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Post by Shannon on Apr 24, 2007 1:32:10 GMT -5
The snow had died down, as did the wind. It was now possible for a cat to walk outside without freezing to death or being thrashed around.
A tom-cat slipped into the junkyard, hiding behind a large sofa. His golden eyes surveyed his old home, and he smelled the familiar scents. He could smell a few new cats and--could it be?!--a Pollicle. That would never happen if he was a Guardian.
He slunk out from behind the sofa and climbed into a metal pot. The tom was fairly large, although thin from mild malnourishment. He was a brown and black tabby with scars all over his body. A red bandana was tied loosely around his neck.
Slowly, he climbed out of the pot and smelled the air. He followed the scent he wanted to a large grand piano. "Bombalurina!" he whispered into the fading evening. The sky was turning darker and darker. "Bomba!"
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 7:28:00 GMT -5
Munkustrap lifted his head, flicking his ears back. Another unfamiliar voice? First the Pollicle, then Selina, and now... a tom? And he was calling for Bomba? I don't think so... With a quiet growl, Munkustrap got to his feet and stalked toward the exit, peering down at the newest arrival to the junkyard. A brown tabby? Something looked vaguely familiar about this cat. Unsheathing his claws (just in case it was Monnik-familiar), Munkustrap leapt down from the piano and stood before the darker tabby, straightening to his full height to be more imposing. "Who are you, and why are you here?"
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Post by Arya on Apr 24, 2007 11:52:36 GMT -5
Selina jumped up at the sound of a male voice, her fur standing on end at Munkustraps growl. She quietly jumped over Burelle and the kittens. The only thing she did wrong was that she steped on Rumpleteazer, who was curled up with Mungojerrie. "YA' KICKED ME AGAIN!" She yelled lifting up her torso to frown at him. "NO I DIDN'T!" He yelled back. And then they both fell back asleep. Selina quirked a brow then shook her head. She didn't even wan't to know. She jumped over all the other cats, but fell on all fours which made her slide toward the entrance, she skidded to a stop by Munkustrap, then looked where his eyes were looking. "Is he one of you Jellicles?" She asked tilting her head to the side.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 12:51:13 GMT -5
Burelle opened her eyes, watching the white queen leave. Just because it was safe to sleep deeply among the Jellicles didn't mean she actually did.
Munkustrap didn't even turn to look at Selina, keeping his eyes on the new tom. "Get back inside, Selina. Stay with Burelle." He didn't want to have to worry about the safety of an unpredictable queen if this newest cat was bad news.
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Post by Arya on Apr 24, 2007 14:23:34 GMT -5
Selina looked up at Munkstrap. "So thats a no?" She asked, by now Rumple and Mungo had woken up. Selina crawled over to Burelle again, seeing that the queen was awake she rested her head on her paws. "You're not a deep sleeper too huh?" She asked.
By now Mungo and Rumple were both awake. Rumple crawled over to Burelle, she looked at Selina. "Who is ya'?" She asked tilting her head to the side. Selina tilted her head to the side. "Who are you?" She asked. Mungo sliped by Munkstrap, standing up and looking down at the tom. "Who are ya'?" He asked the male then looked at Munkstrap.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 16:45:29 GMT -5
"Can't be, when you have kittens," Burelle said. "If any of them need me, I need to be awake in an instant." She nodded toward the hole that Munkustrap had left through. "What's going on?" She didn't know the other Jellicle well enough to make introductions, so she let the two younger queens handle that on their own.
"Mungo, get inside," Munkustrap said. "Don't let anyone else out."
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Post by Arya on Apr 24, 2007 18:53:14 GMT -5
(Well, I'm stuck.)
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 24, 2007 20:18:33 GMT -5
Belle awoke from her sleep, bored. She wanted to go play frisbee or catch..... " Tumble... Tumble.... Me bored!!!" Belle said, trying to wake the cat.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 20:20:46 GMT -5
"Huh? Wha... POLLICLE!" Tumblebrutus woke up from his sleep to jump away from the puppy, his fur standing on end again, a horrified expression on his face. "Oh... wait... you're that puppy..." Remembering what had happened the night before, Tumble embarrassedly began to smooth his fur down, grooming himself as if he had fully intended to flip out upon waking up.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 24, 2007 20:27:06 GMT -5
" Me no pollicle!! Me husky!!! And me wanna play!!!" Belle said as the cat jumped back. She sat, wagging her tail. " Me wants ta play catch!!" Belle said, her tail wagging even faster.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 20:29:01 GMT -5
"Uh... play? Catch? Um... How play catch?" Tumble smoothed the fur on his tail and made sure his head fur was flat before turning back to the Pollicle, pressing his paws firmly against the ground to keep them from shaking.
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 24, 2007 20:33:25 GMT -5
" You throw ball and me catch!" Belle said. Her tail was wagging ever so fast that you would've thought that they stove was going to fly like a helicopter. ' Play, play play!!!' She thought, now panting.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 20:35:26 GMT -5
"Um... Me no have ball," Tumble said, eyeing that wagging tail. What did a tail wag mean in dog? Cats didn't usually wag their tails, except for excited kittens. Was she an excited puppy? Probably, judging from her expression. "No play catch."
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Post by xxelectraxx on Apr 24, 2007 20:40:05 GMT -5
Belle whimpered. Her tail died down, barely wagging now. " Awww... Me wanna play...." Belle said, dissapointed. She laid down, her sad puppy look taking over her face.
Mali woke up from her sleep and sneezed. Aprilli coughed, but was still asleep. Mali sneezed many times before finally going back to sleep. Electra lifted her head up when she heard the kit sneeze. ' Uh ohs... I hope she feels better and doesn't get sick or mama's gonna freak out.......' Electra thought.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Apr 24, 2007 20:45:12 GMT -5
"Yeeeeeah..." Tumble slowly backed away from the dejected puppy. "Um... if you hungry, you eat mice. Eat rats. Not eat cats. NOT eat cats." What else did you do with a puppy?
Burelle looked down at the two kittens in alarm. First, Pussine stopped eating, and now Mali and Aprilli were getting sick? Were all three of her new daughters going to die?
No. A few sneezes and a cough did not kill a kitten. Usually. And if Deuteronomy showed up, he could heal them with just a wave of his paw. Still, Burelle reached out and tucked the two sick kittens closer against her side to keep them as warm as possible.
Pussine had stopped mewing and crawling around. She just lay still now, slowly breathing, her nose and paws twitching every now and then.
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