"There was a cat, she was a beautiful cat. She was the most powerful creature that ever existed, but she had a weakness. She fell in love with a warrior that wields a cursed blade. The warrior became devoted to the cat, so devoted that he wanted to change their world around them. He was given an opportunity to travel into the past, but the cat followed him, hoping to save him. That past is our present."
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A young girl was travelling down an alleyway in New York City when she heard something behind her. She quickly turns around to find a rat racing across the ground, "Just a rat," she said to herself. Then she turned back around to find a man standing in her way, "Excuse me," she politely said. The man just cocked his head. "Excuse me, "she repeated. The man did not move. The girl tried to go around him. The man grabbed her arm and throws her to the ground, "What the hell?" Before she knew it, a blade was pointed at her. "What are you doing?! Please don't kill me, I begging you!"
The man asked, "Does it taste like her?"
"What taste like her?"
The man raised his blade, "Your blood." The blade was thrust into the girl's stomach and the last thing she saw was blood flying into the sky.
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Near a small town call Univille in South Dakota, there is a warehouse that holds artifacts that has strange properties. The employees call this place, Warehouse 13. In the main office a punk-rocker girl in her twenties sat a desk working on the steam-punk computers. This tech wiz is named Claudia Donovan. A curious post or "ping" appeared on the screen, Claudia yelled, "We got a ping!"
A heavy set older man named Artie Neilson wearing earth-tone clothes walked into the office, he asked, "What is going on?"
Claudia explained, "There is a girl that was stabbed in an alleyway in New York City and the police can't find any blood."
Artie said, "Alright, I will notify Pete and Myka, they will get on it." He left the room leaving Claudia having her fun on the computers.
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Pete and Myka walked into the crime scene in New York City. They pulled out their badges and Pete introduced both of them, "I'm Agent Pete Lattimer and this is my partner Agent Myka Bering. We're from the Secret Service."
The police officer asked, "Secret Service, the president isn't coming to town, is he?"
Myka explained, "We believe that whoever killed this woman is planning to attack the president."
The officer seemed to believe her and step aside. As Pete and Myka walked closer to the body, Pete whispered, "Nice."
Myka said, "I just made that up."
Pete smiled, "That still was nice." When they reached the body, a medic examiner approach them and they introduce themselves to her.
"Secret Service?"
Myka explained again, "We believe that whoever killed this girl is planning to kill the president."
"Ok? Anyway, the girl was walking down the alley, someone with enough strength to throw this girl down. Assuming a man did this, he stabbed the girl with a blade of some sort. It had a weight at one end as it was thrust into the body and that is pretty much it." Pulled out the victim's billfold from her purse, "Name is Sally Jenkins. Money still here, so not a mugging, it might be third degree murder. She was killed between the hours of eleven to two this morning."
Myka asked, "Who called it in?"
The examiner pointed to a girl, "She did." Myka and Pete found a girl with dark brown curly-wavy hair with curly bangs that cover parts of her big brown eyes. This girl could probably make some other girls jealous of her. She was watching it all with a concern look on her face.
Pete whispered, "She's cute."
"And too young for you," Myka added.
"No fair." Pete and Myka walked over to the girl. Pete introduced himself to while pulling out his badge, "Agent Pete Lattimer and this is my partner Agent Myka Bering," Myka shows her badge; "We're from the Secret Service. We would like ask you a few questions."
"Okay."
Myka was a little surprised that the girl didn't question, "What is your name?"
"Taylor….Miller." Pete wrote down her answer. Before Myka asked another question, she noticed Taylor's necklace. It was a cat's eye.
"That is a very nice necklace," Myka said, "Where did you get?"
Taylor gave her a look, "I don't know why this has any importance to the case, but a friend gave to me. He thought I am cat-like and he got this for me. Now can we get back to the case, please?" Pete let out a hiss, indicating that Taylor wasn't behaving appropriately. Myka and Taylor just looked at him.
Myka asked, "Do you know what happen to her?"
Taylor answered, "She was stabbed and I'm guessing a blade of some sort based on the length of the cut."
"Did you witness anything?"
"Sigh, like I told NYPD, I was walking down the street, something caught my eye. I turned to find that girl lying on the ground. I went to check to see if she was okay, saw the cut. I did what every person with their head on their shoulders would do and called the police. I don't know who killed her." Myka looked at the girl, something about this girl bothered Myka.
"Are you sure?"
"As sure as I can be."
"You're not protecting anyone, are you?"
Myka observed the girl's reaction, Taylor's nostrils flared and her lips got smaller. Taylor barked, "Listen Agent Bering, I called the police around three in the morning, which is after the time-span that she has been dead." She pulled out her cell phone and gave Myka prove. Myka took her phone and read:
911 at 3:00 A.M.
She gave back Taylor's phone. Taylor asked, "Is that all?"
Myka smiled, "Yes, thank you. Have a nice day." Taylor walked away as Pete came back to Myka.
"I got Sally's address, let's go." Pete saw that Myka was thinking about something. "Myka, what is it?"
"I believe that Taylor is hiding something," Myka pointed out. "She got upset when I asked her if she was trying to protect something. I'm going to call Claudia to see if she can get anything about Taylor Miller."
"Okay," Pete said and then he walked away.
