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"You have a deal. Just be sure to keep up your end of the bargain, Turmoil. Understand?" Dark Kat said.
"Da, I understand," Turmoil responded. Then she thought to herself, "How do I get out of this?"
In the skies over MegaKat City, our two heroes meet up with Felina's squadron.
"Hey T-Bone! Looks like the Lieutenant is allowed to fly again!" Razor said.
"Yeah, she looks real determined and pissed off at the same time," T-Bone said.
Razor picked up the radio, tuned it to the Enforcer frequency, and called over to Felina. "Is there something we can help you with, Lieutenant?"
"SWAT Kats. Turmoil has been broken out of prison by Dark Kat. My squadron is trying to find him and shut down whatever plan he is working on before it gets started," Felina answered.
"We were advised of that by the Deputy Mayor already. We will do what we can. Where haven't you searched yet?" Razor asked.
"We have covered most of downtown and some of the docks. We need to finish the docks, and start searching uptown," Felina replied.
"T-Bone, with our new infrared scanner, we can search the dock area a lot faster than the Enforcers can. I am going to have them start the uptown search," Jake said to T-Bone.
"Roger that," T-Bone said.
"Felina, take your squadron and head uptown. We can search the area of the docks a heck of a lot faster than you can, thanks to our infrared scanner. Not that we are telling you what to do, of course," Razor radioed over to Felina.
Felina chuckled at Razor's comment and then replied, "You got it, 'Sure-Shot'! Just keep in mind that if you keep ordering me around, I might just have to whip your tail the next time I see you." She then winked at Razor through the cockpit glass.
"She is as sharp as ever. You had better watch yourself around her. She is not the type that likes to be played with," T-Bone said to Razor.
Razor blushed just a little before replying, "I don't know about that T-Bone, I think that she would play very nicely."
The two resumed the search of the dock area using the infrared scanner.
After two hours of searching, they had found nothing but an illegal drug warehouse, which they promptly took care of with extreme prejudice.
"We can't have that in our city, now can we?" Razor said, before launching a missile at the warehouse, after making sure that no one was in it. Then he radioed the location of the warehouse to the Enforcers so they could track down the owner.
"We need to go back to the hangar, Razor. We are running on fumes," T-Bone said.
"Ok, start heading back. I will let Felina know where we left off and where we will pick up the search once we refill the Turbo- Kat," Razor replied.
"SWAT Kats to Lieutenant Feral, we need to break off for re-fuel. We will resume the search at the southern end of the wharf in 30," Razor radioed to Felina.
Felina responded, "Roger. Hurry back."
"We will," Razor replied, then took off for the hangar.
After they arrived at the hangar, T-Bone filled the Turbo-Kat while Razor went to work on the scanners to see if he could boost the sensitivity.
"How hard can it be to find a tank in the city? It's not something that could be hidden easily. Where the heck did it go?" T-Bone said.
"I know that there are a large amount of abandoned subway tunnels down in that area that the scanners are not going to penetrate. I guess we should take the two Cyclotrons and continue searching the tunnels with them," Razor replied.
"Ok, just let me check on Callie before we head out," T-Bone said.
Razor looked at T-Bone and made a 'Kissy face' at him before going to prepare the Cyclotrons.
T-Bone ignored Razor, picked up the communicator, and called Callie.
Over at Callie's apartment, she was being guarded by three Enforcers who were not letting her do a thing. She thought to herself, "This is what prison is like." As she sat in the living room.
Her purse started to ring. Callie got up, went over to it, retrieved her communicator, then ran to her bedroom, and closed and locked the door before answering it. "Hello?" Callie cautiously answered.
"It's T-Bone. I am just checking in on you, just to make sure that you are alright?" T-Bone asked.
"I would feel better if Felina or one of you SWAT Kats were here. These Enforcers have not said one word to me since they got here. They just wander around with their rifles in tow. I hate feeling trapped," Callie replied.
T-Bone started to feel angry at himself, knowing that he could not go to Callie and comfort her like she needed right then. He replied back to Callie, "As soon as I am done with the search of the tunnels, would you like me to Drop by?" He asked this real nervously, since he didn't know how she would respond.
Callie stopped dead in her tracks and her heart started to flutter. There was T-Bone on the other end of the line asking her if she wanted him to drop by. She thought to herself, "I could tell him no, that I will be alright until Felina gets back, but on the other paw, I would not mind having those arms around me again and that big shoulder to cry on. What to do?" Callie replied, "Please do. I need someone to tell me in person that this nightmare will soon be over."
"I'll be there as soon as I can. Be strong, beautiful." With that, T-Bone severed the connection. Then he yelled at Razor, "We need to get this search over with. Callie is in real bad shape, and I am heading over there to be with her."
Razor had just finished preparing the second Cyclotron and brought it up to the hangar when he heard T-Bone yelling at him. He said back, "We are all set and ready to go. If we split up once we hit the wharf, we can double our search efforts and you can get to Callie's faster."
"Roger that, buddy. Let's find Dark Kat!" T-Bone exclaimed.
The two rode off towards the wharf.
