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A Tsunami Hits Colmaton

A Colmaton universe fanfic.  Blender/Ema Mickser is the intellectual property of Chrono
Ceasar.  Tau/Cassandra Lucrezia North is the intellectual property of Fireorca.  Battle
Badger/Lara Ember is the intellectual property of Darc Nefarion.  Super Collie/Esmerelda
Braithwaite is the intellectual property of Mayfurr.  Whiptail/Pierre Chappelle and
Tsunami/Regina Stevenson are the intellectual property of Wolfrider.  Turbo Jaguar/Ace
Ostrander is the intellectual property of TurboJaguar.  All other characters in this story
and the Bureau of Superheroes are my own intellectual property.  The Colmaton Universe
is the intellectual property of Train.  This is a work of pure fiction for amusement
purposes only and not meant to violate any known copyrights.

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The Dixie Diner, Downtown Colmaton, around eleven o"clock in the morning:

"We have to get dining room cleaned up quickly comrades!" the Russian coyote dressed
in white shouted as he entered the dining area of the Dixie Diner.  Unknown to the
citizens of Colmaton, the Dixie Diner served as a forward outpost for the local division of
the Bureau of Superheroes.  Each of its employees has a secret life as a registered
superfur.  Boris Trotsky, the Russian coyote chef was better known as the elastic bodied
Stretch Coyote.  He turned towards his wife, who was secretly the powerhouse canine
Delta Dog.  "Sally, you know we have big tour bus coming for lunch very soon-ski!"

"Don"t ya worry, sugyar, we"re all on it!" the blonde haired Jack Russell Terrier wearing
the standard pink minidress waitress uniform barked as she continued mopping the floor.
"Boris, we"ll be ready, got every waitress on clean up detail."

"That"s for true!" spoke a British accented lynx waitress who was currently using a wash
rag to clean the white tabletops.  The petite unassuming young fur was in reality, the
masked wonder Potpourri.  "Our task will be a snap since we have no customers ta wait
on at the moment."

"We"re a might shortpawed today, but we kin handle that thar crowda tourists!" shouted a
brunette bobcat waitress while she frantically cleared dirty dishes and silverware from
tabletops in the center of the room.  Few fursons knew that the tough talking feline with
the Texas accent was none other than that Western themed superheroine Texas Tilly.

"Matilida"s right, we"ll give our visitors the best lunch they ever had!" added a standard
black and white furred skunkette waitress.  Though her nametag read "Jasmine," she was
secretly the wall crawling wonder Streak.

"I hope you are right-ski, Jasmine," Boris said as he helped the skunkette polish a rack of
coffee cups.  "Too bad other employees are out on superhero missions."

"That thar jist means more tips fer us!" Matilda shouted as the bobcat waitress cleared off
the last of the breakfast crowd"s dishes.  "I"m wantin" ta save up fer a new TV!  One of
them bigg"ns with surround sound!"

"Why not just have Silver use his image projector ta show all your tele programs on a
wall for ya?" Marsha asked.

"Hey!  Don"t ya go talkin" like that about mah cybernetic saddlepal!" Matilda protested.
"Silver mah horse!  He ain"t no high tech bobble that I kin order around like some kinda
metal slave!  Besides that, he wouldn"t fit in the livin" room of mah apartment anyhow!"

"I was only joking!"

"Anyone that mean mouths mah Silver"s gonna git mah fist slammin" their jaw, whether
they be foe er friend!"

"Stop fightin", guys," Sally said sternly as the canine stepped between the two growling
felines.  "We gotta tour bus comin" any minute an.."

"Scratch that, Sally," Jasmine interrupted, pointing to the large window in the dining
room.  "I think that"s our tour bus parking outside now."

"Bolshoi!" Boris barked.  "Get into places, everyone!  Here come customers!"

A large blue and white tour bus came to rest near the curb directly in front of the Dixie
Diner.  As the door swung open and various passengers of different heights and species,
several tourists seated in the back of the bus patiently waited to depart.  One of them was
a medium build, muscular looking badger lady wearing a blue pantsuit.  Her name was
Lara Ember, better known in crime fighting circles as the masked unregistered
superheroine Battle Badger.  Seated next to Lara was a visitor from Britain, a tall, lanky
lynx female named Cassandra North.  Few would suspect this brunette lady feline lived a
secret life as the telepathic mind-powered heroine Tau.  Seated behind them was a tall
jaguar from Paladice City dressed in a casual shirt and jeans.  His name was Ace
Ostrander, more famous back home as the unregistered speedster Turbo Jaguar.  When
the bus was nearly empty, the three stood up together and leaned into the center aisle,
gently colliding with one another.

"Oh, dreadfully sorry," Cassandra said in her strong British accent.

"It"s ok, really," added Lara as the badgerette backed away from the others.

"My fault, ladies," Ace said with a smile.  "The brochure for this tour said I"d meet
interesting fursons on this trip, didn"t mean to meet you ladies quite like this."

"Quite alright, sir," Cassandra spoke with a smile.

"Accidents happen, no problem," Lara said with a smile.

"Ok, how about I try this again," the shy jaguar said as he removed his hat, "Hello there!
I"m Ace, pleased to make your acquaintances!"

Ace"s impromptu introduction caused the ladies to smile.

"No need to be nervous, Ace," the lynx lady said with a smile, offering her paw as she
spoke, "my name"s Cassandra, and yes, I"m from England."

"And I"m Lara," the badgerette said as she offered her paw to shake.  "I had a day off and
decided to take in this tour.  It"s been great so far, hasn"t it?"

"Sure has, can"t wait till we get to the Underground Mall," Ace said, "but right now, I"m
hungry.  I have an idea, how about I buy you two lovelies lunch?  I"d like to make it up
since I bumped into you both like that."

"Hmmm, what do ya think, Lara?"

"Best offer I"ve had all day, Cassandra."

"Great!  Let"s go!  Let me see, the sign reads,"Dixie Diner", either of you ever eaten here
before?"

"Not me, I"m new in this town," Cassandra said.

"I haven"t dined here before, but I hear this restaurant has a great reputation," Lara said,
pointing to the printed ad in her brochure.  "I think it"s owned by some famous Russian
chef who can really cook."

"What are we waiting for?" Ace asked,  "Don"t know about the rest of you, but I"m
starved!"

Ace, Lara and Cassandra were the last three fursons to exit the bus.  By the time the trio
entered the Dixie Diner, nearly all of the tables and booths were filled with others from
their tour bus.  The four waitresses on duty rushed from table to table taking orders and
pouring coffee.  When Sally spotted the three at the front door, the canine waitress ran up
to them.

"Howdy!  Welcome to the Dixie Diner!  Bet yur with the tour group, right?"

"Yes, we are and.."

"Got a booth for y"all!  Jist follow me!" Sally barked, leading Ace, Cassandra and Lara
through the crowded dining area until they reached the last empty booth on the far side of
the room.  "Have a seat, folks, here"s some menus ta look at, our specials today are Boris"
Chili with Grilled Cheese an" the Country Fried Steak "n Gravy!"

"Boris, he"s the Russian that owns this place?" Lara asked.

"Sure is, an" he"s mah husband too!  His chili is famous all over this here town!"

"You sold me, Sally, I"ll have the chili," Ace said with a smile.

"Me too!" added Lara.

"I"ll make it unanimous," Cassandra said as the three handed their menus back to the
happy canine waitress.

"Great choice!  What"llyah have ta drink?  Coffee all around?  We got great sweet iced
tea too!"

"I"d prefer hot tea meself," Cassandra said.

"Coffee for me," Ace said.

"Me too," added Lara.

"Alrighty, be right back with your beverages!" Sally barked as the pink dress wearing
waitress rushed towards the pickup window with her order tickets.  Glancing all around
the dining room, Ace couldn"t help but notice all of the waitresses in their matching pink
uniforms.

"I"ll say this for the Dixie Diner, I do like the look of the decor!" the smiling jaguar
proclaimed.

"You mean the waitresses in their skimpy outfits?" Lara asked sternly.

"I wouldn"t go that far, Lara," Cassandra interrupted.  "After all, they do employee a few
lynxes here, they look kinda cute�"

"Actually, I was referring to the 50"s era atmosphere.  See that old time jukebox in the
corner where that skunk waitress with the short tail"s standing?" Ace said.

"Oh yeah, I see it.  Word of warning, better not make any skunk angry," Lara warned.

"You could get the bad end of that exchange, that"s for sure," Cassandra giggled as
Marsha walked by with a loaded tray of food towards a nearby table.

"Here ya go, chums!" the lynx waitress announced as she passed the hot plates of food
out.  "Let"s see, YOU had the Country Fried Steak, you had the chili an" grilled cheese
and here"s your hot dog platter!  Enjoy!"

"Pardon me miss," Cassandra said, tapping Marsha on the shoulder, "couldn"t help but
notice your accent, are you British by chance?"

"Yes, I am a British citizen, goin" ta university here in Colmaton, born in the Falklands,"
Marsha answered,  

"I see, Marsha," the tourist lynx lady said, reading Marsha"s nametag.  "Nice ta meet a
fellow English fur!  I"m Cassandra, here with the tour group!  Please to meet ya!"

"Please ta meetcha too," the pink uniformed petite lynx replied.

"MARSHA!!!  ORDER UP-SKI!!!  GET BUTT BACK OVER HERE NOW!!!!" the
booming voice of Boris echoed from the kitchen area.

"Sorry, I must dash!" Marsha quipped as she rushed across the dining room floor.

"They certainly are busy here," Lara giggled as Sally returned carrying a tray.

"Here"s yur tea, ma"am," the canine waitress said as she sat it down in front of
Cassandra.  The blonde Jack Russell Terrier then sat two empty coffee cups down in front
of Ace and Lara before pouring hot coffee into them from the clear coffee pot on her tray.

"There ya go, folks," Sally said while pouring.  "Got a sugar bowl and creamer here too!
Your orders will be ready soon!  Save room for dessert!  We got some fantastic cherry
cheesecake today!"

"Super!" Cassandra spoke before taking another sip of tea.  

"If y"all need anything, jist holler!" Sally barked as the canine waitress rushed over to
another table to pour more coffee.

"Y"know ladies," Ace said after taking a sip of coffee.  "According to this tour brochure,
Colmaton is known as the "Heroine City."  You think we"ll get to see any of the city"s
famous supergals in action today?"

"I doubt it," Cassandra said sternly.  "Sounds to me like that"s a bunch of nonsense!  I
think you Americans would call it, an urban legend?"

"I wouldn"t say that, Cassandra," Lara answered.  "There"s been plenty of national
headlines about the heroics of Lady Liberty, Brown Lotus and Dame Freedom.  After all,
the Western U.S. Headquarters of the Bureau of Superheroes is located in this town."

"I wonder what the chances are that we"d get to meet one of those superladies up close?"
Ace asked.

"Colmaton is a huge city.  Probably the same chance of winning the lottery or getting
struck by lightning," Lara snickered as Sally returned with all their entrees.

"Chili an" grilled cheese all around!" the canine waitress barked happily while placing
the plates in front of the trio.  "Need more coffee or tea?"

"We"re good," Lara said, "thanks!"

"Oh boy!  Chili!" Ace shouted, grabbing his spoon and immediately started eating his
food.

"This does look quite appetizing," added Cassandra.

"Smells great!" Lara said as the badgerette started to dine.  As the trio continue to eat,
Jasmine walked over towards the large screen television over the front counter, reaching
up to turn it on.  When the screen came on, there was a familiar looking newscaster, a
standard black and white skunkette wearing a blue blazer with matching dress, ready to
speak as a flashing "Breaking News" background appeared behind her."

"Carla Meadows here with this breaking news story!  The infamous Furious Birds Gang
has just pulled off a daring daytime escape from Galatap Prison just moments ago!
Details are still coming in to Eyewitness News, but we do know that the avian foursome
managed to flee from the grounds of Galatap in a prison laundry van similar to the one
pictured behind me.  If you see a van like this, do NOT, repeat do NOT attempt to
approach it!  Call 911 or the Colmaton Police Direct Hotline to report it.  These six birds
are considered extremely dangerous.  Here are pictures of the entire gang in their prison
jumpsuits.  I repeat, if you see any of them, do NOT attempt to confront them!  Call 911
of the Colmaton Police immediately!  All citizens are advised to use caution.."

Watching the television, Ace, Cassandra and Lara began to silently ponder whether they
would need to dawn their superhero costumes to help with tracking down the dangerous
looking Furious Birds Gang.

"Wow!  Imagine that!  A jailbreak!" Ace said excitedly, finishing his chili.

"You think those bad birds could be headed downtown?" Lara asked, taking another bite
of her grilled cheese.

"Have to doubt it," Cassandra answered.  "Why would fleeing felons try to hide out in
THIS city?  With all the various superfurs lurking about and all?"

"Matilda!" Boris shouted from the kitchen, "get more bread from storeroom, NOW-
SKI!"

"Keep yur shirt on, Boris!" the bobcat waitress shouted back.  "I"ll fetch some fer ya!"

As the bobcat waitress entered the storeroom, suddenly the loud noises of a revving
motor, screeching tires and screams from pedestrians on the street made their way into
the busy diner.

"Sounds like there"s a commotion outside," Sally said as she and Jasmine rushed over to
the front floor and peered out through the glass.  Some of the customers in the diner soon
joined them, watching through the front window as a blue and white laundry van racing
at full speed hit its brakes, slowing down but unable to avoid ramming the large tour bus
parked near the Dixie Diner.  The sound of the ominous collision brought the rest of the
customers and wait staff to the windows.

"Ya don"t suppose that"s the van from Galatap, do ya?" Sally muttered.  Gasps came
from the crowd when the colorful avians in orange prison jumpsuits emerged from the
crashed van, the six members of the recently escaped Furious Birds Gang.  Their leader,
the white feathered super strong dynamo called Big Eagle, pushed through the wreckage
with ease and helped the other members of the gang out.  First, he pulled out a yellow
feathered avian, the speedster of the group known as Swifty.  Next, the hulking black
feathered bird that can explode at will.  His name was DeBomb.  Then he pulled out
Rebound, a green feathered avian with the magical powers of "rebounding" during
combat.  

"Where"s Clone and Tiny?" Swifty squawked.  "I didn"t see"m in the rubble!"

"Over there!" DeBomb crowed, pointing to the wrecked tour bus where a tall, lanky blue
feathered avian fell from an activated emergency window.

"Boss!  Tiny"s still trapped inside!" Clone shouted, "I"m going in after him!"

Immediately, the blue bird produced two exact duplicates of himself and all three rushed
back towards the smoking hulk of the tour bus.  Before they could reach it, Tiny, the
smallish orange feathered avian, expanded in size rapidly like a giant inflating beach ball.
Onlookers shrieked at the sight of Tiny"s expanding form bursting through the tour bus
before he rolled into the street.

"We all survived!" Big Eagle squawked while Tiny shrank back to his original size.
"Rebound, your driving"s terrible!  I thought you said you had a license!"

"Sure I HAD a license, boss," the green bird answered, "but they took it away from me
seven years ago for reckless driving!"

"You idiot!  How are we going to make the rendezvous point with no wheels?" Swifty
asked.

"Boss, I think this setup was all too good," Clone said as his other two "selves" vanished.

"Look blue boy, I do all the thinking for the Furious Birds Gang!" Big Eagle roared.

"No disrespect, boss," DeBomb began to speak in his deep voice, "but you have to admit,
our escape from prison was rather, strange."

"Yeah yeah," Tiny added, "someone planted all those tools in our cells to take off our
chains and power dampening collars off."

"And someone left that delivery van with the keys in it and the engine running when we
broke through the south wall," Rebound said.  "And all this started with an anonymous
note that somehow showed up on your dinner tray yesterday."

"I know, I know," Big Eagle snarled.  "I can"t explain any of this either, but the note also
told us to meet the one who arranged all this in downtown Colmaton, and that"s exactly
what we"re going to do!"

"But who would want to set US free?" Clone asked.

"Look you guys!  I"d even be willing to work for that mad scientist Dr. Dizzy again if it
got all of us sprung from the slammer!" Big Eagle squawked.  "If any of you mugs have
second thoughts about this plan, go to the police station and turn yourselves in!"

"Won"t have to do that, boss," DeBomb said, pointing down the street, "the police are
coming to us!"

The sounds of wailing sirens filled the air as a dozen police cars raced towards the scene
of the accident from all directions.  As all the restaurant customers watched the action on
the street through the windows and glass front door, the waitresses of the Dixie Diner
backed away from the crowd before huddling up with Boris in the center of the dining
room.

"We need to suit up and stop Furious Birds Gang," the Russian coyote whispered.

"But we can"t jist close up an" toss all these innocent fursons out inta the street," Sally
whispered back.

"An" we can"t all sneak out, too many fursons would notice us," added Marsha.

"What can we do?" Jasmine said in a hushed tone.

