Chance drove as fast as he dared knowing how badly Ulysses needed to get home and reassure his family. It took about fifteen minutes but they were soon pulling up to Feral's apartment building. The police were gone and the street was quiet and empty. The vehicle had barely halted before Feral was out the car door and running for the entrance.

Shaking their heads at the tom's hurry, Chance and Jake decided to leave and not interrupt the family's reunion. Pleased the day had ended on a high note, Chance drove off for home.

Not bothering to use the elevator, Feral raced up the four flights to their apartment. His apartment door had been replaced, much to his relief. He checked and found the door locked. Knocking, he called out, "Mother......Sherry.....it's me! Let me in!"

Moments later the door swung open and his mother was there throwing herself into her son's arms. She kissed his face and sobbed in relief.

"Oh, Ulysses......I was soo worried.......when those bad Kats took you away......."

"Shuuu.....its alright Mother.......I'm fine and the bad Kats are under arrest. There's no need to worry now," Feral soothed his mother then reached out to his sister who hung back to allow her mother to greet her son first. "Come here little bit!"

Sherry threw herself on him when her mother stood back a little to allow her close. "There....there sweety.....I'm alright," he murmured to her, kissing her head and hugging her tight. "Let's go inside. I need a shower and something to eat!"

Laughing, with tears still shining in her eyes, his mother moved back into their apartment. Feral followed holding onto his sister then closing the door behind him and locking it.

"Say, who fixed the door?" He asked.

"Oh, Henry and some of the other males in the building," his mother said brightly, hurrying to the kitchen.

He followed her, his sister still holding onto him. "Really, well that was very nice of them."

"Wasn't it. I didn't know we had so many wonderful people in our building. Of course, I know our closet neighbors but not everyone. We do now. They wouldn't let us pay for it either," his mother said brightly, relief in her voice as she put something together for them to eat. She and Sherry had been too upset to eat dinner at all.

"Well, while you're fixing us something to eat, I'm going to take a shower," Feral said, making his sister let go, gently, pushing her into a seat and giving her another kiss on the head before disappearing down the hall.

Fifteen minutes later he returned, dressed comfortably and his hurts discreetly taken care of. He sat down at the table and his mother served them then sat down and asked for a report of what had happened to him.