Tugger rushed into the junkyard with Munkustrap, cradling Bombalurina in his arms.
Demeter spotted them Munkustrap, her mouth dropping as she saw the beaten and bloody Bombalurina.
"Bast, Munkus what happened to her?" tears were forming in her eyes the more she saw the damage.
"Dem, she's going to be okay, but right now I need you to stay calm for her so she can pull through it, okay?" he placed both hands on her cheeks and she nodded.
Tugger rushed into Jellyorum's den, calling out her name.
"JELLY, COME HERE QUICK" He yelled as he gently laid Bomba down stroking her fur and softly telling her she was going to be okay.
Jellyorum rushed in and reacted quickly when she saw the state Bombalurina was in, gathering all her supplies and setting to work.
As Jelly sat by Bomba, Tugger stood up keeping a concerned and watchful eye.
"Jelly, how's she going to be, will she be okay?"
"Thankfully, yes dear. She certainly took quite a beating but she'll make it through just fine."
"So she'll be okay by tomorrow?"
"She'll be very sore and in pain, but yes she'll be fine. Now Tugger, why don't you go and sleep, you've had a long day."
He shook his head, "No I'll just stay here."
"That wasn't a question, dear, go home, rest. You'll see her tomorrow."
Tugger mumbled something inaudible and reluctantly went to his den, taking one last look at Bomba before he left.
Bombalurina's eyes slowly opened, squinting at the sunlight that was beaming through the window.
She tried to sit up but quickly fell back down from a shock of pain that ran through her body.
"Agh" she placed her hand on her head, feeling her body flood with pain all over.
"Oh, good, you're awake. Now don't try to sit up too quickly, you're not up for that yet. My, dear, you certainly took quite a beating. But don't you worry, you'll heal up nicely."
Bombalurina nodded, not in the mood to say anything.
She saw that she had stained some of the sheets with blood and observed her the stitches and bruises that had were now residing on her body.
Munkustrap walked through the door just then with Demeter at his side.
"Bomba!" Demeter yelled and ran to her side, throwing her arms on her.
Bombalurina winced "Easy, Dem."
"Yes, Demeter, Bombalurina isn't exactly healed, so please be careful."
Munkustrap chuckled at this and Demeter quickly released Bomba from her hug.
"How are you? I can't believe you're here. In the Junkyard! I never thought you'd come back or-"
"Dem, I'm not back, it's only temporary."
Munkustrap quickly intervened, "We'll discuss the serious things later. Let's just be happy you're doing well."
Bombalurina smiled and closed her eyes.
"Alright loves, I think that was enough for her today. You can check in later."
Munkustrap and Demeter nodded and walked out of the den, running into Tugger who was waiting nearby.
"Tugger, good to see you. Bomba's asleep but I'm sure if you-"
"Munkus, I'm simply standing here. Bombalurina is not at the top of my list right now." Tugger viewed his concern for Bomba as harmful to his image.
Munkustrap chuckled at his reaction, "Fine, but in case you're wondering, she's doing fine and she'll be out soon enough."
He patted Tugger on the shoulder and walked away.
A week passed by, and Bombalurina had healed up nicely.
Her bruises were fading, and all of the swelling had gone down.
She woke up, able to get up pretty much pain free and walked over to the mirror.
She softly touched her face to see how well things were healing.
It was pleasing when she saw that she was back to looking her beautiful self and she began to comb and fix her red fur.
"Well I'm glad to see you're up and moving. That's certainly a good sign."
Bomba smiled and nodded "I'm going to be heading out today Jelly. Thank you for your help."
Jellyorum simply said "Of course, dear" and Bombalurina stood up and kissed Jelly on the cheek as thanks and walked out.
It felt strange to be outside, almost unnatural after being cooped up for so long.
She walked around, looking for Munkustrap to discuss her plans to leave.
As she swayed around the Junkyard, she passed by Tugger, standing by a few kittens.
"Hold on babes," he said to the kits, who giggled and blushed.
"Hey Red, how you holding up?"
She paused and raised her eyebrow. Only Macavity called her that.
She turned around with a smile "Why don't you go back to calling me Bombs or Bomba, I liked those nicknames better."
She went back to looking for Munkustrap and Tugger followed.
"And what's got you in such a rush?"
"I happen to be looking for your brother, do you know where I can find him?"
"Which brother?" He said jokingly, but Bombalurina didn't find it funny.
"Munkustrap" she said with a straight face "I need to talk to him about when I can leave."
"You're not staying?"
"Why would I?"
"Because Macavity doesn't want you anymore, he's changed Bomba."
"Don't say that, what he did was an accident, he didn't mean it."
"Why are you sticking up for him?"
"Because I love him Tugger!"
"That ship has sailed, babe, he doesn't love you anymore. Move on."
She slapped him and walked away fiercely, spotting Munkustrap and yelling his name.
"Munkustrap, I'll be leaving now."
He grabbed her arm before she could walk away
"Hey now hold on, where do you think you're going to go? Huh? Macavity has disappeared."
"I'll find him."
"He hurt you Bomba, he's turned into someone else."
Bombalurina's nerves were fuming and tears were forming in her eyes.
"He didn't mean it Munk he didn't mean it!" She cried out, tears spilling down her cheeks.
He pulled her into a hug
"It's gonna be okay, but you need to stay here for now, it's not safe for you out there. Not if we don't know what Macavity is up to."
He felt her nod into his shoulder, and he sighed from relief.
"Your den is still where you left it, let's get you home and settled, okay? I'll call Demeter over for you."
She nodded as he called Alonzo over to help her to her den.
Tugger watched from the distance and Munkustrap walked over.
"She's staying."
Tugger nodded, not saying much else and kept a distant eye on her, making sure she was okay as she went into her den.
He wasn't going to let Macavity anywhere near her ever again.
Not if he could help it.