An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Alternative)

* Chapter III

What if things took a different turn in "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West"? What if Cat R. Waul was so moved by Tanya's song that he changed his mind and decided to spare the mice? What if he's not the villain as he appears to be? Who is the real villain of the story? Will he ever be redeemed? What untold secrets is Cat R. Waul hiding? Read and find out!

## Story

### Chapter I. Fievel

It was another ordinary night in New York. Fievel was reading about the adventures of Wylie Burp, the great dog sheriff of the Wild West. He imagined himself standing on top of a Western saloon, looking down at Wylie Burp as he was hopelessly surrounded by the Cactus Cat Gang.

Then Fievel leapt down and rushed to Wylie’s side. He warned Fievel that it was too dangerous. But Fievel wasn’t willing to back out from a fight. With a flick of his wrist, he took out the guns from his holsters and started firing at the cats, one by one.

Seeing that there’s no chance of beating him, the cats ran off. Fievel proudly held up his gun and blew off the smoke. Wylie Burp smiled at the little mouse. Then, he pulled out the golden star badge from his coat lapel and handed it to Fievel.

As Fievel admired the shiny star badge, a silhouette suddenly leapt down from the roof, Wylie noticed and warned the little mouse. Fievel quickly spun around, took aim and fired a shot. Then, the sound of Fievel’s mother rang out. Fievel immediately snapped out of his daydream, shrugging his shoulders, then ran off down the street.

The dark clouds drifted through the night sky and thunder boomed, signaling a storm. Through an alley in a quaint, little box house, Tanya, Fievel’s older sister was singing a lovely melody.

As she looked down from her window, she could see the moon’s reflection on an enormous puddle. Then, as she sang, Splat! A big tomato smashed against the wall near her, stopping her. She continued until, Spalt! This time, a squash splattered against the wall. Getting annoyed, she sang, louder, Spalt! Crash! Many vegetables splattered near her window. Tanya groaned in frustration.

She turned to her father who saw this as a way to get free food. Papa Mousekewitz encouraged his daughter to keep singing as he strummed his violin. After he spoke, a tomato whizzed through the window and Spalt! Crashed right into the wall of the Mousekewitz household. Mama Mousekewitz sighed as she scooped up some tomatoes onto a platter. She really hoped there would be fresh cheese on the table tonight, but it looks like there’s going to be smashed tomatoes…again.

A loud voice rang out from outside. Then the doors burst open to reveal Fievel. Fievel strolled into the house like a hungry cowboy in a saloon. Mama Mousekewitz took no heed of his accent as she sprinkled some salt on the tomato.

She committed Fievel being late as he excitedly told the story he discovered, But of course Mama Mousekewitz believed it was her son’s imagination acting up again, shaking her head. She then grabbed Fievel’s tail and turned him around.

She looked at his dirty little palms. Fievel groaned as he walked to the sink. Papa Mousekewitz was concerned about one thing: the condition that they were in. Fievel teasingly suggested that Tanya should sing again, but Tanya wasn’t amused. Then a dreamy smile spread across her face, saying that she’ll be a big star, but Fievel jokingly said that she’ll sing up some food with a silly giggle.

Tanya was annoyed by Fievel’s teasing. Mama Mousekewitz was about to scold her son when suddenly, the entire house shook violently. A nearby train was rushing by so fast that it caused the entire Mousekewitz house to shake with a tremendous force. The Mousekewitz family braced themselves as plates smashed to the floor and the candle fell, consuming the entire room into pitch-black darkness.

### Chapter II. Miss Kitty's Departure

A lone figure stood above the alley, watching the bright moon. He was a young brown cat wearing a red shirt with gold buttons, a red hat and a single monocle. His crimson cloak fluttered in the cold evening breeze. Then, a black, hairy tarantula wearing a cowboy hat and boots appeared behind him.

Chula told the cat that everything’s in place and the others were waiting for his signal, the brown cat smiled, then watched the dark clouds obscuring the moon from sight. Lost in thought, he then looked at his claws, making sure they were well sharpened. Then he snapped out of his thoughts, clenched his paws in a grip, then he turned around and walked off.

Back at the Mousekewitz household, once everything quieted down, Papa Mousekewitz relit the candle felling that America the land of opportunity was not all happy hopes, for New York City was too filthy and cloudy, and Fievel’s birthday was coming but they were to low on money, but Tanya said she’ll sing in front of the gift shop, hoping they’ll throw some presents. Papa Mousekewitz Smiled and embraced his children lovingly.

Then,they heard a loud crash outside. Fievel could tell that it was Tiger, his cat friend. He ran to the window and saw Tiger chatting to his Girlfriend, Miss Kitty. But tonight, Tiger seemed flustered and anxious about something, as he was trying to talk. But Miss Kitty doesn’t seem to be slowing down. She saids that she’s heading out west and that Tiger is an alley cat, and city cats have too much growl in their howl, she wants a cat who’s more like a dog.

Before Miss Kitty left she told Tiger that there were no goodbyes between them. To Tiger’s shock, it turned out that Miss Kitty was leaving New York… For Good, She hopped off the balcony and landed on the stagecoach roof as it passed by.

Tiger watched her leave, as he was making his promise not to make a fuss, he caught a whiff of Miss Kitty’s sweet perfume, tears formed in his eyes. Then, he let out a loud wail of sorrow that echoed through the dark streets of New York.

Meanwhile, in a far away part of the alley, everything was quiet and peaceful. But hidden in the shadows, a silhouette stood, it was the brown british cat. His name was Cat R. Waul. A little mouse stood next to him, the mouse was Mouseketeer Khyler, Waul’s left-hand man and he was very impatient. Cat R. Waul said that he’ll give the signal, He looked up at the moon in the sky. It was fully obscured by the dark clouds. A clap of thunder was heard, then little raindrops fell from the sky, and Cat R, Waul gave the word.

### Chapter III. The Cat Attack

The mice were in a huge panic. Some of the mice quickly sounded the cat attack alarm, which was a trombone. The mice scattered across the alley, scurrying for their lives.

Cat R. Waul stood on top of the box platform and gave the cats the order to scare the mice into the sewers and not to eat them. The cats didn’t hesitate. They ran in all directions chasing the mice. The mice all fled and ran towards the sewer drain.

Fievel watched the whole scene from his house window while the rest of his family cowered in a sardine can. Mama Mousekewitz begged Fievel to join them, but Fievel couldn’t tear his eyes away from the scene.

Tiger heard the ruckus and went to investigate. When he saw what was happening, he was shocked. Then he straightened up, remembering Miss Kitty’s parting words. He bravely decided to do something, but as he was about to go forward, he immediately froze in his tracks. Coming down in front of him was the biggest, hairiest, most scary looking spider he had ever seen in his life. Tiger stuttered in fear as he stepped back toward the edge. Suddenly, he lost his footing and tumbled down right into a trash can. As he stood up, a big shoe fell on his head and he was knocked out cold.

Fievel couldn’t stand it any longer. Watching those poor mice getting bullied by mean cats was too much. He climbed out the window as his family watched in horror, Mama Mousekewitz fearing for her son‘s safety, tried to go after him, but papa stopped her. Then Fievel's head popped out the window. They all sighed in relief, but there was one reason why Fievel returned. He forgot his hat and quickly fetched it. But before anyone could stop him, Fievel was already out the window.

As he left, a big, gray-furred, one-eyed, cat charged at the mice, then he noticed the open window Fievel came out from. Papa was calling for his son. All of a sudden, a huge, hairy paw crashed through the wall. The big, One-eyed cat dug through the Mousekewitz home, taking out everything. Papa Mousekewitz clung onto a piece of wood and was dangling over the edge. Tanya, baby Yasha, and Mrs. M fell on the pavement, Tanya cried in horror as she pointed to where Papa Mousekewitz was. He was trying to climb up, but kept slipping. Then the one-eyed cat turned and saw the girls. Tanya huddles close to her mother and sister in fear.

They tried to run, but with each step they took, the one-eyed cat stepped closer to them. They were trapped, there was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. The one-eyed cat grinned evilly, baring his razor sharp teeth and drool dripped from his mouth. As he was going in for the kill, a brave voice ranged out. Fievel was ready to bravely fight the cat and called it fur head.

The One-eyed cat was greatly insulted, Fievel was about to say something brave, but he stopped. He then realized he was in a vulnerable position. He didn’t realize that until now. The cat growled as he moved towards Fievel, a hungry grin on his face, cackling evilly as Fievel froze in his spot, unable to move. Mama Mousekewitz carried Yasha and ran with Tanya and told him to run for it, But Fievel was too scared to move.

Unbeknownst to any of them, Cat R.Waul was watching the whole scene. He frowned as he watched One-Eye advance towards the mice. That wasn’t part of the plan. And right now he was watching One-Eye advancing towards Fievel. He gritted his fangs in anger. He watched as Fievel was cornered by One-Eye, tears in his eyes, pure fear in his eyes.

Cat R.Waul's eyes widened and his mouth hung open. A sudden memory flashed through his mind. A young brown kitten looked up at his tormentor in the rain, tears in his eyes, Cat R.Waul tried to get One-Eye to stop, He was about to yell it out when a sudden, horrible screeching noise pierced through the air. One-Eye howled in pain and covered his ears.

### Chapter IV. Moving West

Cat R.Waul and Fievel looked and saw Papa Mousekewitz making that ear-spitting screeching noise with his violin. Fievel didn’t hesitate and quickly ran as fast as his little legs could carry him.

Cat R.Waul sighed in relief, partly because Fievel was alright and out of harm’s way, and partly because everything was going according to plan. One-Eye recovered from the screech and started to presume him. As Fievel ran, he noticed a large tin can in front of him. As quick as a flash, he hopped into the tin can as One-Eye pounced towards him.

One-Eye crashed to the ground and sent the tin can rolling with Fievel with it. Fievel hopped on his feet, trying to maintain balance while rolling inside the tin can. Tanya and Mama Mousekewitz carrying baby Yasha quickly jumped into the tin can. They kept stumbling and slipping, but they managed to stay in.

