ShegoRulz, I'm glad you liked it! I was a little nervous about the prediction, but hopefully it was done well :) Emily, Indeed it is! Enjoy this chapter!

Seventeen

"Hidden by the night, the two will creep. She unknowingly does his bidding, while his silver tongue convinces her and takes claim on her confused heart. However, if the eyes of Gemini stay open and alert, they will be able to see past the shadows."

Old Deuteronomy listened carefully as Coricopat spoke. When the mystic was done speaking, Old Deuteronomy waited for the tom to gain control over his mind. "I believe you have given us our first clue as to where our friend, Demeter, is," he said when it appeared that Coricopat was well again.

"Have I?" Coricopat asked, confused as to what the old cat was talking about.

"Indeed, you have. I'm going to assume that Tantomile relayed the same message to Munkustrap, so we will probably be hearing from them soon. In the meantime, I would like you to get a hold of Tugger. Tell him the message and find out if he has anything to report." Old Deuteronomy repeated the prediction to Coricopat and then watched him run off to find Tugger in the junkyard. Not long after Coricopat's departure, Admetus arrived in the den.

"Old Deuteronomy," the tom said, bowing before the older cat, "Tantomile has made a prediction of some sort. She had a foretelling about Demeter right in front of Munkustrap."

Old Deuteronomy nodded. "Coricopat did the same thing. I've just sent him to speak with Tugger. When he returns, we're going to discuss what these predictions could mean. So, please, sit down and make yourself comfortable. Coricopat shouldn't take long." Admetus settled down on a couch cushion and waited patiently for Coricopat's return. "Have you heard the prediction?" Old Deuteronomy asked the younger tom, who shook his head no. Old Deuteronomy recited the prophecy to Admetus. "Do you have any idea what it might mean?" he asked. Admetus shook his head again and Old Deuteronomy sighed. "My old brain can't seem to put it together."

"Although..." Admetus said, realizing something. "In the beginning, it speaks of two cats. A tom and I queen if I heard correctly. I think it's safe to assume that the queen is Demeter. I think our first step should be to figure out who the 'eyes of Gemini' are. Then, that cat can figure out who the tom with Demeter is."

Old Deuteronomy nodded. "The 'eyes of Gemini'… Now that's what really has me puzzled. I can't even begin to imagine what that could be referring to."

Admetus shrugged and the two cats fell into silence once again. Admetus rested his head on his paws, patiently waiting for Coricopat to return to the den. Eventually, he slipped into sleep. It was late afternoon, after all, and he was due for a nap. He awoke when he heard Old Deuteronomy speaking again, Admetus' ears perked up and his eyes flew open.

"-but for the most part, he says there's nothing to report?" the older cat asked.

"That's right, sir," Coricopat answered. "However, when I recited the prediction for them, Plato said something interesting that could make some sense of this."

"Oh really?" Old Deuteronomy replied, getting interested in what the tom had to say. Ademtus became more attentive as well.

"Well," Coricopat continued, "Plato said that Gemini is a sign, usually used to predict horoscopes in the human world. Now, while that isn't exactly helpful in any way, the next thing he said gave us all an idea." Admetus' tail twitched anxiously. He wanted to know what conclusion they had come to. "Apparently the sign for Gemini is twins," Coricopat said. "And when we think of twins-"

"Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer!" Admetus blurted out, causing Coricopat to jump and Old Deuteronomy to chuckle.

"That is a very bright idea," Old Deuteronomy said. "I guess we should send word to Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer now. We'll need to ask them to be particularly alert tonight."

Admetus and Coricopat nodded. "Would you like me to go look for them?" Admetus asked. "Mungojerrie once showed me around Victoria Grove briefly, so I might be able to track them down fairly easily."

Old Deuteronomy smiled. "That would be wonderful, thank you Admetus. When you find them, please report back to me, and then return to Munkustrap. Fill him in on what's going on so that he will be prepared."

"Yes sir," Admetus replied. He bowed to his leader, and then rushed out of the den in search of Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer in Victoria Grove.

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