SHOCK TO THE SYSEM
AUTHOR: Felicia McFurry
EMAIL: Mel_B_52@Hotmail
PART I
AUTHORS NOTE: 
     Okay, guys. I decided to do this saga differently. It is most likely like one
big chapter.  I dunno how many parts yet. But this is how it will be. This will
probably be the last saga so I can return back to my fan fic that deals with just
characters originally from the show. ENJOY!!! :)

I dedicate this saga to the paramedics who saved me from my accident. But most
importantly of all, Jake Bridges. He REALLY did save my life and I owe him so
much. 
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     Dark Kat was at the detention center in the middle of the MegaKat
Mountains, where he kept Ricochet imprisoned.  He had the place heavily guarded
as well.  There was no way he was going to let the SWAT Kats get her.  But over
the course of years, Dark Kat started to become attracted to her.  By her beauty,
her youthfulness, and her strong willed.  At first, he wanted to kill her right  off but
now something inside of him wanted him to keep her. Was it love?  Could a villain
such as Dark Kat actually fall in love??  He approached her cell and walked in. 
Ricochet looked at him, with no favorness. Her feelings for him had remained the
same.  With him, he was carrying a cup of wine.
     "Ricochet, for all of your past betrayals, I can forgive.  Please accept this
offering.  For I do not want your death," he said softly in a voice that no one had
never heard Dark Kat use before. For one brief moment, he appeared like a
normal, caring kat. He handed the cup of wine to her.
     Ricochet's eyes showed no change in feeling as she looked over at him and
then approached him.  She took the cup from him and took a sip.  Dark Kat started
to smile softly, he was so happy.  Then, to Dark Kat's surprise, she spit the wine
that she had in her mouth at his face.  The wine hit his face, Dark Kat was so hit
back for this.  That at first, he just stood there, almost not aware of what had just
happened.
     Ricochet continued to look at him with the same look, not speaking.  Dark
Kat' face went back to his normal, angry face.  "You sorely test my patience," he
said almost in a growl.  He looked at her one more time with anger in his eyes,
growling loudly. But then he just turned to leave.
     "You destroyed my family," Ricochet finally said angrily.  Dark Kat turned
back around to face her.  "I am your enemy forever.  So kill me now, if you dare."
     "Foolish child," Dark Kat said angrily.  "A struggling worm on a hook
makes a better catch than a dead one." Then with that, he turned and left her cell.
Ricochet just stood at the door, watching him.
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     It was night fall at MegaKat City, Dusty was on the upper level of the
garage, where there was a balcony and some chairs.  From a certain position, you
would be able to see the lights shining brightly from the sky.  Dusty had went up
there that night to get his mind off of the things.  Jake was downstairs in the
hangar, releasing his own frustration by another method. That method was taking
all of his stress and anger on the punching bag.  Usually Jake was the one who
usually calmed down and thought things out.  But he was just suffering soo much
and had a little of Chance's influence into him.  Plus Jake thought that this would
be the best way, he knew if he kept all of his anger and frustration inside, he would
go off on someone, and it might be someone that he deeply cared for.  He didn't
want to risk someone else.  Chance was already in bed asleep, he felt bad for not
being able to suffer like his friends, he did care for Rico, but he knew he could
never feel the same pain as them.  He knew that Jake understood his reasons why
and respected them.  
     Jake had finished his beating on the punching bag and decided that he
needed to get some sleep if they wanted to look for Rico the next morning. He
walked over to the workbench where he had placed a towel for him.  He picked up
the towel and wiped the sweat from his head.  Suddenly an image of Felicia
popped into his mind, he wanted to push it out, fearing that it would tear him
apart. But he couldn't push her away, no he couldn't, he loved her.  Suddenly he
felt his knees began to feel weak as though he wanted to collapse right there and
cry out his heart. But he knew he had to remain strong for her, she would have
wanted him to.  He would get her back, he wouldn't let Dark Kat win this time. 
"This time he *will* die, Jake muttered to himself as he turned away from the
bench and made his way over to the ladder.   When he climbed up the ladder, he
made his way through the darken waiting room, he walked up the stairs to his
room, when he reached upstairs, he thought he could hear someone sobbing.  At
first, he thought it was Chance but it was coming up on the balcony.  He quietly
walked up the steps, up there he saw Dusty, his paws covering his face, he could
hear him softly sobbing to himself.  Jake stood there in awe for a moment, seeing
his own son crying like that.  He knew that Dusty was going through soo much
pain and hurt Jake just to see him like that.  
     "Dusty?," Jake called to him.
     Dusty gasped in surprise and quickly wiped the tears from his eyes and
turned around to face Jake.  Jake knew that Dusty didn't want him to see that he
had been crying, but Jake knew.  "Yes, dad?," Dusty replied.
     Jake approached him and sat down in the chair beside him.  He knew he
wouldn't bring the fact that he knew that Dusty was crying. "The city is beautiful at
night isn't it?," he asked.
     Dusty nodded.  "But some scary too..," he softly said. "Dad..do-do you
think that Mom is out there somewhere?"
     Jake closed his eyes, trying to find the right words.  He really didn't know if
Felicia was or not. "Yes, son, I do," he said, turning towards Dusty, smiling
slightly.  "We will get her back, I promise."
