Adult-FanFiction.org : Cartoons

Facts of Life	By : Daniella Category: +S through Z > SwatKats Views: 2057 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own SwatKats, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 14
- 15
- 16
Chapter Fifteen

“Talking”

‘Thoughts’

Ursula sighed for what seemed the hundredth time that day. She had called Felina earlier asking if she would drive her to the supermarket as she and Chance need groceries. Felina had said sure and would pick her up sometime after lunchtime.

Now in the super market doing their shopping, she had brought up the subject of Jake twice but her niece refused to respond on the subject and would change the subject hence her sighs of frustration.

“Felina, Jake and Callie aren’t together anymore and Callie isn’t upset by it. She really wasn’t interested in a relationship right now.” Ursula said firmly.

“Uh huh...” Felina mumbled noncommittally, pretending to listen while looking at some fruit.

“Felina!” Ursula snapped, fed up with Felina’s evasiveness.

“I don’t want to talk about! Why can’t you and Jake just drop it?” Felina snapped back suddenly, then looked contrite, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you auntie.”

Ursula sighed. “Alright, exactly what is up with you? You know I’ll just keep after you until you confess, it’s a Feral trait after all.” She said with a wane smirk then her face became serious again. “Really Felina, you’ve been acting so standoffish around Jake and I want to know why!”

“I don’t mean to be that way with him. It’s just that I…” Felina paused, uncertain how to explain.

“You what?” Ursula demanded, looking around to make sure no one was close to them as they stood in the fruit aisle.

Felina bite her lip and squirmed unhappily. “I saw him, Auntie.” She finally said.

Ursula blinked in puzzlement, “Who?”

“Dark Jake.” Felina said, shivering and rubbing her arms.

Ursula eyes widened. “When Felina?” She asked anxiously.

“It was during their attack on the medical building. I came across him near the basement. He didn’t see me but I saw him. He was cold and there was a feeling of evil pouring off him. I…I…I just froze! I don’t know why but I just froze!” Felina said in distress.

“Oh, Felina, I’m sorry.” Ursula murmured. She well understood why her niece was so distressed. She felt the same thing when she’d first encountered Dark Razor. “I’m afraid I know exactly what you mean."

“When I saw him, how cold he was...I just couldn’t believe he was Jake. That for a mistake in judgment in his past this Jake chose a life of evil. I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help but realize that my Jake could have turned out this way if he’d made the wrong decisions in his life. It was a frightening revelation.” Felina said, still very shaken by the memory of that moment.

Ursula reached out and took Felina’s face in her paws and stared firmly into her eyes. “Now you listen to me! Our Jake has made the right decisions and walks on the side of good. Dark Jake has nothing to do with our Jake except to look just like him. That Jake made his bad choices and now must live with them. They are two different Kats.”

“I know...you’re right. It was just such a shock to see what Jake could have been like. It was so eerie and difficult to see that twisted face with the same face as our Jake.” Felina said, pulling back from her aunt’s grip and shaking her head.

“I can’t blame you there. He gives me the creeps too.” Ursula agreed, lowering her arms. “So, now that is out and aired, I want you to spend some time with our Jake and stop pushing him away. That’s the only way you’ll truly see just how different they are.” She said firmly.

“You’re right! I have been unfair to him. I’ll make some time to be with him and see what happens.” Felina said, smiling wanly at her aunt in relief at finally addressing the troubling issue.

“Good! Surprisingly, despite how many times you’ve pushed him away, he still wants you. No matter what happens at least you can say you gave it a try.” Ursula said, pleased she was able to clear up this matter.

“Thanks, Auntie. I should apologize to Jake for the way I acted.” Felina sighed.

“Oh, I’m sure Jake will understand once you tell him why you did it.” Ursula said in reassurance then grunted in pain a moment later. “Ow!”

“Auntie?!” Felina asked in concern, moving close again.

“It’s alright! Your cousin just kicked me. She tends to enjoy that.” Ursula said grunting at another kick.

“Why don’t you go and get off your feet in the food court. I’ll finish the shopping.” Felina coaxed her aunt, giving her a little push.

“That sounds like a good idea.” Ursula agreed, moving off.

Reaching an empty table in the food court, Ursula sighed, sat down and rubbed her back. That and her swollen ankles, made any walking a real chore. She was getting hardily tired of being tired. She relaxed the best she could and placed a paw on her stomach, feeling her kitten shift again. Suddenly, she felt another paw on her stomach causing her to look up.

