Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it.
Melody laughed as she raced down the streets. Her pet had said they would be on this island for a few days and she wanted to explore. She had been starting to feel cramped after being stuck on the ship for so long. A bright picture caught her eye and she turned to look. Looking while running probably wasn't the best of ideas. Melody realized this a few seconds later when she ran head-first into something big and soft, bouncing off and landing in a heap. "Hello, Little Queen. Are you alright?" Melody wasn't sure what kind of cat she'd run into. He was at least three times her size with tan fur and dark gray spots, a small number of stripes running down his neck. A band of red beads were strung around his neck with a tag with a symbol she didn't recognize on it. Blinking, Melody carefully pulled herself to her feet, stretching each leg and then her spine to check for damage.
"I'm okay. Wow, you must be the biggest cat ever. What breed are you? Are you a breed? What's that mark? It's really cool. Mine's the On Air Pirates Jolly Roger. My name's Melody. My pet Apoo is the On Air Pirate's captain. He's cool, even if he is silly and doesn't know when it's time to play. He plays music and I sing with him. Are you strong? You look really strong. Is your pet a pirate? Mine is. You pet isn't a Marine is he? My pet doesn't get a long with Marines at all. Marines are big meanies. What's your name? Why are you wearing beads? Are they special beads? Like magic beads that grow big bean storks? I really like them. Do you like my collar? It's pink like my pet's waist-collar thing. What is a bean stork, anyway? Is it like a regular stork, but tastes like beans? I ate beans once, they didn't taste very good. Have you ever eaten a stork? What did it taste like?" Melody asked, darting all around the large cat and climbing on top of him before jumping back to the ground. The large cat blinked before lifting a paw and dropping it on top of Melody on her next pass, pinning her to the ground.
"Slow down, Little Queen." He chuckled, glancing around the alley they were in briefly before lying down, making certain to keep the excitable Siamese he'd met pinned. "My name is Zen, and I am a feral breed called a Fishing Cat. I wear beads because my pet is a monk and my tag is our Jolly Roger. My pet is the captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates. I am very strong, yes. I think your Jolly Roger is, er, 'cool' as well. My beads are not magic, no. Your collar is very cute. I've never encountered anything called a bean stork, are you sure you don't mea bean stalk. It's a plant. I've never caught a stork, sorry. Anything else?" Melody stared up at the large feral, amazed. No one had ever followed her questions so well before. Most cats got annoyed as soon as she opened her mouth and tried to run her off, but this one was being very patient.
"Um, do you know where the docks are? I ran to far and got lost." She said, suddenly feeling bashful. Zen chuckled again and stood up.
"Follow me." He said, starting down the alley. He couldn't just leave such a small queen by herself and his pet was probably wonder where he'd wandered off to anyway. Most civil cats were afraid of him because of his size, but this one didn't seem to mind at all. He smiled to himself when the little queen jumped on his back and braced her forepaws against his head, looking around excitedly. Such an interesting little queen.
I have a good number of cats worked out, but I'm having trouble coming up with some. If anyone has any suggestions for cats who's 'pets' that haven't appeared yet, feel free to make it. If I already have that ship's cat worked out, I may still use it for another ship. Also note, not all the cats have to be ship's mousers. I plan on having at least Vivi's cat show up once I figure out how to introduce her.