Winter's Coming

[Arya]

Rumple slid into the dresser. Soaking wet. "Do ya' guys feel guilty yet?" She asked smiling from ear to ear. Mungo apeared behind her. "Or did we come to early?" He added grining aswell.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Etcetera squirmed a bit in Mistokitty's grip, looking down at Zalika. "He's just dirty, is all. I can give 'im a baff, and then he's all better." She poked Mistokitty's chest. "Look, you's all red. S'not natural."

Jelly began cleaning Munkustrap, watching as his eyes closed and he fell asleep. That in and of itself was unusual for Munkustrap. Usually, Munkustrap sat there, annoyed, as she tended his injuries, and stalked out as soon as possible. "How bad was the fight?" she asked, though it was somewhat obvious, from the way Plato, Quaxo, and Munkustrap were injured. (and was it true about poor Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer?)

No! No it wasn't true! Jelly looked up and laughed as the thieves came in, shaking her head. "Honestly, you two! Cassandra was in here, wailing about how you had died!"

Plato lifted his head as well, relief written across his face. "Jerrie! Teazer! I thought I had gotten you two killed!"

Etcetera squirmed again, reaching for the pair. "You's not dead! You's not dead!"

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Quaxo looked up when the theives entered, laughing quietly and shaking his head. He turned his gaze back down to Etcetera and petting her fur. "Etcy, baby, I got in a fight with this kitten's tribe." he whispered, glaring at the sleeping black kitten. "He's dangerous." The magician let go of Etcetera and stood, brushing off his own fur and nursing the wounds carefully on his arms. He knelt down beside Munkustrap on the opposite side of Jellylorum, looking down at the sleeping tom.

Quaxo closed his eyes as well, lying down on the cushions nearest to Munkustrap, but making sure not to touch him. He didn't want to hurt Munkustrap more than he already had.

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Zalika's eyes opened to slits, glancing around the nursery. It was certainly more crowded than it had been... and a cat was telling that annoying little kitten not to trust him. What? He'd done nothing wrong... yet.

He let out a dramatic groan and turned over, sitting up slowly and looking around the nursery. Hopefully he'd be let go and allowed to go home.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

"But he was with me," Etcetera said with a pout. "He's not evils. He's not hurts you."

As soon as she was released, Etcetera flew at Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer to give them big hugs, but when Zalika groaned and started to move, her attention was gone from them. "Zalika!" She spun and dashed back to the kitten's side, sliding on her knees and taking one of his paws in hers. "How's you feeling? Is you all better now? Was Is a good nurse?"

"I'll get to you next," Jellylorum told Quaxo before glancing over at the kittens. "Zalika, how are you feeling?" Jerrie and Teazer, though they had reportedly drowned, looked perfectly fine (maybe just a bit damp).

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Zalika perked a brow and pulled his paw away from the kitten's. He moved away from her a little and looked over at the queen, prepared to be as polite as need be to just get out of that place.

"I'm feeling wonderful, ma'am." he said, giving Jellylorum a smile. "I... I was wondering if maybe... I could go home? I'm missing my mother terribly, you see." Mother? Yeah, right.

Quaxo's eyes slid open and he looked over to the foreign kitten, sneering a little. He was being too polite. He was up to something. "Jelly," Quaxo murmured, going toward her. "I say you just let him go."

[Arya]

The two thiefs faces went from a smile to a frown. "Ya' did kill us, a spirit came to us in the water after we don drowned." Said Rumple nodding her head, they had gotten a wonderful little story worked out it was truely wonderful. Really it was, took them forever to come up with it. "The spirit gave us the powe' tah' swim and breathe under da' water!" Exclaimed Mungo pretending to swim. "And it brought u' back tah' life." Said Rumple noding. The thiefs had their story down so good she was sure most everyone would fall for it.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Etcetera followed behind Zalika, looking at him adoringly. He was so nice and polite! Almost as nice as Tugger!

"You poor dear," Jelly said, reaching out a paw to smooth some of Zalika's fur back. "I'm sure your mother is missing you terribly too. Where does she live? We could send somebody... Tumblebrutus, perhaps, to walk you home. He didn't look injured." She looked to Quaxo for confirmation of this.

Munkustrap continued to sleep, oblivious to the going-ons around him.

Plato snorted at the thieves' tale. "That's a load of bull... tail," he said, after a look from Jelly caused him to amend his words halfway through. "You two can swim!"

[Arya]

Rumple smiled. "I can prove it, I know wher' a lake is'in the junkyard. Mungo bring Etcy as a witness!" She said starting to trudge off to the lake.

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"No, ma'am... I'd like to go to her myself. I'm sure I can easily handle myself." Zalika said, subtly moving away from the elder queen's paw. He stood from his cushions and, though he gave a little wince, he could move easily. "Thank you for all your help, ma'am... and you, too... Etcetera?" Zalika gave a fake smile and sauntered out of the dresser, making his way through the shadows to the edge of Jellicle territory and into Monnik territory. He hadn't needed an answer; he would have gone, anyway.

Quaxo watched him go with narrow eyes, then looked up to Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, laughing quietly. "Guys, you couldn't fool us," he said, shaking his head slowly and lying back down.

[Arya]

(Brb.)

[Munkustrap Etc.]

"Wait!" Etcetera cried, chasing after Zalika. She held out the mouse tail to the little black kitten. "It's for yous, so yous feels better."

Jellylorum frowned as the kittens took off. "He's injured, he shouldn't be going anywhere alone! Mungo, Rumple, could you escort him? I don't want that little kitten getting hurt again..."

[Arya]

(Gahhhh I got to go damn parents.)

[Munkustrap Etc.]

((Bye))

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Zalika turned and saw the kitten, rolling his eyes before taking the mouse tail. "Thank you, Etcetera." he said quietly, wincing inwardly as he leaned over to peck her cheek, then turned to walk past the border of Monnik territory. He slid into the shadows, blending in perfectly and practically disappearing.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Etcetera melted, holding one paw to her cheek, a big, silly, sappy grin on her face. So what if Zalika walked into Monnik territory? He liked her!