     Dusty nodded his head.  "Dad, I want to help you and Chance"
     "I know, son. I talked to Chance about it and he said we might need the
help. Plus he said after a few more months in training you could help be a weapons
systems operator like me, so when I am down on the ground, he'll still have
another person in the back seat," Jake commented. "Well, Dusty. You and I need
to get to bed. Tomorrow will be a long day for us."  He stood up, Dusty did the
same. Then him and Jake went downstairs.
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     Meanwhile at Dark Kat's fortress, he was talking to Scorpion. He was
angry at Ricochet and decided to teach her and the SWAT Kats not to mess with
him. This time he had the perfect plan and they wouldn't suffer physically but
mentally.  The Dark Troopers that he had constructed were now ready for his
ultimate plan.  "I am approving the test demonstration.  What I unveil today will
mark a new era for us.  I will be able to decimate the SWAT Kats just as I will the
enforcers.  At last my war will be filled only with the glory and beauty of decisive
victory," Dark Kat said.
     "A noble cause, Dark Kat," Scorpion had noted.  "I hope this
demonstration lives up to your claims." He was getting tired of Dark Kat
promising success and then failing. No matter if he was Dark Kat's servant.
     "It will," Dark Kat assured. He walked over to an intercom and pressed a
button. "Dark Trooper release."  
     3 Dark Troopers were transported into Dark Kat's Fear Ship. From there,
they were taken to the destination where they would be tested in order to punish
the SWAT Kats and anyone else who dared to defy him.  Ricochet would pay later
on, Dark Kat had promised himself.
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     That following morning it was around 5am when the alarm from the hangar
started to sound.  It was the distress signal.  In hopes that it would be Rico, Jake
jumped straight out of bed and high tailed it to the hangar. Chance and Dusty
heard him booking it down the steps and got up, hoping too that it would be good
news.  Jake almost ran into the alarm button, he was running so fast.  He quickly
press the respond button. "Yes?," he called.  Trying to catch his breath, his heart
beating rapidly. This was it, he knew it *had* to be Rico or news about her
whereabouts.
     "Razor, is that you?," a familiar voice responded over on the other side. It
was Callie.  "Are you okay? Why are you breathing so heavy?"
     "I am fine, Miss Briggs. Just in hopes that it would be good news," Jake
replied. Callie had knew of Rico's katnapping and promised them that she would
have every enforcer out looking for her.  
     "Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this isn't good news," Callie
said softly.  Her voice almost breaking. Jake's ears droop immediately.  It was
almost like a gun shot.  He almost collapsed from her answer. Chance and Dusty
looked at each other with wide-eyed expressions.  
     "What's wrong, Miss Briggs?," Chance asked. Knowing that Jake was still
stunned in order to carry on the conversation.
     "Talay was destroyed last night around midnight. The entire island!," Callie
said.
     "What?!!," all of the SWAT Kats replied.  How could the entire island be
destroyed.
     "We need you guys to come to City Hall where we are having a meeting
with the enforcers," Callie quickly said.
     "Roger, Miss Briggs. We'll be there," Jake said and then turned off the
intercom. Both he, Chance, and Dusty exchanged glances for a moment and then
ran to their lockers, changing into their flight suits.  Within a minute, the TurboKat
was screaming out of the hangar and into the early morning sky. It was about
dawn.  
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     When the SWAT Kats arrived at City Hall, the landed the TurboKat
outside of the building and ran inside.  Callie's meeting was being held in the
conference room which was on the 8th floor. Instead of waiting on the ever slow
elevator, they decided to use the stairs. Sprinting up the stairs with all of their
might. Then when reached the right floor, they decreased their pace back to a
walk.  When they reached the conference room, they saw Callie standing in the
front of the table in the room, the media on one side of the table and the enforcers
on the other. There was a tape player in the center of the room. All heads turned
towards the SWAT Kats as they entered the room. They gave a few smiles and
they went over to a wall and stood by it. Keeping their attention on Callie so she
could carry on the meeting, Feral gave one last look to the SWAT Kats and then
turned his head away in a snobbish manner.
     "Thank you, SWAT Kats, for responding at such short notice.   Dark Kat
has been keeping us on the run since we lost his whereabouts," Callie said smiling.
Then her smile faded.  "Last night, Dark Kat attacked one of our islands, Talay.
The sister island of Anakata.  Only about 12 miles away from Anakata and 30
miles from the city." She took the tape recorder and pulled it up to her so she
would be more able to use it.  "This is a tape recording of the distress call that the
enforcers intercepted at the time of the attack." She pushed play on the tape
recorder. A voice came over the intercom, some air was in it.
     *This is Talay to anybody out there...please...we're under attack...they're
everywhere, there was no warning at all!!", the voice said over on the tape
recorder. In the distant, everyone in the room could hear horrible screams then
they were followed by frightening sound of the Dark Troopers. "Total
devastation..." Air entered the tape where it made inaudible and then the rest of all
static. Everyone looked at each other, with horror and fear in their eyes as if they
had experience the horrible scene themselves.  
     The scene had hit Callie hard because she had many friends on the island. 
