A/N, Greetings TopCat fans, I've returned with the next chapter of the story! If anyone can't tell I'm a big fan of Choochoo, IDK why, he's just for whatever reason relatable I suppose for myself. Anyway, enough with my babbling, on with the chapter.
Officer Dibble and the pink feline sat down at the small table for lunch, Dibble took a few sips from his coke as Choochoo munched on his BLT.
"Say Choochoo, I been meaning to ask yeas something." the veteran officer said, the cat looked up from his sandwich,
"Whats that, officer Dibble?" The police officer took a minute to finish chewing the lettuce in his mouth before replying.
"Well, why do you hang around that TC anyway? You come off as a pretty stand up guy, why let yourself get into that Top Cat's shinanigans?" He asked, not trying to insult the pink cat's friend too much, but truly just wanting to possibly understand that purple vested nuicence he endured day in and day out. Choochoo sat back in his chair for a sec, holding the sandwich with his elbows resting on the table in front of him.
"Well, we kinda just go back a ways, you know? TopCat's been there for me more times than I can really count actually." Choochoo answered, leaning in to take another bite of his sandwich. Dibble nodded,
"Yeah, I get that you're pals, but come on, you know whatever plans he draws up only lead to breakin the law, and you just don't strike me as the law breakin type Chooch." The cat sat for a minute, it wasn't everyday he was striking up conversations with Top Cat's foe, it felt so...different, but also freeing in a sense.
"I don't like what TC does all the time, but, he just gets too caught up in getting the plan to work, he's never really been big on it being legal or not. I dunno, I guess I just wanna make sure he gets through everything without getting hurt's all." He said, his whiskers twitching slightly as he looked up at the man sitting across from him. Dibble couldn't help but agree, growing up, his best friends ould mix themselves into all kinds of rambuncious behavior, leaving Dibble to drag them out of it before anything seriously got out of hand.
"mm, I guess all I can say is that ur a good friend Choochoo, TC's lucky to have ya."
"Thanks officer Dibble." Choochoo replied.
Back at the warehouse, the felines slept soundly, a synchronized set of purrs and snores echoed through the large storage house. TopCat slowly rolled over in his sleep, his foot knocking over Benny's special alarm clock in the process. the ticking mechanisam fell toward the floor and landed against the cement wth a large blaring CLANG!
TopCat and the others instantly Skyrocketed toward the ceiling as the alarm went off. Fancy and Spook landed on the top crates near the back wall, TopCat, Benny and Brain bounced off the recliner and onto their two feet.
"Hey Benny whats the big idea? I told you not to bring that stinkin alarmclock here!" TC moaned as he grabbed his head to get his balance.
"Sorry TC I just didn't know where else to put it." Benny replied,
"Yeah well maybe try keepin it out of range from the ol ears if ya follow me huh? Say, where the heck is Choochoo, I haven't seen him around for hours." TC noticed looking around, it was true, the pink cat was nowhere in sight.
"Like hey did anyone tell him where the hideout was?" Spook asked, TC put both paws to his face.
"OH My GOD CHOOCHOO! We never grabbed him after we moved the stuff in! Quick boys move, that man is bound to be an icicle by now!" The cats scattered out of the warehouse at tops speed as the hunt for their turtleneck'd companion began. TopCat directed his cronies in several different directions as he sent them forth,
"Okay, Benny, you and Brain head uptown, he could be at the firehouse hopefully, Spook, you and Fancy take the west side, everyone meet back at the warehouse in twenty minutes, if noone finds him, I'm heading to Dibble's for a search party, got it? Good now move!" Topcat ordered,
beads of nervous sweat quickly freezing into his fur. Anxiously looking from one end of the alley to another, he took his hat off and used it to project his voice over the howling winds.
"ChooChoo! ChooChoo where are you?" It made him uncomfortable to hear the others calling for him, for there to not just be an instant reply back to the leader of the alley.
"gosh this will never work, I can't see any of his prints, the stupid snow is covering them! I need to find someone to help me, I need...urgh, I need Dibble!" He said to himself as he started off toward the officer's apartment. The fast winter flurries stung his nose as he carried onward, his eyes scrunched tightly shut as he battled the raging snow blowing against him.
It was only a few minutes before he made it to Dibble's apartment, swinging open the door, he ran up the stairs and flew down the hallway toward the officer's door.
Choochoo had asked to take a nap before returning out into the stormy weather, Dibble agreed to rest for a while, he would give the cat a ride to the firehouse, Choochoo was always a a welcome face there. The pink siamese snuggled into bed and drifted off to sleep, just as a familar voice came bursting through the door.
"Dibble! Officer Dibble! You gotta help us! Come on!" TC said, practically knocking the door down as he yelled.
Dibble, "Top Cat take it easy, whats this about?"
"Its ChooChoo! We need to send for a search party! He could still be out there!" The cat said, pulling at Dibble's sleeve.
"Hey knock it off! Choochoo's-"
"Going to freeze to death if we don't get moving Dib! On the double!"
"No, TopCat your not listening-"
"Whats to listen Dibble, I need to find my pal, he could be hurt, starving, chilled to the bone!" Choochoo put his ear against the door as he listened in on TopCat's hysterics. Dibble grabbed TC by the shoulders and picked him up to eye level with him.
