AN: Hi! (Why am I always so perky?) Anyway here's the next chapter. I figured I teased you enough for the wait. So without a further ado….
Me: Koki!
Koki: What?
Me: Please, please do the disclaimer.
Koki: *sighs* Jakaynne doesn't own Wild Kratts.
Me: *blinks* ….that was easy.
"Ow…"
"Ugh, my head."
"Martin, get off of my face bro."
"Este es muy mal."
"My pizza!" Jimmy cried out and opens his box. He lets out a relieve sigh to see when it's okay. Everyone stood up and dusted themselves off.
"I'll go and take a look around at the engine," Koki said.
Everyone else began to pick up and straighten things around the Tortuga that had fallen. By the time they were done, Koki came back.
"Okay I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?"
"Good," JZ answered.
"The good news is I know what caused the engine to overheat and I know how to fix the problem."
"Yay!" Everyone exclaimed.
"But," Koki continued, "the bad news is we need a part and we don't own one."
"No!" Everyone cried out.
"But it's a common part so all we have to do is drive to the nearest town and buy it there."
"Yay!"
"Okay, so who's going to go?" Aviva asked.
"I'll go since I know what part we need," Koki said.
"Can I go, please?" Jimmy pleaded, "I need to get some more snacks."
"Of course JZ, we can stop and get your snacks," Koki smiled.
Jimmy started to do a happy dance.
"Ok, so we landed in the middle of the savannah so the nearest town is pretty far away. We'll probably be back around dinner time."
"Here Koki," Aviva said handing her a piece of paper, "Here's a couple of other things we need."
Koki scanned the list and nodded.
"Okay, we'll be back as fast as we can," she says before walking toward the garage with Jimmy following her. They hopped in the hover bike and took off.
Aviva went to her invention desk figuring she can get some work done. Martin sighs and goes to his room. Chris not noticing he left started to talk to him.
"Martin we should take advantage of this setback and go creature adventuring. We can visit Nubs and… Martin?" Chris asks finally noticing his brother wasn't in the room.
"Aviva, do you know where Martin is?" Chris asked.
"I think he went to your room. At least he was heading in that direction," she answered.
"Oh, okay."
'That's weird. Martin would have normally been out the door by now,' Chris thinks to himself as he walked to their room. When Martin hears the door open he opens one eye and after seeing who it was he closes it.
"Come on Martin, time's a wasting, let's go visit out animal friends." Chris says running out thinking Martin would have jump up and followed him. Chris skids to a stop when he doesn't hear any footsteps behind him and slowly walks back to the room. He sticks his head in the room to see Martin is still lying down.
"Ummm…Martin didn't you hear me. We're running out of daylight here, let's go." Chris urges.
"I'm not coming," Martin says softly. Chris froze not knowing what he just heard.
"What did you say?" Chris asks stepping into the room.
"I said I don't want to go creature adventuring."
Chris was in a state of shock. He would never hear those words voluntary come out his brother's mouth.
"What?" he asks again still not able to comprehend what Martin said. Martin sighed.
"I don't want to go, can't you understand English?"
"English yes, nonsense no. Who are you and what did you do with my brother?"
Martin rolled his eyes getting annoyed.
"I just don't feel like going. It's no big deal."
"No big deal?!" Chris shouted, "Martin you would never turn down the chance to go creature adventuring willingly.
"So what!? I can choose what I want to do, you're not the boss over me. Stop being a drama king!" Martin shouted back.
"First I'm not being a 'drama king'. Second I'm not trying to tell you what to do. I just want to know what your problem is." Chris tensed immediately regretting saying that and wished he could have rephrased it better.
"My problem?! How about yours? You always have to fix everything don't you? Well, guess what, not everyone could be as perfect as you!" Martin yelled but realizing what he said he clamped a hand over his mouth. Chris paused.
"What are you talking about?" he asked quietly.
"Nothing. I just don't feel like going."
"Martin, does this have something to do with Leia or your dream?" Chris asked cautiously.
"…No Chris, I-I just don't feel well."
Chris bit his lip.
"Are you depressed?" he blurted out. Martin blinked at him surprised.
"Oh god…Chris no."
"Because a sign of depression is a loss of interest in activities especially ones you enjoy," Chris rambled. Martin put his head in his hands.
"Chris, I'm fine. I…just feel a little sick that's all," Martin interrupted.
"Do you want me to take care of you?" Chris asked.
"After last time, now way no how." Martin replied with a slight smile.
"Hey, I said I already apologized for putting that whole cup of pepper in your soup. I accidently open the 'pour' slot instead of the 'sift'." Chris said looking embarrassed.
"And you still fed it to me?"
"I didn't want it to go to waste…" he shrugged.
"I could've died you know."
"Yeah, I'm surprised you didn't hack out a lung from how much you were coughing."
"Yeah, and I only ate one spoonful." Martin reminded him. They both laugh.
"But seriously you don't need to stay and take care of me; it's just a small headache."
"Okay, but I'm not going creature adventuring without you," Chris told him.
"Sure you can, go with Aviva."
"Aviva?" Chris asks confused. Martin nods.
"Yeah, she likes adventuring."
"Yeah, but I don't know…"Chris trails off. It would seem weird going with Aviva and his brother wasn't going to be there.
"Come on Chris, go have fun. I'll be fine."
Chris didn't want to leave Martin, but Aviva would probably like to go and he really did want to go.
"Well, I guess it wouldn't be completely horrible spending time with her alone," Chris thought.
"I knew it," Martin smirked. Chris eye's widened.
"I said that aloud didn't I," he asked uneasily.
"Yep."
"I-I just meant as friends."
