"It's the Wild Rats!" Zach yelled out in recognition as he stabbed a finger at them.
"And Laura's with them too! Dabio get her!" Donita insisted seriously when she glared at Dabio.
Dabio saluted Donita and said stupidly, "Yes Donita."
And so he ran after Laura, but Laura was just too fast for Dabio to catch up to.
"We gotta save Misty!" Chris insisted as he saw the feared look in her eyes.
"Yeah but how?" Martin wondered.
Laura jumped up onto one of the swinging sharp things that hung above Misty, and quickly jumped off when Dabio ran over, and yanked the same sharp thing off and threw it back.
Chris blinked, "Dabio can pull those things away!"
Martin nodded, "Yeah, but, he only listens to Donita, bro..."
"And that's how it's going to stay!" Donita called out, and flung something at Martin.
Martin gasped in pain when a knife plunged into his shoulder. He pulled it out, and gripped his shoulder shaking his head, and growled "Oh, Donita's going down..."
Misty watched the whole scene that was taking place. Her eyes widened with fear as she saw the knife plunged into Martin's shoulders. Laura was still being chased by Dabio but she too saw it happen and she gasped in shock.
"Martin! Oh my gosh! You all right?" she called out.
Martin looked over at Laura and gave her a reassuring smile. "I'll be fine, Laura! You need to worry about Dabio!" Martin called back.
Misty tried to free herself from the bind she was in, hoping to escape and be safe in Chris's arms. She was scared and she wanted out of there. She felt like she could break down in tears at any given moment, but she wanted to be brave for the Kratt brothers and her best friend.
Laura found out Martin was right, and she did need to worry about Dabio. Because, when she turned around, she saw Dabio had ripped off another sharp object that had hung above Misty, and was now swinging it at her.
Laura dodged quickly, and started running again, as her mind raced about what she could turn into, that would help them, and wouldn't waste her energy.
Chris and Martin had their own problems now, the villains kept hurtling stuff at them, that was either explosives, or really sharp.
Martin dodged a grenade, as he turned and called over to Chris, "Wow! They really areout to kill us!" he then ducked as a ax flew overhead.
"I know right?" Chris called back, jumping over a sword, "You need to help me get to Misty!"
Martin nodded, and went in front of his brother, "Go! Go!" he urged Chris to make a run for it.
Chris nodded and flew up, still being a Peregrine Falcon, and was about to dive down to Misty's rescue, but, Gourmand had noticed him, and had thrown a bomb.
The bomb exploded to close for comfort, and Chris fell near Misty.
He was alright, though, probably wouldn't be able to fly again very easily.
Laura eventually ran over to Martin, and joined in dodging all the stuff thrown at them, "This- is- CRAZY!"
Misty saw Chris and her eyes were sprinkled with water and rejoice. "Chris! Oh Chris, I'm so glad to see you!" Misty said honestly as she fought back tears.
Chris went over to Misty and tried to untie the ropes. "Hang on Misty! I'm getting you out of here." Chris said courageously as he continued to mess with the ropes.
This whole ordeal was crazy, and everyone except the villains knew it to be true. If they ever get home alive, won't Misty and Laura have a story to tell their Kratt fans once they get back to Duke's University?
Soon, Chris had Misty untied and was pulling her away as all the sharp object started coming down.
"AHHH!" Misty screamed as she and Chris jumped out just in time. They both were catching their breath, while on the floor. They slowly looked up, and smiled at each other.
Donita grabbed Zach's arm, "Hurry! They've rescued the bait, just as planned!"
Zach nodded, "Oh right!" and took out a remote as they stopped flinging stuff at Laura and Martin, and Dabio dropped the sharp object and went over beside Donita.
Martin and Laura exchanged glances, "Bait?" Martin asked questioningly.
"Just as planned?" Laura gulped.
Misty knew exactly what the villain's were going to do. They told her everything as they just loved gloating about it. She hugged Chris as pure terror filled her eyes.