"Wait-ski," Boris muttered, "I sent Matilda out to storeroom, at least she can contact
Bureau and get help here."

"Knowing that headstrong bobcat, she"ll suit up an" try ta take"m on alone," Marsha
whispered.

"Nyet!  Even Matilda is not that reckless!"

"Wanna bet?" Sally asked as the foursome turned towards the window just in time to see
Matilda Cody out in the street, all dressed up in her masked cowgirl costume and riding
her cybernetic steed Silver.

"HEY LOOK!  IT"S TEXAS TILLY!" one of the restaurant patrons shouted.

"Oh bloody hell!" Marsha shouted before putting her paws over her mouth.  While the
rest of the Dixie Diner customers continued to observe the chaos taking place on the
street, Ace, Lana and Cassandra quietly withdrew from the crowd and rushed off in
different directions.

"This looks like a job for Battle Badger," Lana thought to herself as she fled.

"Time for Turbo Jaguar to lend a paw," Ace thought to himself as the jaguar searched for
a quiet place to change into his costume.

"At last, some action for me.." Cassandra thought to herself as the British lynx used her
amazing mental powers to fade from view.  Meanwhile, out on the street, a tall Great
Dane dressed in a three piece suit grabbed a bullhorn from his squad car and began to
address the avian gang.

"THIS IS LT. CASH TANKENSON OF THE COLMATON POLICE!  YOU SIX BIRD
BRAINS ARE UNDER ARREST FOR ESCAPING PRISON!  CASH SAYS
SURRENDER NOW OR CASH WILL ORDER AN ATTACK!"

"Hey ya fancy dressed mongrel!" Texas Tilly shouted as she steered Silver towards Cash.
"I"ll handle this sorry buncha no-goods mahself!"

"Stay outta this, you masked bobcat bitch!" the canine cop barked.  "Cash has this
situation under control!"

"REFERRING TO MISS TILLY IN DEROGATORY TERMS IS UNACCEPTABLE!"
Silver spoke in his computer-like voice.

"You stay outta this too, talking trash compactor!"

"THAT does it!" Tilly growled before delivering a punch to Cash"s snout while still
seated atop of Silver.  "Me and mah saddlepal will handle it from here!"

"GET BACK HERE!  NO ONE PUNCHES CASH TANKENSON!" the Great Dane
barked out while placing a handkerchief on his snout to stop the flow of blood dripping
from it.

"IT IS ILL ADVISED TO APPROACH SIX FELONS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT
REINFORCEMENTS!" Silver cautioned as he galloped forward.

"Stop yer gibber jabberin", Silver, we got this!" Texas Tilly shouted as the pair moved
towards Big Eagle.

"That crazy cowgirl"s goin" after the boss!" Clone squawked.

"Leave her to me!" Tiny yelled as the orange feathered avian jumped out in the path of
the cybernetic steed and immediately expanded himself into his giant fully inflated
beachball shaped form.

"WHOA!!!" Tilly shouted as Silver came to a screeching stop just inches away from the
huge rounded bird.

"Swifty!  Keep the cops busy while the rest of us tackle Dale Evans and her robot horse!"
Big Eagle shouted, sending the fast moving yellow avian zipping towards the police
lines, swiping all their weapons while weaving his way through each line of uniformed
Colmaton police officers.  Reaching the other side of the police line, Swifty quickly
disarms all of the officers gathered near Cash Tankenson.

"HEY!" Cash managed to bark seconds after Swifty zipped by him.

"Missing a few things, loud mouth?" Swifty asked, stopping beside Big Eagle, dropping
all his accumulated weapons and holding Cash"s trademark revolver in one hand and his
belt in the other.  Instantly, the pants of the canine cop dropped down, revealing his red
heart dotted boxer shorts.

"CASH WILL GET YOU FOR THIS!" he barked, reaching down for his fallen trousers.
Meanwhile, Tilly steered her metallic steed away from Tiny only to be knocked off him
by a leaping Clone with his two "copies" at his sides.

"Now, Miss Rhinestone Cowgirl!  I got you trapped!" the blue feathered avian laughed as
his copies held down the struggling bobcat"s ankles and wrists.  "Any last words before
we get to, know each other better?"

The furious Texas Tilly instantly spit in Clone"s face, causing the blue bird to squawk in
range.  

"That"s it, bitch!" he yelled, reaching for the struggling bobcat"s gunbelt.  Suddenly,
Clone"s other two copies fell to the pavement before vanishing.  When he turned his head
to investigate, a very angry looking masked badger lady was looking down at him.

"You know that"s no way to treat a lady, creep!" Battle Badger snarled seconds before
one of her powerful punches landed on Clone"s face, sending the stunned avian airborne.
Smiling, the costumed badgerette offered her paw to help Tilly up.  "You alright?"

"Jist dandy," Texas Tilly said while being helped to her feet.  "Reckon I owe ya one,
Battle Badger.  Hey!  Where"s mah horse?"

"I think I saw him across the street."

"Well, ol" Silver kin take care of himself!  C"mon, we got some more bad birds ta put
back in their cages!" Texas Tilly said, drawing her two six shooters out as she and Battle
Badger moved towards the main battle.  The green feathered avian Rebound was fist
fighting with several Colmaton police officers.  His "rebounding" actions made it
virtually impossible for any of the well trained policefurs to land a single punch on him
while he was able to strike them all at will.  The hulkish black feathered bird known as
DeBomb charged the police line as bullets fired from the officers bounced harmlessly off
his avian body.  

"You dweebs are gonna get a real BANG out of me!" DeBomb squawked seconds before
he exploded.  The force of his self detonation, harmless to himself, sent three police cars
and two police vans skyward causing other officers to flee in all directions to avoid being
crushed until their weight as they fell to the street.

"HA HA HA!  No one can stop DeBomb!" the black feathered avian boasted until he felt
sudden sharp pain in his mind and dropped to his knees.  "HEY!  WHAT THE HELL IS
THIS?"

"Call it, an intervention," a masked lynx lady said sternly as she walked towards the
stricken bird.  "My psychic powers will stop your senseless rampage, you walking
grenade!"

"MAKE.. IT.. STOP.." DeBomb squawked as he placed his hands on his feathered head
and bowed down low on the asphalt.  

"Hell no," Tau grunted as she continued her mental attack on the avian.  

"Gotta help DeBomb!" Swifty yelled as the yellow bird zipped through the fighting to
knock Tau down, breaking her concentration as she was slammed to the ground.

"How do you like THAT, kitty?" the yellow feathered avian laughed seconds before he
felt a punch to his face that knocked him down on the ground.

"How do you like THAT, bird brain!" a costumed jaguar chuckled, turning towards Tau.
"You ok, miss?"

"I am now," the lynx said as she got back to her feet.  "I"m Tau."

"Turbo Jaguar"s my name, speed and power"s my game," the masked jaguar announced.  

"Your name"s going to be in the obituaries when I get my claws on you!" Swifty
squawked as the speedy avian rushed up to Turbo Jaguar.  As the two speedsters
exchanged super fast punches, Big Eagle was sneaking up behind the distracted lynx.

"I"ll have you now," the Furious Birds" leader whispered.  When Tau turned to see the
leather jacket wearing eagle about to pounce on her, a red beam of light struck the white
and brown feathered avian and knocked him down.  She glanced in the direction of the
beam to see that Silver had just shot it at Big Eagle.

"ATTACK AVERTED!" the cybernetic stallion spoke in his computerized voice.

"Thank you," the confused lynx lady said, "LOOK OUT!"

Tiny had expanded to his full size before landing on top of Silver, crushing the cybernetic
steed beneath his tremendous weight.

"GOTCHA, TIN HORSIE!" Tiny squawked as he felt a rope lasso land on his neck.
"Hey!  What"s going on?"

Holding fast to her lasso rope, a furious Texas Tilly swung upward.

"I"ll learn ya ta hurt mah Silver!" the bobcat cowgirl yelled as her swing brought her
closer to Tiny"s face which she promptly kicked with both of her booted feet.  

"YYYEEEEOOOWWWW!" Tiny squawked when Tilly"s boots struck both of the
expanded avian"s eyes.  The pain was so intense, it broke his concentration, causing the
orange feathered bird to shrink back down to his normal size.

"SILVER!" Tilly shouted, rushing over to the heap of twisted, sparking metal that was
her cybernetic steed.

"DAMAGE.. EXTENSIVE.." Silver spoke as Tau walked over to the bobcat cowgirl.

"Your horse saved my life," she said, placing a paw on Tilly"s shoulder.

"I"ll make"m all pay fer this!  I guarantee it!" Texas Tilly growled.  Meanwhile, Battle
Badger was now engaged in a brutal fist fight with Big Eagle.  

"Had enough, Baldy!" the masked badgerette yelled as she landed a punch to the avian"s
abdomen.  

"I"m just warming up, bitch!" Big Eagle answered, connecting with her jaw with a
powerful punch of his own.  Unknown to all the combatants, an ominous figure was
watching the battle from above.  She was a huge black and white spotted leopard seal
dressed in a blue-green and black leotard with matching gloves and boots.  Holding a pair
of binoculars up to her eyes, her long bluish green hair flowing in the wind, Tsunami
smiled as she continued to observe the action.

"Looks like the Furious Birds are holding their own!  I knew they would be the right
minions for me to use in my next big job!" the leopard seal spoke.  "Glad I arranged their
little, escape, from Galatap.  Uh oh!  Here comes some Bureau masked menaces from the
sky!  I better get down there to even the odds."

From the sky above, a donkey dressed in a colorful red cape with blue and red costume
flew beside a deer doe who sported a blue leotard.  The masked pair were Dyno-Donkey
and Doe Dynamo respectively.

"There they are!  Those evil birds are fighting both the police and masked superfurs!"
Dyno-Donkey brayed.

"Crimson Cur"s on her way too, isn"t she boss?" Doe Dynamo asked.

"She"ll be here, but for now, we must join the fray!" the masked donkey answered as the
flying duo descended towards the street.  

"CASH IS PLACING YOU UNDER ARREST!" Cash Tankenson shouted as the three
piece suit wearing police dog attempted to handcuff DeBomb from behind.

"Foolish flatfoot!" the huge black feathered avian squawked as he turned around to face
him.  "LET"S SEE HOW WELL YOU BLOW UP!"

As Cash screamed like a schoolgirl, seeing DeBomb was about to detonate himself, Doe
Dynamo swooped down to grab the frightened Great Dane seconds before the explosion
occurred.

"Gotcha!" Doe Dynamo bleated, holding Cash Tankenson by his waist as she flew
upward.

"Cash could"ve taken him down, Bambi!" the canine cop barked.

"The least you could do is thank me for saving your miserable hide!"

"Thank you?  Cash has half a mind to arrest you for interfering with official police
business!"

"Why you stupid ungrateful creep!"

"Put me down NOW! Cash demands it!"

"With pleasure!" the airborne Doe Dynamo bleated, releasing the growling Great Dane
over an open trash dumpster.  The masked blonde doe giggled as she flew off, hearing
Cash scream and holler from a distance.  Meanwhile, the super strong Dyno Donkey flew
in just as Battle Badger knocked out Big Eagle.

"Hello Battle Badger!  So glad you"re here," the masked donkey said.

"I always have a blast when I visit Colmaton," she laughed as a fast moving streak of red
zipped past them and charged after Clone and his two "copies".  In a split second,
Crimson Cur"s rapid punches vanquished the two copies and sent the real Clone to the
pavement.  The fastest dog on earth paused as she stood over the unconscious blue
feathered avian.

"That takes care of one of the gang now we all need to go after the others and.." Crimson
Cur"s rambling monologue came to a quick halt when the huge imposing shadow of
Tsunami appeared in one end of the street.  The costumed leopard seal villain, infused
with alien DNA, had already cleared her end of the street of Police squad cars and
personnel.  When the red suited canine speedster spotted Tsunami, she began to growl
loudly.

"Look!  It"s Tsunami!" Dyno-Donkey shouted above the chaos as all the combatants,
heroic as well as evil, instantly stopped fighting with all eyes now turned in her direction.

"Please everyone, don"t stop brawling on MY account!" the towering leopard seal spoke.
"After all, just because I arranged the Furious Birds" escape doesn"t make me into
someone, special, or maybe, it DOES!"

"So YOU"RE the one who got us all sprung?" Big Eagle asked as he got up off the
pavement.

"Yes, Big Eagle, it was me.  I need you and your gang to help out with a little, job, I have
planned."

"What"s in it for us?"

"Are you kiddin", boss?" Swifty asked as the fast moving yellow avian zipped over to
Tsunami"s side.  "She"s BEAUTIFUL!"

"A vision of loveliness!" added Rebound as the green feathered bird rushed over to join
them.

"And she smells, like, fish!" DeBomb squawked, running towards Tsunami.  Even Clone
suddenly woke up, sniffed the air and dashed to the leopard seal"s side.

"I"m not believing this!" Turbo Jaguar said to Tau and Battle Badger.  "I know beauty is
only fur deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone!"

"It"s official now," Tau added, "these birds are true bird brains!"

"All I can say is, EWWWWW!" Battle Badger spoke as the rest of the Furious Birds
Gang gathered around their new benefactor.

"I SAW HER FIRST!" Clone squawked.

"I"M THE LEADER HERE!" Big Eagle yelled, "SHE"S MINE!"

"Boys, settle down," Tsunami said in a tone of voice showing her genuine surprise over
this instant show of affection.  "We still need to escape.  Stay close to me, I"ll take care of
this sorry lot of masked meddlers."

"OH NO YOU WILL NOT!" Crimson Cur barked milliseconds before she zipped
towards the group of villains.  Anticipating her moves, Tsunami quickly created a sheet
of ice twenty yards in front of the speedy canine, causing her feet to slip and sending the
red suited petite canine skating helplessly down the street.

"CRIMSON CUR!" Turbo Jaguar shouted as the fast moving jaguar dashed off in speedy
pursuit.

"This ends NOW!" the still airborne Doe Dynamo shouted while she created small sphere
shaped "dynamos" in her hoofed hands and threw them in Tsunami"s direction.  

"Is THAT the best you can do?" the blue wet suit wearing leopard seal asked as she
unhinged her jaw, opening her huge mouth wide enough to swallow every single
exploding dynamo ball tossed her way.  Tsunami"s alien DNA allowed her to consume
all of the glowing balls at once, absorbing their energy and making the determined
leopard seal glow for a moment as she felt new strength flow through her entire body.
"Got any more of those, blondie?"

"Stand back my friends, I will handle this!" Dyno-Donkey brayed as he opened his
mouth to breath deeply, preparing to unleashed his powerful sonic "donkey call" attack on
the leopard seal.  Pointing one of her fingers directly at the airborne masked mule,
Tsunami instantly formed a tight, ice collar around his neck, causing him to drop to the
ground while struggling to breathe.

"DYNO DONKEY!" Doe Dynamo bleated as she landed close to him.

"C"mon guys!  Let"s rush her!" Battle Badger yelled out.

"I"m with you!" added Tau.

"Enough play time!" Tsunami roared.  "This ends NOW!"

Using her water powers, the laughing leopard seal produced an instant tidal wave, the
force of the rushing waters sweeping away every superfur, police officer and squad car
down the street like a raging river.  Medic Mouse, arriving from the sky, spotted the
disabled Silver and the approaching waters.  Realizing the oncoming waters would
completely short out the battered metallic stallion, the airborne masked mousette had to
act fast.  Swooping down in a matter of milliseconds, the mighty petite brown field
mouse managed to grab the damaged, spark emitting cybernetic steed and lift him out of
harm"s way just as the flood of waters were about to cover him.

"Gotta get Silver back to HQ, then I"ll come back and help the rest of you!" Medic
Mouse shouted from above as she flew off with Silver and disappeared in a matter of
seconds.

"Come along, boys, now we won"t have to worry about those bumbling idiots anymore,"
Tsunami said to the enamored members of the Furious Birds Gang.

"We"ll follow you ANYWHERE, Tsunami!" Tiny squawked.

"Lead the way, lovely lady!" added Rebound in his best, grown up voice.

"You"re wish is OUR command, mighty Tsunami!" Big Eagle announced.

"All this affection is kind of creepy," the huge leopard seal thought to herself, "but on the
bright side, I"ll never have to question their loyalty."

---

The Secret Underground Base of the Colmaton Bureau of Superheroes, fifteen minutes
earlier:

"I hope you two are enjoying your tour of Colmaton Headquarters," a tall bison cow
dressed in her Native American themed costume said to two new arrivals:  a petite dirty
blonde Pomeranian wearing a purple leotard with matching boots and eyemask (real
name: Ema Mickser, Bureau Agent name: Blender) and a tall masked salamander who
wore high-elasticity sweatpants, sleeveless tank top with leather gloves (real name: Pierre
Chappelle, Bureau Agent name:  Whiptail).  Both were rookie Bureau operatives fresh
from their training and getting a look at the Colmaton HQ for the very first time.  With
them, helping with their tour stood a white furred goat doe wearing a casual looking blue
dress and a short, preteen rat boy in a white labcoat.  The lanky bison cow was
Morningstar, Regional Director of the Bureau in North America and the others with her
were Valerie Hall (aka Gatling Goat) and Jacob Randle (aka Techrat) respectively.

