Post by THE HEAVISIDE LAYER on Nov 11, 2010 20:02:22 GMT -5
It's A Jellicle World
Another successful Jellicle year has come and gone. The Jellicle ball closed with Grizabella ascending to the Heaviside Layer, leaving the clan to go about their usual lives, anxiously anticipating next year's ball. There had been no sign of Macavity since Munkustrap fought him off the night of ball, so most of the Jellicles were free of fear. Little did they know that Macavity was secretly planning something far more devious even than capturing Old Deuteronomy![/blockquote]
Macavity has always envied the magical powers of Mr. Mistoffelees, and at last he has found a way to replicate them himself. However, unlike Mr. Mistoffelees, he plans to use his newfound powers for evil. He has always held contempt for the humans that consider themselves far superior to Jellicles, and now he has decided to take his revenge. Slowly but surely, he has begun transfiguring humans into cats! His long-term plan is to use a human/cat army to usurp to Jellicle Tribe and take control. He holds his transfigured humans in cages in his lair and is attempting to brainwash them into following him. He has persuaded some Jellicles to support his cause and help him with his creations.
Macavity did not plan for the escape of one of his human pets. In her former life, Clio Masterson was a young woman studying in the field of criminal justice. Once in Macavity's clutches, she knew her only hope was to escape. She managed to do so one night and took off down the street, stumbling over her four legs. She was very disoriented because of her stronger senses of smell, hearing, and sight. The world looked very different from a cat's point of view. She darted around a corner and nearly crashed into another female cat: Demeter. Demeter, knowing the smell of Macavity after having been involved with him, recognized the scent all over Clio. The poor human/cat tried desperately to explain what had happened to her. Demeter led Clio to the Junkyard, where she brought the matter to the attention of Old Deuteronomy. The old patriarch immediately called into session the Council.
The Council is only called together in dire circumstances. It is made up of the most senior cats in the tribe. The last meeting of the Council occurred several lives ago. Today, the Council consists of Old Deuteronomy, Munkustrap, Jennyanydots, Skimbleshanks, and Bombalurina. Clio retold her story to the Council, who quickly began to discuss what to do about the matter. Jennyanydots, being the kindly soul, invited Clio home to stay until a course of action could be executed. The Council refers to this breed of human/cats as Sallicles, and they have decided to keep the whole thing secret until more information is uncovered. However, it is becoming more and more difficult to hide Macavity's schemes from the rest of the clan, because more and more Sallicles kep appearing. The Council does their best to hide them, but the Sallicles obviously don't belong and are causing difficulties among the other cats.
Nobody knows how many Sallicles there are or where Macavity stands in his dastardly scheme. Nobody knows who is working with him and who could be a turncoat. The likelihood that the existence of the Sallicles will remain a secret is slim, but the Council is doing their best not to alarm the tribe. As more information arises, the Council takes it into consideration. No matter what, they are committed to protecting the Jellicles and defeating Macavity when the time comes.