Author: Collin Blake
Date: 4.14.02
This is a little alteration on the Swat Kats universe, but with all the same characters as the show. And for the most part they are true to their characters on the show. *For the most part* Imagine them in one of those old Detective movies (That's basically what it's supposed to be similar to). I hope you enjoy. And the following Chapters are to come…*
Song that inspired this story: "Private Eye" by Alkaline Trio
*Thanks to AkaneKitty for putting the whole FFN Chapter idea in my head.
Chapter 1: Furlong and Clawson Inc.
Furlong is the name. Chance Furlong. I'm a detective. I run a little agency located inside the biggest city in the world, MegaKat. Furlong and Clawson: Private Eyes Inc. That's the name of my little business. Now I know what you're thinking, who is Clawson? Well I wouldn't expect you to know, on the account that I haven't introduced him into our little story yet. Clawson, is Jake Clawson. My partner. The Kat who helps me run our little business, and who's always got my back, just like I got his. Yeah, we're a team. Always have been, always will be.
That's how we came to be here, you see. Back about 3 years ago we were two pilots working for the big crime bustin' machine in MegaKat City, The Enforcers. Well, long story short, we got booted off due to a disagreement involving our Commander. Feral. Grounded us for good he did. Sent us to work in the MegaKat City salvage yard. Where we still live today. But we're still trying to be the good guys, fighting evil in this crazy city.
Actually it was Jake's idea to start up the agency. So we cleaned out a section of the garage to warehouse our little business. And after a few moments the agency grew into more than I ever thought possible. But that's getting ahead of the story. For now let's just say we're not so *grounded* anymore…
So, my story…
Well the time was about 2 months ago from last Tuesday. Business was slow as usual. Our "reputation" is always working against us. Nobody wants to hire two X-Enforcers…But be that as it may, I was lazing back in my chair. We supposed to run the salvage yard, and we do, to pay back the cost of our "incident", but this particular day nothing was being called up. I guess it was that one day of the year where every single car in MegaKat City worked like it was originally meant to do. Jake was working below, on things involving the second part of our *agency*. Once again, everything involving *that* will be explained later in the story.
It was about 3:30 in the afternoon. I was starring over at the wall, just thinking about things. I do that a lot. When all of a sudden I hear footsteps coming towards the door. Normally this wouldn't grab my attention, because most of the time those footsteps would belong to by partner Jake. These were different though. They were lighter than Jake's, softer as they hit the floor. I opened my eyes and lifted up my hat to see, through the glass on my door, a slender figure standing on the other side. Slowly the door handle turned, and in walked the most beautiful dame I had ever seen in my life. She had a long red dress on, and her hair was glowing gold as she moved into the light. I couldn't stop looking into her eyes. She had those eyes that once they grabbed you, your heart would soon lead you into hell, then stop looking at them.
"Are you detective Furlong?" she asked softly. The tone in her voice was so innocent sounding that you couldn't help but want to pulverize anyone who had done her wrong…But my experiences have taught me to not jump to such conclusions so quickly. The best thing is to play it cool, and that's what I did.
"Yeah, that's me," I answered. Taking my feet off the desk, I sat up straight. "Have a seat," I pointed to the chair opposite to my desk. So she did, slowly. I tell ya, just the sight of her got my nerves going.
"What can I do for you?" I ask.
First thing she does is give me *the look*. The look that'll kill any Kat whose got a soft spot. Knock you out, leave you confused, but for some reason always wanting more. So, she answers, "I want you to find someone for me."
"What's this person's name?" I reply.
"His name is Mr. Night."
"Mr. Night?"
"Yes," she looked out towards the window…Someone had done her wrong, and I wanted to find out. "He's a dear friend of mine."
"Does this dear friend, have a first name?"
"I don't know."
"Well then how about your name doll?"
Her eyes moved and met mine. "Briggs. Calico Briggs."
"Well, Ms. Briggs. When did you last see Mr. Night?"
"I met with him two weeks ago at the Kat club, then had a conversation on the phone with him two days after that. I'm afraid that he might be in danger." She said as she looked down at the floor.
