Hello my beloved fanatics! Welcome to the new chapter of From Ireland To America! Sorry for the long wait, but I was busy with some stuff and I had major writer's block in writing this. But I hope that wait paid off and the chapter turns out ok. Ok, you waited too much already let us begin!

Disclaimer: I don't own C: KND or any of its characters, they belong to Mr. W. I only own Houdini the Hamster, the story and some other stuff.

When Cats Attack. Paddy's Parents Discover Houdini

Fulbright Household; Dinner Time

Later that night, the Fulbrights were at the dinner table, eating the dinner that Mrs. Fulbright had cooked. As they ate, Mr. Boss was telling his family about something that happened at his job.

"So the guy was desperately trying to get the coffee machine to work, poundin' and kickin' it in a fit of rage. Then, just as he was about to deliver another punch, the thing squirted hot coffee right at his eyes!" the businessman narrated. "He fell on his back, clutching his face as he wailed like some wimp. And that's why you should never try to fix a coffee machine by hitting it."

"Great story, Dad!" said Shaunie, munching on his food. "Did you like it, Fanny?" he then asked his sister.

"It was good, I guess." She just said, not really finding much interest in it.

"So, how were your days, kids? Did you make some friends?" asked Mrs. Fulbright.

"We sure did!" said Paddy eagerly. "I meet four boys and a girl in my class who invited me to sit with them. They're a pretty cool bunch."

"Really? What are their names?" asked his dad.

"They're Harvey McKenzie, Adam Jefferson, Lee Johnson, Sonya Cahill and Tommy Gilligan."

Mr. Boss raised an eyebrow when he heard the names. Some of them were familiar to him. "Say Paddy, wouldn't that Harvey kid's dad be Robert McKenzie?"

"Yeah, Harvey said that his dad was called Robert." The middle Fulbright child answered.

"You know him, Dad?" asked Fanny.

"Yeah, his company and mine have an alliance. We cooperate to make some projects."

"Oh cool!" exclaimed Paddy.

"Yeah, and I think that Tommy Gilligan's mom is one of my employees." Mr. Boss continued.

"Double cool!" said Paddy, then he realized something. "Hehe, I'm starting to sound like Lee."

"What about you, Fanny-pants?" asked Mrs. Fulbright to her daughter. "Did you make some new friends too?

"Aye," nodded the lass. "I made friends with Harvey's sister, Rachel, a Goth girl called Virginia Sims, and two boys called Bartie Stork and…" she gave a happy sigh. "Patton Drilovsky."

Mr. Boss raised an eyebrow at the way his daughter said that name. "Patton Drilovsky? Mind telling me more about that guy?"

"He's this Polish kid who lives nearby with his parents and wee little sister. He, Bartie and Rachel invited me to sit with them."

"And this Patton lad, he isn't one of those trouble-making kids, is he?" asked Mr. Boss.

Fanny hesitated about answering that question as she knew her daddy most likely wouldn't like the answer.

"Fanny." Insisted her dad.

Sighing, Fanny finally gave him the answer. "Rachel did say that he spends alot of time in detention."

"Well, if he's that kind of person, then maybe you shouldn't hang out with him."

"But daddy!" she protested. "Patton isn't that bad! He defended me from the insults of this snobbish and mean lass!"

"Don't talk back to me, young lady! We'll discuss this later!"

"But…" Fanny was about to protest again but seeing the look her father gave her, she sat back down. "Ok, Daddy."

Noticing the tension in the air, Shaunie decided to speak to relieve it a bit. "I also made friends at the daycare."

"Oh that's great Shaunie I told you that you'll make friends!" Mrs. Fulbright was excited that her little boy had finally made friends.

"Yeah you did. Ellie and Wendy are pretty fun."

Those names were familiar to both Fanny and Paddy. "Hey, Shaunie, are your friends full names Ellie McKenzie and Wendy Drilovsky?" asked Paddy to his brother.

Shaunie nodded. "Yeah, Wendy is Patton's sister and Ellie is Rachel and Harvey's cousin."

"Well, they did tell us that Wendy and Ellie were your age and might want to be your friends. Eye guess they were right. Hehe," chuckled Fanny.

"Oh this is marvelous. My wee little ones had made some new friends in America!" said Mrs. Fulbright, joyfully.

"Yeah," agreed Mr. Boss with his wife. "Though for a while I thought that Paddy wouldn't be able to make friends since he has that weird interest in supernatural stuff- Ow!" he yelped when his wife slapped him.

"That's for doubting your son, Jeffrey!" said Mrs. Fulbright with a frown. "But you were wrong because our boy made five new friends!"

'Actually six,' though Paddy as he, unknown to the others, slipped some food under the table where Houdini was happily munching away at it. Yeah, the lad thought of the little hamster as a friend but of course he couldn't tell his parents just yet that he had smuggled a hamster in his pocket. Hopefully, alot of time will pass before his Mommy and Daddy found out.

But that will not be the case as luck ran out for the Irish boy and his animal friend…

"Meow!"

The Irish family turned at that meowing sound, seeing a black cat sitting on the open window's ledge, its whiskers twitching.

"What the- Get out! Shoo!" yelled Mr. Boss, trying to shoo the cat away, the feline ignoring him.

"That looks like one of that Cat Lady's cats, dear." Said Mrs. Fulbright as her husband keeps trying to shoo the cat away.

"One of them, how many does she has?" wanted to know Shaunie.

