We see Dario and Zenith still sitting on the hilltop watching the rainbow, until it fades away.

Dario: So you Zenith, no matter the darkness you're dealing with just know that in every person there is a rainbow.

Zenith: *smiled* You think so? I always believed my life was gray and dull.

Dario: Oh silly we're not in the 1930's, it's not all black and white. You're just too scared to come out of your shell. You may have large horns but that doesn't define who you are, and I am the first to accept you for it.

The kudu couldn't help but smile, she turned back into her human form and hugged Dario's chest tightly. The hunter couldn't help as he caressed her hair softly.

But then something caught Dario's eye, which changed his expression from happy to serious.

Dario: Hold on Zenith...

Zenith: Hmm what is it?

Dario then aimed his rifle and view with the telescope to see Bart who loaded tranquilizer darts in his rifle. He then aimed it at a direction. The Americo-Macedonian puts down his rifle and looked to see it was aimed at Zenith.

Dario: Zenith watch out!

He pushed Zenith aside as then a tranquilizer dart nearly hit her.

Zenith: *scared and shaky* W-what's going on...?

Dario: Poachers...

Bart: The fuck?! That guy pushed the thing away!

Mark: Fire again sir!

Dario then fired back with a bullet and hits the glass window which shattered and scattered to distract the poachers.

Dario: Two can play that game you fuckers.

Zenith then turned out her kudu form and began running away.

Dario: Zenith wait up!

He ran after her.

Bart: They're getting away, start driving Mark!

Mark then stepped on the gas and began driving after the running hunter and kudu.

Dario: Zenith! Listen to me, you gotta hide!

Zenith: Yeah but where?

Dario looked around to see there were no bushes or caves to hide in, it was an open zone. He then quickly turned around to see the poachers following them.

Dario: Oh you gotta be...

He then stopped and aimed his rifle and shot down one of the wheels which made it stop at the edge of the river.

Bart/Mark: WoaAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

The two jumped out of the vehicle as it fell down the water.

Bart: Get that bastard!

Dario: *yelled out* Who the hell are you?!

Bart: Bart Van Ness, Netherlands' best ivory distributor. And you're in my way to the big bucks!

Dario: She's not for sale! She's a free spirit!

Bart didn't listen as he fired at Dario who began dodging and rolling pass the bullets before running away.

Bart: After him you idiot!

He and Mark ran after and kept shooting at Dario.

Meanwhile in the forest, Katherine and Rakezh managed to hear gun shots.

Rakezh: Gun shots!

Katherine: That must be Dario, without a doubt he's gotten himself into trouble again.

Rakezh: Maybe, one way to find out.

They turned into their normal forms and began running after the direction of the gunshots.

Dario kept running as he was chased and shot at by Bart and Mark.

He was then pulled to a dark corner by someone.

Dario: What the h-

Zenith: Shhh, quiet...

Dario calmed down that Zenith pulled and hid him in her human form. The two then watched as Bart and Mark struggled to find them.

Mark: They're not around!

Bart: Ugh! Die roodharige rat heeft alles verpest! (That red haired rat ruined everything!)

Mark: Umm wh-

Bart: Nevermind! We lost that stupid kudu, and to top it all off that moron shot down the safari vehicle with the ivory inside it.

Mark: Oh no! We lost the big bucks!

Bart: When I get my hands on that red haired bastard I-

???: YOULL WHAT?

The two turned around saw Katherine and Rakezh, who looked pretty pissed.

Bart: Ah it's those two weasels again...

Rakezh: Oh look it's a pimply ugly bitch!

Dario heard the voices.

Dario: Kat. Rakezh.

Zenith: Who are they?

Dario: Girlfriend and close friend of mine, and they're trophies like you.

Zenith: Like me? So you mean...

Dario: Yeah, they're good.

???: Awww how touching~.

The two turned around behind to see Lockjaw coming out of the shadows with a smirk.

Lockjaw: Hello Dario~.

Dario: Ugh! Just what I needed...

Lockjaw: I see you managed to find my own cave, guess you changed your mind after all.

He then looked at Zenith.

Lockjaw: And I see you brought a friend along. A 2 for one special~. *licks lips*

Zenith's fear took over and she hugged Dario tightly, he held her head and gave Lockjaw a death glare.

Dario: Fuck off! We're already in a horrible spot to begin with, we got poachers on our tail!

Lockjaw: Hmm I can help, but I would require your *sultry voice* services afterwards~. What do you say, handsome~?

Dario: My body is NOT for sale! *flips the bird* FUCK YOU!!!

