"I still can't believe that you two somehow managed to have pups!" Max exclaimed. All eyes were currently on Mel and Buddy, along with the three puppies curled up by the dachshund's side. No one had the slightest idea of how this was possible. Smiling at his husband, Buddy murmured, "I think that this was all caused by the power of love."
"I highly doubt that was the answer," Chloe muttered.
"I'm pretty sure that it was definitely the answer!" Mel responded back, wagging his curly tail happily. Chloe rolled her eyes in annoyance. Meanwhile, everyone else was trying to get a closer look at the three puppies. All boys, they were a complete mixture of both parents' color and shape. Taking a picture of them, Snowball turned to Daisy and remarked, "Those two made history today! Seriously, I never heard of any other males who managed to have kids!"
Standing near the back of the group, Ozone sat up on his hindlegs so he could get a better look at the puppies. He almost looked like a meerkat while doing so. Overhearing what Snowball said, he purred as he turned to his partner Tiberius and spoke softly, "Truly is a first."
"Uh, yeah… definitely…" Tiberius mumbled quietly. Ozone was a bit surprised that the hawk sounded sad while saying that. Usually the thought of puppies or any kind of baby in general would bring a smile to anyone's face. Apparently that wasn't true. Making sure that no one was looking their way, Ozone quietly reached up and licked the red tail's cheek. Now that seemed to lift his spirits as Tiberius purred. Wrapping his tail around the bird's foot, Ozone whispered, "Maybe we should go out to dinner tonight."
"Sounds like a good idea," Tiberius whispered back, his mind filled up with bad memories from the past.