Tazura Avey This story I thought up and I just want to say thank you to Jade Callan for letting me use her story line. If you haven't read any of her stories, now's a good time to start. This takes place after "Enforcer Down" by about four weeks. Chaos and Turmoil Chance strained to remove a chunk of metal lodged in the Turbokat's wing as Jake examined the damage caused by the flying metal during their last confrontation with Dr. Viper. With a screech, the metal came free and Chance tossed it into a pile with several other shards of steel. "We were lucky." reported Jake, still digging through the wires. "That one shard missed the gas line and the major controls but still managed to knock out my weapons counsel." "But we're still looking at several hours of work. Right?" Chance verified, his ears drooping. Jake nodded his head. "Sorry. You'll have to cancel any plans you had with Felina tonight." he replied, starting to repair the rip in the metal skin. "I've already called Sami and let her know I had to work late." Chance chuckled. "I imagine she didn't take that too well." he said, heading for the telephone. "She claimed that she understood how backed up work could get but I don't think she believed me." admitted Jake. Chance began laughing as he dialed Felina's number. **************************************** Turmoil gazed at the ceiling of her cell and her thoughts strayed back over her short criminal career, once more lingering on the hulking figure of T-Bone. She had never trusted he-kats since she was brutally raped when she was in high school, but there was something about T-Bone that had awaken strange, new feelings in her. Then when T-Bone had betrayed her to the Enforcers, she felt devastated at first but after he gave her the letter, she understood he was doing only what he had to do to keep his city safe. She reached under her pillow and withdrew a sheet of paper that had been folded many times. She carefully unfolded the paper once more and read the few lines wrote on it: Turmoil, Thanks for the offer but it never would have worked out between us. Guess I'll always be a good guy and you'll always be a bad girl. Keep you whiskers clean, Beautiful. Your Top Gun, T-Bone Turmoil had heard about the attempt on T-Bone's life by Leo Konclyn and was relieved when T-Bone and the female Enforcer, Felina Feral, had emerged without serious injuries. She wanted to be the one who took T-Bone out of commission. Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted by the outer wall to her cell exploding inward and several she-kats in very familiar uniforms rushed through the dust and smoke to grab a very startled Turmoil by the arms. "Come along, Captain." requested one of the she-kats and Turmoil's scattered memories clicked into place. These kats were wearing uniforms identical to the ones her old crew wore. As she was hustled to the now vacant wall, several Alkat-traz guards rushed up to the bars of her cell and yelled for her to halt. "Not in this century!" cried Turmoil, a triumphant note in her voice. Her only regret was that she had left T-Bone's letter on her cot. ******************************************* Felina gazed around the ruins of Turmoil's now vacant cell when she spotted a slip of paper on the cot. Carefully treading over the loose rubble, she picked up the paper and was startled to see T-Bone's signature at the bottom. What in my nine lives is Chance doing sending letters to a convict, she thought, glancing at the note. Recognition settled in as Felina remembered Turmoil reading a note when the SWAT Kats had dropped her off. Turmoil must have kept this for some reason. mused Felina, picking her way across to where Commander Feral stood. "What did you find, Felina?" he asked in his deep voice. She held out the letter. "This was in Turmoil's cell." she reported. "It's a note T-Bone handed her when they dropped Turmoil off. She must have kept it and was probably looking at it when the wall exploded." Just then Paul Lynx appeared. "Commander, it seems several she-kats in uniform burst through the wall and whisked Turmoil off in an unmarked jet." he reported. "The prison officials can't figure out why Turmoil would break out when she had been a model prisoner." "It's always the ones you least expect." growled Feral, turning stormy eyes on Lynx who didn't flinch under that gaze. "Alert all Enforcers. Turmoil must be caught before she can hold the city for ransom again." Felina gazed at the letter in her paws and felt that there was a whole 'nother side to this story that only Turmoil knew. ***************************************** Turmoil glanced around the cabin she had been locked in once the jet had landed. It was a simple room with a bed, a dresser, a mirror and a bathroom. She had changed into a uniform much like her old one except the cape didn't have the high collar and she didn't have the tall hat. There was a knock on her door before it was opened by the she-kat that had stayed with her since she was brought to the floating base. "Captain, if you would follow me I will take you to the Commander," instructed the she-kat. "What is your name?" inquired Turmoil, stepping out into the hallway to fall in beside the she-kat. "My name is Heartbreaker." replied her escort with a strait face. The two walked through the huge ship in silence until Heartbreaker stopped in front of another door. "The Commander will see you now." she announced opening the door. Turmoil cautiously entered the room only to get the shock of her nine lives. Sitting in a chair in the middle of the room was a she-kat with raven black