---------------------- Title : Back from the Sewers Part 2 By : Glen Battilana This is now the second time I’ve done something like this, and it’s quite fun. ===================================================================== ======== AUTHOR’S NOTE : I won’t be writing any more squeals for Hydro-kat, so please don’t bug me for his return, because I’ve ran out of ideas for him to do. However, if you have any ideas, please E me and I’ll consider them. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================Chapter 1 : Return of Hydro-kat Megakat City Park, Midnight Megakat City Park, the only place in the city that’s green. The rest of the city is ether a dull gray colour, or red from the brick work. Many kats come here. To talk, to laugh, to play, to have a picnic, or just to get away from it all. That is why Johnny Train is taking a walk tonight though the park, to get his mind of the problems that have been facing him recently, like the sudden return of his old friend, Max Ray, who he’d thought had died five years ago in a mysterious way. Now, all of a sudden, He’s back, in a strange sort of way, acting like a no good criminal, calling himself, Hydro-kat. John kicked a stone of the path as he thought more about Max. Why didn’t he at least say hi to him, after all these years, why couldn’t he have least gone straight, but those things weren’t going to happen, because he was now truly dead, stuck in the Enforcer Evidence locker, to remain until the end of time, when ever that was. Johnny looked up into the tress, to see some squirrels, fighting over some nuts. The park was also home to some wild life. Just then, a punk dressed in a black leather jacket, blue jeans, and wearing black sun glasses, jumped out of the bushes at him. “OK mister”, the punk said, branching a knife. “How much money ya got?” Johnny knew better to argue with scum, so with a scowl on his face he reached into his pockets to get his wallet. However, before he could Evan get it out, the ground began to shake. “What the hell is that?”, John said to himself. Suddenly, the kat hole covers in the centre of the park, suddenly burst open, one by one, all five of them. The punk, gasped as columns of water spouted from each of the katholes. Johnny was also mesmerised by this event as well, but some how, he didn’t fell as frightened as the mugger. The columns of water, then turned inwards towards the centre of the five katholes. When the five water spouts meet, they swirled together, and created a kat, who John had not seen in five years. Max Ray. The kat stood there for a moment looking around at his soundings. Then he tilted his head back and laughed out loud. “Hi Johnny, I’m Baaaaaaack.” He smiled at the horrified kat. The punk on the other hand, just stood there for a few moments, open mouthed. Then he fainted dead away. Max looked at the body of the unconscious kat. “Pity, I was hoping he’d fight me. I’ve been so board these past few months.” Johnny couldn’t think of a word to say. “MAX!.” He cried out, looking at the kat he thought he’d never see again. “What are you doing here?, I heard that you were....” “Dead?” Max cut him off. “Is that what you heard?” He laughed out loud. “Johnny, Johnny, Johnny” He placed his paw on the kats shoulder. “You should know by now, that the media don’t always tell the truth.” That still didn’t answer John’s question. “How did you come back from the dead?” He asked. “The news said that the SWAT kats turned you into a statue.” Max just smiled at him. “They thought they did,” he said. “The Hydro-kat they distroyed was one of my clones. I had this nagging feeling that Viper would show up and ruin things for me, like he did to me, five years ago.” Johnny was now getting interested in his story. “Did you say, Viper did this to you?” “Yea, but it’s a long story, I’ll tell you later, right now Johnny, I need to talk to you, pal.” He placed his paw on John’s shoulder, and together they walked of thought the park, towards John’s home. By the time, the two got home, Johnny was in disbelief. Hydro-kat had told him everything about what had happened to him. “So you understand now?” Max said to him. Johnny nodded. “Good” Max said sitting down in one of Johnny’s chairs. “Now I’ll tell you the redone for my sudden appearance.” Johnny sat down in another chair, he knew he was not going to like this. “You have a friend at Enforcer Head Quarters, don’t you, what’s his name...David Steel?.” Max said. Johnny nodded, waiting for him to continue. “Good, just what I need.” Johnny did not like this. “Need for what Max?” Max smiled, again. “Need for me to get my revenge on all my enemies, the Viper, Miss Briggs, and most of all, the SWAT Kats.” John’s eyes went wide with horror. However, he knew Max was a very dangerous kat now, and it was best not to anger him. “How do you intend to do that Max?” Max leaned back in his chair. “I’m glad you asked me that Johnny. You see, Your friend, Steel, would have access to personal files, such as one, Elrod Purvis, and two Ex-fighter pilots who I’ve had my eye on for the past few years.” “I can understand why you want Purvis’s file, but why the files of two ex-enforcers?” Johnny asked with curiosity. Max’s smile drooped. “I have my reasons Johnny, and my methods are never to be questioned again, got it!” He pointed his finger at John, who moved back in his chair and nodded. Max sat back in his chair. “Good, now, here’s what I want you to do...” ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 2 : Secrets Revealed Jake Clawson was watching Litterbin on the T.V. when he heard a knock at the door. He walked over to the door, to see a kat in blue overalls, like him with a black cap on, forwards caring a clip bored and a pen. “Hi” Jake said to the kat. “Can I help you?” The kat looked up. “Yes you can, I’m with the Megakat Recreational sports centre, doing a public surrvay on what kats hobbies are, would you like to contribute?” Jake could see no harm. “Sore, why not.” The kat smiled at him, and got ready to write. “Well, I like to fix things, I like to to work out, you know, at gyms, but I have made my own in the salvage yard. I also like to go to the local shooting club and let of a few rounds, and I like making stuff.” Jake decided to end it there, encase he got to carried away and accidentally revealed who he really was. The kat finished up what he was writing and asked him for his name. Jake told him, and the kat left. “It was nice talking to you mr...uhh, what was your name.” Jake called out after him. The kat stopped, turned around, and smiled at Jake, Just call me Johnny, Johnny Train. Then he was gone. Jake went back to Litterbin. Well, he thought, that was a complete waste of time. Else were in the city, Max Ray looked out the window, of his old apartment. everything was covered with plastic, and the plastic was covered with dust, giving the impression