The zoo in Madison, Wisconsin could now boast the most up-to-date tiger enclosure in the whole United States. Thanks to a well-known "anonymous donor", not only had the tiger exhibit been expanded, but every enclosure had been upgraded to the fullest. Land deals had even been made in the surrounding areas, so as to expand and money had been allotted to upgrade the clinic and breeding programs.

They had even erected the most sophisticated ghost shield Fenton Works could create (and DALV could program for halfas), just in case.

"Dad, Dad!" Daniel tapped his foot on the floor, eyes flashing brightly behind his sunglasses. "Hurry up or we're going to miss Savannah's presentation!"

"I'm sure that, by now, you have her speech memorized," Vlad laughed. But Daniel just ran back to grab him by the hand, dragging him through the zoo.

While far too used to the general public giving him a wide berth when he walked among them, Vlad was still unused to the warm reception he was given by the zoo staff. Despite never signing his name to anything, a donated tiger the only exception, word had spread like wildfire about whose money was being put to good use. He was stopped and thanked, and even had a few volunteers tear up, babbling happily about how much good he was doing for the animals.

It made Vlad feel a spark of warmth, one he was still getting used to after living for so long in misery.

"But you still haven't been by to see Maddie's new friend," Daniel insisted, weaving his father through various groups of wide-eyed children. It seemed several schools had chosen that same beautiful weekend to schedule an outing. "Savannah said that it great seeing them get along. Tigers aren't that social, you know, but Maddie was raised by humans and she seems to like the company."

It was something Daniel had been raving about for the past few days. A tiger had been picked up, rescued from an illegal "circus" that was nothing more than an exotic petting zoo, with each manner of deadly animal drugged up until it could barely breathe. The second tiger had taken months of rehabilitation, longer even than Maddie had needed, and had been introduced into the enclosure just last week.

"Savannah says they really balance each other out – like how Maddie is really shy from being cooped up, the other tiger has plenty of energy and she's always trying to get Maddie to play and swim! And when they do relax, they're always snuggling, and it's really cute!"

Vlad smiled as he listened to the same ranting Daniel had spouted on the ride to the zoo. From the few civil conversations he'd had with Danny about space, Daniel seemed to possess the same exhilaration for all animals.

He was still certain something of Samantha had snuck its way into Daniel's original programming.

They reached the exhibit, all native grasses with wide pools to swim in and even a gauge to hold a perfect temperature to keep the tigers from having to suffer any more discomfort. Wildlife Expert Savannah was talking to a school group in matching shirts, her voice echoing lightly through the speakers. Her eye caught Daniel as he rushed up, and she favored him with a small wave, not once letting up on her speech. She maintained a professionalism that Vlad greatly appreciated.

Even if she did occasionally allow Daniel into the restricted areas, showing him the nuances of zookeeping that he soaked up like any other fact Vlad had planted in his mind.

True, Daniel knew Savannah's spiel by heart, coming to the zoo every free day he had, but he continued to listen intently, eyes glowing their brightest and illuminating his nose and cheeks with green, despite the sunglasses. Vlad patted his son on the shoulder, Daniel blinking out of his happy stupor and following him to the second plaque, installed just that morning. Vlad read the freshly etched words once.

Then once again.

Then he held his head in his hands and groaned.

"Daniel," Vlad said into his hands. "When you speak to Savannah again, ask her how much I will need to donate in order to rename the other tiger."

"Why? Do you want it anything in particular?" Daniel looked at the plaque.

Maddie

Albino Siberian Tiger

Jacqueline "Jack"

Bengal Tiger

Forever friends, and forever together.

"Anything," Vlad pleaded as Daniel laughed. "Anything other than that..."

A/N: Oh my gosh~ I did it! I finished DannyMay~ I can't believe I managed to write 31 separate pieces all about a cat that showed up for, what, a total of ten minutes throughout the series? And I can't believe that you enjoyed reading about her!

Thank you to everyone who read, and a special thank you to everyone who reviewed, and a super-extra special thank you so so so much to kimera20 who diligently reviewed and reblogged every single chapter~