The scene changed to Marcus, Sofia, Rakezh and Gemini who were having a small gathering at the park in Orlando.

The quartet even brought their children to play together with each other whilst the adults began chatting amongst themselves.

Rakezh and Gemini's children: Carla, Priya and Libra.

Marcus and Sofia's children: Veronica and Santos.

Veronica was playing a small tug of war with Priya over a doll. Carla and Santos were minding their own business until Libra came out of nowhere and playfully tackled Santos from behind, the duo began rolling on the ground. Carla watched them and just shook her head clearly unimpressed.

Meanwhile with the adults.

Sofia: How's your shoulder Rak?

Rakezh: It's fine, I'm still recovering. Fu-

He realized what he was gonna say before clearing his throat.

Rakezh: My apologies, it's just I am itching for to go out there and hunt something.

Gemini: Basically his leopard hormones are kicking in.

Rakezh: They're not hormones Gemini, they're instincts. It's just I'm not used to sit in the back lines, it's like I'm trapped in a zoo.

Marcus: You'll start to hunt soon enough. What do you even do back home tho?

Rakezh: Well, the kids are keeping me occupied. Normally male leopards don't give two sh-

Gemini: Basically male leopards leave the mom to raise the kids on her own, but that's not how I roll now do I Raky~?

Rakezh: She wouldn't stop nagging me, I had to take responsibility too.

Sofia: So you hate your kids-

Rakezh: I never said that. I love them, they're my little angels, one of the few joys I have in life.

Marcus: What else?

Rakezh: Other stuff that I-

Gemini: I'm stuff~.

Rakezh groaned whilst pinching the bridge of his nose as the wolf giggled.

Gemini: Moving on, what about you two?

Sofia: Well raising Santos and Veronica is a bit of a task.

Marcus: Especially Vero since she's kind of selfish and doesn't want to share her toys with her brother.

Sofia: She's still a kitten Marc, she'll get over the phase quickly.

Rakezh: What else do you do?

Marcus: Well 2 days ago I had to introduce my parents and siblings to her.

Sofia: I already met your brother Thibaut, and your sister is fun, your parents are cool as well. Over all you come from a nice family Marc.

Marcus: I mean if you put it that way, before you came to my life I still would've remained distant from Thibaut for obvious reasons, but now that's all patched up.

Gemini: Brother troubles hm? We all had our first rodeo there son.

Marcus: Yeah oh and by the way mind if I ask a favor from you two?

R/G: Yeah?

Marcus: Seth gave me a call and he told me that he plans on sending me next week around the Middle East to hunt some elusive trophy. Can you two watch over Santos and Veronica for us until we don't come back?

Sofia: And I volunteered to come along as well, I can't let you go.

Marcus: Seth agreed because Dario's busy hunting that crocodile and Luke and Nyx are busy spending time together in their little getaway vacation.

Gemini: I mean yeah we can look after them, it wouldn't be an issue.

Rakezh: What? No.

Marcus: And why's that?

Rakezh: There's a difference with looking over your own kin and then from others.

Gemini: *groaned* Rak, why do you always have to be such a jerk.

Rakezh glanced at her, his usual scowl replaced more calm and relaxed demeanor. He sighed.

Rakezh: Fine, we'll take care of then. But you owe me big time for this Marcus.

Marcus: I gotcha I gotcha. I'll be going after Dario finished with his own personal hunt.

Sofia: Hey speaking of Dario, it's been a while.

Gemini: Usually his hunts don't last long.

And speak of the devil...

Dario: Hey guys, what's up?

Marcus: Well look who decided to show up, where ya been ya lucky bastard-

S/G: Language!

Marcus: Sorry!

Dario: Been crocodile hunting.

Rakezh: You still hunting Gustave? How long will it take you to take that thing down?

Dario: I'm trying my hardest he did give me a hint to his next location. But nevermind that I have someone you guys have to meet!

Gemini: Let me guess, fresh meat~.

Dario: Huh no I-

Rakezh: I swear, I don't know how your little lusty heart isn't satisfied. I'm not interested in meeting another one of your-

???: Am I in a bad timing Dario?

They all turned to the direction to see behind Dario was Zeta.

Zeta: Hi, I'm Zeta. *waves*

Sofia: Hi!

Gemini: She's adorable!

Marcus: Where this one from this time?

Dario: From Nigeria, she came from a bit of a hostile environment and-

Rakezh: Another leopard?!

