In the lounge. Mr. Janson was arriving for the annual Clean Lake Caribou, where they cleaned up litter and made sure that the caribou had a nice place to hydrate. Unfortunately, the only ones to show up were Carla, Saatvika, and Rodrigo. Curious, he wondered where the other ACS members were.

Carla stated, "Harley's uncle has a high fever and decided to help Nurse Millward with him, Danna and Chanel are heading off to a poetry reading at another school, and Vada, Presley Beth and Julliana are going to a birthday party for one of Ms. Benjamin's friends' kids."

Saatvika said, "Ms. Benjamin knows how to liven up parties in Kansas City."

"She sure does," replied Mr. Janson. "Last week at one of my friends' bachelor parties, she came in dressed like a monkey and danced to Monkees songs. "

"What a believer," joked Carla.

XxoxX

A few minutes later, they were arriving at Lake Caribou when they saw a hot lifeguard that looked like something out of "General Hospital." Rodrigo was amazed by her hot appearance, which made Saatvika jealous.

"Everyone," said Mr. Janson, "this is my niece Kylie. She's the head lifeguard here at Lake Caribou."

"Every year," explained Kylie, "litterbugs poison the lake with their soda bottles, paper, and gum wrappers. Ever since my uncle started this project ten years ago, it reminded many people about who important our H2O is."

"Thanks for the heads-up, Kylie," praised Mr. Janson.

"No prob, Uncle," replied Kylie.

When they got started on cleaning up, Rodrigo thought he could impress Kylie by doing a dance routine. Saatvika was jealous but remembered that this was a school program and didn't want to get in trouble with the teacher. "This is like one of the Green Jesters' music videos about bullying."

"The one where Kalel got jealous of Alaric for flirting with a lifeguard but didn't want to get in trouble?" Carla asked. "I've seen it on Facetube."

"Yeah, that one," replied Saatvika. "I just can't stand in the way of true love. Strawberries are sweet like Zoey, and as a sundae girl I can't go sour."

Carla laughed at Saatvika's joke. Looking up, they could see Rodrigo doing a ballet/ballroom dance routine that Saatvika taught him. Wanting to get involved and avoid jealousy rises, Saatvika joined in.

XxoxX

On the other side of the lake, Mr. Janson was picking up litter when he spotted Crossni dancing like a maniac. "Excuse me, miss," he interrupted. "This is a private lake cleaning, and it's closed for today."

"Go mind your own business," Crossni threatened, "or else I'll have to turn one of the trouts into a monster."

Mr. Jason laughed, but Crossni stung a trout with her McCart bug and it turned into a monster. Mr. Janson was so petrified by the appearance of the monster that he ran off.

"Okay, McCart trout," ordered Crossni. "Cause an earthquake Lake Caribou will never forget."

XxoxX

Back on their side of the lake, Kylie found a little instrument used for hunting. "Look at this crab trap," she said. "Many people don't know anything about over-fishing. I don't mind eating seafood, but this is all wrong. There aren't even any crabs on Lake Caribou."

Behind them, Mr. Janson told them about his encounter with Crossni. "That psycho dancer has darts that turn trouts into monsters."

"Uncle," scolded Kylie, "have you been eating too many macadamia nuts again? You know that macadamia nuts give you wild conspiracies."

"It's not the nuts, sweetie," admitted Mr. Janson. "It's a real trout monster."

Kylie and Rodrigo thought he was being silly, but Saatvika and Carla secretly believed him. "You two comfort Mr. Janson," advised Carla. "Saatvika and I will handle the job."

Kylie and Rodrigo thought they were going to finish Mr. Janson's job for him, so they agreed with what they were saying.

Mew Mew Cupcake, Metamorphosis!

Mew Mew Sundae, Metamorphosis!

XxoxX

On the other side of the lake, the McCart trout was flipping like crazy, causing a lot of rumbling. Mew Mew Cupcake fought off with her sting ray instincts while Mew Mew Sundae fought with her chameleon instincts. Unfortunately, he was too strong.

"This is great," groaned Mew Mew Sundae. "First my crush hits on Mr. Janson's niece and now a McCart creature is causing a richter-scale ruckus. I'm getting a little crabby here."

Just then, Mew Mew Cupcake remembered the crab trap that Kylie found. Using her Sprinkle Frisbee like a boomerang, she caught the trap, tossed it towards the McCart trout, and it clamped on his face. Then it was time to do the final Mew Mew Pose.

Mew Mew Style, Mew Mew Grace

Mew Mew Style, In Your Face

And in a flash, the McCart trout turned back into a regular trout. Mew Mew Sundae felt bad for the little trout, because this reminded her of being trapped in envy. With a wave of her Illusion Staff, she made the trap disappear and the trout was free.

"You had to say 'crabby'," recalled Mew Mew Cupcake.

XxoxX

Back on the other side of the lake, Kylie and Rodrigo were giving Mr. Janson some lemonade to calm him down. Carla and Saatvika looked at them and they smiled, knowing that they were working together to help Mr. Janson.

"So, Kylie," flirted Rodrigo, "care to grab some lemonade as well?"

"Sorry, Rodrigo," answered Kylie. "My duty lies at Lake Caribou."

Rodrigo was disappointed because he found out that Kylie was married to her job at a lifeguard. "I wanted to tell you that Kylie is a workaholic," explained Mr. Janson, "but you were so lovestruck."

Saatvika kicked off her shoes and stepped into the litter-free lake. "Hey, Rodrigo!" she shouted. "The water is fine!" Seeing that Saatvika wanted to dip her feet into the water and splash around, Rodrigo kicked off his socks and shoes and joined in on the action.

"Mi hermano and mi amiga," smiled Carla, "have a magnifico time."

The End