She composed herself again and then continued her report.  "Talay was destroyed
in minutes..," she said softly.  "Many innocent people in the surrounding city as
well as enforcers positioned there were killed.  Intelligence thinks this may be an
act of ruining Dark Kat's plans of the ninja warriors.  
     "Interesting.  This looks like it could be a normal Dark Kat attack-except
for those sounds," Razor commented.  He didn't like the sound of what he had just
heard. If Dark Kat had such a weapon to destroy an entire island, then he could be
quite capable of destroying the city if he could magnify the weapon.  
     "Those sounds you heard, we believe, come from a new weapon-a new
type of warrior, the Dark Trooper," Callie replied.  "We learned from ShadowKat
about Dark Kat's construction about the Dark Trooper." 
     Razor's and T-Bone's eyes grew wide and turned to ShadowKat.  "You
knew about this?!!," T-Bone whispered to ShadowKat.
     "Yeah..but I didn't think he would be able to perfect it," ShadowKat
replied.
     "A new warrior that take down an island that quickly?," T-Bone asked out
loud not to anyone in particular. 
     No one could answer that question, because all of them were pondering the
same thing.  "I have a comment to make," Feral said as he stood up, he too, did
not know that ShadowKat had knew about Dark Kat's plans for the Dark Trooper. 

     Callie turned towards Feral. "What's that, Commander?," she asked
     "I would like to raise the question that why are we able to trust this *new*
SWAT Kat?  I mean, he *use* to be with Dark Kat. Also he had been with holding
information from us. Information so valuable to us that it could have prevented this
incident from us," he sternly replied. All heads turned to ShadowKat with the same
suspicion.  
     "I *was* not with holding information from everyone, Feral. I had told the
Deputy Mayor. But I thought it was no concern since Dark Kat would not be able
to perfect the Dark Trooper. Well I was wrong! So, sue me!," ShadowKat replied
back, his hands curling into fists.  "What are we going to do now?"
     "What do you mean "what are *we* going to do now?", Feral asked.
     "Ricochet's out there somewhere," ShadowKat said as he walked towards
the window. Not showing his hurtful face.
     "I know Ricochet's out there," Feral said back bluntly.
     Razor tried to change the subject in order to keep ShadowKat from being
ridiculed anymore. "What do you think we should do?," he asked.
     "Well since we have no clue for Dark Kat's whereabouts. Then I guess we
will have to sit this one out until Dark Kat shows his face again. We will have to be
on standby at all times of course. But we can't have a big searching team out, just
in case Dark Kat decides to attack the city.  That is of course, if ShadowKat
doesn't know the whereabouts of Dark Kat," Feral said gleemily as he turned
towards ShadowKat with a big smile.
     "I *don't* know the whereabouts of Dark Kat!," he growled with clench
teeth.  He turned around to face Feral, his voice then became sarcastic. "So that's
the plan from the fearsome leader, we are just going to sit here on our tails?!"
     T-Bone's eyes got wide as he noticed that ShadowKat was going to
challenge Feral. Razor just shook his head. "Well that's one influence from
T-Bone..," he muttered to himself as he looked at his partner. T-Bone just grinned
and shrugged.
     "I never said I was a fearsome leader," Feral growled back as he
approached ShadowKat.
     "Here it comes.., "T-Bone muttered to Razor. They weren't going to stop
their partner because maybe a little challenge to Feral might make him change his
mind on the search.
     "Well you sure act like it sometimes," ShadowKat said not backing down.
     
     "Oh yeah? Well you act like a jerk sometimes! You know that?! And that
attitude of yours isn't going to help either," Feral said.
     "Well maybe I should just take my attitude and leave!, ShadowKat shouted
back. He turned towards the door.
     "Good, we don't need you!," Feral replied, now acting like a little kitten. 
     "Fine I am gone!," ShadowKat shouted and walked out, slamming the door
behind him.  Razor and T-Bone just stood there, they really didn't know what side
to take. ShadowKat was acting kind of like a jerk, that's because of all of the stress
he had been dealing with lately.  Razor decided that he should say something to
Feral but it wouldn't be harsh. He understood that completely that Feral was just
trying to do his job.  
     "Look, Feral," he said as he approached him in a nonhostile manner. 
"ShadowKat just wants to make sure that everything will be okay."
     "Look, everything will be okay, if you guys for once listen to me!," Feral
said.  "You hotshots think that you are soo great and don't need any help on
anything."
     "Believe me, Feral. We didn't become soo great.  We had to practice and
learn when to use our judgment and when not to," Razor responded softly and
calmly. He could hear his partner, growling in a low tone in rage by Feral's smart
aleck comments. But right now, Razor knew that they didn't be at each other's
neck.  For once, Razor believed that they would need Feral.
     But Feral decided to push Razor even more. "Well all of that practicing
didn't help save Ricochet. Did it?," he asked out of anger. Razor stood there in
awe for a moment, Feral's painful comment sinking in. Everyone gasped and
T-Bone was surprised. 
     Razor's eyes looked at Feral in disbelief by his remark. That comment had
went beyond the limit that Razor could tolerate.  "D*mn you, Feral. If you ever
need help, don't bother asking me," he growled. With that he turned and left the
room. T-Bone gave a very sharp look to Feral and then followed his partner.