"Oui!  Zhis iz quite a place you have here!" Whiptail said, the costumed lizard looking
very wide eyed as the group walked toward the lobby area together.

"Yes, very nice," Blender said timidly.

"Don"t be nervous, Ema," Jacob said with a smile, "all of us here are Bureau agents with
high security clearances.  One of the reasons why you"re here is to learn to use and
master your incredible powers."

"But, I, don"t know if I should.."

"Do not fear, Ema.  I, for one, would love to see a live demonstration of your special
abilities." Morningstar said as the group came to a halt near the reception desk of the
lobby area.  Spotting a goggle wearing costumed meerkat-Doberman hybrid and a female
kangaroo in her colorful blue leotard costume in the distance, the masked bison cow
called them out by name.  "Preceptor!  Lady Boomerang!  Please come over here, we
need you!"

"I hope dis von"t take long," Preceptor grumbled in his German accent, "I am far too
important for idle chit-chat und stuff like dat!"

"Who"s the reptile bloke an" the doggie in purple?" the Australian born Lady Boomerang
smirked as she and the meerkat mix approached them.

"I would like you both to meet Whiptail and Blender," Morningstar began to explain.
"Whiptail is visiting us from the Canadian Bureau and Blender is now stationed here in
Colmaton."

"Pleased to meet you both," Whiptail said with a wide grin, extending his claw to shake.

"Hi," Blender said shyly.

"Ah!  Now I understand." Preceptor said with a smile as he shook their hands.  "You vant
dese two newbies to benefit from my many fine years of experience und service to dee
Bureau!  I vould be most happy to lecture dem on dee rules und regulations of.."

"That will not be necessary, Dietrich," Morningstar interrupted.  "All I want is for you
and Maggie to stand here and allow Blender to use her powers."

"Powers?" Lady Boomerang giggled as the blonde blue leotard wearing walked around
the petite Pomeranian.  "What can ol" Mighty Mite do?  Use her blinkin" cuteness ta
distract the baddies while the adult superfurs tackle"m?"

"MAGGIE!" Valerie bleated angrily at the masked kangaroo.

"That will do!" Morningstar said in such a stern voice, it caused Lady Boomerang to
backpedal until she collided with Preceptor.

"Vatch vhere you are stepping, dumkoff!" the masked meerkat mix snorted.

"Back off, ya wanker!" The masked roo shouted back.

"Now Blender, that is an order," Morningstar mooed as the leotard wearing canine raised
her paws in the air in their direction.  As her powers touched the pair of feuding
superfurs, they both screamed as their bodies slowly merged, creating a being that stood
about five foot seven, with facial and fur features that were a mix of kangaroo and
meerkat.  Her costume was also a fusion between Lady Boomerang"s and Preceptor"s,
she wore goggles and a dark blue colored leotard.

"Identity yourself," Morningstar demanded.

"I am Lady Preceptor!" The newly fused superfur spoke in a female voice.  "Dis is
somevhat confusing to me."

"That"s amazing!" Whiptail shouted.  "Are they, and mean, she, alright?"

"Of course they are," Blender began to explain, "the fusion is only temporary, and it
varies on how long they will remain together.  I have no control over that factor."

"Can you reverse the process yourself, or must they wait until the effects wear off?"
Morningstar asked.

"Yes I can, shall I demonstrate?" The perky masked canine asked.

"By all means," the towering masked bison cow said as Blender lifted her paws in Lady
Preceptor"s direction.  Within seconds, the fused furson became two beings again, a
stunned looking Preceptor and a very angry Lady Boomerang.

"Such filthy thoughts about me, ya wanker!" The blue leotard clad kangaroo yelled
before she slapped Preceptor hard on his face as she walked away.

"Hey!  Vhat did I do?" The confused meerkat mix asked.

"That"s really impressive!" Whiptail shouted, "do another one, please?"

"Well, I don"t know.." Blender pondered just as red lights and alarms sounded throughout
the complex.

"MAJOR CRISIS DOWNTOWN!" The voice of Gatling Goat blared on the PA system.  

"We need to move out!" Morningstar mooed as she lead the others towards the main
hallway, just in time to see an airborne Medic Mouse flying by holding the spark-
emitting, smoke producing twisted body of Silver on her way to Techrat"s lab.  

"NO TIME TO TALK!  TECHRAT!  FOLLOW ME!" The masked field mousette
squeaked while onroute, prompting the pre-teen rat to follow her down a corridor.

"We need to get there fast!" Morningstar shouted, pointing at Blender and Whiptail, "you
two are with me!  We"ll scout out the situation then I will send for other agents, if
needed."

"Me?" Whiptail asked nervously.

"You want me?" Blender asked in disbelief.

"No time for arguments," Morningstar said, forming one of her glimmering, smoking
portals, grabbing both stunned rookie operatives and then running through the portal with
them.  When the trio emerged, they were knee deep in floodwater on the sidewalk of the
street.  A dozen police officers were nearby, having just climbed out of the wrecked
vehicles just as Medic Mouse had flown back and hovered above them.

"It was Tsunami, she flooded the streets with her powers, several cops got caught in the
undertow of the current, going to need some boats to rescue them with," Medic Mouse
squeaked, "I have to take care of our injured and wounded, I heard Crimson Cur"s in bad
shape."

As Medic Mouse flew off, Morningstar saw that Blender was staring at some of the
wrecked police cruisers that had came to rest on sides of the street.

"You have an idea, Blender?" The towering bison cow asked.

"We have to act fast, ma"am," Blender said, lifting her paws towards the pile of wrecked
squad cars next to a group of canoes that had washed downstream from an Outdoor
Outfitters store several blocks away.  The masked Pomeranian extended her paws, using
her blending powers to create a half dozen metallic motorboats.  The uniform policefurs
cheered, quickly getting into the crudely shaped crafts and zipping down the flooded
street to save their floating comrades.

"One boat left, that"s for us!" Whiptail shouted as he and Blender got in and turned to go
upstream, seeing if they could rescue any other fursons stranded in the water along the
way.  Meanwhile, Morningstar hovered high above the street, trying to access the current
situation.  The floating masked bison cow could see Battle Badger pulling on a tow rope
to pull a bus full of passengers up to the dry sidewalk.  She spotted Tau, using her powers
to help a fast moving Turbo Jaguar locate and quickly rescue others who were trapped by
the sudden flood.  

"Good thing you"re a telepath, Tau!" Turbo Jaguar shouted as he grabbed an elderly mare
who almost fell into the fast moving water.  "You"re finding folks and then using your
telepathic powers to guide me!  Pretty smart!"

"Congratulate me later, Turbo," Tau spoke telepathically into the fleet jaguar"s mind.
"We have a job to do first."

Glancing to her right, Morningstar saw that Medic Mouse had set up a makeshift trauma
center on a raised parking area.  Among the civilians who were being treated by the petite
brown furred field mouse were injured Doe Dynamo, Dyno-Donkey and Crimson Cur.
The costumed bison cow landed next to the energetic mousette.

"How are our fellow Bureau agents?" Morningstar asked.

"Well, Dyno-Donkey nearly choked to death, thanks to Tsunami"s instant ice collar on
his neck. He"s breathing normally now, but he will need rest for at least an hour.  Doe
Dynamo and Crimson Cur got badly hurt when they tried to stop Tsunami.  Both have
many broken bones, I have them in crude splints and sent for a Bureau transport vehicle
to take them to our Infirmary.  All of the civilians have minor injuries, thankfully.  This
instant flood could"ve been a lot worse."

"We need to get rid of all this excess water fast," Morningstar said, "and I think I have
the answer!"

Taking to the air, Morningstar flew several miles north of the city center, to a pipeline
construction site.  When the lanky masked bison cow landed, the stunned construction
workers watched as she moved quickly to build a huge U-shaped half circle pipe with one
end much longer than the other.  The pipe Morningstar built was nearly a mile in total
length.  The hippo foreman of the construction crew stood in silence, his eyes bugged out
by how quickly the mighty bison cow had built the structure with the inventory of pipes
and fittings on the site, using her fire powers to instantly weld it all together.

"This is an emergency situation!" Morningstar shouted to the hippo, "The Bureau of
Superheroes will replace all of the building materials I used, I must go now!"

Flying back towards the city center, the determined Morningstar descended to put her
super long pipe structure into place.

"We are lucky to be close to the ocean, the long end will drain into the sea if the natural
gravity of this huge siphon pipe works the way it should," the airborne bison cow spoke,
putting one end of the pipe into the flooded street and the other over the ocean.  "Just
need a burst of my wind energy to get it started."

Using her elemental powers of wind, Morningstar sent a strong breeze through the street
and into the pipe.  As she had hoped, the flow of water began, emptying much of the
flood water safely into the sea.  

"This will drain the majority of the excess water, it will give all of the First Responders
and our superfur friends a better chance," Morningstar said, grunting as she held the huge
pipe structure, made super heavy with the water flowing through it, firmly in place.  All
of the pedestrians on the sidewalks below as well as those watching through the windows
of the many high rise buildings downtown cheered at the ingenuity and strength of
Morningstar.  

"Way to go, boss!" Medic Mouse shouted up to her from the raised parking lot, such as
several Bureau hover vehicles arrived to take the injured B.O.S. agents away.  Battle
Badger, Tau, Turbo, Whiptail and Blender noticed the shrinking water level in the street.

"How on earth?" The masked badger asked before she spotted Morningstar above, "well,
that answers that question."

"Look above, Turbo," Tau telepathically told the speedy jaguar, "Morningstar is clearing
out the water!"

"WOW!" Turbo Jaguar shouted back, "that"s gotta be the biggest drinking straw in
history!"

"Look up ahead, Blender!" Whiptail shouted, pointing downstream from their current
location.  "All of the police officers who got swept in the current have been rescued!
How much longer will these makeshift blended boats of yours stay together?"

As the masked canine was about to speak, their metallic motorboat vanished, returning to
its former state of a junked police car and single canoe.  

"YIPE!" Blender barked, falling into the water.  Whiptail, a natural swimmer, quickly
swam up to her.

"Hold on to me, I"ll get us to dry land," the reptile said as he headed for the area of
sidewalk where Battle Badger, Turbo and Tau were waiting.

"Gotcha!" The masked badger shouted, reaching out one of her huge paws to bring
Blender out of the water.

"All present and accounted for!" Whiptail shouted as Turbo Jaguar and Tau helped to
pull the reptile up on the sidewalk.  The five superfurs watched as the water level
continued to drop until it was only ankle deep in the street.  After safely disposing of the
huge siphon pipe she had created, Morningstar landed in the midst of the five.

"You all performed very well during this crisis," the masked bison cow told them.

"Thanks, but I want another crack at those idiotic birds!" Battle Badger growled.

"Me too!" Turbo Jaguar added.

"Ditto for me too," Tau spoke, "and the pathetic, cowardly seal who tried to kill all of us
with water!"

"I am glad you feel this way, we will need your help to defeat them," Morningstar said
grimly.  "As Colmaton"s First Responders finish up here, I need to call in an expert to
assist us.  Come with me, everyone."

---

Top of the Rosa Parks Memorial Parking Garage, downtown Colmaton, fifteen minutes
later:

"Thank you all for being patient with me," Morningstar said to Tau, Blender, Turbo
Jaguar, Whiptail and Battle Badger as they noticed a rotund woodchuck wearing a purple
mask and costume by the bison cow"s side.

"Who"s the chubby woodchuck?" Turbo Jaguar asked, pointing to the newcomer.

"Turbo!" The others shouted at him.

"He is one of my operatives, named Vortex," the tall masked bison cow said, "he will be
bringing the last member of our team here, all the way from New Zealand."

"New Zealand?" Tau asked.

"Isn"t that a bit, far away, to bring another superfur here?" Asked the costumed jaguar.

"This is NOT just another superfur, Turbo Jaguar," Morningstar said sternly.  "She is
someone who has practical experience battling Tsunami.  I have asked her to lead our
team."

"Wait," Blender barked, nodding her head in approval.  "I know who"s coming!"

"Who is it then?" Whiptail asked.

"Yeah Morningstar," Tau added, "don"t leave us in suspense."

"Securing the wormhole gateway!" Vortex shouted, the woodchuck with his eyes closed
and paws pointed upward.  Soon, a shimmering portal appeared and a lone figure walked
through it towards the group.  The figure was Super Collie, the gold, black and white
furred canine lady wearing her trademark blue and gold thong bikini with her long blue
cape and holding her shepherd"s staff.  The moment Vortex saw the stunningly alluring
Sheltie Sheepdog, his eyes bugged out and his knees started to buckle.  Morningstar
rushed over to catch the fainting woodchuck before his huge body struck the asphalt.

"What"s wrong with him?" Super Collie smirked, hurriedly stepping over Vortex"s
collapsed body . "I wanted to thank him for the trip!"

"Glad you could come on such short notice," Morningstar said, reaching one hand over to
shake her paw while still holding Vortex up with the other.  "Battle Badger, would you
mind.."

"I"ll hold"m up," Battle Badger said, taking hold of the still fainted woodchuck as the
masked bison cow walked Super Collie over to the rest of the group.

"I want you to meet the rest of our team, Super Collie.  This is Blender and Whiptail,
they are new to the Bureau.  This is Turbo Jaguar and Tau and the lady holding up Vortex
is.."

"Battle Badger," Super Collie nodded. "Yes, I"ve heard of her.  As I recall, she"s not
Bureau, is she?"

"No, and neither are Turbo Jaguar and Tau.  All three of them were on the scene and gave
us valuable assistance during Tsunami"s attack on Colmaton earlier today."

"Good show!," Super Collie grinned, her tail wagging furiously.  "And that pipe idea was
top notch, Morningstar!  They showed you live on the tele back home." She paused.
"You mentioned Tsunami has some muscle, backing her up?"

"It is true.  Apparently, she helped to break the Furious Birds Gang from prison."

"And those morons think she"s some sort of beauty queen," Tau said, trying hard not to
laugh.

"Hey, where"s Crimson Cur?  I"d thought she"d already be here givin" me a hug and
rambling on and on and on!"

"I am sorry to inform you, Super Collie, but Crimson Cur got seriously hurt trying to stop
Tsunami."

Super Collie winced, a look of shock briefly flashing across her face. "Will she live?"

"Yes, of course, but she"ll need several days to heal up."

Super Collie glanced down, exhaling heavily. "Thank God," she muttered, clenching and
unclenching her fists. She looked up. " "Any idea what that damn seal is up to,
Morningstar?"

"None, Super Collie.  This is why I sent for you.  You know how Tsunami thinks and
have practical experience fighting her.  Perhaps you and your team can figure out what
her next move will be."

Super Collie nodded. "We"re on it. One thing"s for sure though, if Tsunami went to all
the trouble of springing the Furious Birds out of jail, she"s got to be planning something
big..".  

---

Outside of the Main Headquarters Building of Moondog Incorporated, around midnight:

"Ok boys, this is it," Tsunami whispered as she led the Furious Birds Gang toward the
front gate of the courtyard of Moondog Incorporated.  "All of you remember the plan?"

"You bet we do, darling," Rebound said as the big beaked green feathered bird kissed one
of the leopard seal"s hands.

"Your wish is my command!" Added Clone, the blue feathered avian kissing her other
hand.

"Back off you mugs!  I"m the leader, she belongs to ME!" Big Eagle squawked.

"Be quiet!" Tsunami said in a hushed tone.  "I appreciate all the attention, boys, but right
now we have a mission to complete."

"A mission?" DeBomb asked, the black feathered bird scratching his head.

"Yeah, what mission?" Added the speedy yellow bird Swifty.

"I wanna know too," Tiny, the smallish orange bird spoke.

"Two months ago, I sent the founder of Moondog Incorporated an ultimatum, either
accept my guidelines for ecological reform, or I would punish his company.  Since Rufus
Moondog refused to comply, we"re going to pay him a little, visit, tonight."

"Pay him a visit, as in wreck the place up?" Swifty asked.

"Oh yes, we"ll ruin him. I have the blueprint for this building.  The only way to make this
fool understand I mean business is to hit him hard.  Now, follow my plan, let"s get this
raid started.  Remember, I want no killing, ok?"

"As you wish," Big Eagle said, motioning to the rest of the gang to follow him.  The six
avians wearing their matching black leather jackets approached the front gate.  The
security guard on duty, a tall ox, walked out of the guard booth to confront them.

"That"s far enough gentlemen," the ox grunted.  "I know none of you are invited guests,
so leave now before I summon security.."

The ox"s speech ended with Big Eagle rushing up and knocking him out with one punch
to the jaw.

