Pouncival awoke, just before dawn. He rolled over to stretch, but found a couple of rats with a huge cat behind them. Pouncival didn't have to guess; he knew who it was. He was about to wake Mistofolees up when two of the rats grabbed his arms and tied them together and stuffed the material into his mouth and tied it around the back of his head.  Macavity walked up to Pouncival and whispered, "Shh! Don't struggle. If they wake up, I'll just take them too. And there's no telling what I could use your precious Pixie for. She could become and agent or..." Macavity looked at Pouncival with a sly grin. Pouncival glared at Macavity, as if to say, YOU WOULDNT DARE! Macavity knew what he was thinking and replied, "O wouldn't I? Take him to my lair!" Pouncival looked at Pixie, not knowing what was ahead for either of them.

Pixie rolled over and yawned. She stretched. When she moved Jemima moved, which caused a chain reaction. Pixie looked around, but she didn't see Pouncival. "Where's Pouncival you guys?" Pixie asked a little panicked.

"Pouncival?" Victoria asked confused.

"Yeah. He came in here when we were all asleep and laid down beside me."

"Well. He's a stray and he lives here with Tumble. Maybe he's in the lair," Jemima suggested.

"I'll go check. Just to make sure he's okay," Pixie said walking out into the junkyard. Almost everyone was up and about, but Pixie didn't see Pouncival anywhere. She saw Tumblebrutus talking with Rum Tum Tugger. She walked over to them. "Hey guys!"

"Hey Pixie," Rum Tum Tugger said.

"You okay?" Tumblebrutus asked, "You sound kind of panicky."

"Yeah. I'm fine, but I can't find Pouncival anywhere. Have you seen him?" Tumblebrutus and Rum Tum Tugger shook their heads.

"Nope. He didn't come to the lair last night."

"I know. He was with me, but he wasn't there when I woke up." Just then a loud crashing sound came from the other side of the junkyard.

"Macavity!" Demeter screamed.

"That's right. And I've got one of your own. Here's the deal. I want that new jellicle of yours in exchange for him," Macavity's voice came from the old car. Pixie's eyes got big.

"What is it, Pixie?" Tumblebrutus asked.

"P-P-P-Pounc..."Pixie stuttered.

"What?" Rum Tum Tugger asked.

"P-P-Pouncival. Macavity has Pouncival!" Tumblebrutus immediately started to run toward Munkustrap to alert him. Pixie started to cry.

"Don't worry, Pixie," Rum Tum Tugger said, "He'll be fine. We'll get him back." Pixie looked up at Rum Tum Tugger. He noticed that her eyes were already red from her tears. "You really like him don't you?"