Hey, I'm back with another chapter. So if your reading this this must mean that you enjoyed the other chapter, so I hope you will enjoy this one too. Also before we start I just want to answer a question from patient935. The answer to your question is that Tinkles and Calico are behind bars once more, but I might change that if I can use them later in the story. Anyways, onward to the story.
I do not own Cats and Dogs
Secrets of the Past
By
Tealfeather
Chapter 2
Diggs, Catherine, Butch and Seamus positioned themselves next to the western wall of an old cat food warehouse as two dozen M.E.O.W.S. agents flanked them on both sides. The warehouse itself was a wore down, rusty building that took its toll throughout the years. It had many broken windows and the walls were filled with moss and other kinds of dirt. Thanks to the tracking skills of agents, from both M.E.O.W.S. and D.O.G.S, they manage to figure out Flame's base of operations and immediately form a strike force to take him down. Since this was mostly M.E.O.W.S. problem, they had the lead role in the operation, with the dogs, composed of Diggs and Butch, as support.
The main entrance of the warehouse was tightly defended by heavily armed cats. So they decided to enter from another area. Quietly ender the cover of darkness, the cats attached explosives to the side of the wall, so that they can blow a new entrance and catch them by surprise.
"You all ready?" Butch asked as he watched the cats put on the finishing touches on the explosives.
"You bet." Diggs said.
"Yup." Catherine replied.
"Let's do this." Seamus said excitedly.
Butch nodded to his team, before turning his attention once more to the other cats with them, who were now taking cover as they got ready to blow the bomb.
Soon a loud explosion echoed through the air as bits of wall and dust flew off, some far away to the night sky, leaving a large hole from where the wall used to be.
"Go! Go! Go!" Butch ordered as he charged into the hole, followed by the others, while the other cat agent followed suit.
As Diggs entered the warehouse, he felt a sudden weight on top of him. Looking behind him could see a gray cat on top of him; with he's claws unsheathed and stabbing him. He growled in both pain and frustration as he tried to shake him off to no avail.
"You're not going to get awa…" The cat on top of him was saying, but was suddenly cut off, as a ball of gray fur pounced him off of Diggs.
Diggs turned his head to see what just had happened and saw Catherine rolling around with the cat, as she tried to keep him down.
"You alright there, Diggs?" She asked, as she slammed her paw at the cat, knocking him cold.
"Yeah." He said nodding, and she nodded back before racing off to find another victim. Diggs always wondered how Catherine manage to fight of anyone without a sweat. 'Maybe its because of all that training in M.E.O.W.S.' He though remembering the time he watched the intense training regime of their cat agents.
But his thoughts were suddenly cut off when something white and orange caught his eyes. Looking closely he could see another cat heading straight for him, at full speed. So he immediately got low and waited for him to approach. He could see the cats sharp claws unsheathe as the cat leaped into the air to attack him. But just as the cat was about to touch him, Diggs swung his right paw at the cat, sending him flying across the room.
As he watched the cat fly off, his eyes saw a large glass containment area, near the place the cat fell. For a couple of seconds he starred at it before finally remembering something. In the video of Flame, which he saw earlier at M.E.O.W.S. headquarters, he remembered that the kittens were put into some sort of glass containment cell.
So he started to move towards ir as quickly as possible, as he swerved left and right to avoid obstacles and battling cats. He put full power in his legs, as he raced through the warehouse, for he knew that the life of those kittens may be at risk if he didn't get them out.
But, just as he was about to reach it, he was suddenly forced on the cold concrete floor. The next thing he knew, he had a net over him and had trouble getting up. The net was too strong for him and no matter how hard he tried it kept him down. It was like the harder he tried, the tighter the net went.
"Now where do you think you're going?" A familiar voice said from behind.
Diggs could hear the soft paw steps of the source of the voice as he walked right in front of the trapped German Shepard. Looking up, which proved to be a difficult task with the net on top of him, Diggs found himself face to face with the very cat they were ordered to capture, Flame.
Flame looked at him directly in the eyes, as Diggs though that the cat was staring at his very sole, with his own cold and intimidating green eyes.
"Looks like you got yourself in a predicament..." Flame said grinning. "…and for what? To save some kittens. I must say that this is the first time a saw a dog charge through a battle to save the off spring of their natural enemy. So I would give you props for that, and as a reward your death would be swift and painless."
