Hwala and Dava's Martian Mischief

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Published 6/3/2023
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The lead detective, a white tomcat named Hwala, looked back at the tied-up woman. The face of the woman was red, her eyes were scrunched shut, and she had tears running down her face.

"Why are you doing this? I didn't do anything to you!" the woman cried out.

Hwala let out a sigh. "You're going to have to leave that for us humans to figure out," he said.

The woman spoke in a voice so garbled it was hard for Hwala to understand. "What?"

"We're not human! We're cats!" he said.

Behind him, his partner Dava laughed. "Don't tell me you don't notice that we're talking cats." He walked past Hwala and put his paw on the tied-up woman's leg. "Hey kitty," he purred condescendingly.

The woman kicked him and missed, but it was enough to get him off her leg and laugh again. "That's one way to ask me to move," he added with a chuckle.

Hwala glared at him before turning back towards the woman who screamed and started kicking again at Dava's paw. He lifted his paws from her legs and walked back over towards Hwala, and the pair of detectives that stood behind them silently watched their every move as they continued their investigation of the crime scene. "This is just ridiculous! What am I supposed to do with this?" He gestured towards the woman who was still screaming loudly while desperately kicking at the air behind her as she lay on her stomach on the concrete floor of what used to be an ancient Martian city temple thousands upon thousands of years ago.

"Well, we don't really have any other leads right now," Hwala replied with a shrug before turning towards the two detectives standing behind them, looking at both him and Dava curiously. "We've got witnesses seeing these humans tying up our friend here against her will, but then they ran away when we showed up."

Dava sighed. "I think we need to find out more about these humans who did this." He looked down at the tied-up woman angrily glaring at him through teary eyes and then turned back towards Hwala with a shrug of his shoulders before adding, "And fast."

"Yes, but how are we supposed to do that?" Hwala asked with a sigh. As he watched Dava turn around and stare at all three humans blankly for a moment, an idea came to mind. Dava reached into his pocket, pulled out his phone, and tapped on its screen several times until he found what he was looking for: a website called "Humans of Zeera: A Cat's Perspective," which showcased various photographs of humans engaged in bizarre activities in public places.

He showed it to Hwala, who stared at it for a moment before looking back over at the tied-up woman who continued to scream and kick at the air. Hwala shot Dava an annoyed look before turning back towards the three humans standing behind them, who were carefully watching their every move as if expecting an attack, even though none was planned.

The main problem the detectives faced was deciphering why humans would tie up another human against her will and leave her in such an unusual, ancient location. They hoped that by examining the odd behaviors depicted on the "Humans of Zeera" website, they might be able to understand the kidnappers' motives and ultimately apprehend them.

When Dava finished browsing the "Humans of Zeera: A Cat's Perspective" website, he hesitated for a moment, seemingly disbelieving the contents he had just examined. But then, he shook off his uncertainties and said to Hwala, "Well, well, well... looks like we've found our first lead."

"That's impossible! These people can't be those same kidnappers!" Hwala exclaimed, shaking his head furiously as though trying to disprove the evidence he had just seen. But suddenly, a text message appeared on his phone, displaying a simple instruction: 'Look closely.' As Hwala focused his gaze, everything around him began changing, signaling that they were perhaps one step closer to solving the mysterious case at hand.



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