Ok here we go the sixth installment of A Father Figure.

Things I forgot to mention at the end of Chapter three: The two sets of claw marks on Jack's back and chest are a nod to Nitemage256 and their story The Redemption of Nicholas Wilde, one of my personal favorite stories (though he takes forever to update it!).

Oh and I got a little surprise for you readers. Bonus Jack yay! I've decided to add just a touch of Jack in the beginning with some potential humor mixed in! Jack will be reflecting on some of the conversations he had with David at the house.

by the way the cars engines power will be referred to as Engine Power not Horsepower because to the horses in this universe that term would be offensive.

And please, please review! Let me know how I'm doing, offer suggestions, make predictions, call out Easter eggs, call out mistakes (seriously do I won't be offended and you'll more than likely be thanked directly!)

And uhh I think that's it?...whatever its story time!

Chapter Four: ..Best Advice

Jack was currently driving down a long winding road on his way out of the city and towards Periton. On the radio turned down his playlist was currently playing Remember Everything dimly, a song he definitely could relate to. The sun wasn't even peaking over the horizon and the stars still shone brightly in the night, a sight you were scarce to see in the city. The windows of the truck were rolled down allowing air to flow through the cabin and bring in all of the smells of the passing forest, and the sounds. To Jack it was so peaceful, and in the light of things it was probably the most at peace he'd been in awhile...then he saw flashing sirens.

Looking down at his speedometer he realized he was going 80 in a 55, so that explained things. It wasn't his fault though, at 550 Engine Power it was kinda hard to notice your flying when it feels like your cruising. Jack immediately pulled over to the side of the road and the cop car followed with him, once pulled over Jack watched in the rear view as an wolf officer exited the cop car, paranoia had Jack flicking the safety of his pawgun. Once the wolf officer got to the already rolled down window Jack already had his license and registration in paw and handed it over to the officer, the officer took it and glanced at both for a second before they said the typical. "Do you know why I stopped you sir?"

Holding back the urge to roll his eyes Jack replied "maybe because I was going 25 over the limit?"

The wolf just looked back up from the forms, placed them on the roof and said "yep, that's why. Now you got any weapons in the truck?"

Jack looked at the wolf's ID tag on its badge and noted it said "R. Wolford" so Jack knew he must be a relative of the officer James Wolford that he had met yesterday. But realizing what he had just asked Jack immediately thought "Oh this should be interesting, hope I don't give this guy a heart attack." Jack began whisper counting them out loud mostly to himself. "Yes I do officer I have..let's see, two, four, seven..nine, fifteen, seventeen...twenty-six, twenty-eight..thirty-two..yes 32." Looking back at the officer Jack said "32, there are 32 weapons in here, two of them on me personally." The wolf's eyes widened and bulged to almost cartoon porpotions, previously a look of confusion was on the wolf's face as a Jack said random numbers with slight pauses to them.

The officer pulled his service revolver and said "now, now. Now's not the time to be joking smart guy get out of the truck paws in the air!" Then into his radio "I need another unit on my location asap." Jack exited his truck as instructed and strolled over to the hood and put his paws on it before saying "collapsible baton left front pocket, pawgun right hip, magazines and suppressor above left back pocket." The wolf officer said nothing just kept his gun on Jack until his additional unit arrived.

Fifteen minutes later and Jack humming the Jeapordy waiting theme song after five minutes the second unit pulled up and another wolf offficer exited. Jack noted that the ID tag on this officers badge said "M. Wolford." The second wolf officer drew their service revolver as well and trained it on Jack while saying "hey Ronald whatcha got?"

The first officer now identified as Ronald Wolford replied "hey Mike, this fox here says he's got thirty weapons in that truck and two on him, thinks he's a jokester. Cover me while I frisk him."

At hearing he was gonna be frisked Jack quickly said "hey now! Getting all pawsy with me is completely unnecessary I already told you where the weapons are!" Ronald completely ignored him and began frisking him anyways starting at his legs. Once Ronald got to his "middle section" and felt around Jack's fur puffed out and he jumped a bit yelling out "THAT is NOT a gun and paw grenades! Paws off!" At that Mike began laughing uncontrollably going to his knees and Ronald was doing a poor job of trying not to laugh, some snickers escaping his muzzle, of course until he got to Jack's left back pocket and his paws froze.

