"Hello, there..." Delilah grinned once she saw them.
"What just happened?" Tripod blinked.
Snooky groaned as he fell flat on his stomach, feeling a whole lot worse now.
"Hello, you must be Tripod." Mechanikat smirked.
"Yes, and you must be Mechanikat," Tripood growled. "I mean you're part robot and part cat so it's not that hard to figure out."
"You're very perceptive," Mechanikat smirked. "That's good."
"Let us go, Mechanikat!" Tripod glared. "You're just digging yourself into deep trouble!"
"Oh, and why would I do that?" Mechanikat smirked as he walked over to Snooky.
"Because if you don't you'll be in big trouble!" Tripod told him. "And stay away from Snooky!"
"Why would I wanna do that?" Mechanikat smirked.
"He's my friend!" Tripod glared.
"Or so you think." Mechanikat then mocked.
"What are you saying?" Tripod asked before looking at Snooky. "Snooky, you're my best friend."
Snooky continued to look guilty while trying to look at Tripod.
"Snooky?" Tripod asked softly.
"Aww... Did the puppy actually think that Snooky was his friend?" Delilah smirked.
Snooky turned away from Tripod, unable to face him now.
"That's a good laugh," Delilah chuckled. "I'm afraid Snooky was just using you."
"No... It can't be true!" Tripod cried out.
"Oh, but it is and the Dog Star Patrol is going to be doomed~" Delilah teased.
Tripod began to look like he was going to cry.
'Oh, this plan is just perfect.' Delilah thought to herself.
"Tripod, I'm so sorry." Snooky whispered.
Tripod just turned away from all of them as he felt heartbroken and disappointed.
"Part 1 is complete." Mechanikat grinned proudly.
"Part 2 will come soon." Delilah added with a smirk.
Snooky frowned as he felt horrible for what he had done.
Meanwhile, it was a quiet time in Riverdale so far for everyone.
"You okay, Patch?" Atticus asked his dog as he looked out the window.
"Yes and no actually..." Patch said softly. "I guess I'm just thinking about some things..."
"Really? Like what?" Atticus asked.
"Well, like Tripod being alone with Snooky," Patch said softly. "I can tell there is good in him, but he works for Mechanikat."
"Yeah, I guess that's a good point," Atticus replied. "Did you spy on him?"
"I couldn't do that," Patch shook his head. "Tripod would never forgive me."
"I wish I could help," Atticus replied. "The Dog Stars could probably keep an eye on this Snooky for you though."
"Of course, why didn't I think of that?" Patch smiled. "Also one more thing: why hasn't any of the Justice League handled different situations that Krypto's handled? Like that time with those three Kryptonian dogs."
"I have no idea..." Atticus rolled his eyes. "I swear, sometimes it feels like me and the others in The Toon Force are more mature than the adult heroes."
"Ironic considering you guys are teenagers and they're the adults," Patch commented. "Even the Teen Titans have more dignity than that."
"Yeah, I remember," Atticus nodded. "Except for maybe Damien... He thinks he's so mature, but he's just an irritable little thing. Cherry says he's the little brother she never wanted."
"Wow." Patch said.
"Yeah." Atticus nodded as he remembered his friend saying such a thing.
"Anyway, I hope everything's okay." Patch said.
"Well, I'd check in with the others as soon as possible," Atticus replied. "I gotta study my brains out for a big test in school."
"If school's still open by tomorrow that is." Patch whispered to himself.
Atticus began to get to studying for the big test. Patch watched his owner study but couldn't help but continue thinking back on Snooky.
Meanwhile with Max and the rest of the Superdog Fan Club members as they went to the Whitney backyard...
"Well, this should be an interesting meeting." Zoe commented.
"Yeah, I hope it's a lot of fun at least," Rose replied. "Especially since I'm hungry. Can't we make snack time be a bit earlier?"
"We'll see, Rose, we'll see," Max said on the way. "Now, this should be the right place, I'm picking up a familiar scent."
"Me too, but also a lot of other scents," Zack said. "Two of them belong to Patch and Snooky."
"They must have been here earlier." Jack said.
They soon came into the yard, though Tripod was nowhere to be found.
"Hmm... He's not here..." Rose noticed. "Maybe we came at a bad time."
"What are you pups doing here?" Krypto asked as he come out of his doghouse.
"Oh, hello, we're friends of Tripod; we were wondering if he was home." Max said to Krypto.
Krypto sighed a bit. "I'm afraid not."
"Oh, where is he?" Esmeralda asked.