For just a moment she thought it was her mate standing there. “Chance?” Ursula asked, confused for a moment then her eyes widened as she realized the green eyes staring down at her didn’t belong to her mate.

“Don’t move.” Dark Chance said seeing that she was about to stand.

“What do you want?” Ursula asked, obeying him for the moment.

Dark Chance didn’t say anything as he crouched down and kept his paw on her belly feeling the kitten’s movements. He seemed fascinated. He didn’t seem inclined to speak further and she used the time to study him. ‘Why is he so interested in me? He seems drawn to the kitten and can’t seem to let me be. Why?’ She kept asking herself. Suddenly Dark Chance stood up and lifted his paw away.

“Wait!” Ursula said getting up quickly only to stumble.

Dark Chance gasped, moving quickly to catch Ursula under the arms to prevent her from falling. He changed his grip so that he was holding her close to him while she got her feet under her.

Ursula gasped at the strange feel of her mate’s double holding her so gently and carefully. There was a feeling of need and a desire to be comforted coming from the tom that Ursula couldn’t understand. When she was steadier, she pushed away from him.

“You shouldn’t get up so fast! You could have hurt yourself!” Dark Chance scowled, letting her go.

“I want to talk to you!” Ursula said ignoring his remark.

Dark Chance blinked in confusion , “About what?”

“Why did you kiss Sarah?” Ursula asked seriously.

“None of your business!” Dark Chance growled angrily turning to leave. Suddenly he felt fingers grab his wrist. He halted and stared back at his double’s mate in angry surprise.

“Your kiss confused and hurt Sarah! She thought my Chance still had feelings for her and confronted him. Chance wasn’t able to tell her about you so she is angry and very upset thinking he had played with her feelings when he would never do such a thing! She was happy being married to his brother until you stirred things up!” Ursula said incensed.

“He should be with her not you! That kitten should be theirs not yours and his!” Dark Chance hissed furiously.

Ursula was taken aback by Dark Chance’s harsh words. She still didn’t understand why he acted this way or why he was so upset about her and Chance. His cold green eyes were burning now with anger. But she wasn’t about to back down...not until she got some answers.

“Just tell me why you kissed Sarah. Was it to mess with Chance?” Ursula demanded.

“I would never use Sarah like that! I love her!” Dark Chance said even more angrily.

Ursula blinked in surprise, “Then why?”

“My Sarah and kitten are dead!” He snarled, the memory still an open wound.

Before Ursula could say anything more to him, Dark Chance turned and raced off not wanting her to see the pain of loss reflected in his eyes. Ursula could only watch as he vanished from view. So now she knew why he was so interested in her and Sarah. She felt so very sorry for him but wondered how this new information would effect them all.

Unknown to Ursula, Dark Jake had been lurking nearby. He had witnessed the whole scene between his partner and the female. He’d been following this female and the enforcer lieutenant for two weeks. He had learned their schedules fairly well...enough that he knew the large female had a doctor’s appointment at a new medical building tomorrow.

It was time to put his plan in motion. Their appointment tomorrow would be the perfect time to kidnap both she-kats. He’d have no trouble with them since the pregnant one would be concerned with protecting her kitten and her friend, of course, would be protecting her from him.

Growling darkly to himself, Dark Jake turned and headed back to their hideout. He needed to prepare things for the kidnapping and set up a room for the two she-kats to be held in. But he would have to do it quickly and quietly so that Dark Chance wouldn’t find out until it was too late.

At their hideout, Dark Jake searched around the large cave looking for the best place to set up a cell for the she-kats. He finally came across a deep alcove carved into the rock. He checked the space out completely to insure there were no weak spots or ways out the she-kats could use to escape. Satisfied, he headed to Dark Kat’s lab for supplies and equipment. He ignored the creeplings as he collected what he needed. A couple got too near and he kicked them out of the way, grinning in pleasure. He went back to the alcove and set to work.

Several hours passed while Dark Jake worked, pausing only for a few minutes to drink some water. It was when he had finished installing the bars for the cell that his partner finally returned to the hideout and sought him out.

Dark Chance came up behind his partner as Jake finished his work and stepped back. Inside the alcove he could see two cots, a porta pottie, and pitcher with cups on a small table in one corner. In front of the alcove, Jake had installed metal bars and a swing door. It was a jail cell but for who?

“What the hell are you doing?” Dark Chance demanded.

Jake looked over his shoulder at his irate partner. “Just getting things ready for our guests.” Jake said unperturbed by his partner’s temper and hiding a smirk.

“Guests? What are you talking about, you idiot?” Chance snarled.

