Snowshoe (Animated Film)

This idea is for the Don Bluth Cinematic Universe or Disney Universe.

Plot
A stray Cat has adventures in 1960s Philadelphia.

Synopsis
On a cold foggy night in 1960s Philadelphia, a young black and white cat named Charcoal, (Pet name, Snowshoe) sadly walks outside a graveyard, and heads to an empty apartment owned by His late owner, Mr. Breslow. After mourning His owner for a few hours, Charcoal then goes to the Strawberry Mansion, where He spends the rest of the Winter, with His parents.

Winter passed, and Charcoal, now as a young adult, explores the town to find a new home. However, none of which fit the because they contain some cat-hating dogs, territorial cats, a person allergic to cat fur. Charcoal goes to the next neighborhood, but runs afoul of a straycatcher. Charcoal sprints to Wissahickon Park, safe from His pursuer. However, as night fell, Charcoal encounters a few sparrows who attempt to trick the cat into eating hemlock berries, until a young wood rat named Hazmat stops Him, saying that the berries are toxic. Furious that their plan was thwarted, the sparrows chase the wood rat, Charcoal goes after the deceitful birds and warned them to back off. The wood rat hesitantly thanked Charcoal for saving His life, then, ran off, but came back to properly thank the cat and showed Him around the forest including a blueberry orchard, where Charcoal ate a few, then sleeps on a tree branch, minutes until dawn, Charcoal spots a beautiful feline in the shadows, and goes after it. Charcoal lost it, but makes it to Philadelphia's fabled hundred steps, as the Wood rat gives Charcoal a message before heading back home, "Beware of Splotch, the toughest and meanest cat in Philadelphia." Upon reaching the top, Charcoal sees an entire neighborhood with plenty of potential homes. Charcoal decides to rest up in a house for sale for the night, but sees the windows slammed shut, as He approached it. Charcoal, refusing to find another place, and the fact rain clouds are coming, enters the house going in the chimney. after getting in, they see five cats playing a game of poker. They spot Him, and proceed to toss Him out, as Charcoal fights them off. An Orange and brown cat, screeching about what's going on. Charcoal tells the bigger cat that the five of them are trying to toss Him out in the rain. The Big Cat tells the others to let go of Him, which they did. The Big Cat then allows Charcoal to stay for the night, despite the other cats' protests.

Later, The big cat introduces Charcoal to His gang, composed of a secretive Chartreux named Sammy, Papyrus, an Egyptian Mau, Glasgow, a sorrowful Scottish Fold, who lost his mother in Scotland, Maya, a Korat who has trouble sleeping, and a quiet hairless cat named Beige. Then, the Big cat introduces Himself as Splotch, (which Charcoal paled, when He realized that the cat was in fact Splotch) and explains that there is one more for Charcoal to meet, whose name is Siren. Charcoal imagines what Siren would look like, and He finally sees Siren, who is a white-pawed Siamese Cat, who distances Herself from Charcoal, who is enamored at Her eyes.

In a few days' time, Charcoal got to know the rest of Splotch's gang and soon, Siren asks Charcoal to come with Her to a Siamese Cattery, where She can find a male Siamese for a mate. Before arriving, Siren goes to a vacant lot and digs up a collar and license, then puts it around Her neck. Arriving at the cattery, almost all of the cattery's cats step away from Siren, except for one cat. an ill-mannered male Siamese Cat, named Sida. Siren turned Him down weeks ago, since She didn't approve of Sida's arrogance and vicious character. Sida, refusing to take No for an answer, attacks the white-pawed cat, but Charcoal strikes at Sida, saying that He's a disgrace to His breed. Charcoal manages to defeat Sida, as Charcoal and Siren run to avoid detection by the cattery's owners.

Back at the vacant lot, Siren after knowing that none of the Siamese cats even talked to Her, apologized to Charcoal for using Him to further Her goal, then explained that She once lived in another cattery, which raises Siamese Cats. She also explained that among many of her kind in the cattery, only a handful have white paws, which is an unacceptable feature of the Siamese breed, and that Her only friends at the cattery She had, are other white-pawed Siamese Cats. She then has Charcoal promise not to tell Splotch or any of the gang members regarding Her license. Before Charcoal and Siren got to the house, Splotch (with the others) approach and tells Siren that She is no longer a member of the gang, since the gang members are supposed to be strays, not for those looking for a home. Siren ran away in tears, as Charcoal follows Her, after calling out Splotch for making Siren cry, as Beige began to worry.

At morning, Charcoal and Siren go to Strawberry Mansion, where Charcoal introduces Siren to His parents, Whom are beaming that Their eldest son has a girlfriend. Siren asks Charcoal's folks if He had an owner. Charcoal's parents said yes, and explained it. Charcoal was born in an abandoned warehouse, His family called home, until June, where the warehouse was demolished. with no other warehouses to name their home, since they're occupied by stray dogs, feral rats, and other dangerous elements, They went to the Strawberry Mansion, where no humans live, after a few days, Charcoal explores the mansion, but is spotted by an old man who adopts the cat. After realizing He's to be adopted, Charcoal informs His Parents and Siblings about the situation. Charcoal's father told Charcoal to go with the old man, at His new home. after a tearful goodbye, Charcoal runs back to the old man, who names Him Snowshoe, because of the white paws. Six Months later, after being adopted, the old man passed away from old age.

The next day, A van stops near the lot, then Charcoal and Siren abruptly wake up to a yowl for help, and the two notice that Beige got caught, and the two follow the van to a forested part of Philadelphia, where they see cat fur on the floor, cages mostly filled with furred and furless cats. As the two formulate a plan, Splotch’s gang arrive to take on the catnappers.

Cats (In Order of Appearance)

 * Charcoal "Snowshoe" - A Black and White Cat. (Main Protagonist)
 * Licorice - Charcoal's beautiful Mother.
 * Cornsilk - Charcoal's well-meaning Father.
 * Vanilla - Charcoal's little sister whose owner is a rich girl.
 * Marengo - Charcoal's elder brother who works as a Mouser at a cheese factory.
 * Siren - A Siamese Cat with white paws and Charcoal's love interest. (Deuteragonist)
 * Splotch - A tough, but fair Somali Cat. (Tritagonist)
 * Sammy - A Cautious Chartreux Cat who once worked for the C.I.A.
 * Papyrus - An Egyptian Mau who thinks She's descended from Egyptian Royalty and Sammy's love interest.
 * Glasgow - A Sorrowful Scottish Fold Cat.
 * Maya - A Restless Korat Cat and Glasgow's love interest.
 * Beige - A hairless Abyssinian cat, and a victim of an unfortunate incident.
 * Sida - An ill-mannered Siamese Cat, who's interested in Siren.
 * Foxtail - A Purebred Somali Cat and Splotch's Mate.

Humans

 * Straycatcher - A Determined but demented man, hired to capture any strays.
 * Charcoal's Owner - An Elderly Octogenarian, and Charcoal's owner.
 * Catnappers (Main Antagonists)

Rodents

 * Hazmat - A wood Rat from and Charcoal's rodent friend.

Birds

 * Sparrows - a group of deceitful birds who trick cats into eating poisonous food.

Songs

 * Up the Steps (to My future) - Sung by Charcoal
 * Cursed with these white paws - Sung by Siren
 * Our war against the Humans - Splotch's Gang
 * In the Stars - Sung by Charcoal and Siren
 * No Cat deserves this - Sung by Charcoal
 * Up the Steps (Reprise) - Sung by Charcoal and Siren