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that he'd been beaten to the chase by two masked heroes known to the press as Billy the Cat
and Katie but wasn't about to condone the actions of 'have-a-go types in masks'.

William and Katie changed out of their catsuits and sat on the steps of the Wakefield Tower as
Miss Nuttall and the rest of the children came downstairs with the Beefeaters. Pleased to see
they were unharmed she believed them when they told her about taking a wrong turning and
ended up getting lost. The rest of the class were shouting and cheering and telling William and
Kathleen how they'd seen Billy the Cat and Katie and how they'd crashed through the roof and
so on and so on. William and Kathleen acted surprised yet disappointed that they'd not
witnessed all of this but at least they were all safe.

The whole place was alive with gossip and talk of how the robbers were caught, the gunfight
and so many people including Beefeaters had seen the crime fighting duo that it had to be true
and it didn’t take long for the reporter's story to make the front pages of every newspaper in
England. "Billy the Cat and Katie – They're Real", "Masked Crime Fighters Save Crown Jewels",
"Queen Gives Thanks To National Heroes." Even the police in their statements to the court
when Max, Harry and Charlie were convicted of the theft of the most famous jewels in the
world had to tell of the sheer heroism of Billy the Cat and Katie. Newspaper stories spoke of
how the two were bullet proof and could jump from huge heights, climb sheer walls and had
amazing strength. The press offered great rewards of thousands of pounds for information
about the identity of these unknown heroes but no-one ever came forward. Billy the Cat and
Katie were anonymous and were going to stay that way for a long time. Their adventure and
exploits became the stuff of legends for over ten years and then they suddenly disappeared,
never to be heard of ever again.

Granddad William and Great Aunt Kathleen both looked at the young reporter, "Young man,
you are now the only person apart from us in the whole world who knows the full story. As you
have already told us, you've been researching Billy the Cat and Katie for five years and when
we read your story in the paper we decided it was time to tell the world. So, just what are you
proposing to call this book of yours?"

The End ????

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This work of fan fiction is created with the kind permission of DC Thomson,
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