"That's Macavity, our boss." Mungojerrie told her, wondering why she was talking about him. "He ain't a nice tom, one of the worst actually."

Rumpleteazer turned to look at the confused calico Tom, her eyes wide with horror, "Oi...Oi think 'e tried ta rape me..."

Mungojerrie blinked a few times at his sister and looked down at his paws, quietly clearing his throat. He hadn't even known Rumpleteazer had been with Macavity, but if she said she thought that might have happened, then it was most likely it did. "Like Oi said, he ain't a nice tom... he does that sometimes."

"Ya know about this?!" Rumpleteazer stared at the Tom, her heart beating faster, "Why are we 'ere, if 'e does such 'orrible things ta cats?! Ta me?!"

"'Cause 'e's our boss an' we belong here!" Mungojerrie reasoned, although when she said it, it made him feel very guilty about bringing her back when she could have been safe. "Oi'm sorry he mighta hurt yer Teaze..."

"Oi think 'e did..." Rumpleteazer whispered, trying her hardest to wrack her brains for what he must have done to her. As she did so, the Tom next to her seemed to look more and more familer, though she payed this no mind, "Oi think 'e hit me...Maybe that's why Oi can't remember a thing...."

Mungojerrie's paws tightened into fists, as he had been sure his sister's memory loss would have been something to do with their boss and not getting what he wanted. "Well ya gettin' yer memory back now so many soon ya'll be able ta remember everythin'! 'E ain't gonna hurt ya no more, Oi promise, Oi won't let 'im."

Rumpleteazer scoffed loudly. She wasn't feeling very kind at the moment, because from what she remembered, this Tom hadn't been a very good brother to her at all, "Then why did ya let 'im hurt me this time?"

"Oi didn't know!" Mungojerrie defended, crossing his paws over his chest and leaning his back against the wall. "We ain't constantly together, Oi can't monitor yer movements! Oi'd 'ave stopped it if Oi'd known, Oi swear!"

"But why would ya even let me go up there, Jerrie?! Ya know what 'e's like! Ya know what he's done to me before!"

The shock of that memory was bringing back other memories for RUmpleteazer, things that she hadn't thought about for years- all the times that Macavity had abused her, and the horrible, horrible things he had done.

"Oi didn't know ya had gone up there! I only found ya out in the hall, last time Oi left ya yer were here!" Mungojerrie found comfort in the fact she had used the nickname 'Jerrie' which she always used when they were kits, but other than that, he felt like a terrible brother.

Rumpleteazer stared at her brother, unable to repress the surge of memories. She felt sick to her stomach and all she could think was that it had been a horrible idea to come back at all. There was nothing for them here, and she was in danger every time she stepped near Macavity. He was a horrible Tom, he really was. He concealed his evil with a thick layer of charm and good looks, which made any weak, or power hungry Queen fall for him right away, thinking that he would find her special and make her his Queen. But the only Queen he had ever or would ever go after was Bombalurina, and she did not seem to understand the position she had put herself in. She was pregnant…That, Rumpleteazer could remember. Those kittens would be the spawn of the devil himself, and would only make Macavity more ruthless in his efforts to raise them like him. But, in truth, the only way to make any kitten like him would be to do to that kitten what had been done to him- and Bombalurina wouldn't be able to stomach that, she knew.

"Jer…We gotta do somethin'."

Mungojerrie nuzzled his sister's shoulder gently, "Oi know we do, sis... Oi know." He mumbled quietly, looking down at his paws. "If we hadn't come here then Jem wouldn't have gotten mad at me an' ya wouldn't have gotten hurt again... It was a mistake to come back here, Oi realise that now."

Rumpleteazer leaned against her brother. She knew who he was now, but that didn't stop her from being upset about his actions. "Oi guess it's arigh'...Ya know wha' ya need ta do now, though."

"Oi'm gonna make things right." Mungojerrie told her, deciding that his efforts would be the only thing that he could really do because there was no changing the decision he had made. "But first, Oi'm gonna try and find Jem and apologise... then we're gonna sort out what we're doing next."

"O'right..." Rumpleteazer stood up shakily, pulling her brother up with her, "Go get 'er, Jer..." She smiled softly, and gave Jerrie a punch on the arm. It wouldn't do to seem too sappy.

Mungojerrie smiled at his sister, understanding that she didn't want to get too emotional. "Oi'll sort this, Teaze, just rest." He nuzzled her shoulder gently before rushing out of the room to find Jemima.

Rumpleteazer smiled after her brother as he scampered off and sat back down on the blanket, leaning against the wall. She would try her best to get some rest.

"Teaze?" Mungojerrie called quietly as he entered inside of their den, quietly closing the door behind him.

Rumpleteazer woke from her shallow sleep to see her brother standing alone in the doorway, "Jerrie? Where's Jemima? Oi though' ya were goin' to get 'er!"

Mungojerrie shook his head and walked over to sit next to her, "No, Oi decided that it ain't safe for 'er to come back here. Oi told her me and yer were gonna decide what we wanted to do, then Oi'd go back to see 'er."

"Does that mean we're leavin'?" Rumpleteazer asked, a smile forming on her face. She wanted nothing more than to get away from this awful place.

Mungojerrie nuzzled his sister's cheek, "Yup, it means that we're leavin', Teaze."

"Then let's get out of 'ere. Now." Rumpleteazer stood up quickly, and began throwing everything and anything around them into the bags that they had brought with them. She wanted to get out as quickly as physically possible.

Mungojerrie grabbed all of his things and stuffed them into his own bag, suddenly very cheerful about the thought of leaving. He just wanted to make his sister happy, and that definitely seemed to be working.

Rumpleteazer quickly finished packing her bag and stood up, looking down at her brother, "Hurry up, slowpoke!"

Mungojerrie shouldered his bag and grinned his usual cheeky grin back at her, nodding. "'Kay! Let's go, sis!"

Rumpleteazer nodded, "Lead the way!"

Mungojerrie nudged her shoulder with a light laugh then headed out into the hall, leading her back towards Jemima's den.

Rumpleteazer trotted happily after her brother without a second glance back at the basement.

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