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Facts of Life	By : Daniella Category: +S through Z > SwatKats Views: 2057 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Fourteen

“Talking”

‘Thoughts’

It had been weeks since the Dark SWAT Kats had attacked the medical building. But in the weeks afterward, the evil pair began to attack random buildings at random times. This behavior was totally confusing to the Enforcers and the good SWAT Kats.

Razor didn’t understand why their counterparts were doing this as their attacks seemed to have no purpose except to cause chaos. He and T-Bone were always too late to do anything more than give a token battle that was always short because their evil twins would hightail it out of sight leaving a mess for the enforcers to clean up.

“Could it be they are trying to tire you and the Enforcers out before they do something major?” Ursula mused thoughtfully, one evening as the three of them sat on their living room couch trying to relax.

“Yeah, I’m afraid that’s exactly what they are up to” Jake said grimly, as he watched his friend tighten his hold on his very pregnant wife. The cinnamon tom wasn’t surprised Ursula had grasped what their doubles were up to. She was still an enforcer at heart.

“But why? They will be just as tired as us.” Chance asked, still not able to see the point.

“I hate to say this, buddy, but I think they formed an alliance with one of our enemies.” Jake said gloomily.

Chance’s heart dropped as he suspected his friend was absolutely correct. Looking toward Ursula, he saw the same certainty in her eyes as well as fear. After a few moment of tense silence, Ursula asked the question hanging in the air.

“Who do you think it is, Jake?” Ursula asked, almost certain she knew the answer and scared witless about it.

“It’s got to be Dark Kat. It’s just the thing he’d be involved with and then there’s the missiles our doubles are using, only Dark Kat would be able to give them something like that. Finally, our doubles would be more likely to work with him because of their own Dark Kat.” Jake said firmly.

“But how would Dark Kat know about them much less find them?” Chance asked wondering how such a secret that only the Enforcers and they knew had been leaked.

“Rumors, gossip, even gleaning information from enforcer broadcasts, who knows? But if I’m right, then we’re in for one major battle.” Jake said, a grim look on his face.

Jake could clearly see the fear and worry on Chance and Ursula’s face. He knew they were afraid for their kitten. He only just begun to feel that need to protect a loved one with Felina. Lately, he found himself keeping a closer eye on her despite knowing she was more then capable of taking care of herself. But he couldn’t help checking her for injuries after a battle even going so far as to use his medical scanner, without her knowledge, to reassure himself she was alright.

Even though he and Felina weren’t exactly on friendly terms right now, he couldn’t help but want to protect her. He sighed inwardly, if Dark Kat and the Dark SWAT Kats were working together then he would need to make new weapons that could not only beat the Dark SWAT Kats but Dark Kat’s plans whatever they were.

Suddenly Ursula cried out, “Ow! Ow! Ow!” She hunched over her paw on her stomach.

“Kitten you okay?” Chance asked anxiously.

“Ohhh...yeah, I’m okay. The kitten just kicked me a little too hard is all.” Ursula said giving Chance a wry smile.

“She’s been quite active lately hasn’t she?” Chance asked, placing a paw on her stomach and feeling a paw or foot kick against his paw. His mate gave an amused snort in answer.

“Is everything going okay with the pregnancy?” Jake asked, watching Chance caress Ursula’s stomach in concern.

“Hmm, everything’s going okay. The kitten and I are doing fine.” Ursula half lied.

Everything was going well, that is as well as it could under the circumstances. Dr. Gibson had assured her that so far she was still holding onto the pregnancy. Ursula knew Dr. Gibson was doing everything medically possible to insure Ursula and the kitten would survive and make a successful delivery and recovery.

“When’s the kitten due?” Jake asked, dragging Ursula from her worried thoughts.

“In about four weeks.” She said, hoping everything would be alright between now and then.

“A winter kitten, heh!” Jake said looking out the widow and seeing the grass outside turning a brownish yellow while the sun set early.

Fall was almost at its end and winter would soon be making an appearance. Chilly cold mornings were just hints of the seasons changing. With everything that had happened the first half of the year, it caught them off guard to see how much time had passed without them noticing.

