Macavity and Sulfur stalked angrily back to their alley. The henchcats bowed respectfully to their leader.
"What's the plan father?" the teenage ginger asked. Macavity turned to his son with a look of grim triumph.
"We need someone to create a diversion long enough for me to swoop in...and take Munkustrap's daughter." the older ginger said as he looked away. Sulfur grinned and turned his gaze back to the enemy junkyard.
Aqua, Sapphire, Onyx, and Star had finally tired themselves out of tag. They walked over to the old couch in the junkyard and flopped down in the midday sun.
"That was fun!" Sapphire panted. Aqua nodded sleepily as she yawned while she lay there. The four young cats fell asleep while the sun beamed over head.
Munkustrap and Demeter watched their young daughter and her playmates doze in the afternoon sun.
"They're good kits. They'll be great one day." Demeter said as she gazed at Aqua. Munkustrap nuzzled his mate lovingly, but a sudden crash and an evil laugh rang through the alley. Munkustrap tensed up and gazed through the alley. Suddenly Sulfur and several henchcats stepped out of the shadows. Munkustrap leapt down from where he was perched, and stood in front of the oncoming Majestics. Alonzo, Mungojerrie, Pouncival, Tugger, and Mistofellees stood behind their leader.
"What do you want Majestics?" Pouncival snarled. The young tom had matured plenty over the past two years. He was slender with a sleek build to him.
"We're just passing through." sneered Sulfur.
"You're lying!" spat Misto as he glared at the young ginger.
"Good eye. You should have been a Majestic." smirked one of the henchmen.
"I would rather die." Mistofellees snarled.
"That can be arranged." snarled one of the henchcats stepping forward.
"What do you want, Sulfur?" Munkus asked, stepping in front of Misto.
"You know what we want Munkustrap." Sulfur replied with a glare at the silver tom.
"And you know you're never going to get it." Munkustrap told the young ginger.
"There is where you're wrong, tabby. We'll get it even if we have to take it by force." Sulfur snarled. "In fact...we may even be starting to take it now." Munkustrap looked at Sulfur with a challenging glare.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"If I were you...I wouldn't take an eye off your daughter." Sulfur replied as him and the henchcats stalked off once more.