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Chapter 1: Beyond the Moon

It had been a very long day with the theft of yet another invention from Pumadyne. He truly wished they would find a way to protect their stuff. It was just getting soo old constantly preventing the omegas from going shopping for their next weapon of mass destruction.

Sighing, he rubbed his temples trying to ease his aching head. Aspirin had long since lost its effectiveness. He was sitting at his desk after the messy cleanup from the SWAT Kats and his own enforcers after wresting the prize from Dark Kat. That particular omega always left a trail of destruction behind him that took weeks to clean up.

Putting the finishing touches on the initial report, he would have to wait for the rest of the CSI data to be able to finalize it, he tossed it into his file basket and leaned back in his chair to stretch and close his eyes. Outside his window the sun was setting.

Yawning, he shoved himself away from the desk and climbed down the pedestal walking to the coat rack for his topcoat. No one was around at this hour as he closed and locked his door and made his weary way to the elevator and down to his vehicle parked in the secure underground parking lot under the building.

One good thing about this late hour was there was very little traffic so he was able to get home in a few minutes. It felt good to strip off his uniform some fifteen minutes later. Wearing a comfortable pair of sweats and an enforcer t-shirt, he went to the kitchen and rummaged for a quick meal. With a full belly, he went to his recliner and plopped down flicking on the TV.

He was nearly asleep watching the late night David Litterbin Show when his radio sounded off. Groaning in disgust he shut the TV off and reached for the squawking thing.

"Feral here!" He barked.

"Sir, there's been a report of some kind of odd, glowing portal in Megakat Park. Patrols have cordoned off the area and no one has gone near it." Dispatch reported.

Feral frowned. 'Say what!' He thought in confusion. "Any sign of it being made by an omega? It's not a time portal from Pastmaster?" He asked.

"Negative sir, not the same and its on the ground not in the air where the Pastmaster's portals normally appear." Dispatch answered. "Patrols have searched the area and can find no one around, just the portal glowing and doing nothing."

"Great! Alright, send a chopper to pick me up!" Feral ordered.

"Yes sir!" Dispatched acknowledged then clicked off.

"God! I'm soo tired." He grumbled as he made his way to the bedroom and quickly changed his clothes again.

Some fifteen minutes later his chopper was landing at Megakat Park. Above him, hovering, was the damnable SWAT Kats, the rising moon glinting off the black jet. Snarling in a foul temper, he stalked toward the glow he could see through the trees.

Moments later he stood before a circle of light that hovered a little above the ground. A prism of light emanated from it's center swirling like a pool of water. There was nothing to be seen in it. Standing close to it caused his fur to rise like static electricity. He hastily moved back.

He was at a complete loss as to what it could be and what to do about it. Things like this were always trouble and couldn't just be ignored. A voice to his left spoke suddenly nearly making him jump out of his skin.

"Seems like some kind of dimensional portal. Definitely not from Pastmaster," The smaller of the SWAT Kats observed.

To Feral's annoyance, the pair had apparently landed their jet nearby and had slipped through his cordon to stand just a few feet from him. Scowling he turned and snapped, "What are you two doing here...this is enforcer business...take off!"

"Yeah, right, Commander. This isn't anything like anyone has seen before. No way would your enforcers or even us can do anything about it." T-Bone drawled sarcastically while studying the phenomenon with a worried frown.

"Yeah, Commander. You should be rousting some scientists out here to check it out but I wouldn't recommend getting any closer than we already are. My instruments say its an energy source totally unknown to our world." Razor said gravely, eyeing the portal uneasily.

Feral felt like having their butts hauled to jail but he caught the looks of concern and some fear from the pair. If they were worried, especially since they were used to dealing with the unusual, then he shouldn't be so quick to chase them off. Razor was a genius and could be of some help to the scientists so, reluctantly, he left them alone.

Growling in frustration, he called dispatch and had them roust some scientist out of their homes and ferry them down here. He rattled off a few names he thought might be useful as well as a couple Razor named off. Signing off, he continued to stare at the portal.

Suddenly a loud beeping went off causing Razor to curse. "Everyone get back, the energy flow has kicked up suddenly." He warned backing up quickly.

T-Bone and Feral began to do the same when a flare shot out from the portal and surrounded Feral in a nimbus of light, ignoring T-Bone who was right next to him. Feral let out a sharp cry of shock as the light consumed him then winked out. The portal returned to its previous quiet glowing.

In the stunned silence that followed, everyone stared at the empty space Feral had been standing. The Commander was gone.

"Crud! Razor where did he go?" T-Bone said in shocked horror.

"That portal snatched him T-Bone, obviously, and your guess is as good as mine." Razor said shakily. "Now we're really going to have to find out what this is if we're ever to see Feral again and before it decides to take anyone else."

Somewhere far from home...

Feral was blinded by the light that had snatched him. A sharp tingling feeling raced along his body then suddenly it was gone and he was left standing in an open space somewhere he could never have imagined even in his wildest dreams.

It had taken him a moment for his eyes to stop seeing spots but when he could see clearly again, he really wished he was still blind. He was standing on an apparent flagstone floor. Around him were stone walls covered with tapestries that reminded him of a castle. But the people, if you could call them that were like nothing he'd ever seen before.

They were animals of all description. The best his mind could identify them was if you took all the primitive animals that lived on his world then caused them to straighten and stand, put clothes and weapons on them and gave them intelligence.

He saw creatures that had vague resemblances to rats, foxes, wolves, other types of felines, bulls, rabbits, weasels, horses, canines, reptiles. Some of these 'people' possessed wings. Sitting on a chair that could only be some kind of throne was a feline like creature that resembled a lion only he had huge leathery wings and a short pair of horns on his head that poked through his blood red mane. His eyes were pools of glowing emerald fire that made Feral's heart freeze.

