N621
N621 crouched in the bottom of the car's stairwell, recieving her last orders. Get into the household, and wait until Taylor Hanson - picture, scent - comes home. Follow him around once he does. Send reports in as often as possible. Act like a cat. Do not revert to human form. Do not use powers where you can be found out.
She answered in the affirmative and mewled with delight as she recieved a short shot of pleasure.
The car door opened and she twisted agilely to avoid the foot that kicked her out onto the curb. Three dead kittens landed next to her, necks carefully broken and limbs crushed remniscent of what would happen if they had been thrown from a moving car. N621 wobbled to her feet and started to cry loudly, projecting faintly feelings of pain, abandonment, betrayal and grief.
The car door closed as the car drove away quickly.
N621 wailed, limping around as she nosed the dead kittens with her.
Zoe
Zoe looked up from where she'd been flicking through an activity book, crayon in one hand.
She heard something outside and went to investigate, flinging open the front door.
Jessica
Jess looked up from her books when she heard the front door open. She decided to check on Zoe, who was coloring the last time she checked on her.
"Zoe? What's up, hon?"
Zoe
"There's a kitty!" Zoe exclaimed.
She ran over to it.
N621
N621 wobbled towards Zoe, mewing piteously. Concentrating slightly, she sent out 'help me, I'm cute and all alone and you love me, you really love me' vibes through her empathy. She lifted her paw as she limped, crying as if she was in pain.
Zoe
"Kitty!"
Zoe scooped the kitten up carefully, scratching behind her ears.
"Mommy!"
She zipped past Jess and went to find her mother.
Diana was in the kitchen, making lunch when Zoe came in, and she took in the sight of her daughter with a hurt kitten.
"Zoe, what happened?"
"I don't know, mommy, I just found her. Can we keep her?"
"Why don't we patch her up first, then think about it. Now, where's the number for a vet? I should call Taylor..."
N621
N621 damped down on her empathic sendings and mewed at Diana, head swinging around to look at the woman. Unfocused eyes of blue and green gazed at her limpidly. Cat, I am cat...just a cute harmless fluffball, and you want to love me and take care of me.
She licked at her hurt paw and whimpered.
Zoe
Diana went off to get some bandages, and told Zoe to take her to the laundry, deciding they'd keep her for now.
Zoe cooed, and petted the cat, taking her downstairs to their laundry and sitting with her on the stool, while Diana washed her paw and bandaged her up.
N621
N621 squirmed and fretted as Diana tended to her paw. She turned her head and licked along a shoulder in a feline pique before she stared to investigate Zoe, poking her nose along the girl's arm and patting with her paws.
Zoe
"So can we keep her, mommy?" Zoe asked, ticking under the kitten's chin.
"Well, we'll have to wait and see what your father thinks, but I don't see why not. But wait for your father, ok, honey?" Diana replied.
"Ok! Can I take her upstairs to play?"
Diana nodded, and Zoe hopped up, still cradling the cat and went upstairs to get a ball of yarn, settling in the rec room.
"I'm gonna call you... what should I call you?"
N621
First phase of mission accomplished, N621 sent and purred as she recieved her reward.
Now that was completed, she pounced on the string that Zoe trailed in front of her, tail whipping from side to side.
Zoe
Zoe giggled, watching the kitten play.
"Ooh, you can be called Dinah."
She reached out to pet the cat.
"Dinah!"
N621
N621 arched up into Zoe's hand, purring. Dinah. Wonder what that meant?
She padded across the room to explore it.
Zoe
Zoe watched Dinah wander away, and she smiled.
"Are you hungry, Dinah?"
N621
N621 crawled under a couch. Dark.
She sneezed and backed out again, dust darkening her fur.
Zoe
Zoe scooped up the cat and laughed, gently brushing some dust of her fur.
"Come on, we'll go get you something to eat, ok?"
She went into the kitchen, and set her down on the floor, opening the fridge and peering in.
N621
N621 twined about Zoe's legs, crying.
"Mmmnaow! Myaow! Meow! Meow!"
Zoe
Zoe scratched her head gently and pulled out some old chicken from the night before.
She peeled back the gladwrap, then broke some of the pieces up, and put it in a little bowl, before putting it on the ground near the door, with a saucer of milk.
N621
N621 padded over to the bowls and investigated them carefully. She sniffed at the milk and sneezed when it went up her nose before she started to lap it up.
What was this? She didn't know, but it was good!
Zoe
"After that, Dinah, you should probably have some sleep!"
Zoe watched the cat, and then filled up a bowl of water in case she wanted some water later.
N621
N621 daintily ate the chicken after she cleaned out the milk bowl, then settled to clean herself. She licked at her paw and rubbed it around the back of her head, before continuing on to wash the rest of herself.
Zoe
Zoe watched the cat, fascinated, then lifted the cat up and took her to the rec room again, then grabbed a box and an old towel from the cupboard downstairs, and made a little bed for her.
"Here you are, Dinah."
N621
N621 climbed in and turned around several times before she lay down and closed her eyes. She purred drowsily.
Zoe
Zoe lifted the box up and set it next to her on the couch, before stretching out herself and flicking the tv on.
She reached in and petted her softly.
N621
N621 purred louder, relaxing with a full stomach and sleepy contentment. Her brain was still ticking over her mission and she watched Zoe carefully, filing away infomation.
Zoe
Zoe lifted Dinah out of the box and rested the small kitten on her stomach, petting her ears and chin while she watched some cartoons.
N621
N621 purred.
This mission wasn't so bad. Better then training. She hoped Taylor didn't come home soon.
Zoe
Zoe dozed lightly, fingers absently scratching under the kitten's chin.
N621
N621 closed her eyes, basking in the attention. Good child. Keep petting me.
Zoe
Zoe kept scratching at the cat as she slept on during the day.