Carbucketty

acrobatic, energetic, accident-prone RP blog for everyones favourite idiot Hmu if you wanna RP! Mun: Pumpkin-Alex // prestobitches

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty pretended that he didn’t see right through Misto’s smile and tone, if he wanted to appear happy then he should just let him get on with it. Although the charade didn’t last. The young kit was pleasantly surprised that Mistoffelees was being honest with him, though that was overshadowed by worry.

“Hey now…” Carby took a small step back, deciding it was best not to invade his personal bubble. “I’m sure you’re just having a bad day! You’ll be back to your normal tricks in no time, I bet.” He said positively and there was no doubt in his mind.

“I’m sure it happens to everyone!” He continued without taking a breath. “You think Tugger can be cool all the time? No way! You think Mungo and Rumple can sneak things without ever getting caught? No! Even one time they got locked inside a house! Just you wait, you’ll get it.”

[itstheoriginalconjuringcat]

If he had been feeling more himself he might have appreciated his friend’s effort, however this was not the case at all. His tail resumed twitching again, further proving his attempted cheerfulness to be false.

“I should be able to…” he began, though he trailed off mere moments later as he shook his head in a most frustrated manner. The usual sparkle in his pelt, which came during of his use of magic, seemed muted.

He let out a sigh, not fully aware of the fact he was extending and retracting his claws, a subconscious attempt to vent at least some of him frustration. “I’m supposed to be better than I am.”

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty folded his arms. “Says who?” He challenged with a cheeky grin, poking his tongue out at the other cat. “No one else even knows how to do magic! You ain’t got anyone to compare yourself too.” This wasn’t strictly true, he, along with the rest of the tribe, strongly suspected Macavity had dark powers, it was the only explanation for how he managed to do what he did.

Carby was a lot more observant than people gave him credit for, he noticed every little moment Misto was making, and how nervous it made him feel. However cheerful was the mode he had chosen, and honestly his default, so he was going to stick by it.

He plonked himself down on the floor and batted at Misto’s swishing tail with his paw. “Come on, cheer up! You’re magical mister Mistoffelees, you’re awesome!” He beamed, pushing optimism and positivity for all it was worth.

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty pretended that he didn't see right through Misto's smile and tone, if he wanted to appear happy then he should just let him get on with it. Although the charade didn't last. The young kit was pleasantly surprised that Mistoffelees was being honest with him, though that was overshadowed by worry.

"Hey now..." Carby took a small step back, deciding it was best not to invade his personal bubble. "I'm sure you're just having a bad day! You'll be back to your normal tricks in no time, I bet." He said positively and there was no doubt in his mind.

"I'm sure it happens to everyone!" He continued without taking a breath. "You think Tugger can be cool all the time? No way! You think Mungo and Rumple can sneak things without ever getting caught? No! Even one time they got locked inside a house! Just you wait, you'll get it."

[itstheoriginalconjuringcat]

There was a change in the tuxedo pelted magical feline, not one that would be noticeable if one were to not have consistently aware of his nonsense. Over time Mr Mistoffelees was becoming more and more reclusive, In fact, if one was to be perfectly honest with themself they would have to say that he had completely cut himself off from the other cats.

As concerning as this might be, it isn’t even the worst of it. The less contact with others the worse his mood had been getting darker and darker gradually. Once again, this would not have been immediately recognizable if you hadn’t been paying attention.

All this had come from a growing obsession with his magic, pushing himself beyond a level that he was completely able to achieve at the stage he was at. He was barely taking the time to care for himself, devoting every moment possible to the improvement of miscellaneous magical aspects, to debatable success.

Each time he hadn’t managed to achieve whatever he was working on at the time he grew more and more frustrated with himself and the world.

On such an occasion of failure, the smaller than average tom uttered an irritated yowl, which even from the secluded corner he was occupying was still faintly audible.

(( Oof I hope this is alright @brightpounce ))

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty was lonely, which was strange for a kitten who made everyone’s business his business. But he was missing one friend in particular. Mistoffelees had become a good friend to him, teaching him how to dance, how to be slightly more sophisticated. Not that Carby wanted to grow up, Misto was the only cat in the tribe that actually took him seriously.

