Long ago, before the wizard even lived in that town, there was a human known across the land.
His name was Wickett the Uncatchable.
He was not a king.
He was not a wizard.
He was not a hero.
He was the greatest troublemaker in the world.
Wickett could sneak into castles without guards noticing.
He once replaced the king's crown with a pumpkin.
He switched every chair in a palace so that they were slightly shorter.
No one could ever catch him.
And Wickett loved it. He believed he might of been the world's greatest prankster.
The more trouble he caused…
The more famous he became.
But one day Wickett had a very dangerous idea that would change his life forever.
"The greatest prank in history," he said.
And it involved a wizard.
A very powerful wizard.
A very grumpy wizard.
Late one night, Wickett snuck into the wizard's tower.
He crept past magical books.
Past glowing potions.
Past strange floating objects.
"This place is amazing," he whispered.
His plan was simple.
Switch every potion bottle with lemonade.
When the wizard woke up the next morning…
Chaos has erupted
Wickett quietly moved bottles.
Potion.
Lemonade.
Potion.
Lemonade.
Perfect.
But then…
Wickett stepped backward.
Right into something glowing on the floor.
A magical spell circle.
The door opened.
The wizard walked in.
He stared at Wickett.
Wickett stared at the wizard.
"…Hello," said Wickett.
Not knowing what to do.
The wizard raised his staff.
"You broke into my tower."
Wickett tried to run.
But the spell circle lit up.
The wizard shouted a spell.
A flash of magic filled the room.
There was a loud POOF.
Then silence.
The wizard looked down.
Where Wickett had been standing…
There was now a small black cat.
The cat blinked.
The wizard blinked.
The cat tried to say something.
But only "meow" came out.
The wizard sighed.
"Well… that solves that problem."
He picked up the cat.
Walked to the window.
And tossed him outside.
The Legend then came to an end or so we thought...
But legends say maybe just maybe whiskers was hiding a secret.
Maybe it's just a silly legend people tell about the wizard's cat.
But sometimes…
Whiskers acts like he remembers things.
He can climb rooftops like an expert.
He sneaks through windows perfectly.
He causes trouble no normal cat could plan.
And sometimes he looks at people with a very familiar smile.
Like someone who once replaced a king's crown with a pumpkin.
Back at the Wizard's House
The wizard finished hearing the story.
He rubbed his beard.
"That is the most ridiculous story I have ever heard."
Whiskers sat on the table.
The wizard looked at him.
"You're just a cat."
Whiskers knocked a book off the table.
Then another.
Then he opened a cabinet.
Took a cookie.
And closed the door.
The wizard stared.
"…You are a very suspicious cat."
Whiskers blinked innocently.
But if someone looked very closely…
They might notice something.
For just a second…
Whiskers smiled.