A soft wind was cutting through the air of Nowhere. Yet, in the middle of Nowhere, you'd hardly be able to tell. The city was pretty easily seen, but given that the middle of Nowhere was practically a desert wasteland, the heat was more often the only thing you'd feel. The wind was causing a windmill's blades to turn slowly but successfully. And next to said windmill was a small wooden house with two residents. One of which is a small pink dog, by the name of Courage.
This dog is in a very big rut at the moment. His caretakers, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, have passed away, leaving him and his sarcastic spewing companion, Computer, at the home all alone. Computer was once what his name implies, but he discovered one day that he had a power to leave his computer body and take possession of an organic life form. He now takes the form of a husky slightly bigger than Courage with a gray fur pigment. He hasn't been talking to Courage much as of late, mainly because every time he tried, Courage would just try to avoid anything he asked. It was understandable, given how the two most important people in Courage's life have died, he was going to want some space at some point.
Another reason was because Computer had also done some... regrettable things with his power before he had decided to be a dog and unfortunately, this happened very close to Muriel and Eustace's deaths, so Courage couldn't help but be upset with Computer. Courage was sitting at the table in the kitchen with his muzzle against it with the sounds of him making small whimpers that were trying to be held back, but failing. Computer was looking at him in silence through the doorway trying to decide what would be the best option for this situation.
"What would one even do in this situation?" Computer thought to himself while holding his chin. Computer never had relatives, so he never had to go through what Courage was going through. "I don't want to just leave the poor dog, but what would I even say, if I do talk to him?" he pondered again. "And who's to say he won't just leave after I come walking through?" Computer was racking his brain but couldn't find a solution to the problem presented to him that wouldn't end with some sort of downfall. There was a sudden knocking on the door in the living room and Computer went over to answer it. He was the only one who went to answer anything now, whether it be the door, the telephone, or any emails they got on the computer upstairs.
"Who could this by?" Computer whispered while walking to the door. He opened it and standing on the porch was a tall red cat, who took a second to look down a Computer. "Hello." the cat started. "Is Courage in at the moment?" he asked. Computer wasn't sure of the connotation with this cat and Courage so he didn't look behind him to make it obvious that Courage was there. "Who would be asking this?" the husky had asked. "I'm Katz, an acquaintance of Courage. Can I speak with the dear boy?" the feline responded. "Just where does 'an acquaintance' lie?" Computer questioned, suspicious and curious to find some form of connection to Katz and Courage to see if he should let him in. "Is Courage here or not?" Katz spat as he was slowly getting angrier with his every question being answered with another interrogation question.
"Computer? Who's there..." Courage said softly as he walked slowly through the kitchen doorway to see Katz and Computer look at him. Courage's eyes widened and he screamed loudly while running quickly to the door and slamming it in Katz face. "I really wish you hadn't done that..." Katz's muffled voice being heard from behind the door. Courage was now panicking and constantly mumbling in the dog speech not many people understood. Computer tried to calm him down with barely any success. "Courage, can you calm down and tell me who this guy is?" Computer requested of him. Courage was speaking in the rushed dog speech and was still shaking but Computer could understand him, after having to listen to him talk like this so many other times. "Aburablu?! Bulara aruf?" Courage continued in his misunderstood speech. Computer heard Courage mention that Katz didn't know where he lived and that his presence here should be impossible.
Computer, with his mass intellect, could easily tell that this feline was not a friend of Courage's. "Whoever this person is needs to back off." Computer stormed over to the door and opened it with a powerful force, but not slamming the door open. "Look, I don't know who exactly you are, but I suggest you leave now. The dog's been through enough without you, whoever it is you are, harassing him." he threatened. "That's why I'm here. I want to help him." Katz said to him. "I think we're just fine, you twit." Computer immediately shut the door and went over to comfort his friend. "How dare he think I'm stupid enough to believe him." he thought to himself, letting his pride take over.
"You can calm down, Courage." he said, trying to have Courage do some explaining to him. "Katz has been trying to kill me and... my family for years now." Courage started tearing up slightly. "I don't know how he's here because we only see him on trips around Nowhere. And I can only assume 'why' he's here is not good." he stated, still shaking quite vigorously. "Alright... From what you've said, he's not one to mess around, so encountering him head on isn't smart." Computer said. "Maybe by letting him be, he'll just leave. It does get quite cold out in the nights of Nowhere, especially since it's winter. However, I can't assume this will work." he said going over options in his head. "And just letting him in could lead to disaster, so..." Computer was drawing a blank and finally decided, "Let's ignore him. However, I'll keep my eyes on him, in case he tries anything." "Ok..." Courage said whipping the tears from his eyes and now calmer. Courage couldn't help but look at the door filled with worry.
The cold breeze of night rolled by and Katz was sitting on the stairs off the porch of the Bagge house. Computer was watching him as Katz was staring towards the sky. He sighed finally giving in to Katz demands. But first, he had to consult Courage. "Courage." Computer said loudly enough to summon Courage from upstairs. He saw Courage walking down the stairs and spoke. "I'm going to let him in." "But- but-" Courage tried to argue but his companion intervened. "He hasn't left yet, so he's not going to leave anytime soon. Also, he'll practically freeze out there if we don't do something." he concluded with his firm reasoning. "Ohhh, fine. But I won't like it." the pink dog replied. "It not whether you like it, it's whether it's the better plan." the husky quipped.
Computer and Courage both went over to the door with Computer opening it. Katz heard the door open and turned his body to face them. "In here, twit, before we change out minds." Computer ordered. "Thank you." Katz responded, while walking into the living room. The whole time Katz entered, Courage was doing his best to stand slightly behind the slightly larger Computer in hopes of not being completely viewed by Katz. The red cat stood in the center of the room, looking at Courage and Computer as they looked back at him in silence.