Honey Cat and the Secret of NIMH

Chapter 3

The next day soon came, and the first two to wake up were Mrs. Brisby and Maika. The thwo of them heard an engine which began to start. Mrs. Brisby got up and clasped her hands to her chest as the fear struck. Going outside for a look, she climbed to the top of the large stone next to her house, and sniffed the air as Maika began to join her. "What did I tell you?" Auntie Shrew told the widowed mouse. "Moving Day!" "But isn't there a way to stop it?" Maika asked. "Oh, I'm afraid not." Auntie Shrew replied. "I don't suppose you've packed!" "What about Timmy?" Mrs. Brisby panicked. "The chill in the air could kill him!" "Well, child, that tractor surely will." Auntie Shrew told her. "For the last time, get your children out of here, before it's too late!" They soon heard the tractor getting started. "I don't like the sound of that." Maika gulped a bit. "Run! Run for your lives, run!" Auntie Shrew called out into the field, running to warn the others. "It's Moving Day! Run! The plow is here! Run!" Heads popped out of holes as the other animals sat up to hear. Warning signals get passed. Soon, every animal was running out of the field as fast as they could. "Run! Get out!" Auntie Shrew told them. "I must get my children!" Mrs. Brisby told Maika before running off. Maika frowned as she already knew what would happen to Timmy if he took one step out of bed, and where she had to think of what to do. She woke up Ema and rushed her off as it was now Moving Day for the animals.

After thinking for sometime, Maika ran off towards the tractor, and where everyone saw her running towards it and the one that freaked out the most was Auntie Shrew. "What are you doing, you crazy, stupid child?!" Auntie Shrew asked. "I'm gonna help you guys!" Maika replied while running. "How?!" Auntie Shrew asked. "By stopping the tractor!" Maika told her while running. "Just how do you intend to do that?" Auntie Shrew asked. "You're worse than Martin Brisby." Maika climbed up the tractor and went to the power source. A chain was seen dangling. "Ha... Gotcha..." Maika said before she went that way to the chain. And where she began to climb up the chain. The tractor bumped a bit, making her yelp as she fell a bit, nearly falling to the blades, luckily narrowly missing them. "Phew..." Maika sighed from that as she felt his heart race. "Maika!" Mrs. Brisby cried out in deep concern. "Don't worry, I'm okay" Maika called out before continuing her way up the chain. Ema began to hyperventilate for Maika. But she snapped out of it as she began to help out the Brisbys as a distraction. Maika stood up as she shook a bit before Auntie Shrew was coming to go with her, though she thought she was insane. "Okay, gotta get to its main power source which should be close." she said to herself. "Maika! Hang on!" Auntie Shrew told Maika. "It's okay, I got it!" Maika told her as she carefully went to the main power source before she would find the spark plugs. "You shouldn't be here!" "I'm here to help!" Auntie Shrew told her. "Well, okay." Maika said.

Auntie Shrew and Maika went further into the machine. Maika pulled one of the distributer caps off the spark plug. It arced wildly, flinging her from side-to-side, tossing herself against a fuel container, and when she saw what it is, she started to pull with all her strength at the hose running from it. Finally, she succeeded in pulling the hose loose which made fuel spray spray everywhere. And where Auntie Shrew made sure Maika didn't fall off. The tractor began to slowly grind into a halt. Maika panted a bit as she dropped down, seeming to be wore out. "Glad that's over." she said to herself. "Girl, come on." Auntie Shrew told Atticus, leading her into the grassy field as a human was coming out. The human began to try and get his tractor started at first before seeing the source of his problem. "Well of all the rotten luck," The man grumbled to himself. "Fuel line's cut." "He'll come back tomorrow," Mrs. Brisby frowned uneasily and worriedly. "I wish Jonathan were here." "Well, he's not." Auntie Shrew stated bluntly. "Rude, much?" Ema glanced at her. Mrs. Brisby began to cry a bit. "Oh, I'm so sorry, Mrs. Brisby." Ema frowned softly. "Stupid!" Auntie Shrew complained about the humans. "What am I going to do?" Mrs. Brisby sulked. "We'll think of something," Auntie Shrew told her. "Come on, let's get out of here." Then the group left the area.