In addition to this being a story similar to the shows - defeating the villain, this is also how the Kratts meet a new addition to their team, Joy, an animal loving 10 year old. Possible sequel, but that's for me to know and you to find out. Thanks, bluey.

"Chris wait up!" Martin shouted as his brother ran ahead, half blending into the bamboo forest.

"Can't keep up?" Chris skidded to a quick stop.

Martin stopped next to Chris, panting. "No, I..." Martin tried to think of a good excuse.

Chris suddenly put his hand over Martin's mouth to keep him quiet. "Shhh... did you hear that?" Chris looked up as a familiar shade of pink rustled through the bamboo, swinging over the bendy grass overhead.

Martin shoved Chris's hand aside. "It's Donita's color, but... you think she has a robot?" Martin asked in confusion.

Chris shrugged. He watched the pink thing leave on the bamboo.

(Joy's POV)

Was that... Chris and Martin Kratt?! I guess I'm not the only one looking for pandas. I guess I kinda expected them to be here, as far as I know they haven't been to see the Giant Pandas...

I guess I should introduce myself, I'm Joy, a 10 year old with brown hair, green eyes and glasses.

(With Chris and Martin, third person POV)

Chris looked at his creature pod. "Oh great," he muttered.

Martin frowned. "What...?" He asked.

"We're 20 minutes late. Aviva is going to kill us!" Chris put his creature pod away, and the brothers ran back.

Fortunately for this story, Aviva did not kill the Kratts and let them off the hook pretty easy.(well, she screamed at them for a few minutes, them went back to work)

(That night)

Chris slipped out of his lower bunk bed and went to the window. He opened it up and scanned the bamboo forest in the full moonlight. Something glittered in a bush near the edge of the clearing they were in. Chris squinted to see what it was.

"Chris, it's 11:00. What are you doing up this late?"

Chris jumped and turned around to see a pair of sleepy blue eyes looking at him from the upper bunk.

"Just... airing out the room, go back to sleep," Chris answered. He got back in bed but in a minute, he slipped into the main room and thought about what the glittering thing could be.

Aviva came out of her room(she, Koki and Jimmy now had designated rooms, due to a certain pair of brothers waking them up a LOT) and rubbed her eyes. "What are you doing up this late Chris?" She asked.

Chris shook his head. *Great, second person I've woken up,* he thought, and turned off the light.

Aviva went back to bed and Chris went outside and went to find out what the glittering item was. But when he pulled the bushes back, something sharp poked his leg and a cloth bag was hurled over his head, and Chris was yanked down before he could react.

"Martin...someone...help..." Chris said in a low voice, then blacked out as he started to fall into goodness knew where.

DUN DUN DUN. Okay so maybe not such a cliffhanger... but hey, I tried.