Zeta turned to see Rakezh as she acknowledged the same thing back at him.

Zeta: Oh! A fellow one? Is this the leopard you guys told me about?

Rakezh got up and came to her and circled her curiously, eyeing her features, her stature.

Rakezh: I...I...

He then hugged her.

Rakezh: Welcome!

Zeta: Oh?! *blush*

Gemini: Rakezh....*growl*

Rakezh: I never expected for another leopard to come by. *breaks hug* Dario where did you say this girl was from?

Dario: Nigeria.

Zeta: And you are from?

Rakezh: India.

Zeta: That's far away.

Rakezh: It is. Welcome to America.

Sofia: Since when did you become so welcoming?

Rakezh: Hey, when you saw the wolf girls from Dario's harem you became buddy buddy with them remember?

Sofia: Thats different!

Rakezh: Still, point stands.

Gemini: You seem kind of attracted to her huh dear?

Rakezh: Huh?! No not like that, I'm just...nostalgic. I rarely see leopards back in India so this is a surreal experience.

Gemini glanced at Dario who motioned his hand to let the male leopard have his moment. The wolf girl sighed and just nodded with a small smile.

Marcus: So how did the others react to the latest inductee?

Zeta: Hm? What inductee.

Dario: Don't worry about it Zeta. Anyways they welcomed her well Marc. As per usual.

Sofia: And the family keeps growing hehe.

Zeta: Oh the others are simply bags of joys. Definitely beats what my brothers were-

Rakezh: You have brothers?

Zeta: Well...used to...until...

Dario: Gustave killed them all.

Rakezh remained silent before chuckling nervously, the anger in his eyes was evident.

Rakezh: The day you kill that son of a bitch, I'll piss on his corpse. He's lucky I'm sidelined, otherwise there would've been hell to pay....

Zeta: No no, it's fine. They were a bit of assholes to me.

Dario: Rakezh, if there's one thing you need to know. Gustave has proven hard to track and kill.

Gemini: Didn't you say you got a hint to the next location?

Dario: Ya, Namibia. And he gave it to me.

Marcus: He gave you the exact location he'd be? Why?

Dario: My best guess is he's playing around with me, acting so brazen.

Rakezh: You'll put a bullet through his skull eventually. I know you will. At least he didn't attack or kill Zeta.

Zeta: Don't remind me...I couldn't dread of the thought of it.

Rakezh: My apologies.

Zeta: It's fine Rakezh. *smile*

Dario leaned to Gemini with a smirk.

Dario: I smell a bond between them.

Gemini: You don't say...keep her away from my Raky, he's mine...

Dario: Chill girl, chill.

Zeta then felt something like her ankle, she looked down and saw Priya poking her.

Zeta: Aww who's this cutie?

Rakezh: *picks up Priya* This is Priya, she's one of my kids with Gemini here.

Zeta: You have crossbred kids? With a wolf?

Gemini: Problem, pendeja? (bitch)

Marcus: Woah.

Sofia: Calm down.

Zeta: She's cute? How many do you have?

Gemini: Oh, umm 3.

Rakezh: Wanna meet them?

Zeta: Of course. You wouldn't mind if Ia

Rakezh: Of course, you can turn into your true form they're hard to scare.

Gemini: Cause they got a fearless mother and father~.

The leopard girl chuckled, seemingly getting along with fellow leopard Rakezh.

Marcus: Hey Dario mind if suggest something when it comes to hunting Gustave?

Dario: Do tell.

Marcus: Speed. Given that he's a gigantic crocodile he's sluggish, so use speed as an advantage against him.

Dario: I see. Noted.

Marcus: Also please hurry the hell up man, I got a hunt of my own in the Middle East.

Dario: Oh, what is it?

Marcus: Seth contacted me and said that there was a trophy stirring conflict in the Middle East. It calls itself "The Sword".

Dario: That sure sounds like something. Good luck.

Sofia: Thanks, me and Marc will start after you're done with Gustave.

Dario: I'll try my best to be as quick as possible with him. Trust me.

Marcus: You better. I heard Namibia is a hostile place right now, especially with the desert environment.

Dario: Oh please, I could withstand the heat from the Sahara then this wouldn't be much of a match for me.

Sofia: Cocky as ever.

Dario: And dashing as ever.

The trio chuckled.

The End.

OK guys, this was chapter 145.

I'm back for a bit!

Peace out!