It is six o'clock in the morning and there is movement at the Isikara burrow. Chip and his three brothers (Julius, Amos, and Carter) are up early and it is clear that there is something going on. After warming themselves in the sun, the four males runoff, and it becomes clear that they have love on their minds. Roving is something that most meerkat males do at some point in their life, but for the four of them to leave at once...they are putting their mother in a tight spot.
As Chip is leading his band of brothers out of the territory, another group is making their way in.
Unaware of any trouble, Trixie and the rest of the Isikara soon make an appearance. While some members of the family catch some rays, others work on cleaning. Alyssa is on watch and Papyrus is playing with his older siblings. Life is peaceful, but somebody is bound to make trouble and today it is King Tut. Now that Papyrus is old enough to fend for himself, Trixie is ready to mate again and King Tut wants to ensure that it will be he who sires her offspring. That is the main perk of being the dominant male, but his attempts to seduce the boss are not working. Instead of being turned on, Trixie is only getting more annoyed and a harsh bite to the nose is what makes him get the message. There will be no kisses for him right now.
Maybe he can try again later.
When ready, the Isikara set out and soon reach the patch that will serve them breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the day. As everyone gets down to business, Tiffany and Serena take the first guard shift. King Tut has other things on his mind, like scent-marking the territory and throwing his weight around. Trixie does not approve of this behavior and once again her man is disciplined. King Tut will need to get his act together or his days as the male head of the family may be numbered. Not interested in the drama going on between the grown-ups, Papyrus has noticed that Chip is missing and so are Julius, Amos, and Carter. Where did they go? When will they be back? Young as he may be, Papyrus decides that he must step up and be the man of the house, King Tut is surely not going it and Stein....currently is doing hand-to-hand combat with a scorpion. The lack of good sentries is about to be used against the Isikara for they have got company. From a safe hiding spot, a large male meerkat is sizing up the group. He is not alone, for with him are his four brothers, plus two other males from the group they had been forced to leave when it was ravaged by disease. The males are out roving, looking for hot dates...or a group that they could possibly join. With Stein and Papyrus being so young, King Tut is at the mercy of this band of bachelors unless he can rally the group and lead them like a proper general. Maybe then Trixie will give him the chance to mate.
But driving this lot out is not going to be easy, especially when both of the group's sentries leave their post to score a double date with the males Noah and Enki. They are not the only ones to be hit with Cupid's arrow, for Chloe, Alyssa, and Tootie find themselves being lured away by the handsome strangers. While the boss can only look on in dismay, King Tut is finally pushed into action. He plans to chase the rovers off one at a time and will escort each lady back to the family fold. But the rovers have a surprise for him.
As he charges towards a male named Philos, the leader of the band (Mathayus) breaks covers and attacks the luckless dominant male. Philos joins him and King Tut is quickly sent packing with a nasty wound on one of his hind legs. In the blink of an eye, the Isikara have gotten a new dominant male. Plus seven new males to replace the ones who'd left. For the three youngest members, this is a lot to take in and Trixie decides that it is time for them all to go home.
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