"Hmmmm." Radley and Frisky stared with Narrow eyes at reviews one night after Harry was put to bed.

These headphones are amazing! Best on the market!

No These Headphones are the best that have good base!

"God i hate Review scanning." Frisky said, rubbing her eyes.

"I know me too." Rad said. "But you heard Calypsos suggestion Harry needs Noise Cancelling."

"Does he need top of the line Frisk headphones though?" Frisky asked. "He is only five. He's not a college student needing quiet study time. Maybe we find him something with a fun design that supports Noise Cancelling and if he likes them maybe when he's older and more responsible we can see about a more expensive brand like Frisk?"

"Perhaps I am overreacting a bit." Rad thought outloud. "i just want to be a good Dad i dont want to ignore Harry's potential needs."

"Maybe we take him to see a specialist before we make any decisions on headphones?" Frisky suggested.

"Good idea." Rad agreed.

Riiing went the computers ringtone.

"Stripe!"

"Hey there brother! Thought i'd check in on you and Frisky see how things are going in your new marriage." Stripe said.

"Oh no." Rad said suddenly. "We never told Stripe and Trixie." He whispered to Frisky.

"I dont think we've told your parents or mine yet either."

"Told Stripe and Trixie what?" Stripe said over the phone.

"Damn his Vulcan hearing." Rad said outloud."

"Radley mate, you and Bandit only say that when you said something you don't want me to hear what's going on?" Stripe insisted from the other end of the line.

"Uh, Stripe you might wanna sit down and grab Trixie alots happened in a month and we're gonna have to do a play by play." Frisky suggested.

"CONGRATULATIONS!" Trixie said excitedly when Frisky said they where now parents. "How far along are you?"

"Uh, Trix we aren't pregnant, we adopted." Radley said.

"Oh." Stripe said in surprise.

"Wow." Trixie said. "Whose the lucky baby?"

"Well he's 5."

"Got lucky there eh?" Stripe asked. "Finally got some boys in the Heeler family. Didnt have to go through the Terrible Twos and Threes.

"Ive never heard of Terrible Threes." Frisky said.

"Ahahaha." Stripe laughed like he was dying inside.

"Here's the insane part."

Radley told the the entire story of him finding Harry in the park, finding out his aunt was Radley's ex sister Petunia Evans and the whole ordeal of getting him through customs and custody as an official citizen of Cannistrailia.

"Holy Shit." Stripe said.

"Language." They heard a smack. "We have little sponges running around."

"Right right sorry. Have you told Mum and Dad yet?" They heard Stripe ask.

Radley sighed heavily. "No. I havent even told them i switched jobs so id be more on family man time yet."

"You gotta tell them mate. Their gonna be thrilled to finally have a grandson."

"I know."

"Well we cant wait to meet the little fella. What say we get the whole family over for a barbie say next weekend?" Stripe suggested.

"Sounds good." Radley said.

"Sounds lovely." Frisky said.

"Great we'll call Bandit and Chili. Go tell Mum and Dad you coc-"

"LANGUAGE." Pop sound.

Frisky laughed. "Has Stripe always been foul mouthed?"

"Only when he thinks Bandit and I deserve it." Rad said. "Harry!" He called. "Could ya come down mate we want to talk about something!"

Harry came downstairs holding a Stormtrooper and Darth Vader. "I find your lack of faith disturbing."

"Good accent for that." Frisky said to Rad behind her hand.

"Yes Dad?" He asked.

"We're going to have a family Barbie at your uncle Stripes house next weekend so you can meet the rest of the family."

"Uncle Stripe?" Harry asked.

"I have two brothers, your Uncle Bandit and Stripe whose the youngest.

Harry looked apprehensive. Unsure about meeting more Uncles and aunts.

"They also have two daughters, Muffin and Socks. Muffin is 3 and Socks is 1."

Harrys tail and ears drooped even more at the thought of even more cousins to meet. There was always the possibility of another Dudley.

"I know what your thinking and Muffin and Socks are adorable. Muffin has her own special brand of crazy sometimes but she's a muffin, she's still in the oven right now." Rad explained.

"Okay." Harry said with a semi wag in his tail now.

"Youll also get to meet your Nana and Grandad Bob, my forever parents who found me when the Evans ditched me."

Harry smiled. Kids at his old school talked about nanas and grandmas and poppops all the time.

"I also have a brother and living parents but youll meet them later. I know theyll just love you to bits though." Frisky assured the nervous boy.

"Okay." Harry said.

The next day they drove into town. Harry was gonna meet Nana and Grandad Bob!

"Mum, Dad, We have a little surprise for you. Do you remember the day you found me at the campsite?" Rad asked.

"How could I ever forget?" Chris asked herself.

Christine Heeler heard a child crying. "Bobby fo you hear that?" She asked as he was packing the car. They where headed home. The newley weds had gone camping for their honeymoon.

"Sounds like a kid crying." Bob said.

Christine followed the sound to see the most adorable Heeler pup with the most unique fur pattern she'd ever seen

"Hello love, whats got you all soggy?" She asked cautiously as she sat down next to the boy.