that no one had been there for quite some time. He heard the door open and close behind him. “This sore brings back old memories, huh Johnny?” He said without turning around. “Yea, it dose, I sometimes found myself thinking about you some nights Max.” Max turned around. “thinking, about me?” “Yes you, you had me worried half to death about you, where you were, when you were coming back, if you were coming back, you had just...disappeared.” Max turned back to the window. “Did you get the information I requested?” Johnny looked down at the clip board in his hand. “Yea, but can’t you tell me the reason why, you wanted the recreational activities of a grease monkey?” Max smiled. “Johnny, once you know my reasons, you will be very interested in these, grease monkeys.” Johnny took a step forward. “And what are these reasons?, Come on Max, you and I have been friends since the begging of your career, We never kept secrets from each other before.” Max looked at him, and he sighed. “Tell me something Johnny.” He said, giving Johnny an old newspaper clipping. “do you remember this small incident, long ago.” Johnny looked at the clipping. It showed two proud tom kats, in pilot uniforms, standing inform of the enforcer building. The head line read, “Top Enforcer pilots given the boot.” “Hay, I remember this, this was those two hot shots that were thrown of the force because they crashed their jet into the Enforcer building, causing some major damage.” Max then handed Johnny another article. This one was dated 5 months later. The picture was of the SWAT kats, flying off in their jet, after their first appearance. The headline o this one read, “Super heroes stop terrorist from getting two million in gold.” “This was the first appearance of the SWAT kats.” Johnny said, “but what dose this have to do with Enforcer Pilots?” Max was getting frustrated. “Johnny, don’t you think that’s a little obvious, these two hot shots are dumped, then another two show up to take their place. Now have a look at the two pilots, and then the SWAT Kats.” John looked at the two pictures, but the second one was hard because it didn’t have a really good shot of the SWAT kats. “Well” Johnny said. “They kinda look similar, but this really doesn’t prove that these guys are the SWAT Kats.” Max looked shocked. “Johnny, you idiot, look at the evidence for your self, two Pilots who have alot of free time on there hands, they live in a military salvage yard, I mean, God knows what’s in that place.” then he got another Idea. He ran over to a table and picked up some folders. “Here look at this.” He flipped though the contains of the folders, until he cam to some photos. “Here.” he said picking up a photo of one Chance Furlong, and another he got of T bone. “Look at these.” Now that Johnny had a better look at the two kats, he saw the amazing similarities, his jaw fell open with amazement. Max Ray, his friend had done what no one has ever been able to do, he found out the secret identifies of the SWAT kats. “How did you manage to do this, I mean, out of all the kats in Meagkat City, How did you manage to do it?” Johnny ask with confusion. “Easy.” Max said with a grin. “Same way they became the SWAT Kats, alot of free time.” He let his head fall back and he laughed out loud, he laughed a laugh of triumph, for he was going to get his final revenge. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 3 : Dark Horizon Lt. Commander Daivd Steel, walked down the hall way of Enforcer H.Q. towards Commander Ferule’s office. Feral called him up on his phone telling him to get his no good worthless tail in his office now. Steel didn’t like this at all. He hadn’t done anything wrong at all, and now, here was Feral, yelling at him again. Steel made it to Feral’s door, he decided to knock first, just Incas the Commander wasn’t home. Feral was finishing up some paper work, when he heard a knock at the door. “Come in Steel.” Feral growled. Steel came in slowly. He saw Feral looking down at him, and by the expression on his face, he could tell the Feral was not happy eahter. “I didn’t do anything wrong this time Commander. I swear.” Feral just looked at him. “Are you sore about that Steel?” “Positive sir.” Steel said folding his arms. Feral smiled and got up out of his chair. “Really, since when has giving away personal files to perfect strangers, legal?” Steel gulped, Feral had some how found out about the files that he had given to his friend Johnny Train. “I...um....I-I He wanted them for-fo-r, a....uhhh, a friend.” Steel managed to say. Feral did not say a word. “Oh come on Steel, do you expect me to be stupid enough to believe that?” Steel was speechless. Feral held up a piece of paper. “Do you know what this is?” Steel shook his head. “It’s a note to me telling me that you took out three files. One belonged to Elrod Purvis, and the other two belonged to, two hot shot jerks, who I gave the boot, ten yes ago.” He though the piece of paper down. “Which is what I should do to you Steel!” Steel seem to shrink on the spot. He wished he could have been anywhere else but here, right about now. Feral watched him quiver for a few moments, then dismissed him rather hastily. He watched Steel practically fly out his door. When he was gone, he sat back down and chuckled to himself. That was quite funny, he thought. Steel, on the other hand didn’t think that was funny at all. In fact, he was down right Pissed off. When he got back to his office, which his family had rotten for him, he locked the door, and went over to his phone. He had to make a phone call to a Cretan friend who now owed him bid time. Max Ray was watching T.V. when the phone rang. This suprised him a bit, but he went over and answered the phone. “Hello?” He said into the phone. “Hello, Johnny, who’s this?” Came Steel’s voice on the other line. Max knew strength away that this was Steel. He decided to play it safe. “I’m afraid Johnny isn’t home right, he’s out, do you want to leave a message?” “No I don’t, by the way who is this?” Max didn’t like this, this guy was asking to many questions, which he shouldn’t know the answer to. “I’m a friend of his.” Max said. “And you are David Steel?” “Yea, that’s me.” Steel didn’t like this guy. “Why do you ask?” Max cursed under his breath, wrong move. “Ahh... Johnny told me about you.” “Oh really, what else did he say.” Max felt like kicking himself. He wasn’t going to reveal his return to the Enforcers, just yet, and here he was, having a chat to the second most important Enforcer in the city. “Oh, nothing much, just mentioned you were with the Enforcers, that’s all,” he lied. “Do you want me to tell him that you rang?” “Ok, why not, just tell him to give me a buzz at my office, from between now, and four o’clock.” Max then hung up the phone. “Who was that on the phone Max?” Max spun around to see Johnny sanding at the door way. “Oh, it was that Enforcer friend of yours, wants you to give him a ring as soon as you get home.” Johnny walked over to the phone and picked it up and began to dial. While he was doing this, he thought to him self. This kat, could get into classified information. Perhaps he could also get into the Enforcer evidence locker to retrieve some valuable chemicals, that were a part of his past. Yes, he liked that idea. “Johnny” Max called out to him. “Tell Steel that you’ll meet him at his office today.” “Huh?” Johnny called out to him. Max didn’t have time for this. “Just do it Johnny, will ya?” Johnny, told him he would, and gave his message to Steel. Steel on the other hand had no idea what was going on, and gladly accepted to meet him. