Drew's Trouble with Cats and Roaches Pt. 16

"I have an idea, but it may be a bit 'interesting' to get it done." stated Target quietly from across the table.

Everyone got quiet and turned to look at her.

"Go ahead," stated Drew.

Target became bashful with all attention turned her way. She would have preferred to be staring down an enemy in space, then what she had in mind. She grumbled in her throat for a moment and then stated, "Send the sisters to offer truce or challenge." She turned herself to face the two well-known warriors.

"Check out the leaders of the rouge clans and see if they would make good mates. If they are worthy, fuck them into submission and then bind them to you. With your reputation, they would no longer be trouble, but be part of Lord Drews family. Therefore, honor bound to back him on his decisions for the future of the Cats." Target finished.

Drew started to argue but Thing One held up an open hand, stopping him before he could start.

"Little sister, you may have something there," Thing One finished and turned to discuss it mentally with her sister. There only a second of pause before they both turned and Thing One responded.

"We will be off on a 'fact finding' mission as soon as we wrap up this meeting." They both just smiled like they were going to eat the proverbial canary.

"I don't suppose I have a say..." Lord Drew started to ask but was cut short.

"Not really," Thing One responded, "let's just see how this plays out first."

"I do love the way your mate thinks though," stated Thing Two.

Targets eyes widened, ears went rigid and her tail, short as it was, went vertical when she understood the comment by Thing Two. Her eyes shifted to see Lord Drews response.

"She does have her moments," responded Drew with a smile.

'Mate!' was all Target could think about, 'he considers me a Mate!'

"Let us move on to a nasty bit of trouble in the new colonies. Out of the twelve colonies established on Atlantis, two have gone rogue and become totalitarian, two more are sliding that way. Regretfully I must admit that it is a human issue. I plan on dealing with it tomorrow. I have warned the political factions currently in control, talked with them personally and then sent in stealth drones to watch and document the repression." Drew stated.

"Before we make any decisions on any further colonies on Atlantis or the southern continent, we need to study each of the existing colonies and review the strengths and weaknesses. Maybe we can find a better blend of species and cultures that will not create a thirty three percent failure rate in the first year. Eddie can you and your mate set up the study?"

Eddie responded immediately, "Its already in progress lord, you authorized it before the first colony ship was at the nexus."

Drew was a bit shocked, but relived "well, I did one thing right," he grumbled to himself.

"Tomorrow, the Dragons will arrest the political leaders of the two failing Colonies. If they act like they have in the past, they will have an entourage of armed enforcers with them. They will be dealt with also. They will be shipped to the 'rock' for safe keeping. We are hoping that this sudden shift in power will provide a learning experience for the other two colonies that are slipping that direction. I'll appoint others to lead the colonies until free elections can be held."

Drew paused shaking his head, "Why always the humans?"

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They all waited breathlessly as Cara came out of her induced sleep. Her eyes fluttered and then closed again. She tried again and her eyes opened and stayed that way but seemed to have trouble focusing. Not waiting any longer for permission Goldie vaulted into the bed sliding the rolling bed a foot towards the wall. Drew caught it and hauled it back knowing it would be useless to scold the she-wolf. Goldie snuggled beside her with her big head on the smaller woman's stomach.

Not to be left out, Kitten vaulted up, without a ripple to the bed's placement and curled around the other side. As on the first night, Kitten licked Cara's nose with her rough tongue. Goldie just put out a sad whine.

Cara's hands reached up and over and began to scratch Goldies ears and Kittens neck.

"Papa, may I have some water," Cara asked shifting her head from looking at Kitten and Goldie to looking Drew in the eyes.

Drew grabbed the water bottle with the straw and put it in her mouth. It took a second before he realized she did not ask out loud, but in his mind, in a full sentence. He just stared at her and then heard her remark.

"Thank you, papa. I am so tired and ache all over, but I am so happy to have you all here and to be going home!" Again, this was all transmitted mind to mind. Kitten's ears were up and she had leaned so close that her whiskers were tickling Cara. She stared to giggle and try and push the large carnivores head back, which made Kitten do it even more.

Goldie leveraged herself up and joined in with licking her head and face. Hoppy joined in by jumping to the end of the bed and then skittering up her body. Drew had to hold himself back from grabbing Hoppy. It was just too crazy watching a large spider crawling up the body of one you have come to care about.

"Hoppy, your still here! I am so happy to see you!" she said mind to mind again. Hoppy must have understood but put out a foot pad do they could communicate better.

She turned her head and gave Drew the most exquisite, confused face, "Papa. why is Hoppy wearing Mini Mouse ears?"

Drew just smiled down and brushed some hair off her face, "Well I made and off-hand comment, and she went with it. She stole them from your room." Drew had said this mind to mind and was waiting to see if she understood the ramifications.

Cara screwed her face up and then her eyes got really big, 'I heard you, all of it and I understood.' She stated mentally and then, "I heard you in my mind Papa!" she got out in a raspy voice before coughing. He gave her more water and then leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Yes, my little one, and there are more changes that you will have to get used to."

"Well about time you brought the rest of us into the conversation," he heard a sarcastic Target behind him. 'Welcome back little one, we have been hoping for this day. Can't wait to get you back home and show you what Hoppy did with your room."

Cara turned to Hoppy in her mouse ears with a bright red bow in the middle, "what did you do to my room?"

"Made it magical." The spider said while bouncing on the bed in her mouse ears.

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End of Chapter 16