R&R?
Madi: What does that mean?
Mia: Read and Review.
Madi: What? Why?
Mia: My story!
Madi: I'M FICTIONAL?!
Mia: Yup.
*Madi faints*
Chris: What happened to Madi?
Mia: I said she was fictional.
Age 14: Present Day / Madi's POV
I sat in my room, staring at my laptop. I was doing research on the Wild Kratts team for school. They still had their creature adventures to this day with the rest of their team- Aviva (the inventor and Chris Kratt's wife), Koki (the computer lady and Martin Kratt's wife) and Jimmy Z (the Tortuga pilot). Currently I was reading about their lost daughter, mysteriously stolen at birth.
Madison Hailey Kratt wasn't as famous as her parents. I shared her first name- Madison. I went by Madi, and my name was Madi(son) Renee Varmitech-Donata. I was an average girl- 5'6", long dark brown (almost black!) hair, green eyes. I was 14. You know, your average 14-year-old girl, I guess. My hobbies included helping animals that people trapped, cooked, used for fashion or basically anything that wasn't normal. I wanted to volunteer at the zoo but my parents wouldn't let me.
Anyways, back to the Wild Kratts. They were two guys who went out and hung out with animals. They also had cool Creature Power Suits, which literally turned them into the animal that was in the disc. You slipped the disc into the center paw-shaped part and touched the animal, activate, then BAM! You're now that animal. I was a TOTAL animal lover, even though my parents thought otherwise.
My parents, by the way, were Zach Varmitech and Donita Donata. They kept telling me that animals were dumb and should only be used for robots/fashion/use. I heard they hated the Wild Kratts (or "Wild Ratts" as my dad called them) and the Kratts hated them right back. Sometimes I hated my parents, too. Our chef- Gourmand- hated the Kratts too. He like eating rare animals. He was the one who taught me that rare animals were also delicious.
I told him I was vegetarian. Boy, that made him mad... But it was kind of fun. He tripped and fell over his pot and I took off with the fish, bringing them to the local aquarium. Turns out they were sea bass! I didn't care if other people ate meat but I didn't like it. I knew something besides other animals had to keep the fish population down or the ecosystem would get out of whack.
I continued scrolling around on the webpage, then I went to the Wild Kratts website, which was pretty awesome. You could watch their adventures and sometimes there would be a few fail videos on there. They also had a section about Madison.
Madison Kratt, it read. My topic was the Kratts, and that included Madison. I had already done Aviva, Koki, Martin and Chris Kratt. All that remained... Madison. I scrolled down.
Madison Hailey Kratt is the daughter of Chris and Aviva Kratt. Someone mysteriously stole her at birth, and no one knows if she's alive or dead. She is presumed to have dark hair and brown eyes, since that was what she looked like at birth. Her birthday is June 15, and would currently be 14.
Madison Kratt could be my twin! That's what I look like. And it's my birthday too! Sweet. If Madison hadn't been kidnapped, then she'd probably be my idol. One day, I wanted to join the Wild Kratts team. I'd just have to NOT ask my parents. And hopefully no one would get my fails on video.
"Madi!" my mom called. "It's time for the party. Go get dressed in that peacock feather gown."
"Yes, mother," I replied obediently. I plugged in my laptop and left it on the bed. I was surrounded by my Wild Kratts stuff- drawings of their stuff, their posters, animal figurines they had met... I was a total fan.
I grabbed the dress from my closet. It had a peacock pattern on the top and a strap that went around my neck. Then it faded into a teal gown. My mom had said I could only order dresses that were made from animals, but I had found how to get around that- hacking. I had taught myself how to hack, and I just hacked the webpage to say "Real Peacock Feather Dress" instead of "Fake Peacock Feather Dress." My mom had fell for it, I changed it back and bought the dress.
I didn't like dresses OR using most animals for clothes. Wool for clothes and blankets, though, was no problem. It didn't hurt the sheep. It actually made sheep a LOT cooler in summer! Animal prints were fine as long as they were inspired by animals and not made from them. Like zebra fabric patterns. I loved zebra stripes! But real zebra hide? Not okay! Elephant ivory tusks? Heck no.
"And don't forget your makeup or hair!" my mom added.
"I won't!" I called.
I put on teal eye shadow. Then came black eyeliner and mascara. I didn't like makeup either- too girly. I liked sports, the outdoors and running around.
I ran back over to my computer, entered my password and then looked at the guest list my dad had sent me.
Kasey, Kone, Knight, Kzen... No "Kratt." But would it be under "Ratt" since that was my dad's nickname for them? Rachels, Rapols, RATT! Ratt, Aviva. Ratt, Chris. Ratt, Koki. Ratt, Martin.
Jackpot. And if I could warn the Kratts, help the animals get free, and MEET THE KRATTS! (And if you guess I squealed, you win a cookie!)
My dad had invented a) a hacking machine to steal Kratt stuff and b) "zebra-bot" rides. The zebra ride was actually a GAZELLE ride. Epic fail, dad. Wait! I had to get down to the party! And now! Before my dad showcased his stuff!
I grabbed my silver heels and then ran downstairs. Thanks to my mom, I could run in heels, which I also didn't like. Welcome to Useless Skills I Learned...