This is an idea given to me by TrueLoveIsReal. Read her work, it is very good! I am a fan of Dex/Jane and Zenny (as named by myself and TrueLoveIsReal)

Story dedicated to TrueLoveIsReal.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dex Hamilton, but I do own this story.

The habitat stood quiet on that warm, lazy Tuesday afternoon. All bugs and insects of every shape, size and colour were tended to in their enclosures and all tasks had been completed. It was safe to say that the day at Hamilton Habitat was indeed...

BORING

Dex slowly wandered around sections 15 and 16, admiring the insects that he was protecting. Zap was sitting in his room playing his stereo loudly. Jenny 10 lazily tapped at the keys on her computer, checking security cameras in the enclosures while Tung had his head stuck in the fridge looking for something to eat. Yep, a boring day.

After a few more boring minutes, Zap entered the main camera room in search of Jenny. It had become a habit, that every now and then Zap would check on her, like someone was screaming in his sub-conscience saying 'is she ok?' He found Jenny sitting at her station, head lightly resting on the keys. Zap slowly let a smile to crawl upon his face before he begrudgingly allowed himself to wake her up. He nudged her shoulder, and bright green eyes blinked open and stared into bright blue orbs before being rubbed awake.

"What time is it?" Jenny sleepily asked as she suppressed a yawn.

"Almost 2." Zap relied as he sat down next to her. "Please tell me there is a bug out there that needs rescuing?" He pleaded.

"What can I tell you?" Jenny told him as she continued to scan through the multiple cameras set up in the habitat.

"That there is a bug in distress." the boy replied cockily.

The blue haired girl looked over at him with a grin and rolled her eyes playfully, forcing another smile to instantly spread on Zap's face.

"There is absolutely nothing out there. No distress calls, no bugs that need caring, nothing." Jenny rested her head in her left hand as her finger continuously pressed a key. Out of the corner of his eye, Zap noticed a dark shadow in the corner of one of the cameras.

"What was that?" Zap questioned as he pointed to the screen, but by then Jenny had already changed the camera.

"What?" queried Jenny as her eyes darted over the screen.

"Go back" Zap demanded. Jenny rapidly pounded at the keys until the screen returned to the desired image. Sure enough, the corner of the camera was covered in a small shadow.

"A glitch in the camera?" Jenny guessed. "Maybe we want to see something so badly that our minds are playing tricks on us."

Zap nodded in agreement, but as they both turned their heads back to the monitor, the shadow moved.

"Where did it go?" Zap exclaimed as he stood up, excitement in his voice.

"On it." Jenny said as a smile rose to her face. Finally, something to do today. The images on the screen flicked rapidly and colour splashed on the faces of the young entomologists. A camera found adjacent to the original camera revealed a dark and very noticeable shadow of a person hiding behind one of the enclosures.

"It's in sector 8." Jenny announced. "Ready for some action?" she asked Zap while placing her gloved hand on his shoulder, an unrecognised blush growing on his cheeks.

"Sure. Alert Dex and Tung and tell them to meet me there. I might need some backup." With those last words, Zap left the room in a sprint to sector 8. Jenny, with her hand still out, balled it into a fist and lifted it to her nose. His scent was so caring, so strong, so Zap.

"Dex?" Jenny questioned the lead entomologist through her communicator.

"Hey Jenny. What's up?" replied a static-filled and thick Australian accent.

"Something has been spotted in sector 8. Zap is on his way and I am about to radio Tung. Can you go check it out?" questioned Jenny.

"Struth! Any idea of what it is?" The eager scientist asked.

Jenny sighed. "No idea but you need to check it out. Radioing Tung now. Report back soon. Jenny quickly asked Tung to report to sector 8 and swiftly turned her attention back to the mysterious cameras in search for the shadow perpetrator.

Zap rounded the corner to sector 7 and collided head on with Tung. The little frog boy fell off his feet but was kindly assisted up by the help of the bug boy.

