Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
I said things were going to get interesting from the last chapter. Here is another example of where things are going.
Thank You MisaRae! You rocked this one!
Snow had learned that the Enforcers were now after him for impersonating an officer. He knew that the penalty for that crime was very stiff and would result in a very long jail term. He ran to the one place that might be able to protect him from the Enforcers.
He ran down a dark alley in a not so nice part of the city. After he reached the end of the alley, he came across an old steel door with a sliding view port in the top that could only be opened from the inside. Snow looked at the door for a few seconds before sighing and giving it a series of knocks.
The view port slid open and a pair of eyes looked down to see a white-furred tom standing outside wearing a trench coat. He asked, "What do you want?"
"I need to see him. The Enforcers are after me, and I need a place to hide out until this blows over," Snow replied.
The eyes narrowed and a voice said, "Wait there."
Snow was beyond nervous because of two things. One, the Enforcers were after him, and two, he was in the last place he'd wanted to be after his task was complete. Snow had heard what happened to cats if they returned after they failed at a job: they just disappeared.
The lock on the door slid back and the door opened. On the other side was a tall tom dressed in a long gray robe that fell to his feet. He said, "He is waiting for you in the main chamber. I would not keep him waiting for too long, if you know what I mean."
Snow entered and walked down several dimly lit halls. Every step he took echoed off of the walls. It made him even more nervous. Snow made a final left turn down a long hall that was lit by torches attached to the walls. A finely-made carpet runner stretched down the length of the hallway, silencing the sound of his own footsteps as he walked down the center of the corridor. He reached a pair of wooden doors at the end of the hall. Snow took a few breaths before opening one of the doors and entering.
He was sitting at a desk at the other end of the room when one of the doors opened and Snow walked in. He looked up, saw Snow entering, and said, "Come in, Snow, and take a seat. It is much warmer over here."
Snow crossed the room and took a seat right across from the man he feared the most. Once seated, he said nervously, "I did everything you asked. I started a rumor that Turmoil and T-Bone were shacking up with each other in Dark Kat's lair in exchange for their loyalty. The Enforcers will not trust either of them ever again."
"You did well, Snow, but tell me, why are you here? I figured this would be the last place you would want to be, once your job had been completed," he said.
Snow looked at his feet for a few seconds, and then he looked into the other tom's eyes before replying, "Commander Feral seems to be a little more diligent than your average Enforcer. He found out that my name isn't listed as a member of the Enforcers, and now he has the entire force looking for me. I need a place to hide until this blows over."
"You used your real name? How could you be so stupid! Now they know who you are, and are not going to stop until they find you!" The tom brought his right paw up to his mouth and coughed into it. He said calmly this time, "You can stay here as long as you need. Now go. I have work to finish."
Snow got up and then said, "Thank you." Snow started to leave.
"Snow," the tom said as he drew a gun out of his desk with his right paw.
Snow turned around and answered, "Yes?"
The tom pulled out the gun and shot Snow right between the eyes.
BANG! Snow dropped dead right in front of him.
"Serves you right for messing up my orders, Snow," he said, then yelled out into the hall, "Can someone clean this mess up and dump it in the river?" he commanded.
Ulysses opened the passenger door to his car. He then helped Callista in, but before he shut the door, he leaned into the car and said, "I did not get a chance to greet you properly earlier, my beauty."
"What are to talking about Uly-."
She never got to finish her sentence as Ulysses leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
Ulysses pulled back from the kiss and said, "That is much better, don't you agree?"
Callista was now flush from the kiss. After recovering her voice, she replied, "I definitely agree, Ulysses. Do you have any idea where we are meeting your niece?"
Ulysses had no idea where they were supposed to meet for dinner. Felina never told him, nor had he even bothered calling her to ask. He pulled his phone out of his right coat pocket and dialed his niece.
Callie and Felina were sitting in the living room of the salvage yard after Tina and Katerina left in Felina's car with explicit instructions to go directly to her building and not to stop along the way for anything. Felina was making small talk with Callie when her phone rang. She took it out of her pocket and answered, "Hello?"
