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Written by: Jessie Clawson

Two days had passed since Jarrod and Jessie had become partners, were caught by Dr. Viper, and found out the secret identities of the SWAT Kats. No one besides them knew the secret identities of Jessie's twin brother and Jarrod's cousin. Both Jarrod and Jessie intended to make sure that the secret will stay with them forever. Now after the excitement had died down and after both partners handed in their reports about the capture of Dr. Viper to Commander Feral, Jarrod and Jessie were having a little chat down in Jarrod's quarters while waiting for their orders.

"I hope Viper won't escape." Jessie said.

"Yeah me too, I don't feel like being hugged by that Fungus of his." Jarrod replied remembering the ugly green Fungus.

Because if this Fungus and Viper Jarrod had had nightmares about this for the past two nights, he wondered if the nightmares would stop.

"Roger that. How do you think I felt after being used as a cover twice?" She asked, the memory of Viper holding her in his tail was still fresh in her head. Because of this she had nightmares about Viper actually succeeding in mutating her and Jarrod. She shivered at the thought.

"Are you okay?" Jarrod asked putting a reassuring paw on her shoulder, guessing that she probably had nightmares too.

"Yeah." She replied concealing her fear and slipping back to her old self again. She never wanted to go through that again, but she knew that if they would let Viper escape, he would definitely come after them first thing.

"We're now his main target if he escapes." Jarrod said as if reading her thoughts.

"I know, we've got to make sure he won't escape." She said with a sigh.

"Don't worry he won't escape" Jarrod replied.

"Well let's hope you're right." She said shaking her head.

"Yeah, hey it's lunch time, race you to the lunch room." Jarrod said as he opened the door and began running, Jessie picked up her gun and followed Jarrod closing the door behind her. She knew that Jarrod used stairs more often than the elevator, for the same reason she used stairs more. She raced to the stairs, and soon caught up with her partner as he entered the floor where the lunch room was.

Jessie neared Jarrod and leaping over him she was in front. She ran into the lunch room and grabbed a doughnut off the serving table signaling the race was over and she had won. Jarrod reached the table seconds later and grabbed a chocolate doughnut from the table too, then grinned up at his partner. All their worries forgotten for the time being.

Jessie handed Jarrod a cup of coffee and took one herself then the two went downstairs to Jarrod's apartment at a slower pace. Once they reached Jarrod's apartment, Jarrod let them inside.

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James Spear was listening to music when a hissing noise from the cells interrupted his mood. He switched off the radio and listened for the source of the noise, sure enough the noise was coming from Dr. Viper's cell. He walked towards it to investigate what was going on. Viper was awake, lying on a bunk, but he could barely move, James wondered what happened to him as Viper threw him angry looks.

"Get me out of here." He hissed.

Evidently he was in pain from whatever had hit him, James remembered Lieutenant Clawson's orders to call her and Lieutenant Furlong once Viper awoke, he reached for his Enforcer radio on his desk.

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"Officer James Spear calling Lieutenant Clawson, come in Lieutenant." Jessie heard James's voice over the radio, she snatched it up from her belt.

"Lieutenant Clawson here, did our prisoner wake up?" She asked both she and Jarrod tensed up.

"Yeah, he's awake but he can't move Lieutenant."

"Thanks, we'll be right there, out" She said cutting the connection and standing up, Jarrod stood up and both exited his quarters and run downstairs to the holding cell area.

Within minutes they were downstairs in the holding cell area. They neared Viper's cell. He glared at them angrily as James left the room after receiving a look from Jessie.

"Jussssst wait till I get you." Viper said with menace in his voice, he could hardly move, but he could talk just fine.

"Threats won't help Viper." Jarrod said as he and Jessie stopped at his cell and looked at him.

"When I'm going to get out of here, I'm going to get you for keeping me in here." He hissed.

"You'll never get out of here, the list of crimes you have done is enough to put you in jail for all your nine lives." Jessie replied anger slipping into her voice.

"You'll never sssstop me, my armiesssss are endlessss." He replied angrily.

"There's nothing left of your armies Viper, only charred remains." Jarrod said, as he heard Jessie take something out of her pocket. It was once of the key cards issued only to the most trusted Enforcers. The key card could gain access into the cell area, evidence room and the prisoner cells, provided the holder was an Enforcer.

"Dr. Viper alwayssss hasss ssssomething to fight back with." Viper replied as Jessie opened the cell door and went inside, Jarrod wondered what his partner was up to.

"Well right now all you have is this cell." Jessie replied looking directly into his eyes. Viper looked at her with anger.

"You messssed up my plansssss, but no matter I will sssstill have you asssss my accomplicessssss, once I get out of here."

"I can mess up more than your plans, Viper." Jessie said through clenched teeth. She picked him off the bunk by his neck. Jarrod rushed into the cell to stop his partner. He hadn't seen one of her paws go behind Viper, then return to holding his neck. "You nearly mutated us, and if you think you can get away with it that easily, you're wrong."

"Jessie, control yourself." Jarrod said putting a paw on her shoulder, it wasn't like her to over react like that, but he knew that in her place he would probably do something like that as well maybe even worse.

Jessie set Viper down onto the bunk as he breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes in order to calm down.

"You will be on my sssside, assss sssssoon assssss I will get out of here." Jarrod heard Viper say as he led Jessie away from the cell and out the holding cell area.

"Are you okay?" He asked looking at her.

"Fine. I just lost my cool with that snake, I'm sorry." She replied looking at him.

"Don't be, I would've done the same thing." He replied, "now c'mon lets tell Feral he's awake. If you're up to it." He said.

"Yeah I am." She replied, but Jarrod had his doubts. "Jarrod I'm fine honestly." She replied as they walked inside the elevator and he pressed the button to Feral's office.

"Well if you say so, Jess." He responded with a shrug.

She shook her head in dismay, she still couldn't believe she'd lost her cool with Viper. She still wondered about it as they exited on 7th floor and Jarrod knocked on Commander Feral's office. She shook her head to clear it and slipped back into her usual self. After hearing Commander Feral's 'come in' they entered the office. Commander Feral was reading a report as Jarrod and Jessie entered.

"Lieutenant Furlong and Lieutenant Clawson reporting sir." Jarrod said as they both saluted him.

"Yes what is it?" He asked.

"Dr. Viper's awake, Commander." Jessie said.

"I see." He turned to his intercom "Spear, this is Feral, I want the security down there increased, understood?"

"Yes sir" Came Spear's voice, Feral cut the connection.

"Thank you, now is there anything else?" He asked.

"No sir." Both replied.

"Fine, back to work then." He said, he watched them go, his doubts of partnering them together now almost gone.

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In Dark Kat's new hideout, the big kat was working on something as a Creepling ran up to him chattering excitedly about something. Dark Kat listened to what his pet had to say then nodded his head.

"Good, then we strike today, and after we get Viper out, with his help I will destroy those meddling SWAT Kats." He replied laughing, the Creepling chattered something happily and ran off to join others. "Yes, with the SWAT Kats gone, no one will be able to stop me." He said to his Creeplings as they chattered happily. "Viper is just another slave in my masterplan." He said, "Megakat City will be mine!" He yelled holding his paws up in the air as a sign of anticipated triumph.

Dark Kat laughed out loud as he went through his plan once again, in order to catch the SWAT Kats he first had to lure them to his hideout, and then he'll destroy them. They've stopped his plans one time too many. "This time things will be different." He said with an evil laugh. "Come my Creeplings, we must hurry if Viper is to join us." He said as the Creeplings followed him to his Fear Ship. Two minutes later, the Fear Ship took off from the secret floor panel in the desert, using a radar jammer and a cloaking device, Dark Kat managed to keep his ship invisible to anyone as he set the course towards Enforcer Headquarters.

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"Jake, hand me a wrench." Chance said from underneath a car. Jake stopped working on the car in front of him and picked up a wrench from nearby toolbox.

"There you go, buddy." He said handing Chance the wrench.

"Thanks, things sure have been quiet fir the past few days, huh Jake?" Chance said.

"It's a good sign, but if my calculations are correct Viper should be awake by now." Jake stated as he continued working on the car in front of him. "Hope he doesn't escape though."

"Heh yeah, I hope Feral has enough brains to increase security down there." Chance replied.

"If Viper escapes, he'll go after Jessie and Jarrod, not to mention us." Jake said worried.

"Ah don't worry, buddy, he won't escape."

"I hope you're right, Chance."

"Jake have I ever been wrong?"

"Many times, Chance" Jake said with a laugh. He dived down to the floor in order to get away from the incoming wrench that Chance threw at him. Not that it would hit him, but by pure instinct Jake was lying on the floor next to Chance. The wrench clattered down onto the floor "Kidding, Chance." Jake said picking himself off the floor.

"Heh I know." Chance replied as he stood up and retrieved the wrench from the floor. "Just checking your reflexes."

"That's what we have the reflex room for." Jake said his eyes gleaming knowing what would come next.

"Lets go." Chance said.

Both ran to their hangar and changed into their g-suits, putting on their Glovatrix they went into the door marked "A" the first part of the reflex test.

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"Well now that the snake's awake, I guess we have to watch our step." Jarrod replied as they exited Feral's office.

"Yeah, he'll be after us for sure if he escapes." Jessie replied with a sigh.

"Jess, we've been through this before, Viper won't escape now, remember Feral increased security down there, there's no way the snake can escape without outside help. Even with outside help, that help would have to go through the clearance first." He reassured her as they entered the elevator.

"I hope you're right." She replied, unsure.

"Hey I am right, Viper won't escape." Jarrod replied with a grin.

