I got the second chapter out *does a little dance* A secret gets revealed later on in the chapter. I loved writing this chapter so much. I really have nothing else much to say so see you at the bottom.

Ivan: Phantom does not own Hetalia.

~Mysterious Beast~

Playdate

Arthur came in the next day tired. For some reason he could not sleep until three in the morning. He tried everything he could think of: drinking warm milk, just lying there in the dark, etc. His body was wide awake but his mind was tired but could not convey the message to his body.

He groggily walked through the empty walkways. The animals were just being let out after eating their breakfast. He stopped and watched the tigers and the cubs run out of the sleeping quarters. The cubs were play fighting while their parents lounged on the rocks and climbed the trees.

Arthur continued on his path to A's and Zara's holding area. With a yawn he slid his ID card into the reader and punched in the code. Walking down the corridor he noticed some people running around frantic. He quickly broke into a run to see what the people were doing.

A was lying on the ground of his cage. Zara was laying in the cage adjacent to A's. Arthur calmed down a little when he saw that it was the veterinary team scurrying around. A blond streak flew across his vision. On a closer look he noticed it was Francis running with a medical box with his hair pulled back dressed in dark blue scrubs and a while coat.

"Francis what are you doing?" Arthur called.

Francis turned around quickly on one foot to see who called him, "One second Arthur." He turned again, going back to his job.

Arthur waited five minutes before Francis came back, "Again, what is going on?"

"It is almost time for their quarantine time to be up so we are taking tests. We are rushing to finish up Zara before A so he does not start randomly attacking." Francis said.

"About how long might that be?"

"At will take at least another fifteen minutes for A but ten for Zara."

"I'll go get their food ready, it has to be defrosted."

"Alright right, oh Kiku wanted to see you."

"Thanks frog." Arthur said walking away. He found Kiku talking to one of the other workers. "Kiku you wanted to see me."

Kiku said good-bye to the person he was talking to, "Hai. I need help getting A to like people. Zara is used to me and she trust you so if we can show A that we can be trusted we can possibly get close to him."

Arthur thought about it for a little, "I am guessing that is we bring Zara into the habitat for a short time then we bring her back that would possibly show A that we are not going to hurt him."

"That could work." Kiku agreed.

"Don't we need to get their food ready?"

"Hi, let's go defrost it so it will be ready."

~Mysterious Beast~

Francis was getting a needle ready to draw blood from A. He crouched down so that he was by A's front leg. Compared to A Francis felt small. He rubbed an area on the paw with an alcohol pad, after moving some fur, and stuck the needle in the vein.

He put the tube in the latch and watched blood flow into the vile. Francis did this eight more times. Each tube was going to be tested for a certain disease. After he pulled out the needle out he put on a gauge and wrapped it in a bandage.

"Francis, Zara is done." Another doctor called out.

"Alright, I am almost done with here. I still have a few things to do." Francis called back.

"Remember he is going to wake up soon." The doctor called again.

"I haven't forgotten." Francis laughed.

Francis continued working for another three minutes before something unexpected happened. A's eyes opened with murder in them. Francis shot up to get away but A was faster. A's claws grabbed Francis by his coat then threw him to the far wall away from the door, unconscious. He stood on all fours, at his true height, shaking his head from the medication. With the door open to his and Zara's cage he ran through his cage door, making everybody run in fear.

An assistant shot A in the hind leg with tranquilizer. A picked up Zara by the scruff of her neck and ran out of the cage and down the corridor at full speed. The entire team was running after them but the beasts were gaining distance.

Arthur was walking back with Kiku pushing a cart of raw meat when something slammed into the side of his head. He fell after flying a few feet. When his eyes snapped open he saw a flash of blond fur running away. Kiku helped Arthur to his feet before taking off after the creature. Arthur watched as most of the people working running after the creature as well.

When A got to the loading dock of the corridor he gently placed Zara down and started looking for the switch. He found it on the left side of the large medal door and switched it up with his snout. He quickly picked up Zara again when the people were getting too close for comfort. When there was enough room for him to go through he ran out into the park.

