I am so so so so so so so so sorry that this chapter is so short! I thought I had more before the hunt ended which is why I paced the chapters the way I did. I would have spread it out better if I'd known.

That being said, please enjoy the last little snippet of this hunt. I hope to have the next chapter (the start of the next hunt) posted by Sunday, but because of holiday plans (being out of town and hanging with family and such) I have very little time to work on this. So as much as I hate it, the next chapter might be posted next Wednesday. I am really sorry about this and I wish I could fix it but I'm doing the very best I can to keep this on a decent posting schedule. Thank you so much for all of your continued support!

Wally accepted the mug of hot cocoa eagerly, mumbling a thank you as Megan settled down into her couch. Artemis, Wally, Megan, and Conner were all seated in the couple's living room once more, the lights dark and the sounds of the city nightlife trickling in. A few bandages laid on the coffee table, and Wally set his mug down in favor of assisting Artemis tend to her head wound.

After ensuring that the other children were in the building, unharmed, they had gone immediately to Megan and Conner's apartment. The police would soon arrive from the sound of the gunshots and the children would be safely returned to their families, with no description of what Wally or Artemis looked like. Conner had made them all hot cocoa to calm himself down when he learned that his wife had gone after murderers and kidnappers and the duo had sat obediently on the couch while Megan put Gar to bed in the guest bedroom. Conner eventually settled and the group had resorted to sitting quietly and thinking about the future for Garfield.

Garfield had informed them all on the drive that he was not entirely unharmed. The skinwalkers had turned him, and the boy could since turn into a spider monkey. However he seemed to find this development entirely enjoyable.

The problem lied in the late Marie Logan. Garfield no longer had any parents and would be thrown into the system. Megan had chosen not to inform him of her death as of yet, although she suspected that he was already aware.

"We could take him," Conner spoke up abruptly, dissipating the silence that had settled among them, "We were already trying to adopt," He explained.

"Conner, are you sure?" Megan asked lightly.

The man smiled, "You were already thinking it," He said causing Megan to blush with guilt, "And who could be better than a kid we already know. Gar needs a family right now, and no one else will understand his...development," Conner frowned, unsure of how to describe Garfield's new inhuman qualities.

"It would be best for him, wouldn't it?" Megan said. Conner wrapped his arm around her, turning to the two hunters across from them.

"Thank you, for saving Gar and the other children," He told them gratefully.

"We wouldn't have found them without Megan's help," Wally smiled, his features falling momentarily when he observed that he had drank the last of his beverage. Artemis silently switched mugs with him and he smiled sheepishly at her. The blonde just rolled her eyes and smirked.

"And we'll give you all the information we have on skinwalkers," Artemis said, "Just leave me your address and I'll have it mailed,"

"That would be wonderful," Megan sighed, "I am glad you two arrived, I hope you'll keep in touch?" She asked wistfully.

Artemis shifted slightly in her chair, knowing that she would likely not have time to contact the woman in the future.

"Of course we will," Wally assured her, bumping his knee slightly into the blondes.

"But we'll need to leave town tomorrow, we can't be around for the investigation," Artemis explained.

"We understand," Conner nodded.

"And we'll call you if anything else interesting comes our way," Megan smiled.

"Well," Wally sighed, leaning back into the couch and sipping the last of Artemis's hot cocoa, a content smile spreading across his features, "That's our job,"

I'm sorry this chapter was so shorrttt!

Please review and let me know what you think! Did you see Garfield's adoption coming?

Have a lovely holiday!

Love, Veg