Samurai in America


Story by: Phoenix710


Summary: The Pizza Cats decide that it's time for them to have a vacation, and so they make plans to go pay a visit to their canine friends over in America, the Road Rovers. Polly calls up the Rovers to let them know that they'll be coming to visit, and then the Pizza Cats board a plane down at Tokyo airport, and head out, after Francine calls up the Cats from Yokohama and asks them to watch the Pizza Parlor for them.


Disclaimer: I claim no rights whatsoever to either Road Rovers or Samurai Pizza Cats, or to any of the characters. Road Rovers is a registered trademark of Warner Brothers, and Samurai Pizza Cats is a registered trademark of Saban. All original characters are products of my imagination.


Speedy and Polly's duet: 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You'-Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack.

Chapter One: Vacation Plans

A new day was beginning in the city of Little Tokyo, and for the city's most famous residents, the Samurai Pizza Cats, it was another day of running the best Pizza shop in the city, and keeping the citizens safe from crime. Francine was polishing the countertops. Polly and Sayaka were setting the tables, and Speedy was cleaning the windows. In the meantime, Guido and Lucille were doing an inventory check of the food in the freezer, while Good Bird and Carla plugged in the arcade machines. They had just finished breakfast about ten minutes ago, and Francine was eager to get things rolling. She checked her watch, and said, "Looking good…we've got ten minutes to go before we open up." Speedy said, "Gotcha, Fran. Hey Polly, do you wanna open up today, or is it my turn?" Polly replied, "Actually, it's Sayaka's turn. I did it yesterday." Speedy nodded, and when they finally had everything ready, Sayaka unlocked the door, flipped the sign on the window to 'OPEN', and the morning rush got underway. Speedy went with Polly into the kitchen, Guido stood by with Good Bird for delivery runs, while Francine and Carla manned the drivethru. Lucille and Sayaka pulled ingredients as needed, and everything was running nice and smooth, until around 11:00am, when a pair of dumb punks started making snide remarks about Speedy. Guido turned to Francine, and said, "If they know what's good for them, they'll shut their mouths before Polly comes out here and…too late." Polly handed a freshly-baked Pepperoni and Meatball pizza to Good Bird, and she was about to head back into the kitchen, when she heard the first punk say, "So that's the famous Speedy Cerviche, eh? He doesn't look all that tough to me…and what a SHRIMP! HAHAHA!!" The other one said, "Yeah, and I hear that his wife's a real hothead, with breath that could peel wallpaper…I feel so bad for their friends." The other one didn't answer…his face was white as a sheet, as he stammered, "Uhm…h-hello, P-Polly…nice d-day, uh..isn't it?" Polly had a murderously calm smile on her face, and she was holding a rather large pan. She growled out, "What did you just say about Speedy?" The first punk replied, "I was just saying what I feel, Polly…he's kinda goofy looking, and he really doesn't look all that tough." Polly walked up and faced the punk eye-to-eye, and replied, "For YOUR information, buster…I don't care what Speedy looks like to you, BECAUSE IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!! I LOVE HIM, AND IN MY BOOK, HE'S THE MOST HANDSOME CAT IN THE CITY!!" Guido walked over, and he said, "Listen up you two…unless you want a serious butt-kicking, ya better quit insulting my best friend, or I'll make ya apologize." One of the idiots replied, "Oh look…it's the Casanova kitty. Who are you to be defending the ugly little goofball, when you pick on him even WORSE than we do?" Guido grabbed the goon by his shirt, and said, "Listen here, you dumb punk…I admit that I've done some really rotten stuff to Speedy in the past…stuff that I'm not proud of. However, Speedy AND Polly have BOTH forgiven me for all the bad stuff I've ever done, and I'm NOT gonna let some stupid idiot insult the Cat who saved this city from certain destruction. If anything, you should be grateful, not calling him short, or ugly." The other customer said, "Okay…he did save the city, I'll admit that. But he still looks and acts like an idiot. Seriously Polly…how do you put up with him?" That did it. Polly yanked the punk up off of his seat by the throat, tossed him onto the floor, and began pounding on him. She shouted, "DON'T YOU EVER CALL MY SPEEDY AN IDIOT, DO YOU HEAR ME?! HE'S SMARTER THAN BOTH OF YOU COMBINED, AND HE'S ALSO BRAVER, BETTER-LOOKING, AND HE'S THE CAT THAT I LOVE WITH ALL MY HEART…AND NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE THAT!! GET LOST!!" Polly bashed the goon in the head with her pan, and he went flying out through the door, landing across the street in a quivering heap. Guido kneed his opponent in the gut, and then he kicked him out the door. He said, "That'll teach ya to mess with my buddy…NOW STAY OUT!!"

