Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
We all know, Tina and Gary used race their motorcycles. Now, we get to see exactly how good they are as father and daughter race around a track.
After getting the news about Felina needing a Hysterectomy and almost dying, Tina needed a break from everything. After she, Katerina, and Gwendlyn arrived back home, she kissed both of them before returning to her room. She went to her closet, slid the door open, and smiled when she saw her new Riding Suit, still in its plastic bag hanging on the rod. She removed the suit and brought it over to the bed, laying it down. She removed her sneakers from her feet, leaving her socks on, then removed the suit from the bag. She inserted her left leg into the suit, followed by the right, and pulling it up over her hips. She pulled the rest of the suit on her body before slipping her arms in, then zipping the suit up to her neck.
She walked over to the full-length mirror to her left and stared at her reflection, and said, "Not bad. I look better when I'm Sniper. But I could imagine the looks I'd get if I showed up at the track as my alternate self." She returned to the closet to get the matching boots, pulling them on her feet, and leaving the room.
Katerina was at the Kitchen Counter with Gwendlyn sitting on the opposite side, watching her mother slicing and dicing an onion with surgical precision.
"Will I be able to work a knife like you, when I'm older, mommy?" She asked.
Katerina set the blade down on the counter, and answered, "Of course you will, Gwen, and I will teach you. Want to start now?"
"Yes!" Was her response. She jumped out of her chair and ran around the left side of the counter to stand at her mother's left.
Katerina turned around and grabbed a small Kitchen Stool for Gwendlyn to stand on and placed it where she was standing. "Stand on the stool, Gwen so you will have better leverage."
Gwen lifted her left leg onto the stool followed by her right. She turned to stand in front of the cutting board and waited her her mother's instructions.
Katerina stood behind her daughter and said, "Pick up the knife with your dominant paw, holding it with your paw towards the front of the handle. This will allow you better control of the blade."
Gwendlyn did exactly as instructed. She was now holding the large kitchen knife in her left paw.
Katerina examined the way her daughter was wielding the knife, made a slight correction to the way she held the knife, and said, "Now hold the onion firmly with your right paw, rest the tip of the knife against the board, and with a swift downward motion, make an 1/8" strip." Her eyes were trained on Gwendlyn's paws and the knife, prepared to remove her from harm.
Gwen secured the onion to the board with her right paw, aligned the knife as her mother said, and brought the heel of the knife down, slicing the onion. Although thicker than Katerina asked for.
"Good. We need to work on your technique, Gwen. But good for your first try. Keep going, but this time, smaller slices," Katerina said.
Tina entered the kitchen to see her mate and daughter working together preparing dinner. Then she noticed Gwendlyn holding a very sharp knife. "Kat, are you sure Gwendlyn should be using that knife?"
Katerina responded, not removing her eyes from her daughter's paws for a second, "Better and safer for her to learn using a sharp knife than a dull one, Tina."
"She's right, mommy," Gwendlyn said. "A dull knife wouldn't be able to slice the vegetables the way a sharp one can and even Katerina said I'm doing good."
"That's mom to you, Gwendlyn," Tina said. She went around the counter and kissed Katerina on the left cheek, then said, "I'm heading out to the track for a few hours."
Katerina, said, "Gwen, stop for a second."
Gwendlyn stopped chopping a pepper and placed the knife down at her mother's command.
Knowing Gwendlyn was safe, she turned her head to the left and asked, "Want us to come with you?"
"I don't want to interrupt your lesson, Kat and you two seem to be having fun. Besides, it will be boring watching me running laps," Tina said.
Katerina lifted her right eyebrow, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Positive. Go have fun with our daughter, I won't bee too long," Tina said and walked out the door.
Katerina focused on Gwendlyn, and asked, "Your mother didn't seem like herself, you agree?"
"No, she doesn't. Shall we follow her?" Gwendlyn asked.
"I think we should," Katerina answered. "Let's clean up, then we can head over to watch Tina run laps."
As they were cleaning up, Katerina had the realization, she didn't know where the track was. She turned her head to the right, watching Gwendyln place containers of food in the refrigerator, and asked, "Do you know where the track is?"
