Here's chapter 71.
Ookami, Fenneko and Hana had returned home, after that experience today the adults were relieved that this experience didn't leave Hana scared, maybe a little worried during the attack, but after that, she was normal and it was noticeable while playing with her friends after the mobians got rid of the robots. Another thing they relieved them of was that this time they weren't followed by a group of reporters as they headed home, so that was another problem they didn't have to worry about at the moment.
Once they entered the house, Ookami took the backpack where the swimsuits were and put them in the laundry basket, while Fenneko on her phone began to look at the Instagram profiles of her acquaintances to see if anyone was talking about what had happened, as expected, all the conversations were about that. Fenneko laughed to herself seeing every comment she saw and even she also started to see the photos they took in Tokyo Summer Land a few hours ago already posted there. She expected that anyway as well as the number of likes she saw on those photos.
Hana on the other hand started to watch TV since the program that she and her friends used to watch on weekends was about to start. Since Koka was at home with his family that day after receiving his grandfather and Hana had just returned home, there wouldn't have been time to get together to see them, so each one would watch the program separately. It was likely that Izumi and Daisuke had gotten together to see them, considering that they apparently had no plans for today. Now she just had to wait for the show to start, the end credits of the previous show were already rolling, so she was preparing everything for the show. They had apple juice, a plate of marshmallows, and the remote control in one of their hands.
Once the program started, Hana was quite attentive to everything that was seen on TV. She and her friends definitely loved that show about the multi-colored heroes who defended the city from monsters using giant robots when they grew up. That show had been on the air since the 70's and was still quite popular with the Japanese public. She had heard that there was an adaptation for Western audiences that began to be made in the 90's. She wondered if it was the same as the version she and her friends watched, or even if her friends from Zootopia (Nicole and Jerry) knew about that show. Regarding her mobian friends (Speed, Flora, Alex, Locke II, Pachacamac II, Rutan, Silver and Jewel), Hana didn't know if television existed in their home world and if it did, what things her friends liked to watch there, though she was sure it wouldn't be superhero shows, since they were already superheroes in the first place. They may have had many adventures as her TV heroes from her favorite show.
As Hana focused on the TV, Ookami came into the living room and sat down next to his wife who was still staring at her phone.
"What do you see Fenneko?" asked the red maned wolf.
"I'm checking on Instagram the comments they make about what happened today" replied the fennec.
"And has anything interesting been said there?"
"Nothing new, just comments about how they give thanks to Sonic and the others, and things like that. Even a few thanking us for being helpful."
"Well, at least they acknowledged our help. Haven't they mentioned anything about Nick, Judy, Jack or Finnick?
"If they were also mentioned in the same way as us. Although I have been busy with something regarding them."
"About what?".
"I was looking if they have social networks, I could see that Nick and Judy have accounts in Instagram, and it was easy for me to find them. I haven't been able to find Jack, I suppose that because of the type of work for his security, he cannot show his private life. Finnick on the other hand, is my target right now, he must have a social network, and I've been trying to track him down since the day we met him. I'm pretty sure Finnick isn't his real name but a nickname, but I can't find any results, maybe he uses his real name."
"You don't change, I guess you'll keep looking until you find it. Right?".
"Of course, I'm sure that he hides several things and I want to find out all of them. Including what his real name is."
"Well, I wish you luck with that. Because even if he has an account and you haven't found it, he may have it private."
"I've thought about that possibility, but I even plan on going through the entire Nick and Judy contact list to find out which one of them could be Finnick."
After that, the fennec continued browsing on her cell phone while her husband was watching the same program on television that their daughter was watching. Although Ookami had never told anyone before, he was a fan of that show since he was a child, as he started watching the series that were airing in the 90's and was a big fan of them. He even kept various merchandise from those programs that he had bought when he was a child, with his allowance money. He had planned that when Hana was the right age he would show her his collection for her to see. Maybe three or four years would be enough to show her, and he could even take her to conventions that have been made about that program where even the actors of all the series that have been made so far attend and even autograph the products that some people buy. That would be some good quality father-daughter time that they could both share.