"Felina, it's your uncle. I have Callista with me, and we were on our way to meet you and Jake for dinner. But we have no idea where we are meeting you," Ulysses said.
Felina had no idea where they were having dinner, either, or even if Jake had made plans that she did not know about. She replied, "Give me a minute, uncle, and I will call you back. Jake is just finishing up in the shower, and I will ask him as soon as he gets out." She disconnected the call and got up to ask Jake where they were going.
She walked towards the bedroom and knocked lightly on the bedroom door.
Jake was in the middle of getting dressed when he heard a light knock on the door. He went to the door and opened it just a crack so he could stick his head out. Once he had done so, he saw Felina standing there, and he asked, "What's up, love?"
"My uncle called and wanted to know where we were meeting for dinner," Felina replied.
Jake thought about it for a brief minute before saying, "Antonio's over on third. I will call him and have the private room reserved for us."
"I'll tell him. By the way, honey. As much as I love being naked with you, the hangar is not one of those places." She walked away after speaking, leaving Jake standing there with his mouth agape.
Felina was smirking as she walked back to Callie.
Callie saw a very weird look on Felina's face, but at least she looked happy. Callie asked, "Okay, 'fess up, 'Lina. What did you do? It's as plain as the whiskers on your face that you've been up to something"
"Oh, I just left Jake with some very pleasant thoughts about where we can be intimate. I need to call my uncle back and tell him to meet us at Antonio's in twenty minutes," Felina replied. She picked up her phone and called her uncle.
Ulysses was driving around aimlessly, and every once in a while, stealing a glance at Callista when his phone rang. Since he was one of the higher ranking officers, his car was equipped with all of the latest gadgets, so he did not have to remove his paws from the wheel in order to take a call. He pressed a button on the steering wheel with his thumb and said, "This is Ulysses."
"Uncle, Jake and I are going to meet you at Antonio's over on third. We will be there in about twenty, after we drop Callie at the hospital," Felina replied.
"See you then." He pressed the button again, disconnecting the call. He then looked at Callista before asking, "I hope you like Italian?"
Callista turned her head to face Ulysses and replied, "I love Italian. I have not had good calamari in years." She then reached over and gave Ulysses' right knee a light squeeze with her left paw before saying, "I know you love me, but please keep your eyes on the road."
Ulysses blushed and kept his gaze focused out the windshield, as she requested.
Felina, Jake, and Callie were driving towards the hospital in Chance's Barracuda, since Tina and Katerina had taken Felina's car.
Callie was looking out of the back left window when she asked, "So what are you going to say to your Uncle?"
"To be honest, Callie, I haven't really thought about it. I was going to let him take the lead and just be my witty self. I can only assume that he is going to want us to stop being SWAT and let the Enforcers handle the city's problems. We all know that is not going to happen," Felina replied.
"There is another option. He might want to have the SWAT Kats work under the Enforcers to try and keep us in line, and I know without a doubt that Chance is not going to want to do that," Jake said as he pulled up to the hospital and parked by the front entrance.
Callie got out of the car and closed the door before she said, "I trust you two to handle this on your own. Now I have to explain to Chance how we have two new members, and hope that he does not blow a gasket. Have fun." She then walked towards the hospital's entrance.
Jake placed the car back in gear and took a quick look at Felina before asking, "Ready to see our executioner?"
Tina and Katerina arrived at Felina and Callie's apartment complex and pulled up to the parking garage entrance. Katerina pushed a button on the visor and the gate rose, letting them in. Katerina drove the car to Felina's assigned parking space and parked her car. Once they got out and walked over to the trunk, Katerina opened it and started removing all of the bags that had been stuffed into it.
Tina started to help Katerina remove the bags from the trunk, and then she noticed some heavy duty fire power locked to the trunk's floor underneath some of the bags. She let her paw run down the barrel of the customized FN Herstnal SCAR PR rifle and admired the craftsmanship. She let out a low whistle of appreciation before removing her paw and closing the trunk.