hair and eyes so pale they were almost white. She was dressed all in black with a black cape attached to the shoulders of her uniform and she laughed at the expression on Turmoil's face. "Nothing to say to your sister, Turmoil?" inquired the she-kat in a rich voice. "What do you want, Delvana?" demanded Turmoil, crossing her arms. Her sister was younger than her by two minutes and always sticking her nose where it wasn't wanted. Delvana looked hurt. "That's all you have to say to me after I freed you from that awful prison?" she cried in mock anguish. She laughed again. "Actually what I want is to take over this city for starters and then, maybe the country before I take over the world!" Turmoil shook her head. "Why would you want to take over the world?" asked the blond kat in disbelief. "Do you know how hard it is to run the world? I've already tried to take over this city and failed. Thanks to the SWAT Kats." Delvana stood up and glided over to Turmoil. "Why don't we take down the SWAT Kats before we bring this city to it's knees." suggested the dark haired kat, her pale eyes glittering with excitement Turmoil smiled. "When do we begin?" she asked, running a paw through her blond hair. ******************************************************* Chance glanced up from the Turbokat to see Felina's boots descend the ladder and he hopped down off the wing to greet her properly. "What brings you to this side of town?" he inquired, after she had broke off their kiss. Felina hopped up on the wing beside Chance and watched him work on the last little repair. "Turmoil escaped from Alkat-traz this afternoon in an unmarked jet and a group of she-kats in uniforms resembling Turmoil's old crew." she reported. "The only thing I found in Turmoil's cell was that note you wrote her." Chance finished patching the last tear and turned to face Felina. "Why would Turmoil escape?" he muttered. "She's the one kat we never had to worry about." "Who knows, but the Enforcers used up several tanks of gas trying to find her or the jet." she announced, glancing at him. "I was wondering if either you or Jake were going to take the Turbokat out for a spin tonight and if you could..." "We'll keep an eye out for any suspicious looking jets or floating air bases." remarked Jake, descending the ladder. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I was bringing Chance a letter when I heard what you said about Turmoil." The gunner handed Chance an envelop with flowing writing on it. "Has the media been alerted to the break out?" Felina shook her head as Chance opened the envelop. "No. That's one good thing my uncle's been able to do is keep the populace in the dark but he can't keep it up forever." she sighed. "Sooner or later, someone's going to slip up and the word will leak out." She glanced over at Chance. "So who's it from?" "It's from my sister, Camilla." Chance exclaimed. "She doesn't get a chance to write much since she's in the Special Forces division of the Military. She doesn't talk about her missions and I don't ask. She says she met some cute kat named Lucas Clawson and was wondering if it was Jake's brother." Jake shook his head. "Brother no, but he is my cousin who's only about a year younger than me." he said, smiling at some memory of him and his cousin. "Well, it looks like we're going to be distantly related, because they're engaged to be married." reported Chance, a huge grin splitting his features. "She doesn't talk about much after that little announcement except to say she's going to be on another mission by the time I get this letter and to keep my whiskers out of trouble." Felina glanced at her watch. "I'd love to stay, but my uncle has all the pilots on double duty until we find Turmoil." she announced, kissing Chance before she headed towards the ladder. Chance laid a paw on Jake's shoulder. "Might as well take the Turbokat out for a spin and see how well the repairs hold." remarked the pilot, heading for the lockers. Jake smiled and they changed into the distinct g-suits of the SWAT Kats. Seconds later, the Turbokat roared out into the night sky, dipping over the road where Felina was racing towards Megakat City on her motorcycle. "Do you think we'll find Turmoil or that jet?" inquired Razor, running diagnostics on his weapons control. T-Bone shrugged. "It can't hurt to look." he replied, trying to shake off the sense of dread that seemed to fill the cockpit like a ghost. ********************************************* "Commander!" called a she-kat at the radar. "The SWAT Kats have appeared heading north towards Megakat City." Delvana nodded. "Launch the jets!" she ordered. "I want them taken alive." Behind her, the door slid open and Turmoil strolled onto the bridge. "What is going on?" she inquired, her blue eyes filled with curiosity. "The SWAT Kats have been spotted." purred Delvana, her eyes never leaving the view screen. "We'll soon be in possession of two vigilantes." "I want T-Bone for myself." growled Turmoil. "He owes me much for betraying my confidence!" Delvana shrugged. "As you wish." she replied, returning her attention to the screen. ************************************************* Razor glanced at his radar. "T-Bone, we've got some jets coming up on our tail, fast!" he announced, already keying his weapons up. T-Bone looked at his instruments. "Are they friendly?" he inquired, just as one of the jets launched a missile at them. "Does that answer your question?" growled Razor, launching an interceptor missile. Both missiles exploded on contact and T-Bone sent the Turbokat into the clouds. Once he was hidden from