Spells and Louds
Chapter 177: The Fox and The Feline
(Spellman Estate)
Washington the fox opens his eyes to see that it was now morning, though he did not hear the casual alarm clock of the family he's living in.
He then scratches his orange fox fur and yawns and- Wait a minute! His Orange Fox fur?!
Washington realizes that he was not wearing his dog suit.
He looks around and sees that he was not in the room of the Livingstone's anymore, but instead he sees two beds and two white haired kids still asleep.
One was a boy and had this white furred dog asleep on the foot of his bed and the other one is a girl with a very large dog asleep next to her, as well as a pink beagle. Pink beagle?
Washington then sees that he was sleeping on a large pet bed and he hears some light snoring, the familiar light snoring coming from Victoria the cat.
He then realized, that what happened was no dream nor it was a nightmare.
'So, it was all real. Me being in a coma, my friends all gone and Victoria and me now under the roof of a new family.' All of a sudden he feels something shift next to him.
Victoria was now awake and she looks to Washington with concern. "Let me guess. You thought it was all just a dream?"
Washington sighs and nods.
Victoria hugs him. "Same, I thought so as well. I woke up last night thinking we were still back home."
Washington returns the hug and sheds a lone tear. "I just wish that there was some way we can just go back to the way things were Vic."
They soon break the hug and Victoria licks his nose. "Same, but this is our new life now. You said that we have to find our new home and a fresh start."
Washington did remember saying that/ "I-I did say that ….. But I didn't think it would be this hard, fast and scary."
Then they see the white furred dog awaken and approach them. He pets them both and walks out of the room.
"So, what the heck was that?" asked Victoria.
"No idea, but I do know that was not a dog" replied Washington.
Then Courage wakes up and gets down from the bed. He spots the Fox and the cat and smiles. "morning you two."
Washington and Victoria had no clue what else to do, but soon Arcanine also wakes up and approaches them and gives them a big lick, which kinda freaks Victoria out.
Arcanine then walks out of the room, Courage tries his best not to laugh.
"What. The. Heck?!" said Victoria in shock.
"That was one big tongue" said Washington.
"Trust me, you get used to Growlie's morning licks" replied Courage. "Now come on, the rest of the family might be awake and making breakfast."
Seeing as there is nothing left to do, Washington and Victoria follow Courage and straight towards the kitchen, they did look around the hallways and saw the other doors and the large stairs that lead towards the large room with the large front doors.
They then follow Courage to the kitchen where they see the other strange animal creatures, even a large dragon looking one. (Garchomp)
They then see Courage put on a chef hat and cooking pancakes was the dad, Neil Spellman.
Neil yawns and then sees Washington and Victoria.
Neil smiles and he lets Courage take the stove and pets the two new members of the family.
Neil then grabs multiple food bowls from the cupboard and puts Pokemon food in them, he then grabs a large food bowl and puts pet food inside and places it down for Washington and Victoria. Along with a water dish.
"Wow, this is unexpected" said Washington.
"Yeah, I mean I never knew there were some people who would be okay with wild animals as pets" replied Victoria.
Then they hear multiple footsteps coming, it was the rest of the Spellman family, except for Leon and Sergei who are elsewhere.
Lincoln and Linka approach Washington and Victoria and pet their heads. "Morning you two." They then head to the kitchen table and eat some pancakes.
Courage even places some pancakes to the Pokemon and Washington and Victoria. "Eat up guys. This is the start of your new lives."
Soon, they all finish eating breakfast and get ready for school.
Lincoln and Linka wish they could stay and help out with their new pets and so do the other Spellman's but they had to go to school.
Washington and Victoria look out the living room window and see all of the kids take off. It was shocking to see the white haired boy and his sister dive off on a bike that hovers. And joining the kids are they're weird animal friends.
"New tech, what will they think of next?" said Washington.
Then they both turn around and see the vacuum cleaner moving on its own. They even spot a long robotic arm dusting the place.
Victoria did not feel comfortable seeing this. It reminded her of that little vacuum bot from before.
Then Courage sees them and knows they had a lot to adapt to. "Come on guys, there's something I gotta show ya."
They followed the pink dog all the way to the attic. There they saw some books and other junk, the attic wasn't really that full.
"We never caught your name" said Victoria.
"My name is Courage, though I was called Courage the Cowardly Dog. For obvious reasons. And you guys are now part of the Spellman family, well not yet."
They did notice that Courage had a collar on and his name was on it.
"So, where did they get you from?" asked Washington.
"Well, believe it or not. I'm not from this earth, I am from another dimension and my story is kinda sad and very scary" replied Courage.
