The Magnificent Cat by Nadia Ramadan (early reader chapter books .TXT) 📕

they leave the stage "Ladies and gentlemen one last round of applause for the Amusers!"

The entire crowd clapped loudly as the Amusers left the stage.

"And now I present to you Mr. Collin Lennox, who wants to make an introduction for our next performer.

Everyone clapped as Mr. Lennox walked on the stage.

 

"Good afternoon everyone" Mr. Lennox said "it's been an amazing day! We have seen many talents and celebrations, with this incredible fireworks, but now it’s time for me to present my own employee to this big stage, she never believed in herself until I allowed her to perform at my Bar, perhaps you all know the Pastry bar and may have attended her first performance, but this time she is stepping up her game, ladies and Gentleman please welcome Lisa Watson singing {Bright star!}”   

 

Lisa walked into the stage and everyone clapped loudly. Lisa stood in the middle of the stage and looked around, she turned round until she could see Wade and then gave him a smile.

Wade looked back and smiled at her.

"Well, Mr. Lennox did an amazing introduction about me, thanks a lot, but Mr. Lennox said that I will be singing {Bright Star}, well there is a last minute change of song and I will be singing something else.

Everyone in the seats started whispering to each other "what does she mean?" 

“I will be singing {Crystal Dove}” Lisa continued “because someone dear to me once told me that the song the song I’ll be singing today should mean the world to me. And this one surely does mean that” 

Wade looked at her in pure surprise, amazed by what he just heard.

Lisa grabbed the microphone and started to sing. 

 

  “      You are more than a love, an amazing treasure with an angel smile, take me by surprise but I mean nothing when you’re around…you think that I’m a fool, nothing more but an innocent fool, take me by surprise or wonder why…    ”

 

Everyone became quite as they hear one of the most amazing voice ever heard.

"That’s a very good start" one of the experts on the panel said to the other.

 

Lisa continued singing before the band and the instruments started to play behind her. Instead of just sitting and watching, everyone got up of their seat, clapping with the beats of the song.

 

Wade looked back at Lisa happily as he gave her a smile "You are amazing" he said lowly but knew Lisa understands him.

Lisa smiled back at him and continued to sing, she was indeed having the time of her life.

 

"She is good" Patricia said as she watched "I never admit such a thing but she is really good"

"I totally agree" James said as he clapped "I think…she's always good"

 

 

Joe looked at the time and saw it as 4:15

"Forget it, brother" said one of the guard "Armand is not going to talk to us, he is already having a good time upstairs with Ray and the Magnificent Cat" 

Joe looked at the guard sadly and then said "Maybe we should go upstairs"

"What?" the guard asked as he laughed "are you crazy?"

"He might be expecting us"

"no way on earth" the guard continued "we are not allowed to go there, I don’t know how James managed but I don’t think we are allowed to even step foot on the elevator leading to it."

"Alright, alright I will just wait outside, if he comes down, just let me know" 

"Sure thing" the guard replied "enjoy the fireworks!"

 

Joe walked outside of the building. He can hear the loud music from the concert and also see the fireworks blasting in the air, but there was something else that caught his attention the most. He could hear something heavy approaching, something like a tank or an army. Joe stopped walking and stood still to hear what sound was approaching. The sound became louder and louder meaning that it is approaching nearer and nearer.

 

"What in the world?" Joe said to himself as he continued to listen

Joe ran to the top of the building to see what was approaching. As he reached to the top of the building, he picked up his binoculars to see what was on the way. At first Joe couldn’t believe his eyes, for what he saw was way beyond everyone's expectation.

"This has to be a joke" Joe said as he continued looking through his binoculars 

 

There were about two war tanks with six cars driving behind it; each war tank has a large missile on the top ready for firing. It was the most disturbing thing ever to see.

 

Joe ran back down as fast as he could. He ran straight into the building and shouted

"Attack…! There is an Attack!" 

"Calm Down" the guard shouted "what's wrong?"

"There is an attack outside there is no time to waste!" Joe continued to shout

"Joe, there is no attack!" the guard said as he laughed.

"Listen to this!" Joe said as he stood still "can't you hear anything?"

All the guards and Joe stood still to hear as the sound came closer and closer to the building.

"This is probably the fireworks from the concert!" a guard said "nothing else" 

"I saw the war tank!" Joe shouted seriously

"What war tank?" one guard said laughingly "are you dreaming?"

"Shut up and listen to me" Joe shouted even louder and everyone became quite "there are two things we can do, call all the rest of the guards right now from the concert! Or inform Armand right now so that the Magnificent Cat can be protected!"

"Joe, listen to me" one guard said "we are not going to humiliate ourselves, I mean not today, not on our very first break from work"

"I am freaking serious, please don’t make this even worse than what it already is"

"Joe, listen to me" the guard continued "calm down, there is no attack on concert day, and beside that, who on earth is going to attack us right-"

Before the guard could finish his sentence he stood still with his eyes wide open.

"What is wrong?" Joe asked as he looked at the guard

"What the-" the guard started to say as blood poured from his mouth.