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 4 : Blue be my Colour Enforcer H.Q. The place of good, the place of evil, and a place of the truly sinister. If anybody would have bothered to notice. They would have seen a strange looking kat, in a trench coat, walking towards the elevator. Lt. Commander David Steel, was sitting in his chair when there was a knock at his door. “Come in.” He called out. Johnny Train walked in to the room. Steel got up to great him. “Nice to see you so soon Johnny.” He said shaking paws with his friend. “Why did you want to see me?” Johnny was silent for a few moments. “Listen Steel.” He started. “I’m really sorry that you got in trouble today over the files begging removed in your name. And I’d like to do you a favour to repay you back.” Steel didn’t look impressed. “You listen Johnny.” Steel said. “Feral nearly had my head all because of you. Now I want to know why you wanted theses particular files?” Johnny was silent for a moment. “There are something’s in this world you are meant to know, and right now, my reasons are not to be made public.” Steel looked confused. “What dose that mean?” “It means Steel you moron, that I’m not going to tell you, now answer me this. Can you get access to the Enforcer evidence locker?” Steel was shocked by this but answered the question. “Yes, yes I can, but why do you want to go there?” Johnny took a step forward towards Steel. “Do you have a special key, or card to get into there?” Johnny said ignoring his question. “YES!, now tell me, why do you want to go to the locker?” Steel was getting impatient. Johnny was now standing right infront of Steel. “Because I need something from there.” Johnny said, and with that, he shoved a stun gun into Steel stomach, and he fell to the ground. Out cold. “Boy when you wake up, your going to have one, mother of a headache.” Max Ray said. He had now morpheme back into Max Ray. However, this was not to be. He then turned into Steel, took his security key, placed Steel into his chair so it looked as if he’d fallen asleep. And walked out the door. Max. had only rotten into the elevator, when in came Commander Feral, displeased at the fact, that he had to shear, an elevator with the enforcer he hated the most. “I would really like those files back when ever you feel like it Steel.” Feral said sarcastically. “Oh stick a sock in it will ya.” Max said. “I got more important things to do in my time than to do your paper work.” Feral was shocked, and stunned by this sudden outburst. “You’d better fall back into line mister, do you know who your talking to?” Max smiled. “Ya, some jerk with head stuck in his ass with pride.” Feral lost it. With a growl, he lunged at who he thought was Steel. Max on the other hand, just caught Feral in mid air, and much to Ferals suprise. Though him into the wall, were he slid down and landed in a heap on the fall. “Oohhhh.” Feral monad. Max laughed at this, thinking about how much trouble Steel was going to get into over this. The elevator door opened, and Max walked out, strait down the hall towards the evidence locker. Smithy was listening to the radio for the old folks when Steel walked in. “Anything That I can do for ya Steel?” Smithy said. Steel continued walking towards the door. “No thanks mr.” Steel said. That was strange, Smithy thought. Steel always calls me by name. But he let the thought drop, and went back to his cross word. Meanwhile, Max was trying not to make to much noise looking though the lockers many corridors. “Where is it?” He kept on saying to himself as he walked along, looking at all the shelves. Finally, in an area covered with dust, was a section marked. “PURVIS/ELROD.” “Aha.” He cried to himself. He began to such though the contends of the self, and came across what he was looking for. A small canister with the words, “HYDRO” on it “I haven’t seen you in ten years my darling.” Max said looking the canister over. “When Purvis mentioned five years ago, when I became Hydro-kat, that he still had a sample of the HYDRO formula left over. When he was accidentally mutated, the enforcers cleaned out his office at Megakat Biocimicals, I knew, that they would take everything that wasn’t bolted down, including this.” He held the canister high above his head. “At last, my revenge will be complete with your help. I think it’s time, to show Viper, that he’s not the only chemical genus in this city.” And with that, he left. ===================================================================== ======== Steel was sitting in his chair, when he woke up. Ohh what a headache, he thought. He must off dosed of and Johnny must of left. Just then, Commander Feral walked in thought the door, he didn’t look to happy. “You think your so funny don’t ya Steel.” Feral yelled at him. Steel was confused. “W-what do you mean sir?” Steel said. Feral growled at him. “Don’t play games with me Mr.” He yelled picking him up by the collar. This time, Steel didn’t fight back. “Sir, have you gone mad?!” Steel cried. “I haven’t done anything.” “Oh no!” Feral yelled at him. Why don’t you check with the elevator security cameras and see if you remember. Now in the mean time.” Feral pulled back his fist, and landed one right between Steel’s eyes. Steel was once again knocked out, and Feral let him drop back into his chair. Feral dusted of his paws, and smiling to himself, he left Steels office, quite proud of what he had done. ===================================================================== ======== Johnny was standing by the phone, when Max got home. Johnny didn’t look to happy. “You never had any intention on going straight didn’t you Max!” Max looked up to see Johnny, very pissed of. “What do you mean Johnny old pal?” Johnny marched towards him. “I mean this. I just got a call from Steel asking why I was acting so strangely in his office this morning.” He garbed Max’s arm. “You were up to something, weren’t you. And I want to know what it is!” Max sighed. “Your very smart Johnny.” Max said. “A little too smart. You were right about one thing. I never planed to go straight.” Johnny let go of his arm. “So you used me, didn’t you.” “No shit sherlock.” Johnny turned