The leader, because it seemed obvious that was what he was, was wearing a blood red cloak clasped with a gold chain at his neck, from his chest to his waist he wore a richly decorated leather like vest that left his powerful arms bare. From his waist to his ankles he wore leather like pants...no shoes adorned his heavily clawed feet. His mane had two braids falling down either side of his face with scarlet ribbons tying them off. On his face a tattoo of some kind was on his forehead in dark blue. Around his neck was a gold chain that held a medallion with a glowing moonstone. Around his wrists were metal vambraces with intricate designs on them.

For a moment they stared at each other, then the leader spoke. His voice was a deep rumble and surprisingly, he spoke Feral's language.

"Excellent! The spell worked. My compliments on finally getting it right Dantre!" He said to a reptile like creature standing next to him wearing elaborate robes of royal blue with silver designs on it. The creature bowed as his leader stood up and glided toward their Kat visitor.

Feral shuddered inside, the leader moved with all the grace and terrible beauty of a born predator. The powerful creature circle his prize slowly then came to a halt in front of him. He made a strange gesture with his fingers and suddenly all of Feral's clothes vanished.

He gasped in shock. 'Magic...Oh god! No!' He thought in horror. Of all the threats he'd faced in his world, magic was the worst. There was no defense against it and it always terrified him to the core because of how helpless it made him feel. He never really got over what MadKat had done to him the year before.

"Ahh, much better. What an exquisite beauty you are and strongly built too. Yes, a definite prize indeed. Welcome to my kingdom my handsome warrior. I am King Bloodnor ruler of Celestor." He purred in apparent pleasure, showing off long incisors.

"Why have you brought me here?" Feral managed to ask even though he was shaking inside.

King Bloodnor reached out with a claw to tilt Feral's chin up and stared into his eyes. "I have watched you in my Eye of Torin. I have searched the magical realms and beyond for my perfect consort and now I have finally found him. It took some time and effort to retrieve you. The shifting energies of the magical pool had to be just right to pull you through. Alas, in thirty night passes you will return to your faraway home but when the celestial body you call the moon rises again you will return to me. This will continue to occur until you are carrying my heir only then will you be forever in my realm." The King explained easily.

Feral's blood ran cold, 'Did he say carrying an heir?' He thought in shock. "I hate to ruin your grand plans but I'm male and can't bear you anything except enmity." He said stiffly.

In a lightning move, Feral never saw, Bloodnor shot out a paw and shoved the Commander to his knees on the hard flagstone floor. Keeping his paw on Feral's neck he said casually, "Never lie to me. I can scent a lie before it even leaves your lips. Remember that!" His face was expressionless and his manner cool totally at odds with his aggressive behavior toward the Kat.

Feral shuddered inside. The creature was incredibly powerful. The small resistance, he had automatically made when he was forced down was aborted by the feel of something that felt like a brick wall holding him down.

The grip on his neck vanished and he made as if to stand when it returned just as swiftly as the first time. He froze and when the pressure was gone again, he didn't move.

"Excellent. You are a quick learner. That will be of great benefit to you during your lessons." King Bloodnor rumbled in approval.

Feral dared to raise his head to stare at the King in puzzlement.

Smiling in amusement, Bloodnor obliged him with an explanation. "You must, of course, learn how to comport yourself as my consort. There will be lessons in politics, your place in my harem, riding lessons, weapons practice, our worlds history, etc.. Now..." He paused to make another of those strange gestures and Feral was suddenly dressed.

"There much better. This is how you will be dressed most of the time. The royal tailors will make you robes for formal affairs and for outdoor lessons." Bloodnor reached out to Feral's new long hair. "It curls most becomingly. I am very pleased. Gutaire!" He shouted suddenly.

A figure that resembled a five foot tall mouse dressed in pants and shirt of deep forest green came scurrying up. "Yes, my liege!" It said in a surprisingly mellow voice.

"Gutaire, take my consort to the harem and introduce him then prepare him for my bed. You know what to do!" Bloodnor ordered.

"Yes, my liege! As you command!" Gutaire said bowing. It turned to Feral and gestured that he follow him.

"Run along, my beauty. I will be with you in a short while." Bloodnor said smiling in anticipation as he returned to his throne and the group of people waiting for him. Possibly his council, Feral guessed. He tried not to think about what the creature planned for him shortly.

Swallowing hard, he followed the mouse out of the main throne room he'd arrived in and down a corridor lit by strange glowing balls hanging in the air at strategic spots providing illumination. He shivered and looked down at himself now that he had the time to.

He certainly wasn't wearing much. His chest was adorned with only a chain of gold and a matching moonstone to the King's own. Around his waist was a wrap made of some soft cloth in red with gold designs that he realized matched the one's on the king's vest. He wore silver vambraces on his wrists and ankles. His hair had been magically lengthened so that it brushed his shoulders. A shorter cape of gold was draped around his shoulders held by a gold chain. A small band of some kind of light metal was around his forehead.

So wrapped up in staring at himself as he walked, he missed his escort stopping and nearly ran into him. The mouse looked at him with sympathetic eyes as he gestured for Feral to enter a large room. When he stepped through a barrier of brightly colored beads, he beheld a room that look everything like the tales he'd heard of Arabian nights.

The walls were covered in fabric of gold and scarlet. The floor with rich carpets depicting various scenes from history. Everywhere he looked there were couches, pillows, small tables laden with food, more of those strange glowing balls and watching him...barely dressed males and females.