"For the love of Karma get your paws off my ass officer and just grab what I already told you is there!" It was Ronald's turn to jump a bit and Mike fell onto the concrete crying with laughter before Ronald yelled out "MIKE! GUN!" Mike's laughter immediately cut short and the seriousness returned as the officers discovered that at least Jack wasn't joking about the weapons on himself. Ronald quickly lifted Jack's flannel shirt and pulled off the Magazine holder briefly inspecting it before tossing it on the roof, he's eyes lingering on the suppressor for an extra moment before he moved his paws to Jack's left front pocket and pulled out the asp baton.

Ronald examined it in its collapsed state for a moment before tossing it onto the roof as well, then he turned his attention to the pawgun. Lifting up the flannel shirt more the gun was exposed to Mike who immediately said "Sweet Mother of Wolves Ronny! You said this fox was being a jokester! I mean look at that thing he could have smoked both of us!"

This time Jack didn't hold back the eye roll and retorted "first of all 'this fox' has a name, it's Second Lieutenant Jack Hunter. Secondly, I wouldn't smoke either of you unless you were crooked cops trying to put me in the ground. Thirdly, Officer Ronald Wolford get your damn paws off of me for Karmas sake and get the damn pawgun out of it's holster and secured like it's supposed to be!" This spurred Ronald into action and he secured and cleared the gun before cuffing Jack and sitting him down. "You know having a suppressor on any of your weapons is illegal Mr...Hunter."

"I'm aware of that. But only if you don't have the proper permits which I do have, I also have the correct permits that allow me to own fully automatic weapons as are two that are in the truck and also the permits for use of military grade explosives and other equipments. Proof of said permits will show when you run my information. All other weapons are in the bed of the truck if you want to check them."

At the end of Jack's statement Ronald and Mike were looking at eachother and their expressions would shift and they were making gestures with their paws, alsmost as if they were having an argument telepathically. Eventually Ronald just looked up to they sky and groaned out load while Mike grabbed Jack's gun and went back to his cruiser probably to run it and his information. Jack was sitting calmly just looking up at Ronald, and to be honest he was quite surprised they weren't treating him like garbage just because he was a fox, maybe it was an inner city thing.

Ronald eventually looked down at Jack who was looking up at him and Ronald asked "so earlier, you called yourself a Second Lieutenant. You a soldier?"

Jack just nodded and shimmied a little causing his ID tags to jingle a little bit and catch in the moonlight before replying. "Mhmm. Periton Sniper Corps, leaving for my first tour 0800 today. Hence why I have all the weapons, I got the authorization to bring my own gear, I got tactical vests, explosives, knives, guns, ammo, basically everything I'll need."

"Periton Sniper Corps? No shit! Though, I haven't heard of any foxes joining up, or being in the military at all for that matter."

"Well there ARE foxes in the military just not a lot and very very few in combat roles. As for the Periton Sniper Corps I'm the first fox, I'm also the first ever fox officer, and I graduated top of class for both PSC training and the OTS so first fox to do those as well, and youngest mammal to graduate OTS at top of class at 18. Don't believe me all my information should pop up in the check minus the top accolades of course, didn't win shit for that except a lot of harsh glares and looks of disdain just because me a fox beat all of them like it was a walk in the park."

"Well I'll be. Gotta admit all that shits pretty impressive and you don't seem the type of mammal to bullshit, so gotta admit I'm inclined to believe you." With seemingly perfect timing Mike returned from his cruiser and called out "all the information checks out Ron! Get him up and un-cuffed!" Ronald nodded at Mike and stood Jack up un-cuffing him, once un-cuffed Jack turned back to Ronald and Mike and said "you know I got to admit, and no offense, but I didn't really expect you two wolves to treat me as you did and not like some piece of trash like most would."

