Cat Stewart
Names: Cat Stewartthe CatCat's ClawsMs. Stewart
First appears in Book 2: Judas Unchained, chapter 5 (Chapter 5)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 5The Cat is a frivolous, dangerous convict who was put into suspension long before Morton's birth; her crimes against innocent humans are feared and never discussed.
- Ch 5In the simulation the Cat fired baby nukes at nearby aliens, ending the mission; she argued that if one alien knows, all do.
- Ch 7Cat is an unstable, mocking member of the squad whom Morton, Rob and Parker distrust; Morton senses something fundamentally wrong in her personality.
- Ch 7Cat opposes Doc's attack, flees uphill at over sixty km/h in her armor suit, and clashes with Doc.
- Ch 7The Cat proposes planting a nuke between the old and planned new force field borders, so it ends up inside when the new field activates.
- Ch 7Cat points out that Mellanie knew MorningLightMountain's name though Morton never mentioned it, undermining Rob's dismissal.
- Ch 12Tracks Prime tractor-vehicles and reports foundations of a probable chemical plant at the end of the Highmarsh.
- Ch 13The Cat is a menacing teammate who stays beside Morton and the motile during the evacuation.
- Ch 15The Cat is aggressive and sardonic, argues for going in hot, and teases Morton about his ego.
- Ch 18A notorious criminal wearing top-line armor, travelling with the Guardians; she mocks the suspect hunt and says the group lacks real evidence.
- Ch 18The Cat, in armor, jumps from the lead Loko truck to clear Institute roadblocks and survives unharmed.
- Ch 19The Cat is sarcastic and pessimistic, doubting the Guardians can stop the Starflyer, which she believes is smarter than them.
- Ch 20The Cat refused to enter the hole before the storm hit, saying 'That's not how I die, Morty,' and stayed outside.
- Ch 20The Cat is a girl sitting alone in the new desert who meets the three brothers and agrees to party with them "like you wouldn't believe".
Connections
- member ofCat's Claws
- leadsCat's Claws
- ally ofMorton
- member ofParis team
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 5Simulation ends in nuclear blast
During a simulated infiltration of an alien base, the Cat detonates baby nukes against nearby aliens, ending the exercise. Morton confronts her angrily afterward.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Landing on the Prime-held planet
Cat's Claws are fired through a wormhole in bubbles above the Highmarsh Valley during a massive assault. Aerobots fight off Prime flyers while the squad hides, then they travel through the mountains.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Base camp and sensor placement
The squad establishes a base camp in a saddle in the Regents, plants sensors overlooking the Trine'ba and Randtown, and observes heavy Prime activity.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Squad splits to scout
After arguing over Cat's reliability, Morton and Rob scout east of Randtown while Cat, Parker and the Doc go toward Blackwater Crag, avoiding engagement.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Ravine ambush and battle
Locals ambush a Prime patrol; Morton and Rob kill the remaining aliens, but Doc's HVvixen use brings many flyers.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Meeting in the cave and new plan
In the survivors' cave, Cat's Claws treats David and feeds the group. They plan to evacuate them and, following the Cat's idea, plant a nuke at the future force field boundary.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Alien found in ruined house
Morton and the Cat scout a garden to place the nuke. Sneekbots find an unarmored alien alone in a house, linked by cable to a human handheld array.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Bose surrenders
An alien in the ruined house contacts Morton's team electronically, surrenders and identifies itself as Dudley Bose in a Prime motile body, offering information against MorningLightMountain.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Debate over informing the navy
On the mountain saddle, Morton persuades the group to delay telling the navy about Bose. Mellanie's message confirms the secrecy and promises extraction from Elan.
- Book 2 · Ch 12Morton scouts Prime activity
Morton, Rob and the Cat scout Prime activity near the Regents, noting farmland preparation and a new chemical plant.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Wormhole rescue from the Trine'ba mountains
Morton's team receives Mellanie's message, verifies her, and passes through a wormhole to Augusta with survivors and the Bose motile.
- Book 2 · Ch 15Battle of Port Evergreen
Morton's ten armored fighters jump in, destroy Port Evergreen, the Carbon Gooses and a weapons truck, but several trucks, probably with the Starflyer, escape through the wormhole.
- Book 2 · Ch 18Chase down Highway One and the sabotage warning
Stig's convoy races Cruisers south through Highway One's urban stretch while Bradley reassures him. Adam's garbled message reveals sabotage and a likely Starflyer agent in his group, prompting a debate over suspects.
- Book 2 · Ch 18Convoy smashes Institute blockade
Guardians' Loko trucks and the Cat ram through four Land Rover Cruisers blocking Highway One; Stig drives through the burning gap and the Cat survives.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Armored cars charge and meet soldier motiles
Bradley orders the armored cars to ram the MANN truck, but hundreds of soldier motiles block the way. Morton kills one in close combat and the Paris team ends up nearly surrounded.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Rob's sacrifice and the dash to the valley
Soldier motiles pin Rob, who detonates his power cells to cover the others. Morton, Cat and Alic ride the armored car to the Institute valley, but the second car is destroyed and the MANN truck reaches the starship first.
- Book 2 · Ch 19Retreat from soldier motiles and sudden darkness
The group's decoy attack on the soldier motiles fails and the second armored car is destroyed. The armor suits flee on foot as the sun suddenly goes dark over the Dessault Mountains.
- Book 2 · Ch 20Tom's brothers meet the Cat
After a fruitless scavenging trip, Tom, Andy and Hagen find a girl sitting by Highway One and offer her a ride; she turns out to be the Cat.