He roamed the junkyard looking for him, poking his head in every nook and cranny he could find, even places he shouldn’t know about. Every cat he passed claimed they hadn’t seen the magical cat anywhere before hurrying away, paying little attention to poor Carbucketty.

He was about ready to give up when he heard an aggravated yowl not too far from where he was. He picked up the pace and scrambled over various pieces of junk before he spotted him. “Misto?” Carby called, perching on top of a washing machine. “What are you doing all the way out here on your own?”

He was concerned. Here he was, all alone. And from what Carby could tell, he wasn’t very happy. “Are you…okay?” He felt stupid asking, Mistoffelees clearly was not alright.

[itstheoriginalconjuringcat]

The speed of which he snapped his head up, scanning the area for the source of the distracting was unsettling enough in its own right, however it was amplified significantly to the realm of outright unnerving due to how wild his eyes were.

He hadn’t intended to sound confrontational, though his response of, “I’m working.” was not exactly the most friendly sounding thing a cat could have said. On top of this, there was an evident weariness in voice, a result of not even scrapping the edge of the bear minimum of sleep.

His tail was swishing irritably, which made the addition of, “And I am quite fine.” to be an obvious lie that he didn’t seem quite bothered to hide.

After perhaps a heartbeat or so, his attention returned to the current project that he was practically forcing himself to master. The project itself was something he regarded as something that should have been rather simple, to make flower buds bloom, but he was unable to manage this. A voice in the back of his mind was telling him that if he was unable to succeed with even this than there was no possible way he would be able to achieve anything of substance.

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty flinched back at Misto’s response, ears flattening against his head. For a moment he was actually scared his friend was going to lash out at him. He straightened up, he could be brave, and anyway what was there to be scared of? He pretended not to notice Misto’s tone or how everything about him seemed to say go away. “What are you working on?”

He jumped down to meet him at ground level, eyes glancing at his swishing tail. “I don’t think you are okay.” He said firmly, sounding a lot more sure than he felt. Right now he was incredibly nervous, worried that something was really wrong and scared that he would be the one paying for it if that turned out to be the case. Mistoffelees wasn’t an aggressive cat, but he’d never seen him like this before.

He didn’t wait for an answer before he padded closer still. “Is it something magic? Can I see?” He smiled brightly, playing the innocent kitten card for all it was worth. He adored Misto’s magic, his skills were incredible. He doubted there was a thing he couldn’t do. He often wondered if he’d be able to teach him that too.

[itstheoriginalconjuringcat]

There was a change in the tuxedo pelted magical feline, not one that would be noticeable if one were to not have consistently aware of his nonsense. Over time Mr Mistoffelees was becoming more and more reclusive, In fact, if one was to be perfectly honest with themself they would have to say that he had completely cut himself off from the other cats.

As concerning as this might be, it isn’t even the worst of it. The less contact with others the worse his mood had been getting darker and darker gradually. Once again, this would not have been immediately recognizable if you hadn’t been paying attention.

All this had come from a growing obsession with his magic, pushing himself beyond a level that he was completely able to achieve at the stage he was at. He was barely taking the time to care for himself, devoting every moment possible to the improvement of miscellaneous magical aspects, to debatable success.

Each time he hadn’t managed to achieve whatever he was working on at the time he grew more and more frustrated with himself and the world.

On such an occasion of failure, the smaller than average tom uttered an irritated yowl, which even from the secluded corner he was occupying was still faintly audible.

(( Oof I hope this is alright @brightpounce ))

[brightpounce]

Carbucketty was lonely, which was strange for a kitten who made everyone's business his business. But he was missing one friend in particular. Mistoffelees had become a good friend to him, teaching him how to dance, how to be slightly more sophisticated. Not that Carby wanted to grow up, Misto was the only cat in the tribe that actually took him seriously.

He roamed the junkyard looking for him, poking his head in every nook and cranny he could find, even places he shouldn't know about. Every cat he passed claimed they hadn't seen the magical cat anywhere before hurrying away, paying little attention to poor Carbucketty.

