Chris Kratt was dreaming.
He was dreaming of the Creature Adventures, that he and his older brother, Martin had in the past.
There had been a lot of them.
Only one of them had been a complete mystery though.
The adventure had led them to a place called Animal Junction.
The dream started turning dark.
In the dream turned nightmare, Chris heard someone crying out for help.
He was in Animal Junction, but it wasn't as bright as it had been when he and Martin visited continuously.
The cry came again. This time he heard his and Martin's name being called.
Dream Chris opened his mouth but something came up behind him.
Dream Chris felt a hand cover his mouth. Then he heard the voice.
"Animal Junction is dead"
An evil laughter followed.
Chris woke up screaming.
"Chris?" A voice from the darkened bedroom asked
Chris fumbled for the light on the night stand and turned it on.
Martin Kratt stood in the doorway. Chris could see the worry on his brother's face.
"Martin, we have to go back to Animal Junction"
Martin looked at his brother still looking worried.
Martin walked into the room.
Animal Junction had affected them somehow. They started noticing it when everyone else around them aged at a normal pace. The brothers however started aging slower. They also stopped growing.
It was only after they left Animal Junction, they started aging at a semi normal pace.
The brothers were in their early thirties and they knew that; to every one else they looked to be in their twenties.
So they took advantage of this and put together a small team of young adults so they could continue their Animal Adventures.
They didn't tell their team mates their real ages.
Martin shook his head.
"Why?" Martin asked.
Chris told him of his dream.
After hearing about Chris's dream, Martin agreed.
There was just one problem about going back to Animal Junction though.
It was the real reason they had left the Junction too.
The Darkness.