Opening Statement: so let's take stock here... third week of pregnancy for Kendra, plus she has to look after her adopted son Todd, who happens to be a coyote pup... on top of that Koslov is still rooming in their home so... yeah, stuff is getting interesting right now. So let's dive right into this chapter shall we!

Disclaimer: do you guys reading ever expect anything other than "go to Chapter 1" here at this point?

Table of Contents: same deal here, you guys expecting me to list the order in which to read these stories when you got it on Chapter 1?


"Mommy! Koslov took my nose again!" Todd whined, the polar bear in question chuckling before crouching down and placing the pup's "nose" back onto his face.

Kendra chuckled at the sight; who knew Koslov was so good with children, especially his only work experience with kids before was with Fru Fru when she had been younger, and then little Judy more recently. "Koslov, you know the rule on nose snatching... I get to have first dibs!" Kendra explained, a playful tone to her voice as she grabbed Todd by his neck and pulled him close enough to peck his fluffy cheek, the young coyote pup giggling and wagging his tail as he was kissed.

"Mommy! Not in front of Koslov-"

"And why not Todd? Is it embarrassing to you?" Kendra asked, Todd shifting his eyes before the hybrid doe giggled again, kissing his little nose before making her way to the washroom; being on her third week of pregnancy, Kendra was now much bigger, and though they weren't kicking yet, she could feel her kits moving around slightly, merely shifting about inside her womb against one another.

"Hey Todd! How's my little buck doing today?" Nelson asked, as he scooped up the pup and tickled his belly, the pup wiggling a bit and laughing happily.

"Daddy, I'm a coyote, not a deer or rabbit..." Todd replied, Kendra laughing from in the bathroom.

"Daddy is kinda dim witted like that Todd-"

"Kenny, I will reiterate, you married this dimwit-"

"And I will reiterate that I have poor tastes in bucks-"

"Didn't hear you complaining last night-"

"NELSON! YOU ARE LITERALLY IN THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD!" Kendra screamed, doth Nelson and Todd's ears flattening a bit before the little pup glanced to his father.

"What is Mommy talking about-"

"I'll tell you later Todd... years later... when you're looking for your own mate... yeah, let's go with that, okay pup?" Nelson explained, Todd nodding his head, and then giggling as he was carried to the kitchen and placed into his chair at the table; since they had adopted little Todd last week, Nelson had made adjustments to his home for the second smallest resident next to Kendra herself.

"So, what does little Todd want, hmm?" Nelson asked, the pup thinking on it for a moment before smiling.

"I want pancakes! Can we have pancakes please?" Todd asked, Kendra stepping out of the washroom and over to the kitchen, Koslov having gone to the shop downstairs to take inventory for the day earlier.

"Sweetheart, if you want pancakes, then we can have pancakes... Nelson, you still remember you mom's recipe right?" Kendra asked, Nelson nodding and gathering the required ingredients to make a batch, while Kendra and Todd shared a bowl of fried crickets; both could eat like horses, Kendra because she was still having her odd cravings and Todd because he was a growing coyote.


(After Breakfast with Kendra: Dr. Spotkins office)

"Mrs. Bucksworth, I see you're expecting, how far along are you?" Pedro asked, Kendra rubbing her rounded tummy and smiling.

"Three weeks, I'm about half way through... and before you ask, we had a sire donate to mine and Nelson's cause, a male hybrid named Nathan." Kendra explained, the jaguar chuckling and jotting down a quick note in Kendra's file.

"So, you seem in better spirits than last time... and I also heard of your issue with the secretary, he told me you flinched as he handed you your appointment slip-"

"Oh that... just a minor hiccup I assure you... unlike a couple weeks ago-"

"And what happened then Kendra? If you don't mind my asking." Pedro inquired, Kendra taking a breath and letting it out slowly as she recalled the events of that day.

"I was in the shop with Nelson, it was a day after the artificial insemination procedure, so I had been going through the first stages of my pregnancy... an elderly coyote woman with her daughter came into the shop, her pup apparently one of my fans." Kendra explained, pausing to take a couple breaths and calm herself down a bit, all while Pedro took notes on what the hybrid doe was saying.

