Chapter Two
"I feel like an moron." Purrdy muttered. Demeter nodded her head in agreement. The four agents were standing in the middle of the men's locker room, which was gauche enough. The three outfits that Demeter, Purrdy, and Stargazer were wearing were absolutely raunchy.
"Seriously Jr. This isn't Charlie Angels! You had something to do with this, didn't you?" Purrdy accused. Jr. wasn't listening. He was to busy viewing Stargazer's bum. All three of the queens had on skin tight, black, leather body suits.
"I mean, how are we suppose to move?" Purrdy complained. Demeter grinned.
"He's not going to answer. He's occupied." She chuckled. Purrdy snickered. Jr. shook his head to clear away the distraction. Demeter and Purrdy threw their heads back and roared with laughter. Stargazer giggled. Jr. blushed and grinned sheepishly.
"What?" He asked defensively. The locker room door crashed opened. Stargazer and Purrdy shrieked. Jr. tensed. Demeter was still laughing too hard to bother, but she finally managed to control herself, chuckling only every ten seconds. Stargazer's eyes unfocused, and she backed into the dim safety of the lockers, obscuring herself from view. Her ability to read minds had suddenly kicked in full force. She picked up an impression of two persons and also managed to pick up a word or two of their thoughts.
Death.
Destruction.
Violence.
The words transferred from the two feline's minds to Stargazer's. The other three agents looked at her curiously but refocused their attention as two male toms came into view. The larger of the two toms took in the three visible felines and narrowed his eyes on Demeter.
Small.
Weak.
Easy.
The words formed in Stargazer's mind and she barely restrained a growl. The bigger tom started toward Demeter. He was handsome enough, but the years were being to show the effects of too many drinks at Madam Jezebel's Inn, and a beer belly was forming. The tom smiled and hooked an arm around Demeter. He grinned evilly, revealing his teeth to be crooked and cracked, turned yellow and black from rot and decay.
"Wot would ya say if I asked ya out fer a drink littl' lassie?" Demeter's face was masked, but Stargazer picked up her thoughts of disgust.
"I'd say no. Thank you for your offer but no." Demeter wasn't prepared for the large hand that came up and slapped her upside the head, sending her sprawling to the ground.
"Now listen here Ms. Lil' I'm to good fer anyone, when I've asks ya ta 'ome wit' me fer a drink ya do!" Jr. had immediately moved to help Demeter but movement from the smaller tom sent him back to Purrdy's side. Demeter could take care of herself. Purrdy was trained to fight, but her skills were very limited. Jr. quickly stepped in front of Purrdy just as the short tom reached out to grab her. He sent a controlled right hook at the toms jaw. The tom fell backwards.
"Hey!" He said indignantly. His fur was oily and his features like a weasels. His high pitched squeaky voice added to the image. "I's just wantin' a 'lil fun! No 'arm done, see? She's jus' ducky!" Stargazer shut her eyes and concentrated. All at once the locker doors began to open and shut, crashing loudly against one another and then bouncing back into place. Continents from inside the lockers' were hurled overhead, skimming the two tom's heads, missing only by mere centimeters.
"Wot the 'ell?" The larger tom growled.
"There be a spook among us!" The weasel like tom sniveled. Demeter and Jr. exchanged glances and both launched themselves at the toms in front of them. Demeter took the larger tom down cleanly by applying pressure to the pressure points in his neck. Jr. wasn't quite so lucky. The weasel tom was stupid, but he was also very quick with his eyes. He threw up a hand; claws extended, and slashed Jr.'s face. Jr. was deferred for only a second before he brought his fist down hard into the weasel tom's nose. There was a satisfying crunch as the bones in his nose broke.
"SON OF…" The weasel tom growled, starting toward Jr. The rest of his words were cut of as Demeter did a spinning roundhouse kick to his head. She applied just enough force to ensure that he would be unconscious for a good amount of time. If too much power was applied the kick could decapitate a person. Silence descended upon the room. Stargazer crawled out from her corner, breathing hard.
"Is everyone all right?" Demeter asked. There were calls of aye, and silence once more. Purrdy's eyes narrowed on Jr.'s injured face.
"Your hurt." Purrdy said gently to Jr. Blood was dripping down his chin and onto the floor. Stargazer's heart lurched and it took all her discipline to go against the strong temptation to go to Jr. and throw her arms around him. The lies he told her when they first met still hurt. She sniffed instead and folder her arms across her chest.
"Serves you right for lying to me." Jr. groaned.
"Damn. You're never going to let me live that down, are you?" He said, a wary grin pulling at the corners of his mouth. Stargazer sighed.
"You know I will." Purrdy was already working to heal the wound. She quickly dampened a paper towel and wiped the blood off Jr.'s face. She then placed her palm upon his cheek and concentrated. She interweaved the skin in her mind and the wounds on Jr.'s skin slowly began to close. Five minuets later there wasn't a trace of the wound left except for the blood that had been shed.
"Thanks Purrdy." Jr. said, grinning. Stargazer was pouting. Jr. chuckled and picked her up, kissing her pouting mouth.
"Come on kid. Where is that sympathetic babe who tells me how smart, and brave I am, gone to?" He got a fist in the gut. He grunted and kissed her again, then put her down. He turned to Demeter.
"Thanks for covering for me." Demeter grinned and nodded.
"Welcome."
"Let's get outta here before anyone else tries to hit on Demeter, alright?" Jr. said wearily. Demeter rolled her eyes.
"You don't mean that literally do you?" Jr. looked perplexed. The three queens looked at each other and laughed, and all four agents left the locker room.
