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After a wonderful hot shower and a change to clean clothing, Steele and Felina reported, as ordered, to Commander Feral's Office. They walked across the expanse of floor and stood before his pedestal desk and waited for him to acknowledge them. They stood quietly at attention. Steele's eyes strayed across the large desk and spotted, not three feet from the commander's gold name plate, the rifle he had taken from Turmoil's base.

Feral finished the report he was reading, signed it and tossed it into a nearby basket then looked down at the pair waiting. "At ease!" He ordered. They went to parade rest.

He studied them a moment longer before speaking, "You two have done an excellent job. I could wish there were more like you around here. We wouldn't get our tails beaten so often. We might even succeed in outdoing the SWAT Kats." He said warmly. They blushed a bit at the comment, so rare from the normally severe Chief Enforcer. "I'm especially pleased by this little present you brought back." He said, gesturing to the AR34.

Steele nodded. "It's certainly more advanced than anything we've been using, sir."

The commander smirked. "You can say that again! Good work bringing one back. Now, let's hear your report." Steele settled into briefing mode and told Feral everything that had happened. When he finished, Felina merely confirmed the report was accurate and went silent.

"Excellent. Be sure to write up your reports by noon tomorrow and have them on my desk. Now, let's go down to the training area and see what this baby can do." He said with a pleased smile, as he got up from his desk and took up the rifle.

The pair nodded and followed him down the hall to the elevator. Soon, they reached the shooting range in the basement. It was a large concrete room lined with firing booths. Paper targets were hung at least fifty feet down range from each booth.

After putting on protective earmuffs and glasses, the commander brought up the weapon he was carrying and settled at one of the booths. He lined the rifle up with the target then fired.

Shells poured out the side as he continued to fire. His shots made their way to the same spot the weapon was pointed.....the head. Once the magazine was empty, Feral's eyes widened in amazement and shock.....this was one hell of an accurate gun! He brought the AR34 back to his chest and looked over at Steel and Felina.

"This is quite impressive! I want you to take this over to weapons research for a complete analysis. I want to see every Enforcer carrying one as soon as they are able to build them." He ordered.

"Yes sir!" They answered in unison.

"This has been a very productive day. I can imagine you're both very tired, so take the weekend off and report for duty bright and early Monday morning. You deserve it! Dismissed." He told them. He handed the rifle to Steele and left the training area.

"Thank you, sir!" They replied.

Grinning to each other, pleased by their success, they made their way up a floor to the Research and Development Laboratories and sought out the Director. The Kat was pleased and awestruck to have gotten his paws on such a fine piece of weaponry. Steele told him Feral's orders and he nodded his understanding.

Done finally, they headed for the elevator, got off one floor before the lobby and headed for the parking garage. As they left the elevator to go their separate ways, Steele stopped Felina.

"So Felina, any ideas what we're doing and where we're going?"

She nodded and answered softly, "Well, there's a very decent restaurant I like going to occasionally. It's a bit fancy, but we can afford it and the foods great."

"Sound's nice." He answered back. "When do you want to go?"

"About seven tomorrow night, that okay?" She asked.

"Perfect!"

They parted on that happy note and made for home. After a really long sleep, they did chores around their apartments before getting ready for their date that evening.

The allotted time of the date with his favorite she-kat came quickly. Steele parked his Bellini near the restaurant he was told about, The Kat Colosium. It was quite classy and it was a good thing he came prepared, wearing his good suit, non enforcer class. He waited at the hostess counter for her to arrive.

When she walked in, his eyes widened in surprised pleasure. She was wearing a red sparkly sheath dress that would have been perfect on the red carpet of a movie premier. Steele was surprised she had spiffed up this much......and on a first date too! Feeling hot just looking at her, he quickly stepped forward and took her arm.

"You are so beautiful tonight, Felina." He said, humbly. "I feel honored to be seen in your company."

"Thank you." She murmured coyly, looking at him through her lowered lashes.

The maitre d' gave them a warm smile and led them to a private table in a corner. Steele held her chair until she sat then moved to his own across from her. The maitre d' handed them menus and left them in peace. As they looked over the menus, Steele broke the silence.

"Quite the mission we had, wasn't it?"

Felina stared at him thoughtfully a moment before replying, "It most certainly was. It will change a lot about how people see the Enforcers......" then she paused a second and a hint of a smile graced her lips as she went on more softly, "and it showed me a side of you I've never seen before......I like it."

Steele blushed a bit, pleased by her words. "Thank you. I'm glad you think so. The mission wasn't too different from ones I've been assigned before I was promoted to lieutenant commander." He said modestly.