The tranquilizer was starting to take effect, he felt sleepy. He kept running at full speed to trying to find his way out of the park. He took twists and turns, getting himself more lost in the process than he already was. His body was getting heavy and his eyelids were getting heavy. All his muscles protested every step he took. His instinct, and his promise, was telling him to protect the child and keep her safe from the humans. He was starting to slow down but forced himself to speed up.

A fell to the ground in mid-run. He landed on his shoulder to keep from landing on Zara. The younger one was now awake but still groggy. She looked around to see where she was at and noticed she was not surrounded by gray bars. When she turned her head she saw A laying on the ground, still.

~Mysterious Beast~

The team split up to search for A and Zara. Kiku was especially worried. They had yet to put the tracker on either of them. All they knew that A was going to be incapacitated for a while. Zara was not going leave A's side so all they had to look for was A.

"Feliciano said they ran past his habitat and they turned left a few down." A voice said over the radio.

Feliciano was one of the first mythical creatures to come to ENAZ. He was a siren. Feliciano had Italian ancestry so he had brown hair and mocha eyes, which were closed most of the time. He had a weird curl on the left side of his head, which was opposite of his brother Lovino, which he called their erogenous zone. He always helped when there was something the teams were looking for.

Kiku ran towards the directions he was given. When he did he heard shouting coming from some people his body instantly stated running as fast as it could. His mind was preparing for the worst. The group of team members was spread out in a large circle. What Kiku saw before him was heartbreaking.

Zara was nudging A and whimpering. She would nudge his head and watch it roll back. Zara would paw at his neck or paw expected it to move but it did not. She buried herself below A's paw and in his fur trying to get close to him. The whimpering she made was hard on everybody's hearts.

"Kiku, go." Someone nudged him.

"Why me, what is so special about me?" Kiku said.

"She likes you." Another person said.

Kiku sighed before walking up to the beast duo, "Zara come see."

The younger one just looked at him with sadness in her eyes.

Kiku got closer, crouched down and extended his hand, "Come on, I promise nothing is wrong with him."

Zara looked at A before looking back at Kiku. She slowly inched our form under the larger arm. She kept her body low to the ground, ears back and tail between her legs. When she got close she stopped and nudged his hand. Kiku scratched behind her ear like he did the first time she allowed him to get close. Lucky for him she was only the size of a full grown wolf so he was able to pick her up.

Kiku carried Zara away from the scene, "Let's go introduce you to someone."

Zara whimpered a little as they walked. Kiku came to a door. He slid his ID through the reader and punched in his code. The door slid open allowing the duo to move forward. The bundle of fur in Kiku's arms started to fidget once the door slid shut. He placed her down on the ground. She stayed close to his legs with her ears down.

"Nothing is going to hurt you." Kiku said. Zara just looked up at him in reply. "We are going met someone. He doesn't bite."

They got to the holding cages of a habitat. Kiku walked through the corridor looking in the cages. They were all empty meaning that the creature he was looking for was already out with its parents. He walked to the door leading to the habitat. Zara got low to the ground again when Kiku started to lift the gate.

"Gupta, come." Kiku called out.

A few moments later a sphinx appeared in the gate. Zara started whimpering again and tried to get even lower to the ground than she already was. Gupta was an Egyptian sphinx; there are a few species across the globe. He was about the size of Zara so Kiku thought it was easier for them to get along. Gupta was still young so he was smaller than his parents. His parents were almost the size of A but about a half a foot smaller, by height and width.

Gupta slowly walked past Kiku and towards the shaking Zara. He stopped in front of her before circling her a few times. Kiku was ready to stop a fight if one broke out. Gupta stopped in front of Zara once again and nudged her with his paw. Zara stopped whimpering and looked up.

"Come on let's play." Gupta said.

Kiku stood shocked. All sphinxes could talk, it was a known fact, but Gupta barely talked just like his mother. His mother and father would hold a conversation. His father would ask questions and his mother would only talk when called upon. Gupta talked only when necessary, this was not often. He was introduced to other children to play with before but paid no attention to them and just played with his mother's tail.