Papa Mousekewitz saw the tin can and his family rolling down the alleyway and ran down to catch up with them.Papa quickly jumped into the tin can just before One-Eye pounced towards them. The impact of the pounce sent the tin can rolling and rolling until it came to a stop near the sewer drainage. But One-Eye wasn’t finished with them. He charged towards them, his fangs bared and his claws unsheathed. Papa Mousekewitz panicked and everyone started running, trying to roll the tin can into the drain. They ran faster and faster as One-Eye closed in, ready to strike. One-Eye made his move and pounced towards them, claws outstretched and fangs bared. With one last effort, the entire Mousekewitz family managed to roll the can down the drain just as One-Eye made an impact.

One-Eye watched as the can went down into the darkness, taking the mice with it. Then, a dark shadow emerged from behind him. One-Eye turned to see his boss standing behind him. Cat R.Waul gave One-Eye a calm smile in his face, he then rubbed his paws together then turned and walked away, One-Eye stood up and walked after his boss and apologized about what happened, Cat R.Waul understood, he then picked up a wooden box and pulled out a cowboy as Mouseketeer Khyler got it in a platform and was ready, then began his part of the plan.

As Fievel and his family drifted down the dark sewers in the tin can boat, they suddenly slid down a fast current. Fievel thought it was fun, but the rest of the family was terrified. Then finally they dropped down a large waterfall. When they surfaced, Fievel was ecstatic, Mama Mousekewitz rolled her eyes in disdain. Then they heard a voice coming from the far end of the sewer.

As the family floated closer, they saw a crowd of mice surrounding a cowboy mouse standing on a pedestal telling everyone that they are gonna have a better time out in the Wild West, and told everyone that in the frontier cats and mice help each other, and the leader Mr. Cat R.Waul is one of the most charming cats anyone would like to meet, and finally said that Wylie burp is the finest law dog in the whole Wild West, Fievel was amazed and asked his family if they can go, Mama Mousekewitz seemed to agree with Fievel, so did Tanya which made Papa Mousekewitz smiles and went to buy the tickets as Mouseketeer Khyler chuckled.

### Chapter V. The Move

Back at the alley, everything was quiet. But then, a trash can tipped and crashed onto the pavement. Tiger’s head emerged from the trash can, he felt a bit dizzy as he clawed his way out.

Tiger got up on his feet and walked around the alley, searching for Fievel and his family. He looked inside the box that was once the Mousekewitz home. He then saw a goodbye letter, Tiger was worried as he reached into the box. The box fell on him as he reached for the letter.

With his strength, Tiger managed to get his arms out of the box with the letter in his paw. It said that Fievel and his family were taking the train to Green River, and that Fievel tried to find Tiger to tell him, but figured he was somewhere with Miss Kitty. Fievel began to miss Tiger and he wished to see him again soon.

Tears leaked from Tiger's eyes, then he noticed in the letter that they were taking the train. Excited, he tried to find a way out of the alley, but then crashed into a brick wall. The impact shattered the box he was in.Undeterred, Tiger managed to find his way out of the alley and towards the train station.

Meanwhile, at the train station, everyone was boarding the train bound towards Green River. The Mousekewitz family was in a big rush as they ran through the crowd, and approached the train.Tanya saw an acting troupe as they walked by and she was entranced, Mama Mousekewitz scolded her, waving her finger at her, then took Tanya’s hand and took her towards the train.

A large pocket watch fell near the mice. A mouse conductor pulled out his pocket watch and called all the passengers who were going to Green River, as he handpicked up the large pocket watch, carrying him with it.

As the Mousekewitz family started to board, Papa Mousekewitz noticed Fievel’s gloomy, sad expression. Fievel was hoping that Tiger might come to say goodbye and asked if he’ll see Tiger again, Papa Mousekewitz told him that Tiger was a wonderful cat, but he was still a cat. Fievel looked across the train station interior. He felt pretty guilty about leaving Tiger in New York City.

Little did he know that Tiger was trying to find him at this very moment. Leaping from rooftop to rooftop, and as he leapt, a dog suddenly appeared and started barking and chasing after him. Tiger then noticed he wasn’t alone. The dog chased Tiger until he fell through a hole and crashed through a junkheap.

Tiger walked through the darkness until he walked onto something soft, Tiger felt his fur stand on end when he found out what he stepped on. Letting out a terrified scream, he clawed his way towards the opening on the roof with dogs snapping their jaws at him. Once he reached the roof, he fell down, rippled off the shingles and landed on a hanging flag post, looking down he saw Fievel’s train hadn't left yet and knew he still could make it.

As the mice started to board the train, a one-eared cat carrying a newspaper sneaked into the train's cow car. He slipped down an open trapdoor and landed on a cow. The cow mooed in surprise when the cat started to walk across the cows back. He walked the backs of the cows until he reached an empty corner at the far end of the train car.

He hopped off the cow’s back and walked over a straw pile, he tried to find his boss but instead found Chula playing cards with the other cats, the spider pointed to where the boss was, which was behind the pile of straw.

The One-eared cat walked over to the straw pile and saw Cat R.Waul sitting near the corner, looking at a shiny golden object in his paw. Curious, he peered over Cat R.Waul’s shoulder, The object turned out to be a golden heart-shaped locket, Mouseketeer Khyler looked like he was upset about something and Waul was trying to cheer him up. The One Eared cat then asked them what he has, Cat R. Waul immediately sat up straight and hid the locket behind him and told the One-eared cat that it was none of his business, and Mouseketeer Khyler shooed the One-eared cat away.

### Chapter VI. The Plot

Even though Tiger was happy that Fievel’s train hadn’t left yet, his troubles were far from over. He heard a growl, looked down and saw a chubby dog standing near the flag post. Tiger whimpered in despair as he started to suck his thumb, The chubby dog then pressed his paws against the flag post, breaking it. Tiger started to fall down to the streets below. As Tiger fell, he saw several dog cages below him and screamed in in terror.

When the dogs saw Tiger, they all snarled at him. Tiger tried to avoid falling onto the cages, but he bounced onto the cages like a pinball ball. When he stopped bouncing, all the dog cages opened. All the dogs had their eyes on Tiger, he tried talking to them. But it was no use. The dogs started to chase Tiger out of the pound and into the station.

Tiger rain until he saw a frontier advertisement that said “Go West”, he climbed up to the poster and posed as a raccoon hat. The dogs didn’t even notice as they ran past the poster. Once Tiger saw that the coast was clear, he hopped down and started to walk out the station. But then he saw more dogs coming his way, in a panic he ran towards the train that was leaving.

As one dog chased after him, Tiger was close enough to reach into his mouth and pull out his tongue, he kept running through the crowd, trying to catch up with the train. The dog snapped its jaws at Tiger Then it bit Tiger right of his tush, Tiger Yelped. He scrambled free and reached for the train. He gripped onto the bars, clinging for dear life, then the dog bit Tiger on the tail, which made Tiger scream in pain. The dog tugged at Tiger’s tail until it slipped from his jaws, Tiger hauled his body onto the train, He lost some of his tail fur, but he was still okay.

He looked back and saw the dog growing further and further from him, he laughed and teased the dog, making faces at it. Tiger then walked cheerfully into the train car. But then, he came nose-to-nose straight with a mean looking bulldog. The dog growled at Tiger, he chuckled weakly. Then fear seeped into him, he then screamed at the top of his lungs.

Tiger immediately leapt from the train and landed smack-dab in front of a speeding train going the opposite direction. The train was going so fast that Tiger stuck to the front like glue. With all his strength managed to pry himself off the train front. He grasped onto the window edge and pulled himself in. Suddenly, he stopped. Right below him inside the train was another dog! Tiger groaned miserably. The dog leapt up and snapped at Tiger. Startled, Tiger lost his grip and fell into the waters below. As he sank into the riverbed, a little-dog fish swam up to him, then barked and growled at Tiger.

As the train rode out into the Western wilderness, Fievel looked out the train window. Of course, the mice weren’t actually inside the train car. They were in a used tool box that served as a train car. All the mice were hopeful that moving out west would solve their problems. Opportunity was waiting for them, and they’re not letting a chance slip by to seize it.

That night as the moon rose over the desert land, everyone aboard the train slept soundly. Then Fievel opened his eyes. It turned out that he wasn’t feeling tired at all . He was in the mood to explore. He crept down from his seat and quietly walked towards the tool box car end. He saw a thick wire leading towards the next car over. He crept onto the wire, walked across it and sneaked right into the train’s cow car. He passed the cows and climbed up the top railing.

Then he saw a silhouette on the railing. As he walked closer, he saw that it was the same cowboy mouse from the sewers back in New York. As Fievel moved closer, he touched the mouse’s shoulder. The mouse puppet then fell onto Fievel, tangling him in it’s strings. Fievel began to pry his way out, but then stopped. What Fievel saw below made him freeze in his spot. There were cats right below him.

Chula and the cats were playing another round of cards with Mouseketeer Khyler, As the spider won another round, he cackled triumphantly as he spat out some of his webbing and hulled in his winnings, One-Eye wasn’t happy at all that he lost his winnings to Chula, he threw a dagger and sliced through Chula’s webbing and called the spider a cheater for placing his last hand, But it turns out that Chula had seven more, he cackled with glee and threw the cards into the air.

Then, One-Eye turned to a shadowy figure sitting on the hay pile, his nose in the newspaper and asked why they were not attacking the mice back on the previous car, frenchy asked in agreement, The shadowy figure lowered his newspaper, revealing his face. It was none other than Cat R.Waul himself.

Fievel gasped softly at what he had heard, they were gonna eat the mice. The wooden puppet started to slip from the railing and Fievel quickly pulled it back up to keep it from falling as he listened to Cat R.Waul’s plan while the cat unfolded his newspaper.

One-Eye and Chula asked when they’ll eat the mice, Waul then explained that they will once his uncle's empire at Green River is complete and when the cats have a better mousetrap then MOUSEBURGERS. Cat R.Waul then picked up a lunchbox, and took out a key from his vest pocket and unlocked the lunchbox which opened, inside were two pieces of bread, some lettuce and a trembling mouse. The same conductor moved from the train station in New York. Cat R.Waul then ordered Chula to prepare the music so he can aid the digestion.