“Oh, you’ll know soon enough.” Jake said, openly smirking now.

Dark Chance growled, he’d had enough of Dark Jake’s abrasive attitude. His partner had been acting more nasty, cold, aloof, and angrier than normal.

“Enough with the secrets! Tell me what you and Dark Kat are planning!” Dark Chance demanded reaching out and grabbing his partner by arm tightly.

“You really want to know?” Dark Jake asked, a malicious note in his voice.

Dark Chance suddenly felt a cold chill down his back. Jake was up to something...something really nasty. He let go of his partner abruptly. Still smirking, Dark Jake opened the cell door and stepped inside waving his partner to follow. Narrowing his eyes suspiciously, Chance cautiously followed him into the space.

“Dark Kat and I have come up with a plan to take out those good SWAT Kats.” Dark Jake said not looking at Dark Chance.

Dark Chance shifted his shoulders uneasily as he asked, “And what is the plan?”

Dark Jake looked at him sideways and said blandly, “For the past few weeks I’ve been watching Lt.Feral and her friend. I was trying to determine when would be the best time to take them captive.”

Dark Chance’s eyes widened. “You can’t do that! Not with Ursula being so close to term!” He objected sharply.

“So her name is Ursula, huh?” Dark Jake said sneering.

Dark Chance growled, “If you touch her I’ll…”

“You’ll what?” Dark Jake asked snidely.

In a sudden burst of movement, Dark Chance attempted to tackle Dark Jake. But Jake had been prepared for this response to his needling and jumped easily out of the way. Chance hit the floor hard enough to knock the wind from his lungs, stunning him for a moment. Jake used that moment to locked his partner in the cell.

Roaring in pure rage, Dark Chance leaped at the closed cell door making it rattle. He shook the bars hard but they were too strongly imbedded in the rock. He glared at Dark Jake in fury and disbelief. His eyes flashed cold fire and he bared his fangs.

“Don’t look at me like that! You brought this upon yourself! Going soft on me when you know we need to get our revenge!” Dark Jake spat at him in disgust, wishing he could beat the tar out of his partner.

“So will get your revenge but leave Ursula and Felina out of it. They are not involved with our war against the good SWAT Kats!” Dark Chance yelled hoping he could change Dark Jake’s mind.

“That’s where you’re wrong! They are closely associated with those two and that’s enough reason for me.” Jake said furiously.

“But they’re innocent, Jake!” Chance said, hating the pleading note in his voice.

“We never cared about that before, Chance!” Dark Jake said flatly, turning to walk away only to stop a moment more to stare at his partner. ‘What happened to you to make you so soft?’ He thought. Shaking his head, Dark Jake left his partner in the make shift cell.

The next morning, Ursula rose and got ready for her appointment with Dr. Gibson. Still dead to the world, Chance lay in bed, snoring softly. Ursula smiled at the sight. The smile slipped from her face as, unbidden, the image of the pain in another set of green eyes and the angry words that Dark Chance had spoken to her echoed in her mind.

She couldn’t help but feel sympathy for Chance’s double. To lose not only his first love and kitten had to be a bitter thing to survive. Although she suspected the twin losses were why he’d turned to a life of crime, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. His pain was plain to see and she just couldn’t be angry at him.

She had never told her mate about what had happened yesterday. Chance would go overboard and guard her constantly and his level of concern and worry would skyrocket. He was concerned enough about what the pair were up to without finding out his double had been watching her closely. Her biggest concern now was how Dark Chance’s grief over his loss would effect how he fought against her Chance and what Dark Jake would do if he found out his partner was fraternizing with the enemy.

She shivered. Dark Jake was an unknown. He was more focused on their revenge than Dark Chance was, obviously, and there was no telling what he might do both to his partner and to her SWAT Kats. Added to that worry, was how her Chance would feel about Dark Chance’s loss of his Sarah and kitten. Would he feel sympathy as she did? She sighed inwardly and shelved her questions, it was time to leave.

Ursula leaned over the bed and shook Chance lightly. He snorted then blinked sleepily up at her. Yawning, he asked softly, “Something wrong Ursula?”

“No, everything’s alright, love. I just wanted to tell you I’m off to Dr. Gibson’s at her new office.” Ursula said explained.

“Okay, I’ll at see you at lunch then?” Chance asked, yawning again.

“Sure, see you later, love.” Ursula said warmly.

Chance smiled and gestured her to come closer. Smiling back she leaned down closer to him. He sat up, gently put his paw behind her neck and pulled her head close for passionate kiss. Ursula moaned, melting into the warmth of her mate’s mouth. After a long moment, he reluctantly released her. She said goodbye as she left the bedroom for the living area. He sighed and laid back down, hearing the front door open then shut.

