Then a daring kitty caterwauled happily, "Hooray!"
Others joined in, until, soon, the whole of Cleopatra's State was cheering, "Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!" over and over again they cried joyously.
Olivia and Crystal shrank modestly, Spider joined in, and Bandit puffed out his chest like a war hero. Was he a war hero? Olivia didn't know. He hadn't fought, but he had played his part. He was a war hero, Olivia guessed.
Cleopatra herself arrived to give them her thanks, but also, each a gift. She gave Bandit two added gems to his dark green emerald necklace. They were pearls which sat at ether end of the emerald. They would enable him to mess with the enemies' minds no matter how powerful they were. He still couldn't mind control them, but it would let him confuse them.
She gave Crystal a demon-scrawl, a gem that was the most powerful and rare. There was only one in the whole of the world. And, now, Crystal possessed that gem. It was so powerful that it had to be locked in a diamond and silver case, the two of which were some of the most powerful of the stones and metals. Then, the case was wrapped in a scarlet velvet mini-bag. It was a beautiful sight to look upon.
She gave Spider a dagger that could pierce the toughest skin and could fly through the air on command, not action. The magical dagger was wonderfully beautiful. It was made of silver with a sapphire hilt with a emerald star. Spider gasped happily and took the wonderful gift. He later found out that the dagger could duplicate when you press the emerald star, but that's a different story.
And, lastly, she gave Olivia her gift. It was a sword of her own. The sword was made of silver, like Spider's new dagger. It had a ruby hilt that had a single sapphire like a little drop of water were Spider's star was. Its sheath was the color of the silver midnight moon that hung overhead, slowly retreating to the horizon. It had a brown bow and arrow woven with care into the vast expanse of gray.
"My sword--She's beautiful!" Olivia exclaimed joyfully. "I never thought that I would ever receive a gift as beautiful as this, even despite my life of riches."
"Each gift will help you along your journey. May their help be with you for years to come," Cleopatra meowed. "Thank you, once again for saving my village."
"Oh!" Olivia gasped as she realized that all of the houses were still burning. "We'll fix the fires," she said with a glance at Crystal.
Together, they simmered the fire down until there was not a single flame left.
Olivia turned back to the villagers. "It was a pleasure helping you," she said. "But, I think that by sunup, Spider, Bandit, Crystal, and myself should leave. We have a home to return to."
Olivia turned to her cats to see if she had said the right thing. To her relief, she saw nothing but eagerness to return to their beds and dishes and maids and care and home. She, too ,was excited to come back to her life at home.
"Good-bye, cats of Cleopatra's State. Farewell, Cleopatra. And thank you for the wonderful gifts." And, with that, the cats and Olivia set off, homeward bound.
*****
Although this my seem to be a story with no end, it is time for it to finish. Olivia and her cats will have more adventures together, discover new friends, and new foes. For now, at least, they will rest at home. Until they are called upon for their next mission, Bandit, Crystal, Spider, and Olivia will practice their powers.
Although, there are many unanswered questions. Who is this behind-the-scenes character? What does he want? Why was he attacking Cleopatra's State? And, most of all, why is the village called Cleopatra's State?
Will these questions be answered? Perhaps we will never know.
-KittyLover8
© 2012
Although, there are many unanswered questions. Who is this behind-the-scenes character? What does he want? Why was he attacking Cleopatra's State? And, most of all, why is the village called Cleopatra's State?
Will these questions be answered? Perhaps we will never know.
-KittyLover8
© 2012
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