CHAPTER 10: THE DAY OFF BY: FELICIA McFURRY, ACE AND ISIS SPECIAL THANKS TO KATARINA FURLONG Jake returned from the hangar exhausted. He had spent most of his day working on the Turbokat trying to get his mind off of Felicia. Felicia had not call for almost 3 days now and that was very unusual. He plopped down on the couch and reached over to the phone. Jake wanted to call her so badly but he knew that he mustn't let her friend know, so he sighed and decided to turn on the television. There was nothing on except Scaredy Kat so he kept it on that channel. When Chance walked up and discovered that Jake was watching Scaredy Kat, he was speechless. He casually walked over to the couch and sat down beside his friend. "I thought you didn't like Scaredy Kat.," he teased. "Well there's nothing on and it will keep my mind straight.," Jake stated. Even though Jake was watching the show, his mind was somewhere else. "Are you still worried about Felicia?," Chance asked softly. Jake sighed and nodded. "Yeah. But how did you know?," he asked "Well, when you were working on the Turbokat for no apparent reason is one of the reasons why and the fact that you looked depressed all of the time.," said Chance as he smiled. Chance walked over to the cordless phone and handed it to Jake. "Why don't you just call her and make sure that she is okay." Jake refused the phone and then said, "I can't do that, Chance." Chance was confused by this and asked, "Why not, buddy?" "I told you already: I mustn't let her friend know about us.," said Jake. Suddenly a news bulletin appeared on the channel, Jake and Chance focused their attention on it. "This just in. Hard Drive has escaped from the prison. I repeat Hard Drive has escaped. The enforcers are not really sure at this point on how but they caution everyone to become aware. Hard Drive is armed and dangerous so be careful.", said the announcer. The news went off and Scaredy Kat came on once again. "All, great", Jake complained as he got up and tossed the remote on the couch. He started to make his way to the hangar ladder. "Where are you going?," asked Chance. "I am going to ride around on the Cyclotron. I need to clear my mind again.", said Jake as he went down the ladder. "Be careful.," Chance called. *********************************************************************** Meanwhile Ricochet wasn't almost near Isis's condo. Her and her brother had taken almost 2 days to get back. Jenson didn't even bother to rest and went straight back to Enforcer Headquarters. Ricochet asked him if he was still going to have his job. Jenson replied that he would since the only enforcer under him that was qualified to be a colonel was Steele and Feral would never have Steele right under him. As Ricochet made her way to the Condo, she noticed a figure lurking near it. She carefully made her way to the Condo to see who it was. Suddenly she noticed that the figure had electricity flowing around it. "Hard Drive!!", Felicia gasped and pulled out her D5K. She ran up behind him and aimed her gun at him. "Don't move." Hard Drive turned around and saw that it was Ricochet. "So, Ricochet we meet again.", he said and then smiled. "What are you doing here?," Ricochet demanded. "I was looking for Felicia, but I think I may have already found her.", said Hard Drive. "How did you get out of jail so early?," she asked. "Well, that was your failure. You forgot to capture Dark Kat and he was most willing enough to give me another chance. He also provided me with my other surge coat.", said Hard Drive as he patted his new coat. "Prepare to be taken back.," said Ricochet as she pointed her gun at him. "Oh, please," Hard Drive said and shocked her hand which made her drop the gun. " Crud!", she screamed as she dropped her gun and held onto her injured hand. "Now what was this about taking me in?," he asked. Ricochet growled and extended her claws. "I can still take you in with my bare claws.," she growled. "I love challenges. You're on.," said Hard Drive as he extended his claws also. Ricochet jumped at him and took her hand to scratch him, but Hard Drive held her hand. Ricochet was surprised by this and was not prepared for Hard Drive's next attack. Hard Drive scratched her across the face almost cutting away her mask. The scratch was pretty deep and started to bleed. "Aaah.", she said as she held her hand over the wound. The scratch started to hurt real bad when the air reached