"Okay, so this coyote lady and her pup... they frightened you? Is that it?" Pedro asked, Kendra nodding her head and letting her ears drop back as she briefly remembered how scared she had been that day.

"Y-Yeah... it wasn't their fault, and the mother was understanding of my situation... her pup though was very excited to meet me... she managed to get out of her mother's grip and rushed towards me... I just panicked, I screamed and turned to run away... I think I scared the little pup too." Kendra explained, a guilty expression on her face as Pedro jotted down another note, then glanced up and offered a smile.

"It's alright Kendra... as I stated during out last session, it's normal to hold reservations towards a species after a traumatic event... you have no reason to feel guilty about this." Pedro explained, as he pushed a box of tissues towards Kendra, the hybrid doe taking one and wiping at her eyes a bit.

"I know Dr. Spotkins... it's just I know there are good coyotes out there, my son being one of them, and-"

"I'm sorry, did you just say "your son"? Mrs. Bucksworth?" Pedro asked, Kendra's ears perking up at that as she giggled nervously, the jaguar nodding his head and jotting down a note.

"Well... Nelson was telling me how he wanted someone to leave the shop to some day... someone who could "reach the sales counter" as he put it jokingly... so we agreed on going to the Tri-Burrow orphanage-"

"And you adopted a coyote pup? Why not a deer?" Pedro asked, then noted the look on Kendra's face and smiled warmly, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you made a bad decision... I'm just curious is all." Pedro explained, Kendra sighing and letting out a slight groan as she shifted in her seat; being three weeks along in a purely hybrid pregnancy made normally easy things rather tiring as of late.

"Well... that's the thing, I could have adopted a cheetah cub, or a wolf pup, heck there were even a few fox pups too... it's just... when I spotted Todd all by himself, something seemed to just... click in me, and I knew he'd be my pup..." Kendra explained, as she absently rubbed a paw over her belly and let out a sigh. "Does that make any sort of sense to you Dr. Spotkins?" Kendra asked, the jaguar smiling warmly as he jotted down a note in the file.

"From what I just heard, it makes perfect sense... you were drawn to this coyote pup- to Todd- despite your hardships with this "Greg" fellow... you adopted this pup when, from your perspective, nobody else would... you put his needs above your own." Pedro replied, walking over to Kendra and crouching to be eye level with her, gently patting the hybrid doe on her shoulder with a smile, "You may not have noticed yet, but by this simple action, you have completely overcome your fear." Pedro explained, Kendra donning a confused expression before lightly shaking her head.

"But... you said I'd never-"

"I said you'd probably never get over this fear of coyotes, that you'd probably have said fear for the rest of your life... the key word of those statements was "probably" Mrs. Bucksworth." Pedro explained, Kendra pondering this even as the jaguar stood up and returned to his desk, "You see Kendra, anything is probable... I could leave this office and probably bump into my secretary in the hall, I could call my wife and ask how she's doing, and she'd probably tell me what she did at her own job... everything is probable Mrs. Bucksworth, nothing is ever set in stone." Pedro explained, Kendra processing this new info briefly before she heard the jaguar chuckling lightly, "Another thing... you were probably told by your doctor that you couldn't get pregnant... but look at you now, three weeks in, healthy, stable, and more importantly, highly probable, now tell me Kendra... do you still have any doubts on probability?" Pedro asked, Kendra's eyes widening as she glanced to her round tummy, feeling the kits within her shifting about as they grew, a smile slowly playing across her face before she looked back up and shook her head.

"You had me at "probable" Dr. Spotkins-"

"Please... call me Pedro... I may be professional, but I prefer a first name basis when I speak to a client." Pedro replied, a warm smile on his face before Kendra slowly stood up and climbed out of the office chair.

"Thanks again... I'd say, "Same time next month" but that would probably be a waste of time... right Pedro?" Kendra asked, the jaguar chuckling lightly before nodding his head.