"We'll see, but if he stays here for a long time, I'll eat my helmet." She said with a smile.

"Okay, get the ketchup ready." He said as he exited on their floor, Jessie threw him a grin and followed him out of the elevator.

Since they had patrol duty five times a day for the past few days, they had nothing to do in between so they either hung around Jarrod's or Jessie's quarters, talking either about the good old days with Jake and Chance still in the Academy or about anything that popped into their heads.

Despite what had happened on their first day as partners, both were still glad that they were partnered up after years of being in the Enforcers. Even though the atmosphere seemed enjoyable and safe, both Enforcers kept their radios on and their firearms were with them, neither one was less alert than the other. Especially now that Viper was awake, the two Enforcers were as alert as ever.

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Viper slowly regained his paralyzed limbs. He was now walking around his cell occasionally throwing angry looks at the guards outside his cell.

"Blasssst those meddling SssWAT Katsssss, I wasss sssssso clossse to getting the Katalyssst." He mumbled to himself as he continued pacing the cell. The guards didn't pay any attention to him as their orders had consisted only of 'guard that snake'. Aside from guarding the snake they weren't allowed to do anything else including talking to Viper.

Officer James Spear was asleep in his chair behind his desk, the only time when he could actually get some shut eye without any superiors catching him at the task.

Viper growled angrily at the guards then continued pacing around the cell. He was angry at the SWAT Kats for spoiling his plans and destroying his beautiful creatures once again and for putting him into this cell, he was also angry at the two Enforcers who were there.

"I came sssso closssse to having accompliacessss," he sneered at no one as he continued pacing the cell. 'I'll get out of here, and when I will the SssssWAT Katssss and thosssse two Enforcersss will pay dearly, essspecially the female.' He thought angrily remembering how Jessie nearly strangled him a few hours ago. "I'll get all four of them." He said with a laugh, however upon hearing a chatter from outside he stopped laughing. Turning to his cell window he saw three small grenades fly through it, he wondered what they were and who threw them as the grenades hit the floor and exploded, releasing what appeared to be sleeping gas, the two guards at Viper's cell fell unconscious to the floor.

Viper himself began running around the cell in dismay as he felt the effect of the sleeping gas on him. Through his fading senses he wondered who it was, as he fell to the floor he heard chatters of someone, before he could figure out who it was he was asleep on the floor of his cell.

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"Excellent." Dark Kat said from behind his controls in his Fear Ship. The entire time he has been observing the situation down in the holding cell area. "Bring him here." He ordered his Creeplings, one of whom flew off in the direction of the holding cells. Dark Kat laughed out loud at the thought of Viper and him being ‘partners’ again, "and this time Megakat City will be mine!" He said, as four Creeplings brought Viper's sleeping form to the Fear Ship's cockpit.

"Excellent my Creeplings. Everything's going according to my plan." He said with a laugh as he guided the Fear Ship towards the desert. There was now a giant hole in one Viper's cell walls, the cell itself was empty.

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The SWAT Kats stopped at the door marked "B" to compare their scores so far.

"Heh, I'm 2 points ahead, buddy." T-Bone remarked, the LCD on his Glovatrix showed 5002.

"Hah, we're not out of the reflex room yet, T-Bone, it's the final score that counts, remember." Said Razor grinning as he ran through the door, T-Bone followed him inside.

The reflex room was different every time they entered it. None of the SWAT Kats knew what would come out through a trapdoor or a wall opening, one time it could be a fire cannon, next time it could be something more dangerous. Even though Razor made the course, he himself was unable to predict what would come out. For both it was a certain amount of fun every time they practiced the course. This time was no exception.

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James Spear awoke to find himself in big trouble. There was a big hope in Viper's cell, Viper himself was nowhere to be seen, and the two guards were unconscious on the floor.

"No it can't be." He said in astonishment. "Lieutenant Clawson's gonna have my badge for this." He groaned remembering Jessie's orders to watch Viper. He gulped and reached for his radio. He blamed himself for falling asleep.

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Jarrod and Jessie were talking about their days in the Academy when Spear's worried voice from their radios interrupted them.

"Officer James Spear calling Lieutenant Clawson, come in Lieutenant." Jessie snatched up her radio from her belt.

"Lieutenant Clawson here, what is it James?" She asked wondering if it was what she thought it was.

"Dr. Viper has escaped." He blurted out.

Jessie threw Jarrod a look of worry "Crud, stay there, I'll be right there, out" She said cutting the connection. Both Enforcers stood up and ran outside Jarrod's quarters towards the elevators.

"What do you mean *you'll* be right there? What about me?" Jarrod asked.

"Notify Commander Feral while I'll check out the area." She said.

"Roger, I'll see you down there." He said as he entered the elevator. Jessie decided to take the stairs down to the holding cell area.

"If Spear was asleep, he's gonna get it." She mumbled under her breath as she ran downstairs as fast as she could.

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Jarrod knocked on Commander Feral's office, after hearing a muffled 'come in' from the Commander, he entered to office.

"Lieutenant Furlong reporting, sir." He said saluting Feral, Feral looked from the papers in front of him.

"Yes, what is it Lieutenant?" He asked.

"Dr. Viper has escaped." Jarrod said.

"What? How could this happen?" Feral snapped.

"I don't know sir, Lieutenant Clawson's down there checking the area out." Jarrod replied.

"Tell her to get back to me as soon as she finds anything." He replied. "Find him no matter what."

"Yes sir." Jarrod replied saluting him again and exiting the office. 'well that was easy.' He thought as he waited for the elevator to come up.

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Commander Feral sighed and took out his radio.

"Felina come in." He said.

"Yes Uncle." Came her short reply.

"Felina get my chopper ready." He told her.

"Yes Uncle." She replied.

Feral cut the connection and stood up, with a sigh he wondered if Jarrod and Jessie would find Viper. Commander Feral put on his coat and leaving his office went up to the roof, where Felina was already waiting for him. 'Maybe we'll find that snake.' He thought as Felina took off.

"Where to, Uncle?" She asked.

"Fly around the city, I want to see if we can spot Viper."

"But isn't Viper down in the holding cell area?" She asked surprised.

"He was until Spear let him get away." Feral replied looking over the area underneath them.

"Understood." Felina replied, wondering where Viper was while keeping an eye out for him outside. "He should be easy to spot, just look for a snake in a lab coat." She said.

Feral ignored her remark.

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"Crud." Was all Jessie could say as she reached the holding cell area and saw what was in front of her. "Spear, how could this happen?" She snapped as she began looking over the cell where Viper was. Spear seemed scared and was fidgeting about. She picked something up off the floor, recognizing the sleeping gas canisters, this kind was effective for a few feet only, Spear's desk was out of range, way out of range.

"Um...I don't know Lieutenant." He said.

"Did you fall asleep?" She said walking over to him.

"N-no Lieutenant." He stammered. She threw him an angry stare.

"Then how did Viper escape?" She demanded crossing her paws on her chest.

"I don't know, Lieutenant." He stammered again.

"Spear.." She began looking straight into his eyes with one of her 'don't give me that' looks. She knew he was afraid of her, but she had no idea why. It could've been because she was one of Commander Feral's most trusted Enforcers, but then again only Spear knew the real reason. "I ask you again, were you asleep when this happened?"

"Y-yes ma'am." He nodded his head. She sighed.

"I should've known." She said shaking her head and walking inside the cell again.

"Lieutenant, I'm sorry..." Spear began.

She turned to him. "Just get out of here Spear, Commander Feral will talk to you later." She said as she turned back to the Mega-sized hole in front of her. She knelt near it, examining the hole as Spear gingerly slipped out the door, thinking that he got off the hook easy this time.

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"Aw crud, it can't be." Jarrod heard Jessie exclaim as he entered the holding cell area and looked around.

"What can't be?" He asked walking over to her.

"Jarrod, Viper didn't escape, someone got him out." She stated looking at him, as he knelt close to her too.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"This wasn't dug from the inside, it was done from the outside." She said gesturing at the marks near the hole.

"Who could it be?" Jarrod asked.

"Judging by the claw marks here, I'd say it's the Creeplings, meaning..."

"Dark Kat." They said in union looking at each other.

"Crud." Jarrod said in frustration. "What does he want with that lizard?"

"Help him take over the city what else? Lets go after him." She said standing up.

"Gladly, if only we knew where he went." He said shrugging his shoulders as he stood up and followed her towards the elevator. Jessie contacted the roof guard and told him to get their jet ready.

"Oh but we do know where he is, or at least we will." She said with a sly grin.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"This morning I planted a tracking device on Viper while I was holding him." She said

"Jess, you're a genius." Jarrod exclaimed.

"Aww...I just knew something like this would happen sooner or later, so I thought ahead." She replied with an embarrassed grin as she inserted her key-card to get roof clearance. Every Enforcer had the key-card that gained access to the roof, however, she was one of the few Enforcers who had access to the armory and a few other 'restricted area, authorized personnel only' places.

They exited at the roof, their jet was already waiting for them. Jarrod strapped himself in, behind him in the WSO's seat Jessie did the same. She activated the radar and the weapon systems. Jarrod gunned the engines and the jet took off into the sky above Enforcer Headquarters.

"Did you track him?" Jarrod asked.

"The signal's coming in weak, but I still can make out the coordinates, 8 miles into the desert, due..." she stopped to verify the calculations "south west." She finished. "He's in sector 3."

"Bet you a case of tuna that we'll find Dark Kat as well." Jarrod said as he changed the course towards the desert.

"Heh. Well it sure beats patrols." She said keeping her eyes on the radar, still tracking the signal.