around and walked over to the phone. “What are you going to do Johnny?” Max asked. “I’m going to call the Enforcers and tell them what you did.” Johnny said, picking up the phone. Max turned away from his friend. “Hello, Steel?” Johnny said into the phone. “I’ve got something to tell you.” “Don’t bother, it’s dead.” Johnny looked back at Max. “What, the phone?” Max help up his hand in John’s direction. “No, you!” A sharp icicle, shot out of Max’s hand, and imbedded itself into John’s forehead. Johnny never utter a word. He fell over on the spot. Max walked over to the phone, which was still of the hook. “Hello, Johnny, are you there?” Steel’s voice came over the line. Max stood there for a few moments, almost crying. Suddenly, his eye’s went wide, and a huge grin came over his face. “Ya know something Johnny.” Max said to the dead corps. “This is the first time I’ve ever killed some one before. And I like it.” He walked over to the phone, in which Steel’s voice was still coming out of. “Johnny, where the hell are you?!” Cried steel over the phone. Max picked it up. “Hello there Davy.” He said into the phone. “Who is thi... Hay your that kat I spoke to, a few hours ago aren’t you. Where’s Johnny?” “I’m afraid that young master Johnny is taking a lone lie down. I told him he’d get the point of things.” Max laughed into the phone. “What have you done to him?” Yelled Steel. Max thought about that for a moment. “No I can’t ell you. That would be telling.” He laughed even lowered. “Hello, Hello, operator. I think my parties been disconnected!” He laughed out loud as he slammed down the phone. He ran into the kitchen. He’d have to act fast if he was going to keep his return a secret a little while longer. Steel sat there listing to the sound of the beeping of the hung up phone. He then got up and ran for the door. He need to tell Feral about his. His best ferried was in danger. Steel got to Feral’s office and opened the door. Feral was buys writing paper work when Steel burst in. “What is it Steel?” Feral growled as he saw his most hared enemy. “Come to say your sorry about the elevator?” Steel didn’t think this was the time for this. “Commander, you’ve got to hurry.” Steel blurted out. “One of my friends is in danger. He’s begging attacked in his home right now. He could be hurt. “Oh don’t bother about him just yet David.” A strange watery voice said from out of nowhere. “He’s already dead.” Feral got up and looked around nervously. He knew that voice, but it was impossible, he was dead. Suddenly the wall burst open under the force of one hundred tons of water. Feral was knocked out and thrown into the wall were like in the elevator, he slid down the wall and lay in a heap. Hydro-kat took shape, and walked over to a quivering Steel. “Ahh, just the kat I wanted to see.” He shoved Steel against the wall with a giant watery paw. The other paw, turned into a giant, double bladed axe. Hydro-kat then turned back into Max Ray, and raised the axe above his head. “I’m afraid like Johnny, to know to much Steel. Now you must be liquidated. I guess you could say, that I’m, too sharp for ya, ha ha ha ha!” Max laughed as he began to bring the axe down. “Hold it right there mister.” A females voice interrupted. Hydro-kat looked over to see a female kat in a filght suit pointing a gun at him. “Lt. Commander Felina Feral, at you serves. Now, Freeze pal, don’t do anything stupid.” Max smiled, he’d heard that before. “Freeze?” He said walking towards her. “Not a ba...” He was cut short by here firing the gun. However, instead of the bullet passing though him. It did this but caused pain as well. “Arrrgggh!” He screamed with rage, clutching his stomach. “What have you done witch?!” Felina was surprised at the fact that her bullet had passed right though him, as if he were made of water, but the fact that she had hurt him was suprissing as well. Max didn’t like this, this had never happened before. He decided to retreat for now. He’d have to find Purvis again. It appears he hasn’t told him everything he need to know about the formula. He leapt back into the wall, and into the pipe. Felina looked back at the wall, then at the scene in her uncles office. “Are you all right Uncle?” she said to him, helping him of the floor. Feral groaned. “I’ve just been thrown against a wall, and Hydro-kat is somehow alive. I just feel dandy.” He ran over to the phone and pushed the speaker button. “This is Feral.” He yelled into it, connect me with Miss. Briggs now!” Chance and Jake were sitting on the couch watching David Litterbin, when the hanger alarm sounded. “Parties over Jake.” Chance said getting up. “Callie calls.” However, when the two kats, got down to the hanger. They notest that it was not Callies alarm, but the Hanger security alarm. ”What the.” Chance cried out. The entire hanger fall was covered with large puddles of water. Over in the far left hand coner, was a broken pipe. “Chance.” Jake moaned. “Look at this mess.” Chance’s face drooped into one of dismay. “I thought I fixed that pipe. “You did.” Chance, and Jake suddenly straighten up. They knew that voice. That strange watery voice. “It can’t be!” Chance whispered to Jake. “He’s dead.” The pools of water, all around the hanger, suddenly began to stir, and move towards the centre of the room. The swirled together, and created, Hydro-kat. “Nothing can keep me from getting my revenge SWAT Kats. Not even death.” He turned both his paws into double bladed axes. “Get ready to fight the real Hydro-kat now.” Chance, and Jake just stood there, open mouthed. Somehow, Hydro-kat had managed to come back. “I don’t get it Jake.” Chance said, as Hydro-kat slowly walked towards them. “We both saw him die. How can he be back, HOW!?” Jake wasn’t concerned with that right now. “I hate to rain on your parade buddy, but we’ve got bigger things to worry about. Hydro-kat knows our secret identifies.” They both stood there, watching as Hydro-kat moved close towards them, laughing. TO BE CONTINUED.....? Title : Back from the Sewers Part 2 by : Glen Battilana ===================================================================== ======== The story so far.... Last time, we left off. Hydro-kat had just returned to see his old friend, Johnny Train. After taking him home. Johnny learned that Hydro-kat, had found out the secret Identities of the SWAT kats. Steel was getting introuble for some personal files he lent to Johnny on Chance Furlong, and Jake Clawson. Hydro-kat, then took on the disguise of Steel to get the last remaining canister of the HYDRO formula. Johnny found out, that Hydro-kat wasn’t going straight and when he tried to inform the Enforcers, Hydro-kat killed him. While trying to kill Steel, Hydro-kat was unexpectingly wounded by Felina Feral. Confused by this, Hydro-kat retreated back into the sewers, to wind up in the SWAT kats hanger, setting of the alarm the two kats came down