~9 years later (15 after the adoption)

''So what do you know about this… 'Dodger' guy?" came the curious but determined feminine voice from the Wildeford house.

Yes, you heard it; house. After Mateusz reached his teens, he had his growth spurt. That wouldn't have meant much, but polar bears are tall mammals, and teens of the species tend to be already taller than adult wolves. It was noticed first when one day, a thirteen years old Mateusz managed to hit his head in the door frame of his room after waking up, rendering him unconscious. Aaron was hesitant at the idea of moving away, since he loved this flat and all the memories connected to it, but he had swore that he would do anything for his children, no matter what. Plus, since the flat was technically Wolford property, it was still Aaron's, so he wasn't abandoning it. Logically, they decided to move to Tundra Town, where the houses for polar bears and such could be found. They managed to find one (thanks to Fru Fru and her bodyguards) that was big, almost luxurious and had a pretty good price. Nick called their luck his hustler charm coming back, but Aaron guessed that it had to do with the fact that the owner was of wolf species and turned out to be a real fan of both of them.

Back to present, the answer for the question about this 'dodger guy' was straightforward, but with full of snark.

''From what I remember, he likes to put on a tough guy act, but everybody in the business knows that he has as many balls as a car has wings. He might have connections to the case, but he is just too cowardish to actually be part of it, unless he had a life changing event that made him into a sociopath. Not our guy." came the nonchalant voice of the 48-year-old Nicholas Wildeford, who were currently sitting in front of a stack of papers, files and a lap-top in his living room with his three closest friends; Judy, Charlie and Finnick.

They were currently investigating a series of frauds that seemed to be following a pattern and are connected to each other. This case started off with a simple anonymous call and a tip, where the mammal instructed the police which bank accounts to check and when. The tip was legitimate, the police caught several transactions coming from unverifiable places and bank accounts. Bogo gave the case to Nick and the others, but Finnick was let into the case too since Bogo had a hunch that the fennec could be of great help. So far, they have uncovered that the series of fraud and the bank accounts are all connected to an underground Prey-fighting Association, where predator mammals bring their feistiest 'fighter' (which must be of a prey species) and battle against each other while the audience bets on them. The lead they are following now brought them to a high profile mammal straight from the City Hall who, according to both Nick and Finnick, has a shadier part of his life. Judy, of course, would have jumped on the guy immediately, but she was persuaded to drop the matter for now by the lack of evidence and the repercussions it would bring.

Upon hearing Nick's more than colourful definition of Mr. Dodger, Finnick snorted and rolled his eyes. In the fenneck's opinion, an ice cream vendor has more relation to business than that sorry excuse of a mammal.

''I remember us hustling the guy. He thought he was sooo scary and intimidating, showing fangs and all. The moment he heard my voice, he became a scaredy little punk. Easiest hustle of my life, isn't that right Wilde?" asked Finnick while stealing a glance at the red fox peacefully drinking a cup of coffee while reading some witness reports on his lap top.

''I don't know, I kinda liked the guy. He had a certain enthusiasm I come to love, right Carrots?" smirked the 48-year-old Senior Detective after putting down his mug.

The bunny, who hasn't changed much besides losing her young naiveté and a piece of her left ear thanks to a near insane gazelle who used his antlers as a weapon and attacked the bunny when she was arresting her (least to say, Charlie was not a pleasant mammal to be near after he was notified), looked up from the file she was burried and rolled her eyes.

''16 years, and I still can't decide whether your teasing is supposed to be an insult or just you being immature, but the latter one seems to be more and more logical." replied Judy without looking up from the file. Nick let out a quiet chuckle, which gained him a raised eye-brow from the bunny's husband, Charlie.

''You are 48 years old Wilde and still have the attitude of a teenager. How are you like this, i have no idea..." trailed off the painted dog while shaking his head. Nick let out a small groan upon hearing the rhetorical question.

''Come one Chocolate cake! How many times do I have to tell you to stop with this Wilde-nonsense. I think we are past the first name basis by, I don't know, years now?" groaned half-heartedly Nick.

''Well, I will call you whatever I want, unless you decide to stop reminding me every day of my teenage cousin." shrugged Charlie as he refocused on the file Judy was reading.

