The Cine-magic Series: Tom and Jerry: The Movie

The start of a fresh new day brought a bright and happy atmosphere all throughout the town. However, it was especially apparent in a more secluded area neighborhood, where one house in particular stood brighter than the rest. Painted in a vivid red and blue, it shined like brilliant, colorful star in the cosmos. Birds were frolicking in a birdbath, butterflies were dancing amongst the shimmering flowerbeds, and the vegetation gave it a sense of mystic to it, like something you would find from a children's book.

A squirrel scurried across the well-kept lawn and right up to a painted fence. It's innocent eyes were poised on the curb of the sidewalk, where the road dipped below and beyond. The little rodent squeezed it's head through the tight gap in-between the posts, then pulled the rest of it's body through. Just as it set it's paws on the asphalt, an old, red convertible hurtled over the small hill and screeched to a halt. The frightened squirrel scurried out of the way just in time.

"Well, here it is, your new home." Aunt Figg said merrily.

She stepped out of the car and grabbed an animal crate that sat beside here.

"Oof. You guys are heavy." She struggled to carry the transport crate to the front of the house.

"Well, you did shove all nine of us in one tiny kennel." Twilight said, her faced smushed against the caged door.

Tom, Jerry, the Main 6, and Spike were all squeezed inside the small compartment and, sufficed to say, it was not comfortable.

"Ha-ha, I can't feel my head." Pinkie stifled a strained laugh.

"Move ya tail, Dash. Ah can't breath." Applejack demanded.

"I would if I could. I can't breath, either with Fluttershy crushed against me." Rainbow retorted.

"S-Sorry." The cramped pegasus stammered.

"This is beyond cruel. Never in my life would I think I would receive such undignified treatment." Rarity griped.

"You think this is bad? Boy we have some stories to tell." Jerry chuckled.

"Oh, zip it! All of you." Figg snapped. "It's enough of an inconvenience having to lug you all around. The least I can have is some peace while doing it."

Applejack let out a dry laugh.

"Like you deserve anythin' good, ya self-entitled freeloader." She said harshly.

"I'm no freeloader. I just enjoy everything being brought to me." The greedy lady spat back.

"That's the literally definition of the term!" Twilight shouted.

"Easy, Twilight. My ears are right here." Tom winced.

"Hmph. Whatever." Figg preceded to ignore the squabble from within the plastic crate.

Finally, she made it to the door. She grabbed the knocker on it and lightly tapped it against the door. She waited no more than a few seconds for someone to open the door. It was an man, much shorter than her. His balding head and grey hair also signified his elder age. The man wore a white, button-up coat, a pale blue shirt, brown pants, a red bowtie, and a pair of glasses.

"Ah. Dr. J. Sweetface Applecheek, at you service, dear lady." The man greeted warmly.

Figg introduced herself.

"Pristine Figg, doctor. Miss Pristine Figg."

"Naturally." Applecheek chuckled passionately.

Figg laughed a little, but stopped for a second when she realized what the doctor was implying. Deciding not to create a scene, she continue to laugh with a wide, innocent smile.

"These are the sweet strays my darling little ward brought home." She explained, hoisting the crate up.

"And you don't have room for them, so you brought them to my pet sanctuary?” Applecheek presumed.

"Exactly." Figg confirmed.

"We are not pets!" Rainbow shouted.

An awkward silence casted over the residence.

"Uh, are those parrots in there?" Applecheek asked.

"No, but I imagine some talented snob trained them to talk." Figg huffed.

The Main 7 were now more upset than ever. Figg explaining such a bogus story about them. Granted, the truth was less believable, but practically implying they nothing but circus animals was insulting at the highest level.

"We are more just common animals!" Twilight illustrated.

"Oh, shut up." Figg said.

"Well, anyways, my loving home is a shelter for all our lost and abandoned animal friends." The doctor said kindly.

"I mean, he does sound like a sweet stall...I mean person." Fluttershy stated, trying to lighten the mood.

While, originally, Tom and Jerry were all for living the Applecheek, it seemed like they had a slight change of mind. They both looked at each other and gave uneasy shrugs.

"But, what about Robyn?" Tom asked quietly to the others. "You girls, and Spike, made a fair argument about leaving her behind. Plus, with her father being alive and us being the only ones to know AND willing to tell her, she needs us now more than ever."

"Finally. Glad to see you're seeing sense now, Tom." Spike said.

