The day was still bright and sunny. The mammals still were active on their mundane tasks as many were out in the streets of the Savanna Central doing their own business of being outside. Including an arctic fox and her bunny husband with their adoptive meerkat daughter holding on to her head and neck with her arms and legs. It was of course Skye, Jack Savage, and their daughter Portia. Skye had on a light blue shirt with matching shorts that reach down to below her knees with Jack having to wear a light green buttoned up shirt that Nick gave him on his birthday with dark blue shorts on. Portia was wearing her casual long white tank top that had a unique design at the very bottom with some cool light green on it and pants that was a more lighten tone of green like on her shirt.
The funny thing was Portia didn't mind the summer heat. Being a meerkat, she can handle the hottest day in the Sahara Square without her breaking a sweat. Which is why Spring and Summer were the best seasons for her as she would drag her parents to go out and play with her. Her parents Jack and Skye didn't mind the blasting sun as they do enjoy and love spending time with her. The meerkat girl nuzzled softly on the soft and thick fluffy white head fur Skye had with Jack taking notice and chuckles softly. "She just loves your fluffy coat." Jack stated the obvious with Skye looking back as she smirks at him. "She gets that from her father, the same one who 'loses' the blanket most of the time."
With that smirk and comment, Jack felt a bit of defeat and a blush growing on his three stripped cheeks. "Ok fair point. Just I don't get how you can have fur so fluffy." With that it was turn for Skye to blush. "Well it's called taking care of your body and health, which I am glad you and Portia follow. Right sweetie?" She asked Portia who looks to the left side of her mother to see her eyes. "Yes mama." With that they both smiled as Portia started to gently climb down and get off so she could be in the middle with her happy parents. "So Portia. You still full of energy?" Jack asked as he looked down to her as he looked up back at him as she held both of their hands. "Of course baba."
Jack suddenly letted out again a soft chuckle. "I swear I don't know how the kits can keep up with you. Even Alicia." He gently playfully messes up her brown curly hair that just made her be twice as adorable as she had flower headband on with her giggling. "It's called 'Survival Of The Fitness'!" She yelled with raising her hand up to do a pose with Skye looking at her. "You mean 'fittest'?" With her stating that Portia blushed in embarrasment. "Y-yeah. Sorry." "It's ok sweetie. I sometimes say that too. But that still is a good motto." Jack reassured her with her smile being shown on her face as she nuzzles her head on his arm with Jack trying not to go freaking out on how she is too adorable and acts like the tough rabbit he is.
With the three of them walking, they see their destination. The condo that was both basically their home but also the home of Jack's cousin Judy. "You think they're back?" Skye told Jack as he looked at it. "Nah. They take till night to come home. Ugh I still wish she would stop muting her phone." He sounded with some worry in his tone. "Relax honey, you know she wants her and Nick's day to be grand and romantic. Plus she still has the taser you gave her." Skye added to keep her husband calm to which worked as he lets out a relieved sigh and agrees with her. They walk and Portia lightly skips happily as they make it to the door with Jack reaching into his right pocket
"You think the Kit Kits and Katrice are in there?" Skye stated to which she could feel the beam of joy come out of her daughter as her tail lightly wags just from the thought of playing with them. "Well they got to be. They are probably doing arts and crafts. You know their babysitter loves to do art." Jack said as he pulled out the spare key and slide it into the keyhole. With a turn he heard the door unlock and grabbed the knob to twist it and push the door open.
