Luke: Texas here we come!!!

The teen yelled out as he was on the back seat while beside him were two rifles and a hunting bag.

While on the front seat Dario was driving while Banny was looking at the window, she saw a sign that read "Welcome to Houston"

Banny: It's good to be back home!

Dario: Yeah, glad to be back here Banny. I might pay a visit to my cousin later on.

Luke: Wait you have a relative here in Texas? You sure have a diverse family tree.

Dario: Yeah, her name is Janet and she comes from my dad's side of the family tree.

Banny: I've seen her once you talked with her when we met back right?

Dario: Yeah she's the one Banny.

The red wolf smiled as she nodded her head.

Banny: I can't hold my excitement that we're back home in Texas, I wanna hike so badly!

Luke: Oh we will Banny while we hunt down trophies right Dario?

Dario: Yeah the list isn't too complicated to say the least. I hope you're ready for round 2 Luke.

Luke: Let's just hope it's not as horrible as how it was in Siberia.

The vehicle stopped at a red light, Dario then turned to face Luke.

Dario: Stay strong Luke, back in Siberia it was a test from Seth to see if you can handle it and you got that grit.

Banny: *turns around* Yeah, Dario told me how great of a hunter you are at home.

Luke: Aww really? I actually doubted myself if I performed horribly or something. But I guess I didn't.

Dario: Don't take it hard Luke you still got a lot to-

He was cut off by tapping on the window behind him, the trio turned to see that a man that was fair skinned, had brown cowlicked hair and blue eyes, he was in a brown business suit with a brown and yellow striped tie and underneath was a white collar shirt, he held a clipboard in his hand.

Dario lowered the window to talk with the man.

Dario: Hello there how can I help you?

Tom: Hi there, I'm Tom Bengali, would you like to sign my petition?

He then pointed at his clipboard that had the petition in it.

Dario: What's the petition about?

Tom: You're a hunter right? Like I can see you have the clothing.

Dario: Yeah?

Banny's expression changed to one of anger and disgust when she saw Tom.

Tom: Well this petition will make you change your mind, it's to help save the jaguars here in Texas, recently they made a come back here in our state and as a conservationist I wanna see these big cats rise back up and I don't wanna see them get hunted down.

Banny: I mean...I have been seeing more jaguars come to Texas before.

Tom: So what do you say humble hum-I mean fellow, would you sign the petition?

Dario: I mean sure why-

He was interrupted by a loud car horn from behind.

Guy: HEY! Move it lose it fuckface!

Banny growled back as Dario sighed and calmed down.

Dario: Sorry Tom we're in a hurry but maybe if I see you again I might sign it.

He then drove off, leaving Tom in the middle of the road hanging.

He then turned to the guy that scared off Dario with an angry look.

Tom; What's the big idea?!

Guy: I'm in a hurry, get lost!

He then drove off as well, angering the man even more before calming down.

Tom: I have to find that hunter and make him sign my petition...

The scene changed to the trio as they were in the outskirts of Texas, hiking in Banny's case or hunting trophies in Dario and Luke's case.

Luke: Ok what do we have to hunt first?

Dario: I hope you like boar because that's what we're killing first. Hey Ban care to pick up the scent?

Banny: You got it Dary. Leave it to me.

She then happily sniffed the air before going to a direction, Luke looked at Dario in confusion.

Dario: I forgot to mention, she has a very great sense of smell.

Luke: Wow.

Dario: Yeah, she's phenomenal.

Luke: Indeed, very lucky.

The scene changed to Banny who was going to where the trail lead her, then stopped to see a boar but it wasn't alone. A red wolf and an alligator were there as well as the trio were digging something.

This made the red wolf girl herself growl at them, making the trio stop what they were doing to see Banny herself.

She then transformed in her red wolf form and slowly approached them.

Banny: Who are you and what are you doing in my turf?

???: No way! The Red Banshee is still alive?! I thought she was hunted down?

???2: Well clearly she ain't Nibbler. She must've killed another one.

The alligator named Nibbler cackled evil before licking his snout.

The red wolf who was seemingly the leader of the trio approached Banny.

Screamer: Hi there, I'm Screamer and as a fellow wolf like myself I'd like to meet you a bit bett-

Banny snapped at him which startled the other wolf. The golden boar beside Nibbler was afraid.

???3: Guys I think we should leave, you know of her reputation right?

Nibbler: Oh come on Digger, we can take her. There's 3 of us and one of her.

Banny: What are you 3 digging?

Screamer: Well if you must know, buttercup. Me and the boys have discovered that the humans would mine this area for diamonds. So we decided to dig them first and get them, then we use our human disguises to sell the diamonds and we get filthy rich and ditch these dumb lives here in this desert

Banny: So basically you three are something like gangsters?

Screamer: Well...something like that if you put it that way hun~

He turned into his human form and was joined by his trio as they were all wearing gangster outfits. Screamer was tan skinned with orange hair and green eyes. Nibbler was dark skinned, bald with red eyes. Digger was fair skinned with gold blonde hair and blue eyes.

Screamer: And if you wanna join then feel free, I could use a "right hand woman"~.

