Chris saw the Tortuga land right near him and he smiled as he was grateful that his team came. The door opened once the Tortuga had landed and Aviva, Howler, Koki, Jimmy, and the cub came out.
"Chris!" Aviva called out.
Chris kept his smile once he saw them but then his smile faded as he was still worried about Misty. "Guys, we need to save Misty!" He insisted seriously.
Howler cocked his head to the right as he heard Misty's name. The cub was sitting next to Howler and looked at him. He asked, "So what exactly is going on?"
Howler shook his head. "Don't know, but Misty appears to be in danger by the angry voice of Chris." Howler explained almost sadly.
"Wait, you mean that human creature I saw earlier is in trouble?" the cub asked with confusion.
Howler scratched behind his ear. "That's right and Chris appears to be upset about it."
The cub and Howler watched as Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy assisted Chris into the Tortuga.
"We'll save her, Chris. Don't worry." Aviva reassured him as she led him to his room.
"There!" Martin said in a quick whisper as he and Laura landed near a tall skyscraper, they had honestly both flown a very long ways.
Laura blinked, and looked up to the top of the skyscraper that reached pass the clouds, "Oh crap... are you sure this is the building Aviva was talking about?"
"Yep..." Martin said, checking his CP, "It's the one..."
"Oh, I hope Misty's okay..." Laura said sadly as the both started flying up to the top of the building.
"Let's hope... but for now, we have to be careful... Aviva said the building is layered with security devises..." Martin said, as he flapped carefully.
Her eyes opened after what felt like hours and she groaned in pain and confusion. She didn't know where she was or who she was, but she felt like there was a purpose for her existence and that was to serve someone. The lights were bright in the unknown room she was located at and she closed her eyes halfway in the process.
"W-Where, am I?" she asked in confusion.
Her whole body felt heavy and so did her head. She noticed she was in a lab, but she didn't know what for. A few seconds later, a man walked in with a triumphant grin spread across his face and his hands were cupped behind his back. She blinked in confusion as she was wondering if that was the man she had to serve. As he came to her side, he revealed a controller and pressed a red button, which released her from her binds.
"So, you're awake." The man said casually.
"Um... yes... I am... where am I?" she asked, getting up, and looking around.
"Why, your home..." The man said, smirking a little.
"I am?" she asked blinking, "I live here?"
"Well, your going to... so, I might as well show you around..." the man said, trying to act but as if a friend of some sort.
She nodded, and smiled a little, "I'd... I'd like that..." she studied the wall lined with lab tools, "And, I can't remember... what's my name?"
"Your name my dear is Diana."
Diana blinked in confusion. "Diana is my name…?" She asked.
The man nodded. "Yes," He reassured her with a smile.
"Diana, for some reason that name doesn't fit right." Diana stated with the shake of her head.
The man offered a hand, and Diana gladly took it as he helped her to stand. "It may seem strange but it is your name. We saved you from these… kidnappers," He lied.
Diana blinked, not sure what he meant by that, "What?"
The man nodded slowly, "Terrible people who tried to take you away and shoot you down... but don't worry, I am here to protect you now."
Diana cocked her head to one side a little bit, "Exactly, who are you?"
"My name is Eric Hamen... you may just call me Eric though..." he smiled lightly.
Diana nodded slowly, and smiled back, "It's nice to meet you Eric, and, thank you for saving me..."
"It's the least I could've done madame..." Eric reassured.
Diana then heard her stomach grumble. She blushed as Eric laughed lightheartedly. "You're hungry. I'll have my workers go fetch you some lunch."
"Thanks, it feels like I didn't eat all day." Diana said honestly.
Eric went up to the door and opened it. He poked his head out and yelled, "Thomas! Conner! Get your butts in here this instant!"
Soon, two men came running down the hall and stopped to solute their boss. "Yes boss?" asked Thomas.
Eric grinned. "Diana here will be part of our family from now on, and she is quite famished from what she's been through. Go grab her some lunch and meet us at the cafeteria shortly." Eric ordered.
Conner nodded his head in agreement. "Right away sir!" He saluted Eric and the two went running down the hall again to make some lunch for Diana.
Eric went back to look at Diana.
"Who were they?" Diana asked curiously.
"Erm..." Eric started, "Think of them as servants, who adore to do whatever they're master orders..."
"Really?"
"Yes, really... now, let's head down to the cafeteria... and afterwards I'll teach you everything you need to know..." Eric said.
Diana nodded slowly, "What... kind of things?"
"Oh, just the basics... like, who you are and everything..."
"Oh..." Diana said blinking.
Eric took Diana's hand and escorted her out of the hallway and gave her a tour as they went along. What he didn't realize was that there were two intruders just outside the building.
"I'm surprised the alarms didn't go off yet since we came," Martin said with the shake of his head.
"Maybe they're more inside the building Martin? But how are we supposed to fight off the guards when they spot us? We've been through enough as it is, can we handle that many guards?"
Martin shook his head. "Maybe not in our human forms, but as animals we might be able to overpower them." Martin stated as he searched for a way to sneak inside without having the alarms go off.