As he letted his daughter and wife go in they all saw nothing but what looks to be a full house. They saw Amare and their red panda babysitter Katrice drawing what looks to be a long row of torn off a notebook pieces of papers that have tape been taped together on the backside of it with the front showing what looks to be a drawing of the buildings of the Rainforest District at a beautiful rainy night. Beside the two was the blue bunny that they never met that was showing them pictures of the district at night to help them get an idea of what to draw. Alicia was having Aubrey and her clean up the walls as the bossy fox was having her sister stay awake so she can continue to do her work. Meanwhile Andre comes out with having an apron of his on while Finnick carries a plate of french fries as he places it on the table. "Ok everyone I made us some Lu- Ah!" Andre panics as he hides behind Spazzie and Katrice as suddenly everyone looks over to see and at first thought it was Judy and Nick but quickly took a breath. "Oh it's just uncle Jack and Aunt Skye and Portia. We are good!" Alicia stated to them all as Andre looks out of hiding and blushes. "Sorry. I got scared." He said as he got out of hiding.
"Uhh Finnick. Who is the blue bunny?" Jack asked with Finnick looking at him. "Why ask me? I don't know him other than he his Katrices bud and his name is Spazzie." The fennec said with Portia going over to Spazzie and offering her hand. "Hi mister bunny!" She smiled warmly with the blue rabbit smiling back and offering her hand and shaking it lightly. "If I am right, you are the daughter of Jack Savage and Skye Savage huh? Ummm, Portia?" With that she gasped and smiles wide. "How did you know?! Are you a wiz-" "I already asked him and no he ain't both either." Aubrey cuts her off with Katrice taking a fry and eating one as she speaks to Jack. "Actually I told him. I mean this family is so great that how could i not talk about it?" She said as she swallowed the fry and patted Spazzie's back. "I trust him with helping out the kits for this."
"Speaking of this, what actually is going on here?" Skye said while Portia sneaks in between to have a couple of fries to eat. "Mommy and Daddys anniversary is going to be a nightmare!" Amare stated as he held his Nick Doll and holds it close to him with his rabbit uncle and fox aunt look at him confused. "The fancy restaurant in the Rainforest District they wanted to go to is closed for today so since we can't contact them, we wanted to make it like one for them." Said Alicia with her tail wagging and eating a fry as well. Skye d'aww loudly at how sweet all of them were, especially the adults even helping to make the two have a grand day.
"It's funny how I can expect you and your blue friend to help out the kits." Jack stated to Katrice and Spazzie but his attention turned towards Finnick. "But why you wanting to help out huh Finnick? I thought you was a tough fennec fox." Jack smirked and playful elbowed Finnick's arm. "S-shut it dude. I'm doing this cause I want to. Problem?" He tried to act tough but he knew Jack was joking around so the rabbit letted him be himself as he looked over to the kits. "So how is the house? Is it ready to be done and used as a restaurant?" The kits smile at him with their tails lightly wagging.
"Well almost. I still need to draw the sky and stars." Amare said to Jack. "Also the floors need to be swept and stuff to be dusted. Andre just finished the kitchen so it is very clean for them." Alicia was listing things off on a piece of paper as Spazzie gives her a pencil to cross off the things that were done. Andre then had his turn to spoke. "Uncle Jack! I was wondering if you could help me cook. Please? We could make some bug burgers or cheesy fries! Or both!" The happy kit said loudly with his ears pointed up and face full of joy.
With that Jack laughed softly and walked over. "Of course Andre. Now remember not to eat it ok? We will eat the rest after we feed it to your dad and mom okay?" He said as both of them walk into the kitchen. "Ok Uncle Jack. Oh! Want to help Uncle Finnick? Please?!" With his rope tied from the kit looking at him in the eyes begging for some help, Finnick took again a sigh of defeat from those cute nieces and nephews of his as he walks in with Jack and Andre. "Sure kid. Remember, no eating your parents food. Otherwise I will start eating it too."
With there being three chefs in the kitchen Alicia crossed off another things to do on the list as she looked over to Portia who smiled at her. "I'm glad you're here Portia. It's nice to have my cousin/ sister from another father here." Alicia said with her putting the paper to her side. "Awww. Well I'm glad to be here too with my cousin/ fellow Kit Kat crew member." They giggle softly as Alicia then looks back at her list. "Ok we got to do the dusting on everything. Tv, couch, and stands. Also clean the windows." She muttered to herself with Portia still by her side looking at the list with her.
