Hurricane Sandy Tabloid Tabby: Humans are a Strange Breed Part 3

 It’s 5PM on Monday, October 29^th.

Yawning and stretching, Pinkie wakes up from cat napping and suddenly goes down the basement. Out of curiosity, I follow.  He looks scared as he watches the water level rise and sees trees bending in the wind. "What is it?" I ask.  "I'm not sure, but it feels as if something dreadful is coming.  My left eye is twitching, and it's not fleas". He goes back to where Blue is fiddling with the remote.

“Clyde has gone on an adventure again with that woman from the bus stop.  They're going to a party,” Blue tells him with a wink.  Pinkie's eyebrows raise.  Blue clicks the remote and the Bay Window is transformed into a flat screen television from which we can view Clyde’s activities.

We see Clyde in drag with Laya-Dee and Sterling.  They are sipping champagne and listening to music, as the wind is whistling wildly through the car's air vents.  The rain is coming down fast and hard and an announcement on the radio warns drivers we are having the worst storm of the century and to stay off the road.

“Wow, the weather is getting rough, maybe it’s not such a good idea to be going to a party,” says Clyde anxiously.

“Chill, my man,” says Sterling reassuringly. “Remember how everyone was worried about Hurricane Irene? It wasn’t that bad and neither is this, so relax and have another glass of champagne.”

Clyde is taken back by the patches of fur that have appeared on Laya-Dee’s cheek and arm, and her nails seem to be protracting.  Clyde is so intrigued, he does not seem to be able to take his eyes off her.

“Hey, it seems as if Laya-Dee is a hybrid like Clyde, “observes. Pinkie.

“So she is!” echoes Blue excitedly.

Dear Reader, it has been cloudy and grey and there has been a raging wind all day and getting progressively worse.  It seems as if all the living creatures in the area know something is coming. The birds know and even the insects have risen higher from the surrounding grounds.  I don’t like when the weather misbehaves.

As time wears on, the storm aggressively progresses, so Blue, Pinkie and I begin to prepare for the worse.  We hear a concerned knocking which turns into urgent banging at the front door.  Someone yells that we need to evacuate.  We turn on a battery operated radio to listen to what’s happening on the outside with the storm.  And we place all of the candles we can find where our Masters,  Lady and Lord Hun will find them when they come home, which I am hoping is any minute now as the storm begins to beat against the window pane.

We live on an Island which is surrounded by the sea.  To make matters worse, our friend the moon is pulling the water at high tide.

We turn our attention to the scene on the window screen,which has taken a turn for the worse with water quickly rising on highways. The street lights are out and some drivers have gone into full panic mode, behaving reckless, putting others at risk. 

The car has stopped from the flooding and Sterling struggles in vain to start it.  His hands have become...furry and Laya-Dee transforms completely into a cat to Clyde’s amazement.  When Sterling turns around to see her, the shock throws him also into full transformation where he becomes his cat self. This in turn pulls Clyde into their realm of feline-dom.  They all huddle together is furry camaraderie as the realization of their fate hits them.

“Well, I’ll be a dog’s uncle!” exclaims Pinkie upon viewing their predicament.

“Clyde finally connects with other hybrids and it had to take a hurricane!” says Blue.

I see them quickly work as a team to roll down the car window, then steadily climb on atop the roof one by one, for safety, as the water continues to rise.   But to no avail as the strength of the wind makes it difficult for them to hang on, so they grab onto each other for support. “We need to climb up that tree!” shouts Sterling, pointing to any of a hundred trees lining the highway. They scramble to make a go of it, all three desperately hanging onto the same branch as the wind bends it like a toothpick until it snaps and all fall...

Laya-Dee cries out in vain.

Suddenly, the screen goes black and we are disconnected from knowing what is happening with Clyde.  

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