The tale of Big Tee's surprise, ER style.

[niaru]

[ahem - wherever we're going, are you SURE you want ME to fly that plane? hehehe]

[Bara]

Big Tee was sitting at her newly-restored computer, getting paler by the moment.

"Louis!" she freaked. Da Lip, used to this, just sat looking up at her. Big Tee lost it.

"There's a Sasquatch, a Christmas fairy, A DUCK, for Duck's sake, a star, knitters, purlers, plainers. A jetliner, a sleigh and a pumpkin; numerous ex-racers and horses - a pack of dogs ..."

Louis fluffed up to twice his size.

"No. Dogs." He said.

Tee was a tee (!ny) bit hysterical.

"They're on their way," she said. "There's talk of weddings, tropics, stars and stuff ..."

The cats looked at each other.

With practiced ease, they surrounded Big Tee and closed her in.

"Actually," hissed Louis da lip to the other cats, "it could be quite fun."

[Big Tee©]

AND by telepathic communication, to Louie's mind, came a message from The Donald. "Don't worry about the dogs, li'l buddy, I'LL take care of them for you'. The message was followed by an image of The Donald running after the dogs, stomping and striking madly, then watching them scatter over the snow, and disappearing over the hill to the east. The image briefly changed to a smirkling horse, trying to dust off his front hooves in a manner completely befitting the best B movie villain. Louie relaxed and flashed back to The Donald "Hey!! T'anks, old buddy, dat is da only way ta deal wid dogs. I din't tink you care anymore.'

Then Louie had a TERRIBLE thought and sent back to The Donald, Ranbo and the barn Kat Klan "Hey youse guys!! Ya knows dat if we keeps Ma surrounded, she ain' gonna feed us....we's gonna STARVE!!!"

[diane]

lets go THERE.. dreaming about warm weather.... closing my eyes imaginating the warmth of the sun on my face... sighs

[pedrodeshyburro]

Hey it was Sunday, the day of rest

[Bara]

The Donald flashed another message to LouIE. "Let her out, you fools, she can't feed you when you have her surrounded."

Each cat pretended to lose interest and wander off... Tee decided to forget the impending invasion and get on with chores.

Back at ER-Central, Terrie's house, the dogs were holding a meeting, Molly in the chair, Bear as secretary. Dakota raised a paw...

"The chair recognises MsDakota," said Molly bossily.

"Prolly best," suggested Dakota, "that the pack doesn't go."

They all stared at her.

"It's a CAT stronghold," she explained. Yippings and yappings broke out; except for Stella and Boo. Boo was trying on Stella's beret, Stella was smacking Boo around the beret.

In a darker corner, Ilsa was catching up with Jacques, who had just been parachuted in by the FreeFrench.

Molly banked her gavel. "QUIET, please!" She barked.

Outside, all the Ex-Racers of every persuasion, were loaded onto ER-One.

Niaru, in the pilot's seat, was nervously checking charts, flipping switches, gauging fuel and all that stuff.

Next to her, in the co-pilot's seat, Capricorn had been replaced by an extremely handsome French Canadian, with dimples in his cheeks and a deep gravelly voice. "Merci beaucoup," he was saying, "You are tres gentil to give me a lift half-way home."

Niaru's heart was doing backflips, but then she remembered that HE was married and SHE was married ...

"Prepare for take-off." She said firmly. Garou started reading off the instruments.

Terrie and Bara were demonstrating emergency procedures, inflating life-jackets and pretending to blow into whistles; Shannon was trying to re-assure Peanut ; Nancy was still knitting; Diane was in the galley, frantically trying to sort out all the special meals. Adcooper was sitting at the rear, with her lap-top in front of her :

"For this reporter," she was typing, "this mercy mission has an element of the chaotic."

Brooks and Deb, in the jump-seats up-front, were murmuring to each other.

"Do you think there is an airport?" asked Brooks. Debs twirled her fancy cane, thoughtfully.

"Not sure there's an airstrip," she finally announced. They sat in silence for a moment.

[pedrodeshyburro]

( We really need to get them to Big Tee's)


Brooks thought about what Deb just said, she looked over to where Terrie was sitting. She's had the same thought, Brooks muttered to herself. She called Terrie over to where she was sitting,
"Listen I know there's no airstrip near Big Tee's house" Brooks said.
"I've taken care of that" winked Terrie.
"You know Terrie we should help them along here" Brooks said.
"I was just thinking of that myself, on three" she said.

Niaru, in the pilot's seat blinked her eyes and said "What happened!!!!!!!!" "We are here already, how did that happened?"

The plane landed very quietly outside Big Tee's house.
"OMG they are here!!!!" Big Tee screamed to the cats, who went fly in all directions.

All those on the plane got off and made there way up to the house. The front door flew open and there were hugs and kisses all around. "We are so glad to finally here" they all said at once.

"Now where are the Bride and Groom?"...................................................

