Cat in Heaven submitted by PO2 Tricia Fendt to The Ari Chronicles

 From 1999 to 2012 I was part of a local Star Trek fan club, called the USS Ari. We were part of the larger fan club, Starfleet International. Each chapter was a ‘starship’  and ours was the USS Ari NCC 1723.

When I first joined the Ari in 1999, it was headed by an old high school friend of mine, Michelene Biber. I started in the group as an ‘ensign’ and quickly rose to the rank of First Officer. (Michelene aka Michelle, was the captain). In 2005, when Michelle was too sick to continue her duties as commander, I assumed command of the Ari - with the permission of the other members. 

The Ari put out a bi-monthly newsletter, The Ari Chronicles, which Michelle and I worked on together with submissions from the other members.

The following is a submission by member Tricia Fendt for an issue of The Ari Chronicles. I don’t which issue it was from - I have all my copies of The Chronicles up in the attic. I only found this on a scrap piece of paper when I was going through papers last evening. 

Cat in Heaven -- submitted by PO2 Tricia Fendt 

A cat died and went to heaven. God met her at the gates and said, “You have been a good cat all these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking.” 

The cat thought for a minute and then said, “All my life I lived on a farm and slept on hard wooden floors. I would like a real fluffy pillow to sleep on.” 

God said, “Say no more.” Instantly the cat had a huge fluffy pillow. 

A few days later, six mice killed in an accident and they all went to Heaven together. God met the mice at the gates with the same offer that he made to the cat. 

The mice said “Well, we have had to run all of our lives; from cats, dogs, and even people with brooms! If we could just have some little roller skates, we would not have to run again.” God answered, “It is done.” All the mice had beautiful little roller skates. 

About a week later, God decided to check on the cat. He found her sound asleep on her fluffy pillow. God gently awakened the cat and asked, “Is everything okay? How have you been doing? Are you happy?” 

The cat replied, “Oh it is WONDERFUL. I have never been so happy in my life. The pillow is so fluffy, and those little Meals on Wheels you have been sending over are delicious!”