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Garfield In: The Caped Avenger
The Caped Avenger, aka an amnesiac Garfield, scours all throughout the bustling city of Muncie, Indiana to find any evildoers to thwart or any innocent civilians to save.
"The Caped Avenger keeps a close eye to whatever evil may be lurking." The cat said to himself. "For it could be lurking around any corner, like in this conspicuously dark alley perhaps."
He wanders into said alley and stumbles across a gang of stray cats who appear to be gambling with a stack of money over a game of dice.
"Illegal gambling!? Not on my watch!" The Caped Avenger declares as he leaps right onto the set of dice, knocking them away from their original positions.
"Hold it right there, evildoers!" Garfield shouts, striking a pose.
"Goddamn it, you ruined our game, asshole!" One of the cats angrily shouts.
"Yeah, beat it punk!" Another cat also calls out.
"Oops. Uh, sorry about that." The Caped Avenger sheepishly grins and slowly backs away.
"Get out of here! Scram!" The cats furiously throw their dice at the supposed hero as he runs out of the alley.
"Phew. That was a close one." The Caped Avenger sighs in relief. "Now, for The Caped Avenger to continue his search for evil." He narrates to himself as he resumes his trek across the city.
Meanwhile, back in the Arbuckle residence, Odie gnaws away at his bone, completely unaware of Garfield's absence.
"Odie, have you seen Garfield!?" Jon asks, frantically searching every corner of the house for the missing feline.
*MMM MMM* Odie shakes his head.
"I can't find him anywhere!" Jon panics. "Oh god, I hope he didn't run off!"
*ARF* *ARF* Odie frantically barks, pointing at the cat's empty bed.
"That's odd, his blanket's gone too!" Jon said. "Wait a minute." He ponders.
"When I asked Garfield to get Odie off the table, that probably made him think that he was a hero." The owner said, putting the pieces together. "So he must've wrapped his blanket around himself and-"
That's when the cartoonist had a sudden, and horrifying, realization.
"OH, NO!" Jon panics, his anxiety levels skyrocketing upwards into outer space.
*AROOOOO!* Odie howls, also realizing what's happening.
"ODIE, WE HAVE TO FIND HIM! FAST!" Jon shouts as the two ran as quickly as they could out the front door.
Meanwhile, Garfield, aka The Caped Avenger, stumbles across a pet shop. Upon gazing through the glass window, he spots an assortment of various caged dogs, cats, birds, and fish. All of them appear to be kept in very poor condition.
"Oh, no! Look at all those poor animals in there all caged up and are just begging to be rescued!" The Caped Avenger said. "This looks like a job for The Caped Avenger!"
The heroic cat attempts to make a dramatic entrance by punching through the glass window.
*THUMP!* It goes as well as you'd expect.
"OW!" Garfield yelps in pain, clenching his swelled hand. "Note to self, never try to punch through glass again."
After letting his arm recover, the cat simply pushes the door to gain entrance into the pet shop.
"Who's this weirdo?" One of the caged dogs asked.
"Fear not, my fellow animal compatriots, for The Caped Avenger is here to set you all free!" After striking a superhero pose, the cape wearing cat proceeds to bust open all the cages.
"WE'RE FREE! WE'RE FREE!" One of the cats cheers as he and all of his fellow companions make their way through the door to freedom.
"Thank you! Thank you so much! It was horrible living in there!" A cat shakes his hand before leaving.
"All in a day's work." The Caped Avenger congratulates himself.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY PET SHOP!?" The manager of the store furiously shouts, shooting a nasty glare at the orange feline.
"Uhh...they all went out for lunch?" The cat nervously answers. The manager responds by throwing him out of the store right into a pile of garbage bags.
"Maybe this hero business wasn't such a good idea." Garfield moans in pain.
"HELP! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!" A desperate scream is heard from a distance.
"But when duty calls, a true hero never hangs up the phone on them!" The Caped Avenger heroically declares and makes his way to find where the cry for help originated from.
Elsewhere, a mouse flees for his life as a starving alley cat ferociously pursues his next meal.
"You wouldn't want to eat me, would you?" The mouse asked. "I mean, we mice carry very deadly diseases."
His pleas fall on deaf ears as the cat corners the mouse into an alleyway and clutches him into his paws.
"Oh, please dear cat!" The mouse begs as the cat draws him closer to his watery mouth. "Spare my meager rodent body! Please don't eat me! PLEASE!"
"Hey, ugly! Pick on someone your own size!" A voice shouts. The cat turns around and sees a fat orange cat wearing a blue cape approaching him.
"Oh yeah? And what are you gonna do about it, superhero?" The alley cat said in a mocking tone, unimpressed by the so-called hero's threats.
"THIS!" The Caped Avenger stomps on the alley cat's tail, causing the latter to yelp in pain and drop the mouse from his grasp.
"You made me drop my dinner!" The cat angrily growls, slamming his fist into his hand. "NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT!"
The alley cat throws a punch towards his orange assailant, who swiftly dodges the attack.
"Ha! Is that all you've got!?" The Caped Avenger mocks, giving his opponent enough time to successfully land a punch right into his face.
"OW!" Garfield drops to the ground, feeling woozy from the blood coming out of his nose.
"That's it! No more mister nice cat!" The Caped Avenger draws out his claws.
"Alright, tough guy!" The alley cat draws out his claws. "Let's see how many lives you have left in ya!"
"I can't watch!" The mouse covers his eyes, not prepared to watch the carnage that's soon to come.
Soon enough, the two cats engage in combat. Both managing to land brutal hit after brutal hit towards one another, blood staining their fur.
"POW!" The Caped Avenger punches the alley cat right in the face.
"SLICE!" The alley cat claws The Caped Avenger right in the cheeks.
"BAM!" The Caped Avenger kicks the alley cat right in the pee-pee.
"OOOHHHH!" The alley cat moans in EXTREME pain, before being served one last knuckle sandwich, knocking him unconscious.
"That oughta teach you not to kill any mice while The Caped Avenger is in town!" The orange cat said, dusting off his hands.
The mouse nervously crawls out of his hiding place, slowly approaching the cape wearing feline.
"Y-You saved me." The mouse nervously said. "T-Thank you."
"You're welcome, little buddy, for a true hero always helps anyone in need!" The Caped Avenger heroically proclaims.
"Yeah, yeah. Spare me the hero speech." The mouse said. "So, who are you?
"I'm The Caped Avenger!" The orange cat said, striking a superhero pose.
"No, Dummy! Your REAL name!" The mouse facepalms.
"Oh, it's...uhh...I can't seem to remember it." The cat shrugs.
"What do you mean you don't remember your name!?" The mouse astonishingly asks. "Do you have amnesia or something!?"
"Yes, I do." The Caped Avenger said. "I just woke up one day with no memory of who I am or where I even came from."
"Wait, you seriously don't remember who you are?" The mouse asked.
"I'm afraid so." The cat responds sincerely.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." The mouse gives the amnesiac cat a sympathetic look. "Tell you what, how about I tag along with you and help you get your memories back?"
"You mean it?" Garfield asked.
"Yeah, sure. It's the least I can do for you for saving my life." The mouse said, jumping onto the cat's shoulder.
"Thanks, little buddy. I appreciate it." The Caped Avenger said.
"Hey, don't mention it." The mouse smiles as the two animals make their way out of the alleyway.
"So, little one, may I ask what your name is?" The cat asked.
"Well, my friends tend to call me Squeak, because of my tendency to squeak a lot." The mouse responds.
"Squeak, huh? How about I call you Floyd?" Garfield suggests.
"Floyd. I like the sound of that." Floyd approves of his new name.