Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
Thanks once again to my Co-Author MisaRae. We have now been at this for six months and we are in the middle of writing chapter 50!
Thank you all for your support!
T-Bone started to wake up. He heard the sounds of the heart monitor beeping and the soft touch of a female's paws against his left paw. He opened his eyes and saw Callie's face. He squeezed her paws with his just to let her know that he was awake and glad to see her as he started to cry out of happiness.
Callie felt a gentle pressure against her paws and looked up at T-Bone's face. She saw his eyes opened and tearing. Callie did the only thing that she had been yearning to do for the past few days, she released his paw and brought her arms around his neck. Then once her face was close enough to his ear, she said ever so softly, "I love you and, I'm pregnant."
Dark Kat was sitting in a maximum security cell, waiting for his arraignment. There were two armed guards standing just outside of his cell at all times. He had no idea what he was going to be charged with, but from all of the security that was around him, he could tell that the charges were not going to be light.
Another armed guard walked down the hall and said, "It's time to bring Dark Mess to his arraignment." He then turned to the cell and said to Dark Kat, "Oh, you are not leaving the walls of this prison. Your arraignment will be done via teleconference, and the guys from 'Club Fed' are on their way to pick you up and bring you to their lovely facility. You think that this place is heavy on the security? Wait until you see the hole that they are going to drop you into."
The two other guards trained their rifles on Dark Kat, while the last guard opened the cell and walked in with arm and leg restraints. As he approached Dark Kat, he said, "Now don't move, and don't resist. My friends have real itchy trigger fingers, if you get my drift." He placed Dark Kat in the restraints and fastened them to Dark Kat's waist. Once Dark Kat was restrained, the guard said, "Let's go. he judge is waiting. He and the other two guards led Dark Kat out of the cell and down a long hallway to a heavy steel door. One of the guards opened the door, and moved aside so Dark Kat could enter.
Dark Kat took a few steps forward, before being shoved toward a chair, which was the only piece of furniture in the room. The guards were none too gentle as they forced him to sit down, and secured him to the chair. When they were done, they turned and left, their exit heralded by the painful screeching of rusty hinges and the unmistakable snap of a key turning in the lock.. Then a TV that was behind a very thick piece of plexi-glass came to life, and showed a judge's bench and the district attorney. The defense attorney's seat was unoccupied. The door to the judge's chambers opened, and a bailiff said, "All rise, the honorable Judge Bishop presiding."
"Please take a seat," Judge Bishop said.
"Your honor, as much as I want to see the defendant behind bars, not having a defense attorney present at these proceedings is highly irregular. I am formally raising an objection to these proceedings continuing until proper defense council is found," the district attorney said.
"Noted, councilor, but there was not an attorney in the entire city that would take this case. What am I supposed to do, just let him rot in maximum security prison for the rest of his life and violate the constitution until council is found?" The judge turned towards the camera and asked, "If the defendant wishes, he can be his own attorney, but I don't recommend it. The charges that have been brought against you are quite severe, and the penalty if found guilty may be death. Does the defendant wish to self-council?"
"What are the charges that have been brought against me?" Dark Kat asked.
"You are being charged with grand larceny, kidnapping, assault, battery, felony theft, and attempted murder in the first degree," the judge replied.
Dark Kat thought to himself, "Attempted murder? That means T-Bone survived, and can testify to everything that happened. Turmoil's testimony is not going to be damaging, since she is a convicted felon, so it won't weigh as much as T-Bone's." Dark Kat replied, "If it pleases the court, I would like to obtain proper council."
"So moved, you have exactly one week to obtain council before you are brought before this court again, Dark Kat. Court is in recess," the judge said, then he hit his gavel on the sound block. The TV went blank after.
The door to the room was opened, and the three guards from earlier entered. While two of them trained their rifles on Dark Kat, the other released Dark Kat from the chair. He was lead out of the room and back to his cell. As he arrived in front of his cell, one of the guards said, "Get down on your knees."
Dark Kat dropped to his knees as he was instructed. The guard unlocked the restraints, and removed them. Then he backed away and said, "Get up and enter the cell." Dark Kat complied. The cell's door closed and locked behind him, and the two armed guards resumed their watch.
Callista walked into the restaurant and to the greeting desk. She said, "Two she-cats came in here not that long ago from the hospital. I wish to join them for lunch."
"We just seated them. I don't even think that they have ordered yet. I will take you to them; please follow me," the hostess said as she led Callista through the sea of tables in the restaurant.