He was about ready to give up when he heard an aggravated yowl not too far from where he was. He picked up the pace and scrambled over various pieces of junk before he spotted him. "Misto?" Carby called, perching on top of a washing machine. "What are you doing all the way out here on your own?"

He was concerned. Here he was, all alone. And from what Carby could tell, he wasn't very happy. "Are you...okay?" He felt stupid asking, Mistoffelees clearly was not alright.

[brightpounce]

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[brightpounce]

“No, you’re the best!” Pounce grinned, his happiness only increasing when Tumble kissed him. Heaviside, just what had he been so scared of?! This was all going rather well so far.

And it only got better soon when Tumble offered him first pick. “Me?! Gosh who are you and what have you done with Tumble?” He teased. He never got first pick, if anything he was usually last. “They coulda left us some good stuff..” He said, looking down and the few mice that remained, didn’t even bother saving them the bird he had so proudly caught.

He sat himself down, keeping hold of Tumble with one paw and using another to grab hold of a mouse and started eating. “So what do ya wanna do? Go explore?” He asked, mouth still full, there was no need for manners when there were no adults around to tell him off.

[tumbl-r-brutus]

Tumble rolled his eyes and giggled “Oh I ate him obviously.” It was very unusual for Tumble to let anyone get first pick as it was always him snatching the best catches before the other cats got to it. He sometimes would share his food with Pounce if Pounce had got only the scraps. He was a very generous cat he admitted to himself sarcastically.

He looked at the remains and shrugged “Our hunting is too good Pouncey. Oh well this’ll do us both for now.” He picked up a mouse and before he could reply to Pounce’s question he quickly flicked off some mouse Pounce had just carelessly spat at him.

“I would prefer to not have the insides of a mouse spat at me thanks.” He grumbled “But anyway I’m not sure. Do you want to somewhere particularly?”

[brightpounce]

"Oh sh." Pounce replied, finishing off his food. He didn't need to be told off by Tumble of all people. "How about we go and see some trains? Like where Skimble goes? That'd be cool right?" He asked hopefully. He'd wanted to go and check out the trains for a long time but was too scared to go by himself and didn't fancy having to smarten up and go with Skimbleshanks.

"It'd be way fun with you!" He grabbed Tumble's paw with two of his own. "Come on Tumble please! It'll be good!" He rambled on even though he hadn't turned him down yet.

[brightpounce]

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[brightpounce]

"No, you're the best!" Pounce grinned, his happiness only increasing when Tumble kissed him. Heaviside, just what had he been so scared of?! This was all going rather well so far.

And it only got better soon when Tumble offered him first pick. "Me?! Gosh who are you and what have you done with Tumble?" He teased. He never got first pick, if anything he was usually last. "They coulda left us some good stuff.." He said, looking down and the few mice that remained, didn't even bother saving them the bird he had so proudly caught.

He sat himself down, keeping hold of Tumble with one paw and using another to grab hold of a mouse and started eating. "So what do ya wanna do? Go explore?" He asked, mouth still full, there was no need for manners when there were no adults around to tell him off.

[brightpounce]

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[brightpounce]

Pouncival plonked himself down in the corner out of the way, knowing better than to get in the way of the adults when they were trying to help his friend. It wasn't terribly exciting but he found a pebble and started rolling it around between his paws for entertainment.

Alonzo approached Jenny and Harmonia, satisfied at a job well done concerning Pounce. "You like getting into trouble too huh? You'll fit in perfectly with the rest of the kittens." He commented. Most of the kits were magnets for trouble, always getting themselves hurt, it was just part of being a kid. And then cats like himself never grow out of it. "Just try and be at least a little bit careful."

"What would you like me to do?" He asked, having no real experience in first aid. That's why they had Jenny. He grabbed some bandaged that he suspected Mungo and Rumple and swiped for her and looked at them blankly.

[brightpounce]

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[brightpounce]

Pouncival happily trotted back to the junkyard with his food, feeling a whole lot brighter than he had been before. He couldn’t believe his morning had turned round so quickly.