Ronald and Mike looked at each other and seemed to have another telepathic conversation before Ronald simply nodded and they turned back to Jack. Mike took the metaphorical reins and spoke. "Well Mr. Hunter, I understand wolves are one of the main species that look down on foxes sure, and yes most other species do as well, but for most of the younger generation of the Wolford family mostly because of our older sister Cassandra and our brother-in law James, we've learned tolerance and such against those who we would have looked down upon. Don't get me wrong it's still not perfect and some are still stuck in their ways but most are coming around, and hopefully other wolf packs and other species will start to as well. I saw in your information that you're very closely associated with Sparrowtail Industries and that company is going a long ways to helping mammals realize foxes aren't just the stereotypes society has labeled them as, not to mention you yourself Lieutenant are probably gonna help change some minds..Mammals are stubborn and hard to change their ways, hell, you should have seen the fights when me and several other members of my family came out as gay or lesbian, it took me getting with Ronny here to help show my family that what they think isn't true."

At hearing that Ronald and Mike were together Jack's eyes widened a little before shooting an accusatory glare at Ronald who picked up the speech. "What? I wasn't coping a feel mammal, just doing my job and messing with you at the same time, gay humor get over it. Besides if I was really coping a feel my mate here wouldn't have been laughing. Anyways, what my mate said is completely true, you see I'm originally from the Howler pack but my family just couldn't accept who I was and his family wasn't doing much better but they hadn't disowned him yet. He had invited me into his home and his parents had seen how we were together and they started to change how they thought and pretty soon so was everyone else expect for my family, some mammals just get stuck in their ways. It's the reason why I took the Wolford name when we got married instead of him taking the Howler name, I was accepted into his pack where mine abandoned me. Its been and will be the same for foxes, as more and more break the mold society has put them in and show the world their true colors the more things will change for the better, us and the whole Wolford pack just saw it coming earlier than most."

Jack obsorbed everything the two wolves had said and he had to admit it brightened his mood a little bit and he voiced just as much. "Well, thanks you two for that. Feels good to hear another mammal from another species tell me things are changing, and I appreciate you two telling me that story." Mike and Ronald just smiled at him before Mike replied "No problem Mr. Hunter, and considering how my mate here used some of his brand of humor on you I think we'll let you off with a warning, 10 over at the most Mr. Hunter."

Jack smiled back at the wolf officers before going for paw shakes and said "appreciate it you two, and I think just Jack will be fine from now on. I'll also make sure to keep it under 70."

Mike who he was currently shaking Jack's paw replied "good, don't want to hear bout you get pulled over again or nothing ya hear? Now you go and get back on the road, and when you get overseas try your damnest to comeback alive. This country has given enough folded flags to mammals loved ones." At that Jack just grimly nodded his head before Ronald handed him back his stuff before him and his mate got into their respective cruisers and left. Jack stayed for a few minutes longer leaning on the front of his hood and smoking a cigarette before snuffing it out and climbing back in continuing on his journey.

After about another twenty minutes on the road Jack's mind drfited to a conversation he had, had with David back at his house.

*Earlier*

"So David I never asked this, but I'm curious. Just why are you so large for a Badger, I might be almost twice the size of the average fox but you got to be at least three times the average size of a normal Badger."

"Have we really not talked about this before Jack?" Jack just raised an eyebrow. "Ah, right. Don't ask the mammal who literally remembers everything whether or not something was or wasn't said..Well okay then. My grandad was a scientist working with a large group of mammals on growth hormones for a bunch of different species, Black Bears, Badgers, lions, deer, sheep, gazelle, and wolves were all of the species they were trying these hormones on. My grandad was the lead scientist seconded by a large male wolf by the last name of Hunter, can't remember the first, anyways the main goal of the hormones were to allow mammals to reach average height and weight at an earlier time and help build muscle mass easier. Well my grandad had believed that the Badger and Black Bear Hormones were ready for testing and my dad offered me up as a test subject for the Badger Growth Hormone, well the day of testing grandad forgot to put on his glasses and injected me with the black bear one."

"Your grandad injected you with the wrong one? And the bear one at that? Jeez I'm surprised it even worked let alone not killed you, or made you more the actual size of a black bear."

"Yeah you ain't the only one. My dad was furious when he learned grandad injected me with the wrong one, he found out when in a month I grew a foot taller and gained twice my muscle mass landing me in the hospital because the growth was a shock to my body. Once the doctors and the other scientists figured out how to stop it the damage had already been done, at eight I was the regular height for a four year old black bear, doctors predicted I wouldn't become Black Bear sized but I'd definitely surpass normal Badger standards."

