Instead of one orphan...why not add two?

Chapter 7: Two Orphans

Soon enough, Max wanders around the hallways of the orphanage a little bit to find Hachiko and see how he's doing and as he was walking, his ears perked up some footsteps and he turned around to see who was following him, but he heard nothing afterwards and just simply brushed it off and continued on his way and when he finally made it to Hachiko's room, he opens the door and said, "Hey. Are you here?"

As Max came in the room, he tiptoed silently...hoping to find him there, but he received a huge surprise when someone out of nowhere pinned him down and placed him in the wall with his paws on Max's shoulders and as Max looked up, he saw this young mountain lion; between 10 or 11, dark blue-orange eyes with a little mohawk on the top of his head and the mountain lion lets out a snarl and asked, "Who are you?"

"I-I'm Max. Maximus Bushido-Akio."

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't beat you up for making fun of Hachiko." the mountain lion snarled.

Max rose his paws and he said, "You got it all wrong. I'm not a bully."

"Look, Maximus Bushido-Akio...if you think for one second you're gonna take advantage of my best friend, you're gonna receive an unpleasant gift for the holidays. My claws on your face." the mountain lion threatened.

"Mokani!"

Then, Max turned around and saw Hachiko standing there and Max said, "You know this guy?"

"Yeah. It's okay, Mokani. He means no harm." Hachiko replied.

Then, Mokani looks at Max for a second and he lets him go for now and he said to the cub, "Sorry about that. Killer instinct."

"It's cool. So...you're an orphan too?" asked Max.

Mokani rose his eyebrow after that question and he turned to Max and replied, "And what kind of question is that?"

"I used to be an orphan here three years ago." Max replied.

That surprised both feline cubs and Hachiko asked, "You used to be an orphan? Get out of here."

"No, I'm serious. I came here when I was six and I got adopted a few months later by this big family. It's literally the best thing ever." Max answered.

Soon, Max realizes that what he just said kinda caused Mokani and Hachiko to be a little sad and he quickly apologized to them and Mokani said, "Whatever, man. It doesn't matter anyway."

"What do you mean?" asked Max.

"We're not good enough to be in a family or any family. You think anyone would take in a mountain lion and a lynx cat? That's just not happening. They want cuter kids; a duck, pig, bunny rabbits...not freak cats like us." Hachiko answered.

Max felt his heart bleeding for these guys and he said, "That's not true."

"How do you know that?" asked Hachiko.

"You guys are good enough to be in any family that will take you in. It really doesn't matter who it can be." Max answered.

He was unaware that Mako and Po were listening in and as they heard Max talk and encourage them, it definitely sets an idea for Mako to make sure they're adapted to a new home and Po couldn't be any more excited and happy for Max becayse he knows he's not like anyone else who's been through some hardships and manage to put a smile on his face for it.

"How does Max do it?" asked Po.

Mako turned to Po and asked, "Do what?"

"For a guy who suffered a lot in his life and smiles about it like it's nothing...it's mind-blowing to me." Po answered, in awe.

Mako sighed in response and he said, "I ask myself that same question all the time. But this boy has a pure heart of gold and it's like he keeps all of us going. Not many kids who have been molested by their parents, tortured by wolves and got picked on by bullies live to tell about it and survive with a smile on his face. But I guess the majority of it was I taught him to be positive and optimistic when he first lived here."

Po totally commended Mako for Max's current state and he said, "You're a good father."

"Thanks, Po. That means a whole lot coming from you. It's like...Max teaches me more than I teach him how to be a man and a leader." Mako added.

Po couldn't argue with that...though Tigress' opinion might differ and he said, "I wish this guy was my brother."

Mako was more interested on how to help these two orphans Max is talking to and he said, "I think I wanna adopt these two."

"Adopt? Mako, don't you already have like 10,000 kids?" asked Po, really baffled.

"It's 50-plus, Po. I'm willing to add a few more if I have to. It's like what Max says...these two need a family. I'll invite Hachiko and Mokani to my house for the holidays and then...maybe by Christmas, their visit will be permanent." Mako stated.

Po was completely amazed by the idea and he said, "That is awesome."

"But it has to be a surprise." Mako reminded him.

Po totally got the message straight away and both of them walked out of the room with warm, kindred hearts together and Po asked, "Can I adopt Max?"

"Don't push it, Po." Mako said, sternly.

You can actually see the bond between Mako and Po...almost like another member of the Bushido-Akio family. Stay tuned to see if Mako's plan works again!