"What are you whistling at, my ga-LOOP-ka?" Katerina asked.
Tina turned to Katerina and placed her right arm around her waist before replying, "Our new friend has some weird love affair with weaponry. Between her calling the TurboKat 2 her baby and the spotless rifle that is locked in this trunk, I would swear she has a fetish for firepower. I wonder if the rifle has a name."
Katerina took a moment to contemplate Tina's remark before replying. She replied, "Jake had better watch out when he is trying to get aggressive with her. He might just accidentally shoot himself while he is trying to caress her thigh."
Tina laughed at Katerina's little joke at Jake's expense. She said after she calmed down, "As you will learn, my love, she is all about safety when handling a gun, most of the time. Let's get these bags upstairs and then we can start thinking about dinner."
They left the garage with their paws full of bags from their shopping trip.
Callie was riding the elevator to Chance's floor. The door opened, and she stepped out and read the sign in front of her. She saw that the private rooms were to her left, and the nursery was to her right. She always had a soft spot in her heart for newborn kittens, so she made a right turn and headed towards the nursery. As she walked, she passed several birthing rooms, and even heard a few new mothers grunting as they were giving birth to their kittens. Callie continued down the hall to the nursery and stopped to look in the window. She looked at all of the newborn kittens through the window. Some of them were sleeping, some were moving their arms and legs, and some were crying. They all looked angelic, all swaddled up in their blankets with caps on their heads to keep them warm.
A nurse came up to her and said, "They are just precious, aren't they?"
Callie didn't break her stare into the nursery as she replied, "Yes, they are. I hope mine are just as adorable."
"You are pregnant?" the nurse asked.
"Yes, I am expecting triplets in about seven months," Callie replied.
"If they look anything like you, they are going to be fought over by every nurse in the ward. Would you like to hold one?" the nurse asked.
Callie turned to the nurse and replied, "I don't know how to, and they are not mine. Wouldn't the parents object to someone other than them holding their kitten?"
"Nonsense miss. Everyone can hold a kitten in their arms. It's almost instinctual. Once they look into your eyes, you will never want to put the kitten down. As for your question, this is a county hospital. We have some mothers who give birth to kittens that are not wanted, or their mothers are strung out on something. Either way, they are the wards of kitten services," the nurse replied.
Callie brought her paws up to her face in shock. She has heard of things like that happening, but had never seen them for herself. She said, "That is terrible! Who would not want their own kitten?"
The nurse placed her right paw on Callie's left shoulder before saying, "It is a terrible thing. Luckily, kitten services in this city are very well funded and staffed by caring individuals. They always find good homes and loving families for the kittens to go to. Now, would you like to hold one?" she asked with a smile that could warm the coldest heart.
Callie brought her paws down to her sides, looked back into the nursery, and said, "I would love to."
"Come with me. We need to get you into scrubs, and then get a kitten in your arms," the nurse said.
She led Callie down the hall a few feet and into a changing room. She said, "Just slip the scrubs over your clothes and come out when you are ready."
Callie reached into the bins and pulled out a pair of pants and a shirt. She slipped them on over her clothes and left the room.
The nurse saw Callie leaving the changing room. She said, "Come on, your new friend is waiting for some one-on-one time." She led Callie into the nursery and to a basinet that held a tiny, black-furred kitten that was maybe a little bigger than Callie's hand. It sort of reminded her of Persival when he was a cub. The nurse said, "This is little Jane Doe. She was born a few days ago. She is a little feisty around strangers, but you should do fine. Just extend your arm out and place your palm up. Support her head with your palm once I place her in your arm, then bring her to you slowly and support your arm with the other arm.
Callie did as she was instructed, and waited for the nurse to hand her little Jane Doe. She was a little nervous that she was going to hurt the kitten, and she started to tremble slightly.
The nurse picked up the kitten, looked at Callie, and how tense she was. She turned on that smile again and said, "Relax, you will be fine. I promise." She placed Jane in Callie's arms, and Callie did as she was told. She brought the kitten close to her body and supported the kitten's head with her paw while supporting her arm.
