The Adventures of Caterwaul the Cat by Damon Plumides

Author:Damon Plumides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV012030, JUV001000, FIC016000
ISBN: 9781937084202
Publisher: BQB Publishing
Published: 2011-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

14

Jailbreak

Caterwaul couldn’t believe his eyes. What was the queen’s secret police commander doing all the way out here? He slipped out into the darkness to investigate. The hunter emerged from the house to greet Warwick with an embrace. It seemed the two were friends, or they were at least on a somewhat friendly basis. Caterwaul didn’t think it possible that anyone could really like Warwick Vane Bezel III.

Coy continued with the rescue operation. He managed to get another three cages on the top level open. Then as he hopped across a gap to open a fourth trap, he made a mistake and misjudged the distance. His left rear paw failed to make contact with a solid surface, and he began to fall.

As he dropped, he instinctively grabbed out for anything he could find to slow his descent. His claws hooked onto the bag that made up part of one of the traps, and it too toppled over. This in turn created a cascade, and several other cages began to fall. The cats in and outside of the traps started to panic and cry out en masse, resulting in a “catcophony” of noise emanating from the building. Oh well, Caterwaul thought, so much for secrecy.

“Those of you who are already free, move your tails,” Coy directed them. He was in obvious pain. He’d landed hard on his back, and one of the traps had him pinned underneath. “I need one of you, preferably someone with muscle, to get this blasted cage offa me.” Terrified, the small number of liberated cats all shot for the opening and took off. “No . . . Don’t all of you run . . . aww nuts. Somebody’s gotta help me!” he shouted. The cats that remained caged up continued shrieking. Coy thought of an expression someone once used, and muttered, “I guess it’s true; no good deed remains unpunished.”

Caterwaul watched the hunter and the queen’s commander run toward the building. He hoped that Coy had gotten out with the ones he had freed, but he wasn’t sure. It was very dark, and Coy was so tiny. He ran to the opening and dashed through it, just as the hunter put his key into the lock.

“Caterwaul! Get over here, I’m pinned down!” shouted Coy. Caterwaul could hear the door as it began to open. Hurling his full weight at the cage, Caterwaul shifted the trap just enough for him to pull Coy free.

“Can you run?” asked Caterwaul.

“I doubt it,” said Coy. “You go on; I will see if I can hide in a crack somewhere.”

Fat chance of that, thought Caterwaul. “Get up on my back and hold on tight to my collar and pack.” The kitten did as he was told and wrapped his paws around the pack and collar.

Caterwaul could smell a torch being lit. They had no time to lose. “Don’t let go for anything. You hear me?” Caterwaul bolted for the hole just as the hunter entered with the lit torch. He hoped they had gotten out without being seen.

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