Catonita Strikes - Part One: a Freezer Mice Adventure

Continued from FREEZER MICE The cat had travelled straight from hell, a hell beyond the stars The cat that theories claim once levied genocide on Mars She now seeks vengeance on descendants of the primal shrew Whoever knew that humble shrew would lead to me and you Her journey had begun before the rock that killed the lizards The prehistoric shrew had killed her mate and fried his gizzards The shrew - a mammal - sent to be the first on planet ‘Blue’ Had crashed then froze and so she chose to - mostly - slumber too The passing of the ages led the shrew to favour night Yet those that shared her freezing bed now feared no dark or light But Catonita lived to kill the shrew and planet ‘Blue’ And with her tails now flicking darts, her lethal aim was true *** In the hands of Stanley Dann, the car careered all over Avoiding the exploding cars and vans that got bowled over As each incendiary dart was flung by Catonita Dann proclaimed, “That pussy cat is up against a cheetah.” Cody shouted to be heard above the engine’s roar, “That cat once had one dart per tail but now has many more.” He said, “How come you drive so well when you seem so austere?” Dann said, “Survival instinct… and a bucketful of fear! “We must get to the river and the bridge that’s been condemned And pray it doesn’t fall and dump us in the river Thames.” Crocket yelled, “Was that the plan, perhaps you could remind us.” Stanley Dann just shrugged. “Let’s hope her darts all land behind us.” The army and the airforce had now cleared the roads at last The car approached the bridge with Catonita closing fast They hurtled through the barricade as soldiers shouted, “STOP!” Stanley tried to warn them that the cat was in a strop The pedal hit the metal and they sped across the river As four exploding soldiers made the bridge begin to quiver Catonita pounding on the Bridge’s failing structure Closed the gap a little as the road began to rupture Her tails were flicking darts all set to detonate on impact And each of those explosions left that crossing less intact The freezer mice cried out as one, “The bridge behind has cracked!” Doctor Stanley Dann said, “Cats hate water… it’s a fact.” Their car traversed the bridge, it’s surface crumbling at its heels As Catonita’s darts were still exploding by its wheels They reached the other side just as the bridge behind them fell It’s whole supporting structure - and the cat - went down as well Dann slammed on the brakes and Cody eyed him with a frown. “Would you care to tell us why you’ve chosen to slow down?” Stanley Dann turned in his seat and said, “The job’s not done. The cat is wet, she isn’t dead, and soon she’ll want some fun. “The river here is tidal and it’s ebbing as we speak. That devil-cat of yours might feel she’s really up the creek, but if she makes the river’s edge and clambers up the bank, she’ll soon be dry and then she’ll try to find the ones to thank.” Crocket checked his wrist and said, “Well if you want to check on Catonita’s whereabouts, feel free to risk your neck. Our bio-specs are low, we must shrink down or pay the price. We need to find post-haste a place to linger in some ice.” Dann gazed at the river, where no feline raised its head. “I guess I’d better get you to the freezer store,” he said. Churchill said, “That sounds like just the place we need to go. If Catonita finds dry land then pretty soon we’ll know.” *** No one saw the savage claw of Catonita’s paw Which reached up from the murky depths not so far from the shore The barrier at Woolwich built so London never flooded Now refuge to the monster cat, both angry and well muddied Before she slept she cleaned herself and then laid down to rest Her many tails fanned out so that the sun dried them the best Had she been a moggie she’d have been less quick to learn But Catonita dozed until the tide was on the turn With water water everywhere and mud that made it stink This cat was not as scared of it as Stanley Dann might think And so it was that soon with bio-specs recharged to high Further down the river Catonita watched the sky Two Royal Navy choppers flying just above the river Sported lethal missiles they were ready to deliver She turned her ears to focus on her foe as they drew near Her eyes and ears together made their distance very clear Catonita flicked a tail, it’s dart took down the first It’s rotor hit the second and it’s brimming fuel tank burst She scrutinised the flotsam which was heading for the city The Catonita aren’t a breed renowned for showing pity And soon she’d find the foursome that had dumped her in the drink And now the tide had turned they'd suffer sooner than they think She leapt into the river and she kept her nine tails high She would need them soon and then her enemy would die The flow was slower coming in than when it dragged her out And when she saw the fallen bridge she quickly clambered out *** Doctor Stanley Dann pushed frozen burgers to one side The shrunken ‘mice’ blinked at the light. “That’s better,” Cody sighed. But Dann said, “Time to grow up, friends; that cat has shown its face, I’d say she’s got a score to settle with the human race.” Continued in ‘CATONITA STRIKES - PART TWO’ A Freezer Mice adventure