to find there old enemy, alive and well. Now, on with the show. ===================================================================== ======== ===================================================================== ======== Chapter 1 : Water Fight Megakat City Salvage yard The two kats could do nothing but watch as there old enemy came towards them, the one who they thought was dead. “So, the Hydro-kat we fought back in the deputy Mayors office was another one of your clones Hydro-kat.” Jake said. “Your a smart tom kat Jake Clawson, or should I say, Razor.” Hydro-kat teased. “How did you discover our secret identities?” Chance said. Hydro-kat stopped walking towards them. “Well, lets just say I have way too much free time, on my paws.” He raised his right hand, and let lose with a deadly barrage of icicles, heading in the SWAT kats direction. “Look out!” Chance yelled as he shoved Jake out of the way. Hydro-kat was getting impatient. “Hurry up you two.” He yelled at them. “Put on your uniforms, so I can fight the SWAT Kats, not a pair of grease monkeys.” Chance and Jake hurried over to their lockers, and quickly changed into the SWAT kats. When they turned to face Hydro-kat, he didn’t look pleased. “Oh just take your time why don’t ya.” The lower half of his body turned into a wall of water, crying him along towards the SWAT kats. “Kat.” T Bone yelled, as he just barley dodged a watery axe. “He’s faster than before.” Razor jumped out of the way of another axe. “Tell me about it.” Checking to see his tail was still attached. NO matter what the SWAT kats tried, Hydro-kat seemed to out manoeuvre them all the way, keeping two steps ahead of them. One thing was certain, Hydro-kat was getting the SWAT Kats tired, and T Bone fell into his trap. “Gottcha!” Hydro-kat cried as he grasped T Bone with a giant watery paw. “Not for long.” Razor yelled shooting an octopus missile at him, no sooner had he done it, then his brain cough up with him. “Aww crud!” He yelled as it passed though Hydro-kat. “foolish kat.” Hydro-kat said looking at Razor. “I though you’d have learnt by now, that that old trick doesn’t work on me.” He sprayed water a Razor, who was forced up against the water from the peresher. “The water pressure will keep getting higher, and higher, until....It will kill you.” He laughed out loud so it echoed around the hanger. Hydro-kat was right, the pressure was building up, and he could fell his ribs about to crack under the pressure. He began to take one last look at the hanger around him. The turbokat, all his gadgets he created the barrels of oil, the fire hose. The fire Hose? Razor found new strength as he reached over to get the hose. Hydro-kat, was now busy trying to crush T bone, that he didn’t notes Razor aiming the hose at him. Razor took careful aim, and turned the hose on. The force of the hose took Razor by suprise, but he held on, and watched as it connected with Hydro-kat. Hydro-kat was taken completely by suprise as well. The force of the water cut his arm of from his body. The water paw turned back into water, and T Bone was free. “Arrrgggghh!” Hydro-Kat yelled in pain. Razor smiled. “So, there is something that dose hurt you?” He took aim with the hose again. “Instead of fighting fire with fire. Water with water.” He turned the hose on, full blast. This sent Hydro-kat, slamming into the wall. He was screaming in pain. Razor realised what he was doing, and stopped spraying the hose. Hydro-kat was stunned. This had never happened before. Ever science that bitch back at Enforcer H.Q. had shot him, he had been experiencing something He’d never thought he’d experience again. Pain. When the SWAT Kat was spraying him with the hose, he was finding it hard to keep himself together, it was like, the hose was pulling him apart. He got up and looked down at his arm, it had grown back, but he hurt all over. When he escaped from the Enforcers he’d managed to end up in the SWAT kats hanger by mistake, and they knew he was alive. He took one last look at the SWAT kats, before jumping back into the pipes. As he travelled along, he thought to himself, that he should try to find Viper again, that shouldn’t be too hard scince he did it before. He had some rather big questions to ask Purvis, and He’d better have some answers. Razor stood there, wondering weather or not he should have let Hydro-kat escape. “Thanks partner.” T Bone said, standing up. “Don’t mention it.” Razor said looking at him to see if he was hurt. They looked at each other, then at the hole in the wall. “So now what do we do?” T Bone said, looking at Razor. “Hydro-kat is back, and he knows who we are.” “Yea, and we can’t kill him. I mean the SWAT Kats are killers.” Both kats were silent, just standing there wandering what should they do. There thoughts were interrupted by the alarm going off. This time it really was Callie. “SWAT kats.” Callie said into the communicator. “I just got a call from Commander Feral. Hydro-kat is back.” “Yea, we already know Miss. Briggs.” T Bone said into the phone. “Hydro-kat attacked us in our own hanger. But we got rid of him.” “How’d you do that?” Callie said. “Well.” T Bone Started. He then began to tell Miss Briggs about there fight with Hydro-kat begging careful not to give away their secret Identities. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 2 : Back to were it all Began Mean while, deep within Meagkat Swamp.... Viper was trying out some new formulas, when a huge water spout appeared ousted his hut. He went to investigate. He saw that it then landed on the shore and began to slowly take shape. He knew who it was. Hydro-kat then turned into Max Ray, and collapsed on the ground. He was gasping, as if he’s just run the 50 k marathon. Max looked up at Viper who was smiling. “Why Max, what are you doing here?” He hissed in his snake like voice. “Long time no ssssee Max old pal.” Max was not in the mode for playing games. Twice in his life, Purivs had held the upper hand, and Twice it had ruined his life. Now, this was the third time, and he was going to make sore that it wasn’t going to ruin his life again. “Cut the crap Purivs.” He growled. “I’m not in the mode.” Viper smiled. “Oohhh.” He teased. “A little grumpy, I ssssee.” Hydro-kat walked over, and picked him up by the throat. “Listen Purvis.” He growled. “I’m not here to wish you happy birthday, I’m here to get information.” Viper’s smile grew wider. He was begging to like this. “Information?, on what?” Hydro-kat, nearly throttled Viper on the spot. “You know exactly what information I need.” He held up an axe inform of Vipers face. Viper didn’t move. “Very sssssmart move Max, kill me and you’ll never get what you came here for.” Hydro-kat placed Viper gently down on the ground. Viper held the upper paw, again. He didn’t like that, one bit. “Now.” Viper hissed. “You have ssssome quessstonsss?” Hydro-kat was nearly turning red