Tripod continued to exercise in the doghouse as he didn't look back. Snooky was seen walking around until he heard Tripod exercising in the backyard.
"I don't need to see him... He needs his time alone... Not my fault... I didn't have to help you, ya know..." Tripod grumbled as he talked to himself, still a bit upset over the fight that he and Krypto had, so he didn't notice Snooky.
"Uh Tripod? Are you okay?" Snooky asked, surprising the three-legged puppy as he yelped and fell on the floor.
"Snooky?" Tripod asked as he got back up before facing the light blue kitten. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, uh, I was just in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd stop by." Snooky replied innocently.
"Well... It's nice to see a friend..." Tripod admitted. "Especially with what had happened earlier before you showed up."
"Yeah? What's that?" Snooky asked.
Tripod soon told Snooky everything that had happened before he was asked to stay alone in the doghouse for a little while, though he didn't say the full details of course.
"Whoa... That sounds rough," Snooky said. "And you were just trying to help out like a hero dog."
"Tell me about it," Tripod said with a sharp sigh. "I just don't get it... I really don't."
"Trust me, I know the feeling all too well... My father grounded me too." Snooky told him.
"It couldn't possibly be that bad," Tripod shrugged. "I mean it's not like you stole his toys."
"Oh, I've probably done that a few times and maybe a little worse," Snooky said. "Sometimes life is unfair when you're a little kitten or puppy."
"You've really said it," Tripod nodded firmly. "They say they want what's best for us, but sometimes it feels like they can just be a problem and a pain and make our lives feel unfair like we don't matter."
"Well at least he hasn't disowned you." Snooky said. He then suddenly went wide-eyed as he didn't expect for himself to say that.
"Yeah, that's true," Tripod said softly. "I'd hate to imagine someone to be so horrible that they would decide to either disown or just abandon their own young... Must be very cold and heartless of them if they're that willing to do such a thing."
Snooky frowned as he remembered what happened back with his parents and brother.
"Hey, you okay?" Tripod asked his kitten friend.
"Oh, uh, I'm fine, I was just thinking about what you're saying," Snooky said softly. "It's no problem, really... I'm sorry you got in a fight with your new family though. That has to be tough."
"Yeah, I know especially since I thought I wouldn't get into any fights with them since my last family disowned me during a lightning storm without me knowing," Tripod frowned. "To my previous father, I was just a letdown. Sure, I have incredible strength, but I only have three legs while my siblings had four."
"You just feel so cold and alone like no one will love you and it feels hopeless and then this happens when you start to feel happy." Snooky said softly with sympathy.
"It's like the end of the world all of a sudden." Tripod nodded as he did feel like that right now.
Unknown to them, Streaky had been watching in secret once he saw Snooky with Tripod and didn't see the light blue kitten doing anything bad to the puppy.
"Well, you should feel lucky; at least your new father actually does love you." Snooky frowned.
"I guess so," Tripod said softly. "I feel a little bit better though after talking about it."
"Yes... It's good that you've found someone to talk to," Snooky nodded. "You're lucky to have good friends you trust enough to let it all out on."
"I'm glad that we're friends, Snooky," Tripod smiled. "And if you're ever in a bit of a jam, just give me a holler."
"Thanks, Tripod." Snooky replied.
"That's what friends are for; they've got your back." Tripod smiled.
"Yeah, you're right," Snooky smiled back. "Best friends forever."
Tripod and Snooky smiled at each other as this was truly a great friendship, even if Snooky was supposed to be spying for Mechanikat and not befriending the puppy.
'Wow. I can't believe it, Snooky's actually smiling and not in an evil way.' Streaky thought to himself.
"Too bad I'm grounded or else we could play." Tripod said.
"I'm sorry, Tripod," Snooky said softly. "I really wish I could help. Would you like me to stick around for a little while until maybe your dad comes out and busts us?"
"I guess we could do that," Tripod shrugged. "It's better than nothing, right?"
"Right." Snooky smiled.
"He has to be up to something," Streaky said to himself from the window sill. "I don't know what, but it has to be something and I should find out what... Nothing will stop me."
"Streaky, it's time for a tea party!" Andrea beamed as she came to take her cat away from the window to play with him.
"Dang it." Streaky groaned.
"Hmm... Actually, there is a way for us to have some fun, but you gotta keep a promise to not to tell anyone." Tripod told Snooky.
Snooky looked around before looking back. "Who am I gonna tell?" he then smiled innocently. "What is it, buddy?"
