Bustopher Jones Is Stuck
By Travisina
“Have you seen Bustopher Jones? He’s late for our date,” Jennyanydots asked Jellylorum.
“Nope, Sorry Jenny, notta.”
“He’s probably eating,” Travie whispered. They laughed.
“Who asked you?” Jellylorum yelled at Matropolis and Travie. “Sorry jenny, I do not know. He missed mine too.”
“Maybe he’s with a diet group,” Matropolis joked.
“Or with Cassandra…” Matty and Travie laughed hysterically (It’s a personal joke because neither of us like Cassandra…sorry).
“I don’t know what’s so funny about a flea dip,” Jellylorum introduced her flea dip to the queens. They stopped laughing and started tunning. Jellylorum stopped them and dunked there head under the water. The kittens gasped for air before going under again.
“Don’t you think you are being a little harsh?” Jennyanydots tried to convince Jellylorum to stop.
“NO! THEY TALKED ABOUT MY BUSTOPHER JONES IN A VERY BAD WAY!!!” Jellylorum hissed.
Jennyanydots walked on looking for her proper date who was taking her out for a buffet. “Bustopher, where are you Bustopher? Bustopher, where the Macavity are you?” Jennyandots was getting frusterated at the world. “MUNKUSTRAP! HE MUST HAVE TAKEN MY BUSTOPHER TO HEAVAN ‘CAUSE OF HIS WEIGHT PROBLEM!” Jennyanydots stomped to Munksutrap’s flat. “MUNKSUTRAP, WHERE IS MY TOMFRIEND?”
“Easy Jenny, I would never bring him up, at least not while you have a date with him,” Munksutrap joked.
“THIS IS NO FLIPPIN’ TIME FOR JOKES! A CAT, MY BUSTOPHER, MY TOMFRIEND, IS MISSING! IF YOU WANNA JOKE AROUND YOUA RE MESSING WITH ME!”
“Ohh, Jenny!” Jenny turned around to see Demeter hlding a bat with an evil grin. “Just because your tomfriend is missing doesn’t mean you have to take it out on mine.”
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Back at the flea dip, Travie and Matty were drying themselves, when Alonzo came over.
“Your mom says you need to get a life, so she’s making me bring you to the movies.”
“Your mom having another makeout party?”
“Apparently.” Travie sighed. “She always has Alonzo ask me out whenever she has one.”
“And why wasn’t I invited to this makeout party?”
“Cos she doesn’t want you to know about her secret afair with—“ Travie trailed off.
“WHO?!?!?!?!?!?” Alonzo screamed.
“Tumblebrutus,” she managed to squeak out. “Oops, did that slip out?”
Alonzo’s face turned blood red. “######!” Alonzo hissed, and he stormed right for Tumble’s house.
"Great. You killed Tumblebrutus," Matty said.
He pounded on Tumble’s door.
“One second!” Tumble’s voice came from the other side of the door. He opedned the door, Alonzo wrapped his paws around Tumble’s neck.
“I’LL KILL YOU! I’LL KILL YOU!” Tumble’s neck was about to burst, when Pouncival came pouncing onto Alonzo’s back and backhanded him. Pouncival ounced back, this time Alonzo turned around, eyes bloodshot, he picked up Pouncival and whipped him outthe window, landing in a ’98 4-door Chevy. The alarm went off and Matty and Travie ran in Tumble’s house to see what was going on.
“ALONZO, STOP IT! LET HIM DOWN ALONZO, PLEASE!!!!!” Travie begged. She ran to Alonzo with tears in her eyes. “Please.”
I swear it was like the cat deep inside Alonzo bubbled out.
Alonzo began to cry. “I love Bombalurina, how could she do this to me?”
“Shh. I’m here and everything’s gonna be alright.” Travie leaned over and let him cry on her shoulder. She patted him on the back softly. “I’m right here.”
Matropolis went over to Tumblebrutus and Pouncival (which she had to drag back and call the Ambulance, for Pounci was in great pain).
Bomby ran over to Tumble’s house immediately. Alonzo thought she was coming to see him, but instead she went to Tumble. Alonzo cried harder.
“Gee Mother, thanks a lot.” Travie flipped her mother off! Bomby looked confused.
“It’s a looooong story,” Matty told Bomby.
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Back at Munksutrap’s, the four, Jennyanydots, Demeter, Munkustrap, and Jellylorum were packing up to find Bustopher Jones.
“Bustopher! Where are you Bustopher?” they called.
“Right here!” Buster (not Bustopher!) yelled jumping from a bush. “Hey, you’re not Travie coming to run away with me.” He ran off.
“Bustopher Jones, where are you?” Jenny started to worry.
“We better find him fast, I have a fur appointment in thirty minutes,” Jellylorum snapped.
“Do you even care for Bustopher? I mean, you still have Gus. He may be in the Heaviside Layer, but you still hav ehim in Bustopher is not found.” Jenny cried. Demeter tapped her shoulder. “What’s the matter? Can’t you see I’m ctrying here—BUSTOPHER JONES!!!! By Golly, BUSTOPHER!” Jennyanydots ran to her Bustopher, who was stuck in a hole in the ground. “What happened?”
“Well, my fine queen, I walking for my date with Jellylorum, even though I won’t have on with her for a long time—“ Jellylorum blushed as Bustopher went on. “—and I saw a carrot. Remembering what you said about my diet, I decided to eat it. I bent over and the floor collapsed, and I’ve been stuck ever since. I think I lost ten pounds… so let’s get me out of here and go on our date, Miss Jennyanydots.”
“Well, I guess you don’t get pulverised after all,” Demeter said to Munkustrap.
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Travie caught up with Alonzo. “Alonzo, please don’t go, {gasp}, any, {gasp}, more.” Travie sat next to Alonzo. “It’s okay Alonzo. There are other fish in the sea, and that Bombyfish was a minnow. Somewhere there is a catfish out there for you. It will be hard to get, trust me, but over expiriments it will mend.”
Alonzo looked at Travie. “Are you sure?”
“Cross my heart and hope to get a flea dip,” Travie crossed her heart with two blades of grass and then pertended to drown.
Alonzo laughed. “How long does it take?”
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“To what?”
“Mend a broken heart.”
“Depends on who.” Travie sighed. “It matters who it was, how much you loved them, and most importantly, the friends that helped you through it.”
“How do you know this if you are but a kitten and I am a teenager?”
“Let’s just say I know more than you think. I’ve been through a lot. And I have problems people don’t listen to.” Travie’s eyes went watery. “People think my life is just perfect ‘cause I’m the daughter of Bombalurina. But she’s stole all the ones I love. Including you.”
Alonzo’s jaw dropped. He had never heard anyone say they loved him. I love you too, he whispered in thought. He wanted to say it out loud, but was stricken by shyness.
“And she always—“
“Shhh.” He lifted her head and stared into her eyes. Here is your chance, go for it, his conscience sent him vibes. “I love you too,” he whispered. He felt much better, but a new thought came into his head. Matropolis would find out—oh, to Hell with her. He thought, I found my soulmate and I don’t care what she sayd. He took her paw as they watched the sun set.
