The expedition party is led by a large ginger cat named Brango, a regular guide cat from Bruno’s Resort. Sasha feels confident that he will look after the youngsters, but Mitzi still worries about their safety. However, Candy, Lucinda’s mother, and Lord Nelson, Sirin’s guardian and Nero’s mother, who is in charge of the ballet kittens, have given permission for them to take part. Princess Kitty has no responsible adult with her, as she was stranded when her friends failed to join the cruise. But the youngsters are all determined to look after one another and all the other expeditioners.
‘This is our first real Mousecateers’ adventure,’ Nero told Mitzi.
The Mousecateers have brought an emergency kit, and the guide has equipment provided by the resort for day trips.
The terrain is rough, but there is a walking trail, and the cats who have joined the expedition have agreed they are fit enough to walk it. It is amazing to be in the tropical jungle and see the mountain in the distance and then, as they proceed higher, to watch the vegetation change and the air grow a bit cooler. It is extremely humid.
They come to a mountain pool, glimmering with light, and then the trail winds higher. Suddenly, there is a thunderclap and a few raindrops fall. This is unwelcome, but not unexpected in this tropical location. They walk on as the trail winds higher up the mountain, trying to ignore the increasing rain. There is a rumbling sound, and the guide stops abruptly, then commands them all to run quickly further up the trail.
They are just in time, and no cat is injured. But the rockfall has cut the trail, and by the look of it, there is no way they can return down the mountain by this route.
What will they do next?
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