"Sure you did," Martin said giving him a knowing smile. Chris rolled his eyes smiling. He gently punches Martin on the shoulder.
"Ow, that hurt Chris," Martin pouts. Chris laughs but then his expression turned serious.
"Are you sure you don't mind if Aviva and I—"
"Chris, of course I don't."
"But will you be okay here by yourself?"
"Chris, I'll be fine. Besides," Martin pulls out his CP, "we all have our creature pods if anything happens."
"That was supposed to be charging," Chris says pointing to the creature pod. Martin sheepishly grinned.
"I kind of forgot, but don't worry I'll put it on charge."
"I hope so because you know how many times we've gotten in trouble because we didn't have them."
"I know, I know don't worry I will."
"Martin," Chris said in a serious tone. Martin waved his hand dismissively.
"Don't worry bro, everything will be fine," Martin said smiling.
Chris smiled and nodded. He started walking out but he hesitated looking back at Martin.
"Chris if you don't get your behind out of here, I'm going to kick your—"
"Okay," Chris interrupted putting his hands up, "Yeesh, I'm going." He chuckled as he walked out. He walked into the main room and saw Aviva as working on something at her invention station. He walked toward her and stood behind her.
"Hey Chris."
Chris blinked surprised.
"How'd you know it was me?" he asked.
"I don't, I just guessed," she said smiling.
"Oh. What are you working on?"
Aviva held up Martin's CPS keychain.
"I'm adding an updated feature to it," she states and resumes her work.
"Oh…I just wanted to ask you something."
"One sec Chris, I'm almost done." Chris waited and watched her work until a few minutes later she was done.
"Ok, so what did you want to ask me?" Chris took a deep breath.
"Do you want to go on a creature adventure with me?" he asked slowly. Aviva looked up at Chris surprised.
"Only you?" she asked. Chris nodded.
"Where's Martin?"
Chris face fell thinking she was saying no.
"Chris, I'm not saying no," she said reading his mind, "It's just you always go with Martin." Aviva knew how close Chris and Martin were and she vowed she'll never come in between them. It would be hard to anyway, they were inseparable.
"Oh, he's lying down because he has a headache, but he said I can go with you, that is if you want."
"Oh…yeah I do, but will Martin be okay while we're gone?"
"Yep. He said he'll be fine. What can happen?"
Aviva raised her eyebrow.
"Don't worry, Martin knows how to take care of himself."
Her eyebrow stayed raised. Chris loosely wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Okay, so sometimes he can get into a little…trouble but everything will be fine. We'll check up on him on his CP too."
"Well…" Aviva hesitated. She looked at Chris and he smiled. Her defenses weakened.
"Oh alright," she gave in.
"Yay!" Chris exclaimed giving her a hug. Aviva laughed.
"Let's go then!" Chris yelled pulling Aviva toward the garage.
"Wait! I want to bring my creature power suit." Chris let her go and she quickly grabs it and her mobile invention kit.
"Race you to the Createrra," she yelled before sprinting off. Chris was surprised for a second before racing after her laughing. Aviva reached there first.
"Ha, I beat you," she boasted.
"Yeah, well you had a head start," Chris replied. Chris got in the driver seat and Aviva hopped in the passenger.
"Let's get this show on the road," Chris whopped as he starts the car and puts in gear. His foot slams on the gas pedal and the Createrra reels backwards into the wall.
"Woah!"
"Chris!"
Chris grinned embarrassed.
"Oops, sorry I had it in reverse."
Aviva just shook her head at him.
"Okay let's try this again," he says as he changes gear. He slams on the gas pedal again and the Createrra zoomed forward and out the Tortuga onto the grassy savannah.
Martin lied in his hammock clutching his head. His headache was getting worse by the minute. It didn't help he kept thinking about his dream. He was worried about Chris. Of course, Martin wasn't going to make him stay in his sight at all times. Chris was a grown man and he knew how to take care of himself. But that dream is making Martin feel uneasy.
"Ugh, I need some freaking pain killers," Martin complained. He got off his hammock and went to get him something to eat. He quickly made him a sandwich and took him some Advil. Now all he had to do was wait until it starts kicking in. As he was making his way toward his room an alarm went off.
BEEP! BEEP!
It was the Wild Kratts alarm. Martin clutched his head as he staggered over to the main screen and turned the alarm off. He opened the notification and an African girl appeared on the screen.
"Martin Kratt here, what's the matter?" he asked the girl.
"Hi Martin, my name's Amira and I live in a town near the savannah area. I was on a walk when I noticed some guys. I noticed in one of the cages was this baby elephant." She pulled up a picture on the screen. Martin gasped; it was their animal friend Thornsely.
"Where are you?" Martin asked.
"I left, but here are the coordinates." Martin wrote them down.
"Thanks, and don't worry the Wild Kratts are on it." She said bye and the screen went black. Martin thrusted his hand out to call Chris and Aviva on their CPs, but he paused. His finger hovered over the call button. He slowly retracted his arm.
"I can go save Thornsely by myself. I'll let Aviva and Chris alone to have fun. It'll be easy to get him. And when I tell everyone how I saved Thornsely all by myself, everyone wouldn't think I'm a failure! I'll show Leia." Martin says as he puts on his CPS. He runs to the garage and hops in the blue firefly bike.
"To the creature rescue!" He shouts driving off.
AN: So Martin goes to the creature rescue by himself. Was it a good idea not to call Chris and Aviva? Will he succeed? Only one way to find out…read the next chapter coming out in 2016. Merry Creature Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. Be safe and have tons of fun! :)
P.S. Review please! And thank you for all the lovely comments…even the ones threatening to kill me ;). ILY all. Toodles!