     Feral watched them leave and then looked back at the rest of the kats in the
room. All of their eyes set on him.  "What are you looking at?," Feral asked, still
angry. He got his stuff, excused himself from the room and then left.  
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     When the SWAT Kats reached the TurboKat, they noticed that ShadowKat
wasn't there waiting for them.  "What are we going to do now, buddy?," T-Bone
asked.
     Razor sighed. "I dunno, T-Bone. But first of all, we need to find
ShadowKat." He turned around to face T-Bone, his face showed that he was soo
hurt inside and was suffering. 
     "Look, Razor. ShadowKat probably needs to be alone to blow off some
steam.  Feral got to him pretty bad. So why don't we go back to the hangar and
plan this thing out. ShadowKat will bound to show up there," T-Bone suggested.
He knew that Razor didn't really need to be out in his condition. He knew that
Razor was thinking the same thing.
     "Okay. That would be best. Let's go," his partner replied. They jumped into
the TurboKat and took off towards their hangar.  
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     Meanwhile, ShadowKat was at a small part of the MegaKat beach where
there was no kats around.  He was sitting in the sand looking out in the water. He
had taken the Cyclotron from the TurboKat and used it to get there.  He
remembered that Razor had told him that his mother use to love to go to the beach
to get her mind off of thing.  Now he understood her reasons why. The beach was
so peaceful, the only sound was on the waves crashing. The ocean seemed soo
free, not caring what goes on in life, just knowing that it could take you away from
it all.  How he loved to sail out into the ocean and never return to this place. But
no, he had to. He wouldn't leave his mother again.  Tears formed from his eyes and
trickled down his face.  "No I mustn't cry," he told himself. He was told by Dark
Kat that crying was a sign on weakness. But even if it was his weakness he didn't
care. Being away from his mother was the greatest torture to him yet.  Suddenly
more and more tears poured down his face, he couldn't fight them and he wasn't. 
This was a retaliation to Dark Kat. The more he thought of his mother, and what
Dark Kat was doing to her, the more he cried.  He pushed his knees up to his chest
and laid his head on top of them, his arms covering his head. He started to sob
hard.  
     Suddenly his ears perked up when he heard the sound of someone begging
for help. He got up and tried to follow the sound.  It sounded like a young girl. 
Suddenly he saw her, she running towards the shore and then collapsed, sobbing
softly.  He ran to her.  She was laying on her stomach, face down in the sand.  He
knelt down beside her. "Are you okay, miss?," he asked softly. He was afraid to
touch her, afraid that she would hurt him or something.
     She gasped in terror and looked up. "Ah! Don't hurt me!," she cried as she
started to back away from him. The young shekat looked about the age of 19. She
was about Felicia's fur color but a little darker, with long, dark brown hair.  She
had major bruises on her face, plus her clothes were torn, scratches on her arms
and legs.  ShadowKat could tell her that she was beaten up pretty bad.
     "I won't hurt you," he said calmly.  "What happened to you? What's your
name?"
     "My name is Bridgitte.  He's after me. You must save me!," she cried
desperately.
She clinged on to him, ShadowKat stood there awestruck. He didn't know what to
do. Then the girl started to become out of breath.  
     "Who's after you??," ShadowKat asked.  
     Bridgitte looked up at you, weakly.  The injuries were now getting to her,
and the fact that she was out of breath from her journey to escape. "D-Dark
Kat...," she said and then collapsed in his arms.  ShadowKat's eyes grew wide as he
held her.  He knew that he had to get her to safety. He carried her back to the
Cyclotron and then picked up his communicator.
     "Razor, this is ShadowKat. I  need assistance. I found someone that may
help us find Dark Kat," he said.
     *"Roger. We're on our way, "*Razor's voice replied over the
communicator. ShadowKat put the communicator up and then cradled Bridgitte in
his arms.  Hoping that Dark Kat would not show up before the SWAT Kats do.  
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     Once the SWAT Kats arrived, they decided that the best thing to do would
to take Brigitte back to their hangar. They would keep her only in the hangar so
she wouldn't learn of their identities.  Plus they would be more able to get
information from her without Feral bothering them.  Razor had found a couple of
old blankets and had placed them on the hangar's floor then put two pillows at the
end of it.  T-Bone put Bridgitte down on the blankets and took another one to
cover her with.  ShadowKat knelt down beside her and held her paw. For some
reason, he was attracted to this young she-kat. He could feel soo much pain inside
of her.  Razor and T-Bone exchanged glances and then focused their attention
back at the young she-kat. 
     Bridgitte had remain unconscious for about a couple of hours. But then
around 9am, she had awaken.  "Wh-Where am I..?," she asked weakly. ShadowKat
couldn't help himself from smiling, she was going to make it.    
     "You're in our hangar," he said softly. "I took you here because you said
that Dark Kat was after you. I feared you would be in danger if you went to a
hospital."
     Bridgitte smiled. "Thanks," she said softly as she smiled up at him.
     "Bridgitte, could you tell us why Dark Kat was after you?," Razor asked.
     Bridgitte looked away as if she didn't want to answer the question. But
ShadowKat knew he had to get the answer. He must k now Dark Kat's
whereabouts if he was going to save his mother from his clutches.  "Bridgitte,
please..," he pressed. "I really must know it, someone's life depends on it."
