In the morning, Thomas' paws felt much better, but still not completely healed. He was mostly quiet throughout the day, but there were times when him and Zack would talk about what happened the past night.

"Man, those toms were crazy last night", Zack said in a whisper.
"Yeah, my paws still hurt and I'm kind of worried about Stark", Thomas said peering back at Stark, who was eating his food,
"He took a pretty bad hit to the stomach.
"I wouldn't worry about him", Zack said still whispering,"He has been tough since he was just a newborn".

This made Thomas feel a little better. The rest of the day, Thomas sat around not doing much of anything. His owners walked over to him looking a bit worried. They were talking about taking him to the vet the next morning if he wasn't looking better. This made Thomas scared. He knew that nothing good could come from the vet.

"I better shape up", he thought, "Or I might end up with a needle in my paws... And I definitely don't need that after last night's incident.

Finally, night came around. Thomas wasn't quite sure if he wanted to go out tonight or not. He was about to stay home when Zack tapped him on his shoulder. Thomas almost jumped out of his fur!

"Don't hurt me, I have claws!", Thomas said shaking,"Oh, it's you".
"Sorry dude, didn't mean to scare you", he said feeling badly.
"It's fine. What did you want to tell me?", Thomas said trying not to sound like a wimp.
"Oh yeah! I was wondering if you want to go on a 'Cats Night Out", Zack said with a bright look in his eyes,"You need some fun after yesterday's incident".
"I don't know", Thomas said looking down at his paws.
"C'mon Thomas, it'll be fun! I've already asked Stark and he's coming along", he said wining.
"Stark too?", Thomas said in a mumble, "Alright, I'll come".
"Yes!", Zack said enthusiastically,
"Alright,'Meow' is having a dark moon dance tonight!", he said,
"Let's go".
"Wait, 'Meow'!", Thomas said shocked, "What if those toms are there?"
"Don't worry, they won't come back after their battle with Stark", he said confidently,
"And even if they do come, Stark is coming, so they better be prepared for round two".

Stark stands up behind them and nods his head. Thomas agrees and they head out the cat door, first Thomas, then Stark, and finally Zack. They were walking steadily and made it to "Meow" in about 5 minutes. They walked in and saw a complete change in scenery. All the light were dimmed, all of the games were themed with something spooky, and everyone was wearing masked.

"I guess we're a bit underdressed", Zack said looking around.
"Well, what should we do?", Thomas said nervously.
"Don't worry", Stark said, "I'll go talk to Chris".
Stark walked over to the counter to talk to Chris, but Thomas and Zack were still worried. Chris saw Stark and said,
"Oh, Hey Stark", he said happily,
"Kind of surprised to see you after last night's incident".
"Wait, You know about that?", Stark said shocked.
"Yeah", Chris said calmly, "That Zack sure likes to talk".
"Honestly, I'm not to surprised anymore", he said peering over at Zack.
"So, what would you like?", Chris said.
"Nothing to drink", Stark said,"But if you would happened to have some mask we three could borrow".
"Oh! Sure, a lot of people have forgotten them so I have plenty".
"Sweet! Thanks a lot, Chris",Stark said cheerfully.
"No problem", Chris said,"Just try to stay out of trouble".

Stark walks back to Thomas and Zack holding the masks. Thomas and Zack were fairly surprised. Stark handed them the masks and said,
"Alright guys, let's get dancing!"
"Ready, Thomas?", Zack said looking at him.
"Yeah, my paws are feeling a lot better. Now let's dance!", he said with a sparkle in his eye.
They put on there masks and walked on to the dance floor. Stark was easily the best dancer out of all of them. He could feel the music and moved into every dance move smoothly. Thomas was the second best. Though he could not transition as well as Stark, he knew all the basic and had mastered about all the easier dances. And Zack... Well, let's just say he shows  style in his own way. He might not be the most smooth or a good dancer in general but he always tries his best.

The rest of the night was a great time filled with all kinds of dancing. Stark was killing the Cha-cha, Thomas trying out some break dancing, and Zack was flailing through the Macarena. A little later, Thomas noticed someone at the other end of the dance floor. It was a grey Persian wearing a black butterfly mask that covered most of her face.

"Hey Stark, does that cat look familiar?", Thomas said pointing to a grey persian-looking cat.
"Hmm... Kinda, but I think it might just be our imaginations", he said shrugging off the idea.
"Huh, I guess you're right", Thomas said still looking at the Persian.

Thomas walked back out on the dance floor and started to help Zack on his moves. He was about ready to leave when Chris announced,
"Alright, everyone! We are going to start our 'Slow Dance Off', so find a partner and start dancing!"

