Title: Nomenclature, Part 1
Author: Kristen Sharpe
Date: August 15, 2018
Disclaimer: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, its characters and concepts are copyright to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc and are used without permission.


Mega-Jet."

"No."

"Mega-Thruster."

"Nothing with 'mega' in it."

"Seriously?" Jake Clawson popped his head out of the jet engine he was rebuilding to give his best friend a disbelieving frown.

"I'm serious," Chance Furlong returned, lifting his welding mask to eye the cuts he'd made along a length of steel. "Every third thing in the city is a mega-something. We wanna be original."

"Mmm." Jake looked thoughtful. "Thruster, turbofan..."

"TurboKat!" both announced at once.

Then, they paused, eyeing one another.

"Too simple?" Jake asked.

"Nope, perfect," said Chance.

"Or the first thing I've suggested without 'mega' in it."

Chance grinned.