Lockjaw could only growl as he pounced Dario, knocking both him and Zenith out of the cave.

Bart: There they are!

Before they could move a bullet was close to hitting the Dutchman's foot. Katherine aimed her rifle.

Katherine: Not a move pal! Hands off my boyfriend!

Rakezh then jumped off the hill acrobatically and landed on the ground pulling out his guns.

Rakezh: Don't worry about them, you're fighting with us now!

Mark then aimed his shotgun at Rakezh who avoided it and fired bullets at the two poachers, Bart pulled Mark away as the two began firing back at the leopard and the dingo.

Dario: Zenith, you ok?

Zenith: *hurt* Uh huh...It hurts...

Lockjaw growled as he stepped out of the cave. Dario got up and cracked his knuckles.

Lockjaw: Oh so you wanna get up close and personal.

Dario: I'm gonna kick your ass I'll turn you into a carpet!

Lockjaw pounced at Dario but he dodged it and landed a stiff punch on the lion's face before tackling the trophy down the ground to beat him up.

Katherine fired from above with her rifle, she managed to shoot Bart Van Ness' hand, the poacher yelled as he dropped his rifle.

Katherine: Heh, too easy.

Bart retaliated and fired back at Katherine, but she turned into her dingo form and outran bullets coming at her.

Bart: Huh?! Did you see that? She turned into an animal!!

Mark: Huh really?

Rakezh turned into his leopard form and pounced at Mark and began mauling the poacher.

Bart: Hey!

He smacked his rifle and hits Rakezh in the head.

Rakezh: I'll consume your heart for that!

He pounced and tried to attack Bart but he fired a shot and injured just right elbow.

Rakezh: AHHH! Fucking hell!

Bart: Not so tough after all huh?

Dario: *saw it* Rakezh!

He was cut off by Lockjaw who pounced and pinned him down the ground.

Lockjaw: Time for a deadly bite!

He tried to bite Dario's neck but the latter grabbed his face to prevent him from doing any damage.

Katherine grit her teeth as she saw Bart try to shoot Rakezh in the head but she aimed her own rifle and blasted Bart in the head with a clean headshot.

Mark: Sir!

Rakezh grabbed Mark by the throat with his jaws and sank his teeth, killing the poacher.

Dario struggled with Lockjaw who was ready to bite him. Zenith raised his head up and looked to see the hunter struggle with the lion trophy, this made the kudu from scared and hurt to now angry and determined.

Lockjaw: I'm gonna eat you up! Hahaha!

Katherine: Oh no you don't-

Then Zenith in her normal form she gored Lockjaw with her horns, stabbing him on the sides which sent him flying and hitting the ground. Dario saw how the kudu trophy stood up to the lion for him, he was proud.

Dario: That was a great gore Zen.

The kudu smiled back as she felt proud of doing the right thing. She turned into her human form and helped Dario up.

Zenith: Thank you, I-

Lockjaw got up and charged at them whilst still injured, Dario grabbed Zenith by the hand and ran away from the lion

Katherine grit her teeth aimed her rifle and was about to fire but nothing came out.

Katherine: Damn it! I'm out!

Rakezh: Use one of my hand guns.

He tossed her one of his guns and the dingo ran after them.

Dario and Zenith stopped at the edge of the Limpopo river.

Dario: Hang on!

He grabbed Zenith bridal style making her blush, the hunter then jumped as far as he could into the water before splashing in it.

Zenith choked from some water as she couldn't swim.

Zenith: I can't swim..!

Dario: Don't worry, that jackass can't swim.

He held the kudu as they swam to shore.

Katherine fired bullets at Lockjaw but he managed to avoid a few but got shot a couple of times on the back but he kept running.

Lockjaw: Can't swim you say? I'll do a far better jump than yours baby boy!

With the speed he built up he jumped up and tried to reach Dario and Zenith on the other side. Dario hugged Zenith to protect her as he grit his teeth in anger.

Lockjaw was close and was about to land ontop of them. But out of nowhere Gustave jumped out of the water and snatched the lion with his jaws as they both crashed down in the water.

Katherine stopped, as she Dario, Rakezh and Zenith looked on.

Lockjaw quickly popped his head from the water but Gustave emerged again and grabbed the lion by the mane with his jaws and pulled him down the water again. Blood started to appear on the surface. Lockjaw screaming for help popped his head out again before being pulled down again.