"Oh My God!" the other guard shouted "What the fu-"

 The guard fell on the ground with a huge bullet hole on his back.

"Get down everyone!" Joe shouted as the guards docked down and heads to get their guns.

More shots were fired to the building, breaking the windows and cracking the walls with holes.

"Keep shooting, keep shooting!" Ruddick shouted at his troops.

 

"What's that?" Armand asked as he looked at Ray.

"I don’t know" Ray replied "it's probably the fireworks from the concert"

The noise got louder and it was as if the entire building is falling into pieces.

"No" Armand continued "there is something wrong downstairs!"

"Just wait here" Ray said "I will go check what's downstairs, just stay here and take care of the Magnificent Cat!"

Ray opened both iron doors and heads to the elevator.

Armand turned back and looked at the Magnificent Cat "everything is going to be fine" he said as he continued looking at the unlawful object.

 

Ray walked downstairs and heard the fire shots as they enter the building.

"Damn" Ray said as he docked down to avoid the bullets.

"Go back up, Sir!" Joe said as he looked at Ray "go tell Armand to get out of here! I will make sure to inform the other guards to arrive as soon as possible.

"Let me handle this!" Ray said as he ran to the main door.

"Don’t go there, sir! It's dangerous!" Joe shouted 

 

Ray walked out of the building and shouted "Stop shooting! Stop shooting!"

"Stop shooting!" Ruddick shouted to his troops.

"Ruddick…?" Ray said surprisingly "what are you doing here?"

Ruddick jumped out of the war tank and approached Ray "is there a problem?"

"of course there is" Ray shouted "I told you no one is going to be here, can you tell me what the hell is all of this! Two war tanks…? Six cars…?"

"I was just making sure" Ruddick said calmly "this doesn’t seem like a problem does it?"

"Alright, I will need only seven or eight gunman to come in with me upstairs" Ray said seriously "it’s time"

 

Joe ran to peak out of the window and see what is going on, and why did they stop shooting. He looked through the window and saw Ray talking to the troops; it was one of the most troubling and upsetting thing to see but worst of all he could see Ruddick standing with a huge riffle in his hand.

"Holly Shit! Holy Shit…! It's Ruddick!" Joe repeated on and on, for he knew there was nothing left to do now, up stairs was too dangerous and walking out is even worse, the only thing left for him to do was to get out of the building through the back door and get the other guards as soon as possible.

 

Joe ran as fast as he could to the back door, on his way he saw the rest of the five guards carrying their guns ready to defeat.

"No!" Joe shouted "you can't do anything! Its Ruddick out there, I saw him!"

"This is our chance to finish them" one guard said "they are not firing anymore; it’s time we take them down"

"Listen to me" Joe said seriously "I am going out right now to get all the rest of the guards; I suggest you stay hidden for the mean time"

"No!" the guard shouted loudly "no one is going to take the Magnificent Cat away from us!"

All the guards continued to head to the main door leaving Joe behind confused and scared.

Joe ran to the back door and peeped back to see what is going on. He turned back only to see all the guards shot down to the ground personally by Ray. Joe looked as it happened in shock and ran out from the back as fast as he could. 

 

"I am proud, Ray" Ruddick said laughingly as he looked at the dead guards on the ground "Those were your colleagues, Ray"

"Let’s get down to business, shall we?" Ray said as he looked at Ruddick angrily 

Ray heads straight to the elevator and opened it with his access card.

"That’s it?" one of Ruddick's men asked "those are the guards only?" 

"Yes, you moron..!" Ray replied "I thought only a few of you will be here, not the freaking entire army!"

"Let’s just go in the elevator" Ruddick said "I am starting to lose my patience"

Ray, Ruddick and 3 other gunmen entered into the elevator as they head to the secretive room.

 

Armand waited at the secretive room, unaware of what is happening. He stood there waiting for a reply from Ray.

Suddenly the second iron door opened and Ray walked in calmly.

"Ray, is everything ok?" Armand asked as he looked at Ray "I heard gunshots downstairs-"

Armand did not Finnish his sentence when Ruddick walked in the room behind Ray. Armand stood there in shock of what he is seeing in front of him.

Ruddick walked into the room with the other 3 gunmen behind him.

"Ray…? What the hell is going on?" Armand asked scarily and trembling

"Is that how you welcome your guests?" Ruddick said annoyingly "it's nice to see you too Armand"

"Get the hell out of my office" Armand said angrily as he tried to reach for his gun.

"I will" Ruddick continued to speak annoyingly "but only with the Magnificent Cat, I think that’s fair enough right?"

Before Armand could reach his gun, Ruddick pulled out his pistol and shot Armand twice in the chest.

Armand took one last glance at Ray before he hit the ground bleeding.

"Grab the object" Ruddick said to the gunmen as they ran to snatch the Magnificent Cat.

“Careful with that” Ray ordered 

Armand continue to look at Ray with complete shock.

Ray walked closer to Armand who was lying on the ground and said "by the way Armand, you are a terrible, terrible boss, The Magnificent Cat was unlucky!"

Armand looked up at Ray unable to speak but stare at him, unbelieving the fact of what is truly happening.

"Goodbye