Munkustrap watched them go with a snarl. They had threatened his daughter, and he hated them for what they had done. He turned and walked back to where Demeter was waiting with Rumpleteazer. The two Queens had stood behind the Toms while the Majestics were there. Munkustrap nuzzled Demeter and gazed over at Aqua.

"Munkus what's wrong?" Demeter asked.

"We have to keep an eye on Aqua. They threatened me by saying they'll take her." Munkustrap replied.

Sulfur and the Henchcats entered the Majestic alley with a look of triumph. Macavity approached along with a young black cat.

"Well?" Macavity asked.

"We gave him a warning about his daughter, but not the time when we're planning to attack." Sulfur reported.

"Nice work, son. When you go back take Demetri with you. He needs to learn early how to fend off Jellicles." Macavity said looking over at the young tom.

"As you wish, father." Sulfur replied with a bow as his father turned and walked away. "Now the plan has one of you taking the daughter while the others attack Munkustrap, and while he's distracted I go in for the kill." The henchcats nodded obediently, but Demetri said nothing.

Aqua and Sapphire walked over to where Munkustrap and Demeter were talking. As they got closer Aqua noticed Munkustrap had a worried look on his face.

"Is something wrong, dad?" she asked, as she nuzzled him lovingly.

"Nothing Aqua. It's fine." Munkustrap replied, nuzzling her in return. She gave him a questioning look, but said nothing more. She walked off with Sapphire to go find Falcon- Tugger's son. Munkustrap watched her go with an air of uneasiness about him.

"She'll be fine. She's just like her father." Demeter comforted her mate, as she watched their daughter go.

Aqua and Sapphire found Falcon resting in the old rocking chair by his family's den. Sapphire jumped up behind him.

"Falcon wake up!" Sapphire shouted pushing their friend out of the chair. Falcon fell with a yelp and almost landed on Aqua, who quickly jumped aside giggling.

"What's the big idea Sapph?" Falcon asked as he rolled to his feet. Falcon looked like his father, but where his father had brown with leopard spots by his feet--Falcon had white like his mother- Ruby (Ruby had joined the Jellicles before the last Jellicle Ball...her and Tugger fell fast in love).

"Had to get your lazy butt up somehow." Sapphire replied with a grin, as she jumped down. He playfully pushed her over, and walked over to where Aqua was sitting.

"How's it goin' cuz?" he asked with a smirk.

"It was good until you almost fell on me." Aqua replied with a grin.

"We were wondering if you wanted to go on a walk with us." Sapphire told the young tom.

"Hmmm...I may have to take you up on that. Where's Onyx? And Star?" Falcon asked.

"They're waiting for us by my family's den. Let's go!" Sapphire replied anxiously.

"All right, all right. Mom!! Dad!! I'm going out with friends be back later!" Falcon shouted toward his den. The muffled reply of his mother gave him the ok to go.

"I'll be right back Sapph...I gotta go tell my parents." Aqua told her friend as she ran back to her home.

"Mom! Dad! I'm going out with Onyx, Star, Sapphire, and Falcon! I'll be back later!" she shouted as she got to her family's den.

"Don't be gone long, and don't go far. It's not safe out there for kits Aqua." her mom replied as she stepped out to greet her daughter.

"I won't I'll be back before dark!" Aqua shouted as she ran off.

Sapphire, Onyx, Star, Falcon, and Aqua walked a good distance out from the Jellicle Junkyard, but only far enough that they could still see their home. They began to play tag in the quickly darkening street. It was finally dark when Aqua realized they were late. The five kits were walking back home when out of the shadows eight dark shapes loomed around them.

"Well well...what do we have here?" sneered the first voice.

"Looks like we've got some young Jellicles a bit to far from home." mocked a second.

"I think...we got ourselves Munkustrap's daughter and a few other runts." came a third.

"Leave us alone." Aqua snarled in her most threatening manner.

"Who's going to make us half pint?" snarled the first voice.

"RUN!" shouted Sapphire. The five kits began to dart this way and that...trying to dodge the claws that swiped at them. Star got clawed on the side, so Falcon helped her. Everyone escaped...except Aqua. One of the dark shapes had grabbed her.

"Sapphire! Get my dad!" she shouted to her disappearing friends.