Team Katswell Episode 1A

“The Purr-fect Team”

Chapter 1
*One rainy night in Africa, an old elephant shaman wearing tribal garb and piercing named Dr. El was hard at work drawing his spiritual fore comings.*

Dr. El: (muttering to himself as he draws, until he draws what he thinks is his greatest foresight ever) Kitty Katswell. (chuckles to himself)

*Meanwhile, in Petropolis, California, there was a tour going on at the Petropolis Museum of Natural History.*

Tour Guide: (guiding the tourists to a small rat-like statue) And here’s the Petropolis Museum’s most famous possession: the Krueger Rat.

Tourists: (impressed) Ooooooooooo.

Tour guide: Made of rare ratamantium, legend has it that when the full moon hits its’ emerald eyes, it gives out a hypnotic beam that controls the minds of rats.

*Just then, a crazy grey rat wearing a bluish-white lab coat named Verminious Snaptrap came crashing through the skylight.*

Snaptrap: (laughing maniacally) Precisely why I’m stealing it!!!

Tourist #1: Who are you?

Snaptrap: Who am I? Simply the most EVIL mind in all of Petropolis!!!

Tourist #2: The Chameleon?

Snaptrap: No.

Tourist #3: Birdbrain?

Snaptrap: No.

Tourist #4: The Cane Toad?

Snaptrap: No.

Tourist #5: The Great White?

Snaptrap: NO!!!

Tourist #6: Ripclaw?

Snaptrap: (face-palming himself) Geez Louise, you all suck at guessing!!! I’m
Verminious Snaptrap, dirty rat and leader of America’s Diabolical Order of Mayhem!!! (chuckles evilly)

Tourists: Never heard of ya.

Snaptrap: (dumbfounded) Well, you WILL!! (takes the Krueger Rat out of its display case) Because once I expose the Krueger Rat to the full moon, every rat in the area will be under MY control!!!

Tour Guide: Think again, rat-face!!!

*The tour guide rips off her uniform to reveal herself as Kitty Katswell, a beautiful cat girl with tan fur, green eyes, and jet black hair held up by a white headband, wearing a grey jumpsuit over a white turtleneck sweater with matching white gloves and boots.*

Kitty: (getting into a fighting stance) Hi-ya!!!

Snaptrap: (surprised) Well, if it isn’t TUFF’s No. 1 agent, Kitsandra Grey Katswell? (grabs a nearby lance) Ready to lose one of your nine lives?

Kitty: (draws her claws) I’d rather lose one of my ten claws, instead!!!

Snaptrap: (gets spooked, and runs away)

Kitty: (confused)

*Snaptrap exits the museum, and heads for his DOOM Buggy, where his henchmen are waiting for him.*

Larry: You got it, Snaptrap?

Snaptrap: Yup, I sure did, Larry. Now, floor it!!!

*Snaptrap’s brother-in-law, a small, blue, nerdy-looking shrew wearing a green fleece, starts the ignition, and drives off. Kitty follows them outside.*

Kitty: Okay, Snaptrap. It’s time for a game of cat-and-mouse. (activates her skates, and rockets off after Snaptrap)

Snaptrap: Okay, we gotta return to DOOM HQ, and report to General Guar that we’ve got the Krueger Rat, and are ready for Phase 2 of our plan.

*Ollie, a British possum wearing a light blue turtleneck and pants, and a purple jacket with matching hat, notices Kitty tailing them.*

Ollie: Um, boss? Agent Katswell’s pursuing us. And, I think she wants us to pull over.

Snaptrap: Oh, darn it!! Don’t TUFF agents know when to call it a day? Bad Dog, get rid of her!!

Bad Dog: You got it, boss!

*Bad Dog, a big, white hound wearing a black tank top with a skull on it, pulls out a bazooka, and starts firing at Kitty.*

Kitty: (dodging the blasts) Is that the best you got, Snaptrap? My mom has better aim than YOU!!! (pulls out her grenade launcher, and tries aiming at the DOOM Buggy)

Bad Dog: She’s still pickin’ up the chase, boss!

Snaptrap: Great. Now I know why cats are stubborn. Maybe a little smokescreen will get her off our tails. Billy?

*Billy, a white pigeon wearing blue jeans, a dark brown jacket over a black T-shirt, and has a scar over his right eye, flies over to Snaptrap.*

Billy: Yeah, boss?

Snaptrap: On my signal, activate the smokescreen.

Billy: (nodding his head) Got it.

Snaptrap: (grinning evilly) If we time this right, she’ll crash into head on into an oncoming skyscraper, SPLAT!, like a pancake.

Billy: (showing a devious grin as well) Oh, I like the sound of that.

*The D.O.O.M Buggy and Kitty are now halfway into the narrow city street*
Snaptrap: Get into position, Billy. It’s showtime.

Billy: (with his wing near the button, nodding at the rod) Ready, boss.

*Kitty soon points her M79 at the Buggy again after evading another couple rounds of bazooka rockets)

Kitty and Snaptrap: (inadvertently at the same time) Takedown, in 3… 2… 1…

*Both of their plans however are abruptly interrupted, as an oncoming car from the right side of a driveway soon darts in front of the Buggy, but greatly mistimes its approach, as it appears to be on a collision course.*

*Larry soon sees it and greatly panics, but holds his line for fear of getting smacked again. This results in the smaller car’s hood and front fenders getting badly damaged on the right side due to the D.O.O.M Buggy’s front spikes, causing it to spin and come to a stop in the middle of the road with smoking pouring from its engine*

Snaptrap: (heavily startled) What in the world was that, Larry?! Don’t tell me you just crashed into another vehicle!

