When people ask, and they inevitably do, “why and how dog people?” I’ll lean back in my chair and take a sip of my coffee, then proceed to tell the story of Doggiteran, and the ancient battle between cats and dogs.
You see, long ago…
The planet Doggiteran thrived under the luminous gaze of its twin suns, a beacon of advanced civilization and technological prowess in the distant cosmos. The Doggiterians, a highly intelligent canine species, ventured into the depths of genetic engineering, seeking to transcend their biological limitations. This quest gave rise to a new species—cats, originally created as an enhanced version of their canine creators. However, ideological conflicts about the ethics of genetic manipulation led to the cats’ exile to Catathopia, a harsh neighboring planet.
The cats, already superior in many ways, evolved into a technologically advanced race, driven by a relentless desire for revenge against those who cast them out. They unleashed a catastrophic bio-weapon on Doggiteran, which decimated the population, leaving only a fraction alive. Those survivors, ancient and wise, severed their failing bodies, preserving their heads through intricate life-support systems, forming a Council that would govern in secrecy.
With their planet dying, the Council enacted a desperate plan: to transplant their consciousness into bodies on another habitable planet. Earth became their focus, but upon arrival, they discovered their genetics were incompatible with humans. Over millennia, through advanced genetic engineering, they created the dog people, a hybrid species that melded canine and human traits. The original human inhabitants slowly faded from existence, replaced by these new beings who carried forward both Doggiterian and human legacies without knowing their origins.
The cats, having tracked the Doggiterians to Earth, followed with intentions of continuing their vendetta. Despite their technological edge, the cats faced a world overwhelmingly populated by dog people. The age-old enmity persisted, woven into the fabric of their new world. Though, due to the sheer numbers of foe, the cats could do little more than plan for the day that they could take their revenge. As centuries passed, the cats and dogs forgot exactly why they were enemies, though still harbor resentment and distrust to this day.
Among the dog people, a curious and daring young archeologist named Indiana Bones, while on a dig in the Amazon, discovered ancient ruins that concealed the Council’s chamber. The holographic archives within spun tales of cosmic wars and their genetically engineered history, revealing the ongoing shadow conflict between the dog people and the secretive feline descendants on Earth.
As Bones pieced together the threads of his genesis, he discovered a chilling feline project: the Oblivion Device, a weapon capable of erasing memories and severing the deep-rooted cultural ties that bound the dog people. The device was a relic of ancient fears, inadvertently primed to activate at the next lunar eclipse—a ticking time bomb that threatened to plunge his world into chaos.
With the moon casting its ominous shadow, Bones rallied a motley crew of dog diplomats and rogue cat technocrats, uniting them with a shared goal of disarming the doomsday device. Their frenzied race against time was a spectacle of claws, paws, and high-tech wizardry, climaxing in a daring feat beneath the eclipse’s darkened gaze.
As the device was dismantled, the erstwhile enemies recognized the folly of their inherited grudges. Bonds forged in the face of oblivion blossomed into a robust alliance. Dog and cat leaders, inspired by the bravery of Bones and his eclectic band, forged a new covenant—The Pact of Paws and Whiskers—to govern their intertwined destinies with wisdom and fairness.
In the twilight of this new beginning, the legacy of Doggiteran whispers through the leaves of Earth, a reminder of where they came from, and a beacon for where they might go.
And who knows… If dogs and cats can figure out how to work things out, just maybe…maybe we humans can too.