Disclaimer: Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers own the SWAT Kats. I own the OCs
Misarae, you keep telling me that you don't deserve all the credit that I give you, tough. You are getting it anyway.
A brief refresher:
Chance looked over at Callie once she emerged from the bedroom and his mouth dropped open. After about thirty seconds, he said to her, "You look absolutely gorgeous, Callie."
"Thank you, Chance," Callie replied while blushing.
"Let's go," Jake said, taking Felina's paw in his.
Chance and Callie followed, also leaving the apartment hand-in-hand.
Turmoil was pacing in her room. She had to get out and inform T-Bone that Dark Kat was going to launch his plan very soon. She knew that using the communicator that T-Bone gave her in the tunnels this close to Dark Kat would get her caught. She could not risk that. Turmoil left her room and went to the strategy room to find Dark Kat.
"Dark Kat, I need to go to the surface and do some recon in order for my plan to work," Turmoil said as she entered.
"I can send my creeplings to do that for you, Turmoil," Dark Kat replied as he turned and faced Turmoil.
"I do not understand their chatter. It would be better and much more efficient if I do myself," she rebutted.
Dark Kat thought about it for a minute. Then he said, "Fine, but stay hidden. You cannot afford to be seen or captured. Is that understood, Turmoil?"
"Da," she responded in her native tongue. Then she turned around and left.
"There is something not right here. Why does she need to go to the surface? I don't trust her," Dark Kat said with his left paw on his right elbow and his right paw holding his chin. Then after a few seconds, he said, "Creeplings, watch over our ward and report back to me on what she is doing and who she is with. And make sure she does not see you."
Two of the creeplings left and followed Turmoil, but she was too smart for them. After she left the tunnels, she ducked into a dumpster just outside the wharf. The creeplings ran straight past her and headed downtown. After they had passed, she got out of the dumpster, retrieved her communicator, and called T-Bone.
The group arrived at the restaurant that Chance had mentioned. They entered and Chance asked to see the owner. Antonio, the owner, came out of the kitchen and greeted Chance and Jake. Antonio then proceeded to take the group to a private room in the back of the restaurant that was reserved for VIPs.
Upon leaving he said, "Anything you need, Antonio will take care of it. This room is yours for as long as you need it. You will not be disturbed." He then closed the partition.
The girls looked around and saw all of the lavish decorations and linens adorning the room.
"How do you know Antonio?" Callie asked Jake and Chance, turning her head to look at the two.
Jake responded, "When Antonio opened about three years ago, he was being shaken down by the mob for 'Protection'. Chance and I were in here one night after patrol as ourselves on a tip that this place had some of the best calamari in the city. We were sitting at a table in the corner by the windows, when three thugs showed up asking for payment. Antonio did not have the money at the time, and pleaded for more time. The three thugs didn't want to hear it and started trashing the place. We got up and proceeded to show them the door, so to speak. Then told them that this place was under the protection of the SWAT Kats. If they came back, they would be eating through straws for the rest of their nine lives. Apparently, they did not listen to us and returned the next night. We had anticipated this and staked out the restaurant. When they came back, they were greeted by T-Bone and Razor who politely asked to leave the premises. Antonio was grateful, and we have been welcome here ever since, either as Chance and Jake, or as T-Bone and Razor."
"So, it's not just 'pretty she-cats' who fall under your protection?" Felina asked with her elbows on the table and her chin resting on her paws.
"Nope, they just happen to come with the territory," Chance replied, looking at Callie and then at Felina. Then he continued, "If any cat needs help and we are in the area, we step in." He took a sip of water.
Jake asked the girls, "So, now that you know who we are, where do we go from here? We can't show up and help you two, then proceed to have public displays of affection happening with us as T-Bone and Razor, once it gets out that you two are involved with Chance and Jake. Not that I mind holding you close, Felina, at any time."
Felina blushed ever so slightly at Jake's forwardness. She then replied to Jake, "I guess Callie and I will have to hold back when you two are in your SWAT uniforms. We will just have to double the amount of attention we give you two when you are yourselves," Felina said with a mischievous look on her face that made Jake gulp, knowing that Felina could be real aggressive when she wanted to be.
