Hey there everyone! I'm so so sosososososo sorry for the delay of this chapter. I've had an onslaught of homework, and it's now just starting to clear up so hopefully chapter six won't be long in coming! Thanks you guys for your patience and awesome reviews, and I look forward to some more! Thanks Kai for your review also, its kinda nice to know that someone actually gets my poor attempts of adding some comedy into my story, Just to let ya know, I'm not all that sharp when it comes to writing humor but I will push on in trying to do so! Thanx again guys. Till the next chapter:) Etherweil
P.S In case your wondering what kind of title is trouble. . . well, ya know how it goes when you have a serious brainclog.
Chapter 5
"….This is Ann Gora, Kats Eye News. Good night."
"And cut!" yelled a voice off set. The blistering lights that were focused on Ann mercifully dimmed. The agitated reporter then gathered up her papers andstacked them up so they were aligned perfectly.
The previous broadcast had been on the updates of the Alkatraz accident. "Ha! Accident my paw!" She mumbled as she literally stuffed her papers into her messenger bag. The city officials had, not surprisingly, interfered in that night's updated broadcast on the Alkatraz break in. They claimed that revealing too much into the ordeal would create a nationwide panic that was not required. They had also said that she was taking it all too seriously, and that everything was under control. Ann sniffed with contempt as she slung her bag over her shoulder. With a final toss of her head she made her way out of the station, with the angry clicking of her heels serving as a warning for everybody to move out of her way with no questions asked.
In the parking lot, just as she unlocked her car door, Johnny came running up, his face almost bursting with excitement. "Ann! You won't guess what I've dug up!" he gasped as he leaned on her car. Ann sighed as she threw her bag into the back of her car.
"I could use a little good gossip right now."
"Well, you'll love me for this then!" Johnny beamed.
Ann rolled her eyes, clearly not in a patient mood. "Johnny, please, just tell me."
"Okay, I decided to go have a chat with Ms. Briggs and get her opinion on this whole ordeal."
"What! Johnny, I'm the reporter, you're the camera man. You're not supposed to go do my job." Ann moaned as she rubbed her forehead.
Johnny shrugged. "Well, you're always busy, and it was kind of a last minute decision."
Ann dropped her hand to her side as she gave Johnny a rare, angry look. "Just get on with it John!"
Johnny held up his paws "Alright! Alright! Anyway, to make a long story short, I went to her office and her secretary said that she hadn't come in, she didn't even call, the whole building was in chaos. Mayor Manx was horrified that he had to make his own speech in a matter of minutes." He paused…..hoping for a positive effect. In reply, Ann's eyebrows were raised in interest.
Smiling, he continued. "So I went to her house.... and she wasn't there."
Ann's faint smile immediately melted off her face. "That's it?"
Johnny grinned, pleased with himself. "No she wasn't at her house, but her house was in ruins."
Ann's eyes now were gleaming. "Did you happen to look into it further?"
"I have my connections. The Enforcers thought it was the Metalikats, but it appears that the Swat Kats themselves contacted Feral and told him that it all was connected with Dark Kat. Mind you all of this is supposed to be hush-hush."
Ann struggled to keep her face straight, but excitement was tearing her up on the inside. "If the Swat Kats got together with Feral that means that something big is going on." She mused. Looking at Johnny, a tiny smile played on her lips. Then suddenly, she jumped up on her toes and gave Johnny a peck on the check. "Come on John, we have a story to uncover!"
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"What's the hold up?" Felina hissed as she waited behind T-Bone and Razor, who were cautiously peeking into the cavern.
"Your uncle is taking his time, that's the hold up." T-Bone answered dryly as he looked back at her.
"T-Bone, look." Razor directed his partner's gaze up towards the ledge were almost hidden enforcers were drawing out their weapons.
"It's showtime." T-Bone growled as his trademark grin spread across his face.
"Okay, when they've distracted the creeplings, we'll make a run for that entrance over there."
Felina looked at their planned destination skeptically. "Over there? Are you sure that that's the right way?"
Razor shook his head. "No I'm not sure, but that's the only entrance within running distance here." Seeing that the enforcers had their targets, Razor announced quietly. "Okay guys on the count of 3…1….2…."
A shower of laser blasts rained on the creeplings, who immediately scattered and started to advance towards the ledge.
"THREE!" The trio bolted from their hiding space and dashed towards the entrance. And without incident, several seconds later, they made it safely on the other side. Breathing heavily, they got behind the wall and pressed up against it.
The sound of laser blasts and the high-pitched chattering and shrieking of the creeplings echoed loudly off the cavern walls. Felina was immediately overtook with guilt at the thought of leaving her uncle and fellow enforcers behind, but she came back to reality when she felt T-Bone grab her hand and start pulling her off into one of the tunnels. She then ran after them, leaving the battle behind them.
"I've never seen so many creeplings in one place!" Officer Snow yelled at Feral over the earsplitting screeches of the creeplings as he repeatedly fired at ever growing mass.
Feral shook his head as he also fired heavily upon the pink horde. "Keep them back, don't let them climb up the wall!" he yelled over the chaos.
Officer McFurland looked at Feral in complete alarm "They can climb walls?!" For an answer, a creepling launched itself from under the ledge onto McFurland, who yelped with surprise. Snow rushed to his friend's aid and knocked the creature senseless, leaving McFurland with a severely scratched face.
Feral, grim faced, continued to fire at what seemed an unlimited pick mass. And then a fearsome sight presented itself, making Feral's mouth go dry with fear, an awful taste that he rarely experienced through all of his years of service. Thousands of kat-size, black creeplings with glowing yellow eyes rushed towards them. Trying to disguise the fear in his voice, Feral screamed at his enforcers. "Shoot the big ones, Shoot them now!!"
The enforcers fired at the black monsters, killing only a few in the process. Hundreds of the formidable beasts launched themselves into the air and came shooting down towards them, letting out an unearthly shriek that rang throughout the cavern, causing the walls to shed pebbles onto the floor.
Feral shot at the flying creeplings withan intense hatred, although no matter how hard he tried to prevent them,the flying creeplings still managed to carry off his enforcers one by one.
Then, something struck him with a powerful force, which sent him plummeting to the cavern floor. As he fell, the shrieks and cries grew faint anddistant as Felina's faceflashed across his mind. And then, suddenly,he knew no more.