The next day soon came as Mary went into the kitchen after waking up and started to make breakfast. Kevin and Melanie, of course slept in, though Kevin slept in much longer due to being in school all week. Tripod woke up before Krypto and soon looked around, wondering what to do.
"Up already?" Krypto asked with a yawn before chuckling. "You puppies always have more energy even though I'm faster than a normal dog."
"That's true," Tripod smiled before catching the scent of food. "Mm... Something smells good."
"Kevin's mom must be making breakfast." Krypto replied with a yawn.
"I thought she didn't have time for that?" Tripod said out of confusion.
"Normally no, but when there's no school for Kevin and she happens to be home, she usually makes breakfast so he doesn't just eat a bowl of cereal or Pop Tarts." Krypto explained.
"Ohh..." Tripod then said with a nod before walking off. "Well, whatever it is, I'm gonna go and get me some too!"
"Uh, Tripod, wait..." Krypto said.
Tripod kept going until he walked through the doggy door and looked ready to eat. Mary smiled as she decided to make some pancakes and eggs for her family that morning. Tripod soon began to bark behind Mary and wagged his tail.
"Oh, I guess you're hungry too." Mary giggled once she turned around and saw the Dalmatian puppy.
Tripod barked again with a smile while wagging his tail.
"Alright, alright, I'll get you some breakfast." Mary smiled back.
"Well, that wasn't so hard." Tripod chuckled at himself.
"Poor kid..." Krypto sighed and shook his head. "Oh, well. He'll find out on his own."
Mary soon brought out Tripod's new food dish and soon poured some kibble into it and put it on the floor in front of him so that he could eat it. "There you go, Tripod," she then told him. "Some breakfast for you too."
"Huh, I was expecting waffles or pancakes." Tripod said.
"Eat up." Mary smiled at him as she continued to make breakfast for her family.
"Well, better than nothing." Tripod shrugged as he started to eat his breakfast.
"He's taking it better than I thought." Krypto said.
Mary beamed as she continued to make breakfast for her family.
"Is this kitchen taken?" Eddie asked his wife playfully as he stepped in with his newspaper.
"I suppose you could come in until the kids wake up." Mary giggled.
"Do they always act like this?" Tripod asked Krypto while eating.
"When Kevin and Melanie aren't awake, yes." Krypto replied.
"I was hoping to get some pancakes and waffles for breakfast though." Tripod pouted.
"I hate to tell ya this, but humans don't really like sharing their food with us very often." Krypto chuckled lightly.
"Dang it." Tripod pouted.
"But at times Kevin will try and share his food with us." Krypto smiled.
"When will that be?" Tripod asked.
"Well, usually, whenever his mom serves broccoli or any other vegetables he doesn't like for dinner." Krypto chuckled.
"Mm..." Tripod smiled.
"Yeah, Kevin is a kid after all." Krypto said.
"Lots of kids seem to be the same," Tripod shrugged. "Fair enough, I suppose. Can't be worse than a bully though."
"You get bullied back home?" Krypto guessed.
"Well, yeah," Tripod nodded. "Though I had an on and off again friend named Mooch. I usually kept look-out or did stuff for him so that I could still be his friend." he then explained with a small smile.
"Oh?" Krypto asked as this Mooch didn't sound exactly like a good friend.
"Oh, yeah, he'd come by every once in a while and I'd do favors for him because that's what friends do." Tripod smiled innocently.
"And did he ever do favors for you in return?" Krypto asked.
"No, not really." Tripod said softly.
They soon heard Kevin coming downstairs for breakfast.
"We'll talk about this later." Krypto said.
"Um, okay." Tripod shrugged.
"Wow, Mom, that smells great!" Kevin smiled as he came to meet his parents in the kitchen for breakfast.
"Aw, thank you Kevin; I'm making pancakes." Mary smiled back.
"Yum." Kevin smiled back.
"Is your sister awake?" Eddie asked Kevin.
"I don't think so." Kevin shrugged.
"Maybe you should wake her up for breakfast too." Mary hinted with a smirk.
"Alright. Alright." Kevin smiled before going to wake up Melanie.
"Uh, should we go with him?" Tripod asked Krypto.
"If you want to, I guess," Krypto shrugged. "It doesn't really matter."
Kevin soon walked into his little sister's bedroom as he walked over to his sleeping sister. "Melanie, it's time to wake up." he said softly with a small smile.
Melanie turned over and reached out, cooing to her big brother.
Kevin chuckled as he soon took a hold of Melanie for a moment. "3... 2... 1... Blast-off!" he then said before picking her right up and out of her bed, pretending she was a rocketship to make it more fun for her.
Melanie giggled and even imitated some of his noises on the way out of bed.
"Let's get some breakfast." Kevin smiled as he let his little sister down on the floor and walked out of the room carefully with her.
Once everyone was in the kitchen, it was time to eat breakfast as a family.
"Mm." Kevin smiled.
"That food looks and smells so good." Tripod groaned.
"Welcome to being a pet dog," Krypto replied. "It's not too bad though."
