The Star of My Heart

Co-written by: Phoenix710&Merigirl

Summary: Six months after the events in 'Wedding Bells for Speedy and Polly', a new star is discovered, and, naturally, Princess Vi wants it to be named after her. Speedy, however, is more concerned about finding the perfect birthday present for Polly, while he and the others try to keep it a surprise. Let's see what happens.

Disclaimer: Neither Merigirl nor I claim any rights to Samurai Pizza Cats, or any of the characters or locations associated with the series. Samurai Pizza Cats is property of Saban.

Chapter One: A New Star Is Found

It had been six months now, since Speedy and Polly had returned from their honeymoon, and everything was still going perfectly for the two of them. They rarely had to engage in battle anymore, now that Big Cheese was gone for good (or so they hoped…), and they couldn't be happier. Speedy returned to the Pizza Cats' Pizza Restaurant, after running a delivery over to Princess Vi. He handed the money from the delivery to Francine, then clocked out for his one-hour lunchbreak. Polly came in five minutes later, and he hugged the lovely female samurai. She returned his embrace, then said, "Speedy, I love you so…" He replied, "I love you too, Polly." Guido walked in, along with Lucille, whom he'd married about three months ago. Good Bird and Carla came in next, followed at last by Francine. Turning on the television in the lounge, Speedy turned it to the local news, and caught the headline story. The reporter said, 'Just last night, Little Tokyo Observatory discovered a brand new star, several times the size of Earth's sun, making it a blue giant, one of the largest stars. In other news…' Speedy clicked off the TV, then handed the remote to Guido, and he turned on the local sports channel. Speedy then remembered something, Polly's birthday was in a week, and he knew he had to get her something special. His mind raced: She already had tons of Garfield snowglobes and books, she wasn't real big on dresses, and then, it hit him! He could buy her a locket! He immediately found a spare copy of their wedding photo, and cut it in half. He said, "Francine, I'm goin' out for a bit. I'll be back in forty minutes." Francine said, "Okay, Speedy. Be careful out there." Polly went forward and hugged him, and then he was off.

Meanwhile, at the Palace…

Princess Vi had just heard of the discovery of the new star, and, as such, she naturally wanted it to be named for her. She said, to one of her servants, "How does 'The Violet Star' sound?" The servant muttered to himself, "Sheesh…this girl really needs to get her head out of the clouds…" However, Vi heard him, and screamed, "GUARDS!!! TAKE THIS IDIOT TO PRISONERS' ISLAND!!!" When he was gone, Vi sent for Al Dente, and asked his opinion. He agreed with her, and she dismissed him. She then decided to throw a citywide party to celebrate the discovery of the new star, which she intended to have named for her.

Back with Speedy…

Speedy finally spotted a locket that he liked, and that was within his price range. Francine had given them a large raise, but he knew that Polly would want something that was beautiful, without being too girlish. He selected a 24-karat gold heart-shaped locket, with a white-gold chain. He asked the salesman to let him look it over, and then he said, "I'll take it. Could you etch something into it, please?" The man said, "Certainly. What would you like?" Speedy said, "I'd like you to etch 'For my sweet angel' onto the front." The jeweler nodded, then went out back to make the changes. He came back twenty minutes later, and then he handed the locket back to Speedy. Speedy looked it over, and said, "This is fine! Just what I was looking for. One last thing, could you take these photos of myself and my wife, and set them inside?" The jeweler did so, and Speedy then paid for the locket, and headed back home. Once he'd returned to the restaurant, he dashed upstairs, hid the locket, then went back downstairs and clocked back in. Good Bird said, "Where'd you go, Speedy?" He answered, "I went to get Polly a birthday present, but keep it a secret." Good Bird replied, "No problem, buddy. My beak is sealed tighter than Big Cheese's wallet." Speedy and Good Bird laughed together, then got back to work.