"That's incredible. Maybe that's what happened to me and my dad then, he was bigger than I am at actual wolf size, and I'm only half a head short."

"I doubt that Jack I really do, the hormones never passed the trial fazes and the trials stopped three years after I was injected, funds dried up and my grandad was more or less ousted by his underling the wolf who wanted to focus on different projects."

"Damn. well I have another question you said the wolf's last name was Hunter?"

"Yeah, I looked this up years ago but apparently there's a wolf pack with the last name Hunter. Once upon a time they were the third most influential wolf pack only beaten by the Howler and Wolford packs, and before you ask I doubt there's any relation between you and them. Anyways their now the tenth most influential, seems their alphas can't get with the changes in society so the packs falling further down the poll, but enough of wolf hierarchies and politics, let us talk of other things."

*Present*

Jack had always wondered why he and his father were so big for foxes, him more so than his father. It's not like it wasn't as important it was just so very painful to think about his parents to hard or for to long, it hurt so much it was almost physical pain. His dad had been the textbook great dad, same as his mom. There was actually very few features physically that he inherited from his dad, other than his size of course. He had inherited his dads eye color for one, his broad shoulders were another. Also the fur for his hackles seemed to be longer than most foxes, something his father had given him as well. Whenever Jack raised his hackles it was very clear that he was pissed off, and on more than one occasion it served as a useful deterrent to those more "ignorant."

Another hour and a half went by and the sun just started to peak over the horizon. The second he saw the pink in the sky his sunglasses were upon his snout to keep the rays of the sun from messing with his eyes. He was nearing HardWood military base just crossing into the Municipal State of Periton, as he entered Pertion and exited the expanses of the forests he rolled up the windows to his truck to keep the smells of the city at bay.

Periton might not be as large as Zootopia but it didn't keep the many smells from assaulting the senses, the freshness of the forests bleeding into a mixture of city smells ranging from delicate to toxic and changing quicker then a snap of the fingers. Also, the smell of pheromones was in the air. As fall draws to a close comes winter, in other words mating season for many species foxes included. As a fox tod he wasn't immune to the scents at all, just resistant but it's hard to fight instinct.

For foxes winter and spring is the time to find a mate if you don't have one and start making kits. This is the basis of it but in modern society of course it became much more complex. There were certain aspects he could block like he didn't excrete any sort of pheromones of interest towards any female, it wasn't something he necessarily did on purpose and it led to many a disappointed sigh as he walked by or away. He also resisted the urge to find a mate, this one was particularly easy for him as his brain knew it'd be a wasted effort trying to find one. But that didn't mean he resisted the urge to mate, although he didn't go out of his way to mate.

No, every time he mated with a female vixen or not it was because they needed it so he provided it. It may sound a little messed up but for some females go to long without mating at all and it could really mess with them, so Jack would mate with them shut his instincts up and sate theirs. He never stuck around after and for all but the vixens it suited them and him just fine. To him it was sort of an obligation to sate these particular instincts than a goal or enjoyment.

Another half hour passed of him driving through the city to get to the base, and as he made the final turn the clock read 6:00 am, he was two hours early and it suited him just fine. When he pulled up to the gate guard things quickly turned into an ordeal once he declared he had a bunch of weapons in the veichle, but once he showed the proper papers from the proper mammals it went more smoothly from there.

The gate guards had to log everything he was bringing in and when they got to his Kyoketsu-shoge they had some serious doubts and questions about its effectiveness and why he would be bringing it. Jack had just looked over ones shoulder and spotted an apple in the guard shack. He retrieved the apple, readied his weapon, let the gate guards place bets on what was about to happen, and then threw the apple straight up into the air.

He spun his weapon clockwise for a moment before using the momentum to shoot the blade portion up and straight through the apple down the the middle vertically while in mid-air before shifting and causing the chain to alter course into a horizontal spin and with a flick of the wrist sent the blade through the middle of both cut pices horizontally before the apple even fully split or got remotely close to the ground. He then halted the weapons momentum winding it around his torso catching the blade in his left paw before shooting out his right and catching the apple as it got neck level with him. Opening his paw the apple fell the remaining distance and the guards watched as the apple split into four pieces before impacting on the ground.