"We gotta get out of here, now! They used me as bait to lure you guys into the real trap!" Misty announced.
Her eyes began to well up and couldn't help but bury her face into Chris's chest, and she burst into tears. She sobbed and Chris felt a bit surprised by the sudden hug, but hugged her back.
"What's the real trap, Misty?" Chris asked softly.
"They plan to kill us by using... sand." Misty said with a sob.
"Sand?" Martin asked questioningly.
"Yes, sand..." Donita called out, since all the villains were all still in the room, "It works better then water, because it will chokeyou all..."
"But not just any sand..." Zach said rubbing his hands together, "We're using Quick Sand!"
Laura growled, "You monsters!"
"Big whoop..." Gourmand said, smirking.
Martin suddenly ran at the villains, but soon was knocked back by some invisible force.
All the villains laughed, and Laura ran over to help Martin up.
"You see Martino..." Donita started, "We're in a force field..." she knocked on the field, "You can't get us, and we're all perfectly safe, while you'll all be getting buried..."
Chris pulled Misty closer to him, "Oh crap..."
Suddenly, quick sand started pouring in hole through the walls, and, luckily for the Kratts and the girls, the villains decided to have one last slow kill.
So, the sand came in, and rose 3 feet, each 7 minutes. Another thing, was that the room was quite large, so, it would be more suspenseful.
Misty kept close to Chris as she was in so much shock, all she could do was sob. But she managed something as she said through sobs, "I'm... so... s-sorry..."
Chris shook his head in protest. "It's not your fault Misty, in fact, it should be our fault. If we don't get out of here alive, I do have a confession to make to you, Misty." He said confidently.
Misty looked up into Chris's dark brown eyes, through her watery eyes. "What's that?"
Chris gently took Misty's chin and leaned in to kiss her. Misty's eyes widened with revelation when she wasn't expecting an actual kiss from Chris. But she soon felt herself kiss him back and she soon relaxed when all she thought about was Chris.
Laura and Martin could feel themselves almost crying as they watched Misty and Chris in awe.
Laura also noticed the villains in the background, who were wondering why the heck they were kissing.
Chris slowly removed his lips from Misty's, but kept his forehead against her's, "I love you, Misty..."
Misty smiled, and her eyes filled with tears, "I've always loved you Chris..."
"Um, guys, you know how many people would hate SilverWaterBombadil and Pink Wildfire if they let the villains kill us? We'll get out of here." Laura said confidently.
Martin looked at Laura and whispered in her ear so only she could hear and asked, "Yeah but how? We're trapped and it seems like there's no way out."
Laura sighed and shook her head in dismay. "I don't know, but there's always a way, right?" she whispered back.
Martin sighed, "I hope..." he gripped his injured shoulder and looked down, and his eyes widened, "Um... not to ruin the moment between you two..." he said to Misty and Chris who had been smiling, and locked on each others eyes, "But, we have anotherproblem now..."
Chris blinked, and turned to look at his brother, "What's that?"
Martin gulped and looked down, pointing to the sand that was now passing their feet.
Laura looked down and screamed, seeing snakes and spiders run through the sand, and under.
"Ew! Ew!" Misty said gripping to Chris, "I hate spiders!"
"Ugh! And I hate snakes! Why'd it have to be snakes?" Laura groaned.
"Maybe if we stay really, really still..." Martin inquired as he became as still as possible when a snake slithered near him.
But since Laura was afraid of snakes, she screeched and ran to a different place where it was free from them.
Misty backed herself near the back wall and felt her whole body shake out of fear. "Oh why must they drag out our deaths? Why can't they just get it over with?" Misty asked as she closed her eyes and listened to her heart hammering against her chest.
"YOUCH!" Martin cried out as he started hoping up and down holding one foot, "Something bit me!"
Chris blinked, "For your sake bro, let's hope whatever bit you, didn't inject poison into your foot..."