it. Hard Drive showed no sympathy for this and slightly shocked her. But the shock was just enough to knock her unconscious. Ricochet collapsed to the ground. ************************************************************************ Meanwhile Razor was driving near Isis's Condo. He had decided to go there and check to make sure that Felicia was alright. But when he saw Hard Drive outside the front of it and Felicia unconscious on the ground, he became worried. He stopped the Cyclotron and quickly put on his glove-a-trix. Razor started to make his way to Hard Drive. ************************************************************************ Hard Drive was not aware of Razor's presence, since he had his attention on Ricochet's unconscious body. He started up his surge coat again but this time with even more power. "And now, my dear, Ricochet. Prepare to fry.", he said. as he aimed at her. "NOO!!", screamed Razor and shot a wrapper missile at Hard Drive. The wrapper missile wrapped around Hard Drive's legs making him fall. Razor rushed to Ricochet's side just make sure that Hard Drive wouldn't try to zap her. If he came to taking a hit for Ricochet, he would do it. Hard Drive broke free from the wrapper missile and stood back up. "So...the SWAT Kat is willing to take a bullet for his girlfriend.," he taunted. Suddenly a big gush of wind came as Dark Kat's Fear Ship approached them. A ladder was tossed down and Hard Drive climbed on it. "What's it going to be, SWAT Kat? Your girlfriend or the bad guy?" When Razor made no effort to go after Hard Drive, it made Hard Drive laughed. "Exactly SWAT Kat why you will always fail. Fail to capture the bad guys and fail to save your close friends." Hard Drive was pulled up into the Fear Ship and the Fear Ship left. Razor ran over to Ricochet and checked her pulse. Her pulse was low and so was her breathing. She was moaning but her eyes were not open which worried Razor. He picked her up and ran to Isis's condo. When he reached the front door, he shifted her a little bit so he could one of his hands free to ring the door bell. ********************************************************************* Isis was chatting with some of her friends that she meant over the internet when the door bell ring. "Always someone here when I am trying to chat with some of my friends," she moaned and quickly typed the word BRB. She continued to mumble about other kats bothering when she reached the front door. When she opened the door, she stopped dead in her tracks. She saw Razor, who had a terribly worried look on his face, holding the limp body of her best friend. Even though Felicia was dressed as Ricochet and Isis wasn't supposed to let anyone know about her being Ricochet, she said, "Oh, no. What's wrong with Felicia?" Razor was surprised at this and it also made him feel even more depressed. "I need to put her down on her bed.," he said. Isis opened the door for him and Razor carried Felicia to her bed. "I'll call the paramedics.", Isis called as she walked over to living room phone. Razor placed Ricochet on the bed. "No, don't.," he yelled. Isis walked into the room. "Why not?," she inquired. "Because since she's been doing these missions, Feral will be after her and I don't want him to get his hands on her.," Razor stated. He pulled a chair over to the bed and motioned for Isis to sit in it but Isis refused. Razor sat down and held onto Ricochet's hand. Isis went to the bathroom to get the medical kit. "Hang in there, Felicia," Razor whispered softly. Isis returned back with the medical kit and placed it on the bed. She took out some bandages and then took off Ricochet's mask. She started to treat Felicia's scratch that Hard Drive gave her. "How long as she been Ricochet?," asked Razor as he watched Isis treat Felicia. "You mean you didn't know she was Ricochet?," Isis asked in surprise. Her eyes grew wide. "Oh, no. I wasn't supposed to let you know. I thought that you knew or something." "Well, Felicia is my friend. Close friend. It's okay. She won't care.," he said. "She went out about 3 days ago to go after Dark Kat, and Turmoil on some sort of train. Then her brother went after her. She hasn't returned home since you brought her. What happened to her?," Isis asked and looked up at Felicia with terror. "Why can't she wake up?" "Hard Drive got here. He shocked her that is my best guess. I didn't come there until after she became unconscious.," said