Babu the Computer Cat

"The dim, but warm glow of the computer monitor filled the room of his hideout lair. Watching the words and images appear on the screen, Babu focused on their meaning, studying the circumstances of his next mission. This one would be a dangerous one, he thought. The dossier was littered with possible encounters with dogs and rats. Basement Cat must be behind this, Babu thought. There were just too many unsavory aspects on this case for him not to be involved in some way. More words appeared. Babu's jaw dropped open in disbelief. No, he thought. Realization washed over him as if he had just been plunged into the dreaded bathtub. This couldn't be. This mission included perhaps the biggest danger of all. The upper Masters in the C.I.A. wanted him--no, required him to...On this perilous mission, Babu would be forced to...to take Clara along..."

Clara the Persistent Cat

"There it is!!"

"No wait its over there!"

"I will catch you, red dot!"

Babu the Facepaw Cat

Babu: Have you gotten a visual on our target yet, Clara?

Clara: Uhhh. No? Am I supposed to be looking for something?'

Babu: (stunned silence)...

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Clara the Distracted Cat

'Clara! Clllllarrrrraaaa!' Babu hissed at his sidekick, screaming at her to get back into position. She had been distracted again, claiming again to have seen a red dot darting threateningly around her. She always got so frantic and worked up by it. In the meantime, she was comprising their stakeout. 'There is no dot, Clara,' Babu harshly whispered through his bared teeth. 'Now, get back behind the curtain. Our target will approach any minute now.' Babu breathed in deeply as Clara took once last pan of the area, searching, he was sure, for her mysterious dot, and then retreated back behind the safety of the curtain. Clara was going to get him scratched or clawed or bit at some point, Babu thought. He just knew it..."

Babu the Sensei Cat

"'Ok, you have to lift your paws to swipe. Lift your left paw and take a swipe at me.' Babu sighed. Training of the new kid was going horribly as it seemed Clara could not tell her left from her right paw, her front from back. 'Again, try it again...'

Clara looked at her left paw and then her right and back to her left again. A glimmer of understanding crossed her eyes and with a hesitant shutter she lifted her left paw and made a motion to swipe; it was slow, but the form was correct. 'Finally! Now was that so hard?' Babu asked encouragingly. Unfortunately, he knew the answer. This was going to be a long night..."

Babu the Filing Cat

"It's got to be in here, Babu thought, searching the files in the drawer. He was missing an extremely important document. How would he be able to hunt properly without his license? He didn't smell it in here, but he was sure this is where he'd last smelled it. Was the furniture rearranged during his last vacation at the kennel? He'd ask Clara, but could barely understand her and it was likely she'd have no idea anyway. He would keep looking. Maybe it was in the bottom drawer..."

Clara the Sidekick Cat

"A sidekick. Seriously? Babu had always considered himself a solitary hunter, a lone tiger if you will, but for some reason his Master had saddled him with a hunting neophyte as a partner. She was nice enough, but weird, meowing constantly at who knows what. She didn't know when she should be quiet, that a hunter should be silent--silent meant, deadly and effective. He would show her the ropes, train her to the best of his abilities in claw combat and prey stalking, but he knew he could only go so far. This Clara was going to be trouble..."