Jack simply held out his right paw and accepted some of the earnings before re-securing all of his gear and shifting his pawgun to a tactical thigh holster. He then drove his truck into the base, gathered all of his gear, picked up his duffel, and reported in. After that it was the waiting game before the call to load up was sounded, Jack walked to the waiting C130 and noted some CIA personnel were the only other mammals joining him on the flight. It suited him just fine, he took his seat, took Sally out of the bag, loaded a magazine into her, and sat her on her lap. It was his way of saying "don't fuck with me on this flight." It drew the stares of several of the CIA spooks but no words were said. As the engines started up Jack took a deep breath before letting it out slowly, then he said "show time."

*Perspective shift, Vivian, the next day*

"Skye you should have seen him, he had a paw on Nicky's shoulder and his tail was wound around Nicky's ankles!" Vivian was currently in her favorite diner in the city Fox In The Hen House sitting with her best friend in the world Skye. After Jack had left the night before Vivian had immediately called Skye and told her they needed to meet and talk ASAP, she was vague with the details but she made sure to tell Skye it was super important. Skye was currently grilling Vivian for the scoop.

"No way! So this random tod in a military uniform shows up at your door and gots little Nicky all wrapped up with his tail! Why! What did the tod look like? Why was the tod there? Why did he have little Nicky with him! Who is he!?"

With Skye's barrage of questions Vivian's paws left her coffee mug and she put them up while saying "easy Skye easy! I'm going to tell you! Firstly, he's all over social media how does a tod in a military uniform not sound familiar?"

At hearing this Skye's paws shot up to her face and she squealed out "Oh. My. Gosh! HE'S THAT TOD!?"

"Shhhh! Yes he's that tod! So that answers the what he looks like question, now to answer your other.."

That answer did not satisfy Skye one bit. "No ah ah. I want YOU to tell me what he looked like in your own words Viv."

At this Vivian tilted her head and asked "Why?"

Skye rolled her eyes and replied "Seriously V!? Just humor me what did he look like to. YOU?"

"okay okay fine Skye jeez!...Well for starters he was tall, like ridiculously tall for a fox, when I first looked at him I was staring at his chest and had to look up!..but when I did look up, I, well I was blown away. The first thing I noticed about his face was his eyes, they were this deep, brilliant shade of green that I'd never seen before in any mammal called sea foam green. His fur was groomed and shining and there was this slightly diagonal scar on the left side of his neck. He stood straight and rigid and his shoulders are broader than a normal fox's. In his eyes I saw this glimmer of amusement because I was so utterly shocked when I first saw him and was so embarrassed when I didn't acknowledge him at all. He seemed intensely focused, observant and screamed intelligence, and he also had like this edge of danger about him. And his scent, his scent was intriguing, he smelled of fresh cedars and a real forest in the breeze. He was really something else."

Skye was incredibly intrigued by Vivian's discreption of the tod and felt that maybe some teasing was warranted. "Jeez girl he sounds hot! And it sounds like you're already crushing on this tod hard!"

Vivian immediately blushed but quickly retorted "I. Am. Not. Crushing. on him! You said describe him so I did! And yes he was definitely... attractive.. But that's not the point Skye! I haven't even told you what happened yet!"

"Jeez I was only teasing no need to get so defensive, it only makes you look more guilty! So then Viv do tell me what happened! And don't leave a single detail out!" Vivian spent the next half hour describing every single thing Jack had done for her and Nicholas leaving out no details. Skye was obsorbed in the story and her facial expressions would shift with details and happenings and even some tears were shed when she was told what was done to Nicholas by the scouts and what Jack had done for him after. Once Vivian had finished the tale Skye had more than a few questions and started on them.

"So you're telling me that he just GAVE YOU a check for 165,000 THOUSAND dollars!? No strings attached, no alterior motives? You sure he's not doing this as some elaborate scheme to get into your pants V?"

Vivian got a little defensive at that accusation and voiced just as much. "No Skye he didn't do it as a way just to screw me! Why would you even think that!? Bedsides I know for a fact he's not interested in me that way!"

