Here's chapter 19. Continue with Retsuko, Fenneko, Haida and Ookami's work day.
It is already noon, and the workers of the company are in the rest area preparing for lunch. Retsuko, Fenneko, Haida, and Ookami were having lunch together at the same table and had even bought sodas from a nearby machine. Fortunately no one had approached them again to ask them questions, so at that moment they were quite relaxed about the subject, instead all their acquaintances when they returned there were only greeting them in a normal way, although you could see that they wanted to say some more things, but they knew their jobs would be at risk without mentioning anything about what happened over the weekend.
"You really didn't notice?" Ookami asked. "My communicator started flashing since they appeared, I had to turn it off without anyone noticing."
"I hadn't realized it, I turned mine off when I was in the dressing room so that no one would notice in case someone started calling" Fenneko replied.
"Mine is silent and in my pants pocket," Haida said.
"And my communicator is... Oh no" Retsuko said when he saw her arm and looked everywhere.
"What's going on?" asked the hyena.
"I forgot my communicator at home. I took it off when he was going to bathe me, and I forgot to put it back on when he was dressing me" replied the red panda.
"What! It can't be" said the fennec.
"Yes I know. If my mother or my grandmother finds it, it will be a problem, they will find out what is happening, and even worse they will insist on accompanying me to work every day" said Retsuko.
"Well, all is not lost, you could call home and ask Koka to find it and keep it until you return home" said Ookami.
"Oh yeah that's a good idea!" Retsuko said taking her phone.
She dialed the house phone and waited for someone to answer. The first call no one answered, he assumed that no one was near the phone. She dialed the phone again and no one answered. Marco She dialed a third time and no one answered. Retsuko began to worry. Knowing her mother, she would have answered her first call. She then thought of calling her mother's and her grandmother's cell phones. But as with previous calls from her, none were answered. She tried several times, she was about to give up until one of her calls was finally answered. Retsuko's mother and grandmother appeared on the phone.
"Hello Retsuko, it's strange that you call home at this time of day" Retsuko's mother said.
"I was trying to call them because I wanted to say something to Koka, but no one was answering the calls" Retsuko said.
"Oh, sorry dear, the kids were taking a little break and we went out to buy ice cream. But we left our phones charging in the living room and that's why we didn't hear your calls until we got back inside," Retsuko's grandmother said.
At that moment on the screen, Koka and Hana appeared eating ice creams (which were chocolate and vanilla respectively) and with them were their two friends Izumi and Daisuke, who were also eating ice cream (which were strawberry and lemon respectively).
Izumi was a light brown gazelle, with the section of the face and the inside of the ears of cream color. Her ears hung behind her head. And she had the tail of a meerkat. She wore a white button-down shirt and on top of it a red sleeveless dress, she wore white socks and red shoes. Daisuke was a cream-colored pallas cat with grayish markings on his head and face, and with white markings on both sides of his mouth, his ears were shaped like the ears of a red panda. He wore a short-sleeved white shirt, blue pants, and black shoes.
Izumi is the daughter of Komiya and Tsunoda, while Daisuke is the son of Manumaru and Resasuke. They were both six years old just like Koka and Hana, and they are part of their group of friends, they attend the same school and are in the same group. They've even all known each other since they were babies and have been friends ever since. Although there were no secrets between the four of them, this time Koka and Hana were forced to keep a secret of what happened over the weekend for the sake and safety of Izumi and Daisuke.
"Mother, grandmother. Could you put me on the phone with Koka please, I want to tell him something that I forgot to tell him before coming to work" Retsuko said.
"Of course, but don't delay, because when they finish eating the ice cream they will continue to do their homeworks" said Retsuko's mother and then handed the phone to her grandson.
"Hi Koka, could you do me a favor, remember that 'watch' I got at the weekend, I accidentally left it at home. I don't know if you could keep it in her box until I get home so nothing happens to her "Retsuko said.
Koka knew what her mother was referring to, and he went to his parents' room, took the communicator, turned it off, and put it in his pocket while he continued talking to his mother. Fortunately his grandmother and great-grandmother did not follow him. At least he was glad that they did give him his own space, which they did not do with his parents.
He returned to the living room while he was still talking on the cell phone "Well mom, I already put it away."
"Thank you very much Koka, as a reward when I return instead of bringing you a portion of your favorite sweet, we will bring you two."
"Really? Thank you very much mom".
At that moment Retsuko's mother took the phone "Retsuko I don't think it's good to give him so much sugar."
"Bye mom," Retsuko said and then hung up the phone. She didn't feel like hearing another of her scolding at the moment, then she tucked it into her uniform pocket. "Well, everything is settled."
