A/N: Based on an RP, only OC's don't belong to Disney and such, Read & Review...


It was almost vacation time at Jessica's college. She was eagerly waiting for her professor to finish his lecture for the day so she could pack up her things, get to her dorm room and catch the bus to go visit her family. She didn't want to be the student to point out it was time to go, but she couldn't help but fidget in her seat.

"Well, that's all for today," Professor Oldman smiled to his class, mostly to the girls like always. "I'll see you all after your little holiday."

"Finally..." Jessica said to herself as she got herself ready to get home. She was finally going to go and see her family after all the studying she did in her classes, she just couldn't wait to get to her family.


"Hey, Jessica." Christopher greeted.

"Oh, hey, Chris," Jessica smirked to him as she went off. "Ready to get myself home... Feels like I haven't seen them in ages."

"Well, moving to college will do that to ya." Christopher chuckled, blushing a little around her.

"Yeah..."

"Jessica,... There's something I'd like to ask you... Umm... If you... It's okay if you don't want to... But..." Christopher took out a tiny black box, they were all adults here, it was clear what he wanted to ask her. "Would you... Umm..."

"Sorry, Christopher, I gotta get ready now or I'll miss my bus home." Jessica said to him as she got to the girls' dormitory.

'Dang it, I'm not going to give up on asking her that important question.' Christopher thought as he looked at the tiny black box and opened it to show an engagement ring.


Jessica had been thinking lately as she was ready to leave. Her older friend Laurel already had kids who were growing up fast. Little Molly was going to be in puberty soon and Andy was on his way to high school. Unfortunately, the father of the children abandoned the family quick, but at least he left a cowboy doll behind to them, it made Jessica think of her mother's stories of being on land when she had a cowgirl Jessie doll. She was waiting for the bus now to take to drop her off into town and meet her family. It didn't take her to wait long as the bus pulled up.

"Jessica!" Christopher ran to the girl.

"Sorry, Chris, my bus is here, have a good vacation, okay?" Jessica smiled to him as she boarded the bus and was now leaving the college campus.

Christopher then entered the bus with her. Jessica didn't want to be rude to him, but she was just so anxious to get back home since she's been gone for three months now.

"I'm going to London for my vacation." Christopher said.

"That sounds interesting," Jessica smiled. "I think Darla said her friend Amber about something and meeting her great-aunt and great-uncle there..."

"She has a great-aunt and great-uncle?" Christopher asked curiously.

"Apparently, they even have Dalmatians of their own, the puppies call them Aunt Coco and Uncle Beamer," Jessica shrugged with a smile. "They're the 'Vandercreams'."

"Cool." Christopher said.

"At least that's what I hear..." Jessica said as she yawned a little.

"There's something I wanna ask you..." Christopher took out his box.

"Mm-hmm...?" Jessica's eyes were starting to get heavy.

"Jessica Fudo, will you-" Christopher popped his ring out, but saw Jessica had fallen asleep and he sighed. "I'll wait for her to wake up..." he then sighed.


An old woman sitting not too far next to them chuckled. "In love, eh, young man?"

"Yes ma'am and I have a very important question to ask her." Christopher said.

The woman chuckled with a smile. "Young love... It's always so sweet... I bet you two would make such lovely children..."

"Oh, I hope so," Christopher said as he looked at the tiny black ring box. "I just hope that when I do ask her, we won't be interrupted."

"Be strong, young man, it's good for you," the woman smiled. "I wish you the best of luck for many years to come for you all."

"Thank you, ma'am, I might need all the luck I can get." Christopher said, while smiling at Jessica as she was sleeping.

The woman chuckled as she went back to her own business.


Jessica woke up a while later, luckily she was able to stop the bus once her stop came up. Both her and Christopher left the bus and got to her family.

Jessica made sure she had everything, she then smiled as she saw her mother. "Mom!"

"Oh, hello, Jessica..." Emily sniffled as she hugged her eldest child.

"Jessica, we're so glad you could make it." Patrick said, joining in the hug.

"It's great to see everyone again," Jessica smiled. "Where's Atticus and Darla?"

"At home, Darla wanted to meet you there and give you something." Emily explained with a smile.

"Aw! That was sweet of her." Jessica said.

"You know she loves you." Patrick chuckled.

"Yeah, I know." Jessica said with a smile.

Patrick and Emily took Jessica to the car. Jessica looked over her shoulder as she saw a woman come to the bus station and a man with a little girl came over.

"Mommy!" the little girl ran to her mother, hugging her.

"I missed you too, baby..." the woman said with a sniffle as she hugged her child.

Jessica smiled at that, but she sadly sighed, joining her family. Christopher knew exactly how she felt and was going to propose to her sometime during this vacation.


Darla, now ten-years-old rushed to her adoptive older sister, hugging her instantly. "Jessica, you're home!"

