A Royal Ransom

Story by: Phoenix710

Summary: Speedy and Polly are about to celebrate their first anniversary, and everything seems to be perfect. However, The Big Cheese, still not yet ready to admit that he's been defeated, kidnaps Princess Vi, as she's out for a cruise on her personal ocean liner, the Oceanic Majesty. Can the Pizza Cats and Good Bird save her, or will Cheese finally have his revenge?

Disclaimer: I do not claim any rights whatsoever to Samurai Pizza Cats, or to any of the associated characters. Samurai Pizza Cats is a registered trademark of Saban.

This story is actually my girlfriend's creation, and she gave me permission to put it up. Thanks, Kelly!

Chapter One: A New Day in Little Tokyo

As the first rays of the morning's sun came shining over Little Tokyo, the city's residents all began their usual morning rituals. Of course, at a certain pizza parlor, mornings were quite hectic, since that pizza parlor happened to be the one that was staffed by the city's finest heroes, the Samurai Pizza Cats. Two of them in particular, Speedy Cerviche, and his lovely wife, Polly Esther Cerviche, had now been married for almost a year, and they were looking forward to celebrating their anniversary, which was now only one week away. Speedy had purchased a gorgeous ring for Polly, with a heart-shaped ruby set into it. The band was pure white gold, and he'd also had the ring attached to a necklace, since she was constantly getting her hands dirty with pizza sauce, or using her hands in combat, and he didn't want her lovely ring to get damaged. He gently rubbed her shoulders, until she sat up and started rubbing her eyes. He smiled, and said, "Good morning, my lovely kitten." Polly kissed him, and replied, "Good morning, Speedy. How are you this morning?" Grinning, he answered, "Wonderful, since you're here with me." The two of them kissed again, and then they went in to take a shower, before going downstairs for breakfast. When they got down into the main room, they found everyone else just finishing getting their food ready. Guido looked over at Speedy, and said, "Well, there you are. How are you two doing this morning?" Speedy replied, "Great. How's everything with you and Lucille?" Guido smiled, and said, "We're doing just fine ourselves. Man…ever since Princess Vi sent Cheese to Prisoners' Island, it's been real quiet around here." Polly replied, "Yeah, but I'm glad he's gone. Speedy and I can have the nice, romantic anniversary that we've been planning for weeks now." Carla came in with Good Bird, and said, "Morning, everybody!" Polly filled Carla in on what was going on, and she said, "Oh, Polly…that's wonderful! Birdie, it's almost Speedy and Polly's anniversary. We need to buy a gift for them!" Good Bird replied, "Yeah, you're right. I'll think of something, honest!" Francine smiled, and then she said, "I already know what I'm getting them." Guido said, "Hmm..Hey, Lucille, how about if you and I use our lunch break today, to go look for a gift for them?" Lucille replied, "Oh, Guido…that sounds like such a lovely idea!" They all finished their breakfasts, cleaned up, and then Francine opened the restaurant's door. The brunch hour rush was in full swing in a matter of minutes. One individual that came in, however, wasn't there for food. He had plans to rob the place, but he had no clue that he'd picked the WRONG restaurant to hold up. He pulled a gun from under his shirt, and shouted, "EVERYBODY DOWN ON THE GROUND, NOW!!! I WANT ALL THE MONEY IN THE REGISTER PUT IN THIS BAG, AND DON'T TRY ANYTHING STUPID!!!" Polly was incensed. There was no way she was going to let some dirtbag rip off her workplace, and she was REALLY angry at the scumbag for threatning her friends. Lucille came out of the back, where she'd been doing inventory of the food in the freezer, and she froze at the sight of the hoodlum. He spotted her, and said, "YOU! GET OVER HERE, BEFORE I…" That did it...Polly charged the goon from the side, and slammed her fist into his jaw, with the force of a Semi Truck. The thug went flying backwards, and out through the open door. Polly came at him again, hacked his gun in half with her Kodachi, then placed the tip of the razor-sharp blade against his throat. She said, "Now, give up…unless you want me to really get angry." Speedy, who had been near the door when his wife had given the idiot a flight lesson, said, "You better listen to her, buddy. You REALLY don't wanna see her angry!" The thug replied, "Hah…so she got in a lucky cheap punch. I'm more afraid of her breath than…" Polly shouted, "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT ME?!" The guy said, "What are you, deaf and stupid? I said your breath stinks! Ever hear of mouthwash?" Polly sheathed her kodachi, then extended her claws. She shouted, "NOW YOU'VE REALLY MADE ME MAD!!! FIRST, YOU TRY TO ROB US, THEN YOU THREATEN MY FRIEND, AND NOW, YOU SAY I'VE GOT BAD BREATH!!! I'M GONNA USE YOUR SPINE AS A SCRATCHING POST!!!" She proceeded to pummel the hapless thug, until two of Princess Vi's soldiers came and arrested the robber. Lucille ran outside, and said, "Polly…thank you so much, you saved my life!" Polly replied, "That's what friends are for, isn't it?" Lucille was so happy, she began crying tears of joy, and Polly immediately ran for the safety of the restaurant. Lucille's missiles went off seconds later, and Guido went outside to calm her down. They came back in seconds later, and the normal flow of business resumed.

Several hours later, Speedy came back from making a delivery run to Al Dente, and arrived just in time for the lunch break. He clocked out, and immediately sat down next to Polly. The two of them were sharing a plate of spaghetti, and both of them happened to get a particularly long strand at the same time. Their mouths came closer and closer together, until they wound up kissing. Polly giggled, and then she and Speedy kissed again, long and deep this time, until Guido said, "Hey, get a room, you two!" Francine said, "Guido, let them be. They're by themselves, and it's just us here." He replied, "Yeah, you're right. Never mind, you two, carry on!" He and Lucille then headed out, so that they could purchase a gift for Speedy and Polly's anniversary. They returned at 12:50pm, ten minutes before they had to get back to business. Once the lunch break ended, they went back to work, until closing time finally came around. Exhausted from the especially busy day, Speedy and Polly headed upstairs, took a long, warm bath, and then fell asleep. As long as they had one another, nothing could go wrong. However, they had no idea that their old enemy, The Big Cheese, was about to start up his most evil scheme yet.

Next Chapter: Princess Vi prepares for her European cruise, on her personal ocean liner, the Oceanic Majesty. However, The Big Cheese hears about this, and decides to hold her, and everyone else on the ship, as hostages. How will the Pizza Cats find out about Cheese's latest scheme, and will they be able to rescue Princess Vi? Find out next time in Chapter Two: Vi's Vacation, and Cheese's Scheme.