Jellicles In Training

A Cats Musical/CO world Crossover

Chapter 5 – "A Feline In The Shadows"

That night at the Harbor Junkyard, a mysterious, black figure was lurking in the shadows. As usual, Usagi was on guard. "Who's there? Show yourself!" "I am, you idiot!" a gruff voice answered.

"Oh, sorry Shadow, it's just so hard to see a Bombay in the dark."

"All the easier to hide in the darkness of the night."

"What are you doing out here anyway, Shadow? You almost never leave your house."

"Sigh, it's about Maj. I just know she's gonna get herself in trouble, not to mention these Jellicles."

"I'm worried too, but Flip is with them. They'll be fine. He'll protect them."

"That may be, but this city is full of Pollicles and you know how Flip feels about dogs. I'm the best at fighting them, I should try to help." The black Bombay looked out at the lights of the city.

"I know that look," Usagi said, "There's another reason you want to go out there, right?"

"Sigh, you know how dark my past was. Those cat fighters are still out there, I'm lucky to still have my sister. It's my life's goal to avenge my clan."

Usagi stared at the mysterious black cat, a look of fear in his eye. "Shadow, you are the only cat in the world that is crazy enough to want to kill a human!"

"Two humans actually, and both are illegal cat fighters."

"Man, cheer up, Emo Cat!"

"Whatever…"

* * * *

"Alright everyone, wake up! It's time to get a move on." Munk said as he awoke his friends.

The Jellicles had survived their first night in the city. Maj and Flip had found them a nice place to sleep by a bakery; even Bustopher thought it was cozy. Now with the sun up, it was time to continue the journey. They stole a bit of breakfast from the bakery, packed their things, and were off. Flip sniffed through the alleyways like a Bloodhound, keeping them on track and away from humans and Pollicles. It was very windy which made tracking a lot easier; Flip could tell what a scent was and where it was coming from.

Maj was still being followed by Misto, not that she minded much. It was kinda cute being followed by another magician. But for some reason, she couldn't help but feel that something bad was going to happen. "It's probably just my imagination" she thought, "but…just to be on the safe side, I'd better talk to Corico and Tanto." She walked up to the two psychics. Being psychic herself, she had become good friends with them. "Hey guys, sense anything lately?" she asked.

"Not really…" The tabby tom answered, "a little bit of danger, but nothing serious."

"I sense another cat will appear to help, but I'm not sure who." The queen twin replied. "All I know is he is no threat to us."

"Hmmm, I might pray to Felis tonight to see if he has any visions for me."

"We'll let you know if we see anything as well."

"Or anyone."

* * * *

That night, the wind turned into rain and a storm raged. The Jellicles tried to find a good shelter, but could only find an old warehouse. It was almost as cold as it was outside, but once everyone huddled together it was quite warm. Maj volunteered to keep watch so se could wait for the rain to stop. Strange feelings always worried her, so whenever that happened she would pray to Felis for answers. It was close to midnight when the rain finally stopped. The air was as cold as a blizzard, but because of her ability to produce fire, Maj was unaffected. She sat upon an old box in the alleyway, gazing up at the stars. Suddenly, a noise was heard. She looked down from the box and there was Misto. Maj jumped down from the box. "What are you doing out here?"

"Umm, I was just going to stir the circuits and get the heat up." The magic cat replied, turning towards the fuse box on the wall.

"The only cat I know who can do that is Tito, the calico cat in my tribe."

Misto climbed up the wall to the fuse box. The way he used lightning from his paws amazed Maj. She had never seen another cat perform magic like that before. "So you really are a magic cat like me."

"Well…yeah, but I could never do the things you can do. You're the better magician."

"What are you talking about? You magic's amazing!"

"R-really?"

"What would really be cool is if we team up. Fire and Lightning fighting as one!"

"Sound cool to me." Misto smiled.

Suddenly, Maj saw something moving in the dark. "Get inside, quick!" But it was too late. A huge Pollicle jumped right in front of them. "Get behind me!" Maj blew all the fire she had at the dog, but it kept dodging. It lunged for the two cats with great speed. Munk heard the noise and came running to the door. He pounced on the canine as hard as he could, but it didn't do any good. The dog just shook him off his back. Suddenly, a long knife flew out of no where and sliced the Pollicle's paw. It howled in pain as it ran off. "But who…?" Munk stuttered.

A black figure stepped out of the shadows. "Maj, how many times do I gotta save your tail?"

"Shadow, what are you doing here?"

"Just making sure my little sister doesn't get into any trouble."

"Maj, who is this?" Munk asked, giving the new cat a strange look.

"This is my older brother, Shadow. He's one of the best fighters in our tribe."

"I've come to help protect you on your journey."

"Well, thank you for coming. We need all the help we can get."

* * * *

Meanwhile at the Harbor Junkyard, a Singapura queen was talking with Usagi. "What's wrong my dear?" she asked sweetly.

"That Emo, Shadow, has taken off to help Maj and find those cat fighters. He's crazy that cat."

"Well, you can't blame him. Those cat fighters did kill most of his family. He and Maj are the only survivors."

"I know Toppi. I just hope he won't get these Jellicles mixed up with illegal fighters, they wouldn't stand a chance."