“Jake?” Chance called out to his best friend who was lost deep in thought.

“Sorry, I was just thinking.” Jake said distantly, his mind still ruminating.

“About what?” Chance asked curiously

“This past year. So many things happening...you and Ursula getting married, her pregnancy occurring nearly the same time as the Dark SWAT Kats showing up and now this.” He said shaking his head in amazement.

“This has been some crazy year hasn’t it?” Chance said, agreeing.

“Compared to the year before, I’d say it’s the norm for us.” Ursula said, reminding them of the traumatic occurrences...her change from male to female, her and Chance falling in love...Jake breaking off relations with Callie...Ursula’s new home and occupation...being the Valkyrie...a real busy year for certain.

Chuckling a bit, Jake said, “Okay, you’re certainly right there, Ursula. Just a normal year for us.”

Chance shook his head, “The weird, the strange and the supernatural could only happen here in Megakat city and still be considered a normal day.”

Jake and Ursula couldn’t help but laugh at that. Chance’s word were certainly true...the strange had a distressing way of happening all the time in Megakat City. So much so that the inhabitants no longer saw it as odd.

High in the Megakat mountains, Dark Kat was working in one of his remote labs. He was moving on to the next step of his plan now that some of his requirements for it had been met. The Dark SWAT Kats were doing a great job of keeping the city’s defenders occupied. When he set his plan in motion, the SWAT Kats, Valkyrie and the Enforcers wouldn’t know what hit them. He was gloating to himself when suddenly, his creeplings began to screech at an intruder.

“Get out of my way, you bat freaks!” Dark Razor snarled viciously.

“Can I help you, Dark Razor?” Dark Kat asked mildly.

“Yeah, Dark Crud. I’m here to talk about our doubles.” Dark Razor said, grabbing a creepling that had gotten too close by the neck and violently tossing into the wall. It screeched in pain. Both Dark Kat and Dark Razor ignored it.

“Go on.” Dark Kat encouraged him while signaling his creeplings to leave.

“I just learned our counterparts have a weakness.” Dark Razor rumbled coldly.

“So?”

“If you’re as smart as you think you are, you’ll utilize it!” Dark Razor snapped, not liking Dark Kat’s condescending manner.

“And just want is their weakness?” Dark Kat asked, becoming interested.

“She-kats.” Dark Razor said flatly, watching as Dark Kat rubbed his chin in thought, a cruel smile beginning to spread across his strange face.

“Ah yes! The oldest trick in the book. Kidnap the ones they love and it brings the heroes to their doom with hardly any effort. Excellent idea, my dark comrade.” He complimented Dark Razor, his mind already fitting this into his plan.

“That’s not all. That Valkyrie she-kat is T-Bone’s mate and is expecting a kitten soon. As for my counterpart, he’s got the hots for Lieutenant Feral.” Dark Razor smirked, crossing his arms over his chest.

“How interesting. Anything else?”

“From what I’ve been able to see, Valkyrie and the Lieutenant are friends. If I spy on them for a few days, I could learn their habits and find the best time and place to kidnap them.” Dark Razor told him.

“Just you? Why wouldn’t your partner be helping?” Dark Kat asked, frowning.

“The bastards gone soft suddenly. If he learns what I’m planning to do he’ll stop me and he certainly won’t help me.” Dark Razor snarled angrily, still sore at what he deemed was betrayal by his partner.

“Any reason you’re aware of for his sudden change of heart?” Dark Kat asked, concerned about this sudden fly in the ointment in his plans.

“No idea.” Dark Razor lied not wanting Dark Kat to know too much.

Dark Kat narrowed his eyes at Dark Razor who glared at him. The powerful Kat suspected he was being lied to but wasn’t certain it was worth pursuing. They staring contest was interrupted by the warning screeches of the creeplings.

“Move it, freaks!” Dark T-Bone’s growled angrily, his voice echoed in the tunnel.