Laura nodded. "Right,"
Laura hoped desperately that Misty was all right in there and that those poachers hadn't done anything harmful to her best friend.
Laura then noticed a window that was open, "Maybe we can go in through there?"
Martin blinked, "I don't know... it's kinda risky..."
Laura sighed, "But we have to try..." and she flew over to the window and looked inside, "It seems clear to me..."
"Well, it seems that way, though it doesn't mean it is..." Martin said flying over, looking in as well.
"Well, we might as well try it..." Laura said, and before Martin could argue, she flew in.
Luckily, no alarm was triggered, and no one knew they were there still.
Diana listened to Eric as he explained the basics. They were now in the cafeteria as Thomas and Conner gave Diana her lunch. The lunch she had was a salad, and a hamburger. She enjoyed every bit of her lunch and thanked Thomas and Conner for the help.
"Anything else, ma'am?" asked Thomas.
Diana shook her head as she was replenished and full from the lunch. "No thank you, but I'll call when I need something else okay?" She stated casually.
"You're dismissed boys," Eric said with a growl of impatience.
"Yes sir!"
And the two men left instantly.
"Diana is actually quite cute for a robot, wouldn't you say Thomas?" asked Conner.
Thomas shrugged. "Perhaps, but she's with the boss so we can't call any dibs on her."
Conner looked to the floor disappointed. "I know, and it sucks man."
Martin tiptoed with Laura, down the halls, being careful to dodge every camera, and open door.
They made sure they checked every open door first though, they wanted to know if Misty was in any of them.
But, alas, they actually found no one in the whole building.
Laura sighed, "That's strange... you'd expect there'd be more people here, in such a big building like this..."
"No kidding..." Martin said, as he peeked into a room, then went on walking.
"So..." Diana started, "Where is everyone else? Is there more servants?"
Eric paused, and thought this question over, "Well... it honestly is a very lonely job for me... it's really only me and my robots..."
Diana blinked, "But, I'm here."
Eric smiled, and nodded, "Oh yes, of course. I have you with me now... and I am happy you are..."
Diana smiled when she saw Eric happy. "So, what now…? Should I train or something?" Diana asked with a raised eyebrow.
Eric smiled. "That would be a good idea, my dear. That way you can defend yourself from those kidnappers. I'm sure they'll want to take you away again."
Diana's eyes widened in revelation. "But, why would they want me? I haven't done anything to them, have I?"
Eric only shrugged his shoulders. "These kidnappers do what they want, whenever they want. They don't care about harming others, and they probably want you so they can make a ransom." Eric explained.
Diana gasped with fright as she covered her mouth with her hands. "T-That's horrible!" She exclaimed.
Eric nodded his head in agreement. "Yes it is, but don't worry Diana, I'll make sure they won't harm you again. You came home and I don't want to lose you."
Diana stared at Eric, and something about that saying sounded familiar. Maybe the wording was different, but she felt like there was someone else that shared the same feelings for her. But who?
Eric stood slowly, "Now, let me lead you to the gym... we'll have you trained in a few defense and weapon classes... for your own safety..."
Diana nodded, and stood as well, and they both started off down the hall again.
Martin suddenly had an incoming message on his CP. He looked to his CP, and answered it quickly, "Yeah?"
It was Chris, "Did you find her yet?"
"Sorry bro, not yet... but, you'll have to give us a break, this place is huge..." Martin replied, looking to Laura for a second.
Chris sighed sadly, "You have to find her... I'll be there soon, Aviva will drop me off..."
Laura blinked, and looked to Martin's creature pod, "Chris, don't you still need to heal?"
Chris shook his head. "I'll be fine Laura, don't worry about my well-being. Worry about Misty's, I have a feeling she is in danger." Chris protested.
"But dude, look at you. You still look badly injured from whatever happened to you. You know I worry more about you just as well as anyone else. You need to stay there and continue to heal, we'll find her bro." Martin said seriously.
Chris frowned. "Martin, Misty is my girlfriend and I promised myself I would protect her. I'm coming whether you like it or not." Chris said seriously.
"But bro," Martin argued as he was concerned for his brother.
"No buts Martin! I'm coming over, see you there shortly."
Chris turned off the connection. Martin and Laura looked at each other and Martin sighed in wonder. "Chris really is overly protective of Misty."
Laura smiled and said, "I think it's kind of cute. Chris is willing to put Misty first out of anything else."
Martin shrugged, "I guess it's cute... to a girl..." he teased.
Laura laughed a little and playfully elbowed him, "Hey! It's alright to feel that way! I even hope there will someday be a guy like that for me..."
Martin stared at her, and looked down, he wasn't very thrilled by this. He knew he would do anything for her, but, was it hard? He wouldn't know, he knew Chris probably knew though.
"Well, let's keep moving..." Martin said finally, and he started going down the hall again.
"So you punch like this?" Diana asked as she threw a punch at the dummy that was in the center of the gym.
Diana didn't get it right the first time around, and frowned in displeasure. Eric smiled at her and assisted her on what she did wrong. "Not everyone gets it right on the first try. Here, watch me."