"Yeah, I guess not," Tripod said before shrugging. "I have a family that seems to care about me."
"So after breakfast are we gonna get Tripod his own collar?" Kevin asked his parents.
"Well, of course." Mary smiled.
"Great." Kevin smiled back.
"Sounds like you're getting your very own license." Krypto told Tripod as they sat together.
"I'm official!" Tripod beamed. "This is the greatest thing to have ever happened to me!"
"And then we can go to the park." Kevin smiled.
"Oh, uh, yeah." Eddie smiled back politely.
"Are you okay?" Mary asked her husband in a hushed tone. "You've been acting funny ever since we found that new puppy."
"It's nothing; I'm just concerned other people might start making fun of Tripod, of course not everyone, but just some people." Eddie whispered to Mary.
"He is a little different, but we shouldn't let that bother him," Mary frowned softly. "He's just a puppy."
"Exactly... It might not be good for him, especially if we were the ones who gave him a home." Eddie said softly to his wife.
"But still I'm sure that a walk in the park will be good." Mary replied.
"Well... I guess one quick trip to the park after getting Tripod his dog collar and dog license would do some good." Eddie said.
Kevin and Melanie soon began to cheer to that.
After Krypto and Tripod finished eating, they went outside to have a tug-of-war game while the humans would finish up their own breakfast. Tripod began to growl playfully while trying to do his best to win in tug-of-war while Krypto did the same thing, but didn't use full super-strength to make it fair.
"I'm gonna win." Tripod muffled.
"You think so?" Krypto muffled back with a small chuckle. "I've had years of experience."
"Which will make it easier for me, Grandpa." Tripod smirked while tugging harder.
"Ooh, you've done it now." Krypto smirked back as he tugged back a little harder.
"Nuh-nuh!" Tripod laughed, trying not to let go as he slid across the ground a bit.
Kyrpto and Tripod smirked at each other for a while until Tripod had soon won, though he fell back a little.
"I win!" Tripod smiled.
"You sure did." Krypto smiled back.
"Do I get a prize?" Tripod smirked.
"Don't get greedy." Krypto smirked back, patting the puppy at the top of his head.
"Eh, can't blame a pup for trying." Tripod smirked back.
"So you guys got another addition to the family?" Streaky said acting like he didn't know the pup.
"Streaky, good to see that you're awake," Krypto said to the cat. "Also, yes."
"So you were the sleeping cat." Tripod said.
"That's me," Streaky replied. "Whatya they call ya, kid?"
Tripod then told the cat his name, even though they technically had already met before even if he didn't realize it.
"Nice meet ya, kid." Streaky said.
"You too." Tripod smiled.
"And looks like K-Dog met his match." Streaky said playfully.
"Oh, I probably just let him win," Krypto smirked. "Everyone knows that I'm the champ."
"Not anymore after today." Tripod soon teased.
"Alright then, tough guy, rematch." Krypto smirked.
"You're on, Dad." Tripod smirked back.
"Oh, this I gotta see." Streaky said.
"Did you just call me...?" Krypto began to ask.
Tripod glanced over a bit.
"...Nah, couldn't be," Krypto shook his head at himself before he bent down and carried the rope in his mouth. "All right, kiddo, whenever you're ready."
"Oh, I'm ready alright." Tripod smiled as he got hold of one of the ends of the rope.
"And I'm going to observe to see who wins." Streaky said.
Krypto and Tripod nodded at the cat. Streaky then smirked as he got comfortable and sat down to watch the two dogs as they began to tug and pull with each other, both a bit roughly as Krypto did his best not to overdo it. Both sides looked even until Tripod had won again.
"Yep, the kid wins." Streaky smirked.
"I guess there should be a new Top Dog in this house." Tripod chuckled happily.
"We'll see." Krypto smiled as he ruffled the top of Tripod's head.
"Heh." Tripod laughed as that tickled.
Eventually, after breakfast for the Whitney family, Mary began to wash the dishes.
"Aww..." Tripod frowned. "I guess we can't have their leftovers."
"It'll be okay, Tripod," Krypto comforted. "It's all apart of being a pet dog."
"Yeah, guess so." Tripod said.
"After your mother is done washing the dishes, we'll take Tripod to get his own dog collar and his dog license, and then we'll spend some time in the park." Eddie told Kevin.
"Great." Kevin smiled.
Melanie cooed and giggled.
"Guess even Melanie's excited." Kevin chuckled.
"Just remember you have to be responsible for two dogs now," Mary reminded her son. "Especially Tripod since he's a puppy."
"I will, Mom, don't worry; I got this." Kevin promised.
"Alright, good." Mary said while washing the dishes.
"We're going to the park?" Tripod asked.
"That should be fun." Streaky said.
Kevin smiled as he came out into the backyard.
"We're going to the park?" Krypto guessed.
"Guess you overheard that," Kevin chuckled. "Along with a few other stops."
"Yep." Krypto nodded.
"I'm not sure of how I feel about going to the park." Tripod said softly.
"Hey, it's going to be alright." Kevin smiled at Tripod.
