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The Getaway
© 2026 by Walter Reimer
Thumbnail art by John Haynes Mercedes
He’d been walking for a while, but it felt good to walk. The road was, as far as he could tell, straight as an arrow and bordered on both sides by trees, oaks maybe, that shaded the worst of the sunlight and cast dappled shadows on the road surface and undergrowth.
The bear wondered briefly about the mink and the dog and all the others, who had stayed behind. They’d miss him, of course, although the dog would likely try to pass it off with a self-deprecating remark about his aim being poor.
Still, it was a good day for a walk. The air was fresh and the breeze filtering through the branches kept the temperature comfortable.
One ear perked at the distant sound of an engine and he stopped and turned to see a pair of headlights – no, two pairs, mounted vertically.
It was a good day for a walk, but he stuck his right paw out, thumb up. The oncoming vehicle flashed its high beams at him once, twice, signaling that whoever was driving had seen him.
The car slowed and stopped beside him. It was a four-door Mercedes 600 Grosser Pullman, black as night.
The right rear window came down and a face appeared, a feline femme with brown fur, black wavy headfur, and a mischievous look in her eyes. “Hi, handsome,” she said with an impish smile. “Going our way?” Behind her sat a woman, human with sharp features and startlingly bright green hair. As he looked, she morphed into a skunk-femme with equally green headfur.
The bear smiled and twirled one end of his mustache. “Sure,” and he climbed in, the car spacious enough for the two femmes to situate themselves on either side of him. At the far end of the passenger compartment two feral cats, a mixed-breed Siamese and a smaller shorthair with smoke-gray fur, were in loaf pose and sleeping off a squab dinner.
The skunk-femme signaled to the driver and the Grosser smoothly accelerated, heading down the road.
The bear had no idea where he was going.
But he was going to get there in style.
© 2026 by Walter Reimer
Thumbnail art by John Haynes Mercedes
He’d been walking for a while, but it felt good to walk. The road was, as far as he could tell, straight as an arrow and bordered on both sides by trees, oaks maybe, that shaded the worst of the sunlight and cast dappled shadows on the road surface and undergrowth.
The bear wondered briefly about the mink and the dog and all the others, who had stayed behind. They’d miss him, of course, although the dog would likely try to pass it off with a self-deprecating remark about his aim being poor.
Still, it was a good day for a walk. The air was fresh and the breeze filtering through the branches kept the temperature comfortable.
One ear perked at the distant sound of an engine and he stopped and turned to see a pair of headlights – no, two pairs, mounted vertically.
It was a good day for a walk, but he stuck his right paw out, thumb up. The oncoming vehicle flashed its high beams at him once, twice, signaling that whoever was driving had seen him.
The car slowed and stopped beside him. It was a four-door Mercedes 600 Grosser Pullman, black as night.
The right rear window came down and a face appeared, a feline femme with brown fur, black wavy headfur, and a mischievous look in her eyes. “Hi, handsome,” she said with an impish smile. “Going our way?” Behind her sat a woman, human with sharp features and startlingly bright green hair. As he looked, she morphed into a skunk-femme with equally green headfur.
The bear smiled and twirled one end of his mustache. “Sure,” and he climbed in, the car spacious enough for the two femmes to situate themselves on either side of him. At the far end of the passenger compartment two feral cats, a mixed-breed Siamese and a smaller shorthair with smoke-gray fur, were in loaf pose and sleeping off a squab dinner.
The skunk-femme signaled to the driver and the Grosser smoothly accelerated, heading down the road.
The bear had no idea where he was going.
But he was going to get there in style.
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