Lockjaw: *pops out* Hel-

Gustave popped out and bites off one of the lion's legs and swallowed it, before clamping his jaws around the lions head and pulled him down again. More blood and tissue began popping out of the surface of the water, bubbles began flowing as Lockjaw's muffled and drowning screams could be heard as he was put into a death roll by the monstrous crocodile trophy.

Dario covered Zenith's eyes as she hugged him tightly as she was completely scared. Katherine couldn't hold it and turned around to puke. Rakezh cringed from the bloodbath that was occurring, finding it uncomfortable.

Then the bubbles and movement stopped as silence filled the scene.

Then from the water emerged Lockjaw whose body was mangled. He was missing half off his body, a his left arm was torn apart, his lower jaw was ripped off, his mane was torn and messed up, half of his head showed its flesh and tissue ripped off showing off the bone. On the corpse's back there was something written on it.

Dario took a closer look and saw the following:

"LEAVE AFRICA OR YOU'RE NEXT"

Dario then turned to the water to see Gustave staring at him, the crocodile's head was above the water. Staring a hole at the hunter, Dario remained unfazed nor scared.

Gustave then lowered his head underwater, disappearing.

Zenith: *opens her eyes* Is it over...?

Dario: It's over alright...*mutter* for now...

Katherine: Dario! Are you alright? Is it save to swim back here to us?

Dario: I think so....come on Zenith, I'll hold you.

The kudu was scared to go into the water, because of Gustave potentially being inside. Dario offered Zenith his hand, she was hesitant but in the end she accepted the hunter's grasp.

The two then swam back to the other side where they meet up with Katherine and the bleeding Rakezh who tore a piece of his shirt to stop the bleeding.

Dario: Rak, how are you fairing bud?

Rakezh: I'm fine for now...I need a medic.

Katherine: Medic? More like surgery!

Rakezh: Yeah yeah.

Zenith felt shy, she hid behind the Americo-Macedonian, the two other trophies noticed, Katherine sported a friendly smile.

Katherine: Hey there, I'm Katherine. What's your name?

Zenith noticed she was a smaller than Katherine, she felt afraid due to the size difference.

Zenith: Z-z-zenith....

She then looked at Rakezh and her eyes widened, he put her face on Dario's back and hugged him tightly.

Zenith: *muffled* L-leopard...!

Rakezh: Huh? No wait I-

Zenith hugged Dario tightly, she began tearing up. The hunter felt bad and pats her head.

Rakezh: What's her problem?

Dario: Kudu are one of many natural prey to leopards.

Katherine: Oh, but only the African ones right?

Rakezh: Relax, I'm from Asia not Africa.

Zenith stopped crying but didn't let go of Dario.

Zenith: P-please don't hurt me...

Rakezh's heart stopped when he saw the kudu's fear and the shakiness of her voice.

It reminded him of flashbacks of how he was as a cub.

Rakezh: N-no! I'm not gonna hurt you!

He started to back away slowly.

Rakezh: Look I'm backing away ok?

Dario: Relax Zenith he's not gonna hurt you. He's one of us.

Katherine: Yeah, calm down girl. He's not like the African variants.

Zenith slowly nods, she still didn't let go of Dario. This only made Katherine giggle before looking at her boyfriend.

Katherine: I'm gonna need to hear how you met Zenith.

Dario: In time due Kat, right now let's get Rakezh to a nearby hospital in Botswana.

Katherine: What about Gustave?

Dario: We'll get him some other time, what I do know about him is that he's gonna be waiting for me....

Rakezh on the other hand he was staring down the ground, he was silent and far away from the group.

He was zoned out, he was thinking about his past trauma. The moment he saw Zenith's defenseless look, that's where he felt broken.

Rakezh.....

Rakezh...

RAKEZH!!!

He snapped back into reality, he turned around to see Dario, Katherine and a scared Zenith looking at him confused.

Dario: You ok bud? We're gonna take you to a nearby hospital in Botswana to fix you up.

Rakezh: Oh right right! I'm coming along, anything to get rid of this bullet before I get an infection.

Zenith then looked up at Dario.

Zenith: Can...can I come along?

Dario: Of course you can, who says you can't? Any objections guys?

Katherine: No not at all, she can come~.

Rakezh: Sure, why not. Let's get going ok?

With a nod the group now were leaving the scene after the events.

Zenith who was still hugging Dario around the waist, normally she didn't trust anyone and would just wish death on herself after everything...but something about being around the hunter and his words slowly and surely make her feel safe and not in harms away.

The kudu had a small smile on her face as she kept walking along with the others.

To be continued....

OK guys, this was chapter 135.

Peace out!