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Having gone through the whole city twice Feral and Felina still couldn't find Viper anywhere, Felina was getting impatient.

"Where is he?" She asked in frustration as she landed the chopper on the roof and followed Feral out of the chopper.

"I don't know, but I intend to find out." Feral said, Felina made a move towards her jet. "Felina come into my office we'll see what Lieutenant Clawson has to say about this matter." He ordered her. Felina sighed but followed her Uncle to his office. On the way to the office Felina wondered what Jessie knew that they didn't.

"Get me Lieutenant Jessie Clawson." Feral ordered through the intercom.

"I can't sir, she took off with Lieutenant Furlong about 20 minutes ago, they didn't report where they were going." Came the dispatcher's voice.

"Contact her and tell her to contact me right away." He ordered.

"Yes sir."

"Uncle, why do you think they took off in such a hurry?" Felina asked as Feral cut the connection.

"I don't know, they may have found Viper's trail and they may be looking into it." Feral replied.

"Do you think so?" Felina asked.

"There's no other reason, Felina" He stated

"You're right, Uncle, I'm going to check the holding cell for clues that may give us an idea where did Jessie and Lieutenant Furling go." She said exiting his office. Feral had no objections for that, he himself had to stay in the office and wait until Jessie would contact him, if she would.

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"Crud" Felina exclaimed as she entered the holding cell area. "What the heck happened here?" She asked no one as she began examining the remains of the cell. "Hmm...Viper didn't escape," she told herself as she examined the hole. "Someone got him out." She said standing up. "Uncle's not going to like this." She said as she entered the elevator and pressed the button to go up to his office.

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Viper awoke somewhere in a dark place. He stood up and wondered where he was when Dark Kat walked in followed by his Creeplings.

"Dark Kat!" Viper exclaimed. "What do you want?" He asked.

"Ah good to see you Viper, perhaps you can help me." Dark Kat said with a mischievous grin

"After what happened lasssst time, don't bet on it." Viper said his eyes glowing.

Dark Kat laughed at that. "Perhaps you should reconsider this, Dr. Viper" He replied holding up Katalyst 100. Viper's eyes stopped glowing as he began reaching for the Katalyst. "There's more where this came from, Viper, you'll get it but not until you join forces with me." Dark Kat warned him.

"What'sss in it for me?"

"Half the city when we take it over, after we destroy the SWAT Kats and the Enforcers." Dark Kat said.

"There are two particular Enforcerssss I want to get my handssss on." Viper hissed.

"Really? Who are they?"

"I don't know, one's tom-kat and the other's a she-kat but they are working together and one of the SWAT Kats has an eye on the she-kat." Viper said.

"Really? Which one?" Dark Kat asked, a new plan forming in his head already.

"The ssssmall one."

"Hmm...perhaps if you can tell me everything you know about that Enforcer." Dark Kat said rubbing his chin in thought.

Viper proceeded telling Dark Kat everything he knew about Jessie.

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"Lieutenant Clawson, come in Lieutenant Clawson." Came over the radio in the jet.

"Uh-oh." She said as she picked up the microphone, "this is Lieutenant Clawson." She said.

"Lieutenant Clawson, Commander Feral want you to contact him ASAP." Said the dispatcher.

"Roger, I'll get right on it, out." She said cutting the connection. "Wonder what he wants." She wondered out loud.

"Oops, forgot to tell you, he wants you to tell him what you found out down in the holding cell area." Jarrod replied embarrassed at the fact that he forgot to tell her this.

"Acknowledged." She replied as Megakat Springs came into view, desert was only 12 miles away. She got out her personal radio and contacted Feral.

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"Lieutenant Clawson calling Commander Feral, come in Commander." Came Jessie's voice over Feral's radio, he picked it up off his desk.

"Feral here, I'd like to know where the heck did you and Lieutenant Furlong take off in such a hurry." He said.

"We're tracking Viper, sir." She replied.

"How did you find him?" He asked as Felina slipped back into his office and sat down in a chair opposite him.

"Well I clipped a tracking device on him in the morning, just in case." Came her voice. Feral smiled at that fact, she was always trying to be careful about things like that.

"Where are you now?" He asked.

"We're heading towards the desert, I'll call in the exact coordinates once they're verified, sir." She said.

"Roger, keep me informed, and call for back up if you find that lizard." He warned her.

"Understood, over and out." She said cutting the connection.

"Did you find anything down there Felina?" He asked turning to his niece.

"Yes, apparently Viper didn't escape, he was busted out." Felina replied.

"By whom?"

"I don't know Uncle, but I think it could be Dark Kat." She said.

"Dark Kat? How can you be so sure?" He asked.

"Come I'll show you." She said getting up. Feral followed her down to the holding cell area.

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"Got a fix on Viper's signal?" Jarrod asked as the jet entered the desert.

"Signal's getting stronger, 10 miles due southwest, sector 3" She verified the calculations once again.

"Roger." Jarrod replied straightening the course given by Jessie.

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Viper was in his new lab tinkering with the Katalyst and other mutagens Dark Kat provided him with. Dark Kat was at his control panel looking at a giant screen in front of him. Wondering how the two Enforcers found him so fast.

"Viper, come here." Dark Kat called, Viper emerged from the lab holding two vials, he looked up at Dark Kat then at the giant screen where a magnified image of Jarrod and Jessie in the jet was.

"That'sssss them." He said.

"Perfect, come this way, my dears." Dark Kat said with a laugh. "Viper, is the serum ready?" He asked.

"All done, Dark Kat." Viper replied holding up a vial with a greenish liquid.

"Good, fill in the electronic injectors." He ordered.

Viper disappeared in his new lab without a word, Dark Kat looked back at the screen.

"Instead of one captured Enforcer I will have two, then the SWAT Kats will have no choice but surrender to me." Dark Kat said with a laugh. His Creeplings laughed along. "No matter how they found me, I will still have my prisoners *and* the SWAT Kats, *and* the city." The Creeplings laughed along with Dark Kat, then the big kat turned to the screen watching every move done and every word said by the two Enforcers.

A few minutes later Viper came back with filled up injectors, Dark Kat took one of the injectors.

"Good, now lets go. But remember Viper, I want them alive for now." Dark Kat warned.

"Fine." Viper hissed.

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"This looks like the place." Jessie noted, looking over her instruments she confirmed the location.

"But there's nothing there except a few rocks." Jarrod replied as he landed the jet on the desert floor. He jumped out of the jet and looked around.

"Signal's coming in strong from inside that giant rock." She confirmed. She took out a hand held tracer and jumped out of the jet.

"Lets go."

"Shouldn't we contact Commander Feral first?" She asked.

"Later." He threw at her as he took out his gun and moved towards the direction indicated by the tracer.

"Roger." Jessie confirmed moving in the same direction.

As they neared the giant rock, Jarrod felt something weird, he stopped to look at the ground marks, Jessie continued on walking towards the rock, evidently the path was a dead end.

'That's strange, scratch marks. Wonder if it's Dark Kat's hideout.' Jarrod thought. ‘gotta be.’

"What is it?" Jessie asked turning away from the rock and facing Jarrod.

"I have a feeling that this is Dark Kat's hideout."

"How come I'm not surprised." Jessie said turning back to the rock and examining it further. Apparently the rock was moved from the place more than once.

"Neither am I. Only his Creeplings are able to break through the walls on such short notice." Jarrod replied, he was about to say something else when a shadow fell over him. He whirled around to face his enemy. "Dark Kat!" He exclaimed.

"Yeah what about him?" Jessie asked not suspecting anything, when she didn't receive an answer she turned around. "Dark Kat." She said somehow keeping surprise from her voice.

"I suggest you give yourselves up." Dark Kat spoke up. "Or I'll capture you with more pain."

"And if we don't?" Challenged Jessie reaching for her gun.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, my dear." Dark Kat said calmly as Jarrod got out of the big kat's reach, just in case, he leveled his gun on Dark Kat.

"Why shouldn't we do that? We have the weapons, and besides you're alone." Jarrod said. "Don't do anything stupid or I'll shoot."

"On the contrary I'm not alone." Dark Kat said with a smile.

"Hey, let me go." Jessie yelled in surprise as four Creeplings grabbed her from behind. "Crud." She mouthed trying to get out of the grasp. The Creeplings just chattered but held her still.

"Let her go." Jarrod warned.

"Do you really think I'm that simple?" Dark Kat asked.

"No, but you can always try." Jarrod said, behind him Jessie relaxed and stopped struggling for a few seconds, then she flung her arms throwing the four Creeplings at Dark Kat.

"Run." She yelled. "Get to the jet, hurry."

Without a word Jarrod joined his partner. As they neared the jet, Viper stepped out from behind it, waiting for them to come. Both Enforcers knew that he was there but right now they focused on getting into their jet. Jessie reached the jet first, she leapt into the cockpit, but Viper's tail caught and grabbed her in mid air.

"Crud, Jarrod get your tail out of here" Jessie warned her partner.

"Viper! Let her go or I'll blast you." Jarrod warned, stopping in his tracks and leveling his gun on Viper.

"I don't think sssso." Viper said with a laugh using Jessie as a shield. "Not while I have your friend." He sneered.

"I hate being used as a shield for bad guys and besides this is getting *really* old." Jessie growled as she kicked Viper. Somehow Viper was ready for that, he squeezed his tail harder causing Jessie's kick to stop in mid flight.

Jarrod was having trouble, he was thinking should he shoot at Viper with Jessie still held captive in Viper's grasp or not. He decided to attack Viper instead, but just as he prepared to ran in Viper's direction, Dark Kat grabbed him by his neck and lifted him up in the air. Jarrod tried to kick Dark Kat, but the big kat was hardly scratched by Jarrod's kick.