Although he should have expected his friends to come along and ruin it for him. When Etcy mentioned dating he watched Tumble stumble and he dropped his food on the ground. How did she jump to that conclusion so quickly?!

He stared after the kittens as they bounded away, taking the majority of their catch with them. “Oh boy.” He sighed and then glanced over at Tumble who was now curled up in a ball. “Hey…you okay?”

Pouncival settled on the floor. “Hello? Tumble? Best buddy?” He pawed at his arm. “They’re gone it’s okay. They don’t know! Wait…they don’t do they?” Still he didn’t get an answer. He huffed and poked him, this is how annoying it must of been for him earlier. “Heeeey.” He whined and nudged his arm with his face.

[tumbl-r-brutus]

He pressed his ears shut as his friend… Boyfriend? called for him. The kittens didn’t know right? Did Pounce tell them he was going to ask me out?Thoughts whirled through Tumble’s head uncomfortably until the sudden presence of Pounce’s cold little nose nudging him made him jump.

Tumble removed one paw to see Pounce’s slightly frustrated face. He guiltily removed his other paw and sat up staring at the floor. “I’m sorry I just… I don’t know… What’ll they say? What’ll we say??” he apologized scratching the ground nervously. “They won’t hate us will they?” He asked in no more than a whisper. Tumble paused and shuffled closer to Pounce and slowly wrapped his arms around him and embraced him.

[brightpounce]

Pouncival felt his little heart breaking, poor Tumble was so worried. He had to bite his lip to stop himself aww-ing out loud. He lent on him and returned them embrace, thinking carefully on what he was going to say, he had to be an adult about this.

"They won't hate us, no way! Might be jealous though cause you're so awesome." He grinned, that wasn't exactly as adult as he had planned but it was true as far as he was concerned. "Maybe we don't tell them anything, they can just guess. I bet you Jemmy already knows, she's real smart."

If Jemima did know he trusted that she wouldn't tell the others. As well as being smart she was very kind. "Come on you silly, lets go have some fun! We've done the hard bit."

Pounce nuzzled Tumble's shoulder. Now that he'd gotten over the extreme difficulty of confessing to his best friend he was ready to go out adventuring with him or something of the sort. "You know who worries about stuff? Munkustrap." He teased, no kitten wanted to be like Munkustrap, at least out loud.

[brightpounce]

Strangers | with harmonicfelinity

[brightpounce]

“We shall see to your box soon, first I think a trip to Jenny is in order.” Alonzo took hold of the box and held it over his shoulder and with his free paw took Harmonia’s paw and helped her off the floor. “I’m sure she’ll even have some food for you.”

Pounce couldn’t believe how well this was going, and he had gotten away with sneaking out as well. “Oh yeah! Jenny has the best food. She’s real nice.” He grinned and took Harmonia’s other paw. “I bet you can keep your box in my den, theres enough room.”

Alonzo had gone from looking after a down on her luck kitten to looking like a babysitter, not his exact job title but oh well. He pulled the two kittens (and box) along to Jenny’s den, it was the middle of the night but she’d be awake.

He let go of Harmonia’s paw and went and tapped on the door. A few moments a later Jenny appeared. “Alonzo? If you have gotten yourself into another fight or knocked up a queen I swear-”

“There are kittens present.” He said, cutting her off before she could tell him off more. He stepped aside and Pouncival pulled Harmonia forwards.

[harmonicfelinity]

Jenny raised an eyebrow when she saw the tiny kitten. “Where did you find her?” She asked, carefully guiding the small queen into her den. “Come, both of you as well.” She said to Alonzo and Pouncival

As she nudged the kitten inside, her mind was already going through the simplest possible way to help her put some weight on and clean out her fur

[brightpounce]

"I found her!" Pounce piped up from just behind Alonzo. "...in the junkyard." He added an after thought for fear of sounding suspicious. "She's my new friend and she's gonna live here!" He trotted forwards and nuzzled Harmonia's head with his own.