Diana nodded and watched Eric throw a very hard punch to the dummy's abdomen, making the dummy wobble back and forth a little. Diana blinked in surprise, and Eric turned to look at her. "Okay now try again," He said with a smile.
Diana gulped and positioned herself into a fighting stance. With her knees bent and her fists up and ready, she exposed a serious face to the dummy and she gave another punch. It still wasn't perfect, but she was getting better at it. Though she was displeased with her failed attempt at making the dummy move.
"I'm just not fit for fighting." Diana said sadly.
Eric went up to Diana and placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's all right, Diana. I'm positive by the end of the day, you will be able to fight off anyone, including me." He said with a lighthearted chuckle.
Diana shook her head in protest. "But I don't want to fight you." She stated clearly.
Eric smiled lightly, "Don't worry Diana, you won't have to fight me. I was just saying you'll get really good eventually."
"Eventually..." Diana repeated, sighing a little.
"How about you try again. But this time try a cross punch with it..."
Diana nodded, and got in position, and punched the bag; jab then cross.
"Actually, you got it pretty good that time..." Eric said with a small nod.
Meanwhile, nearby Laura and Martin were walking down the hall.
"Okay, Chris should be here any second..." Martin said with a nod.
Laura froze and stopped, "MK, do you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"The sound of gym equipment being used..." She answered.
Martin stopped for a moment and listened. He soon heard the same thing Laura heard and he nodded his head in agreement. "I do hear it. C'mon, it shouldn't be close, and maybe Misty might be in there!"
Laura and Martin ran down the hall to the area of the gym.
"Phew, who would of guessed that training would be so much hard work?" Diana said with a smile.
Eric chuckled and said, "But all that training pays off. Now, let's work on your kicks, you ready?"
Diana nodded slowly and went into a fighting stance.
"Now, watch me…"
Martin and Laura made there way to a large doorway, and they both peeked around the corner, wondering if possibly Misty was there.
They both gasped when they saw her.
"It's her!" Martin whispered with excitement.
"Thank goodness she seems alright! But... what is she doing?" Laura whispered back.
"I... I don't know... she doesn't seem frightened though..." Martin said, cocking his head to one side.
"Hey, isn't that the guy that was in the jeep that didn't follow us?"
"Yeah, I think it is..." Martin whispered blinking.
Eric kicked the dummy hard, and on the same spot as last time. Diana watched as the dummy wobbled back and forth. He turned and smiled at Diana and gestured her to do the same thing.
"You can do it Diana," Eric inspired.
Diana nodded her head and positioned herself in front of the dummy. She glared at it and gave a hard kick to the dummy's chin. It wobbled pretty fast and Diana seemed a bit surprised by the powerful kick.
"Did I… do that?" she asked in shock.
Eric laughed in amusement and nodded his head. "You sure did Diana! It seems that kicking is your strength! Well done!" Eric praised her.
Diana blushed slightly at the praise. "I… guess I am great with kicking, who would have thought?" She said with a short laugh.
Laura and Martin exchanged glances at each other. "Why is that poacher calling Misty, Diana?" Laura asked in puzzlement.
Martin shook his head. "Don't know, and what I don't get is why Misty is being friendly to that guy. He kidnapped her." Martin stated.
Laura looked at Misty with saddened eyes. "Maybe they did do something to her after all." Laura concluded.
Martin looked at Laura and raised an eyebrow. "Why would you think that?" He asked.
"Because I know my best friend Martin, and although she's always friendly towards strangers, with poachers she would be the exact opposite." Laura claimed seriously.
"Well then, we better get Misty out of there."
"But how?" She asked looking into the room.
Martin smirked, "There's only one guy in there, we can handle it easily."
"I don't know Martin, I've been in Martial Arts class for a few years, and he seems pretty good..." Laura said blinking.
"Pfft, just watch and learn..." Martin said, jumping up and out into the room. He was still in his Peregrine suit too, so he figured it be easy to take down one guy, "Hey!"
Eric and Diana both looked up, and stared across the room. Diana's eyes widened, "Who is he?"
Eric growled and took a deep breath, "Hes here to take you away... he's one of the kidnappers Diana, but, don't fret, I'll protect you..."
Martin's eyes widened. "What? You got it all wrong! Misty, don't you recognize me? It's me, Martin Kratt!" He asked as he looked at Misty.
Diana blinked. "I'm sorry but I don't know you." She said with the shake of her head.
Eric growled and gave a punch to Martin, but Martin evaded the attack. "Don't listen to him Diana! He wants to take you away, but I'll make sure he doesn't!" Eric insisted.
Diana was most confused. That guy that wants to take me away from Eric, is he really that bad? Diana asked herself inside her mind.
"What have you done with Misty you poacher?" Martin demanded as he dodged yet another punch from Eric.
Eric smirked. "That's for me to know, and you to find out kidnapper!"
Laura had worked her way over to Diana, and carefully laid a hand on her shoulder, "Misty!"
Diana swung around and nearly screamed, "W-who are you?"
Laura blinked, "Don't... don't you remember me? I'm your best friend, Laura Wilkinson!"