"Not this time, Enforcer." Dark Kat said with a laugh as Jarrod threw him an angry look "Good, Viper, bring our little friend here." He said, Viper brought Jessie over to Dark Kat. Dark Kat set Jarrod down and four Creeplings grabbed him and held him in place. "Don't try to escape or she gets it." Dark Kat said as he picked Jessie up and held her in a steel grip. She struggled against his force, but no use he was not only bigger than her but way stronger too. She felt her senses loosening.

"What do you want Dark Crud?" Jessie asked weakly as Viper grinned at Jarrod who was having trouble with the Creeplings.

"You walked right into my trap, although I wonder how you managed to find me so easily." Dark Kat said.

"Ever heard of such a thing as a signal tracer?" Jessie asked mustering up a grin.

"A tracer? Where is it?"

"On Viper, where else? And you got him out so we can find you." Jarrod challenged.

"I anticipated this." Dark Kat said.

"Yeah right, if you anticipate everything, how come you can't take over Megakat City, Dark Creep?" Jessie asked.

"Don't cross me, I hate being called that."

"What you mean Dark Creep?" Jessie asked, then immediately regretted doing that as Dark Kat's claws slashed into her arm. She bit back a retort.

"Leave her alone Dark Kat." Jarrod shouted.

"Enough." Dark Kat yelled, he took out the electronic injector. "Soon you won't feel a thing." He said as he pressed the injector to Jessie's arm, Jessie immediately realized what it was, her realizations confirmed as Dark Kat pressed the button, seconds later she felt light headed and had trouble keeping her eyes open. 'Crud sleeping serum' she thought as her eyes closed, then nothing.

Jarrod watched open mouthed as his partner stopped struggling and fell unmoving in Dark Kat's grasp.

"Jessie no" He yelled. "Dark Kat, you creep."

Dark Kat dropped Jessie down onto the ground and neared Jarrod, behind him Viper grabbed the unconscious Enforcer with his tail.

"Don't worry, you'll join your precious partner soon. Say good bye, Enforcer, because this is the last time you'll see sunset." Dark Kat said with a laugh as he prepared to inject Jarrod.

Using the same trick Jessie did earlier on Jarrod flung the Creeplings that held him at Dark Kat, then picking up his gun from the ground he fired at Dark Kat. Dark Kat managed to roll away from the shot, then he launched himself at Jarrod. Knocking the gun from Jarrod's paw onto the ground Dark Kat backhanded the Enforcer. Dazed, Jarrod shook his head, then felt himself being lifted in the air.

"Kats like you should be dealt with properly." Dark Kat said as he pressed the injector to Jarrod's arm. "I will deal with you later, right now I need you for insurance." He said with a laugh as he pressed the button. Jarrod felt the liquid enter his body, seconds later he felt light headed, but no matter how hard he tried struggling to stay awake, he soon had to give in, 'crud' was his last thought as his eyes closed and he stopped struggling.

"Excellent, Viper bring her inside." Dark Kat ordered Viper, as he himself carried Jarrod inside.

Inside the hideout Dark Kat ordered his Creeplings to tie up the two Enforcers, the Creeplings did that, then taking out Jessie's gun they started playing around with it.

"Perfect, all is going according to my plan, now all I need to do is to interrupt the five o'clock news and tell the SWAT Kats to come or I'll destroy the two Enforcers. Knowing them they wouldn't leave someone in trouble, especially if it's someone they like." Dark Kat said with a laugh. "First, I'll destroy the SWAT Kats and then Megakat City will be mine."

"Don't you mean ourssss, Dark Kat? Don't make me ssssorry I trusssssted you for the ssssssecond time." Viper said narrowing his eyes.

"Just a slip of the tongue Viper, of course we'll divide the city equally." Dark Kat reassured Viper.

Viper didn't reply, he just disappeared in his lab and started playing around with the mutagens. After all he wanted to get the two Enforcers after Dark Kat was done with his plan. Dark Kat returned to the control panel in front of him, he had to get ready for his broadcast tonight.

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"Uncle where do you think Dark Kat is?" Felina asked impatiently, Feral had disallowed her to go to the desert and help Jarrod and Jessie, Feral insisted that she'd stay at Headquarters in case Jarrod and Jessie would need back up. Now it looked like they would be needed. More than an hour had passed since Jessie contacted Feral, she promised to give him the exact coordinates, but until now, no word from either Jessie or Jarrod.

"My guess he's in the desert or Lieutenant Clawson would've given me their coordinates long time ago." Feral replied.

"Then why can't I check it out?" Felina pressed.

"We'll wait a while longer and then we'll go, she could've forgotten about it." Feral said.

"Jessie doesn't forget things like that." Felina noted knowing that she was right, she could've slipped out of Feral's office without even listening to her Uncle, but she somehow didn't feel like getting another lecture about the matter, not to mention getting the file room duty again. 'Maybe Uncle's right, Jess could've forgotten about this.' She thought.

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Chance and Jake were back in the garage having a late lunch, since the reflex room took an hour from their work, but it certainly was fun, even though Chance lost by 5 points.

"Aw Jake you cheated." Chance grumbled good-naturally.

"Who me?" Jake asked putting on a surprised face.

"Yeah you, you knew where every single trap was, Clawson." Chance said.

"I know my last name, Chance." Jake said matter-o-factly.

"Unfortunately." Chance started, he was about to say something else when Jake leapt on him and both tumbled to the ground. Jake pinned Chance to the floor.

"Really, we Clawsons have very sharp claws." Jake said extending his claws.

"I get the message buddy." Chance said holding up his paws.

Jake let Chance up off the floor. "Heh always works" He grinned.

"You can say that again, oh look it's time for Scaredy kat." Chance said looking at his watch. Jake sighed as Chance rushed to the TV, grabbing the remote, Chance switched the TV on and settling in the couch started watching his favorite show. Jake rolled his eyes.

"I'll be working on the cars." He said with a sigh. Apparently Chance didn't hear him.

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Jarrod slowly opened his eyes "w-where am I?" He asked no one. "Aw crud." He said in frustration as he remembered what happened. He observed his situation. His paws tied, his gun and radio gone. His partner was near him, apparently still unconscious. "We gotta get out of here." He said to no one.

"You'll *never* get out of here." Dark Kat said as he entered the room. "I'll make sure of that. Welcome back, Lieutenant Furlong."

"Thanks for the warm welcome, Dark Crud." Jarrod growled as he threw his captor an angry stare as he struggled with the ropes, apparently it was useless. "What do you want Dark Kat?" He asked.

"I want the SWAT Kats destroyed, right after I find out their secret identities. And I have a feeling your friend may know who they are, you know maybe you yourself know who the SWAT Kats are." Dark Kat said nearing Jarrod with an evil smile on his face.

"You're wrong, I don't know who the SWAT Kats are and neither does she." Jarrod said nodding in the direction of Jessie.

"Maybe you don't, maybe you do, and I intend to find out if either of you knows that." Dark Kat said.

"Don't bet on it Dark Crud." Jarrod shot back. "Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you for anything."

"Even you partner's life?" Dark Kat asked.

Jarrod bit back a retort. Dark Kat threw Jarrod his evil smile knowing he had an effect.

"I'll let you think this over, meanwhile I have something important to take care of." Dark Kat said moving towards the exit. "But remember this, if you won't talk, she dies." He said with a laugh as he exited to room.

"Crud." Jarrod said in frustration as Viper entered the room and gave him an icy stare. "We've gotta get out of here."

"Roger that." Jessie replied weakly as she shook her head to clear it.

"Jess, are you okay?" Jarrod asked.

"Yeah I think so." She replied. "What about you?"

"Never been better. How can we get out of here?" He whispered throwing a look at Viper who just threw him a glare and a triumphant smile.

"Remember we she-kats have extra long claws." Jessie whispered back with a smile as she tried to cut the ropes with her extended claws Since her paws were tied tightly she had to struggle to reach the rope, finally she felt it and in one swift move the ropes were in two pieces. "See what I mean?" She asked as she sliced through his ropes. Jarrod grinned up at her.

"Thanks, lets go" He said as he threw Viper at Dark Kat who was entering the room and then broke into a run, Jessie followed him leaping over Dark Kat and Viper.

"Good idea, but where?" She asked as they ran out of the room.

"Who cares, as long we can escape." Jarrod replied.

Viper recovered first, getting to his feet he began his chaise for the two fleeing Enforcers.

"Viper, let them go." Dark Kat ordered.

"But they're escaping Dark Kat, I thought you needed them for your plan." Viper said stopping and looking back at Dark Kat.

"They won't get far, Viper, don't worry." Dark Kat said with a laugh.

"In there." Jarrod said pointing to his right where a cave was. Jessie nodded as they both headed for the cave.

"Aw crud, this place should have signs." Jarrod said as they ran through the cave.

"Heh well maybe you can ask Dark Kat next time we meet." Jessie replied.

Jarrod was about to reply when an alarm sounded.

"Crud, we must've crossed a beam." Jessie uttered. "They'll be after us any second."

"Then lets make sure they won't get us." He said.

Jessie nodded and was about to say something when her foot got caught in something and then both she and Jarrod were hanging in a net.

"Crud." They said in union as they heard Dark Kat and Viper approach them.

It was hard to move in the net not to mention try to keep it steady in order to cut it. Both Jarrod and Jessie threw Dark Kat and Viper angry glares as the two laughed at them.