Callie looked at Chance and said, "Jake is going to have fun dating Felina. I can see her taking charge of this relationship real quick."
Chance responded, "I can, too. He will be begging for mercy after the third date. Although, I think he will enjoy it."
The waitress knocked on the partition and asked if they were ready to order. The group ordered their food and the waitress left, but she soon returned with a chilled bottle of wine. She told the group that it was a present from Antonio as congratulations for finally finding their perfect matches. Then the waitress left again.
"I guess Antonio also thinks that we should be together?" Jake said, looking at Felina.
"I think he is right," Felina said, while leaning over to kiss Jake.
"Not again. Can't you two keep your paws off each other for ten minutes?" Callie said to Jake and Felina while rolling her eyes.
"Nope, I need this constantly. If he can't keep up, I will have to find another tom," Felina said after breaking the kiss, though her eyes never left Jake's face.
"I'm up to that challenge!" Jake replied, then landed a kiss on Felina's cheek.
Chance and Callie were now laughing at the other pair.
Chance's communicator started vibrating in his pocket. He took it out and saw that the ID read Turmoil.
"Jake, Turmoil is calling. I wonder what she needs?" Chance said to Jake.
Chance answered the call, "What can I do for you, Turmoil?"
"T-Bone, I have left the tunnels, but I have two creeplings on my tail trying to keep an eye on me. I need to meet with you to discuss our plans to put Dark Kat in prison once and for all," Turmoil said.
Chance muted the communicator and said to the group, "So much for our date." Then he said into the communicator after un-muting it, "Do you know the Italian restaurant over on Third? Go there and come in through the back door. I will meet you there in ten minutes."
"Alright, I will be there in ten minutes, T-Bone." Turmoil severed the connection.
"Hopefully, Turmoil won't take up too much time and we can continue our date," Chance said to the group.
"Is this how our relationships are going to work?" Callie asked Chance, giving him a pointed look.
"Unfortunately, for the near future, yes, my love, it is going to have to be this way," Chance said to Callie while holding her paw.
Time went by way too quickly. Chance and Jake put their masks on, and T-Bone went to the rear entrance to let Turmoil in.
Turmoil was waiting by the rear door of the restaurant as she had been told. T-Bone let her in not more than three minutes after her arrival. She gave him a hug, which he returned. Then T-Bone led her to the table and the awaiting group.
As they arrived at the table, T-Bone introduced Turmoil to the two she-cats sitting at the table.
"Turmoil, this is Lt. Felina Feral and Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs. Lt. Feral, Deputy Mayor, this is Turmoil," T-Bone said.
Both Felina and Callie said "Hello" to Turmoil, while holding out their paws to shake Turmoil's, although Callie had an annoyed look on her face that T-Bone noticed immediately.
"So, you are this Callie that has won the heart of T-Bone?" Turmoil turned and asked Callie.
"Yes I am," Callie responded, staring intensely at Turmoil.
"I am happy for you. You are one very lucky she-cat. May the Goddess shine on you two always," Turmoil said.
Callie did not know how to respond to that. Turmoil was wishing them luck instead of challenging her or something? All she could do was say, "Thank you, Turmoil."
"Not to interrupt the moment here, but why are you not down in the tunnels with Dark Kat? I thought he had you under lock and key," T-Bone asked Turmoil.
"I told him that I had to come to the surface for research. I know that he does not trust me at all, so he sent two creeplings after me to keep watch and most likely report back to him as to my whereabouts. I gave them, as you call it, the 'slip' back at the wharf. The last I saw them, they were heading downtown," Turmoil said.
Turmoil sat down at the table after Razor invited her to. She sat between T-Bone and Razor, as far away from the girls as possible. She then continued, "This is the plan that I came up with to capture Dark Kat and put him in prison. The first option is, I have to place a locating device in the tunnel where Dark Kat resides. Once the device is activated, the Enforcers can barge in and arrest him on conspiracy charges. There is enough evidence lying around to put him away for a very long time. The only thing that can go wrong is: he has a very large arsenal of weaponry. Also, the place is rigged to blow at the push of a button. The second option is a lot more troublesome to pull off, but it would be safer for the Enforcers since the arsenal will not be there. This plan has the SWAT Kats working with Dark Kat to take over the treasury. That is where I come in. He wanted me to convince the SWAT Kats to join him because he needed the fire power of the Turbokat to pull it off."
