Cats Out of the Bag

Cats Out of the Bag!

By Strix Moonwing

Strix Moonwing: Back again! Sorry for the lack of update. Been busy with school and other projects. You guys are awesome with all the reviews. Really, I was so happy after reading some of your reviews! Before I start, here are more replies to the reviewers.

DarkDannyPhantom: I love Danny cat too! He's just so adorable. Don't worry, here's your update!

Fan-Fic-CC27: Lol, I know how hard it is to not be able to laugh while older siblings are sleeping. Glad you thought it was funny! More funny stuff on the way!

Souxie 2.0: Uhhhh, not really sure how many chapters I have left. Probably about three or four.

DragonMystic: (give innocent look) It's not like I torture him on purpose...it just comes naturally! Lol, love that quote. Makes me laugh every time I read it.

Skyeheart: I've called them henchcats once or twice in the last chapter. Yeah, I love Kwan as well, but, then again, I always torture the characters I love. Isn't that right Skulker?

Amber-Phantom: Don't worry, there's definitely going to be a cat ghostly wail.

Magpie8spook: The FOP part was my favorite to write. I've always wanted Butch to have a FOP cameo in Danny Phantom or vice versa. I'm really happy how much you like my story so far. Yeah, I've been told that I'm hilarious…and crazy, but mostly hilarious….but with a lot of crazy. I'm glad you like Tetstaff's reaction. To me, she's a character that'll treat any student the same no matter what. Thanks for the great long review!

Dpbuckeye: Haha, glad you liked it.

Acosta perez iose Ramiro: Like I said, the Cosmo and Wanda part was probably my favorite to write. It was just too funny to resist.

Angel-phantom-babii: Hahahaha, that would be a hilarious sight to see! Almost as funny as watch Sokka get drunk on Avatar.

Shuricel: Lol, the "Destroyer" part was fun to write. There's going to be more of those moments coming up.

SabreJustice: I knew you'd like that part. I personally liked the accent. Hahah, I kind of figured that he'd be a bearded dragon. They're the only pet lizards that are sand-colored. May be scary looking, but they're really cool. Don't worry, this writer has plenty of plans for the future, but, as you said, until then fanfics are just perfect.

DP fan: Lol, that was the most insane and crazy thing I could think of him saying. It just popped out of my head from out of nowhere.

Chapter 6: Yowling Cats

Crack. Crack. Crack.

"Please don't let that be what I think it is." Danny whispered heavenward as he slowly turned his head towards the cracking sound. A large crack had formed in the ice that froze Maddie in place and it was quickly spreading throughout the ice shell, dividing and creating smaller web-like cracks that ranged throughout the entire statue. From deep in the center of ice and cold, Maddie's red-rimmed eyes managed to blink and focus themselves into sharp slits. The ice shell surrounding her started to tremble and shake, causing the floor beneath Danny to rumble.

"Man, I hate it when I'm right!" Danny yowled, eyes widening with realization at what was about to happen. As the rumblings beneath him became more intense, Danny ran as fast as his paws could carry him away from the waking beast.

"Guys, did you hear that?" Sam asked, her gray pointed ears twitching at the small cracking sound that had filled the air a second ago.

"Hear what?" Tucker asked, tilting his head to one side to better hear.

"Shhhh!" Shushed Brownie as he, along with the rest of the pets, stood on their hind legs and froze in place. The only movement came from their twitching ears and whiskers.

"Hmmmm, I do believe I hear something cracking," The gerbil concluded to the cats; his round ears twitched again. "I think there's someone yelling….."

"RRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!"

A terrified Danny darted past them in black and white blur, screaming for his friends to get somewhere safe. A second later there came a sound like a bomb had gone off inside the store. After the explosion, a wave of needle-sharp icicles went flying in all directions, cutting through anything in their path. Everyone screamed in horror and surprise and leaped after Danny.