the other planes, he swung around and dropped back through the clouds to find himself behind the jets. "Hurry up, Sure Shot." growled T-Bone, praying that the other pilots wouldn't notice that their quarry was behind them. "Slicer missiles away." announced Razor as two missiles flew towards two of the jets. The heads fell open to reveal several sharp blades which easily sliced a wing off of each jet and the pilots ejected before the planes exploded. "Bingo!" T-Bone glanced at the pilots as the Turbokat flew past them. "Hey, Razor. Those were Turmoil's pilots!" he exclaimed. "You'd think she'd lie low until the heat was off." "Do you think we could pull the same trick on her that we used the last time?' inquired Razor, scanning the skies with his instruments. "Negative." replied T-Bone. "She's too smart to fall for the same trick twice. She won't trust either of us if we're captured." Suddenly, a light on Razor's weapons counsel began flashing and he flipped a switch. A large cloud was moving towards Megakat City at an unusually fast pace and as he watched, a squadron of jets screamed out of the cloud to descend on Megakat City. "T-Bone. She's attacking the city!" exclaimed Razor. The words no sooner left his mouth than T-Bone swung the Turbokat in a tight circle. Black spots danced in front of Razor's eyes before T-Bone pulled the jet out of the turn and headed towards the city at full thrust. "Razor. T-Bone. Can you hear me?" called a voice over their communicators. T-Bone punched a button that activated his radio. "Yes, Miss Briggs?" inquired the pilot. "We've got fighter jets swarming around the city and the Enforcers are hopelessly out numbered." reported the deputy mayor, her voice sounding almost desperate. "We're already on our way, Miss Briggs." replied T-Bone, angling the Turbokat towards City Hall. "Get to a safe spot and stay there." The transmission ended as the first wave of jets spotted the SWAT Kats. Razor instantly started firing the cement guns and all the custom missiles at his disposal as T-Bone flew between the other jets. He would shoot one plane down with the cement guns before launching a missile at another, but after several tense minutes, he noticed the cement guns were empty and the missiles were almost all used up. "T-Bone, we're almost out of ammo." he reported, trying to keep the concern out of his voice. "And there's no time to go back to the hanger and reload." T-Bone swore under his breath before he made a decision. "Let's go say 'Hi' to Turmoil." he announced. "Save the rest of your missiles for the air base in that killer cloud." "Right." replied Razor, his fingers already dancing over the keys. As T-Bone steered the Turbokat towards the huge cloud, neither of them noticed the Enforcer jet following them. ********************************************** During the battle, Felina had heard her uncle swear under his breath. "It's those blasted SWAT Kats!" he snarled, firing at another of Turmoil's pilots. "What are they doing here?" Felina watched as Razor shot down three jets before T-Bone flew through the smoke. "Helping us capture a dangerous felon." she replied, sending her Enforcer jet after the Turbokat. Together with Feral, Felina managed to keep the worst of Turmoil's pilots off the SWAT Kats' tails. Suddenly, the Turbokat headed towards the huge cloud that was hovering over the city and Felina put two and two together before following the jet into the cloud. "What are you doing, Felina?" demanded Feral, still trying to shoot down the enemy jets. "Think, Uncle." ordered Felina. "Turmoil's hid her base in a cloud before and that cloud showed up along with a bunch of jets." Feral's eyes narrowed. "Take us in closer, Felina." he ordered as the two jets burst through the cloud and flew towards the giant air ship. He raked the side of the ship with his machine guns and as Felina swung around for another pass, the guns on the air ship swiveled around to aim at them. I've got a bad feelin' about this, Felina thought as a cold fist clenched itself around her stomach. She sent the jet screaming towards the Turbokat when the guns fired. A golden beam surrounded both jets and Felina glanced at her panel just as realization hit her like a bucket of water. Turmoil had somehow recreated her gravity beam and they were trapped in it! "I can't break free!" exclaimed Felina, her controls locking up on her. Dark spots began dancing in front of her eyes and she gazed at the g-force dial just as darkness claimed her. Seconds later, Feral joined his niece as he slipped into unconsciousness. ***************************************************** Delvana smiled and headed towards the door. "Bring them into Hanger 18." she ordered as Turmoil followed her out the door. Together, the sisters strolled down to Hanger 18 where the Turbokat and the Enforcer jet were pulled into the docking bay by a tractor beam. Twelve she-kats in security uniforms removed the four prisoners from the jets and Turmoil glared at T-Bone's limp form. "Take them to the cell and make sure they're chained tightly." ordered Turmoil, her blue eyes filled with hatred. Instantly, the guards scrambled to obey and drug the unconscious kats down into the bowels of the ship, where they were chained to the wall in a small cell. The bars clanked shut just as T-Bone began to regain consciousness. "What hit me?" muttered Feral, shaking his head. "I think about 8 gees." replied T-Bone, blinking his eyes to clear them. "That was the last reading I saw before I passed out." The SWAT Kat tested the shackles that held him against the wall. Felina moaned