Spider Cat Chapter 1: The Nap

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Spider Cat

Chapter 1: The Nap

The warehouse had its own rhythm.

Forklifts hummed through the aisles.

Stretch wrap crackled.

Scanners chirped.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, a gray warehouse cat wandered the docks looking for absolutely anything more interesting than paperwork.

A tiny spider lowered itself from a pallet rack.

The cat's ears perked.

His pupils widened.

The spider never stood a chance.

Snap.

One quick pounce.

One satisfied crunch.

He licked a paw.

"...Tasted dusty."

The afternoon dragged on.

Nothing exciting came in. No urgent trailers. No impossible inventory hunts. Just another quiet shift.

The cat yawned.

He knew the perfect place.

High above Receiving, tucked behind a stack of empty pallets where the warm air from the heaters drifted upward, was his favorite napping spot.

He curled into a tight ball.

The warehouse noise slowly faded.


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Hours later...

His ears twitched.

Someone was calling his name.

"...Hey."

Another voice.

"Hey... wake up."

He stretched without opening his eyes.

Front paws first.

Back legs next.

A long yawn escaped him.

He blinked.

Standing in front of him was Hounddog, one of the dock workers.

Hounddog wasn't looking at his face.

He wasn't looking at his paws.

His eyes were fixed behind him.

"...Buddy..."

The dog swallowed.

"...You feeling okay?"

The cat frowned.

"What?"

Hounddog slowly raised a trembling paw and pointed.

"...You've got..."

"...more tails."

The cat glanced over his shoulder.

His heart skipped.

One tail lazily swished across the pallet.

Then another.

Then another.

Seven long, flexible tail-like limbs slowly unfurled behind him, each moving independently as if waking from the same nap.

One scratched behind his ear.

Another reached out and accidentally knocked over an empty coffee cup.

A third curled around the pallet rack for balance.

The other four simply floated in the air, gently swaying like curious whiskers testing the breeze.

Neither of them spoke.

Finally Hounddog broke the silence.

"...I don't think that's supposed to happen."

The cat stared at the strange appendages.

One of them gave Hounddog a little wave.

"...I don't think so either."

End of Chapter 1

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