Callie looked down at the kitten and saw this absolutely adorable face that just warmed her heart. She smiled and cuddled the kitten tighter against her body.
The nurse saw what a natural Callie was at holding the kitten. She said, "See, what did I tell you? You are made for this."
Callie could not stop smiling as she cuddled the kitten.
Jane opened her eyes and saw a strange cat looking down at her. She scrunched up her face and started to cry.
The nurse heard the kitten's cry and asked, "Do you want me to take her?"
Callie looked over at the nurse and replied, "No, I think I have her." She started swinging the kitten ever so gently, rocking her while making tiny little sounds in order to get the kitten to calm down.
Jane would not calm down. No matter what Callie did, Jane would not stop crying.
Callie didn't want to start getting upset around the kitten, but she wanted to get Jane to stop crying. She used her powers to make her paws warmer, hoping that the warmth would help Jane calm down.
Little Jane started to feel warm and stopped crying. She let out a few coos before falling asleep in Callie's arms.
The nurse was beyond impressed, especially since Jane was always fussy when she was held. She said, "I told you that you would be a natural at this."
Callie didn't answer. She just kept her focus on little Jane and how soft her fur was. She was now smiling from ear to ear as she thought of holding one of her own kittens in her arms.
Time ticked by rather quickly as the nurse returned. She saw that Callie had moved ever so slightly, but not far from where she last saw her. She walked closer and looked at Jane to make sure she was ok. Seeing that Jane was still out cold, she said, "I need to put her back in the basinet." She took Jane from Callie and placed her back in her basinet. She then turned to Callie and said, "We welcome volunteers to hold the kittens every day. You are more than welcome to come back again tomorrow and hold Jane or another kitten. They need affection and the touch of another, just like we do. So if you are interested, come back tomorrow and fill out the paperwork, and anytime you are available, the kittens will be waiting." She walked out of the nursery.
Callie was walking out of the nursery, but stopped to look back at Jane, who was sleeping soundly, all wrapped up in her blanket. Callie reached into the basinet and placed her paw on Jane's forehead for a brief second before removing it and leaving the nursery, following the nurse. Once outside, she removed the scrubs and placed them in a basket before asking, "Can I bring a few friends when I return tomorrow?"
"Why certainly. The more the merrier, and the kittens will be thrilled to be held. They are just craving attention from us. All of the nurses and techs in this wing have a very hard time getting our work done because we all just want to hold the kittens all day long," the nurse replied, chuckling as she finished.
"I will see you tomorrow, and my name is Callie," Callie said.
"I know who you are, Deputy Mayor, and the name is Agnes."
"Then, I will see you tomorrow, Agnes, with my friends Felina and Tina," Callie said.
"I will be looking forward to it, Ms. Briggs. Enjoy your day," Agnes said as she walked away.
Callie left the nursery and walked down the hall to T-Bone's room. She opened the door, entered, and closed it. As she walked further into the room, she imagined herself in an old style nurse's outfit, except this one had a short skirt and high heels. Her clothes morphed into the image that she had created in her mind.
T-Bone was lying in his bed, reading an old magazine that Razor had brought him, when he heard the door to his room open and close. At first, he thought he was just hallucinating, but then he heard the familiar clicking of a she-cat's heels on the hard linoleum floor. He turned towards the curtain that separated his bed from the rest of the room. The curtain was pulled open, revealing Callie dressed in a nurse's outfit with a short skirt that stopped high on her thighs, exposing most of her long, shapely legs for him to see. His heart started to race in his chest as his eyes raked over her body.
Callie looked over at her fiancée, then the heart monitor, and saw his pulse start to rapidly elevate. She smirked ever so slightly as she slinked her way to his side, holding a bag of food in her paw. She said as she got closer, "T-Bone, your heart is beating faster than a hummingbird's. Did I cause that? Well, let me take care of it for you." She placed the bag of food down on the tray table by his bedside and then lifted her right leg up onto the bed before folding it under her so she could sit on the bed with him. She left her left leg dangling off of the side as she leaned forward and gave him a passionate kiss.