Larry: You told me to hold my line, so I did.

*Larry’s actions however come with repercussions, as the hood of the D.O.O.M Buggy also receives enough damage to close several intakes of the radiator, even causing Bad Dog to drop his weapon onto the pavement due to the heavy jolt. Even Kitty is greatly affected by it, as she is forced to leap over the stalled car in front of her and slams on the brakes of her shoes to keep from crashing into an oncoming building.*

Snaptrap: Larry, I swear when we get back, I’m going to… *loses his train of thought when he sees the ninety degree turn up ahead and screams in a panic* Slow down, you idiot! This is a sharp turn.

*Larry soon sees it himself and slams on the brakes, but also tries to take the turn as sharp as possible to keep Kitty from closing in, resulting in the D.O.O.M Buggy  near flipping on two wheels, as it heads down another narrow street. Kitty meanwhile slows down enough to keep from crashing herself, where she then gives chase again*

Snaptrap: (groaning in frustration after seeing Kitty still behind them) That persistent feline just won’t give up! I’m getting sick of this!

Billy: Cool your jets, boss. I’ll get rid of her for ya.

Snaptrap: Oh yea, and how you going to do that?

Billy: (takes the Krueger Rat under its right wing) Simple, I’ll just need to use a little bait.

Snaptrap: (looks on horrified) What are you, nuts? You can’t use that thing! I need that artifact for my plan!

Billy: Trust me, boss. I know what I’m doing. *Billy soon heads towards the back of the Buggy, looking Bad Dog in the eye* I’ll take care of this feline agent. You release the smokescreen as soon as I say the words, “You’re too slow.”

Bad Dog: (looks at him perplexed, but nods his head) All right, but you better not mess this up. The boss will have your head if you lose that artifact.

*Bad Dog heads towards the middle compartment, where Billy then whistles towards Kitty, as she is moments away from firing her M79 again. This causes her to momentarily look on puzzled, lowering her weapon.*

Billy: (holds up artifact in front of her) Hey, fish breath. Looking for this? Well, if you want it, come and try to take it out of my wing. I know your jet shoes are fast enough to do the job.

Kitty: (Soon frowns heavily at him in response to his dare) You think I’m gonna fall for that little ploy of yours? *again points her
weapon at the vehicle* Think again, bird. Your boss’ little joyride ends here and now!

Billy: (shrugs) Fine, then I’ll just fly away with it if you dare try to shoot at our buggy again.

Snaptrap: (with a look of horror) You’ll what? Are you mad?

Billy: (ignoring his boss) You won’t be able to retrieve the Krueger Rat so easily if I do that. So what’s it going to be, agent? You want this artifact back or not? The choice is yours.

*Kitty unfortunately bites on his ploys*

Kitty (while putting away her M79 and wielding a hookshot in its place): Fine, you’re on, bird. In fact, I’ll show you just how easy I can snatch that thing out of your hands.

*Kitty fires it at the back of the buggy, latching it on the bumper*

Billy: (mockingly) Wow, what impressive skills you have there. I’m really shaking in my feathers now.

Kitty: (frowning heavily at his sarcasm while preparing to press a button on her hookshot) I’ll shut you up soon enough, creep!

*Kitty presses the button, where the hookshot soon quickly reels her in towards the Buggy*

Billy: Is that the best you can do? Man, you are way too slow.

*Bad Dog quickly reacts to his signal, pressing a button to release a smokescreen. Kitty meanwhile has closed to within three feet of the vehicle, but is soon overwhelmed by the massive smoke from the intake, causing her to heavily cough, even making her eyes sting.

Billy: (sneering while cutting her hookshot wire with a knife) Sucker… I knew you couldn’t resist if I egged ya on enough. Looks like you lose this round, agent. (smelling the smokescreen) Mmmmm. Coal and honey mustard. My favorite.

*Another sharp turn soon approaches, where Larry this time makes it at a safer speed after seeing the massive smokescreen from behind. After the buggy makes the turns, the smoke soon dissipates, where Kitty can see again, but is soon horrified by the
another big building near the sharp turn*

Kitty: Aaahhh!

*Kitty cuts the jets on her shoes and again attempts to slam on the brakes and slow down, but is unable to this time, tripping over
the nearby sidewalk and crashing hard into the building in front of her face first with a heavy thud*

Snaptrap: (laughing manically in glee) I don’t believe it! Billy’s plan actually worked! She’s no longer behind us.

Billy: (soon returning with the Krueger rat in hand) Of course it did. As if there were any doubt.

Snaptrap: Well, I’m going to see to it you get a big reward for your valiant efforts. You really earned your keep today.

Billy: (looking on with a grin of satisfaction) Oh, by the way, having the smokescreen with a scent of honey mustard mixed in with the coal? A nice touch there if I do say so myself.

Snaptrap: I’m glad you liked it. Since smokescreens are so handy for helping me evade annoying T.U.F.F Agents, they might as well have a good smell to them.

Kitty: (loses Snaptrap and his cronies) Drat!! I lost ‘em!! (activates her wrist communicator, and contacts TUFF HQ) Chief, this is Kitty Katswell. Snaptrap used a smokescreen, and he and his crew got away.

Chief: That’s okay, Agent Katswell. Return to base. I’ve a brand new objective for your mission.

Kitty: Roger that, Chief. (turns off her communicator)