Tails of Lady Miller's Memorial Catgirl Trust - Before the Beginning 2/2
When Lady Miller returned home, and after a debrief that said nothing of the strange woman, she relaxed in her office at home with her cat on her lap.
She considered the little glass cat pendant. Three of the feet were white. When the woman gave it to her, only one was.
She picked up the envelope she had been given at the same time, and opened it. Inside were several more envelopes. One said "First".
Opening it, she read:
"Catherine,
I hope you now trust that I can do what I say. I can see much of what is to come.
One day you will lose a beloved cat to a car accident. But you need not lose her. Enclosed is a spell that will save her. But there will be a price. Catherine Miller will cease to exist that day. Twillichiss will stand in her place. She will not be human or cat. But both.
There are others like what she will become. Including my own cat. She must save them.
Baba."
On the back of the letter was what could only be called a spell.
Catherine looked over the other envelopes. One was addressed to "Lady Twillichiss Miller". Another simply said "Second".
She opened that one. Inside was an address, and a picture of the pendant.
That night she drove to near the address - an MoD research facility. She put on the pendant, and walked past the oblivious guards. Inside were laboratories and offices. In one, an unlocked computer. It told of a "Project Ai", a plan to build a cyborg assassin from the brain of a cat. Baba had been right again. But the project was only in planning. It would be years before it would work.
When she returned to her car, all four paws of the pendant were white.
The next day, she visited the family lawyers, and left some very special instructions.
She was going to die to save her pet. But her pet would have to inherit her place.
#catgirls #SF #SFF #SciFi #Fantasy #microfiction #microfic #tootfic #IAmWriting
(Prompted by a comment from @leece , and for @ami_angelwings .)