Razor. Razor suddenly realized that T-Bone is probably worrying why he hasn't returned yet; he had been gone for almost a hour now. "Can I use your phone? I need to call T-Bone and tell him that I am going to stay here for awhile to make sure that she is okay." "Sure. It's in the living room.," said Isis. "Thanks," said Razor and he walked out of the room to the living room. Isis watched him and wondered if he and Felicia were closer friends than he said. Since she noticed how much he cared about her. Razor picked up the phone and dialed the number to the salvage yard. ********************************************************************** At the salvage yard, Chance was watching Scaredy Kat marathon when the phone ring. He hit the mute button on the tv and picked up the telephone. "Hello. Jake and Chance Garage. Chance speaking. How can I help you?," he said. "T-Bone, this is Razor.", said Razor. "Razor?!", said Chance as he wondered why Razor called him instead of using the communicator. "I am over at Felicia's place. I might be staying here for awhile.", said Razor. Chance grinned. "Oh, I see..," he teased. Razor frowned. "No, buddy." His voice became softer. "Ricochet is Felicia and Hard Drive got to her tonight. She's got a bad scratch across the face and is unconscious. My best guess is that he zapped her." Chance frowned also. Mad at himself that he teased Razor during this serious situation. "I'm sorry, pal. I understand. Do you want me to come over?" "No that's ok. I'll be home as soon as she regains consciousness.," said Razor. "Roger. Out.", said Chance and he hung up the phone. Razor did the same and sighed. The time was 11:00 p.m. and he was tired since it was near his bed time. But he told himself that he would not fall asleep until Felicia woke up. He walked back into the room where Felicia was and sat down in the chair. Isis looked tired also but she tried to stay awake too. But pretty soon she fell asleep. Razor smiled at this, he knew that Isis tried her best but she couldn't. His eyes began to feel heavy but he forced himself to stay awake. But around 12:30, he fell asleep. ********************************************************************** Around 1:00 am, Felicia's moaning woke Razor and Isis up. Razor sprang up from the chair and ran over to Felicia's side. "Felicia?," he asked. Felicia's eyes fluttered open. Her vision was blurry but it started to become clearer. "Razor?," she asked. Razor held her hand. "I am here.," he said as he smiled. Felicia smiled softly too. ************************************************************************ Around 1:30 am, Felicia, Isis and Razor were done discussing about everything that had happened. Razor had told Felicia about coming to her rescue and his discovery of her identity. Felicia told them about her missions that she had. Razor was thankful that she was alright. "Well, Felicia. I had better go. T-Bone is probably wondering where I am.," said Razor as he got up from his chair. "Well, can you at least stay until I fall asleep. I promise it won't take long. I am kind of beat.," pleaded Felicia. "Ok.," Razor agreed. "Can you come over tomorrow?," asked Felicia. Razor nodded. They looked into each other's eyes. They both wanted to kiss but knew that they mustn't let Isis know yet about their relationship. He held onto her hand and she started to close her eyes. Once he was sure she was asleep. He told Isis that he was leaving and that he come back to check on her around 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. Razor got on the Cyclotron and made his way back to the hangar. ************************************************************************ The next day around noon, Isis and Felicia were watching the soap opera, Megakat General Hospital. Isis was sitting in her lazy boy and Felicia was stretched out on the couch. She ached all over and everytime she moved, it would hurt her. They heard the sound of a car approaching. Felicia reached out and opened the curtains and saw that it was Jake. "Can you get the door, Isis?," she asked. "It's my boyfriend." Isis got up and looked at Felicia. "You're boyfriend?," she said. Felicia grinned but just shrugged. Isis gave Felicia a mean look and walked over to the door when the door bell rang. Isis opened the door and saw Jake Clawson. Jake was wearing a pair of jeans and black t-shirt. Isis only took a quick glance at him but discovered that he