Chula took in a gramophone and started winding it. Music rang throughout the car, the cats didn’t seem to enjoy it, neither did Mouseketeer Khyler who covered his ears form the noise, but Cat R.Waul rolled his eyes dreamily to the rhythm. He threw the mouse into the air and opened up the sandwich. The conductor mouse landed smack dab between the lettuce and the bread slices.

### Chapter VII. Green River

The conductor mouse miserably called out the call for Green River one last time for he knew it was the end of the line for him. Fievel knew he had to do something quick. Untangling himself from the puppet strings, Fievel pushed the mouse puppet down below. The puppet landed into the sandwich, pushing the conductor mouse out of the sandwich. As soon as he landed on the floor, the conductor mouse quickly ran through a little mousehole.

Cat R.Waul then took a bite of the sandwich. After a few chews, he felt something wasn’t right. Instead of flesh he tasted wood. He immediately spat out the wood and growled. Then Cat R.Waul noticed silver strings hanging from him and looked up to the ceiling.

Fievel scrambled to get away, but Cat R.Waul immediately grabbed the strings and pulled down hard. The marionette cross handle pushed Fievel down off the railing, Fievel screamed as he fell down, right into Cat R.Waul's open paws.

Cat R.Waul looked at Fievel in his paws. Fievel froze in fear when he saw Cat R.Waul‘s emerald-green eyes staring at him. Earless, Frenchy, One-Eye, and Chula wanted to eat the little brat with Chula licking his chops, One-Eye gave him a nasty grin, revealing rows of razor-sharp fangs. But Cat R.Waul told them not to eat the mouse and Mouseketeer Khyler explain that if they did then the other mice will miss him and will come looking for him, As Fievel tremble with fear, his little heart pounding hard in his chest, But Cat R.Waul merely stroked Fievel’s little head tenderly. Fievel had to admit, that stroke actually felt good.

The other cats knew that their boss was right, and he let Fievel go back to his parent’s, The cats were worried that the mouse will tell the other mice, but Cat R.Waul remains calm and told the cats he has everything under control and orders Chula to give the mouse his flying ahhh and to make it good, Chula smiles crackling with delight.

Cat R.Waul calmly turned around the corner, smiling, looking at Khyler . But then, their calm smile’s changed to a worried frown and clenched their paws anxiously. They then sneaked through a back door on the side of the train car. They almost lost their balance when the powerful wind blew in their faces. Clutching onto his hat, Cat R.Waul climbed onto the roof.

Meanwhile, Fievel was trying to get back to the other train car, Chula right at his heels. Chula tried to grab Fievel, but he kept slipping from his grasp. Little did they know that Cat R.Waul was right above them. The wind nearly swept him off his feet, so he crouched low onto the train roof. Then he heard a familiar sound. It was Chula shouting which got the little mouse’s attention, Fievel stopped, panicked. Suddenly he felt something grab his foot. It was Chula with a crazed grin, Fievel screamed as he leaped from the wire and onto a chain. His scream woke his family and the other mice from their slumber. They raced to the windows and saw Fievel hanging precariously on the chain above the train’s spinning wheels.

Suddenly, Fievel slipped and landed on the tracks. Fievel quickly rolled out of the way just before the train wheels hit him. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler both cringed when he watched Fievel roll down from the tracks. Papa Mousekewitz immediately climbed up the window, hoping to save his son, but a mouse grabbed him as he pulled Mr. Mousekewitz back in, The Mousekewitz family can only watch helplessly as Fievel tumbled down into the desert. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler both felt a sense of relief that Fievel was alright, but it was quickly replaced by a sharp pang of immense guilt and regret as Fievel watched the train leave without him. Cat R.Waul then looked back and saw the morning sun rise over the horizon.

Meanwhile, Tiger had managed to swim out of the river and he somehow landed on a stagecoach heading out west. The only problem was there was a cowboy dog with his owner. As the stagecoach headed out west, Tiger found himself bumping along as he was tangled in the net.

That afternoon, the train arrived at Green River. All the mice got off the train. The Mousekewitz family all got their things and started to get off, but then, Papa Mousekewitz stopped and looked at a little bundle in the corner. Mama Mousekewitz sadly felt the loss of their son Fievel and she knew the Mousekewitz family were scammed, but Papa Mousekewitz remained positive as they all looked around. Green River was nothing more than a rundown, dusty old town.

Before long, all the mice clamored over which spot the best place to live. Some mice already found good spots and settled in. Some argued over which spot is whose. Mama Mousekewitz wanted to find somewhere good, but Papa Mousekewitz told her that Mousekewitz may be slow but they are smarter.

So the Mousekewitz family settled in a big can near a little puddle of water. But Mama Mousekewitz wasn’t happy over the loss of Fievel, again. Little did they know that up on top of the water tower, Chula was crawling his way towards the dripping leak. He then popped out a hammer and peg.

Papa Mousekewitz turned to his wife, comfortingly telling her that Fievel will be okay and that one day the town of Green River will prosper. Then, at that moment, Chula blocked the leak from dripping. The Mousekewitzs noticed something was wrong. The water had stopped dripping.

Then, Cat R.Waul approached the Mousekewitz family and told them that everything will be okay while Putting up a confident face, then told them that out west cats are neighbors out west, He then pulled out a cup of sugar, a saucer of cream, and a pail of water to his cohorts, Chula then pushed aside the water pail and spat out a cobweb against the can, trapping the family inside.

Cat R.Waul knelt down and undid the cobweb, Mouseketeer Khyler saw little Yasha and other baby mice playing in the mud as he shared with all the mice a vision of a better world as Cat R.Waul gingerly picked up Yasha in his paws. Papa and Mama Mousekewitz panicked, fearful that the cat might eat their baby, But Cat R.Waul merely gently kissed Yasha on the cheek, and when he said that in Waul’s vision Musicians can receive their proper due and young Mousettes are free to fulfill their dreams, Papa Mousekewitz was thrilled and Tanya’s eyes sparkled, with that Cat R.Waul asked all the mice to help him build this world.

As the mice cheered loudly, Cat R.Waul looked at Khyler as they turned and looked worriedly out the distance, and was worried about Fievel Mousekewitz.

### Chapter VIII. Fievel’s Arrival

Meanwhile in the desert, Fievel wandered wearily by the train tracks, heading towards Green River. The hot afternoon sun beat down on him and his throat was parched, He was so exhausted he nearly collapsed. Then, he heard a voice calling to him.

Fievel replied, a bit weakly. Fievel turned towards the distance and saw his family running towards him, He started to turn away from the tracks and headed towards his family. Fievel walked and walked, opening his arms ready to embrace his family. He began to cry happily as he embraced his mother. But then the Mousekewitz family faded away revealing some cactuses, Fievel screamed in pain as he jumped into the air, he landed on the hot ground, covered from head to toe in cactus spines.

Meanwhile in another part of the desert, Tiger, who had gotten stranded after slipping off the stagecoach, wandered aimlessly through the scorching hot desert. Then he heard the voice of Miss Kitty calling him, Tiger was happy to see her, But somehow all she said was who, it wasn’t until he kissed her, his lips felt not fur but soft feather. He slapped out of his reverie and saw a big owl in his paws, he said that it wasn’t his darling in disgust.

The owl, insulted, turned tail and flew away.

Tiger suddenly heard a voice call out his name. He turned around. Somehow, that voice sounded familiar. It was Fievel calling out to him and waving at him. Tiger was excited to see his pal again. Oh, he couldn’t wait to hug his best friend again, as Fievel got closer, he squinted and suddenly unsecured, then he stopped and bet it was another mirage. As Tiger approached Fievel he wished that his little buddy wasn’t a mirage and they walked further and further away from each other.

Back at Green River, as the sun set over the desert horizon, Cat R.Waul paced anxiously in his room, feeling bad for what he done decided to look for Fievel, but then stopped for he must stay focus on the plain, besides if he did then the mouse will expose the cats plain.

But then, he felt a strong wave of guilt wash over him. He gritted his fangs as he fought with his conscience. Finally, he let out a sigh, he looked out the window and watched the sunset. Waul made the choice to go after Fievel and return him to his family, even if he risked the plan.

That night, when the last rays of the setting sun faded, Cat R.Waul carried a lantern as he sneaked past the buildings and approached the train tracks. It was up to him to find that little mouse before something awful happened to him, and looked out at the tracks. He took a deep breath and headed out into the desert, walking along the tracks towards the spot where Fievel dropped off.

By the time the moon rose in the sky, Cat R.Waul had walked further from Green River. The temperature grew colder, Cat R.Waul wrapped his cape around him tightly to ward off the chill, He walked until he finally saw Fievel’s tracks in the sand, He noticed that Fievel’s tracks turned from the train rails out into the desert, He followed the tracks towards the pile of cacti where Fievel accidentally hugged them.

He kept following the tracks out into the desert, He then heard a loud piercing screech in the air, He looked up and saw a giant black hawk’s silhouette against the bright moon circling around the night sky, Cat R.Waul’s heart sank when he saw the hawk. Cat R.Waul knew he was too late and felt sorrowfully of himself, He bowed his head, trying very hard to fight the tears.

Cat R.Waul found a few desert flowers and some sticks and stones. He fashioned a little cross and stuck it near a cactus. He knelt down and put the flowers on the makeshift grave, As he mournfully said sorry for what he done and wish he can undo it as he took off his hat and held it over his heart, After he bowed and spoke his silent prayer, Cat R.Waul stood up and somberly headed back towards Green River.

But little did he know that Fievel is still alive, He walked through the desert, exhausted. As he took off his hat, a dark shadow fell upon him. He turned his head and saw a giant black hawk swooping down towards him, it’s sharp talons outstretched. Fievel panicked and ran, The hawk’s talons grazed him, barely missing him as he fell to the ground, the hawk attacked again.