"That's probably easy for you to say." Tripod shook his head a little.
"Don't worry, we'll stick together." Krypto assured the puppy.
"...Well, okay," Tripod said softly. "I guess that would be okay."
"Besides, a day at the park could be fun." Krypto smiled.
"Yeah, I guess it would." Tripod smiled back softly.
"You guys go on ahead," Streaky said before yawning. "I think it's time for my after breakfast nap."
"Alright, Streaky, we'll see you when we get back." Krypto smiled.
Once Mary finished cleaning the dishes, the Whitney family soon took off with Krypto and Tripod so then they could get the three-legged puppy his own collar and dog license. As they drove on to get that done, Tripod was getting excited about getting his new gifts for being a new member of the family. Atticus opened up his bedroom window with a small smile before he looked out, waving to the passing Whitney family. Kevin waved back as they drove past Atticus's house while trying to keep Tripod under control during the car ride.
"I guess Tripod might be a little excited in getting his own collar and dog license." Eddie chuckled.
"Maybe a little." Mary smiled.
"I know I'd be excited to get my own license too." Kevin smirked.
"Even if a dog's license is different than a human's license." Mary reminded her son.
"Uh, yeah, I knew that, Mom." Kevin said bashfully.
They drove for a while until getting to a pet shop where they would get the collar and dog license.
"Here we are." Eddie said.
Tripod began to do his best and contain his excitement. Mary opened the door as she carried Melanie in her arms, getting her out of the car seat. Kevin then came out with Tripod who nearly fell out due to his excitement before getting right back up.
"This is our pet shop," Eddie told Tripod. "Let's go inside, yeah?"
Tripod then barked at him as he was eager about going inside while also trying to be calm, though it was a bit hard for him.
"We better get inside before Tripod get overexcited." Kevin laughed a little.
"I think you're right, Kevin." Eddie chuckled.
Krypto soon got out of the car next before they closed the door and made their way inside the pet shop.
"Welcome to the shop," A woman greeted them as they walked in. "What a handsome looking puppy you have there."
Tripod smiled, though he was close behind the Whitney family, so he kept his three legs hidden away from the woman.
"We'd like a new collar for the newest member of our family." Mary smiled at the pet shop woman.
"Oh, of course, right this way." The pet shop woman smiled back as she lead them to where the dog collars were.
Tripod looked around while following close behind the Whitney family as they followed the pet shop woman.
"Now what kind of dog collar were you thinking of getting your puppy?" The pet shop woman asked the Whitney family.
"Oh, you know... Something nice and sturdy... Probably like Krypto's collar... Preferably one that keeps fleas away." Eddie replied.
Tripod nodded as he agreed with that last part.
"It's almost like he knows what we're saying." The woman giggled at Tripod's reaction.
"Yeah. Almost." Kevin smiled.
The pet shop woman soon walked over to the dog collars and began to look for one that was like Krypto's that could keep fleas away.
"Hmm... Aha! Here it is," The pet shop woman smiled as she showed a collar that looked like Krypto's collar. "This one is nice and sturdy and keeps fleas away." She was then about to walk over to Tripod before seeing him trying to hide behind the Whitney family so she wouldn't see his deformity.
"Tripod?" Kevin called.
"Come here, little guy, I need to make sure this fits." The pet shop woman said, coming closer to Tripod.
Tripod soon ended up behind the woman while still hiding and soon hid behind her desk.
"Is he shy?" The pet shop woman asked the family.
"Uh, not normally, no," Eddie shook his head. "...As far as we know."
"I think it's because he doesn't want her to see-" Krypto whispered to Kevin.
"Well, I still need to find out if this fits." The pet shop woman said before secretly looking behind her desk and once she saw what was going on with Tripod, she looked surprised before gently picking up the three-legged puppy.
"His missing leg." Krypto sighed.
"...Oh, my," The pet shop woman said in surprise, though tried not to make a fuss from it. "Well, that's different. Not the first time I've seen it though."
"Really?" Kevin asked, sounding surprised.
"Oh, sure," The pet shop woman reassured. "When I was younger, I had a neighbor who had a dog like that. Some dogs are just born different like that, but it's no harm done," she said before she soon put Tripod back down before measuring around his neck and found that the collar did fit. "Perfect," she then smiled before facing the Whitney family. "Now all he needs is a dog license and he's good to go."
"Great." Kevin smiled.
The pet shop woman soon lead the Whitney family and their pets to where the dog tags were which was right next to another pet shop employee.
"How do I look?" Tripod asked Kevin and Krypto.
Kevin just gave him a thumb's up to answer his question.
"Is he mocking me?" Tripod pouted as he held up a paw. "I already know I don't have thumbs."
"No, no," Krypto chuckled and shook his head. "That's just how humans say they like something a lot."
"Ohh." Tripod smiled.
"Frank, we have a family who need dog tag for a new puppy of their family." The pet shop woman smiled to the pet shop man.
"Then they've come to the right place, Susie," Frank smiled back before looking at the Whitney family. "So where's the puppy and what name are you giving him or her?"