Speedy had seen the whole thing from behind the counter, and he said, "Guido…Polly…thank you both! I truly have been blessed by the heavens, Guido…to have a loyal friend like you…and especially you, Kitten. I couldn't ask for a better friend, and you're also the only Cat in the world that I'll ever love." Polly pulled Speedy into a hug, and replied, "I love you too, Pussycat…and I always will." Speedy's lips met Polly's in a long, deep kiss, until they heard Good Bird come back in. He set the delivery pack down, passed the money to Francine, and said, "Hey there, guys…anything happen while I was out…aside from Romeo and Juliet there?" Speedy and Polly both quickly pulled away, and Sayaka said, "There was a real ruckus, Good Bird…a couple dumb punks mouthed off about Speedy, so Guido…well, I'll let Guido and Polly tell ya."

Good Bird sat down, and he said, "I'm all ears. Tell me…what happened?" Francine, Lucille, and Carla came out to join them, and then Guido said, "Well, like Sayaka said…these two idiots started calling Speedy names, like 'idiot', 'shrimp', 'ugly'…the usual. Polly got ticked off, and she read 'em the riot act, but they didn't know what was good for them. They even insulted her, so I went in to defend Speedy. That's when it got ugly. Anyway…Polly and I got sick of their mouths, so she pounded the tar out of one guy, before she slammed her pan into his head, and I kicked the other one out." Good Bird said, "Oh..ya mean those two dimwits out there, the ones that are sayin' that you and Polly beat 'em up for no reason?" Guido looked outside, and said, "Those two little…that's them alright. Wait here, Good Bird. Polly and I can handle this." Speedy walked outside with them, and Francine followed, since she'd been a witness as well. Lt. Mizuno was there, as was Captain Kiryu. His eyes lit up when he saw Francine approaching. He winked at her, and she smiled, before they both got back to business. Lt. Mizuno looked at Polly, and said, "Polly, I certainly hope that what these two men are saying isn't true…that both YOU and Guido attacked them for no reason, and proceeded to throw them out of your establishment. If so, I'll have to arrest you both, and you may end up losing your status as Samurai…and the Pizza Emporium may end up being shut down." Polly replied, "They're lying through their teeth, Lieutenant. I swear that what I say now is true, on my code of Bushido." Lieutenant Mizuno knew that Polly wouldn't lie under oath, especially under the code of Bushido. Francine stepped up, and said, "I saw and heard all of it…those two started insulting both Speedy AND Polly…calling him names, saying that he wasn't fit to be a Samurai, and that he didn't deserve to be married to Polly. They even insulted Guido. I may not be a Samurai, but my closest friends are, and I can assure you…they're not lying. I've got proof right here, this security camera footage." Francine and the others headed inside, and after she finished showing the tape, Captain Kiryu said, "Lieutenant, arrest those two for slandering the names and reputations of our city's heroes, and for disturbing the peace." Lt. Mizuno saluted, and he then slapped cuffs onto both of the idiots, and led them away to face the wrath of Princess Vi.