"He's out with his best friend-" Krypto started.
"I knew I smelled Snooky's scent." Jack smiled.
"Maybe we can catch up with them if we follow their scents." Max added.
Krypto began to look nervous for them.
"Come on, we find Snooky, we find Tripod," Max told the others. "They're probably waiting for us right now, I bet."
"You all have met Snooky?" Krypto asked the puppy group.
"Yeah, he was at Tripod's first fan club meeting." Jack smiled.
"That's... That's interesting..." Krypto replied.
"It felt weird about having a kitten around at first, but he's actually pretty cool." Esmeralda smiled.
"He's so nice and kind." Rose added.
"And it's thanks to him that the Superdog Fan Club and Supercat Fan Club merged into one club." Max said.
"Well, I didn't expect that either..." Krypto said as he now began to feel guilty himself.
"It's really amazing," Esmeralda beamed. "It'd be so cool if Superdog and Supercat could see it too."
"Oh, uh, I'm sure that'd be a big surprise for them." Krypto smiled nervously and warily.
"Anyway, we're off to find Tripod and Snooky." Max smiled.
"Yep." Rose nodded.
"Uh..." Krypto blinked, not sure what to say or do to stop them.
"Thanks, Mr. Krypto!" The pups said as they decided to leave and continued onwards into finding their missing friends.
"Ugh! The things I do to try and spend some time with Tripod so then I have something to do." A male voice complained. The voice was shown to be Ignatious as he was making his way to where the pups were coming from.
"Did you guys hear that?" Esmeralda asked the others.
"We better follow it, but be careful." Max warned.
The other pups nodded and they soon went to follow the voice to see what was going on that they didn't know about and where they soon saw Ignatius making his way to the Whitney house.
"The next time I want to see Tripod I would have just pulled the fire alarm, getting Superdog to take me to where he lives." The iguana complained while still walking.
Krypto sat in his doghouse with a lot on his mind right now... First Tripod and Snooky run away and now these pups were going to go and find them. What could possibly be next?
"Oh, Tripod? Are you home?~" Ignatius asked as he walked into the backyard.
"This just isn't my day." Krypto sighed.
"You're not Tripod." Ignatius said as he found the white Lab in the yard instead.
"Oh, thanks, I didn't even notice." Krypto rolled his eyes slightly.
"Have you seen Tripod? I thought this was where he lives." Ignatius said to the white Lab.
"He went off with Snooky a while ago." Krypto said.
"Do you know where they're going?" Ignatius then asked.
"They went down the street somewhere back there," Krypto shrugged as he pointed to the right. "Man, this being a father figure stuff is tough."
"Well, who said being a father would be easy?" Ignatius asked before making his way to where Tripod and Snooky. "Anyway, I'm off."
"...You wouldn't mind a little company, would you?" Krypto asked.
"You sure?" Ignatius replied.
"Maybe I should," Krypto shrugged. "We could probably, uh, help each other out."
"Eh, alright. Just get suited up, Krypto." Ignatius told the white Lab.
"All right, you go out there and I'll be along." Krypto said.
Ignatius nodded.
"All right, Tripod, I hope you aren't in trouble, but either way... I'm coming." Krypto sighed to himself before he began to rapidly chase his tail and he soon transformed right into Superdog.
Unknown to them, the Superdog Fan Club members had seen and heard everything.
"Did not see that coming." Zack said.
"Well, come on; let's go and find Tripod and Snooky." Zoe said.
"The scent's getting stronger... I think I know where I'm going." Max told the others as he led the way while sniffing the ground for Tripod and Snooky.
The pups went down the same path that Ignatius and Superdog were going and where they stopped at where Tripod and Snooky were last together.
"Huh, that's weird; their scents lead right here." Max said.
"What? But that's impossible." Jack said.
"First, it lead us to an alleyway and then to this spot." Zack said.
"What are you puppies doing here?" Ignatius asked as he and Superdog had arrived right behind them.
"We're looking for our friends, Tripod and Snooky." Zoe said.
"We saw them before and now they're just gone." Max frowned.
"We're getting worried." Esmeralda added.
"Well, that is a bit of a problem," Superdog nodded. "But don't worry, we're going to help you kids find them."
"Hmm... If only we knew how they were here and now they're gone." Esmeralda said.
"Well, maybe Mechanikat kidnapped them." Ignatius shrugged.
"Who?" Zack asked.
"You never heard of Mechanikat?" Ignatius asked.
"Hmm... Doesn't ring a bell." Zack shrugged.