"Hey, Darla, I wasn't gone that long, was I?" Jessica chuckled, gently stroking her now uncurled blonde hair as it was now down and short.

Maisy was close to a full grown cat, but still in the kitten stage as she walked over with a smile. She was now wearing a sky blue collar with red gems around it. She also appeared to be pregnant. Atticus and Patch entered the room as well. Patch was looking like he was in his teenage dog years.

"Jessica, you're finally home from college." Atticus said, he sure had missed his older sister while she was at college.

Patch yawned a little, but smiled. "Welcome back!"

"Thanks, guys," Jessica smiled, it felt better to actually have the reunion come than imagine how happy everyone would be to see her after being gone for three months. "Yeah, we got a couple of weeks until I have to go back."

"Wait til you see our room," Darla smiled, she had the room to herself since Jessica moved out, but decided to call it 'our room' since the older girl was home now. "Maisy helped."

"It's true, I did..." the female feline nodded, seeming to have a very sophisticated accent.

"Yeah, unlike most cats that have sophisticated voices, she didn't lay around doing anything." Patch said.

"I had to get some rest lately though," Maisy said as she lay back gently. "Did you hear?"

Jessica smiled. "Darla said you were gonna have kittens sometime soon."

"Oh, yes, I am," Maisy smiled. "I heard about my sister having her own kittens with her mate..."

"You remember your sister?" Patch asked.

"A little, I just remember that she was named Duchess and an opera singer adopted her, they live in France now." Maisy explained with a sad smile, she loved her life here, but she found herself missing her brothers and sisters which Patch could understand.

"Well maybe we could visit her sometime." Patch suggested, knowing that would make Maisy happy.

"Perhaps..." Maisy smiled. "Meeting my niece and nephews... Marie, Toulouse, and Berlious."

"It's okay..." Patch soothed her.

"Sounds like our family's getting bigger," Jessica giggled. "Who knows when Darla will marry the boy of her dreams and have babies of her own?"

"Eww!" Darla looked disgusted due to her age, folded her arms. "Boys are gross! Besides, every boy in my class is a total jerk or a total idiot!"

"It's true." Maisy said.

"I'm never getting married." Darla huffed.

"Come on, we made your favorite dinner, you must be starving." Emily smiled to her older daughter.

Jessica laughed a little. "I only had a waffle for breakfast and ham sandwich for lunch, they're not serving dinner tonight because everyone's leaving."

"Then you must be hungry." Patch said.

"Very." Jessica laughed a little.


The family sat down to Jessica's favorite dinner. Rib-eyed steak with creamy and buttery baked potatoes with gooey cheese to go with it, bacon bits for some of them, also the infamous broccoli casserole with Ritz crackers involved, and there was homemade banana cream pie waiting for dessert. The family joined in prayer together, then got ready to eat. Halfway through the meal, Darla had a phone call and she went to answer it.

"Fudo residence, Darlene Anna Fudo speaking..." Darla smiled as she answered and strung her fingers around the cord.

"Darla, it's time, the puppies are being born." A female voice said.

"Really!?" Darla asked in excitement. "Is it Pongo and Perdy!?"

"Actually, it's Domino and Dottie, the vet says they're gonna have three!" the female voice cheered.

"Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh!" Darla gushed over the phone. She then looked over to Jessica, remembering how much her adoptive sister wanted a puppy. "Uhh... Is it possible if Jessica could have... Maybe one? Just a teensy weensy one?"

"Yes, I'm sure she can have one of the puppies, but you and Jessica better get over to my place fast!" The female said.

"Oh, yes, of course!" Darla said, then had another question. "Oh, one more thing... We still on for meeting your great aunt and uncle back in London?"

"Yes, yes, just hurry up! She's going to give birth any second!" The female voice said in a hurrying tone.

"Okay, bye!" Darla hung up the phone and raced into the kitchen, panting.


"Darla, no running in the house!" Emily scolded slightly.

"Sorry," Darla panted. "Amber... Dalmatians... Puppies... Being born... Litter of three..."

"*gasps* Mom, I'm sorry, but me and Darla have to go now." Jessica said, joining her younger sister.

"But you just got here." Emily frowned.

"We made a promise," Darla said as she put on her pink jacket, zipping it up since it was a little cold outside this time of year. "Amber said she'd call me when there were new puppies and to have Jessica come over. We'll be right back!"

"Promise?" Emily pouted.

"We promise." the girls said before they went out the door.

"Wow, I'm an uncle!" Patch felt like a grown dog now.

"Do you mind if me and Patch come along?" Atticus asked.

"Sure, just be careful." Darla smiled.

Jessica smiled, she let Atticus and Patch join them. "Okay, hurry, hurry!"

"I hope we make it in time!" Darla bit her fist.

All four of them then ran out of the house to try and make it in time for the puppies to be born.