Martin's eyes went wide with fear, and he quickly ran back with Laura.
"Hmmm... we need more spiders..." Gourmand observed.
"And more snakes!" Zach added with an evil grin.
Donita nodded and pushed a button, and suddenly the room started filling more and more with the pestilence.
Misty and Laura screeched at the top of their lungs when the pestilence came raining down on the four of them. Misty flung herself onto Chris and Laura quickly held onto Martin. The villains cackled with evil delight when they heard their victims scream.
"We've finally done it!" Zach stated with victory.
"We'll be rid of the Kratt brothers for good!" Gourmand cheered.
"Ah, sweet victory." Donita agreed with a sigh.
Chris realized the quick sand was getting higher, and it was getting very hard to walk around in.
Pretty soon, they were all stuck in the rising sand.
"Well... it was nice knowing you bro..." Martin said, looking over sadly at his brother.
"You're not giving up are you?" Chris asked surprised.
"What more can we do?" Misty asked, as she hugged onto Chris.
"Laura," Chris started, "Can't you turn into anything to save us?"
Laura swallowed hard, fighting back tears, "No, I can't turn into anything that would help us..."
"Face it Chris... we're in over our heads this time..." Martin said looking down.
Chris felt a mix of anger and sadness rise inside him. He was mad that his brother would give up so easily, but he was sad because he knew his brother was right.
He looked at Misty who started to cry since she was in a nightmare situation. He looked over at Martin and Laura who had sad and scared looks on their faces. He sighed in defeat not knowing what to do. Usually he was the one that came up with the plans, but not this time.
"Could this... really be the end...?" asked Chris inside his head with dismay.
"We would need a miracle now to be saved..." Laura said sadly.
Martin suddenly started chuckling lightly.
Laura blinked and stared at him, "Something funny?"
Martin shrugged, "Well... the whole situation just reminds me of a musical my family saw when we were kids..."
Laura nodded slowly, "How?"
Martin sighed, "Well, everyone was up against the enemy at the barricade... and they all actually ended up dying-"
"That's not exactly goodon our behalf..." Misty pointed out.
"Let me finish!" Martin said, "They all ended up dying, except one! Because someone came rescued him before it was to late..."
Then, Chris remembered they had friends on the outside...
"So..." Martin went on, "It reminded me of a song that was played when the first person died..." He said sadly, and started humming the tune.
Laura blinked but listened to the tune Martin was humming. It sounded sad, but sweet at the same time.
"I... think I know that song..." Laura said with remembrance.
Misty nodded in agreement. "My mom would hum it to me when I was younger."
Misty soon began to sing the song.
Don't you fret, M'sieur Marious
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
You're here, that's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
And rain will make the flowers grow
Soon Martin joined in
But you will live, Ponine- dear God above!
If I could heal your wounds with words of love.
Laura joined in as well
Just hold me now, and let it be
Shelter me, comfort me
Everyone looked at Chris, hoping he would join in too. He sighed and looked at Misty. He began to sing.
You would live a hundred years
If I could show you how
I won't desert you now...
Laura and Misty sang in harmony.
The rain can't hurt me now
This rain will wash away what's past
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
I'll sleep in your embrace at last
The rain that brings you here
Is Heaven-blessed!
The skies begin to clear
And I'm at rest
A breath away from where you are
I've come home from so far
Martin and Chris joined in with them
So don't you fret, M'sieur Marious (Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine)
I don't feel any pain (You won't feel any pain)
A little fall of rain (A little fall of rain)
Can hardly hurt me now (Can hardly hurt you now)
Martin sang: I'm here
Laura sang: That's all I need to know
And you will keep me safe (I will stay with you)
And you will keep me close ('Till you are sleeping)
And rain (And rain)
Soon all four of them sang in a quartet
Will make the flowers (Will make the flowers)
Grow...
Silence surrounded the four after that as they each hugged each other for comfort.