"I understand Kendra... It's been a pleasure to know you-"

"What? I'm always going to remember you Doctor... you helped me through the toughest times I could think of since the incident... if not for you, I may not have even considered adopting Todd, let alone starting any sort of family the natural way..." Kendra explained, then took out a card and handed over to Pedro, this being one of her business cards for her singing career; on top of being a pop star, Kendra had played with the idea of selling her vocal services for various events that needed a singer, and though never tried to pursue that kind of business, had printed a few dozen of the cards with her contact info on them. "Just call whenever you want to chat okay... as a friend I mean." Kendra explained, Pedro smiling and nodding his head.

"Thank you... any chance I can get this autographed?" Pedro asked playfully, Kendra rolling her eyes and motioning for him to flip the card, Pedro doing so and finding a printed out copy of her signature.

"Nelson had told me that these early cards were a bad idea... something about people forging my signature from the cards and-"

"I understand... and I'm inclined to agree with your husband's judgement call- no offence ma'am," Pedro explained, Kendra smiling and sighing lightly.

"None taken... talk to you later!" Kendra called out, as she turned and left the office. She never even flinched as the secretary waved to her, nor did she react when her pup Todd ran up to her and hugged her, his little tail wagging as he held his mother close, Nelson scooping the two mammals up and carrying them to the car.


(shortly after, in the car)

"Mommy, can we go see Zootopia? I've never been to a city before?" Todd asked from the back seat, Kendra glancing to Nelson with an inquisitive expression, the deer smiling and nodding his head lightly.

"Sure thing kiddo, we can go see some of your aunts that live out there... Kenny how many of your siblings live in the city-"

"Seven, my sister Kim has a penthouse apartment in Savanna Central, though her last status update said she was doing a photo shoot so she's not home... my brother Tyler works from home, but he lives in the Nocturnal District. I don't know if Sarah would be up to having guests what with her own pregnancy wearing her down-"

"How about Vanessa? Or maybe Sasha? Surely they have free time to visit." Nelson said, Kendra pondering it and then shaking her head.

"Vanessa is working her restaurant kitchen, so that's a no... Sasha might have a little down time, but then again she's working a bakery... plus I kinda don't want Todd's first experience with his aunt to be "Ooh, she has lots of treats!" you know-"

"Treats? Can we go see Aunt Sasha please?" Todd asked, Kendra glancing back and instantly regretting it. It would seem that this pup had a dastardly super power, he could make himself look so freaking adorable it was hard to say "no" to him.

"Serendipity help me, I really hope this grows out of him later in life!" Kendra thought, as Nelson grinned at his wife; sure, he caught the look from his son, but at the same time grew up in a family where stuff like that was commonplace; even Nelson himself had used the "adorable eyes" trick to his gain in his younger years as a fawn.

"Okay sweetheart... let me give auntie Sasha a call, and see if she's overly busy." Kendra replied, Todd smiling and clapping his paws together.

"YAY!" the pup exclaimed, Nelson chuckling at the adorable display, even as Kendra dialed her sister's phone up.

"Gideon Grey's Really Good Baked Stuff, Zootopia branch, Sasha Wilde speaking, how may I help you-"

"You know Sasha, you really ought to have a chat with Gideon about his choice in Bakery names... I mean do you say that every time someone calls your phone sis?" Kendra asked, and though she couldn't see it, she could tell Sasha had rolled her eyes at the comment.

"Whatever sis... so what do you want? You having a craving for that blueberry carrot cake of mine? I know I'm better at cakes than Gideon is, but come on you gotta give the fox a chance sis-"

"This is not about cake Sasha... though if you happen to have one, I'll take it, anyway, last week, me and Nelson made a big decision together and we... adopted a little coyote pup! Todd say high to Aunt Sasha-"

"HI! CAN I HAVE CAKE TOO PLEASE!?" Todd shouted, Nelson letting out a laugh as Kendra chuckled and shook her head, taking the phone and putting it back to her ear, now hearing her sister's laughter through the phone.

"Oh my GOSH that was just adorable... I'm guessing you want to introduce him to the rest of the clan huh?" Sasha asked, the hybrid doe rolling her eyes and smiling a bit.

"Yeah, I would prefer if I could get everyone together, but I can settle for a couple of my siblings for now- wait, Mom never told you about Todd yet?" Kendra asked, hearing Sasha pull her phone away, probably checking her messages before she heard a distant grunt of affirmation.