This banter between them was a usual occurence. Being polar opposites in almost everything tends to result in conversations like this, where Charlie would comment or scold one of Nick's personality traits, and the fox would whine and act all the worse. Judy and Aaron was a part of these banters at the beginning, but the bunny got used to Nick's attitude and antics while the wolf decided to just listen to it and sometimes confirm stuff on his fox's side. Charlie, on the other paw, seems to be the ever-serious about 'keeping traditions' (Yes, Nick being immature and Charlie scolding him is a tradition by now), but he secretly enjoys these kind of banters, and he knows that until he keeps within boundaries, he could throw any kind of half-hearted insult at the fox, and said vulpine would even enjoy it. Emphasis on secretly and within boundaries.

Nick, upon hearing the reply, pretended to be hurt and stood up in an outraged manner. The chair fell back by the movement with a thud.

''You, sir, are a brute. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wolf to find and a corner to weep." said Nick as he bypassed the fallen object while holding up his chin in feigned hurt. He left the room without looking back, but a smirk was evident on his face. Finnick followed his movements in the corner of his eye and grunted half-satisfaction, half-annoyance.

''Asking Wilde to take things seriously is like asking Fru Fru to start dealing with guns and drugs." commented Finnick, making Judy smile and Charlie snort. The picture of the ever-so innocent mafia leader, Fru Fru Big, who managed to lead the Big family off the illegal path and is now a key ally of the city, doing anything illegal is just funny.


Nick, who in the meantime dropped his act and forgot the conversation almost entirely, followed his nose to find his husband. His nose led him to the kitchen area, where said wolf was anxiously walking up and down the room, his claws making subtle scratching noises on the floor. Nick stayed at the door frame and waited for Aaron to realize his presence while the fox followed his movements. Mateusz was in the kitchen too, sitting at the dining table, reading his studies on his lap top while eating yesterday's dinner, fried fish. The teenage polar bear seemed to be uninfluenced by his father's anxiousness and was completely ignoring it, but Nick was starting to get affected.

''May I inquire the reason why you look like someone dear to your heart is in the middle of a life-threatening situation?" asked the fox, making the wolf jump in startlement.

''B-Bushy Tail, since when are you standing here?" asked the wolf nervously, his posture completely tense. His eyes weren't betraying any of his emotions either.

Nick rolled his eyes but did not move from the door frame.

''Jeez, you would think that at some point a mammal would stop stuttering for good… Anyways, don't evade my question." replied a hint of playful rigor.

''Because someone IS in a life-theatening situation." blurted out Aaron hastily, maybe a little too loudly while gripping his ears and pulling them downwards. Mateusz stopped mid bite, and looked at his father questioningly. Nick caught that and raised an eyebrow. If Mateusz was oblivious of the 'situation' then it can't be that important. The polar bear was basically an information mine, he knew things that even the fox questioned their origins, importance or both. Nick redirected his gaze at his beloved wolf who continued to pace to and fro anxiously while muttering incomprehensible things.

''Is it still about Patricia's and Caroline's babies? I thought they were okay." asked Nick, his questioning gaze becoming softer.

As For Aaron's sisters, the last years became full of life literally. After Nick and Aaron became parents, Richard and the rest of the wolves from the precinct decided to 'woman up' and ask out Aaron's sisters. They seemed to be doing more than okay which showed that after two years of dating, all three of them were engaged. Victoria, who married Richard in the end, had her first baby a year later. Her and Richard decided to have one children but the rest of the couples decided that parenting was amazing enough to have more 'litters'. Caroline and Patricia had their first babies half a year later after Victoria did, and now they had their second 'litter' with 2-2 pups each. There were problems sadly and all four pups came to life in critical conditions, but the last Nick heard the babies were just fine.

Back in present, Aaron spun around and looked at Nick with panic filled eyes.

''NO! It's about Amelia! She just texted me and said that she will be home, but then she goes on a date with her boyfriend! AND SHE BRINGS HIM OVER RIGHT NOW!" exclaimed Aaron. The fact that this was the big catastrophe Aaron was fussing about sent Mateusz onto the floor in laughter and Nick clutching his side.

''W-Wait...! You are telling me… that you are acting like this… because Amelia is having a boy over?" asked Nick between wheezes and chuckles. If it weren't for the door frame, he would have doubled over. Overprotective Wolfie for the win.

