This newly chosen rescuer was driving home when they spotted a tiny kitten sitting in the middle of a busy road. There was no driving past that, so they whipped the car around and went back for the little guy. Once he was safely out of traffic, they searched the surrounding area for a mama cat or any siblings who might also need help.
That search turned up another kitten. When the CDS finally decided it was their turn, it went ahead and made it a two-for-one delivery.
Both babies were scared and wet after storms had rolled through the area the previous day and night, but their rescuer couldn't find any obvious injuries. With two very tiny passengers now depending on them, they stopped at a friend's house for kitten milk replacement and bottles and got straight to work figuring out their new feeding schedule.
The babies are being fed every two to three hours, and their new caretaker has already started handling all the less glamorous parts of caring for kittens this young. They're also keeping track of each kitten's weight and trying to figure out a reliable way to tell the nearly identical little ones apart. Nothing says "surprise CDS delivery" quite like going from zero kittens to feeding schedules and weight logs in a single drive home.
After years of watching everyone else get chosen, this rescuer finally got their turn, and the CDS certainly made it count.
They left the house expecting an ordinary drive and came home as the caretaker of two tiny kittens. Welcome to the Chosen Ones club.