A/N: Yeah, this takes a slightly darker turn but both franchises have done that before. Shoutout to hardrocker21 for help with this.

Getting angrier when his truck started emitting smoke, Trevor slammed on his brakes, shut the engine off and jumped out. When he walked over, he yanked the hood up… before turning and seeing a red lanky cat approach him.

"Some kind of problem, mister?" Katz asks.

"Aside a truck breaking down, I can't find my disobedient bitch of a niece so I can drag her away from the bald biker prick she thinks she's in love with!" Trevor growls, Katz turning curious.

"If I were to help you, would you help me with something?" Katz asks, whispering the plan to Trevor.

"You got yourself a deal!" Trevor says as they shake hand and paw… and Trevor yanked Katz close. "Don't double cross me!" He growls before letting go and walking off...

"Now don't you worry your head about this man, he won't get anywhere near you." Muriel says after Carly had gotten cleaned off, dried off and changed into some grey pajama shorts and a navy racerback tank top and told Muriel about Trevor.

"Just be careful when he shows up, please? Trevor knows no limits because if he did, he wouldn't have thrown me out of a moving vehicle." Carly says, Muriel helping her lie down on the queen sized bed in the guest room.

"We've dealt with many crazies over the years, things will be okay." Muriel says, pulling the blanket over Carly as Johnny walked into the room with Courage following him.

Courage let out a small sympathetic whine as he climbed up on the bed and rested his head on Carly's left shoulder, Carly scratching his ears.

Muriel walked out of the room and closed the door, Carly looking outside at the darkened sky… or what she could see of it through the fog.

For a second, Carly thought she saw a lanky red cat looking back at her and stood up to look closer… and judging from Courage's scared screaming when he saw the cat, Carly knew that this cat was one of the crazies that Muriel told her about.

"No!" Courage begged, gripping Carly's hand as she tried to leave and pointing to the computer. Carly sat down at it and typed in 'Red cat outside, being told to consult you on what to do about it.' and pressing the Enter key.

"You twit, getting a girl to fight your endless battles with Katz." Computer responded cynically.

'Where the hell do you get off acting like that when he's scared to death?!' Carly typed in a bit forcefully.

"Little lady, you don't need to type so roughly! I'm an old machine… like the others, I thought Katz had disappeared at first when the ship exploded. If he's back, he's hell bent on getting rid of Courage once and for all!" Computer replied.

Carly and the others jumped back as the window shattered and the noise sent Muriel and Eustace running in with a bat and rolling pin and Courage tried explaining in his own way that Katz was back.

"Did you break that window?!" Eustace demands, oblivious as always to what Courage was trying to say.

"Ooohhh! Forget the window!" Courage says emphatically as Carly and Johnny started coughing and fell to their hands and knees, Muriel, Courage and Eustace doing the same thing as the nerve toxin hit them and losing consciousness.

Katz walked in and tied everyone up before proceeding to drag Carly out of the room and down the stairs. When he threw her into the van was when she started waking up and he put tape on her mouth and forced her to look at him.

"Now hush… there's someone who wants to see you but he won't get to…" Katz says, turning Carly's head to the nearby dress and veil. "Not right away at least, strange creature!" He growls before jumping into the front seat and starting the van up, speeding off and causing the doors to slam shut.

Carly frantically reached around and grabbed a wrench and pulled herself up to her feet, Katz screaming in pain as he fell over the steering wheel and Carly scrambled out of the van at the same time Johnny and Courage caught up with them in Eustace's truck, Courage still affected by the toxin.

"I wish you hadn't done that! You naughty little lady, you're coming with me whether you like it or not!" Katz growled, shouting the last part as he charged at them.

Courage charged at Katz and knocked him down as Johnny cut Carly's restraints and she yanked the tape off her mouth.

"Leave her alone!" Courage yells, repeatedly punching Katz until Johnny and Carly pulled him off.

"I'm okay…" Carly says, Courage tying Katz up.

"I've about had it with him! He kidnapped Muriel and the farmer several times and always comes back with some kind of evil plan!" Courage says, dragging Katz into the van as Johnny helped Carly to the truck.

"Courage… what are you planning to do to him?" Johnny asks, holding onto Carly.

"I know someone who can help. And while I know the outfit was Katz's idea, there's another person involved in this kidnapping plot or my name's Ivana! And it's not!" Courage says, getting into the driver's seat after closing the doors and speeding off.

Carly and Johnny followed him out of curiosity, Courage stopping outside of what looked like a travelling psychic business and seeing a small Chihuahua walk outside to Courage and a now conscious and angry Katz, Courage and the psychic talking.

"The lanky cat, he went too far this time, yes?" Shirley asks, Courage pointing to Carly and Johnny. "Why are they in the stupid one's truck?" She asks, slapping Katz when he started yelling and dragging him into the RV. "And stay there!" She yells, slamming the door before turning back to Courage, who explained everything that had happened.

"You're sure you're okay, babe?" Johnny asks as he held Carly in his arms, Carly nodding as she started to calm down.

But she had a feeling that it wasn't gonna be the last time they saw Katz.