"I anticipated you will escape, so I planted this little trap here, effective isn't it?" Dark Kat said laughing, Jarrod threw him an icy stare his jaw set in a thin line thinking if he should say something or not, he decided against it. Jessie just glared at the two villains fighting back a retort, she knew that this was no time to get them killed.

"Tough looks won't help you." Dark Kat said as he cut the net down with his claws. The two Enforcers tumbled to the floor. Since Jessie landed on the floor first she immediately threw the remains of the net off herself and assumed fighter's stance, ready to fight Viper and Dark Kat, second later Jarrod landed next to her assuming the same stance.

'Crud, sure wish I had a weapon.' Jessie thought as Dark Kat and Viper moved in on them.

"You can't win here Enforcers, this is my turf." Dark Kat said with a laugh.

"Yeah well sometimes you can lose on your turf, Dark Kat." Jarrod said as he dodged Viper's tail, Jessie however was less lucky, Viper twisted his tail around her and began dragging her off in the direction they came from. Jarrod broke into a run after Viper, but before he could get far, Dark Kat grabbed him by his collar and lifted him in the air. Then grabbing him in a bear lock Dark Kat moved in the same direction as Viper dragged Jessie off to.

"I am a sure winner this time, Enforcer." Dark Kat said as he neared Viper who still held Jessie, she knew that it was useless to fight against him, instead she concentrated on what was much more important, mainly getting their tails out of there without getting hurt. So far the chances of getting out alive weren't so great. Viper dragged her into what looked like the main computer room.

"Let me go you creep." Jessie mouthed as she struggled against Viper's force as he chained her up to a wall then threw her a grin.

"Asss ssssoon asssss Dark Kat will finisssh with you, you'll be mine." He said with a laugh.

"Don't bet on it, Viper." She said, instead of answering Viper twisted his tail around her neck.

"One ssssssqueeze and you're a gonner." He warned her.

"Go ahead." She challenged, knowing that he wouldn't do it because Dark Kat still needed them.

"No, don't. Let her go." Jarrod yelled as Dark Kat brought him in.

"Don't worry, he won't, yet." Dark Kat said with a laugh as he chained up Jarrod next to Jessie. Viper let go of Jessie's neck and she breathed a sigh of relief. "Soon I won't need you both." He said laughing as Viper slipped out of the room.

"You'll never take over Megakat City, Dark Kat, you're a born loser." Jessie told him with a stern look on her face. Jarrod threw her a 'what the heck are you doing' look.

"Don't cross me she-kat." Dark Kat said as he slashed her wound open once again. She winced in pain but kept herself from yelling in pain.

"Leave her alone, Dark Kat." Jarrod yelled.

"So the truth hurts, eh Dark Kat?" Jessie said, as Dark Kat was about to strike Jarrod, instead he turned back to her.

"I told you not to cross me, Jessie." He said as he backhanded her hard.

"That's Lieutenant Clawson to you, Dark Kat." She threw at him through the haze that was overtaking her.

"Don't touch her, Dark Crud." Jarrod yelled as Jessie shook her head to clear it.

"Too bad I need you for my plan, if I didn't then you'd be dead long time ago." Dark Kat said referring to Jessie "As for you, you're just insurance." Dark Kat said with a laugh as he hit Jarrod in his stomach. Jarrod gasped.

"Then let him go, since you only need me, let him go." Jessie said struggling against the chains. "Leave him alone, it's me you need."

"Why pass up a good insurance?" Dark Kat replied simply as he backhanded Jessie hard enough for her to pass out.

"You creep, leave her alone." Jarrod yelled as Dark Kat laughed.

"Same thing will happen to you, if you make me angry." Dark Kat turning to his control panel once again.

"Aw crud." Jarrod mouthed as he struggled against the chains.

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"Hey Chance, the News will be on in five minutes." Jake said entering the living room where Chance was still watching Scaredy Kat.

"I know buddy, it's right after Scaredy Kat." Chance replied.

Jake shook his head in dismay and went to fetch a couple of cans of milk from the refrigerator. As he entered the kitchen he heard Chance’s laugh from the living room. Jake still wondered what Chance saw in those cartoons, Litterbin was much funnier anyway. He got the cans out of the fridge and then went back to the living room. Chance made some space for Jake to sit while waiting for the Scaredy Kat to finish and for the news to begin. Jake handed Chance a can of milk then sat down on the couch next to his partner.

"Thanks, buddy." Chance said as he opened his can and took a sip then turned back to the TV.

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Minutes passed since Dark Kat turned back to his control panel, he was setting up something while laughing out loud. Jessie came to and shook her head.

"Jessie, you okay?" Jarrod whispered.

"If I ever get my hands on him." She mouthed angrily.

"You can try, Jessie." Dark Kat replied with a laugh.

"I told you before, that's Lieutenant Clawson to you Dark Kat." Jessie said her jaw set.

"Like I said you can try getting me, but you'll never win." He replied laughing.

"Sure we'll never win, you always cheat." Jarrod said.

"Silence! I have no time for this nonsense, I'm almost ready to make my announcement." Dark Kat yelled in anger as he slashed through Jarrod's uniform leaving a deep cut in his flesh. Jarrod winced but didn't shout out in pain.

"Dark Kat, if it's me you want then leave him alone." Jessie said angrily. Dark Kat backhanded her again.

"Don't mess with me she-kat." He replied turning back to his control panel, as she shook her head to let go of the daze that was engulfing her. Dark Kat began interfering with the signal of Kats Eye News and many other news stations.

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"This is Ann Gora with the five o’clock news…" Came from the TV, but was interrupted with static, then Ann’s shocked face disappeared and instead Dark Kat’s face with an evil grin appeared on the screen.

"I’ve got more important news for Megakat City, and especially the SWAT Kats." He started. "I’ve got your Lieutenant Clawson and Lieutenant Furlong, and they’ll be destroyed unless the SWAT Kats find me and surrender to me within the next five hours." He said as the camera zoomed out to show Jarrod and Jessie chained to a wall behind him, Chance and Jake let out a gasp.

"No." They said in union.

"Come alone." Dark Kat said with a laugh. Behind him Jarrod lifted up his head.

"T-Bone, Razor don’t come, it’s a trap." He said.

"Stay away from the desert." Jessie said looking directly into the camera with a set look on her face.

"You fools." Dark Kat yelled as he turned away from the camera and kicked Jarrod in his rib cage with all his strength. Jarrod let out a gasp and then his head rolled to the side, Dark Kat moved to Jessie and backhanded her hard, then he calm turned back to the camera.

"No! Leave him alone Dark Kat." Jessie yelled through the daze, Dark Kat ignored her.

"As you can see, they are giving me some trouble, so you better come fast or they die. Especially her." He said as he turned around and backhanded Jessie harder. "Come alone or you’ll never see them again." He said, with that his face disappeared and Ann Gora’s shocked face appeared on the screen again.

"Uh…you’ve just witnessed it live, Dark Kat has…" Chance clicked off the TV and crunched his empty milk can.

"No." He said shaking his fists. "Jake lets go." He said heading for the hangar.

Jake was speechless as he ran after Chance. ‘If he does anything to her I’ll…’ he thought then took a deep breath to keep himself under control. Both changed into their g-suits and seconds later the Turbokat took off into the skies of Megakat City with both T-Bone and Razor worried over Jarrod and Jessie’s safety.

"Any idea where he is?" T-Bone asked, worry in his voice, he’s just seen his cousin kicked in the ribs by Dark Kat. He immediately knew that Jarrod wouldn’t be so lucky.

"Jessie said it’s in the desert I can trace the signal by the beeper I gave her few days ago, if she still has it." He said as he activated the tracer. "Bingo." He said his voice showing enthusiasm for the first time in the past minutes "Ten miles due south west, sector three." He said.

"Roger that." T-Bone corrected the course of the jet.

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"Uncle, no." Felina gasped as Feral turned off the TV and stood up. "Dark Kat has them. We’ve got to do something." She said.

"I know, lets go." He said as he exited his office with his niece close at his heels.

As they headed up for the roof he ordered for a chopper to be prepared by the time they got up there. The chopper was ready as they arrived, Felina and Feral boarded it and Felina took off. Neither of them could still believe that Dark Kat had Jarrod and Jessie.

"Crud, Uncle, if Dark Kat hurts them…" Felina began as she set the course towards the desert.

"I know, I know." Feral replied grimly. "Why are you heading for the desert?" He asked noticing the course.

"Two things, one Jessie said ‘stay away from the desert’ and two the Turbokat’s about three miles from the desert." She said indicating her control panel. "They must be tracing a signal that’s coming either from Lieutenant Furlong or Jessie." She said hoping it was true.

Feral growled at the mention of the Turbokat, and the SWAT Kats but then again Dark Kat wanted the SWAT Kats to come. Even though Dark Kat told the SWAT Kats to come alone, without second thought Feral decided that he and Felina should be there as well. After all it was two of his best Enforcers out there.

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"T-Bone, this is the place." Razor interrupted T-Bone’s thoughts.

"Roger." T-Bone replied as he landed the Turbokat near the jet. He popped the canopy and jumped out. Shortly Razor followed him with a mini-tracer in his paw. It was already dark and the desert seemed very empty at that, but both tom-kats knew that somewhere in the desert Dark Kat was hiding. Somehow they felt that Dark Kat was watching their every move.

"Signal’s coming from those rocks." Razor indicated.

"Are you sure?" T-Bone asked, he could’ve swore the place was nothing but a bunch of rocks, maybe a small cave, but not big enough for a hideout.

"Affirmative, signal’s coming in strong." Razor said as the two began carefully making their way towards the rocks.

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Dark Kat snapped out from deep thought as an alarm sounded, he threw a glare at the screen which showed an image of the Turbokat landing near the Enforcer jet.

