SWAT KATS EPISODE WHAT IF ENDINGS

Ci-Kat-A

'You'd think that fool Street would have taken proper precautions when bringing something back from space.' Feral thought bitterly as he wrote up the report on the invasion they'd just managed to survive.

His investigation showed Dr. Street had sent a rocket up and the nosecone had returned but he failed to put the cone in a hermetically sealed container when transporting nor when he had it in his own laboratory before trying to investigate it and so was bitten by the hidden invaders that had ridden aboard it.

That one stupid mistake had cost Feral over thirty enforcers that had been converted by the aliens and had to be killed as well as losing a ridiculous number of choppers as well. Then there was the very expensive damage to Street's lab, the loss of another rocket, significant damage at the nuclear plant and he mustn't forget the destruction of the Megakat Tower.....again.

Every time he thought about those ugly bugs and the changed Kats, it gave him a shiver down his spine. He hadn't had time to be afraid during the battle but later he thanked God he'd been lucky not to have been bitten and that their world had managed to destroy the things.

He had no doubt those creatures could have taken over the world and not just Megakat City. He was also fairly certain even the omegas would have been outclassed. For once, he wasn't unhappy the SWAT Kats had persevered in destroying the things though he was pleased to have had a paw in taking out the bug nursery with his own enforcers. He really wished Manx would give up the idea of that fool tower.

He sighed, finished the report and tossed it into his basket. He got to his feet and stepped down from his pedestal, halting a moment to groan and hiss. His body hurt everywhere from the crash of his chopper at the nuclear plant.

'Ohh, I really need a hot tub right now.' He thought as he carefully pulled his coat on, locked his office and went down the elevator to the lobby then walked across the street to the residential wing attached to the main building. This wing held a large gym, small library, cafeteria, and dorms for single enforcers. Feral also had temporary quarters of his own there when he was pulling an all nighter.

There was a huge pool, sauna, and several hot tubs. Sighing happily, he went to the lockers and stripped off his clothes for bathing trunks he kept there and walked back into the huge room. The room was moderately busy but no one bothered him as he eased himself into an unoccupied tub. He couldn't hold back a groan of relief as the heat penetrated his very sore body.

Elsewhere in the city.......

Deputy Mayor Calico Briggs stared at her car's windshield in angry dismay. Her car seemed to spend far too much time in the garage of late. She sighed, leaned in and brushed glass pieces off her seat before climbing in and driving to her favorite two mechanics.

Her mind drifted back to the events from earlier today as she drove. She still shivered from her near death encounter with the altered Dr. Street and the nest of Ci-Kat-A's in the tower penthouse. She'd been in a lot of tough situations before but nothing as bad as this one had been. Callie was afraid she would be suffering a few nightmares for some time to come.

Add to her list of frustrations for the day, she had to find funds to repair that fool tower yet again. Mayor Manx had been fuming but not as badly as he had when Dr. Viper had first destroyed it. Most likely because this was an invasion from space and no fault of anyone's except perhaps Dr. Street's carelessness.

Good thing the fool doctor had been killed in the battle to retake the city otherwise, Mayor Manx would have made sure the idiot paid for the damage he'd done then had him executed and she would have been right there beside him to ensure it was done. She'd never thought of herself as ruthless, but Dr. Street's carelessness could have destroyed their whole world and besides, he hadn't been a Kat any more.

She couldn't help remembering the sight of Feral falling from the sky nearly at her feet at the nuclear plant. She thought for sure he would have been badly hurt or killed but the tough tom was alert, angry and sore. He would have been surprised to learn how concerned she had been for him. No matter how much the dark tom annoyed her with his stiff neck and arrogant attitude, he was still a good commander and she would have hated trying to find a replacement for him.

She shook her head to clear the clutter in her mind as she approached the garage and smiled at the sight of her favorite two males.

Just a couple of hours earlier, two extremely tired heroes were assessing the damage to their equipment.

"Well, its going to take some time to clean out the engines more thoroughly of that bug slime and replace the cockpit canopy." T-Bone said heavily.

"And it's going to take me at least a month to build another cyclotron as well. Also my glovatrix is all clogged up too." Razor sighed.

"I say we get on this tomorrow. We're both wiped and have cars to finish in the garage that take priority now." T-Bone said unhappily.

"Yeah, sure." Razor agreed slowly. He went to change his clothes followed by his partner who eyed him in concern.

"Are you okay, buddy." He asked softly as he peeled off his g-suit and pulled on his coveralls.

"I'll be okay. I was so busy during the battle I hadn't time to think about just how close I came to being changed into a buggy Kat." Jake said heavily.

"Yeah, that was close alright. Don't let it get to you, though." Chance said, patting his friend warmly on the back.

Jake gave his buddy a wane smile but he just knew he would be having nightmares about just how close he'd come to becoming something that would have hurt all those he loved and cared about.

As they worked, Jake raised his head when he heard a car drive up. He smiled when he saw who it was.

"Hey, Chance. It's Callie."

Chance stopped working on a van at the back of the garage and came forward to greet the beautiful blonde she-kat.

"Hi, Callie. Woah! What the heck happened?" Jake stopped, staring at the shattered windshield. He hadn't known Callie had gotten that close to the fight with the Ci-Kat-A.

"Those horrid bug's scream shattered it. I'm really glad the SWAT Kats and the enforcers were able to get rid of those things." She said.

"Yeah, we heard about it on the news. Sounds like we were all really lucky." Chance agreed.

"How long do you think you need to fix it?" She asked.

"Uhm......probably won't get it done tonight, Callie. We have to order the glass and its too late in the day to get it from the glass shop in time." Jake said.

She sighed, "Oh well, par for the course, I guess. Just give me a call when its done."

"Sure thing. You need a lift?" Chance offered.

"No thanks. Already called a cab, see there it is." Callie demurred pointing to the cab just pulling up outside. She waved goodbye and left.

"I'll go get the glass tomorrow morning and go by the parts store for the few things I need to fix my glovatrix. We, unfortunately, have no more of the parts I need right now." Jake said.

"Okay, I'll just get started taking down the old canopy." Chance said agreeably then the two of them got back to work. At this rate, they wouldn't be done until dusk at least.

Finishing her day at Kat's Eye News, Ann Gora sighed. It had been an incredible day, not the least of which, running from bugs that could alter you to be like them and taking an unexpected flight on a rocket then being carried by a SWAT Kat wearing a parasail back to the ground.

The news manager wasn't very happy about the damaged chopper and lense of Jonny's camera but was pleased by the exclusive story she'd gotten.

Now she was ready to go home and take a hot shower and have a nice meal delivered. No one could say she hadn't earned her money today.