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Codename: Fluffy

INT . OVAL OFFICE – DAY
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE stands before THE PRESIDENT ’s desk . THE PRESIDENT sits behind his desk. And he looks pissed.

PRES
Ya did what now?

SoD
We captured Osama Bin Laden.

PRES
God-damn son, I got that part! Say again what you did to his brain?

SoD
The DARPA boys were working on this mind-transfer device. I’ll spare you the tecnical jargon, sir. Basically, it can put the mind of one animal into the body of another.

PRES
Uh-huh. Like on Star Trek.

SoD
Yes sir. Like on Star Trek. Well, someone thought it would be funny if we tested it on Bin Laden. So…they put his mind into a cat.

PRES
A cat?

SoD
Yes sir. A cat codenamed Fluffy. We were going to present it to you as a gift. Like I said: someone thought it would be funny.

PRES
Where the hell is this cat now?

SoD
At around oh-six-hundred, Fluffy killed two guards and escaped.

PRES
Well, ya best go catch that pussy. The good news is: how much damage can a kitty-cat do, anyhow?

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