CHAPTER 5: CELEBRATIONS AND DISASTER
"Ok tell me exactly what happened my baby queen," Old Deuteronomy was sitting on the bed in the medical room with Tiggsita on his lap clutching onto his fur.
"I went to this golden place that was brills and I saws this big colourfuls cat with a silver light goings round hims and hes told me it wasn't my time to be theres and said that I could goes back to bes with my family." Tigger snuggled into her dads soft coat. "I was scareds that I would never sees you again daddy or my brovers." Tigger let out a yawn.
"You rest Tiggsita my little queen, I am going to talk to Jennyanydots and Jellylorum," Old Deuteronomy laid the kitten on the bed and tucked the blanket around her, "Good night," he planted a kiss on her forehead and started to live.
"Oh daddy, I meet 2 other cat their names were Moonbeam and Seletty," Old Deut stopped in his tracks, "they told me to say hello and that you need to stop blaming yourself, Moonbeam said she always love you." Tigger then yawned again and fell asleep.
Old Deuteronomy left the room and entered Jenny and Jelly's office.
"How is she?" Jenny asked as Old Deut entered the room.
"She is sleeping now, do we know what happened yet?" Old Deut sat down on the lunch box that was used as a chair.
"Well her wounds are healed and she is perfectly healthy,"Tantomile and Coricopat confirmed. "Although she does seem to have a different aura about her, like she has a Guardian angel," Tantomile said.
"A cat called Moonbeam is watching over her," Coricopat chimed in.
Old Deuteronomy was shocked, 'how is that possible' he thought.
"Old Deut wasn't Moonbeam Munkustrap and Macvity's mother?" Jellylorum looked at the older cat.
"Yes she was, I don't want to talk about this sorry, I need to go and speak with my sons, if you'll excuse me." Old Deuteronomy hastily left the room, "Good night."
A month had past since Tigger's miracle. Everything had gone back to normal, the kittens played and mucked around, the adult cats did what they did and everything was perfect.
Until one Sunday afternoon, most of the cats were hanging around the junkyard others were at their humans homes. The kittens were playing 'Stuck in the mud', this meant they were running around like mad and hiding.
"Kittens play time is over." Jennyanydots called out into the junkyard, when she got no reply she yelled, "and it's time for dinner." at this a huge group of kittens came running out of what seemed like nowhere.
"Arrr!" Munkustrap screamed as he was trampled walking into the junkyard , "Oh my Everlasting cat, that was scary," Munku said getting up.
As he did a kitten ran into him, he fell back down with an 'oomph', he looked up to see his little sister with a terrified look on her face.
"MUNKU, MUNKU!!" Tiggsita yelled at him, "a big bla…."
Tigger was cut off by a cry of "INTRUDERS IN THE JUNKYARD!!" the shout out came from Glaston the Jellical tribes protector.
The adult male toms rushed towards the cry, when they came out into a clearing at the edge of the junkyard they saw a group of tough ugly looking alley cats swarming around three kittens and the protester.
Glaston was now on the floor being scratched, bitten and beaten by the surrounding cat, the kittens were being held by 3 queens.
The Jellicals started to fight the group of intruders,
"RETREAT!!" the large black alley tom (the leader) yelled, the ally cat started to turn and run, "Grab 2 of the kittens Scarface I'll get the other one!" he screamed at a scar ridden ginger tom.
Scarface grabbed 2 of the cowering kittens from the retreating queens and started to run, Asparagus took off after him and managed to tackle him, Scarface stumbled and dropped 1 of the kittens, with his paw now free he turned a swiped Asparagus with his claws catching him across the chest, Asparagus fell to the floor in pain and Scarface ran off still carrying 1 of the kittens.
The Leader of the group had managed to fight of the Jellicals and had taken the second kitten, the third kitten -the one Scarface had dropped- had been clever enough to run into a junk pile and hide.
The Junkyard Toms had run after the Alley cats but had lost them down a dark alleyway.
Humphries knelt down next to Glaston, his body had been beaten to a pulp and he was not breathing, Humphries tried to find a pulse but found non the Jellical protector was dead.
The now battered and tired group of Jellical cats walked back to the main area of the junkyard carrying Glaston.
Old Deuteronomy stood on the magical tire waiting for the rest of his tribe to return, the Females and kittens were in a huddle at the foot of the tire. When he saw Asparagus walking in being held up by the by the tom known as Fossil he knew all was not well. As the Jellical toms carried Glaston in a loud gasp went through the crowd, Old Deut closed his eyes and cringed, he could tell the Tom he had made protector of his tribe was dead, no cat could live through injuries like that.
Gus (the theatre cat) climbed onto the tire and whispered into the leaders ear. Old Deut looked at Gus and then to the tribe.
"Jellylorum may I have a moment with you please" Old Deut lead the adult queen to her den, "Is Skimbleshanks back from the trains yet?"
"No he's not, he won't be back until tomorrow. Old Deuteronomy what has happened? I need to find Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer they did not come back to the den," Jelly asked tears already forming in her eyes. Old Deut looked Jenny in the eyes.
"Jellylorum, a group of Alley cats invaded the junkyard, they attacked Glaston and killed him," Old Deut started trying desperately not to cry, "Glaston was trying to protect a group of kittens, when our toms arrived they too fought the alley cats but I'm afraid they could only save 1 of them, the other 2 the alley cats took off with, Jelly I'm very sorry but the kittens they have kidnapped are Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer."
"NNOOOOO!!" Jelly broke down into a crying fit and dropped to the floor, "Ineedtofindthemimtheremothertheyneedmethereonlykittens." Jelly babbled sobbing. Old Deut knelt down next to her and put his arms around her, he too then began to cry.
"Tigs, what happened?" Munku asked his now trembling sister, he put his paws on the top of her arms and looked into her face.
"A big black cat came up to me, Tugger, Mungo and Teazer and tried to talk to us, we just ignored him like we've been told to do when we meet strangers but every time we walked away he followed." Tigger stopped and took a few deep breaths, "Tugger and Mungo decided to tell the cat to leave us alone but the black cat just laughed and pushed Mungo to the floor, then this big group of cats came out and surrounded us and they started pushing us around laughing."
Munkustrap noticed Tiggsita's leg started to shake so he led her to Old Deuteronomy's den, he sat her down on his bed of rags and put his arm around her shoulder.
Tiggsita took a deep breath and continued, "We tried to escape but they kept pushing us back into the middle of the circle, then Glaston arrived and tried to help us, while the some of the cat were distracted I managed to make a run for it and come here to get help," Tigger then burst into tears and wrapped her arms around Munku's neck and buried her face into his shoulder.
"Shush, shush." Munku gently rocked his little sister trying to sooth her, after a while he felt Tigger go slightly limp and heard a soft purr that told him she was asleep. he laid her down on his bed, kissed her forehead, tucked her in and silently got up, he left the den to inform Old Deut and Jennyanydots where Tiggsita was then he returned to the den and curled up to the toddler queen. Munku soon felt a warmth on his back, he looked back to find Tiggsita snuggled into his back purring. Munku smiled and laid his head back down, he also began to purr then sleep over took him.