Razor interrupted Turmoil, "That will never happen, Turmoil. The SWAT Kats will never work for Dark Kat, not in a million years."
Turmoil replied, "Yes they would, if I was romantically involved with T-Bone."
Callie saw red and her right paw started glowing bright red. She said sternly to Turmoil, "Over my dead body! T-Bone is mine and mine alone! You try anything with him, and I will personally hunt you down! Understand, Turmoil?"
Felina looked over at Callie. Not only did she see that Callie was extremely mad, but her right paw looked like it was on fire. She placed her left paw on Callie's right arm in an attempt to calm her down before that paw let loose on Turmoil or something else.
"You have nothing to worry about, Deputy Mayor. I know that he is madly in love with you, and he will never be mine, but if we are to make sure that Dark Kat is captured, T-Bone needs to play along with me for a very short time," Turmoil said while looking at Callie.
Felina turned her head away from Callie after she made sure that Callie was not going to attack Turmoil and that Callie's paw stopped glowing. Felina then looked at Turmoil, and asked, "So why are you doing this, Turmoil? I have read your prison file. They were getting ready to let you out on parole in just a few short weeks for good behavior. You definitely don't want to be in prison the rest of your life, do you?" She paused and took a sip of her wine. "And what made you become the leader of an all she-cat squadron, anyway" Then Felina took another sip of her wine.
Turmoil answered, "No, I don't want to go back to prison. I love the fresh air and being around other cats. I have reformed completely with the help of the psychologist that I met with once a week. She helped me realize that I could do so much more being on the right side of the law than on the wrong side of it. I am hoping that the warden and the parole board will not deny me parole because of the breakout. I wanted no part of it. I just wanted to stay in prison and finish my sentence. As for why, there is a long story behind it. This is the short version." Tumoil paused and took a sip of water before continuing. "Back when I was a kitten in Eastern Europe, I was always the playful she-cat. I got along with others and I was well liked by all. I received good grades in school, I played sports, and I did what every other kitten did. When I turned 15, my father was labeled as an enemy and an ex-patriot by the government. He was taken away by the KGB. I cried for days and did not leave my room. Once I did leave, I was shunned by my so-called friends. I guess the propaganda machine worked well, and it got to their parents. After being isolated and abandoned by my circle, I met an older tom by the name of Felix. He made me feel wanted again. He also taught me how to handle a gun and pilot a plane. I started being with him more and more, and eventually I fell for him. My mother thought I was just going through a rebellious phase and ignored it for a short time. But when she realized that it was much more serious than she thought, my mother intervened. My mother sat me down and told me that no good would come of such a relationship. 'Friends come and go, once this blows over, your friends will come back to you,' she said to me. She then begged me to stop seeing Felix and return to school. I did not listen to her. Instead, I packed a bag and moved in with Felix. He welcomed me into his apartment and his bed. That night, he made love to me for the first time. I never felt so good in my life. To have a tom worship me in such a way. I was hooked. After a few months of training under Felix, I grew more confident in my piloting abilities and wanted to join the Air Force. I went down to the recruiter to sign up. The recruiter took one look at me and said, "We don't take she-cats." I was escorted out of the office. I ran back to Felix's apartment in tears. When I got there, I discovered that Felix had packed up and left. He left a note on the counter that read. 'Katerina, I have to take leave of you now. You have learned everything that I can teach you. Farewell.' That was when I started recruiting my all she-cat squadron. I found the best crop duster pilots that were in the area, as well as mechanics and fabricators. All she-cats. We built our own planes and trained on them constantly. I was proud of what we had accomplished in such a short time. When I did return home, I found that my mother had also been taken by the KGB, and they were looking for me too. That is when I made the decision that Katerina could be no more. Turmoil was born that day, and the skies have not been the same since."
"I had no idea that you went through so much, Turmoil," Felina said.
"You all can call me Katerina. Turmoil's time has passed. I can no longer be that she- cat," Katerina said.
Katerina took an empty glass from the table and asked the group if she could have some of the wine. They all said, "Sure!" Then she took a drink.