''Sorry, Pa, but we are talking about Amelia. The same Amelia, who managed to humiliate and broke the wrist of the school's 'Mr. Handsome' Monte Tomago who tried to hit on her not-so-subtly, in front of the whole school. And you are worrying about her?" asked Mateusz, while climbing back into his chair and wiping away tears.

''What?! And why don't I know about that?!" exclaimed Aaron, feeling completely betrayed and outraged.

''Because you would have tracked the guy down and broke his other wrist." stated Nick while leaning on the door frame with an entertained expression on his face. Aaron looked even more betrayed.

''You knew about this too?!" His tone was accusing, but Nick could hear that he was feeling prideful of his daughter's actions.

''Of course. I was the one who showed her the bones and joints on a mammals body that is the easiest to break, shall the need arise." explained Nick. Aaron crossed his arms stubbornly and huffed with an annoyed expression.

''She is my princess. I have all the right to be a worrywart." retorted Aaron with a hint of challenge in his voice.

''A badass princess." commented Mateusz with a smirk on his face.

''A princess, that will have a prince no matter if you like it or not and will give you grand-princes and princesses." reasoned Nick. Aaron seemed conflicted but kept on his stubborn appearance.

Suddenly, the sound of the front door opening and shushed voices coming from the direction. The chances that it was Judy and the team are non-existant because they wouldn't need to whisper.

Aaron's face darkened a bit upon clearly hearing a male one. He started to walk towards to give him a piece of his mind, but he had an equally stubborn fox in the door way, whose face became serious. Aaron looked down at him pleadingly, which earned him an unamused eyebrow.

That's when Nick reached up to grab the collar of Aaron's shirt and dragged him down to his eye level.

''You are going to behave and give the guy a chance. You are not going to act hostile towards him, but you are going to look inviting. We are embarrassing our daughter, but within boundaries. If she is happy, then so are we, understood?" asked Nick with a dangerous and monotone voice. Aaron nodded meekly but brightened a bit when he felt his fox give him a kiss on the side of his muzzle.

''Good boy. Now, let's see who this guy is." said Nick as he used his signature two-fingered salute towards Mateusz who nodded and resumed his studying on his lap top. His fried fish has cooled down, which earned it a sad whine.


Aaron and Nick walked next to each other with both their paws clasped behind their backs. They looked respectful and intimidating this way, exactly how two fathers should look like if their daughter and stranger boys are the topic.

''Dad? Pa?" came the feminine voice of Amelia, signaling that whatever the whispering was about was over. Nick and Aaron rounded the corner leading to the ante-room of their house and leaned on their respective walls. When they spotted the sixteen years old coyote in her knee-reaching skirt, pink blouse with a dark jacket over it and her immense beauty, they smiled warmly at her. When said daughter spotted them, a wide happy but nervous grin spread through her face and bolted towards her fathers. Soon the fox and the wolf found their teenage daughter hugging them and they did not hesitate to hug back.

''I missed you guys…" whispered Amelia contently, getting pleased sighs as reactions. When they broke the hug, Nick and Aaron could see nervousness starting to dominate her face. The fox decided to easy the tension in the air.

''Sooo, where is Prince Charming?" asked Nick the rhetorical question, while spotting and eyeing the other red fox in the room.

This fox was shorten than and had a darker fur colour compared to Nick. He also had a shorter snout and his ears were also longer. His eyes were brown and he wore the same khakis as Nick but wore a black open pullover that had a sparrow like bird symbol at one side.

Oh, and the shock on his face, signaling that Amelia forgot to mention her lack of mother or that neither of her parents were of the same species, was hilarious.

''Well, Prince Charming? Aren't you gonna introduce yourself?" asked Aaron, while his fox was studying the guy. Nick's observant nature and skills in reading a mammal came in handy in situations like this.

''O-Oh, yeah, su-sure. Erm… name's Max. Just… Max." answered the fox, Max, still completely flabbergasted by Amelia's parents. He shook paws with Aaron first, and the wolf made sure to demonstrate some of his strength if the grip he was holding the fox's paw was any sign. Nick rolled his eyes when he noticed it.

