A/N: Hey everyone! I hope everyone's ready to continue Life is Abominable Episode Two after the heart-pounding cliffhanger from Part 3 of the episode! Now things are starting to get even more intense as Max and Chloe's journey to help Everest get home continues. Alright, enough teasing, let's get right into part 4. Enjoy!

Previously on Life is Abominable...

Max has begun testing her limits with her newly formed telepathic bond with Everest, and discovers he can hear her thoughts and he replies to everything she asks and says to him without her having to speak at all. Chloe has also done some intense research on Mr. Burnish's past and discovered his delusive and reclusive nature and how much a deadly combination it could be with Dr. Zara on his team. Max formulates a plan to help sneak Everest out of the city without being noticed by Burnish and his men, and she learns of a ship that leaves Shanghai and lands at a port in Southern China tomorrow night. After grabbing supplies, Max walks in on Yi attacking Everest after discovering him on the rooftop of her apartment. Now, the three must do their best to hide as a Burnish helicopter hovers above them...

Shanghai, China. 8:02 PM

The blanket walls of the fort began to blow in the wind that the helicopter's propeller was creating, and one of the corners fell down. Max, Chloe, and Yi's eyes widened in fear at this. If the walls continued to fall like this, Everest would be exposed and captured again.

"The walls aren't staying up!" Chloe shouted as she ran to try and put the blanket that fell back up, but the wind was too strong and blew it right out of her hand. Yi then got an idea and ran out the fort.

"Yi! Come back!" Max shouted.

"What the Hell is she doing, Max?" Chloe asked in confusion.

"I don't know!" Max replied as loudly as she could to make sure she could be heard over the helicopter propeller. The two of them then saw Yi came back with sheet metal that came from her shrine she made for her father and the map she wanted to follow to travel across China with and began placing them up where the fallen blankets had used to be.

"She's trying to help rebuild the fort" Max said to herself. It wasn't loud enough to be heard by Chloe but she allowed it to keep happening until all the walls were reinforced with the slabs of sheet metal that Yi had been providing for them. Max then turned to Everest and decided to speak using her thoughts since he could hear those instead of her voice over the helicopter.

"Stay hidden, okay? It'll go away soon" Max advised. Everest just cowered in the corner afraid that Burnish's men were going to find him, but he also knew Max and Chloe were not going to let that happen. After two minutes passed, the helicopter flew away and went to go search somewhere else. The three girls sighed in relief now that it was over, but Everest was still afraid. Max then walked over to the corner and began to pet behind his ears and use her telepathy to soothe him.

"Can you explain to me what's going on exactly? I mean, the cat's already out of the bag now, but... an explanation would still be nice" Yi asked. Chloe then looked to Max and gave her a lone nod, letting her know she'd take care of it. Max then continued to telepathically comfort the shaking Everest.

"Okay, since we came to China Max has been having these visions. These visions were coming from Everest, who chose her as the receiver of his cries for help. Burnish Industries is looking for him, and they're the ones who kidnapped him and took him away from his home in the Himalayas. Max and I broke him out last night, it wasn't easy but we did manage to pull it off. And now we were forming an escape plan to help Everest get home, but we need to get him out of the city without Burnish and his psychotic friend, Zara noticing us" Chloe explained. Yi nodded in reply, she didn't think this day could get any stranger than it was right now.

"Anything else I should know?" asked Yi. Chloe looked to Max who only nodded with a serious look on her face, telling her it was okay for her to tell her about her powers.

"Yeah, actually. Max has the power to rewind time, it's how we were able to avoid being seen inside Burnish's compound that was holding Everest captive and redo any mistakes in the plan we may have made" Chloe added.

"Time powers? Yetis? Telepathy? This is one strange day" said Yi in reply with her hands on her temples.

"I know it seems weird but it's the truth, Yi" Max said as she finished comforting Everest and walked next to Chloe to join her in explaining the situation.

"After everything I've seen so far... I believe you guys" Yi replied, which made Max and Chloe's eyes widen in shock. They were not expecting her to believe them so quickly.

"You do?" Max asked.

"I mean, yeah. The Yeti, I mean, Everest was quite a bit of a shocker for me, but I accepted it pretty quickly the more I looked at him. And if Yetis are real, I'd have no trouble believing having the power to rewind time and telepathy are real too" Yi explained. Max and Chloe felt even more relieved than before. Now they didn't have to worry about Yi thinking they were crazy or run away to the police screaming and telling them about Everest. Max then decided to step closer to Yi and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Yi, listen. Everest is scared and doesn't know where he is. He just wants to go home, and Chloe and I only wanna help him get there. We could use your help if we're going to make sure this plan works. The more players on our team we have, the better chance of success we'll have" Max said, hoping that Yi would help them. Yi looked to Chloe who had her arms crossed and against her chest and gave her a nod, letting her know it was in her best interest to help them.