"Yup, she did... I just hardly ever check my messages is all, you know how it is being a baker and all... I'm guessing you're gonna introduce Todd there to Jessica later on-"

"How could you ever guess-"

"Can I finish a sentence before you cut me off Kendra!? I mean talk about rude sis!" Sasha teased, Kendra flipping the middle finger at her phone briefly, "And I know your flipping me off now... anyway, I gotta go, customers just walked in, see you soon sis bye!" Sasha added, before the line cut off and Kendra chuckled.

"Okay Todd, we're gonna go see Aunt Sasha, but remember you have to be good okay?" Kendra explained, Todd nodding his head and clasping his paws together. Nelson smiled at the moment and drove on towards the city of Zootopia.


(Three hours later, ZPD Precinct 1)

"Okay Todd, now you have to be good in here, okay? This isn't just a great big-"

"OH... EM... GOODNESS... Kendra are you... are you pregnant!?" Ben asked, Kendra's ears dropping behind her head as she turned and offered a wave.

"Hey Uncle Clawhauser... yes I'm about three weeks in, and along with that, I'd like to introduce my son- Todd where the heck are you now? TODD!" Kendra shouted, before a loud crashing was heard from one of the upper floors, Nelson whirling to glance in the general direction while Clawhauser shrunk behind his desk a bit. Kendra, meanwhile, simply face-palmed and groaned, "Oh nononono... please don't let that be-"

"WILDE! MY OFFICE NOW!" Chief Bogo shouted, as Kendra glanced up to see the buffalo in question glaring at her, a certain coyote pup in his one hoof as he waited for the singer to climb the stairs with Nelson's help; sure he knew that Kendra was now a "Bucksworth" but he was more accustomed to her maiden name in formal affairs.

Once everyone was situated in Bogo's office, the buffalo sighed and took his seat at the desk, "First off, I'd like to congratulate you on your pregnancy-"

"Thank you-"

"NOT finished! Anyway, I'd also like to ask why I came into my office to find this pup-" at this point, Bogo gestured to Todd, who was stood facing a corner at the moment; may not be home, but he could still put in time out, "- rummaging through my personal belongings?" Bogo asked, Kendra glancing to her son and sighing, then gaining a confused expression as something occurred to her.

"Sir, how did you know he was my kid? He could've very well been one of the other officers-"

"One: I currently have no coyotes on my force, not to say there aren't any in the other precincts around the city, just that my current roster doesn't have even one of them." Bogo explained, Kendra's ears dropping before she face-palmed; she knew this before, it just slipped her mind. "Secondly: he said, and I quote, "Mommy brought me to meet my Aunt Jessica," and I come out to see you and your husband in the lobby... so I'm going to ask again, why was Todd here going through my things?" Bogo asked calmly, Kendra glancing back to her son and then sighing.

"Sir, Todd was a bit of a loner when we adopted him... he hasn't yet learned about personal things... we're constantly getting after him on what's his and what's not- right Todd?" Kendra asked, her pup simply holding a paw out and giving a thumbs up, Bogo rolling his eyes and grunting in slight irritation.

"I can understand he's got issues with personal property, and I'd be fine with that if I'm going to be fully honest... but what I can't fathom, is why your son saw it fit to use this-" at this point, the buffalo placed a plaque onto the table, a fer scratches on it from tiny canine claws indicating that Todd had been messing around with it. "- as a surf board to slide on my carpet!" Bogo shouted, Nelson shrinking in his seat slightly as he glanced back to Todd, the pup staring downward with his tail tucked between his legs.

"Chief Bogo, if it's about the plaque being damaged, I know a guy in town who could clean this up nicely-"

"That's not the point... what I'm about to tell you never leaves this room... that goes for you too pup, understood?" Bogo asked, Nelson and Kendra nodding, while Todd gave another thumbs up, the buffalo sighing before reaching into a drawer and pulling out an envelope, opening it and placing various photos of his officers on the desk. "That plaque is engraved with the names of my officers, but not just any... the ones who were... lost while on duty." Bogo explained, Kendra's eyes widening before she took a look at the photos, there were a bunch of different mammals, there were some bears, a few lions, a cougar, half a dozon wolves and even a single crocodile, the only reptile to make it into the ZPD.

