Belated Realisation

In their Metallikat Express Hackle and Cody were making swift progress through the deserted streets of Megakat City. Neither had noticed the van following them when the hovercraft entered the gates of Xenon's refinery. Cody wiped a tear from his eye when he saw the 'Xenon Petrochemical' logo over the gates. The hovercraft cruised between the old refinery structures to where Xenon had built his main workshop. They pulled to a halt outside and headed into the building, completely unaware of the van that had stopped a short distance away, its headlights darkened. Inside the van, the driver turned around to talk to his passengers.
"Shall I give the order to fire?" the driver asked.
"No, we have other plans for the anti-mutagen vessel" said the first passenger.
"Indeed, we will use this to our advantage" added the second.
"Certainly, this change in circumstance will work to our benefit" concluded the third.
"So... What are we here for?" the driver asked.
"We're here" a fourth passenger said, leaning forward from the darkness in the back of the van "to take out a valuable insurance policy."
Inside, Hackle had put Cody up on the table Xenon had used and begun to make preparations.
"What happens now?" Cody asked.
"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you young one" Hackle replied evasively.
"So you say" said a voice from the door. As the two turned around to face the new arrival who emerged from the darkness wearing a white lab coat.
"Evening, Hackle" the new arrival said.
"Dr Argon" Hackle replied stiffly.
"What's that you're doing there, Hackle?" Argon asked sarcastically. "You wouldn't be trying to use the vessel over there to mass-produce a cheap vaccine to undercut me, would you?"
"You may have been Xenon's brother, Argon, but you never were anything like him" Hackle said. "He would never have done something so monstrous."
"You're the reason he's dead!" Cody shouted.
"Yeah, well, he always was weak. He wanted to help people, but helping people leaves you to die a penniless pauper, as he proved." Argon replied.
"You will never get away with this, we're going to get the vaccine out there and your plan will be finished!" Cody yelled angrily at Argon.
"Oh, I'm afraid the Swat Kats won't be saving the day for you, on account of the fact that they've been taken to Puma-Dyne, to join the mutant population of Megakat City." Argon smiled at the kitten.
It was then that several Kats in biohazard suits entered, each holding a shotgun.
"Still, at least you'll be back with them soon" Argon added. "Take them away" he said, walking out of the building and leaving the two Kats to be restrained by the Puma-Dyne technicians.

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The prison bus rolled back through the streets of Megakat City, and headed up the ramp into the Enforcer Headquarters vehicle park. As it pulled up next to the other transport buses, Felina walked past on her way to collect a patrol car. She spotted the shattered tail light, and waited for the driver to come out.
"How did you do that?" she asked him, pointing at the broken glass. "I'm going to have that taken out of your wages."
"Come on Lieutenant, it must have been when I turned it around at that farm, I didn't notice it getting damaged, I can't be held responsible if I have to turn around halfway" protested the driver.
"What? Why did you turn around? You were told to take them to the high-security prison!" Felina asked.
"Well, they took the prisoners off the bus and loaded them into those Puma-Dyne vans. You should know, they said the Swat Kats had been exposed to something toxic at Megakat Biochemical, so they needed to be taken to Puma-Dyne. Don't they tell you anything?" he replied, sarcastically.
"Ok, fine, get off then" Felina tersely responded.
As the driver walked off, Felina's mind whirred. Why hadn't she been told about this? She headed back into the building, and went to have words with her Uncle.
She met him coming out of his office.
"Not now Felina, I''m busy, I've got to go and question the Swat Kats" said Feral before Felina could get a word in edgeways. "I want my plane prepped to get me to Megakat Penitentiary on the double!"
"They're at Puma-Dyne, remember Uncle? Although you didn't see fit to tell me" said Felina.
"What? Puma-Dyne? Why? What for?" Feral said, turning to Felina.
"You don't know? The transport bus driver told me that Puma-Dyne pulled him over with their own Enforcer escort and took them off. He said he was told they had been exposed to something at the Biochem plant..." Felina tailed off, allowing the concept to hang in the air.
"No, they were meant to go to the prison. There was nothing dangerous at Megakat Biochemical; at least, not in the area we captured them. I asked the technician specifically. We gave no order for them to be taken out to Puma-Dyne" the Sergeant, who was standing nearby, told them.
The two Ferals looked at each other, before running wordlessly up to the roof level and boarding a chopper, heading off to Puma-Dyne.
"This is Feral. Bring me chopper backup at Puma-Dyne Labs on the double!"