Felina's eyes widened at that statement. "Really? I wondered what you'd been doing before I met you. Obviously, you learned your lessons well during that time since you handled this mission spectacularly." She said, letting him know how impressed she was.

He smiled shyly at that. They were interrupted by the arrival of the waiter who took their orders. While they waited for their food to arrive, they talked about their favorites places, foods, drinks, colors, and hobbies. Their food arrived and they were silent for a bit.....savoring the excellent cuisine.

As they were enjoying dessert and a fine wine, Steele brought up an entirely different subject.

"Have you ever noticed the SWAT Kats are usually around first before the Enforcers?" He asked idly.

Felina blinked at him in surprise.....he'd hit a really good topic. She could never understand how the vigilantes were always on scene especially when the Deputy Mayor was there too. "Yeah, I have. I suspect they listen in on our frequency but that doesn't explain how she manages to be there to." She said, with a frown.

He nodded and pondered about that, trying to come up with another reason how they could be that fast, let alone know where Briggs was and the situation, to boot!

"I can't think of anything. But, I do know the Deputy Mayor gives them credit for what the Enforcers might have accomplished if they hadn't interfered." He paused after saying that. He was missing something obvious, he just knew it. "Then again, our weapons aren't up-to-date but should be soon." He smiled suddenly as he remembered what they had brought back. "We'll soon have the advantage over those glory hogs." He said triumphantly.

Felina chuckled....damn if he wasn't right about that! The SWAT Kats have had the edge over them long enough. "Yeah, it's a good thing we were sent to Siberia, huh?" She said impishly, looking at him over her wine glass.

Steele nodded, and smiled back. "Yes, it was, and the best mission I've been on since three years ago." He said, reaching for his glass.

That caught her attention. "Just what kind of work were you assigned that included something like that?" She asked, fascinated.....wanting to know more about him.

"Well..." He said, pausing to gather his thoughts. "Three years ago, I was assigned bodyguard duty. We'd received word on a possible assassination attempt......"

His mind went back to that frightening moment when he was just a Lieutenant. He was guarding Mayor Manx as he was giving a speech at the Megakat Plaza. Suddenly four armed Kats pushed through the crowd to where Manx was standing and opened fire.

Steele had seen them first and shoved Manx to the floor in time as well as himself. All around them Katizens screamed and fled the scene. Steele fired from his prone position on top of the Mayor, trying to avoid hitting any civilians. Fortunately, there hadn't been that many in the first place and, also fortunately, only a few had been hit but not killed so were still able to flee leaving him and the Mayor to face the four armed Kats.

His opponents had hidden behind pillars, tables and sculptures that surrounded the plaza to avoid his fire. He and the Mayor were sitting ducks. There had also been shots fired from higher up leading him to believe there were snipers on the second floor balcony overhead.

"Roll, Mayor, roll off the stage toward the back." He barked as he continued to fire his LX-18 while letting the Mayor move out from under him.

Wailing, the Mayor did as he was told, then Steele rolled after him. Until help arrived this lone lieutenant was all that stood between the gun Kats and the Mayor. He didn't know why they were after the Manx, it didn't really matter. There had been two other enforcers with him but they had been taken out by the snipers and lay dead not far away.

Knowing he was alone and that the enforcers would be along soon, the criminals began laying down a blanket of fire.

Not losing his cool, Steele took careful aim and began to take down each shooter. He didn't have much ammunition left and had to make each shot count. They caught on quickly after he had killed two of them and now stayed out of his view.

Steele assessed the situation quickly. He was out numbered and out gunned! But out smarted.... ..maybe not....suddenly he had an impossibly crazy idea, one insane enough that it just might work. Over to the side where they hid was a stash of tables that had been moved aside for the Mayor's speech. They weren't that far away.

"Manx... I need you to go to those tables over there and hide behind them." He said, pointing to them. "Stay crouched down and don't look back!" He ordered.

Manx looked at him in frozen terror. Steele gave him a death glare. "You can die here or live if you run! Now run!" He barked.

As Manx bolted frantically for the tables, Steele popped up gun pointed at the last two armed Kats. They had moved from hiding and aimed their M16's at the running form. Steele quickly picked them off before they could shoot.

Now only the snipers were left.

Steele stayed low behind the stage and came around close to where the dead Kats lay. He bolted toward the bodies and snatched up two of the rifles and continued to move quickly toward the Mayor's hideaway.

The snipers were getting frantic to finish this quickly so were firing but still managing to miss as he succeeded in getting behind the barrier.