This dame was a class act. She really was, and to see her distressed got to me. Bad.
Looking back up at me she seemed to have even more sadness filling her eyes. "I don't have any money to pay you right now. But if you do find him, there's a guaranteed 20,000 in it for you."
20-G's…With that money, Jake and I could really put a dent in what we owe…It seemed simple enough. However, like all things, something did seem out of place about it all. Who *was* this dame? Who would do *her* wrong? I looked at her again while I was thinking, and those eyes nailed me again. I just couldn't say no to them…"We'll take the case." I said to her smiling, like the fool I am.
Just then my buddy Jake walks in. Once he's in the room his eyes catch Ms. Briggs, just in the same fashion as I had. "Jake, this is Ms. Briggs. She's got a case for us," I introduced them.
Jake remained quiet, I don't blame him. She had us both, two love struck Kittens, willing to do whatever she asked…
As Jake was silent, Calico grabbed a pen from the desk and a small piece of paper. She scribbled something on it, then got up. Slowly she walked out towards the door. As she grabbed the handle she turned back to me. "I appreciate this Mr. Furlong." I nodded to her and with that she was gone.
I looked at the paper and picked it up to examine the text on it.
"What a knockout," Jake said as he walked over to sit in the seat across for me.
"You're telling me." I reply. Jake and I normally have different tastes in She-Kats, but we both had to agree. She was gorgeous.
"How much is she paying?"
"Well if we find this "Mr. Night", we're guaranteed 20-G's"
"Alright. So where we going?" He asked.
I tossed the paper over to his side of the desk. He looked down at it and read her note. "You can reach me at the Twin-Tail Bar. Good luck, Gentleman."
"Twin-Tail?" he asked.
"We'll get there eventually. But she mentioned something about last meeting up with this guy at the Kat club." I explained to Jake.
"That place is pretty ruff." He grinned at me, "Looks like we'll have to go in with some authority…"
"You read my mind Jake."
He and I got up and walked out of the office, heading downstairs. For this type of work we were going to need some real firepower…
To be continued…
Date: 4.14.02
This is a little alteration on the Swat Kats universe, but with all the same characters as the show. And for the most part they are true to their characters on the show. *For the most part* Imagine them in one of those old Detective movies (That's basically what it's supposed to be similar to). I hope you enjoy. And the following Chapters are to come…*
Song that inspired this story: "Private Eye" by Alkaline Trio
*Thanks to AkaneKitty for putting the whole FFN Chapter idea in my head.
Chapter 1: Furlong and Clawson Inc.
Furlong is the name. Chance Furlong. I'm a detective. I run a little agency located inside the biggest city in the world, MegaKat. Furlong and Clawson: Private Eyes Inc. That's the name of my little business. Now I know what you're thinking, who is Clawson? Well I wouldn't expect you to know, on the account that I haven't introduced him into our little story yet. Clawson, is Jake Clawson. My partner. The Kat who helps me run our little business, and who's always got my back, just like I got his. Yeah, we're a team. Always have been, always will be.
That's how we came to be here, you see. Back about 3 years ago we were two pilots working for the big crime bustin' machine in MegaKat City, The Enforcers. Well, long story short, we got booted off due to a disagreement involving our Commander. Feral. Grounded us for good he did. Sent us to work in the MegaKat City salvage yard. Where we still live today. But we're still trying to be the good guys, fighting evil in this crazy city.
Actually it was Jake's idea to start up the agency. So we cleaned out a section of the garage to warehouse our little business. And after a few moments the agency grew into more than I ever thought possible. But that's getting ahead of the story. For now let's just say we're not so *grounded* anymore…
So, my story…
Well the time was about 2 months ago from last Tuesday. Business was slow as usual. Our "reputation" is always working against us. Nobody wants to hire two X-Enforcers…But be that as it may, I was lazing back in my chair. We supposed to run the salvage yard, and we do, to pay back the cost of our "incident", but this particular day nothing was being called up. I guess it was that one day of the year where every single car in MegaKat City worked like it was originally meant to do. Jake was working below, on things involving the second part of our *agency*. Once again, everything involving *that* will be explained later in the story.