"Ok boys, now we sneak in," Big Eagle whispered as the six ran through the unattended
entrance into the open courtyard, staying out of the range of the roving spotlights
randomly shining from the main building.  "Head for the back door, like Tsunami told us
to."

"On it, big guy!" DeBomb said as the large black feathered avian rushed up to the
doorway.  "Stand back, give me room!"

As the other five Furious Birds took cover behind a dumpster, DeBomb exploded
himself, creating a huge hole where the back door once stood.

"Go go go!" Big Eagle squawked as the gang entered the building.  Within seconds,
alarm sirens went off, sending many uniformed security guards of all different species
scurrying towards the intruders.  "Swifty!  Rebound!  Clone!  GO!"

"What about the alarms?" Swifty asked.

"The boss said she"d take of them, now MOVE!"

The three avians nodded as they went into action.  Using his super speed, the yellow
feathered Swifty disarms every security guard in a matter of seconds.  Clone then
multiplies into three before he and all his "copies" begin fist fighting with the first line of
security guards.  Rebound then goes into action.  His "rebound" powers allow him to
punch a guard, vanish and punch another one.   In this fashion, the green feathered avian
fights a half dozen of the guards without any of them ever landing a punch on him.
During the chaos, Big Eagle, DeBomb and Tiny sneak past them and move towards the
elevator.

"DeBomb, Tiny, there"s six elevators here, just like Tsunami said.  Put the five out of
commission then join me in the main one, got it?"

Both avians nod before going to work.  As DeBomb detonated himself in the first
elevator, Tiny stepped inside one before expanding to his enormous size to crush the
elevator car beyond repair.

"Swifty!  Rebound!  Clone!  When you"re done, each of you join us on the top floor, take
the stairs and make sure no one escapes!"

"On it, Big Eagle!" Swifty answered.  

Up on the top floor, Rufus Moondog, a short Jack Russell terrier wearing a Hawaiian
shirt and shorts, sat behind the desk of his spacious, well furnished office.  With him was
his two main assistants, a brown furred mare in a blue minidress, and a gecko in a three
piece suit.

"Shelley!  Duncan!" Rufus barked, "fetch me last month"s profit reports!"

"Sir," Shelley said in a soft tone, "it"s after midnight, can"t we just go home now and take
all this up in the morning?"

"With all due respect sir, Shelley"s got a good point," added Duncan.

"I see," the short canine grunted.  "You two work for me, and as long as you work for me
you will both do what you"re told when you"re told to do it!  I said, fetch me last month"s
profit reports, NOW!"

"Always the workaholic, aren"t we, Rufus Moondog?" A new female voice echoed from
the hallway.

"Who said that?  Was it YOU, Shelley?"

"Not Shelley, you rebellious mongrel, it is I!" Tsunami shouted as the leopard seal in her
skin tight blue costume casually walked into the office.

"What the hell is this?" Rufus barked as he sniffed the air.  "Either you haven"t bathed in
weeks or that"s THE worst smelling fish odor perfume on earth.  Halloween was a long
time ago and this building"s supposed to be closed tight at this hour!  Duncan!  Call
security!"

"I don"t think so," Tsunami said before knocking out both Shelley and Duncan with swift
punches and kicks.  "My gang"s taken out all your security guards and I disconnected you
security system before it could call for help.  You should"ve taken my ultimatum
seriously, mutt!"

"Ultimatum?  SO!  It was YOU who sent me that stupid threat letter!  I get threats like
that all the time!" The canine said as he stood up behind his desk, "I have taken care of
riffraff like you before, and I shall again."

"SWIFTY!  STOP HIM!" Tsunami yelled, prompting the speedy yellow feathered avian
to zip behind the desk and slam Rufus back into his antique wooden desk chair.  "Boss, I
see a small button on the floor."

"Thought so," the leopard seal snorted as the rest of the Furious Birds Gang entered the
office.  "I"ll bet you were going to stall us with a rambling speech as you casually stepped
on that panic button, am I right, fleabag?"

Rufus loudly growled before Swifty slapped him hard on his muzzle.

"Now now now, Swifty, no more of that," Tsunami said in a soft, low voice as she sat
down on top of Rufus" oak desk.  "I want the pleasure of making Mr. Moondog suffer,
myself."

"What did you come here to do, bitch?  Rob me?  Throw animal blood on me and scream
about "fur is murder" or some other left wing environmental nonsense?"

Hearing this caused the costumed leopard seal to growl louder and louder before she
grabbed the stunned oddly dressed canine by his shirt collar to lift him effortlessly out of
his chair.

"You just don"t get it, do you shorty?  Your company"s record on environmental issues is
dismal!  You and your factories are killing this planet!  I gave up a chance to reform, but
you ignored me!  NOW you and your evil corporation will pay the price, and that price
starts, tonight!  Big Eagle, Swifty, find Scrooge McDuck"s wall safe!  I KNOW he"s
bound to have one in this office!"

"You got it!" The leader of the Furious Birds squawked as Swifty zipped around the
room pulling every picture off the wall and knocking over every piece of furniture.  Big
Eagle carefully examined the walls for any sign of a safe.

"You"ll all insane!" Rufus barked.  "I have no wall safe in here!  All my money"s in the
bank, why don"t you go rob it and leave me the hell alone!"

"I am SO tempted to crush you with my bare hands, you arrogant prick!" Tsunami
shouted, causing the Jack Russell terrier in her grasp to quiver in fear.  "Wait a minute,
you didn"t check under this desk!"

Rufus shook his head "no" repeatedly as the huge leopard seal hopped off the desk,
allowing Big Eagle to tip it over, revealing a hidden panel underneath.

"Jackpot!" Tsunami shouted before bringing the shaking Rufus up to her face.  "You lied
to me, Mr. Moondog, that will cost you EXTRA!"

"DeBomb!  Come over here and blow this safe!" Big Eagle squawked.  All of the other
avians and Tsunami (still holding Rufus) moved out into the hallway as DeBomb
detonated himself on top of the safe, destroying the metal door of it.

"Hey Boss!  Look at all this loot!" DeBomb squawked as everyone reentered the office.
Big Eagle and Rebound dropped to their knees and brought out bag after bag of cash,
gold and coins.

"HEY!  THAT"S MINE!" Rufus barked, prompting Tsunami to use her free hand to
make a fist, shattering the glass door leading to the balcony.

"I normally have a policy of no killing, mutt, but if YOU say ONE MORE WORD, I
swear I"ll drop you off that balcony!"

Rufus instantly began to whine and quiver even more as the avians finished emptying the
floor safe.

"I"ll need all this loot to fund my further environmental interventions.  Big Eagle, take
this sorry excuse for a furpile and tie him up.  We"ll leave this loser in a closet
somewhere as we leave."

"You got it, boss," the towering eagle said, grabbing the frantic looking canine in his
huge hands.

"When do we get to wreck the building, boss?" Tiny asked.

"Yeah, that"s part of your plan too, right?" Added DeBomb.

"We"ll do THAT on our way out, my friends," Tsunami said with a grin.  "That will hurt
Mr. Rufus Moondog more than if we have beat him up.  The best way to hurt a rich guy
is, through his wallet!"

"Well said, boss!" Rebound squawked, clapping his hands, prompting the rest of the
Furious Birds Gang to applaud.

"Thank you, my fine feathered friends.  Now, execute Escape Plan Number One!"

"Yes boss!" The six avians squawked in unison as they prepared to leave.  Swifty zipped
down a flight of stairs and started dragging all of the unconscious security guards outside.
Rebound and Clone carried the still unconscious Shelley and Duncan on their shoulders
as they joined Tsunami and Big Eagle in the one working elevator.  Tiny and DeBomb
walked down two sets of opposite flights of stairs, the black feathered bird exploding in
random places and the small orange avian expanding his size along the way.  These
actions served to weaken the building"s inner structure, just as Tsunami had planned.
When the rest of the group reached the ground floor, they all helped drag out the
remaining knocked out security guards and put them all a safe distance away from the
building.

"Now DeBomb, if my calculations are correct, and they always are, if you make one
more explosion there, on the east side of the building, the internal structure will be weak
enough to cause it to crumble."

"What about that goofy dog?" Tiny asked, "we left him in a closet up there on the top
floor."

"And you said no killing, right boss?" Added Clone.

"Hey, I won"t be killing him, the BUILDING will!  Besides, I owe him an additional
penalty for lying.  DeBomb, you have your orders!"

"Yes ma"am!" The black feathered avian shouted as he ran over to the exact place
Tsunami pointed and detonated himself.  "Hey boss, the building ain"t fallin" over!"

"A strong breeze will do the trick, and it will give us time to get away before it falls, back
to the lair!  We need to plan our next caper!" Tsunami shouted as she led the Furious
Birds Gang into the night.  

Meanwhile, in the above ground building that houses the Bureau of Superheroes public
offices, the team of Blender, Whiptail, Tau, Super Collie, Turbo Jaguar, Battle Badger
and Morningstar were on the top floor, a "secret" area with a number of small sleeping
quarters used in emergency situations.  

"Ok, you boys can take the middle room, Super Collie and I will take the far room and
the rest of you ladies can use the room at the end of the hallway," Morningstar said.

"AND if you boys try to sneak in on us, I"ll DOT your eyes!" Battle Badger snorted,
shaking a fist in Turbo Jaguar and Whiptail"s direction.

"Hey!  Don"t worry about me!" Whiptail spoke up, "I don"t have a death wish!"

"Neither do I, we get the message," added a nervous Turbo Jaguar.

"Very well," Morningstar said, "I am sticking my neck out for all of you here tonight,
that is why I will be staying here as well.  Do not disappoint me."

"What will we do for sleepwear?" Tau asked, "all of my clothes are at my hotel."

"Same here," added Battle Badger.

"Ditto," said Turbo Jaguar.  "I could run out and fetch my suitcase."

"No, that will not be necessary," Morningstar said with a smile, "cannot have any of you
return to your hotel rooms and risk exposing your secret identities.  There is a wardrobe
of clothing in each room, including, sleepwear.  Not much variety, but it is better than
nothing.  I am sure all of you will manage."

"Just one restroom?" Battle Badger said, pointing to a small restroom with an open door.

"Yes, that is all we have up here, so please be courteous and share," the tall masked bison
cow said.  "Those of you wearing masks, you will need to keep them on so as not to
reveal any secret identities.  Please try to get plenty of rest tonight, we will need all our
strength for the task at hand.  Goodnight."

Each of the superfurs said goodnight to one another and entered their respective sleeping
rooms.  Super Collie followed Morningstar into their room and closed the door behind
them.

"Sorry Elaine, I"m knackered" Super Collie sighed heavily, desperately trying to stifle a
yawn. , "The time-zone difference is catching up with me -  it"s mid-afternoon in New
Zealand now."

"Yes Esmeralda, I know," Morningstar said as she reached into a small closet to find
something to wear to bed.  "I thought you and I could stay awake and perhaps use some
deductive reasoning to think where Tsunami will strike next."

"I"ll try,," Super Collie yawned, climbing onto one of the three beds in the room.  "But it
won"t be easy - Tsunami really hasn"t struck yet.  According to the Incident Reports I
read before I arrived in Colmaton, all she was trying to do earlier in the day was help her
new gang escape." She paused, brushing her hair away from her face. "I think that seal"s
out to do more than just flood the heart of the city.  Until she tips her hand, it"ll be
guesswork to try to determine her first real target."

"Yes, I know," Morningstar spoke as she found a nightie in the closet.  "This is the
biggest garment I could find, all of the regular pajamas are too small."

"That"s what you get for being so tall!" Super Collie laughed.  "Just as well I brought
mine!"."

"I thought you were planning to stay up."

"I could do with a bit of a snooze, actually.  After all, you"re going to sleep, aren"t you?"

"I fear I must," Morningstar said with a yawn.  "Besides, as you say, there is not much
we can do until Tsunami strikes."

In the room shared by Battle Badger, Blender and Tau, each lady, attired in sleepwear, sat
on their beds checking their smartphones.

"These PJs are very comfortable," Blender said, the masked Pomeranian adjusting her red
pajama top.  "Too bad none of the PJs fit you, Battle Badger."

"Well, I do have a, unique, body type," the masked badger said, adorned in a light green
dormshirt.  

"Do you think we"ll find Tsunami tomorrow?" Tau asked.

"I have heard of Super Collie, she"s a living legend at the Bureau," Blender answered.
"She was one of the first members of the B.O.S. back in 2000.  If anyone can find that
wayward seal, it"s her!"

"Hope you"re right, kid," Battle Badger said, putting her smartphone down.  "I have a
score to settle with those angry birds."

"They"re called, Furious Birds," Tau interrupted.  "I wish I knew how Silver is doing.
That metallic steed saved my life today and ended up crushed by one of those foul
fowls."

"Don"t worry, the Bureau"s got some of the finest scientists in the world on staff,"
Blender said as she turned her smartphone off.  "They"ll fix him up good as new!"

"I know that cowgirl lynx was certainly not happy about the situation."

"That"s Texas Tilly, and Silver is her mount.  I heard they"ve been partnered together for
over a decade now.  One word of advice, NEVER refer to Silver as a robot in Tilly"s
presence.  Not a good idea."

"I"ll keep that in mind," Tau said as the masked lynx put her smartphone away and
settled into bed.  "Goodnight, guys."

"Goodnight," Blender and Battle Badger said in unison as they began their slumber.  

Meanwhile, in the guy"s room, Whiptail, now wearing a set of blue striped pajamas,
stared out the window into the night as Turbo Jaguar finished dressing.

"These PJ"s aren"t quite my size, but they"ll do for tonight," the masked jaguar said, "hey
pal, what are you looking at?"

"The night sky," the masked lizard answered.  "The stars look different here than they do
back home in Canada."

"You"re from Canada?  That"s cool.  I"m from Paladice City, here in the good ol" USA."

"Hey!  I think I saw something," Whiptail said as Turbo joined the reptile at the window.

"Saw something?  Like what?"

"See that tall building over there, near the bridge?"

"Yeah, if I remember my tour map correctly, that"s the Moondog Building, one of the
tallest structures in the city!  What about it, Whiptail?"

"I could have sworn I saw it, move."

"Move?  You gotta be kidding me."

"Wait LOOK!  There it is again!  Didn"t you see it sway a little?"

"Come to think of it, you"re right, pal.  There is a bit of wind outside tonight, maybe it"s
just an optical illusion."

"I don"t know, I"ve never seen a tall building sway like that in Canada.  I"m going to ask
Morningstar about this."

"Don"t do that."

"Why not?"

"She"s your boss in the Bureau, right?"

"Well, she is the Director of North America."

"Exactly, and if you"re wrong, it"ll make you look really bad."

"But if I"m right, there could be a disaster in the making, I can"t take that chance,"
Whiptail said as the pajama clad lizard opened the door and rushed down the hallway.

"Wait for me," Turbo Jaguar said in hushed tone, just as Whiptail knocked on the door.
"Morningstar, are you awake?"

Super Collie, disheveled and looking completely un-hero like in a set of fluffy pink
pajamas, opened the door, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.  "She"s sleepin" now, is this
important?"

"Whiptail thought he saw a tall building move."

Super Collie blinked, shaking her head briefly. "Sorry - did you say MOVE? An entire
building?"

"I know, it might be nothing, but it seems really odd to me," Whiptail insisted as
Morningstar turned her face towards the sound of the conversation.

"What, did you, say, Whiptail?" The half asleep bison cow muttered.

"He and I saw some movement from the Moondog building," Turbo interrupted.

"Well, strange things have happened there before," Morningstar said as she sat up in bed
and turned to look out the window.  When she stared at the structure in the distance, not
only did the bison cow see it sway slightly, her mystic powers sensed the pending danger.

"Oh NO!" She mooed, "the building"s unsafe!  And I can sense there"s a furson trapped
on the top floor!  Turbo Jaguar!  You can get there faster than any of us, go NOW!"

"I need to change into my costume first!"

"No time, there is a life at stake, GO!" Morningstar shouted as the pajama clad jaguar
zipped down the hallway, down a nearby flight of stairs and took off towards the
building.

"Morningstar?  What"s going on?" Super Collie asked.

"Get the rest of the team over there, I have to go right now!" Morningstar mooed,
throwing off her bedcovers to reveal the tall masked bison cow was wearing a dormshirt
that was so small on her, it barely covered her rear as she stood up.  Whiptail"s eyes grew
huge but he immediately turned his head away as Morningstar opened the window and
flew outside.

"I just hope we make it in time," the masked bison cow muttered as she quickly soared
over the Moondog Building.  Below her, she spotted Turbo Jaguar zipping outside
carrying a frantic Rufus Moondog away from the structure.

"This building is about to collapse!  Only one chance to save it!  I detect no other fursons
inside, I hope this works!" The hovering dormshirt clad bison shouted as she raised her
arms high in the air, drawing upon her elemental powers of wind and ice to attempt to
freeze the damaged building in solid ice and hold it together.  "This will take, all of my,
strength!"