"I'm going to show you something that's kind of a secret," Tripod said. "Follow me inside and you'll find out."
"Alright." Snooky said as he went inside the dog house and where he saw Tripod going down a hole, causing him to follow.
Streaky kept trying to look out the window, but Andrea took him away to dress him up for their tea party. Tripod led the way with a small smile as Snooky followed behind.
"So this must be some kinda secret hide-out." Snooky commented to himself.
Snooky soon saw something surprising as Tripod stopped at a spot that was huge and in that spot was Krypto's ship.
"I told you it was a pretty big secret," Tripod said as he led Snooky over to the secret space. "Neat, huh?"
"It's amazing alright." Snooky whispered as he looked wide-eyed at what they had found.
"I'm showing you this because I trust you, Snooky." Tripod smiled.
"Really?" Snooky asked.
"Yeah, you're my best friend," Tripod smiled. "Even if we haven't known each other long I feel like I can trust you with anything even with a big secret."
Snooky smiled back, though he began to look a little sick.
"Hey, are you okay?" Tripod asked as he noticed that.
"Just... Welled up with emotion, that's all." Snooky smiled innocently, though he was struck with guilt.
"Aw." Tripod smiled back.
"It's just no one's ever trusted me with such a big secret before," Snooky smiled back. "Well, except for The Dumpster of Streak-a-tude which happened to just be a dumpster."
Tripod looked over with wide eyes.
"Oops," Snooky chuckled sheepishly. "But that's just a place that Streaky, Squeaky's uncle, goes to get himself dirty and well, eat some food that has been thrown away."
"Well, that's interesting." Tripod said.
"Anyway, I promise not to tell anyone about this," Snooky said. "Wait. If this ship is down here, does that mean that your dad is-"
"Superdog? ...Yes." Tripod nodded.
"No way." Snooky whispered.
"Yes, way," Tripod nodded. "Don't tell anyone about that either... It might be too much if that secret got out to everybody imaginable."
"Oh, don't worry; I'll keep it a secret." Snooky smiled.
"Thanks," Tripod smiled back. "So wanna play tag?"
"Down here?" Snooky asked. "Is that a good idea?"
"Yeah, this way we won't get caught and we could have some fun," Tripod smiled. "You seemed to have fun the last time we played 'Tag'."
"...Yes, I suppose that's true," Snooky had to admit before shrugging. "Ah, what the heck?" he then asked before tagging Tripod and he suddenly took off running. "Tag, you're it!"
"Oh, I'll get you for that." Tripod smiled as he chased after Snooky while laughing.
Streaky used his X-ray vision and saw Tripod and Snooky playing tag close to the rocketship and where he saw that Snooky was actually enjoying the game. Snooky laughed as he began to run away from Tripod. "He's either a really good actor or he's actually having a really good time," he then said to himself. "This is just crazy... I gotta tell Krypto later." He then continued to watch the three-legged puppy and light blue kitten playing together from tag to Hide & Seek and where Snooky couldn't stop smiling.
"Oh, Tripod, this is the best fun ever." Snooky beamed at Tripod.
"It sure is." Tripod smiled.
Streaky couldn't believe what he was hearing or seeing Snooky must be a great actor or Tripod was actually reforming the light blue kitten to good. He soon heard Krypto waking up and where for one reason or another, Streaky was starting to panic. Tripod and Snooky hung out as they took a break from playing.
"All right, I think that's enough time," Krypto said as he yawned and stretched in the living room. "I think it's a good time go back outside." he then began to make some barking sounds.
"Oh, Krypto, do you wanna go outside?" Mary asked the adult dog.
Krypto barked at her as he nodded.
"All right, go outside." Mary smiled as she opened the door for him so that he could go out into the yard.
"Ah! I gotta do something." Streaky said as he panicked. The orange cat began to try and think of how to distract Krypto as the white labrador was about to come out to the yard.
Once he was out the door, Mary shut the door behind him and went back to cleaning up the house.
"Tripod? Tripod..." Krypto called as he was on his way out into the yard.
"Krypto! Buddy! Pal! How are ya?" Streaky grinned as he dashed out into the yard in front of the dog. "You look great."
"Oh, hey, Streaky," Krypto said. "I thought you would be having one of your naps right about now."
"Yeah, but I just thought today was such a nice day, why don't we hang out?" Streaky asked as he grinned nervously. "After all, why take a nap on a great day like this?"
Tripod and Snooky soon finally began to start getting out of the hole thanks to a gadget Snooky had with him, only for them to stop as they heard Krypto and Streaky talking.