That's when Figg turned the crate to her face, which bore a sinister grin. The occupants all jumped in fright.

"You're gonna love it here." She gave a low, but knowing cackle.

"Do we have a choice?" Tom asked, now regretting ever agreeing to this arrangement.

"Yeah. This or the river." Jerry pointed behind his shoulder.

"Okay, seeing as how serious this situation is, I suggest we start looking for ways to get out of place when we get the chance." Twilight suggested, making she neither Figg or Applecheek could here her.

Her friends were in agreement with this.

"At least it won't be bad staying here until then." Spike said.

"Oh, I wonder if he'll let us place games." Pinkie added.

Figg handed the crate over to Applecheek.

"They'll be in good hands." The doctor assured.

"Ta-ta." Figg waved goodbye.

Applecheek closed the door and walked along through his living room. He set the crate on a table and opened the door. The cat, mouse, ponies, and dragon all popped out, now free from the unforgiving constraints.

"Finally! My wings have gone cramped." Rainbow stretched out her wings.

"And I can finally breath." Rarity said.

"Oh, wow. You have a...a very nice place here, Dr. Applecheek." Fluttershy expressed her captivation of the home.

"Oh, thank you. I really do make an effort to make my home as animal-friendly as possible." Applejack said kindly. "Though, since you can talk, would you be kind as to tell me your names?"

"Oh, my name's Fluttershy." The pegasus said with a smile.

"I'm Twilight. Pleased to meet you doctor." The alicorn greeted.

"Howdy. Ah'm Applejack."

"I'm Rarity."

"The name's Rainbow Dash."

"Hi-ya. I'm Pinkie Pie!"

"And I'm Spike."

"And these two are Tom and Jerry." Twilight pointed to the cat and mouse.

"Such lovely names. I just know you all will feel right at home here." Applecheek clasped his hands together.

"Hate to burst your bubble, doc, but we don't plan on staying for very long." The friendship princess thought to herself.

"Oh, wow. You must take care of a lot of animals." Spike viewed through all the pictures of animals that hung on the walls.

"But, of course. I love looking after animals. They are the most precious things on this planet." Applecheek began to break into song.

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"They're gone?!" Robyn asked, tears threatening to spill. "You took them away without letting me say goodbye?"

"Oh, they didn't mind. You know the only thing animals care about is their next meal." Figg stirred a cup of tea.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Next meal. Oh, boy! Oh, boy!" Ferdinand spluttered.

"First my daddy, and now Tom, Jerry, Twilight, and the others." Robyn's voiced cracked.

"Of course you feel miserable, you selfish little girl." Figg replied cruelly. "You should be thinking of them. They're happy where they are."

She sipped on the cup of tea, feeling rather pleased with herself.

Tom, Jerry, the Mane 6, and Spike were collectively, not happy with this twisted turn of events. Not even three minutes living with Dr. Applecheek and they were thrown inside a makeshift cell with other cats and dogs. Tom, Jerry, and Rainbow were placed in one. Twilight, Spike and Fluttershy were placed in another. Finally, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie were locked in another.

"I-I don't believe. It was all just a facade." Twilight slammed her hoof against the cage door.

"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, we've been let astray." Pinkie said, still in shock.

"We've been deceived! That no-good ruffian just trapped us down here!" Rarity exclaimed angrily.

"Well, that's just make escapin' even my difficult." Applejack added.

"More like, more fun." Rainbow tried to break the door open by ramming it.

The door barely budged and she was launched back into the back wall. The cocky pegasus held her head as stars circled over her.

"Now, later tonight, get rid of the new ones." Applecheek spoke to the two straycatchers.

He pulled out an envelop from his coat.

"Pristine Figg's paid for the privilege of doing them. And perhaps we might be able to get a little extra from the talking ponies. I'm sure the little girls will take a liking to them."

"You monster! How can you do this to us. To them." Twilight conveyed her hoof to the other locked up animals. "You're no better than Figg, herself."

"This is beyond sick." Fluttershy hissed.

The stout doctor gave a hearty laugh.

"It's hard to argue when money's involved. I can be as cruel as I want, because I'll never get caught. But, don't worry your hides to much. I'm sure you'll enjoy your new home with some kiddies. Surely you'll like that." He walked up the stairs.

"No, we don't! We need ta git outta here!" Applejack yelled.

Applecheek ignored her and turn back to the straycatchers.

"You two make sure none of these animals escape." He commanded.

