So...Finally we reach the point where the Wild Kratts begin to enter the story again. I orginally had a lot more planned for the last chapter but I quickly had to close it after the song because if I dragged it on much further the song and Splinter's reaction would have lost its impact.

Knuckles wasn't sure what 'The Princess' meant when she said 'You are like me' so he asked her with a private telepathic message.

"It is because we both aren't orgianlly from Earth." She said "I mean I realize our stories aren't exactly the same...I'm an Extra-Terrestrial, and you are an Earthling whose ancestors left Earth many generations ago and..."

^Princess,^ Knuckles said ^I don't think you completely heard the entire truth of the story...I am not one but two...The Knuckles who was born an Ordanary Jackrabbit, became a Mutant fought against my Fellow Mutants in the Mutant Riots and who is currently speaking to you...And the Knuckes who really was a fictional character in an After-School Children's Show...Whose actor's soul was placed into my body as I was being Mutated to shape my personality...Thus I have some things from the Humanimal Soul...His likes and dislikes...The Morals he most valued...But I am my own Creature...From my own experiences as a Mutant...Princess if you only love me because you think I'm fellow Alien like you...Than I'm sorry you are mistaken..."

"Maybe that isn't true..." Princess said looking at her Lapine Feet..."While in the Form of an Ordinary Hare I only felt it was a disguise I needed to wear untill it was safe more me to retun home...But then I was captured by Humans...And after I awoke as a Mutant...I felt incredible physical strengh in every muscle and fiber of my being like I never felt before! You've got to know that Goulis have almost no ability to defend ourselves in hand-to-hand combat...We are almost entirely dependant upon guns and other projectile weapons for our survivel but when I awoke...I felt strong...Powerful...I realized my Hare Body was an incedible weapon...It simply lacks the nessicary mass in its natural form but at this current..."

"Friends!" Came Matoaka's sweet voice cutting Princess short. Matoaka, Minsk and Belladonna stepped through the Portal, in her right hand Matoaka carried what looked like a Newletter.

"After hearing about what Happened to Nubs..." The Unicorn-Queen said "I did some digging...I had some contacts who knew the underground...All things black market, and they found me this." She unfolded the Newsletter "There is soon the be an Auction in Gotham City...At the Iceberg Lounge."

Scarecrow and Riddler froze "That...That's Penguin's Place..." Scarecrow said he began to shudder and sweat as he knew Penguin had a large collection of Birds...

"Obviously they can't say they are auctioning off Sapient Beings..." Matoaka said "...But my Contacts informed me that 'Exotic Animals' are the code for Humanimals in this auction as some of the many things that will in the Auction tomorow night...And...What Animal do you see in siloette in this illistration?"

"A Rhino." Leo was trembling furiously...He remembered his adventure he had with Rory when they were taken to that Wrangler Casino/Brothel Space Station where they both had to dance for the Decadent Humans...He was terrified what would happen to a child like Nubs.

"We can't do anything more tonight..." Karai sighed "...It is already 2AM and we have already worn ourselves ragged...Get some rest my...Students..." She wasn't sure what to call them at this point "...I will begin to form a plan."

As the Morning Glories headed off to sleep, she saw Hank had tears streaming down his large face.

"We will get him back Hank." Karai said reaching a hand toward the Rhino-Mutant

"It's OK Karai..." Hank said "...I'm happy I'm crying...The memories of all the Humanimals...I feel different...I feel...Real."

Karai then realized what Hank was trying to articulate...Ever since the Morning Glories awoke in their Pods, in what was only three months ago but felt like ages ago...The Morning Glories had wanted to find their answers to their pasts...And this moment...They had finally done just that...And Karai couldn't help but feel happy...They had finally connected their pasts with their present and become whole...
When they were finally asleep...Karai had some serious thinking to do...She remembered those Two Zoologists who knew Nubs from back when he was a normal Animal...So had dismissed those two Boyish Biologist as mere fools...But it was starting to dawn on her...That those two were the ones she needed...

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