Felina and Katerina were seated at a corner table by the windows facing away from the hospital. They were looking over the menus as the hostess arrived with Callista. She said, "Excuse me, but this she-cat wishes to join you for lunch."
Felina looked up and saw a she-cat who could have been Callie's identical twin. Felina figured that she must be Callie's grandmother, Callista. She said, "I don't mind at all. Please join us, Callista."
Callista sat down and looked at the other she-cat sitting at the table. She said, "Hi, my name is Callista. I am the Deputy Mayor's grandmother."
"You are Callie's grandmother? I could have sworn that you were her twin sister or something, considering how young you look. I am Katerina, or soon to be Cadet Belikov when I start at the academy in a couple of weeks," Katerina said.
Callista smirked as she thought to herself, "If she only knew how old I really was." Then said, "I'm flattered, Katerina, that you think I am that young. I am a lot older than you think, and congratulations on your starting the academy. It's going to be hard work, but I have a feeling that you are going to excel at it."
"Thank you, Callista, I have spent years in the air when I was back in Eastern Europe. I actually commanded a squadron of pilots, and all of them were she-cats. They were the best pilots, mechanics, and fabricators that could be found anywhere. However, all of that is in the past. I vowed while I was incarcerated that I would get back in the air again, this time on the right side of the law, and help others. I know that it is going to be very hard work. I am going to welcome that challenge, since it is going to help me start my life over."
"I am glad to hear that, Katerina. With that type of attitude, you are going to do very well at the academy and in life,"Callista said to Katerina. She then turned to Felina and said, "You will be happy to hear that Callie is awake and is with T-Bone right now."
Felina breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "You have no idea how glad I am to hear that. She is my best friend, and soon to be the godmother of my kitten. I don't know what I would do without her in my life."
"Felina, she feels the same way about you. The way that she talks about you, it's like you two are sisters rather than best friends," Callista said as she took a seat at the table.
Katerina, who had no idea that Felina was even possibly pregnant, turned, faced Felina, and asked, "You are with child?"
"I think so. Callie and I have to go to the OBGYN in order for me to be tested to be 100% sure, but I am late, and I know my body. Besides, Jake and I spent so much time having fun together over the past two days, that if I wasn't pregnant before, I should be now," Felina replied.
"Well, my new friend, I guess congratulations are in order! When are you due?" Katerina asked.
"From what I can guess, I would say in about eight months," Felina replied.
Callista sort of knew that Felina was pregnant from peering into Callie's dreams, but she kept it to herself and let Felina tell her on her own. She said, "I am happy that you are pregnant, Felina. If you are anything like Callie, you both are going to be excellent mothers at about the same time."
Felina quickly turned to Callista and asked, "Callie is pregnant also, and she didn't tell me? Wait until I see her! I tell her everything, and she holds that bit of news back. Oh, she is going to get an earful from me."
"Calm down, Felina. Callie just found out this morning that she is pregnant; there is no way she could have told you yet. I am sure that she will once she sees you," Callista said.
"I guess, but she had better tell me as soon as she sees me, or I am going to dye that hair of hers some ugly shade of green," Felina replied.
They all laughed at the mental image of Callie standing at a podium somewhere, giving a speech with her normally blond hair dyed green. Once Katerina calmed down enough to speak again, she said while wiping a tear away from her left eye, "Knowing you, Felina, you would do it, too. Remind me not to get on your bad side, ever."
"Just keep your promise to me, and you won't have to worry about that, Katerina," Felina replied after taking a sip of water.
Razor entered the restaurant as the trio was laughing. He heard Felina's voice and walked over towards the table where her laughter originated from. When he got to the table, he said, "Mind if I join you ladies?"
Feilna looked up and saw her fiancé standing at the table. She wanted nothing more than to get up and kiss him, but since he was in his SWAT persona, she had to hold back. She asked Razor as she motioned for him to sit down next to her, "How is T-Bone doing?"
"He is out of surgery and in the recovery room. There was a screw-up in the ER with his x-rays, and the chief surgeon had a meltdown in the OR over it. I wouldn't be surprised if that hospital is going to be looking for a new chief resident for the ER. Dr. Feldman told me that T-Bone is going to be fine, but he is going to need physical therapy for his leg once he is discharged from the hospital and his lungs heal from the smoke that he inhaled," Razor replied as he sat down next to Felina.
