Tama of Tomeowrrow

Legends of To-meow-meow

Mreow I groaned as I slowly regained consciousness, blinking to clear the fog from my vision.

Ray's cheerful voice broke through the haze. "C'mon, Tam Tam, we have monsters to hunt!"

I looked up at him, my frown deepening as I took in his attire. It was rough and very unlike his usual self. "What's with the gun?" I asked, eyeing the weapon strapped to his side.

Ray chuckled and gave a casual shrug. "It's to kill those pesky monsters, of course. What else?" He laughed, his tone light and nonchalant despite the situation.

What's going on with him?

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"Reach for the sky, you filthy animals!...Pretty please!" Ray shouted with a mix of bravado and mockery as he fired his gun into the crowd at the party.

Nate, with a smirk, commented, "He asked nicely."

A ginger-haired man, eyeing the chaos, addressed Ray. "Greetings, gentlemen."

"Ah, the leprechaun," Mick said, aiming his flamethrower at him.

The leprechaun smirked, unfazed. "You fellas play?"

Ray's response was curt. "Ahh... no," he said before shooting the leprechaun right through the chest. The sight made me grimace; unsettled by the contrast to Ray's usually sunny disposition.

I lifted my muzzle, catching a familiar scent in the air. "Oh, my God. Why did you do that?" a blonde woman exclaimed. Charlie! I thought to myself.

Ray, seemingly unfazed, quipped, "Marilyn Monroe. I am killing it at historical figure bingo."

"Alright, everyone, calm down. We just saved your butts from a very dangerous magical creature," Nate announced with authority.

Charlie asked, "Who are you guys?"

Nate, scoffed, already turned away and left the venue.

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We scoured the ship, taking care to avoid running into any of the Legends.

As we rounded a corner, Charlie spotted Zari, who had transformed into a cat. "Oh, Zari. Well, I'm glad to see that you made it back to the ship okay," Charlie greeted her with a nervous smile.

"Damn you, Charlie," Zari hissed, her feline form bristling with frustration.

"Okay, I hear you. You're still mad at me," Charlie said, leaning down to face Zari. "Listen, I really need your help."

Zari meowed with a hint of sarcasm, "You do know I'm still just a cat, right?"

"Hey! Just?" I grumbled in response.

"Sorry," Cat Zari mumbled, looking a bit sheepish.

Charlie sighed, "All right, yeah, I can see that being a cat is your main concern right now, but I still don't know why you're a cat."

Just then, a full-body hologram of Gideon appeared beside us. "Ms. Tomaz was turned into a cat during the team's encounter with a Fairy Godmother," Gideon explained.

"Whoa, Gideon, your latest upgrade is smoking," Charlie complimented with a grin.

"Thank you, Miss Jiwe," Gideon responded with a smile.

"Amaya Jiwe, yup, that's me," Charlie said, still beaming.

"Sure you are," Zari and I both rolled our eyes in unison.

"And may I say, your new upgrade and accent are also smoking," Gideon added.

"Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm. You know, I'm just trying something out," Charlie laughed off the compliment. "Yeah, okay, one last question. Why are the Legends homicidal wankers now?"