"You know Katerina, if you are as good of a pilot as you say you are, I can probably get you into the Enforcers as a low ranking officer. That is, of course once your parole is finished and if you want back in the skies?" Felina said to Katerina.
Katerina could not believe her ears. She was being offered a position as an Enforcer pilot? It was exactly what she had dreamed of so long ago.
Now it was going to happen. What else could she say? Katerina replied, "Da, do I get to pick my own gunner?"
"I'm sure that there will be plenty of cats wanting that position. To fly along with a strong and good looking she-cat? Who wouldn't want to," Felina said back to Katerina.
"Your uncle is going to blow a gasket when he finds out that you offered Turmoil a job. Are you ready for that fall out?" Razor asked Felina.
"I can handle anything my uncle throws at me, Razor. Just ask Callie," Felina said.
"She can definitely handle her uncle. I have seen it," Callie said. Then she chuckled.
"Not to ruin the good mood here, but when does this plan of yours go into action?" T-Bone asked Katerina.
"Dark Kat only needs a few more parts to re-build his tank. Once that is finished, he plans on going after the treasury as soon as possible," Katerina replied.
Razor said, "We had better get ready then. Katerina, you had better return to the tunnels before Dark Kat gets too suspicious."
"I am leaving now. Good luck with these two she-cats, T-Bone and Razor. I have a feeling that you are going to need it," Katerina said as she left.
Chance and Jake took off their masks once Katerina left the restaurant. Then Chance said, "That was some interesting story. Who knew she went through all of that?"
Their food arrived shortly after. They ate and the couples had fun feeding each other. Especially Felina and Jake, who managed to sneak in a few kisses during dinner.
After dinner was over, the group retired back to Callie's apartment for a night cap. Callie had a bottle of Muscat dessert wine saved up. She opened the bottle and poured out four glasses worth. Callie brought the glasses and the bottle back to the living room where Felina was sitting in Jake's lap on the couch, and Chance was sitting in the easy chair just to the left of them. Callie handed them each a glass and kept one for herself. Then she sat in Chance's lap. They all just made small talk and laughed about things that happened in the past.
Felina looked over at the clock and saw that it was 11:45 at night. She had to be at the office the next morning to file a report before resuming her watch over Callie. "I hate for this night to end," she said, "but some of us have to get up for work in the morning. I am going back to my apartment for some shut eye. Care to come along, Jake?"
"Would I ever, Felina," Jake replied. Then the two left for Felina's apartment, leaving Chance and Callie alone.
Callie wrapped her arms around Chance's neck and leaned in for a kiss, now that they were alone. Then she said seductively, "Care to stay tonight?"
"Love to," was Chance's reply. He picked her up and carried her to her bedroom while kissing her all the way there.
Callie removed Chance's shirt off his body as soon as they entered the bedroom and proceeded to run her paws over the hard muscles of his chest, abdomen, and back while deepening the kiss.
Chance had slipped the straps of Callie's dress off her shoulders, kissing the exposed fur. The dress finally pooled at Callie's feet, leaving her in only her underwear.
Chance stood back from Callie and took a real good look at the angel that was in front of him. He had been such an idiot for not acting on his feelings for so many years, and now he was going to make up for all that lost time. He removed his pants before taking Callie back in his arms, then lowered her onto the bed. He climbed on top of her, straddling her waist. Then he kissed her one last time before rolling off her, but he wasn't quite ready to let her go, playfully dragging her with him so that she came to rest partially on top of him, her body pressing against his, and her hand over his heart and said, "As much as I would love to go further tonight, I want our first time to be special. Not just a romp."
Callie understood what Chance was saying, and she wholeheartedly agreed. She laid her head on his chest while she played with the fur on his chest.
Chance groaned at the feeling of Callie running her paw through his fur. He let it go on for a few more minutes of blissful torture before closing his paw over hers. "What did I just say?" Chance said, giving her a mock glare.
Callie blinked, then her eyes grew wide as she realized the effect that stroking Chance's fur had on him. "Oh, er, sorry?"
"Just keep it in mind for later, love," Chance said with a grin.
Callie nodded. "Right now, sleep is in order." She snuggled in, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.
Chance looked one last time at his sleeping angel, kissed the top of her head, and then followed her in to dreamland.
End of chapter