"Looks like she has nowhere else to go." Alonzo said. "I haven't seen Munkustrap but I'm sure he'll let her stay." There was a small matter of not letting Pouncival get away with thinking he'd fooled him to attend to before he saw the Jellicle protector. "Pouncival, a word?"

"Uhh..." Pounce did not like the look on his face one bit.

"Try a different one." Alonzo replied bluntly.

Pounce shuffled over, preparing himself for being told off as he so often was. Just when he thought he had gotten away with it.

Alonzo knelt down so he wouldn't be overheard by Jenny. "I know you snuck out of the junkyard. But I'm willing to let it slide just this once." He decided not to mention the other times he'd let him get away with it. "Just don't do it again."

"Yes sir." Pounce mumbled, pretending to look sorry although he was pretty damn pleased that he'd actually gotten away with it. He quickly raced back to Harmonia to see how she was getting on.

[brightpounce]

Strangers | with harmonicfelinity

[brightpounce]

"We shall see to your box soon, first I think a trip to Jenny is in order." Alonzo took hold of the box and held it over his shoulder and with his free paw took Harmonia's paw and helped her off the floor. "I'm sure she'll even have some food for you."

Pounce couldn't believe how well this was going, and he had gotten away with sneaking out as well. "Oh yeah! Jenny has the best food. She's real nice." He grinned and took Harmonia's other paw. "I bet you can keep your box in my den, theres enough room."

Alonzo had gone from looking after a down on her luck kitten to looking like a babysitter, not his exact job title but oh well. He pulled the two kittens (and box) along to Jenny's den, it was the middle of the night but she'd be awake.

He let go of Harmonia's paw and went and tapped on the door. A few moments a later Jenny appeared. "Alonzo? If you have gotten yourself into another fight or knocked up a queen I swear-"

"There are kittens present." He said, cutting her off before she could tell him off more. He stepped aside and Pouncival pulled Harmonia forwards.

[brightpounce]

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[harmonicfelinity]

Harmonia’s fur floofed up when she saw Alonzo, anxiously watching him. “My… my name is Harmonia.” She said, her little stub tail flicking in an attempt to make herself look larger. Sadly, all it did was make her look tinier and more pathetic.

Since Alonzo had knelt down to her height, she tried not to act nervous. “I saw the hole in the fence, and since it’s getting so cold I thought I might try to get some more blanket scraps.” The small kitten sneezed lightly, a bit of dust floating around in the junkyard causing it.

“Please don’t be mad… I have nowhere else to go.” She added quickly, her nervous shivering starting up again. Harmonia looked over at Pouncival, hoping he would help plea her case

[brightpounce]

Alonzo didn't care for a lot above himself and the tribe but his heart went out to this poor kitten. She looked like she hadn't had a decent meal in her life, she can't have been owned by anyone or belong to a group of cats. Ah, so thats why Pouncival was sneaking her in. He didn't know the kit had it in him to be so kind. He glanced at Pounce as Harmonia did to see what he would do.

"Yes oh my gosh Lonz don't be mad at her look shes all alone!" He looked at him with the cutest face he could manage.

Alonzo shook his head but then held his paw out to Harmonia. "I'm not mad. My name's Alonzo and you're very welcome to stay." He said. He had to admit, when kittens weren't driving him crazy he quite liked them.

"Yay! I knew we'd get away with it!" Pouncival exclaimed, earning a look from Alonzo. "I mean uh...Im glad you can stay you seem...nice?"

[brightpounce]

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[harmonicfelinity]

Harmonia set her box down and nodded, her tail swaying slightly. “Alright.. be careful.” The last thing she wanted was for her new friend was to get in trouble with his family.

When the wind picked up, she fluffed her short fur to it’s limit and squirmed uncomfortably. Her ears folded down and she nervously waited for the five minutes to be up.

As soon as they were up, she squeezed herself through the hole and pulled the box through. She mewed softly, hoping to attract Pounce’s attention

[brightpounce]

Pouncival scurried into the junkyard, full of excitement and nerves over his plan. Breaking the rules was fun. He circled round a junk pile, knocking things down for the sake of it to make sure any nearby cats knew that he was certainly in the junkyard and nowhere else.