"Don't listen to her Diana!" Eric called over, "She's trying to take you away from me!"
Diana gasped and glared at Laura, "You monster!"
Laura blinked, "No! Misty! I-"
"Just leave this place! Now!" Diana called out, raising her fists.
Laura backed up slightly and shook her head. "No, Misty! We've came to rescue you! Don't you see? He was the one that kidnapped you. C'mon Misty don't you remember the clubhouse? Remember Zach and Gourmand? Remember meeting the Kratt brothers? Don't tell me you forgot about that all ready." Laura said with a saddened look on her face.
Diana exposed a growl and tried to punch Laura, but she quickly dodged it. "Stop calling me that! My name is Diana!"
Eric grinned triumphantly and gave a low kick to Martin who wasn't expecting it. Martin tripped and fell to the ground with a thud. "Ow," He said with a groan.
Eric went up to Martin and cracked his knuckles. "Now to finish you off…"
"No, your name is Misty Castwell! What did he do to you Misty?" Laura asked as she felt her heart break.
"That's none of your business!"
"Gah!" Martin said as he quickly rolled over as he was almost pounced on. He quickly got up and put his fists up, "Okay, no more mister nice Kratt..."
Eric smirked, and put his own fists up. He knew he was better then Martin in combat.
Laura sighed, "C'mon Misty! Please try to remember me! We've been friends since preschool!"
Diana shook her head, "I don't know who you are! Just leave me alone!" and with that, she made a run for it.
Laura quickly ran after her, unknowing that Chris was coming around the hallway, and was going to run dab smack into Misty.
Diana ran into Chris and they both stumbled over. Diana shook her head and quickly stood up.
Chris groaned in pain and rubbed the back of his head gingerly. He stood up and gasped with happiness when he saw Misty.
"Misty! Oh thank goodness you're all right!" Chris said happily as he hugged her.
Diana struggled herself free from Chris's embrace and she spat out, "Why must you people insist that my name is Misty! My name is Diana for crying out loud!"
Chris was most confused on why Misty was behaving as if she didn't recognize him. "But Misty, that is your name. What have they done to you?" He asked with real concern.
Diana shook her head. "Ugh! Just leave me alone!" She pleaded and tried to go the other way.
Chris quickly stood and grabbed her arm, "No wait! Misty!"
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Misty cried out, as she swung her leg to do the kick Eric showed her.
Chris was kicked hard, and flung back against a wall. He honestly had no idea what had just happened.
Meanwhile, Martin had just gotten kicked pretty hard too. Laura knew she had to go after Misty, but, if she didn't help Martin, he would get killed.
She knew she was better at fighting then Martin in combat, she just wasn't sure if she could defeat this guy.
So, Laura jumped forward, blocking Eric from reaching Martin, "Don't you dare touch him!"
Eric chuckled in amusement. "Aww isn't that cute. Beat it girl, I have no time for you." He stated seriously as he positioned himself into a fighting stance.
"Laura what are you doing?" Martin asked with surprise.
"Saving your butt, that's what." Laura said as she turned to him and gave him a smile.
Laura turned back to Eric and exposed a serious expression across her face. "You have to get passed me first before you get to Martin. Got it? Now, come on," Laura beckoned Eric to fight her.
"Fine, first I'll deal with you. Then, I'll deal with him later." Eric spat out as he glared over at Martin.
Eric jumped forward, bringing his leg into a downward kick.
Laura's eyes widened as she parried the kick and was able to push him back, without messing up her stance.
Laura's face still showed a great amount of fear, but, she wasn't ready to back down.
Eric landed in a side horse stance, and his face no longer showed amusement, "You have a bit of skill... but, your not better then me..." and with that he jumped at her again, throwing a front kick, then a round house kick, then a back kick.
Laura parried the front kick, dunked under the round house, and blocked the back kick.
Eric smirked, and quickly pulled both of his legs up, kicking her twice in a jump kick, sending Laura back on her butt.
"Like I said, you're not bad, but you're not good either..." Eric said as he pounced at her, going to bring his elbow down on her face.
Luckily for Laura, Martin had gotten up, and jumped forward, pouncing on Eric before he could even get to her.
"Don't you dare hurt her!" Martin spat out as he managed to punch Eric in the abdomen.
Eric wheezed and he glared at Martin.
Meanwhile, Diana was running down the hall with Chris pursuing her. He recovered from the kick and managed to catch up to her. "Misty! Misty please stop!" He begged.
Diana shook her head. "Ha! Like I'll stop for you! Dream on!"
"Misty, it's me Chris Kratt! Your boyfriend!" Chris called out desperately.
Diana skidded to a halt and Chris managed to be by her side. Diana looked at Chris Kratt, her eyes widened with disbelief. "You're my… my boyfriend?" She asked, confused.
"Yes! Don't you remember? When you and Laura were kidnapped me and Martin came to save you two! In the whole process I fell for you, don't you remember?" Chris asked, practically begging.
"I... I don't remember, no..." Diana said, eyes wide. But, she felt that there was some truth to what he said.
Chris sighed sadly, "Please Misty! Try to remember! I really don't want to lose you!"