"Alright, I'll do whatever I can to help you get him home. Just tell me what the plan is" Yi said.

"Not yet. Everest's had too much excitement in one night. We're both pretty tired right now too. So we'll start talking about the plan first thing in the morning, agreed?" asked Max.

"Okay, good idea. I'll see you two in the morning" said Yi before walking over the scaffolding and climbing down to get to her bedroom. Max and Chloe then walked back to the blanket now turned sheet-metal fort to check up on Everest. The Yeti was now looking very tired and was struggling to keep his eyes open.

"You sleepy, big guy?" Chloe asked. Max then walked up to Everest and began to rub small circles above his nose.

"Shh, it's okay to be tired. We all need our sleep" Max said in her mind. Everest then lied down on his belly and folded his arms in front of him to use as a makeshift pillow. She then saw Chloe had taken the biggest blanket that used to serve as one of the walls of the fort before the helicopter blew it down and tossed one end over to Everest's other side to help keep him warm.

"Thanks, Chloe" Max whispered to her blue-haired friend. Max then looked to Everest and gave a small smile before nodding and looked up to Chloe.

"He said "Thank you, Auntie Chloe"" Max told her. Instead of retaliating to being called Auntie again, she looked to Max wide eyed.

"Wait, he just talked?" Chloe asked in bewilderment.

"I just read his thoughts. He's getting pretty used to calling you Auntie by now" Max said with a guilty smile and a nervous chuckle at the end of her sentence. Chloe just rolled her eyes and sat down on the concrete floor before leaning back against Everest's fluffy white fur like it was a gigantic beanbag chair. Max then smiled and sat down next to her and following what she did, only she rested her head on Chloe's shoulder, next to the crook of her neck.

"Sleep tight, Max" Chloe whispered before looking over to Everest.

"Goodnight, big guy. Don't let the bed bugs bite" Chloe said in a snarky tone of voice before closing her eyes and allowing sleep to take over. The three of them were asleep within a matter of seconds.

The Next Morning. 8:24 AM

Chloe was the first one to wake up, Max eventually got up after a few more minutes of rest. Everest was the last one awake, and he looked like he had the best rest of his life. He then saw Max walk into the makeshift shelter with a smile on her face and and her Polaroid in her hand.

"Good morning, sleepyhead. You sleep well?" Max asked with her thoughts. Everest only nodded while he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. Max then held her camera up and Everest tilted his head with a confused look on his face.

"This is a camera, it takes pictures. Would you please hold still for me?" asked Max politely out loud. Everest then sat up and smiled for the camera. Max then took the picture, and this time the flash didn't scare Everest like it did last time.

"Hey, you didn't get scared by the flash this time. I'm proud of you, buddy" Max said as she took the photo out the camera and shook it in her hand to make it develop faster before placing it in her bag. She then got an idea and held her Polaroid up to Everest.

"You wanna try taking a picture, Everest? There's one slate of film left, you can use it if you want" Max said in her thoughts. Everest gently took the camera into his large hands and tried his best to hold it without breaking it. The Yeti then had the front end of the camera facing him as he held it in between his thumb and index fingers while he distanced the camera from his face.

"Very good. Now just press the button and it'll take the shot" Max said telepathically. Everest moved his index finger slightly down as gentle as he possibly could and the flash went off, the picture had been taken. Everest then watched in amazement as the picture printed out the camera and he took it into his free hand before gently shaking the photograph in between his fingers.

"Hey, you're doing exactly what I do. That's really good" Max said as she noticed Everest was copying her. Max held her hand out to Everest and he gently handed her back both the picture and her Polaroid.

"Now let's see how you did" Max said as she looked down at the photo the Yeti had just taken. It was a perfect self portrait of Everest, the right amount of distance between himself and the camera, the framing, and the perfect amount of lighting from the flash made it a very impressive photo for a first timer. The two of them then looked over to the entryway to see Chloe walk inside to greet the both of them.

"I heard the sound of your camera going off. Taking some pics?" asked Chloe as she approached her brunette friend. Max then handed her the photo Everest just took of himself.

"Glad to see you haven't lost your magic touch, Max" Chloe complimented.