[Shannon]

...Somewhere, high over the Atlantic, Shannon, Yonkie and Peanut are flying along in a cloud of pixie dust. Suddenly (That's for you, Bara) - Peanut's little mule ears began to swivel wildly. Yonkie helpfully bonked him on the head to try and settle them in. Peanut nailed her squarely between the eyes with a popcorn kernel he had been keeping back for the right moment.
Just as Shannon was starting with her spiel about "Don't MAKE me pull this sleigh over and stop!", the nav screen on the sleigh dash crackled into life. What was the cargo plane already doing in Canada? She stared at the glowing red dot on the dial, thinking hard. This truly complicated her mission.
"Peanut!' She called over the rushing winds. "Open up the Red Bull keg under your chin and share it with your sister!" Her hands trembled as she reached under the sleigh seat and pulled out a crumpled feed sack. Handing up the feed bags to her gallant steeds, her voice quavered a bit.
"And- you know I don't like you guys to have this, but it's unfortunately what is called for under the circumstances. We have some serious ground to cover, and time is running short."
Yonkie and Peanut's eyes widened above their feed bags as they got their first whiff of the tantalizing, illicit substance. Shannon had barely enough time to fasten her flight harness, tighten her goggles, and get a firm grip on the reins as the sleigh accelerated. The stars stretched into blurs as she became buffeted by the wind and the smell of the forbidden stimulant being munched by her steeds - the warm scent of ----- Sweet Feed. They rocketed towards England.

[Shannon]

Okay, I cannot believe we are not swamped with wedding planners, here- ideas? Bridesdog/cat/horse dresses?

[Bara]

Big Tee was impatiently checking her watch and saying ..        

"If they're coming, why don't they  come!"  She muttered to herself.   "And why don't they GO soon?" Louie tutted. "We have a wedding to perform," he snarled.

Somewhere over the Atlantic, Bara - Boo, Lexie, Woo and Edge were extremely disorientated.

"I thought," ventured Edgie, the spokesman, "I THOUGHT we were going to Saskatchawan? To a wedding? Why have I got these silly flowers in my mane?"

Yonkie smacked him upside the head. (Boo giggled.)

Meanwhile, over Canada ...

[Shannon]

Meanwhile, over Canada ...



A troop of Mounties has just parachuted onto Big Tee's barn roof! They are tipsy, and singing a rather off-key version of "O' Canada".

In the road in front of Tee's house, a string of limousines equipped with snow plows has pulled up. A stream of Sasquatches, dressed in their finest, begins to emerge. Cedric's family and friends have arrived!

Back over the Atlantic, Shannon glances over at Bara, who has pulled up next to her sleigh in the flying pumpkin. She nearly drops the reins.

"Err- Bara? Why aren't you back in - you know - Canada?"

Bara shrugged. She did, indeed, look very disorientated.

Peanut's ears began gyrating. Bara's cottage had appeared on the nav screen. The two magical carriages began their descent.

Meanwhile, back in Canada...

[pedrodeshyburro]

"It seems we've lost a few members of the group" said Deb. "Yes, Bara received a secret message from MI-6, she was called back to London and she took Shannon with her, I don't know if we'll see her again" Terrie said looking very worried.

"Where are the bride and Groom" asked Brooks, "They must try on the outfits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Allouette and Cedric were not to be found anywhere

Brooks turned and screamed "THEY WERE ON THE PLANE.........RIGHT!!!!" she hoped " Someone did check???"

Deb who was bundled up in the corner said "I thought I saw them last going into the barn at Terrie's house but I'm not sure."

Nancy looked at Brooks and said very calmly "Calm down Brooks, we'll find them. "Estelle can you reach her by fairy phone? Please and tell her we are all waiting for them at the house."asked Nancy.

Meantime Big Tee was having a hard time convincing her cat's the dogs would not chase after them and eat them.

The rest were making dinner, when they notice the limo's coming down the road. "Who are all these people" cried Ann "and what do they want?"

[Bara]

Niaru was softly smacking Bara around the chops, Bara was softly murmuring "Garouuu..?"

Edgie, Forry, Lexie, Buster, Charm, Stella, Yonkie, Peanut, Ilsa and Jacques were gathered around.

Niaru SMACKED Bara round the chops. "Garou," she said, "Is flying the plane."

"How?" Asked Bara, "did we finish up flying back home across the Atlantic?"

"You'd have to ask Brooksie," said Niaru. "Anyway, we're on our way back to Saskatchawan, now, and the wedding is in two hours. Does anyone know where the bride and groom are?"

There was a commotion up-front and a pair of large feet and a teeny tiny wand appeared in the aisle.

"Merde.." muttered an unidentified French female voice...

The intercom clicked on "C'est Capitain Garou," said a gravelly voice. Everyone melted .... "Nous arrivons en Dog River in approximately dix minutes."

Edgie looked annoyed and kept on getting Stella and Boo to chew the flowers out of his mane.

Meanwhile, Big Tee ...

[Big Tee©]

Oh, Captain, ma'am, please - divert to Regina airport, repeat DIVERT, unless you got skis on that plane If you have skis, drop down before you get to Dog River or you are gonna miss me by 30 miles. Just look for a herd of anxious cats and huge shoved up heaps of snow, and that will be me!!!!

[pedrodeshyburro]

Author's note: Big Tee this is magical plane it can land anywhere, and apparently people can pop on and off during flight. Hmmmmmm!