"Sir, I don't understand... surely-"

"This plaque is a keepsake of a time when I truly cared... as your sister may tell you, I don't do that as often anymore." Bogo explained, then turned hie gaze back to Todd and sighed, "I know that your son wasn't aware of any of this, otherwise he might have tried to keep the plaque... but it still hurts to know that my most prized possession-"

"I'm sorry sir..." Todd whimpered from the corner, Bogo briefly shifting his gaze from Nelson and Kendra to Todd, the pup still facing the corner but now visibly sobbing into the corner, before he turned around and sniffled, his garnet eyes rimmed with tears. "I-I'm sorry for ruining your keepsake thingy mister-" at this point the pup whimpered and held out his paws, Bogo raising an eyebrow as Nelson and Kendra simply took this scene in, Todd letting tears fall freely as he spoke, "T-T-Take me away sir... I don't want to be a criminal-"

the pup was struck silent, as were his parents, when they all heard something rare even to the ZPD staff itself, Chief Bogo was laughing, and not a condescending chuckle or a false laugh, this was a genuine, honest heartfelt laugh. "Oh my word... if only the real criminals were that willing, but no son, you aren't going to taken to jail-"

"I-I'm not? But-"

"I can have the plaque repaired Todd... sure I'm upset you scratched it, but even I'm not heartless enough to put a pup in a cell," Bogo explained, the pup dropping his arms and sobbing gently; he wasn't as upset as earlier, but he still felt guilty as he slowly walked over to his mother, the hybrid doe hopping down and pulling her son into her arms, patting the pup on the back and hushing him, Nelson and Bogo discussing the cost of having the plaque repaired.

"Shhh, shhh... it's okay Todd, Mommy's here... say, how about while Daddy and... Grandpa Bogo-" at this point the buffalo shot an annoyed, though slightly amused, glance towards Kendra, "- chat, we go find Aunti Jessica, then when Daddy's done, we can go have a treat at Aunt Sasha's, okay?" Kendra asked, the pup sniffling before he nodded and kissed Kendra's cheek affectionately.

"O-Okay Mommy... I'm sorry for being bad-"

"And I'm glad you are Todd... but we really gotta discuss what you can and can't play with in this place." Kendra replied, as she and Todd left the office so Bogo and Nelson could chat.


(Shortly after, with Jessica)

"Hello, ZPD Officer Wilde speaking, how may I assist you- oh you butt dialed us?- oh there's no worries sir, this sort of thing happens all the time, anyway you have a lovely day, bye now." Jessica said, hitting the button on her headset and sighing, her partner, a male ocelot named Victor Purrlins, turned around in his swivel chair and chuckled.

"Another butt dialing? I swear, you're just getting all the crappy calls today." Victor said, Jessica turning her chair around to shoot a glare at her feline partner.

"Your opinion is duly noted Officer Purrlins-"

"Oh come on Jesse... is that how you treat your boyfriend?" Victor asked, Jessica grinning and sliding her chair closer, grabbing hold of her feline lover and purring as she leaned closer to kiss him on the lips.

"Oh my my my... why I ended up being a "Pred-Chaser" like my mother, I'll never know-"

"Mommy? Why is that guy trying to eat Aunt Jessica's face?" a young male voice asked, both Jessica and Victor's eyes shooting wide before they glanced at the door to their shared cubicle and seeing a heavily pregnant Kendra with a confused coyote pup, Jessica immediately putting two and two together and realizing this was her adoptive nephew Todd.

"H-Hey sis... nice of you to stop by... without any notice-" just then the intercom in the cubicle came on as the voice of a certain cheetah giggled though it.

"Hey, I just thought you should know your sister is here to see you-" Victor then hit the reply button and groaned into it.

"Kinda late there Officer Chubs- I mean Clawhauser." Victor replied, as his rabbit girlfriend glared at him. "Anyway, we're going on break now anyway, thanks for the update!" Victor said before releasing the button and taking off his headset, Jessica doing the same before she shot a smile to the little pup.

