Chapter 8

The others

After a year, both Jim and Amelia where finished with their training. One day, Kitty came to them. "I have a task for you both," she said.

"What?" they asked.

"Well, since you now know everything you need to, I want you to get Delbert, Sarah and the kids and train them. And I, myself, am going to find Arrow, Victoria and Silver."

"Kitty," Amelia said. "What if I train my family and Arrow, while Jim trains his mother, Silver and Victoria?"

Amelia had never told Jim that he and Victoria where going to be more than just friends but this chance was to good to miss.

"Why, of course, Amelia," Kitty said and smiled to her. She knew what Amelia was doing.

On Montressor, Amelia turned into a little kitty and Jim turned into a male feline. He grabbed Amelia and they both went inside the inn. Sarah and the Dopplers where sitting around a table and were talking about them. Then Sarah saw Jim and Amelia and got up from her chair and asked what they wanted.

"Some purp juice," Jim said. Amelia jumped out of Jim's hands and ran to Delbert and rubbed herself against him.

Great, Jim thought. She's lost her mind.

"Sorry," he said and walked to Delbert, who was looking down at the cat.

"It's OK," Delbert said and stroked his hand over Amelia's back.

"So, are you the ones who have relatives in Kitty Petro´s place?" Jim asked.

"How did you know?" Delbert asked. Jim smiled and turned back into himself before their eyes.

"JIM!" they yelled in unison and ran over to hug him.

"And… what about Amelia?" Delbert asked.

A loud meow came from Amelia and they all knew that it was her. She turned into herself as well and was nearly bowled over of her delighted kids and her husband.

"All right, you lot! I can see you have missed me. Now, please give me a moment, so I can breathe!" she said.

Jim laughed so hard that he had to duck away from a half-hearted swipe of Amelia's claws.

"I'm sorry, Amelia," he laughed. "But you have to admit, it was pretty funny."

"So, what brings you back here?" Sarah asked. "I thought that this Kitty Petro had some law that forbid anyone from leaving her world?"

"We have a little task to perform for her," Amelia said.

"Oh? And what is that?" Delbert asked.

"Take all of you to her so we have someone to train," Jim said. "And, before you protest to loudly, I will say that I am four hundred times stronger now than before. I could carry you all---if it were nesesary."

"All right, I suppose," Delbert sighed. "What do we need to pack?"

"Nothing at all," Amelia said. She and Jim pushed them through the door. They did the routine with them and took them to the staircase room and as they had done they saw the statue.

"A bit of good work, don´t you think?" Amelia said.

"Ah, there you are!" they heard.

"Hello, Kitty," Amelia said. Kitty came and behind her where Arrow, Silver and Victoria.

"AMELIA!" Victoria yelled and ran up to her sister. "I have missed you so," she said.

"And I have missed you too, Victoria," Amelia said.

Then Arrow came up to her. It's a real pleasure to see you again, Captain," he said and bowed.

"Oh, tish tosh, Arrow," Amelia said. "I am no longer your Captain, but I am your friend." She hugged him and then she went over and asked him, "Do you remember Doctor Doppler?"

"Of course, Captain," Arrow said. Then a loud noise interupted them. Apparently, Jenny and Benjamin had started a little fight.

"HEY, CUT IT OUT!" Amelia yelled. Jenny and Benjamin stopped looked down in the ground and both said at once, "Sorry, Mom."

"MOM?" Arrow, Victoria and Silver exclaimed, and looked at Amelia.

"Amelia, you little devil," Victoria laughed.

"Shut it, Vickie," Amelia said. She looked over at Silver, who was standing in the backround.

"Well, Mr. Silver," Amelia began but Silver interrupted.

"Ah, Cap'n. There be no need fer yeh to kill me. I'm not a pirate… I promise! So you see… killing me… why, it'd be a waste of your energy."

He then looked at Amelia, who lifted one eyebrow and asked him, "Are you quite finished now?"

He nodded slowly, not knowing what to expect.

"Then, Mr. Silver, I was going to say that I have decided to let the past be the past," she said and gave him her hand.

"You… you're not going to gag me?" Silver couldn't keep the surprise out of his voice. She smiled and shook her head no.

Silver took her hand and shook it, still surprised. Amelia released his hand and looked over to Kitty (who still had a few visible scars, though they were quite pale) and said, "I am still very sorry for having done that."

"You're sorry for what, Captain?" Arrow asked.

"Well, you see, our little kitty–cat here lost her temper with me," Kitty said. "And she then preceded to give me these three souvenirs here," she continued, showing them her scars.

"Ouch!" Delbert said.

"Could you please escort our new guests to their rooms, Amelia?" Kitty asked.

"Why, of course, Kitty," Amelia said and bowed so deeply that her nose nearly touched the ground. Delbert looked at Kitty and asked her, "Are we going to behave like that when we are finished with this training?"

"Nope," Kitty said. "It's just that Amelia feels so sorry for attacking me that after the 'accident' she does whatever I ask her to do."

"Are you all coming?" Amelia asked. She took them up to their rooms. "Oh, a little advise, my dears," she said. "Get loads of sleep today. Tommorow is going to be rather hard day."

"How do you know that, Cap'n?" Silver asked.

"Why, because Kitty has asked me and Jim to do supervise your training." And with that she left the room.