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"I'm Leilani Richardson."
My voice seems to echo forever, but I know it's just a few seconds. The Kratt brothers are silent, as if trying to see who I might be. Then, Martin speaks.
"Leilani, huh? Where's your family? Or are they hiding, too?"
I sigh. "Again, secret." And they nod. "They're gone. Dead. And my sister. In a human-made fire. Now you see why I don't trust you."
Martin gasps. "That's horrible."
"Two years." I look down at Luna, then back up at the Kratt brothers. She nods as if saying, go on. "Two years. I've got a friend who brings me stuff every month."
"Do you want to come back to the Tortuga- our turtle ship- with us?" Chris offers.
"No!" I exclaim, then sigh again. I do it a lot. "No offense, but... I don't really like people. I mean, you guys are nice people, but..."
But you could kidnap me, I think. Or do some other crap.
"Oh, come on." Martin smiles. "We're not going to hurt you. You could come with us."
"No, thanks." I reply.
"You could meet Aviva," Chris coaxes. "She's got a Creature Power suit, and maybe she'd let you try it."
Me? In a Creature Power Suit like the Kratts? "And I could return to my life?"
Chris and Martin nod. "Whenever you want... without the suit, of course."
I'm hooked, so I nod. "O-okay. I'm trusting you... even though I don't know you."
I go against my common sense and start walking with them. I somehow trust them, even though I don't know them as well as I'd like to. Luna follows, closely, until we find a green turtle-shaped ship. I pause in front of the ramp and look at Luna. She gives no response.
I slowly step on the ramp and walk. Chris and Martin lead me into the main room, which is circular. There is a table in the middle that is also circular. A Spanish girl spins her chair and looks up from her chair.
"Ai, Chris, Martin. Who's she?" she asks. I guess the girl is Aviva, the inventor.
"Hey Aviva!" Martin exclaims. Suspicions confirmed. "This is-"
"-a girl we met in the woods," Chris finishes. At least he remembers. I give Martin a dirty look, and he gets it. Luna sits by my side.
"Okay...? Well, I'm Aviva. What's your name?" Aviva asks.
"No offense, but I don't give it out to strangers," I answer. "But this is Luna."
"Welcome to the Tortuga!" Aviva zips over, and I realize she is wearing roller skates. "Wild Kratts HQ."
"It's nice," I say politely.
"S-so Aviva, she was wondering if she could have a look at your Creature Power Suits. They're amazing," Chris smiles. Flirting.
"Um... sure."
Aviva takes hers out of a case. It's purple, and she holds it for me to look at. It looks like Chris and Martin's, except it's purple. It's really beautiful.
I smile. "This is really pretty."
"Thank you," Aviva replies. She smiles, and I notice how pretty she really is. I also notice she doesn't wear makeup, and I understand why Chris likes her. She's pretty and seems nice.
"So, what is your name?" an African-American girl asks. "I'm Koki, and I'm in charge of communications. Wait, I've seen you before..."
"You have?" I raise an eyebrow.
"A few years ago... what was it..." Koki looks up, then snaps her fingers. "You're Leilani Richardson."
"No, I'm not," I lie. Luna stands up, and she snarls a little.
"Yeah, you are." Koki held up a tablet with a picture of ten-year old me, and Luna growled louder. "Whoa! Don't eat me!"
"Fine. You know me. Don't. Tell. ANYONE."
I look down at Luna and sing a high note. I spin and accidentally knock both Kratt brothers down, and we bolt out of the Tortuga. I realize I forgot to put on shoes, but it doesn't matter, since the grass is soft. The Kratt brothers however, follow, and they've got longer legs then me, so they might be able to catch up. Luna and I run at the same pace, and I realize the Kratts are gaining.
I have two options: let them catch up or shake them, which would probably involve me getting a bunch of scratches. I decide to keep running, and maybe I can tire them out. They look like they're starting to get winded, and I run faster. I'm used to running. I turn left, right, here and there, ignoring all the scratches I must be getting from branches. Then I see them stop, and I keep running, taking a secret path back.
Once I make it back, I stop running, not even out of breath. I am sweating, and I look down at my legs, and my right one has a big scratch, probably from that tree that seems to hate me. I take one of my old white T-shirts that's too small and tie it around, then grab my spear. It's a wooden spear with a sharp tip, and I grab shoes before walking out again with Luna, not a Kratt brother in sight.
"Maybe I'm more famous then I thought. Go find your pack," I say to Luna. She and I keep walking, and then I see them again. The Kratt brothers. Hopefully they'll never find me again and never talk about me again. I also notice Aviva and Chris. Then I hear a howl, and it's followed by a pack of wolves. Luna's pack.
"AAH!" Aviva shrieks, grabbing onto Chris.
"I'll protect you." Chris smiles at her. Martin stiffs a giggle.
Now I wait and watch what the Kratt brothers do.