Back in their costumes, Super Collie, Battle Badger, Blender, Whiptail and Tau rushed
over to the building, stunned to discover the bodies of many unconscious security guards
along their way with Turbo Jaguar trying in vain to calm down a rambling Rufus
Moondog.

"Blender, Whiptail, stay here and do what you can.  Turbo Jaguar, the rest of you are
with me!" Super Collie barked, leading Battle Badger, Turbo Jaguar and Tau towards the
building.  They stopped in their tracks when they looked up and saw a determined
Morningstar floating above, using her powers on the tall building.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING??" Super Collie shouted.

"I AM TRYING TO PREVENT THIS BUILDING FROM COLLAPSING!"
Morningstar shouted down to them.  "THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE"S BEEN
DAMAGED!  I AM ATTEMPTING TO FREEZE IT SOLID TO PREVENT IT FROM
TOPPLING OVER!"

"That"s what the guy I rescued from the closet said," Turbo Jaguar spoke up.  "He said
Tsunami showed up tonight with a bunch of mean birds and.."

"TSUNAMI!!" Super Collie growled loudly, "should"ve guessed she was behind all
this!"

"She"s long gone," Turbo Jaguar added, "but that nutty canine said her gang robbed him
and blew up parts of his building."

"That explains it," Super Collie said, "I sure hope Morningstar succeeds.  Wish there was
something we could do to help her."

"You and I have super strength," Battle Badger explained, "perhaps we can help hold the
base of this structure together.  Might not be much aide, but at least it"s something we
could do."

"Good idea," Super Collie replied. "I"ll go to the south end of the building, you stay here
on the north side.  We"ll push on the base together while I contact the Bureau."

"What about me?" Turbo Jaguar asked.

"I want to help too!" added Tau.

"Turbo Jaguar, you can help by running around the base of this building at your full
speed.  The centrifugal force you"ll produce will help Battle Badger and I secure the
bottom part of the structure.  Tau, if your mental powers include telekinesis, you could
also assist us in holding the base of the building together.  Come on, no time to waste!"
Super Collie yelled as the foursome quickly deployed for action.  

Meanwhile, several blocks from the damaged Moondog building, as Whiptail tends to the
unconscious fursons all around, Blender tried to calm Rufus Moondog down.

"Sir, you need to relax.."

"How can I relax when that mad leopard seal just robbed me and threatened to kill me
and .."

"We know, we"re here to help you."

"Help me?  Where were all of you masked heroes when Tsunami wanted to drop me off
the balcony?  HUH?  TELL ME!"

"Please sir, calm yourself.  Take deep breaths.."

"YOU take DEEP BREATHS!  I WANT THE POLICE!  I WANT MY MONEY
BACK!"

Soon, many of the unconscious uniformed security guards began to awaken as well as
Shelley and Duncan, who immediately dashed towards their boss.

"Mr. Moondog, are you alright?" Shelley asked as the mare in the blue minidress dropped
to her knees and started to feel the canine"s forehead.

"Thank goodness you"re safe!" Added Duncan, the suit wearing gecko offered his hand
to help Rufus to stand up.

"And just where were you two when my life was in danger?" Rufus barked.

"We were both unconscious, sir," Shelley answered.

"That"s no excuse!  I should fire BOTH of you for dereliction of duty!" The furious
canine screamed.

"I"ll send for an ambulance," Blender said.

"Send for the Army!" Rufus barked, "it"ll take an army to defeat Tsunami!  She stole all
my favorite money, coins and gold!  Wait!  My building!  She wanted to destroy my
beautiful Moondog Building!  I"ve got to save it!"

"Take it easy, sir," Duncan said in a calm voice, "you need medical care now."

"I need my building now!" Rufus shouted, bolting away from the group, running as fast
as he could in the direction of his beleaguered building with Duncan and Shelley
following after him.  When they arrived, they were stunned to see Morningstar still
floating in the sky above, using her ice and wind powers to hold the building together
aided by Super Collie, Battle Badger and the super speedy Turbo Jaguar lapping the
structure so quickly he was nothing but a furry blur.

"See Rufus?  All of these superfurs are trying to save your precious building," Shelley
said softly.

"Save it by FREEZING it?  I"m going to sue the Bureau for every penny they have!" The
livid canine barked as in the sky above, Morningstar was reaching the point of
exhaustion.

"Cannot, hold, it.." The masked bison cow muttered, "need, help.  Super.. Genie.."

"YOU CALLED?" A familiar female voice echoed around her as a mixed breed canine
wearing a blue genie costume and veil appeared beside her.  

"Help.. me.."

"I will do better than that, old friend, BEHOLD!" The floating Super Genie barked,
causing the entire Moondog Building to glow brightly.  Seconds later, to the
astonishment of everyone gathered below, the once unstable structure was made
completely whole once more.

"Thank, you," Morningstar muttered as her eyes closed and the masked bison cow began
to fall.  Super Genie pointed a paw at the falling bison cow to slow her descent.  The
mixed breed canine flew downward until she was at the same level as her exhausted
friend.  "Perhaps I should send you directly to Medic Mouse at your base Infirmary,
indeed I shall!"

Snapping her fingers, Morningstar instantly vanished from view as Super Genie"s feet
touched the ground to the sounds of the blaring sirens of many ambulances, police and
emergency vehicles converging on the scene.

"Where"s Morningstar?" Super Collie asked.

"She was completely exhausted, her ordeal with this building nearly killed her so I sent
her to the Bureau infirmary where Medic Mouse is tending to her needs."

"You, you saved my building!" Rufus Moondog shouted, rushing over to hug the veiled,
costumed canine.  "Did you restore all the gold, coins and money to my hidden safe?"

"I only restored this building back to it"s original state, your stolen valuables are still
stolen."

"WHAT!!!!" Rufus barked, releasing the hug.  "What good are you if you can"t give me
back my money?"

"Er, Mr. Moondog, Super Genie just saved your building!" Super Collie barked, "if I
were you, I"d be thanking her instead of complaining!"

"But I want my gold back!  I want justice!"

"You are beginning to annoy me, little man," Super Genie grunted.

"Shut up, you stupid bitch!"

"No, YOU shall shut up!" Super Genie barked, when she snapped her fingers, Rufus
Moondog immediately "froze" in place, like a statue.

"HEY!" Duncan shouted, "what did you do to our boss?"

"Yeah!" Shelley neighed.

"I froze him and he will remain that way until he calms down," Super Genie said sternly.

"Oh," Duncan muttered, "well in that case, THANK YOU!"

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" Added Shelley.

"I thought you both would appreciate some peace and quiet, for a change," the veiled
canine said with a smile.  "Please, take him somewhere else, for his own good."

"We will, we will!" Duncan said as he and Shelley carried the still motionless Rufus
Moondog away.

"Thanks, Super Genie," Super Collie said. "You saved the day."

"It is not I who deserves the credit," the veiled canine interrupted, "was it not Whiptail
who discovered the problem with this structure first?  His prompt warning saved this
building and Rufus Moondog"s life as well."

Super Collie nodded. "You have a point." .  

"I must go now, but fair warning, Tsunami shall strike again, closer to home, farewell."

"Wait, what do you mean closer to home?" Super Collie asked as she watched Super
Genie faded away.  "Dammit, why the hell does she always speak in riddles?"

"Who was that weird magic girl in the veil?" Turbo Jaguar asked.

"Tell you all about her tomorrow, champ."

---

Lounge of the Bureau of Superheroes Building, Downtown Colmaton, the next morning:

"Breakfast time!" Turbo Jaguar shouted as the masked jaguar emerged from his bedroom
in his full costume.  "That was quite an adventure last night!"

"You"re telling me," added Tau, the masked costumed lynx walking over to him,
stretching her arms upward and yawning.  "Blender?  You"re already up?"

"Been up since four," the masked Pomeranian said, pointing to the television set on the
wall.  "We made the morning news!  Have a look!"

Turbo Jaguar and Tau sat down on the sofa next to Blender.  Soon Whiptail, Super Collie
and Battle Badger, dressed in their full costumes, walk over just in time to see the latest
news broadcast by Colmaton"s favorite news skunkette, Carla Meadows:

"Repeating our top story, overnight a disaster in downtown Colmaton was averted by
member of the Bureau of Superheroes and their unregistered superhero allies.
Eyewitnesses say super criminal Tsunami, along with the recently escaped Furious Birds
Gang, robbed billionaire industrialist Rufus Moondog and tried to topple the towering
Moondog Incorporated building with carefully placed explosive charges."

"Doesn"t Carla know that was DeBomb and Tiny who did all that?" Turbo Jaguar
interrupted before being "shushed" by the other superfurs in the room.

"This exclusive live footage shows Bureau Agent Morningstar appearing to use her
powers to keep the building from falling over.  Had the structure collapsed, the damage
and potential loss of life would have covered nearly nine entire city blocks.  And here we
see Super Genie appearing on the scene to save both the building and an exhausted
Morningstar.  All of the security personnel within the building were saved and given first
aid by several masked superheroes.  Mr. Moondog could not be reached for comment."

"That"s because that raving maniac is still under Super Genie"s spell!" Turbo Jaguar
laughed, once more getting "shushed" by his teammates who continued watching the
news broadcast.

"We do not know all of the superfurs who assisted with the operation, but eyewitnesses
claim one of them was Super Collie, the National Heroine of New Zealand, and Battle
Badger."

"What about the rest of us, skunkie?" Turbo Jaguar shouted, "we don"t get any respect
around here!"

"PIPE DOWN!" Super Collie barked, "we wanna hear the rest of this!"

"This is the second attack in the span of twenty four hours allegedly led by Tsunami.  As
you know, earlier yesterday she flooded a portion of downtown Colmaton to enable the
escape of the Furious Birds Gang.  Several fursons were injured, but there was no loss of
life thanks to the efforts of the CPD, First Responders and many members of the Bureau
of Superheroes.  Morningstar"s brilliant homemade siphon pipe prevented the flood
waters from spreading further.  One of the mysteries of that rescue operation was how the
CPD found a half dozen power boats they used to save civilians and officers who were
swept away by the swift current of flood waters.  Officers claim an unnamed masked
canine girl used magic to create them, but this has not been confirmed."

"YAY!  Shout out for Blender!" Whiptail shouted.

"On a lighter note, we got this video footage, turned in by a viewer of Lt. Cash
Tankenson climbing out of a dumpster near the scene of yesterday"s flooding.  He
claimed that a, and I quote, "crazy flying blonde deer" threw him into the dumpster on
purpose.  Lt. Tankenson also claimed that the situation was well in paw until all the
superfurs showed up.  This, in reference to the brief standoff that took place earlier
between the Furious Birds Gang and the Colmaton Police."

Seeing the arrogant police dog covered in trash and garbage prompted everyone in the
room to burst out laughing.

"I wonder how Morningstar is doing?" Tau asked.

"She didn"t look so good last night," added Battle Badger.

"I AM FINE, DEAR FRIENDS!" A familiar voice echoed seconds before a shimmering,
smoking portal appeared in the room and Morningstar, seated in a wheelchair being
pushed by Medic Mouse, rolled into the lounge.

"MORNINGSTAR!" Several of the assembled superfurs shouted, rushing over the
masked bison cow.

"I am weak, but otherwise, fine," she muttered.

"I"ve put her on bed rest for the next few days," Medic Mouse interrupted.  "And I"m
here to make SURE she obeys my orders!"

"Are the rest of you, alright?" Morningstar asked.

"Everyone"s," Super Collie replied.  "Thanks to you and Super Genie, the Moondog
building was saved."

"She even left us a riddle," Whiptail added, "well, sort of a riddle."

"A riddle?" The masked bison cow asked, "tell me Whiptail, tell me exactly what she
said, word for word."

"She said, "I must go now, but fair warning, Tsunami shall strike again, closer to home,
farewell," whatever that means," Battle Badger quoted.

"Yeah, who is she anyway?" Turbo Jaguar asked.

"Is she Bureau?" Added Blender.

"She is Super Genie," Medic Mouse began to explain, "a powerful magical canine,
former member of the Collie Squadron of the late 20th Century.  She serves as a mentor
and guide to all superfurs, registered or not."

"If she"s so powerful, why didn"t she tell us more, like, oh, I don"t know, where the
creeps are hiding?" Turbo Jaguar asked.

"Do not speak ill of Super Genie!" Morningstar mooed.  "Although she is a very
powerful being, she has pledged to not interfere with the natural flow of history, or
change the established pattern of fate.  She only came to assist us late night because, I
called out to her for help.  I could not, stop, the collapse.."

As Morningstar passed out in her wheelchair, the gathered superfurs all gasped in
astonishment.

"Ok, that"s all for you, boss," Medic Mouse squeaked sternly, placing a blanket over the
bison cow"s shoulders and legs.  "I better take her back to the Infirmary now."

"Wait!  What about Super Genie"s warning?" Tau asked.  "If she was trying to tell us
something, we need to figure out what it is, fast!"

"I"m sure you"ll manage," Medic Mouse said as she turned the wheelchair around.
"Super Collie, you are now in charge of this team, good luck."

Meanwhile, on the other side of town, in a luxury hotel suite of the Savannah Hotel, the
Furious Birds, all dressed in fancy black suits and ties, sit around the large living room
finishing their breakfast.

"Room service in this fancy hotel"s great!" Big Eagle squawked, drinking down a large
glass of orange juice.  "You guys make sure you don"t eat the boss"s kippers!"

"Wouldn"t dream of it," Clone replied, taking one last bite of his pancake.  "Hey Tiny,
how"s your oatmeal?"

"Best I ever had!" The orange feathered avian answered.  "Great idea Tsunami had to
book this great suite!"

"Why not?" Rebound asked.  "We have plenty of cash since we, liberated it, from that
idiot bow-wow last night."

"Good thing this hotel don"t ask too many questions," DeBomb squawked.  "All the boss
had to do was flash the night clerk some money, and he fell all over himself getting us
this room!"

"Better fetch the boss, her kippers are getting cold," Swifty squawked, zipping over to the
closed bathroom door and knocking gently.    "Hey boss!  Breakfast"s here!"

"Ok, who gets to give her the bad news?" Clone asked.  

"Not me!" Tiny squawked.

"Nope, not me!" Added DeBomb.

"Big Eagle"s our leader, he should do it!" Rebound suggested as the bathroom door
opened, revealing the tall, alluring leopard seal.  Her long greenish-blue hair was
wrapped in a towel on her head and another towel that draped her alluring body was tied
just below her shoulders and extended down to her thighs.  The sight of the towering
leopard seal caused the eyes of all six of her henchbirds to bug out instantly.  Rebound
and Swifty dropped their plates and DeBomb, who was pouring a cup of coffee,
completely missed the cup and sent a stream of hot coffee trickling unto the door.  Big
Eagle quickly pulled out a chair for Tsunami at the table, pushing it gently towards her
covered platter of food after she sat down.

"I seem to have heard one of you mentioning something about, bad news?" Tsunami
asked while lifting the cover from her platter and giving the hot entree inside a subtle
sniff.  

"Maybe you should eat first, boss," Swifty suggested, "after all, proper nutrition is
important and.."

"Why are you all stalling?" The leopard seal asked as she took her first bite of kipper.
"Ah!  Now THIS is fine dining!  So boys, tell me, how did the morning news describe
the destruction of Mr. Moondog"s mighty building?  How much devastation did it leave?"

"Well, boss.." Clone spoke nervously before pointing at Big Eagle, "Big Eagle"ll tell ya
all about it!"

"I see," the leopard seal muttered as she turned to face the suit wearing eagle.  "Alright,
Big Eagle, I"m all ears."

"Ok boss," Big Eagle said, nervously swallowing hard before continuing, "the truth is,
the Moondog Building is, still standing."

"WHAT????" Tsunami screamed, her voice was so loud and powerful all of the Furious
Birds put their hands on the sides of their heads, watching as several glass goblets
instantly shattered.

"But it wasn"t our fault, boss, it was all those masked meddlers who.."

"NO!!!" She yelled, rushing out onto the balcony and searching the horizon.  "It can"t
still be standing!  My calculations were flawless!  But there it is!  That evil dog"s
building is STILL up!  Who was it?  Who was it that ruined my perfect plan?"

"Well boss," Big Eagle spoke as he and the other Furious Birds joined her on the
balcony.  "Carla Meadows said it was Morningstar and someone called Super Genie
who.."

"MORNINGSTAR!" The towel clad leopard seal roared.  "I should"ve known!  Too
many times that buffalo gal has stuck her big nose into my affairs!"

"Carla also mention Super Collie was there and.."

"SUPER COLLIE?  HER TOO?" Tsunami screamed as she shook with rage.  "Who
invited HER to come to America?  No matter, even that bitch won"t stop me from
destroying our next target!"