with anger. “Yea.” He screamed at Viper. “I do, like, I Don’t think you’ve told me all I need to know on the HYDRO formula.” Viper ignored him and pointed down at the floor. “Max, your dripping all over my floor.” Viper teased. “I can’t help it.” Hydro-kat yelled at him. “I can’t seem to stop dripping, and before that, I had a lot a of trouble turning back into Max Ray.” Hydro-kat leaned closer to Viper’s face. “What’s happening to me Purvis? I think you know, and your keeping it from me.” Vipers smile went from a grin, to an all out uncontrollable fit of laugher. Hydro-kat stared at Viper. “What’s so funny FREAK!” He yelled at him. “Freak, am I?” Viper stopped laughing and looked Hydro-kat right in the face. “Have you had a look in the mirror?” He began to walk back into his hut. “Hardly the proper wordsss to sssay to the very kat who could, sssave your life.” Hydro-kat ran after him, garbing him by the collar. “What do you mean, save my life?” Viper couldn’t control his crazy grin. “You really don’t get it, do you Max.” Viper began. “Do you remember, five year’ssss, ago. When you, and I had another littler talk like thissss one. I ssssaid, that the HYDRO formula was unssstable. Your transssformation, may have made it lassst a little while longer, it’ssss ether that, or the formula effectsss your body in a ssstrange way.” Hydro-kat’s eye’s went wide with fright. “What the hell dose all that mean?” He cried out loud. “It meansss, Max old pal, that your becoming unssstable, or in sssimpler termsssss, your literally falling apart.” “NNNOOOOOO!” Hydro-kat screamed, and he hurled a large bladed bladed axe at Viper, who easily managed to dodge it. “Ssssee Max.” Viper hissed at him. “Your becoming ssslower, I found it rather easssy to dodge that blow.” Hydro-kat hung his head. Viper was in complete control. “You’re going to have to lesssten to me now Max. If you kill me, your dead. If you leave, your dead anyway, sssso you have very little choice but to obey me Max.” Viper was saying this with glee. Hydro-kat was silent for ten seconds. “All right Doc.” He finally said. “What do you want me to do?” Viper tilled back his head, and laughed out loud. Hydro-kat covered his ears, as it was immense, and noisy, for it echoed within the swamp. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 3: Partners in Crime Two Days later... Megakat Boicimicals, the place were it all began for one kat, and were it will bring him again. The nearby drinking fountain suddenly turned into a real fountain, as Hydro-kat exited from it. He looked at his soundings, and made his way down the hall to the chem lab, where Viper had ordered him to steal Katalist XG9, a special mutation formula component. He stopped short of the container, maybe Viper had the upper hand now, but he could still put his original plan into action. Hydro-kat smiled, yes he liked that idea. He garbed, another canister of Katalist XG9 from the shelf, and made his way to the bathroom. He was giggling to himself as he ran there, he would finally get his revenge on Viper, but not now, later, when it was safer to do so. Laughing, he jumped down into the sewers, and ran of towards the swamp. Viper was waiting for Hydro-kat when he came back. He had to stop to hid the extra canister of XG9, so Viper wouldn’t suspect a thing. However, in doing so, he spent to much time in Hydro-kat mode, and the formula that Viper had given him to keep him alive, was starting to wear of. “About bloody time Max.” Viper said giving him a saringe. “Another couple of minute’sss, and you would have been a water puddle again. “Yea.” Hydro-kat said, turning back into Max, and injecting the Formula into him. “I know.” Viper looked at him with glee. “Did you get it?” He hissed, holding out his scaly paws. Max nodded his head. “Yea, yea, I got it.” He said throwing him the canister. “What do you want it for?” Viper smiled still looking at the canister. “You sssee Max.” Viper said, opening the lid. “Thisss is the lassst component I need for a special type of fuel.” Max Ray looked at him. “You building a rocket?” Max said. Viper didn’t think that was funny. “No you fool.” He hissed at him. “Have you herd of Greek Fire?” Max nodded. “Good, asss you know, Greek fire, is made up of left over resssidue from katcrude oil, once lit, not even water can put it out.” Max. nodded again. “Well, with my ssspecial talents, I intend to make a sssuper version of Greek fire, ssso that it will cover the whole, of Megakat city, and once alight, it will burn down all the buildingsss, and I will move in, to create my Megassswamp City!” He though his paws above his head, like a runner when crossing the finish line. Max just nodded. He didn’t want Viper to know his plans, just yet. The next few days, were one of boredom for Hydro-kat. Do this, do that, Steal this, distort that. Viper was keeping him moving twenty-four hours a day. By the end of the week, Hydro-kat had used up twenty-six canisters of the counter formula that Viper had made for him. He ended up having to double his load because of the chemicals needed for the Formula that he needed. Meanwhile, the SWAT kats weren’t parting at the moment. They had heard all about Hydro-kats crimes on the T.V. and were preparing for there next encounter with him. Razor had decided to give the heat ray he had invented lst time, another go. “Are you sore it’ll work this time Jake?” Chance said as he walked up behind him. Jake looked up from the table he was working at. “Well, we won’t know until I get the chance to use this baby properly.” He went back to working again. “O.k.” Chance said walking away. “Now that just leaves us with one problem. Hydro-kat knows our secret Identities, what are we going to about that. He’s still out there, and with that kind of information, he could make sore our SWAT kat days are over.” Jake got up from his bench and walked over towards Chance. “I know buddy, and the funny thing is, that he hasn’t tried any of those things yet. If I were him, I would have spilt the beans to feral by now.” Chance looked over at him. “Well your not Hydro-kat aren’t you.” He turned to face Jake. “I don’t like it Jake. Way hasn’t he made his move yet. Why all these small crimes. I mean, this isn’t him, Hydro-kat doesn’t do this sort of thing.” Jake looked down at the ground. “I know buddy.” He said. “Evan though I don’t want to say it, but Hydro-kat has us behind the eight ball.” Chance nodded, and headed for the ladder back up to the garage. ===================================================================== ===================================================================== ================ Chapter 4 : One by One, the Piece Fall Megakat City Sewers Max Ray had created his own laboratory, within the sewers, and was performing his own experiments. He still had the small canister of the HYDRO formula, and he had some other chemicals as well. Like