Fievel got up and ran and ran until he dived into a dark hole just as the hawk‘s talons came closing in. He tumbled down the dark hole. As he stopped, he tried to catch his breath. Then he saw a pair of angry red eyes staring at him, They belong to a large, scary-looking scorpion! The scorpion struck its deadly stinger at Fievel but missed. Fievel scrambled away from the scorpion towards the hole opening, trying to avoid the scorpion’s stinger.

As he did, the hawk came back, swooped down and plucked him right out of the hole, just before the scorpion attacked. As the black hawk took Fievel into the night, Fievel began to fear he might never see his family again.

But then, he realized that if he wanted to see his family again, he’d have to fight for his life. Then, without warning, a fireball suddenly hurled right at them. The fireball exploded in front of them, followed by an array of fireworks.

The firework display blinded both Fievel and the hawk. Then, an enormous fireball hurled towards the hawk, exploding right in front of him. All of his feathers peeled away from his skin, Then, Fievel slipped from his talons and plummeted down towards the ground . Fievel screamed, fortunately, there was a big bowl of water right beneath him. Splash! Fievel landed right into it. When Fievel saw that he was surrounded by cool water, he was elated. Being out in the desert for so long has left him thirsty.

But after he drank the water, a cat paw grabbed the bowl and swallowed him and the water. Fievel was scared that he was In the mouth of a cat, frightened he grabbed the cat’s uvula. The cat turned out to be Tiger who was a god to some Indian mice who shot down the hawk, after hearing Fievel's voice he spat Fievel out and the two were very happy to see each other.

Fievel ask if he will come with him and help save the mice, Tiger said that they get grouchy if you eat and run, but Tiger said that he’ll join his little buddy as soon as he could and help get Fievel a stagecoach which was a tumbleweed and Fievel said goodbye and rolled to Green River.

Meanwhile, as the mice were waking up, they saw Cat R, Waul walking over to them and explained the sad news. Tanya felt tears welled up in her eyes, Cat R, Waul saw this and gently picked her up and stroked her back as she quietly began to cry.

Fievel had arrived at Green River the next morning, and asked a dog if he could help find his family, But the dog thought he was dreaming and the tumbleweed took Fievel to the saloon were all the mice were building a empire, and he was amazed by what he saw, and was even more excited to see his family. And they were just as happy to see him, after Tanya asked Fievel what happened to him, he explained about the walk through the desert, attacked by a hawk and saw a Tiger who was a god.

Fievel whispered in his father’s ear, Now that he was reunited with his family, he had to warn them about the danger they were in, But Papa Mousekewitz just smiled at him and chuckled, Fievel was in disbelief, he tried explaining it again but Papa Mousekewitz simply shook his head and patted his son’s head. But Fievel still was unsure.

A little while later, Fievel found himself riding on a cat’s hat and heading into a saloon. Cat R.Waul was there, sitting on a velvet cushion with some other cats. Cat R.Waul was in a really foul mood, He hadn’t slept well the previous night and had to deliver the heartbreaking news to the Mousekewitz family this morning. So far, he has managed to maintain his composure by acting cool and sticking to his plan, with help from Mouseketeer Khyler.

The plan was simple: once the saloon was finished, the cats would gather all of the mice for a ceremony, once the mice were in the stands and when the sun went down, Then Snappo! Mouseburgers, The cats all cheered as Fievel overheard and gasped, Then, an opera song rang out in the saloon. An opera mouse was on stage belting out her song. But Cat R.Waul clearly wasn’t in an opera mood.

He pulled the lever and the opera mouse fell down through the trapdoor, Fievel snuck onto the stage with a fork in his hand and tiptoed towards Cat R.Waul, who suddenly felt a sharp pain on his buttock and leapt high into the air. He crashed through the ceiling and reached the top level of the saloon. In midair, he suddenly saw a busty lady wearing a red dress sitting at a table.

As soon as she saw Cat R.Waul, she was ecstatic, however Cat R.Waul was less than happy to see her. He tried to get away, but she grabbed him and held him next to her bosom. Cat R.Waul struggled to get away by clawing, Finally, he managed to break out of her grasp and drop back down to the bottom part of the saloon. When he got back, he was shaken from his ordeal.

He then took a deep and ordered Chula to find the subversive and to bringn it to him, Chula giggled with glee, As Fievel backed away slowly, his foot accidentally knocked down the gramophone needle. The needle fell onto his shirt flap, pinning it on the record. Fievel tried to run, but as he ran, the record moved against the needle, making classical music. The music attracted the attention of Cat R.Waul, when he saw Fievel, his eyes widened.

Cat R.Waul walked up to Fievel, He was in fact inwardly thrilled that Fievel was alive and well. But Fievel clearly wasn’t happy to see him at all and told Cat R.Waul that he’ll get Wylie Burp cause he is the law.

### Chapter IX. Dreams To Dream

Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler were surprised and gave out a hearty laugh, the entire saloon joined him. Cat R.Waul thought it was very adorable of Fievel thinking that he could stop him, Then he picked up Fievel from the gramophone using the fork. He then was about to swallow Fievel whole, a beautiful, sweet sound echoed through the saloon. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler stopped dead in their tracks, dropping Fievel in shock.

Fievel landed safely on a broken glass of water before crawling into a glass bottle, But as he reached the end of the bottle, he saw Chula’s face in front of him. Cat R.Waul walked around the saloon in a trancelike daze, trying to find the source of the beautiful voice that reached his ears.

One cat asked what‘s the matter with their boss, Of course, nothing was wrong with him, and he would have gladly told that moron leaning near that liquor counter that he was able to think quite coherently... That voice, It was like nothing Cat R.Waul or Mouseketeer Khyler had ever heard, it was truly magnificent, and they deemed themselves truly lucky that they were alive to hear such a lovely melody like a soft whisper in the wind.

They had to shake their heads once or twice to make sure that what they heard was not an illusion. Once he reached saloon doors, he steadied himself before pushing them open, letting them swing shut behind him. They walked past dozens of working mice, so naively foolish and trusting, as they built their homes and put the finishing touches on his saloon, They continued to walk around the outside of the saloon, following the sound of the beautiful melody.

The song grew louder as he ducked underneath a walkway, ignoring a few mice making their day’s work nearby. A few feet or so more they finally found the source of the voice, it was Tanya.

She was singing to herself carrying a dainty little thimble, just doing her job, she sang as she knelt beside a discarded wine bottle and a small pile of powdered mustard. Cat R.Waul wrinkled his nose ever so slightly and Mouseketeer Khyler smiled heavenly as she scooped up a handful of the mustard and dropped it into the cap full of the red wine, creating a shiny golden mixture.

Tanya scooped the mixture in the thimble and carried it across the floor. As she spun around, some of the gold liquid spilled onto an old storybook page. The gold liquid spread across the page, making it glimmer brightly. She walked up onto an old cigar box which was set for her father’s new violin shop. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler felt their hearts throb in their chests, and they had to place their paws over their hearts, hoping to steal it. They’re breaths were caught in their throats, a strange sense of admiration making their hearts swell inside them.

Tanya sang as she dipped a paintbrush into the gold mixture and started to scrub the window of her father‘s shop. Then she stood, using the brush as leverage, her voice rising in time with her body. Cat R.Waul stepped closer, his paws clasped together and his bottom lip trembling with sheer emotion as she motioned to her imaginary audience with her free arm. She began to twirl, her skirt fanning out elegantly while her brush. Then, she dropped her brush as she reached her crescendo.

Cat R.Waul didn’t think twice. He crouched low and gently placed a paw by her side. He walked his claws against the wood, creating a momentary dance partner for her. Tanya spun around, lost in her own little reverie, then she reached out blindly and dreamily grasped his paw. She grasped onto one of his paws and spun herself around, then she dipped herself as Cat R.Waul awkwardly bended hid fingers and angled his wrist to keep her from falling, Strangely, neither Waul or Khyler felt even slightly uncomfortable, and it was completely forgetting when the little mouse went limp against them, the way a real lady surrenders herself to her lover in a romantic dance.

Mouseketeer Khyler helped her up and, with his free paw, guided her off the box into the safety of Cat R. Waul’s open paw. Tanya’s legs gave out beneath her, bending in a perfect way to allow her comfort as she sat delicately on his paw. As he gently lifted her in his paws, Cat R.Waul choked back a lump in his throat. It was the longest time since any beautiful singer brought tears to his eyes, and Tanya performed it beautifully and she didn’t even realize she could do it. He even doubted that she knew she was in his grasp, but they didn’t care as long as she was singing that beautiful song of hers.

When he pushed aside the beaded curtain of a dressing room, Tanya had finished singing her song where a female white cat was getting ready, bored as she turned to face her proprietor, the cat was none other than Miss Kitty, Tiger’s Girlfriend. Cat R.Waul gingerly opened his cupped paws to reveal Tanya, She opened her eyes and gasped in surprise, and perhaps, fear when reality set in. There she was, in the paws of a cat, her little heart raced.

Miss Kitty scoffed that the idea of having a mouse on stage sounds ridiculous, But Cat R.Waul said that they’ll enjoy a voice like Tanya’s, As he gently set Tanya and Mouseketeer Khyler down on a counter, baring his teeth at the thought of anyone trying to hurt his little diva. He gritted his teeth , trying to keep his temper in check, Miss Kitty just sauntered away, Saying that she’ll get the moussette dressed and ready for his stage. Cat. R.Waul glared at her for a moment, then put his dropped monocle back on, Then as Mouseketeer Khyler leaped onto Waul’s shoulder, he turned to Tanya and gave her a gentlemanly bow, gentle, blowing her a kiss. Then he disappeared through the curtain with a swish of his crimson cape.

### Chapter X. The Saloon Dance

In all the other cats’ eyes, Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler looked pretty different from the last time they saw them. Their eyes seemed to be in some faraway reverie and they both had a dreamy smile plastered on their faces. Even Chula couldn’t understand what got into his boss. When he tried to show Cat R.Waul the boisterous little mouse Fievel still inside the empty green alcohol bottle, he took no notice at all. His only response was a wave to send his lackey away, almost knocking the bottle from grasp in the process, oblivious to the way the little spider fumbled to keep the bottle from breaking.