Gwendlyn closed the refrigerator, and answered, "Not a clue, but grandpa knows."
Katerina smirked, then said, "Of course he would. Go and get ready, I'm going to call my father to get the address."
"Ok, mommy" Gwendlyn said, then kissed Katerina before running out of the kitchen.
As Katerina watched her go, she said, "She's such a good girl. I'm so glad we adopted her." After she finished speaking, she went over to the Wall Mounted phone, picked up the receiver, and dialed her parent's phone number.
Gary had just finished his nightly workout and was sitting in the kitchen, drinking some cool water, while watching his wife sun herself by the pool through one of the windows. She rolled over onto her stomach, letting her tail fall to her left, then undid the back strap of her bikini top before letting her arms fall to her sides.
Gary's breath hitched, and said, "How did I manage to get her to marry me, I'll never know." He continued staring at his wife, when the House Phone in the kitchen started ringing, breaking Meridyth's spell. He went over to the device mounted on the other side of the kitchen, and answered, "Hello."
"Father, Gwendlyn and I were wondering where the local track is located so we can watch Tina run laps?" Katerina asked.
"Tina hasn't run the track in years. Why all of a sudden is she heading over there?" Gary asked in return.
"Felina recently had an emergency hysterectomy. Guess she might be taking the news a little more difficult than the rest."
Gary looked out at his wife again, then to the door leading to the garage, and said, "The track is located downtown, right by the Old Convention Center. You can't miss it."
"Thank you, father," Katerina said.
"Welcome, Kat. Will we be seeing you three over the weekend? Meridyth wants to see her granddaughter again."
"I'm sure that can be arranged. We'll be talking soon," Katerina said, and severed the call.
As Gary hung up the receiver, he said, "Sooner than you think, my daughter." And went upstairs to his room.
About fifteen minutes later, Gary was standing in front of a Full-Length mirror, staring at the reflection of himself in a form-fitting black riding suit. "Not bad," he said, then turned around to look at his back. The suit showed off all his hard work in the gym, perfectly. He almost looked as good as he did when he was in his twenties. Although, the suit seemed to fit tighter across his tail section than he remembered. His eyes lowered to his butt, and noticed not only was that part of his anatomy more pronounced, the material accentuated his backside. "Guess my butt got bigger as I aged. Oh well. At least Tina won't be able to recognize me in this," he said and left the room to tell his wife he was heading out.
Gary entered the backyard through the kitchen door and walked over to his wife, who was still laying on her stomach. As he approached her, he said, "I'm heading out to the track for a bit, dear."
Meridyth rolled over onto her back, forgetting her top was undone. She sat up, looked at what her husband was wearing, and said, "You haven't worn that since you stopped racing when Tina was a young teenager." Her eyes wandered over Gary's body, really liking what she was seeing. All his working out in the gym, honed his body to near Mark's physique. "You are going to have to wear it more often, dear. But only for me. It shows off more of you, than I think you care to do in public."
Gary lifted the corners of his mouth as he stared at his wife's naked upper body, and said, "I will, if you wander around the house as you are now."
"What are you talking about, Gary? I still have my bikini on, as minuscule as it is. My important parts are covered," Meridyth asked.
"Well, your lower half is covered, sort of. But your upper half is quite exposed, and I like. You look just as good now as you did when we started dating," Gary said.
Meridyth brought her paws up to cover her breasts. Ever so slightly embarrassed.
Gary laughed, then pulled her into a tight embrace, which she returned. He looked down at her, and said, "You have nothing to be embarrassed about. I meant what I said earlier. You are still just as beautiful as you were then." He sealed his lips to hers, giving her a passionate kiss. Then he said, "I want to love you tonight, like we did when we were teenagers."
"You mean in the back of my car, since you only owned a bike back then?" She asked.
He kissed her again, and answered, "We barely fit in your car. Although, I loved having you pressed against me. I was thinking of taking a trip down Memory Lane, where we would get dressed like we did back then, head out to the local Pizza Shop, then afterwards, act like we were sneaking back into either yours or my house to Make Out."
