Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
Misarae and I went to war over this chapter since I made a mistake in it. Well, its been fixed!
Thanks for putting up with me Misarae!
A brief reminder..
"Granddaughter? How can that be? I went to your funeral 15 years ago." Callie started to cry. "Why would you do that to me? I loved you with all my heart," Callie said through her tears.
Chance turned his head to look at Callie, and saw she was real upset. He placed his arm around her.
"It was with a heavy heart that I had to disappear from everyone's lives, little one. There were very evil sorcerers after me, and I could not risk having my family hunted by them in order to get to me. After talking with your mother, we decided the best way for that to happen was for me to die. Believe me, Callie, I knew that you would be hurt the most by my death, but it had to be done. I considered telling you about the plan, but you were so young that I did not know if you would be able to conceal the fact that I was still alive. If those sorcerers had found out that I was alive, they would have stopped at nothing to get to me. That included killing you, if it came to that. I could not live with myself if they harmed you in any way," Callista said to Callie. She looked at one of the display cases with a solemn expression, then she turned back to Callie and said, "Please call me Callista. 'Grandmother' makes me feel old."
Callie was still upset. She had just found out that her grandmother had been alive all this time, and she had not known about it.
Callista said to Callie, "Remember that dream from this morning where you were a kitten running and playing in my yard? What if I told you that wasn't a dream, but a repressed memory?"
"What are you talking about, Callista, and how do you know about the dream I had?" Callie asked.
"As you slept, I was watching over you through a portal that I created. You are a novice sorceress, so as you sleep, your dreams and thoughts are on display for other magic users to see. We can work on shielding them so they are not so easily displayed," she said.
Callista knew that she had hurt Callie in a way that could not be easily repaired. Then she remembered something from Callie's kittenhood that would cheer her up almost immediately. She said, "Watch," as she winked at Callie. She turned towards the back room and called, "Persival, there is someone out here who would like to see you."
Callie heard the name Persival leave Callista's mouth and her tears stopped. She then saw the Guardian cat now full grown and all muscle, standing on all four paws at a height of four and a half feet tall come through the door to the back room. She slipped out of Chance's hold and ran to Persival. Callie threw her arms around Persival's neck and said, "I missed you so much!" as she buried her face in Persival's neck.
Chance stood there and watched the love of his life bury her face into the neck of a black, four-legged cat with white wings, acting like a happy kitten. He was concerned for her, but happy at the same time. He thought to himself, "I am going to marry into some family."
Persival purred at Callie's touch, then said, "I have missed you, too. You have become a very beautiful she-cat. Possibly even more beautiful than your grandmother."
Callista heard Persival's comment and walked over to the pair before giving his ear a tug.
Persival flinched at having his ear pulled, then said to Callista, "You know I need that."
"You won't if I turn you into a lizard," Callista said to Persival with a stern look on her face.
Callie was now laughing while still holding Persival tightly.
"Callista, how come my mother never developed these powers?" Callie asked.
"Well, that is a long story. She did start to develop them when she turned 13. She was at an age when her friends and being accepted were more important to her. She came to me and asked if her powers could be sealed. I told her that her powers were just as much a part of her as anything physical, and that if her friends were true, then they would accept her for who she was. Your mother was very thick headed and stubborn. She wanted her powers sealed by any means necessary, and if I didn't do it, she would find someone else that would. I could not allow her to reveal the family secret. Regrettably, I did as she asked and sealed her powers. Your mother and I never had any kind of decent relationship after that. Until you were born, that is," Callista answered. Then Callista turned her attention to Chance and said to him, "Can I talk to you in the back?" she asked, then proceeded to walk to the back room.
"I'll be right back, Callie," Chance said as he kissed her on the cheek.
Persival let out a small growl at Chance as he kissed her.
"Persival, I am in love with him. If he wants to kiss me in front of you, then he is going to do so," Callie said to Persival.
"Sorry, little one. I am your guardian and familiar. My job is to protect you at all costs. I had no idea who this tom was, and I was not going to let some strange cat kiss you and get away with it," Persival said.
Chance followed Callista to the back room and saw her looking at her desk.
As he entered, Callista turned, faced Chance, and said, "I know that you love Callie with all of your heart and soul. I saw it as you watched over her as she slept, but are you prepared to live your life with a sorceress? I have to tell you that it will not be pleasant at times. Especially when she gets angry. She can lose control of her powers and injure you and anyone else in the vicinity. Can you handle that burden?"
Chance was now perturbed at Callista. How dare she ask such a thing? He responded, "I love her for who she is. If that means that I have to live the rest of my life with a sorceress, then that is what I am going to do. I can handle anything that life throws my way. I don't care that she has magic powers. I love her, and if given the chance, I would marry her today! As I said before, she is my life. I can't live without her in it. If that also means that I have to live with Persival running around, then that is what I am going to do. Is that clear, Callista?"
Callista could do nothing but smile at Chance's response. She knew that Callie and Chance would live in happiness for the rest of their lives together. Then she said, "Crystal. Callie was made for you and you alone. She would not be as happy with another tom. I will be there for you to help her with her powers, and so will Persival. Do you by chance have the ring?"
Chance nodded, reached into his pocket, and withdrew the box that contained Callie's engagement ring. He handed it to Callista.