     She sighed and then said, "Dark Kat was after me because I was being held
by him. At first he wanted to make me into one of his ninjas. Then when he was
constructing the Dark Trooper, he wanted to find out if he could merge kats into
one of the robots to make them more intelligent. He wanted to use me as a guinea
pig. But I refused. Then when I did, he started to beat me up. I was lucky enough
to escape."
     "Wait. Wait. You know about the Dark Trooper?," T-Bone questioned. 
Brdigitte nodded.  
     "Then you must know of Dark Kat's whereabouts," Razor stated.  Bridgitte
again  nodded.
     All 3 SWAT Kats smiled, this was it, they were going to find Dark Kat and
Ricochet.  "Bridgitte," ShadowKat started again as he took her paw and held it
gently.  "Do you know if Dark Kat had any other prisoners?"
     "Yes he did actually.  Some other she-kat, wearing a black uniform. He
was treating her pretty roughly though," Bridgitte said.
     ShadowKat's and Razor's eyes widen with fear.  Razor slammed his fist on
the work bench and turned around. Without saying a word to anyone he ran up the
steps.  T-Bone's jaw dropped when he saw Razor react like this. "I'll talk to him,"
he said and followed Razor. Making sure that Razor wouldn't do something stupid. 
     Bridgitte at all of this confusedly. "What did I say?"
     ShadowKat sighed and then looked at her. "That she-kat, that's my
mother..," he softly said, his voice choking. He was going to break down again, he
knew it. He got up and walked over to the work bench, making sure that she
wouldn't see him.  But Bridgitte could tell that he was hurt, she heard him sobbing
softly.  She felt so bad inside, wishing that she was able to save ShadowKat's
mother as well herself.  If only she could tell him the main reason why she ran
away.  No matter if she was still weak or not, she made herself get up.  Taking
small steps, she approached him.  
     "ShadowKat..," she started to say.
     He quickly turned around. "Bridgitte! You shouldn't be up!," he quickly
said as he motioned for her to go back. She shook her head and opened her arms,
welcoming him for a hug. He smiled softly and embraced her. They both put their
arms around each other.  As if a miracle, both of them basically forgot all of their
troubles and felt soo happy, and peaceful in each other's arms. They couldn't stop
themselves from purring.  When ShadowKat realized this strange attraction and
pulled back and gaped. Looking into her eyes, something about her was soo right
for him.  He touched her face softly, feeling her soft fur. Brigitte rubbed her face
against his paw, purring.  This was love, he knew it!   But would he risk this right
now?  Yes, he knew he couldn't stop it.  
     "Bridgitte I...," he said, not able to finish his sentence, lost so deep in her
eyes, he moved closer to her. Before he knew it, he kissed her on the lips.  Their
lips touching ever soo softly.   After a few kisses, ShadowKat pulled back, amazed
at this. He took her paws in his.  "You know I shouldn't be doing this right now,
Bridgitte. I mean the situation my mother is in now and everything.  It feels sooo
wrong but it feels soo right," he said.  
     "I know..," Bridgitte said. "Look, ShadowKat, if I am going to cause
problems for you right now.."
     He put his fingers onto her lips. "Don't speak," he said softly as he drew
her closer again.  Kissing her again, this time with more passion  He swept her into
his arms and carried her to back to her bed. He placed her down gently and look at
her beauty. "Now I told you that you shouldn't be up right now and need be in
your bed," he grinned at her.
     "Join me," she said. Grinning back, pulling down him down to her. She
playfully growled at him.
     He looked at her. "Is that an order, Bridgitte?"
     "Yes," she smirked.
     "Well then duty calls," he replied and playfully growled back at her.  He
placed his lips back on hers and started to kiss her again. Each time harder, their
emotions running wild. He was on top of her, frenching her, while she was
moaning as he touched her body.  
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     The following morning, Jake and Chance were upstairs in the kitchen
eating breakfast.  ShadowKat had remained downstairs in the hangar, watching
over Bridgitte.  Jake's eyes were almost shut and his fur was all place. He had
hardly got any sleep at all, by the way he looked.  For a lot of main reasons.  First
of all, worrying about Ricochet. But they did manage to find out Dark Kat's
whereabouts from Bridgitte. Second of all, he had heard Bridgitte and ShadowKat
the other day and was worried about the situation.  He wasn't sure that it was a
good idea that ShadowKat should start a relationship right now with her. But of
course, things happen and sometimes they can't be stopped. But if ShadowKat was
happy then he wasn't going to change it. Chance looked over at his friend who was
still in deep thought over something. Probably knowing that it was about Ricochet,
he decided against it to ask Jake if he was okay.  "Where's Dusty?," he asked.
     "He's still downstairs with Bridgitte, "Jake said a little sad tone in his voice.
Chance almost could pick up the tone. Jake wasn't going to tell Chance about what
he knew, because he knew that Chance would start to pick on his son and it wasn't
best right now.  
     Suddenly Rain ran into their waiting room and collapsed on the ground,
breathing really hard, almost not able to catch his breath. Jake and Chance sprang
up from their chairs and ran over to him.  Both of them growling at Rain's
appearance, they had remembered him from their last encounter.  "What are you
doing here?!," Jake demanded, as he growled lowly.
