Jagged was really making a run for it. By the time I caught up to him he was already entering a different building five building away from the stadium.
I glanced up at the sign before entering.
Westside chemistry lab
What high school has its own building just for chemistry?
Behind me a tiger was still catching up, the cheetah had fallen back beside its buddy.
I slipped into the building and down a few halls following a very obnoxious perfume sent. Seriously what was wrong with that cat's logic. Well better for me. Two less cats tonight, and possibly a mentally scarred tiger.
I paused by a door
Supply closet
Well don't mind if I do? How old is this stuff anyway.
A wide arrangement to bottles greeted me. Ammonia and bleach, always a fun combo, and ooooh, so many things that if mixed could explode. Was this even a school? Who doesn't lock all this fun stuff up? Not that I'm complaining.
I grabbed a nearby bag, seriously these were just asking to be stolen.
Then I continued after my prey humming a tune.
I think next I'll make a messenger bag that fits my cat body. I held the bag in my mouth. Here kitty, kitty, this kitty wants to play science lab with you!
I leaped onto a half wall with a staircase going down. This place has a basement? What a purrrfect place for murder. The idiot even went down already.
I jumped down and stalked into the dark room. In the corner I could make out another cat.
"Hey Jagged," I purred in a sickeningly sweet way, "where you going?"
His head shot up to look at me. Then he relaxed.
" Hey Snow, I have decided I want to go home instead of continue this war game. I miss being lazy, and my human keeps fighting me. I tried to pretend earlier and decided this war isn't for me."
(Wait you cats can just choose to leave?)
(Yeah no, his clan would probably kill him.)
I flicked my tail, "So you are going to abandon our team?"
Jagged nodded, "Yeah, I'm going back to being fed sardines by pretty ladies all day. You should totally join me!"
I raised an eyebrow, which might of looked weird on a snow leopard.
"Pass,"
"What you don't like sardines?" He asked.
I turned my head toward the doorway as two other cats entered the basement. The party have all arrived.
(I wonder if this will actually work, Snow cover your nose)
(I'm you, you mousebrained human, you cover it.)
Fine, dumb cat. I took a deep breath and held it, then I tossed a few vials in front of me. Cats hate strong smells like vinegar and ammonia.
The glass shattered and immediately my eyes started to water. Goodness these cat senses were strong. My eyes grew blurry.
The other three collapsed in front of me.
Then suddenly they were separated into three house cats and three people. I looked at Noah, well my eyes were too blurry, but it had to be him. Then I ran over and opened a high ceiling window, actually I better open all of them. I opened all five windows along the side and also ran back upstairs to breath for a minute before returning with rope.
Good thing alien cats are only ridiculously strong when merged with us.
I was able to breathe again finally. I looked at my six captives and frowned, I really do have the worst luck. I stared at the girl next to Noah and rubbed my face with a paw.
Catnip!
I lowered my paw. What a catastrophic mess.
What am I supposed to do with you, you couldn't just say no to having cat powers, Ryan! Well at least she's also on the save team. What a mess that would be if she was on the destroy side and I had to also keep her from killing Noah.
I scrapped my claws against the floor as they all opened there eyes. Now the true question, do I leave the save cats alive or not? Will they take their politics elsewhere if the save team wins?
Migrating planets would be a hassle for sure, but Snow and I will be killing some cats either way, so I will end up in space probably. Ga! Thinking is really too much effort sometimes. I stalked over to the Jagged, at least he is easy, dead is far easier for him.
The jaguar cat hissed at me. "What are you doing SnowFall!"
(Using our full name and everything is he? This is for all that you did to SnowFall you jerks!)
(You really do have a vendetta on behalf of him don't you?)
Snow huffed. (He never wanted to be a true cat. Not that anyone gave him a choice after SnowTrack died.)
I looked at Jagged, "Simplifying things."
Then a light of understanding flickered in his eyes. Too late cat!
I was just about to drag my claws through his neck when a scuffle outside caught my attention and I paused. Can't I just kill cats in peace!
I paced toward the door when it was busted down by a very angry looking black panther.
I groaned internally, why do the save cats keep popping up! Would it kill the world to just gift wrap a destroy cat or two for me?
He saw his tied up teammates and frowned his gaze darkening. Then he spread out his wings which covered half the basement and sliced through the ropes on his teammates.
Great, did he actually beat the creepy lion?
"You're not going anywhere." He hissed at me.
"And neither are you!" Behind the black panther strode a lion as it entered the basement.
I should have picked a bigger area.
Seriously world! Of all the destroy cats you could of given me!
"Snow, do tell, why is Jagged tied up?" Pride's gaze was strange.
"Because he couldn't handle my charm, you interrupted our private time!" Jagged grumbled. "He was about to make kittens with me!"
I glared over at him, is that seriously what he thought?
(Great calico, he is even dumber than the rumors.)
Interesting, he might make a good future scapegoat.
"Snow?" Pride looked at me. "You wanted to make kittens with another guy?"
"Use your brain." I replied icily.
(Don't tick off Pride!)
(You said he and SnowFall didn't get along. Here is us, not getting along.)
To my surprise Pride started chuckling.
"That is a good one, the Snow and Jagged clans having a scandal."
Pride cut the rope on Jagged, "Merge." He growled motioning to a human I only recognized from a wanted poster.
Then he looked at the other three and where the other broken ropes were.
Night had cut Noah and Ryan free before Pride got a look at their humans at least.
I withheld several curses. First I now have two cats to keep alive, and I didn't even get to finish my prey! What a bad day this was turning into! And I have a creep on my team who might try to make kittens!
Can today get bloody worse! No wait, don't answer that.