softly between Feral and T-Bone and blinked at her surroundings. "Is everyone all right?" she asked, her vision clearing up as she stared at the far wall. T-Bone nodded towards Razor next to Feral. "Razor should be awake in a few minutes." he stated. "He tried to hold out but the gees were too much for him." "That's just too bad for him." mocked a cold voice. The three kats looked up to see Turmoil and Delvana standing outside of their cell. "I'm sure I can convince him to wake up." Delvana continued, her pale eyes cruel. A growl started deep in T-Bone's massive chest and Turmoil laughed. "My sister, Delvana, does have a wonderful sense of humor." purred the blond kat. "You, T-Bone, have much to answer for and you will know a new meaning of torture by the time I'm done with you and your friends." Yelling, T-Bone lunged for Turmoil only to be held back by the metal shackles around his wrists. Delvana and Turmoil walked away laughing, while T-Bone struggled against his bonds. "Can ya keep it down, T-Bone?' asked Razor in a soft voice. "My head's killin' me and your bellowing doesn't help much." He looked around the metal cell and sighed. "Doesn't look like we have a chance to get out of here." T-Bone studied his shackles and shook his head. "Those she-kats disarmed us and took my lock picks." he announced, disgusted. Suddenly, the bars swung open and a she-kat with orange hair bordering on blond and fur only a shade lighter entered. She studied the prisoners before returning her attention to the guards. "Leave us." she ordered. "I want to question them in private." "As you wish, Heartbreaker." replied one of the she-kats before they left. Heartbreaker waited until they had vanished down the hall before she turned to face the four shackled kats again. This time, her golden eyes were filled with humor instead of anger. "I was wondering how long it was going to take you to show up, T-Bone." remarked Heartbreaker, glancing at the corridor. "Turmoil's really mad at you for betraying her confidence. I don't think you'll be able to pull the wool over her eyes this time. Delvana's not quite stable in the head and has a very twisted sense of humor." She heard foot steps approaching. "I'll come back tonight when everyone's asleep." she whispered, before raising her voice. "Since you won't cooperate with me, I'll have to pry the truth from you." "Heartbreaker, what is going on here?" inquired Delvana in a cool voice. "I was attempting to learn from the SWAT Kats the schematics of their weapons and their jet." lied Heartbreaker. "They don't want to talk. But the other two are very valuable prisoners." She waved a paw at the Ferals. "Lieutenant Felina Feral and Commander Feral, both Enforcers and both come from a very rich and powerful family." Delvana wandered over and gripped Felina's chin so she could stare at the young Enforcer. "Such a pretty face." mused Delvana, releasing Felina. "I'm sure her daddy would hate for anything to happen to his precious kitten." Felina laughed. "Actually, my parents and I aren't on speaking terms." she replied in an off handed manner. "I doubt you'd get much money from them." "Maybe, maybe not." stated Delvana, turning to leave. "Come, Heartbreaker. We have a city to take over." Heartbreaker winked at the kats before following the crazy she-kat down the hall. The four 'm on your side or have you forgotten that already?" inquired Heartbreaker, creeping into the cell with a ring of keys in one paw. She quickly released the kats and checked the hall as they rubbed circulation back into their wrists. "What's the plan?" whispered Razor, crowding closer to Heartbreaker. She glanced at them. "Someone has to disable the gravity beam while the rest of us take over the engine room." Heartbreaker replied, studying them with serious gold eyes as she pulled out two gloveatrixes and two guns. "Delvana's betrayed Turmoil and locked her up a few cells down. Delvana's philosophy is if she goes down, Turmoil will take the fall for her." Feral smiled. "That's one less problem we have to worry about." he muttered, holstering his sidearm. "T-Bone and I will knock out the gravity beam while the rest of you make tracks for the engine room." ordered Heartbreaker as T-Bone and Razor slipped their gloveatrixes back on their paws and Felina slid her gin in its holster. "This place has the same layout as the last air ship so you shouldn't have any problem trying to find the engine room again, Razor." "Why are you giving orders, young lady?" growled Feral, his dark eyes flashing with anger. She glared at him. "Because no one else has a plan or even a suggestion." she snarled, her anger out matching Feral's. "Now let's go." "T-Bone, be careful." whispered Felina. T-Bone smiled at her. "Watch your tail, Beautiful." he replied before following Heartbreaker down the hall. Felina glanced up at her uncle before the three remaining kats slipped in the opposite direction towards the engine room. *********************************************************** "So how long have you and Lieutenant Feral been seeing each other, Chance?" whispered Heartbreaker. T-Bone shook his head. "I could never hide anything from you, Cammy." he murmured. "For about half a year. She learned about our night lives when the Metallikats took over Enforcer HQ." The two of them ducked into a dark doorway as two she-kats strolled past. They were silent for several minutes until Heartbreaker stopped in front of a door. "In here." she hissed, sliding open the door far enough for T-Bone's massive bulk to fit through. She followed him in and closed the door while he