Then five minutes was up. His master plan was going perfectly. He made his way back to the hole, he could see Harmonia and he made his way towards her. Although out of the shadows stepped Alonzo who had been watching the entire thing.

"Pouncival, what are you doing?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He thought he'd give the kitten the chance to be honest.

Pounce nearly jumped out of his fur, he hadn't expected him to be there. "Nothing! Exploring!" He said loudly. "Oh wow who is that?!" He exclaimed, looking past Alonzo to his new friend.

Alonzo sighed, of course he wasn't going to tell the truth. But he was feeling generous for once, it seemed like the kit was trying to do something good. "No idea, why don't we go and find out?" He was going to let him get away with it for now, but Munkustrap would hear of it in the morning. He knew the kittens liked to sneak out and most of the time, he let them, but Munkustrap didn't need to know that part.

Pounce let out a sigh of relief and then hurried over to Harmonia. "Hi stranger!" He beamed, winking at her. He was convinced he had fooled Alonzo.

Alonzo knelt down to the kittens level. "Whats your name princess?" He asked kindly, the poor thing looked rough, like she needed some kindness.

[brightpounce]

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[brightpounce]

Pouncival happily trotted back to the junkyard with his food, feeling a whole lot brighter than he had been before. He couldn't believe his morning had turned round so quickly.

Although he should have expected his friends to come along and ruin it for him. When Etcy mentioned dating he watched Tumble stumble and he dropped his food on the ground. How did she jump to that conclusion so quickly?!

He stared after the kittens as they bounded away, taking the majority of their catch with them. "Oh boy." He sighed and then glanced over at Tumble who was now curled up in a ball. "Hey...you okay?"

Pouncival settled on the floor. "Hello? Tumble? Best buddy?" He pawed at his arm. "They're gone it's okay. They don't know! Wait...they don't do they?" Still he didn't get an answer. He huffed and poked him, this is how annoying it must of been for him earlier. "Heeeey." He whined and nudged his arm with his face.

[rvmpleteazer]

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[brightpounce]

“And who is going to protect the tribe from him?” Alonzo retorted but he stayed put, he took Tantomile’s threat very seriously. He was going to keep an eye on them though, heck he didn’t want to hurt Pouncival but if it came to it he would, the tribe needed to be protected. He made himself comfy on a small rock and just watched, ready to jump into action at a moments notice.

Pouncival tore his eyes away from Alonzo, there was no denying that right now he was scared of him. But he wasn’t alone, despite what he had done at least Tantomile was willing to help. He followed her to the other side of the clearing. “Thank you.” He said in a small voice, keeping his eyes on the ground. He was trying very hard to stay calm, not to just run away again, not that his body would have been up for it.

“What’s wrong with me?” He asked, finally looking up at her. He desperately wanted comfort, to be told that things were going to be okay. But the person he would have gone to was dead, thanks to him, and everyone else would probably avoid him if he dared showed his face in the junkyard again. 

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Tugger was taken aback. “But he never left, it can’t have been him.” He replied, desperately trying to dig himself out of a hole. He’d been keeping a safe distance from Mac in case he discovered that he had helped Rumple and Pounce escape, but he still watched him, not wanting him to go after them.

“I just wanted to see if you made it back alive. You wouldn’t have got back at all if it wasn’t for me.” It was a terrible excuse and he knew it, they would have never have been in that situation if he hadn’t lead them straight to Macavity.

“Where’s Pouncival, is he-” He was cut off by the arrival of his brother, the very cat he had been trying to avoid. He flinched when he said his name, how on earth was he going to talk his way out of this one? This was no simple matter of accidentally breaking a kittens heart, this was betrayal and from the looks of it his actions had done a lot of damage.

He followed him outside, keeping his distance so he had a chance of escaping if Munkustrap decided to lash out. Tugger couldn’t  look at him, in fact he looked everywhere but. “I visited Macavity.” He said eventually. “I went to see him and Rumpleteazer and Pouncival followed me. They got caught and I helped them escape.” He knew that wasn’t going to be enough, every word he said was like a nail in the coffin.