''Well, welcome Max. I heard that you intend to date our daughter, is that right?" asked the older fox, a small inviting smile on his lips as he gave a lighter handshake.

Before Max could answer Amelia cut in.

''Come on Pa, Dad. Max is a good guy, give him a break. He promised to ensure that everything will be dandy. Right, Max?" asked Amelia as she put her school backpack down on the ground and looked back expectantly at the younger fox. Mentioned fox gulped and nodded.

Aaron raised an unamused eyebrow while Nick had a pleased smile on his face.

''Then I suppose you kiddos have fun. Don't have too much fun though, because we won't be getting either of you out of the sewers if that happens." commented Nick with a smirk. Amelia snorted while Aaron rolled his eyes and muttered about 'Manipulative foxes' and 'sober princesses'.

''Heh, you are right Mister Wildeford. Did not plan anything too serious tonight…" trailed off Max with a huge fake grin on his face. Aaron had to grit his teeth and bite his tongue not to lash out on this guy's nerve.

She is MY Princess! She deserves the best! How dare he take her lightly!

Nick, after sending a warning look at the wolf next to him, nodded and gave one last hug and a kiss to Amelia's cheek.

''You be careful, alright?" asked Nick gently, giving a small smile to his daughter which turned into a mischievous one quickly. In a blur, he captured the coyote's head in an armlock and started ruffling her fur there.

''…Otherwise, I'll have to do this!" shouted the fox triumphantly getting small giggles from the Coyote girl.

''Daaad, you messed up my hair!"

''You are beautiful no matter how your hair looks." retorted Nick, making Amelia roll her eyes as she was released. In the mean time, Aaron was making sure to pin Max to the ground with his death glare, daring him to open his mouth.

''I distinctly remember you calling me an 'overgrown bush' one of these mornings. Hypocrite much?" smirked Amelia, getting a snort out of Nick.

''In my defense, you did look like one and you did not disagree." replied the fox, making himself and Amelia chuckle good-naturedly.

The coyote girl's attention soon shifted to his Pa, who stopped giving Max the nastiest of his glares and looked at his daughter somberly. Before Amelia could address him, she was enveloped in a tight hug from a subtly whining wolf.

''You grow up so fast…" whispered Aaron, shaking Amelia's surprise off, making her smile warmly and hug back.

''Don't be so cliché, Pa…"

''I can't help it though! You are my little Princess. You do know who to call if anything bad happens, right?" asked Aaron worriedly. Amelia's warm smile was replaced with a smug, Nickish smirk.

''I don't know, Uncle Clawhauser maybe? I bet if I tell him that there is a capsized donut truck involved, he would get there thrice as fast as you." commented the coyote girl, making Nick chuckle and Aaron take up an annoyed expression.

''Oookay, me and your dad will have a talk about spreading his signature sass and snark to our children."

Max in the meantime had the most awkward time of his life.

After giggling at his Pa's antics, she gave both her parents a last hug, took her lilac purse from the hanger situated next to the front door and waved.

''We'll be home soon. Tell the Knucklehead that he is still indebted to me about my music project, so keep reminding him, okay?" said Amelia, making sure to exclaim the last parts for everyone to hear in the house.

''Okay Sis'! Now go and make the guy miserable!" came Mateusz's shout from the kitchen. Amelia snorted as she and Max started leaving the house.

''Bye guys! Bye Judy, Uncle Finnick and Charlie!"

''Bye!" ''Bye gurl." ''Good luck."

And then she left.

Aaron was silently feeling really conflicted and a tad bit melancholic about this whole situation when he noticed that his fox was currently holding a small yellow note and reading it with a questioning eye brow.

''What's that?" asked Aaron curiously.

''She slipped it under my armpit while we first hugged. And if what I read here is true, she is so grounded. Look at this." said Nick as he gave the yellow note to Aaron. The wolf took it and started reading the contents of it out loud.

Pa, Dad,

I know that after reading this, you will definitely lock me into my room, but I have to do this. This 'Max' guy is a part of a gang that kitnaps teenage girls and sells them as sex slaves overseas. (The sparrow is their symbol) He goes to my school and that's how I discovered their 'proffession', but that's also the reason why I'm pretty sure he has two more associates that help him do the work. I decided to use myself as a bait, so the moment I leave, please follow us and jump on ALL THREE OF THEM. Mateusz knows about everything too, he will provide you GPS locations since I managed to slip trackers in all three of their pullovers and I have one on me too. Oh, and bring Aunt Judy and rest aswell in case there will be more than 3 of'em

Biggest Love and Sincerest Sorry

Amelia 3

Aaron looked at the paper blankly, and soon crumpled it without moving his gaze as he threw the note away.