"My husband has a dirty mind, but I like your idea," Meridyth said. "I sill have some of those short skirts you used to like seeing me in. Maybe the bright pink one will be perfect for tonight?"
Gary kissed his wife, then said, "You'll look good in a burlap sack, Meridyth. I'm going to see if chasing her father around the track will knock the funk out of our daughter."
"Who said she will be chasing you? If I remember correctly. The last time you and Tina raced, you were the one chasing her," Meridyth asked.
"I guess we'll have to find out who chases who," Gary said and started walking back towards the house.
Meridyth watched her husband, intensely as he made his way back to the house. She let out a purr, then said, "That tight butt better not be bruised when you get home, Gary."
Gary entered the garage, moved a few boxes out of the way of a large black tarp covered object in the back of the garage, and went over to it. He reached down and with his left paw, lifted the tarp off of a black racing motorcycle he hadn't ridden in years. However, he maintained it meticulously. "Let's go, old girl and show my daughter how us Cassidy's rule the track." He threw his right leg over the bike, sank down in the saddle, turned the key, and started the engine.
The bike started right up and let out a whine, like it was begging to be ridden, hard.
Gary grabbed the matching helmet from the worktable to his right, slipped in on over his head, and took off, heading to the track.
Tina had already completed a Warm-Up lap around the track to re-familiarize herself with all the curves and turns. She stood at the Starting Line, straddling her bike with the motor purring between her legs. As she looked round the track, she said, "The last time I ran this track, I blew the motor." She patted the fuel tank with the palm of her left paw, and said, "Let's not do that again." She flipped the helmet's visor down, twisted the throttle a few times, and took off.
While Tina was riding around the track. Katerina and Gwendlyn took a seat in the bleachers. They watched Tina put her bike through a series of turns, banking the bike hard with each one. And as she came out of the last turn, she opened up the throttle, making the engine whine loudly. "Mommy looks awesome out there," Gwendlyn said.
Katerina had seen pictures and old videos of her mate racing before. So, when she watched Tina taking a turn at a much slower pace than she had seen in the photos and videos, her concern for Tina grew even more. However, she didn't want to worry their daughter. She put on a brave smile, and said, "She does. Care to time her to see how fast she really is? "
"Yes! I want to see my mommy break the track's record!" Gwendlyn excitedly said.
Katerina gave her, her watch and showed her how to use the Stopwatch function.
Gwendlyn waited for her mother to cross the Start/Finish line before starting the watch.
Gary rode up to the open gate and heard the whine of his daughter's bike's engine. He listened closer to the whine, then said, "Not the high pitch I was expecting. She's going much lower than I figured. Let me see if a little challenge will entice Tina to cut loose."
Tina brought her bike into a hard banked right turn, where to exit the turn at the maximum speed, the rider must be leaning hard to the right, bringing the bike's foot peg very close to the ground and ride the far inside of the track. Both of which Tina didn't do. "What's wrong with me! I know I can do better than this!" Tina asked herself.
Gary was now sitting astride his bike, watching Tina taking a lap, rather poorly. He flipped down his visor and rode out onto the track. He opened the throttle on his bike, increasing his speed.
Tina entered a straight section of the track and opened the throttle fully. Making the engine rev up to fifteen thousand revolutions per minute. She took off down the straightaway until she hit a left turn which led into a series of "S" turns before another section of straight track. She entered the first turn, slowing back down to what would seem like a normal speed, then attempted to bank hard to the right to enter the next turn. However, she was going too slow for her to lean into the turn properly.
This allowed Gary not only to catch up to her, but to pass her on the outside. He slowed down just enough to allow Tina to see him lift his left paw into the air, and motion with his index finger for her to follow her. He got back on the throttle right after, and took off, leaving her behind.
"What the hell?! Who is that and why is he taunting me?" Tina asked. But once she saw his finger inviting her to race, she said, "You want to race? You got it!"
Gary slowed to a stop at the Start/Finish line and waited for his daughter with both of his legs planted on the macadam.
Tina pulled up alone the mysterious rider's right. She turned her head to the left in attempt to figure out who this cat might be. However, all she was seeing was a decently built tom wearing a black riding suit. Even his tail was encased in the same material. She flipped her visor open with her right paw, and asked, "Do I know you from somewhere?"