Diana blinked, she knew she had heard that one to many times now.
Diana sighed in defeat. "I really don't know who you are, but you seem to be telling the truth. It's like I've seen you before. I'm sorry." She said honestly with the shake of her head.
Chris walked up to her and lifted her chin to have her lock eyes with him. "Maybe this will jog your memory…"
Chris leaned in to give Misty a kiss on the lips and Diana seemed baffled by the kiss.
The fight between Martin and Eric continued, but it seemed like Martin gained the upper hand. Laura watched from the sidelines.
"Laura, go! Get Misty so we can get out of here!" Martin yelled out to her.
Laura nodded and ran out of the gym to get to Misty
"No!" Eric called out angrily, and ran Martin up against a wall reallyhard.
Martin wheezed and gasped in pain as he fell over.
Eric then ran off after Laura. Laura gasped when she saw the man coming up behind her, and she quickly ran faster. She might've not been able to beat him at combat, but, she was definitely the faster runner.
Though, Laura and Eric both froze in their tracks when they saw Misty and Chris with their lips locked.
Eric growled, "Diana!"
Diana looked up, releasing her mouth from Chris's, and looked to Eric, "Eric!Eric these people are not against me-"
"They just want you to think that!" Eric insisted.
"No, you just want her to think she's an entirely different person!" Laura growled.
Diana frowned as she was confused. "I don't get it… I'm so confused." Diana said with the shake of her head.
Chris pulled Misty closer to him and kept her in his arms. "We're good people Misty; you know it in your heart to be true." Chris insisted.
Diana looked at Chris and she nodded her head once in agreement. Though Diana still had a blurry memory of the people who were apparently trying to save her, she smiled and nodded back. "I… I trust you."
Laura sighed in relief. "Let's get outta here." Laura insisted.
Chris nodded his head in agreement and took Misty by the arm. "Let's go."
Diana frowned and looked at Eric.
"You're not going anywhere without a fight first!" Eric spat out as he went into a fighting stance.
Laura and Chris both put there fists up, and blocked Misty from Eric.
In an instant, they were all throwing kicks and punches, and blocks and parries. It was an all out battle, and it wasn't easy for Chris and Laura, because Eric decided to use his best skill.
Soon, Laura and Chris were flung back by one powerful kick. And they both sat up to look at Eric, who was towering over them.
"None of you are leaving this building... alive..." he said, and his face showed no mercy.
Chris looked to the windows beside them in the hall, and got an idea. Chris jumped up and grabbed Laura's arm, then Misty's, and he ran with them to the window.
"What are we doing?" Misty asked with fear.
"Crashing through that window!" Chris answered.
"But we're hundreds of feet up!" Laura said.
"Trust me!" he answered.
Laura could then see the Tortuga was floating outside, and the roof of it would be easy to jump to.
But, Laura then realized Martin wasn't with them. So, she pulled out of Chris's grip and ran to get him.
Chris looked back and called Laura's name. "Laura!"
"Get in the Tortuga Chris! I need to go back for Martin!" Laura called back as she ran a corner.
Chris saw Eric come at them, an angry look upon his face was visible. "Give Diana back! She belongs to me!"
Chris jumped into the Tortuga. The Tortuga flew away from the building, but not too far. Misty clung to Chris in fear she would fall, but when she noticed she wasn't falling she opened her eyes to find she was in a different room. Her eyes widened with amazement and she whistled. "Wow, this place is amazing!"
Chris had a mix of sadness and happiness inside him. He was happy to have Misty back, but he was sad because whatever that guy did to Misty made her loose her memory of the group… of him.
Howler howled once he heard Misty's voice and ran to tackle her. Misty screamed when she was tackled but then she laughed when Howler licked her face with his tongue. She tried to push him off of her.
"Down boy." She ordered.
Howler obeyed and got off of her. He sat near her feet and wagged his tail vigorously back and forth.
"Misty, you're all right!" Jimmy said as he came into the room and put the cub down.
Misty blinked in confusion when she saw Jimmy. "Umm… I'm sorry but who are you?" She asked.
Jimmy blinked in surprise. "You're kidding, right?" He asked.
Misty shook her head. "Sorry…" She apologized.
Jimmy looked at Chris. "What's wrong with Misty? It's like she has amnesia of us." He observed.
Laura ran past Eric quickly, running back to the gym.
Eric's eyes widened as she passed him, and he called out, "Thomas! Conner!After that girl!"
Thomas and Conner both ran over to Eric, as if out of no where, and nodded, "YES SIR!" and they both took after Laura.
Laura got to the gym, and found Martin still on the floor in pain, "Martin!" she called out as she quickly knelt down beside him, "Are you alright? What's wrong?"
"My chest... feels..." Martin started, wincing as he gripped his chest, "Like it's... collapsing..."
Laura blinked and eyes widened, "Oh no, you probably broke a few ribs..." she was about to continue as she helped him up, when she heard Conner and Thomas running down the hall.
Laura gasped, and realized she only had a little time to hide them both. So, getting Martin to his feet, they both managed over to a supplies closet.