''You are right, she is grounded. Mateusz too." said Aaron in a monotone voice before he and Nick bolted towards the living room to rerieve their companions for a save mission.


Amelia and Max were currently walking on the sidewalk of one of Zootopia's 'party streets', reserved for the nightlife and young teenagers who like to escape their parents and ease out of reality. Amelia was still underage though, but she wasn't about to start rebelling against the system; she had some bad guys to catch and her fathers to make proud with her hustle.

Little known fact that while Amelia and Mateusz were both prodigies in Art and IT, they both dreamt of the same thing: to be as good in hustling as their Dad once was. Both found it admirable watching their Dad and sometimes their Pa making fools of criminals and even their friends, family. Both the coyote and the polar bear had an advantage over their fathers though: Amelia had her innocence and bubbly personality to hide her more sneaky attitude while Mateusz could use his knowledge on technology to make his own hustles (plus no one would expect a computer whiz/nerd to be so sneaky). And if the whole family decided to do a hustle together (which did happen), no one, without exceptions, could beat the Wildeford family. In Wolfska, the royal family of the Wildefords has been also dubbed as the 'Grand Family of Mischieves' after Nick and Aaron, with major help from the 10-year-old Amelia and Mateusz, managed to publically uncover, humiliate and arrest a corrupt CEO of a multibillionaire company who was believed to be a very positive figure in politics (turns out, he was a manipulative and sick jerk).

As Amelia and Max were currently chatting, the coyote girl pretended to be completely oblivious of the fact that they went off course and are leaving the main streets and the 'safety' of the crowd. Soon she found herself next to an abandoned playground that had too many bushes. Upon noticing some of the bushes ruffling, she know it was show time.

''Hey, um, Max. Where are we exactly?" asked Amelia innocently as she feigned confusion. Max didn't answer, instead he put two fingers in his mouth a whistled. Soon, Amelia's hands were pinned to the wall of the house they were next to, and she received a punch in her gut, which almost made her lose consciousness. She felt herself unable to stop coughing and drool escaping her mouth while the world was spinning.

''Sorry Am, you are pretty and all, but you are worth too much. Boss will love selling you for millions." she heard Max say. She didn't bother replying, she waited for Mateusz's signal that everything is going according to plan. She made sure to look like she is panicking by trying to get out of the two mammals grip that pinned her arms down but neither budged, as she expected.

''Max, whatd'ya say? Can we have some rounds with her before we dispose him to the boss?" came an urban accented voice from her right and an agreeing chuckle from her left. Amelia didn't bother looking at her captors, so she couldn't really know how they looked like, except that both were medium sized prey mammals from their scents and the power of their grip.

''I'm surprised you know what the world 'dispose' mean. Anyway, you know the boss loves them unused, worth more." denied Max, getting disappointed groans and a quiet 'f*ck you Max' from the accented voice.

''But she's so smokin' hot! Just looking at this beauty makes my pants tight." came a disgustingly hoarse voice from the left. Soon after, she felt a tongue licking her left cheek, which almost made her vomit, so props to her for keeping her lunch inside. Thankfully, she heard her phone buzz from her purse, which was Mateusz's signal that everything is okay, Dad and Pa are in position and they are waiting for her signal.

''No one asked for that information. Now tie her up and put her into the van. And as a precaution, you two drive while I keep an eye on her. Who knows what would happen if I left her with one of you guys." said Max as he started to approach Amelia with a zip-tie.

Looking at the red fox smiling in victory, and wiggling the tie in his paws as a show-off made Amelia smile. When she realized that all of them were oblivious how far were they from winning, that made the coyote chuckle, which seemed to get her some confused glances. Those glances amplified her laugh which turned into laughter soon. That made Max halt and look at her questioningly.

''Max, I think she crazy." came the accented voice of the mammal to her right. Max seemed to agree as he resumed approaching, but soon he seemed to be alarmed by something.

