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Songs for this chapter:

Speedy-'Love of a Lifetime'-Firehouse

Polly-'Breathe'-Faith Hill

Chapter Two: Engagement Revealed

Lucille looked rather puzzled, as her closest friend walked up to her. She asked, "Polly, what's going on?"

Polly smiled, and replied, "Lucille, Speedy just asked me to marry him!"

Lucille gasped, and then she replied, "Oh Polly…I'm so happy for you! Did you accept?"

Polly said, "Of course I did. Speedy's such a wonderful cat, and I love him more than words could ever say."

Speedy said, "Yeah…and I love you too, Kitten." They kissed one another lightly, and then Guido came downstairs.

He hugged Lucille, and the pretty female ram said, "Guido, you've got to hear this…it's the most wonderful news ever!"

Guido said, "What…Hillary Clinton dropped out of the US Presidential race?" Lucille replied, "No, Guido…I'll let Speedy say it, since it concerns him AND Polly."

Speedy said, "Thank you, Lucille. Polly and I are now engaged, Guido. I proposed to her earlier, and she accepted."

Polly showed off her ring, and Lucille said, "Oh Polly…it's beautiful!"

Guido saw the 24-karat gold band, and the flawless diamond, and said, "Wow…Polly's a lucky girl, Speedy. I can tell that you really do love her, and I wish you the best. Congratulations."

Speedy said, "Thanks, Guido. I want to ask you a favor…will you be my Best Man at the wedding, Guido?"

Guido replied, "Are you sure, Speedy? I mean…I haven't always been the nicest guy around you."

Speedy answered, "That's true, but I've seen you mature a great deal ever since the comet incident, and the only living relatives I have are my aunt and uncle. You're my best friend, so please…Guido. Polly means a lot to me, and so does our friendship." Guido replied, "In that case…you've got yourself a Best Man, buddy."

Speedy shook Guido's hand, and said, "Thanks, Guido."

Meanwhile, Polly had taken Lucille outside. Once they were far enough away from the Pizza Parlor, she asked, "Lucille, would you do me the honor of being my maid of honor?"

Lucille's eyes teared up, Polly hit the dirt, and the missiles went flying. After Lucille finished with the fireworks, she said, "Polly, I'd be delighted to be your maid of honor. You've been my closest friend ever since we were little girls, and your friendship means everything to me, Polly. Congratulations."

Polly hugged Lucille, and said, "Thanks, Lucille. Let's head back inside." The two girls went back into the Pizza Parlor, and Good Bird arrived shortly thereafter, along with Carla. Once they got the news, they congratulated Speedy and Polly, and so did Francine. The doors to the restaurant were opened at 9:00am sharp, and the breakfast rush quickly got underway.

Once the time came for the hour-long lunch break, Speedy gladly clocked out, and he was soon joined by Polly, who handed him a bottle of Pepsi. He took a sip of the cold, refreshing beverage, and then he said, "Thanks, Polly…I needed that."

She replied, "Anything for the cat I love, Speedy." Speedy felt Polly's arms wrap around his shoulders, and her lips quickly met his.

Guido said, "Hey…save that for AFTER you're married, okay?" Speedy and Polly both blushed, and then they pulled away. The Pepperoni, Sausage, and Zesty Four-Cheese pizzas that Francine had made for their lunch came out of the oven, and everyone said 'Grace', before digging in.

Once Speedy finished his third slice, he said, "Polly, I'd like to sing one of my favorite songs for you, called 'Love of a Lifetime', by Firehouse.

Polly replied, "Speedy…that song sounds perfect for the two of us…please…go ahead and sing for us." Speedy smiled, and then he cued up the song on the jukebox.

'I guess the time was right for us to say,
We'd take our time and live our lives together day by day.
We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer,
We know our dreams can all come true with love that we can share.

With you I never wonder, will you be there for me?
With you I never wonder ... you're the right one for me.

I finally found a love of a lifetime,
A love to last my whole life through.
I finally found a love of a lifetime,
Forever in my heart, I finally found a love of a lifetime.

With every kiss our love is like brand new,
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you.
Still we both know that the road is long,
But we know that we will be together because our love is strong

I finally found a love of a lifetime,
A love to last my whole life through.
I finally found a love of a lifetime,
Forever in my heart, I finally found a love of a lifetime.

I finally found a love of a lifetime,
A love to last my whole life through.
I finally found a love of a lifetime,
Forever in my heart, I finally found a love of a lifetime.

