Orion and Waddles' Adventure

SUMMARY: Orion and Waddles get lost while going out into town.

MAIN CHARACTERS: Orion the Creature of Grimm Cat and Waddles "Ol' Fifteen Poundy" the Pig

"Bye, Waddles! See you after school!"

"See ya later, Orion, I'll be back before you know it!"

Both the young twins said their goodbyes to their beloved pets with a wave and they quietly shut the door behind them. The rather plump, pink pig tilted his head to the side, making a slight grunt sound. The solid black kitten with the Orion star constellation in his fur gives a huge yawn, revealing his tiny, white teeth.

Waddles, the pig, was wearing a solid red collar with a nametag with his name, address, and the phone number of the Mystery Shack in case he was lost. There was also a shooting star charm next to the nametag, showing that he was Mabel's beloved pet. He didn't seem to mind the collar, as he was used to his owner putting strange things on him such as sweaters and little costumes.

Orion was wearing a solid blue collar, him still getting used to it as he hissed furiously at it while trying to scratch his neck. He also had a nametag with his name, address, and the number of the Mystery Shack. Like on Waddles' collar there was a charm on Orion's, a pine tree, to show that he was Dipper's kitten. Because of Orion being a Creature of Grimm and he had the ability to shapeshift into a much larger size, Ford had to design a special material to grow along with him so that his collar would not get damaged or lost while shapeshifting.

Waddles oinks as he stumbles around the gift shop, bumping into a table that held various knickknacks. Orion jumps on the counter and curls up next to the cash register, him beginning to swat absently at the buttons. He yowls when he accidently hit the button that opens the cash drawer, causing him to grow into him larger size and swat a massive paw at the machine, causing it to crash into the ground.

"Damn it, Orion!" Stan Pines yells from the doorway, wearing his traditional fez on his silver head of hair but was also wearing a white tank top, green boxer shorts, his gold chain, and his slippers since it was not time to open the Shack yet, just witnessing the act. "Look, if it scares you don't lay by it!" Waddles then hits another table, knocking down the merchandise of mugs and glass objects, them shattering. Stan's face turns red. "Alright, alright, that's it!" he screams as he marches over to the pig and the now kitten sized demon. "You two can go out into town! If a damn pterodactyl comes after you again Waddles you got a demon cat with you!"

Stan then opens the door and sets the two animals outside. The kitten gives a squeak of a meow, his yellow eyes big and wide with his tail curled around his paws. Waddles grunts and sits lopsided, almost falling over. They were trying to be cute, both succeeding, but Stan was still angry, although now slightly softened.

"Okay, okay, you two can come back later…" he sighs, putting rubbing the corners of his eyes. "Just let me clean up you guys' mess, alright?" Orion gives a satisfied mew in agreement. "Alright, you two… go… I don't know, do somethin'." The old man then shuts the door leaving the two animals outside.

With a meow Orion begins walking toward the path that led into town, the pig following close behind. The two trot on the dirt path, a few birds squawking in the distance as they flew away. It took them quite some time to get into town, about an hour, with their short little legs and Waddles' tendency to get distracted at the various objects on the dirt floor.

Once in town the two animals jumped onto a bench, the kitten curling his tail around his paws. Waddles grunted and oinked as he sniffed he bench then Orion with curiosity. Annoyed, Orion swatted at the pig gently. A few patrons walked by and gave the animals a greeting, recognizing who they were.

Soon a bus stops by the bench, letting a few people off. Once the path was clear the cat and pig jumped onto the steps of the bus. The female bus driver gave a small smile, seeing automatically who the animals were.

"Hello, Waddles and Orion," she greeted. "Your guys' usual?" Orion gives a happy meow while Waddles oinked loudly. "Alright, take a seat." Orion and Waddles jump onto the seat that was behind the driver, the cat curling his tail around his paws while Waddles pressed his nose against the black fur.

Even though Stan had kicked the two animals out for a few hours, the two pets would normally sneak out the Shack to have some fun on the town. The bus driver took to them immediately, thinking how adorable the pets were, even though it was against the rules to have animals on the bus. The bus drove through the town, making a few stops, until is pulls over near the diner. The bus doors swings open.