And that something was slow clapping coming from behind him…

…and the silhouette of Nick Wildeford appeared.

''Bravo, bravo! Entertaining bunch, I will give you that. Two dumb southerners whose brain is in the lower parts of their body and a cliché villain henchmen. Classic combination, which is why you guys are doomed." said Nick, his voice is full of sarcasm and an almost angry expression on his face. Max discarded the Zip tie and proposed a gun, then aimed at Nick.

''Don't move any closer, or… or I'm gonna shoot!" exclaimed Max with trembling paws. Nick seemed completely unfazed the change of powers.

''You have a gun? Impressive. Here I thought you came totally unprepared." taunted Nick with a smirk.

''If you know what's good for you, s-sir, then you turn around and leave. Sorry that I have to do this to your daughter, but its the boss' orders." replied Max while still aiming the gun at Nick. Nick tsk-ed with his tongue and shrugged.

''I don't know, I kinda like being here, your company is absolutely delightful. Now how about you put down the gun, give my daughter back, and you won't get beaten half to death then thrown into jail." proposed Nick, getting chuckles from the mammals pinning down Amelia, who is still smiling victoriously even though her Dad is currently held at gun point.

''Listen old man, I don't know how old are you or how senile you are, but we overpower you 3 to 1 and we have a weapon if you didn't notice. So scram or I will make you watch me corrupting your precious daughter." taunted back the mammal with the deep horse voice. Nick looked surprised upon hearing the threat.

''Wow, you are dumber than you look. Old man? Senile? 3 to 1? I don't have a weapon? How do you even put so many wrong statements in a simple sentence?" asked Nick incredulously.

''What weapon do you have then?" demanded Max questioningly, sligthly lowering the gun slightly.

That was a mistake.

Nick snapped his fingers, and at that moment a figure bolted out of the shadows. This figure was incredibly fast, because within a second, he managed to disarm Max, sweep his feet off the ground and put a firm feet on his neck. Max needed a second to catch up with the event, but soon he found himself face to face with an enraged Aaron Wildeford looking at him with eyes, that made Max's heart stop and his soul wail. To top it off, he heard two thuds from the direction of his companions and after glancing there, he saw them lying on the ground with darts sticking out of their necks.

''Well, Maxine, see that?" came Nick's voice from the other direction. Max gazed towards the other fox and saw him holding Max's gun, amplifying the panic the younger fox felt. He would have cried in surprise, but he had a wolf's feet pressing down on his neck, making it hard to breath.

''I do have a weapon as you can see. It's a shame really, you seemed like an okay guy. Who knew that materialism could be such a negative trait." said Nick while wiggling the gun in his hand the same was Max wiggled the Zip tie at Amelia. Speaking of the coyote girl, she managed to recover from the gut punch and is currently tieing up her captors, who turned out to be two teenagers, a kudu with a beard and a buffalo with thick horns.

''Bushy Tail… I think our suspect is not being cooperative and is resisting arrest." growled Aaron, fury boiling in his veins. Nick gave a fake gasp and took up a horrified expression.

''Oh my god, you are right! He does seemed to be resisting…" then his face darkened and looked at Max with an equally killing glare as he leaned in closer to the younger fox's face with his fangs bared.

''And what does the police code say we have to do with dangerous criminals who resist cooperating with the force?" asked Nick without removing his piercing gaze from the fallen fox.

''Disarm." came the answer from both the mouth of the wolf and the older fox as the latter hit Max on the head with gun, rendering him unconscious.

A silence reigned on the area after that, just before four mammals emerged from the bushes.

''You two do know that Bogo will be furious if he hears about this." came the voice of Judy Pictus-Hopps as she, Charlie and Finnick started dragging the unconscious bodies of the culprits towards the cruisers parked on the next street. Mateusz was here too but he hurried towards Amelia instead and helped her walk towards their parents.

''Damn, you are right Carrots. If Buffalo-butt hears that I haven't straight up murdered the guy for harming Amelia, he will have our tail. Bummer." wondered Nick with a pleased smirk on his face while leaning on the still frame of Aaron.

''Should have been more forceful." grumbled Aaron, as he slowly lifted his head and looked at their kits walking towards them with nervous (now a real one, the nervousness in the house was fake as hell) faces.