"Did Jenny say where specifically in sector 8 the thing was?" Zap questioned Tung.

"No clue, dude." The frog boy replied. "Radio her and ask.

"Jenny. Whereabouts is this shadow...thing?" Zap asked his wrist communicator.

"Straight down to your left. Round the corner and head between the Sand Beetles and the Slimy Solar Slug enclosures. I'll keep track of you guys on 3D hologram. I have a lock on the shadow." The joy-filled voice announced.

"Great, thanks." Zap signed off and ahead of Tung and Zap, they spotted Dex. Zap pointed his finger down the hall to show Dex where they were heading.

"Did you get a good look at what it was, Zap?" Dex questioned his pilot when they all met up.

"Nope. Just a shadow of a person somewhere in the habitat."

"Jenny, where is the shadow now?" Dex asked into his communicator. Nothing but white noise was received from the other end.

"Jenny?" Dex questioned, concern and a little bit of annoyance present in his voice.

"Is she alright?" Zap asked in a very obvious concerned tone, eyes wide open in a worried look.

"Sorry." The static was replaced from the communicator with the sound of Jenny's voice. "I was just trying to find the position. Head straight down the main corridor of sector 8 and turn left."

The three entomologists started down the corridor slowly, hands wavering over any weapons they may need and staying fully alert. A small thud was heard and in sheer panic, Tung pulled out the can his hand was wavering and squirted a long piece of string cheese on to the clean windows of one of the enclosures. The two older men looked at Tung with a bored expression.

"I thought I might get hungry on this expedition." Tung smiled innocently up at them. "Chillax dudes, I will clean this up in no time." The frog boy leapt to the window and began lapping at the cheese string with his long, frog-like tongue. Dex and Zap looked away in disgust and fear that all their future appetites will be ruined.

"The person should be to your right now." Jenny broke the silence radioing Dex. "It's moving, and fast." Dex took a risky look down the hall but saw nothing.

"Jenny, are you sure your hologram is accurate. We can't see anything." Dex questioned his maintenance engineer.

"Positive." Jenny replied in an of-course-it-is-accurate-aren't-all-my-inventions tone. "Just stay alert". Dex and Zap just exchanged looks, shrugged and continued down the hall. It was only when Tung had caught up with them after finishing his meal that Jenny radioed in promptly.

"Wait, it...that's impossible." Jenny spoke over the communicator to Dex, although it seemed as she was talking to someone else.

"What is it Jenny? Are we close?" questioned Dex.

"The person has moved up a floor in less than a minute. They're not even near any stairs." Jenny's information left the team puzzled.

"How can someone move that fast?" Zap asked Jenny through Dex's communicator.

"I don't know, but I think if we are going to catch this person, you guys need to split up. Dex, cover the centre of sector 8. Zap, the right side and Tung, the left. I will guide you all individually so we can trap this person." The team all nodded to each other, and then spread out around the habitat.

"Dex, turn left." Jenny instructed to the lead entomologist. "Zap, stay straight. Tung, turn around. You're facing a wall."

"In my defence, it was an interesting wall." Jenny just rolled her eyes at her easily-distracted co-worker.

"Ok, you should all be coming up to the shadow now."

The team stood at a three fork intersection between five insect enclosures and each person was staring at the other.

"Ah, Jenny." Dex radioed nervously to the girl. "There is nothing here. Are you sure you and Zap saw a shadow?"

"I don't get it." Jenny spoke in a frustrated tone. "The hologram says you should be facing the shadow right now."

As soon as those words left Jenny's lips, the air vent found in the centre of the roof rattled a little. A small cough was heard and suddenly, the grate gave way and out tumbled a dark figure. The three scientists ran forward and grabbed the hooded figure, pulling them up by their forearms.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Dex commanded sternly. Tung, standing behind the back of the person, nervously reached up and pulled the hood back and off the persons head. The team gasped and took a step back.

"Jenny?"

Well, first chapter is done. Tell me what you think and I'll update soon.