Felina took his right paw in hers under the table once he was seated, and gave it an affectionate squeeze, which he returned.
"When is T-Bone going to be discharged?" Katerina asked.
"I don't know. He was still out like a blown engine when I left him. Callie is with him now," Razor replied.
"How is she handling seeing T-Bone? It can't be easy for her to see him just lying in a hospital bed," Felina asked out of concern for her best friend.
"Pretty well, I guess, or she is putting up a very strong front. I don't know if I could do the same thing if it was someone that I cared about in that condition," Razor said as he looked directly at Felina.
"Hopefully you won't have to do that, Razor, and there has been something that I have wanted to do since we separated at the wharf," Felina said as she got up and looked around the restaurant. She saw that it was mostly empty, so it was safe enough to do what she wanted. She leaned forward, wrapped her arms around Razor, and kissed him. Felina said after she pulled back, "I have wanted to do that ever since you walked in, honey. We don't have to worry about Katerina, either. She knows who we are."
Razor placed his paws on Felina's hips, turned to Katerina, and said, "So, you are in on it now too. How did you find out?"
"T-Bone revealed himself to me while we were being held captive by Dark Kat. After Felina brought me back to the hangar, I began to put two and two together and realized that if Callie was Empress and she was engaged to marry T-Bone, aka Chance Furlong, that Razor was dating Felina. And since Caliber was always hanging all over Razor when she had the chance," Katerina stopped her speech to give Felina and Razor a look over just to emphasize her point, "I figured out that Felina is Caliber, since she would not let another she-cat anywhere near her tom."
"You got that right, Katerina. He is mine, and no other she-cat had better lay a paw on him," Felina said as she pulled Razor close to her.
Callista and Katerina chuckled into their paws in a false attempt to hide their laughter. Callista said after she stopped chuckling, "Razor, you had better marry her quick and get that ring on your finger; there are plenty of eligible she-cats out there that still have crushes on the SWAT Kats."
"I am just going to have to disappoint them. I'm taken by the only she-cat that fills my heart with love," Razor replied as he touched his nose to Felina's.
"Not to interrupt you two love birds, but I have not had a decent meal in years. The food that they serve in prison is barely passable for edible, and the stuff that Dark Kat had lying around; I wouldn't give to a prisoner. So if you two can separate yourselves long enough for us to order and eat something, my stomach would appreciate it," Katerina said as she opened up her menu.
They all figured out what they wanted from the lunch menu and placed their orders with the waiter. While waiting to be served, Felina turned to Katerina and asked, "Katerina, since you are going to be placed under house arrest once you get to my apartment, what do you want to do when we are done eating? I promised you a she-cat's day out, and I mean to give that to you." Felina then turned to Callista and said, "Callista, you are more than welcome to join us if you want to. Don't you need a new pair of shoes or something for your date with my uncle in a few days?"
"Of course I will join you two. I have not had a day out with just she-cats in over 50 or so years, and I do need a few items that are going to knock your uncle off of his feet when he sees me dressed for our date," Callista replied.
Katerina just sat there smiling; she knew she was going to have fun while out with these two. Katerina asked, "What about Callie? Wouldn't she want to join us?"
"Yes, she would if we can get her away from T-Bone long enough. I wouldn't be surprised if she found a nurse's uniform to slip into, just so she could stay with him longer. However, she was never one to miss a shopping trip or a day at the spa. Let me try to convince her that spending a day out is better than sitting in a hospital room," Felina said in reply as she withdrew her cell phone from one of her pockets.
T-Bone went wide eyed when Callie told him that she was pregnant. He desperately wanted to place his arms around her and pull her close to him, but his injuries and the IVs prevented that from happening. The only thing he could do was close his eyes and let his tears of happiness fall freely while bringing his left paw up to touch her right forearm.
Callie pulled back so she could see T-Bone's face, and saw him crying. A shred of doubt worked its way into her mind, and she just had to ask, "Why are you crying T-Bone? Don't you want to have kittens?"
T-Bone wanted the kitten more than anything in life, and he had no way of conveying that to Callie. He desperately tried to show how happy he was that she was pregnant with his kitten. He tried turning his head to try to tell her how he felt, but the tube down his throat prevented him from doing so. The monitors showing his vital signs started going crazy. Seeing that his movements were doing nothing but getting Callie upset, he settled down and tried to signal to Callie to bring something for him to write with.