"This is the newest addition to our family." Kevin smiled as he picked up Tripod gently and showed him to Frank.
"I see," Frank nodded as he took a look at Tripod. "Looks pretty big and strong for his age."
"He sure does." Kevin smiled.
"Let's see... Dalmatian... Whitney family... Your address?" Frank nodded as he wrote something down.
Mary and Eddie then gave him their address.
"Very good, very good," Frank nodded. "Name, please?"
"Tripod." Kevin replied.
"What an interesting name." Frank then said as he kept writing. Once he was done writing down the name, Frank put the dog license on the dog collar, and where soon Tripod looked himself in a mirror and where he was happy to be part of a family.
"This should do it, just sign here, please." Frank smiled as he turned the sheet over to the Whitney couple.
Mary and Eddie smiled as they soon signed their names on the lines and paid the fee before the paperwork was stamped.
"Congratulations," Frank told Kevin and Melanie. "Your new puppy is now yours to keep forever and ever."
"Wahoo!" Kevin cheered.
Melanie giggled as she imitated her big brother. Mary and Eddie smiled proudly as Tripod began to look at himself in the mirror.
"That's a nice collar ya got there." Krypto smiled as he stood next to Tripod.
"Yeah, it is a nice collar and so cool too." Tripod smiled back.
"Looks like Tripod really likes his collar." Kevin smiled to his parents.
The Whitney family soon left the pet shop with their pets and soon got to their car so they could get to the park.
"I can't wait to play with you, Tripod," Kevin smiled at the puppy. "It's always fun to be in the park with a dog."
Tripod barked to Kevin as his parents smiled in amusement.
"Good dog." Melanie smiled as she hugged Tripod's face.
Tripod smiled back as he enjoyed Melanie hugging him.
After a while, they made it to the park, and once parking the car, they soon got out and went to the park to have some fun. There were a few other people with their own dogs and having fun. Tripod happily ran outside, but he remembered to wait for his new family as his tail wagged in excitement.
"Come on, Melanie, let's go play in the sandbox." Mary smiled as she carried her toddler daughter.
"Play! Play!" Melanie giggled as she waved her arms in excitement.
"I'm the luckiest kid in the world, I've got two dogs!" Kevin beamed as he went with Tripod and Krypto further into the park.
"Stay close, Kevin." Eddie told his son.
"I will, Dad." Kevin replied with a smile.
"This is going to be fun." Krypto smiled.
Kevin soon ran off and went to play with Krypto and Tripod as Eddie sat on a park bench while Mary kept an eye on Melanie in the sandbox.
"Ready to have some fun, guys?" Kevin smiled at Krypto and Tripod.
"Yep, we sure are." Krypto smiled back.
"Yeah." Tripod added.
"Let's play some 'Fetch' for a while." Kevin smiled as he took out a throwing stick.
"Fetch is always fun, plus lots of exercise." Tripod beamed.
"You sound like a real gymnast." Krypto chuckled.
Kevin soon reached out and threw the stick as he began to play with his dogs as it felt like nothing could possibly go wrong. For a while, as they played, they seemed to like it.
"Hey, kid. Is that pup yours?" An older boy asked Kevin as was skating with his friends.
"Huh? Oh, yeah," Kevin replied. "His name's Tripod."
"I can see why you named him that." The older boy smirked.
Tripod soon returned the stick to Kevin before getting a bad feeling once he saw the older kids.
"Uh... Yeah..." Kevin said softly.
"They should call you 'Loser' since that name suits you like Tripod suits a loser puppy." One of the other kids smirked.
Tripod began to start growling and barking at the older kids even if they were calling him a loser that didn't mean he was going to let Kevin be called a loser.
"Hey, look. The loser puppy is trying to be brave and scare us away." Another older kid smirked.
Tripod narrowed his eyes as he soon jumped out to one of the older kids, tackling him down to the ground.
"Tripod!" Kevin cried out.
Tripod growled and began to attack the big kid, biting against his clothes as he was very angry right now.
"Get this freaky puppy away from me!" The big kid cried out.
A familiar dog soon came over and got him off the big kid and where it was the Rottweiler.
"Good dog." The big kid smirked.
Tripod soon looked over and whimpered a bit.
"Too bad you don't have a real dog like my old pal here." The big kid smirked and chuckled as he petted his Rottweiler on the head.
"Actually I do." Kevin said.
Krypto soon came over to Kevin's side before going over to Tripod, making sure he was alright. Tripod soon went to hide behind Krypto, though he kept glaring at the Rottweiler.
"Big deal," The big kid scoffed and rolled his eyes at Krypto. "You misfits all deserve each other."
Krypto soon growled a little so he wouldn't cause the area to shake.
"Hey, look at that puppy." A boy voice smirked.
"Oh, no... Not now... Not today." Kevin groaned.
Krypto glared at the bullies.
"Such a shame... You have to have a couple of loser dogs..." The leader boy sighed and grinned as he came beside his Rottweiler. "Unlike old Chomper here. You know why I call him that?"
