Autumn woke up in the middle of the night to a growling stomach. She looked around and quietly crept out of bed and into the hallway.

The hall was nothing more than a long stretch of hatches and more halls with more hatches. To any member of Big Green it was easy to navigate, but to her it was a confusing labyrinth. It didn't help that there was little to no light to help her.

Autumn walked slowly down the hall with one hand on the wall and the other out in front of her. As she walked she listened for anyone coming.

"Nothing so far…" She mumbled as she walked.

Soon she found herself among the turtles of Big Green in the turtle room. The shelled reptiles looked at the intruder with intrigue and walked closer to the human girl. One of First Squad's turtles sniffed at Autumn's leg, making her uncomfortable.

"N-Nice turtles…. Can you show me where the kitchen is?" she asked softly.

The turtles of First Squad looked at each other and then back to her. They nodded. One of them offered Autumn a ride on its back, that way she didn't run into anything. Autumn accepted and sat on one of the turtle's backs. The five turtles lead her down the hall, past the infirmary, and to the right, stopping at the entrance to the mess hall.

"Thank you, would you five like anything to eat?" She asked patting their heads.

The turtles nodded and followed Autumn into the kitchen.


Lin Chung could not sleep for the life of him. He kept tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable. At one point he even got up and tried painting, but it didn't help his restlessness. Sighing, he went to the kitchens for a hot cup of tea. Hopefully, that would help him fall asleep.

As he approached he could hear someone talking. Lin Chung slowly walked in and spotted Autumn talking to the turtles. She seemed much more relaxed than before.

"Probably because she didn't have ten people crowding her bed." He thought. "Autumn," He said

The dark haired girl jumped and looked at him. "You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"My intent was not to scare you but you should be resting." Lin Chung said sitting next to her.

Autumn shrugged and moved one seat over. "Sorry. I got hungry. And then I got lost." She said pouring herself a cup of tea. "Want a cup?" she asked.

"Yes please."

Autumn poured the leader of First Squad a cup and the two sat in silence. Autumn started thinking about all that happened in a couple of hours. How was she going to get home? Was her family worried? What about her friends? Was she stuck here forever?

Autumn grabbed her head and closed her eyes. She was scared and now she was getting an anxiety attack.
"Breath….! Breath idiot!"

She felt someone put a hand on her back and a wave of calming energy flow through her. The energy felt a cold wind on a hot day. It was calming but also made her feel focused. Opening her eyes she saw Lin Chung pulling his hand away from her. The gray-haired young man gave her a soft smile.

"How did you do that?" Autumn asked.

"Harmonic energy. I normally use it in battle, but it can be used for healing." Lin Chung said. "What was that?"

"Anxiety attack… Its okay, I know how to deal with them." She says.

Lin Chung nodded and sipped his tea. The two sat in silence for a while until Lin Chung decided to make small talk.

"So, what's your family like?" he asked.

"I have four older brothers and we all live with my grandma and grandpa. My parents are in the military. I…. don't see them as much as I would like but its okay. My brothers are cool, sometimes overprotective. Cole is the oldest, he wants to be a doctor and is really smart. Then there's Xander, he's the sporty one. He's also really irritating and loud. Nicky is the smarty-pants. He spends his time building model rockets and launching them in the backyard. And there's Andy. He's….. unique… He spends his time reading fashion magazines and fixing all our clothes ." She said.

Lin Chung nodded and listened to her talk for a while. She went on and on about how her brothers once took her to the local park and climbed the biggest tree only for the five of them to get stuck up there and the fire department had to be called.

"And then Andy got his pants stuck on a *yawn* branch and they ripped *yawn* clean off." She yawned.

The warrior gave the young woman a soft smile and took her teacup. "I think its time for you to get some rest." He helped her up and walked her back to the infirmary. Autumn leaned on him and was already asleep by the time they reached her cot.

" Good night Autumn."

"G'night…."


The next morning Autumn woke up to two people fighting near her bed. She groaned and covered her head with her pillow and tried to get back to sleep.

"Let go banana brain!"

"You let go blue tongue!"

Autumn suddenly felt something hot and on her back, making her yelp and fall out of bed. Groaning, she sat up and found a bow of rice and eggs on the floor next to her.

"I have a feeling that was supposed to be my breakfast." She said.

Mystique Sonya and Mighty Ray ran over to her. "We're so sorry!" Sonya apologized.

"It's okay. At least it wasn't something really sticky." Autumn said brushing off the last bits of her would be breakfast. "You're Mystique Sonya and Mighty Ray right?"

"Yeah, that's us. Sorry about your breakfast. Woo the Wise told me to bring it to you." Mighty Ray said glaring at Sonya.

Sonya glared back. "No, he told me to bring it!"

"No, he told me to do it!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did!"