"What IS our next target, oh lovely leader?" Tiny asked with a dreamy look in his eyes.

"Come inside, I"ll show you," Tsunami said as her avian companions followed her back
into the living room.  She opened her luggage and produced a scrapbook.  Opening it and
finding the page she was looking for, the leopard seal placed it on the table and pointed to
a faded newspaper article with a photo above it.  "HIM!!"

"You mean that mutt with the smile on his face?" DeBomb asked.

"Yes!  I sent him an ultimatum on the very same day Mr. Moondog received his.  But
instead of ignoring it as he did, this fleabag had the nerve to flaunt my threat to the local
media!  See?  Read what he said about me!"

"Hmm," Rebound said as he examined the article, "WHOA!  He said he wasn"t going to
cave in to the demands of an eco-terrorist!"

"And he called you an ocean going criminal who should be performing at Sea World
bouncing beach balls off her nose?" Added Swifty.  "Now that"s a low blow!"

"I WILL have my revenge on him and his business empire!  His company has vast
holdings all over the world, BUT his headquarters are in a factory outside the city limits.
THAT"S where we"ll strike!  TONIGHT!"

"Oh, you are SO beautiful when you"re angry!" DeBomb squawked as he moved closer
to the leopard seal"s side.

"HEY!  Back off bird brain!  She"s all mine!" Rebound shouted, pushing his black
feathered teammate away.

"I saw her first!" Clone yelled, creating two copies of himself that push the others away.

"Why you blue colored freak!" Tiny squawked.

"I love her the most!" Swifty shouted, "I LOVE the way she always smells like, FISH!"

"I"m the leader of the gang!  Tsunami belongs to me!" Big Eagle declared.

"Sez YOU!" Rebound yelled before punching the eagle in the jaw.

"You can"t do that to him!" DeBomb shouted, throwing a punch at Rebound that lands on
the beak of Tiny.

"Oh, it"s ON now!" Tiny shouted.  As Tsunami backed away from the brawling birds, she
returned to the table to finish her breakfast.

"They"re all crazy, but at least they"re loyal," she said, sipping her coffee while the six
battling birds continue fighting with each other.  "It"s really kind of sweet, in an annoying
sort of way.  Hope they don"t wear themselves out before tonight"s caper."

---

Lounge Area, BOS Building, Downtown Colmaton, late in the evening:

"We"ve been brainstorming all day," Battle Badger said as she sat at a table with
Whiptail, Blender, Super Collie, Turbo Jaguar and Tau.  "And we"re no closer to
pinpointing Tsunami"s next target than we started!"

"Maybe the answer"s right in front of us," Whiptail said, "after all, most questions in life
have simple answers."

"I agree," Super Collie replied. "Right, what do we have so far?"

"First, according to Mr. Moondog, he had received a threat in the mail from Tsunami four
months ago," Blender said, "cross referencing this with our Bureau database, we
discovered that twenty seven other companies in Colmaton reported receiving similar
threats to the Colmaton Police."

"But not to the Bureau?"

"No, Super Collie, none were filed with us," Whiptail added, showing the Sheltie
sheepdog the screen of his tablet.  "But there"s an interesting fact.  At the CPD, the
officer in charge of investigating these threats was, Lt. Cash Tankenson?"

"THAT loser?" Tau asked in shock.  "Wasn"t he the idiot that Doe Dynamo saved and
then tossed in a dumpster yesterday?"

"That"s Cash alright," Battle Badger laughed.  

"Well, according to CPD files, Lt. Tankenson closed the case after a week, claiming it
was just a hoax," Whiptail said.

"Before he could forward this case to the B.O.S.," Super Collie said grimly.  "Well, that
explains why we have no record of it in our own database.  Super Genie said the next
attack would be close to home.  What could that mean?"

"Close to the Moondog Building?" Turbo suggested.

"Close to THIS building?" Blender guessed.

Super Collie frowned. "No, I think there"s a deeper meaning," she replied.  "Tau, would
you read off the list of companies who reported receiving a threat from Tsunami four
months ago?"

"We"ve already studied that list all afternoon," Turbo Jaguar said with a heavy sigh.
"Just a bunch of random corporations, all of them dealing in one way or another with
environmental issues."

"He"s right," Blender said with a sigh, "this is beginning to look hopeless."

"Wait a minute," Tau said, "what if Tsunami"s next target is a corporation that didn"t
report their threat letter to the police?"  

"Hmmm, never thought of that," Super Collie replied. "Whiptail, can you do an internet
search?"

"On it, ma"am," the eager costumed lizard said as he quickly typed on his tablet.  "Let"s
see.  Hey, I think I found something."

"What did you find?" Battle Badger asked as the entire group got up and gathered around
Whiptail.

"Here"s an article from the Colmaton Times, page thirty four, dated nearly four months
ago under the headline, "Bruce Wagner dismisses threat letter as hoax."  See this?  Bruce
openly challenged Tsunami by name in print!"

"Wait, Bruce Wagner, CEO of Wagner Industries, and.." Super Collie stopped, a look of
horror came on her face.  "Super Genie said Tsunami would strike close to home!  She"s
going to hit Wagner Industries!"

"How do you know that?" Turbo asked.

"Dammit, I just know!  We got to get moving, NOW! Turbo Jaguar, you can get there the
fastest!"

"But I don"t know where to go," the masked jaguar confessed, "I"m just a tourist in
town."

"And with Morningstar still in the Infirmary, we have no way of getting there quick,"
Blender said sadly.

"Oh yes we do!" Super Collie replied excitedly.  "This building has a secret garage on the
ground floor.  We will borrow one of the Bureau"s vehicles and drive to Wagner
Industries.  Their headquarters is north of here."

"Are you sure about this?" Tau asked.

"Yes!  Now let"s move out!" Super Collie called, leading the rest of the team towards the
elevator.  Because of the unregistered superfurs on her team, Super Collie could not
reveal the reason why she was so sure Wagner Industries would be Tsunami"s next
victim.  She could not tell them that the CEO Bruce Wagner was secretly none other than
that Bureau superhero powerhouse Demon Dog.  She also couldn"t disclose that Bruce"s
wife, Mabel Gleason-Wagner, was also secretly a Bureau Agent, the mighty Wonder
Wolf.  This, Super Collie reasoned, was what Super Genie meant by the next attack
would be "close to home."    

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Wagner Industries building, in the large, spacious
office of the CEO, a well dressed Pit Bull Terrier stood behind his large antique desk next
to his wife, a gray furred wolf clad in a simple red dress.

"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE AND OUT OF MY FACTORY NOW!" Bruce Wagner
demanded as his wife Mabel clung to his side.

"I"m not going ANYWHERE, Mr. Wagner," the costumed leopard seal snarled as she
stood with the six avians of the Furious Birds Gang.  "You challenged me in the
newspaper, remember?"

"But that was four months ago, and my husband thought you were joking!" Mabel
barked.

"You snooty bitch!  When it comes to matters of the environment, Tsunami NEVER
jokes!"

"But my company is very environmentally conscious," Bruce explained, "have you not
checked the records of.."

"No one backtalks the boss!" Big Eagle squawked, running up to Bruce and punching
him in the mouth, dropping him to the floor.

"BRUCE!" Mabel shouted, dropping to her knees over her injured husband.

"Now now Big Eagle," Tsunami said in a mock gentle voice.  "No need for violence..
YET!  Kindly tell us where your office safe is, Bruce, or something, violent, could
happen to your, lovely, wife."

"Very well," Bruce said as Mabel helped him back up to his feet, "the safe is behind that
oil painting of my late father.  Shall I open it for you?"

"You stay right there where we can keep an eye on you!" Tsunami yelled.  "You think I"d
be foolish enough to give you and your charming bride a chance to escape?  Oh no Mr.
Wagner, you will give us the combination while Swifty here opens it up.  Try anything
cute and I"ll turn your wife over to my, fine feathered friends.  She will, entertain them."

"Oh yeah!" Clone squawked as the blue feathered avian walked up to the wolfess and
jerked up her dress, instantly receiving a slap from the furious Mabel, causing him to
release it.  "Try that again, bitch, and I"ll be first in line to.."

"That will do, Clone," Tsunami said sternly.  "The combination, now, if you please."

"Very well," the nervous pit bull terrier spoke as Swifty took down the painting and
reached for the dial on the safe.  "It"s right - twenty four, left - eighteen, right - eleven
and add one extra spin to the left before settling on zero."

"Got it," the yellow feathered avian said as his fingers quickly negotiated the
combination that Bruce had spoken.  The well dressed pit bull winked at his wife as
Swifty completed the combination and prepared to turn the handle.  "Can"t wait to see
what goodies Doggie Dearest has in this safe!"

The moment the safe handle was turned, a trap door opened up beneath the feet of Bruce
and Mabel, causing the couple to instantly fall through it down a long, narrow chute.

"WHAT THE HELL???" Tsunami shouted, pushing Clone and Tiny aside to reach the
sprung trap door.  "That son of a bitch had an escape plan?"

"I"ll go after them!" Swifty offered.

"That won"t be necessary," the costumed leopard seal muttered, "we already knocked out
all the building"s security staff and placed all of our time bombs.  THIS time I"m leaving
nothing to chance!"

"But I like exploding myself for you," DeBomb said sadly.

"It wasn"t our fault those do-gooders showed up last night," added an equally
disheartened Tiny.

"Don"t feel bad, boys," Tsunami said to the pair of destructive avians.  "I"m sure your,
talents, will come in handy in our next caper."

"Boss!" Rebound squawked, "all this safe has in it is a two dollar bill on a wooden plaque
and a bag of jelly beans!"

"No cash or jewels?" Big Eagle asked as the tall avian rushed over to look inside.  "No
gold, coins or even stocks and bonds?"

"Cheapskate!" Swifty smirked.

"Maybe, there"s another safe in this room," Tsunami said as her face brightened, "we still
have a little time before the bombs go off, search for it!"

As the Furious Birds began to search the office, Bruce and Mabel reached the end of their
slide in a secret room on the ground floor of the building. Landing on a large stuntfur
style airbag, the couple rolled off the mat and to the carpeted floor.

"Let"s teach those birdbrains a lesson!" Bruce barked.

"Works for me, darling," added Mabel as the wolfess began to spin around, faster and
faster until she had transformed, her yellow and red bustier, star spangled shorts and
yellow power belt and lasso replacing the red dress she had worn.  Bruce began to growl
loudly, his body growing in size, ripping his suit to shreds until his transformation was
complete.  The huge hulking red eyed muscular canine, clad only in his blue trunks, was
ready for action as Demon Dog.

"Shall we, Wonder Wolf?"

"Yes, Demon Dog!" The masked, costumed gray wolfess barked as the superfur couple
exited the room.  Moments later, Wonder Wolf flew into the top floor office via an open
window, Demon Dog came in later, breaking through the skylight to land in the middle of
the room.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, TSUNAMI!" Wonder Wolf howled.  "All of you are under
arrest!"

"PLEASE DON"T COME QUIETLY!" Demon Dog barked in a loud, deeper voice, "I
WANT A GOOD WORKOUT TONIGHT!"

"Get the mutt, boys!  I want the bitch in the fancy swimsuit!" Tsunami declared,
prompting all six of the Furious Birds to rush towards Demon Dog at once.  

"FREE PUNCHES, COME AND GET"M!" Demon Dog roared as he swung his mighty
fists, first sending Big Eagle and Tiny flying towards the walls before Rebound, DeBomb
and three "Clones" began to fight him.  Meanwhile, Swifty watched Wonder Wolf and
Tsunami moving carefully around the room, staring at each other and growling.

"Take a swing at me, BIG BAD WOLFIE!  I DARE you!" The costumed leopard seal
taunted.

"I"ll do more than that, you menace to society!" Wonder Wolf growled before charging at
the agile leopard seal.  

"Stay back, Swifty!" Tsunami called out, "this bitch is ALL MINE!"

The yellow bird nodded, turning his attention to the rest of his avian friends battling
Demon Dog.

"Keep on fighting, boys, I"m just getting warmed up!" The hulking canine barked as he
sent Rebound and Clone flying through the air before kicking Big Eagle so hard, he skid
across the floor and slammed into the door.

"Just you and me, big bad wolf," Tsunami taunted, laughing as the growling wolfess
rushed at her again.  This time, the costumed leopard seal quickly sidestepped before
grabbing the stunned Wonder Wolf from behind, putting her in a "half Nelson" wrestling
hold.

"You may be strong, Wonder Weenie, but I"m STRONGER!" Tsunami said confidently,
breathing directly on her muzzle.  As Wonder Wolf struggled to escape, the combination
of the leopard seal"s stinky breath and powerful body odor were starting to take its toll.
"That"s right, furball, just a few moments more."

Demon Dog continued to battle the Furious Birds Gang, all but Swifty who stood watch.
The huge Bureau agent could not completely knock out any of the impervious avians,
only stun them temporarily enough for each to retreat for a few seconds and then rush at
him to attack again and again.

"Boss, we"re running out of time," Swifty squawked.

"Almost, done," Tsunami said, noticing that Wonder Wolf was nearly passed out in her
muscular arms.  "HEY BEAST BOY!  LOOK OVER HERE!"

When Demon Dog glanced over, he was horrified to see the costumed leopard seal
holding a barely conscious Wonder Wolf over her head and standing in front of an open
window.  

"You have a choice, big guy!  Keep fighting me and my minions, or save Sleeping
Beauty here!" Tsunami laughed as she tossed her out the window.

"NO!!!!!" Demon Dog howled, bolting out the open window after his wife.

"Now boys, let"s get the hell outta here.  Those bombs will be going off soon.  May as
well take that secret escape slide the Wagner"s used earlier."

As Tsunami and the Furious Birds started to hop into the trap door hole near the desk,
Turbo Jaguar zipped into the room.  In a quick burst of speed, the fleet footed jaguar
managed to grab Rebound, the last Furious Bird left in the room.

"What"s the big hurry, birdbrain?" Turbo asked, pinning him against the wall.

"You don"t understand!  This place is about to blow up!  LET ME GO!" Rebound
squawked, struggling, trying to reach the trap door hole.

"You"re not going anywhere until you explain this to me!" the costumed jaguar speedster
demanded.

"We planted time bombs all over the building, when they explode, it all comes down!"

"Time bombs?" Turbo Jaguar asked,  "I"ve got to stop them!"

As the masked jaguar zipped away, Rebound jumped into the hole in the floor.
Meanwhile, Blender, Whiptail, Super Collie, Tau and Battle Badger arrived in an SUV
with Bureau of Superhero markings all over it.  As the group began to exit the vehicle,
they spot Turbo Jaguar zipping by them into the night.

"TURBO!  WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Super Collie yelled.  Seconds later, many
explosions are heard from a distance as the speedy jaguar returned in a split second.

"Just took out some garbage, courtesy of Tsunami"s bird gang," Turbo Jaguar answered
as Demon Dog landed beside the vehicle, holding the semi-conscious Wonder Wolf in his
arms.  

"Tsunami and the Furious Birds broke into the Wagner Industries Building," Demon Dog
announced, "that vicious seal nearly killed my w.. Wonder Wolf here!  Tossed her out the
window so the gang could get away."

"Shall we search for them, Super Collie?" Whiptail asked.

"Not a good idea chasing around in the dark for them, "Super Collie shook her head.
"Too much potential to get ourselves captured."

"At least I stopped them from destroying the Wagner Building," Turbo Jaguar proudly
spoke, "found every time bomb those feathered fiends planted and took them to the
ocean.  Got away with a few nanoseconds to spare.  Don"t worry, I took them far out to
sea, no one got hurt."

"Good show!" Super Collie grinned.  

"So, we won?" Tau asked.

"We won this battle, kid, but the war"s far from over," Battle Badger said grimly.  

"We got lucky this time," Super Collie observed. "If we wait for them to strike again,
things could go far worse."

"Wish there was a way to get them all to come to us on their own," Blender muttered.

"Say!  That"s not a bad idea!" Whiptail added.  "Super Collie, what do you say?"

"Let"s do it!  Demon Dog, you better get your w.. I mean.. Wonder Wolf to the Bureau
Infirmary," Super Collie ordered. "The rest of you, back to HQ - we"ve got some
planning to do."

---

The Savannah Hotel, Tsunami"s Suite, a half hour later:

"Everyone present?" Tsunami asked as the leopard seal, now wearing a blue blazer and
matching miniskirt, entered the room.

"Yeah boss," answered Big Eagle as the six Furious Birds followed her in, all wearing
suits and ties.  

"The dumb desk clerk bought our cover story of returning from a late night dinner party!"
Rebound laughed.  "How gullible can those dopes be?"

"Did you notice how the boss flashed him some cleavage and some leg?" Tiny asked.
"She such a GENIUS!"

"Yeah, genius!" Added DeBomb.

"Smartest boss we ever had!" Swifty squawked before Big Eagle gave the yellow bird an
angry stare.  "Er, I meant, other than you, Big Eagle."