"Why?" Kevin asked, though he really didn't care since this bully was annoying him.
"'Cuz he could take your dogs and chomp down on them and maybe be great chew toys for him." The leader boy said before laughing mockingly and meanly.
"Well, at least Kevin's cousin isn't here." Krypto whispered.
The leader boy smirked as he took a picture of Tripod and began to call his post "The freak puppy owned by the loser boy" before posting it on Facebook.
"Hey! Cut that out!" Kevin complained.
"Make me, Loser Boy!" The leader boy chuckled. "Ooh, wait 'til everyone sees this~"
"What is going on here?" A black-haired girl asked as she stepped over.
"Well, at least she's somewhat friendly." Krypto whispered to Tripod so he wouldn't need to feel scared or mad around the girl.
"Hey, are you making fun of my friend and his dog?" The girl asked the bullies.
"Ooh, this must be your girlfriend." The leader boy smirked at Kevin.
"I'm/She's not his/my girlfriend!" Kevin and the girl told him.
"Whatever! When everyone sees my latest post they are going to have a laugh fest." The leader boy smirked.
"You cut that out!" The girl glared.
"Andrea, please..." Kevin said softly.
Tripod growled as he soon looked ready to fight the bullies if they didn't go away right now.
"Ooh... So scary, the three-legged freak puppy is going to attack us." One of the bullies teased.
"Come on, guys, let's go anyway these losers are gonna hear laughs about this freak of a puppy anyways." The lead boy smirked.
The bullies soon walked off while laughing. Tripod growled as he soon jumped out to the bullies.
"TRIPOD!" Kevin and Krypto cried out.
Tripod soon took down the leader bully boy and growled viciously before the Rottweiler pushed him off and kicked him back against Kevin, Krypto, and Andrea.
"Nice try, little freak," The Rottweiler growled. "And don't think I forgot how you sent me into that garbage can."
"Garbage can?" Krypto asked out of confusion.
"Well, someone had to save that kitten from you and your friends." Tripod barked at the Rottweiler.
"Don't see why you had to save a stupid cat," The Rottweiler chuckled. "Though I guess that makes you more of a freak. You're not even a dog, you're just as good as a meddling pussycat."
"You wanna repeat that?" Krypto growled.
"Buster, come on, boy, let's go." The lead boy said.
The mean dog soon joined his owner's side.
"See ya around, losers!" The lead boy laughed with his friends as they soon walked off.
"That guy... And his kid..." Tripod narrowed his eyes. "If I wasn't such a good dog, I'd bite him."
"Well, I admire your strength and willpower to not do so." Krypto smiled at the younger dog.
"But what's this about saving a kitten?" Kevin asked Tripod curiously.
"Oh, it was while Krypto was still sleeping I saved a light blue kitten from three dogs one of which you just met and I sent them flying into garbage cans before checking to see if the kitten was alright," Tripod explained. "And he was after that, I was going to help him find his way back home before his mother came, happy to see her son was alright."
"Light blue kitten... That sounds familiar..." Krypto said to himself. "But this kitten has a mother."
"You say something?" Tripod asked him.
"Huh? Oh, I was just thinking a little," Krypto replied. "That was nice of you though to save a kitten, whether you're a dog or not, especially for his mother who was worried sick, I bet."
"She sure was." Tripod nodded.
"Those bullies will never change." Andrea sighed.
"Some bullies never seem to," Kevin huffed. "I'm just glad that Bailey wasn't here."
"That kid needs serious help." Andrea rolled her eyes in agreement.
"Who's Bailey?" Tripod asked.
"He's my cousin." Kevin sighed.
"Wow." Tripod said.
"He's a big bully and a real pain in the butt," Krypto said to Tripod. "You might meet him, but believe me, he is anything but friendly."
"I guess at least during his last visit, we finally got him in trouble with his mom." Kevin smirked to Krypto.
"Right," Krypto chuckled a little. "He deserved that."
"What do you think that bully meant when he said we were going to hear laughs about me?" Tripod asked.
"Uh, just don't worry about it too much, okay?" Krypto advised.
"Hmm... Okay... I'll try." Tripod nodded maturely.
Andrea soon saw a German Shepard puppy making its way over to Tripod and where it looked friendly. Tripod felt someone coming and soon glanced over. The German Shepherd puppy looked over and gave a small smile.
"Oh, uh, hello." Tripod said to the puppy as he turned around.
"Hi, I'm Max; did you really send those three jerks flying into garbage cans?" The German Shepard puppy asked.
"Yeah." Tripod nodded.
"Awesome! I wish I could have seen my dad get thrown into the garbage can, he is such a jerk." Max said.
"Ugh... Your dad's a jerk?" Tripod groaned and rolled his eyes.
"I'm afraid so." Max nodded.
"Well... Maybe I should go and talk with him." Tripod then said.
"I'm not sure if you should just attack randomly like that. Tripod," Krypto spoke up.
"Why shouldn't he? My dad is always attacking others he finds weak," Max said. "I hate my dad he's always treating me like I'm a burden just because I'm the runt of the liter."
