*I do not own anything related to "Meet the Robinsons"*

KARENA'S POV

I collapsed onto my bed in my apartment after a hard day of work. I took orders from a lot of people...I'd say about 60 people due to the majority of them being families, but granted, I got a lot of tips, which would help with my apartment bills. Just as I was about to sleep in my Denny's uniform, I heard my "Truly Madly Deeply" ringtone, which meant that my boyfriend was calling me. I groaned as I grabbed the phone from my dresser and answered the call.

"What do you want, Wilbur?" I asked tiredly.

"Sounds like you had fun at work today."

"Oh yeah. Ten families and two businessmen."

"Ten families?" Wilbur asked with astonishment on the other side. "Nice!"

"Right...so how's the job going?"

"Okay...I'm a cook. Not the best job ever, but hey, it's worth the money."

"I remember the one time you cooked for me," I replied with a smile.

"Yeah, that wasn't the best job I've done either." I laughed at my cocky boyfriend's statement.

"Hey, you took care of me. So why did you want a job anyway?"

"I know my family's being generous because...well, we're the Robinsons; it's our nature. But it would feel nice to actually support myself. Sometimes I feel as though my dad is supporting every single person in this house, and it feels as though we work for nothing because he's the richest person on the planet."

"Well, look at it this way: Tallulah has her own shop, Laszlo's an artist, Art delivers pizza, Billie is a conductor, your mom's a musician, and your dad's an inventor. Your dad can't buy every single member of the family everything."

"True." I heard Wilbur sigh on the other side. "I don't know what I'm saying. Maybe there's more to it than I think, but then again, I'm only a teenager."

"Do you wanna go to a different subject?" I asked confused.

"Yeah, I didn't really call to talk about jobs anyway."

"Really? Why did you call me then?"

"Do you know anything about a mutant parasitic wasp from the TMNT TV show?"

"Look, Will, all I know about it was that that episode aired after I moved. I heard it was about a wasp who hypnotizes Leo, Raph, and Don, and Mikey would have to fight his brothers on his own."

"So, other than that, you know nothing?"

"I'm afraid so," I replied. "Why do you ask?"

"I called Donatello earlier today and he told me that the wasp went missing."

"Didn't this happen over 20 years ago?" I asked.

"He must've kept it frozen to have it last that long."

"Then how did it escape?"

"I really don't know."

"Could it be here in Todayland?" I felt uneasy at this point.

"I told him it was unlikely. If I were to find it, Dad and I would have to keep it locked."

"Well, I'll do some research and bring you up to date tomorrow."

"Sounds good. Love you."

"Love you, too." I hung up before Wilbur said good-bye, and I went right to sleep.

One day later...

"Okay, so I'm looking up a mutant wasp from the TMNT TV show? Alrighty then."

I sat down at the desk in my apartment on my day off of work looking up whatever information Wilbur needed on this parasitic wasp. Out of the four websites that I had read that related to the episode in the show, the wasp would infect an animal and brainwash it to watch over the egg, and then kill the host after the hatchling would be born. Back in 2013, Leo, Raph, and Don were infected, but survived after the wasps hatched, all thanks to Mikey.

Then I looked up on what a real parasitic wasp was. Instead of killing the host by eating them, they pupate inside the host, who would already be dead. As I was disgusted by the information from both the show and the websites, I gave Wilbur a call.

"But why would it escape from New York now?" Wilbur asked as we sat on my bed.

"I don't know, Will," I answered. "I really don't know."

"If this really is the cause of all of these disappearances, then we should keep watch," the Robinson said, leaving me to sigh.

"You know, hun, I'm starting to think that it may not be a person, but we should open our minds like your father said."

"Breaking news from the Land of Today," the radio spoke.

"Puh-lease tell me at least someone's been found!" Wilbur pleaded.

"Todayland High School freshman Penelope Cockerham has been reported missing."

"The high school?!" we both exclaimed at the same time.

"She was seen with Todayland University student Jeanette Roland before the high school was in session Friday morning in Room 124. This room has been off limits to all Todayland High School students as cameras reported the University student biting the high school freshman."

"Biting?!" we both exclaimed in shock as my boyfriend turned off the radio.

"Well, we definitely have a clue now," Wilbur concluded. "A student who had been missing before bit a student who is missing now? So is Jeanette still missing or no?"

"I think we should put Carl on the spot," I said, and the black-haired Robinson nodded in agreement.

WILBUR'S POV

"Dad, Carl, we need to talk." Karr and I walked into the laboratory with the bad news. We waited until both my dad and Carl gave us their attention.

"There has been a student at Todayland High School who disappeared," Karena announced. "Jeanette was found in the classroom biting Penelope, a freshman."

"Meanwhile, Donatello told me that the mutant parasitic wasp that he kept for 26 years has disappeared from New York City," I explained. "After hearing today's news, we now know that it couldn't be a kidnapper."

"This is very grave news," my dad replied.

"So, we were wondering if Carl can investigate the scene in Room 124 at the high school," Karena requested. "To see if he can give us any clues."

"Any word from Jeanette?" my dad asked.

"Not that I know of," I answered.

"That's why we're requesting Carl's help," my girlfriend explained. "Plus, if this is a natural force, Carl can't get infected; he's not an animal."

"What does that mean?" Carl asked with a raised eyebrow.

"A parasitic wasp only infects animals," Karena answered. "You're a robot, so therefore, if a wasp were to attack you, you'd be invulnerable." She paused before talking to me. "To my surprise, I found a professor whom I've met before I moved at the University. She's a biologist, so maybe she can help us out."

"As we've said before, no, you are not to be part of the investigation," I said sternly.

"I'm not asking to be!" the brunette cried. "I just need some intel since the first disappearance was in the University. When I have free time next month, I'll make a visit to her office."

"Why not now?" I asked.

"The next couple of weeks are so busy with work and all that I have no time to myself."

"Well, at least have Elizabeth help you out," my dad suggested.

"Oh I will, I promise."

I apologize if this chapter wasn't as exciting. The reasoning behind the last scene in this chapter is because without it, this document would only have 938 words; my minimum is 1000. Plus, I need to transition into my next ideas. So, Wilbur gets some info from Carl and then Karena will visit the biologist and get info from her. Thanks for reading!