"That"s better," Big Eagle snorted as Tiny rushed over to turn on the television set.

"Can"t wait to see the late night news," the excited orange feathered avian squawked.
"We did it right this time, thanks to the brilliant, lovely, and .."

"That will do," Tsunami said with a smile as she took a seat on the sofa near the TV.  The
six Furious Birds instantly rushed over to the sofa, trying to be the lucky two who would
sit next to the leopard seal on either side.  Sensing the danger, Tsunami stands up and
moves to sit in the recliner instead.  

"Found the local news, boss!" Clone squawked, putting the TV remote down as the
familiar face of Carla Meadows appeared on the screen.

"This just in to Eyewitness News, an apparent attack on the Wagner Industries Building
an hour ago was thwarted thanks to the efforts of several local superheroes.  We take you
now to our roving reporter Fernando Rivera, live at on the scene.  Fernando, what can
you tell us?"

"Carla, I have just interviewed Bruce Wagner, he claims that he and his wife were
surrounded by Tsunami and the Furious Birds gang but managed to escape and.."

"What about the building?" Tsunami growled.  "Did we destroy it?  Stupid squirrel
reporter!  What about the building!!!!"

"I, hate to bring this up, boss, but isn"t that reporter standing in front of the Wagner
Building?" Big Eagle said in a calm voice.  Tsunami got up and walked over to the big
screen TV, staring at the rambling reporter and saw the building intact behind him.  

"NO NO NO!!!" The leopard seal roared, grabbing up the antique coffee table and
smashing it to bits on the floor in front of her stunned avian henchbirds.  "Can"t believe
those meddlers stopped us two times in a row!  How can I scare the fear of God into the
other industrialists if I can"t bring down at least one single building?  I need time to think,
I"m going to my bedroom now and unless the hotel catches fire tonight, I do NOT want to
be disturbed!  GOT THAT?"

"Yes Tsunami!" The six Furious Birds squawked in unison as the angry leopard seal
slammed the door behind her.

"She"s not a happy camper," DeBomb said sadly.

"Well DUH???" Snorted Big Eagle.  

"How are we going to cheer her up?" Clone asked.

"I could, take her out on a date, just her and I alone," Rebound said with a grin.

"That would just depress her!" Big Eagle laughed.  "No, I have a better idea."

"What is it?" Tiny asked.

"Yeah Big Eagle, what are we going to do?" Swifty added.

"We"ll help her find a better target!  Something we could help her do that would really
make this dumb city stand up and take notice!" Big Eagle squawked.  "We"ll find it even
if it takes all night!"

"Right!" The other five Furious Birds squawked in unison as each found a seat and began
to think.  As the evening hours passed, one by one, each of the avians fell fast asleep
where they sat.  When morning arrived, a yawning, stretching Tsunami emerged from her
bedroom clad in a pink nightie, covering her ears at the sounds of her six henchbirds
snoring so loud, the pictures on the walls rattled.

"WILL YOU FEATHERED SQUAWK BOXES WAKE UP!!!!" The leopard seal
roared, waking all six of the Furious Birds, startling them so badly, each fell to the floor.
"It sounds like dueling chainsaws in here!"

"Sorry boss," Swifty apologized, being the first of his feathered flock to get up on his
feet.

"We were brainstorming!" DeBomb squawked defensively.

"Do you know you look beautiful in the morning?" Clone asked dreamily as the blue
feathered avian rushed to her side.

"Get away from her, she"s MINE!" Tiny squawked.

"I"m the leader, and I say she belongs to ME!" Shouted Big Eagle before Tsunami
backed away from the group.

"C"mon guys!  It"s too early in the morning for this," the pink nightie clad leopard seal
pleaded, doing a "double take" when she sees a familiar image on the TV screen.  "Hold
on!  Turn up the sound!  I want to hear this!"

Rebound nodded, pressing the volume button on the remote control as all eyes turned
towards the big screen television.  Carla Meadows sat behind her news desk in the
foreground beside a photo of Super Collie.

"To repeat this news bulletin, a spokesfur for the Bureau of Superheroes announced that
Super Collie, the National Heroine from New Zealand, arrived in Colmaton yesterday,
investigating rumors of illegal toxic waste being shipped from the city to offshore islands.
Anyone who has information on such activities is advised to submit a tip through the
Colmaton Crimestoppers website or call the Colmaton Police.  Now for an update on the
weather with our own Willard Scottie!"

"SO!" Tsunami shouted, her eyes lighting up with joy, "there"s toxic waste dumping
taking place in this town!  Has to be some fat cat corporation trying to get away with
crimes against the environment!"

"What"s that got to do with us, boss?" Rebound asked, prompting a growling Tsunami to
walk over to where the green feathered avian sat, picking him up effortlessly by his
collar.

"IT MEANS WE"RE GOING TO BEAT THE MASKED MEDDLERS TO THE
PUNCH THIS TIME!  NO ONE WILL SUCCEED IN DESTROYING THE
ENVIRONMENT WITH ME AROUND! RIGHT?"

"Yes ma"am, yes ma"am!" Rebound squawked nervously as the enormous leopard seal
dropped him to the floor.

"And all of YOU will help me, right?"

The remaining Furious Birds nodded in agreement with Tsunami.

"C"mon boys, let"s get ready to hit the streets!" The pink nightie clad leopard seal
shouted.  "With my connections to the criminal underworld, we"ll track down those
polluters before Super Collie and her flea bitten friends!"

---

The Conestoga Shipyard, one mile south of Colmaton, midday:

"Are you sure she"ll take the bait?" Battle Badger asked as the masked badger wore a
dark blue uniform and cap over her costume while she whispered to a similarly attired
Super Collie.

"I know Tsunami, the false news story we planted with the TV station will draw her and
her minions here like a moth to a flame," the disguised canine whispered back.  The
formerly abandoned dock area looked busy with activity.  While Whiptail was dressed in
a suit, tie and yellow hard hat on his head, Tau, Turbo Jaguar and Blender wore the same
bland dark blue uniforms as Super Collie and Battle Badger.  Whiptail held a clipboard
and appeared to be "directing" the blue uniformed "dock workers" as they were loading a
white freighter ship with green colored steel barrels that had toxic labels on them.   Tau,
operating a large loading crane, hoisted up a group of barrels placed by Battle Badger.
As Super Collie drove a forklift with a stack of several barrels on it towards the crane"s
pickup area, Whiptail glanced at the road where he spotted a costumed Tsunami with the
Furious Birds walking towards them.

"Heads up, guys," the well dressed reptile spoke through his hidden microphone to his
disguised superfur teammates.  

"That"s it up ahead, boss," Big Eagle said as the group continued walking.  

"Yeah, only a few dock workers, this will be a piece of cake," added Clone.

"Cake?  Where"s the cake?" Tiny asked.

"I want some too," DeBomb chimed in.

"You idiots!" Big Eagle squawked.  "Keep your mind on the mission."

"This will be easy," Swifty said confidently.

"Maybe, this is TOO easy," Tsunami muttered, "Swifty, come over here, I have a special
mission for you."

Meanwhile, another load of barrels were being hoisted up into the ship"s hold.  Blender,
in her dark blue uniform, stood on the deck of the ship watching the barrels being
lowered into the hold of the ship as Turbo Jaguar unloaded them with super speed.

"Looks like Turbo Jaguar"s got everything under control down there," Blender said,
bending over slightly to get a better view unaware that a yellow feathered avian had
snuck up behind her.  Before she could react, Swifty clamped her snout shut and sped off
with the masked canine as his captive.  Hearing a strange loud chirp, Tsunami nodded
and then motioned with her head for the rest of her gang to proceed forward.  

"Heads up guys," Super Collie whispered as the towering leopard seal and her henchbirds
approached them.

"Alright you bunch of furballs!" Tsunami announced in a loud and proud voice, "I"m
taking over here!  Kindly drop all your tools and step away from this vessel of
environmental sin!"

"NO!" the disguised Battle Badger shouted.

"WHAT did you say, shorty?" the leopard seal roared.

"She said NO!  Are you bloody deaf as well as ugly?" the disguised Super Collie barked.

"That voice, I know.. That voice.."

"NOW!" Super Collie shouted, quickly pulling off her blue uniform jumpsuit. Within
seconds all o the other disguised superfurs around her did  the same.  

"SURPRISE!" Whiptail added.

"Do you play me for a fool, Super Collie?" Tsunami asked as she snapped her fingers.
"Here"s a surprise of my own for all of you losers to behold!"

Super Collie, Battle Badger, Whiptail, Turbo Jaguar and Tau gasped when they saw
Swifty zipping to Tsunami"s side, holding a struggling Blender in his strong grasp.

"And NOW, my dear bunch of super klutzes, you"ll all surrender to me or else little miss
cutie fleabag here dies right in front of your eyes!" Tsunami yelled as Clone walked over
and placed a knife to Blender"s throat.  "Now I repeat, drop all your weapons and step
away from the vessel!"

"Calm down, Tsunami, don"t do anything rash," Super Collie replied as Tau slowly
turned her back on the gathered villains and closed her eyes.  Seconds later, one by one,
each member of the Furious Birds slapped their hands on their feathered heads with looks
of pain on their faces.  

"What"s this?" Tsunami asked as Swifty released the struggling Blender when the pain
struck his mind.

"HURRY MY FRIENDS!" Tau shouted as the lynx shook, vibrating in the aura of her
psychic minds powers.  "I can"t maintain this for much longer!"

As Tau attack finally caused Tsunami to twitch in pain, the gathered superfurs sprang
into action.  Turbo Jaguar quickly rushed up to Swifty and proceed to land a series of
high speed punches on the quaking yellow bird.  Super Collie drew a fist and landed a
hard, running punch to Tsunami"s jaw, causing the disoriented leopard seal to topple
momentarily to the ground.  Big Eagle lunged for Battle Badger but was then met with a
swift roundhouse kick to the side of his head that sent the furious avian reeling backward.
Rebound, Tiny, Clone and Debomb, still feeling the effects of Tau"s mass mind attack,
stood helplessly with their hands on their feathered heads while Blender and Whiptail
went into action.  Approaching each remaining pain-filled henchbird, Whiptail would
quickly whip his long reptile tail around their legs as Blender provided a karate style kick
to their midsections, toppling each distracted Furious Bird in succession.    

"Nice teamwork, thanks Blender!" Whiptail shouted.

"You"re welcome!" the young Pomeranian barked as the two gazed upon their
vanquished foes.  Their moment of joy turned to deep concern when Tau fell to one knee,
eyes still closed.

"Can"t, keep, this, up," the costumed lynx lady muttered.  

Seeing the tide of the battle turning on herself and her gang of avians, the growling
Tsunami sprang back up on her feet.

"GET THE LYNX!  SHE"S GIVING US ALL PAIN!" she shouted just as Super Collie
renewed her attack with two powerful punches to the leopard seal"s abdomen.  Swifty,
hands still clutching both sides of his head, zipped up on a collision course with Tau,
striking his intended target, sending the nearly exhausted lynx skidding on the ground
until she struck a heavy wooden crate.  Instantly, Tau"s attack on the Furious Birds
ceased.  Battle Badger, distracted for a moment as she watched Tau"s crash, got punched
several times in the jaw by a vengeful Big Eagle.  

"NOW I"m going to take care of you once and for all!" the leather jacketed avian boasted
as he continued punching the masked badgerette.  Turbo Jaguar, reacting to Swifty
clobbering Tau, zipped up to the laughing yellow bird and started swinging punches at
him.  The two speedsters engaged in throwing and dodging punches at a super fast rate
for the next ten minutes.  Meanwhile, after Clone, DeBomb, Tiny and Rebound fully
recovered from their psychic attacks, the angry foursome ran towards Whiptail and
Blender.

"Run!" the masked reptile recommended as he and Blender made a mad dash towards the
ship.

"If we can get to the ship, maybe we can find something we can use on these dreadful
birds," added the costumed Pomeranian as they ran.

"We"ll never catch"m!" Rebound squawked, "those furry nuisances are just too fast."

"Gimme a boost, Tiny!" DeBomb said as the small orange bird nodded and laid down flat
on his back on the ground.  As the larger black feathered bird jumped up, Tiny instantly
expanded to his huge, round size, bumping into and thus propelling DeBomb into the air
like a rocket, soaring towards the pair of fleeing masked superfurs.  As he descended, the
smiling black feathered bird detonated himself, the force of his explosion knocking both
Blender and Whiptail down, rendering them unconscious.  

"That"s the way to beat"m!" Rebound cheered.  Meanwhile, Tsunami began a barrage of
super powered punches aimed at Super Collie, but each punch bounced off the enchanted
canine"s Shield of the Shepherd personal force field.

"YOU AND THAT DAMNED FORCE FIELD!" Tsunami screamed.

"Give it up Tsunami!" Super Collie yelled as she continued to throw punches at the
leopard seal.  "You and your bird friends cannot win!"

"We"ll see about that," Tsunami grunted before inhaling deeply and blowing towards her
canine foe.  "Have a whiff of my famous fish breath!"

"Bloody hell!" Super Collie grimaced, momentarily staggering as  her sensitive nose
caught  a strong surge of devastatingly horrid fish breath smell.  Momentarily caught off
balance, Tsunami reached out and wrapped her powerful left arm around the staggering
canine"s slender waist and pulled her up close.

"NOW I have you!" the leopard seal announced, blowing even more of her nearly toxic
smelling fish breath directly onto Super Collie"s face.

"Super Collie"s in trouble, I"ve got to help her!" Battle Badger shouted, rushing over to
the towering leopard seal.  Quickly, Tsunami reached out with her right arm and wrapped
it around the stunned masked badgerette, pulling her up towards her smiling face.

"Your turn, you annoying rodent!" Tsunami bragged before blowing her foul smelling
fish breath directly into the struggling Battle Badger"s face.  "Big Eagle!  You know what
to do!"

Nodding, the white feathered avian rushed over to the struggling pair of superfurs
bringing with him a large tin pail and a large wooden crate.  He placed the crate near the
feet of the struggling masked badgerette and opened it before moving towards the
choking Super Collie.  Big Eagle reached into their pails and carefully placed very
poisonous sea urchins all over the bikini clad canine"s furry legs.  As Tsunami"s special
sea urchins began to sting the mighty Sheltie, the seal walked over to a crate and pulled
out strands of thick sticky seaweed, then walked over and started to wrap the sticky rolls
around the entire body of Battle Badger.

"Meet my, friends, you two bitches!" Tsunami laughed.  "For you, Super Collie, my pet
sea urchins are loaded with toxic venom that will soon render you helpless.  And for you,
Battle Badger, my special seaweed has the grip of the hardest steel!  Soon the pair of you
will be at my mercy!"  

Within a matter of seconds, both Super Collie and Battle Badger were passed out in the
powerful arms of the huge leopard seal.  Taking a moment to glance over at Tsunami,
Turbo Jaguar nanosecond of distraction was enough time for Swifty to land a super
speedy combination of punches that sent the staggering costumed jaguar into the waiting
arms of Clone and his two "copies" who instantly grabbed him by his arms and lifted him
upwards.

"Good going, Clone!" Rebound squawked.  "With his feet off the ground, he can"t get
away!"

The green feathered avian with the huge beak ran towards the bewildered Turbo,
punching him multiple times using his "rebounding" powers to land punch after punch
until the struggling jaguar fell unconscious.

"We did it, boss!" Big Eagle squawked, lifting his feathered arms up in triumph.  "All six
of those do-gooders are out cold!"

"Indeed, Big Eagle, we have them!" Tsunami shouted before releasing the still
unconscious Super Collie and Battle Badger, giggling a bit as they struck the ground.
"Now, what shall we do with them?"

"Why not kill them all?" Big Eagle suggested.  

"Could do it very easy!" added Rebound.

"We will do that, my fine feathered friends, but not here," Tsunami explained.  "If the
police find the bodies here on the docks, they"ll immediately come after us.  I have a
much better plan in mind.  Bring all of these furry miscreants aboard the freighter.
Swifty, go get our luggage from the hotel, we"re about to leave this miserable city."

---

The hold of the freighter "Pearl of Wisdom," still docked, one hour later:

As the Furious Birds were moving crates in the hold of the ship, Blender awakened.
Yawning, the masked Pomeranian was stunned to discover that she was tied to the huge,
metallic support beam of the freighter the team had used for their failed "trap."
Struggling against the thick ropes that held her arms and legs securely in place, the
canine began to look all around to access her current situation.  She soon saw that she
wasn"t alone.  Tied to the support beam with her was a still unconscious Whiptail and
Tau.  Turning her head to see her surroundings, Blender saw all six Furious Birds hard at
work in the foreground.  To her immediate right was another towering metallic support
beam.  At the base of it, the canine gasped at the sight of a motionless Super Collie and
Battle Badger, tied to the beam by what appeared to be, seaweed?  Glancing above the
pair of unconscious superfurs was her teammate, Turbo Jaguar, who also was tied with
the same odd looking seaweed but placed much higher up on the pole.  On a table
towards another far wall of the ships, the masked Pomeranian could spot all of the team"s
weapons, utility belts and communicators.  When Blender spotted Tsunami and Big Eagle
walking towards her, she quickly closed her eyes, pretending to be still asleep as the two
villains spoke to each other.