"No, EVEREST took that photo" Max corrected her. Chloe then looked up at Everest and then the photograph.

"Really? He did? On his first try too?" asked Chloe.

"Yeah. It was so flawless the way he took the picture, the way he handed the camera. I'm so proud, Everest's first selfie" Max said smiling. Chloe then looked over to Max with a smirk.

"Maybe he gets it from watching you?" she suggested. Max then smiled as she looked up to Everest and gave him an encouraging pat on his shoulder.

"Yeah, I guess he does" said Max, not taking her eyes off of Everest.

"Like mother like son" Chloe said before giving Max the photo back and exiting the fort. Max could have objected Chloe's statement, but she didn't. Because she felt like it was true, the two of them acted very much like mother and son would despite being two entirely different species.

"Don't worry, Everest. Tonight we're gonna get you out of Shangai and on your way home. Promise" Max told Everest with her thoughts before giving him a gentle pat in between his eyes and left the shelter. She exited to see Yi and Chloe standing close to the door that lead back inside the complex. Yi had her backpack in her arms carrying what looked like food inside of it.

"I asked Yi to bring up some clean clothes for us since we pretty much slept in our clothes from yesterday" Chloe said as she walked over to where Yi's travel shrine was carrying some fresh neatly folded clothes in her arms. Max saw that her clothes were sitting on a small wooden crate that also had a dying flower in a vase sitting right next to them.

"Thanks, Yi. By the way, what's that in your bag?" Max asked as she approached the teenager.

"Oh, they're Nai Nai's famous pork buns. I wanted to make amends with Everest for hitting him with my violin last night, so I figure maybe some food would help? I'd imagine he's hungry too and wants some breakfast" Yi explained.

"May I?" Max asked. Yi only nodded and let her pick a Pork Bun out of the backpack and took a bite out of it. It was absolutely delicious, and the warm pork hitting the bottom of her stomach was the most satisfying feeling to her.

"Oh my dog, Yi. These are amazing. I don't even think Joyce could cook something this incredible" Max said with a full mouth and took another bite.

"Who's Joyce?" asked Yi in confusion.

"Chloe's mom. She made those omelettes you loved so much yesterday" Max said before finishing her bun and licked what was left off her fingers. Yi chuckled in reply.

"Thanks. I gotta tell Nai Nai you love them. Everybody loves her pork buns" she said. Max then picked her clothes up off the wooden box and walked over to the travel shrine to see Chloe had already gotten dressed. She was wearing her favorite black beanie on her head, as well as a white tee-shirt with a picture of a skull with spikes surrounding the lower jaw and ringing around it's forehead. She also swapped her canvas shoes for her combat boots and her favorite pair of torn black skinny jeans.

"Have you tried Nai Nai's pork buns. Those things are hella delicious" Chloe said as she put on her favorite black jacket over her tank top.

"Yeah. I wonder what would happen if Joyce and Nai Nai had a cook-off against one another" Max said as she entered the travel shrine, closed the curtain that covered the shrine up and began to swap out her clothes for the ones Yi picked for her right out of her bag.

"Honestly, it would be hard to pick the winner. They're both pretty good and have each other's own specialty dishes" Chloe said while Max was getting changed.

"Yeah, I guess you've got a point" Max said as she now stepped out of the shrine wearing her favorite gray hoodie over a dark red tee-shirt with a deer skull on the front with short antlers and a black lightning bolt on the left and right sides of the skull's cheek areas, dark blue jeans and her favorite pair of converse.

"Alright, now that we're all dressed we need to discuss the plan" Chloe said as Max exited the travel shrine. Chloe then walked inside the sheet metal fort to see Yi playing her violin for Everest, who seemed to be enjoying the music. Max stayed outside and looked down at the flower that was sitting on the wooden crate where her clothes were sitting before. She looked down at her left hand and got an idea, this time wanting to experiment with her rewind instead of her telepathy. She stared at the flower and held up her left arm up instead of her right and opened up her left hand. Max then twisting her wrist in a counter-clockwise motion as it was focused on the flower. She then began to notice something different, this time instead of everything around her going backwards in time, it was only the flower that was affected by the rewind and nothing else. The flower began to bloom back to life and looked beautiful again.

"Woah. It worked" Max said as she stopped using her rewind on the flower. Chloe and Yi stepped out the fort to greet Max.

"Okay Super-Max, what's this plan of yours?" Chloe asked. Max then snapped out of her state of awe and then walked over to the shopping bags she got yesterday and dumped out everything she bought onto the floor.

