time. "Now this is your last chance! We've been more than reasonable…"

The queen turned back to her brother. "Fetch the joint!"

"Wha'?"

"Fetch the joint!"

"… and if you don't agree to our commands, we will…" Tumblebrutus was cut off by a large object being thrown out of the window. "Everlasting Cat!" he screamed, jumping aside just in time to dodge an Argentine joint with greens and potatoes smashing on the tiles of the sidewalk.

Tumblebrutus exchanged a few looks with Pounce and Plato, and they nodded in agreement. "Right," he said. "CHARGE!" With that, the three Jellicles stormed forward in the direction of the house.

"Gimme more stuff!" it sounded inside the house.

The Jellicles pressed forward, dodging falling objects in the process.

"Almost there!" Tumblebrutus said, after nearly being hit by a vase that made a loud PING when it landed. They could just make their way in through the hatch in the door, before an entire cabinet smashed against the ground.

"Dangit! It din' work!" one of the imposters upstairs said.

Meanwhile, the Jellicles Squad made their way up the staircase. Suddenly, two figures appeared at the top, a male and a female one.

"It's no' smart to mess with Mungojerrie," the tom said.

"And Rumpleteazer," the queen added. She held up a box and turned it upside down. Pearls poured out of it, onto the stairs, rolling down.

"Everlasting…" The Jellicles had a hard time trying not to fall, as they slipped and slid on the small orbs. However, when the stream of pearls stopped, they were still all standing. They grinned at the duo and continued their way.

"Yoikes!" Rumpleteazer said.

"Le's go!" Mungojerrie suggested.

They disappeared through a door at the same moment the Jellicles arrived at the top of the stairs. They quickly followed them through the door and found the two standing on the windowsill, each carrying a heavy bag that seemed to contain silverware.

"So long, Jellicle Sucka's," Mungojerrie said.

"Ay Mungo," Rumpleteazer said looking out of the window, "This is a pre'y deep drop. Oi'm no' doin' tha'."

"Wha'? I's no' that deep, is i'?" Mungojerrie took a look as well. "Aw dangit."

Before they could do anything else, they were grabbed by the collar and dragged down from the windowsill.

"I'm sure Old Deuteronomy will be glad we got the Jellicle-imposters," Tumblebrutus said.

"Oi don' suppose yar offer abou' food and shelta is still valid?" Rumpleteazer tried.

Of course, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer were only mildly punished, and they became Jellicles shortly after these events.

The End

A/N: In Rumpleteazer's defense, Jennyanydots with her entire Gumbie Cat costume does kinda look like a hamster.