The villains all were just blankly staring at the four, not able to believe why on earth they were singing.
"What... are... they doing?" Zach asked blinking.
"Oh! Pretty song!" Dabio said dumbly.
Donita slapped Dabio, "We don't need them singing!... Hurry Gourmand! We need the sand to fill up completely!"
Gourmand nodded and pushed a button on the wall, and quick sand started pouring in to fast for comfort.
The four prisoners ignored the villains as they all closed their eyes and waited for their death. If they were to die, at least they had each other...
Soon, a familiar howl echoed around the eight of them, and Martin, Chris, Misty, and Laura all opened their eyes with a start. The howl echoed around the room again and Misty recognized the howl. She gasped in delight.
"I know that howl!" Misty said with a grin.
The villains froze as they soon heard growling escape from Little Howler. He barred his teeth at the villains and again howled courageously.
And, Little Howler wasn't alone, Aviva, Jimmy and Koki all ran in after the pup, ready to save there friends.
"Oh no! Look!" Koki said, pointing out there friends who were almost completely covered in sand.
"We have to help them!" Aviva called out.
"To get to them, you have to get passed us!" Zach said, as all the villains blocked the way.
Little Howler ran up to Zach, biting his leg, and not letting go.
"AHHHHH!" Zach screamed like a girl and ran around, "Get it off! Get it off!"
Soon, the four friends who were almost buried, were all watching a battle between the villains and the Tech team -with, the assist of Little Howler-.
Martin tried to move his arms in the sand, but it was difficult, "Hurry! Chris, get the girls on top of us! They're both shorter, and will go under first!"
Chris did as instructed and tried to reach Misty's hand, but considering they were in quick sand made it harder to reach. Misty tried with her might, but she was the first to go under. Before she went under, she whispered three words to him and they were, "I love you."
"Misty!" both Laura and Chris called out with fright.
Laura was on Martin's shoulders and she wanted to help Misty but couldn't. Chris felt his heart break, but knew he needed to get out of there.
Finally, after an intense fight with the villains, Aviva was able to break the force field that surrounded the now three prisoners.
The villains fled and gave their cry of revenge.
Little Howler ran over to where Misty was and began to dig at the sand. Laura, Chris, and Martin were free but Misty was trapped underneath the sand. Soon, Little Howler found Misty who seemed unconscious at the moment.
"Misty!" Everyone cried out.
Chris picked Misty up quickly, and went over to Aviva, "Aviva! She needs help!"
Aviva nodded, "Okay let's hurry!"
"Um guys..." Laura's panicked voice came from behind them.
Koki turned around, "What is it Laura?"
"It's Martin!" Laura said in fear, and she was practically holding up Martin who was in pain and losing conscious.
Jimmy came on the other side, and helped hold Martin up, "What's wrong with him?"
Laura shook her head, "I don't know... I just remember him getting hit in the shoulder with a knife and being bitten-"
Chris blinked, "Oh crap!... Whatever bit him must have been poisonous... HURRY! We got to get Martin and Misty help! Now!"
Soon, everyone was in the Tortuga, and Misty and Martin were in two separate beds. Little Howler whimpered as he saw his friends were in danger.
Chris called the hospital, since none of them really knew what to do in a crucial moment like this one. The ambulance came and doctors carried two ambulance stretchers with them. Gently, they placed both Misty and Martin onto them and went to the ambulance.
"Wait! Please, let me come with you in the ambulance!" Laura begged one of the doctors to let her be with her best friend and Martin.
The medic sighed, then nodded, "Alright, alright... hurry in! Quickly we can't waste any time with this!"
Laura nodded and hopped in the back with Martin and Misty.
Chris called to her before the doors closed, "We'll follow in the Createrra!"
Laura nodded, and the doors closed and the ambulance started away, sirens flaring.