he said earlier. Viper wasn’t the only chemical genus in this city. Max had been waiting days for this moment to arrive. A chance when he could create his own little formula behind Purvis’s back, and make him pay for everything he’s been though. He suddenly felt weak. He garbed a saringe of the formula that Viper had made for him, and injected it into his arm. He had to use this stuff more often now. His destabilisation process was speeding up. He had to find a cure for it soon, or he would be Vipers slave for ever. After he found the cure, he would then start on his original plan, and he would destroy Viper, once and for all. All next week, Max toiled long into the night, trying to find the final cure for his destabilisation. However, he later found a diary of Vipers in his lab one night, saying that there was no cure for Max’s disablization process, that he could only keep taking the drug. Purivs planed to keep Hydro-kat under his control, knowing that He’d do anything for the formula, to stay alive. Hydro-kat smiled as he read on, for in it, was the notes on how to make the drug. He smiled, an evil smile, for his revenge was nearly at hand. Max carefully put back the diary so that viper would never have notes. Giggling to himself again, he tiptoed out of the lab. The next day, Max spent in his self made lab, working on the HYDRO formula. He had made his own drug, but still took Puvis’s to keep suspicion of his tail. However, when the day came to an end. Max’s work was completed. He sat down in his chair to breath a sigh of relieve. “Tomorrow Purvis, you meet your maker.” He said taking a sip of wine. “WHO, will meet there maker?!” Max turned around to see a red faced Viper, standing in the doorway. “Oh, hi Purvis.” Max said, holding out the wine bottle. “Want one?” Viper knocked the wine bottle away with his tail, letting it shatter on the ground. “No I don’t Max.” He looked around the lab. “And what issss all thisss?” It was Max’s turn to smile now. “Why, this is my privet lab Purvis.” He leaned back in his chair. “Whatdaya think?” Viper was not amused. “Your own lab!?” He screamed. “You’ve been plotting againssst me, behind my back, haven’t you!” Max leaned back in his chair and yawned. “Yep.” He leaned closer to Viper. “And there’s nothing you can do about it Lizard kat.” “Oh yessss there isss.” Viper growled. “have you forgotten about the drug you need from me?” Max yawned again. “No I haven’t forgotten about that drug Viper.” He shoved a small test tube in his face. “I found your diary Viper, and I got the formula from it.” He picked up Viper and walked outside into the sewers. “Now.” He stared. “I don’t need your drug, I don’t need your help, and most of all, I don’t need you.” With that. He drooped Viper, down into the raging river fifty meters below. See ya Viper. Why don’t you drop me a line when you get back. Don’t bother ringing my place. The city will be distroyed by then. Viper took one last look at Hydro-kat, as the raging river swept him away. “Your dead Max.” He screamed out. “I’ll get you, I’ll get you very soon, Max.” Hydro-kat just laughed. “Do you take me for a fool Purvis.” He called out as Viper disappeared into a tunnel. “Guess not.” He picked up his canister of Drug, and got ready to inject himself, ready for tomorrow. He had a very big day tomorrow. ===================================================================== ======== Else where. Deep within the network of pipes, Viper sat on top of the now calm river of sewage. He was smiling an evil smile to himself. His yellow eyes glowed like lights in a fog. He snickered to himself as he though about what Max said to him before he disappeared, about taking him for a fool. “Why yesss I do Max.” He hissed. “Yesss I do.” ===================================================================== ======== ===================================================================== ======== ===================================================================== ======== Chapter 5 : Larger than Life The next day, Max got up out of bed, and picked up a small saringe. He proceeded to inject himself with it. He laughed as he did this. “Now.” He said. “Megakat City will feel my wrath.” He laughed as he walked outside of his lab, a little bigger than he originally was. T Bone was in the work out room, when Jake came running in. “What’s up buddy?” Chance said watching Jake catch his breath. “I’ve picked up an emergency Enforcer broadcast on our radio.” he puffed. “And?” Chance asked. “It’s Hydro-kat.” He turned and ran for the door. “You won’t believe what he’s done now.” T Bone gasped from the cockpit of the Turbo Kat, as they flew along. Hydro-kat was Fifty Feet tall. He was walking though buildings, and the enforcer tanks, and choppers. Nothing could stop him. T Bone groaned. “This reminds me of Rex Shard.” He said as he swung the jet around for another look. At that moment, Hydro-kat looked up to see the jet approaching. “Hi SWAT kats.” He yelled up at them. “Now everybody’s here, we can finally start the party.” “Back of SWAT kats.” Feral’s voice came over the radio. “The enforcers can handle this.” “Really commander?” T Bone teased. “It appears that Hydro-kat has you on the ropes.” Razor told T Bone to knock it off, and to watch Hydro-kat, for he started throwing icicles at them. “I suppose your wondering how I became so big.” Hydro-kat called up to the jet. “Well.” Razor said into his megaphone mike. “The thought did cross my mind.” Hydro-kat hurled another icicle at them , and started to explain. “I stole a canister of the HYDRO formula that turned me into Hydro-kat from the enforcer evidence locker. Then using stole chemicals, I altered the Formula to my likings and injected it into me, and now, here I am.” “And here you go.” T Bone said under his breath. He brought the jet around to face the fifty-foot tall Hydro-kat. Razor locked on with Freeze missiles, and fired. “Oh come on.” Hydro-kat called out to the jet. “You really don’t expect me to fall for that one, again, do you?” He caught the missiles, in mid path, and crushed them. “Actually.” Razor said flicking a few switches. “We did.” The nose of the plane split apart, and a strange looking gun appeared from it. “I had the Megabeam converted into my ray gun T Bone.” Razor explained. He fired the beam and it hit Hydro-kat in the arm, taking it clean of. “AAARGGGHHHHH!” He screamed, clutching his arm. He watched as it grew back, then he turned up towards the jet. “That little stunt, just cost you your lives SWAT kats.” He yelled. Hydro-kat then raised both his arms into the air. “And now.” He yelled. “It’s time for the grand fornaly. The ground began to shake. Everyone was thrown of their feet. Suddenly, huge columns of water began to gush out of the ground, and spit water into the air. These columns, began to take on a shape, turning into Hydro-kats. T Bone, Razor, and Feral both