Callie slowly lowered the communicator and held it with both paws resting on her thighs as she looked solemnly at the floor. She had just invited T-Bone over! Was she ready to face him yet? She then thought to herself, "If I don't face this head on, it is going to eat me alive! I have to talk to him and find out whether he has feelings for me, or am I just suffering from a case of 'Hero Worship'?"
Turmoil was pacing in her newest prison, trying to think of a way to get free from Dark Kat. She thought that if she could get the SWAT Kats' help, she could plant a GPS locator in Dark Kat's lair, and then tell the Enforcers that they could find Dark Kat by using the GPS signal. That is, if they believe me. Dark Kat would finally be behind bars. Then she could go back to prison and hopefully, with the testimony from the SWAT Kats and the guards, not receive an extended sentence for the breakout. But before the Enforcers could even attempt to capture Dark Kat, his arsenal of weapons would have to be dealt with. That would be an easy task for T-Bone. He'd taken out her flying fortress, after all. Now just how to get in touch with them?
Back topside, T-Bone and Razor arrived at the wharf and split up as planned. Razor took the eastern tunnels and T-Bone took the western tunnels. They both agreed that they would meet back at the wharf in two hours, and if either of them found anything, they would radio each other and the Enforcers ASAP.
About an hour into the search, T-Bone saw a dim light in the tunnel he was searching. He attempted to call Razor, but there was too much concrete and steel in the tunnels that prevented his signal from getting through. He switched the Cyclotron off and proceeded on foot. As he approached the light source, he saw a door that obviously was not part of the tunnel. He entered and saw the tank. T-Bone cautiously proceeded into the room with the tank, and searched for anyone that might be around. Not seeing anyone, he continued deeper into the room. He saw a pair of doors, both leading to who knew where, but he had to continue. He tried the door on the left first and found it locked. Whatever was behind that door was going to stay there for now. He didn't want to cause a commotion, at least, not without back up. He tried the door on the right. It opened with relative ease. This door led to an inner hallway. Before he proceeded down the hall, he planted a locator on the door jamb so he could find his way back, or Razor could find him.
T-Bone proceeded down the hall, now with his Glovetrix on and ready to fire. He made it a few hundred feet before he came to a slightly open door. He cautiously opened the door and went in. As he started to look around, he was hit on the head with a hard object, knocking him out.
Turmoil was sitting on her bed when she heard her door opening. Not expecting anyone, she grabbed a pipe that was laying there and hid against the wall. Once the cat entered her room, she swung the pipe as hard as she could, connecting with the cat, and knocking him out. She then looked at the cat and saw that it was none other than T-Bone. "Oh brother, what did I just do?" Turmoil thought. She dragged the limp body to her bed and laid him on it before stroking his face in an attempt to wake him.
T-Bone slowly regained consciousness, and felt a soft paw caressing his face. He spoke softly, "Callie?"
Turmoil stopped her caresses, taken aback by this. Apparently, he thought that she was another she-cat. Turmoil replied, "No, my sweet T-Bone. It's Turmoil."
He now woke with a start, and said to Turmoil, "Sorry, Doll. I thought that you were someone else."
"It's alright, T-Bone. I am sorry that I hit you with a pipe. I thought you were Dark Kat or one of his creeplings," Turmoil said softly to him, while resuming her caresses.
T-Bone let out a soft purr, since he loved having his face caressed. Then he remembered that it was not Callie, but Turmoil caressing him. He had to put a stop to it. He reached up, grabbed her paw softly, and told her, "I'm sort of taken. Not that I don't mind the attention. I just do not want to give the impression that I am available."
Turmoil was upset by hearing this. She really thought that he would wait for her, and that she had a real good chance with him since he was her only visitor while in prison. His visits were the only thing that kept her going. She replied while holding back a tear, "I am sorry to hear that. We could have made a great couple."
T-Bone got up and gave her a hug, then said, "I'm sorry doll, we could have never worked out. We are just too similar. Now how about getting you out of here."
"I cannot just leave. Dark Kat will get suspicious. He wanted me to 'help' convince you to join him in taking over the city. That included seducing you," Turmoil said.
T-Bone released her paw, then said, "So what is your plan to get you out of here and Dark Kat into a deep, dark hole?"
Turmoil explained her plan to him in detail. T-Bone agreed that it would work, but she or one of Dark Kat's minions would have to find him on the surface. Not have him find her in the tunnels, and that he would have to leave her for now. T-Bone gave her a communicator that would only contact him, and then he gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving. As he passed through the door, he said to her, "Be safe, Doll."
Turmoil broke down and cried after he was gone. Now she knew that T-Bone was never going to be hers, no matter how much she wanted him to be. After a good five minutes, she got up and took a hold of the communicator that T-Bone had given her and held it to her chest. She then said though her tears, "This Callie is one lucky she-cat. I wish you both happiness." Turmoil sank down onto her mattress and resumed crying.
T-Bone made his way back to the Cyclotron, took one last look behind him, and thought to himself, "I'm sorry that I cannot be the tom that you want me to be, Turmoil. You will find that special someone soon." Then he left the western tunnels, heading for the wharf and a hopefully already waiting Razor.
End of Chapter
Hi All,
I have found a way to beat the 'blender'!
Thank You all who responded to my plea.
This story has been in my head for about a year and it finally decided it wanted out, so here it is.