Gary smirked behind the dark visor of his helmet, and thought, 'She has no idea I'm her father. Oh, this is going to be so good!' He looked over to the left into the bleachers and saw Katerina and Gwendlyn looking back at them.
"Mommy, who's that tom with mommy?" Gwendlyn asked.
"I have no idea, Gwendlyn," Katerina responded.
Gary motioned for one of them to come down to start them.
Katerina stood, and said, "Wait here and don't move."
Gary saw Katerina stand. He held up his paw and shook his head. Then pointed to Gwendlyn.
Gwen embraced her mother's right paw, looked up to her, and asked, "Should I go?"
Katerina narrowed her gaze at the tom. Even though Turmoil was long dead, she had no problems using what she learned to strike fear into whoever dared to hurt or challenge her family.
Gary felt a chill run down his spine as he looked into Katerina's eyes. 'No wonder she was able to control the skies with her squadron for so long. Glad she's on my side.' He flipped his visor open, revealing himself to Katerina and Gwendlyn, with a wide smile on his face.
"Its grandpa! But why is he dressed like that?" Gwendlyn asked.
Katerina relaxed, now knowing Gary was the mysterious tom on the bike, and answered, "That's what he wore when he used to race, a long time ago. You can head down. But be careful."
Gwendlyn didn't need to be told twice. She let go of her mother and bound down the bleacher stairs two at a time to get to her beloved grandfather.
Gary watched at Gwendlyn almost flew down the bleachers, and said, "Me and Meridyth love her. I can barely wait for this race to be over so I can hold Gwendlyn in my arms again."
As she approached, Gary held up his left paw and pointed to the Starter's box.
Gwendlyn knew what her grandfather wanted her to do. She changed course and headed towards the box, climbed the ladder, and stood at the railing of the box. She found a set of flags in the pocket by the railing and grabbed the Green one in her right paw.
Gary flipped the visor on his helmet back down, faced Tina, and revved his bike's engine a few times.
Tina revved her bike's engine in return, then said, "I'm going to wipe that smug look off of your face, if I knew what you looked like under that helmet, that is."
Gary signaled with his right paw, 'One Warm-Up lap, then we go.'
Tina faced ahead and waited for Gwendlyn to wave the flag to start the Warm-Up Lap. She tapped her left foot on the Gear selector, and anxiously awaited the signal to start.
Gary followed his daughter's actions but nodded his head to Gwendlyn.
Gwen slowly waved the flag she was holding.
Both Gary and Tina slowly left the Starting line and accelerated to a leisurely sixty mile an hour pace. They navigated the turns and straightaways, nice and slowly, analyzing the best entry and exit points for each curve and turn.
As they were warming up, Meridyth arrived in her bright red Alfa Romeo Spyder. She got out of the car, revealing her body encased in a pair of skin-tight grey leggings and a matching t-shirt. Her feet were in a pair of black leather high heeled boots. She made it to the bleachers in time to see her husband and daughter approach the set if Switch Back turns leading to the Start/Finish line. She sat down to the left of Katerina, who gave her a quick look over, and said, "You're going to drive father to his grave, wearing that outfit, mother."
"Its not much different than yours, Kat and I hope not. He promised me a trip down Memory Lane tonight. I plan on making him keep his promise. Although, we might not be walking properly tomorrow," Meridyth said.
"I really didn't need to hear that," Katerina said. She watched them approach the Start/Finish line. "The race is about to start."
Gwendlyn rose the Green flag as high as she could and when her mother and grandfather got within fifty feet of the line, she dropped the flag, indicating the start of the race.
Both Gary and Tina leaned forward, making themselves more aerodynamic and twisted the throttles fully open. They both headed down the first straight away as fast as they could go, riding neck-to-neck as they entered the first turn.
Since Tina was on the inside of the turn, she leaned hard to the right, keeping the throttle open, hoping to keep up her momentum and take the lead when she exited the turn. However, she was forced to slow down as not to get into the loose gravel at the far inside of the turn.