"Okay, here's what I got in mind. We still have the truck we stole from Burnish right? We're going to disguise it to make it look like it DIDN'T come from the Burnish compound and drive it to the port close to the time that ship is set to depart with Everest in the back" Max explained.

"So all we have to do is disguise it?" asked Yi.

"Yeah. I bought this spray paint because it matches the exact same matte black paint job the truck already had when we stole and drove off in it. First, we use it to cover up the Burnish logo. Then we have to swap out the license plates with these ones I bought down at the auto part shop. The words on them were already printed on them when I bought them, so I figured this was our best option instead of having to wait for registered plates to come in the mail" said Max as she explained what each individual item was for.

"Good idea. What's the pocket knife for?" Chloe asked pointing to the knife that was still inside the plastic case it came in when she bought it.

"I couldn't find any screwdrivers. That's part of the reason I came back here to late yesterday. I couldn't find any screwdrivers anywhere, I've been to at least eight or nine stores looking for one. So I settled for the knife, we can use it's open blade similar to how you use a screwdriver to take the screws off the truck's old plates" Max answered.

"Way to improvise, Super-Max" Chloe commented.

"What are these clothes for then?" Yi asked.

"Those are for when we finish cover up the logos on the truck and swapping out the plates. We need to look like we're driving to the port making an important delivery, so we'll need trucker disguises for when it's time for us to leave" said Max.

"Good idea. I guess we're going to be spending all of today working on disguising the truck?" asked Yi.

"That's right. We parked it close to the scaffolding behind the dumpster. Nobody will be able to see us or suspect anything because it's covered by the shade, the black paint job helps with masking it in the shade" said Max before looked down the edge of the apartment roof to look down at the truck still protected by the shade.

"Then I guess we've got work to do. Leave the painting to me, alright?" Chloe said while she picked up the cans of spray paint and took them into her arms before making her way to the scaffolding and climbed down to the ground.

"Can I help with anything?" Yi asked Max after they were the only ones on the roof with Everest after Chloe went down.

"I'll need some help with the plates. But we'll wait until Chloe's done painting and give it some time to dry. I know we're on a schedule but we don't really need to rush it, alright?" Max said.

"Not a problem. I can totally do that" Yi replied confidently.

Ten Hours Later.

Max had no idea she had bought the type of spray paint that took an incredibly long time to dry, so she'd have to wait a while until the paint finally dried on the truck. Chloe said she did a pretty good job masking the Burnish Industries logos on the doors of the vehicle and there was barely any sign that they were being covered up by anything. While they were waiting, Max and Chloe went shopping for supplies for their trip to the Himalayas. Yi stayed behind to look after Everest, and she said she didn't have any problem with it. After a good few hours, Max and Chloe came back with more than enough bottles of fresh water, snack foods, medical supplies, and other things that would be needed for a long journey. The two American girls went up the stairs this time instead of the scaffolding to make themselves look as casual and less a threat as possible to the Burnish employees who were still on the streets looking for their fluffy white furred friend.

"Chloe?" Max asked, catching her friend's attention.

"Yeah?" she replied.

"I know this is kinda stupid and odd of me to be asking of you, but... did you pack David's gun with you?" asked Max.

"Unfortunately I did not. BUT I did manage to score a pistol off the guards we knocked out two nights ago. It's actually similar to the one Nathan pulled on me back in Arcadia Bay. Why do you ask?" Chloe replied.

"I just have a feeling we're going to need it, that's all. I know we've got my rewind but what if my powers start failing? Like when I attempted to stop Kate from jumping. We just need to be prepared for the worst, regardless of what that is" Max explained.

"I understand. And you're right, it's better to have it with you than not need it at all. Now let's go check on Yi and Everest. The paint on the truck should be dry by now and we can start putting on those plates. The ship leaves soon anyways so we're going to have to hurry" said Chloe as she began walking ahead of Max up the stairs to get to the roof. Max picked up the pace and began catching up to her. The two found themselves back on the roof and saw Yi playing her violin for Everest, who was enjoying the nice melodic sounds coming from the instrument.

"We're back. Hope he didn't cause too much trouble for you" Max said.

"Oh no, he didn't. He's pretty well behaved but he's a pretty curious Yeti. Always wondering what certain things were and stuff like that" Yi explained as she put her violin away back in it's case and into her backpack.

"Well, the paint should be done by now. You and Max wanna put those plates up?" Chloe asked as she set the shopping bags down.

"I think that's a good idea. Chloe, think you can pack everything up and watch Everest for us while we work?" Max asked as she picked up the knife and took it out the plastic case while Yi picked up the license plates.