T-Bone never thought that Callie would be so bold as to put on an act like this, but there she was, dressed in a nurse's costume and kissing him with all the passion that she could muster. He felt his body respond very favorably to her kiss.
Callie could not believe what she was doing, either. She would have never thought of acting like this before today. She guessed hanging out with the other three had an effect on her that drove her to such lengths. She pulled back from the kiss and licked her lips. She said, "I have missed kissing you, my love. As for why I am wearing this ridiculous get-up, I just thought that you would like to see your sexy fiancé in something other than jeans and a pink sweatshirt. I brought a few sandwiches from Marty's Deli, as you requested, and Sheila is not mad at you anymore. She does want you to stop by and explain in person why you stood her up, though."
T-Bone wanted to run his paw up her leg and feel how silky soft the fine fur on her legs felt again as she kissed him. But he restrained himself, not wanting to have a makeout session in the hospital. He replied, "I will apologize to her, I promise. As far as that outfit, I thought I was going to have a heart attack when you came in here. I have to admit; ever since I woke up, I have been dreaming about having a sexy nurse come to take care of me, but this is way beyond anything I could have dreamt."
"Well then, I guess I will have to keep this and save it for when we have a little playtime with each other." She got off the bed and opened the bag of food. She reached in, took out T-Bone's sandwich, and placed it on the tray table. She then removed her sandwich and the drinks from the bag before tossing the bag into the trash. Callie brought the tray table over so T-Bone could reach his food, and then sat back on the bed so she could look at him while they ate. She said as she unwrapped the sandwiches, "I stopped over at the nursery before coming here and held a kitten. She was so soft and tiny, and I loved holding her in my arms. I can't wait to be a mother so I can hold my own kittens, T-Bone."
T-Bone could not help but smile as he listened to every word that Callie said. Just seeing her beaming with excitement about being a mother to their kittens warmed his heart to no end. He replied, "Our kittens, dear, and I want to hold my kittens also, more now than ever before."
"You do?" Callie asked.
"Yes, I do, Callie. I want to be the type of father that holds their kittens, and is not afraid to show that he loves his family. My father was always working and too tired to really spend time with us when we were young. I guess having six kids to support is very hard. He did love us all equally, though, and was there when we needed him. We all wished that he was more affectionate and played with us. As much as I love him, I don't want to be like him. I want to always be part of my kitten's lives from the day they are born, to the day I die. I will always play with them, take them anywhere they want to go, and show them that their father loves them to no end. That is the type of father I want to be Callie," T-Bone replied.
"You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that, T-Bone. My father was always showing how much he loved me and my mother, and according to Callista, my grandfather was the same way. I was hoping that my future husband would not be afraid to show his love for his family in front of everyone," Callie said.
T-Bone took Callie's paws in his before saying, "That is just the type of tom I am, Callie. I have always played with my nieces and nephews and enjoyed it. I was always upset when the fun had to end because they went home and I returned to an empty apartment with no one around. I have wanted a family of my own for years now, and now that I have one on the way, I couldn't be happier. I just can't wait to show off my gorgeous wife and kittens to my family." He brought Callie's paws to his mouth in order to kiss them.
Ulysses and Callista arrived at Antonio's and parked his car in their parking lot. As he was getting out, Ulysses saw Jake and Felina entering the parking lot. He walked over to the passenger side of his car, opened the door, and helped Callista out before closing the door and locking the car. Ulysses offered his arm to Callista, who graciously took it and hooked her arm through his. They walked to the front of the restaurant and waited for Jake and Felina to join them before entering.
Jake pulled his car into a parking space and shut the car off. He got out and sprinted over Felina's side in order to help her out of the car.
Felina already had her door open and was getting out while Jake was sprinting over to her side. He extended his paw to her in order to help her out of the car, but she lightly slapped his paw away as she said, "I appreciate you trying to be debonair, but I am a very self-sufficient she-cat." She started walking towards the front of the restaurant without Jake.
Jake crossed his arms briefly before locking the car and running to catch up with her.
