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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 17:54:08 GMT -5
" Stay Belle, stay." Belle's male human said. " Be a good girl like I know you can be, Belle." The female said. Belle, who was only 3 months old sat on the inside of the gate, watching the family that had raised her this far leave her there. She whimpered as she knew that they wern't coming back. ' Why did they leave me here?' She asked herself quietly. She didn't understand. She hadn't bit any of the cats or any of her humans. She tried to do the tricks they taught her and tried not to go in the house or get on the furniture. She tried really hard... Well, as hard as a 3 month old puppy could. She laid her head down and stared at the gate, her ears pricked up, hoping that they would come back even though she knew that they wouldn't. She thought about what she could have possibly done for them to do this to her. Electra snuck towards the exit of the piano, trying to sneak out to go chase mice and wander the junkyard. She wasn't going to go far. She was just so bored. She crept farther and farther. ' I can do it...... C'mon, a little closer.........' She thought.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 18:07:20 GMT -5
Munkustrap interrupted his grooming to reach out and slap his paw in front of Electra. "And where do you think you're going?" he asked, watching her coolly. He thought it would be Etcetera who would be giving him problems this year, but it looked like Electra was the one trying to sneak out.
Speaking of Etcetera... A quick glance showed that yes, Tugger was good for something, and Etcetera was still attached to him by his tail. She probably would have tried for a leg or two if he hadn't been sitting in a position that prevented her from reaching them.
With a slight shake of his head, Munkustrap looked back down at Electra.
Tumblebrutus hissed at the humans who came too close to the junkyard, but they probably wouldn't have paid any attention to him. He was just a stray cat, after all. It looked like they had left something behind. Probably just a pile of rubbish. Still, as a Jellicle guardian, it was his duty to go and investigate, just to make sure it wasn't Macavity trying to sneak into the yard or something else equally heinous.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 18:15:50 GMT -5
Belle whimpered again. Her ears still pricked upwards, she looked around and then went back to staring at the gate. She wished that her humans would come back for her. She wished with alllllll her might. She noticed a cat coming towards her. ' Maybe he can help go back to my mama and daddy!' She thought.
Electra jumped back a bit. " I was going to go sit outside by the door and look for mice." She said, half-lying, half-telling the truth. She hadn't ever lied to Mr. Munkustrap before.... It was only an itsy-bitsy teensy-weensy lie, but still. She felt terrible now. ' Now yous is going to get it!' She thought. She had been hanging around Etcy too much.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 18:20:55 GMT -5
Tumblebrutus jumped back a step when the pile of rubbish turned to look at him. "Pollicle!" he hissed, arching his back, his fur standing on end. Pollicle in the junkyard! He needed to warn Munkustrap! He needed to stay and fight! He needed to go... he needed to stay... he needed to know what he needed to do!
"Are you hungry?" Munkustrap asked. "Because if you are, you can go hunting with an adult, or someone can bring you food, but otherwise, kittens should not be going outside in this weather." Electra was looking guilty. Munkustrap suspected something was up, but he wasn't sure what.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 18:26:42 GMT -5
" No sir, I'm not hungry. I'm just bored." Electra said. That much was true. She looked at the ground, hoping not to show that she had lied to him. She felt really bad and knew that he was going to be mad at her. She just knew it. ' Now look what you've done. You went and lied to him. He's going to be mad at you now! Shame, shame, Electra! Shame on you!' Her mind scolded her.
Belle didn't know what he meant by 'Pollicle'. " Me no pollicle. Me Belle!" Belle said and then whimpered again. She looked from the gate to the cat and then back to the gate. She got up and walked towards the cat slowly.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 18:35:20 GMT -5
"Why don't you play with Etcy or Jemima?" Munkustrap suggested. "Or with the kittens?" He looked apologetically at her. "I'm sorry that you're bored, Electra, but it really is too cold for you to go outside."
Tumblebrutus danced a few steps back to give some distance between himself and the approaching Pollicle. A female dog, small, around his size. He only had a slight grasp of Dog, and could only slightly make out what she was saying.
