The plane landed in Boston, Massachusetts at around 4:50 the next morning. Many passengers of different species got off the plane. One of which was a turtle who was using a wheel chair. He was being pushed by a female mouse who was wearing glasses.

"Ah, Paris was wonderful, eh Penny? I miss it already." the turtle said.

"It was wonderful, Ben. Why did we ever leave?" Penny replied.

"The hotel bill got too expensive. We couldn't afford to stay another night." Ben remarked.

"Hey, I could've paid it if you'd let me." Penny argued.

"You could've told me that sooner. We'd be eating breakfast under the Eiffel Tower right now." Ben snapped back.

The couple didn't watch where they were going and nearly ran into a hippo who was wearing a monk's robe.

"Hold on there you two. Life is better experienced slowly." He said, smiling.

"Sorry 'bout that. We'll take that advice from now on."

In the middle of the airport, a short, elderly koala strolled around. Out of everyone here, his attire was most odd. He was wearing a distinct t-shirt that made him look like a tourist from New York. His staff, however, looked nothing like the Statue of Liberty's torch. The koala walked around eagerly as if he was looking for someone. His student found him first.

"Master!" the Monk shouted excitedly, picking up the koala and putting him on his shoulders. The koala pointed out the turtle and mouse next to him. He'd seen these two before.

"It's great to see you too, Guru. How's New York these days?" Ben asked.

The old koala spoke excitedly to this turtle, waving his arms in the air as if expressing the size of something large. Then his tone changed, as if slightly disappointed. Everyone except his student laughed at this. The koala looked down at his student, confused.

"New York was definitely nicknamed 'The Big Apple,' but not quite for that reason..." Penny explained.

Certain that he recognized them, the koala expressed his joy in seeing old friends. He chattered again, this time in a soft, curious tone towards the two of them. Penny blushed. Ben smiled and took her hand in his.

"Don't worry Guru, we're still together." Ben said.

The Guru smiled and nodded at his friends, then at his student. He spoke again, somehow causing the other three to grow silent.

The Monk broke the silence. "My master informs me that you two are in need of transportation."

"Yeah, it's hard to go anywhere when I have to drag this guy around." Penny said, teasing him.

"Oh... I haven't thought about that..." Ben said, tapping the arm of his wheel-chair. "If it's not too much of an inconvenience..."

"Oh not at all, my master always tells me to be generous."

The koala directed his student's attention to the bleachers, where a raccoon with a blue baseball cap and a gym bag was sitting. When they walked over to him, it appeared that the raccoon was crying.

"What blue thoughts make these rivers from your eyes?" the Monk asked.

The raccoon looked up, still sad and tears still in his eyes. "My girlfriend left me. She hates me, I know it."

The koala on the Monk's shoulders asked his own question.

The raccoon sadly replied: "How do I know? I asked her to be here. She never showed up."

Taking over the conversation, the koala replied again. This comment was helping the distressed raccoon.

"You think she still loves me?"

The koala replied again, this time with certainty.

"Thanks. You always know what to say."

The Monk jumped back into the conversation. "Is there any way that we can brighten your rainy day, friend?"

"Well, I don't have a ride anywhere."

Offering his hand, the Monk offered to drop him off wherever he wanted to go.

Taking up on that offer, he met up with Ben and Penny. Once he heard their names, he laughed at a joke that only he knew the punch-line to. Putting that aside, The Guru and the Monk lead them out to the front, where they hailed three similar taxis with little difficulty.

One taxi was meant for a disabled rider. Obviously this one was meant for Ben. Penny rode with him. The next taxi could barely fit a large hippo and a small koala. This left the last taxi for the raccoon and the gym bag.

If she only turned around sooner, the scarlet fox would've seen him sitting alone. For the past hour, she'd been busy with a phone call. Now, the receiver dangled as she rushed outside. As soon as she left the doors, she saw his taxi speed away. She was about to chase the taxi, but that was before this one joined two others. Worse enough, the taxis split in different directions and his was out of sight before she could reach it.