"No problem, Mad-Max. I'll get us packed as quickly as possible. Besides, Everest loves hanging around Auntie Chloe. Don't you buddy?" Chloe asked as she wiggled her fingers underneath Everest's chin which made him giggle and stomp his foot in delight.

"Oh so NOW you like being called Auntie Chloe?" Max asked with a raised eyebrow and a smirk.

"Don't push it, Caulfield" Chloe said before walking downstairs to grab a spare backpack she packed that was sitting in the guest room. Max and Yi walked side by side as they went to the scaffolding and climbed down the ground level with their supplies and walked over to the truck.

"Okay, so how about you undo the screws and I'll hold the plates in plates?" Max offered. Yi nodded and took the knife from Max as she was handing it to her. The younger girl then unfolded the blade and placed it in the center of the screw and undid it, causing it to fall to the ground and did the exact same thing with the other one. Max then picked the plate off the floor and then held one of the new plates she bought against the bumper where the old plate previously was set. Yi placed the screw in the hole and began to tighten it.

"Yi? Can I ask you a question?" asked Max.

"Uh, sure. What is it?" Yi replied.

"Why are you so distant from your mother and Nai Nai? I've noticed you barely see then or talk to them. You're always off doing some odd job trying to raise money for your travels" Max asked. She was nervous that she had asked a question that was a little too personal for Yi to answer. Yi only sighed and looked to Max as soon as she finished tightening the first screw.

"Well, if you must know... after my dad died, mom and Nai Nai felt like they just HAD to reach out to me in some way. It felt extremely uncomfortable, always being asked non-stop questions about things that were none of their concern, constantly wanting to be around me. I felt like I was being suffocated by them being around all the time, Max. I just want to escape and travel all across China like my dad wanted me to" Yi explained. Max didn't expect her to remain so calm when she answered, she was expecting to be snapped and being told it was none of her business, but Yi gave an answer that felt genuine.

"I know what it's like. My parents were like that at first when my grandma died. All I wanted to do was be alone but mom and dad just kept insisting I be around them. I eventually told them how I felt a few days after the funeral, and after that they just let me grieve naturally" Max told her. Yi was surprised to find that her new friend could actually relate to what she was feeling.

"My grieving process may be taking a little longer than yours. My dad literally died one year ago, and it still feels like he died last week. I've become a lone wolf and I've grown used to it, but everyone else just HAS to be a part of my life and pretend like nothing ever happened and everything's sunshine and rainbows" she said.

"I understand that it feels like the people who try to help you the most feel like they're suffocating you, but you can't shut everyone out completely. You need someone whom you can trust to talk to when you feel like you're ready to open up and express how you feel, not just avoid everyone and keep them in the dark about it" Max explained to her. Yi looked a bit sad as she finished tightening the last screw but then she gave off a small smile before turning to face Max.

"Well, I'm doing that right now aren't I?" asked Yi. Max smiled and spoke back.

"Really? You trust me enough to tell me your problems and feelings?" asked Max, feeling honored and humbled by this.

"Well, yeah. Ever since you and Chloe arrived I've felt like I've had real friends again. I even laughed for the first time in a while when you both rejected Jin and I took that picture of his shocked face" Yi said while at the same time, trying to hold in a giggle at the memory of taking that picture.

"Yeah, that was pretty funny" Max said as the two walked over to the front of the truck to swap out the front plate.

"It felt like... life was insanely boring before you showed up. Now I know Yetis exist, that superpowers like telepathy and rewinding time are a real thing. Life's gotten hella more interesting" Yi said, which made Max chuckle.

"Hey, you just said "Hella". Guess Chloe's lingo is rubbing off on you huh?" Max asked.

"Yeah, I guess so" Yi said as she got the knife ready to loosen the first screw. A loud metal clanging caught their attention and the two girls looked up to see the air conditioner that went into the living room of Yi's apartment was missing and the cord went all the way up to the roof.

"Oh my God. Oh my God, he did NOT!" Max said as she ran over to the scaffolding and began climbing up to the roof, Yi followed closely behind her.

A/N: Part 4 is complete everybody! And how about that? Yi has opened up about her feelings to Max and she feels like her life has become even more exciting and eventful since Max and Chloe showed up, and Everest too. But now, it looks like their plan may come to a halt due to whatever Everest wants with Yi's apartment's AC system. The fifth and final part of episode two will come soon, and we'll dive into Episode Three hopefully by next month! More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!