"Alright you two, I'll be back with the next round in a half hour," the bus driver said to the pets. "I'll take you guys back the Shack." Orion meows as he jumps off the bus, Waddles following close behind.

The two animals walked up to the diner, Orion meowing loudly and soon Lazy Susan opens the door.

"Why hello there, Mr. Kitty!" she greeted loudly. "Oh, look at you, Mr. Fancy Kitty now with a collar!" She bends down and scratches Orion behind his ears, the kitten purring loudly. Lazy Susan then turns to Waddles and pats him on the head. "Oh, and the piggy too is back!" she laughs. "Alright you two, wait right here, I'll get your usual." She then uses her hand to lift her extremely lazy left eye and "winks" it. Within a few minutes she comes back with two plates of food. Waddles got many scraps from peeled apples from their pies and even a burger. Orion had a plate of bacon and sausage from the breakfast hours.

Orion gives a satisfied meow as he gets up from his sitting position and rubs on Lazy Susan's leg. She gives a chuckle, "Why thank you, Mr. Kitty! You two enjoy!" She then heads back into the diner, leaving the two animals alone to eat their meals.

Waddles oinked and tried to snag one of Orion's pieces of bacon, but the black kitten hisses in annoyance. Orion is usually tolerant to Waddles, often letting the pig sniff him and give him licks, but when it came to food or attention from the Pines family the cat got annoyed very quickly.

As the animals were eating a few stray tourists walked by, a small child squealing that there was a pig. The child rushes at them, startling both animals, causing them to run into the nearby bushes. However, there was a steep hill and the two animals began tumbling down toward what looked like a pitiful stream.

Orion yowls as his body hits the water, causing him to grow into his demonic form. Waddles squealed loudly as he crashed into Orion's hind legs. Orion gives a deep growl of annoyance, but with his mouth picks up Waddles and puts the pig on his back. Orion wades through the shallow stream, making his way towards the steep hill. With a tentative paw he tested out the soil, growling when his paw sank into the mud.

Waddles then oinks, gesturing his snout to a wooded path that led into the woods. Orion's glowing yellow eyes narrowed as he waded back through the water towards the path. Back on solid ground Orion still carried Waddles, but as he walked he slowly shrunk back to his kitten size, eventually the pig crushing the kitten into the muddy ground.

Orion was beginning to look more like a brown cat than a black cat. His pelt was coated with the mud, his Orion fur pattern covered with a thick layer of mud. Waddles had splotches of mud on him, and once he was back on solid ground he went to a nearby puddle and began rolling in it. A hiss escapes from Orion as he swatted at the careless pig, him clearly annoyed.

There was a sound of a large vehicle stopping, a hiss as the machinery stopped. The bus was back at the restaurant, waiting for Orion and Waddles. Orion's eyes widened as he then saw the bus begin to drive away, causing a mew of distress to escape the kitten. A low growl rips from his throat as he meowed at Waddles, causing the pig to become startled and stop rolling in the mud.

With a flick of his tail Orion begins to stalk away from Waddles. Waddles, well waddles, up to Orion, following at a decent pace. However, Orion was not amused as he kept giving side glares to the pig. After all, it was Waddles' fault that Stan kicked them out of the Shack for the day in the first place, breaking his merchandise, and it was Waddles' fault that the child rushed at them.

The two were walking through the forest, the mud now drying uncomfortably on Orion's pelt. A rumble is then heard overhead, the sky starting to dark. Orion growls with annoyance and tries to walk faster, but Waddles knocks him to the ground as he oinked loudly, running around in circles, clearly afraid of the thunder. Orion meows loudly to get the pig's attention, making Waddles stop and glance at the kitten. Waddles trots over next to Orion, clearly looking more comfortable and relieved, and the two began to walk again as the sky opened up and poured down rain.

Orion knew where he was going, he wandered with his owner in the woods all the time. He knew where there were nest of monsters and other variety of creatures were and to avoid them. Waddles stayed practically glued to Orion, shielding the small kitten from the rain for the most part, not wanting to wander off and was truly trying not to be distracted by anything.

