Where are we?(Vipurr, Dodd)

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Tabitha looked around totally confused, OK, it was a warehouse, she just didn't think it was The Warehouse. The one they were looking for. It didn't smell like cats-it's smelled like some of those funny chemicals humans were so fond of. She tried to remember all the twists & turns they'd taken, but couldn't.
When they had left the yard, they had been so sure they knew which way Carnie had gone, but now there were just too many smells & too many humans. Feeling really nervous, the little Burmese queen stopped & waited for Vespurr & PeanutButter to catch up, wondering what on earth they should do now. . .

[dodd4]

Peanut Butter darted up beside Tabitha grinning like the cheshire cat as he took in all the sights and sounds and smells around them, ok the smells wern't all that great, but this was so exiteing!
he glanced at the lovely Burmese queen and said, "so whats next Chief?"

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Vespurr knew more and more now that this was the wrong way. This was the first time she had been out of the warehouse, and their road in was a field. She had not paid attention to landmarks because her sister was almost dying of her injuries . She walked up behind Peanut and looked at Tabitha with a worried glance.
"Tabitha....Being at the yard has been the first time in my whole life that I have been outside the warehouse walls. I'm so sorry, but I have no clue where I am...." She apologized. She felt like a failure.

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Peanut Butter gave the gold and white queen a comforting shoulder rub "hey..hey it's all right. I 've only been on the outside for something like three days now, and I'll tell you it a LOT bigger than it looked from the Bus! now the Warehouse, yours I mean, was there like a Marquee with human writeing on it? that might help us find our way right?"

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Tabitha saw Vespurr's face fall. She put her arm around the pretty queen. "Hey, sweetie, it's not your fault; we're all in the same boat, here. I was born in a cage, & I was almost killed on my first day out. I had to be rescued by a human, & up until now, I've been mostly locked in her flat. So, I don't know much about this area either." She turned to look Vespurr in the eye, "But you know what? Now we're here & lost. So what. We're still together-so we Can handle this." Then she smiled at PeanutButter, "You said you're good at climbing too. How's about we climb up to the roof & see if we can figure it out from there. C'mon Vespurr, I can help you if you want." The pretty burmese went to the side of the building to assess the best way up & then held her hand out to Vespurr.

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with no thought of caution Peanut Butter swarmed up the warehouses brick wall like a demented squirel. he peered down from the cornice and called down, "the roof looks good and solid! go ahead and take your time!"

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Vespurr felt a little better with the encouragement of her new friends.
"No Peanut Butter, there were no markings on the building...some windows were even gone." She explained.

After Tabitha consoled her, she gave the Burmese a smile. Extending her own paw, she allowed Tabitha to help her. Vespurr....had never climbed before. She watched in awed silence as Peanut Butter took off up the side of the building.
"Oh...my...I definitley can not climb that fast" She said softly.
"Tabitha, I have never climbed before..." She confessed.

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Tabitha smiled, "Then you're in for a treat. it's a lot of fun. Don't worry, I'll help you." She took Vespurr's hand & drew her to the side of the building.
"See this one's pretty easy. It's made of brick-so what you do is look for openings for your feet & fingers." She showed Vespurr what to look for.
"This place is actually pretty solid." She gave the building an affectionate pat. "It'll be great for your first try. Tell you what, start slow & I'll climb right behind you. That way I'm right there if you get nervous." She grinned, "Later I'll show you the zip line I rigged at the Junkyard. All right, start whenever you're ready & take your time-there's no hurry."

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Peanut Butter happily called down, "brick work is a real good wall to start with cause od the toe holds! oh your doing really good!"
he watched the two queens with good cheer.

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Vespurr swallowed nervously. She was already more nervous then a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. She knew she did not have the muscle tone. Sitting in a cell all your life seemed to do that to a feline's body.
"I'll try " She looked at the Burmese queen. Letting out a slow breath she reached up, Hooking her fingers into a small ledge of brick she put her toes in a foot hold. Repeating this over and over, she got about four foot off the ground. She turned to see Tabitha was still on the ground and sadly, she could have reached up and touched Vespurr's ankle

"Oh.....well...I thought I was a lot farther then this already" She could already feel the muscle fatigue in her legs, arms and abdomen. She let out a hard breath and kept trudging upward.

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Tabitha smiled encouragingly at Vespurr. "You're doing really well Vess, especially for a first try. Here I'll climb behind you & we'll go together." The nimble black queen joined Vespurr on the wall. "If you need to rest, let me know & I'll steady you."
Understanding filled her voice, "You know, it takes a while to build up the right muscles for this sort of thing. Took me weeks of practice to get it right-but the view from the top will be spectacular-you'll see!"

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Vespurr looked up and then back at Tabitha.
"I guess I will take your word for it." She said. Vespurr would surely try, but her confidence in her muscles was dissipating quickly.

A few more feet up, her muscles cried, but she was happy she was doing it. A fleet moment of accomplishment passed over her soft facial features and she smiled over at Tabitha. Then her foot hold gave out.

"Ah!" She screamed a short scream. She was able to grip with her other toe hold and dug her claws into the grainy brick. She clung to the wall like a koala to a tree. She panted nervously and looked up at Tabitha. She never fell...that was a plus. Suddenly she giggled. A nervous giggle but a laugh none the less.

"Bast, that was close" She panted.

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Peanut Butter leaned further over the edge and called, "that was a nice save! the claws can be a big help with bricks! your doing great!"

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"Peanutbutter's right, you're doing great hon. you recovered all by yourself!" Tabitha figured, once Vespurr saw the sky from the top, the pretty gold & white cat would maybe love climbing as much as she & obvioulsy, Peanutbutter did.
There was nothing like flying through the air-with the wind on your face! She climbed over until she was equal with Vespurr. "All right, we'll climb together-side by side, like friends."
She let Vespurr set the pace, enjoying the leisurely climb-deceptively unconcerned. She was ready to react swiftly should Vespurr falter at all, she just didn't want to show her that-After all she might lose confidence in herself, & losing confidence 24ft off the ground was bad.

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Vespurr blushed bashfully at the two. She looked at Tabitha and nodded. She started pulling and gripping and making her way to the top. Once there she hung at the edge.
""How do you get over" She asked, she was starting to worry a bit more. Her muscles were screaming with fatigue and she wasn't sure how much more she could take.