I lay down by the kitchen table as my humans eat dinner. I look longingly at their gravy covered chicken; it looks better than any dry kibble I’ve had.

One of the smaller ones notices me, and sneaks a surpassing piece of chicken, trying to act normal. I chomp it up quickly, and lick the human’s hand in acknowledgment.

But then my super-sense goes off in my head, and I bolt to the sliding door, whining and tapping my claws on the floor, trying to signal I ‘need’ to go to the bathroom.

“Ok, ok, here you go, Charlie.” The biggest human says as he opens the door for me. I rush out to the lawn, and when the humans aren’t looking I duck under the deck, where my magic super suit lays, waiting for me. It will turn me into a super hero. It zaps onto my body, and suddenly I’m Superdog, who can fly and control humans.

I look into my mind, using the super-sense to find out what’s happening. It shows me that someone in black with a gun is breaking into… my house!

I rush out of the deck to get back inside. But only then I realize that I have my suit on and my humans have noticed me. I see their recognition and surprise, but they let me in. I fly to the front door and bust through it, finding the burglar standing there.

But it’s one of the humans I recognize. It’s from one of the bigger humans litter, my original owner. I have a spurt of love for them, but I shove that out of my mind.

I bark and snarl at them while the point their gun at me. I fly circles, snapping at their head and making them bleed. As I swerve around, I snatch a peek of my humans on the phone, probably calling the police.

I feel only rage as I slice cuts in the human, each wound for each wound they have me when I was in their possession.

The police arrive, and they have to muzzle me to stop me from killing the human. I finally realize what I have done, pity and shame rushing over me like a wave.

As they take the human away in the ambulance, I briefly think, “I’m sorry, human.”