The two finally made it back to the main road, where the dirt was now an ocean of mud and rocks. A car drove past and a wave of the disgusting water hits both animals. Orion's pelt clung to him uncomfortably, him resembling more of a drowned rat than a cat. Waddles on the other hand oinked happily at the mud on his smooth, pink skin.

Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, Waddles trying desperately not to run away. The simple pig was happy that he had a friend like Orion, things were getting lonely without another animal to keep him company. Although there was Gompers around, the pig rather spend time with Orion. After all, Orion was the beloved pet of Mabel's twin brother.

With the sky so dark it was hard to tell what time it even was anymore. Well, the animals couldn't tell time really to begin with, but they had a sense of when the twins would get home from school. Unfortunately with today it had been very off.

It wasn't unusual for Stan to kick the animals out during the day, only when he was mad or stressed. Normally the two pets would go off to get something to eat and come back, everything blown over. However, on this particular day a chain of unfortunate events occurred, leaving the two pets wet, cold, and still hungry from not finishing their meals back at the diner.

"Orion!" a voice called in the distance, clearly worried.

"Waddles! C'mere by piggy!" another distressed voice called out.

Orion mews happily and opens his mouth wide to meow, almost looking like he was smiling. Waddles squeals excitedly and begins to run towards the voices, leaving Orion to get pelted by the rain. Orion didn't care as he ran along with Waddles.

Soon the pets see their owners wearing a blue and pink poncho with their hands to their mouths calling loudly. Orion ran straight to Dipper, the mud from his fur getting all over the blue poncho. The teenager didn't care as he cried out happily that he had his cat back. Waddles oinked at Mabel, who threw herself down into the mud to give her beloved pig a hug, practically almost crushing him into her chest.

"Where have you been, Orion!?" Dipper exclaims as he put the filthy kitten underneath his poncho to shield him from the rain. "I was worried sick!"

"Yeah!" Mabel chimed in. "Grunkle Stan said you guys usually came back before we even get home from school!" She then proceeds to rub her face against Waddles' face, smearing mud all over her cheek and nose.

Dipper and Mabel go back to the Shack, now soaked from the rain and dirty from the mud. Once they were in the foyer they were all dripping dirty puddles onto the floor. Stan came in from the living room, still in his Mr. Mystery suit, and saw the mess. He gives a sigh and waves it off.

"Alright, you four need to get cleaned up," Stan ordered, pointing mainly at the animals. "How about your two don't get lost during a thunderstorm next time?" He then goes back into the living room, grumbling to himself as Ford's voice was heard that if the pets were found.

Immediately the young twins went upstairs to the main bathroom, tracking mud through the halls and up the stairs. They set up a bath were they cleaned their pets, Orion hissing angrily from being forced into the water.

Dipper would groan every time he was swatted at, "Orion, I gotta clean the mud off of you…"

Once the pets were cleaned and dried the twins took turns getting showers to wash the mud from themselves. By the time everything was said and done the bathroom was a complete mess in mud, and when they went back downstairs with their pets wrapped in warm blankets, the mess was beginning to be cleaned up by Wendy, who looked annoyed but still gave a small wave to her friends, glad that they had found their pets.

Dinner was still being cooked on the stove by Stan, and Ford was at the kitchen table, grading papers. According to Stan dinner had about another fifteen minutes, so the twins went into the living room with their animals and sat on the chair. All four were bundled up in blankets as they heard the thunder roll over the house as an episode of "Ducktective" played on the TV.

As the twins absently petted their pets, Orion purred loudly and Waddles gave satisfied small grunts. The two animals get each other a sly look and pressed up against each other, the cat and the pig feeling the day melt away as they laid on the laps of their favorite people in the world.

A/N: Sorry everyone! This week of my college courses took a lot out of me, I underestimated my homework... I am going into Medical Assisting so the homework is going to take a little more time as there is a lot of reading involved. I am getting closer to finishing this and Beyond the Portal, and I plan for the stories to end nearly at the same time. Trust me... there is going to be such a twist at the end of this collection of short stories that a whole new story like Cipher's Reign is going to be made. Oh... I bet you're curious now, right?

Thanks for reading as always!

~Skye Hendersen~