"Hey, you must be this Todd fellow I've heard so much about- are you okay? You look like you've been crying?" Jessica asked, Kendra sighing and shaking her head.

"Not even ten seconds into our visit, and Todd here managed to sneak off and get into Chief Buffalo Butt's office-"

"Really? Man we should hire this kid for the stealth unit- OW! Jessica!" Victor yelped, as he was lightly slapped in the chest by his runt of a girlfriend. Kendra simply took in this dynamic and giggled.

"Gee, I wonder if Mom and Dad were like this when they shared this cubicle?" Kendra asked, as Jessica rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Hey, I got it harder than Mom thank you! Being runt of the litter makes it hard at best to even reach the keyboard-"

"Yeah, when we got assigned together, I caught her using phone books to boost her up-"

"One more word out of that muzzle of yours Whiskers, and you're sleeping on the couch tonight." Jessica stated, Victor quickly doing a "zip-the-lip" motion with his paw across his lips.

A little later and the four mammals were in the break room, Kendra and Jessica shared a bit of salad and grilled shrimp, Victor having a Bug-Burga while Todd nibbled on some chicken tenders; they had been Victor's, but he was a light eater and figured he'd let the pup have a decent snack.

"So, you adopted a coyote... does that mean-"

"Yeah, I've actually overcome my fear of them... I mean I honestly don't know why I was drawn to little Todd, but I'm so glad that I was, I mean look how happy he is now." Kendra replied, the other two glancing to Todd as he chewed up a bite of chicken, then took a sip of his apple juice.

"You know, I always thought of being a dad myself... I just never found the right mate, you know?" Victor explained, Jessica turning in her chair and placing a paw on her hip; being smaller than an average rabbit, Jessica had to stand to reach the table in the chairs.

"What about me Vic? Do I measure up to your standards?" Jessica asked, Victor looking his girlfriend up and down before grinning.

"I don't know... you kinda come up short if you catch my- OOF!" Victor was silenced by Jessica kicking him in the ribs lightly, Todd glancing to his aunt before looking to Kendra with a confused expression.

"Are my other aunts and uncles this mean to their friends?" Todd asked, Victor striking a mock glare towards his girlfriend.

"Yeah Jesse, why are you so mean-"

"Vic, if you even start with that stupid song-"

"WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO RUDE-"

"VICTOR-"

"Do you guys need a moment to settle this Jessica?" Kendra asked, the two mammals bickering turning and offering smiles.

"NOPE!" they both said together, Kendra glancing to her tummy and sighing.

"Don't worry kits... Mama is not letting you get like Aunt Jessica-"

"Here you are... I was looking everywhere for you babe." Nelson said, as he leaned down to place a kiss to his wife's lips, Todd covering his eyes and sticking out his tongue.

"Ewwww-"

"Hey, someday you're going to be doing that with a pretty girl too," Victor said with a smile, his smile dropping though when he saw the look Kendra was giving him.

"Todd will find himself a mate in his own time... until then, he's MY PUP, GOT IT!" Kendra hissed, the feline officer raising his paws up defensively before he chuckled nervously.


(half an hour later, Sasha's Bakery)

"One blueberry carrot cake to go... cash or card-"

"Sis, just put it on my tab-"

"Kendra, I don't do tabs... you pay now, or I'm putting it back." Sasha explained, Kendra rolling her eyes and handing over a twenty dollar bill.

"Keep the change-"

"The cake only comes to like five dollars... but thanks for the tip-"

"Hey, you played me!" Kendra said, Sasha grinning before handing over the cake.

"As Dad used to say, it's called a hustle sweetheart." Sasha said, then chuckled at the joke, Kendra slowly falling in with her mirth as they hugged; with both being relatively small mammals, they both stood on the sales counter as the shop itself was designed to house mammals as tall as giraffes.

"It's good to see you too Sasha... how's work been treating you?" Kendra asked, Sasha sighing and ringing the purchase through.

