ACT II:
Scene 1:
(it has been years after that day with the battle with Ivlet, and ever since, Ivlet has still never returned; Victor and Bella are married now, and Bella gave birth to two kittens, and right now they are a few months old; Victor has not talked to Lucas much, and Lucas feels that he has grown apart from Victor now; Lucas is single, and decided to move to Monolith Isle to live next to Noel, because he needed to be able to patrol the border of the entire island to keep it safe; Lucas does visit the island during the holidays, but, he and Noel get their essentials from Natasha sending them food and medicine on a boat, and they even grow some food themselves on Monolith Isle; Lucas has shared powers with Noel, who is now his best friend; right now, Lucas is visiting Pawville for a few weeks during summer, and staying with his parents, who still live there)
Arvin: (to Lucas) Lucas? I think you should go visit Victor. You have not seen his children yet, have you?
Lucas: No, I haven't, but, will Victor actually talk to me?
Ione: We don't know, Lucas, but why wouldn't he? Surely he still remembers you, regardless that you no longer see each other.
Lucas: I guess I can try.
Arvin: That's the spirit.
(Lucas walks out the door, and heads towards North Pawville, to Victor's house)
(Lucas knocks on the door, and Victor opens it)
Victor: Who is it?
Lucas: Hello, Victor.
Victor: Lucas?
Lucas: Yes, it's me.
Victor: It's good to see you.
Lucas: It's good to see you, too, Victor.
Victor: Come on in.
Lucas: (stepping in) Thanks.
Bella: Why, hello.
Lucas: Hello, Bella.
Bella: Are you Lucas?
Lucas: Yep, that's me.
Bella: Nice to see you.
Lucas: (chuckles)
(the two kittens come running up to Lucas, happily)
Lucas: So these are your children, then?
Victor: (chuckles) Yes. A son and a daughter.
Lucas: What are their names?
Victor: (points to the brown tabby kitten) That is Owen. (points to the tortoiseshell kitten) And that is Abigail. Both very energetic hyper kids if you know what I mean. (chuckles)
Lucas: (sighs) Yeah... They are adorable, Victor.
Victor: You know what? How much longer are you going to stay in town?
Lucas: I will stay here for another week or two.
Victor: Then, could you be our babysitter this weekend?
Lucas: Why?
Victor: We are going to a late night performance in Tail Heights, and it will last for hours. We need someone we trust to care for our children. Could you do that for us?
Lucas: Of course I will.
Victor: Thank you. I knew I could count on you.
Lucas: No problem.
Victor: Would you like to stay for dinner with us tonight?
Lucas: Sure.
Victor: Excellent.
(over the course of the day, Lucas has already grown attached to Victor's kids, and really does now feel like he wants a family too, and have his own kids)
(during dinner that night, Lucas was eating very slowly; Victor thought something was on Lucas's mind)
Victor: Lucas?
Lucas: Yeah?
Victor: Are you feeling okay?
Lucas: (sighs)
Bella: If you have a problem, you can tell us.
Lucas: (sighs)
(Bella and Victor look at him with concern in their eyes)
Lucas: Well... (sighs) I really wish I had a family. I wish I had a wife and kids of my own.
Victor: (understanding) Oh.
Lucas: You two make the perfect couple, and this is a perfect family, but, I feel like I am almost jealous of your life.
Bella: Well, you just aren't going to fall in love stranded on Monolith Isle.
Victor: If you were to just live here in Pawville, there are plenty of newcomers that come all the time, as the towns are growing bigger and bigger.
Lucas: I understand that, but, I still have to continue with my destined job to keep the peace all over the island. It is a very important job, you know.
Victor: That is true, but, you still should interact with others, as only you and Noel live on Monolith Isle.
Lucas: I don't know. It is not completely necessary, anyway. After all, living single is not a bad thing, and it is not like I am feeling lonely. Noel is a great friend, and we spend our time hanging out together.
Victor: Well, again, if you want to stay single your whole life, then go ahead. But if you want my advice, I suggest you move back here in Pawville.
Lucas: (sighs)
Scene 2:
(this setting takes place in a time vortex that is formed from the Magic Hat; the place is completely black, dark, and silent, without the slightest light, scent, or sound; the path upon this vortex was endless, as you could travel for years, and would never hit an obstacle; Ivlet had been stuck here for all these years, and not once has he found any clues to an escape route; he would talk to himself, and it was so silent inside, and closed in, that every tiny sound was made with big echoes; right now, he is in much agonizing pain, as the vortex contains no food or water, and although it forms the short period consequences, it does not kill Ivlet, because the time vortex lacks time)
Ivlet: (walking and talking to himself) Why did I let this happen? How did I get trapped here? What did I do wrong?! (sighs angrily) (angrily) That cat, Lucas, is the one that caused me this terrible physical and mental pain. HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?!