"Perfect, just as I expected." He said to no one with a laugh. Behind him Jessie looked up at the screen as well. "But I didn’t expect them to be here so soon."

‘Crud, I told you to stay away from here, guys.’ She thought as she threw a look at Jarrod’s unconscious form. She wondered if Dark Kat had killed Jarrod, but no, he seemed to be breathing. ‘This is all my fault,’ she thought grimly as Viper entered the room, alert.

"What’ssss all the noissse Dark Kat?" Viper asked, annoyed.

"Take a look, Viper." Dark Kat said gesturing at the screen which now showed the parked Turbokat.

"The SssWAT Katsssss." Viper said. Dark Kat nodded.

"Are your armies ready?" He asked.

"Yessss I put them everywhere through out the cave." Viper said as he threw a look at Jessie who in turn threw him a cold look. Viper turned around and ran out of the room.

"Listen closely Enforcer. I want to know who the SWAT Kats are." Dark Kat said as he turned his attention to Jessie.

"What makes you think I know who they are?" She asked.

"Why else would you take a chance to warn them?" He retorted. "Now talk." He said advancing towards her.

"Signal’s coming from those rocks" Came Razor’s voice from the control panel, Dark Kat turned his attention back to the panel.

"Signal? All my tracers are stealth." He said. Behind him a grin crossed Jessie’s face. She immediately knew how the SWAT Kats traced them here. The small tracer in the pocket of her uniform. Dark Kat seemed to suspect something as he turned to her. "You!" He said. "You have a tracer on you." Dark Kat said as he moved to her.

"And if I do. You wanted the SWAT Kats to come anyway." She retorted.

"Silence." Dark Kat yelled as he backhanded her. "Now talk, I want to know who the SWAT Kats are."

Jessie shook her head and looked at Dark Kat with a stern look on her face.

"I don’t know their identities." She said finally, wondering if Dark Kat was going to buy it or not. The answer came in another backhand across her face. Apparently he didn’t buy it.

"Don’t lie to me." He said. "I’ll give you time to think it through, but when I get back, either you tell me who they are or you die."

Jessie bit back a retort as she watched Dark Kat throw a look at his control panel and exit the room.

"Wake up Jarrod, help’s on the way." She said as she watched the SWAT Kats near the rocks where she and Jarrod were cornered by Dark Kat and Viper.

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"Uncle, this looks like the place." Felina nodded in the direction of the Turbokat and an Enforcer jet down below them.

"Land near them, Felina." He instructed. Felina complied and landed her chopper near the two jets, both Enforcers jumped out.

"Where do you think they are, Uncle?" Asked Felina. "Over there." She said, answering her own question as she pointed in the direction of the rocks. Feral nodded and they made their way towards the rocks.

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The SWAT Kats stopped in their tracks as they heard a chopper land not far off. Silently they agreed to wait for a few minutes to see who it was, they hid behind a rock and watched as two figures came closer and closer to them.

"Who do you think it is?" Asked T-Bone.

"My guess, it’s Feral and Felina." Razor responded.

"Could be." Said T-Bone with a shrug as they watched the two figures make their way towards them. "In case it isn’t Feral and his niece, attack when they get near." T-Bone said

"Roger." Razor replied as he and T-Bone prepared to attack the two figures.

As Commander Feral and Felina neared the rocks, T-Bone and Razor leaped from their cover and onto the Enforcers.

"What the…" Feral began as Razor pinned him to the ground.

"Hey." Felina yelled in surprise as T-Bone wrestled her to the ground.

"Oops, it *is* them Razor." T-Bone said as he let go of Felina. "Sorry Lieutenant, we thought you were one of Dark Kat’s cronies." He apologized while helping her up, she waved off the apology. Then she walked over to the rocks to examine them closer.

"So I’ve noticed." Razor replied as he let go of Feral.

"What are you two hotshots doing here?" Asked Feral as he stood up and brushed himself off.

"For your information Commander, Dark Kat wanted us to come." Razor responded, calmly.

"We’re here to save two of our best Enforcers." Feral shot angrily.

"And he wanted us to come alone." T-Bone pointed out. "If he finds out you’re here then neither of them stand a chance of getting out alive." He shot at Feral. Feral growled and was about to say something more when Razor’s voice interrupted them.

"Commander Feral, T-Bone." Razor called for their attention holding up a paw. "If we team up then maybe we stand a better chance of getting them out alive." He stated.

"Uncle, he’s right, we’re here for the same goal." Felina spoke up.

"I hate to admit it, SWAT Kat but you’re right" Feral replied.

"Good, we can settle this later, right now we must find Dark Kat." Razor said.

"Any ideas where he is?" T-Bone asked.

"Signal’s coming in from inside that rock." Razor said gesturing at the rock where Felina was, as he checked his mini-tracer for confirmation. Jessie’s signal was coming in strong from inside the rock.

"Any idea how to get inside?" Asked T-Bone.

"There’s an opening in this rock, maybe we can move it aside." Felina said pointing at the rock as she began to push it. The three tom-kats helped her move the rock aside. In place of the rock there was an opening big enough to fit them all. They could see a tunnel leading inside.

"Razor are you sure they’re in there?" Asked T-Bone.

"Affirmative." Razor replied as he moved inside the tunnel, seconds later the rest heard a low screech, a sound of a launched missile then nothing. Felina darted inside the tunnel leaving T-Bone and Feral standing outside.

"Razor?" T-Bone called as he darted for the tunnel, shortly after Feral followed him inside.

"Careful guys, this place is full of Viper’s creations." Razor replied.

"And Dark Kat’s traps." Felina said as she stepped over a loose rock.

"Keep together everyone" T-Bone said.

"I give the orders around here, SWAT Kat." Feral said.

"Uncle, stop being so stubborn, for once listen to them." Felina said putting a paw on Feral’s shoulder.

"Fine, but don’t let it go too far, hotshots." Feral shot back.

"We’ll argue later, Commander, right now we have to rescue Lieutenant Furlong and Lieutenant Clawson." Razor said as he took out a flashlight and switched it on.

"I never knew this cave was here." Felina said.

"Neither did I, but where Dark Kat is concerned, he can make a hideout anyplace" T-Bone replied as Razor’s flashlight moved through the cave.

The four made their way through the cave with Razor in the lead. Both SWAT Kats were worried for the safety of Jarrod and Jessie, but they concealed it from Feral and Felina. However all four hoped that they’d be able to get the two Enforcers out alive.

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"Well my dear, did you reconsider you answer?" Dark Kat said as he came in again, only now four Creeplings carried a bomb behind him. They set it on the floor near the control panel. Somehow Jessie knew what Dark Kat planned. She kept silent. "Answer my question Enforcer, or else." Dark Kat shot at her angrily.

"Or else what creep? You kill me? If you kill me then you’ll never know who the SWAT Kats are." Jessie shot back. knowing that she was right.

"Don’t make me angry she-kat." Dark Kat said as he glared angrily at her.

"The SWAT Kats will stop you no matter what." She threw at him.

He glanced at the screen that showed the SWAT Kats walking in the cave along with Feral and Felina.

"So the Enforcers are in on this too." Dark Kat said, he turned to his control panel. "I thought I told the SWAT Kats to come alone."

Jessie wondered what would come next as she saw Dark Kat type something on the control panel.

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The SWAT Kats and the two Enforcers had mode their way through the cave occasionally fighting off Viper’s creations and carefully stepping over Dark Kat’s traps.

"Watch out." Felina suddenly yelled as she pushed her Uncle, T-Bone and Razor out of the way. Second later a sharp edged rock fell from the top on the place where the three have been just a moment ago.

"Thanks, Lieutenant." Said T-Bone and Razor as Razor reached for his mini tracer, which flew out of his paw on impact.

However before he could pick it up, Dark Kat’s hologram appeared in front of them.

"So much for the element of surprise." T-Bone mumbled.

"SWAT Kats. I thought I warned you to come alone." The hologram spoke up. Beside Dark Kat’s hologram a hologram of Jessie chained to the wall appeared.

"Don’t hurt her, Dark Kat." Razor said his teeth clenched in anger.

"You didn’t follow the conditions, SWAT Kats." Dark Kat said as he approached Jessie and then with outstretched claws he slashed Jessie’s shoulder. She cried out in pain as Dark Kat’s claws imbedded in her shoulder and slid down her arm. "She pays for your failure to follow my orders." He replied with a laugh.

"Dark Kat leave her alone." Felina shouted as T-Bone, Razor and Feral watched the scene with shocked looks on their faces. All of them knew that it took great pain to make Jessie cry out.

"Dark Kat what do you want?" Razor asked angrily

"I want you destroyed, SWAT Kats." He replied. "Find me and you may find them alive." He said with a laugh, then the holograms disappeared.

"C’mon we don’t have much time." Razor said as he picked up the mini tracer and looked at it. "Not much more to go." He noted with a set look on his face.

"Hurry, I don’t want to loose two of my best Enforcers." Feral said as they made their way through the cave.

‘And I don’t want to loose a cousin.’ T-Bone thought throwing a look at Razor. Razor looked angry, a look that he rarely showed. ‘Poor Razor, hold on guys we’re coming.’ T-Bone thought.

‘C’mon Jessie don’t let the creep hurt you.’ Razor thought as he looked at the blinking dot on his mini tracer.

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Viper was in his lab tinkering with the chemicals Dark Kat had provided for him. He wondered if Dark Kat was going to give him half the city as he promised, then remembered what happened last time he joined forces with Dark Kat. He knew that Dark Kat would probably double-cross him again.