"Streaky, what's going on with you? You've never turned down a good nap." Krypto said.
"K-Dog, I just thought that maybe we could hang out; I mean naps are good, but spending time with friends is even greater." Streaky said.
While Streaky kept Krypto distracted, Tripod and Snooky got out of the hole, and where soon, Snooky snuck away before running without Krypto seeing him.
"Okay, go back home, we'll play and talk more later." Tripod whispered to his new friend.
"Thanks, Tripod, I'll see ya later." Snooky whispered back as he took off running.
Tripod nodded and sighed in relief. As Snooky was running off, he passed a dark alley and Isis soon stepped out, narrowing her eyes as she didn't trust the kitten.
"Streaky, I'd like to hang out, but I really must go and see Tripod." Krypto told the orange cat.
"Well, okay. After all, he is your kid now." Streaky said as he went back over to his side of the fence.
Krypto raised an eyebrow before he just shook his head. "Tripod? Tripod!" he then called out.
Tripod soon walked over innocently as he looked up at Krypto.
"There you are," Krypto said to him. "How are you feeling?"
"Oh, uh, I'm okay, despite what happened." Tripod said, slightly firm.
"Tripod, I'm sorry, but I had to put my paw down and discipline you," Krypto told him. "What you did was brave, but you could have been hurt or worse."
"I know, but I just could sit and watch you and Supercat fight them off getting hurt yourself; I just wanted to try and help." Tripod frowned.
"I understand, but you should leave this sort of thing to the professionals," Krypto advised. "Can I trust you to do that?"
"Yes, I understand," Tripod said as he sighed. "I'm just surprised I was able to find that Kryptonite when I could... Wherever it came from."
"I'm just as surprised," Krypto said before his right ear went up. "There's a bank robbery going on, but I'm sure Superman can handle it."
"You do bank robberies too?" Tripod asked.
"Sometimes, yeah," Krypto nodded. "I'm really sorry I was hard on you, but that doesn't mean we can't still be friends, right?"
"Yeah, I guess that's true." Tripod said with a small smile.
"That's good." Krypto smiled.
Tripod smiled back before they both saw Superman flying by and to the scene of the robbery.
"There he goes now," Krypto said. "Whatya say we have some dinner together and maybe we'll do something fun after?"
"I'd like that a lot, Dad." Tripod replied.
The two of them soon went inside to get some dinner while Streaky smiled before sighing out of relief as he was able to distract Krypto long enough for Snooky to sneak away without the dog of steel to notice.
"I can't believe I had so much fun with Tripod," Snooky smiled as he kept walking before looking guilty. "And he trusted me with a big secret..."
Delilah soon ran into the kitten.
"Oh! D-D-Delilah!" Snooky gasped.
"Well, I finally found you," Delilah glared. "It's time to go back to Mechanikat."
"But, uh, he wants me to keep gaining Tripod's trust." Snooky told her.
"Oh, please, that's just an excuse you're using," Delilah said until her communicator soon went off. "We'll talk about this in a minute." she then told him.
Snooky looked a bit nervous.
"Yes, what is it?" Delilah soon asked, sounding a bit annoyed as she took the call.
"Delilah! Where are you?! Snooky is doing his job perfectly so why aren't doing your job?! And that includes moping the floors!" Mechanikat glared.
"I'm bringing him back home right now," Delilah narrowed her eyes. "I have a very good feeling about his work today though."
"What?!" Snooky yelped.
"Delilah, did I assign you to get Snooky back home?" Mechanikat asked firmly. "Or did I assign you to do something else such as mopping the floors?!"
"Don't you think you want him to come home after playing and not working though?" Delilah smirked.
"He is gaining the trust of that puppy," Mechanikat glared. "And if that means playing with him as well then so be it."
"Right." Delilah groaned.
"Now come back home at once and mop the floors!" Mechanikat told her. "In the meantime, I'm still having trouble getting these new inventions started."
Delilah rolled her eyes as she stormed off.
"See ya, Delilah." Snooky teased.
"I'll deal with you later, Fuzzball!" Delilah called out sharply.
"And Snooky, wait on my call, when the inventions are complete and we can use that pup by using one of the inventions to make him see his future with us," Mechanikat said through the communicator. "Even if he may be a puppy, we can still use him to get rid of The Dog of Steel while the Cat Stars get rid of the Dog Stars."
Snooky gasped suddenly before covering his mouth, causing Delilah and Mechanikat to wait to hear from the light blue kitten. "Uh, that's an amazing plan, O Most Evil One." he then replied obediently.