At first Washington and Victoria did not believe him. But they did see some odd looking animals there. So they do believe him.
"What about those other pets? I've never even seen them before" asked Washington.
"That's because they don't exist in this world. They are called Pokemon, powerful animals with amazing abilities. Like me they are from another dimension, but after some odd events now this town as well as Great Lake City has some Pokemon inhabitants."
"So, are they like pets?" asked Victoria.
"Nope. They are treated as partners with their human friends. They mostly like to train and battle to get stronger, I actually had a hard time trying to cope with them being around, but now I'm not" replied Courage.
"Well, I guess that part make sense, but what about these Spellman people? They seem very weird" said Victoria.
"Yeah, if I can recall. Yesterday we saw this wolf lady" said Washington.
"Well, you see the Spellmans' aren't really normal. Well they used to be, but not anymore. Some of them have superpowers, ties with other worldly beings and are a part of a higher cause than the normal law. I'm sure you have met the twins Lincoln and Linka. Lincoln is from this world, while Linka is from an alternate realm. But both have gone through some horrible experiences and it involved their former family."
Victoria gasps. "So, they're like adopted?"
Courage nods. "So are the others, Leni, Luna, Sunset, Timmy, Duchess and Lily. Though Duchess still goes to school in her world and Timmy might rejoin his original mom once she finishes her jail time."
Then they hear some loud roars and they look out the window to see Neil talking to a man with a freakish left arm. (Stukov)
"So, what about the dad?" asked Washington.
"He's the reason why they were adopted. He saved them, and they all became heroes. Neil is very dangerous, next to his ties with the government, he has dragon powers and alien powers. And that man with the scary left arm is his officer or something" replied Courage.
"And what about those other people from yesterday?" asked Victoria.
"Those guys were his brothers, Leon and Sergei. They are also adopted into the family name, but that was years ago and they too wield weird and freaky powers. And the wolf lady is Loona, the girlfriend of Sergei, she is not from this world. Where she comes from is terrifying and not to be visited and if I can also remember it's only a matter of time before Sergei and Loona are mom and dad" replied Courage.
"So, they're gonna have a baby soon?" asked Washington.
"Yup. I have no clue if the kid will be human though" replied Courage.
Then they hear someone come up the stairs and into the attic. It was Gwen.
There you guys are, come on. It's time to go." She then leaves the attic.
Washington and Victoria get confused. But Courage knows what this was about. "Come on guys, you need a check-up."
Hearing the word "check-up" was not what they wanted to hear.
"What?!" they both yelled in shock.
Courage knew they wouldn't like it. "Come on guys, we gotta get you guys checked up on for any signs of internal injuries."
At first they thought they shouldn't, but then Victoria stepped up. "Okay, let's go."
This shocked Washington. "What? Are you sure Vic?"
Victoria looks to Washington and smiles. "I'm sure Wash. We maybe have been healed on the outside, but we might still be hurt within."
This was a weird side of Victoria he never did see.
So they followed Courage and Gwen into her Mustang, they are seated in the back and Washington and Victoria once again meet up with the youngest in the family, Lily.
The baby sees them and giggles. Victoria approaches Lily and allows the baby to hug her, luckily Lily wasn't hugging her tightly.
Victoria felt like she likes this, like she feels safe and soon Washington joins in.
Gwen then checks her phone and gets annoyed. "Dang it! Looks like the vet is full, we'll have to go to the next place for your check-ups. FutureTech." They then drive off to their destination.
While at the same time Neil leaves into the Leviathan. "Alright swarm, let's go and kill us some Hybrid!"
The entire Zerg roar in rage and the Leviathan enters light speed and heads for Char.
(FutureTech HQ)
Gwen parks her car and they all get out and head into the building, luckily Gwen made a call to Jack Cyber to run the check-up.
They go through the halls and Washington and Victoria were shocked to see all of the advancements they have there. They have never seen or heard of FutureTech from they're TV back when they were living with the Livingstone's.
Then they enter the med bay, it seemed very similar to the vet. Only it had more tools.
"Good, you guys are here. Let's start with Courage and see how you've been doing" said Jack Cyber.
Gwen and Lily head to the waiting room.
Courage sits onto the bed and Jack Cyber checks his ears, mouth and fur for anything that involved Canine conditions. Then he uses his enhanced vision to scan the dog.
This shocks Washington and Victoria.
Jack Cyber then uploads what he scanned into the tablet and he starts running the numbers.
"Well, it seems like you are very healthy and your vocal cords are still the strongest ones I have ever seen and/or heard of in record."