Zara's answer was to pounce on Gupta, catching him off guard. Kiku watched as Gupta and Zara rolled around on the ground. Gupta ran into the habitat to get away from the onslaught on Zara's attacks. Zara ran through the gate entrance only to by attack by Gupta when she went in. Kiku followed the playing duo into the habitat. They reached the large clearing in the front of the habitat. Out of the corner of his eye Kiku saw a larger creature appear.

"I have never seen my son play before." Gupta's father, Muhammad, said coming out of the clearing.

"Hai, I have never seen him have any interaction with any of the other ones we brought." Kiku replied.

Muhammad lay down beside Kiku's legs, "It is nice for a change. He is usually so drawn into himself."

"Zara's mate tried to run away with her when he had an opening. We had to use a tranquilizer on him and he was down a few habitats away from here. I brought her here to cheer her up."

"I saw that. He looked more like a frightened father trying to save his child instead of a mate."

"What do you mean?" Kiku asked.

"The way he was acting."

Kiku and Muhammad watched Zara and Gupta play for about an hour and a half. In the end they were both tired and Zara had the upper hand. When it was time to go Kiku picked up the sleepy Zara and said good bye to the two sphinxes. He walked back to the holding cages cradling Zara in his arms. When he got back there were not as many people running around.

~Mysteries Beast~

Arthur had an ice pack to his head. Francis had an ice pack to his head, just like Arthur but, his arm was in a sling. Apparently A gave them both a concussion and Francis a broken arm. Arthur was walking around the corridor while Francis stood on the bench.

"Stop pacing." Francis said.

"How can I, no one knows where Zara is." Arthur said.

"She is going to come back, someone has her." Francis said trying to calm Arthur down.

Arthur started to bite his thumb, "What if no one has her?"

Francis was able to open his mouth when he saw Kiku walk in cradling Zara in his arms. Arthur rushed over and started talking to Kiku. Kiku was apologizing over and over again about not telling where he brought her.

"Kiku, where did you bring her?" Arthur asked once they were close to Francis.

"I brought her to the sphinx habitat. She got along with Gupta better than I expected. They played a while so both of them are sleepy." Kiku answered.

"A is freaking out in his cage. He is worried sick about her and along with everyday else." Arthur yelled.

A started ramming into the cage bars again when he heard his name and smelled the younger. Kiku walked to the cage door with Arthur flanking him. A moved away from the door to allow the door to be opened, he wanted Zara back. Arthur unlocked the door and allowed Kiku to go into the cage. Kiku placed Zara on the ground and watched A get close to him to pick up Zara by the scruff of her neck. A walked away from the Japanese man and curled around the younger creature.

"Daddy." A tiny voice called out.

Arthur and Kiku looked around for the source of the voice. All they saw the two creatures in the cage in a quiet sleep. They walked away from the cage to go do their paperwork. Francis followed behind them because he and Arthur had to stay up for twenty-four hours. He was going to do something to annoy Arthur for the remaining time.

~Mysterious Beast~

Arthur walked back to the beast's holding cells. He finished his paperwork and was able to sneak away from Francis for a while. He really wanted to know about the two creatures' relationship. What he was going to do was observe them some more and see how A was going to react to him. Something was heard down the corridor.

"You made sure you did not talk to them." A male voice rang in the corridor.

"I made sure I did not daddy." A young female voice replied.

Arthur quietly walked down the corridor. He tried to make sure he did not make any loud noises. When he got close enough to look inside the cage he stopped and watched. He saw next startled him. The younger creature was running around the older one. He saw their mouths moving.

"Make sure you don't. If they find out who knows what might happen to us." The older one's voice rang out. To Arthur the voice sounded like sweet honey. "We have to get out of here somehow. I want to get back home."

"Papa I want to go back home too."

The older one nudged the younger one with his snout, "I'll get you home and we can see everybody again."

"Even Aunt Madeline!"

"Even Aunt Madeline, and everyone else."

Arthur stepped forward with a loud 'thud' which alerted Alfred, "You can talk!"

~Mysterious Beast~

Now they can talk. Who saw that coming? You are never going to guess what is going to happen next it is totally unexpected. How do you think is is going to play out now that Alfred can talk. The little one will be revealed in the next chapter. In this chapter a few hints of what is to come appered lets see if you can point them out. I have nothing else to say but REVIEW. Bye-bye