"Yes, of course," Mechanikat nodded. "I have a very good feeling about this."
"So, uh, when would this plan take place?" Snooky asked nervously. "Right away?"
"No, we'll allow the Dog of Steel to get enough rest as possible so he won't expect anything and we'll probably attack as early as possible by tomorrow," Mechanikat grinned. "This is probably my most ingenious plan yet!"
They soon heard an explosion from behind Mechanikat.
"Then again, this might take me longer than a day." Mechanikat sighed.
"If you say so." Snooky just shrugged, though he tried to hide the nervousness he suddenly had.
Delilah was soon teleported back to the ship to do Snooky's chores.
"Why am I so nervous now?" Snooky asked himself.
Krypto and Tripod were shown to be playing a little bit in the backyard together. Kevin walked by and smiled at that as he had a good feeling for the family from now on, but very soon, that was a bit far from the truth, especially once Mechanikat's plan would be ready. And where it was taking much longer as Tripod continued to go to Superdog Fan Club meetings and even became friends with Ignatius.
And each day that passed, Snooky kept feeling more and more guilty about being part of Mechanikat's plan and where after about a week...
"Finally!" Mechanikat smirked. "It might have taken me over a week, but I finally got to finish the two inventions."
Snooky had a hard time going to sleep in those times, but still somehow always managed to smile and shrug it off whenever he would see Tripod, though the dog could tell there was something very wrong deep down.
"Ingenius as always, Mechanikat," Delilah replied during her cleaning. "I don't know where we would all be without you."
"Now that my newest inventions are done, we can now begin the next part of my plan." Mechanikat smirked.
"Attacking the Dog Stars when they least expect it?" Delilah guessed.
"Exactly," Mechanikat smirked. "And then when Superdog tries to stop me, we'll teleport Tripod and Snooky here so then we can use that puppy."
"Excellent," Delilah nodded. "There's no way this could possibly fail."
"You bet it won't," Mechanikat replied. "And it just took a cute little kitten with a stupid cute little puppy dog pawn~"
"Speaking of which, shouldn't we inform Snooky that it's time for the next phase of the plan?" Delilah asked.
"Quite right, Delilah." Mechanikat nodded.
"I'll go get him." Delilah replied before going off.
"See that you do." Mechanikat nodded.
Snooky was shown to be lying down on the floor and staring up at the ceiling as he had a lot on his mind about tricking Tripod and how they actually became friends even if he was just meant to be a spy and to ruin Tripod's life, but he began to feel bad about tricking his friend and felt even worse of what might happen if Mechanikat and Delilah found out that he was feeling that way.
"I-I have to tell him the truth," Snooky said. "Even if I get in trouble with Mechanikat and I just hope Tripod will forgive me." The light blue kitten soon went off to tell Tripod the truth.
"Where are you going?" Delilah asked Snooky.
"D-D-Delilah!" Snooky yelped as he backed up. "I didn't notice you there."
"I thought you'd like to know that Mechanikat is about ready for the next phase of his plan." Delilah said with a grin.
"H-He is?" Snooky asked nervously.
"Yep, now we can finally use that three-legged freak of a mutt." Delilah smirked.
Snooky flinched a little.
"I'm so very excited," Delilah smirked. "Everything's coming together in the palm of our paws~"
"R-Right." Snooky smiled nervously.
"All you need to do is get that pup into one spot where the two of you will then be teleported here." Delilah smirked.
"Does it matter which spot?" Snooky asked nervously. "I mean, I wouldn't want anyone else to see us... Heh..."
"Just make sure the two of you are in an alleyway," Delilah told him. "Once there, keep him distracted."
"Hmm... Like maybe play?" Snooky asked.
"Who cares?! Play, watch him do tricks, heck, even watch him exercise!" Delilah replied. "Just be sure to keep him distracted long enough for the two of you to be teleported here!"
"I-I guess..." Snooky said softly. "I'll see what I can do."
"Whatever it takes, just remember what I said," Delilah replied firmly. "You're not going soft on us, are ya?"
"N-No, me, soft? Never!" Snooky chuckled nervously. "You can count on me."
"That's what I thought." Delilah smirked as she left the room.
Once he was alone, Snooky sighed as he didn't like being part of the plan anymore especially using his puppy friend Tripod who had kept getting stronger for an Earth puppy. When Snooky was on his way over, Atticus and his friends came over to see Tripod again and they all began to greet him comfortingly and warmly like he was their dog too, being nice to him.