     Rain looked up at them with some strength. "I-I must talk with Sub-Zero.
It's important..," he said, wheezing.
     "Why should we?!," Chance demanded as he picked up Rain by his suit.
His grip was choking him.
     "It-It pertains to Dark Kat," Rain managed to get out as he was coughing
from Chance's grip.
     "Dark Kat??," Chance asked, releasing some of his grip.
     "Chance, release him!," Jake said, Chance dropped Rain to the ground. 
"Listen, Rain. We will have to blindfold you to take you to him."
     "Look, I already know you guys are the SWAT Kats. Sub-Zero is your
son," Rain said smirking a little as he stood up.  
     Jake and Chance looked at each other. Chance just shrugged, not really
knowing if they should trust this guy or not. But they knew they would have to, if
they wanted to stop Dark Kat. "Fine, "Jake said. "Go downstairs to the hangar.
We'll be there in a moment. Sub-Zero's downstairs along with someone else, so
don't tell them about us being the SWAT Kats."
     "Okay," Rain agreed as he ran over to the manhole in the kitchen floor that
led to the hangar. Once watching him go in there, Jake and Chance sprinted up to
their rooms to change into their flight suits.
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     ShadowKat turned around when he saw Rain entering the hangar, his eyes
widen at first; fearing that Rain was going to attack him or something. Right now,
he didn't trust anyone who came from Dark Kat.  But Rain was his friend so he
would not attack back. Rain, again collapsed to the floor. "Rain!!," ShadowKat
shouted and ran over to aid him.  He looked at his fallen friend and spotted a fatal
wound on Rain's chest. He was surprised that Rain had made it this far.  Bridgitte,
too, had recognized Rain and ran over to him.  T-Bone and Razor had entered the
hangar as well to see the scene that was happening before them.  "Who did this to
you??," ShadowKat growled, as anger surged through him.
     "Dar-Dark Kat..," Rain managed to say as the wound to started to take its
toll on him. He looked up and noticed Bridgitte beside him.  "Dark Kat's
stepdaughter...Bridgitte.."
Bridgitte smiled softly and rubbed her paw against Rain's face.  ShadowKat's eyes
widen. He looked up at her, his eyes narrowing with hatred.  With that, Rain,
started to choke for air and then closed his eyes. His breathing stopped.  Bridgitte
continued to watch him, her eyes filling up with tears.  
     ShadowKat looked back at Rain and jerked at him to try to make him
awaken. But no use. "He's dead...," he said
     "Dark Kat was after us.., "Bridgitte replied and stood up. She walked over
to the bench and glanced towards the wall, trying to calm herself. ShadowKat
stood after her.
     "Did you hear me?! He's dead!," ShadowKat said, full of hurt. Bridgitte
had betrayed him.
     "I heard you," she replied sadly. "Dark Kat must have traced me to him. I
warned him to leave."
     "Dark Kat's stepdaughter??! You didn't mention that!," he growled. His
paws balling up into fists.
     "Would you cared for me if you had known it?," she demanded, turning
towards him angrily.
     "I would have killed you on the spot until waiting now," He growled back
and jumped at her.  Bridgitte was pushed to the ground by him, but made no effort
to fight him back. She did not wish to fight him even though he was.  T-Bone and
Razor stood on the sidelines of this one, not knowing what to believe.  Bridgitte
reached into her pocket and pulled out a smoke ball and threw it at the floor.
Smoke came out of the ball and started to fill the hangar up with it, making
visibility 0.  The SWAT Kats started to cough as the smoke poured into their
lungs, and shielded their eyes as the smoke started to burn them.  Within minutes,
the smoke was gone, but so was Bridgitte.  ShadowKat looked around frantically,
trying to find her.  He growled in rage, feeling betrayed and the loss of his friend,
Rain.  He glanced over at his dad and T-Bone and then back at Rain.  He *had* to
find her. "Bridgitte will die for this," he said sadly as the tears filled his eyes. He
ran out of the hangar in search of her.  
     "Hey, ShadowKat! Wait!," Razor had called to him but he was too late. 
T-Bone put his paw on Razor's shoulders.
     "Let him go, buddy," he said. "Finding Bridgitte might help us more with
Dark Kat." Razor sighed in knowing that his burly partner was right and then
nodded his head.
     "I just hope that he'll be alright, he commented.
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     Night had fallen on the city skies.  Bridgitte had taken refuge in a water
drain pipe outside the city.  She wanted to make sure that she would stay out of
sight from ShadowKat and from Dark Kat.  He probably had his troops out
looking for her, but she wouldn't go back. Not even for Ricochet. Though she
truly cared for ShadowKat, she could never go back to the horror that she was in
when she was with Dark Kat. When Bridgitte was 10 years old, Dark Kat had
killed her parents when they had a debt from him and weren't able to pay. In doing
so, it had left her an orphan and Dark Kat had taken her away with him to make
her his daughter.  She sighed and sat down, ignoring the fact that the pipe was
damp.  It didn't matter as long as she was safe and could rest.  After a little nap she
would return on to her journey. She had to get away from this place but she knew
if she did remain alone, she would be more vulnerable. But right now, her one true
ally, had believed that she had betrayed him. For sure, he would kill her if he finds
her.  