"Yessir." The orange-masked catcher said.

"Sure thing, boss." The purple-masked one said.

"Good." Applecheek slammed the door shut.

"Well, things officially can't get any worse." Rainbow said, turning to Spike and Fluttershy above her. "Now I know you two felt when you got locked up with Shaun."

"Well, as weird as it may sound, the second time isn't as bad as the first, right Fluttershy?" Spike said.

"...I...I suppose. But, it still feels awful, especially with all these other innocent animals locked up, too." Fluttershy listened to the whimpering of the numerous animals locked up around them.

"Yeah...I get your point." The baby dragon sat down and cupped his head on his hands.

"T-There's got to be a way out of this." Twilight said, sounding a bit panicky. "There's just gotta."

"Twilight, calm down. We'll find away." Spike placed a hand on her back.

"Calm down? How can I calm down when are plan has already fallen apart!" Twilight cried. "Now we're stuck in these cages and Robyn will never know that his father is alive!"

"But, getting riled up about isn't going to fix this, either." Spike said. "Look, I know things look bleak right now, but for goodness sake, You're the Princess of Friendship, Twilight. You always work through adversity. You and our friends."

"Spike's right, Twi. We're the Elements of Harmony after all." Applejack added.

"I concur. We'll find a way on this rotten place and rescue Robyn." Rarity said, optimisitcally.

"And save all these animals, too." Fluttershy chimed in.

"We've done this a buncha times and we've had the greatest, most funnest time doing it." Pinkie said happily.

Twilight took in her friends' words and let out a deep sigh. They were right, though she may feel like a shoddy princess, she also knew that together with her friends, they could still figure this out and bring the good news to Robyn and find Tom and Jerry a new home.

"You're right. You're all right. We can do this with the power of friendship." Twilight wiped a tear that was beginning to form in her eye. "Sorry for freaking out like that, everypony. And thank you for knocking some sense into me."

"That's what here fer, Twi." Applejack said.

"Hey, shut up in there! We're trying to sleep." One of the straycatchers shouted, lying on an old sofa.

"Hmph. Jerks." Rainbow snorted.

"Well, well, well." A voice said.

It was a voice that the others all recognized.

"Puggsy! Frankie!" Tom said in shock.

"I don't believe it! You two are down here, too?" Twilight asked.

"What are you guys doing here?" Jerry asked with excitement.

Both the dog and flea sat in a cage adjacent to Tom, Jerry, and Rainbow's cage.

"The straycatchers finally got me. So I ain't perfect all the time." Puggsy answered nonchalantly.

"I've been telling you that for years." Frankie said snootily.

Puggsy scolwed at his flea friend, but didn't press the matter.

"So, how did you all wind up in a fix like this?" He asked.

"Fix? This a problem if I've ever seen one." Pinkie said.

"We met this little orphaned girl." Tom explained.

"Her name's Robyn." Jerry added.

"She's the sweetest little thing." Rarity added.

"Only she's not an orphan." Spike added.

"Her father's alive!" Twilight added.

"Yeah, but she don't know it yet." Tom added onto that.

"Her good fer nothin' guardian is keepin' it secret from the poor gal." Applejack added further.

"What? What are you talking about?" Puggsy asked in utter confusion.

"Her Aunt Figg got us before we could tell her." Jerry replied sadly.

"And, like Applejack said, she's refusing to tell Robyn about her father being alive just so she can keep all the wealth." Rainbow added.

"We got bust out of here. The kid's gotta know." Tom said.

"Sure, but how?" Jerry asked.

"We're still stuck in these cages." Fluttershy said in a sad, quiet tone.

"Somebody's gotta get over there and press the buttons on the control panel." Puggsy pointed to a large piece of machinery that house a column of red buttons.

The others spotted it, too.

"How did we not notice that before?" Spike asked.

"Regardless, it's our ticket out of here." Rainbow grabbed the cage door.

"How exactly are we going to reach it?" Rarity questioned. "Need I remind you all that we're all trapped in cages."

"Don't look at me. How can I get out of this cage?" Tom asked rhetorically.

"I don't think any of us can fit through the doors. Except for..." Twilight realized that there was somepony, or rather somemouse, that could. "Jerry! Can you fit through?"

"I think I can." The mouse squeezed his head through one of the gaps.

"I know you can." Tom flicked Jerry out through the cage door.

The mouse bounced onto the cracked, cement floor.

"All right, Jerry!" Applejack celebrated.