"I know how that feels; I mean I wasn't the runt of the liter, but because of..." Tripod said while looking at his missing leg.
"Ouch." Max winced.
"Yeah, he always thought of me as nothing more, but a mistake for being born," Tripod said. "Thankfully I have a new dad."
"You do?" Max asked softly.
"Hello there," Krypto smiled as he stepped in then. "Nice to meet you, I'm Krypto."
"Nice to meet you, Krypto," Max smiled before looking at Tripod. "So, Tripod are you a fan of Superdog?"
"Yeah, of course, next to sports, but yeah, totally." Tripod smiled back.
"Well, then you might be interested in joining the Superdog fan club." Max smiled back.
"No way, really?" Tripod asked.
"Yeah." Max smiled.
"Well, I would be honored," Tripod replied. "In fact, I think I have a great advantage."
Krypto nudged Tripod and quickly shook his head.
"Great," Max beamed. "I'll make sure to tell the other members. We'd be happy to have you with us."
"Wahoo! Great." Tripod smiled.
"Our next meeting is tomorrow, we usually have fan club meetings every day, but today we didn't have a meeting since there wasn't anything Superdog related going on in the news," Max said. "That and we couldn't get enough snacks for the meeting today."
"Understandable." Tripod said.
"I'll meet you and bring you over to the meeting," Max smiled. "It's gonna be so much fun especially with a new member."
"And I'm excited to join and become a new member." Tripod smiled back.
"By the way, where do you live?" Max asked Tripod.
Tripod soon told Max his new home address.
"That's not far from where I live, just about five miles away and the clubhouse is one one the abandoned houses." Max smiled.
"Cool." Tripod smiled back.
"Tell me about it," Max smiled back. "This is gonna be the best time ever."
"I really hope that it is." Tripod beamed, looking so happy to hang out with other puppies his own age who hopefully wouldn't make fun of him for being different.
"Ooh, I can't wait to tell the others." Max beamed.
"Max! Here, boy!" A boy's voice called out.
"Oh, that's my person, I better be off," Max said before making his way over to his human while still talking to Tripod. "Be ready tomorrow, Tripod!"
"I will!" Tripod smiled.
Krypto smiled proudly.
"I just can't believe this, I made a new friend!" Tripod beamed.
"I'm really happy for ya, kiddo," Krypto smiled. "I hope you have a lot of fun at this fan club of yours."
"I bet I will," Tripod smiled back. "This is the best day of my life!"
Kevin smiled, happy for his puppy before they continued their fun in the park before it would be time to go home. Mary and Eddie smiled as this was a happy day to be had by all.
Patch was even at the park with Atticus and ran over to catch a ball that was thrown before he stopped to see Krypto and Tripod bonding like a father and son and smiled at the sight of them bonding before he picked up the ball and ran back over to Atticus. Atticus soon accepted the ball from Patch before throwing it again and where this was a lot of fun for the pet and owner.
"Hey, Atticus." A familiar mean girl's voice smirked.
"Just ignore... Just ignore... Just ignore..." Atticus groaned to himself as Patch went running.
"Did you see the latest post?" Cassandra smirked. "I mean, your cell phone can get posts, right?"
"Yes, Cassandra, I don't live in the Stone Age." Atticus groaned.
"Then did you see about that new dog?" Cassandra smirked.
"Yes, I have," Atticus replied before looking at her. "Jealous you have a pet rabbit who doesn't do tricks?"
"Nope, just thinking of how freaky that puppy is and the kid, that's its owner must be a loser if he adopted a puppy with only three legs." Cassandra smirked.
"Kevin isn't a loser, Cassandra and so what if Tripod only has three legs?" Atticus glared.
"Everyone knows that dogs have four legs," Cassandra smirked. "It's so sad."
"Plenty of dogs have only three legs!" Atticus defended. "Not everybody has to be perfect, 'normal', and boring like you, Cassandra!"
"Have you seen the replies this post has been getting?" Cassandra smirked.
"Not yet." Atticus said.
"Well, let's just say other people think it's freaky too." Cassandra smirked.
"I don't care..." Atticus narrowed his eyes.
Patch soon came back over before growling at Cassandra.
"Oh, he must be grumpy that his dog breed is associated with that freak," Cassandra smirked. "Now everyone will think that Dalmatians are freaks all because of one little puppy with just three legs~"
"Are you done?" Atticus muttered.
"Okay, but you know I'm right." Cassandra smirked as she took off walking.
"Oh, sure, you're about right as many times as our current President..." Atticus snarked before facing Patch. "Don't listen to her, boy."
"I never have before, so I never will now." Patch reassured.
"Great." Atticus smiled.
"So can we keep playing?" Patch asked.
"Sure, boy," Atticus smiled as he took the ball back. "All right, get ready for this one, you might get lost on your way home."
"Don't go too overboard." Patch chuckled as he wagged his tail in excitement.
Atticus smirked and soon threw the ball as far as he could, though without using "super help" to do it. Patch then took off and went running after the ball as it went pretty far.
