Manhattan: 7 years ago:
A man in a rat-like suit stood infront of a large computer, watching a couple of "kids" walk into his warehouse.
"Who do they think they are? They're a group of rock stars who have nothing to do but interfere with my plans!" he snarled.
"Rat King! One of them has the secret message in their head!" one man in a rat-like soldier suit said.
Rat King smiled, "I want that girl then. Bring her here. I don't care what you do to the others, just bring her back here."
"Sir!" a group of rat soldiers exclaimed, then rushed off.
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"Oh look Alexander! Hehehehe. A rat!" Melody laughed.
"HUH?! WHERE?!" Alexander exclaimed, jumping into Alexandra's arms.
Melody, Alexander, Sebastian and Alexandra were exploring the east side of the warehouse to find the Rat King.
"Calm down, chicken little!" Alexandra exclaimed, dropping her brother on his butt. "I don't see anything!"
Melody blinked, "Well, that's because he's behind you!"
Alexandra turned around slowly and screamed. A rat soldier stood behind her with a frown spread across his face.
"Oh look! Hi Mr.Rat!" Melody laughed, waving to the soldier. "Are you related to Mickey Mouse? Hehehehe."
"TRESPASSERS!" the soldier exclaimed, raising the butt of his stun ray in the air towards Alexandra.
"No, we're Pussycats, silly!" Melody exclaimed.
"RRRRRUUUUNNNNN!" Alexander exclaimed, grabbing Alexandra and Melody with Sebastian around his neck. He zipped away just as the soldier swiped the butt of the stun ray where Alexandra once stood.
Melody blinked as they passed Alan, Josie and Valerie. "HI GUYS!!"
Alan, Josie and Valerie looked at Alexander who carried a kicking Alexandra, a waving Melody and a screeching Sebastian.
"Hey look! It's Alexander--with everyone else!" Valerie exclaimed.
Melody called to them, "SAY HI TO MR.RAT FOR MEEEEEEEEeeeee!"
Joise blinked, "Mr. Rat?"
The three looked to see three rat soldiers shooting out beams of rays.
"Ooh!" Alan said. The three paused and smiled.
"Hi Mr. Rrrrr...." Josie started, but stopped. "RAT SOLDIERS!!"
They ran away at full speed, catching up to the others who dodged the rays.
"PUT ME DOWN!!" Alexandra boomed, waving her arms in the air. "YOU DUMB-DUMB!"
"Calm down, sis! If we stop now, we'll be toasted! Fried! KFH!!" Alexander wailed. "Ooh! The thought of that...makes...me....faint.................."
He fell to the floor, on top of Alexandra and Melody.
"Weeee!" exclaimed Melody. "What a ride!"
Alexandra wailed as the soldiers stopped in front of them, pointing their stun rays at their heads.
"Who's the one with the secret message?!" one soldier exclaimed.
Melody raised her hand, "That's me, Mickey Mouse! Hehehe.."
The soldier frowned, "Im NOT Mickey Mouse."
"Oh, but you look just like him! Mickey Mouse!"
"I'm NOT--"
"Mickey Mouse!"
"Grr...."
"Mickey Mouse!"
Alexandra took the ray gun from one soldier's hands and pointed it at her head. "I'll just end my suffering now......"
"NOW GIRLS!" Alan exclaimed, leaping with Josie and Valerie onto the soldiers.
Everyone but Alexander and Alexandra leaped up.
"Hold on to that stun ray, Alexandra! It may come in handy!" Valerie called.
"Hey! Wait!!" Alexandra called. She looked at Alexander. "WAKE UP! GET OFF OF ME! ARRGH!" She lifted him up and ran after the others. "...It my come in handy...to get that Josie away from my Alan........"
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Rat King ran from the angry Pussycats.
"It's like cat and mouse!" Melody laughed.
Josie rolled her eyes as Alexandra and Alexander tumbled in front of the Rat King.
"WWOOAH!" he exclaimed, crashing into them.
The three were sprawled on the floor as the other Pussycats cheered. "All right!" "Yeay!" "Good going!"
Melody blinked, "The secret message is: ..............."
"OH NO!" Valerie exclaimed. "Melody! Don't say it!"
Rat King smiled, "Say it! Say it!"
Melody blinked, "Gee, I forgot it! Hehehee!"