Chris and Aviva followed. Jimmy and Koki would've come, but, Jimmy said someone needed to watch the Tortuga, and Koki said someone needed to watch Jimmy.
Little Howler came with Chris and Aviva, and sat on Chris's lap.
Inside the ambulance, Laura stood between both beds as she looked at both Martin and Misty.
"So, are you a good friend to any of these two?" asked the doctor as he looked at Laura.
Laura looked at the medic and nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah. You have no idea what the three of us had been through." Laura said as she then looked at both Martin and Misty.
The medic raised an eyebrow, but decided to shrug it off. He looked at Misty and asked, "Does she have a family?"
Laura nodded. "Yeah, she does. I do too."
"What's your name, her name, and his name?" asked the doctor as he pointed at Laura, Misty, and Martin.
"I'm Laura Wilkinson, that's Misty Castwell, and he's Martin Kratt."
The doctor looked back at her, and his mouth dropped open, "You mean, you're Laura Wilkinson? The one that went missing a few weeks ago?"
Laura blinked, "A few weeks? Is that how long it's been?" Laura looked to Misty, "Well, to answer your question... yes I am..."
The doctor shook his head, "Your whole town has been looking for you two... and your families are worried sick... your missing was even reported on the FBI channel on TV last night..."
Laura's eyes widened, "Oh dear... this will be interesting... may I borrow a phone? A got to make a few calls for me and Misty..."
"Oh of course, just give me a..." said the doctor as he searched his lab coat for his phone. He smiled and found it in his back jean pocket. "Ah, here you are."
He handed Laura his flip phone and Laura smiled and gladly took it. "Thank you." She thanked sincerely.
"Don't mention it. Your and Misty's families are going to be thrilled to know you're safe and back." said the doctor with a smile.
Laura nodded and dialed her home number first, and she waited for her family to pick up.
Laura inhaled deeply when she heard the other end pick up, she had no idea what to say.
"Hello?" came a familiar voice, the voice of her brother Donte.
"Donte! It's so good to hear your voice!I've missed you like crazy!" Laura said smiling.
There was a pause at the other end of the phone, then she could clearly hear her brother yelling around the whole household, telling everyone it was Laura.
Laura heard the phone given to another person, and at once she knew it was her dad.
"Laura? Laura honey is that you?"
"Of course dad, who else?" Laura said with a teasing grin.
"Laura where on earth have you been! We've all been worried sick about you!" A sense of relief could be heard in his voice.
"I'm alright dad, I'll tell you everything later, but, I need you to call Misty's family, and tell them to meet us at-" she paused and covered her hand over the phone, and spoke to the doctor, "Um, where is this hospital, and what is it called?"
"South Jamestin, in Rio De Janeiro..." the doctor answered.
She took her hand off the phone, "At South Jamestin hospital in Rio De Janeiro!"
Her father paused, "Laura, why are you at a hospital? And why are you in Rio?"
"I'll explain later! Just get here with Misty's family!" Laura said, "I love you, and I'll see you all here!" she then hung up quickly, and took a deep breath.
She looked over at Misty, and hoped her friend would live to see her family once again.
Laura also hoped Martin would live, so he could meet her own family.
Laura gave the phone back to the medic and he gladly took it.
"You're family was relieved to hear your voice, it was a good thing you called." the medic said casually.
Laura nodded her head in agreement. "I missed them so much when I was away. I felt a bit homesick just like Misty was too." Laura explained as she looked at Misty with saddened eyes.
They arrived at the hospital and several doctors and nurses came out to greet the ambulance with movable beds. The ambulance doors opened and Laura and the medic came out. It didn't take long for them to enter the hospital.
Chris and Aviva arrived shortly after, and Little Howler jumped from Chris lap, off the Createrra, and after Misty's moving bed.
Chris and Aviva rushed in after him, and soon found Martin's room, then Misty's room.
Laura sat between both rooms, in the hall, hugging her knees to her chest a little, "I sure hope they'll be alright..." she said sighing.