While all that was going on, Fenneko who was still on her phone doing the best she knew how to do, suddenly stopped upon receiving a call. Passing her finger across the screen he realized that it was a call from Haida, she already imagined why he was calling. Once she answered the call, Haida appeared on the screen, but he wasn't alone, as Retsuko was with him. And it wasn't just the two of them calling it, but it was a group call, since Washimi and Gori were present on the call. If with only Haida, she could suspect what this call was about, with everyone else she could be sure why they were calling her, anyway she wouldn't mind answering all their doubts.
"Fenneko, are you alright? Nothing bad happened to you?" Gori asked without even saying hello.
"If everything is fine. Nothing happened to me. No need to worry," replied Fenneko.
"And how are Ookami and Hana?" Retsuko asked.
"They are fine. They're watching TV right now," Fenneko answered again.
When the fennec turned her phone around, the hyena, red panda, secretary eagle and gorilla could see that in fact the red maned wolf and the fennec/wolf hybrid were watching TV. And from the way they looked you could tell they were both fine. Even the hyena and the red panda could see that the program they were watching was the same one their son was watching on TV as well.
"No. The rest of the afternoon was normal if you don't count the fact that since we were with Sonic and the others they took many pictures of us, although it was from afar, without the others present interfering with our rest. Already the way back home was more normal. And at least no one followed us here. And at least there were no reporters hovering near us either. It seems that the prime minister did keep his word that none of us were going to be bothered by anyone" replied Fenneko.
"I'm glad to hear that. That will also help us on the way to work, although this week I don't bother that much," said Haida.
"By the way, there's one thing I've been talking about with the other girls, and I don't know if you guys would be interested in that," Fenneko said. Seeing the look of the others, he continued, "Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Judy and I, after seeing how fun it was for a while together without any worries, we agreed that it was a good idea that on the next day off we could all go to a place where no one bothers us and we can have fun. They even asked me if you would like to come too. Ookami, Hana and I will go."
The four of them began to think about that invitation, and in Gori's case she was surprised that the mobians didn't say anything to her, since by that time they had already arrived at her apartment. Unless they waited for Fenneko to tell her. They didn't think it was a bad idea anyway, even for Washimi and Gori it wouldn't be a problem to go, since Washimi didn't live with anyone, while on Gori's side, since the mobians were staying with her, both of them could go without many problems. For Haida, Retsuko and Koka it would be a little more difficult, since with Retsuko's relatives there, and in the following week the rest of Retsuko's relatives and also Haida's relatives would come home, it was another story.
"Well, I can go, there is no problem with me" said Gori.
"I also have some time to attend," said Washimi.
"Well, we won't know if we can go," Haida said.
"We could raise several suspicions from my mother that she will insist that the whole family go together" Retsuko said.
"Oh, too bad, since the kids wanted to see Koka again. They were excited for everyone to meet again on the trip," said Fenneko.
"We would have liked to go too, but with this situation we won't be able to go," Haida said.
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At Haida and Retsuko's house, all the older red pandas were doing different activities at the time. Retsuko's father had momentarily gone to the bathroom to wash his hands before going into the kitchen to help his wife and his mother-in-law prepare dinner. But while he was on his way there he passed Haida and Retsuko's room, he heard them talking on the phone. He started to listen just as Retsuko said "...he will insist that the whole family go together." And seeing what followed with the conversation, he realized that they and Koka had been invited to a place. He waited for them to end the call to talk to them.
As he waited he wondered if since his wife and mother-in-law had come to stay after last week, he wondered if Retsuko, Haida and Koka had had some time as parents and child without anyone else being involved in this. He wouldn't be surprised if Koka wanted to spend time with his friends outside the house and that Haida and Retsuko also wanted to see his friends outside of work hours in an open space. He knew his wife could be controlling, his mother in law less so. But as far as he was concerned, if his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson wanted to spend some time away from home, he would have no problem with that.
Once he heard that they ended the call, he realized that it was the right time to talk to them. I knock on the door a couple of times. When he heard hid daughter saying "Go ahead". He entered the room and closed the door behind him.
"Father, is something wrong?" Retsuko asked.
"I heard the conversation you had on the phone. And I know it's happening" said Retsuko's father.
This made both Retsuko and Haida nervous, because of the way he spoke they thought that he found out their secret.
So far the chapter. I hope you liked it.