examined a control panel. T-Bone studied the control panel before pointing his gloveatrix at it. "Here's how we do this the easy way." he remarked, ready to fire the baby boomer missiles concealed in the back of the gloveatrix. Heartbreaker pushed his paw down. "You do that and Delvana will have her entire crew on us before you could say 'Oops'." she warned, opening a control panel. "How good are you at snipping wires?" "Snipping wires or ripping wires?" he inquired with an amused grin. Heartbreaker rolled her eyes and gestured towards the door. "I think you'd better watch my back while I do this." she remarked, her head and arms vanishing into the control panel. T-Bone nodded and stood with his gloveatrix ready as Heartbreaker rummaged around and severed important wires. ******************************************************************* Felina glanced around a corner with her gun in one paw before she gestured Feral and Razor around. Silently, the three kats moved down the hallways like ghosts, vanishing into shadowy doorways whenever a crewmember appeared. After what seemed like several hours of sneaking around, Razor stopped in front of a door and cautiously poked his head in. "We're here." he whispered to the Enforcers. "Be ready to take the crew out fast and silently." The trio crept into the room and slipped behind a large control panel. Feral gestured for Felina to go in one direction and Razor in another while he went in a third. Razor was gone by the time Feral glanced at him and Felina soon followed, trying to stay as quiet as possible. Feral crept up behind an engineer and wrapped a huge arm around her chest, trapping her arms at her sides as his other paw covered her mouth. Less than a minute later, the she-kat was tied up and stuffed in a corner with a rag tied over her mouth. Glancing around, Feral noticed that both Razor and Felina had disposed of the remaining two crew members. "Now what?" growled Feral, his eyes dancing around the room as he searched for any signs of Delvana or her crew. Razor glanced at Felina. "These controls are about the same as the last air ship's." he announced. "How computer friendly are you feeling, Lieutenant?" Felina smiled and stepped up to a control panel. "What are you trying to do?" she inquired, studying the instruments. "Begging for you lives would seem appropriate." called a familiar voice from above them. The trio looked up to find Delvana standing on a catwalk that ringed the entire room and around her were several members of her crew, all of whom had their guns pointing right at the newly recaptured prisoners. Silently, Razor, Felina, and Feral raised their paws above their heads in a gesture of surrender. "It's all up to T-Bone now." whispered Razor as she-kats moved in to disarm them. ************************************* After Delvana had left her, Turmoil slept for a while only to be awaken by stealthy footsteps down the corridor. Glancing up, she blinked the sleep from her eyes in time to recognize the two Enforcers and the smaller SWAT Kat creeping down the corridor. Pull yourself together, Turmoil, and stop acting like that scared kitten you were after that bully forced himself on you, she silently ordered herself. She began to make a mental list of her advantages and disadvantages. The minor disadvantage was that she was chained in a cell with no apparent way out, but her major advantage was that once again, some kat underestimated her. She reached over to her complex hairstyle and removed one of the many pins that held her hair up. Placing the hairpin in her mouth, she gripped it in her teeth and quickly picked the lock on her left shackle. Seconds later, her right shackle opened and Turmoil slid the hairpin back into place, silently thanking the she-kat back on Alkat-traz who had taught her that trick. Delvana failed to lock her cell and so Turmoil opened the door and slipped out down the hall with her destination clear in her mind. Soon, she reached a door that had no markings on it and slipped inside the room. Once the door was closed behind her, Turmoil got to work. She shed her bulky clothes and slipped into a black body suit before fastening sturdy, but lightweight armor over it. Around her waist went two gun belts and she strapped two swords across her back. A brace of throwing knives also encircled her waist but didn't hinder her access to the guns, and finally, she strapped two wrist blades to her forearms. She smiled as she glanced at her reflection in a nearby mirror. She hadn't been this armed since she trained in the Commando training program of her countries military. Silently, like a living shadow, Turmoil slipped down the hall and vanished in the darkness. ***************************************************** T-Bone glanced back at his sister as she finally wiggled out from under the consul. "There, I think that's got it." she announced, wiping her paws on her stained uniform. "We really should be getting out of here before they decide to send someone here to guard this place." Heartbreaker started towards the door when it burst open and three she-kats flew in with their weapons ready. T-Bone fired the mini-cement guns in his gloveatrix while Heartbreaker dove towards one she-kat with bars on her collar. The cement splashed over the nozzles of the other two kats' guns and solidified. One tried to fire her gun anyway and was thrown against the opposite wall in the corridor when her gun blew up. The other kat gave her gun up for lost and attacked T-Bone with her bare paws. The she-kat swung at T-Bone with her nails trying to claw up his face, but