Ryan and I arrived at work together. I wish she would go ahead or behind but no, had to be together. Whatever, it isn't like the snow leopard is coming after her. Only the immortal lion, and his minions the bobcat, and lynx.
We went to our normal room where Kyle and Noah were, which brings an interesting question. Do they know they are both cats? Or are they like our team where identity were being kept quiet, or maybe Pride just didn't care enough to ask yet?
"No offense, but Ryan why are you here? We need to talk to Cody." Noah asked.
"Oh I was planning to tell her." Ryan replied.
"Tell her what, not that right?" Noah asked.
I sat on the edge of my desk, this should be good, so they know.
"Yes that" Ryan replied.
"Just tell her if you want." Kyle replied.
"Tell me what exactly?" I asked feigning ignorance.
"That the three of us are cats!" Ryan replied and I suddenly started coughing violently.
"Wait three!" I stared at them, or rather a particular black haired one.
"Well no more hiding it, plus we are going to need all the help we can against the psychos of the other team. Did you hear the snow leopard destroyed all the elevator in the tallest tower! They are all crazy, the snow leopard might be the worst one!" Noah said.
Well rumors did grow on their own. I stared at Kyle and stared some more as he shifted his weight.
"Uh guess I should explain" he finally said. "After Stripe choose Noah he got a call that one of the other cat's tests didn't work out. So I kind of filled in, we met that night."
I continued to stare wordlessly at him
"Look I'm a cheetah!" Ryan changed next to me and I glanced over.
"Cool." I replied.
I looked back at Kyle only to find a pile of black fur looking back at me.
NightSong.
Yep the world is playing a cruel joke on me. Litter-ally everything I care about is tied up in this madness.
The black panther blinked at me.
"I need a moment." I quickly dodged out the door into a side bathroom to calm down.
They are cats, all of them. I could of accidentally killed all of them. What if someone else is a cat? I am going to have to somehow save the world and keep them all alive aren't I.
I covered my face and broke out laughing. This is great! Just great, what am I supposed to do if I can't kill any of them! Who the heck is Pride!
I leaned my forehead against the wall. Calm down, every problem has a solution, some are just way harder or nearly impossible to solve.
"Cody you good?" Ryan knocked on the door.
I clenched my eyes shut for a moment, I am going to loose them all this time aren't I?
"Yeah I'm fine." I called back and opened the door, "I'm always fine duh." I ruffled her hair.
"Sure you are." She looked at me suspiciously.
"Have you ever seen me actually loose my cool? I'm cooler than a snowflake." I pushed past her back to the room. "So we have a cheetah, tiger, and panther saving the world huh? I'm jealous, why am I not part of the cool cats club?"
(Because you are the villain, oh I can't wait until they hate you! This is quality entertainment.)
(Shut up cat)
"So what do you guys need me to do to help?" I asked.
They glanced at each other.
"Do what you do best, technology." Kyle replied, "We need to track the other team and stop whatever they are planning. We will each play to our strengths, I have my medical degree and wings, you have your computer, and these two have strong attack and speed powers. We can win this!"
His optimism is almost contagious sometimes. I think he is going to need that medical degree more than anything.
"Well okay I will see what I can dig up." I browsed on my computer as I half watched them spar on a mat.
They were sparing as half cats once I shut the cameras off.
Noah knocked Kyle sideways and ducked under a blow from Ryan. I opened a shopping tab and placed and order for five new mats before glancing at their sparing ring again. It is a good thing the CIA and FBI are footing the bills, well most of them.
When we left the room the mat was no longer a mat.
"So what now?" Ryan asked.
"We have our next meeting and make sure the destroy team doesn't have any deadly virus strains." Kyle replied, "saving the world one paw at a time."
"Just don't get yourselves killed." I muttered.
"Aww you care about us!" Ryan looked super happy.
"What? No," I scoffed, "I just don't want to also have to do your work. Do you have any idea how busy I am?"
I stalked off leaving them alone to finish whatever team bonding they wanted.
I have to go meet up with my team again already. I hope they don't have a good picture of the wildcat. Maybe I should try to pry information from Ryan?
I waited by the door for her and then started walking, "you aren't going to suddenly claim that your other two cats are Santa Claus and the Easter bunny are you?"
Ryan laughed, "no silly they are human, two siblings actually."
"Oh? Not more people I know, I hope."
"I don't think so, I didn't know them. They go by Oliver and Olivia." Ryan hummed.
I quickly racked my brain for anyone matching that description, I think I am in the clear with those two at least.
Guess that just leaves finding the identity of my own teammates.
I waved Ryan off as she left for the night. Then I hurried off in my own direction. Let's see how far they got with the wildcat abduction plans.