oliver is only a young kittypet kitten and familiar with a pampered life . like a lot of kittens born into twoleg dens , he is adopted ; but not by a normal family . he is taken to a circus to become a show cat - a future star as his new master believes . however , things don ' t go as planned and his curiosity leads him to a strange place ; the forest , a land unknown to him for now , but a place where his destiny will forever be entwined .