There are 2 characters mentioned here. They're mine but I haven't really put them in any stories. They are only part of the flashbacks though. So don't worry. I will only write more about them if you all want. Introducing Court and Shellie!

"They aren't here." Sara reported.

"If it weren't for the mess, it'd be like they just vanished." Lea chimed in.

Skipper just stood still, looking down at Grace's tags.

"Skipper," Amber tried to comfort him. "The logical explanation is that Grace and Alexander got into a fight."

"That would explain the glass, blood and tags." Kowalski began, "But not the absence of either animal."

Amber and Rose shot him an evil look.

"Oh." Kowalski stepped out of reach.

Skipper's mind raced back to the first moment he met Grace.

"Nice work Kid." Hawk nodded, he crossed the gym floor to where Skipper had pinned Court again.

Court pushed the penguin off. "You are getting better." The Russian Blue cat stoop up slowly.

"That wasn't better." a female fox trotted out on the floor next, "A feild mouse could handle Court."

"You're just jealous, Shellie." Court smiled.

"Of what?" Shellie laughed.

"That's what you would say if you were jealous."

"I'm not jealous, Court." Shellie growled slightly at the begining of her words.

"Hey. Just flirting. Calm down."

Shellie blushed instantly.

"Awww." Skipper and Court both laughed.

Hawk sighed. "Alright, children. There's someone I want you to meet."

Court winked at Shellie, who rolled her eyes and started to follow Hawk.

The cat sighed, hurt, but tailed after the fox.

Skipper laughed to himself and turned around to see a wolf walk into the gym with Hawk.

"This is Grace. The transfer student." the older wolf said.

"Hellllloooo, Grace" Court immediatly pricked his ears, his full attention on the new wolf.

"No Court, that's not happening." Hawk glared at the cat. "Back to work."

Court pushed Skipper towards the training ring.

The entire time, Skipper wasn't thinking about fighing though. He was thinking about the new wolf, Grace.

"If I'd have only known how much trouble she was." Skipper muttered to himself, "I would have let Court have her."

Flora burst into the room, "Akela's been poisoned!" she announced.

"What?" everyone stared at her.

Flora froze. Then, nodded slowly, and backed away.

A few seconds passed before Sal rushed in. "It's true, at first Flora thought it was congestive heart failure. But it turns out that it's just poison."

"Sal?" Rose sighed.

"Yep?"

"That's still a bad thing." Lea glared at him.

"Well, Yeah... But at least it's not Congestive Heart Failure."

"So, what do we do?" Private looked towards Skipper.

Akela's been could help. Dr. Blowhole destroyed ACIS. Alexander could help him. Grace was kidnapped. Alexander was with her. If we go after Alexander and Grace, we'd have to leave Akela unattended. If we stay here with Akela, Grace and Alexander could be- Skipper forced the thought aside. Then, he was involentarily drawn back to something...

Grace readied her attack. 'Height, Weight, Balence, Speed.' Skipper's mind raced through the advantages Grace had over him. 'Height, Weight, Balence, Speed.'

"Grace, Defence. Go." Hawk said eagerly

Skipper jumped forward, Grace sidestepped, almost hesitating. Skipper tried again, getting the drop on Grace wasn't easy. But somehow, she hit the floor.

"Protect your center, Grace." Hawk sighed.

Grace rolled to her feet. "Nice work." she smiled, and jumped to the floor "You almost had me there for a minute."

"What do you mean 'almost?" Skipper raced after her.

"I mean, that, if this had been a hostage situation. I would have died." Grace let her tone fall flat for the last sentance.

"Hey. I'd be a great rescuer." he tried to move around in front of her.

"No offence. You aren't what I had in mind when I said 'once upon a time' sorry."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

She shrugged, "Whatever you want it to mean. I'm just saying that the prince and damsel in distress usually aren't best friends."

"Good point."

"That's why I'm intel." Grace swished her tail and loped off.

"Shellie's intel though!"

"There you go. See. Tough guys aren't always slow."

"I'm going after Grace." Skipper annonced.

Akela stood up slowly, "I'm not letting you go alone."

"You aren't going anywhere." Amber demanded.

"Yes, I am. You aren't my Commanding Officer." Akela took a shaky step forward.

"She's right Akela." Skipper shook his head. "You are in no condition to do anything."

"You broke 5 of my ribs and gave me a concussion, Skipper." Akela narrowed his eyes, "I think I'm fit for duty."

"No. You are staying here." Skipper sighed. "That's final."

"What are you scared of?" Akela growled.

"You wouldn't understand."

"Then tell me."