He then raised his paw, to show Diggs his unsheathed claws. Moving it slowly towards Diggs throat, he gave the trapped dog an almost maniac like smile.
His claws were just about to reach Diggs's skin when suddenly, out of nowhere, Catherine pounced on Flame pinning him to the ground. She then kept both fore paws on his chest as she looked towards Diggs.
"Are you alright?" She asked, with concern.
"Yes, but I think that was cutting it a little to close for my comfort."
Catherine nodded, but gave out a surprised squeak as the cat under him pushed her off and pinned her to the ground. Diggs felt panic overcome his body and tried to get out of the net. He needed to save Catherine and he didn't know what he would do if something happens to his friend.
But shockingly, Flame wasn't attacking her. He just kept her pinned down under him as the Russian Blue squirmed and struggled to get him off. She then stopped, once she noticed he wasn't attacking her, and looked up towards him.
For a moment both of their eyes met, and Flame just kept still as if he couldn't believe what he was doing. His expression softened, to Catherine's surprise, as he looked at her and Catherine wondered what was wrong with him.
"Catherine!" Diggs cried out, which caused Flame to snap out of his trance. He then looked towards Diggs, who was still struggling under the net, before looking back at Catherine.
"I'm sorry that I have to fight you…" He said with a soft voice. "…but I promise you that I will fix this all and that we would all be happy together once more." This confused Catherine and made her wonder what he meant. 'Have I met him before?' She though, but immediately shoved the thoughts away as she saw him raise his paw.
"Forgive me, but I cannot risk you chasing after me." He said before swinging her paw at her chest, causing her to screech in pain. He then got off of her and turned his attention back at Diggs.
"I would like to stay and chat, but it seems that the situation has become unfavorable for me." He said looking back at the battle he's minions were losing.
"But before I go, let me leave you all with a parting gift." He then padded towards a large lever near the glass containment and pulled it, before racing away.
Suddenly screams of panic came from the kittens inside as a thick black gas filled their containment area. It was later replaced by cough as the kittens breathed the heavy gas before they fell on the ground, unmoving. Diggs eyes went wide open as he saw this, thinking what kind of monster can do such a thing. He felt his heart break at the sight and fought back tear, knowing that there were still other things he had to worry about.
Catherine, who was enduring a great deal of pain because of the wound, curled up into a ball and tried to lick it to ease the stinging. She ever imagined that a wound could be that painful and though that his claws must have dug really deep into her skin.
Diggs felt anger and worry throughout his body as he saw Flame run away from the battle and watch Catherine yowl in pain. For some reason, he always worried about Catherine during missions and was always concerned when she was hurt. But this was rare, for Catherine being Catherine was agile and somehow manages to help her avoid injury. This skill not only impressed Diggs, but other too, because it was rare and almost impossible for one to leave a battle unharmed. So seeing Catherine get injured surprised him and made him realize that Catherine too can be injured. But he shocked that aside, knowing it was improper to think of things like that during that moment. What he needed to focus on was to help her and capture Flame. But other than growl at the retreating cat, he knew that he could do no more, for the net kept him pinned down till someone removed it from him.
"You're going to pay for this." He said as he watched the flame colored cat jump out of the window, and escape, as his cat minions started to surrender one by one. "You're going to pay for what you have done to those kittens and Catherine!"
"Hey are you alright kid?" He heard someone say behind him as the net on top was suddenly removed. Standing up, Diggs looked behind him to see Butch throwing the net of to the side.
"Yeah…I think I'm fine." He said, as he calmed down from his earlier outburst. He then remembered what happened to Catherine and looked back towards her, who was still curled up, before padding quickly towards her.
"Catherine!" He called out as he stood next to her. "Are you alright?"
"What do you think?" She hissed back at him, and Diggs was slightly embarrassed for asking an obvious question.
"Sorry." Diggs said his ears down in embarrassment. "Here let me help you." He said before flipping her over, her back on the floor, so that he check on her wound. What he saw was something her did not expect.
"What's wrong?" Catherine, who was still in a great deal of pan, asked. "Is the wound really that bad?"
"Well Catherine…" He said, still in disbelief. "…I don't think you're going to believe what I'm going to tell you."
So that's that and another chapter concluded. If you liked it let me know in the reviews and as always see you in the next chapter.