Callie backed away from T-Bone as he attempted to move his head. She was getting concerned that he was going to injure himself more than he already was. Callie brought both paws up to cover her face as tears formed in her eyes .Then he settled down and appeared to motion for something to write with. Callie wiped some of her tears away with her left paw before she reached into her purse and pulled out a small pad and a pen. She asked, "Is this what you want?"
T-Bone nodded his head as best as he could, while Callie handed him the pad and pen. He removed the cap from the pen and started to write. Once he was finished, he handed the pad back to Callie.
Callie took the pad back and read what T-Bone had written. It said, 'I am crying because I am so happy that I am going to be a father! I have wanted to have a kitten for so long now. I have seen how happy my brothers and sisters are when they are with their kittens, and it made me sad since I didn't have someone in my life to share that happiness with. Now I do, and I am so in love with you that it hurts not to be able to hold you in my arms and tell you how thrilled I am that we are going to be parents!' It was now Callie's turn to let her tears fall again, this time from being overjoyed. She buried her face into T-Bone's shoulder and said back, "I am so glad, T-Bone, that you want to be a father. Our kittens are going to be loved and cherished little blessings. I can't wait to be a mother and see you holding our kittens in your arms."
T-Bone developed a very weird look on his face and motioned for the pad of paper. He started writing, and then handed the pad back to Callie once he was finished.
Callie took the pad back and read, 'Kittens? You are going to have more than one? The only pair of relatives that had twins was my aunt and uncle on my father's side. It's not that I don't want to have more than one kitten running around. I have a very large family, so more than one kitten is something that I am used to, and I am going to love them all equally.' She looked up at him with her tears in her eyes and took his paw in hers before saying, "Yes, T-Bone, we are going to have more than one kitten. From what Callista saw when she examined me, we are going to have three kittens in about seven months."
T-Bone laid his head back down on the pillow as he thought about how to reply to Callie. He thought to himself, "Wow, not only am I going to be a father, I am going to have triplets! I must be the luckiest tom in the world! I get to marry this absolutely gorgeous she-cat, and she is going to give me three kittens!" He gave Callie's paw a very firm squeeze, and then touched her stomach.
Dr. Feldman was performing his rounds when he stopped in to check on T-Bone's progress. He opened the curtain and saw T-Bone with his paw on the Deputy Mayor's stomach. He said, "I can come back later if you want, but I would rather get this check-up over with and go home to see my wife."
Callie was turning all sorts of shades of red from embarrassment, while T-Bone smiled as best as he could with a tube down his throat. Callie backed away in order to let Dr. Feldman examine T-Bone.
As Dr. Feldman was examining T-Bone, he listened to how his lungs were sounding with a stethoscope. As he removed the stethoscope from his ears, he said, "Your lungs are healing nicely, and faster than I expected. You are one very lucky tom. I can have that tube removed today." He then turned to Callie, looked down at her paw, saw the engagement ring on her finger, and asked, "You are engaged to T-Bone, am I right?"
Callie really didn't want to reveal that she and T-Bone were engaged to be married to a stranger, but he had already figured it out. She replied, "Yes I am, and I am going to have his kittens in about seven months."
Dr. Feldman turned to T-Bone and said as he pulled out his wallet from his coat, "Son, you are a very lucky tom to be marrying such a classy she-cat." Dr. Feldman opened his wallet and took out a picture of him and his wife on their wedding day. He then said, "I have been married to the love of my life for over forty five years, and I will never regret a single moment that I have spent with her. I certainly hope that your lives together are as happy and full as mine and Mary's are. Miss Briggs, my sister is the best OBGYN in the hospital, and her daughter is on her way to being an excellent pediatrician. I am sure that it will be their pleasure to make sure that you have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to very healthy kittens."
Callie was still looking at Dr. Feldman's wedding picture and how beautiful Mary looked in her wedding gown. She finally looked up, placed her arms around Dr. Feldman, and said, "I definitely will give them a call to set up an appointment, and we are having triplets."
"Well now doesn't that beat all." Dr. Feldman turned to T-Bone and said, "You don't need to prove that you are manly enough to handle her properly." He then winked at T-Bone while Callie blushed. "Please don't take me seriously; I am only playing with you young folk. But seriously, congratulations, and I hope that you two have happy and healthy kittens. Mary would love to meet you two. Why don't you come to the house for dinner one night? Mary is one hell of a cook, and she always makes more than we can eat in one sitting. That is why I am so plump." Dr. Feldman placed his paws on his stomach and gave it a shake after he finished speaking.