was a hunk. "Me-ow", she said. Jake was surprised by this and embarrassed. "Um is Felicia here?," he finally managed to ask. "I can be," Isis said as she smiled. She was almost speechless about Felicia's boyfriend. Felicia overheard Isis and quickly got up ignoring the pain. She walked up to the door. "I'm here, Jake.," she said. "Won't you come in?" Jake smiled and walked in and Felicia shuts the door. When Jake's back was turned toward Felicia and Isis, Isis asked," You're dating him?" "Yep.", said Felicia and she followed Jake to the couch. Isis sat down on the couch. Felicia sat beside Jake on the couch. "So, what are you two girls doing?," asked Jake. "Watching soap operas.," Isis answered, not really paying attention to Jake now. She was really engrossed on the soap. "Well, good-bye", said Jake and started to get up. "Oh, don't leave, Jake", pleaded Felicia and tugged on his shirt. "Ok", said Jake as he gave in. "But only because you want me to." "Thanks," said Felicia and kissed him on the cheek as Jake sat back down. "So, you really had me going last night.," Isis stated and laughed. "What do you mean?," Felicia inquired. "Well, for some reason, I thought you were dating that SWAT Kat, Razor.," said Isis. Felicia blushed and looked over at Jake. Jake shrugged and was speechless. They had been found out! "Um. well. I kind of am., " Felicia said. Isis was confused by this and asked, "What do you mean?" Felicia was about to answer but Jake motioned for her to let him. "Isis, I think it is time that we tell you.," he said. "Tell me what," she asked. "Do you promise to keep a big secret?," asked Felicia. "Of course, Felicia, I am your friend.," said Isis. "Isis, I am Razor.," said Jake. Isis's eyes grew wide. "Are you kidding?" Jake shook his head. "Cool!," Isis said. "So, what is going on in your soap opera?," Jake asked as he put his arm around Felicia. Felicia started to purr. "Well, I am not really sure. Some kat is cheating on his wife and one of the she-kats is trying to commit suicide.," said Felicia. "Shhhh.," said Isis. "My tomkat is on." Suddenly a handsome tomkat appeared in the show. Isis sighed dreamily. "Who is that?," Jake asked. "That is Zach, practically the star of the soap. Isis thinks he is really cute.," Felicia said. "Felicia, I thought you said that you thought he was cute too. Yeah, I remember. You said he had a cute body.," Isis said. Felicia tried to motion for her stop but it was too late. "That's enough, Isis.," she said. Felicia blushed by this. "Hey, well am I not cute?," Jake demanded. "No, no. Jakey, you're cute. He is not as cute as you are. Not to mention sexy.," Felicia quickly said. She started to rub the back of his neck. Suddenly, in the show, a beautiful, blonde, she-kat appeared in the soap. She caught Jake's attention. "Meow. She's gorgeous.," he said. Felicia heard this and became jealous. "Jake!!", she said and slid away from him. "Well, I guess I am not gorgeous." Jake slid closer to her and said, "Licia, I was only kidding. I was just getting back at you.," he said and kissed her. Felicia smiled and laid against him and started to purr. Jake stroked her hair. When the soap opera was off, Isis decided to go to her room, to get on her computer and hack into some files. Jake and Felicia were on the couch watching the news. After awhile, Isis yelled," Hey, guys, come here and look at this." Jake got up from the couch and then helped Felicia up. He held her hand and led her to Isis's room. "What is it, Isis?," Felicia asked when they reached Isis's room. "Well, I think I might I have found the location of Dark Kat. I found a bunch of files that contained information on that satellite of you were talking about. The file contained a bunch of codes with it too. Looked like some sort of launch codes. I wasn't able to figure them out, so I am going to send a spike to the location.," Isis stated as she furiously started to type in codes into the computer. *********************************************************************** At the Katvenya Bunker, Hard Drive was sitting at his computer typing. Suddenly an alarm started to go off in the computer. A screen appeared showing that he was going to be spiked. "Oh, no!!", he screamed and ran to the cabinet that contained the circuitry to the computers. He frantically started to pull out of the wires and circuit boards. But it was too late. ******************************************************************** "Dark