gasped in amazement. For standing in front of them, were six Hydro-kats, all ready for a fight. “SWAT kats.” Hydro-kat chuckled. “Meet the boys. Boys, meet the SWAT kats.” All five clones growled, and began to move towards the Turbo Kat, branching axes. “Holy KATS!” T Bone screamed, as he just managed to avoid the swipe of an axe. “O.K. what do we do now buddy?” “What we can do.” Razor said, arming his missiles. “FIGHT BACK!” He let lose a volley of freeze missiles. One of them hit a target, but he was soon braking free. “Octopus missiles, deploy!” Razor shouted, as he fired apon the half frozen statue. The statue shattered into a thousand pieces. “One down!” T Bone cried. “Yea.” Razor said nervously. “and five to go.” The real Hydro-kat had now joined the fight, and was giving the SWAT kats a real run for there money. Razor armed the Mega beam again. “Mega beam, maximum sweeping range.” He cried. The beam shot out, and disintegrated another clone on the spot. “YES!” T Bone cried out. T Bone then brought the jet into hover mode, to faced, two clones. “Cement Minni gun, FIRE!” Razor shouted. The cement Minni gun fired a large volley of cement slugs, at the two clones, turning them into cement statues. They stopped squirming and fell over, putting major holes in the road. “Double YES!” T Bone yelled, nearly letting go of the controls. “GET THEM!” Hydro-kat yelled to the last clone. This clone, let lose a volley of icicles at the Turbo Kat. However, T Bone just gave a hard left on the control stick, and the Turbo Kat just managed to avoid the deadly barrage. “Mega Beam, maximum Sweeping range.” Razor yelled again, as he fired the beam, disintegrating the last clone. Hydro-kat just shook his head in disgust. How could his clones lose to the SWAT Kats, they were him. “ALRIGHT!” Razor yelled watching the last clone vaporising. “Five down, and one to...” The jet suddenly shook, as if something had hit it, then began to plummet towards the pavement some fifty five feet to the ground. “What happened Buddy?” Razor cried out. “Hydro-kat throw another icicle at us Razor.” T Bone yelled. “It’s lodge in the Mega Beam, and it’s dragging us down. T Bone then pushed a few buttons on the panel. “Only one thing to do, lets just hope it works.” T Bone turned on only the back hover thrashers causing the jet to go horizontal. The icicle feel out of the nose, and T Bone could now stop the jet from plummeting. Hydro-kat cursed the luck of the SWAT kats, and began to move towards them, morphing two axes out of his paws. “So what do we do now Razor?” T Bone asked, hoping he would have another plan. “There’s nothing we can do buddy.” Razor answered. “I used up all my freeze missiles. Were out of cement slugs. And the Meaga beam has been out of commission. I hate to admit it buddy, but we’ve just been thrown on the defensive.” Suddenly, T Bone notes something very strange with Hydro-kat. “Hay look at that buddy.” He said pointing down at Hydro-kats left axe. Razor looked and received a shock. His axe, had turned from a bright blue, to a dull looking green colour. Hydro-kat hadn’t seen this yet. Hydro-kat then swung his left axe at the jet and did notes what was wrong with his paw. He notes it because it came right of, and sail over a few blocks. He looked at the stump were his paw had once been, waiting for another to take it’s place. However, nothing appeared. Hydro-kat began to tremble on the spot. He had no idea what was going on. “Hi Max!” Viper called up at him from a near by building. “I sssee you’ve notessst my latessst little formula.” Hydro-kat, looked at disbelief at Viper. He did it again. The little prick had foiled his plans again. However, he wanted to know what was up. “All right Viper.” He said in a low voice. “What have you done to me?” Viper laughed and continued. “O.K.” He started. “Do you remember when I told you about my plan to cover the city with Greek fire Max?” Hydro-kat nodded. “well, you alssso remember when you found my diary containing the formula for the drug you needed?” Hydro-kat nodded again. “Well, that formula was fake. I planted it there so you would find it and make your own, but it was the ingredients for my super Greek fire formula. You had been injecting yourself with Greek fire Max.” Hydro-kat was confused. “But how come I’m still here?” Viper smiled. “The formula alssso contained the drug, ssso you wouldn’t get sssussspicious if it sssuddenly didn’t work.” He began to walk away. “And thanksss to you Max, your going to make my dreamsss come true. Your already begging effected buy the Greek fire, your body is turning into my sssuper Greek fire now. Thanks to your ssstupidity Max, I’m getting two birdsss with one ssstone. The city, and YOU!” Hydro-kat looked at his body. It was 55% green. “Goodbye Max.” Viper hissed jumping over the side of the building, to go down the fire escape. “I’m afraid your usssefulnesss, hasss expired.” and he was gone. “NNNOOOOOOO!” Hydro-kat yelled out. T Bone and Razor saw everything from there jet, and were wondering what Viper was saying to Hydro-kat. However, Feral, had seen this too. He rolled up in his tank and locked on to Hydro-kat. “Feral wait!” Razor yelled into his mike. “You don’t know what will happ...” Too late. Feral fired at Hydro-kat. The lasers from the tank turned Hydro-kat on fire. Screaming he did not want to die, Hydro-kat then exploded, showering the city with Vipers super Greek fire. “Oh way to go Feral.” T Bone said into the radio. “Now you’ve done it.” The two looked at the scene, half the city was covered with this crude, and it was burring away. Razor tuned into the enforcer radio, to discover that the fire could not be put out with water. “It’s Greek fire T Bone.” Razor said to him. “Water can not put it out.” T Bone turned back to the scene. “Great, so what do we do then buddy.” Razor smiled. “ I have one idea that might just work.” He began to scroll though his missile options until he came to the one he wanted. “Do you remember when we first encountered the Metalikats?” T Bone nodded. “Well remember the water bomb I used to put out that fire. I’ve modified it now. It’s filled with CO2, I’ve got enough here to cover the burring area.” Razor pushed a few buttons, and the Bombs went to work. Ten minutes later. The fire was completely out. The SWAT Kats, hovered on the spot for a while, taking in everything that had happened in the last hour. “I guess it’s really over then.” T Bone said. “I guess that Hydro-kat is really gone for good this time.” Razor looked at the city. “I guess your right this time buddy. However, I can’t stop thinking about why Viper showed up. What did Hydro-kat and Viper have in common?” T Bone shock his head. “I don’t know buddy.” He said. Razor sighed. “Oh well.” He said. “I guess we’ll never know.” And with that. The Turbo Kat flew off towards the hanger. The city was safe, for another day. END.