Courage smiles and gets off the bed. Jack Cyber then looks to the other two pets. "So, which one of you wants to be next?"
Washington steps up, but he was nervous about this. Jack Cyber helps him onto the bed and checks every part of the fox.
He the runs a scan and checks his tablet. "Well, you seem to be in good condition. After yesterday it seems like you have suffered no internal I juries. You're pretty much clean and no ticks or mites either."
Washington sighs in relief and is about to get down, but then he decides to stay so he can be there for Victoria.
Jack Cyber notices this and understand. "You're next grey tabby."
Victoria gets onto the bed and feels nervous. She has been to the vet before, many times. Only when she feels unwell. But this was different, more advanced and more new to her.
Washington holds her paw and smiles. Seeing him trying to keep her company was enough to calm her down.
Soon Jack Cyber checks on the areas where she was hurt the most, her front right paw, left back leg, tail, ears, face and sides.
Then he does a scan and checks his tablet. Then his eyes go wide a bit. "Wow!"
Hearing this was not what they expected, same with Courage. He knew this could mean something bad.
"Well, I think I should call Gwen. Or better yet, wait for the rest of the Spellman's to be here" replied Jack Cyber.
He soon gets out of the room with courage, Washington and Victoria and they meet up with Gwen.
"So, what's the verdict Cyber?" asked Gwen.
Jack Cyber sighs. "It's best we wait for the rest of the family."
"Not a problem. I can text them to come here after school, though Neil might not be able to get here since he went off to the Koprulu sector" replied Gwen.
"That's fine, you guys can inform him when he gets back home" said Jack Cyber.
Gwen, Lily, Courage, Washington and Victoria all head to one of the large play pen waiting rooms. Why does FutureTech have this? No idea.
Courage and the other two pets just watch as Lily plays amongst all the other toys and all the while Gwen is teaching her some words to speak.
"So, what do you think is wrong with me?" asked Victoria.
This was something that made Washington and Courage worried.
"It's gonna be okay Victoria, nothing is wrong" said Washington.
"How?! How do you know this?!" hissed Victoria.
This shocked Washington. This was one side of her that he has seen before, back when they were still with the Livingstone's.
Even Courage backs up from this. "Jeez!"
Victoria then realizes what she was doing and goes to Washington and nuzzles next to his fur. "I'm so sorry Washington! I don't know what came over me!"
Washington could now see she was feeling scared again. So he hugs her for reassurance. 'What is happening to you Vic?' was all he could think of.
But Courage felt like he knew what was happening. 'I have a theory, but I just hope I'm wrong.'
(Hours later)
Gwen, Lily, Courage, Washington and Victoria have all finished eating lunch. Thought they did just witnessed Victoria run elsewhere.
When they went to see her, she was throwing up into a trash bin that was next to a candy bar vending machine and Victor was there as well. He did not want to get a candy and just walks away.
Soon, the rest of the Spellman family (Except for Neil, Leon and Sergei) have arrived.
"Mom! What's happening?" asked Lincoln.
"What's they're condition?" asked Linka.
"Are they hurt?" asked Leni.
"Did something happen to them?" asked Sunset.
"How bad are they mom?" asked Luna.
"They're not in pain are they?" asked Timmy.
Gwen shakes her head slowly. "No they're not kids. Or so I think. Jack Cyber has the answers."
Then Jack Cyber arrives. "Good, you're all here."
They all gather towards him, Lincoln and Linka grab Washington and Victoria. "Tell us, what's going on?"
"First off. Courage and Washington are pretty much healthy. I though Washington had more injuries since he did fight some pets the other day. But he had no internal injuries or any small scratches, you guys healed him good yesterday."
"Okay, so what about Victoria?" asked Leni as she rubs the grey cats back.
Jack Cyber sighs. "That is the one thing I need to tell you guys about. She had no internal injuries, it appears thanks to her cat like traits she was fully healed and with the help from you guys yesterday as well. But what concerned me was when I scanned her, there was something else ….. In her."
They had no clue to what he meant. "What do you mean dude?" asked Luna.
Jack Cyber looks to the concerned cat and then back to the others. "Victoria is pregnant."
They all were shocked at what he just said and so was Washington and Victoria.
Courage sighs. 'Well, looks like my theory was right and I thought I was wrong, at least it wasn't a bug or any parasite.'
Sunset then looks at Victoria and back to Jack Cyber. "She's …. Pregnant?"
Jack Cyber nods. "Yup and the younglings are all healthy."