Both Ulysses and Callista watched Jake's attempt to help Felina out of the car, and Felina's negative response to his actions. Callista asked, "Trouble in paradise, or is she always like that?"
Ulysses replied, "That is how Felina acts. She does not accept help from anyone unless she really needs it."
Felina arrived at the front of the restaurant just before Jake did, and gave her uncle a hug.
Ulysses returned Felina's embrace and said, "You really need to lighten up just a little and, let Jake show a little gallantness towards you."
Felina pulled back and shot her uncle a very perturbed look, then replied, "I was the only girl out of six in a military family. I was raised to be independent." Her face softened as she turned to look at Jake, walking behind her. She then said, "However, Jake is very sweet and kind. I just might have to soften up a little. Especially when the kitten is close to being born."
Jake walked up, stood beside his fiancé, and said, "Ulysses, Callista. It's good to see you again. Shall we head in?"
Ulysses opened and held the door for them all to enter, and then let it close behind him.
Jake went to the hostess' stand and waited for his turn.
The hostess finished seating the couple ahead of them and returned to her position. She instantly recognized Jake and said, "Right this way." She led them through the restaurant and into the room that was reserved for private parties and meetings.
After they all entered the room, the hostess closed the dividing wall so they all could be alone and not be disturbed. Ulysses and Jake pulled out the chairs for Calista and Felina to take their seats. Once they did, Ulysses and Jake pushed them in before taking their seats at the table.
Ulysses pulled a bottle of white wine from the wine bucket located near the edge of the table and said, "I think we are all going to need this. Shall I pour?"
Callista, Felina, and Jake held up their glasses for Ulysses to fill with wine. After he filled the glasses, he placed the bottle back in the bucket. He took a sip before he said, "Jake, you know how I feel about SWAT. So, where do we go from here?"
Jake placed his glass down, turned and faced Ulysses, then replied, "We sort of talked about it in the car ride over here, and one thing that will not happen is for us to become the puppets of the Enforcers. Chance and I tried that, and we all know how it turned out."
Felina gave Jake's right leg a gentle squeeze, as if to tell him to let her uncle speak his mind before jumping to conclusions, but Jake looked Ulysses dead in the eye, letting him know that he was not going to back down.
Ulysses said, "Yes, that was a very unfortunate incident, and I admit that I was a little harsh on you two, but what if I told you that I am stepping down next year, and you will have to deal with someone else who will probably be more receptive of SWAT?"
Felina replied, "What do you mean, you are stepping down? The Enforcers have been your life for years! Are you just going to walk away from that? From me?"
"You have nothing to worry about, Felina. I am leaving the Enforcers in very capable paws. As for why…" He took Callista's right paw in his. "I have let this job mess up one marriage already, and if this beautiful she-cat sitting to my left is willing to be my wife one day, I will be damned if I let it screw up my marriage to her." He withdrew the papers from his coat and handed them to Felina. He then said, "Read them."
Felina took the papers from her uncle and started reading them. The first one was the standard application for retirement benefits, and as expected, they were filled out properly. She then read the recommended replacement form that all of the high ranking officers were required to fill out. As she read the form, she came across her name written in the spot labeled "Recommended Replacement". She slammed the form down on the table and said rather loudly, "What the hell is this!? I am just a Lieutenant; there is no way that the Commissioner is going to allow this to go through! I can't take your place as the Commander. Especially now that I am a SWAT Kat, and going to be a mother to Jake's kitten, and I am not planning on giving up either!"
"I am not asking you to, Felina!" Ulysses yelled. "I am not retiring for at least a year. That will give you plenty of time to have the kitten and have a decent maternity leave. As for being a member of SWAT, I could never ask you to give up something you seem so passionate about. Even if they were the bane of my existence for years because they were able to do things that I only wished I could do."
Felina looked down at her empty plate, then took Jake's paw in hers and gave it a squeeze. She contemplated what her uncle had said, and she was not sure that she was anywhere near ready to take over the Enforcers.