"The usual drag... though Clawhauser has started coming here for donuts, I think he likes my baked ones better than those deep fried balls of dough he used to eat, he even lost a bit of weight-"

"Really? How much did he drop? Half a pound-"

"More like a quarter... but hey, he's proud of it so I say let him be proud... poor guy needs all the confidence boosters he can get." Sasha replied, Kendra smiling and then glancing down at Todd, the pup had his face pressed into the glass and was staring at some cookies, his little tongue hanging out as his tail wagged slowly behind him. Sasha glanced down and giggled at the little pup. "Shall I get you a dozen of those cookies sis?" Sasha asked, Kendra looking at the price and hissing slightly.

"I know I can afford them, but I need to keep within my daily budget-"

"Did I ask if you wanted to buy them? Consider them a gift... for little Todd." Sasha explained, hopping down and gathering a dozen of the cookies, taking an extra one and tossing it to the pup. Whom jumped up and caught it in his mouth, landing back on his feet with a slight stumble before he grabbed the cookie in his paws and started to nibble on it.

"Thanks Sasha... you probably just became his second favorite person outside of myself-"

"Second? Who's the first-"

"Jessica's partner at the ZPD, Victor Purrlins, he gave Todd some chicken tenders for lunch today." Kendra explained, Sasha rolling her eyes and sighing.

"I'm the one with sweets... and Todd favors the guy with bird meat on his belt-"

"Hey, chicken isn't all that bad, Mom even enjoys it from time to time-"

"That's Mom... I prefer a fully vegetarian lifestyle-"

"Sasha, I remember you used to eat eggs at home-"

"Only after loading them up with veggies... it don't count as meat if you get more greenery in your mouth-"

"Kenny, I think it's time to go home... someone's looking mighty sleepy right now." Nelson cut in, the two does glancing to see Todd trying his hardest to stay awake, nibbling sleepily into his cookie as he swayed slightly in his spot; in short, he was being an adorable, sleepy pup.


(at home, in Todd's room)

Kendra smiled at the sleeping form of her pup, his arms wrapped around a small plush star; this being his one keepsake from the orphanage, Todd had forgotten to grab it in his excitement last week, and so Mrs. Bleatshorn had hoof delivered it herself, much to the coyote's delight.

Kendra reached out and gently pet her son's ears back, the pup making a soft yawn in his sleep as he snuggled his star close. Without really thinking about it, Kendra soon found herself singing a soft song to the pup, one she remembered her mother singing to her when she was little and going to sleep.

"Close your eyes,

Have no fear.

The monster's gone,

He's on the run, and your Mommy's here." Kendra sang softly, Todd seeming to hear it in his sleep as he smiled a little and flicked his right ear towards his mother's voice, even as she continued to sing.

"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,

Beautiful boy.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,

Beautiful boy." Kendra sang softly, then sighed as she gently got up and left the pup to sleep in peace, "Goodnight Todd... I love you," Kendra whispered, about to leave when her sensitive hearing caught the pup sighing in his sleep.

"Love...you...too..." Todd mumbled out, Kendra covering her mouth and suppressing the urge to squeal in joy. Kendra then left the room and joined her husband in the living room, climbing up onto the couch with Nelson and letting him wrap an arm around her torso, gently rubbing her round belly as the kits within shifted slightly within.

"Todd sleeping okay?" Nelson asked, Kendra purring happily and snuggling against her husband's side.

"Like a rock... boy he had an adventure today-"

"No kidding! Playing around in Chief Bogo's office, bumming chicken from your sister's boyfriend-

"And partner on the force-"

"Right, not to mention getting a dozen free cookies from Sasha... man I wish I had it that good growing up." Nelson explained, Kendra reaching up and placing a kiss to his cheek.

"Well, I'm kinda glad you didn't have it good... if you did, you'd have never had a reason to pick on me in high school-"

"Oh come on Kenny, are we going there again-"

"Only briefly, I don't like dwelling on the past... more like planning for the future..." Kendra explained, turning Nelson's head so he was facing her before pulling him in for a loving kiss.


There we go! Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and a look into the joys of parenthood in regards to Todd... that adorable little pup, anyway, let me know what you think in the box below, I'm Timberwolf, Alpha of the pack, and I'll see you in the next update, PEACE! AROOOOOOOOO!

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