"Younglings? How many kittens are they having?" asked Timmy.
"When I scanned Victoria, the Kittens or Kits within her womb are approximately five. Two foxes, two kittens and one mix of both" replied Jack Cyber.
The Spellmans' felt as if they're jaws were gonna drop. Even the Pokemon had no other words to say.
"A Fox and Cat mixed kid?! Wow, that is just ….. Wow!" said Gwen.
Lily giggles and burps. "Kit … Kit …. Cawt!"
Washington and Victoria were at a loss for words and they looked at each other, they had no clue how did this-
Then they remembered what happened. Three months ago, before they were ever caught. Washington and Victoria were enjoying each other's company, while at the same time they were mourning for the loss of their friends.
At that point Washington and Victoria shared some hidden feelings they had been shunning away, and now they decided to show each other just how much they love for one another. Which led to them going into a closet.
And in three months, it would be the same closet where the Livingstone's would find Washington without his disguise.
Lincoln scratches Washington's head. "H-How long will she be pregnant?"
Jack Cyber checks his tablet. "Well, Cats can stay pregnant for 67 days and to Foxes it's 57 days. So since three months have passed … they have till next month, I could only guess somewhere after Valentine's day."
Now everything was starting to get serious, first Sergei and Loona are expecting a kid in March and now they're newest members to the family are gonna become parents next month.
Washington and Victoria look at each other, but not with worry. But knowing to the fact that they are about to become parents. It just made them feel happy and will soon trigger animal parenting instincts.
Lincoln and Linka calm down.
"Okay then. I guess we're gonna have five more members within the family" said Lincoln.
"This has got to be the biggest thing that has ever happened to all of us" said Linka.
The rest of the Spellman's also thought this was good. They had a lot to tell Neil, Leon and Sergei.
Then Jack Cyber remembers something. He pulls out two collars. "I made these after I ran the check-ups on them."
Lincoln and Linka are given the collars, but they decided to let Lily put it on.
Lily picks up the two collars and first goes to Washington. She gently places it around his neck and hugs him, Washington also returns the hug.
Lily then goes to Victoria and places the collar on her as well, and hugs the cat gently.
Washington and Victoria look at their collars with their licensed names on them.
Washington's collar is orange with white and the license tag has his name, address, number of home and name of owners and it was all in silver. "Washington Spellman."
Victoria's collar is grey with white and the license tag has his name, address, number of home and name of owners and it was all in silver. "Victoria Spellman."
They both were happy for being part of a family that would treat them better. They wished they're friends were here with them. Sam the Boar and his sister Eugenie, Suzie the Black Bird and Meadows the Fox.
But they knew that they're friends were happy for them, to keep living their lives with their new home and family.
The Spellman's all gather around for a group hug, Jack Cyber decided to take a picture of this for memory.
(An hour later)
Jack Cyber is no on the roof and spots a Dropship coming.
Martin McKenzie had just returned from San Francisco. "So, I heard that Victoria is pregnant and that one of her kits is a mix of two species."
"It's true. This is the first time a Fox and a Cat has had little ones like this" said Jack Cyber.
"Something for the history books" replied Martin.
Jack Cyber smiled. "By the way, how did it go?"
"I was able to place almost the entire neighborhood under arrest for animal cruelty I even found out the vet there takes some raccoons and shaves their fur so he can wear it like a freakin' coat!" replied Martin.
"That is dark and creepy" said Jack Cyber. "And what of the Livingstone's?"
"I told them that Washington and Victoria was in good hands. They seemed very upset and said that the family taking care of their once loyal cat and a fox are fools. They will be charged for the animal cruelty for a black bird and a fox, though one fox was killed by them and Washington was almost in harms way. There is no law against killing boars."
"So, what's your next move?" asked Jack Cyber.
That entire neighborhood is now under lockdown by the GDI. And I can't wait to rub it in their faces when they find out that Victoria is pregnant with the five kits of Washington!" said Martin in cheer.
"Cool …. Now what?" asked Jack Cyber.
Martin gets an idea. "Giant Chess?"
Jack Cyber nods. "Giant Chess!"
Victor comes up and hears them. "I call dibs on keeping score!"
Also, you're all probably wondering. Where the heck is Leon and Sergei?
First we know Neil has to fight some Hybrid who landed on Char.
Leon is visiting the Ardennes Forest to honor the fallen along with some Veterans.
Sergei and Loona are on a date, in hell. Oh god!
To be continued …..
Welcome to the Family Washington the Fox and Victoria the Cat. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Also I could use some help in figuring out how I can make the Miraculous Tales run-in work.