Francine said, "Thanks, Ryuho…I love you." He hugged the pretty blonde-haired cat, and replied, "I love you too, Francine. I'll be seeing you." They hugged once more, and then Ryuho headed out to continue his duties. The rest of the day went nice and smooth after that. When their lunch break ended, the Cats put in another nine hours of work…baking and delivering pizzas, cleaning, a grocery run by Speedy and Guido just after 4:30pm, and finally, at 10:00pm, the Cats were overjoyed when they punched out for the evening. Speedy grabbed two bottles of Spring Water from the cooler, and sat down next to Polly in the den. She pulled her helmet off, and wiped the sweat off her forehead. Speedy handed her the bottle, and she replied, "Thanks, Pussycat…I needed that." She took a long sip, and Speedy replied, "I know what I need, Kitten…some time to be with you." Speedy pulled her into a deep, loving kiss, until Guido chuckled from the doorway. He said, "Would you like to be alone, or can Lucille and I come in and cool our heels?" Speedy and Polly both blushed, and within minutes, everyone had gotten themselves cozy. Francine said, "Nice job today, everybody. Sayaka, I'm really impressed…you're not only a great Samurai…you're also a great cook, and you really seem to be well-liked by the customers." Sayaka replied, "Well…I learned from the best…my sister Polly, and my big brother-in-law, Speedy. Of course, Guido and Good Bird helped out too. We really do make a great team…all of us." Polly hugged her sister, and Speedy joined in. Polly said, "Hey Francine…I just remembered something…you said we could take a vacation somewhere, so I was thinking…how about if we take a flight from Tokyo Airport, and go pay a visit to the Road Rovers. I've always wanted to go to the U.S. for a vacation." Francine replied, "That's a great idea, Polly…I could use a vacation too. I'll call up the Cats from Yokohama, and ask Kazuki and his teammates to watch the place for us." She dialed the number, and Miyaka's voice came up on the line. She said, "Hey there, Francine. How's it goin' over there?" Francine replied, "Just great. I was wondering if you could head over here to Little Tokyo for a week, and watch the place for us. We're gonna be heading over to America, and we'll be paying a visit to our friends over there, the Road Rovers." Miyaka replied, "The Road Rovers…aren't they the team of super-powered Canine crimefighters?" Francine replied, "The very same. We've worked with them a couple times, and we've gotten to be really good friends, so I thought we could go and see them, and see what all America has to see." Miyaka replied, "We'll be there in the morning, Francine. See ya!"

In the meantime, Polly dialed the Rovers, and she soon heard Hunter's voice on the line. He said, "Hey there, Polly. How's things down there in Little Tokyo? Seymour's not making trouble again, is he?" Polly laughed, and replied, "No, Hunter…he's on Prisoners' Island…and he'd better stay there, if he knows what's good for him. The reason I called, is that we've decided to take a vacation, and we'll be coming up to see you guys. We're heading out of Tokyo Airport tomorrow at…hang on." She muted her phone, and said, "Speedy, what time did you make our flight arrangements for?" Speedy replied, "Eleven in the morning, Polly. We'll touch down at LAX at about 5pm." Polly relayed the info to Hunter, and he replied, "Great! We'll be waiting for ya. See you tomorrow, Polly!" She replied, "Take care, Hunter…and say hi to Colleen for me!" She hung up, and then she headed upstairs to her room, along with Speedy. The others headed upstairs to pack also, and once they were done packing for their trip, Speedy said, "Hey Polly…before we turn in for the night, how about a duet to 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You', by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack'?" Polly replied, "Speedy…I love that song, and I'd jump at the chance to sing it with you." Speedy smiled, and he then took Polly into his arms, and they began to slowly dance around the room, while singing together.

'Tonight I celebrate my love for you
It seems the natural thing to do
Tonight no one's gonna find us
We'll leave the world behind us
When I make love to you
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And hope that deep inside you feel it too
Tonight our spirits will be climbing
To the sky lit up with diamonds
When I make love to you tonight


Tonight I celebrate my love for you (ooh)
And that midnight song is gonna come shining through
Tonight there'll be no distance between us
What I want most to do
Is to get close to you tonight


Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And soon this old world will seem brand new
Tonight we will both discover
How friends turn into lovers
When I make love to you


Tonight I celebrate my love for you (ooh)
And that midnight song is gonna come shining through
Tonight there'll be no distance between us
What I want most to do
Is to get close to you

Tonight I celebrate my love for you'

When the song ended, Speedy sat down on the bed to catch his breath, and Polly sat down in his lap. Aiko said, "Mama…where are we going tomorrow?" Polly looked at her pretty red-haired daughter, now three years old, and the spitting image of her. She replied, "We're going on an airplane, honey. We'll be going over to a place called America, on the other side of the ocean, and we'll be meeting mommy and daddy's friends, the Road Rovers. You'll like them, honey…they're very nice, and they've got kids that you can play with." Aiko said, "I can't wait, mama." Speedy said, "It's time for bed now, sweetie…we've got a long flight ahead of us." Aiko hugged her father and mother, before climbing into her bed. Speedy and Polly got into their own bed, and after they kissed each other goodnight, they both curled up and fell asleep, so that they'd be ready for the long journey that awaited them tomorrow.


Next Chapter: The Pizza Cats leave Little Tokyo in the capable hands of their friends from Yokohama, and they make a quick stop to let Princess Vi and her mother know where they're heading. Princess Vi gives them her approval, and they promise to bring back some souvenirs. Be here next time for Chapter Two: Leaving On A Jet Plane.