As Cat R. Waul sat on his red velvet seat, his mind started to wander, and thought dreamily. Then, he immediately paused, His heart pained at the memory, that bittersweet memory. Tears threatened to stream from his eyes, he immediately wiped the tears from his eyes and shook the memory off his mind. He unfolded his newspaper and started to read.

Meanwhile, Chula tried to roast Fievel using the bottle as a frying pan, tipping the bottle back and forth, trying to get Fievel near the flame, Fievel jumped up and down, trying to avoid the flame.

A few minutes later Cat R.Waul appeared on the stage, and announced to the audience, But the crowd was getting rowdy. Cat R.Waul swallowed his anger, and then gave his greatest pleasure of introducing Tanya. He learned of Tanya’s name from Miss Kitty and instantly started clapping. He was completely sure that Tanya would succeed, despite being the only one who heard her voice.

When he noticed he was the only one clapping, he let out a low growl, glaring at his patrons. Then the other cats took notice of their boss’s displeasure and began clapping rather sarcastically, or at least unconvincingly. Cat R.Waul wished he could take the whole thing back, take back his announcement. But it was out, there was no going back. Behind the stage curtain, Tanya was just as nervous. Her little heart pounded in her chest.

Miss Kitty was assuring that Tanya could do this while plucking a flower from a vase, and then gently and tenderly placed it in Tanya’s hair, As Cat R.Waul took his place in the wings of the stage, he felt a little quiver of anticipation rake down his spine, Mouseketeer Khyler thought worriedly of Tanya, will she appear and sing?

The musician beat out a drum roll of introduction for her, Her shadow appeared on the curtain and Cat R.Waul’s breath was caught in his throat, He smiled to hear the astonished hush that fell over the crowd. Yes, that was it.

As she emerged from the slit in the curtains, the cats all exploded into jeers and insults as they were in disbelief, Cat R.Waul scowled. This wasn’t what he had planned. Tanya began timidly, her voice barely a whisper. She was clearly terrified.

Cat R.Waul whispered to Tanya telling her that she can do it and clasped his paws together in anticipation. However one cat thought he was at the catnip again, while another had no clue of what’s got into him, Cat R.Waul would have gladly thrown insults back at them, but stayed rooted in his spot. He saw Tanya turn to Miss Kitty on the opposite side. Miss Kitty gave her a ‘go on’ gesture. Cat R.Waul watched as Tanya gathered up all the courage she had, closing her eyes tightly. Oh, to know what she was calling on! And then....

Tanya sang sweetly, belting out the last note loud and clear. Miss Kitty looked nervously at the crowd. As she hit her highest note flawlessly, Mouseketeer Khyler froze still an Aw, and Cat R.Waul‘s heart pounded painfully in his chest. He lifted a paw to steady it for the second time. Even though his ears ringed painfully from the high note, he couldn’t care less. Meanwhile, Tanya’s high note caused Chula and Fievel to cover their ears. Then, the bottle shattered and Fievel landed on the candle, putting out the flame.

After Tanya finished, an awed silence fell upon the crowd. That meant one thing: she’s gotten their attention. Cat R.Waul was pleased now that they were quiet, that meant they could watch her talent and performance. For one moment, all the cats gasped at her, and all murmured. Then Tanya spread her arms wide, and a raucous piano tune started to play, and Tanya’s perfect voice woven into the song of a common country girl.

She started singing while flipping her skirt. Everyone started to clap to the beat. Cat R.Waul smiled grimly, trying very hard not to catch the bawdy, flirtatious dancing she was trotting out. He was never a fan of common country music, but when he saw Tanya putting on such a show on the stage, he couldn’t help but clap along to the music. He even tapped his toes in time with the beat, even Mouseketeer Khyler found it catchy.

But then Waul heard a commotion behind him. He sighed in annoyance, then turned and saw Chula chasing Fievel. As he watched Fievel climb up the curtain pillar, Chula spat out some of his webbing towards Fievel, but missed. The webbing fell onto Chula’s face making him blind, Cat R.Waul stifled a laugh.

Then, he noticed Fievel grabbing one of the curtain ropes and started swinging across the stage. Tanya sang her heart out, paying no attention, Then Chula started swinging after Fievel, Cat R.Waul gritted his teeth in frustration and hoped that Chula wouldn’t ruin the show.

Fortunately, Tanya danced around the stage and continued singing without missing a beat. Chula spat at a glass mirror, shattering it to pieces. The pieces landed near Tanya, her beautiful reflections appearing, as she sang. All the cats swayed to her song. They were really starting to enjoy it, Tanya sang as she danced, the cats followed her, drawn by her siren voice.

Before long, all the cats in the saloon started to sing along. They all started dancing and singing with Tanya. It was like one wild party. At the end of the song, the whole saloon burst into applause, whistles and cheers. They all loved her performance. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler both clapped and smiled in triumph.

As the curtain closed, Cat R.Waul saw Fievel appear and approach Tanya. Fievel told her that they must get out of the saloon and that it was dangerous for there were so many cats there. But Tanya had to stay because the public needed her. As she said with euphoria, Tanya handed a written note to Fievel. Then the curtain opened and the patrons started to throw flowers and money at Tanya. Tanya curtsied and blew kisses to her admirers, Then Tanya left the stage, Fievel felt sad. Cat R.Waul‘s mouth hung open, shocked just knowing that the little mouse was the divas little brother, his eyes wide with horror, and hung his head in shame.

### Chapter XI. A Change Of Heart

That evening, as the stars twinkled in the sky, Fievel wandered sadly around the outside of the saloon. Meanwhile, Cat R.Waul strolled towards the dressing room with a bouquet of red roses in his paw, he was also given Mouseketeer Khyler a ride on his shoulder, Waul was happily humming Tanya’s tune. As they approached the dressing room, they heard Tanya and Miss Kitty chattering.

Cat R.Waul smiled. His diva was bursting with happiness, if she was happy, he was also happy. He then cleared his throat and asked if he could come in, signaling his presence. With permission granted he emerged from the curtain. He asked Miss Kitty if he, Mouseketeer Khyler and Tanya could have a moment of privacy, Miss Kitty told him not to do anything shady with her, he said wouldn’t dare. Miss Kitty harrumphed, then she sauntered out the room.

Cat R. Waul turned to Tanya and held out the bouquet of roses for her, This made Tanya very grateful. She smelled the rose’s sweet fragrance as Cat R.Waul said that she was magnificent and Khyler told her that he enjoyed every moment of her performance while giving a smile.

Tanya then turned to a vase and pulled out something from behind it. She placed the object in Cat R.Waul’s paw. He looked and saw it was a silver ornate pocket watch, Cat R.Waul was stunned, Tanya explained that it was a gift from the mice, He helped them find good homes, and help her find her fame in his saloon.

Cat R.Waul quietly, taken aback by this gesture of kindness, Tanya was putting all her trust in them. She had no idea what Waul was planning to do with the mice tomorrow. Cat R.Waul froze, Tomorrow would be the day he turned all the mice into mouseburgers, He suddenly felt like he couldn’t breathe. He felt extreme guilt weigh heavily upon his heart, They both looked at Tanya. Her sweet blue eyes, her dainty little mouth, the way she smiled. An image of a female mouse wearing a blue dress flashed in his mind and thought sadly. He felt a big lump form in his throat, his bottom lip began to tremble and his eyes became wet and misty.

Tanya looked at him worriedly and asked if he was okay, Cat R.Waul shook his head and wiping his tears away with his sleeve and told her that he was fine, Mouseketeer Khyler then decided to ask Tanya about Fievel, She told Cat R.Waul that he was her little brother and he thought the saloon was to dangerous for her, She giggled.

Cat. R.Waul felt his heart sink even further in guilt when she said that. He muttered that maybe he had a reason to say that, realizing that it was late, Tanya stood up, Cat R.Waul held his paw and Tanya walked over and sat delicately on his paw. Cat R.Waul carried her all the way outside the saloon door and gently set her down, Tanya gave a curtsied as she thanked Cat R.Waul as he gave her a bow. As he watched Miss Tanya head off for home, he sighed sorrowfully and looked up at the stars in the night sky.

Later, in his quarters, Cat R.Waul looked at the golden locket in his paw. He sighed as he closed his eyes, A memory flashed through his mind. He was his younger self standing in a red velvet room. A young mouse wearing a blue dress walked up to him, it was rev that his name was really Walter. Beatrice showed him an ornate golden heart-shaped locket with a golden chain, and she gave Walter a sweet smile. It was a token for their friendship, he thanked Beatrice from the depths of his heart.

The memory faded, the agonizing pant of guilt once again seeped deep into Cat R.Waul’s heart. He sank to his knees and leaned against his chair. He then quietly buried his face in his paws, and began to ask Beatrice for her forgiveness, Tears streamed down his furry cheeks, Mouseketeer Khyler patted his bosses back as Waul quietly started to sob. Then a timid voice was heard, it was Chula with a nervous expression on his face. Cat R.Waul was trying to hide the sadness in his voice, Chula explained that he lost the little mouse and couldn’t find him while cowering in fear, he didn’t even notice that Cat R.Waul had been crying, Cat R.Waul quietly, sniffling and wiped his tear-stained face with us sleeve, Chula asked if he was okay.

Cat R.Waul said that it wasn’t and explained that there was a change of plans, they’re going to spare the mice and not eat any mouse burgers, Chula looked at him in surprise. His mouth hanging open in surprise, he had never expected his boss to say that, then Cat R.Waul explained that their actions were wrong, it was also wrong of them to trick the mice into coming to Green River.

Chula just gaped at his boss, barely believing what he had just heard. His jaw just dropped to the ground, He thought his boss was going soft, But Cat R.Waul wasn’t for he had meant what he said, Chula wasn’t buying what Cat R.Waul said, He was lived and called his boss crazy saying that they’re going to eat the mice, then he says they’re going to spare them, Cat R.Waul said that the mice are their friends and that he have opened his eyes and saw the truth, Cat R.Waul said he was going to do whatever it takes to save the mice and Mouseketeer Khyler understood.