"Ok Aubrey. If we can get this done quick we mi-" The loud snores blocked her off as turned over to see her sister sleeping on the couch with slight bit of drool on the couch with Alicia groaning and rolling her eyes. "I could help." Portia said to help Alicia even though she seemed a little bit busy with trying to wake Aubrey up. "I don't know Portia. It is actually pretty extreme." After she said that, Portia letted out a smug grin on her face. "So what you are saying is, that you are scared that I might finish before you?"
As if those words triggered her, Alicia looked over the meerkat who seemed to be very confident in what she said. "Oh you think so? Because I can beat you without taking a break." The smug face then appeared on Alicia as she grabbed a can of Pledge and a rag with Portia doing the same. "Oh it is on!" They both shouted in union as they run over in the hallway to clean up the rooms of downstairs and upstairs with sheer quickness and skill.
Skye laughed at the two as she sits next between Amare and Katrice. "I swear that Portia is getting smarter every day." She said with a smile on her lips. "Using Alicia's trait of being over-confident to make the house clean quick? Yeah she is." Katrice spoke with the white arctic fox as she does little dabs of the pencil to make stars on the dark nightly sky. "Oh whoa. That is amazing." Skye was impressed by the whole artwork that laid before her with Amare and Katrice smiling. "Thank you aunt Skye. I did most of the buildings!" He added to which he got his head playfully rubbed by Skye's hand. "Well look at you being the next famous artist. I say Katrice has taught you very well."
The red panda just smiled with a soft giggle coming out of her mouth. "I wouldn't say that. He has been a professional all on his own." "Yeah. I seen some of his drawings and I couldn't tell which was his and which was Katrice's." Spazzie said as he showed his phone to Amare who kept drawing the picture that was on the screen with Amare smiling and tail wagging and ears perked up. "Thanks guys. You all are just the best." Amare continued with Katrice starting to follow him and even his aunt wanting to do a little bit of coloring too while Portia and Alicia still were in a race to clean up the most and finish first as their quick energy doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Hours have passed and on the couch was full of tired working mammals. The kits were on the couch next to each other and Portia as they ate the rest of the warmed up fries with their uncles, their aunt, their babysitter and her friend. The house itself was clean and looked branded new. The drawings on paper were taped to the walls and windows to make it look like long windows with the night and it's dark sky and the buildings being lit being shown while outside the sun starts to slowly go down with day turning into dusk. It all felt amazing to all of them. Spazzie looks over to Katrice who still was drawing on her notebook. "Jeez not even tired? I don't want you getting a broken wrist." He sounded worried but Katrice just smiles. "I'm fine. Don't worry. Besides it gives me an idea of what to draw." Before Spaz could even ask Jack's phone started to ring as he quickly reached into his pocket and pulled it out to answer.
"Hello? Oh hey Judy!" The kits all hear and gasp as they shouted out to their mother and father as Jack smiled and laughed. "Yeah they love you. She loves you too by the way!" He yelled out as they all were happy from hearing it. "So what's wrong? What? The restaurant was closed, oh no!" He acted to sound shocked as best as he can as he kept talking. "Ok. We will see you in about thirty minutes. Love you and you two be safe ok? Bye Judy." With that said he looked over to the kits and their babysitter and friend and uncle with a smirk on his face. "You know what that means guys?"
"Ok guys! Get to your stations and lets get a move on! Common CHOP CHOP!" Alicia went back to command as everyone got up to their places. Andre and Jack and Finnick went back into the kitchen with Amare looking over the drawings to see if there should be any touches. Alicia and Portia go around the house to double check to see if anything needs to be clean while also being a rematch while Aubrey still sleeps and waits for her cue. Katrice and Spazzie wait by the window to be on look out for Nick and Judy as the red panda continues to draw while the blue bunny stands next to her and watches both the window and her drawing.
Everything seems to be according to plan.