"That name doesn't sound so familiar, sir." Zoe added.
"Well, I suppose I ought to tell you," Ignatius shrugged. "But Mechnikat is a very dangerous villain... He's an evil cat robot who could hurt your friends who are in trouble."
"What?! The pups gasped.
"Okay, we have to go and alert the Supercat Fan Club and tell them that Tripod and Snooky are in trouble!" Max told the others.
"Agreed." Rose nodded.
They soon dashed off to the Supercat Fan Club as quickly as possible while the humans were blissfully unaware of what was going on around them.
The kittens were soon at their usual meeting place which was a bit like the Superdog Fan Club, but of course, dedicated to Streaky and not Krypto.
"Puff?" Squeaky took roll call.
"Here!" A white kitten answered.
"Ramone?"
"Here!" A brown kitten answered.
"Nikki?"
"Present." A Siamese kitten smiled.
"Well, it looks like we're all here," Squeaky said to his fellow kittens. "All right, this meeting of the Supercat Fan Club has now come to order."
"Great." Ramone smiled.
"Alright, so what kind of Supercat news do we have?" Nikki asked.
Squeaky was about to answer until there was a knocking heard at the front door.
"Who could that be?" Puff wondered.
"I dunno..." Squeaky shrugged before he soon got the door opened and he gasped. "The Superdog Fan Club!"
"Supercat Fan Club, we have a situation! Tripod and Snooky are in trouble!" Max told Squeaky and the rest of the Supercat Fan Club members.
"What kind of trouble?" Puff asked.
"They're gone!" The pups cried out.
"Gone?" Nikki asked.
"Whatya mean gone?" Ramone asked.
"Something bad happened and they're gone!" Zoe cried out. "It's terrible!"
"Don't worry, we'll help you find them and rescue them." Squeaky smiled.
"Great." Zack smiled back.
"Puppy and Kitty team-up... What will they think of next?" Puff remarked.
"I dunno, but it'll be the best that we can work with," Nikki replied. "For the good of dogs and cats everywhere."
"Especially Snooky and Tripod." Max proclaimed bravely.
"So, who are we rescuing them from?" Nikki asked.
"Well, we don't really know who might have taken them, but Ignatius had a guess that Mechanikat kidnapped them." Rose said.
"Mechanikat?" Nikki asked. "I have heard that name."
"Yeah, he really sounds like bad news," Squeaky added. "We'll have to do something... Even if we were just little kitties and puppies."
"But the question is where is Mechanikat?" Max asked.
"We should have asked Ignatious and Superdog where Mechanikat is." Jack said.
"Where are they now then?" Squeaky asked.
"Waiting for us a little bit up the street." Zack replied.
"All right then," Squeaky said before narrowing her eyes. "Let's go then."
Both clubs soon began to make their way to Superdog and Ignatius.
"I just don't understand why Mechanikat would kidnap them." Ignatius said.
"Why else? Just to be mean and to have leverage," Superdog replied. "You kids know what that means?"
"Uh... I don't think so..." Max shrugged.
"That just pretty much means he's going to take something you really care about and use it to get what he wants just to be mean because he's a villain," Superdog explained. "But we're going to get Snooky and Tripod back."
"That's so awesome." Max beamed.
"And very nice of you." Rose smiled fondly.
"And I'll make sure he'll be back safely to his father." Superdog said.
"So anyway, how are we going to rescue him?" Ramone asked.
"Well, it looks like the Dog Star Patrol is going to have some temporary new recruits." Superdog said.
"And what does that mean?" Jack asked.
"You guys are going to be little helpers," Superdog said to them. "That is, if I can trust you to keep this just to yourselves."
"We promise." The Superdog and Supercat Fan Club members smiled.
"That's nice and all, but how can they help? They don't have powers." Ignatius told Superdog.
"We can keep them safe with us at headquarters until further notice," Superdog suggested. "I'd hate to send them all home only to worry, besides, they're kids, they'd just ask to help out anyway."
"It's true." Squeaky said.
"Alright." Ignatius shrugged.
Eventually...
"Superdog, are you mad?!" Mammoth Mutt yelped.
"Look, it's only temporary," Superdog replied as the young pups and kittens were behind him. "Besides, this way they'll be safe if Mechanikat tries to take them too."
"Very well." Brainy Barker said.
"What?!" Mammoth Mutt yelped.
"But my question is why would Mechanikat kidnap Snooky?" Hot Dog asked. "I mean Tripod because he's just a puppy, but Snooky? He works for the guy, why would he kidnap him?"