     She rested her head against the pipe's wall and started to think about her
life as Dark Kat's stepdaughter.  All of the pain and torture she had gone through.
Suddenly a familiar scene that she just recently had popped into her head:
     *  Dark Kat had called for her to approach his "throne room".  Dark Kat
was sitting in his chair when she came in.  "Hello," Dark Kat said softly to her.  
     "Why have you brought me to this terrible place?," Bridgitte demanded, as
she looked at him angrily.  Dark Kat did not answer, just looked at her.  His eyes
soothingly.
"Is this why I am here? So you can stare at me?"
     "One of my greatest joys," Dark Kat replied as he looked up to her.
     "Really?," she replied, still having hatred to him. "Have you seen enough?"
     "Not yet," he said as he looked her. He had likeness to her as well. He
became more attracted to her and wanted her to be with him. For a long period of
time, Dark Kat had been alone and it was getting to him.
     "I have an old picture of my mother, why don't I give it to you. That way
you can enjoy yourself with it," Bridgitte said harshly.  She had learned of Dark
Kat's lust for her and she wasn't about to give into him. With that she turned to
leave, not really wanting to talk to him, but Dark Kat grabbed her arm.  "I wish to
leave," she said firmly as she struggled a little. Then she turned back around to
face him.  "Even for you, this is tedious."
     Dark Kat stood up and approached her. His paw softly rubbing her face. 
"Such impatience, Bridgitte. Is there somewhere else you rather be?," he asked
softly and gently, his fingers stroking her hair softly. Running them through them
and then back to her face again.  "What are you planning?"
     "Nothing," Bridgitte said without hesitation. "My plans died years ago."
     "With your father," Dark Kat added as he looked at her.
     "And my mother," Bridgitte added lastly. Making sure that Dark Kat knew
that he was responsible for both of their lives.
     "She took her own life," Dark Kat stated, as he waved her reply away.  His
statement was true, once Dark Kat had killed Bridgitte's father. He told her and
her mother that they would stay with him and being in debt to him with their lives. 
Her mother not wanting this fate, chose to join her husband by taking her own life. 
Bridgitte, on the other hand, was scared and frightened, and decided against.
Hoping one day, she would flee Dark Kat and make him pay.
     "She thought it better than submission to you," Bridgitte said.
     "Yet *you* accept it," Dark Kat said as he looked at her. He took one of
her paws and held it out, looking at it lovingly.  He drew it closer to his mouth.
"You remain my daughter."
     She jerked her paw away sharply. "Daughter! Not lover!," she growled.
Dark Kat had approached her many times.  
     "Obedient, I hope," he replied as he looked at her, almost hurt.
     "Always, Dark Kat," Bridgitte replied sarcastically.
     "It's a wise choice, Bridgitte.  So many have suffered by opposing me,"
Dark Kat said as if a warning to her.
     "You are a great warrior on the battlefield," Bridgitte responded, trying to
butter Dark Kat up, to keep his suspicions away from her.
     "And ever alert on the throne," Dark Kat finished for her. "Rebels, plotters,
spies--all have failed."
     "Is this my lesson for today?," Bridgitte asked, almost smirking.
     "For *your* life," Dark Kat said, his voice now with warning to her. He
walked back to his chair, holding her hands, pulling her with him. He sat down and
looked up at her. His eyes full of caring and compassion. "Stay loyal, Bridgitte.
And remain forever as a princess. Once I am the ruler of MegaKat City."
     "Or defy you and die," Bridgitte added in and pulled her arms away from
him. With that she turned and left.
     On her way out she heard Dark Kat reply back, "It would be a great
waste."
     With that remark, she turned around once more to face him.  Their eyes
looking into each other's and then turned back around, walked out.
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     She was awaken from her revelation once she sensed that she was being
watched. She looked out and saw ShadowKat. She couldn't believe it! She found
him.  Bridgitte got up quickly and left, ShadowKat now hot on her tail.  She led
him into the woods, trying to lose him, still weak from her last escape. But
ShadowKat was not going to let up one bit.  She turned around and noticed he
was gone. Bridgitte decided to catch her breath, hoping that she had lost him. 
Suddenly ShadowKat jumped at her from the side, knocking them both down.  He
pulled out knife that he had with him and placed it at her neck. "You die now!," he
screamed with rage.
     "But first, hear what I have to say," she said.
     "Start talking!," he demanded as he kept the knife to her neck.
     "I am Bridgitte Feral," she said. "That is true, it also true that I am the
stepdaughter of Dark Kat. But I had no choice in that fate."
     "Your real father--," ShadowKat started, letting up on the knife.
     "Executed by Dark Kat, along with my mother," she said sadly. 
ShadowKat felt so bad that he put the knife away and got off of her.
     "What about Rain?," he asked.
     "A loyal friend, who stayed behind to keep Dark Kat busy.  He had helped
me escape," she said, her voice breaking, knowing that it hurt her too much to talk
about it.  She got up and wiped away her tears.  ShadowKat looked at her,
wondering something.
     "Rain..was he your boyfriend?," he asked.
     "No, he was my brother..," she said softly. Then it dawned on ShadowKat.