(suddenly, another voice was heard, which startled Ivlet and gave him the most terrified shriek of his life)
Daeva: You were not stupid. That cat was just too smart.
Ivlet: (angrily demanding) Who are you?! Hello?!
(Ivlet waited for an answer, but nothing replied; he thought his mind was playing tricks on him; he had been here for so long, hallucinations were going to occur eventually)
Ivlet: Come on, who are you?! Come out you coward. You cannot hide forever! No matter how dark and black this place is.
(there was still no reply; Ivlet was getting frustrated)
Ivlet: (to himself) It was only my imagination.
(suddenly with a shock to Ivlet, there was another screech of fright from him, the voice talked again)
Daeva: I understand your problem. But I am here to help.
Ivlet: (demanding) Show yourself, then!
(an impatient minute later, a short figure emerged in front of Ivlet, startling him once again)
Ivlet: Who are you?
Daeva: I am Daeva. I am the personification of the bad half of the Magic Hat. My brother, Beat, the good half, helped your enemy, Lucas, on his journey.
Ivlet: Really?
Daeva: Yes. And if you do not quite understand where you are, then I will tell you that you are inside the Magic Hat vortex, a place without time as we know it.
Ivlet: Why am I really here? And where is my dragon?
Daeva: Your dragon is long gone, dead, as it had died with the defeated evil energy. Your dragon was made of evil energy, and created by the Magic Hat, so when that energy died, so would he. You on the other hand, are still alive ONLY because you were not created by the Magic Hat. After you were defeated by Lucas, you turned back into your original form, as a weak skinny wolf, who has caused the build-up of evil energy to overpower you.
Ivlet: Are you saying that I am the one who sent me here?! Myself?!
Daeva: Technically yes. When you returned to your form, the strong force that turned you into a beast was released from you, and it now overpowered you, strong enough to pull you into the vortex. Your strength was gone because of your defeat and loss of strong energy, and that force pulled you in.
Ivlet: Then how come the cats were not sucked in?
Daeva: Kills me to say this, but, good energy overpowers evil energy. They were not in the control of the evil force. You have reached the stage to where you would totally lose control of yourself, and wherever that evil energy goes, you go. The cats have good energy in their hearts and souls. And no matter what, evil energy is never strong enough to pull in good energy.
Ivlet: I guess that makes sense, but, I still do wonder if there is still a way to escape from this rift.
Daeva: The only true way to escape is if it is allowed by the owner of the Magic Hat, or someone else who that person has shared powers with. I detected that Lucas shared powers with his friend, Victor.
Ivlet: Victor made the mistake to give me the hat as well, so, obviously, both cats are not going to make that same mistake again!
Daeva: True, but, I thought of a way.
Ivlet: How?!
Daeva: The magic can be transferred from the shared person's to his or her children. My plan is to get one of Victor's kids to PULL us out of the Magic Hat, and with that, kidnap it, and take it back here in the vortex, where it will not only grow up fast in the place of no time, and can change physical identity, but will be a key to escape as well. The kitten has to be playing with the hat to be able to reach inside and grab. Victor's current kittens are only a few months old. We kidnap it, and train it evil, it won't remember its actual family.
Ivlet: That is a brilliant idea! We shall execute it together!
Daeva: (begins to sing Villains Forever)
I can picture the future.
We will have not only freedom, but will have our revenge on Lucas and Beat.
Your glory to fame, is not far away, and it is time to avenge your defeat.
Ivlet: (sings in Villains Forever)
We will signal and kidnap a kitten, for the infiltration, we will win it.
And it won't remember one vague memory.
We will wait until the right juncture,
To give the kitten the evil lecture.
It will turn even on its own family.
(both villains sing in Villains Forever)
We will partner up together.
We will be villains forever.
We will never let the Magic Hat get in the way.
And we know the road won't be clear.
But we will express no fear,
And we will treat any others like they're our prey.
Ivlet: (sings in Villains Forever)
It feels so good to be bad,
So it should feel bad to be good.
Why would being evil be so mad?
The dark side is the one right mood.
(both villains finish singing Villains Forever)
We will do anything to gain control,
We will train the kitten that we stole,
We will share our sinister evil soul,
And to take over the world is our goal.
This time we will not fail.
Our new strength will prevail.
We will partner up together.
We will be villains forever.
And we won't have anything stand in our way!
(very loud sinister laughter in singsong from both villains)
Scene 3:
(it has been 6 hours since Victor and Bella left for the event; Lucas put the two kittens to bed 20 minutes ago in their room, and then relaxed on the chair in the living room with a book; Ivlet and Daeva had been waiting for the appropriate moment; Lucas was dozing off on the couch, and he happened to take off his hat and place it in the kittens' bedroom with the rest of his stuff; Daeva used magic to light up the hat, and her voice sounded from the hat)
(Abigail woke up, and stared in shock at the hat, and went to the ground, and crawled towards it, following the commands of Daeva; Abigail was all of a sudden pulled in by Daeva)
(Abigail whimpering)
Daeva: Abigail...(sinisterly chuckles)...I am your new mommy.
