Nothing could be heard all throughout the dark corridors. Not exactly unusual. Very few visitors came by to praise the wonders of their great Mistress. Kameni shook his head sadly. Though the thought troubled him very much, at least it meant he wouldn't be disturbed.

His soft footsteps echoed through the hallways as he made his way towards his Mistress' room. As he entered, Renisenb exited. He nodded at the Scottish fold and she nodded back before he entered the room. His shadow appeared upon the stone wall of the room, catching the Russian blue's interest. He stared for a second or two before chuckling and moving on towards the altar.

Ever since the theft of the Mistress' sacred statue, Kameni and the other priests kept careful watch around the altar. The golden cat was never by itself. Kameni sat down next to the altar and perked up his ears, listening for any signs of disturbance. His tail made a softly swished left and right upon the cold, concrete floor.

Hours passed and not one soul dared to enter the Mistress' room. Soft footsteps treaded across the corridors every now and then, but no other noise was heard. Kameni looked up into the ruby eye of the precious statue. He could barely see his reflection in the beautiful gem. More footsteps forced him to look down. Hori had come to take over guard duty.

The cat crouched down and stretched himself out before righting himself on his paws. He nodded a greeting at the tortoiseshell as he ended his duty, struggling to keep his eyelids open.

"Just a few more steps," he muttered, "Just a few more steps."

Apparently, those words were encouragement enough. He had managed to reach his bedroom without falling dead asleep in the hallway. The cat walked over to his large, purple cushion and began to knead it. When he decided it was soft enough, he circled the pillow three times and kneaded again. Finally, when the bed was comfortable enough for sleep, he laid down and closed his eyes.

Not more than five seconds later, several loud, fierce yowls echoed throughout temple. Immediately, Kameni shot himself right out of bed, instantly alert. Shadows of the other priests danced upon the walls as their owners sprinted towards the Mistress' room. Though he didn't know what was going on, the Russian blue followed them, hissing and yowling in turn.

Suddenly, a large blast of air blew right over him, pushing the poor kitty flat onto his back. He rolled over and looked towards the direction the blast was heading only to see large, blue flames engulfing the walls.

"MREOW!" he cried out, jumping into the air in panic.

The cats behind him slowly backed away, still hissing at their unknown opponent's direction.

"Where are the golems?" Kameni demanded, "Why haven't the golems come forth?"

The priests looked at each other in confusion before looking at the golems carved into the walls. Sure enough, the stone face stared back at them, not making any attempt to pursue the attacker or stop the fire.

"Oh, never mind," the aggravated cat sighed, "We need to find a way out quickly!"

"There should be an exit somewhere!" a Siamese cat inquired.

"Oi! Idiots!" a Persian cat yeowled, "Emergency exit's over here!"

All eyes turned to the Persian priestess cat wagging her fluffy tail irritably.

"Well don't just stand there!" she hissed, "Follow me!"

The pounding paws of all these cats made the temple sound like it was inhabited by a herd of buffalo as they followed the priestess to the exit.

"I swear," she muttered, "Do they never read the safety manuals?"

"Where's Hori?" Kameni asked, looking about the panicked crowd, "Hori?"

He pushed and shoved his way through the crowd, shouting out for his missing friend.

"Hori?"

"Kameni!" Renisenb answered.

Kameni followed her voice into the sacred room and gasped as he saw his friend lay on the floor.

"He's not-?"

"It's alright," she interrupted, "He's breathing. I think he's just been knocked out. Whoever did it stole the sacred statue! Look!"

The priest gasped at the bare altar, astounded once again that someone would dare steal from their Mistress.

"Do I smell something burning?" Renisenb asked, wrinkling her nose.

"Yes, you do," Kameni crouched down on all fours, "But there's no time to explain! Quickly! Get Hori on my back!"

The priestess nudged her unconscious mate onto the other's back and followed the two cats as he sped off towards the narrow beam of green light. Kameni managed to get his head through the exit, but had difficulty with Hori's. Another nudge from Renisenb aided his efforts and the remaining three cats were able to escape unharmed.

"Now that that's over," the Russian blue panted, "Is everyone alright? Did anybody get a look at the intruder?"

"I saw a bit of black," the Persian cat growled, "But other than that it was a blur."

"What happened to the golems?" Renisenb asked.

"I don't know," her friend sighed, "But that's not important right now. What's important is stopping that fire somehow."

"And how do you expect us to do that?" a black cat hissed, "It's not like we've got a phone or a hose here. Or even opposable thumbs for that matter! Besides, I hate water!"

"Well, you can go ask for help from somewhere, can't you?" Kameni hissed back.

"From who? Skulker? Box Ghost? And besides, we're not ghosts! We can't fly!"

"And you can't jump, I suppose?" Renisenb joined the fight, "There's a platform right there! Go get Ember! Her lair's not too far off and she practically adores cats. She'll help."

Hissing under his breath, the black cat stormed off. The other priests paid no mind and looked back at Kameni and Renisenb for directions.

"Another thing we have to worry about," the Scottish fold shook her head sadly, "Our Mistress' beloved statue has been stolen yet again!"

All of the priests gasped all at once. The sacred statue! Stolen once again! But how! They had increased all efforts in protecting their Beloved's sacred object. The Persian cat furiously wagged her tail.

Finally, she broke the silence and growled at Kameni, "I told you we should have gotten the motion detector lasers and bazookas."