Rain was the young nephew of Commander Feral that was captured when he was
captured.  Brigitte must have been captured sometime afterwards.  
     "Look, Bridgitte. I am sorry..," he said. His face full of guilt.  "I didn't
know what you have been through.."
     "It's okay, ShadowKat. I should have told you," she said as she walked up
to him. She put her arms around him. "I still love you, you know."
     ShadowKat smiled back. "I love you too." With that they kissed softly.
Then he pulled back and said, "Listen, it's not safe for you out here. I will take you
back to the hangar. But I must explain everything that you told me to the other
SWAT Kats."
     Bridgitte nodded in her head agreement. "May you take me to see my uncle
Uly sometime? He's all I have now," she said.
     "I will do that for you. Though that's one of thing that my partners
wouldn't like about you," ShadowKat said and grinned.
     She looked up at him, confused. "What's that? Because I'm related to
Commander Feral? Do they not like him?"
     "You-you can say something like that..," ShadowKat grinned and put his
arms around her. He took her back to the hangar.
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     Once they returned to the hangar, ShadowKat had explained to T-Bone
and Razor, everything that Bridgitte had told them.  As he anticipated, they didn't
like her relation to Feral. "Are you crazy??," T-Bone asked.
     "Yeah, I am crazy," ShadowKat said, getting frustrated. "A loony okay?"
     "Why?," Razor asked.
     "Oh I don't know. I thought maybe I could tick you guys off a lot in life.
You know become kind of like a freelance vigilante, fall in love with a Feral. What
do you think?," he sarcastically said. 
     "Hmm," Razor said and then he glanced over at T-Bone and shrugged.
They knew that ShadowKat would remain stubborn on this.  Then Razor grinned.
"Well T-Bone, looks like Brigitte here, knows where we are now." Him and
T-Bone grinned over at Brigitte.  "We should kill her now.."
     "Yep, we'll kill her. But now we have work to do," T-Bone said. 
ShadowKat smiled at them. 
     "Thanks, guys," he said softly as he put his arms around Brigitte. He turned
towards Brigitte. "Well, my love, its almost Christmas. A few more days. Maybe
we should go deliver Feral's present to him early."
     "Yes, let's go," she grinned. They walked over to the Cyclotron and got on.
Then ShadowKat revved it up and peeled out of the hangar.    
     Razor looked over at T-Bone. "You know he's crazy," he commented.
     "Yeah, well so were you. Remember, about Felicia?," he asked and smiled.
     "Yep," he grinned. "Speaking of which, time to do another thorough scan
of the city." They hopped into the TurboKat. T-Bone flew the TurboKat out into
the night sky of MegaKat.
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     Feral was in his office doing some paperwork when there was a knock at
his door. He grumbled, fearing that it would be Steele griping about something
else. "Come in..," he grumbled.  ShadowKat walked in first, but made Brigitte stay
out of the way first, to make it a surprise.
     "Good day to you, Feral," he said smiling.
     "What do you want, SWAT Kat?," he said harshly, not really wanting to
deal with ShadowKat.
     "I brought you a Christmas present," he said with glee.
     "I don't want any Christmas present from a low life vigilante like you,"
Feral said and then went back to his paperwork.
     ShadowKat shrugged and then grinned. "Very well. Too, bad, Bridgitte, he
didn't want to see you," he said outloud that Feral had heard him. Feral's ears
perked up when ShadowKat mentioned Bridgitte's name.
     He quickly pushed away the papers he was working on. "Bridgitte?! She's
here?!," he said excitedly.
     "Yep," ShadowKat said happily and pushed the door all the way open, to
allow Bridgitte to walk in.  When Feral saw her, his eyes went wide with surprise,
tears were actually forming. To any person who knew Feral too well would have
thought that this wasn't Feral.  He got up and ran over to her, hugging her.
     "You're alive!! Holy Kats!!," he said as he hugged her tightly. Bridgitte
smiled happily too, tears rolling down her cheeks.  
     "I missed you soo much, uncle," she said as she returned the hug.
ShadowKat just stood there, watching the happy moment. "I have so much to tell
you."
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     T-Bone and Razor were doing their full scan on the city, but still they were
ending up empty handed.  "Looks like still nothing, buddy," T-Bone said as he
sighed and shook his head.
     "Yeah I guess so..," Razor said sadly as he hid back the tears.  He hated
this soo bad, he wanted to be with Rico again.  Suddenly he wanted to go the
place where Brigitte said that Dark Kat was keeping the Dark Trooper and blow
them up.  He wanted to keep Dark Kat from doing the same thing he did to Talay
that he would to the city.  "Hey, T-Bone. Why don't we check out that site with
the Dark Troopers," he said hopefully.
     "Ah, buddy. Don't you think we should get some help with that. I think that
place would be heavily guarded," T-Bone said.
     "But T-Bone, the less people we have, the easier it will be to get the drop
on Dark Crud," Razor protested.
     T-Bone sighed. "Fine, where's this place at?"
     "Some place located in the MegaKat Mountains. In the town of Fest,"
Razor stated, remembering exactly what Brigitte had told them.
     "Okay. Fest here we come," T-Bone said and set the TurboKat's course to
Fest.
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To be continued...