𝓝𝓸𝓽 𝓢𝓸 𝓔𝓿𝓲𝓵 [√]

Part Three

Zach slowly and silently made his way back to the Tortuga campsite. Junior hadn't called him yet, but he couldn't help but want to check on him.

He noticed that the Kratt brothers were coming back from a rescue. He looked around and found Junior laughing with one of the other kids, and a smile spread across his face at the sight.

His dark outfit hid him by the trees. He leaned against the tree, watched as the Kratts talked to the kids, and then ran around, catching fireflies.

One of the kids came close without Zach noticing. The little kid looked up at him and screamed, running away, making Zach wince. The rest of the group turned to her.

"Zoe? What's wrong?" Martin asked, and the little girl pointed at Zach, who everyone had noticed standing by the trees.

"Varmitech, what are you doing here?" Martin asked, glaring at him, but Zach wasn't looking at him; he was looking at Chris Kratt. The brown-eyed Alpha looked back at him with no emotion at all.

Just then, other parents started coming to the camping ground to collect their kids. The parents looked at Zach, and fear flashed across their faces. They called their kids, who ran to them.

The parents quickly exited the camp, went to their jeeps, and drove off.

The only kid left in the camp was Junior, who immediately ran to him; Zach knelt down and scooped up the six-year-old. "Hey, buddy, did you enjoy it?" Zach asked softly, and Junior nodded.

He started to tell Zach about the fireflies. Zach smiled as he listened to everything he said. He turned and started to walk away when a voice called out to him.

Zach turned around and looked at the whole wild Kraft team, which was looking at him curiously. "You...You have a kid?" Koki asked, and Zach but his lip was unsure.

'I can't hide it forever,' he thought. He placed Junior on the ground.

"Yes, This is Junior," Zach said, smiling down at his son.

"B...but who's the father?" Martin asked, and Zach could feel Junior's gaze boring into him.

"I don't know. It never happened," Zach said, staring at Chris. He knew when the younger Kratt brother figured it out because he gasped and looked at Zach wide-eyed.

"It...it can't be." Chris stuttered out, and the other turned to him.

"Chris, what is it?" Martin asked, looking at his brother.

Chris looked For Zach to Junior and back.

"Is he?" Chris asked.

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Re-published: April 26, 2024, 7:30 am

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