"Both of you stop bickering!" Woo the Wise said coming in with another bowl of rice and eggs. "I had a feeling our guest's breakfast wouldn't make it." The short man gave Autumn the bowl.

"Thank you," Autumn said.

"My pleasure. I apologize for the rude awakening. I sent these two to bring you breakfast and show you to the Frist Squad meeting room."

"Its okay, this isn't the first time someone has dropped food on me in my sleep. At least this time it wasn't hot soup." She laughed.

The three members of Big Green let Autumn eat her breakfast. Afterward, Sonya showed her to the bathroom so she could freshen up. Autumn took a quick shower and took out her extra clothes. Only they weren't her clothes. She pulled out a large blue gi and leather belt.

"This isn't good." She said. Autumn tried it on, only for it to be three sizes too big.

"Is everything okay in there?" Sonya asked.

"I'm having a bit of a wardrobe malfunction," Autumn said as she came out.

Sonya bit her tongue in order not to laugh. The brunet looked like a giant sock puppet in that outfit. The blue gi hung so loosely on her shoulders and you could see almost her entire bra.

"Maybe I can help." She said and lead her to her room.

Sonya handed Autumn a red version of her signature dress and a pair of black leggings. "Here, we're about the same size. You change and I'll take your gi to Peacock Queen and Sheep Queen for some alterations."

"Thank you," Autumn said as she stepped behind the shoji divider to change.


Meanwhile, Commander Apetrully called a meeting of the animal royalty in Big Green. Cheetah King and Queen came in with concerned faces. Camel King and Peacock queen sat down and waited for the meeting to start. Parrot king was the last to arrive and once he was seated the commander called everyone's attention.

"I have some troubling news. Last night I had a vision about the Yin Yang warriors." Apetrully said. "A battle between Twin Masters and Big Green is coming. We need to recruit more kingdoms before High Roller can."

The kings and queens all started talking at once. Camel King and Baboon King were both started saying they should start recruiting the Howler Monkeys and Flamingos. Peacock Queen started saying they should all secure their own kingdoms for the impending battle. Finally, Parrott King squawked loud enough for the other royals to go quite.

"I know you are all concerned but now is not the time to panic! That is exactly what Twin Masters wants! Panic and disorder! We must keep calm." The king of the parrots said.

"Parrot King is right, if we give into chaos now we'll surely lose the war." Cheetah king said.

The other animal rulers nodded in agreement. "But what about the missing kingdoms? The Panthers, snow leopards, the sloths, and the monkeys? No one has heard from them since High Roller came to power." Goldeneye Husky said.

"I know for a fact that monkeys went into hiding, but as for the others, I have no idea where their allegiances lie." The commander said.

The rulers mumbled among themselves. They came to an agreement to search out their old allies. Peacock Queen would try to contact Wood Pecker King and Hummingbird Queen, while the Cheetahs would search out their fellow big cats with Lion King, Tiger King, and Goldeneye Husky. The only one who didn't have any allies was Jumpy Ghostface. The rabbits had been self-reliant for over two-hundred years at this point.

"Rabbits no have allies," Jumpy said sadly.

"That is okay Jumpy." Commander Apetrully said putting his hand on the rabbit's shoulder. He then turned to the rest of the animals. "I ask you to keep the news about the Ying Yang warriors to yourselves. I don't want the humans of Big Green suspecting each other. Now be on your way."

The animal royals left the room mumbling about the war. Parrot King stayed behind and once everyone was out of the room he looked to the disguised Monkey King. "Do you think you can get your fellow monkeys to fight alongside us?"

"I do not want my subjects in danger, but if need be I will ask them to fight alongside us," Apetrully said sadly.


Jumpy hopped back to the Frist Squad meeting room deep in thought. If the Ying Yang warriors were real then he suspected they were already in Big Green. He shivered at the thought of meeting the warrior of Yin. It was said he was a fierce fighter and extremely dangerous to his enemies. Yang was considered the more peaceful and kinder of the two. Yang would seek out help but fight alone if need be.

"Jumpy are you okay?" Mr. Nohands asked the lagomorph entered the meeting room.

"Jumpy fine." The rabbit king said.

"Are sure? You seem troubled." Lin Chung observed.

Jumpy felt panic rise in his chest. What was he going to tell his friends? He couldn't lie but he couldn't tell them the truth either. Rabbits were not good at keeping secrets. He bit his tongue to keep himself from shouting out the truth.

"Come on Jumpy, you can tell us anything." Mighty Ray said. "Is it about a girl? Did you catch someone making out?"

"Jumpy no tell! Jumpy made promise!"

Lin Chung put a hand on his shoulder. "Its okay Jumpy, if you promised someone then you don't have to tell us."

Jumpy let out a sigh of relief just as Mystique Sonya and Autumn entered the room.