Chapter 1: The Talent Show at the County Fair

I am a cat. Grandma took me to compete in a pet talent show with a grand prize of one hundred thousand dollars. The bleachers creaked under the crowd, and somewhere a kid dropped a soda, fizzing into the dirt.

The local fairgrounds were buzzing with excitement that afternoon, the sweet scent of funnel cake drifting on the breeze. Out in the fields, while other cats and dogs just watched the crafty mice get away, I spun around, unlatched my carrier, and showed off my signature move: catching mice single-pawed.

Somebody in a John Deere cap whistled. A little girl dropped her corndog, eyes wide. Even the funnel cake vendor paused, powdered sugar floating down like confetti. The crowd gasped as, in a flash, as soon as a mud-splattered mouse poked its head out, I snatched it up by the scruff of its neck. In no time at all, every mouse in the field had fallen to my paws.

Live Chat:

[This cat’s a genius! Tagging my own lazy furball.]

[So after all these years, the kid still won’t talk, huh?]

[Instant KO! This cat’s a total boss.]

[I’ve seen this cat before—she sat behind me during the AP exams and finished before the proctor even started the clock.]

As the video went viral, my inbox filled up with memes and fan edits. People started making TikToks with my face pasted on action heroes. #WhiskersTheBoss trended by midnight. A cat with hustle—folks in every time zone were rooting for me.

In an instant, I became an internet sensation.