Author's note: O.k., here's chapter 5. If it's not that good, I blame writer's block. Please review people, because if I don't get any feedback I kind of have this bad habit of wandering away from the story and never finishing it. (Gaarakun39 knows this, hint the fathful reviewing wink) I would also like to thank Sarah Elizabeth Emily Woods for reviewing for every chapter. Now that I'm finally done talking, let the chapter begin!

Chapter 5: Discovery

Rumpleteazer entered the old train station, clutching a small sack between her paws. She was playing a double agent for the jellicles by pretending to work for Macavity. Her twin, Mungojerrie, was also a spy but was at the Junkyard right now.

To keep her "boss" happy, she had raided some high-toned and fancy to do houses up town. She knew he would like most of it, especially the diamond studded bracelet that she wouldn't mind keeping herself.

She slid through a boarded up door and was met by a heavy Siamese on guard duty. He recognized her and gave her some room.

"It's been a while Rumpleteazer. What happened, did you get lost?" he said like he was talking to a very young cat.

"I've been busy, Marley." She said, hiding her annoyance, "Is Macavity in? I have a load for him."

"Yeah, he came back a few hours ago with a new prisoner. We seem to be getting a lot of those lately and Ebony won't stop complaining about having to take care of some kittens Macavity insists on keeping. The way she carries on it'll drive me insane."

Teazer's ears perked up. Kittens? Could one of them be Mistofeeles?

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"Do you know magic? I saw your paw." the small, black cat said, breaking the silence.

The orange tom sighed and looked at the eager kitten beside him. He had been here for two days and the only thing that had happened so far was 20 questions.

"I have magic, yes, but I don't control it. It only surfaces when I have very strong emotions." Andrian slowly replied, rubbing his paw.

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Rumpleteazer found the pure black queen with little trouble. She was complaining loudly.

"Hey, Ebony." Teazer addressed her in a friendly tone. "Macavity said I could give you a brake while he finished some business."

Ebony turned toward her and looked her over with dislike. She had cold, green eyes that seemed to study everything. Why Macavity gave her the job of watching kittens was beyond her.

"About time I get what I deserve." the black queen said snootily and walked off, probably to go find her love, Marley.

Teazer waited till Ebony's footsteps had disappeared before she eased the heavy door open and slid in quietly . To her slight disappointment, Misto wasn't in there, but she did discovered four little three-day-old kittens.

They were starting to open their eyes and move around a little. The dark orange even gave a cute tiny yawn. She counted one girl and three boys.

Rumpleteazer didn't know what Macavity wanted with the kittens, but she was willing to bet it wasn't anything nice. She watched them for a little bit and made up her mind, she would sneak them out of here and back to the Jellicles.

Without her bag, she didn't have anywhere to hide them, so she'd have to take one at a time. The calico scooped up the gray one and hid him in her arms.

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Macavity was going to make Andrian pay for everything.

He slammed the cell open and was immediately attacked by a bundle of pale orange fur and claws. Macavity wrestled the younger cat off without much difficultly and pinned him to the wall.

"Attacking me again are you?" The ginger cat hissed in his ear.

Macavity extended his claws and drug them down Andrian's chest, making him inhale sharply and close his eyes in pain. After a few seconds though the young tom opened his golden eyes and they were burning with hatred.

"Always the defiant one, aren't you? Well I can fix that."

Macavity punched him in the stomach, making sure to break a rib or two.

"After all the stunts you have pulled, we're going to be doing this for the next two months." the Napoleon of Crime laughed evilly and waited for a reaction.

Andrian's eyes widened in realization. In two months time it would be the Jellicle Ball.

And the completion of his first year of life.