"My mummy and daddy left me behind." The boy cried. "We where in the cabin over there, i went to go find other kids to play with and they where gone when I came back."

Bloody English, we're not a goddamned Penal colony anymore. Christine thought angrily. "What's your name love?"

"Radley."

"Well Radley, why dont you come with me and my husband while we try to find your parents?"

"We never got into contact with The Evans, so we ended up becoming your Forever Parents as they call them nowadays." Christine said recalling the story. "Oh!"

A tiny beagle boy was looking out from behind Rad's leg.

"Hello there." Christine said. "Who have we here?"

"Remember my family that ditched me? Um, they had another daughter after and this is my nephew. We've, adopted him." Rad put a hand on Frisky's shoulder.

"They did it again?" Christine asked indignantly.

"Worse, her flesh and blood. This was my sister Lily's boy. When she and her husband died, Petunia and her husband got custody. Petunia remembered what happened to me and well, they planned a little trip to Canistrailia. Take a guess what for."

"Bastards." Bob grumbled.

"Bob dont spook the boy." Christine scolded the older dog. "Welcome to the family love, come give Nana a hug?" She asked.

Harry looke up at Rad unsure and he smiled down at Harry encouragingly.

Harry ran up to Christine and gave her a big hug.

"There there all better." Nana gave Harry a nice rub on his back. "Would you lot stay for lunch?" She asked.

"We'd love to Mum." Frisky said.

"I'll tell you stories of when your Dad was a pup. If you be Nana's little helper."

Nana noticed him droop in demeaner. "Okay." He said in a resigned manner.

He leapt down from Christine's arms and the adults watched him almost robotically head into the kitchen and start operating the oven with practiced ease. He opened cupboards and put pans on the stove, found her cutting board and went over to the fridge with a chair.

"Rad, Explain." Nana said in confusion.

"I dunno he's never done this at home." Radley protested..

"Harry." Frisky said. She watched his eyes. "No! What are you doing?!"

"Cutting tomatoes." He said with none of his soul. "I'm a good boy."

"Oh my God. Rad, did they force him to cook for them?" Frisky asked.

Rad growled audibly.

"I'm gonna kill them." Frisky said again as Harry started slicing the tomato with practiced ease. "I'm gonna kill them." She growled.

Nana grabbed Harry's hand gently. "Easy love." She cooed. "Cooking's a life skill all right, but it shouldn't be learned until someone's good and ready. I was gonna make a nice salad to go with Grandad Bobs famous burgers anyway."

Nana's calm demeanor brought Harry out of his stupor.

"Nana?" He asked.

"Easy love, you go relax with Grandpa Bob." Christine said. "Mum Dad and I need to have a wee little chat while i get the food ready."

"Okay." Harry said as he got down off the chair and left the kitchen.

"Tell me everything, now." Christine demanded after giving Harry a soda pop to drink while he watched the telly with Bob.

Radley started sobbing and collapsed into Christine's arms.

"Mum that bitch was horrible to him." Radley said as he composed himself. Frisky got him a glass of water. "She kept him in a fucking BROOM CLOSET, no proper bed, she denied him SIGHT! Chili had to get him an optometrist appointment and get his prescription done at the chemist!"

"We don't know the full extent of the abuse he went through." Frisky told Christine as she held her husband. "We're planning on finding a therapist."

Christine listened to how this family traumatised not only her son, but one of her grandpuppies all over again. She jammed the knife into the cutting board with a roar. Making Rad and Frisky jump. That felt good." She said. "Screaming like that is good for the soul occasionally especially when your feeling overwhelmed."

Rad and Frisky looked to each other. Now they knew where Muffin got her specil brand of crazy from.

"Now you lot listen to me. You two are going to be the best thing that ever happened ro that boy." Christine told them. "Your gonna get him up in the morning, make breky, get him ready and take him to school during the week. On weekends your gonna have family time. There's gonna good times, there's gonna be fun times and theres gonna be bad times. Thats life with a child."

"Thank you mum." Radley said with a sniffle.

"Thank you mum." Frisky said as well.

Christine hugged both. "Now go watch Telly with Grandad while i prepare lunch.

"Can I help?" Frisky asked. "I love to cook and i could always improve."

"All right you can help shape the burgers." Christine said taking the marinated meat out of the fridge.

"Oy!" Rad said from the side of the door. "You two! Come look at this!"

Christine and Frisky followed Rad to see Harry cuddled up to Bob with his head on his lap on the couch and the two snoring away as a nature documentary played on a streaming service.

Christene and Frisky went "Awwwww." And Frisky took out her phone and snapped a picture to send to the family group chat.

"Look whose a fan of Grandad Bob and send." Frisky sent the picture.

Christine got a blanket and draped it over the two so they wouldnt get cold.

To be continued...

so sorry for the delay i was stuck on where to go after the first half, "do i go right to the barbie or do i introduce Nana and Bob first? So i went with Nana and Bob. And ive heard Bluey's country called Cannistrailia in other stories so i like that so Cannistrailia it shall now be called!