Everyone started scattering to find a partner. Stark didn't even move before he was asked to dance, while Zack couldn't get anyone to be his partner no matter how much he asked. Stark eventually paired up with a brown Tabby, who Thomas had seen dancing throughout the night. Thomas moved through the crowd trying to find a partner, but it seemed like everyone had a partner. Thomas was about to give up when someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"Do you have a partner yet?", a feminine voice asked.
As Thomas turned around, he noticed that the cat talking to him was the   grey Persian from before.
"Uh... N-No", Thomas said stuttering.
"Ok, Wanna dance?", the Persian asked.
"Uh, Sure", Thomas said happily.
Thomas and the Persian walked out on to the dance floor. Thomas could see two serious looking cats waiting by the dance floor,
"They must be the judges", Thomas thought.
All of the other teams looked around until Chris finally said,
"Alright, it looks like all of our teams are ready. Now let's dance!"
All of the teams, including Thomas and the Persian, started slow dancing to the very peaceful song. The two serious looking cats stepped on to the dance floor and started looking at the teams.
Thomas and the Persian kept dancing as best they could. Many teams started getting out around them. It was down to five teams, then four, then three, and finally two. It was down to Thomas and the Persian and Stark and the Tabby.
Thomas peered over at Stark and saw that he was doing all kinds of dips and spins, while Thomas was only trying to focus on the dance. They both kept dancing until Chris said,
"Alright teams, you can stop dancing. Now, everyone give a round of applause for our last two teams".
A roar of applause exploded from the audience. Thomas looked out to the audience to see Zack leading the applause.
"Now, it's time for the judges to choose the first place team", Chris said motioning to the judges.
The judges hand him a piece of paper with a few scribble on it.
"Now, what you've all been waiting for.
The team in first place is...".
Silence goes over "Meow". Thomas could see Zack whispering in the crowd as Chris waited to announce who won. Thomas looked over at the Persian nervously before the announcement was made. Then finally it came.
"Stark and Petunia", Chris said in excitement.
The crowd again exploded with applause.
"Really! Awesome", Stark said as he hugged Petunia.
"Oh well", Thomas said under his breath.
"Hey, don't worry about it we still got second", the Persian said with a smile.
"Yeah, your right", Thomas said now proud.
"And, of course, that would make our second place... Thomas and Cupcake!"
Thomas and Cupcake looked at each other, both of them surprised.

"Huh? What your? Cupcake?", Thomas said not being able to find the right words.
"Thomas? Wow, I didn't recognize you at all", she said less surprised.
"Yeah, same here", he said still kind of surprised.
"Nice dancing out there!", she said,
"I don't think I've ever seen you dance before".
"Yeah, well I really only dance here", he said,"And nice job to you too! Last time I was slow dancing I got my paws stepped on more than once.
"Really! Well, I'm glad that didn't happen or we would have lost for sure!", she said relieved.

Just then Stark walked over.
"Hey Thomas", he said smiling,"Sorry it had to turn out that way. Can you believe we were first and second?"

"No, I really can't, but you deserve it. You're a much better dancer than me", Thomas said humbly.
"Ah, don't flatter me", he said,"And also, Cupcake! Long time, no see.
How's it been?"
"It's been good. I just can't believe that me and Thomas just happened to pair up!", she said smiling.
"Yeah, that's pretty crazy."

A little later Chris came over the microphone and said
"Okay, everyone. It's almost closing time. We thank everyone one for coming and enjoy the rest of your night.
"Wait, is it 4:00 already?", Stark said a little nervous.
"I guess so", Cupcake said in reply.
"Ok, I'm going to walk Petunia home, Stark said looking back at Petunia,
"I'll see you at the  house, Thomas, and I'll see you some other time, Cupcake."
"Bye Bro", Thomas said.
"Bye Stark", Cupcake said waving to him.
"So, I guess I'll walk you home too then", Thomas said to Cupcake.
"Don't worry about it", she said politely,
"I can walk myself home."
"No, I insist", Thomas said,"You only live three houses away from me after all."
"Okay", she said smiling,
"Let's go!"
"I have to go tell Zack we're leaving", said Thomas walking over to Zack.
"Alright", she said following Thomas.
"Hey Zack, I'm gonna take Cupcake home.", he said,"You can come along if you want."
"Sure, let's go",Zack said with a smile.

Then, Thomas, Cupcake, and Zack walked out of "Meow" and headed. Zack started telling the story of the other night's incident. He told how the toms attacked Tiger and how Thomas defended him and how Stark stepped in at the last moment and have the toms what for.
"He never misses an opportunity to talk", thought Thomas.
It took them about 4 minutes to get to Cupcake's house.
"Thanks for bringing me home, Thomas", she said smiling,
"And great moves. I hope we can dance again."
"Me too", he said happily,"Bye Cupcake. I'll see you later"
"Bye Thomas", she said waving back to him.
"Aren't you glad you came now?", Zack said walking ahead.

Thomas shook it off as another stupid comment from Zack, but on the inside Thomas knew he was right. Thomas and Zack walked over to their house a few houses down. They got home and jumped through the cat door. Zack laid down next to Mac and Thomas went over to the floor next to the door way and laid down. He was still thinking about how crazy it was that he accidentally paired up with Cupcake, but he mostly happy. Eventually, Thomas fell asleep...
Ready for the next night.