Stella's Story

Chapter 12 - Captured

      I woke up to the sound of hissing. It was the tom cat that knocked me out. I checked my surroundings to find that I was in an underground cage. It was a bamboo cage, so it wouldn't be so easy to escape. Crap. The bamboo cage wasn't very big. It was only big enough to hold up to 6 cats total.
I turned around to see Oliver and Tucker and some other tom cat. Oliver and Tucker were still knocked out, but the tom cat was looking in the opposite direction of me. I called out to him. "Hello?"  "What." A deep angry voice replied. "N-never mind..." I said. The cat turned around and looked at me, up and down. "Wow, what a real beauty." He smiled. I couldn't help but blush. I have a hard time hiding my feelings when I get compliments.
"What's your name?" He kindly asked. "St-Stella." I hesitated. He snickered. "Cute name, I'm Jason." He said. "How'd you get into this place?" I didn't really know why I was here or how I got in either. I looked down and pondered for a moment. Oh yeah. "I... I was attacked by an old friend's guard and... ended in here somehow." I told him. "What's your story?" His smile turned into a frown. "I'm a refugee." I gasped. "Are you serious?" He sighed and lowered his ears. I guess so. I padded over to him and leaned up against him. He flinched but then relaxed and rested his head on top of mine. "I'm sorry..." I whispered. "No need to be..." he whispered back.
After a few moments of that, a tom cat walked over to our cage and yelled at us. "Get up!" It scared me, so I jumped away from Jason in panic. I guess he was referring to Oliver and Tucker. Jason looked mad as he stared at the guard. I looked up at the guard to see that it was the same one who pinned me down.
I curl my tail and slowly back away. Once I hit the edge of the cage, I lowered my ears and shake. "Don't worry." Jason said. "I said, GET UP!" The guard repeated, but louder. That howl got the cats to jump up right out of their fur and panic. The did the same exact things I did when I woke up. "Wh-wha-"  "Our ruler would like to see the blue one." The guard said. He obviously meant me. I'm the only blue cat around here.
I get up and walk over to the front of the cage. The cat opened the door and let me out. Two other cats stood on each side of me to make sure I wouldn't escape. "Good luck!" Jason called out. "Thanks..." I murmurer under my breath and walk along the sides of two guards.
I look behind me to see the bigger guard cat drag Jason out of the cage. He locked the door and picked up a jagged stick to force Jason to walk.
I look back in front of me and keep on walking. I wonder what The Ruler wants me for...