Once there, he fired quickly at the targets he got a quick glimpse of as he leaned out a moment. He got one then moved to a different part of his shelter and leaned out again managing to get another. Moving again, he head shot a third then moved once more but ended up having to wait until his more leery target reared up to fire. They nearly shot at the same time but Steele was faster, shooting the Kat in the face.

Silence reigned finally. The sounds of sirens could be heard and nearby, the Mayor whimpered. Steele dropped his head and panted. Now that he had time to think, he realized what he had done and almost fainted. He hadn't even had time to have his life flash before his eyes before it was all over. Commander Feral's face suddenly appeared over the barricade and looked down at him in stunned disbelief.

"What happened here, Lieutenant?" He barked.

Still shaky, Steele climbed to his feet and helped the Mayor to his. He turned to his Commander and gave his report.

Feral's eyes had widened in shock. "Incredible work Lieutenant, maybe I'll have you promoted this year!" He said in pleased relief.

"Thank you, sir!" Steele replied weakly, truly amazed he was still alive and done what he'd done.

The images of the past faded and he blinked back to the present, noting Felina's completely stunned expression.

Felina could only gape at Steele as she tried to take in what he'd done to save the Mayor. 'Was he telling the truth? She needed to check this out but right now.....if it was true......wow!......he wasn't even trying to impress her and still she was bowled over by his bravery. She could tell by the way he told his story that it must have happened because the memory of it was in his eyes.

"Whoa!" Was all she could articulate.

He blushed and couldn't say anything to that so reached for his wine again.

She could only shake her head then decided to change the subject again.....this time trying to catch him off balance.

"Well that was some adventure. Anyway, I need to ask you something that's been bothering me." She said slowly.

"Sure, what is it?" He asked curiously.

"Was there any other reason why you tried to have my uncle discharged?" She asked seriously.

Steele blinked in surprise at the question but answered it readily enough, though he gave her a questioning look as he did so. "No, what I told you before was the truth. Though now that I've had time to think about it.....you would make a much better commander." He said truthfully.

It was Felina's turn to blush. "Uhmm....you're too kind really....!" She said, embarrassed. "The reason I asked was......are you sure you really want to be Commander? Have you really thought about just how much work that is......what with the endless reports, ten times the responsibility, being stuck in an office a lot of the time and finally, putting up with the constant demands of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor?" She asked. "The last is one of the many reasons my uncle's so easily frustrated all the time!" She sighed loudly.

He thought about what she said and he now recalled how often he found the Commander tight-jawed with anger after a time spent at city hall.......damn.....she was right! The Commander's job was a nightmare of bureaucracy and that was something he hated. Seems Felina had rid him of his desire for promotion with just a few well chosen words. Wow!

"Thank you." Was all he could say.

Felina purred warmly. "You're welcome! I'd prefer to stay at my present rank and enjoy myself for a loooong time yet......how about you?" She asked.

"Yeah, sounds like a good idea." He smiled in agreement. "You certainly know how to put things in perspective quickly. That's one of the reasons I like you."

She gave him a heated smile. "How about we get out of here and go somewhere else....hmm?" She asked in a sultry voice.

He smiled hotly back and signaled for the check. They were soon walking to the parking lot. He stopped by her car. She turned and wrapped her arms around his neck. She moved in and placed her soft lips hard against his own, her tongue demanding entry.

He moaned and willingly opened for her intrusion.

She explored the depths of his mouth expertly with her tongue and he immediately followed suit.....not wishing to be outdone. He always wondered if Felina was a good kisser....he was definitely getting his answer.......and it tasted pretty damn good!

They moaned quietly as they licked and sucked on the insides of each other's mouths. John felt tingles run up his back and to his toes, even places he couldn't think about right now. Felina, as she was enjoying herself, was feeling the same thing and was busy doing the boldest thing she could think of that would get back at her tongue's host. They made out unabashedly until they ran out of air and were forced to pull back a bit. They laid their heads on each others shoulders, panting and aroused.

'Hmm, I want to see where this leads. No time like the present.' She thought giddily. "Would you like to come over to my place to continue this 'getting to know each other' thing." She murmured in his ear hotly.

Steele felt like his head was floating.....more of this would definitely be welcome. "That would really make my day....." He purred willingly.

"Good. Now let's go before it get's too late." She said excitedly heading for his car.

She had no concerns about her car. It was locked and had a nasty security system on it to deter anyone from trying to steal it.

Steele just shook his head. She had a way of leaving him speechless and, who knows, he might even lose his voice completely if she kept this up. Good thing he could drive despite his head threatening to float away on a haze of desire.