Alexandra's head fell to the floor with a moan as the the others laughed.
~~~~~
Present:
"And that was our best and most dangerous adventure!" an older Josie said.
The audience of the Cara Lang Show clapped as an older looking Alan hid behind the camera, clapping too.
"WOO! What a story!" Cara Lang exclaimed, causing her long, black hair to dance back and forth behind her back. "As you all know, Josie now owns her own record company with Alan! Get a shot of Alan, won't you, Ray?"
The cameras spun to look at Alan who nervously waved.
"Isn't he handsome?!" Cara laughed. "So Josie! What happen to the other Pussycats?"
Josie looked sad for a moment. "Well, Valerie owns her own mechanic shop, Alexandra owns Cabot Fashion Industries, Alexander is still in the record business and Melody......"
***
"Welcome to Burger Hut!" Melody told a customer in a Burger hat and a red apron. "We love our burgers! Hehehe."
The muscular-looking man customer rubbed his chin. "I'll have a number one..."
"A number 1? You can't eat numbers, silly!" Melody laughed.
"Nooo! It says up there a number one is a Smoking Hut Burger and large fries with a drink!" the customer exclaimed.
"Oooh! Why didn't you say that in the first place? Hehehe.." Melody laughed. "Anything else?"
A woman with brown hair walked up beside the customer. "Yes, and I'll have a Triple Lip Smacker Burger to go."
"Okay!" Melody exclaimed. She turned and took a Triple Lip Smacker Burger from an employee and threw it over the customers head. "One TLSB to go! There it goes! Hehehe!"
"WHAT ARE YOU..STUPID?!" the man customer exclaimed.
Melody blinked as her boss stormed up to her. "Melody................"
Melody turned. "Oh! Hi boss! Am I getting a raise?"
"I'll...I'll raise you to the moon!!" her boss exclaimed.
Melody blinked, "Wow! I never been to the moon! Oh wait..I have! Hehehe.."
"YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!!!"
*****
Josie continued her story on TV as Valerie watched it on a small TV in her work place.
"Josie... I miss you too," she sighed and turned back to the car she was working on under the hood.
RINNNGG! Went the phone. Valerie hit her head on the hood in surprise.
"Ow!" Valerie yelped, rubbing her head painfully. She picked up the phone. "Hello?" After a few moments, her face lit up. "Alan?!"
*****
Melody trudged into her house. "Oh well... Another job gone.. I wish I was a Pussycat again..." She sighed and laid onto her red couch.
Suddenly, her phone rang loudly. Melody picked it up. "Hello? ....... ALAN?!"
*****
Alexander sprawled in his house, moaning. "OH! Oooohhhhhh wooooooaaaaaahhhhh aaaasss mmmeeeeee...."
He lifted up a piece of paper from his glass coffee table. The pink piece of paper was printed with two, large red words. "UNDER PAID".
"Ooooooohhhhhhhh..........," Alexander moaned. "WOOOAAH AS MEEE!!" Suddenly, his phone rang and he picked it up. "I'll pay tomorrow...I swear!!! Oh. Alan?!"
*****
A stressed-looking woman worked hard at her desk, trying to design a pink dress, erasing the bottom over and over again. Her shoulder length brown hair spilt over her face.
"Marcia?" a woman's voice asked, a little edgy.
Marcia turned slowly to see her boss, Alexandra Cabot stand in front of her. Her extremely long, black hair (down to her knees) was tied back in a pony tail and a white streak like her cat's marked the front of her hair.
"Y_y_y_yes?" Marcia stuttered.
Alexandra smiled, "It looks like you need some rest. Why don't you go home?"
Marcia stopped trembling, then nodded with a very happy grin spread across her face. "Thank you."
Alexandra nodded and walked into her office. She closed the door behind her and glanced at her cat Sebastian who laid out on her desk, filled with papers.
"Oh Sebastian," she said to the cat. "Everyone seems so stressed. Is it me?"
Sebastian shrugged and gave her a puzzled look. "Meowr......"
Alexandra fell onto her leather couch and sighed. "I guess I am a----"
RING! Sebastian blinked with Alexandra the phone rang from under a billion papers.
"Quick, Sebastian! Help me find it!" Alexandra exclaimed, running to the sound of the phone. RIIINNGG! "Oh!Hold on you no-good-piece-of......." She found the phone and picked it up. "Hello? Cabot Industries?"