"What did you say?" Max asked.
"I think you heard me, kid." Hot Dog replied.
"Snooky works with Mechanikat?" Max asked. "That can't be right."
"Oh, but it is..." Isis said as she suddenly appeared.
"How did you get in here? Who let her in? She might not be evil anymore, but she still doesn't have clearance being here." Bull Dog said.
"I have my ways," Isis smirked. "Plus I was following in case something would come up."
Bull Dog snarled and rolled his eyes.
"I'm afraid Bull Dog is right though, Isis," Brainy Barker said to the adult female cat. "You don't really have much of a business in being here."
"I apologize, but I just wanted to make sure you were safe and to assure you that I am on your side and not on Mechnikat's," Isis replied. "Especially with a big plan coming and who knows what it might do to Metropolis, Riverdale, and Gotham City now that he has Tripod and Snooky for leverage?"
"But again, why would he kidnap Snooky?" Hot Dog asked.
"Well, whatever he's planning, we'll stop him in his tracks." Superdog said.
"We'll worry about what he wants with Snooky Wookums later, right now, we'll have to figure out his plan and stop him," Brainy Barker replied. "I'm hoping to track it down with my special abilities, but I seem to be having trouble in identifying the trouble."
"Is that normal?" Squeaky asked.
"No, this is actually the first time it's happened." Brainy Barker said.
"Then are we doomed?" Nikki asked.
"Now, I didn't say that-" Brainy Barker said.
The pups and kittens soon began to panic and run around like it was the end of the world.
"Calm down!" Isis told the younger animals. "You can all get through this. I know you can."
"Yeah, besides, Mechanikat's plans always fail in the end." Paw Pooch smiled.
"It's true, eh?" Tusky Husky nodded.
"All right, you can stay, but it's very important that you don't tell anyone what you saw here." Brainy Barker told the young animals.
"We promise!" The members of the Supercat and Superdog Fan Club reassured.
"Very good," Brainy Barker nodded. "I just hope you can live up to your promise and that we can stop Mechanikat like we always do."
"We will." The members of the Supercat and Superdog Fan Club smiled.
"I just hope your parents don't start to worry about where you are." Mammoth Mutt said to the young puppies and kittens.
"Oh, other than Max the rest of us are strays, we don't have parents or humans look after us." Jack said, referring to himself, Zack, Zoe, Rose, and Esmeralda.
"Really? ...Crazy coincidence..." Mammoth Mutt blinked.
"It's the same for us too, though Squeaky has a family." Nikki spoke up, referring to herself and the other members in the Supercat Fan Club.
"I know how you feel, dear," Isis replied, lightly patting Nikki on the head with a paw. "I don't recall having much of a family until Catwoman found me and took me in and claimed me as her favorite cat."
"So when does Operation: Save Tripod happen?" Rose asked.
"Have you kids had dinner yet?" Superdog asked.
The puppies and kittens shook their heads.
"All right," Superdog before looking over. "Hot Dog, make a nice, filling dinner and we'll try to think of a plan from there. This ends now before Mechanikat's big plan can start." he then commanded.
"I agree." Brainy Barker approved of Krypto's decision.
"One delicious dinner coming up." Hot Dog said before going to the kitchen to start making dinner.
"Mm... What's he going to cook?" Max asked.
"We'll just have to wait and see," Superdog smiled. "Hope you guys brought some nice appetites."
"I certainly did." Squeaky smiled bashfully.
Patch soon came in as Thunder Mutt and he began to look around.
"Thunder Mutt, glad you could make it," Brainy Barker said to him. "We're about to eat and try to think of a plan to save our town and maybe even the whole world with the rate that Mechanikat might be going."
"Not only that, but also to rescue Tripod and Snooky." Max said.
"Yes, but let's try not to worry too much over it," Brainy Barker advised. "I don't want you young ones to feel sick or scared."
"Yeah, that's never good." Thunder Mutt said.
"The food won't take very long." Hot Dog said from the kitchen.
"I sure hope so," Max said with a low groan. "I'm hungry, you guys, I really am."
"Heh... That almost makes me think of Rolly." Thunder Mutt commented to himself.
Superdog sharply sighed as he looked very concerned and worried.
"It'll be all right," Mammoth Mutt reassured. "We'll save the kids with no problem."
"I just hope Tripod will talk to me again..." Superdog groaned a bit to himself.
"While we're waiting for the food to be prepared, how's about a tour, kids?" Bull Dog asked the puppies and kittens.
"Really?" Max asked.
