Double update! On the same day! Yay!

The last chapter was getting a little too long for me so I split it up -w-b I put drawing, animating, and playing my new video games on hold just for you all X3 (plus my kitty is sleeping.)

Again I do not own Wild Kratts just the story plot.

Time to continue.

-Psych

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*With Zach*

Zach was in his jet sitting in his chair waiting for the conformation calls from the Zachbots that they got the brothers. A short while later the room filled with the beeps Zach has been waiting for.

Zach flipped a switch to one of his many cameras and sure enough, the brothers were in his henchmens' grasps. They seemed to be shouting to one another trying to comfort each other. He also saw a storm coming. It was right overhead of them. What a perfect clichè.

How adoring. Zach thought bitterly watching them struggle. Then he grinned wickedly. It was time to make a call to a turtle shaped ship. Thinking of what to say for a few moments, he then pressed call.

*At the Tortuaga*

Aviva and Koki were waiting around bored wondering if the brothers were ever going to contact them of their findings. Jimmy on the other hand was taking a nap and was snoring.

"Are they ever going to call us?" Koki turned to Aviva with a exasperated face.

"Hopefully it'll be soon Koki. How abo-"

Aviva was cut off by a call coming in.

"Finally!" both girls exclaimed in unison.

Jimmy had woken up from the ring of the call and lugged his way to the computer screen.

"Have they finally found something?" He asked them with a yawn.

"We're about to find out!" Aviva replied. Excitement evident in her voice.

Aviva then accepted the call, only to be greeted by a shrill annoying voice. She didn't dare look at the screen for she knew exactly who it was. Jimmy and Koki were glaring at the screen.

"Hello Wild Ratts crew!" Zach greeted in his signiture narcissistic voice.

"Zach." Aviva snarled. "What do you want?"

Zach gave her a smug look. "I just want to show you something."

He then proceeded to flip a switch offscreen. Another video screen appeared beside Zach. Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy stared in complete horror. They saw the brothers, their friends, hanging above the canopies, wind violently rushing through the leaves. They looked as if they were shouting at each other trying to find a way out. They were struggling against the Zachbots, fear clearly seen in both their eyes.

"Zach! What exactly are you playing at here!?" Aviva narrowed her eyes at him. Refusing to believe what was displayed in front of her.

"What are you talking about?" Zach gave an innocent look. He then laughed maniacally.

"Let's cut to it shall we?" Zach glared back at them while they stared anxiously. He continued.

"While you all are sitting there useless..." He paused "I'm going to exterminate one of these Wild Ratts!"

"You wouldn't dare!" Aviva shot back a look of horror and disgust filled her face. Zach wouldn't go that far...would he? Aviva heard Koki and Jimmy gasp from behind her.

Zach sneered. "Just you watch! Zachbots! You know which one to let go!"

The world stood still for the trio as they watched one of their friends plummet to his certain demise.

*With the brothers during the call*

Chris had immediatly recognized Martin being pulled out of the tree tops and his heart instantly sank. They were both caught... The wind around them seemed to be picking up.

Martin noticed Chris a few short seconds later.

"CHRIS!" He shouted. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Martin!" Chris said reassuringly. "How about you!?"

"Well, besides hanging over hundreds of feet in the air by three soup cans, I'm pretty good!" Martin gave out a nervous laugh trying to make light of the situation.

"Alright! Let's see how we'll get out of this one!" Chris began looking around. No where else to go except straight down. Chris started to slightly inwardly panic, remembering the incident with the Draco Lizards. Calm down... he told himself be brave for Martin...

Martin on the other hand was looking around too. They were both defenseless...but they packed gear right? Some sort of defense just in case? Then a memory slapped Martin like a ton of bricks. He remembered that they must've put it down and forgotten about it when they saw the skink... No wonder walking felt lighter and running away seemed a little faster. Thunder boomed from above.

Martin swore under his breath. Of course they would do something like that. And here they were dangling above the ground, It felt like a string was about to snap but Martin just couldn't place it. He got a sinking feeling something really catastrophic was about to occur. But what...Oh...Oh no... Now Martin to was starting to panic. Why else would they be hanging in the air? Zach has tried to upright kill them in the past before but this, this was downright insanity. He wasn't that cruel...was he..? In the past they could escape these situations with the creatures they had met but now it was just them. As Martin finished that thought, he looked at Chris and saw him starting to panic.

"Bro! Don't worry we'll be fi-"

Just then the Zachbots holding Chris beeped and their grip on him was becoming looser. It was also starting to rain.

NO! NO! NO! NO! Martin stared in terror as Chris was starting to slip and the rain was not helping anyone. Chris was desperately trying to get a hold of the Zachbots, any part, so he wouldn't slip but the Zachbots prevented him from doing so. Lightning flashed as Chris eventually lost his grip and started plummeting.

Down.

Down.

Down.

"CHRIS!!"

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Sorry to break the mood but I hope you all enjoyed that! First time writing a suspensful moment so hopefully it turned out okay. Let the angst train roll in next chapter. See you all then!

-Psych