"Does that answers your question?" said Fanny, pointing to the open window as more and more cats stood there. They were too many to count but they appeared to be more than a dozen, all of them ignoring Mr. Boss's attempts to chase them away.

"Blasted cats!" said Mr. Boss in frustration. "Why are they all here anyway?"

What the businessman didn't know was that the cats were looking at the small, red hamster that was under the table, shivering at the sight of the horde of cats.

Suddenly, the first cat gave a caterwaul as he jumped of the ledge onto the floor, intending to have the rodent as lunch. Its fellow cats followed his example, all of them launching themselves towards their prey.

"GAHHH!" screamed Mr. Boss, as he was pushed back by the dozens of cats streaming through his window.

Houdini gave a terrified squeak as he scampered up Paddy's leg to higher ground, the cat-army at his tail.

"Yipes!" yelped Paddy as the cats climbed on his form, his pet hamster jumping from his head to Shaunie's.

"Eeepppp! A mouse!" yelled Mrs. Fulbright when she caught sight of Houdini.

"It's not a mouse Mum," corrected Fanny. "It's a hamster."

"But where the heck did it came from!" yelled Mr. Boss who recovered from the cat-valanch.

The cats tried to get to the hamster but they couldn't get close to Shaunie as the boy yelled "Back off! Back off!" as he swang his fork at them like a sword, keeping them at bay.

The lead cat had enough of it and, un-sheathing his claws he knocked the fork of the lad's hand. "Gah! Mommy!" yelped Shaunie when the cats jumped on him.

Houdini jumped of Shaunie's head to the table, dodging the felines' claws and teeth. He frantically ran across the wooden surface as the cats stopped harassing Shaunie to resume in chasing him. Reaching the table's end, Houdini gave a great leap for is size, clinging to Mr. Boss suit with his small paws. "Whahhh!" Mr. Boss was startled as the red rodent climbed up his body and got into his suit. He got even more startled when the persecuting kitties jumped on top of him, clawing at the businessman's clothes to get their target. "Get 'em off me! Help!"

"Leave my daddy alone, ye stupid cats!" yelled Fanny, as she charged in carrying a broom. She began to bash the cats away, while also accidently bashing her dad.

"Oh! Ah! Fanny- Ow! Stop it! Ow!"

Scared by the red-headed, broom-wielding girl, the cats got off Mr. Boss ad jumped out of the window, deciding that the hamster was not worth all this trouble. When the last cat was gone, Houdini peeked out from Mr. Boss torn out suit, completely unharmed. The red hamster got out the clothes and scampered to Paddy, climbing up his body to sit on his shoulder.

Shaunie looked at the broken plates and food on the floor, at his beaten up father and then at his siblings. "Eh, are we in trouble?"

Mr. Boss suddenly sat upright his eyes alit with flames and a look of pure anger all over his face. "FANNY! BOYS!"

"Yeah, we are in trouble." Responded Fanny, knowing what was too come.

A few hours later…

Fanny and her brothers sat on the couch, Houdini being held by the middle red-headed kid. The siblings had told their parents the whole story about how they had gotten Houdini, from saving him from the horrible man to smuggling him in Paddy's pocket. Their parents had listened to every word in silence and when the story finished, they said that they'll talk about it and come up with a decision. A whole hour had passed since then and the Fulbright kids were getting more anxious, all three wanting to know what fate their parents had decided for the small, red and curly-furred hamster sitting in Paddy' lap.

"They'd been there for a long time, Fan." Said Paddy, breaking the silence.

"Aye," agreed the lass. "I wonder if they came up with a decision."

"What if they decide to throw him in the river?" The intense wait had made Shaunie paranoid, and he began to fear that his parents might harm the little creature.

"They wouldn't do that!" yelled Paddy to his brother, him and Houdini looking frightened at the thought of it. The lad then asked his sister. "Would they?"

"Of course they wouldn't!" told him Fanny, not believing that her brothers could think of such a thing. "Our parents may be strict but they love us and wouldn't do something to emotionally hurt us!"

Paddy wasn't totally convinced but decided to trust his sister. "I guess you're right."

"Of course I'm right!" said Fanny confidently, but depth inside she has some doubts herself.

A few more minutes passed when finally, the Fulbright parents came back into the living room. They sat in chairs across for their kids and exchanging a nod, Mr. Boss spoke. "Kids, we have come up with a decision. The hamster can stay."

"No! You can do that! Wait, he can stay?" Paddy asked, realizing what his dad had said. Fanny and Shaunie looked shocked as if not believing what they heard.

Mr. Boss nodded. "Yeah, your mother and I decided that you kids could learn some responsibility by taking care of it."

"Thanks you, Daddy! Thank you, Mommy" yelled Paddy in happiness, running to give his parents and big hug, his sibling joining in seconds later. Houdini squeaked in happiness, glad that he could stay.

"But there is one condition." Said Mr. Boss, looking at his son.

"What is it?" asked Shaunie in worry.

Giving them a big grin, Mr. Boss said. "Next time his chased by a bunch of cats, don't let him hide in my clothes."

"Hehe, deal." Chucked Paddy, hugging his father again.

Wasn't the chapter great or what? (If it wasn't then don't be shy and say it). Next time, The Fulbrights will meet up with their friends at the park where they'll have another confrontation with Jesse Linda and then with a bunch of Teen Ninjas. I can't promise you that it'll be done soon because I have school and other stuff but I'll try to not delay it to much.

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