"Okay, gotta find a way to meet up with the pup once again and gain his full trust." Snooky said as he looked around while making sure no one he knew saw him.
Patch sniffed around and looked for his ball. Snooky was walking one way before yelping as he ran right into Patch before he quickly hid behind a tree before the Dalmatian puppy could see him.
"...Weird, I thought I smelled a cat for a second... Meh..." Patch said to himself before shrugging and he kept going around and sniffing the ground until he found the ball that Atticus had thrown. Once he found the ball, Patch soon took the ball back to Atticus.
"Whew! That was close." Snooky whispered.
Patch smiled as he and Atticus began to run off together while playing their little game.
"Now for that other puppy..." Snooky smirked as he looked around. He soon saw Tripod with his new family. "Hmm... This may be a little more difficult than I thought." The kitten said to himself.
"I don't want this to ever end." Tripod smiled.
"At least you'll be easier to put to sleep tonight." Krypto said playfully as Tripod had a lot of energy.
"Oh, we'll see about that." Tripod said playfully.
"Hmm... There must be some way to get alone with him so then that Mutt of Steel doesn't get in the way." Snooky whispered to himself.
"Are you kids hungry?" Mary asked Kevin and Melanie.
"Uh-huh..." Melanie nodded.
"Yeah, I am a little hungry," Kevin added. "Does that mean we have to go back home now?"
"Nope," Mary smiled before taking out some food from a bag she brought with her. "How about some sandwiches and juice?"
"Yes, please." Kevin smiled back.
Melanie nodded in happiness. Mary soon took out bags filled with sandwiches and some vegetables like carrot and celery sticks and some fruit juice boxes.
"Celery and carrot sticks?" Kevin groaned a bit as Melanie took her sandwich and bit into it.
"They'll share if we're lucky." Krypto told Tripod.
"Sounds good," Tripod nodded. "All that running around sure made me hungry."
Kevin groaned as he had to eat celery and carrot sticks before remembering he had two pets that would be more than happy to eat his veggies for him.
"I know that look anywhere." Krypto whispered to Tripod.
"He doesn't like his vegetables?" Tripod asked. "Oh, well."
Kevin smirked a bit as he decided to share the vegetables with Krypto and Tripod when his parents weren't looking. The two dogs then happily accepted the vegetables as Tripod found them to taste so good.
"Now I'm thirsty..." Krypto said. "Wanna get some water?"
"Sounds good by me." Tripod nodded in agreement.
The two soon drank some water that Mary and Eddie also brought over since it would be better for them than lake water in the park, though Tripod drank a little too much and soon ran off.
"I told ya to slow down a little!" Krypto called out with a laugh as Tripod ran off to go use a tree on his own.
"Next time I have to slow down and not drink so fast." Tripod said as he did his business.
Snooky saw that Tripod was alone and smirked, though he waited until the puppy was done with what he needed to do.
"Phew..." Tripod sighed in relief before stretching after finishing up. "Thank goodness for trees."
"Hey there, Tripod." Snooky smiled as he walked over.
"Oh, hi Snooky," Tripod smiled back. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, just hanging out... Having fun... Enjoying the day..." Snooky smiled innocently.
"Well, it is a lovely day, and check this out," Tripod smiled back as he showed off his new collar. "I'm official to my new family now."
"That's great." Snooky smiled back.
"Yeah and I made a new friend, his name is Max." Tripod smiled back.
"That's cool." Snooky smiled back.
"So did you need something?" Tripod asked Snooky.
"Just wanted to see you again and maybe become friends." Snooky smiled.
"Sure." Tripod smiled back.
"Oh, thank you." Snooky beamed.
"Sure thing, especially after saving you from Buster." Tripod nodded.
"Buster?" Snooky asked.
"Yeah, apparently that bigger dog who was picking on us before is named Buster," Tripod nodded before glaring. "I already hate him."
"I don't blame you him and those friends of his thought it would be funny to chase me and ready to attack." Snooky glared.
"Sometimes older dogs are just real pains in the butt," Tripod rolled his eyes. "Well, I better get back to my new family now." he then said, getting ready to leave.
"Aw, but I was hoping we could play." Snooky pouted.
"Oh, you do?" Tripod smiled.
"Mm-hmm~" Snooky nodded innocently.
"Hold on a minute, okay?" Tripod soon said before running off back to his family.
Snooky watched him go before smirking darkly at himself in excitement and anticipation.
Melanie giggled as Krypto tried to eat the peanut butter sandwich that she gave him, though he smacked his lips and got stuck.
"Hey, Krypto. I'm gonna go play with my kitten friend I told you about." Tripod smiled.
Krypto muffled as he nodded.
"You okay?" Tripod asked in concern.
Krypto pointed to his mouth, unable to talk right now.
"Ohh... Peanut butter... Yeah, that'll glue your muzzle shut," Tripod chuckled as he understood before going off. "See ya later then!"
Krypto muffled something else, but it couldn't be understood with the peanut butter still making it hard to understand him. Snooky waited for a little while until hearing Tripod coming back looking happy.