"Ya mean it?" Squeaky added.
"Sure, as long as you don't tell anyone on the outside about this." Bull Dog chuckled as he decided to lead the way to keep the puppies and kittens entertained.
"I guess I better get going then." Isis suggested for herself.
"That depends, did you tell Cherry where you were going?" Thunder Mutt asked.
"Kinda." Isis said.
"Kinda?" Thunder Mutt glanced at her.
"I told her, but I don't know if she heard me or not," Isis replied. "She tends to have those headphone things on her head whenever she does homework."
"Then you better go home." Thunder Mutt told her.
"Fine, but I still wanna help." Isis said.
"I'd go home for a little bit, alright?" Thunder Mutt suggested. "Cherry and Catwoman might be missing you right now."
Isis nodded as she soon took off.
"Nice job getting rid of the cat," Hot Dog said as he peeked his head out of the kitchen. "Nice bluff, kid."
"It wasn't a bluff, I do think Isis can help out, especially due to recent events," Thunder Mutt defended. "Just give some cats a chance, Hot Dog, especially when our days could be numbered by one wrong decision."
"Alright. Alright." Hot Dog shrugged before he went back in the kitchen.
Thunder Mutt just sighed and shook his head.
Cherry was shown to be in her bedroom with her headphones on as she appeared to be doing some homework before she flinched. Isis was at the window and was scratching against the glass. Cherry looked over as she saw that, lowering her headphones to around her neck and she soon opened up the window to let in her aunt's cat.
"There's a very big trouble going on," Isis told Cherry. "Mechanikat's plotting something very big and dangerous that could threaten everyone in town and maybe even the whole world and I'd like to help the Dog Stars."
Cherry slowly blinked before shrugging. "After some tuna for dinner."
"Um, okay then," Isis said. "Wow. That was a little easier than I thought."
"We deal with things like this all the time," Cherry said. " You know the part of someone evil with an evil plan."
"You're very wise, Cherry," Isis replied. "I'm glad you realize that."
"I do what I can, yes," Cherry nodded. "I may not be as intelligent as Bruce or Dick, but I'm strong and mighty."
"And I respect that," Isis smiled. "Especially with Selina taking good care of you recently."
"Yes, she really has," Cherry said softly as she put her hands in her pockets. "Now then, let's get you a nice filling dinner and then you can go back and help save the world before some villain claims it as their own. As long as Lady Gothika is around under the guidance of Batman and Catwoman, little help, even from a teenager or a housecat, will not go unnoticed."
"You got that right." Isis said.
The two of them soon went to get Isis something to eat. Cherry took out some string cheese from the fridge and popped it into her mouth to hold onto it before she would give Isis some fish. Isis then scampered over to her food bowl as her tail twitched back and forth.
"Isis helping the Dog Star Patrol... And here I thought I'd seen it all." Cherry said as she was getting the tuna ready for her aunt's cat.
"Oh, tuna, how I love thee." Isis smiled to herself as she waited.
"Just be patient, it'll be ready soon." Cherry said.
"So, how's school going?" Isis asked.
"Oh... Just the usual," Cherry rolled her eyes. "Cassandra, Cheryl, and Alexandra are jealous of how awesome my friends and I are."
"It's true, you and your friends are awesome." Isis supported.
"Atticus and Thor are doing football, Mo's doing something for the school, probably a vegetarian cafeteria menu," Cherry listed with a shrug. "Lionel's just trying to find himself... I'm doing fine though, it's just that bullies feel more annoying than threatening these days."
"Good to know." Isis said.
"And that's just about it for this week," Cherry said as she got Isis her food in her food bowl. "Eat up."
Isis beamed and soon began to eat up. Cherry soon got herself some leftover fried chicken and sat at the table next to Isis as they ate together until Isis would get going back to the Dog Stars.
It was a very nice moment between the two of them.
"So you think I should round up the Toon Force to help you guys out?" Cherry asked with a small smirk. "It sounds like with the rate these villains are going, I might miss school tomorrow."
"If you guys think you can help, I'm sure that would be a good idea." Isis replied.
"Yep, besides, I highly doubt this plan will be able to stop the Toon Force." Cherry smirked.
"We'll have to see." Isis said.
The two continued to eat up and once they were done, they split up.
"Lock the door behind you and make sure you go to bed on time after your homework," Isis said before leaping out the window and landed onto the nearest tree outside. "I'll keep you posted."
"See ya, Isis." Cherry said as she came to close the window.
Isis nodded as she kept going off back to the Dog Stars, memorizing the way over.