Stanisław Zaleski, better known simply as "Stan", is Polish Army officer and one of protagonists of "The Pussycats" series created by TeeJay87.
Background
Stan was born in Lublin, in Poland occupied by communists. His father died, when he was a kitten shortly before the 1968 political crisis. The turmoil caused in March that year forced Stan and his mother flee abroad from repressions to the West, leaving his little brother Ian with their further relatives in their homeland. They settled in Dallas, Texas the same way forces of Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia on 20th August 1968.
At elementary school in Dallas, young Stan met his peers Penelope, Mona and Al Pussycats, who managed to make friends with each other despite language barrier. As Zaleski would admit, he learned more English from the Pussycats than teachers. When Penelope and Mona were betrayed by Garfield, Stan gave them solace the kitties needed, proving himself being far better boyfriend than Garf.
Having completed education before 1983, Stan and the Pussycats signed up to the United States Army, where they undergone training as commandos. Stan was to be deployed to occupied Poland, while Pussycats would serve in 101st Airmobile Division assigned as spearhead for NATO operations in Europe. When the war between NATO and Warsaw Pact broke out in 1984, Stan was already commanding troop of Solidarity resistance movement in Poland, which was responsible for damaging communist supply lines in such severe way, the occupants had difficulties in fighting back the allies. He managed to find his younger brother Ian in the resistance, so the family bonds between Zaleski siblings were re-established.
Stan reunited with Pussycats during the liberation of Lublin in 1984, when combined forces of British/American units and Polish resistance forced the Soviet occupants to withdraw from Poland.
Personality
Experiences from his early childhood caused Stan to mature more quickly than many of his peers would - as teenager, he wasn't fond of foolish stuff and remained consistent in beliefs. Since elementary school, his only friends have been the Pussycats as the only ones he found trustworthy.
Stan focuses more on people remaining with relationships with him than on himself - when he started dating Penelope around 1981, they all managed on dates to visit all the entertainment facilities in Dallas before the end of year and Penny was always picking places to go.
Relationships
Coming soon !