"Chance, I tied a note onto the ring, telling Callie of my existence. That note is no longer necessary, since she now knows that I am very much alive," Callista said as she passed her right paw over the box, removing the spell that kept the box sealed to all but Callie. Then she opened the box, and removed the note. After that, she did something completely unexpected. Callista brought the ring to her lips and gave it a kiss. Then she brought the box down to waist level, closed it, and gave it back to Chance. A tear formed in her left eye as she said, "That kiss will add a sparkle to the ring that Callie's eyes will be drawn to, just like mine were when the ring was given to me so long ago." Callista wiped the tear away with her paw, smiled, and said, "Now let's get back to Callie and Persival before he decides to take her on a flight like he did when she was a kitten," as she placed a paw on Chance's shoulder.
Dark Kat was getting impatient. He was tired of waiting to get his hands on the City's treasury and to be able to bring the City to its knees. He yelled, "Creeplings, everything had better be ready. I am growing weary of waiting for you to finish your task."
The creeplings acknowledged Dark Kat with their normal chatter. Dark Kat said, "Good, now get Turmoil and bring her to me." The creeplings ran off to get Turmoil and bring her to Dark Kat.
After about ten minutes, the creeplings returned with Turmoil in tow. She asked, "What do you want, Dark Kat?"
"It is time to put my plan in motion, Turmoil. I need the Turbokat in my possession."
"Da, Dark Kat. I will have the Turbokat and T-Bone in your hands by week's end," Turmoil said.
"Not fast enough! You have two days, Turmoil. Is that understood?" Dark Kat said.
"Two days is not enough time to weave my web of seduction. I am going to need more time in-" Turmoil was interrupted as she spoke.
"NO!" Dark Kat slammed his fist into the console he was standing next to, then he continued, "TWO DAYS, TURMOIL! NO MORE! YOU WILL DELIVER THE TURBOKAT OR YOU WILL PERISH!" Dark Kat commanded.
"Da, two days. It will be done," Turmoil said, then turned and left.
Katerina ran back to her prison, found the communicator that T-Bone had given her, and called him, hoping that the signal would reach the surface.
Chance was holding Callie around the waist, with Persival giving him the evil eye the whole time.
Callista was explaining to Callie that the training she would have to endure was going to be tougher than anything that she had ever done before, when Chance's communicator started to ring. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the ID. He saw that it was Katerina. He answered it. "T-Bone here. What can I do for you, Katerina?"
"Dark Kat wants to have his plan in motion two days from now. That means that you and the Turbokat will have to pretend to be mine sooner than we thought," Katerina said.
Chance stiffened after he heard what Katerina said. Persival heard it, too, and immediately went over to protect Callie, forcefully shoving Chance out of the way, and snarling at him the entire time.
"Persival, what is wrong?" Callie asked Persival.
"The one that you call Chance is planning to cheat on you with this Katerina she-cat. I will not allow him to cause you any pain, little one," Persival said to Callie, not breaking his intense stare at Chance.
Chance heard what Persival said to Callie while he was trying to regain his balance after being shoved out of the way by Persival. He said to Katerina, "I understand. I am going to have a long talk with Razor tonight and figure out how you are going to capture me and the Turbokat. Be safe, Katerina." Chance disconnected the call. Then he asked Persival, "What makes you think that I am going to cheat on Callie?"
"I heard you talking to this Katerina. She said that you were going to be hers in two days," Persival said, unfurling his wings to appear bigger and snarling at Chance.
Chance watched Persival open his wings. He was impressed and scared at the same time. Persival had a wingspan of over twenty feet and, as far as Chance could tell, Persival probably weighed about 300 pounds of solid muscle. Chance gulped, then said, "It is going to be an act. I am in love with Callie, not Katerina. I will never be hers."
Callista sensed that Chance was telling the truth, and walked over to Persival before giving him a comforting scratch between the ears in an attempt to get him to calm down.
Persival stopped snarling, then turned and looked at Callista before saying, "You sense what this tom says is true?"
Callista nodded at Persival.
"Very well, but if you hurt Callie with this Katerina, you had better watch your back for the rest of your life. If you let your guard down for even a minute, I will be there to cut you to ribbons," Persival said, extending his front claws to show that he meant business. Then he folded his wings and walked behind Callista.
Callista broke the tension between Chance and Persival by saying, "Callie, you are welcome here anytime." Then she reached into her pocket, pulled out a set of keys, and threw them to Callie, before saying, "These are to the house I had back when you visited me as a kitten. It's yours now."
Tears of happiness streamed down Callie's cheeks. She not only had her grandmother back, but she now owned the house that her grandmother had once lived in. She ran towards Callista, wrapped her arms around her, and said, "I love you, Grandma."
Callista returned the embrace and replied, "I love you, too."
The two broke their embrace, then Callie and Chance left the shop.
Chance took one last look at the shop before letting Callie into the car and said, "What is with Persival? He is really protective of you."
Callie chuckled, then said, "Persival has been around since I was a little kitten. He is like an uncle to me. A very overprotective uncle."
The two got into the car and left for the salvage yard.
End of Chapter
Author's Note:
Just you can get a visual of what Persival looks like, picture a full grown black panther or pumawith white wings adorning his back. Yes, he is one mean kitty.