"That is a relief. I think sometimes you can be a little clueless" said Fenneko.
"Do you seriously believe it?" asked the red panda.
"Yes, you don't remember the time you came to work in sandals" replied the fennec.
Retsuko blushed at the memory and lowered her head.
"Oh come on Fenneko, if it comes to talking about shameful things don't make me remind you of the times you contradicted yourself when you said you weren't interested in something and then you got addicted to it" Haida said in defense of his wife.
"I don't remember," Fenneko said.
"Oh, you don't remember. I guess you also don't remember the time you said once that if you hypothetically formed a relationship with Ookami, it wouldn't last a week. And now look how they are happily married and with a daughter. I see that contradicting you is something you are really good at" said the hyena.
Fenneko didn't reply and just looked away. On Ookami's side he couldn't hide his laughter. He knew what Fenneko said years ago before forming their relationship, since she had confessed it to him. But it was funny to think that if her wife contradicted herself with various things he drew during her time working at the company, he didn't want to imagine how many other things she might have contradicted in her life before meeting her.
The four of them were so engrossed in the conversation that they did not notice three people approaching them, until one of them greeted them saying "Hello".
When the two married couples turned around they saw three of their new co-workers: Legoshi, Louis, and Jack. Each had a different expression. The gray wolf had a shy look and was hunched over; the red deer had a serious look and with his arms crossed over his chest; while the labrador retriever had a friendly look and had her arms tucked into his trouser pockets. Seeing the wolf closer, Retsuko was a bit intimidated, since unlike Ookami he was taller, more muscular and with a penetrating gaze.
"Oh hello" said the red panda, fennec, hyena and red maned wolf.
"Director Ton told us that you would be the ones who would guide us in our work during the first days of us here working," Louis said.
"So we came to meet you personally," said Jack.
Legoshi wanted to say something else, but in the end he decided to keep quiet.
"Well it's nice to meet you" said Ookami.
"Would you like to sit with us?" Haida asked.
"Oh yeah. Thank you very much," Jack replied as he sat down with Legoshi and Louis.
The two married couples introduced themselves to their coworkers. Remembering what Ookami told them, they wanted to talk to them about whether they had been transported to that city by a mysterious white light, but there were two problems with that. On the one hand, they were missing four of his new co-workers who surely also got there in the same way; and on the other hand, the rest area was a bit crowded with other workers that it was better that they did not find out what was happening so that they did not panic.
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Meanwhile in another part of the city were Nick, Judy, Jack and Finnick with the children Nicole and Jerry. As Sonic had told them the day before to take the following days to rest and that they would call them in case something important was to happen, they had taken the opportunity to take a walk around the city and see several tourist sites of the place that Jack wanted they to know. There was a place that the striped rabbit had visited the previous time he was in that country and that surely his companions would like to go as well.
When they reached the center of the city they found a gigantic red tower that seemed to be taller than the rest of the buildings in the city, even taller than the Zootopia buildings that they were used to seeing every day. But the most surprised were Nicole and Jerry, who if it weren't for the fact that they were holding Judy's hands, they would have run off to get into the tower faster.
"I see the kids are excited to go to the tower," Finnick said as he let out a laugh.
"Well, I'm not surprised. Not every day you can go to a place like that" said Jack and then took his son Jerry and carried him on his shoulders.
"It will surely be an unforgettable moment for them when they are up there" said Nick taking his daughter Nicole and carrying her on his shoulders as well.
"I didn't hesitate one bit," Judy said giving a small smile.
"Well, what is we waiting for, let's go there" Finnick said, sounding like the group's guide.
The group arrived at the building that was in the lower part of the tower where the elevator that would take them to the viewpoint of the tower was located. They were not the only ones who were going to enter, since next to them there were several people who apparently like them were tourists who came to visit the tower just like them. It was not a surprise to Jack, as the tower was one of the most recognizable places in the country, and even on his previous visit he could see the same number of tourists who were now waiting to climb the tower.
As they entered the elevator they ran into two girls who, unlike the others, seemed to be from that city, due to the clothes they wore. One was a white rabbit, which in height was the same size as Judy, slightly shorter than Jack and taller than Finnick. Right next to her was a brown female wolf whose muzzle and front of her neck were cream-colored, and she was taller than Nick, despite being noticeably younger than him.
Just at that moment they noticed something strange and when they saw their communicators they were blinking. That meant that someone who was in that elevator had come to the city through chaos control, but they wondered which one they were.
Well, this chapter ends here. Well, you can imagine who those characters are that have just appeared. In the next chapter they will have more participation.