he easily caught her wrists and held her at bay before she twisted out of his grasp. Hissing, she lunged at him and he dodged to one side as she flew past. Only after he had, he realized his mistake as her paw hit an alarm button. "Move your tail, Hot Shot!" growled Heartbreaker, catching her opponent with a vicious right hook that sent the she-kat to the floor unconscious. Turning, T-Bone sprinted after Heartbreaker as she raced out into the hall. "We have to find the others and get to the hanger bay on the double!" Suddenly, she skidded to a halt and T-Bone plowed into her before they both fell to the floor. He looked up to find himself staring at a legion of she-kats holding guns aimed at them. Sighing, he raised his paws and smiled at his sister. "Looks like you'll have to rethink that plan." he stated as the she-kats enclosed their wrists in shackles. They were lead to a large room with several balconies that ran up the high walls like stairs and she-kats crowded all the balconies except the bottom one. On the floor was Delvana sitting like a queen on a throne and chained in front of her was Felina, Feral and Razor. "So you tried to double cross me and help these pitiful fools escape." sneered Delvana as Heartbreaker was shoved to her knees. "And to think I was about to promote you." Heartbreaker smiled. "Personally, I can't believe you were gullible enough to trust me as far as you did." she replied in a calm voice. "But, obviously, a leader's only as good as her hired help." Delvana's face turned a darker shade and she back handed Heartbreaker across the face. Before the mad she-kat could strike Heartbreaker again, there was a muttering that rippled through the she-kats and Delvana looked up to find Turmoil standing on the bottom balcony. "Delvana, I challenge you for command of this crew!" called Turmoil, standing at the railing. "If you do not accept my challenge, you will appear weaker in the eyes of your crew." "The day I can't defeat my little sister is the day I go to jail!" shrieked Delvana, her pale eyes filled with insanity. Turmoil calmly leaped over the railing and landed on the floor facing Delvana. Reaching over her shoulder, the blond she-kat drew her swords and tossed one at t. "Go ahead." ordered Delvana, raising her chin. "You've always hated me. Now's your chance to get me out of you fur forever." "You're not getting out of a jail sentence that easily." replied Turmoil. "I think I'll drop you off at Enforcer Headquarters myself before I leave. You see, dear sister, I no longer care to take over Megakat City when there are much more profitable cities in the world." "Turmoil!" cried one of the spectators, pointing to an empty spot on the floor. "The prisoners have escaped!" The blond she-kat gestured to a small group of observers to collect Delvana. "You take her to the strongest cell this ship has and lock her in. If I come back and find her gone, you will take her place in jail." ordered Turmoil, already slipping back into the role of commander. "The rest of you, find those kats before e they get off this ship!" Instantly, the room cleared of everyone but the group assigned to Delvana. ****************************************** Razor glanced behind him for the umpteenth time as the group quickly made its way to Hanger 18 where their jets were and sighed in relief when the hallway remained clear. It puzzled him that there were no guards in the corridors but he figured everyone was in that room watching Delvana and Turmoil fight. Several tense minutes later, they arrived at the hanger and the SWAT Kats headed straight for the Turbokat to check it over. "How are all of us going to get out of here?" asked Feral as his niece checked out the Enforcer jet. "Our jet only carried two." "If she doesn't mind the cramped quarters, Heartbreaker can ride with us." replied Razor, flashing the she-kat in question a shy smile. Heartbreaker climbed into the cockpit of the Turbokat and smiled like a kitten with a new toy. T-Bone was already in the pilot's seat and Razor climbed in with Heartbreaker sitting behind him. There was a roar of engines and both jets took off out of the hanger before streaking towards the city. Behind them, several jets launched and began chasing the two escapees. "Awe crud." moaned Razor. "We're out of ammo from the first time we went against those jets." "Let me use your radio." begged Heartbreaker. "I can get reinforcements here faster than any of those Enforcer jets." Razor waved a paw towards his radio controls and she quickly adjusted the frequency before speaking into the receiver. "This is Lieutenant Camilla Furlong requesting back up." she announced in a military voice. "I am being persued by several of Delvana's crew and am out gunned. I am at the following coordinates." She rattled off a list of numbers before severing the connection. "So when's this help of yours going to arrive, Lieutenant?" inquired Razor, glancing back at the persuing ships. "How about, right now." she replied as several military jets appeared behind the enemy jets. Suddenly their radio crackled to life. "Attention, unidentified jets." came a masculine voice. "Surrender or be shot out of the sky." "Hey, Luke. Make sure you don't hit the cool jet in the front of this crazy parade." called Heartbreaker over the radio. "If you do, the wedding's off." "NIce to finally hear from you, Cammy." came the reply. "Have any idea where my hot shot cousin is? We could really use his help right now." Heartbreaker glanced at Razor with a small smile. "Sorry. Couldn't really say." she stated. "Just cover our tails and grab