Chula suddenly grabbed Cat R.Waul’s shirt collar and pulled him down to his level and asked him if he wasn’t serious. Cat R.Waul glared at Chula and the spider glared back. After a little glaring contest, Cat R.Waul calmly pried Chula’s legs off his collar shirt saying that they will spare the mice. Chula asked exasperatedly of what they eat, Cat R.Waul said that he will think of something and he won’t starve all of the cats.

Then Chula paused and realized that it was that little mouse girl, and figured she put a spell on them both and had gone all lovey-dovey! Cat R.Waul asked what nonsense Chula was talking about, so Chula told his boss about a cat named Klaus.

### Chapter XII. Forgiveness

Cat R.Waul was Surprised, his eyes widening, Chula then realized something: he had hit Cat R.Waul’s weak spot. A sneaky smile crept over his face, then explained that Klaus wanted him to keep an eye on his boss, and didn’t want his boss to develop a soft spot for mice. Cat R.Waul warned Chula not to tell Klaus about this, and Khyler said that he won’t allow it.

Chula said nothing. Instead, he suddenly lunged at Cat R.Waul and unsheathed his wickedly-long fangs, before Cat R.Waul could do anything, Chula landed on his shoulder and delivered a painful bite. Cat R.Waul gave out a yowl of pain, Chula then let go and landed on the carpet. Cat R.Waul gasped in pain and collapsed on the carpet, clutching his wounded shoulder, Mouseketeer Khyler panicked and ran to Waul’s aid. Chula explained that his bite was dry and empty, but if his boss won’t cooperate then he’ll give that little mouse girl a good plenty, deadly does.Cat R.Waul ordered Chula not to harm Tanya and Khyler ordered the spider to leave her alone, but Chula said he will if they won’t cooperate with his uncle’s plan then the spider left.

Cat R.Waul struggled to stand, clutching his wounded shoulder, he buried his face in his paws in despair, Looking at Mouseketeer Khyler. They knew this was all their fault and knew if they didn’t do something and stop all of this then the mice are done for. Then Waul thought of someone who can help, Fievel Mousekewitz, they immediately walked their way out of the saloon and started to search for Fievel in the town.

Cat R Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler walked through the alleyways and the porches, searching high and low for the little mouse, Then finally, they saw Fievel standing all alone in the middle of the town. Cat R.Waul called out to Fievel saying that he had been looking everywhere for the little mouse, As they approached Fievel panicked and tried to get away, but Cat R.Waul immediately grabbed him and held him in cupped paws.

Fiebel tried to scream, but it was muffled. Cat R.Waul told him it was okay, he looked left and right to make sure no one was around, then he slipped into a dark alley. Once he looked back to make sure no one was following him, he released Fievel from his grip. Cat R.Waul said sorry for the intrusion and he wanted to talk to him in private, But Fievel was obviously not in the mood to speak to the cat that tried to eat him, nor was he in the mood to listen to him.

Fievel was frostily while asking if Waul if he wanted to eat the kid, But Cat R.Waul didn’t want to for he had something to tell him that was great of importance. But Fievel wasn’t buying it and bet it was another lie, but Cat R.Waul said it wasn’t and it was about Tanya. Cat R.Waul showed no signs of deception and when Fievel heard his sister’s name his eyes widened and stopped dead in his tracks, then whirled around. Cat R.Waul knelt down and glared back at Fievel, telling him that she was safe for the moment, but her life was going to be threatened by Chula.

There was something in his voice that made Fievel falter. He stared at Cat R.Waul in disbelief. There was an ardent, serious side of him that Fievel had never, ever seen before.Cat R.Waul said that he and Khyler desperately needed Fievel’s help and They would both like to help his sister and the other mice for real this time.

Fievel took a moment to grasp what Cat R.Waul said, then he looked at them and asked if this wasn’t another trick, Cat R.Waul chose his words carefully and then said that if it was he would have caught the little mouse and eaten him earlier. He then said that back when Fievel was lost in the desert Cat R.Waul had spent the entire night searching for him, Fievel gaped at him, stunned by what he had just heard.

Cat R.Waul explained that he knew that the little mouse wouldn’t survive out in the desert under such conditions, so he went into the desert to find him, but when he saw the hawk Waul thought the hawk had eaten the little mouse and he had lost all hope, but when he saw Fievel back at the saloon he was immensely relieved that Fievel was alive and that it was a miracle he survived the desert.

Fievel then said that Cat R.Waul tried to eat him back at the saloon, Cat R.Waul said that he wasn’t planning to and with all the cars around he had to act like he was gonna eat him, Fievel was curious and asked what made Waul change his mind.

Cat R.Waul explained that he once had a friend, a mouse friend. Fievel was surprised, Cat R.Waul told him that her name was Beatrice Von Mus, she was so kind, gentle, and beautiful. They met a long time ago back in London, he lost his mother when he was just a little kitten. He never even knew her, His uncle took him in, but he never showed Waul any kindness of love. When Cat R.Waul first met Beatrice at the park in London, she immediately welcomed him into her arms. She made Cat R.Waul feel that he was loved, that he truly belonged. Until the night he lost her, A devastating fire broke out at her place, He tried to rescue her, But he was too late. The Flames took and claimed Beatrice’s life that night, After that he was alone again.

Cat R.Waul finished his sad story by saying that when he first saw Tanya he noticed how strikingly similar she was to Beatrice and even now whenever Cat R.Waul thought of her he couldn’t control himself, His lips trembled and tears streamed down his furry face.

Mouseketeer Khyler felt sorry for his boss as he patted Waul’s paw, Fievel felt a pang of sympathy towards the cat and said sorry to Cat R.Waul about the loss of his friend and for not knowing he was trying to hide the pain, But Cat R.Waul said to Fievel that he would be the last person to apologize, He and Khyler should be the ones apologizing.Then Tony Toponi, an Italian mouse who was also one of Fievel’s friends walked over and said that he’ll be happy to help them.

So now Fievel, Tony, Khyler and Cat R.Waul must work together to find a way to stop the cats from turning the mice into mouseburgers, Cat R.Waul asked Fievel if he told his parents, but Fievel said that they didn’t believe him and wished Wylie Burp was here to help.

Cat R.Waul rubbed the back of his neck guilty. He then turned to Fievel saying he knew where Wylie Burp was, Fievel turned immediately to Cat R.Waul quickly. He was eager to know where, but Cat R. Waul told him to be patient and that he’ll take Fievel to Wylie Burp. Cat R.Waul stood up and walked over towards the sheriff’s office on the other side of the alley, Fievel quickly followed him, Lying on the porch was an old, worn-out looking dog.

Wylie Burp lazily turned around to face them, he opened one eye and saw Cat R.Waul standing right I front of him. The old dog growled and shakily stood up, Cat R.Waul bowed his head and flattened his ears in utter shame and said that he know he is the last person that Wylie wanted to see but he explained that he brought someone to see him gesturing towards Fievel near his feet. Fievel stares dumbfoundedly at the old, tired dog lying in front of him, Cat R.Waul said that Wylie was the greatest dog sheriff in the Wild West, Wylie told Fievel to read the badge if he doesn’t believe Waul.

### Chapter XIII. The New Plan

Fievel looked at the golden badge, it said “Wylie Burp Sheriff”. Wylie Burp then started to doze off, Fievel then told Wylie that the cats were going to turn the mice into mouse burgers and that he needed their help now and Cat R.Waul explained that he needed to undo his evil deeds, to redeem himself. But Wylie Burp said to them both to just let him lie for he was so far over the hill, that he was on the bottom of the other side.

Cat R.Waul couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He glared at Wylie Burp angrily and said that Fievel believes that Wylie Burp was the only one who could help him and that Wylie was Fievel’s hero. Fievel glanced up at Cat R.Waul with surprise, He never saw how determined Cat R.Waul was to redeem himself before. Cat R.Waul said that Fievel was desperately asking Wylie Burp for his help to save his family and that he wanted to undo the mistakes he made, and all Wylie could do was just lie there, feeling sorry for himself. Cat R.Waul was so furious, helpless tears streamed down his face.

Unable to stand it any longer, Cat R.Waul scoffed at Wylie Burp saying that he and Fievel can save the mice by themselves, As Cat R.Waul stormed off, Fievel looked at Wylie Burp sadly, he then turned and followed Cat R.Waul.

Wylie opened one eye and watched them leave. Then he smiled. Saying that he might be able to help them out, gently grabbing Cat R.Waul’s tail, Fievel told Wylie that they only got till sundown tomorrow which made Cat R.Waul remember something with shock, he explained that his uncle Klaus A. Clowder was the true villain behind this evil plan and that he’ll be arriving at Green River tomorrow at noon to attend the ceremony. Wylie Burp told Fievel to find him a dog and that he’ll make a hero out of him. He posed for a few seconds before collapsing on the porch planks.

Dust flew everywhere Cat R.Waul asked Fievel if he knew any dogs that could help them while waving his hat to fan the dust away, Fievel unfortunately didn’t know any dogs, But he did know a god. Tiger, Fievel’s cat friend. Cat R.Waul was astonished and was happy that he wasn’t the only one, then he clapped his paws together saying that he’ll try to stall the whole operation from happening while he and his pals prepare themselves, Fievel agreed and ran off towards the outskirts of town to fetch Tiger, Cat R.Waul then turned to leave, Fievel the called out to Waul saying thanks for everything, Cat R.Waul was surprised but then gave him a nod and gave Fievel the best of luck. Fievel said thanks and disappeared into the distance.

It wasn’t very hard to find Tiger. He was still the “god” of the Indian village. But when Fievel told Tiger of his plan, he wasn’t convinced Tiger said that Fieve has the wrong cat and that he was a god of eternal peace and cosmic love. Fievel said that they were going to Green River, but Tiger told him to give everyone his regards, but Fievel wasn’t so easily convinced, so he took off his hat to think and waved it. As he did, a soft purple wisp of smoke appeared and a sweet scent filled the air. Fievel smiled knowingly and told Tiger that there is a very pretty cat at Green River waiting for him.