[rvmpleteazer]

“I will,” she said smoothly, moving to the far side of the clearing and sitting with her legs neatly crossed in front of Pouncival. “Thank you for trusting me. I know it’s hard, and you’re scared, and Alonzo isn’t helping-” this she said with a sharp glance at the other cat- “but I’m here to help you and keep you safe.” Not  usually her job. But the Jellicles weren’t usually mind controlled and homicidal either, and in any case it was what he needed to hear.

Tantomile watched him carefully, mindful of the emotions radiating from him. They were easy enough to read; it was almost as if he was yelling at her. She took a deep breath. “Honestly, I’m not entirely sure yet. Macavity clearly has some kind of control over you; either that or there’s some residual effects from his earlier invasion.” She paused and regarded him for a moment, unsure of how receptive he would be to her suggestion. “What I would like to do is sort of… look inside your mind. Feel around, see what presences and motives are in there. See what can be done to get rid of any outside influences.”

She leaned back, clasping her hands neatly. “You wouldn’t enjoy the feeling. Having just had somebody in your mind, controlling you, taking away your agency and doing terrible things with your body… it will feel similar. And it would be very scary for you. But I would never take away your control like he did. If you asked me to stop, I would immediately, and we could figure out what to do from there. This is to help you, and I don’t want to hurt you any more or make you feel you can’t trust me. And you can. Because I trust you- maybe the others can’t yet, because they can’t see you like I can, so they don’t understand. But I do.”

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Munkustrap felt as though he’d been kicked in the stomach. He forced himself to close his eyes, take a slow breath. Push away his feelings, sort his questions into most to least important. Later he could think about reacting, punishing- but right now they were in the middle of an emergency and he couldn’t afford to drive Tugger away before he’d even understood what was going on.

“What happened,” he said slowly, “after you left, was that we noticed they weren’t around. The twins said it would be smart to look for them. We found them, on the run, hurt, from Macavity’s henchcats. We fought them off. Came home. Rumple and Pounce went off for what- for five minutes? And then I heard the screaming.” He closed his eyes, unable to look Tugger in the eye- he was too angry. “Macavity had taken Pouncival over somehow. He made him- he made him kill Jemima. She’s dead. Never had a chance. And he was about to kill Rumple. We had to choke him, until he was unconscious… Tantomile knocked him out properly.” 

Pausing to swallow- Everlasting, his mouth was dry- Munkustrap clenched and unclenched his fists at his side. Keep it together. “When Pounce woke up, he was himself again. And then he tried to kill Rumple again. As himself. And now she’s half dead and he’s run off and it is all your fault. Tugger. Why were you with Macavity?” he hissed, finally meeting his brother’s gaze. 

[brightpounce]

Pouncival wanted to hear that he was okay, that Macavity didn’t have a hold of him anymore, that he was free. Clearly that was not the case. Although her voice was calming, he was sure she could help him at least a little. However at the thought of someone else being inside his mind made him panic. Last time it had hurt, that was the least of his troubles. Last time he had killed someone, and he would’ve killed another too if he had gotten away with it.

He clenched his paws into fists, trying to will himself into calming down. Tantomile was safe, it was as she said, she wasn’t going to hurt him. And honestly, it was the only chance he had. “Okay..” He said quietly. “Just do it quickly and…” He looked up at her “if you can’t get him out please…please kill me.” His voice was barely above whisper. If he wouldn’t be free of that monster he couldn’t go on. How could he? Tantomile may have trusted him but he did not trust himself

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Tugger filled with dread hearing what had happened while he was gone. How could it be? Jemima was dead. That sweet kitten, who couldn’t hurt someone if she tried…because of him. A look of pain crossed his face, his chest hurt, he wasn’t sure how much more of this he could hear.

“No…” First Jemima, Rumple was half dead and Pouncival was gone. It felt like everything was falling apart, he thought they would’ve been fine after escaping. He had broken the tribe, and for what?