Ursula walked down her stairs and found Felina waiting in her vehicle for her. She quickly climbed in and they were off.

“Have you had a chance to talk to Jake yet?” Ursula asked breaking the silence between them.

“We talked…but I didn’t say anything about seeing his double.” Felina said focusing only on the road.

“At least you two talked even if was small talk.” Ursula said lightly, not pressing her niece. She would let her tell what she would at her own pace.

“He asked me out, Auntie.” Felina said suddenly.

“Oh, that’s good. When?” Ursula asked, pleased at the news.

“Tonight.”

Ursula turned to look at Felina, “You nervous?”

Felina snorted. “I have been on dates before, Auntie. But, yeah, I’m a little nervous only because I’m having a hard time shoving the image of Dark Jake from my mind.” She sighed in annoyance.

Ursula shook her head. “Felina you have to see Jake for who he is not what you think he might be. He’s a really gentle Kat and he wouldn’t do anything to make you uncomfortable. Don’t forget he’ll be nervous too. That’s natural on a first date.” She reassured her niece.

“Well I know that but how do you know what he’s like?” She asked in surprise.

“Ah…well…Jake and I went out on a date once.” Ursula said, blushing at the memory.

“What!? You never told me that!” Felina said in shocked amazement, taking her eyes from the road to stare at her aunt.

“It was just a few days after I’d become female. Callie wanted to get me out and mingle so she arranged a double date with Chance and Jake. She was Chance’s date and Jake was mine. I was so uncomfortable about everything still and the guys weren’t aware of who I really was. Jake was really nice to me and we danced a bit but there wasn’t anything more to it. When Chance danced with me, that’s when fireworks went off. It was the most shocking thing I’d ever experienced. Jake and I are only friends and he’s been a very good one to me.” Ursula told her, making sure Felina understood that there had been nothing intimate about Jake and her’s relationship in the past or now.

Though feeling a bit odd about her aunt having been on a date with Jake, Felina relaxed when Ursula had reassured her it was only friendship. “Wow! You really did have an interesting time after you changed gender. I’m glad to hear Jake was kind to you. I hope he and I hit it off alright.” She said still a little uncertain.

Ursula smiled warmly. “Oh, I’m sure you two will be fine together. You’ll know for sure when you go on your date.” She said easily.

“I hope you’re right. By the way, what did you and Chance do on your first date?” Felina asked casually.

“He took me to Anakata Inland Park. We had a great time walking around and playing some games there.” Ursula said blushing a little.

Felina chuckled a little, “It must have been very memorable for you to blush.”

“Oh, it was.” Ursula said turning to look out the window to hide her even deeper blush and soft smile at the sweet memory.

Some ten minutes later, Felina turned into the parking lot of the temporary building where Dr. Gibson had set up her practice until her building was repaired. They got out of the car and Felina secured it. They walked side by side into the building and went into an open elevator. Ursula pressed the appropriate button.

Once they reached the third floor, they got off and walked a short distance down the hall, opening the door with a temporary sign that said ‘Dr. Gibson, OB-GYN‘. Stepping in they halted in consternation. The nurse was slumped over her desk and some patients were sprawled on the floor of the waiting room.

“What the…?” Felina said, sharply, rushing to the side of one of the victims as Ursula did the same.

Kneeling down, Felina felt for a pulse in a pregnant female. She was relieved to find one quickly.

Ursula had walked to the desk to check the nurse and found a pulse. Looking over at Felina, her face grim, she said, “They appear to be just unconscious. Something not right.”

“I’ll say! We better get out of here, Auntie.” Felina said urgently, heading back for the still open door.

“You’re right! This feels wrong but you’d better call the enforcers first before we go.” Ursula said grimly.

“Right!” Felina said, reversing direction and moving toward the desk Ursula was still standing near but before she could reach for the phone a gravely voice rang out, “Don’t bother! You’re not calling anyone or yelling for help. You two are coming with me so move away from that desk right now.”

Felina froze in mid motion and Ursula felt her heart tighten in fear at the familiarity of that voice. Moving slowly both she-kats turned and beheld Dark Razor standing in the door holding his vicious looking glovatrix on them.

A cruel smile was on his face as he said, “Move nice and easy, making no move to escape and I won’t have to hurt you!” He growled, obviously enjoying their fear as he waved them to precede him back out the office door for the hall.
- 14
- 15
- 16
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Facts of Life