The cloud of perfume formed into the shape of a pretty female cat. As soon as Tiger saw the shape and caught a whiff of the perfume, a familiar emotion stirred in his heart, he immediately realized that it was Miss Kitty’s perfume.

Tiger inhaled the sweet perfume and sighed dreamily, he then told Fievel that he convinced him and eagerly asked what he had to do, changing his tune. Fievel explained that all he had to do was to be a dog, Tiger agreed but then he did a double take on what Fievel said, Tiger screeched in disbelief. He couldn’t believe it! Fievel wants him to be a dog? A DOG, Is he nuts?! Tiger started to panic, But Fievel saw it coming and quickly calmed down telling him that it takes grit to be a dog.

That same day at Green River, as the sun rose in the sky, Cat R.Waul got very busy preparing for the event. He was nervous about the whole operation to stop the plan, but he knew that it was the only way to save the mice and redeem himself. He made himself look presentable, combining his fur and adjusting his hat and tie. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and with a confident attitude, he stepped outside. Then Mouseketeer Khyler walked in asking Waul of Fievel’s whereabouts, Waul explained that he was getting a rescue party ready to stop this whole plan from happening.

Meanwhile, in the desert, Wylie was schooling Tiger on how to act like a dog. Wylie was in wonder, staring at the fat cat in front of him, Then he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose saying that he had his work cut out for him. Tiger exclaimed that he had no time for this and he was a god, but Wylie Burp was unsure and tried to pressure him. Tiger growled, then he whistled nonchalantly saying that he’s a god, Fievel giggled. Wylie then threw a bone and ordered Tiger to fetch, The bone landed in the dust, Tiger looked at the bone unsurely. Wylie, in exasperation, barked and snarled at him, giving him a fright.

Tiger screamed, startled by the sudden action. His fear quickly subsided, Tiger just sauntered towards the bone, earning a few more peals of giggles from Fievel. Tiger picked up the bone and gave it a good whiff and held it up to Wylie. Wylie shook his head in disdain saying that it was all wrong, Tiger asked what he did wrong and asked if he wanted Tiger to dribble on it and started slobbering over the bone.

Wylie sternly said that if he wants to be a dog then he must think like a dog. Then Wylie Burp sneaked up behind Tiger, making him uncomfortable as Wylie told Tiger about The Lazy Eye, Tiger asked what it was when, suddenly, Wylie grabbed him by the collar on his shirt and made his eye budge, Tiger freaked out, Even Fievel was startled, Wylie order Tiger to do it, Tiger tried to make his eye bulge, but ended up doing a crazy dance while howling ludicrously. Fievel wasn’t impressed, nor was Wylie. It seems that this is going to take longer than previously thought.

On that afternoon, a train rolled up near the Green River station. Cat R.Waul steeled his nerves and straightened himself up. He bravely stepped up towards the train as it slowly stopped. A large gray tabby-striped cat with thick fur wearing rich purple aristocratic clothing stepped off the train. He was big and burly, and he had a sing eye patch over his right eye. Around his paws were expensive golden jeweled rings. In his left paw was a wooden cane with a gold hilt.

Cat R.Waul greeted his uncle politely with a gentlemanly bow. Klaus looked at Cat R.Waul with a pompous look and said that he had a nice ride and he asked if everything was in order, Cat R.Waul agreed and said that the festivities will be ready at sundown. Klaus smiled saying he was looking forward to it and the grand feast. Cat R.Waul nodded slowly.

### Chapter XIV. Battle at Green River

At an abandoned mine, Wylie was lecturing Tiger on how to bark, he asked Tiger to give it a try. Tiger rasped his lips together and made a raspy blowing sound. Wylie told him to go ahead impatiently, Tiger then lowered his head and held his breath and gave a simple bow-wow. Wylie said that it’s more like a bark, while yelling out the bark part, Tiger tried barking but he ended goofing off and giggled at his act.

Wylie covered his face in sheer embarrassment, He then turned to Tiger and asked him to try growing, Tiger growled and growled, but he didn’t seem serious when he growled. Fievel told Tiger that time was running out, and Wylie ordered him to bark, Wylie let out a big loud bark that echoed through the mine.

That greatly frightened Tiger, he barked weakly. Then, the sound echoed through the mine walls.Tiger barked again and the sound echoed, he was starting to sound more like a dog. Tiger trained vigorously, Finally, after many hours of long, hard work, Tiger was ready to be a dog. Wylie proudly presented him with a dog collar with the name “Fido” engraved on the tag. He was ready, From that point on, there was no turning back.

As the sun set over the horizon, everyone at Green River was abuzz with excitement. Cat R.Waul was the one to make a grand speech… Mouseketeer Khyler had joined Waul on the podium, and they were extremely nervous. This was it, the time all the mice are going to be dinner. The day the cats will perform their horrendous deed. Cat R.Waul paced around nervously as he felt his stomach churn, he wondered where Fievel and his friends were and knew it was time when he flinched as he felt a paw touch his shoulder, He turned and faced Klaus. He told his nephew that it was time.

Cat R.Waul looked at the crowd nervously. Klaus asked if something was wrong, Waul said that he was fine, Klaus ordered him to smile, Cat R.Waul tried his best to smile, even though his smile was weak. He hoped that Fievel and his friends were ready as he stepped up onto the pedestal. Will the plan work...or fail?

He didn’t know so he began his speech by saying that it was his distinguished pleasure to invite everyone to share their dinner and quickly corrected himself by saying triumph, He quickly corrected himself and cleared his throat as he and Khyler both looked up and saw Tanya and Miss Kitty sitting up on the saloon balcony, watching the scene below. Tanya was beaming from ear to ear. Khyler’s heart sank when he saw her lovely smile. She had no idea what a terrible spectacle she was about to witness.

He turned back to the mice as Waul continued by saying that today they’ll herald in a momentous new feas-tival! Cat R.Waul froze when he heard the words coming out of his mouth, the cats looked at him suspiciously, Cat R.Waul corrected himself again by saying festival. Tanya giggled at Cat R.Waul’s mispronunciation of the words.

Cat R.Waul’s heart quivered with fear as he thought sadly for Tanya, for she didn’t know it yet but she was about to witness her family’s murder and begged for Fievel to hurry up. So he said to the mice that to mark this brilliant and illustrations snack-occasion! He fumbled at the words and paused. He looked at Klaus and Chula. Chula was smiling, silently mocking him.

Cat R.Waul and Khyler both knew that if either of them uttered even one single word about the entire operation, Chula would hurt Tanya, Waul’s beloved diva and that would make Khyler upset. They were trapped, he was right where Chula wanted him. So concluded his speech by pulling out a pair of shiny gold scissors and holding it high above his head and with a shaky paw, he grasped the red ribbon and said that he’ll hereby cut it, they felt very worried. Applause sounded from the mice as Cat R.Waul started to cut the ribbon with the gold scissors. The mice and cats all applauded.

Everyone was watching him. He felt a huge lump in his throat as he watched himself cut the ribbon. As much as he wanted to, he couldn’t stop himself. Cat R.Waul closed his eyes tightly, silently praying for a miracle, hoping for something to make him stop as Mouseketeer Khyler really scared closed his eyes for he didn’t want to watch. Just as he was about to cut the last inch of the ribbon, Tiger shot a pebble at him, removing the scissors from his grasp.

The scissors flew into the air and landed on the ground just a few feet away from the coming perpetrators. Then Wylie Burp called out saying that they arrived to close him down, Tiger was aiming his slingshot. Mouseketeer Khyler let out a huge sigh of relief, Cat R, Waul was happy that Fievel and his friends were here at last. Fievel secretly winked at Cat R.Waul, Cat R.Waul secretly winked back. Klaus was furious and angrily turned to Cat R.Waul and told him to continue, the other mice were confused by the sudden change of events and wondered what was going on. Klaus ordered the cats to dispose of the intruders.

The Cactus Cat Gang all started to corner Fievel, Tony, Wylie, and Tiger. Before long, they were in a slingshot showdown. Fievel, Tiger, and Wylie were gaining the upper hand, but then the Cactus Cat Gang overwhelmed them. Just when it seemed that it’s curtains for Fievel and his friends, they had one last ace up their sleeve: But then, it was interrupted by a gunshot.

Klaus was leaning against the smoking gun, he then turned to Cat R.Waul and ordered him to cut the ribbon, Cat R.Waul became confident and said that he won’t do it and he will not harm those mice in a firm tone and he won’t let his uncle harm them either, Klaus stared at his nephew in shock and his face redden with anger, But Cat R.Waul didn’t flinch. He just glared coldly at his uncle who said that Cat R.Waul’s heart is still as soft as liver.

Miss Kitty and Tanya were confused about what was going on down there, Then Klaus accidentally blurred out the name Beatrice which made Cat R.Waul’s eyes widened when he heard him mention that certain mouse. Klaus knew he spoke too much, Klaus clapped his paw over his mouth and cursed himself mentally. Cat R.Waul was getting suspicious and asked how did his uncle know about her, so Klaus turned to Cat R.Waul and said that the fire was all his doing. “Klaus A.Clowder killed Beatrice Von Mus”!

When Cat R.Waul heard those awful words, he felt as if everything around him was crumbling down. He stared at his uncle in utter disbelief. Cat R.Waul’s eyes brimmed with bitter tears when the truth of Beatrice’s death echoed in his mind. When he finally snapped out of his shock and sorrow, pure fiery rage filled his heart. He asked Klaus if he killed Beatrice with anger rising in his voice saying that she was his friend. But Klaus snapped coldly at Waul saying that cats and mice are mortal enemies and they can never be friends and with that he ordered his nephew to cut the ribbon, Cat R.Waul inhaled sharply through his nose and said that he won’t with a sternly, glaring at his uncle coldly, hate in his eyes and Khyler agreed with Waul. Klaus’s face reddened with anger says that he’ll do it himself and orders the cats to trigger the mousetrap which made Cat R.Waul frightened.

