Chapter 3: Day 2, Vigilance

It was finally the second day of Courage's new job to help out Coop fight Kat. Yet it was also a school day for Coop, as the bus arrived, Coop got onto it. Poor Courage was outside watching Coop head off to school along with Mr. Kat preparing another one of his plans targeting Coop when he would come home.

"Now you stay here boy" said Burt to Courage, "I do not want you to go into Old Lady Munson's yard again."

As Burt also went off to work as he drove off in his car, Courage then decided it was time for him to literally squeeze right through the leech that was attached to his collar, and head on into the house. Mr. Kat was making his typical plans in Millie's room knowing Coop would dare not to try to intrude on his sister's territory. Mr. Kat was quite pleased that he'd soon have a new plan to target poor Coop when he'd arrive home. But as Courage started to just step right into the house itself, Kat suddenly sensed Courage's presence.

"Oh, that crazy cat better not try anything, because I will stop at nothing to stop him" said Courage.

Yet as Courage got to the stairway of the house, Kat was there ready to great him with a hi-tech laser gun in his paws.

"Arrgghh!" cried Courage as he ran for his life as Kat turned his attention on the pink dog.

Courage ran for his life, and ran into a dark closet which was the only option he had.

"Oh, I know my temporary master is not going to like me being in here" said Courage.

As Courage continued to shiver, Kat continued to inspect the area and immediately went back upstairs to Millie's room to do some more planning against Coop. Courage immediately came out of the closet trying to catch some breath of fresh air.

"Oh, there has to be a way for me to outsmart that cat" said Courage to which he then noticed the tree in the yard, that one of its branches was quite close to Millie's room, "I know I am not going to like this, but I gotta do this."

So the pink dog headed outside, this time to climb the tree in the backyard.

"Oh, dogs were not meant to climb trees!" cried Courage as he was also afraid of heights too.

Courage immediately manages to get onto the branch that was closest to the window that belonged to Millie's room. Kat was still making his plans on a diagram, to which Kat felt hungry so he left to go have a snack. It was that moment that Courage knew he had one chance in trying to get the plans for Kat's next move against Coop.

"I certainly am not going to like this" said Courage as he managed to open Millie's window and literally take the plans and place it in his mouth.

As Courage left the scene, Kat enters Millie's room only to find his plans missing to which Kat obviously suspected that Courage took the plans. So Kat armed himself with his hi-tech laser and went on to search for poor Courage. Courage, however knew he had to bury Kat's plans, and the only area that not even Kat would dare to enter was Old Lady Munson's yard.

"I just know I am not going to like this at all" sighed Courage as he knew he'd also get in trouble if he were to be caught by Old Lady Munson again.

But before he could make his move, Kat enters the scene through the sliding glass door with his hi-tech laser prepared to target the pink dog.

"Meow!" roared Kat as he then fired the hi-tech laser at Courage.

Courage ran for his life as Kat gave chase, to which the pink dog had little choices to go but up the tree. It was however, easier for Kat to climb the tree than Courage. Kat tried to grab his plans right out of Courage's mouth, but Courage bit down hard on the plans not even trying to let them slip out of his mouth.

"Meow, meow!" roared Kat as he then showed his claws to Courage.

Courage then immediately raced up to the top of the tree where Kat promptly followed. There was only one other option for Courage to do, and that was to throw the plans into Old Lady Munson's yard.

"Not so fast cat!" said Courage as he took the plans out of his mouth and was about to toss them to Old Lady Munson's yard, "One more step and I will throw these into her yard!"

Even Kat dared not venture into Old Lady Munson's yard, yet Kat decided to play it on a cautious level to Courage. Kat was also tricky to which he even got out a bone he had found earlier in trying to offer it as a trade to Courage. Yet, even though Courage had an appetite for bones, he could not betray his temporary master in such a manner like that.

"You can't bribe me" said Courage as he then threw the plans into Old Lady Munson's yard to which Kat gasped in horror as his plans landed in her yard.

"I don't know what the heck are these, but they're mine now!" laughed Old Lady Munson as she then dropped the plans in the shed.

Courage sighed with a relief for now, but now he had to out run Kat as Kat then prepared to use his claws on poor Courage. Courage ran for his life as he then leaped down from the tree, yet he crashed right down to the ground. Kat, however, typically landed on all four paws and then began to give chase to Courage. It was just then; the bus arrived with Coop and Millie on it returning home.

"Hey, stop trying to hurt Mr. Kat!" roared Millie as she smacked poor Courage with her backpack and grabbing Kat.

"He was probably being chased by the cat" replied Coop.

"It doesn't matter, dogs scare Mr. Kat anyway" said Millie as she then took Kat up to her room to which Kat gave a sinister smirk to the two.

"Did you stop Kat and his plans?" asked Coop to which Courage pointed out how he threw the plans in Old Lady Munson's yard, "Well, at least it will be in a place no one will ever venture to find it. Come on, I think you deserve a treat as an award."

"Yeah!" cried Courage with joy.