Only one line was legible: "Subject 734: Lesson learned—Do not trap a predator. It will teach you how to die."
The cat led the dog to the main power junction. The cat remembered the boy’s apartment. It remembered the red button on the wall that made the lights go out. It found a similar conduit. It bit down. Stray X Zooskool Biography
It remembered warmth. A small, dusty apartment. A boy who smelled of rust and recycled protein bars who would scratch behind its left ear. Then the Sentinels came. The boy’s door was sealed. The cat fled. It fell. Only one line was legible: "Subject 734: Lesson