Ivlet: And I guess that makes me your new daddy. (sinisterly chuckles)
Daeva: You're name is no longer Abigail. We will call you...mmm...Mary. (sinisterly chuckles)
Ivlet: And we should change your pelt, and your age.
Daeva: How about a solid black pelt?
Ivlet: And we will increase your age to 30 years.
(both sinisterly laugh loudly)
(Abigail is transformed by the evil forces and is placed through metamorphosis just as Ivlet was, and into an adult black cat with no memory)
(Ivlet grabs hold of who is now Mary, and all three jump out of the hat and are in the bedroom)
(Ivlet cannot believe that he is finally free after all these years, but knows that he must escape quickly out of the house to avoid being seen)
Ivlet: (whispering harshly) Wait a minute, Daeva. Can't we just STEAL the Magic Hat?
Daeva: (whispering angrily) No, you idiot! The identity of the thief of the kitten has to be completely secret, or this plan will not work. Now let's get out of here, the other kitten is awake! We will have the right time to take the hat!
(Ivlet does not look offended; they both see an open window, and hop out of it immediately as Owen begins to whimper)
(Ivlet carries Mary and Daeva and runs like lightning to Whisker Woods to avoid being seen)
(Ivlet soon reaches the hot spring)
Ivlet: (panting out of breath) I...I...I can't...(big breath)...I can't believe I'm free! I am back on Earth! And my pains are completely gone! I'M FREE!
Daeva: I am as excited as you are!
Mary: Free from what?
(Mary looks completely baffled and has no idea who she is or what is going on)
Mary: Where are we?
Ivlet: Uh... This is Whisker Woods. Don't you recognize it?
Mary: No. Who are you two?
(Ivlet and Daeva glance at each other, not knowing exactly what to say)
Ivlet: Mary...(pauses)...it's Dad.
Daeva: And Mom.
Mary: Oh.
Ivlet: Now rest up. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.
Mary: Uh, okay. Where do I sleep?
Ivlet: In the bushes somewhere.
Mary: Uh...sure...
(Ivlet walks over to the river, and laps up water)
Ivlet: My first taste of water in years! Literally YEARS!
Daeva: Alright, alright. If we are going to stay free forever, we must focus on this scheme.
Ivlet: Okay. Let's rest up. Mary has got much to learn for tomorrow.
Scene 4:
(Lucas snapped out of his dozing, waking to hear the crying of Owen from the kittens' room)
Lucas: Huh?!
(Lucas runs to the room, and sees Owen unharmed, but, Abigail is missing; Lucas takes 10 minutes looking all over the house, but, she is nowhere to be found; Lucas begins to panic, and hears the front door open)
(Victor's and Bella's voices)
Lucas: (gulps nervously)
Victor: (calling) Lucas! Are you there!
(Lucas pacing towards them)
Bella: Hello, Lucas. How are our kittens?
Lucas: Uh...
Victor: Is something wrong?
Lucas: Uh... (expression of guilt)
(Victor exchanges glances to Bella in a worried look)
(Victor and Bella run to the kittens' room)
Bella: Abigail! Abigail! ABIGAIL!
Victor: Abigail! Abigail! ABIGAIL!
Lucas: Guys, guys?!
Victor: (furiously) WHERE IS ABIGAIL?!
Bella: (furiously) WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!
Lucas: Uh...
Victor: WHERE IS SHE?!
Lucas: I don't know! She literally vanished! I put her to bed, I go in the living room, I come back, and she is gone!
Victor: I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TRUSTED YOU!
Bella: You are the worst babysitter ever!
Lucas: But...but...I...
Bella: Wait! You must have KIDNAPPED her!
Lucas: No!
Victor: You said you were jealous, and you wanted a child of your OWN!
Lucas: I DID NOT STEAL YOUR KITTEN!
Victor: LIAR!
Bella: WE ARE TELLING THE POLICE!
(Lucas panics and runs to get his hat, and then zaps off, quickly zapping to the police station)
Lucas: Sheriff Ada!
Ada: Lucas?! What are you doing here?!
Lucas: Never mind that! Victor's daughter has been kidnapped!
Ada: Kidnapped?!
Lucas: Yes! I was trusted to babysit, and someone stole the child when I was not looking! They think I stole her! But I did not!
Ada: Okay, okay, we will send a search party right away!
(police station door slams open)
Victor: Sheriff Ada!
Ada: Victor! Bella! Lucas told me everything! And do you truly suspect that Lucas is a kidnapper?!
Bella: Yes!
Ada: I'm sorry. I will buy Lucas's story. We have to find out who stole her.
Victor: Fine! (to Lucas) But you are not my friend anymore!
Lucas: (sighs sadly)