Thomas and Conner were right at the supplies closet, but they appeared to have lost track of Laura.
"Uh... she went this way, didn't she?" Conner asked as he scratched his head.
Thomas nodded his head. "Yeah, but... she disappeared."
Laura and Martin stayed perfectly quiet, hoping not to make a sound as they were afraid they would hear them if they did.
Conner shrugged his shoulders. "Well we lost her, so what exactly are we going to tell the boss?" He asked.
"Well we didn't really lose her, we just can't find her." Thomas replied.
"The boss is gonna be mad..." Conner said with fear clearly in his voice.
"Come on, let's keep looking. We'll find her eventually." Thomas reassured his comrade.
They soon left and when the coast was clear, Laura and Martin sighed in relief.
Laura peeked through the crack in the door, "Okay... it's clear..." but, when she turned back to Martin, he was wincing sharply, and gripping his chest.
Laura went over to him, "Is it that bad?"
"Yes..." Martin made out weakly, "That guy sure knows how to hurt someone..."
Laura rolled her eyes, "I told you not to mess with him..." but, she looked at Martin and sighed, "But, I will thank you for saving me..."
Martin nodded slowly, wincing deeply again.
"Come on, Chris and the others are waiting for us." Laura said seriously as she went to help Martin.
Laura walked out of the supplies closet and began to walk back to the open window where the Tortuga was spotted last. Martin continued to wince again in pain, but he didn't want Laura to worry. Thankfully Eric wasn't in the hallway so it was an easy escape.
"Looks like we're gonna make it." Laura said with a smile as she saw the Tortuga still floating outside near the building.
Martin nodded, but then winced again, "But, with me like this, how can we jump?"
Laura nodded, "Good point..." she looked down, "Well, since it's below us, I think we can make it..."
Martin considered this, "Alright then... on the count of three, one-"
"THREE!" Laura called out, as she pulled Martin and herself out of the window.
They both landed on the Tortuga; Laura, landing on her butt, and Martin landing on his face.
"I... wasn't... ready..." Martin said chuckling lightly, as he got up, wincing a little.
"Oops, sorry..." Laura said smiling lightly, blushing a little.
Suddenly, the Tortuga started flying, making them both fall over again.
"JIMMY!" They both yelled out.
Jimmy blinked when he heard something, but then shrugged his shoulders and continued to drive the Tortuga.
Misty however heard the yells and went up to the boy named Jimmy. She looked at him and said, "I think you need to stop."
Jimmy blinked and looked at Misty with puzzlement. "Why?" He asked.
"Because I think Laura and Martin are on the Tortuga." Misty replied.
Jimmy nodded his head and stopped flying the Tortuga. He let the Tortuga levitate and he looked back at Misty and said, "So you remember them? You called them by their names."
Misty shook her head apologetically. "No, I'm trying to remember... but nothing's coming back." She replied honestly.
Jimmy frowned. "Hmm, too bad. We're all worried about you, you know." He answered sincerely.
Misty smiled lightly and left to go back to the control room.
When Misty got back to the control room, she found Martin leaning against Laura, still gripping his side.
"What happened to you?" she asked blinking.
"Your other boyfriend Eric beat the heck out of me..." Martin said with a chuckle and a groan.
Chris growled to himself, not liking his brother talking about that. He didn't like the thought of Misty being with anyone else.
Misty blushed a little, but she shook her head. "We really weren't together you know... he was just being kind. Besides, I feel as though I already have one."
Laura nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah and that's Chris," She answered her with a smile as she pointed to Chris.
Misty looked over at Chris and smiled. "Maybe it is... maybe it isn't."
"So tell us Misty, what exactly did they do to you?" Laura asked as she looked at her best friend.
Misty bit her bottom lip. "Well I..." She began nervously.
Everyone waited for an answer.
"Well?" Laura asked when she didn't continue.
"Well I don't actually know... all I remember is waking up in a lab... everything else is just blurs..." Misty said, shaking her head slowly.
"That's definitely strange... the whole situation actually is a lot like something Zach would do..." Chris said rubbing his chin.
"Who's Zach?" Misty asked blinking.
"Erm, well... I'll explain later..." Chris said.
Martin winced again, and nearly fell, but, thank goodness Laura was still holding on to him.
"Oh dear... let's get you some help Martin... Aviva!" Laura called out.
Aviva came rushing when she heard her name being called. "You rang?" She asked.
She soon saw Martin in a terrible position and gasped. "Don't worry Martin, I'll fix you right up."
She went to go grab a medical kit that was stashed away somewhere. Misty felt a bit helpless as she watched Martin in pain.
"I wish there was something I could do to help." Misty said with the shake of her head.
Aviva came back and looked at Martin, then to Laura, "So, what's wrong anyway? Just thought I should ask before I do anything..."
"I think he broke a few ribs..." Laura said, trying to support Martin her best.
Aviva blinked, and looked to her medical kit, "Um, I'm not a hospital... I don't have anything to help that..."
Laura nodded quickly, "Then we'll have to get Martin to a hospital..."
As Laura helped Martin over to a chair, Misty thought of something, "You know, if he just sits up straight, it will help greatly with breathing..."
