Yayyy! Dudley's second appearance! I absolutely love him to death! Well, enjoy!
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(Ash Dog Park, Petropolis. 9:57 am)

Dudley ran his nose over the bark of a rough elm tree. "Kitty guess what! A poodle was at this one!" he exclaimed.
Kitty gave him a thumbs up. "Wow Dudley you, um, have an amazing nose there." She said with a fake smile.
Dudley continued to sniff the tree, scouring every crevice. "Did you hear that rumor Kitty? The one that says why all T.U.F.F. agents are on standby?" he asked pulling a leaf out of his nose.
Kitty shook her head. "I know that we are all on standby but I don't know why."
Dudley moved from the elm to a tall flaking birch. "Well what Keswick told me is that Snaptrap is going after Jack while he's still in jail. Jack owes him money or something."
Kitty froze in place. "Snaptrap is doing what? Why?" she asked hurriedly.
"I guess Jack owes him money or something." Dudley laughed. "Who doesn't he owe money to?"
Kitty shook her head. This wasn't right. "Dudley I'm sorry but I have to go." She said turning around. She started walking.
Dudley put his hand on her shoulder to stop her. "But I thought we were going to the Breakfast Hut after this to get waffles and bacon!" he whined. "Bacon Kitty! We gotta have bacon!"
"I'm really sorry…I'll make it up to you some other time." She turned and walked briskly to the front gate of the park. Dudley watched as Kitty broke out into a dash and ran down the block and out of sight.
Something about the feud between Jack and Snaptrap had upset her. Dudley made a quick mental note not to bring it up again and went off to throw a Frisbee with a greyhound.

(Kitty's apartment, Petropolis. 10:26 am)

The sound of Kitty's front door swinging open made Jack jump. Kitty came through it and shut it behind her.
Jack sneered. "Back so soon? Did your loyal mutt abandon you at the park?" he laughed.
Kitty said nothing. She walked over, unhooked Jack's cuff from the side of the couch, and put it back on his wrist. "Are you ok?" she asked locking the cuff back in place.
Jack frowned. Kitty was trying to get at something. "Don't try anything. I know all of your tricks."
Kitty shook her head. "I'm not. Snaptrap is after you and I'm sure he's going to bring back up with him." She sighed. "Why do you have to get yourself into all of these messes Jack?"
Jack gave her a small half smile. "Are you actually worried about me?" he asked.
Kitty narrowed her eyes. "N-No! I just don't want Snaptrap to find you here, because if he does he'll tear up my home!" she snapped.
Now that he could stand, Jack walked into the kitchen. "The great Kitty Katswell is worried about me." He chuckled grabbing a raw carrot from a bowl on the counter. He pointed the end at Kitty. "I know you are. I can see it all over your smug face."
Kitty growled and punched Jack hard in the shoulder. "Be quiet! I'm not worried about you…besides we need to work on your reform." She said changing the subject.
Jack bit into the carrot. "I'm filled with excitement." He said sarcastically.
Kitty rolled her eyes and sat down at the kitchen table. She pulled her T.U.F.F. transceiver from her pocket and flipped a switch on the side. Its screen went blank and she set it down. "Sorry Jack but I still don't trust you. While you're talking this screen will change color. If—"
Jack held up a hand. "I know what it does, I'm not an idiot. If the screen turns green then I'm telling the truth, but if it goes red then I'm lying."
Kitty nodded. "And you better not lie to me." She threatened. "If you do, I'll shock you."
"This is ridiculous. I'm not going to sit here and listen to you play counselor." Jack argued.
Kitty pointed to the chair next to her. "Sit or get shocked. It's your choice."
Jack sighed and reluctantly sat down in the chair next to Kitty. "Let's get this over with."
"Why did you first go off to Snaptrap?"
"Money."
"Money is the reason you betrayed T.U.F.F.? You were the greatest agent we had ever had! Do you know what I had to go through after you left?"
"No, and I don't really care to know."
The screen on the transceiver turned red. Kitty frowned. "So you do want to know then?" she asked somewhat surprised.
Jack looked away preparing for the shock, but it didn't come. Instead Kitty continued.
"I was alone for the longest time Jack. Alone with only Keswick and the Chief to talk to, and you remember how Keswick doesn't stop!" Kitty shut her eyes and got back on topic. She sighed. "So money is the only thing you care about?"
Jack grinned. "Of course. With money you can do anything you want." He chuckled.
Once again the screen went red and once again Kitty was not upholding her promise to shock Jack. "What are you hiding?" she demanded. "We both know that money isn't the only thing you want."
Jack paused. After a long moment, he spoke. "We'll just say that I'm a fool for a pretty face." He replied.
Kitty rolled her eyes and looked down at the screen. Sure enough, it had turned green again. She looked back up at Jack who shrugged. He was being sincere? She blinked then jumped up.
"You make me sick!" she growled. "All of your sweet talk that I know will never be true!" Kitty had spoken so loudly that the transceiver had picked up her words. The screen went red again, but she didn't notice. "You are nothing but a stupid, overdressed, liar! I can't believe you turned to Snaptrap you greedy pig!" she turned and headed into her bedroom, slamming the door loudly.
Jack sighed and looked down at the screen. Not once when Kitty spoke had it turned green. He picked up the device and shut it off. Now he knew the real reason why she had brought him there and, even though he hid it quite well, he felt exactly the same.

Ok hope you liked it! To be honest, this chapter was quite hard to produce…Please review! FLAMES NOT WELCOME, and thanks for reading!
~ With Love, Salem Marionette