It was about 3:30 in the afternoon. I was starring over at the wall, just thinking about things. I do that a lot. When all of a sudden I hear footsteps coming towards the door. Normally this wouldn't grab my attention, because most of the time those footsteps would belong to by partner Jake. These were different though. They were lighter than Jake's, softer as they hit the floor. I opened my eyes and lifted up my hat to see, through the glass on my door, a slender figure standing on the other side. Slowly the door handle turned, and in walked the most beautiful dame I had ever seen in my life. She had a long red dress on, and her hair was glowing gold as she moved into the light. I couldn't stop looking into her eyes. She had those eyes that once they grabbed you, your heart would soon lead you into hell, then stop looking at them.
"Are you detective Furlong?" she asked softly. The tone in her voice was so innocent sounding that you couldn't help but want to pulverize anyone who had done her wrong…But my experiences have taught me to not jump to such conclusions so quickly. The best thing is to play it cool, and that's what I did.
"Yeah, that's me," I answered. Taking my feet off the desk, I sat up straight. "Have a seat," I pointed to the chair opposite to my desk. So she did, slowly. I tell ya, just the sight of her got my nerves going.
"What can I do for you?" I ask.
First thing she does is give me *the look*. The look that'll kill any Kat whose got a soft spot. Knock you out, leave you confused, but for some reason always wanting more. So, she answers, "I want you to find someone for me."
"What's this person's name?" I reply.
"His name is Mr. Night."
"Mr. Night?"
"Yes," she looked out towards the window…Someone had done her wrong, and I wanted to find out. "He's a dear friend of mine."
"Does this dear friend, have a first name?"
"I don't know."
"Well then how about your name doll?"
Her eyes moved and met mine. "Briggs. Calico Briggs."
"Well, Ms. Briggs. When did you last see Mr. Night?"
"I met with him two weeks ago at the Kat club, then had a conversation on the phone with him two days after that. I'm afraid that he might be in danger." She said as she looked down at the floor.
This dame was a class act. She really was, and to see her distressed got to me. Bad.
Looking back up at me she seemed to have even more sadness filling her eyes. "I don't have any money to pay you right now. But if you do find him, there's a guaranteed 20,000 in it for you."
20-G's…With that money, Jake and I could really put a dent in what we owe…It seemed simple enough. However, like all things, something did seem out of place about it all. Who *was* this dame? Who would do *her* wrong? I looked at her again while I was thinking, and those eyes nailed me again. I just couldn't say no to them…"We'll take the case." I said to her smiling, like the fool I am.
Just then my buddy Jake walks in. Once he's in the room his eyes catch Ms. Briggs, just in the same fashion as I had. "Jake, this is Ms. Briggs. She's got a case for us," I introduced them.
Jake remained quiet, I don't blame him. She had us both, two love struck Kittens, willing to do whatever she asked…
As Jake was silent, Calico grabbed a pen from the desk and a small piece of paper. She scribbled something on it, then got up. Slowly she walked out towards the door. As she grabbed the handle she turned back to me. "I appreciate this Mr. Furlong." I nodded to her and with that she was gone.
I looked at the paper and picked it up to examine the text on it.
"What a knockout," Jake said as he walked over to sit in the seat across for me.
"You're telling me." I reply. Jake and I normally have different tastes in She-Kats, but we both had to agree. She was gorgeous.
"How much is she paying?"
"Well if we find this "Mr. Night", we're guaranteed 20-G's"
"Alright. So where we going?" He asked.
I tossed the paper over to his side of the desk. He looked down at it and read her note. "You can reach me at the Twin-Tail Bar. Good luck, Gentleman."
"Twin-Tail?" he asked.
"We'll get there eventually. But she mentioned something about last meeting up with this guy at the Kat club." I explained to Jake.
"That place is pretty ruff." He grinned at me, "Looks like we'll have to go in with some authority…"
"You read my mind Jake."
He and I got up and walked out of the office, heading downstairs. For this type of work we were going to need some real firepower…
To be continued…