Chapter 2: Enter the cat and mouse

During this time, near a pile of trash cans located by the side of a restaurant across Baker Lane from the Blake Mansion, a blue-furred cat and a brown mouse were sleeping for the night after one long day.

Their sleep was interrupted when the van pulled over and knocked over a trash can.

"Hey, keep it down!" The first figure said angrily to his partner, who was behind the wheel. "We don't want to attract much attention."

"Don't worry, that trash can is already empty, so we won't leave a trail." The second figure reassured him. "As long as I straighten the can."

As the two figures were speaking, the cat and mouse were awaken by the noise.

The cat peeked over to the van and his eyes narrowed. He had a feeling that the two figures he saw exiting the van were up to no good.

His instincts were proven to be correct, as he and the mouse later saw the two figures jumping over the brick wall across the street with one of them carrying a ladder.

The mouse turned to him and his face give him a look as if he was saying, "There's something suspicious about those two men in the van."

The cat nodded as if he was saying, "Yeah."

However, before he could continue his thoughts, he felt an urge to sneeze from the wind.

At this point, those two figures have returned to the van with the burden.

"That sure was a piece of cake." The first figure said. "You'd think that one of the city's most powerful people will have heavy security at his home, but instead, look what we've got here!"

"Indeed, James." The second figure nodded. "The boss sure will be happy about this, and that'll teach those Blakes on thinking twice before meddling with our business and firing us."

As the two men got on the van, the cat tried to prevent himself from sneezing.

But then, he couldn't help it. He sneezed into the dark silent night.

At that point, the two men stopped in their tracks.

"Hey Joe, did you hear that?" James asked his partner.

"Yes I did." Joe nodded as he loaded the little burden onto the van before pointing at the nearby trash cans across the street and added. "It came from those trash cans over there!"

"Let's go check!" James agreed as the two men walked over with their flashlights on.

The cat and mouse, knowing that they may be in great danger, quickly tried to run off and find another hiding place, but the two men caught sight of them.

"It's a cat and mouse!" James shouted. "They must have saw us pulling the job!"

"Quick!" Joe ordered. "Get rid of them before they try to get some help."

The two men grabbed their guns and then tried to chase down the cat and mouse, who quickly raced down the street.

After a wild goose chase onto Easy Street, the two men lost the cat and mouse near a small house right next to the Blake Mansion.

"Drat!" James said. "We've lost them!"

"Well, at least those two animals wouldn't remember a thing since we scared them off." Joe said. "We'd better get moving before the people in the neighbourhood gets suspicious."

"Right." James nodded before they returned to the van.

During this time, the cat and mouse raced into the neighbouring house through the opened basement window.

As soon as they raced through the window, they realize that they were in the mid-air and fell to the floor, crashing into a pile of stuff which caused the house' occupants to wake up from the noise.

Upstairs, Sam sat up on his bed when he heard the crash from the basement.

"You hear something, Sam?" Wendy asked her husband as she sat up.

"Yes. It's coming from the basement." Sam replied as he grabbed his glasses and his department-issued handgun. "Probably a burglar."

"If it is a burglar, then he sure picked the wrong house to break into." Wendy said as she joined her husband and headed down the stairs.

During this time, Scooby, who was sleeping on the mattress down at the living room downstairs, also woke up from the sound of the crash and joined Sam and Wendy in investigating the crash from the basement.

"Rhat was that?" He asked Sam and Wendy as he joined them.

"Might be a burglar, Scoobert." Sam replied as they headed down the stairs into the basement.

When they arrived at the basement and turned on the lights, they saw a huge mess.

"Someone sure broke into the house through the open basement window." Wendy said as she pointed to the mess and window.

"Scooby, go and sniff out anyone that is behind this." Sam said, not planning on using the "Shoot first and ask questions later" approach.

Scooby nodded before going over to sniff around the area. He soon sniff out something and started growling.

"What is it, Scooby?" Wendy asked.

"Is it a burglar?" Sam asked.

"Ruh ruh!" Scooby shook his head. "Rit's re cat rand rouse."

"A cat and what?" Sam asked.

"I think he means mouse." Wendy remarked just as the culprits to the mess emerged from the mess, revealing a blue-furred cat and a brown mouse.

Seeing Scooby growling at him, the cat quickly give him hand gestures as if he was saying, "I come in peace, don't worry! My friend and I were running away from something."

"Running away?" Scooby asked, being able to understand the cat telepathically. "Running away from what?"

The mouse give him hand gestures as if he was saying, "Two bad guys."

During this time, Wendy suggested, "I think these two should be returned to the pet shop."

"Good idea, dear." Sam said. "But I'm afraid we'll have to do that tomorrow morning, as all of the pet shops are closed at this time."

Just then, Shaggy and his sister Sugie came down the stairs.

"What just happened, Mom?" Shaggy asked as they arrived in the basement.

"It's just a cat and mouse accidentally entering the basement from the open window, Norville." Wendy replied.

"Shouldn't you and Maggie be asleep, son?" Sam asked.

"Like, we tried, Dad, but we were awaken by the crash from the basement." Shaggy replied as he saw Scooby and the cat and mouse.

"Look! A cat and mouse!" Sugie said as she pointed to the two animals.

"Yes, we know, dear." Wendy nodded. "We'll be sending them to the pet store first thing tomorrow morning."

During this time, Scooby asked the mouse, "Two bad guys? What were they doing?"

Before either of them could answer, Sam said, "Alright, everyone. We should go back to sleep. Scooby, you keep an eye on those two visitors. I don't want them to cause any trouble in the house. Understood?"

"Reah!" Scooby nodded as he saluted the police commander before they head back up to their bedrooms.

As they head up the stairs, Shaggy asked Scooby about the cat and mouse, "Like, what are their names, Scooby?"

Scooby turned to the two animals, both of whom give him hand gestures as if they were telling their names.

Understanding them telepathically, Scooby replied, "Rom and Rerry."

"Tom and Jerry?" Sugie asked.

The cat and mouse duo nodded.

"What were they doing in the basement?" Shaggy asked.

"Rey said rey were running away from two rad guys." Scooby explained.

"Two bad guys?" Shaggy asked. "What were they doing?"

Before Tom or Jerry could reply, Wendy said, "Alright, Norville, Maggie. It's way past your bedtimes. You can still play with them tomorrow morning, before your father and I return them to the pet shop."

"Alright, Mom." Sugie sighed before she and her brother turned to the three animals.

"Talk to you guys tomorrow morning." Shaggy said. "Goodnight, Scoob."

"Nice to meet you, Tom and Jerry." Sugie added.

Tom and Jerry both nodded before everyone went to get some sleep.

Little did the Rogers or Scooby realize that Tom and Jerry were witnesses to a kidnapping that occurred at the Blake Mansion next door.


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