"My plan is very simple, Big Eagle," the towering leopard seal began to explain.  "We"re
going to escape in this freighter.  When we get far out in the ocean, we"re going to throw
these masked menaces over the side and let them all drown in the ocean depths."

"Why bury"m at sea, if I may ask?"

"Do I have to spell it out for you?" Tsunami snorted.  "This way, their bodies won"t be
found for days, weeks, maybe even months!  By that time all of us will be safe in my
hideout, far from law and order!"

"That"s fine for you, but what about us?" Big Eagle asked.  "We want our share of all the
loot so we can take it and spend it all in Vegas!"

"Oh come now, Big Eagle," the leopard seal said softly, "do you really want to leave me
like that?"

Suddenly, the white feathered avian became lovestruck once again, sniffing the fishy
smelling aroma that surrounded the towering leopard seal.

"Oh, of course not, boss!" he squawked.  "Why would I leave such a vision of beauty?"

"That"s better," Tsunami said, patting the well muscled bird on the head several times.
"Now that we"ve established that, let"s you and I go up to the bridge and see how soon
we can get this vessel under way."

"But what about all of them?  What if they wake up?"

"Not to worry, my feathered friend, we"re safe.  You see over there?  The three weakest
meddlers are tied up together.  The reptile and the canine seem utterly useless and the
mind powered lynx is too battered to use her abilities on us again, even if she wakes up!
On the other pole, my super strong seaweed will hold Super Collie and Battle Badger in
place.  It"s virtually indestructible!  And with his speedy feet dangling in the air, the
jaguar won"t be bothering us anymore.  And even if there is a problem, I"m sure your
underlings can handle it."

"You thought of everything, didn"t you boss?" Big Eagle asked.

"I always think of EVERYTHING!" Tsunami bragged as the pair walked towards a flight
of stairs and began to climb them.

"Did you guys hear that?" Clone asked, watching and listening from a distance.  "The
boss called all of us underlings!"

"Underlings?  What"s that?" DeBomb asked.

"It"s an insult, stupid!" Rebound squawked.  

"Yeah," added Swifty, "means the boss thinks more of Big Eagle than any of us!"

"So what?" Tiny chimed in.  "As long as we all get paid for this job, who cares?"

"I do!" DeBomb answered.  "I want the boss all to myself!  Big Eagle"s trying to steal her
away from me!"

"You mean, from ME, don"t ya?" Clone interrupted.  "After all, I"m three times the man
any of you will ever be!"

"Says YOU!" Rebound squawked.

"I"m the big bird on campus guys!" Tiny yelled before expanding to his huge, round size.

"Put a sock in it, beach ball!" Swifty squawked.  "I"ll put such fast moves on the boss,
she"ll fall in love with me in a nanosecond!"

As the five avians continued to argue with one another, the booming voice of Big Eagle
echoed from the ship"s PA system.

"YOU LAZY MUGS GET BACK TO WORK!  DON"T MAKE ME COME DOWN
THERE!"

The grumbling Furious Birds in the hold quickly scattered, but Clone and DeBomb
walked over towards the metal support that Tau, Blender and Whiptail were tied to.

"Y"know DeBomb, while we"re waiting to set sail, the two of us could have some, fun,
with all these masked ladies."

"Fun?"

"Yeah big guy, FUN," Clone said, elbowing the black feathered bird and winking.  "Get
it?"

"Oh yeah, I get it," DeBomb whispered, winking back at him.

"C"mon pal, we"ll finish moving all those crates in the corner there first, then we"ll have
our own little, party, ok?"

"Ok," DeBomb said as he followed Clone to one side of the ship.  Meanwhile, Whiptail
yawned as the masked reptile woke up.  He quickly looked all around before turning to
whisper to Blender.

"Hey Blender, you awake?"

"Yeah, been awake for a while now.  You ok?"

"Sure, I"m fine, bit of a headache, but I"m ok otherwise."

"We have to get out of here.  Tsunami is planning to drop us all into the ocean to drown."

"Have we set sail yet?"

"No, I overheard Tsunami, there"s still time to stop her if we can get free."

"Getting free"s no problem," Whiptail whispered.  "Those goons used ordinary ropes to
tie us up with, my tail is sharp enough I can cut through it.  The problem is, how do we
do it without getting caught."

"Can Tau help us?"

"No, she"s still in La La Land.  So are all the others tied to the other pole.  What I really
need is a distraction.  You know, something to keep those idiot birds busy while I work."

"I think I can manage that," Blender said, with an evil grin on her face.  "Pretend to be
asleep, Whiptail, I"ll handle the rest."

Blender observed Clone and DeBomb moving crates a short distance away.  Within a few
minutes, the pair of avians snuck over to her.

"So babe, I see you"re awake," Clone said with a big smile, "looks like you and me are
going to have a, good time, together."

"Me too," added DeBomb as the black feathered bird moved in closer and started to
stroke the canine"s long, bushy tail.  "I can hardly wait."

"Hey DeBomb, I"m going first, after all, this was all MY idea."

"Why you double crossing.."

"Boys, no need to fight," Blender said in a very soft, seductive voice, "can"t we work
something out, together?"

The Pomeranian"s words caused the avian duo to smile widely.

"Come closer boys, I want to share a secret with you," Blender added.

As the pair slowly walked up to her, she thought to herself, "that"s right boys, just get a
little closer, then I can use my powers on you."

As the masked canine closed her eyes, Swifty zipped over to the group.

"Hey guys!  We still have work to do!" the yellow bird squawked just as Blender"s
merging powers activated.  As her eyes instantly sprang open, the canine witnessed
Swifty, DeBomb and Clone glowing and squawking loudly as all three were enveloped
into a blinding light.  As Rebound and Tiny turned their heads in their direction, when the
bright lights faded, a medium sized avian with a mix of yellow, blue and black feathers
emerged.  

"WHAT, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" the multicolored avian spoke in the combined
voices of Clone, DeBomb and Swifty.  "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME, I
MEAN, US, I MEAN, I DON"T KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!"

"You"re in danger," Blender whispered to her new creation, "better activate your
superpowers."

"YOU ARE RIGHT, BABE!" the blended avian squawked before it "cloned" two copies
of itself and then zipped away in three different directions.

"Hey Swifty!   What are you doing?" Rebound shouted.

"That"s not Swifty!  That"s Clone!" Tiny yelled out, "can"t you see there"s three of
them?"

"HELP ME!  I CAN"T CONTROL MYSELF!" each of the blended clones squawked
before each detonated themselves, the force of the explosions rocking the ship.

"Now THAT"S a distraction!" Whiptail laughed, positioning his long tail to act as a saw
as he started to cut the ropes holding them bound.  

"HEY YOU MUGS!  WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE?" the
booming voice of Big Eagle echoed as Rebound and Tiny gave chase to the three
multicolored avian clones who were zipping all over the hold of the ship and randomly
detonating themselves all along the way.  

"We got to move fast," Whiptail said as he finished cutting the ropes.  "How long will
those three morons stay blended together?"

"I don"t know," Blender confessed as the freed canine rushed over to catch their still
unconscious lynx teammate before she struck the floor.  "I"ve never combined three of
anything before in my life!"

"We"ll need to get the rest of the team up to handle all the baddies.  Here, take this bottle
of smelling salts and wake Tau.  I"ll use the other bottle I have to wake up the others.  We
better work fast!"

Nodding, Blender opened her bottle of smelling salts and immediately placed it under the
sleeping lynx"s nose.  Meanwhile, Whiptail did the same with first Super Collie and then,
Battle Badger.  In a matter of moments, the bikini clad canine and the masked badgerette
opened their eyes.

"What"s going on, Whiptail?" Super Collie groggily asked, coughing and spluttering as
she struggled to get fresh air into her lungs.

"No time to explain it all, can you get free from this, seaweed?"

"It"s strong," a waking Battle Badger spoke, "but if the two of us use our combined
strength on it, there"s a chance we can break loose!"

"Stand back, Whiptail, get a safe distance away," Super Collie called out as she and
Battle Badger summoned their strength and struggled with all their might.  Super Collie
concentrated, tapping into the full power of the Shepherd, making her strength grow
exponentially.   As Big Eagle and Tsunami reached the bottom of the stairs, they
witnessed the previously unbreakable seaweed that held Super Collie and Battle Badger
snap with a loud, nearly ear piercing noise.

"NO!  IT"S NOT POSSIBLE!  MY SPECIAL SEAWEED CANNOT BE BROKEN!"
Tsunami roared, a complete look of fear on her face.

"Don"t worry boss, we"ll stop"m again!" Big Eagle squawked just as one of the multi-
colored clones zipped in front of them and exploded.  The force of the explosion sent
Tsunami and Big Eagle crashing into a far metal wall of the ship.

"They still don"t have control of themselves!" Blender laughed just as Tau woke up.
"Tau!  How are you feeling?"

"Like a tour bus ran over me," the lynx said with a giggle, "but I"ll live."

"Feel up to joining the fight?"

"You bet I am!" Tau shouted as she got up on her feet.  "I have a score to settle with that
little yellow bird!  Where is he?"

"Well, it"s a long story," Blender said with a smile while Battle Badger helped Super
Collie up to her feet.

"How are you feeling?" the hulking masked badgerette asked.

"A bit woozy, but I"ll be fine.  I think my body"s throwing off the sea urchin poison
quickly."

"Glad to hear it, we"ve got some unfinished business to take care of," Battle Badger said.

"Any idea what"s going on?" Super Collie asked watching with confusion as the three
fast moving multi-colored avian clones continued their random rampage, exploding
uncontrollably, causing the ships to shake and shift.  The vibrations caused Turbo Jaguar,
still tied high up on a support beam with seaweed, to awaken and slide down to the base.  

"Turbo, can you break free?" Blender barked.

"Now that I"m on solid ground again, I can," the smiling feline said, moving his trapped
arms at a super fast pace producing enough heated friction to burn the tight seaweed and
cause the bindings to break apart.  "Piece of cake!"

"Cake?  Who"s got cake?" Tiny squawked moments before another clone "explosion"
sent the orange feathered bird soaring upward until he fell downward, landing on a
staggering Big Eagle.

"Get off of me, you idiot!" the angry white feathered bird yelled, rolling his fellow
Furious Bird off his body.

"GET THEM!   STOP THEM!" Tsunami roared just as Super Collie tackled the towering
leopard seal from behind.  

"You won"t get away from me THIS time!" Super Collie snarled, frantically holding
Tsunami"s head towards the floor to avoid her pungent fish breath.  

"I got you now, Big Eagle!" Battle Badger shouted as she raced towards her foe.

"It"ll be a cold day in hell before you get the best of me, bitch!" the well muscled avian
squawked seconds before another multicolored clone zipped directly in front of him and
exploded, sending Big Eagle straight up into the air, through the opening of the hold and
high into the air.

"I"LL SEND YOU A PARKA, BIRD BRAIN!" Battle Badger laughed, watching the
blackened eagle avian descend and crash into the floor, leaving a huge splinted crater for
the unconscious Big Eagle to rest in.

"Battle Badger!  Don"t just stand there, give me a hand!" Super Collie yelled, struggling
to hold Tsunami down as the leopard seal furiously twisted and turned in her grip.  

"I know just what to do!" Battle Badger answered, rushing over to her holding a familiar
looking tin pail in one paw and a large wooden crate in the other.  "What"s good for the
goose is good for the gander!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Tsunami wailed.

Meanwhile, Tiny and Rebound tried to fight with Tau, Blender, Whiptail and Turbo
Jaguar while dodging the still fast moving multicolored exploding clones who still
randomly appeared on the deck.  Caught up in a single "double explosion," Tiny and
Rebound slammed into a far wall of the ship as the remaining superfurs took cover.

"Looks like your creation"s doing the job for us!" Turbo laughed.

"I think those two birds are out cold," Tau added.

"That sure took the fight out of them!" Whiptail shouted.

"Don"t look now, guys, but I think the clones are finally getting their act together!"
Blender barked, pointing at the three clones as they slowly walked towards them.

"NOW WE WILL DEAL WITH YOU, TINY DOGGIE!" the three multicolored clones
spoke in unison as they approached.  "YOU DID THIS TO US AND WE"LL MAKE
YOU PAY FOR IT!"

"What do we do now?" Whiptail asked.

"We need a miracle!" added Turbo moments before the three clones began to glow
brightly.  Seconds later, when the light faded, Turbo, Blender, Whiptail and Tau were
stunned to see the exhausted bodies of Clone, DeBomb and Swifty unconscious on the
deck of the hold.

"Well Hallelujah!" added the smiling masked feline.  

"All three of them are out cold?" Tau asked in amazement.

"The fusion must"ve taken all the energy out of them," Blender spoke.

"Quick, let"s secure those birdies before they come to!" Whiptail suggested, prompting
nods from the rest of the team.  

"Time to call the Bureau in!" added Blender.

A half hour later, as all of the members of the Furious Birds Gang were secured with
Drain Ray collars on their necks, Texas Tilly, riding atop her cybernetic steed Silver, led
them outside the freighter to dozens of uniformed prison guards standing near several
large vans.

"Move along, ya buncha mangy no good birdies!" the bobcat cowgirl shouted.  "Time ta
send ya back to yur cages agin!"

"TECHNICALLY, MISS TILLY, THESE ESCAPED CRIMINALS ARE BEING
RETURNED TO THEIR PRISON ENCLOSURES, NOT CAGES!" Silver spoke.

"Don"t go tellin" me what I know already!  Well, anywho them durn galoots are gonna be
off the streets!  That"s what counts, saddlepal!" Texas Tilly shouted.  "How"s ol"
Tsunami doin"?"

"UNKNOWN!" Silver answered, "MEDIC MOUSE AND DYNO-DONKEY ARE
TENDING TO HER AT THIS MOMENT!"

In the hold of the freighter, as Super Collie, Battle Badger, Tau, Blender, Turbo Jaguar,
Whiptail and Dyno-Donkey watched as Medic Mouse completed her examination of
Tsunami, who laid on her stomach on the floor, wrapped in the strong seaweed with
several sea urchins still attached to her legs.

"How is she, Medic Mouse?" Dyno-Donkey asked as the costumed burro walked over to
the masked petite brown field mousette.

"Hard to tell, according to my medical scanner, this leopard seal"s got DNA patterns that
don"t match anything I have on file for her species," Medic Mouse answered.  "But,
based on some educated guessing, I"d say all that sea urchin venom is keeping Tsunami
weak enough to transport to prison, if you hurry."

"Prison won"t hold me," Tsunami muttered in a weakened voice.  "I will be free and
when I am, all of you will be sorry."

"That"s enough out of you," the costumed mousette said before placing a tiny paw on
Tsunami"s head, instantly putting the huge leopard seal to sleep.  "Anyway folks, can"t
say for certain how long the poison will affect her."

"We"ve got a super villain transport on it"s way here," Dyno-Donkey said before turning
towards the gathered superfurs.  "Morningstar wishes she could be here to express her
gratitude to all of you for stopping Tsunami and recapturing the Furious Birds Gang.
Blender, Whiptail, Super Collie, I will look forward to reading your Incident Reports on
this mission!"

"Thanks," Super Collie replied, nodding.  "Glad I could lend a hand." She looked at each
member of her team in turn. "We couldn"t have done it without every one of you -
registered or not."

"And vice versa!" Turbo interjected.

"That"s for sure," Battle Badger said, "this was NOT an easy mission."

"It"s one I"ll sure remember for a long time," added Tau.

"By the way, Dyno-Donkey, how is Crimson Cur?" Super Collie asked.  "Has she
recovered from all her injuries?"

"You may ask her yourself, she"s on her way.."

The masked burro was interrupted as a streak of red zipped into the ship"s hold and came
to stop in front of Super Collie.  The red suited petite Bernese Mountain Dog reached up
to hug her friend tightly.

"OH SUPER COLLIE I AM SO GLAD TO MEET YOU AGAIN IT HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME SINCE WE LAST MET AND I KNOW THIS WAS A ROUGH MISSION
BUT I AM SO PLEASED THAT YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WERE SO
SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING TSUNAMI AND HER GANG BUT I AM ALSO GLAD
I AM WELL ENOUGH TO GREET YOU FORMALLY AND.."

"Ummm.. hey Battle Badger, got any more of those sea urchins handy?" Super Collie
grinned, causing everyone to burst out laughing, except for Crimson Cur.

"I do not get it, what is so funny?" the petite canine asked, tilting her head in
wonderment.





THE END