On the other side, Alan thought about this deeply. He finally hung up, closing his eyes.
"Hello?" Alexandra asked. "Hellllloooo?" She slammed down the phone. "Curse that idiot who just pranked me! Oohh!"
Sebastian snickered.
"What are you laughing at? I have enough problems on my hands," Alexandra growled.
Sebastian shrugged and picked out a buried remote to turn on the small TV in the office. The TV blinked and Josie's face filled the screen. Sebastian meowed happily, pointing to the screen as Alexandra turned her attention to the TV.
"Josie? Do you miss them?" Cara asked sympathetically.
"Yes....even....Alexandra who use to be our own pain-in-the-butt!" Josie l;laughed.
Sebastian turned to look at Alexandra who frowned slightly. "Meowr...?"
"Hey! Don't get all sympathetic, cat. She's lying. Nobody really liked me! I was just jealous of everything she had...." Alexandra started. She turned away as her frown deepened. "....She doesn't miss me.."
Sebastian meowed sadly as Cara announced her next guest that was coming on after the commercial break. "Hey everybody! Josie's birthday is tomorrow! You can reach her by email at JosieCat@world.net ! OR, she has a home right here in Top City!"
Sebastian looked at Alexandra who looked back at him. They both grinned and gave each other a wink.
**********
The next Day...
Josie sighed as she sat at home in her large house. Suddenly, Alan stepped through the door.
"Hey Josie," Alan greeted with a sly grin.
"Oh. Hi Alan," Joise sighed.
"Uh, happy birthday!" Alan exclaimed.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" a chorus of voices exclaimed.
Josie shot up. Valerie, Alexander and Melody stepped inside with party hats and presents.
"Guys!" Josie exclaimed, running into their arms.
After a few moments of laughing and some tears, Josie looked around.
"Alexandra...?" she asked Alan.
Alan rubbed his neck as everyone stared at him. "I....thought she would ruin it..."
"Alan!" Alexander gasped. "She's changed..a lot! Still has a little bit of a temper, but she's paying for it in her own ways.."
Alan looked down, "Now...I guess...*I* ruined your day...."
Josie smiled, "No, thank you Alan."
"Hey everyone!" Melody exclaimed. "Let's see if we still have it!" Out of her purse, while giggling, she pulled out two drum sticks. "Yeah!"
Valerie blinked, "I wonder if I got rusty...."
Alexander laughed, "Don't worry, Pussycats are Pussycats forever!"
Melody nodded, "Right!"
"Hey everyone! It isn't a party without Alexandra Cabot!" Alexandra's voice exclaimed.
Everyone gasped and turned around.
"Alexandra!" Josie exclaimed happily. "I guess you saw Cara Lang too!"
Alexandra looked a little hurt, "So...you guys didn't invite me."
Alan gulped, "I called you...but..I decided not...to..."
Alexandra petted Sebastian as he curled around her neck. "It's okay...."
Valerie eyed Alexandra. [Alexander was right. She has changed. Her eyes...look...sad...]
Alexandra pretended to act happy. "Well, I overheard you all say you were going to play again for old times sake! Here!" She turned and grabbed a large box from behind her. Everyone gathered around as she opened it up. "Ta-DA!"
Inside were three sleek-looking beautiful Pussycat costumes-just like they wore on every gig.
"WOW!" Melody gasped.
Josie lifted one up and stared at it. "They're so beautiful, Alexandra! Thank you so much!"
Alexandra smiled, "Yeah. Well, if you guys don't want me around, I'll---"
"No! Stay! Stay!" Valerie exclaimed, dragging her in with Sebastain. "Alexandra, if you think you are unwanted, you are wrong! Sit down, we brought cake over and stuff!"
Melody patted Sebastian on the head, "Hiya Sebastain! Hehehe.."
Alexandra smiled slightly and said proudly, "Well, I guess I have to stay."
Josie laughed, "Don't be so proud, Alexandra! Sit down while we go change!"
The three Pussycats rushed upstairs quickly as Alexandra took some coffee from a coffee pot on the table and poured some into a white cup that read "Joise and the Pussycats!" all over it.
"So, little brother, how have you been doing?" Alexandra asked Alexander playfully.
Alexander laughed nervously. "Uh...good.."
*****