"No! Akela. Just drop it." Skipper turned and jumped out the hatch.

"I'll go talk to him." Amber and Rose both sighed. Then glared at each other.

"No, he needs some alone time." Kowalski sighed.

"It's common for anyone to enter a dillusional state after an emotional shock." Flora finished.

"Wait." Private looked over at Akela, "Skippah broke your ribs and gave you a concussion?"

"Yeah." Akela began to relate the tale.

Grace rolled her eyes. "Another hostage drill. Who would think."

Court, Shellie and Skipper laughed. "Well, we did get the last hostage killed."

"We didn't get her killed." Skipper glared at Court "The building just fell in."

Grace laughed. "Alright, Skipper. Lead us to victory."

"Because ACIS can't have anymore structural dameges." Shellie smiled.

"Alright." Sarge trotted into the room. "We are going to cover villian negotiation in a hostage situation."

Grace and Skipper both sighed. "Here we go again."

"I bet it lasts an hour." Grace whispered.

"Really? Interesting theory." Skipper responded, "I give him 30 minutes before someone smarts off."

"Rule number 1: Never negotiate with the enemy." Sarge began teaching. "It's unsafe."

"Why?" Grace asked, acting concerned.

"Because it is."

"But why is it not safe?" Skipper added in.

"It's dangerous to the agency and stuff." Sarge sounded annoyed.

"Will the agency blow up?" Court asked eagerly.

"I doubt it." Sarge growled.

"Doubt is the same as maybe." Grace stated matter-of-factly.

"Does anybody have a serious question?" Sarge sighed, obviously annoyed.

Grace, Skipper, Court and Shellie all did.

"Of course," Sarge rolled his eyes. "Shellie."

"Why haven't you ever been married?"

Grace jumped up. "That was my question!"

"Well, I asked first." Shellie smiled.

"Just divide up into your teams."

Once Akela began to think about it, he realised that it was probably the events of that day that lead to Sarge betraying ACIS. Actually, It was probably Skipper and Grace in general.

Skipper began giving orders. "Court, you swing wide and cause a distraction. Grace and I will fall back and wait for-Shellie give me a number-"

"30 seconds." the fox rambled off.

"Good- then we'll get in and rescue, uhhh, who is it exactly?"

"Akela." Shellie responded.

"Who?"

"Emo dog." Grace looked at Skipper disapprovingly.

"Ahh. Ok. and break."

Court and Shellie headed off.

"I really hope we don't destroy this tower to." Grace said, looking up at the building in front of her. "You don't think this plan was to straight forward do you?"

"What? Straight forward? No. It's fool proof." Skipper rolled his eye, and started for the tower base.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Grace ran along side him. "Maybe, it's a little too fool proof."

"I think that's an oxy-whatchamacallit. Grace. There's no such thing as to much fool proof."

"Oxymoron, Skipper." Grace took cover beside the door. "And I'm sure that-"

"Well, stop thinking, Grace" Skipper took the other side of the door.

"Ready?" Grace pushed her shoulder against the door gently.

"That's an oxyidiom or what ever."

"Moron."the wolf put all her weight against the door, and tumbled through. She rolled and paused, giving Skipper enough time to enter the room too.

"Wow. That was a terrible plan." Manfready sighed and shook his head.

"Damn it!" Grace glared at Skipper. "Told you."

"Plan B?" Skipper suggested.

"Aw what the heck? It's not like we don't deserve jail time as it is." Grace shrugged. She jumped forward and tackled Manfready.

Skipper hurried towards the stairs. He paused and saluted Grace, then, raced up the rest of the stairs. At the top of the stairs, Skipper found the door that held the 'hostage'

"Come on, Emo dog." Skipper sighed.

"You know that's not my name right?" Akela sighed.

"Yeah. Right. Let's go."

"No."

Grace ducked as Hawk tried to attack her.

The wolves paused and both listened as something clattered to the floor.

"What was that?" Hawk asked.

"Gental persuasion?" Grace guessed.

Akela landed with a thud at the base of the stairs. "Hardly."

"Wow. He pushed you down a flight of stairs?" Flora asked.

"Yeah. 306 steps. And I landed on my head on Step 139."

"You counted?" Sara's eyes grew wide.

"It's kinda hard not to." Akela shrugged.

Skipper dropped back through the hatch. "What's going on?"

Akela stood up slowly. "Not much."

OooooH Akela just lied...! I got nuthin,Tah-Dah! Isn't it getting good? Don't worry about Court and Shellie, unless you like them and want more about them. Otherwise I won't plan on anymore. If you have one then you have to have the other. Sorry.