Chris nodded, "Me too..." he said right as doctors rushed into both rooms.
Little Howler urged to get into Misty's room, but, the door was closed. So, all he could do was howl.
Laura quickly scooped him up, and covered his little mouth, "LH, I know yo want to see her, but now isn't the right time..."
Little Howler bit her hand, and Laura quickly removed her hand away from his mouth, "Ouch!" Howler started howling again, and didn't stop.
"Little Howler,I know you don't like me as much as Misty, but you need to be quiet, and patient, otherwise she might not come back out..." Laura said, still struggling to hold the pup.
Little Howler seemed to understand, and he slowly stopped howling, and lied down on her lap, huffing.
Koki and Jimmy walked down the hall, joining the group.
Then, not a minute sooner, a different doctor came to the two rooms where Misty and Martin were located at. Everyone turned to look at the doctor with eyes reflecting hope that both of them will survive.
"So, what's the new's doctor? Are they both going to make it?" asked Laura as she watched him desperately.
"Well, I got some good news and some bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?" he asked as he stared at the group.
"The bad news please." Laura stated with concern.
The doctor inhaled deeply, "You're Chris Kratt, correct?" he asked pointing to Chris, his eyes showing no emotions.
Chris nodded, "I am..."
"I am sorry to say, but, your brother probably won't last the night... you should of gotten him to us sooner... he was poisoned by a Inland Taipan..." the doctor said with a shake of his head, "The girl should be fine, she only was knocked out, and had minor wounds..."
Chris literally fell back on his butt in shock, "M-martin won't make i-it through the night?" his heart filled with fear and sorrow.
Laura also froze in shock, but she couldn't believe it. She shook her head in protest. "There must be some mistake, doctor! Martin and Chris are inseparable pair! And I... I love him!" Laura announced.
The doctor sighed heavily. "I'm sorry. I wish there was something more that we could do, but the result was pretty accurate." He instructed calmly but his heart sank as he felt bad for Chris Kratt. "Now, if you'll excuse me..."
The doctor then left the group alone. Silence surrounded the six people that were outside of Martin and Misty's door. Aviva went up to comfort Chris while Jimmy hesitantly went to try and comfort Laura. Koki took care of Little Howler.
Laura felt the urge of tears when she heard the bad news about Martin.
"This just can't happen! Martin-... I refuse to believe it!" Chris insisted as he too felt the urge to cry.
"But Chris, you heard the doctor. They're usually right about these things." Aviva stated sadly as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
Laura shook her head. "No, Chris is right. This is Martin we're talking about! He's strong, and he will pull through." Laura said determinedly.
Koki nodded, "Not to mention Silver and Pink can't just go around, killing off canons..."
"AHH!" Jimmy screamed, "Stop breaking the stupid forth wall!"
Chris stood up, as a nurse exited Martin's room, "Um, excuse me, is there by any chance I can go in and see my brother?"
The nurse blinked, "Alright... I'm really sorry about Martin..." she said as she left down the hall.
Chris went in, and nobody else dare follow. They all waited for Chris to come out.
Laura wiped tears from her eyes, and looked down the hall. She heard the familiar voices of family members rushing.
Before any of her or Misty's family members got there, Chris came out, and his face was red like he had been crying.
"Well?" Aviva asked.
Chris simply looked up at her, and walked away from the group in a hurry. He wasn't going to say that everything definitely showed no hope for MK, and that Martin himself was paler then ever, and looked like his life was hanging by a thread.
Finally, after Chris was out of view, the families got to the group.
Misty's mom looked almost like Misty the only thing different was the eyes and they were hazel. She had tears running down her face and her husband was comforting her the best she could. The father had short black hair and dark brown eyes. Both the father and mother of Misty looked like they came after their work hours were over.
Misty's mom wore a navy blue scrub and black pants. She was a nurse and a very good one at that. Misty's father wore a red T-shirt, and blue jeans.
