Chapter 3- Identified

Beastfire: Here's chapter 3! Out of anyone who guessed who they meet up with…you're incorrect. Well, enjoy!

Frus recognized the other mammal in his arms. She was a mongoose, much like he was, with bronze colored fur and hair a bit darker than said fur. It hung down to her eyes in the front, but further down in the back.

"Mother?" he asked, surprised.

It was, indeed, his mother Aria.

"Yes, son," she answered. "Could you please get me inside?"

Frus nodded and rushed her into Med Bay, where the others were already waiting. Ivy had set her boys on another bed and came over to them. Frus set Aria on a bed, sitting up. Suddenly, the lights went out and Seamus began screaming and crying, having a phobia of the dark. When the lights came back on, Ivy was holding her son, who had his face buried in her fur, crying.

"Shay, the lights are back on," she told him.

Seamus looked up and smiled happily. Ivy tickled him and set him down.

"Frus, let's go see what caused that blackout," said Otto.

Frus decided to follow when Otto went. Ivy proceeded to get the medical supplies.
The triplets were staring at Aria. The mongoose looked at them and put 2 and 2 together.

"Ivy?"

"Yeah?"

"You've mated with my son, haven't you?"

"Uh-huh. So, what brings ya to Shuggazoom?"

Aria looked at Ivy with a look that said, "Do you really wanna know?". The mutant noticed a large gash on Aria's upper arm. She could tell that it had Skeleton King's stench all over it.

"Don't tell me…ol' Bone Bag had something to do with it," said Ivy.

"Something? Try everything!" exclaimed Aria, as Ivy began cleaning and bandaging the wounds.

"What happened?"

"Well, I was at home, making my breakfast, when I heard a strange noise outside. I went outside to investigate and someone asked if I knew Frus. I said that he was my son and the next thing I knew, there was a cloth with a strange smelling substance over my nose and mouth and all went black.

"When I woke up, I was in some sort of cage on his ship. My head hurt terribly. As I looked around, I heard him coming. I asked what his name was, and he said it was Skeleton King. He opened the cage to take me somewhere, but I leapt to his face and ran for my life. But after his minions landed, they attacked me for attacking one of them and here I am."

By the time Aria had finished relating her experience, Ivy was finished with the wounds and Frus and Otto had returned.

"Find anything?" Ivy asked.

"Nope," said Frus. "You?"

"Other than the fact that your mom was chloroformed and dragged off by Skeleton King…not much."

Frus looked over at Aria, who nodded in confirmation, and hugged her. He figured that ol' Bone Bag planned to use her to get to him so he could bring the team to ruin.

"I'm sorry this happened, mother," he whispered.

She returned the hug, then looked over at the triplets.

"By the way," she said mock-sternly, "when did you plan to tell me that you were a father?"

"Erm…"

"Are you our grandma?" asked Tyr.

Aria smiled.

"Yes, boys, I am."

Ivy picked up her boys and looked at Aria as if to ask if she wanted to hold them. She did, so Ivy handed the boys to her. Dylan wanted to play with her hair, but couldn't get to it as easily as his mother's. Tyr, on the other hand, was simply curling up into her fur. Seamus just looked up at her. She squeezed her three grandsons.

Ivy smiled, then went to find a beer. On the way out, she saw a small box and decided to investigate. Before she could get there, however, Frus got in her way.

"Hey, Ivy," he said nervously. "Why don't you show mother around?"

"Okay…after I see what's in that box…"

"NO! Uh…I mean…erm…IT'S FULL OF SNAKES!"

"Yeah? Well, right now, you sound full of-"

"Please?"

"Oh, okay…but you better not be hiding anything from me that would get you beaten to a pulp."

Ivy turned around and Frus picked up the box.

"That was close," he whispered.

"What was?" asked Ivy, turning her head back around to look.

"Nothing!" said Frus, hiding the box behind his back.

The meerkat raised an eyebrow bemusedly before turning back around and going over to Aria. Frus wiped away a few beads of sweat. Once Ivy, Aria, and the kids had left, he was joined by Otto.

"Can I see what's in there?" Otto asked.

Frus opened the box, revealing a small silver ring with a gorgeous turquoise blue colored diamond (very rare) set in the center. Otto's eyes grew large and sparkly.

"You're gonna ask Ivy to marry you?" the green monkey asked.

"Yep!" said Frus happily. "But don't tell her, don't you DARE tell her!"

"I won't…for a price."

"Name it."

"Tuck me in every night this weekend."

The mongoose raised an eyebrow.

"Want me to check for monsters under there, too?" he asked sarcastically.

"Would you?" replied Otto, not quite catching on.

"Uh…yeah…"

Beastfire: And that's chapter 3! Hope you enjoyed it. Next time, the team gets a call from another part of Tserof-7. Also, will Ivy figure out Frus' plans for the end of the weekend?

Ivy: (trying to read the end of the chapter) C'mon! I wanna see what's in that box!

Frus: I told you! It's full of snakes!

Ivy: Is not!

Frus: Why don't you believe me?

Ivy: Because, if it was, you'd be slaughterin' 'em right now.

Frus: (sweatdrop) Please review!