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The story so far-

(Billy Bunny, an orphan, is a former member of a special combat team modified with animal attributes for the desired characteristics. He has been surgically and chemically blended with rabbit modifications for speed. Him and his former platoon guide, Paulie Panda, are the sole survivors of their unit that was wiped out in an ambush planned and carried out by their commanders, the unit was an illegal embarrassment and it was easier to scrap the lot than to integrate the veterans back into society. Billy and Paulie would have been dealt with as well except that the press got hold of the story and made heroes of the survivors. They have been pensioned off, Paulie to his hometown of Chicago and Billy was sent to the coastal enclave of Rockport, Texas. Unbeknownst to the rabbit, he was under surveillance by a government operative, a kindly neighbor. Because of the panda's former organized crime connections it was decided to eliminate him first, but he disappeared before the hit could be carried out. A package bomb was then sent to Billy's house where it was prematurely detonated by one of his beloved cats. Just as Billy's government minder was about to shoot him Paulie stepped out of the garage and killed him. Paulie has been framed for the bombing and the dragnet is now no longer secret but a straightforward hunt for a murderer and his accomplices. The two, and the remaining cat, are on the run along with Farley Fox, another survivor of the ENfantry that was not at the Forlorn Hope ambush that killed the other enhanced infantrymen. They have taken a stolen speedboat and are in flight under a hail of bullets when Billy vomits and passes out on the cat carrier. In the last episode a coast guard cutter was heading the speedboat off and helicopters were overhead. Could this be it for the three fugitives and the cat? Let's tune in and find out).

I awoke to the harsh light of a naked bulb in my face. Paulie and a human male were leaning over me and the big panda said, 'Glad to have you back'. My head was throbbing and my ear hurt from where the bomb fragments tore it. The human, an older man, stuck a thermometer under my front teeth and told me to lie still. Farley swam into view and dumped Precious on my chest. 'Godammit'! the man snarled, 'hold still! Fuckin' rabbit'. I reached up and scritched Precious under her chin. 'This ain't a veterinarian's. He sniffed. 'May as well be'. Farley was grinning from ear to ear, I mean you could hear his teeth. 'Thought we lost you. Missed all the fun'. And then he scooped up Precious. 'This is Doc Mandelbrot, he's gonna check you out'. The man nodded and then felt the back of my head. 'Say ah', and he showed a light down my throat. I heard Paulie say, 'So, Doc, can you get it?' The man tugged my ears so my mouth was uppermost. He moved the light around and then turned it off. 'Let's talk', he said to Paulie and they moved away out of my sight. Farley handed me a cigarette and lit if for me, I was now sitting up in the bed. He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at me.

'Where are we'? It seemed a good question.

'Outside of Houston, we should have enough time here to finish this off'. He blew smoke in my general direction. 'Aren't you curious as to how you got here? You were napping, as I recall'. I swung my feet onto the floor and stood, a little unsteady but not bad. Farley was really stroking Precious and I could hear her purr 12 feet away.

'What happened to that big boat? How did we get away'? Farley's grin was even wider than before.

'The Big Boat? The coast guard cutter? She ran into the mine, that's what happened. There may have been survivors but we didn't stick around to find out'. I started to ask and Farley said, 'The mine we planted there and lured the ship into'. He made an expansive gesture. 'Look around, we have friends'.

I did look. We were in a large warehouse style building and I could see people moving among boxes and electronic equipment. There were gun racks and cots in rows, I could see a couple of vehicles through the stacks of supplies. 'Who...' 'Our friends, the resistance. We are not the only victims of this government'. Farley put Precious on the bed and stretched. 'And now we have you here. Now we have proof of the murder of our people. We have, oh, hello doctor'.

Paulie and Doctor Mandelbrot had returned. The doctor looked down into my eyes and said, 'Feeling better, are we'? And Paulie said, 'Let's get some chow'. We walked among the cots and shelves and as we did people that were there stopped and stared at the three of us. Then they pushed forward and started shaking my hand. They were laughing and talking all at once.

'So this is the rabbit that will save us all'! exclaimed a tall man who was all smiles. 'Name's Pete'. He shook my hand like it was a pump handle and slapped me on the back. 'So good to finally meet you'! I stammered and no one paid attention. A lady in overalls came up and touched my face. 'Oh, my, you must be hurting. Poor dear'! At first I could hardly believe she was talking to me. She was pretty, too. Paulie stepped forward and told everyone we needed to get through so please get the hell out of the way right now. Moses never parted anything like that.