"Top Cat that will be enough of that, Choochoo's not lost! He's in the other room right here." TopCat looked at him puzzled.
"Um...and what exactly would he be doing here?"
"Heh, uh funny you should be the one askin the questions, I uh-
"Dibble, if your holding back on me you can expect great consequences, now why is my pal in YOUR apartment?" Officer Dibble rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably.
"Well, you see TC I had a bit of an accident earlier today, Choochoo was in the road, and I couldn't stop in time-" TC left the officer with those words as he kicked open the bedroom door, slamming into Choochoo and sending him flying onto the bed, unconcious once more. TopCat raced in and fell to his knees as he saw his best friend, lying on the bed, eyes closed, motionless.
"Oh Choochoo! NO! Why, why did this have to be your turn to hit the big sandbox in the sky?" He cried upwards to the ceiling as he held Choochoo's upper body in his arms. Dibble smacked his face with his hand, gosh how could one day last sooo very long?
"TC, Choochoo isn't-" The words never left Dibble's mouth as the yellow cat turned and leapt on him. Hanging onto the officer by his shirt collar, TopCat bellowed in the officer's face.
"How could you Dibble? MY own friend, he didn't do anything wrong, and you just see fit to drive over him do you? I'm turning you in for 1st degree manslaughter you monster!" Dibble wiped the spit off his face that spewed from TC's mouth. Taking both paws in his hands, he pulled the cat off himself and dropped him on the floor.
"ENOUGH! I have been tryng to tell you, Choochoo's not dead! He's been taking a nap this whole time, he's fine!" TC dropped the death glare he was sending the beat cop as he looked back at Choochoo. Staring at him for a moment, he finally noticed Choochoo's stomach slowly rising and falling rythmically. Feeling his face heat up with embarrassment, TC reached up and brushed off Dibble's shirt for him.
"Heh, why of course he is...you of all people would never let anything happen to a citizen of your beat would you Dib, why I am merely astonished at the great lengths you go to so that my friend can-" Dibble put a hand up to stop him.
"That's enough TC, just pipe down and take a seat, I'm sure he'll be up in a few minutes, now shut it and relaxe, jeez...." The short hustler rolled his eyes and sat back on the couch as Dibble rested in his easy chair. Silence strode through the room for a few minutes, making the air slightly uncomfortable as the two foes waited in the same room. TC sat back with his paws in his lap, his eyes slowly casing the home before him. He'd been here before, he and the gang actually had ended up enjoying an entire winter's season at the veteran cop's expense after the yellow tabby gangster sweet talked Dibble's overhead about needing a place to stay. That had worked nicely, but TC knew better than to try his luck swinging a gig twice in a row.
"Jeez Dibble, its been a whole year and you still ain't got basic cable, whats your entertainment around here, watching the dried paint peel?" TC casually taunted,
"Watch it TC, besides, I know you only watch TV when your trying to get a gambling session afoot, I don't need that racket, I settle for my records instead." Dibble replied laying back in his chair, both eyes closed. If there was ever a good day for the cop it was when the feline across from him made himself scarce.
Choochoo came out of the bedroom and stretched, letting his neck give a good extended crack. He noticed his friend Top Cat sitting on the couch in the livingroom.
"Heya TC, what are you doing here?" Top Cat jumped from his seat and ran over and hugged his pink furred friend.
"OH Chooch, I've missed you boy, I've missed ya! I should've gone back to get you when the place was set up, I totally forgot, can ya forgive your leader for his henious misdeed?" Choochoo took a turn to roll his eyes,
"Yeah TC, don't worry about it, officer Dibble was kind enough to let me stay and rest a while here so I'm alright." He said with a smile. TC smiled back at him and threw an arm over hi shoulder as he walked them out the door. Choochoo stopped for a moment.
"Hey wait a sec TC, I gotta do something." Top Cat watched as the pink cat strode over to the resting officer. He put a paw on Dibble's knee,
"Thanks for lookin after me today officer Dibble, it was nice while it lasted." Dibble sleepily opened his eyes,
"Oh you takin off Chooch? Ok well, for the record it was nice having ya over, perhaps next time it will be because I didn't hit ya with my car." He said humoursly. Choochoo smiled and nodded and headed back for TC, who stood in the doorway.
"OH, and TC?" The purple vested cat took a sec to look back at the seated officer.
"Yes Dib?"
"Stay off my police phone!" He grunted before slipping back into sleep. TC chuckled as he nodded and closed the door behind them. The two felines headed down the stairs, TC filling Choochoo in about the deluxe home they would be residing in during the cold season. Choochoo grinned and went about telling his pal what personal renovations he'd like to add when they got there. The two got to the doorway and looked out the glass doors at the cold scene before them, both of them turned to eachother and counted to three before making a dash for it into the blizzarding storm.
A/N, Well you guys and gals I hope you enjoyed this, I just had to get it out of my system and I am glad I did. TopCat is one of the cartoons I wish they'd been able to continue with or at least remake. Feel free to reveiw and tell me what you all thought, thank you and good night.