At Vivian's little outburst Skye put her paws up and replied "I'm sorry Viv jeez! I'm just concerned you know, you thought John had pure intentions after all."

At hearing Skye say that name Vivian went from defensive to angry and her hackles started to raise. "DO. NOT. EVER. MENTION. THAT. NAME. AGAIN. Especially trying to compare that piece of garbage to the single most pure hearted tod I've ever met! Did you not just listen to a word I've said!?"

Skye immediately felt ashamed for bringing John up and her ears flattened to her skull in shame before she replied "you're right V, I'm sorry. It wasn't fair to say that name or to compare him to..Jack. I'm sorry."

Vivan calmed down a tad but her hackles remained raised at the mention and memory of that son of a bitch. She decided to push the conversation forward to help purge the memories that sprung forth. "It's fine Skye, it's fine. Just, seriously. Don't say his name again. Now as I was saying I know for a fact he's not interested in me like that."

"And just how do you know?"

Vivian tapped her nose with a claw. "Scent of course. He did not smell even remotely interested in me like that, and before you say it yes those scents are mostly around for the mating seasons in spring and winter but it's close enough to winter that I would have been able to smell certain pheromones if he was, interested. But I didn't catch a single whiff even when we were hugging."

At hearing they hugged Skye squealed out "you two hugged! You left that part out!"

Vivian flinched at that slip up and quickly replied "yes we hugged. I hugged him twice after he told me what he did for Nicholas and I hugged him after he practically gave me the keys to a new life for me and little Nicky."

"And you say you don't have a crush on him."

Vivian went on the defensive to reassure her friend that she was in fact not crunching on Jack. "I don't Skye! Seriously I don't! I literally just met him yesterday and I won't be hearing or seeing him for a year. There's no way I am crushing on him."

Vivian then went into her mind to debate the matter. "Right? I can't be, sure he was attractive, and nice... and was treating Nicholas so great... and gave me and my little Nicholas a key to a better life for the both of us...and he made me smile and laugh...and...and...crap maybe I am crushing on him a little."

Skye rolled her eyes a little at her friends outright denial of not liking the tod. "fine be in denial Viv, but mark my words you like this tod."

Vivian was getting tired of the accusations and was trying to figure out how to shift the conversation back on topic when it clicked. "Fine you want to talk about males how about you tell me about this mystery tod you've been seeing for months and haven't told me anything about."

Now it was Skye's turn to go on the defensive. "Oh! Um...yeah, wait! um..no?...I..ah...We should get back on topic you still haven't answered all of my questions!"

Vivian smirked at her victory and decided to tease her best friend just a little bit more before letting her off of the hook. "Oh come on Skye! You tell me how he takes you on these incredible dates and everything but you won't even tell me his name, and you never smell like him. You know if you're actually dating a vixen or something you can tell me right? Or is he or she just make believe?"

If Skye wasn't flustered before she sure was now. "Oh..I, well..no! No I'm not dating a vixen! His name is Jack and I never smell like him because I use copious amounts of MuskMask because he's not a tod!" Skye's paws instantly flew over her muzzle and her eyes widened like saucers at her slip up, and her cheeks went red.

Vivian was just as shocked ear ears popped up, eyes widened, and she leaned back in her chair a little bit. "Skye...he's not a tod?"

Skye put her head in her paws and dejectedly replied "yesss, he's not a tod. He's a different species."'

Vivian started to get over the initial shock and began gently prodding for more. "Then what species is he Skye?"

Skye burried her head deeper into her paws and whispered out "he's not even a predator, he's a prey."

Vivan's shock came back tenfold but she kept gently prodding. "Okay, he's a prey. What species?"

"He's...he's..he's, he's a Jackrabbit, and I'm a preychaser, an inter, a freak."

After Skye told Vivian that the male she was seeing was not only a prey but a Jackrabbit Skye's head left her paws and she looked up at Vivian. Skye looked like she was about to cry so Vivian wrapped up her best friend in a hug and spoke. "And why didn't you tell me this before Skye? Your like a sister to me did you think I'd be disgusted or ashamed? That'd I'd shun you and call you a bunch of nasty names? Skye love is love!..is it strange that your dating a Jackrabbit, well yes, but stranger things have happened! You shouldn't be ashamed of who you love even if it's considered taboo! I mean the whole orgin story of how predator and prey came to live in harmony is about a predator and a prey being in love!"

