The Jellicle Nightmare
By~Jemi
A scream echoed through the quiet junkyard.
"Jem! Are you okay?" Plato aked
Jemima looked toward him and then looked down. "Yes, I'm okay...it was just a
little nightmare."
Plato licked Jemima's nose and she purred. The two fell asleep again, but
Jemima awoke with a scream about an hour later.
"NOOO! AHHH!"
"Jemima, are you SURE your okay?" Plato asked, deeply concerned
Jemima shuddered "no, i keep having the same nightmare!"
"Do you want to talk about it?" Plato asked
"I..I guess so." She responded "I am in the junkyard, when I am grabbed
by
this huge tabbie, much bigger than i am. He brings me to this place
that
i've never seen before. Then i see all these other horrible cats
around me
hissing and growling. Then, the tabbie gets angry and lifts his paw
towards
me...and then i wake up."
Jemima looked at her mate, concern and fear evident on her face. Plato
licked her ear, which made her purr. She fell asleep on his strong
chest,
and hear him whisper:
"I'll always protcect you, Jemima"
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Jemima and Victoria giggled as they frolicked around the junkyard.
The
two began chatting about their mates and the jellicle ball and pretty
much
anything that dealed with their kitty lives. All of the sudden, Jemima
smacked her forehead with her paw.
"Vicki, do you have that newspaper article on Macavity I wanted to
read?" she
asked.
Victoria nodded "yes. let me go get it."
Victoria walked away, and when she returned, Jemima was gone.
"Jem?" she called
Then, she heard a scream rip through the junkyard.
"JEM!"
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Jemima was in a place she did not recognize. It smelled horrible,
worse
than the junkyard could ever smell. She gazed around and noticed a
bunch of
cats surrounding a makeshift stage. Then she looked at the figure
carrying
her. He was a tall, muscular tabbie.
Jemima gasped, quietly "Its just like my dream!" she whispered to
herself
The large tabbie placed her on the stage and stood up next to her. He
began
to speak.
"Welcome alley cats! We are joined here today by the daughter of one
of our
greatest alley cats of our time."
A cat in the crowd whispered "Thunder's daughter?"
another cat hissed back "yes"
Jemima heard these two cats and became alert at the sound of her
father's
name.
The large tabbie continued "Let's begin the meeting with a moment of
silence
for Thunder."
Jemima's eyes were misty, not only because of her father's memory, but
also
because she wanted to go back to the jellicles.
The large tabbie turned to Jemima and began to speak
"What is your name?" he asked
"J-J-Jemima" she whispered
"WHAT?" he cried
"Jemima" she said, loudly.
"ahhh, jemima...."he said, "I am Villitar, the leader of the alley
cats. We
have brought you here to make us one of us...just like your father...an
alley
cat."
Jemima swallowed and attempted to speak
"V-Villitar, sir, I-I do not -w-want to be an alley cat!"
Villitar looked at her through narrowed eyes. "WHAT?" he asked
"I don't want to be an alley cat, sir." she said, forcefully
Villitar became enraged and told the crowd what she had said. He then
turned
to her and began to speak
"Well, if you don't want to be one of us...you shouldn't even be
alive!"
With that, he lifted his paw and smacked her as hard as he could. She
felt
sudden pain and fell toward the ground. As she fell, she saw five
jellicles
arrive in the alley...the leader was her beloved Plato!
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Jemima opened her eyes and saw Plato standing over her.
"Oh, Jemi! you're okay!" he cried, licking her nose.
She smiled weakly, and tried to get up. Her head hurt, but other than
that
she felt fine.
"Thank you for saving me Plato..." she said quietly
Plato smiled, and nuzzled his queen.
Then, Demeter, Bombalurina, and Victoria entered quickly.
"How is she?" Demeter asked
"Fine.." Plato responed "She'll be just fine."
Bombalurina noticed Tugger sitting alone in a corner. She noticed a
scratch
on his nose.
"how are you doing, hun?" she said
Tugger smiled "I've been better, Bomby."
She smiled, and nuzzled him. He licked her cheek and nuzzled her back.
Even
though they weren't mates, they still cared about each other.
Pretty soon, everyone had left and Jemima and Plato were alone.
"you know, Jem...I was so scared today. I thought I had lost you!"
Plato said
Jemima smiled "But you didn't...you were brave and you saved me...I
love you
Plato...now and forever."
Plato smiled and kissed her. He carefully snuggled up close to her and
purred. Then, she heard him whisper...
"I will always protect you, Jemima."
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