However, Gary was the more experienced rider and expected her to take the inside path. This allowed him to use the track to his advantage. Even though the path was longer, he maintained his course on the center of the track, gaining speed since he didn't have to lean that far into the turn.
Tina exited the turn expecting to see the other racer on her left. But instead, she saw him on the upper left getting ahead of her. 'Who is this guy!? I'm lighter, my bike is swifter and lighter than his, and he's ahead of me!' Tina thought.
Gary took a quick glance in the right mirror to see his daughter trailing him. 'She should be right on my tail. What is going on in her head? I know she's better than this. Let's see if chasing her father for a few laps breaks her shell,' he thought and led her into the next turn.
Gary once again used the same tactic of using the track to his advantage, letting Tina take the inside, if she wanted to. But that's not what happened. Tina took the far outside path, letting her bike accelerate past her father and continue into the first set if switch back turns.
'Not bad,' Gary thought. 'She's getting better. But she's got a long way to go before she can beat her dad.' He already knew he couldn't pass her in this section of the track. He was satisfied following right on her rear tire until the exit of the last turn. That was when he downshifted two gears, opened the throttle to max, and took off, passing her on her right.
Both Katerina and Meridyth watched as father and daughter raced their bikes around the track. "I haven't seen those two race against each other in years. They are seriously going at it, as if there was a rank advancement to the winner," Meridyth said.
"What are you talking about, mother?" Katerina asked.
"When Gary competitively raced, after every race, the racers were ranked. The top five racers advanced in rank, depending on where they finished in the race," Meridyth answered.
"I had no idea," Katerina said. "Where did Tina rank?"
"Tina was in the top six racers in her division. She would have been in the top three, if she didn't insist on joining the Enforcers. Dru was the driving force behind that decision, as you well know," Meridyth answered.
Even though she wasn't jealous of Drusilla, hearing her name, still made her cringe.
Meridyth grasped Katerina's paws, and said, "Hey, Tina's your soulmate, not Drusilla. You two have a much deeper relationship than she and Dru ever did."
Katerina relaxed and said, "Thank you, I needed to hear that." She heard the sound of the two bikes approaching, and said, "Tina is going to beat the pants off of your husband."
"She might, or Gary has a trick up his sleeve. Let's watch and find out," Meridyth said.
Tina was forced to chase her father for a few laps, getting more frustrated with herself with each lap. "Who is this guy and why the heck can't I pass him?!" She said to herself. Then Gary lifted his tail section from the saddle and wagged it her, taunting his daughter. "That's it!" She said as they approached the next left turn, which was quite tight. She examined the entrance into the turn and the exit. Then where her father was positioned on the track. She quickly determined if she rode the hard inside, maintaining her speed, she would be able to pass him and put some serious distance between them.
Gary maintained the middle ground as he entered the turn, while Tina brought her bike down to the inside of the track and entered the turn hard. She leaned hard to the left and extended her left knee to maintain her balance. To any observer it would appear Tina was about to hit the track and crash. Which is exactly what Gary noticed. "Don't do it, Tina!" He yelled as he attempted to prevent her from crashing, even if it meant getting hurt himself.
But that's not what happened. Tina used what she learned from Jake's manuals to determine the Center of Gravity of the bike and rider combined to figure out the point where her bike's tires would lose connection to the track's surface. She used that knowledge to her advantage to maintain her speed and lean to pass her father and accelerate out of the turn.
Gary's eyes went wide in astonishment at his daughter's talent and quick thinking, and said, "That's my little girl. But daddy's not done with you yet." He took off after her, determined not to let her win.
He was barely able to catch up with her, looking over to his left, proudly smiling. Then, he let go of the left paw grip long enough to signal 'Last Lap.'
Tina noticed the paw signal out of the corner of her right eye since she was concentrating on the track in front of her. "Last lap. I had better make it a good one," she said.
The two of them paced each other though out most of the remainder of the lap. Each one taking the lead for a short amount of time. That was until they came out of the last turn, heading towards the Start/Finish line.
Gary crouched further down against the fuel tank and opened the throttle as wide as it could, he took the lead for what he thought would be the last time, and thought, 'I'm going to beat my daughter!'