Both of them looked over to see Dark T-Bone stride into the lab, kicking a creepling across the cave. Dark T-Bone’s eyes narrowed behind his mask as he noted the pair staring at him strangely.

“What?!” Dark T-Bone snapped irritably.

Coming to a decision, Dark Kat ignored Dark T-Bone and refocused on Dark Razor “Go with the plan,” he said cryptically. The dark cinnamon tom nodded and hurried by his partner back the way they’d come. Confused, Dark T-Bone gave Dark Kat a suspicious look before hurrying after his partner.

“So what does Dark Crud want us to do now?” Dark T-Bone asked in annoyance when he had caught up with his partner.

“Not us, me.” Dark Razor said flatly, glancing at the dirty tabby beside him to see his reaction to that.

“You? Why?” Dark T-Bone asked in surprise, halting in his tracks.

“Because only I can do it. Now come on, the jet needs to be reloaded.” Dark Razor told him briefly as he continued down the tunnel.

Dark T-Bone snarled at Dark Razor’s back but didn’t say anything else. He would find out about the plan sooner or later.

The next day rose bright and cold. Chance woke early for once as he planned to go to the salvage yard. Since the Dark SWAT Kats arrival and their constant attacks, Chance knew there would be a huge load of salvage to be sorted through. When arriving at the yard only a half hour later, he snarled at what he saw behind the closed gate. A mound of salvage blocked the doors of their garage.

“Would it kill Burke and Murray to lend a helping paw?!” Chance growled aloud as he set to work.

He sorted the light stuff first then took a break. He had promised he wouldn’t overwork. The heavy stuff took him longer and he took more frequent breaks. He was grateful it was getting cooler. This would have been impossible in warmer weather. Still, he was getting sweaty and hot so had peeled his shirt off revealing his sweat matted fur.

He went into the shop waiting room to get a glass of water. He tossed his shirt onto the ratty couch and went to the sink in the bathroom and drew a glass of water. He went back to the waiting room and flopped onto the couch to take a break.

Taking a healthy gulp of water, he rubbed the glass across his hot forehead and daydreamed as he rested. He thought about Ursula and their life and what his little daughter would look like. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming toward the office.

Frowning, he set his glass down. He jumped up quickly and moved to the stairs leading up to their apartment. He was afraid it might be their counterparts and he didn’t want to get trapped. He only went halfway up so that he could see who came in before fleeing the rest of the way. He wasn’t armed and didn’t plan on being caught by the pair. Ursula would be furious with him if he got hurt trying to stay and fight. As he waited tensely, a soft voice called out. He blinked in shock. He came back down the steps just as a familiar she-kat stepped into the waiting

“Chance?” Sarah called out as she stepped in the room.

“Sarah?! What are you doing here?” Chance asked, wondering why on earth his sister-in-law was here.

“I came to see you.” Sarah said softly, wondering why he was acting so cool to her.

“Oh, okay. What did you need to see me about?” Chance asked, relaxing now that there was no danger near.

“Chance are…things between you and Ursula okay?” Sarah asked hesitantly.

Chance blinked in surprise at the strange question. “Things are great. Why?”

“Then why did you kiss me at the bus stop the other day?” She asked in confusion.

“Huh?!” Chance asked in shock, gaping at her in bewilderment. ‘What the heck is she talking about?’ He wondered silently.

“Don’t you remember? You came up to me and began talking then before you left, you kissed me.” She said in hurt confusion.

“But that wasn’t...I mean...uh...did I say or do anything unusual?” He asked, having a sick suspicion crossing his mind.

Sarah blinked at the question, but answered easily, “Uh...well, Jake called you on your cell and you snapped at him. What was strange was you sounded like you really hated him.”

‘Damn it! It was him! But how I do tell her it wasn’t me?’ Chance thought frantically. He had no idea how to tell her it wasn’t him without telling her he had an evil twin around. He tried to come up with a plausible explanation but his brain went blank.

Sarah got tired of waiting for Chance to say whatever it was he was trying to say. She moved close to him and took his face in her paws. Saying nothing and giving him no chance to react, she leaned close and kissed him.

