Tough Facts

At the fierce rivals to all meerkat mobs, things seem to have settled down. Nikita is still the lean, mean dominating machine, but she has a new partner in crime following Zorro's death. Baker has taken dominance of the group and he is very pleased with his newfound position. Miles is not happy though, he spent most of his time being bullied by Zorro and not being Nikita's main man hurts, but he has plans for change and has been watching his brother closely, too closely. The rest of the group has other matters to distract them; namely the birth of Venus's four pups. Duke is today's teacher and has Ever and Cho trailing him while Kili tries to get her grandmother to give her a free handout, not happening since Nikita needs the food. Miles has been watching and waiting and with Baker distracted he makes his move and soon both boys are fighting for Nikita's favor, the said female doesn't even seem to notice. It soon becomes clear from the get-go that Miles has the upper end and Baker finally surrenders, he is dominant no longer and Miles is now able to claim his birthright, to be a dominant male like his father. Miles' celebration is cut short by an alarm call, Nikita has spotted intruders. The Zappa. Knowing the threat that is looming, Nikita's daughter Celi leads the pups off with Cooper. If the Zappa get the chance then they would kill Venus's pups. The Commandos line up and with her new man by her side, Nikita leads the charge and the others follow suit. They don't even have to get bloody as the show of their wardance is enough to intimidate the Zappa who flee. Nikita savors victory...but she doesn't realize that she has sent the Zappa straight towards the pups and their helpers. The Zappa quickly change from flight to fight when they smell Commando pups. Cooper manages to get away and runs to find and alert the group, Celi is left to fend off the Zappa as the rival gang digs frantically at the bolt hole. They are so caught up that nobody seems to notice the Commandos are massing up until Lola spots them, only then does the Zappa have to give up their raid. Nikita leads a charge, hoping to have repeated luck, but not this time. Punk is not about to run, even with risks, she responds and the battle breaks out. Nikita is older and easily pins Punk down, Venus and Lola exchange blows, Duke and Miles attacks Houdini and Celi attacks Punk's youngest daughter Winnie. The fight becomes too much and the Zappa are forced to defeat. Although the Commandos have claimed victory...there is bad news. Nikita might have beaten Punk up good, but the other meerkat got a lucky shot and Nikita has a wound on her belly and it's quite serious. The Commandos' fierce leader has suffered a harsh blow and her unborn pups might not survive. With Nikita unable to lead, her daughter Venus is the one who leads the family back to the burrow. Nikita follows at the back of the group, in pain and when their burrow comes up she goes straight belowground. The group gathers and are in for a tense, long wait to see if their vicious queen will make it through.