"Go on! Push those buttons!" Pinkie yelled.

"Ssssshhhhh!" Twilight shushed them. "We don't we want to wake those two."

The straycatchers were soundly sleeping on a sofa and armchair respectively. They all watched with bated breath as Jerry scurried over to the control panel, making sure to be as quiet as he could when he passed by the two. He climbed up a power chord and onto the main controls. In front of him was numerous rows of bright, red buttons. He hopped and planted his feet on one of them, which opened the door to Tom and Rainbow's cage.

"Yes! Freedom!" Rainbow flapped her wings.

Jerry carried on with press all the buttons on the panel. One by one, the kennel doors all popped open. The two straycatchers began to groggily wake up upon hearing the clicking of the doors. This didn't go unnoticed by the others.

"Hurry, Jerry." Fluttershy warned.

"Almost got them." Jerry said.

The last the of the doors open. Every dog, cat, and the ponies and dragon were now free.

"Hello, all you happy people." A white dog with red hair said.

"Hello, Droopy!" Pinkie waved.

"Hello, Pinkie." Droopy responded politely.

"Wait, how do you know that particular dog, Pinkie?" Spike asked in confusion.

"Don't question it. It's Pinkie. Besides, we don't have tha time fer discussions." Applejack said.

"All right. Everybody out." Puggsy signaled for the escape.

"Charge!" Applejack yelled.

"Let's get out of here." Twilight called to her friends.

The dogs, cats, along with Tom, Jerry, the Mane 6, and Spike all made a run for it down the corridor. The straycatchers were, at this point, fully awake, but couldn't make much as they held each other and were trampled over by the wave of furry escapees. The door to the upstairs swung open, revealing an angry Applecheek.

"Quiet down there! I'm on the..." The doctor's mouth dropped when he saw all the animals were now free and were racing up the stairs.

Before he could do anything himself, the dogs and cats flooded past him, tripping onto his bottom and then onto his back when a extra burly dog bounded over him. He could only watch as all the furry mammals scampered away, looking for a way to escape the house. Jerry bounced off his cherry, red nose like a diving board. Then Tom stomped on his head as he escaped, knocking the stout doctor. The Mane 7 all galloped past and over him, with Pinkie bouncing on him several times.

"Whee!" She bounced off him and caught up to the others.

"That ought to teach him." Rainbow said smugly.

The dogs and cats were all climbing through an open window and out into the open. A large brown dog stopped before climbing and picked up a small, black, hairy dog. It barked, before the brown dog dropped it over the other side. It was carried off by a small grey dog, while the brown dog climbed over and ran off. Jerry and the others were about to make their escape when Tom got in front of them and stopped them. He shook his head and pointed at himself with a smile.

"Tom, what are you doing? We don't have time for this." Twilight said, exasperated.

Tom didn't really give on answer. Instead, he made a motion that looked like he was winding up for a running start. He took off, but only succeeded in slamming his face against the window. He gave a pained, dizzy smile and flopped through the gap.

"...What was he hopin' to accomplish there?" Applejack asked.

Jerry shrugged.

"If it was to make us laugh, it worked." Pinkie laughed her flanks off.

"Forget about it. We need to find Robyn." Twilight leapt through the open window.

The rest all followed. Tom was giddly pacing around the yard.

"Well, well, well. Pretty fancy footwork, pussycat." Puggsy put an arm around the cat's shoulder. "Get going and give that orphan kid the good news."

"Right!" Jerry ran off in the direction of Robyn's home.

"Wait, do you want to come with us?" Twilight asked Puggsy.

"Eh, tempting, but my life is on the streets." The shaggy dog said humbly.

"Oh. Are you sure? I'm sure she would love you and Frankie?" Rarity asked.

Puggsy chuckled a little.

"I'm sure she would, but I've grown a enjoy by myself and with Frankie as my only companion." He said. "Plus, it's better to be with the friends that you really know, true Frankie."

"All too true, too." Frankie responded. "Now go out there and put back together a happy family."

"You heard him girls. Let's go." The cyan pegasus took off after Jerry.

"Okay then. But, we hope to see you two again." The alicorn princess said.

"We'll be around." Puggsy assured.

With that, Tom, Jerry, the Mane 6, and Spike all raced off into the dimly-lit streets in search of Robyn's home. The mission of freedom was a success. Now it was time to save Robyn and reunite her with her father. Their journey was far from over.

To be continued