-1Ch. 8: Circle of vengeance
Courage walked back home and immediately went to sleep.
When he woke up he noticed a note under the wooden door, telling him to go to the abandoned vet, he crushed the note in his paws and looked to the sky, a lovely light blue, and headed to the cursed vet, rage built up inside him and every step closer brought back more haunting memories until he finally made it.
"I'm here, come on out!" he shouted as he walked into the vet, then awaited Katz.
"I'm surprised, you made it." his fingers twitched with eagerness, he was finally going to kill him, then Courage gave him a death look.
"Now you're going to pay."
Give me the dust of my fathers
Courage runs towards Katz and leaps on top of him, his claws barely misses Katz' jugular vein, then Katz grabs him by his throat and began crushing his larynx.
Stand on the face of the ancients
Gagging for breath he desperately tried to break his hold, struggling he dug his claws into Katz' wrist, he grunted and released, but threw him across the room.
Bare the secret flesh of time itself
Courage got up and growled, pure adrenaline ran through his body, he ran and made another attempt to attack.
Follow me; I've come so far I'm behind again
Courage leaped but Katz moved and grabbed his leg, and with all his might slammed him on the ground.
Follow me, I wish so hard I'm there again
He grabbed his hand and pulled him down and slashed his cheek, knowing he drew first blood he then dug his claws into his shoulder, blood began seeping out and drip to the floor, he didn't stop, he wanted Katz to suffer, he wanted him to feel more than pain…but then he stopped…and began to shed tears.
Follow me…
He quickly retracted his claws and began full out crying.
All that I wanted were the things I had before
Katz couldn't believe it, he was almost a little angry that he would do such a thing at a time like this, then Courage Starred at Katz, "Why are we doing this, why… why the hell are we fighting?"
All that I needed, I never needed more
"ARE YOU INSANE BOY!?" he pushed Courage off him and slammed him against a wall, pinning him.
All of my questions were answers to my sins
Courage started to bleed from his mouth, but his eyes still misty with swelled up tears, "Tell me a good reason why we're fighting."
All of my endings are waiting to begin
"Because you must pay, you must feel my pain, every needle, every scar, ALL OF IT!"
I know the way but I falter
Then Courage pushed him off and reversed the hold, pinning Katz to the wall.
I can't be afraid of my patience
"We don't have to fight, we can end this here." Katz starred at him, then he began to laugh.
There's a sacred place Razel keeps safe
Katz continued to laugh and he smiled, "You're right, it does end here, because I'll kill you!" he shoved Courage off him, then his laughter began to muffle/
Follow me, I've seen so much I'm blind again
Katz starred at Courage, then he too began to tear, then he reached for something in his coat…
Follow me, I feel so bad I'm alive again
"This is for my parents." Courage saw that the object was Dr. Gerbil's liquid nitrogen bomb; he held it tight, "I'm afraid this is the end for you my dear boy."
Follow me…
Katz then threw the bomb, a very powerful explosion then came, knocking both Katz and Courage off balance, blinding smoke covered the vet and the temperature dropped rabidly and the room began to freeze.
All that I wanted were the things I had before
Courage regained his balance; he scanned the scenery to find it half frozen and a nearby thermometer read 20 degrees and dropping.
All that I needed I never needed more
"Damn, hypothermia could take effect any second now." then he saw Katz struggling to get up. "I'm not going to die here alone boy."
All of my questions were answers to my sins
Katz walked over to the now shivering dog, then grabbed him by the neck, "Now my dear boy, prepare for…for…" Then he dropped him, his energy was slowly draining, then Courage saw the chance and took it.
All of my endings are waiting to begin
"Katz, just listen to me." Katz starred with his empty yellow eyes.
"Even if you kill me, it wouldn't bring back your parents, I would know, when I launched that doctor into space it still never brought them back, besides, how would they look at you now?"
Katz' eyes widened.
"A heartless monster searching for mindless vengeance, I know how you feel, but Muriel wouldn't want me to kill, now its too late, nothing I say can change the past, but that does not mean we can't change the future for both of us."
Katz starred at him; his lifelong enemy was comforting him?
"Why…why are you doing this?"
Courage starred back…and smiled, the same heartwarming smile Katz despised yet grew fond to.
"Because…that's what friends do for each other."
Did his ears deceive him?
"Did…you just say friends?" Courage nodded.
"Look Katz, you were right, no one needed to die that day, but it happened and we have to put the past behind us, your parents are gone and so are mine, but that doesn't mean you go out and kill people for revenge, I found that out the hard way…so like I said, lets end…this…uhhh…"
Courage fainted due to the conditions, Katz gasped and with his last ounce of strength dragged both of them out to the warm afternoon sun, after a few minuets the color returned to Courage's cheeks and his body temperature returned to normal, he awoke and saw Katz by his side.
"You…saved me." he said weakly.
"Well…that's what friends do for each other, right?" and finally, he smiled, a happy smile.
"…I'm tired of this game for vengeance." Katz said.
"Me too." Courage agreed.
As courage got up the both walked up and out of town.
"You know, you're not so bad…for a dog I mean."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
Katz chuckled.
"Oh never mind."
THE END
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