�She�s on her way my lord.� Answered his crony.
The head tom leaned back in his throne as he waited impatiently for his �Trinket� until a small noise came from the door.
�You wanted to see me...my lord?� the voice came from a small queen, curiously marked.
�Yes, my little Trinket. I want you to follow the plan as I told you before.�
�Yes-yes my lord��
�And Trinket,
�Yes?�
�Don�t fail me or you know what happens.� Answered the tom, Macavity as his tail lashed back and forth.
Fear flashed over the young queen�s face as she nodded, �Yes my lord� as she scampered off.
�Can she be trusted lord?� asked one of Macavity�s loyal.
�Of course, she is loyal to me you fool. Besides, who else in the world would even think of loving little Telly?�
�Oh, this is gonna be good!� chuckled Pouncival, covered with mud and leaves.
�Shh! Quiet down or you�ll ruin it Pounce!� whispered his brother, Tumblebrutus, also covered with gooey mud and leaves, both of them ending up trying to muffle their giggles.
Not far away, Etcetera, Victoria, and Electra sat chatting excitedly about the upcoming Jellicle Ball. Tumble and Pounce slowly began crawling towards the three queens, stifling giggles until they were just a few feet away.
�Ready?� asked Pounce, holding up his leaves.
�Go!� screeched Tumble as the both of them slowly trudged over to the girls, the mud falling off of their fur making them look extremely repulsive.
Etcetera was the first to see them as she stared, wide-eyed and horrified. Soon the other queens followed her gaze until they saw Pounce and Tumble and screamed, running back to the junkyard.
Pounce and Tumble busted up laughing and fell to the ground.
�Oh rats, did you see the look on their faces?! That was rich!� chuckled Pounce, wiping mud from his face.
�Yea, to true bro!� replied Tumble, cleaning off his tail.
After laughing and finally cleaning up themselves Pounce looked to his brother, �So, you and I going to the Jellicle Ball together? Or d�ya want to make an entrance like last year?�
Tumble sighed and looked to his brother, �Sorry Pounce, I gotta date.�
�No way!� said Pounce, falling backwards. �Who would date a lunkhead like you?!� Pounce picked himself back up and looked to Tumble.
�Ha. Ha. Well, it just so happens that Jemima likes me enough to go to the Jellicle Ball and dance with me!� retorted Tumble, grinning ear to ear.
Pounce smiled, shaking his head, �Well, more power to ya Tumble.�
�When are you gonna get a girl, Pounce?� asked Tumble, lying on his back watching the clouds.
�I don�t know, I mean who could ever love an immature tom kitten?� retorted Pounce and he to lie on his back, watching the sky.
Suddenly from the bushes they heard a small sneeze. Pounce�s ears immediately pricked up in the direction of the bushes, ��Ello, d�you here that?�
Tumble sat up and looked at the bushes, �Yea, lets go see what it is.�
Both stood and silently scampered toward the bushes until they were only inches away from touching a leaf. Pouncival then gently pushed the huge leaf out of the way to see a young orange colored queen.
Then, Tumble poked his head through the opening to see the queen huddle next to a huge branch, which her fur was caught on. Her body was shaking uncontrollably from fear. Pounce�s brown eyes softened as he gently placed a hand on her�s.
�Hi, you need some help?� he asked questioningly.
The queen looked up to them with one brown eye and one blue, a moon shaped mark over her brown eye. She looked from Tumble to Pounce and nodded, �Y-Yes�I-I got caught on the branch��
�Don�t worry Miss. We�re at your service.� Answered Tumblebrutus as he gave a quick salute, grin, and then began to untangle her fur from the branch as quickly as possible, Pounce all the while calming her down.
Soon the deed was done and Pounce had helped the orange queen to her feet. He smiled to her, seeing the mark over her chest that resembled a heart and all the swirl marks over her body. For a moment no one spoke.
�I�m Tumblebrutus and this,� Tumble finally broke the ice as he introduced himself and his brother, �Is Pouncival.�
�Uhh�you can just call me Pounce if you want.� Pouncival replied, smoothing back some fur on his head, trying to look suave in front of the mysterious queen.
The young queen looked up to Tumble and Pounce, for she was shorter then them both, and smiled weakly, �Hello, Tumblebrutus and Pounce. Nice to meet you�My name is�Tellerina��
�Tellerina? Well�that a long name.� Pounce said smiling, �Got a nickname?�
�Telly�you can call me Telly.� Tellerina smiled up to them for the first time then spoke again, �I was looking for a place to stay�I just got kicked out of my home and I�m�lonely��
�Well, Miss Telly, we live at the junkyard, we�ll take you if you want.� Answered Tumble, taking her arm in his and laughing.
The young queen smiled up to Tumble and gently placed her arms around his, her body since had stopped shaking, �I would like that.�
�It�s settled then, come Patsy! (By this he referred to Pouncival. Their owners had recently bought Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Tumble had laughed so hard cream came out his nose) We ride to�the junkyard!� with this he started to walk off, his arm in Telly�s as Pounce watched her walk. She seemed so angelic, so fragile like Tumble might crush her if he clung to tightly to her. Pounce tilted his head to one side before a voice yelled to him.
�Oiy!! Pounce! Get a move on bro!� yelled Tumble as Tellerina giggled, her shoulders shaking with laughter as Tumble whispered something probably about Pounce.
�He always gets the girls�Right! Coming!� said Pounce aloud as he �pounced� after them as they headed to the junkyard.