Skye ended the hug Vivian had started and wiped her eyes as some tears had escaped them and meekly said "really, you're okay with me being a preychaser?"

"First Skye don't call yourself that, that's what those that won't understand will call you. Now am I okay with you being an inter?..It'll take some getting used to the idea, but love is love. I'd not turn away my own son if somewhere in the future he told me he was in love with say a bunny, and I'm not going to turn you away either. In fact I want to meet him."

Skye wiped her eyes again and then with a little bit of shock in her tone replied "you would? You really want to meet my Jack?"

At Skye's mention of her boyfriends name being Jack something clicked for both vixens. "So wait, his name is Jack.."

"and you just met a tod named Jack.."

"and if we were ever all together.."

"if we called one of their names.."

"they'd both answer.."

"and if you get with Jack the tod.."

"Skye I'm not crushing on him.."

"lies, anyways if you get with them we'd both be dating a male named Jack.."

*sighs "it'd be kinda weird.."

"yep."

Once that little revaluation had been cleared Skye promised to bring Jack over the next time she visited Vivian at home. Then Vivian and Skye went back on topic and Skye continued to question Vivian on what occurred the night before. "So V, back on topic here. He just gave you that check, no strings attached?"

"Oh not on the surface Skye, but in the fine print I think there are."

"and just what are they Viv?"

"Get out of Happytown and get little Nicky out of the public schools, basically I can deny what he laid out for me but what he laid out for Nicholas I can't turn away."

"And why couldn't you turn that away to? Not that you plan on turn away any of it right?"

"Oh heavens no, I'd be crazy not to! No, I could reject what he's given me but my Nicky worked his way into Jack's heart a little I think, and I think Nicky reminds Jack of when he was a kit before it was robbed from him. I also think Jack believes he can save my Nicholas from having to live a life even remotely close to what his was and by extension that has to include me."

"Wow, but what do you mean Jack was robbed of his kit hood?"

Vivian spent the next five minutes explaing what had happened to Jack when he was little and by the end of it both vixens were sporting fresh tears. Skye was dabbing her eyes with a napkin and said "oh my gods that poor, poor tod. I couldn't even begin to imagine the hell he had to live through, and it makes more sense why he's helping you and Nicky." Vivian just nodded her head.

They spent the next half hour talking more Skye getting out all of her questions and what not. Vivian didn't DARE tell Skye about the two pictures she took, those could be for another time, but for now it was time to sort out her thoughts on the tod that just flew into her life like an angel sent from the heavens and start to set in motion the improvements to her and Nicky's lives. So she wrapped up the conversation with Skye, gave her a big hug, and then got in a cab with the destination of Sparrowtail Industires Headquarters.

and done! This chapter quickly turned into my opportunity to set some future things up and I did just that. Some are clearer than others of course and some are just downright obvious.

I do hope I did alright with Vivian's portion of this chapter. I'm not 100% happy with how it turned out but as long as y'all like it that's what matter right?

I also wanted to use this chapter as a way to explain that society when Nick and Judy take over the stories will be much more pushed forward as compared to its state in the movie and in the original universe. Like I plan on having Jack Savage and Skye take care of the inter species controversy so Nick and Judy don't have to deal thus adding to the happier side for Nick. It'll be mentioned in my stories how SavageSkye changed things for the better in that regard but won't be entirely prominent as they are not a focal point of the sorties despite being major components, well at least just Skye for now. If someone wishes to make a story focusing on them in this AU scenario feel free to message me about it and I'll lend a hand when needed.

It's currently 2:30 in the morning so my brains not on full function so I'm cutting this short. Remember please do review and also I thank everyone that has favorited and followed my story so far I didn't expect this many so early! The support is much appreciated!

Next time on A Father Figure! Vivian begins to start the journey to an improved life for her and Nicholas! That's all your getting I ain't spoiling nothing! (Also I'm falling asleep so I need to wrap this up. Sorry!)

This is TheConcernedF0X signing off! See you next time!