"Doc? You down here?"

Heavy boots thudded on the stairs as Dempsey stepped down to find Richtofen. He was wondering where the man had gotten to and needed some help with a puzzle little Edward and Takeo had given him. It was near impossible for Dempsey to crack.

"Richtofen? Are you even down here?"

Dempsey looked around the room, before he spied a pair of tiny eyes glaring at him from the dark under a work bench. He crouched down and stared at the acid green glowing eyes, before he smiled warmly.

"C'mon, kitty" he carefully extended a hand. "You can't be in here."

The cat hissed and growled a little, slowly poking its' face out of the dark. Dempsey chuckled, letting out a hand to the tiny cat, the creature backing up, before sniffing him. The cat knew Dempsey would not hurt him, not in the slightest, but instinct said to be wary of everyone, and his pride was also reluctant. Slowly, the cat stepped out from under the table, looking at Dempsey.

"Good lil' guy" Dempsey slowly going to pet the cat. "I won't hurt ya!"

The cat lowered itself, before putting a paw on Dempseys' hand, pushing him away with a meow. Dempsey felt himself melt at the tiny noise, holding his hand steady. The cat sniffed his hand, before rubbing against it, meowing again, louder.

"Can I pat ya now?" he chuckled and gently pet the cat. "See? No harm."

The cat snorted, its' eyes glaring in annoyance at Dempsey. In that one instant, Dempsey thought of how similar the look was to the one Richtofen gave him when Dempsey interrupted something. For a second, man and cat seemed to just stare at each other, before the sound of someone calling interrupted them. The cat meowed at Dempsey, and the man scooped him up.

"Ya know, I think the kids will just love ya!"

The cats' ears tilted and a faint purr could be heard as Dempsey gently scratched his head and under the chin. This cat was a little treasure, but he was not  exactly what anyone was expecting to find.

"Where the heck is he?"