Callie had to chuckle at Dr. Feldman's actions. He acted just like a grandfather would around his grandkids. She replied after she stopped chuckling, "As long as your wife won't mind you inviting two total strangers to your home, I am sure we can make time to have dinner with you and your wife."
"Great! Mary is going to love cooking for more than just us. It has been years since our last child left home to go to college, and she misses having them around," Dr. Feldman said as he withdrew a card with his address and phone number on it. He then said, "I am going to have a resident remove that tube. Then you will be able to kiss your lovely bride to be properly, and once you are in your room, you can do more than just kiss her, if you like. Although, you might want to let those stitches do their job first before any physical exertion." Dr. Feldman left after he finished speaking.
Callie watched Dr. Feldman leave, then she turned to T-Bone and said, "He is some piece of work. They don't make toms like him anymore."
A resident and a nurse came into the recovery room and opened the curtain. The resident said, "It's time to get that tube out, are you ready?"
T-Bone nodded as best as he could with the tube in.
"Alright then, here we go," the resident said as he removed the ventilator hoses from the intubation tube before inserting a syringe with a thick liquid into the tube. He said, "This will help the tube slide out of your throat easier. Now when I tell you to blow, exhale with everything you got." He pushed the contents of the syringe into the tube, and after a few seconds he said, "Ok, now blow real hard."
T-Bone did what he was told, and exhaled as much air as possible while the resident pulled the tube out. T-Bone coughed as the tube hit the top of his throat. Once the tube was withdrawn, he then said, "Can I get some water or something to kill the burning in my throat?"
The nurse quickly gave him a cup of water, and told him to sip it slowly. T-Bone did as he was told. The water felt real good as he swallowed.
T-Bone said with a raspy voice, "Thank You."
"You are welcome. Drink that slowly; your throat is going to take some time to heal," the nurse said.
Callie's phone started to ring in her purse. She reached into her purse and took out her phone. Once Callie saw that it was Felina on the other end of the line, she said into the phone, "Hi Felina. I am with T-Bone right now. He just had the tube removed from his throat, but he is awake."
"Good, now that he has that tube out of his throat, you can give him a big, wet kiss, then join us for a day of female-only type fun. Katerina and Callista are with me, and we are all going to the shopping mall, then to the spa before Katerina is sequestered in my apartment before she starts at the Enforcer Academy in two weeks. So get your tail in gear and get yourself over to the restaurant across the street from the hospital, girl. We have major damage to do to my fiancé's credit card," Felina said as she reached into Razor's flight suit and took out his wallet.
Callie smiled and replied, "Just give me a few minutes and I will be right over. I just need to be with my fiancé a little bit longer so I can give him a little taste of what he is going to get when he gets out of the hospital."
"Just don't place him back in a coma, Callie. He just woke up, and if you have learned anything from me, it is how to tame a tom properly, if you get my drift," Felina said, then disconnected the call.
Callie placed her phone back in her purse and waited for the resident and the nurse to leave. Once they had left and closed the curtain, she sauntered over to T-Bone's bed and sat on the edge. She ran one of her fingers up to his chest, letting the nail scrape ever so slightly against his skin under the fur. She followed that up by kissing the path that her finger had just taken, and when she reached his neck, she gave him a very playful bite while her paws caressed his body.
T-Bone just laid there in amazement that Callie could be so bold, especially in a hospital. He wanted to place his arms around her and encourage her to continue her ministrations. However, if he allowed her to continue, he would not be able to stop himself from wanting to take her right then and there. He placed his paws on her shoulders and pushed her off of him, then lifted his upper body and kissed her passionately before pulling back and saying, "You are going to be the death of me, and as much as I want you to continue, I don't think that my body can handle it, yet."
Callie looked down at her fiancé and said, "That was just a sample of what you are going to get, once you are discharged and home. I am going to make sure that you are not going to want to leave the bedroom for days, so you had better rest up because you are going to need it." She then got up and straightened her clothing before saying, "I am going to send Razor back over here, and I am going to spend the rest of the day with Felina, Katerina, and Callista doing all sorts of things that are of no interest to you." As Callie walked away, she made sure to swing her hips so T-Bone could get a real good view of her tail as she left.
T-Bone sank back into the bed, completely flustered, and said, "She must have picked that up from Felina. Although, I like this new side of her, a lot."
End of Chapter.