Her brothers followed behind their parents as saddened looks escaped their eyes. The tallest boy, Richard, had short, wavy black hair and dark brown eyes. He wore a green T-shirt and a pair of black shorts. He was muscular as we worked out at the gym almost every day.
The second brother, Samuel, was shorter than Richard by a couple of inches and had dirty blonde hair and light blue eyes. He wore a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and a brown backpack on his back. He held a box of tissues in his hands in case anyone needed any. His body appearance was average as he usually played tennis after school.
And the youngest one, Johnathan, he had short black hair and light blue eyes. He wore a green stripped T-shirt and black shorts to match.
"W-Where is she?" asked the mother sadly. "Where's my baby girl?"
"Kim dear, you know she's not a baby anymore..." the husband tried to comfort his wife, but to no luck.
"I know, but... she needs me!" Kim sobbed.
Laura went up to Misty's family, "Mrs. Castwell, you really have no need to worry, Misty's fine, and in that room over there..." she pointed down the hall.
Misty's mom nodded, and practically ran to Misty's room, and went in, as did the rest of the family.
Laura sighed, and looked down the hallway to see her own family rushing after.
Laura's dad was older then Misty's father, though, he had faded brown hair that was almost grey, and grey eyes.
An elderly woman, who was named Olive -who had been Laura's old Scottish nanny but was now their housekeeper-, rushed beside Laura's dad. She had her messy white hair in a bun, and her brown eyes were clearly worried.
Donte, Laura's brother, rushed behind both. He was older then Laura, and had brown hair that was almost red, and light blue eyes. He overall, was a very good looking young man, and a very hard worker.
Donte and her dad both still wore their farm day attire, and Olive wore a simple blue working dress.
"Laura!" They all called out with relief as they all hugged her.
Laura smiled, as Olive fussed over her, checking to make sure if she was not hurt in any way, "Dearest, are you alright?"
"I'm fine-... though..." Laura looked down sadly.
"Is your friend alright?" Her dad asked, after a few second pause.
Laura nodded slowly, "She's alright... but... someone else dear to me isn't..."
Laura's father raised an eyebrow with ponder. "What is it sweetheart? Who's hurt?" He asked carefully.
"Martin Kratt..."
Meanwhile Misty's family was in the room with the unconscious Misty who laid almost motionless in her bed. She was covered by a white blanket as a white pillow was underneath her head. Her eyes were closed and there was a machine with a bag of water attach to it next to her, and it connected to Misty's right arm. A green wavy line was displaying itself in a slow rhythm as it showed Misty's heart activity.
The family of five watched Misty with sad, yet, hopeful eyes.
"Come on Misty, don't you dare kick the bucket yet!" Richard stated but mostly under his breath so his mother wouldn't hear him.
"Oh Misty! My poor baby! Please, please be alright!" Mrs. Castwell begged as she watched unconscious Misty.
With the sound of her mother's voice reaching her ears, Misty groaned. Her family's eyes rejoiced when they heard her groan and they all sighed in relief. Misty opened her eyes slowly, and when she noticed she was in a different room, she thought the villains got her again.
"Please don't hurt me and my friends!" Misty begged.
Her family looked at each other with concern but then turned their attention on Misty.
"Misty, relax. You're in the hospital." said Mr. Castwell calmly and with a smile.
Misty blinked when she heard her father's voice. "Dad?" She asked in confusion.
"Oh Misty!" her mother cried out with happiness as she hugged her girl, "I'm so glad you are alright!"
"W-where am I?" Misty asked blinking.
"The state hospital, dear..." her dad said again slowly, "Don't worry though, the doctor said you had no serious injuries..."
"How-... how are my friends?" Misty asked, wondering about Chris, and even wondering if he actually did kiss her.
"Um... we wouldn't know..." Richard started, "We were all rushing in to see only you..."
