"That way" Rufus squeaked as the three of them ran down the sidewalk. They had made it into Go city with the dogs hot on their tails with Rufus in the lead, having more experience rushing through people's feet while Kim held up the back not fairing too well with short legs. They could hear the loud barking and crashing as the canines ran right through people upsetting street stands and making a ruckus. Kim glanced over her shoulder before tripping over her own front paws, crashing head first into the sidewalk. Shego stopped abruptly, skidding to a hault before running back and jumping in front of the mutts who were closer to the kitten than she liked.
With her ears flattened and a threatening hiss, the black cat swiped her paw at the german sheapard of the group, her claws tearing through his snout drawing blood. The massive beast yelped as the rest of the pack faltered for a moment, giving the older feline just enough time to nudge her kit to her feet. Kim scrambled up with Shego pushing her from behind as they caught up with Rufus. The dogs followed the three and turned the corner, but were stumped to find they had disappeared. Confused, they sniffed about not being able to pick up their scent since there were too many other smells and odors mixed in along with older scents from previous critters. After coming up with nothing, the pack of dogs departed; each going their own way not noticing the hint of movement from a semi truck that was being unloaded in front of a store.
Kim stuck her head out slightly from behind a crate to be sure the beasts were gone and Shego pulled her back into the shadows as the last canine trotted past. Relieved, the three animals were about to exit the truck when suddenly the door slammed shut and a clicking sound signified the lock being put into place.
"What the-" Kim said when she had barely avoided having her muzzle smashed.
"Come on boys, let's get this show on the road!" They heard a man's voice from the other side of the now closed door before there were footsteps and the sound of the truck's passenger doors being shut. The engine started and the odd trio were set off balance when the vehicle lurched back then forward.
"Oh great, real smart plan rodent." Shego huffed sarcastically to the small pink creature who was scratching his head with a sheepish look. "Now we're trapped in a truck that's going who knows where. We could be stuck in here for days!"
"It's not his fault." Kim came to his defense. "At least he got us away from those dogs." She walked up to a crate beside her mother and sniffed it a bit hesitantly.
"Hey, I think these are-"
"Fruit." Shego cut in after having inspected the box herself. "Not really a preference, but if we're going to be stuck in here for a few days, I'm thinking we're going to have to make due." The boxes were stacked on top of each other, so Shego jumped onto one and knocked another one down. The crate smashed against the floor and a bunch of bright red apples were strewn across the truck. Rufus jumped out of the way as one almost rolled over his foot.
"Well," Shego said jumping back down as Kim sniffed an apple herself. "Bon apetit."
"Any word on Kim or Rufus?" Monique asked Wade as she peeked over Ron's shoulder after he answered his Ronnunicator.
"Sorry guys, there's no sign of them ever having even been there when DNAmy was arrested, if Kim's ride hadn't confirmed that he had dropped her off, I would think she never even made it, the kimmunicators not working, there have been no sightings of her and even GJ can't get a location. It's like her and Shego both just disappeared off the face of the earth."
"And Rufus?" Ron asked.
"Well the chip I planted is back online and I've got a signal coming from Go City, but he's on the move and it seems like he's heading west."
"Go City?" The blond teen asked confused but hopeful. Wade found Rufus, he was somewhere near Go City but he was okay. At least he hoped he was.
"Yeah, from my satellite images, it looks like he hopped onto a the back of a fruit delivery truck avoiding a pack of dogs, but oddly enough, he was with two cats, and he didn't seem scared of them."
"Cats?" Okay no nothing made sense.
"What kind of cats?" Monique asked and the boy genius went to work, typing away on his computers.
"Uh, I'm not sure, I've never seen that particular breed before, and I can't find a match on their descriptions." He disappeared as an image of three animals came on the screen. One was obviously Rufus and he seemed to be directing the cats onto the back of a semi. One was black with white paws and a green glare on it's coat while the other was orange with back paws and a white tipped tail along with a white fluffy chest and
"Green? That's an odd color for a cat." Ron commented focusing on the older of the two because of the odd color.
"Maybe, but it's the perfect Shade to be Shego." Monique told him eyes wide.
"Shego?" He looked back at the picture right before Wade came back on.
"You don't think..." He trailed off scanning his friend's faces to figure their thoughts on the subject.
"Wade, I'm open to anything by this point. I mean it's not like we haven't come across stranger things."
"That is true" Wade conceded.
"Wait, so you guys are telling me that those cats are Kim and Shego?" Ron asked wondering if he wasn't misunderstanding this whole sitch. Wade looked at Monique who looked back at him. They were silent before both turning to Ron.
Kim yawned for what felt like the millionth time as she sat half leaning against one of the crates. Shego walked over to her from the spot she had been lying to nudge the kitten affectionately.
"How long do you think it's been?" The younger cat asked sleepily.
"I don't know, but it feels like it should be night time." She shot a glance to the sleeping rodent who lied peacefully with his arm hanging off the edge.
"That's what I would guess. I always knew cats could see in the dark, but I never knew just how well. I hadn't even realized that there wasn't any light in here until a couple hours ago." Kim said before letting loose yet another yawn.
"You should go sleep." Shego told her and the Kitten shook her head.
"I tried to earlier, I can't seem to get comfortable enough. I think the floor's too hard or something." Kim informed her mother. Shego licked her kitten's head slightly as if she were planting a kiss before using a paw to bring the orange kit closer to her.
"Here, you can lie against me." She said lowering herself onto the ground. Kim hesitated a moment before the sleepy part of her brain won her internal war and she laid down, resting into Shego and using her as a pillow. The smaller feline sighed at the warmth that the cat's soft fur provided and she was fast asleep in seconds. Shego smiled inwardly seeing this and gave her another few licks, straightening out some of her fur that had been sticking out wildly in random directions. She laughed a little when the kitten purred in her sleep afterwards.
Rufus opened one eye and looked over at the two cuddled into each other. He honestly hadn't been too surprised seeing them as cats, but he hadn't really expected them to act so close. The only times he had seen them together, they were fighting or taunting each other. He suspected something must have happened during his absence and left it at that. He had a brief thought about whether or not he should be worried about being eaten but then disregarded it before returning to the land of dreams.