Miss Kitty gasped in realization and saw that it was a giant mousetrap. Tanya gasped in horror and quickly ran downstairs out of the saloon, Mouseketeer Khyler begged Klaus to stop, But Klaus ignored the mouses please and told the cats to do it now, But just before the cat could cut the ribbon, a familiar sweet voice rang out and sang out to the mice about the mousetrap, Cat R.Waul’s heart dropped when he saw Tanya on top of the mousetrap stands.

He shouted to the cats that they’ll crush his little diva, Tanya yelled to ever to run for their lives. All of the mice wasted no time in running, They all left the stands and scattered in a huge panic, Klaus angrily pointed the pistol at Tanya. Cat R.Waul felt his heart catch in his throat when he saw what Klaus was going to do. Klaus pulled the trigger and a shot rang out. Mouseketeer Khyler ran towards Tanya and immediately leapt between Tanya and the bullet, He shoved her out of the way just as the bullet misses them both by a centimeter, Tanya was safe but Mouseketeer fell off the stands and and crashed onto the ground, injuring his left leg. Tanya gasped and screamed in horror.

### Chapter XV. Happy End

Klaus seethed at Mouseketeer Khyler as he laid on the ground, grasping his injured leg, grasping in pain. Tanya and Cat R Waul both quickly ran to Khyler’s side and she asked if he was okay worriedly, tears streaming down her lovely cheeks. Cat R.Waul and Mouseketeer Khyler both hated to see their diva cry. Klaus ordered all the mice to not move as he fired the gun in all directions, sending all the mice scurrying.

Cat R.Waul knew it wasn't safe for Tanya so he quickly but gently scooped her and Mouseketeer Khyler in his paws and headed for shelter caring for them as Klaus fired everywhere. Wylie hid behind the barrel. When he saw Fievel, he motioned him to make his move. Using a loose plank as a catapult, he launched Fievel high in the air.

Fievel landed on the giant gun as he began to spin around, targeting Klaus as he ran for his life. Fievel was exhilarated as he spun around with Klaus in his sights. Finally, he pinned Klaus against the giant mousetrap.

But then, a harsh voice snapped above him. Fievel snapped his head up and he gasped in horror when he saw Chula holding Miss Kitty hostage. Chula threatened Fievel not to pull the trigger as he held Miss Kitty dangling over the roof. She tried to free herself, but Chula’s grip was tight.

Tiger saw what was happening, and boy, was he furious! Seeing his beloved Miss Kitty in dire peril just made his blood boil. He suddenly went berserk and started barking madly. Before anyone knows it, he’s launching every single one of Klaus’s goons onto the giant mousetrap. One by one, the pile of cats pinned Klaus down.

Wylie was thoroughly impressed. Finally, Tiger sets his eyes on Chula. The spider spat out his webbing towards Tiger, but Tiger grabbed his webbing and pulled the spider down. Tiger then swung Chula’s webbing, dragging Chula with him. Chula released his grip on Miss Kitty, But she was now dangling on the edge of the balcony, clinging on for dear life.

Finally, Tiger launched Chula onto the pile of cats. The wood on the balcony broke and Miss Kitty plummeted to the ground, screaming for help. Thankfully, she fell right into Tiger’s waiting arms. Tiger and Wylie let Fievel know that it was okay to trigger the mouse trap.

Fievel releases the trigger. The bullet pierced through the ribbon, releasing the mousetrap. The mousetrap flung all the cats into the air like a catapult. Everybody watched as the cats, including Klaus, were flung high into the air, yelling all the way.

Then they all came tumbling down, right into an open mailbag. Klaus furiously poked his head out of the mailbag and glared venomously at his nephew and Waul’s friends, Then, a rushing train swiped the mailbag from its hook and carried it far away, creating a hole in the water tower in the process.

Klaus screeched furiously as he stated that he’ll be back, But then, an all-too familiar voice was heard, it was that big, busty woman who reached through the window and grabbed Klaus. Klaus tried to claw his way out of her grasp, but failed. Before he knew it, he was dressed in baby clothes and coddled by that woman.

As the train moved further away from Green River, the water spilled from the water tower and spread all over the ground, making flowers bloom. The residents of Green River were all happy now that the threat was gone. Cat R. Waul smiles. He did it. He fulfilled his promise to Beatrice.

But then he saw Mouseketeer Khyler trying to get up, Waul grabs two small stick and some string, then hands it to some doctor mice who form a makeshift cast around Khyler’s leg, Khyler thanks the mice. Tanya was worried looking at Khyler’s leg, but Mouseketeer Khyler said that he’ll be okay.

Now that the chaos has died down, Cat R, Waul knew what he had to do. He had to tell everyone the awful truth. As he was addressing the crowd. Even Wylie, Khyler, Tiger and Miss Kitty, turned towards Cat R. Waul. Waul apologized for taking part in his uncle’s horrible plot, and that he doesn’t deserve to be forgiven so he’ll leave Green River and promised to never return, Mouseketeer Khyler decided to join him.

All the other mice murmured to each other, realizing that this was all a trick, However Tanya, worriedly followed them, Cat R, Waul told her that He and Khyler had lied to her and nearly put her family lives in mortal jeopardy, they’re leaving Green River.

But as they turned to leave, Waul felt a tiny tug from his crimson cloak, Cat R. Waul and Khyler saw Tanya, looking at them with tears in her eyes. She had forgiven them and begged them both not to go. Neither Cat R, Waul or Khyler couldn’t believe what she just said, Cat R, Waul explained that this is how it must be, Tanya felt the tears well up her eyes and she quietly began to cry.

Mouseketeer Khyler and Cat R, Waul hated to see their little diva so unhappy, Waul explained to her that a lady suits a lady best and Mouseketeer Khyler gave her a hug and gave her his hanker-chef, Tanya blew her nose on it, then she tenderly hugged Khyler as the tears streamed down her lovely face. Mouseketeer Khyler told Tanya that she can keep the hanker-chef so she can remember him and Waul.

Cat R. Waul bowed down to Tanya one last time. Then he and Khyler both walked away. But Wylie Burp stopped them and asked where they’re going, Cat R, Waul said that they were leaving Green River, Mouseketeer Khyler stated that He and Waul were going anywhere far away from Green River.

But Wylie Burp said that since Khyler saved Fievel’s sister from Kalus A.Clowder he let Waul and Khyler stay, Fievel said that Waul and Khyler managed to save everyone, Miss Kitty said that They now have plenty of friends, and Tiger stated that he will show them the ropes, Cat R, Waul and Khyler were amazed.

After long years of Solitude and loneliness, they were both finally able to have what they truly wanted: Friendship. So Waul and Khyler smiled and decided to stay, then Cat R, Waul told everyone that wasn’t his real name, his real name was Walter Cat. Fievel told everyone that they should thank Walter and Khyler for helping them all, Everyone cheered as Tanya thanked Khyler for saving her live, Mouseketeer Khyler smiled lovingly.

Fievel then hopped from the pistol and came running towards his family, Mama Mousekewitz cried with joy when she saw her son is all right, Papa Mousekewitz let out a hearty laugh and announced that his son is a western hero.

Tanya giggled as she went to fetch her father’s violin when she looked at her reflection in a nearby bowl of water. Walter also looked at her reflection and smiled. Tanya looked very beautiful. Then Tanya scooped up some water in her hands and washed away the rouge from her lips.

Mouseketeer Khyler stated that Tanya was still beautiful and that was true. Even without her lipstick, Tanya looked as pretty as ever, Tanya looked at Khyler and smiled warmly at him, and Khyler smiled back at her, from that moment on they were both deeply in love.

Tanya then grabbed the violin and handed it over to Papa Mousekewitz. Her father announced that it was time for a proper celebration and began playing his violin in a bouncy, country tune. All of the mice started to dance. Soon, it became a country jamboree. Tanya and Khyler both happily danced as Walter Cat clapped his paws to the beat of the rhythm.

Tiger’s ears shrink back to their original normal size, As they did his hat flew from his head. Miss Kitty’s eyes widened when she saw who her savior truly was. She happily crashed her lips against Tiger’s. In a lovestruck daze, they both fell to the ground.

Wylie Burp chuckled then started to walk away from the town. Fievel noticed Wylie leaving and got a little worried, then walked after him. As Wylie walked off towards the setting sun, Fievel secretly followed him. They walked a few yards from the town until Wylie sat down on a rock and watched the sunset. Fievel hopped onto the rock and later joined Wylie Burp who presented him a golden sheriff badge.

Fievel was stunned, his dream was coming true, but then he realized something: he was still a young little mouse, but Wylie told him that Fievel had spilled the dog out of a gutter and Wylie owes Fievel a thanks, he then told Fievel that and I Quote.

“One man’s sunset is another man’s dawn. I don’t know what’s out there beyond those hills. But if you ride yonder; head up, eyes open, heart open… I think one day you’ll find the hero that you’ve been looking for.”

Fievel smiled. As he and Wylie watched the sun sink into the horizon, he thought about what the old dog said to him and knew he was right, maybe they’re could be more adventures waiting for him and he’ll get to be the hero of them all.

## Characters

### Heroes

* Fievel Mousekewitz (Main Protagonist)
* Tanya Mousekewitz (Secondary Protagonist)
* Mama Mousekewitz
* Papa Mousekewitz
* Yasha Mousekewitz
* Tiger
* Tony Toponi
* Miss Kitty
* Wylie Burp
* Beatrice Von Mus (Mentioned

### Villains

* Cat R. Waul (Secret Protagonist)
* Mouseketeer Khyler (Secret Protagonist)
* Klaus A. Clowder (Main Antagonist
* T.R. Chula
* One Eye
* Frenchy
* Cactus Cat Gang

### ***Songs***

1. Somewhere Out There (Tanya Mousekewitz)
2. Way Out West (The Mice, and Mousekewitz's)
3. Dreams To Dream (Tanya Mousekewitz)
4. The Girl You Left Behind (Tanya Mousekewitz & The Cactus Cat Gang)
5. Rawhide (Fievel, Tanya, Tony Topni, Tiger, Miss Kitty, Wylie Burp, Cat R. Waul & Mouseketeer Khyler)