Chapter 3: The Story of Dennis
Dennis growled an angry meow. Nobody understood. Everybody thought he was just some mean old cat, which he was. But nobody really cared about why he was like that. Sure, just because something happened in his past doesn't mean that he should behave rude.
Dennis sat on the grass and then lay down. He eventually fell asleep and had a bad dream. It was about his life before he was taken to the animal shelter.
"Run, my friends, we can't be caught by that rebel!" Said a cat named Freckle.
Freckle was the leader of the group he formed, a group of cats. You see, when cats live on the streets, they always form a group of cats to keep themselves tough and strong. When a cat lives alone, they can easily be taken hostage to FiercePaw, the king of all street cats. FiercePaw isn't really a king. He is more like the king of all cat thugs. So anyway, what FiercePaw does is that he likes to cause a lot of mischief so he kidnaps cats and forces other cats to give Zombie food to let the kidnapped cat go.
"We need to split up guys", Greg, who was another cat said.
"But then one of us will still be caught!" said Jasmine.
"We ave no choice!" Dan said. Dan was Dennis. Dan was of course named Dennis after Spike's master adopted him.
So they all went in different directions. The thug who was chasing them was one of FiercePaw's men. But he was not a cat. He was a dog.
"Which one should I go after? Hmm, ahhh, I know, I'll chase after the scrawny cat. "I think his name was Dan?"
So the thug chased after Dennis who ran and ran. After a while, Dennis started to get tired. He saw a trash can so jumped and hid inside. But to his misfortune, another thug who was also a dog was inside. You see, Fierce Paw not only intimidated cats but he also intimidated dogs. (Also, FiercePaw hired dogs because he knew they would be loyal to him.)
The thug signaled the other thug by giving a bark and now Dennis was now cornered. It seemed that Dennis was in the clutches of the mighty FiercePaw. The dogs lead Dennis into a sewer. It actually didn't smell that bad, it must have been sanitized because it was being used as a hideout.
In the sewer there were a lot if cats and some dogs. You might think why nobody would have noticed all these animals. They did, they just never bothered to do anything about it. They led Dennis through some broken bars. The dogs stood there so he wouldn't escape.
"The boss will be coming to see you in a few hours. I suggest you eat the meal we will be giving you. It might be your last."
Back to the Present…
Tom was lonely. Now that Roger was adopted, he was bored and didn't know what to do. Though Jerry could be annoying sometimes, he was still there for him in lonely times. Tom knew what he had to do; he had to break out of the Animal Shelter. Where he will go? Well whatever path leads to Jerry.
Tom didn't think much about his plan. He decided he was just going to wing it. When it was time for lunch, Amanda his feeder would open the cage before feeding him. Then, he would quickly scurry out of the cage and go out the doors. There wasn't much to his plan and he hoped that they couldn't catch him.
Back to the past…
Dennis smelled the horrible scent of the sewer. Didn't have much to do so he just stood in the corner hoping his comrades would come and save him. Just then, a muscular cat came walking towards his cell, he figured it was FiercePaw.
"What do you want with me huh?" Dennis growled.
"Hey, hey, this will all be easy if you give me what you want."
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" Dennis growled even louder this time.
"All this time, I have been vandalizing belongings from all the cats just for the fun of it."
"YOU CALL ZAT FUN?"
"But this time, I want something bigger, something extraordinary. Something that will make dogs and cats fear me even more. Something that will make wild animals fear me. Heh, something that will even make even humans fear me."
"Ave you been peeking into people's fantasy novels", Dennis smirked.
"Heh, heh, heh heh heh, HAH, HAH, HAH."
"What's so funny anyway."
"As you see here, I'm nothing but a mere cat. Until I get all the ingredients."
"What do you mean?" Dennis was starting do get a little nervous.
"You will be part of my experiment. If you don't follow what I say, all your friends will be taken hostage."
"CAN YOU JUST ZELL ME WHAT IZ GOING ON?"
"I love it when my experiments are curious. From now on you are Experiment #33. So Experiment #33, I order you to get me mouse flesh for my final ingredient."
"AN INGERDIENT FOR WHAT!"
"Nothing that concerns you. I will be watching you to make sure you return with my ingredient. You may leave now."
Meanwhile in the Present…
Amanda opened the cage.
"It's time to feed you Tom."
But Tom didn't have time for lunch. He scurried out of the cage running for the doors.
"Catch him, we cannot allow homeless cats!" Amanda TOLD EVERYONE.
Other volunteers went after Tom. Tom pushed through the doors and scurried outside. They were close to him now. Tom then saw a sewer and jumped inside. He finally escaped, or so he thought.
"Man, he got away. We don't have time for this. We need to feed all the animals." Amanda said.
Tom had to stay in the sewer for a while so he wouldn't get caught. But he later realized that it was a bad idea. Tom walked along the stinky sewer. It was mostly deserted except for some dogs. Strange, no street animals usually live in the sewers.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE FELLA?" a dog asked.
"Umm, I'm just passing by." Tom said nervously.
"Nobody's here unless they have orders from the boss."
"Um, ok I'll be taking your leave then-"
"HOLD IT! We are running short of experiments lately, the boss would probably like to see you."
Experiments… Tom did not like the sound of that. He wanted to melt down inside the sewer and disappear. The dog led Tom inside another chamber in the sewer. The dog stood there so Tom would not escape.
Meanwhile in the past…
Dennis stood on the streets not knowing what to do. Experiment #33, he thought. What experiment? What final ingredient? Why does FiercePaw want the body of a mouse? Dennis didn't have a choice but to look for a mouse so he walked along the streets scavenging for his prey. It was dangerous walking on the streets alone without a group. He wondered where his group was or whether or not they escaped. Dennis was also tired so he lay down on the sidewalk and fell asleep.
That was exactly why when he woke up he was in animal shelter. He learned he was taken there because he was a homeless cat without an owner. How was he going to get a mouse now?
Meanwhile in the present…
Dennis woke up. The reason he was always so grumpy was because his comrades betrayed him. It turned out FiercePaw's threat was just an empty one and that his so called comrades were with the enemy all along. The reason the thugs went after Dennis was because his "comrades" cornered Dennis and told the thugs where he was. If he couldn't trust his own friends, why would he trust other strangers.
Meanwhile in the sewers…
"You haven't heard of me? FiercePaw?"
"Ok, I remember who you are now." Tom gave up trying to tell him he didn't know who he was.
"Ok then, I have a mission for you."
"A mission?"
"Find a cat named Dan. I think his name is Dennis now. Anyway, find him and drag him by his tail right to this spot."
Dennis? Tom saw him in the shelter. That was the cat that replaced him. Tom smiled. Even though he didn't like getting orders. This was the time to even things out with him.
"Alright, you got it."
FiercePaw was surprised. Nobody had taken orders from him that willingly. He would once again be reunited with Jerry once things are evened out with Dennis.
Meanwhile at an unknown place…
"Sir, the ingredients of the antidote have been stolen."
"Ah, I see. It must have been that lost experiment."
"But sir, how is that possible?"
"It is not only us humans that are intelligent."
"What, you mean-"
"Yes, through research I have realized that it had to be true."
"Heh, I guess that makes our job interesting, right?"
"Yes, except that before he gets his paws on that antidote, we will get our hands on it."
"Yes, all our research will not go in vain."
To be continued in the next chapter…