Chapter 4.10
Chapter 4.10 – Oh, so animals don’t bend that way
Still looking to become a better parent, Coco decided it was about time to learn how to cook . 
After all, the children were not exactly getting a nutritious and well-balanced diet with the crap she usually fed them.
Unfortunately, Coco’s cooking did not go down too well.
As for Murphy, he was growing up fast and was about to embark on his prom night. Unfortunately the dapper little dude had no date (goodness knows why!), but still, he planned to have a jolly good time like his Great-Granddad Fudge had (please refer to Chapter 1.5.)
‘Have a great time, Murphy! Remember, if you don’t end up kissing anyone don’t worry, I’m more than triple your age and haven’t even had my first kiss yet, but look how happy and emotionally stable I am!’
A few days later, Malibu found a lovely stray cat when the family went on an outing to the spring festival.
Scooping the warm bundle of fluff up into her hand, she showed him off to the rest of the family, including Tremayne. He screeched in excitement and asked if he could hold her.
Sadly, Malibu learnt the hard way that Tremayne was not programmed to handle animals.
What was worse was that the cat was actually not a stray… nor was he very much alive after breaking his neck and spine rather severely. 
After this little incident, Tremayne paid Amaretto a lot of money for her to build him a module for his innards which would allow him to play and nurture animals without brutally killing them. 
With his secret money stash from his military job, Tremayne purchased a sweet little pet ratty. He figured it was best to test the waters with a smaller critter before going for a puppy or something. 
‘You’re my best friend, Lenny,’ Tremayne said, gazing down at his rat’s beady little eyes. ‘Nothing is ever going to tear us apart.’ 
‘Ever.’