Wait.
Small?
Tumblebrutus very, very carefully crept forward, his claws out, ready to strike if this Pollicle was trying to trick him. "How old are you?" He shook his head, trying again in Dog. "You age?" Ugh. He was rusty. His mom would be so disappointed if she heard how bad he had let his languages become.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 18:49:11 GMT -5
" Yes sir..." Electra said and went over to where Etcy and Jemima were. She tackled Etcy down and then ran from her, doing a flip, but being unsuccessful, she hit her head in the process and landed on her back. She had been watching Rumple and Etcy's lessons and taught herself.
Belle crept a little more towards the cat. " Me 3 months old. What you?" Belle said. She backed up some, seeing the claws of the cat. She then sat down. " Me no bite. Me nice." Belle said.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 18:55:06 GMT -5
"Hey!" Etcetera squawked, giving chase to Electra. "Gotcha!" She pounced on her sister when Electra fell on her back, batting at her with clawless paws. "What was that for!?"
Munkustrap shook his head and settled down again. The kittens were going to get loud and squealy, probably, but it was better than them running outside.
"Three... uh... three years." Tumblebrutus fidgeted, looking around. Plato... Admetus... what do I do!? "Why here? Why you here?" This was a Pollicle puppy. Munkustrap had made it clear (and Tumble whole-heartedly agreed) that puppies and kittens were not to be attacked unless they were very clearly being a threat of imminent danger, no matter what. Even if they were Pollicles or Pekes or Poms or Monniks, the guardians were not to attack children.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 19:08:43 GMT -5
" I was bored!!!" Electra said. She got up and bit her sister's ear and then ran away, heading towards Munkustrap. " Can't catch me!!!!!!!!!" Electra told Etcy, squeling with joy. She was no longer bored.
" Mama and daddy left me here. Me not know why... Me no do anything! Me be a good girl like me supposed to and then me get left here!!!!" Belle said, laying down now and whimpering with sadness. She let a tear fall from her eyes.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 19:13:04 GMT -5
"Ah! Pollicle!" Etcetera ran after Electra, even forgetting, for the moment, that Tugger was present.
Munkustrap saw the kittens coming and ducked down, so if they jumped, they could clear him without him needing to worry about getting a kitten to the side of his head.
Tumblebrutus took the last few steps toward the Pollicle and very tentatively set a paw down on her head, petting her fur timidly. "It's okay, it's gonna be..." He shook his head. Dog! He needed to speak Dog! "All be good. I help." Oooh, Munkustrap was not gonna like this...
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Post by Arya on Apr 22, 2007 19:14:29 GMT -5
(I have an idea for a madeup, should I pm it to you Spider?)
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 19:19:07 GMT -5
((Yep))
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 19:24:30 GMT -5
Electra started barking at Etcy when she called her a pollicle. " BARKBARKBARKBARKBARK......BARK BARK BARKKKKKK!!!!!!!!" Electra said.
Belle looked at him. " Really? What name?" She asked. She sat up, still looking at him. She wondered if he was going to trick her and leave her there too, just like her humans.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 22, 2007 19:26:33 GMT -5
"BARKBARKBARKROAR!" Etcetera returned, vaulting over Munkstrap to get to her sister.
"Tumblebrutus," Tumble said, still petting her. Now what!? He had just told a Pollicle puppy he'd help her! "Um... follow me?" He very carefully pulled his paw away from her head, hoping she didn't try to bite him, and started to walk toward the piano. Oh dear. What had he done? What had he done? What was he doing?
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 22, 2007 19:33:12 GMT -5
" BARKBARKBARKBARKBARK!!!!!!!!!!!!" Electra fired back at Etcetera, jumping on to Munkustrap's back, clawless. " BARK BARK BARK!!!!" She added, still on Munkustrap's back.
"Okays." Belle said and followed him. He hoped with all her might that he wasn't going to trick her. She looked around, hoping that no one would try to hurt her. She kept low to the ground, kinda scared. ' No hurt me! No hurt me!' She thought.
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