After Argost was gone, Kur with him, every one thought that was that. Zak was a normal kid again, some one who his parents would take away from the action. So while they went off and did their duties, he was left in the airship, bored to tears. Who would think, that one day he would be the one who was truly going to be in danger, when his parents only wanted him to be safe, away in the airship?

"Okay, let's go everyone." Doc ordered. "Zak, remember..."

"Yeah yeah, stay here in the airship, you've been telling me that since that day." Zak sighed. "I couldn't forget if I wanted to."

Even though he was thirteen now, his parents still treated him like an eleven year old. "Stay out of trouble," "It's too dangerous!" At least they stopped leaving him with Fiskerton. But Western Africa wasn't a very safe place for teenagers.

His parents, Fiskerton, and Komodo had all gone off to discover what was going on with the kikiyaon. Normally the giant owl would stay within the forest, but for some mysterious reason its attack rates have gone up, even sometimes leaving.

"Something must be forcing it out." Drew decided.

"Or it might be that less people are deciding to go out into the forest." Doc had argued.

And when Zak asked if he could go, the answer was just like every other. No. But that wasn't stopping him from wandering off anyways. "If they allowed me to go back when I had my powers, what is the difference going now, without my powers?"

Zak sighed. He continued walking, not caring how far he was going into the forest. Near the river, he saw a dingonek, and tried to use his powers. Nothing. So instead, Zak threw a stick at it. That might have been a bad idea, since then the jungle walrus glared over at him and threatened to attack. Zak just hurried along, getting deeper into the forest.

Finally he was lost. Lost in kikiyaon territory. Right where no one could find him, and some one wanted him.

"Hello there, Saturday brat." a fimilar voice called. Zak looked around. The kikiyaon hung over him in a tree, its eyes glowing green.

"No way." Zak muttered.

"Oh, yes way." Zak Monday walked out of the shadows of the trees. The owl swooped down and tried to grab Zak. He rolled out of the way, and ended up face down in the dirt in front of Zak M.

"I thought you were dead!" Zak exclaimed.

"Well I'm not." Zak M scoffed, and the kikiyaon tried to grab Zak again.

"How do you still have your powers? I thought Kur and Anti-Kur were destroyed."

"You thought wrong, then." Zak M sent the cryptid toward Zak again, who dodged and rolled in dirt and leaves. "Does this mean you forgot how to use your powers?"

"Powers?" Zak gaped. "I don't have powers any more! Kur was destroyed!"

"You thought I was dead, and I am alive. You thought Kur and Anti-Kur were gone, but they aren't. What you hear and see isn't the truth, and you hope so badly that your powers are gone, so you are going to die."

The kikiyaon swooped down, nearly grabbing Zak. "You know I wish my powers are gone, so why do you still want to kill me?"

"Because you sent me back to my world to hurt me. And, like I said before, I have to pay you back, since we're opposites." Zak M cackled. "If you want to live, just stop the kikiyaon, it's that simple."

"How do you expect me to do that?!" Zak yelled. He dived again, but then the owl turned and rushed toward him. Still recovering from dodging the last attack, he couldn't move. He just shut his eyes, and waited.

Nothing happened. He wasn't willing to open his eyes though, until Zak M shouted, "I knew it! You still have your powers, Kur!"

Zak opened his eyes, and the kikiyaon was there, flapping its wings in front of him. Its eyes were glowing orange now, and Zak soon discovered his eyes were too. Then he noticed the look Zak M had. "What, are you scared?"

"No!" Zak M lied. "Are you going to finish me off?"

"Nah." Zak released the owl. It did its call, and flew away. "I have to get back to the airship before my parents return from looking for that thing. Don't you get me into too much trouble."

"I won't." Zak M promised. Behind his back, his fingers were crossed. Zak was too busy to check, and didn't really care. He hurried off to the airship, without a thought about it.

"Hey Mini-man." Doyle was on the com screen.

"Hey Uncle Doyle. What are you doing?" Zak asked the transmission.

"Oh, the usual." Doyle replied. "Since the trail of Argost is cold and unneeded, I've decided it was time to get a job."

"So you're a cryptozoologist now?" Zak's eyes lit up.

"Yeah."

"Does that mean you've stop looking for Abbey Grey?" Zak questioned. Doyle moved his hands for Zak to be quiet.

"No, and leave it at that."

"Oh, hey there Doyle." Drew walked in. "Why didn't you just come in person?"

"My budget is tight." Doyle answered. "Transmission's cheap."

Komodo scampered in. Zak smiled. "Hey, you want to see something?"

"Sure."

Zak put his hand in front of Komodo and his eyes began to glow. Drew gasped. Komodo growled, and launched himself at the screen. It cracked, and the transmission went out.

"Looks like you got your powers back." Drew frowned, Zak smiled innocently. "And some one is going to be grounded for a while."