Jake had never stopped looking at his fiancé, and now he saw the torment that she was going through in her beautiful face. He asked, "Are you ok, my love?"
Felina turned to Jake with a light mist in her eyes. She then wrapped her arms around him and started bawling into his shoulder.
Jake wrapped his arms around her and ran his paw up and down her back, just trying to comfort her. As he caressed her, he said, "You should be happy that your uncle thinks so much of you that he recommended you for his position. So why are you crying, Felina?"
Feilna pulled back so she could look at Jake, but not let him go. She looked into his eyes and replied, "I really don't know, Jake. I am honored that he thinks so much of me. Although, I really don't think I am ready to take his position."
Callista watched as Jake comforted Felina, as Felina let her emotions out. Callista said, "Felina, despite what you think of yourself, I think that you are more than ready to take over for your uncle."
Felina let go of Jake and turned to Callista. She wiped her eyes with her right paw and said, "I appreciate the sentiment, Callista, but I have only seven years on the force versus his forty plus years. He knows a lot more about the political side of the job than I ever will."
"Do you honestly think that I would just throw you into that mess without training you myself, and teaching you everything you need to know? Felina, I love you like a daughter, and I would not have recommended you for this job if I didn't already know that you can do it," Ulysses said.
"Thank you both, but uncle, can I think about this before I give you an answer? I have just started my new life with Jake as my future husband, and being Caliber allows me to cut loose and take my baby to the skies," Felina said. Then she started smiling as she remembered her time with the TurboKat 2 under her control.
Ulysses raised his left eyebrow and asked, "Your baby?"
"Yes, uncle, Jake as built me a sleeker and sexier version of the TurboKat. She makes every jet that we have on the force seem like a kitten's toy. She is fast, turns on a dime, and when at altitude, she sips fuel," Felina beamed.
"It's not exactly hers; I built it in order to augment the use of the TurboKat. My plan was to have T-Bone and Razor in the jets, while Caliber and Empress used the Cyclotrons. My plan was completely shot to hell when the TurboKat was kidnapped with T-Bone, and I had to get all three of the SWAT Kats to the treasury to stop Dark Kat. Your niece took one look at the jet and decided that it was now hers, and I have to admit, she is just as good a pilot, if not better than, Chance is. It was almost as if she had a mental connection to the jet, and they were one," Jake said.
"What do you mean that she is not mine? As you said, I have a connection to her, and we belong together," Felina asked rather angrily as she removed her arms from Jake and placed them on her hips.
"Dear, you and Callie were not even in the picture when I built that jet. It has been sitting idle, waiting for Chance to take it on a test flight for months. When he was captured with the TurboKat, I had no choice but to let you take the TurboKat 2 on its maiden flight. I do have to admit, you put the jet through its paces very well, but that still does not make the jet yours. After I get the TurboKat flight worthy again, we will discuss whether or not you can command the TurboKat 2 permanently. Ok?" Jake said.
Felina knew that she was going to get her way, no matter what. She ever so slowly wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled herself close, and when her lips were mere millimeters away from his, she whispered, "She is mine, period." She then kissed him rather deeply to seal the deal.
Ulysses and Callista watched as Felina seduced Jake into giving her the TurboKat 2. They both chuckled as they intertwined their paws.
Felina pulled herself back and looked at the completely dazed face of her fiancée. She then said, "Don't you agree, honey?"
Jake just sat there in a complete stupor from Felina's kiss. He was so totally under her spell that no words could escape his mouth.
Felina removed her left arm from Jake, placed her paw under Jake's chin, and nodded his head for him, answering her own question.
Callista was drinking her wine when Felina nodded his head for him. She almost choked at the display. She said to Ulysses, "I am starting to think I was right about what I said earlier in the parking lot."
"You know, Callista, you are probably right," Ulysses said as he kissed her paw.
"Oh, and Ulysses, that statement you made earlier about if I was willing to be your wife one day?" Callista asked.
"Ulysses' heart began to pound at the expression in Callista's eyes. He gripped her hands a little harder out of sheer nervousness before asking, "What of it?"
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