‘I have to get out of here.’ He thought as he picked up some chemicals from the table. He snatched up two bottles of Katalyst 100 and stuffed them into his lab coat pocket. He then backed off outside. ‘ssssorry to leave you my plantimalssss, but I have no choissse.’ He thought as he ran through a tunnel leading outside Dark Kat’s hideout.

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"Not so tough now, miss Enforcer." Dark Kat said as he turned away from his control panel to face Jessie who was still wincing in pain. "Well, well looks like Viper was right, Razor seems to like you. Which means that you do know who they are. Now talk."

"And if I don’t?" She shot back trying to ignore the pain for now.

"If you don’t…well then I’ll wait until the SWAT Kats get here and then destroy you right in front of them." He said as he grabbed her still bleeding shoulder and pressed hard with his force. Jessie shut her eyes and winced but didn’t cry out this time. Dark Kat let go off her, with a laugh he turned to the bomb on the floor next to the control panel. "Think of what it will do to poor Razor if he witnesses your death." He said with a laugh.

"Do your worst, Dark Kat." Jessie mouthed as she looked through the haze at what he was doing.

Dark Kat ignored her, he only had to arm the bomb after that all he had to do was use the remote control to set the time off. Jessie looked through the haze at the little control panel as Dark Kat entered the arming code.

‘1, 7, 8, 3, 5.’ She repeated in her mind, she knew that this code was also the disarming code.

"Excellent, my bomb is armed. It will destroy all of you and the city from this range." He said with a laugh.

‘I gotta stop him! Sure, but how?’ Jessie thought. ‘I can’t even get out of these chains.’ She glanced at Dark Kat who just threw her an evil grin and kept on tinkering with his bomb. ‘Great’ she thought throwing a look at Jarrod who was still unconscious. ‘Dark Kat must’ve hit his ribs. Hang on buddy.’ She thought.

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"We’re getting closer." Razor said still in the lead with his mini tracer in paw.

"How are you tracing Dark Kat’s signal?" Felina asked as she threw a glance at the tracer in Razor’s paw. "I tried that but I got nothing."

"I gave a tracer to Lieutenant Clawson." Razor explained.

"Good thing too." T-Bone noted.

"Yeah." Felina replied with a nod.

Feral said nothing as he followed the SWAT Kats and his niece.

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‘I can’t believe this is happening’ Jessie thought as Dark Kat turned his full attention back to her.

"Tell me who the SWAT Kats are." He said looking into her eyes and noticing a gleam of fear, then the fear was replaced by determination.

"Why should I?" She shot back at him.

"You have no choice, Lieutenant." He shot back angrily as he backhanded her across her face. "I suggest you re-consider that response. I ask you again, tell me who the SWAT Kats are."

She remembered the promise she and Jarrod had made a few days ago. If they said they’ll never talk, then they won’t. ‘even if it kills us.’ She thought. Then she looked directly at Dark Kat and with a set look on her face she spoke up.

"Never."

Dark Kat grabbed her by her injured shoulder again. "I gave you enough chances. You don’t want to talk. Fine, your choice." He said as he raised his other paw above her getting ready to strike.

"Go ahead, Dark Kat." She encouraged him as darkness had began moving in on her.

"Watch me." He replied as he prepared to hit her. A sudden explosion had caught his attention, he turned his head towards the doorway where T-Bone, Razor, Felina and Feral stood leveling their weapons on Dark Kat. Jessie smiled weakly at the group.

"Let her go Dark Crud." Razor said, menace in his voice.

Dark Kat let go of Jessie’s arm then stood in his tracks without saying a word. ‘Where is Viper.’ he wondered. Then suddenly he bolted for the other doorway, and began making his way to his Fear Ship. The door closed in the faces of T-Bone and Felina who began chasing Dark Kat. Both pounded on the door in frustration.

Razor turned his attention away from the scene and leveling his Glovatrix on Jessie’s chains. With four well aimed shots he set her free and she dropped down to the floor.

"I’m…I’m okay." She managed to say as Razor helped her to get up. "We gotta set Jarrod free. I think Dark Kat may have broken his ribs." She managed to say as she leaned to a wall in order to stop the dizziness that was threatening to engulf her.

With the help of T-Bone and Commander Feral, the three managed to set Jarrod free, while Felina supported Jessie. Before they could do anything, the screen flickered on and Dark Kat’s image appeared.

"You may have won this round, SWAT Kats, but I will destroy the city in any case." He said with a laugh as he pressed a button on his remote control.

"The bomb." Jessie exclaimed, suddenly alert.

"Huh?!?" Felina asked.

"Over there, he’s armed it, we’ve got five minutes to disarm it." Jessie said as she knelt down near the bomb and began taking it apart. Razor knelt beside her and put a paw on her shoulder.

"I’ll handle it. T-Bone get them to the Turbokat, they need medical attention and fast."

T-Bone nodded as he and Feral held Jarrod in between them.

"Lieutenant Clawson. C’mon." T-Bone said.

"No, I must disarm the bomb." She replied. "And don’t argue with me. Jarrod needs medical attention more that I do. T-Bone get him to Megakat General."

T-Bone sighed as he and Feral began walking towards the exit, being careful not to hurt Jarrod even more.

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"Jessie please, let Razor do it. You need to go to the hospital first." Felina said.

Jessie shook her head to clear it as daze again began engulfing her. She let go of the cover and let Razor take over.

"C’mon, we’ll get you to the hospital right away." Felina said as she helped her friend up.

"N-no, wait." Jessie said as she and Felina watched Razor pry the cover off with a pair of pliers.

"Not again." He groaned as he saw the wiring. All the wires were red. And time was running out. "Which one to cut?" He asked to himself, then threw a glance at the counter which showed 00:46 and counting down the seconds. ‘Not enough time to figure out’ he thought as he frantically searched though the wires.

"The arming code." Jessie spoke up behind him. She rushed to the control panel as dizziness had began engulfing her again. She ignored it for now as she dropped down near the little panel.

"Lieutenant, what are you doing?" Asked Razor as he moved closer to her knowing that she was on the edge of consciousness.

"The arming code." She repeated as she reached for the number pad and typed ‘17835’ in, throwing a glance at the timer which now showed 00:06 seconds and counting, she pressed ‘Enter’ then she let darkness take over. Razor had caught her in midair, then threw a glance at the timer. The timer froze at 00:03.

"She did it." Razor said softly.

"How did she know the code?" Felina asked as she helped Razor pick Jessie up.

"I don’t know." He replied as he gently placed one of Jessie’s paws over his neck and saw Felina do the same.

"Lets get her out of here." Felina said as they moved towards the exit. Razor stopped only to attach an alarm device to one of the walls, now anyone who would enter the room will trigger the device sending a silent alarm to the SWAT Kats’ hangar. Somehow Razor knew that Dark Kat would return here soon as he and Felina carried his sister through the hideout.

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T-Bone and Commander Feral had brought Jarrod out of the hideout, now they were having trouble deciding how should they get him to the hospital.

"We’ll fly him in the Turbokat." T-Bone said.

"Why should I trust you?" Feral shot back.

"Because it’s your only chance, Feral. The chopper’s too slow, any minute wasted maybe be a minute closer to Lieutenant Furlong’s death." T-Bone shot back angrily.

"Fine. But I’ll be right behind you, SWAT Kat."

T-Bone had gently placed Jarrod on the Turbokat’s bomb-bay doors. The only place big enough to hold grown-up kat, even three or four. Then T-Bone strapped himself in the pilot’s seat and was about to take off when Razor and Felina had emerged from the entrance carrying Jessie in between. He waited for them to come.

"We’ll take her to the hospital." Razor reassured Feral.

Feral was about to reply something, but decided against it. He knew that the Turbokat was faster than the Enforcer chopper. And the lives of Jarrod and Jessie were now in the SWAT Kats’ hands.

"Fine." He said as he walked to his chopper. Shortly Felina had joined him after helping Razor put Jessie in the Turbokat. "Megakat General, on the double." Feral ordered as he heard the Turbokat take off.

"Roger." Felina replied as she took off and followed the Turbokat’s course. Commander Feral had radioed ahead and told the hospital that the SWAT Kats would bring in two Enforcers that need immediate medical attention.

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Razor was in the back of the Turbokat with Jessie lying in his lap. Razor had taken off her helmet.

"Come on Jess." He urged, "come on Jarrod."

"Razor, what’s their condition?" Asked T-Bone from the cockpit.

"No changes." Razor reported as he looked at his sister’s still form and then at Jarrod.

"Crud." Came T-Bone’s voice.

Razor didn’t reply instead he gently put a paw on Jessie’s cheek. "C’mon Jess, fight it." He urged, as if on cue Jessie let out a soft groan and then slowly opened her eyes. She looked up at Razor.

"Razor? W-where am I? What happened?" She asked.

"In the Turbokat. We’re flying you two to the hospital." Razor responded softly. "You did it, Jess, you stopped the bomb." He said with a smile.

"Jarrod." Jessie exclaimed as she saw Jarrod lying nearby with his eyes still closed. She lifted her head and tried to get near Jarrod but the dizziness had stopped her from doing so. She fell back into Razor’s lap.

"It’s okay Jessie. He’ll be okay." Razor said wondering if he believed it himself.

She sighed and closed her eyes. "This is all my fault, Razor." She said finally.

"No it isn’t, it’s Dark Kat’s fault" He replied.

"But…" She began, but Razor shushed her.

"Don’t worry, Jarrod will be okay." He reassured her. "Stop blaming yourself."

"Razor…" She began, but he stopped her again.

"Don’t talk. Save your strength." He said, knowing that she was fighting back tears. "We’re almost there."