Martin looked to Misty, and nodded slowly as he sat up straight. Surprisingly, it helped, though, with broken ribs it was hard to sit up in the first place.
"He also needs to have something support his chest... tight bandages maybe..." Misty added.
Chris blinked and looked to Misty, "Where did you learn all this?"
"I-..." Misty wracked through her brain, "I don't know actually..."
Chris thought profoundly on it, while Laura and Aviva were trying to attend to the wounds.
"Well, whatever the case, I'm glad that she knows." Laura said as Aviva handed her some bandages that she wrapped around Martin's chest.
"Yeah me too, with knowledge like that… we can be prepared for any situation." Aviva agreed.
Misty smiled. "It's the least I can do since you guys well… saved me."
Laura just finished up with the finishing touches and asked Martin, "So, how's that?"
"Much better," Martin replied with a smile.
"Good. Now you should probably just rest now," Laura offered.
Martin nodded his head in agreement.
Chris suddenly got a call on his CP, "Erm... be right back guys... got to answer this..."
"Who is-" Laura started, but, Chris left the room before she could finish, "-it..."
Laura shrugged it off, and turned to Misty, "So, maybe there's someway we can bring your memory back... I don't know how though..."
Aviva's eyes lit up as she raised her hand about to say something. Martin cut her off though, "Aviva, I don't think she meant a ton of scientific tests..."
Aviva lowered her hand slowly.
"Hey Martin!" Chris's happy voice called out from the hall, "You'll never guess who just called!"
Martin wheeled his chair over towards the hall a little, "Who?"
"Susan!"
"No way!"
"Yes way!" Chris said smiling, as he walked back in.
Misty and Laura blinked, and at the same time asked, "Who's Susan?"
"Our sister..." Chris said.
"You have a sister?" Laura asked wide eyed.
"Two..." Martin said with a slight chuckle.
Misty blinked, "Wow..."
"Anyway," Chris went on, "She's inviting us over to New York for a week or two... do you think we should go?"
Martin smiled. "Why not? It's been so long since we've got to see Susan. It should be fun."
Chris nodded his head in agreement. "All right,"
Misty blinked. "But you sure it's all right to go? With the situation you're in now, won't your sister be worried?"
Martin shook his head. "Don't worry about it Misty. I'll bet that I'll be back to normal before we go."
"Anyway, if you think about it, Martin's in no shape for Creature adventuring at the moment. So, a break seems necessary..." Chris added.
Misty blinked, "Creature Adventuring?" somehow that seemed familiar.
"Yep, that's what the Kratt team does; creature rescuing and adventuring..." Martin said with a nod.
Aviva ran over to the open door and called up, "JIMMY! Turn us around and head toward New York city!"
"Aye aye captain!" Jimmy's voice could be heard from the driving control station.
The Kratt team soon arrived at New York City and as Misty looked out the Tortuga's window, her eyes rejoiced at seeing the sight. "Wow… New York, big place. For some strange reason, it's like I've been here a few times with people that love me."
Chris smiled and went up to Misty. He placed a gentle hand on Misty's shoulder and said, "You probably have with your family,"
Misty looked at Chris with a raised eyebrow, "I have a family?" she asked.
Chris nodded his head. "Yes, and they love you very much just like I do too." He said sincerely with a smile.
Martin rolled his eyes amusingly and said, "All right you two love birds, we need to meet Susan and let's not keep her waiting."
Misty blushed lightly and Chris chuckled at his brother. "Okay Martin, I got the message." He turned to look at Misty. "You coming?" He asked.
Misty blinked. "I don't know… what about my memory loss? Wouldn't that mess everything up?" She asked with concern.
Chris shook her head, "Don't worry about that, you should probably come with us to start remembering anyway..."
Martin looked at Laura, "You want to come too?"
Laura blinked, and smiled slowly, "Sure."
Aviva came over with Koki and Jimmy after the Tortuga landed, "Well, you guys enjoy your time in New York. Me and the tech team will be going sight seeing." Aviva said.
"And watching Howler and that orphaned lion cub..." Koki added.
Laura nodded, "Sounds good... well, see you guys later!" and with that, she Martin, Chris and Misty headed out the door, into central park where they had landed.
As the four of them ventured into New York City, Misty's eyes twinkled with delight. So many buildings, so many people, and so many sounds and traffic surrounded her.
"This place is amazing! I can't believe I would forget visiting a place like this!" Misty claimed as her eyes went from one thing to the next.
Chris smiled at Misty and stayed close to her. "Well you better stay close, it's pretty easy to get lost in a big place with many people," Chris informed her.
Misty looked at Chris and blinked. "Really?" She asked fascinated.
Laura smiled at Misty's curiosity. Though she did have memory loss of them, her personality never really changed, and Laura was relieved about that. She looked at Martin then and asked, "So where are we supposed to meet Susan?"
"Well," Martin started, "She said we could all just come over to her penthouse... she said she had big news or something to tell us..."
Laura blinked, "I wonder what..."
As they all walked through the city, Misty ended up finding a map of the whole city, and immediately started naming a ton of places they could go.