Danny, Sam, Jazz, Valerie, and the pets all managed to jump behind the checkout stand and evaded to impaling shards of ice. However, the rest of the gang wasn't so lucky. Dash, Tucker, and Kwan were backed up against a wall, yowling their heads off with their eyes squeezed shut as the wave of icicles came flying towards them. The hundreds of icicles embedded themselves into the wall…completely missing the three cats by inches. The embedded shards of ice had made an outline of where the three had stood. The three looked around at the icicles embedded around them and breathed a sigh of relief. They were safe!

A savage roar echoed through the pet store.

Well….almost safe, at least.

Shaking shards of ice from her long white fur, Maddie came hurdling through the pet store and stopped in the middle of it. From their hiding spot, Danny and his friends watched the monstrous cat with horrified fascination. Tall shadows tapered behind her vast form and flames of infinite hatred burned in the depths of her amber eyes as they searched for the Danny. This huntress would not stop her hunt until she had her revenge.

"Fool!" the cat spat to thin air. "You think you and your pathetic group can hide from me?" She grinned a horrible grin, revealing all of her sharp teeth. "If you want to hide like a mouse then you shall die trapped like a rat!"

The monstrous feline took in large breath of air; her jaws opened wide as she unleashed a horrendous roar that was similar to that of Danny's Ghostly Wail. Danny and the rest of the animals held their ears as the ghostly roar continued to echo throughout the pet store. The entire building began to shake and debris from the roof began to fall. The white walls groaned and creaked, threatening to collapse from the attack.

"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" Danny ordered, urging every cat and pet out of the hiding place. He grabbed both Brownie and Hamnora by the scruff of their necks and began to run towards the exit as the rest of his friends followed his example.

Kwan, carrying the two lizards, was the last to make it out of the building. As soon as his long tail slipped through the doors, the building collapsed, falling into a heap of rubble and debris. In the middle of the destroyed building was the giant form of Maddie.

Like a mighty tiger, Maddie prowled away from the destroyed pet store and slowly gazed around at the city of Amity Park. She stomped her right front paw and snarled. Instantly, five ghost cats rose from the concrete ground and stood in front of her.

"Search the city and capture every cat you see." Maddie demanded. "With that ghost boy gone, I shall finish what my beloved master should have completed long ago!" She raised her ferocious head and roared out into the skies for all to hear.

"By the end of this night, Amity Park shall be mine! In the name of Vlad Masters, cats shall rule over the city that betrayed him and his noble quest!" Her amber eyes flashed with ambitious power. "And after that...the world!"

Her ghostly henchcats yowled out in agreement with their leader and began to depart to follow their leader's orders. Danny and his friends watched all this in silent shock, hiding beneath some rubble from the destroyed building. When all of the ghost cats had left leaving Maddie alone, the giant ghost cat raised her white furred head up to the sky where the first stars of twilight had begun to appear. An almost pained expression appeared over her face and what seemed like grief flashed in her eyes as she stared towards the heavens. A pitiful meow rumbled in her throat.

"This is all for you, Master Vlad." The cat murmured in a voice so soft that Danny could barely catch what she had said. Maddie said nothing more and began to stalk towards the interior of the city, her amber eyes now burning with determination.

When Maddie had finally left, Danny and his friends looked at each other, their wide eyes glistening with horror.

"This settles it." Dash said, looking down at his golden paws with misery. "We're doomed!"

"Don't say that!" Valerie hissed, her brown tabby tail lashing furiously. "There's no way we can let our town be taken over by a bunch of dead cats!"

"Which half are Kwan's." Tucker added, causing Kwan to burst into tears again. Sam slapped Tucker with her tail. "Ow!"

Dash bared his fangs at Valerie and his neck fur rose with frustration. "Well how are we supposed to stop her? That cat is indestructible! Not even Danny could beat her!"