He stared and Munkustrap until he met his gaze, if looks could kill he’d be dead ten times over. “I…” It all seemed so stupid now. His reasons weren’t good enough, not for what had happened because of him. “Because he listens to me…” He dropped his gaze. “Because I have always been over shadowed, nobody ever thought I was anything more than shallow and reckless! Dammit you’ve never listened to me and he did! He understood just what it was like to feel like an outcast!” He was shouting now, forcing himself to look at his brother, desperately trying to defend himself.

Tugger’s eyes filled with tears and he looked away again “He just..understood…nobody was meant to get hurt.” His voice broke. How could this have happened?

[brightpounce]

Strangers | with harmonicfelinity

[brightpounce]

“Pouncival, but I only get called that when being told off, so Pounce will do.” He explained sheepishly. It was only when he heard his full name he knew he was in trouble. 

He felt sorry for her when her stomach growled, he may have not been this master hunter as he’d said but he still managed to eat well. “That’s okay, once we get back and put your box somewhere my friend can’t find it and squash it we can go and get food!” 

He led the way back to the junkyard, feeling excited over having a new friend. “Remember, super duper sneaky, otherwise we’re both gonna be in trouble.” No adventure was worth being told off by Munkustrap.

[harmonicfelinity]

“Sneaky I can do.” Harmonia said, her ears flicking around to get a better awareness of the sounds around her. She fluffed out her fur and started walking completely silently, her paws not making a sound.

Her box was balanced on her back and she walked on all fours, which was much quieter then how she normally moved. “Who’s munkustrap?” She whispered curiously. “And are there other kittens at the junkyard?” Harmonia said.

“I haven’t been around other cats much..” she admitted sheepishly, her ears folded down.

[brightpounce]

"Munkustrap protects the tribe. He's super bossy though and never lets me have any fun. But...I guess without him we would have pollicles attacking or even Macavity." He shuddered at his name. He may moan about Munkustrap a lot but he was grateful for him and loved him as the rest of the tribe did.

"Oh yeah loads of kittens and we play all the time! You'll get to meet lots of cats when you get there, I'm sure they'll like you. Maybe Jenny will look after you, shes sort of everyones mum." He smiled.

He was impressed with how quietly she walked even with a box on her back, even he wasn't that quiet walking with nothing. "You're real good at sneaky! Gosh, Rumple and Mungo are gonna love you. They're my friends although they're older." He said proudly.

The junkyard was drawing near and Pounce needed a plan so neither of them got into trouble. "Okay I'll go in that way." He pointed at the hole in the fence he had snuck out of. "And then in 5 minutes you come in and I will pretend to find you okay?"

[brightpounce]

Honeybee || with @tumbl-r-brutus

[brightpounce]

Pouncival huffed, yes that is exactly what he thought. But as per Tumble's request he didn't answer the question. "I'm not scared of nothing!" He almost shouted, proving himself wrong. "Wh-what?! No way!" He tried to avoid making eye contact but he was too damn close. Why did he love this idiot? He was relieved when he sat up, finally he could breathe again.

"Thats a rubbish idea." He replied, wriggling away from Tumble patting his head, but instead he lent his head on his shoulder, returning the hug. "We can just cuddle?" He asked quietly. They always cuddled but this was different.

Pounce nuzzled his face into Tumble's shoulder and then kissed it. "Or!" He said after a minute, sitting up straight. "We could go explore and have an adventure! Cause thats what Griddlebone and Growltiger do and they are the coolest partners in the world!...so thats what we should do. Like if we're even together I mean its okay if not I dont mind." He trailed off and got real quiet, feeling like he'd really put his foot in it.

[brightpounce]

Strangers | with harmonicfelinity

[brightpounce]

“Pouncival, but I only get called that when being told off, so Pounce will do.” He explained sheepishly. It was only when he heard his full name he knew he was in trouble. 

He felt sorry for her when her stomach growled, he may have not been this master hunter as he’d said but he still managed to eat well. “That’s okay, once we get back and put your box somewhere my friend can’t find it and squash it we can go and get food!” 

He led the way back to the junkyard, feeling excited over having a new friend. “Remember, super duper sneaky, otherwise we’re both gonna be in trouble.” No adventure was worth being told off by Munkustrap.