By: Chloe Yuan

“Well, well, well…” snarled a pitch-black female cat with terrifying green eyes and a distinctive white star on the forehead.

“Who are you? What do you want from me?” a snowy-white female kitten yelped. Her terrified eyes glimmered, left eye the color of the shining sun, the other the color of the sky.

“You must be little Pixie. I suppose kit-napping the princess for the first time is not very mannerly. Either way, I am still very pleased to meet you at last,” the black cat grinned.

“No! No! Me no want anything from scary cat!” Pixie squeaked.

The black cat frowned, “Has my daughter taught you no manners? Is this how you were taught to greet your grandma?”

“Granma Midnight?”

“Yes, yes… Grandma Midnight…” Midnight said gently.

“Mommy better than Grumpy Granny. She da queen and a lot nicer,” Pixie muttered under her breath.
Midnight lost her temper and yelled, “YOUR MOTHER STOLE THE THRONE FROM ME! And don’t call me ‘Grumpy Granny’…”

“Mommy better queen van you!” Pixie retorted. Mommy never yells at me, Pixie thought, “GRUMPY GRANNY! GRUMPY GRANNY! BWAH BWAH BWAH!”

Pixie watched Midnight open her mouth to argue, but then took a deep breath, and let it out slowly.

“Well, um, Pixie…” Midnight started slowly.

“Wat? Me will no do anything you tells!” Pixie screamed.

“Oh dear…” Midnight sighed, “Lemme show you this.” She put thick purple gloves on and flicked her right paw upward. Immediately, a bright white screen appeared.

“Wow… Grumpy Granny magic trick so cool…” Pixie stared at the screen in awe.

Midnight smiled, “Yes, it is.” Then, she flicked her other paw to the left. The white screen now shows many videos and recordings. Midnight pressed the button on the bottom on her left glove several times, and then pressed the big button on her right paw. Then, the video played.

Granny must have taken the video on the balcony, Pixie thought. Midnight took the video high up, and it showed a garden surrounded by walls.

“Go, sweetie. Go play with your friends,” the sand-colored queen commanded Pixie in the recording.
“Okey-dokey!” Pixie squeaked and hopped away.

As soon as Pixie was out of sight, the Queen walked over to a door.

The largest guard said, “Queen Jade,” and all the guards bowed down in chorus. The big guard opened the door, and let the queen in.

Although watching the video Pixie, could not see her mom anymore, she could still hear the faint sounds coming from the door.

“That idiot kitten is not fit for the throne,” Queen Jade growled.

“Yes, your highness,” several tomcats declared.

“Her innocent brain is not enough for my position,” Queen Jade continued.

“Yes, your highness,” they repeated.

“What should we do to her?” Queen Jade asked.

A high-pitched voice replied, “Assassinate her, your Majesty!”

Pixie could hear part of her mother’s wicked laugh right before the video stopped.

“So?” Midnight asked softly.

“Wat shud us do?” Pixie whispered.

Midnight stood up and snarled. Pixie whimpered, and silently agreed.

Image Credit by Alex Fu