However, that is not what occurred. Tina rode past him on the outside of the track and zipped right in front of him at a much faster speed. Then, she raised her tail section from the saddle and taunted him the same way he taunted her.
Gwendlyn watched her mother taunt her grandfather from the Starter's Box and laughed quite hard. She said as she grabbed ahold of the Checkered Flag with her right paw, "Those two are too much alike, and its funny to watch them make fun of each other." She held the flag out over the track, waiting for the winter to cross the line before she waved the flag signaling the race was over.
Gary noticed his daughter's tail for a brief section and laughed himself. "She's just like I am, and I'm proud of her," he said. He downshifted a gear and opened the throttle, bringing his bike up to as fast as it could go.
The two of them raced neck and neck, both accelerating as fast as they could go. For the last few hundred yards, the two swapped places in the lead. Tina, being the lighter of the two was able to slip past her father within the last twenty-five feet, winning by a half a tire length.
As soon as her mother crossed the line, Gwendlyn waved the checkered flag, nice and high, signaling the end of the race and declaring Tina as the winner.
Tina raised her paws high in the air as she slowed her bike down. "I won!" She said.
Gary brought his bike to a halt to the left of Tina. He removed his helmet and said, "Great race, Tina."
Tina's eyes went wide, and she asked, "Dad! That was you?"
Gary shut off his bike, dismounted, and walked the very short distance to his daughter. He hugged her tightly, and asked, "Mind telling your father, what's going on in that wonderful head of yours?"
Tina removed her helmet, hugged her father back, and answered, "Felina almost died a few days ago. She's supported me, when I thought no one else would. Without her, I never would have never met my soulmate. I love her, like a sister. If she had died, I'm.."
Her father kissed her between her ears, and said, "Hey, don't think like that. The bond your new family has is very strong. Any one of them would willingly, do anything for the other, just for the asking. Felina is going to be an excellent Commander, and a better friend to you all. I'm sure she feels the same way towards you, Tina."
Gwendlyn ran to her grandfather and mother, and when she got close enough, she launched herself at her grandfather.
Gary let go of Tina just in time to catch Gwendlyn in his powerful arms.
Gwendyln hugged her grandfather, resting her head against his chest, purred, and said, "You did well. But my mommy whipped your tail."
Gary let out a Belly Laugh and held Gwendlyn tighter. He looked down to her, and said, "Yes, she did whip my tail. Want to come to our house where we can celebrate?"
"We can celebrate as a family over the weekend, Gary. You promised me a date, remember?" Meridyth said as she approached them with Katerina.
Gary looked at his wife, and almost dropped Gwendlyn. He could have sworn she was bare to the world since the outfit she wore was the exact same color as her fur.
Meridyth bent her right knee slightly over her left, emphasizing her very feminine hips, and asked, "See something you like, Gary?"
Gary put Gwendlyn back on her feet, and said, "Head back you your mothers."
After Gwendlyn went towards Tina, Gary pulled his wife to him, kissed her deeply, then said, "I always see something I like, when I'm with you. Let's get back home so we can have our date. Care for a ride?"
"Hmm. As much as I want my paws, feeling those tight abs. I'm not leaving my car here. I'll follow you home. So, I can watch that butt of yours in that outfit."
Gary sniffed the air and found it laced with his wife's pheromones. 'If its my butt she wants, she's going to get it,' he thought, then said, "Alright, I'll meet you by your car, Meridyth." He walked back to his bike with his tail held high and a sway in his hips.
Meridyth took a look at her husband as he walked back to his bike. She let out a growl, then said, "We might not be leaving the house, once we get back home."
Gwendlyn walked over to Tina, and said, "You were awesome, mommy!"
Tina picked up Gwendlyn in her arms, brought her to her chest, and said, "Thank you, Gwendlyn." Then kissed her.
Katerina stopped in front of them, and asked, "Do I get to kiss the winner?"
Tina walked over to Katerina, wrapped her free arm around her neck, and said, "You most certainly do."
The two brought their lips together in a passionate kiss, right in front of their daughter.
End of Chapter