"I feel like an moron." Purrdy muttered. Demeter nodded her head in agreement. The four agents were standing in the middle of the men's locker room, which was gauche enough. The three outfits that Demeter, Purrdy, and Stargazer were wearing were absolutely raunchy.
"Seriously Jr. This isn't Charlie Angels! You had something to do with this, didn't you?" Purrdy accused. Jr. wasn't listening. He was to busy viewing Stargazer's bum. All three of the queens had on skin tight, black, leather body suits.
"I mean, how are we suppose to move?" Purrdy complained. Demeter grinned.
"He's not going to answer. He's occupied." She chuckled. Purrdy snickered. Jr. shook his head to clear away the distraction. Demeter and Purrdy threw their heads back and roared with laughter. Stargazer giggled. Jr. blushed and grinned sheepishly.
"What?" He asked defensively. The locker room door crashed opened. Stargazer and Purrdy shrieked. Jr. tensed. Demeter was still laughing too hard to bother, but she finally managed to control herself, chuckling only every ten seconds. Stargazer's eyes unfocused, and she backed into the dim safety of the lockers, obscuring herself from view. Her ability to read minds had suddenly kicked in full force. She picked up an impression of two persons and also managed to pick up a word or two of their thoughts.
Death.
Destruction.
Violence.
The words transferred from the two feline's minds to Stargazer's. The other three agents looked at her curiously but refocused their attention as two male toms came into view. The larger of the two toms took in the three visible felines and narrowed his eyes on Demeter.
Small.
Weak.
Easy.
The words formed in Stargazer's mind and she barely restrained a growl. The bigger tom started toward Demeter. He was handsome enough, but the years were being to show the effects of too many drinks at Madam Jezebel's Inn, and a beer belly was forming. The tom smiled and hooked an arm around Demeter. He grinned evilly, revealing his teeth to be crooked and cracked, turned yellow and black from rot and decay.
"Wot would ya say if I asked ya out fer a drink littl' lassie?" Demeter's face was masked, but Stargazer picked up her thoughts of disgust.
"I'd say no. Thank you for your offer but no." Demeter wasn't prepared for the large hand that came up and slapped her upside the head, sending her sprawling to the ground.
"Now listen here Ms. Lil' I'm to good fer anyone, when I've asks ya ta 'ome wit' me fer a drink ya do!" Jr. had immediately moved to help Demeter but movement from the smaller tom sent him back to Purrdy's side. Demeter could take care of herself. Purrdy was trained to fight, but her skills were very limited. Jr. quickly stepped in front of Purrdy just as the short tom reached out to grab her. He sent a controlled right hook at the toms jaw. The tom fell backwards.
"Hey!" He said indignantly. His fur was oily and his features like a weasels. His high pitched squeaky voice added to the image. "I's just wantin' a 'lil fun! No 'arm done, see? She's jus' ducky!" Stargazer shut her eyes and concentrated. All at once the locker doors began to open and shut, crashing loudly against one another and then bouncing back into place. Continents from inside the lockers' were hurled overhead, skimming the two tom's heads, missing only by mere centimeters.
"Wot the 'ell?" The larger tom growled.
"There be a spook among us!" The weasel like tom sniveled. Demeter and Jr. exchanged glances and both launched themselves at the toms in front of them. Demeter took the larger tom down cleanly by applying pressure to the pressure points in his neck. Jr. wasn't quite so lucky. The weasel tom was stupid, but he was also very quick with his eyes. He threw up a hand; claws extended, and slashed Jr.'s face. Jr. was deferred for only a second before he brought his fist down hard into the weasel tom's nose. There was a satisfying crunch as the bones in his nose broke.
"SON OF…" The weasel tom growled, starting toward Jr. The rest of his words were cut of as Demeter did a spinning roundhouse kick to his head. She applied just enough force to ensure that he would be unconscious for a good amount of time. If too much power was applied the kick could decapitate a person. Silence descended upon the room. Stargazer crawled out from her corner, breathing hard.
"Is everyone all right?" Demeter asked. There were calls of aye, and silence once more. Purrdy's eyes narrowed on Jr.'s injured face.
"Your hurt." Purrdy said gently to Jr. Blood was dripping down his chin and onto the floor. Stargazer's heart lurched and it took all her discipline to go against the strong temptation to go to Jr. and throw her arms around him. The lies he told her when they first met still hurt. She sniffed instead and folder her arms across her chest.
"Serves you right for lying to me." Jr. groaned.
"Damn. You're never going to let me live that down, are you?" He said, a wary grin pulling at the corners of his mouth. Stargazer sighed.
"You know I will." Purrdy was already working to heal the wound. She quickly dampened a paper towel and wiped the blood off Jr.'s face. She then placed her palm upon his cheek and concentrated. She interweaved the skin in her mind and the wounds on Jr.'s skin slowly began to close. Five minuets later there wasn't a trace of the wound left except for the blood that had been shed.
"Thanks Purrdy." Jr. said, grinning. Stargazer was pouting. Jr. chuckled and picked her up, kissing her pouting mouth.
"Come on kid. Where is that sympathetic babe who tells me how smart, and brave I am, gone to?" He got a fist in the gut. He grunted and kissed her again, then put her down. He turned to Demeter.
"Thanks for covering for me." Demeter grinned and nodded.
"Welcome."
"Let's get outta here before anyone else tries to hit on Demeter, alright?" Jr. said wearily. Demeter rolled her eyes.
"You don't mean that literally do you?" Jr. looked perplexed. The three queens looked at each other and laughed, and all four agents left the locker room.