Chance’s eyes widened and he didn’t respond to her as he grabbed her by the shoulders and carefully pushed her away. Sarah was surprised by his action and the look on his face.

“Sarah, I’m sorry! I really am! But I don’t…feel the same way about you. I really do love Ursula.” He tried to convince her.

“Then why did you kiss me?!” Sarah demanded, getting angry and hurt.

“I didn’t…It wasn’t….Look, I made a mistake and…” Chance fumbled desperately trying not to hurt her but unable to tell her the truth about who really kissed her.

“Just shut up! You made me believe you still had feelings for me! That kiss wasn’t a little thing! You were really putting your emotions behind it. How can you say it was a mistake?!” She shouted, furious.

Sarah wrapped her arms around her body. She felt ashamed and used. How could she have believed he had changed and wanted her again.

Unhappy that he had made her so upset, Chance tried to comfort her but as he got close to take her in his arms, she slapped him...hard then moved away toward the door.

“I can’t believe you! How could you do that?! Give me such false hope!?” Sarah asked harshly, tears beginning to fall.

“Please listen to me. I didn’t…” Chance tried to explain something he really couldn’t come up with a good answer for, ignoring the stinging pain to his face.

“Sarah? Chance?” Called a voice from outside. Chance and Sarah froze in place as Ursula stepped through the waiting room door.

“Kitten, what are you doing here?” Chance asked in concern, momentarily forgetting Sarah.

“I came by to make sure you weren’t working too hard.” Ursula said quietly. “Am I interrupting something?” She asked carefully feeling the stinging emotions in the air and the tension in both Kats. Something bad had happened.

“Nothing.” Sarah suddenly snapped as she moved to the door. “But I’d watch yourself, Ursula, Chance lies!” She said, giving Ursula an unfriendly look and a venomous one to Chance before shoving past Ursula, sending the pregnant Kat stumbling toward the floor.

Chance gasped and moved to catch Ursula. He caught her in time, breathing a sigh of relief. Ursula felt a jolt of fear at being jostled so hard. She listened to her body, afraid pain would flare up but, to her relief, nothing happened. She opened her eyes, she just realized she had closed, and felt her mate’s comforting arms around her, his body pressed against her.

“Chance,” Ursula said softly.

“Easy, kitten. I got you.” Chance said warmly, keeping his arms around her.

He led her over to the couch and had her sit down. She sighed gratefully, her back and feet were beginning to pain her constantly whenever she was standing. Chance sat beside her keeping one arm around her waist.

“What was that about?” Ursula asked, startled by Sarah actions. She knew Sarah didn’t really like her much but this was completely unexpected.

“Sarah thought I still had feelings for her.” Chance said sighing heavily.

“Do you?” Ursula asked looking at him.

“No! I told you my feelings for her is just friendship.” Chance said firmly, hugging her. “However, it seems my counterpart does have feelings for her. He ran into her a while ago and apparently kissed her. She thought I still harbored feelings for her due to his action.” He said unhappily. “She had accepted we were just friends, that’s why she married my brother but now my double has stirred up all this trouble again. I’m worried they are now are messing with our family and friends. Maybe it’s to draw us out! I wish we could just get them before anyone’s hurt!” He said angrily.

Ursula reached out and took his paw into hers, “ We need to tell Jake about this new development and we all have to prepare accordingly. But I’m still confused by Dark T-Bone’s behavior. It doesn’t make sense what he said and did at the medical center.” She said thoughtfully.

“He did something to you?!” He asked in concern.

“No! I was confused and scared at first and fought him but he told me he had no intention of harming me and he didn’t. When you caught up to us, he was trying to get me out of the building and to safety.” She told him.

Chance look at her, confounded by her words, “Why? He hates me.” He finally blurted.

Ursula shrugged her shoulders, helplessly. “I don’t know. Why did he kiss Sarah? He’s not behaving the way we expect him to. Whatever his reason is, it must be very important to him.” She said seriously. “We need to find out what that reason is because it could have dire consequences for us.”
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