Kat or Hard Drive are in Katvenya.", Isis said proudly. "Bingo!", Jake yelled triumphantly. "Then I'm going to Katvenya.," said Felicia. "No, Felicia.," said Jake. "But, Jake.," Felicia pleaded. Jake smiled. "We're going to Katvenya.," he said. Felicia smiled and hugged him. "Thanks, Jake." "Let's just hope that Chance agrees to this.," he said. "Ok, I am going to call Jenson.," said Felicia and walked over to the phone in the living room and picked it up. She dialed in the number for the Enforcer Headquarters. When someone picked up, she said, "Colonel McFurry, please." "Who is this?," asked the kat. It was Steele. "This is his sister.," said Felicia. "Hold one minute, please.," Steele said and hit the hold button. He hit turned on the record button on the machine that was hooked up to the line to Jenson's room. Then he transferred the call to Jenson. "McFurry, line 3.," he called. "Got it.," yelled Jenson as he picked up the phone. "Hello, this is Colonel McFurry." "Jenson, this is Felicia," said the voice on the other line. "Felicia? Hey how have you been?," asked Jenson. "Listen, Jenson. I have found the location of Dark Kat., "said Felicia. "He is at Katvenya. I need for you to come to Isis's place so we can leave together. Razor and T-Bone are going to help us this time. We need to leave at midnight." "Okay, I'll be over around 11:30.," said Jenson and he hung up. ************************************************************************ When the machine stopped recording, Steele knew that the line had been disconnected. He took the tape out of the machine and looked at it. "My promotion to colonel.," he said and kissed the tape. Steele took the tape with him and walked to the Commander's office. He knocked on the door. "Oh, Commander. I have something for you.," he said cheerfully. "Come in, Steele," said Feral. Steele opened the door and approached the Commander's desk. "We have, Jenson, now.," he said and handed the Commander the tape. ********************************************************************** At Katvenya, Hard Drive was held up against the wall by Dark Kat. Dark Kat had found out also about them finding the whereabouts of his hideout and he was not pleased. Hard Drive was choking as Dark Kat tightened his grip around Hard Drive's neck. "Hard Drive....Why did you let them find where we were?," he demanded. "It-It wasn't my fault. They sent a spike and I couldn't stop them.," Hard Drive managed to say and then stopped, trying to catch his breath. "But look at this way, Dark Kat. Now you have all of them right where you want them. You can capture them." Dark Kat thought about what Hard Drive said and then smiled. He released Hard Drive, making Hard Drive fall to the ground. Hard Drive was on the ground, gasping for air. "You're right, Hard Drive. I know just how to get them, too.," he said. "Hard Drive, I won't be needing you anymore. You're dismissed." Hard Drive didn't even think of arguing. He gave one last look at Dark Kat and then made his way to his plane. He got in it and took off. "Foolish, Dark Kat.," he said. "Dark Kat can not stop all of them but I am not going to hang and get captured, like last time." *********************************************************************** At Enforcer Headquarters, Feral, Felina, Steele and the Sergeant were in the conference room listening to the tape that Steele recorded. "So, it is agreed then," said Feral. "We are going to Katvenya." "But, uncle, why should we arrest them? They're just trying to help us get Dark Kat.," protested Felina. "Felina, we can not have kats thinking that they can go out and get villains on their own terms. If they want to do that, that is why they can join the enforcers.," said Feral. "Now let's wait for awhile. I want my best men to come along. You, too, Felina." ********************************************************************** Around 11:30pm, Jenson arrived at Isis's Condo. Felicia was already in her Ricochet outfit; T-Bone and Razor were already there, too. "Ready?," asked Ricochet. "Ready," said Jenson. "But call me Ace." Ricochet smiled and nodded. "Be careful.," Isis cautioned. "Got it.," Ricochet said. Ricochet and Ace got into his hummer and T-Bone and Razor got into their Turbokat. "Let's rock 'n' roll.," said T-Bone as he hit the thrusters. "Katvenya, here we come.," said Razor. To be continued...... By: Felicia McFurry, Ace and Isis