Misty sat up quickly, and hopped out of bed going to the door. Her family was surprised at this, but quickly went over to her saying, "Misty! You still need to rest!"
Misty shook her head, "I need to check on Laura..."
Misty went out, and saw all the sad faces of the tech team, though, Little Howler was happy to see her, and ran over to her.
Misty smiled, and picked up the pup, and looked around, "Um, guys, where's Laura? And Chris and Martin?"
Jimmy sighed, "Well, Laura's over there talking with her family..."
Koki nodded, "And Chris is down the hall... still very upset..."
Misty blinked, "Why is he upset?"
Aviva looked up at her, "Martin's been bitten by a poisonous snake... he's not going to live..."
Misty gasped, "No! Oh poor Chris and Laura!" she quickly went to find her friend.
"So, what was he bitten by?" Laura's dad asked, and he actually seemed pretty calm.
"Well," Laura started, after she had told her family the whole story, "He was bitten by a Inland Taipan... and, they can't help him... he's been poisoned for to long they say..." tears filled her eyes.
"Nonsense..." Donte groaned shaking his head, as his dad stood up, and walked over to Martin's room.
"Now, these here are medical folk, yes. But, that doesn't mean they know everything about healing and helping people..." her dad said opening the door, and shoeing the doctor and nurses out, "Let me show you how I deal with Inland Taipan's poisons..." and with that, he went in, closing the door behind him.
The doctor and nurses were all just as confused as Laura.
Laura blinked and stared at her brother, "What is he-?"
Donte smiled, "Dad knows a lot about snakes, Laura, let's see if he can help..."
Misty actually found Chris before she found Laura, "Chris? Oh... Chris... I'm so sorry..." she said going over to the Kratt brother, who was sitting in a chair, face buried in his hands.
Misty went over and sat beside him, hugging him.
Chris felt the hug from Misty and he let her hug him. "He's my brother Misty... without him I..." Chris sobbed.
Misty felt her heart sink as she watched and heard Chris cry. She was never fond of sadness, but this was serious so being sad was natural for these things.
Misty closed her eyes and kept hugging Chris, he needed to let this out of his system. "Don't forget Chris, I'm right here with you. Martin will pull through this, trust me." She reassured him as she kept her eyes closed.
Chris continued to cry as he just didn't know what to do anymore. His brother is dying, and he meant everything to him. All the antics, all the good memories, and the bad... gone.
Misty started to sing softly, hoping that a song would calm him down.
Visions that can change the world
Trapped inside an ordinary girl
She looks just like me
Too afraid to dream out loud
And though it's simple your idea
It won't make sense to everybody
You need courage now
If you're gonna persevere
To fulfill divine purpose
You gotta answer when you're called
So don't be afraid
To face the world
Against all odds
Keep the dream alive don't let it die
If something deep inside
Keeps inspiring you to try
Don't stop
And never give up, don't ever give up on you
Don't give up
Every victory comes in time
Work today to change tomorrow
It gets easier, who's to say that you can't fly?
Every step you take you get
Closer to your destination
You can feel it now
Don't you know you're almost there?
To fulfill divine purpose
You gotta answer when you're called
So don't be afraid
To face the world against all odds
Keep the dream alive don't let it die
If something deep inside
Keeps inspiring you to try
Don't stop
And never give up
Don't ever give up on you
Who holds the pieces to complete the puzzle?
The answer that can solve a mystery
The key that can unlock you're understanding
It's all inside of you
You have everything you need
Yeah!
So keep the dream alive, don't let it die
If something deep inside
Keeps inspiring you to try
Don't stop
And never give up
Don't ever give up on you
No don't give up
No, no, no, no don't give up
Oh, no, no, no, no
Don't... give... up
Oh
All was silent after the song; even Chris stopped crying and looked at Misty in awestruck. Misty opened her eyes and looked at Chris. She smiled and said softly, "Your brother will pull through, Chris. You just got to believe it."