"Dash, Val…" Jazz began to ease her way towards the pair; both cats' hackles were rising as the tension grew. "Let's stay calm…"

"I'll beat her myself if I have too!" Valerie spat back, ignoring Jazz completely. "I still have weapons!"

Dash sneered. "Oh really? I'm sure that that plan will work out nicely despite the fact that you have no thumbs!"

Val didn't bother to make a retort. With a savage snarl, the she-cat leaped upon the Dash with claws unsheathed. Dash hissed in surprise but quickly began to claw her back and soon the two were rolling around along the ground, furiously biting and scratching each other. Brownie and the other pets had to leap aside in order not to be including in the fight.

"Do something Danny!" Jazz demanded, turning her gaze from the sight of the two cats fighting to glare at her brother.

Danny and Sam looked at each other and nodded before leaping forward towards Dash and Valerie. While Danny grabbed Dash by the scuff of his neck, Sam grabbed Valerie. Together, the couple dragged the spitting cats away from each other.

"Wow, talk about a catfight." Tucker purred in a joking manner, trying to ease the tension between everyone.

Dash snarled at Tucker and tried to twist his head around to scratch Danny across the face. Danny instantly dropped the golden-furred cat to the ground and glared.

"What's you two's problem?" Danny snapped, narrowing his eyes angrily at the two.

"Yeah," Sam agreed, "In case you haven't noticed, our home is at stake here. We're supposed to be fighting Maddie, not each other!"

Neither Valerie nor Dash said anything back; they only looked down at the ground with their ears flat against their heads. They didn't meet any of their friends' gazes. It was obvious that they were embarrassed by their sudden vicious behavior.

"Wow, talk about a catfight!" Tucker purred jokingly, hoping to loosen the tension around.

Jazz placed her tail around the two and looked at her brother with realization in her blue eyes. "Danny, don't you see? It's not their faults. The more time we spend as cats, the more we're going to act like them. Don't you remember when met Brownie?"

Now that Jazz mentioned it, Danny could clearly remember the looks on Paulina's, Dash's, Valerie's, and Tucker's faces when he had caught Brownie. Danny, himself, had also felt a strange cat-like sense of hunger when he caught the brown gerbil.

"Looks like you're right, Jazz." Danny said, looking at the group. How much longer would it be before they completely forgot about their human nature? He liked cats, but he didn't want to be one for the rest of his life! He lashed his tail to get everyone's attention. "And that's more reason for us to find a way to defeat Maddie and to find a way to change us back."

His green eye gazed around at his friends and the escaped pets. "Look, I know I wasn't able to beat her at the pet store, but that doesn't mean all of us together can't beat her out here. We have all of Amity Park counting on us and we can't let them down." His glowing green eyes were blazing. "There has to be a way to defeat her."

Dash solemnly nodded. "Guess you're right." He looked over at Valerie. "Sorry about that, Val."

Valerie merely smiled and nudged the larger cat with her paw. "It's alright. I've been in worst catfights."

"Well, this is all nice and touching," Brownie said, wrapping his furry tail around Hamnora. "But may somebody please tell us how exactly are we going to beat this giant cat ghost?"

"She'll power enough by herself." said Hamnora.

"But with an army of controlled cats, she'll be unstoppable." Finished the hedgehog.

Kwan sighed and laid his head on top of his paws. "If only we were turned into dogs, then we might have a chance of scaring Maddie off."

Kwan's statement sent a jolt of static shock between Danny, Sam, and Tucker. The three friends' mouths fell open and they slowly gazed at each other, their eyes flashing with the same thought.

"You're not thinking?" began Tucker, his expression nervous.

"You don't think?" Sam said with her whiskers trembling with anticipation.

"Perfect." Danny purred, his eyes flashing and tail lashing with excitement. Seeing the confused faces of Dash, Kwan, Jazz, and Valerie, the phantom cat faced them and began to address the group.

"I think I know just the dog we're looking for…."

Strix:……….I'll give you one guess.xD PLEASE REVIEW!