"Let's have some fun." Tripod smiled.
"Great!" Snooky smiled back. "We're gonna have a real fun time."
"I sure hope so." Tripod beamed before they ran off to go and play together.
Snooky was soon a little stumped of what they would play until he felt Tripod tap him on the shoulder before seeing him about run off before coming back to tag him again, only for the three-legged puppy to see Snooky looked confused of what he was doing. Snooky tilted his head a bit.
"Tag, you're it!" Tripod told the kitten as he tapped him again before running off.
Snooky just stood there and shrugged in confusion.
"Uh, dude? It's a game..." Tripod told Snooky. "You act like you've never played 'Tag' before."
"Uh, well, that's because I haven't." Snooky said.
"Ohh... Well, I can explain the rules of 'Tag'." Tripod smiled.
"What do you do then?" Snooky asked.
"Well, all right," Tripod said before taking a deep breath. "It's a game."
"It is?" Snooky asked.
"Yeah!" Tripod nodded.
"A game; neat!" Snooky smiled. "So, how do we play?"
"Okay, look: it's very simple," Tripod said before stretched one of his paws out to the kitten. "Snooky, tag me."
Snooky looked hesitant at first.
"Come on, it's okay." Tripod insisted.
Very slowly, Snooky reached forward and poked him quickly with his paw before quickly withdrawing.
"All right, now I'm it. And all you gots to do to play is tag someone else," Tripod soon said as he soon walked off to the side and then walked back, tagging Snooky and ran off before telling him more rules. "And they're it! By the way, you're it!"
"Awesome, I'm it!" Snooky beamed as he suddenly got excited. "What do I do, what do I do, what do I do?!"
"Just tag someone else!" Tripod called out as he ran away from the kitten. "And they're it!"
"Ohh. Well, then, here I come!" Snooky called back as he chased after the three-legged puppy.
"You'll never catch me!" Tripod called back playfully.
"Oh, we'll see about that." Snooky retorted.
The two then ran off and happily played together while Snooky began to have a lot more fun than he expected to. They soon ran past Cherry who was sitting on a park bench with a novel in her hands.
"...A kitty cat chasing a puppy dog," Cherry noted as she looked over at them before going back to her reading. "How ridiculous."
Snooky and Tripod laughed as they kept playing Tag for a while, having a lot of energy together as they were both youthful.
After playing tag for a while, Tripod and Snooky were both on the ground, looking exhausted while smiling.
"I haven't had fun like that in who knows how long." Snooky smiled.
"I had a great time too, Snooky," Tripod smiled back. "And I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
"Yeah, I think so too." Snooky nodded.
Melanie soon began to yawn in the sandbox.
"Well, it's getting late," Mary smiled. "I think we better head back home. Kevin, go get your dogs, please." she then told her son.
"Okay, Mom." Kevin smiled back before going to get Krypto and Tripod.
"Well, I better go." Snooky told Tripod.
"See you again real soon though, right?" Tripod asked hopefully.
"Of course, Tripod," Snooky smiled. "And we're going to be best friends forever."
"I really like the sound of that," Tripod smiled back before going to meet his new family again. "See ya around, buddy!"
"See ya around." Snooky smiled back.
"What a day." Tripod smiled as he made his way back to his new family.
"Are you actually getting tired?" Krypto smirked at Tripod.
"I guess I am a little bit," Tripod said before yawning and stretching with a small smile. "I had a lot of fun though."
"That's great, hopefully there'll be more to come." Krypto smiled as they went to go back home with their humans.
"I think so, Dad." Tripod smiled back.
"I think I'm gonna get use to hearing you calling me 'Dad'." Krypto smiled warmly.
"I'd really like that." Tripod beamed.
"Me too." Krypto smiled as they soon went to go back home.
"And another trap is set... I'm getting good at this, tricking Tripod for Mechanikat's big plan." Snooky said to himself as he watched Tripod closely from deeper into the park where no one else would see him.
However, a certain older female cat saw Snooky and soon ran off suddenly and jumped on top of a certain teenage girl's stomach who was trying to sleep on the park bench.
"Oof!" Cherry grunted and yelped before looking over. "Oh, good. Isis... Let's go back home to Aunt Selina." she said before scooping Isis back up in her arms and went to go back home with the cat.
"I have a feeling a kitten going to start having a change of heart." Isis told Cherry.
"Um, okay." Cherry said.
"Trust me, okay?" Isis said to her. "I saw something."
"You see a lot of things," Cherry rolled her eyes as they went over to Selina's apartment. "You used to help a grandmaster thief."
"Fair enough." Isis shrugged.
"I had so much fun today," Tripod smiled. "I don't think I've ever had so much fun in one day."
Isis looked over from Cherry's shoulder, watching Snooky and narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"I don't think I've had so much fun myself in quite a long time, especially with a pup," Krypto smiled back at Tripod. "We're gonna have a good life together, I can tell."
"Same here." Tripod smiled back.
The Whitney family soon got back to their van before driving off.