Myka pulled out the Farnsworth and Claudia appeared on the screen, "Yo, what's up Myka?"
"Claude, can you get some info on a girl name Taylor Miller?"
"Totally, just give me a sec." After a matter of minutes, Claudia was back with Myka, "Hey Mykes, I got nothing."
"What, how is that possible?"
"The name is obviously a fake. Sorry that I couldn't help."
Myka was a little disappointed, but she didn't want Claudia to notice, "It's okay, before I go can you tell me any blade-like-artifacts that deals with blood….and a cat's eye?"
"I thought the girl was stabbed," Claudia pointed out.
Myka said, "Yeah, but something is bothering and I would like to find out."
"Okay." Claudia accessed the Artifact Manifest, she searched for a few minutes and found something, "Hey Myka, I have a few blades, Cortez's blade which causes insanity, Vlad the Impaler's blade that gives the wielder the strengths of it victims, but cause extreme bloodlust to the point of insanity, and Ivan the Terrible, which causes, what do you know, insanity! But Cortez's blade and Ivan's is here, which leaves Vlad's."
"What about a cat's eye?"
Claudia explained, "I found that too, there is an artifact called The Eye of Bastet. From the Egyptian Cat Goddess, it says that the wearer will have the instincts, claws, flexibility, fangs, agility, and enhance senses of a wild cat. Also the wearer will have the strength of a lion, speed of a cheetah; whoever has this artifact will be a super cat on two legs. Myka, here is what puts the stripes on the tiger, the wearer will have nine lives as well." Myka remained silent trying to figure out what to do. "Myka, who do you think has this artifact?"
"Whoever Taylor Miller is."
"Myka, be careful, this girls is extremely dangerous and will be hard to beat."
"Claudia, can you find her anywhere?" After a few minutes, she got something.
Claudia answered, "Yeah, she is staying at Casablanca Hotel Times Square,
147 West 43rd Street."
"Thanks," Myka hanged up the Farnsworth. She got into the car with Pete.
Pete asked, "So what are we doing?"
Myka answered, "We're going hunting."
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The warehouse agents raced across New York City to get to the mysterious girl that wields an Egyptian artifact. Once they reached the hotel, they fast-like-walked to the counter. Pete asked, "Can you tell us what room a Taylor Miller is staying at?" The young man behind that counter went onto the computer and search for their person.
The young man said, "She is in room 469."
"Thanks," Myka said. Pete and Myka walked away and head to their destination.
Pete asked, "Do you think this girl really has any answers to our case?"
"If not, she at least has an artifact that we need to snag, bag, and tag," Myka said. They quickly walked to the hallway and down to the room. Pete and Myka pulled out their Tesla and gun and they point it at the door. Pete kicked down the door and the charged inside. Pete and Myka found the young girl halfway out of a four-story window, but she was different.
"Holy crap, I didn't see that one coming," Pete said with a surprised. Taylor's ears grew and sharpen into cat ears, her nails grew into claws, and teeth protruded out into fangs. Her distinguish detail was her eyes; there were thin horizontal lines, best known as cat eyes. Also the wavy tail that she had was very noticeable. "What are you?"
Taylor smiled, "Took you awhile, oh and I'm the cat's meow."
"Hold it right there and give us the artifact," Myka ordered.
Taylor kept smiling, "Sorry, no can do, you see, the eye is very picky on who touches. I wouldn't if I were you." She looks out the window.
Myka asked, "What are you doing?"
Taylor's smile became Cheshire-like, "I gotta bounce." She leaps out the window, Pete and Myka raced to the window. They watched her soar through the air, her arms stretched out, then she crash into another window of the building nearby without a scratch. Taylor looked up, gave them a wave goodbye and a cocky smile. The thing they saw of her was her tail wiping behind her as she ran.
Pete said, "That was so cool!" Myka gave him a look. "Looks like she got away," Pete noticed Myka's look and turned right back away. He took out the Farnsworth, "I'm just…..going to call Artie."
"Yeah, you do that." Pete turned on the Farnsworth and Artie soon appeared on the screen.
Artie asked, "Did you find the artifact that killed the girl?"
Myka said, "Well…..um….no."
Artie angrily asked, "What?"
Pete explained, "Well, you see, when we got here, we found another person that has an artifact."
Artie yelled, "What!"
Myka said, "We tried to get her, but she was really fast. And I mean really fast. The artifact gives her cheetah speed, among other things."
"Did you two set a trap for her?"
"No, but that's a good idea," Pete said.
Myka spoke, "Artie, we think the murder was a serial killer that is wielding Vlad's blade."
"Oh, that is not good. You two have to get that artifact before it takes another victim. What is the other artifact?"
Myka answered, "The Eye of Bastet…."
"YOU TWO NEED TO GET BOTH ARTIFACTS NOW! Whoever wields the Eye will be consumed by their animal instincts, attacking anyone that seems to be a threat. Hurry before more people die!" He hanged up the Farnsworth.
Pete said, "Well, now what?"
Myka realized something, "She said it took you awhile."
"What?"
Myka looked at Pete, "She said, 'It took you awhile.' Pete, I think she knew who we are. She knows we're Warehouse agents."
"Great! Someone else is after Warehouse. How do we find her?"
"I don't know."