''You two do know that you are grounded for a very long time?" asked Aaron as he looked between the muzzles of the smaller canine and the taller ursine.

''Yes. Sorry Dad and Pa." replied both Mateusz and Amelia while looking down at the ground in shame. Nick and Aaron shared a look and let out a small smile. Nick spoke up first.

''Even though we are kinda mad at the both of you for being reckless, almost suicidal, we cannot deny that…"

''…we are incredibly proud aswell." finished Aaron, making Mateusz and Amelia look up in surprise.

''Wha-?"

''That's right. This was one heck of a hustle, and you just proved that you can make decent ones without our insight. In-between going to school, doing your hobbies, practicing music and the computer stuff, and being grounded, you will be given extra lessons on prefecting your schemes by yours truly and your Pa." said Nick, making their kids jump in excitement and cheer.

''…right after you guys do all the house chores." finished Aaron, making Mateusz and Amelia groan in defeat, but neither could suppress a small smile on their muzzles.

''Now, come on. You two have a lot to tell us about how you two managed to bring together this scheme." said Nick as he and Aaron joined their kids and started walking towards their own police cruiser.

As the family of four different species and heights started walking away while chatting animatedly, Finnick, Judy and Charlie, who managed to put Max and his friends into their own cruiser in the mean time, watched the family round the corner and disappear.

''And to think that it all started with a jerk hedgehog." whispered Judy while shaking her head in an amused way.

Finnick raised and eyebrow.

''Jerk hedgehog? Am I missing something?" asked the small canine curiously in his deep voice. After a lengthy silence, it was Charlie who spoke up.

''I'm not much for the mushy and metaphoric talk, but even I can sense that there is an irony on the fact that bigotry brought the symbols of acceptance and open-mindedness together." said Charlie in a nostalgic voice. He received the expected two raised eye-brows from his companions and the questioning looks. Charlie's face morphed into a grimace as he processed what he just said.

''Jeez, that sounded way too mushy. I'm sorry, I take it all back, I will just… yeah, I'm gonna just shut up." mumbled Charlie. Finnick chuckled and decided that he would inquire about this hedgehog accident later, while Judy rolled her eyes good-heartedly and reached up to stroke her husband's muzzle.

''My dumb, poetic painted dog…" purred Judy as she hugged Charlie contently. Said canine smiled a real one and hugged his wife back.

All three of them agreed that the last 15 years were nothing but the best, filled with moments of joy, happiness, family/friends and peace.

Mushy? Sure. True? Absolutely.


So, 2nd Epilogue out of the 3. These epilogues serve purposes if you didn't notice. The first one shows us the bases of Mateusz's and Amelia's personalities and the fatherly natures of our beloved canine pair. This Epilogue is a kind of result-presenting. 16-year-old Mateusz and Amelia has been raised up by a master hustler, and it is bound to happen that they learn a thing or too and use it for the greater good. This also shows that even though Amelia and Mateusz reached THAT age (rebelling, everything sucks, f*ck the rules), neither has given in the stereotype. I believe that if the parents show lots of love but give their children enough space to do their own thing and support them at the same time, they can avoid the rebellious attitudes that comes with teen age.

I purposefully left out Amelia's talent in Art and only slightly mentioned Mateusz's knowledge in IT, because this chapter was focused on the result of Nick's and Aaron's parenting. The children's talents will be further discussed in a *khm**khm* sequel.

The 3rd epilogue will focus on the day 'when the birds live the nest'. It will be a short one, and I intend to make every single one of you complain about onions and ninjas.

By The way, I have been hit by the exam-times, that's why I couldn't produce this chapter sooner. I got a B from Verbal Literature and a C from Verbal-English Physics. Yay me!

Future plans: So I have recently watched Big Hero 6, and I feel in love with it (Hiro is favorite, but Baymax is bae). I also noticed the similarities between the protagonists, Hiro and HTTYD's Hiccup. My brain has been inspired to write a crossover of the two movies and I fully intent to make one. More details on my profile.

Within Zootopia: Sequel to this Story will be produced at the same time, and it may be an over kill, but I want to run a 3rd project too. It's the Zootopia-Assasin's Creed AU. Damn brain is too inspired, it will be the death of me.