I finally found a love of a lifetime,
I finally found a love of a lifetime,
I finally found a love of a lifetime,
Forever in my heart, I finally found a love,
... of a lifetime.'

The others applauded, and Polly pulled Speedy into a hug. She said, "Oh Speedy…that was so lovely! I'm going to perform one of my favorites now. It's called 'Breathe', by Faith Hill." She selected the song on the jukebox, and cued it up.

'I can feel the magic floating in the air
Being with you gets me that way
I watch the sunlight dance across your face and I've
Never been this swept away

All my thoughts just seem to settle on the breeze
When I'm lying wrapped up in your arms
The whole world just fades away
The only thing I hear
Is the beating of your heart

'Cause I can feel you breathe
It's washing over me
Suddenly I'm melting into you
There's nothing left to prove
Baby all we need is just to be
Caught up in the touch
The slow and steady rush
Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be
I can feel you breathe
Just breathe

In a way I know my heart is waking up
As all the walls come tumbling down
I'm closer than I've ever felt before
And I know
And you know
There's no need for words right now

'Cause I can feel you breathe
It's washing over me
Suddenly I'm melting into you
There's nothing left to prove
Baby all we need is just to be
Caught up in the touch
The slow and steady rush
Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be
I can feel you breathe
Just breathe

Caught up in the touch
The slow and steady rush
Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be
I can feel you breathe
Just breathe

I can feel the magic floating in the air
Being with you gets me that way…'

Speedy pulled Polly against him, and said, "Polly, you've got such a lovely voice…it's like an angel from heaven." She blushed, and leaned against him, as they relaxed for the remainder of their lunch break, not knowing that Cheese was about to cook up another evil scheme.

Prisoners' Island…

Cheese was really ticked off…the Samurai Pizza Cats had foiled his most wonderful plan to seize control of Little Tokyo, and now he was stuck here on Prisoners' Island. He screamed, "IT'S NOT FAIR!!! CHRISTMAS IS COMING UP, AND I'M TRAPPED HERE ON THIS ACCURSED ISLAND, THANKS TO THOSE LOUSY PIZZA CATS!!! I SWEAR…I'LL GET RID OF THOSE PESKY FELINES, IF IT'S THE LAST THING I EVER DO…AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" Cheese blew up, and went flying into a tree.

Jerry Atrick came up, and said, "Cheesy…I've found the perfect plan to get us control of Little Tokyo…in two weeks, there's going to be a HUGE gemstone exhibit at the Little Tokyo Museum. Tons of gold, silver, and precious jewels. If we can steal it all, then we'll be able to buy the entire city. You'll be in control at last!"

Cheese said, "Ahhh…Jerry, I feel much better now. We're going to need a new robot to get out of here, though."

Jerry replied, "I know, Cheesy. That's why I'm already having the Ninja Crows work on the machine. It's called the CRX-5000, and it's a walking weapons arsenal. It'll stand at fifty-seven feet tall upon completion, weigh 8.2 tons, and it carries a monstrous weapons loadout. 2 60mm head-mounted machine guns, 2 90mm gatling guns in the torso, 4 chest-mounted 200mm gatling cannons, 2 400mm twin gatling cannons, one in each hand, a pair of 22-tubed micromissile launchers, one set in each shoulder, two 4-tubed micromissile launchers in the hips, and four 9-tubed homing missile launchers in the legs."

Cheese smiled, and said, "It's perfect, Jerry…soon, I'll be swimming in the lap of luxury! I can buy whatever I want, and nothing can stop me this time!"

Jerry muttered, "If his head swells up any more, we'll have to tie him down to keep him from floating away…oops…"

Cheese screamed, "DID YOU JUST SAY I'M FULL OF MYSELF?!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" The idiotic rodent blew up again, and Jerry went flying into the water. After he composed himself, he sat under a tree, and pulled out a newspaper. Cheese said, "Jerry…I want to talk to you about our plan…HEY…I'M TALKING TO YOU, AND YOU'RE READING A NEWSPAPER!!!"

Jerry muttered, "At least I can read above preschool level…oops…not again…" Cheese hollered, "ARE YOU SAYING I'M AN IDIOT?!!! DO I LOOK LIKE BILL CLINTON TO YOU?!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"

One of the Ninja Crows said, "Uhm…I just remembered…I've got a cake in the oven!"

Jerry said, "Wait, we don't have an oven…oh no…" Cheese exploded again, and Jerry went sailing into a tree. Cheese fell over, and, once they all composed themselves again, they went back to working on their plans.