theirs." "See ya at Enforcer HQ." Luke said, before severing the connection. Heartbreaker smiled at T-Bone. "Just drop me off at Enforcer HEadquarters, Hot SHot." she requested. "I'll be by later to brief you." T-Bone shrugged. "No problem." he stated, turning the TUrbokat towards the tall building. As they drew closer, several jets screamed past them towards Turmoil's crew and Razor shook his head. "Looks like Steele's going to be chewed out again." he remarked as the Turbokat landed. Once the Turbokat's wheels touched the pad, T-Bone popped the canopy and Heartbreaker climbed out, only to be surrounded by Enforcers with thier guns drawn. Just then, a military jet landed beside the Turbokat and a kat with Razor's coloring jumped out. He strolled over to Heartbreaker and saluted her which she quickly returned. "Lieutenant Furlong, good job." he announced, glancing at the Enforcers. "You can put those things away. The big bad she-kat's not going to hurt you macho guys." "Nice going, Lieutenant Clawson." called Razor with a wave before the Turbokat lifted off into the sky. AS the kats watched, the jet streaked off into the evening sky amd Heartbreaker and Luke exchanged similar glances. ********************************************* Feral glanced between the two military lieutenants standing at attention in front of him and shook his head. Just what I don't need, he thought. Another Furlong and Clawson pair. "So let me get this straight." Feral growled, glaring at Heartbreaker. "You were on Delvana's ship as a military mission to bring Delvana in, yet when your back up arrived, they managed to grab several of her pilots but not Delvana herself." Heartbreaker nodded. "Correct, sir." she replied still standing like she had an iron rod instead of a spine. "When Lieutenant Clawson and his squad arrived at the last known spot of the air base, the ship had moved, probably sometime during the fight. Both Delvana and Turmoil escaped." "Now maybre you can answer me another question." requested Feral, leaning back in his chair with his arms folded across his massive chest. "Why was the military involved with capturing Delvana and Turmoil?" "Delvana is an international terrorist who doesn't allow she-kats to volenteer all the time." reported Luke, his bown eyes hard with fury. "She would often take the ones with potential and hold them prisoner until they agreed to work for her. She also claimed credit for several acts of terrorism that occured around the world. The best example I can think of is the distruction of Katscratch City." Feral gazed at them in disbelief. Katscratch City was practically destroyed in a huge explosion that sparked a rampaging fire. Several thousand kats were injured and almost that same numbed were killed. It was one of the biggest disasters in the country and the local Enforcers of Katscratch City were never able to determine who was responsible so the case was never closed. Suddenly, the intercom on Feral's desk crackled to life. "Sir, an unidentified ship is approaching and all of our jets are still out searching for Turmoil." cried a panicked voice. Instantly, the three kats were racing for the roof and were met there by Felina, who gestured to the approaching ship. As they watched with their guns drawn, the ship landed on the runway and several she-kats in uniform emerged from the carrier. Being escorted with her wrists and legs shackled, was Delvana, her pale eyes still shining with madness. "Sir, we request to return to our lives." announced one of the she-kats, saluting Feral. "We were taken prisoner by her and forced to work in her crew. We never wanted to become criminals or terrorists." Heartbreaker stepped forward. "Sir, would you allow the military to take care of these she-kats?" she inquired, her golden eyes filled with concern. Feral was silent for several minutes as he thought about the situation. He glanced at the group of she-kats who were fidgeting nervously and sighed. "Keep me posted on their condition." he ordered, glaring at Delvana. "We can keep her in a high security cell until your commander comes for her." Heartbreaker and Luke saluted him before escorting Delvana into the building. One of the she-kats approached Felina and handed her a note. "Turmoil said that this is for T-Bone and she thought that you would be more likely to deliver it than other kats." she muttered as Felina slipped the note into a pocket of her uniform before following the other she-kats into Enforcer Headquarters. ******************************************* That evening as Chance and Jake were repairing the Turbokat and reloading it, when Felina descended the ladder and strolled over to Chance. "How's she holding up?" asked the Enforcer, nodding her head towards the jet. Chance sighed and ran a paw through his tousled hair. "I'm just glad she had less damage done to her today than when we went against Viper." he replied, giving her a dazzling smile. Felina snapped her fingers. "One of the she-kats who came to HQ gave me something for you." she stated, digging through her uniform and she finally held up the slightly crumpled note. "Here." she handed it to Chance who opened it up and read it out loud. "T-Bone, I know things would have never worked out, but as a token of my feelings, I give my mad sister to the Enforcers. I'm afraid my parents spoiled her too much as a kitten. Just to let you know how I feel about he-kats, you're the only one I have learned to trust since a date gone wrong in high school. I though all kats were like the evil one, but you opened my eyes. You did not betray me the way HE did and so