Description

The story so far-

(Billy Bunny, an orphan, is a former member of a special combat team modified with animal attributes for the desired characteristics. He has been surgically and chemically blended with rabbit modifications for speed. Him and his former platoon guide, Paulie Panda, are the sole survivors of their unit that was wiped out in an ambush planned and carried out by their commanders, the unit was an illegal embarrassment and it was easier to scrap the lot than to integrate the veterans back into society. Billy and Paulie would have been dealt with as well except that the press got hold of the story and made heroes of the survivors. They have been pensioned off, Paulie to his hometown of Chicago and Billy was sent to the coastal enclave of Rockport, Texas. Unbeknownst to the rabbit, he was under surveillance by a government operative, a kindly neighbor. Because of the panda's former organized crime connections it was decided to eliminate him first, but he disappeared before the hit could be carried out. A package bomb was then sent to Billy's house where it was prematurely detonated by one of his beloved cats. Just as Billy's government minder was about to shoot him Paulie stepped out of the garage and killed him. Paulie has been framed for the bombing and the dragnet is now no longer secret but a straightforward hunt for a murderer and his accomplices. The two, and the remaining cat, are on the run along with Farley Fox, another survivor of the ENfantry that was not at the Forlorn Hope ambush that killed the other enhanced infantrymen. They have taken a stolen speedboat and are in flight under a hail of bullets when Billy vomits and passes out on the cat carrier. In the last episode a coast guard cutter was heading the speedboat off and helicopters were overhead. Could this be it for the three fugitives and the cat? Let's tune in and find out).

I awoke to the harsh light of a naked bulb in my face. Paulie and a human male were leaning over me and the big panda said, 'Glad to have you back'. My head was throbbing and my ear hurt from where the bomb fragments tore it. The human, an older man, stuck a thermometer under my front teeth and told me to lie still. Farley swam into view and dumped Precious on my chest. 'Godammit'! the man snarled, 'hold still! Fuckin' rabbit'. I reached up and scritched Precious under her chin. 'This ain't a veterinarian's. He sniffed. 'May as well be'. Farley was grinning from ear to ear, I mean you could hear his teeth. 'Thought we lost you. Missed all the fun'. And then he scooped up Precious. 'This is Doc Mandelbrot, he's gonna check you out'. The man nodded and then felt the back of my head. 'Say ah', and he showed a light down my throat. I heard Paulie say, 'So, Doc, can you get it?' The man tugged my ears so my mouth was uppermost. He moved the light around and then turned it off. 'Let's talk', he said to Paulie and they moved away out of my sight. Farley handed me a cigarette and lit if for me, I was now sitting up in the bed. He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at me.

'Where are we'? It seemed a good question.

'Outside of Houston, we should have enough time here to finish this off'. He blew smoke in my general direction. 'Aren't you curious as to how you got here? You were napping, as I recall'. I swung my feet onto the floor and stood, a little unsteady but not bad. Farley was really stroking Precious and I could hear her purr 12 feet away.

'What happened to that big boat? How did we get away'? Farley's grin was even wider than before.

'The Big Boat? The coast guard cutter? She ran into the mine, that's what happened. There may have been survivors but we didn't stick around to find out'. I started to ask and Farley said, 'The mine we planted there and lured the ship into'. He made an expansive gesture. 'Look around, we have friends'.

I did look. We were in a large warehouse style building and I could see people moving among boxes and electronic equipment. There were gun racks and cots in rows, I could see a couple of vehicles through the stacks of supplies. 'Who...' 'Our friends, the resistance. We are not the only victims of this government'. Farley put Precious on the bed and stretched. 'And now we have you here. Now we have proof of the murder of our people. We have, oh, hello doctor'.

Paulie and Doctor Mandelbrot had returned. The doctor looked down into my eyes and said, 'Feeling better, are we'? And Paulie said, 'Let's get some chow'. We walked among the cots and shelves and as we did people that were there stopped and stared at the three of us. Then they pushed forward and started shaking my hand. They were laughing and talking all at once.

'So this is the rabbit that will save us all'! exclaimed a tall man who was all smiles. 'Name's Pete'. He shook my hand like it was a pump handle and slapped me on the back. 'So good to finally meet you'! I stammered and no one paid attention. A lady in overalls came up and touched my face. 'Oh, my, you must be hurting. Poor dear'! At first I could hardly believe she was talking to me. She was pretty, too. Paulie stepped forward and told everyone we needed to get through so please get the hell out of the way right now. Moses never parted anything like that.