My time with Lyse was proving to be more helpful than I originally thought. I guess the old fool did teach me something after all. Before I made move on to my next victim, I was going to take a page from the Rabies family's book.
I had the plan laid out in front of me, my yellow eyes scanning it thoroughly for any imperfections. In the background, I could hear the scratching noise from Kat's constant nail filing. My eyes glanced up to glare at her. She didn't pay me any mind, choosing to continue lounging on the bed and examining her nails. I rolled my eyes before looking down at the large paper again. "It's perfect," I finally said with a smirk.
"Really? Mind if I take a look?" Kat said and quickly leapt off the bed.
"No need, baby. Big Daddy Thrax has got everything-" I started, but she cut me off.
"Seems complicated," she said with a pout.
"Excuse me?" I asked with a brow raised. I watched her lean over the side of the table and point to individual parts of my master plan as she spoke.
"I mean, you want to take control of the mutt's central nervous system so you can use it to help you pass onto a new human. Sounds like what a Rabies virus might do."
"Precisely."
"You aren't Rabies, Thrax," she said and gave me a look like a mama would give a naive child. "How about this instead? Just go after a human kid."
"A kid? May I remind you that Richard was a young, healthy cat in top shape. I took him down easily. Now, you want me to set me sights on a child?" I asked with a dangerous glare.
She gave me a patient smile and rested a hand onto my cheek. "Kids love dogs, Hun. They see this mutt coming, they won't hesitate to play with it. Not only that, but kids aren't the cleanest. The easiest target for a virus is one that doesn't wash their hands."
I balked. I could only stare at her in surprise. It was so simple, it surprised me that I didn't think of it first. Chuckling lowly, I grinned at her. "Baby, you were meant to be a virus," I praised.
She grinned coyly. "I got a few more ideas if you want to hear 'em."
"Tell Big Daddy Thrax all about it..."
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I was sipping on a hot cup of joe with my feet up on the small dining table in the motel room. Kat had gotten up before I had and left me to sleep in peace. I didn't know where she had gone, but I wasn't worried. I was confident that she would come back and if she didn't... I scoffed once. It didn't matter. I would go on without her.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open roughly and Kat came striding in. "We're back in action, Thrax," she said and plopped a newspaper down onto the table. I looked over at the front page and read the big, bold title.
TIME TO MOVE ON. MAYOR MAKES PLANS TO FIND NEW OWNER.
I snatched up the paper and let my eyes glance over the page. I chuckled lowly. "They're making this too easy."
"Mr. Mayor thinks it's best to find a kid to be the mutt's new owner. Everyone knows that kids love animals," Kat said with a sly smirk.
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"I like this plan a lot better," Kat said with a grin.
"That's because you thought of it, baby," I reminded her as I slipped my shades over my eyes. It was raining today. The rain was doing a decent job of washing away some of the filth around us. Honestly, it was the cleanest that this part of the city has ever looked. Kat was standing- more like shivering- at my side in a form fitting dress and a pair of heels. We were shielded from the rain by a dirty awning as we watched the deserted street in front of the motel. When I heard the sound of a car engine, I straightened. "Look alive. We got ourselves a ride."
Eventually, an old clunker of a car came rolling down the street with its windshield wipers moving rapidly from side to side. I heard Kat scoff out a "finally" before she bopped out onto the street. I watched her flag the driver down before moving in closer when they slowed to a stop and lowered their passenger window. I watched her lean into the car to converse with the driver. I was close enough to hear that she was talking to what sounded like a little old lady.
"Get out of the car!" Kat suddenly shouted while brandishing a gun from her tiny purse. I raised a brow at her change in demeanor before slinking out from under the awning. I listened to Kat shout at the woman. The poor, old bat looked like she was about to have an accident in her diapers.
Once the woman was out of her car with her hands in the air, I tipped my head to her. "Much obliged, ma'am," I said before slipping into the driver's seat while Kat took the passenger's. Within seconds, we were speeding away from the stranded woman. "Do I want to know where you got that piece?"
"A girl's gotta have a way to defend herself," Kat said as she rung her hair out and turned on the heat. I chuckled darkly as I sped towards the mouth.
"How did a girl like you end up working for Immunity?" I had to ask.
"Nice of you to show interest in my backstory," she replied with a sweet grin. "I was born a white blood cell, hun. There's only one future for a cell like me. But I got bigger dreams. I'm ready to break the mold, Thrax."
I nodded with a soft hum. "You wanna make something of yourself, baby?"
"You know it. I'm meant for the high life and I'll do what I have to to get there," she said and flipped her damp hair over her shoulder. She leaned back in the seat with a small pout while rubbing her small hands together.
Taking one hand off the wheel, I gripped both her hands in my warm one. "I like a girl with big dreams," I said with a deep chuckle. What can I say? She was growing on me.