I know that I can trust you never to betray my feelings for you. Take care of Miss Enforcer. You make a good couple. Watch your tail, Hot Shot, Turmoil" Jake looked at Chance with a look of amazement. "Well that answers one question that's always bugged me." he muttered, getting confused stares from Chance and Felina. He shrugged his shoulder. "The reason why she has an all she-kat crew is because she learned not to trust he-kats because of that one date in her life." he replied. "Think about it, Felina. You more than either of us should know what Turmoil's talking about when she says 'a date gone wrong'. I'm sure all she-kats have had similar fears when they start dating someone new, only her fears came true." "Of coarse," whispered Felina, her dark eyes going wide as it suddenly dawned on her. "Date rape. It must have been really brutal for her to lose all faith in he-kats." "Poor Turmoil." muttered Chance, shaking his head. Suddenly he glanced one more at the note before walking over to his locker and placing it on the shelf behind his helmet. He strolled back to the others and smiled at Felina. "Wanna help with the reloading?" he invited. She smiled and quickly dove in, helping with the repairs and the missiles. Once the Turbokat had been repaired for the second time in as many days, the trio ascended to the kitchen and sat around the table, eating pizza and drinking milk. Outside, a car drove up and Jake heard it before the others did. He stood up and walked to the door and stared at the two kats approaching the garage. One was his cousin, Luke, and the other was Heartbreaker from the air ship! "Hi, Jake!" called Luke when he spotted the kat standing in the door way. "I'd like to introduce my fiancee, Lieutenant Camilla Furlong. Cammy, this is Jake, my cousin." "It's nice to meet the only kat who can out shoot Luke." announced Camilla with a smile. Jake grinned and shook her outstreached paw. "Well, Luke's a pretty good gunner too." he replied. "C'mon inside. Chance is talking with his girlfriend." The two arrivals followed Jake into the kitchen and Camilla gave her brother a big hug. "It's great to see you again, Hot Shot." teased Camilla, sitting down beside Felina. She glanced at Felina who was staring at them in astonishment. "Something wrong, Lieutenant?" "Why were you on Delvana's ship posing as one of her crew if you're really in the Military?" inquired Felina. "And please, call me Felina." Camilla shrugged. "No secret now." she stated. "My commander knew Delvana was looking for recruits for her crew and my commander wanted to take her down. So since I was the best female pilot in my division, I was selected to go under cover. The cover story I told Delvana was that I had been kicked out fo the military because I was blamed for the distruction of a hanger with several planes in it when in reality, one of my COs knocked me ito it." "Sounds familliar." muttered Chance, tossing a glance at Jake who nodded. "Yeah, I remembered what happened to you and used it." reported Camilla with a smile. "She bought it, hook, line and sinker. Of coarse the fake military reports helped too. After that, I just had to bide my time and wait for her to make the first move." "The Commander told me that we could close several terrorist cases now that Delvana was in custody." announced Felina. "He also mentioned Katscratch City." Jake and Chance whistled in surprise and Luke nodded. "That was her handiwork." he said. "She was even boasting about her other feats in the cell at Enforcer HQ and there was an officer outside taking it all down with a tape recorder and on paper." "That is one sick kat." mused Jake. Luke glanced at his cousin and motioned towards the other room. Jake nodded and excused himself as Luke strolled into the living room. When they were far enough away from the kitched so they wouldn't be over heard, Jake looked at Luke curiously. "What did you wnat to talk about, Luke?" he inquired. "Well, I was kinda hoping to see your jet, Razor." replied Luke in a casual manner. He smiled at Jake's shocked look. "Don't be so shocked. Remember, I gave you that nick name when we were kittens because of your razor sharp aim. Cammy inquired if the SWAT Kat 'Razor' looked familliar and after I told her 'yes', she told me about Chance. You actually did a good job on your disguises and they've fooled the Enforcers so far, but don't get careless." Jake shook his head. "I guess Camilla's in there confronting Chance about this." he surmised, his ears twitching. Luke laughed. "Actually, Cammy figured it out on the air ship." he replied. "I just wanted to talk to you in private before announcing it infront of Felina." Jake laughed. "Felina discoverd our identities when the Metallikats took over the Enforcer Building." he stated, laying a hand on his cousin's shoulder. "C'mon. Let's get bac before all the pizza's gone." Smiing, the two cousin's returned to the kitchen and their friends. *********************************************** Delvana smiled as the door to her cell was closed and locked before two military police took up positions around her cell. They think they can just lock me up and forget about me, she thought, her pale eyes filled with cunning madness. Well, just because you lock a kat up doesn't make her any less of a danger. They'll make a mistake and them I'll be free to get my revenge on my sister, the SWAT Kats, and that traitoerous turn-coat, Heartbreaker.I WILL have my revenge one day. The two guards fidged nervoisly as Delvana's cruel laughter echoed in the building and hoped that their shift would be up soon. The End