Cats the musical

Chapter 1: Etcetera

The kitten approached a large box labelled 'Air Dr Martins' and pawed it. "Pouncival! C'mon Pounce the others are waiting!" A white cat with brown and tan tabby stripes, and a brown patch over one eye slipped out of the box, yawning loudly. "Etcetera," he grumbled, flicking his tail, "why so early?" The kitten smiled broadly and skipped around in a circle, mewing, "because we're about to see Tugger come back from his hunt with Plato! I don't want to miss them coming home, so hurry your furry butt Pounce!"

Etcetera and Pouncival were siblings, and their mother was Jellyorum. They also had another brother called Tumblebrutus, who looked almost the same as Pounce but the brown patch covered his right eye instead of his left. "Ugh, why are you so obsessed over Tugger and Plato? Tugger likes Jemima and Plato likes Victoria. You're probably going to be stuck with Admetus!" Pouncival growled, as the two kittens made their way through the junk pile towards the large clearing where the cats usually gather. Etcetera had no time to reply, as her group of friends scampered up to her and Pouncival crawled over to Tumblebrutus. "Hi Etcy!" A pure white kitten me owed softly, playing with her pink leather collar around her neck. "Hi Victoria. Are you excited to see Plato again?" Etcetera teased, pawing her friends ear playfully. "Well you could say that," Victoria said, wiggling her tail a little, "but I think Jemima is looking forwards to seeing Tugger more!" A red pink black and white kitten whips around and protests, "no Victoria! Definitely not Tugger! I'll leave him to Bombularina!" But her gaze flitted across the clearing to a black and white Tom cat in the corner, next to a grey and black cat. Etcetera spotted this and squealed loudly. "Jemmy! Oh my Jellicles Jemmy likes Alonzo!" Jemima hissed abruptly and slammed her tail into Etcetera's mouth. "Shh!" She spat as Alonzo approached the group of kittens with the black and grey Tom.

Alonzo stopped in front of Jemima and gave her a shy smile. "Hi you guys. Tugger and Plato should be back with the fresh food soon, hoping to get first pick?" He asked quickly. Etcetera gave Victoria a smug smile and meowed quietly, "Nope. She wants first pick of you!" Only Jemima heard, and she pounced onto her friend and growled. Alonzo laughed and motioned to the top of the junk pile.

There stood Rum Tum Tugger and Plato, the two most good looking cats in the Jellicle tribe.