Banny grit her teeth and before she could do something Dario and Luke appeared with their guns.

Dario: Banny! Who the hell are-

Digger: Ah!!! Hunters!

He then turned around and ran away.

Screamer: Get back here you scaredy-boar!

Luke: Those are trophies!

Dario: Go after the boar. I'll deal with the other two.

Luke nods before running after Digger.

Banny turned into her human form and tried to punch Screamer but the male red wolf grabbed her hand with a grin and was going to bite her but Dario fired a shot to which the latter dodged it.

Nibbler then lunged himself at Dario and pinned him to the ground and turned into his alligator form to bite him.

Banny kicked Screamer in the nuts, the male wolf fell on his knees while screaming in pain.

Banny: Dario hang on-

Nibbler used his tail to trip Banny on the ground, while he tried to bite Dario's throat but the latter held the snout to prevent himself from getting killed.

The red wolf female slowly got up and tried to get up only for Screamer to grab her from behind and covered her mouth as he whispered to her ear.

Screamer: You know this guy huh honeybun? Now you're wanna watch Nibbler here kill him. FINISH HIM!!!

Nibbler then overpowered Dario and was going to bite deliver the killing blow but then it was all put to a halt as a brown and yellow colored jaguar with blue eyes pounced on Nibbler and knocked him away from the hunter.

Screamer grit his teeth when he saw the killing get interrupted, Banny then elbowed his gut and escaped the male wolf's grasps and went to check on Dario.

Banny: Dario! Dario speak to me, are you alright?

Dario: Yeah I'm fine Ban-Who is that?

The jaguar was then kicked away by Nibbler who had scratches and bite marks around his neck and face.

Nibbler: The fucking hell?!

Screamer: Come on let's get out of here!

The two then left, the jaguar then turned to face Dario and Banny. The red wolf grit her teeth as she was ready to defend the hunter if the animal attacked them.

But then the jaguar closed his eyes and went through a transformation as it turned out to be none other than Tom Bengali.

Dario: Tom?!

Tom: Hey there human, bet you weren't expecting me to come back now were ya.

Banny: Why did you defend us? Is about your stupid petition?

Tom: Well...partially yes but I didn't want you to die by their hands.

Dario: Well...thanks for saving us then.

Tom: No problem.

He approached the duo and offered his hand to help Dario get up to which the latter accepted.

Tom: Those two want to mine this place, but what they don't know is that this is natural habitat for us jaguars.

Banny: I never bought through your disguise y'know, I can see through it that you're a shapeshifter like me.

Tom: Oh...I should've known, but why would you align yourself with a human even tho you are a red wolf?

Banny: I have my reasons and it's best you don't stick your business as like how those 3 did when they tried to dig on my territory.

The jaguar felt offended.

Tom: YOUR territory? I'll have you know on this ground that we stand is more deserving to the jaguars.

Dario: Guys, can you please?

Banny: You think you guys are the most superior animals here in Texas, I ran this place long before I left with him. *points to Dario*

Tom: Now I'm not saying that we're superior, I just want to give my kind a home, I am doing a good and humanitarian act. I literally turned over a new leaf and adapted to a human society to help protect these endangered species that are on the rise.

He then turned to Dario.

Tom: Hunter, I'm living proof that even shapeshifters-

Dario: Trophy.

Tom: Ok, trophies like me can turn over and be somewhat friendly.

Banny: Honey don't listen to him, we need to gun him down.

Tom: Wait you're in a relationship with-

Dario: ENOUGH!!

They both looked at the hunter who had his arms crossed.

Dario: Calm down ffs. Banny if this guy was evil then he wouldn't have offer us a petition so that we could sign and plus he defended me from the gator.

Banny looked away in shame.

Dario: And Tom, you don't need to force people into signing this petition. Like I said I have intentions on signing it but right now we have other pressing matters to deal with, like I have to kill those guys, besides I sent Luke to deal with-

He then gasped in shock.

Dario: Luke!!! We gotta find him.

The scene changed to Luke who was chasing after Digger, the boar was breathing heavily and trying his best to avoid getting caught.

Digger: Look hunter can we talk this-

He ducked a bullet shot from Luke who stood there and fired more bullets from his rifle.

Luke: Stand still dammit!

Digger then stopped and was now angry, he turned into his boar form and began charging at Luke.

Luke: Shit!

He then began running but the boar trophy was gaining speed. He was gaining speed and caught up with the teen, he was going to tackle the apprentice down but he was then pulled by a hand to the right.

Digger: Huh?!

The boar then couldn't stop as he then crashed onto a tree and was dizzy.

Luke on the other hand turned to face his savior, it was a man that was at least 6'1, had brown hair with a beard along with a pair of sunglasses covering his eyes, he wore a typical Texas Ranger uniform.

Texas Ranger: Son, how old are you? You shouldn't be out her all alone.

Luke: Oh, sorry Mr Ranger-

Roy: Call me Roy, son. *crossed arms* Now I'm gonna ask you again, what are you doing here all alone...?

To be continued.

OK guys this was chapter 38.

Peace out!