It took a while before Lionshine could bring herself to say something to Frasnarf and Alderwood, who were still creepily cuddling on the control room couch. "We—well," she finally managed to stutter." 

Frasnarf had beautiful blue eyes.

Lionshine had always wanted beautiful blue eyes.

"We-well, what?" Frasnarf asked, her violently bright pink tail lashing back and forth. "If you have something to say, you know you can just say it."

"I know, I know," Lionshine hissed, suddenly annoyed. She had never thought her brother would find love before she did, but here she was, on a spaceship that was headed back to Mars, staring at a vibrantly pink cat with beautiful blue eyes, who was staring adoringly at her own brother, who was staring at the wall, eyes empty. "So, I'm sorry to say, but we can't bring her with us."

"Why not?!?" Alderwood meowed, ears wilting. "She's my true love! I know you don't know what love feels like, but you don't need to take your jealousy out on others." 

"We can't have a foreign cat on board." 

Lionshine shrugs helplessly, and Frasnarf lets out a growl. She snaps her jaws at the captain, teeth suddenly growing from inside her jaw.

Alderwood restrains his girlfriend.

"Yep, we're launching her off into space," decided Lionshine, her eyes hard. "No questions or doubts there. Alderwood, put your girlfriend in a spacesuit or I'll have to... hav... have to get the fire extinguisher."

Alderwood explodes off toward the closet to get a suit for Fransnarf.

Meanwhile...

Shadepelt narrowed her eyes as she drew a card. "Sorry!" she shouted triumphantly, slamming the card down in front of Pebblepounce, who started crying. "What, you're afraid of losing?" she taunted.

"I got something in my eye!" he sobbed. "That's all! Something in my eye!"

"I'm sorry... why don't we go play 3D Chess outside? You'll beat me at that, and then you'll feel better. R-right?" Shadepelt asked.

Pebblepounce brightened up. "Sure!" he meowed, bounding toward the back of the ship. "Can we go out the rover doors? I put my suit in the wash down there."

"Yeah. I'll meet you in a few."

Back in the control room, Alderwood is sobbing as he dresses up his girlfriend in a spacesuit.

"You know, I really think this counts as domestic violence," Fransnarf commented as Alderwood pushed her legs into the suit. "Can I sue for this? Will you come to intergalactic court if I sue you?"

Alderwood sniffled. "Sue my sister, not me! I love you!" he meowed dramatically. 

"You're throwing me out into the void of space. I'd hardly say you love me." Fransnarf sniffed as Alderwood buckled the helmet over her head. The insignia of KGIS seemed out-of-place on the bright pink she-cat. 

Lionshine rushed in before the two lovers could make up. She pshed Fransnarf into the airlock. "Goodbye, Pluto Cat!" she declared, shutting the doors quickly.

She spun around and faced her brother. "Go to your room, now," she hissed. "And don't bring your girlfriends on the spaceship again."

As Lionshine stalked out of the room, a thoughtful expression crossed Alderwood's face.

"Does that mean I can bring my boyfriend on the ship?"

by Rio. ⛈