"Megakat General two miles enclosing." T-Bone said from the cockpit. "What’s their condition, Razor?" He asked.

"Jessie’s awake, Jarrod’s still out." Razor reported.

T-Bone nodded. ‘C’mon Jarrod pull through. I’ll never forgive myself if you die.’ He thought. ‘Dark Kat has never been anything but trouble.’ He sighed ‘Why did I ever talk Jarrod into joining the Enforcers with me?’ He wondered as he landed the Turbokat on the roof of Megakat General Hospital.

"C’mon Jess." Razor said helping her up. "Me and T-Bone will get Jarrod."

She hesitated, then let her brother help her out of the Turbokat and waited for him and T-Bone to carefully ease Jarrod out. She turned away from her partner’s still form and blinked back tears. ‘If only you listened to me Jarrod, if only you’d got your tail out of there when I told you to.’ She thought as she heard the sound of an approaching chopper.

"Lieutenant Clawson. Come on." T-Bone said as he and Razor carried Jarrod over to the door and inside the hospital.

‘If only you listened.’ Her mind echoed as she followed T-Bone and Razor inside. Inside near the elevator a team of paramedics was waiting for them with a stretcher. T-Bone and Razor gently placed Jarrod on it. Then they wheeled the stretcher inside the elevator.

"Go with them, Lieutenant." Razor said nodding towards the elevator. She hesitated.

"Lieutenant Clawson?" A voice called from behind, she turned around as the doors of the elevator slid closed.

"Yes?" She asked as a kat in a lab coat came running towards them.

"I’m Dr. Kane, Commander Feral’s personal doctor. Commander Feral had told me to take care of you personally." He said extending his paw. She shook it with her uninjured arm. "Come with me."

"But…" She began.

"Go with him, Lieutenant." Razor said.

"All right as you wish." She gave in. Leaving T-Bone and Razor she followed the doctor.

"Lets get back to the hangar." T-Bone said as they took the stairs to the roof once again. On the way there they met Commander Feral and Felina. Telling them that Jarrod and Jessie were being taken care off they continued their journey up to the roof.

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"C’mon we’ll make a quick change and come back in the tow truck." T-Bone said as they jumped into the Turbokat and took off into the sky course set for the Salvage Yard.

"How will we explain it to Feral?" Razor asked.

"Saw it on the news." T-Bone said narrowing his eyes as he remembered the broadcast. "If I ever get my paws on Dark Kat…" He began angrily tightening the grip on his control joystick.

"I know, I can’t believe he’s so ruthless." Razor said as the memory of Dark Kat slashing Jessie’s shoulder and her cry of pain came to his mind.

"If either of them dies I’ll personally kill Dark Kat with my bare claws." T-Bone said as the Salvage Yard came into view.

"Don’t say that T-Bone. Jarrod will pull through, and so will Jessie. They’re strong." Razor replied.

"Lets hope so buddy." T-Bone said as he landed the jet in the hangar.

Both quickly changed and jumping into the tow truck, Chance gunned it towards Megakat General.

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Jessie hesitated as she followed Dr. Kane from the elevator and inside his office. She always hated hospitals and she rarely got herself into them.

"I need you to take off part of your uniform so I can inspect and bandage the wound, Lieutenant." He said.

She nodded and took off her bullet proof vest and unzipped part of her uniform then she carefully eased out her injured shoulder. She hissed at the pain she felt.

"Okay now soak your arm in water to clear off dry blood." He said as he led her to a sink and filled it with water.

‘Great, I’ll definitely need a new uniform’ She thought as she looked at herself. The Enforcer T-shirt she wore underneath was shredded and stained in blood. She sighed as she placed her arm in the sink and watched as Dr. Kane gently washed off the dry blood.

"Oh my." He mouthed as he saw how long the wound was. He estimated it to be at least 7 and a half inches. "Whom did you make angry, Lieutenant?" He asked.

"Dark Kat. Need I say more?" She asked as he handed her a towel to dry off her arm. She clenched her teeth as she toweled her arm as dry as possible. Dr. Kane got some antiseptic and some a roll of bandage out and motioned her to sit on a bunk. She placed the towel on the sink and sat down on the bunk. He took a syringe out and sat down near her.

"Now, I’ll inject you with some painkiller…" He began but she cut him off.

"No pain killers, doctor." She said shaking her head.

"But it will hurt a lot when I’m going to paint the antiseptic on. It’s a lot of pain to stand." He said.

"No problem, just do what you have to do, but no pain killers." She repeated.

"Well I warned you, Lieutenant." He said shrugging his shoulders and setting the syringe down on his table. He took out the bottle of antiseptic and some cloth. He poured some antiseptic onto the cloth. "This is going to sting bad, but try to hold still anyhow." He said as he gently pressed the cloth to her arm. She clenched her teeth but refrained from shouting out loud.

‘Just a few more moments.’ She thought as Dr. Kane slowly worked the cloth through the cut.

"Well you held still Lieutenant, not a lot of kats can stand it." He said as he began bandaging her arm. She grinned in the answer.

"Comes with the territory." She replied.

"There you are, Lieutenant, good as new." Dr. Kane said smiling as he taped the bandage in place.

"Thanks, Dr. Kane." Jessie replied with a smile as she stood up.

"Now follow me I’ll take you to where Commander Feral is." He said as he exited his office.

Jessie followed him outside and sure enough Commander Feral and Felina were outside sitting on two couches waiting for them. Both stood up as Dr. Kane and Jessie approached them.

"Thank you Dr. Kane." Feral said "How are you feeling Lieutenant?" Asked Commander Feral as Dr. Kane left.

"Better, where’s Jarrod?" She asked.

"In the operating room." He replied. Jessie gasped.

"He’s got two broken ribs, which resulted in internal bleeding." Feral said softly. "He’ll be okay after the operation. We got him out just in time."

Jessie breathed a sigh of relief but was still worried for her partner.

"Jessie. You did it." Said Felina.

"Huh?!? What do you mean?" Asked Jessie.

"You stopped the bomb from blasting the city."

"Oh, forget it, it was nothing."

"Don’t say that, none of us would be alive if you hadn’t entered the code. How did you know it anyway?" Asked Felina

"I saw Dark Kat typing it in when he armed the bomb, and I guessed that it was also the disarming code." Jessie replied.

"Nice job, Lieutenant." Feral congratulated her.

"Not nice enough, Commander." She said. "Jarrod’s still in danger."

"You’d better go back to Headquarters and rest." Feral said. "You look tired."

"No Commander, I can’t." She said.

Feral was about to say something else when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"What do you mean you can’t let us through, I’m his cousin, and he’s Lieutenant Clawson’s brother." Chance demanded, Jessie looked up and jumped up from the couch, she ran to greet her brother and Chance. Feral just growled at the sight, he hated the two hotshots but he couldn’t make anyone else hate them.

"It’s okay let them through." Jessie said to the receptionist.

"But ma’am, I have orders from Commander Feral not to let anyone see Lieutenant Furlong and Lieutenant Clawson."

"I’m Lieutenant Clawson." Jessie said. "And they’re my friends. Let them through." She said, authority slipping into her tone.

The receptionist nodded her head. Jake and Chance came through and after Jake and Jessie embraced they followed her to a couch out of Commander Feral’s and Felina’s earshot.

"How are you feeling?" Asked Jake.

"Better now that Dark Kat’s not here." She replied.

"How’s Jarrod?" Asked Chance.

"I don’t know, I’ve been told that he’s in the operating room. He has two broken ribs and internal bleeding." She said shaking her head. "This is all my fault. I told him to get his tail out of there, but he didn’t listen."

"It’s not your fault, Jessie." Chance said.

"It is my fault Chance, Dark Kat wanted me, not Jarrod. He got both of us because we happened to be there together." She said.

"No one knew this would happen." Jake spoke up putting a paw on Jessie’s shoulder.

"I’m sorry, Chance." Jessie said with a heavy sigh.

"Don’t be, Dark Kat’s the one who should be sorry." Chance said clenching his fists.

"Whoa, power down partner." Jake said. "We’ll get Dark Kat."

‘I’ll get Dark Kat’ Jessie thought narrowing her eyes. "C’mon ace. Pull through" She mouthed.

Chance sighed. "I’ll never forgive myself if anything happens to him."

"Chance, I was there when it happened." Jessie said looking around. "There’s Dr. Kane, c’mon lets ask him." She said as she stood up and walked over to Dr. Kane, Commander Feral and Felina.

Chance and Jake followed her but stayed back in order not to get into another argument with Commander Feral.

"How is he, Doctor?" Asked Jessie.

"The operation went well, but he’s still unconscious and will be for a day or so." Dr. Kane said.

Chance, Jake and Jessie let out a sigh of relief.

"May we see him, doctor?" Asked Chance.

"Sure but not for long." He said. "Follow me."

The four Enforcers, Chance and Jake followed Dr. Kane to a room.

"Commander Feral, may I talk to you outside?" Asked Dr. Kane.

"Sure, doctor." Feral replied.

The rest went inside the room. Jarrod was lying on a bed with is eyes closed. He was hooked up to all kinds of medical systems, but he was off life support which was a good sign. Jessie blinked back tears at the sight of her partner lying injured. She moved closer to him and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Come on Jarrod, pull through, you can do it." She said as she gently placed a paw on his cheek. She then stood up knowing that she couldn’t take in anymore. "I’ll get Dark Kat for this, buddy, even if it kills me. That’s a promise." With that she exited the hospital room as a tear slipped down her cheek. Chance, Jake and Felina looked at the door for a long time, not sure what just happened.