She was highly interested in everything, and wanted to know about everything too.
Chris had to stop her in the middle of her question asking, "Erm, Misty, how about we go to dinner tonight or something, and afterwards, I can show you a few sights..."
Misty nodded eagerly, "Yes please!"
Chris smiled and offered a hand. Misty giggled and gladly took it. Chris looked at Martin and said, "Maybe we should have dinner before we meet Susan? I'm sure we're all hungry after trying to save Misty from that poacher."
Misty narrowed her eyebrows a little as she felt bad for making them go through all that trouble in rescuing her, and she pondered about how Eric is handling all of this right now. Will he come back and sack revenge on her friends? Will he come back and take her away again? Misty really did like Eric as a friend as he showed her the ropes and everything. She just couldn't believe that he was keeping her away from her true friends.
"Uh, sure." Martin said and he turned to look at Laura. "You hungry, Laura?" He asked.
Laura blinked and heard her stomach rumble. She laughed and nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, guess I am hungry."
Martin smiled and raised a hand in the air, "To a restaurant we go!"
So, they all headed down the sidewalk, towards the food businesses in town.
Chris and Martin actually broke out fighting for a moment, because Martin wanted to go to a Chinese restaurant and Chris wanted to go to a Mexican restaurant.
The only way they decided to settle the argument, was that both couples went to different restaurants.
Misty was confused on why Chris and Martin argued and separate from each other, but she didn't want to press on the matter so instead she asked Chris, "So what does the Mexican place like? Is their food really that great?"
Chris grinned and nodded his head in agreement. "Oh yeah. Their burritos and tacos are so good! They make my mouth water." Chris said happily.
Misty giggled at Chris's silliness. "You're funny," She said with a smile.
Chris rubbed the back of his head with his free hand and said, "Uh… thanks, Misty."
Misty gave him a quick peck on the cheek, and she blushed after doing that. "I... uh…" She stammered and looked away towards the buildings.
Chris blinked and looked at Misty. He smiled at her and they continued on their way to the Mexican restaurant.
"I hope Misty will be alright..." Laura said sighing slightly as she walked with Martin. She hoped her friend wouldn't get into anymore trouble.
"Laura, relax, she's with Chris." Martin said with a smile as he stuffed his hands in the pockets of his jeans. He didn't wear his normal attire, instead, he just wore dark jeans and a blue t-shirt.
Laura blinked, and just stared at him, "But last time she was with Chris-"
"Laura..." Martin cut her off, "We're here to relax, just clear your mind and be calm."
"What are you, a yoga teacher?" Laura said laughing.
Martin smiled, and chuckled, "No, I'm just someone who think we should enjoy this peaceful time together..."
Laura blushed. "Oh, uh… okay." She said feeling a bit embarrassed.
"So, what are you going to get when we get to the Chinese restaurant?" Martin wondered as he looked at her.
Laura blinked and said, "Well, I don't know. It's been awhile since I had Chinese food. I'll probably get whatever you're getting."
Martin smiled.
Misty and Chris located the Mexican place and the place said Taco Bell. Misty blinked and cocked her head to the side when she read those words out loud, "Taco Bell, huh… sounds vaguely familiar."
Chris chuckled at Misty's innocence. "You've probably been here before with your family." He said with a smile.
Misty looked at Chris and nodded her head in agreement. "Maybe, but now I'm going to be in here with you." She said happily.
Chris went up to the door and opened it for Misty. Misty giggled and walked to the door and said to Chris, "Why thank you my good sir,"
And she went inside with Chris following behind.
Chris and Misty got a table, and Chris checked his watch, "Okay, it's 6:30 now... we should probably meet up with Martin and Laura at the penthouse at 7:30..."
Misty nodded in agreement, as Chris got up, and went to go order them something to eat.
Misty couldn't help but watch him go over to the counter. She really did feel that she loved him, only even if it felt like it had been a few hours.
When Misty watched Chris order the food, Misty kept watching him and she smiled.
I've met him before, I know I have… but why can't I remember? It's so darn frustrating! Misty thought inside her mind.
She felt her heart skip a beat when she saw Chris coming back with two plastic cups in his hands. He handed her a cup and she gladly took it.
"So uh, where's the food?" Misty asked as her stomach grumbled afterwards.
Chris chuckled and said, "It'll come, it just takes time for them to prepare it. They'll call us when it's done, don't worry."
"All right,"
"Meanwhile, let's get our drinks. There's plenty to choose from," Chris said as he led Misty to the soda fountain machine.
Meanwhile, at the Chinese buffet, Laura had finally sat back down at her and Martin's table after going through the many rows of food.
Martin was already back at the table, munching on some dumplings.
Laura smiled and sat down, "You seem to be enjoying the food.."
"Of course I am! It's the best restaurant in New York!" Martin said, his mouth slightly full, "Though, Chris disagrees, and sticks with Taco Bell as usual..."
Laura laughed, "You two may be brothers, but, your more different then I thought..." and she started eating.
Martin nodded, swallowing what food was in his mouth, "Yep, I'm the more handsome tall one..." he said teasingly.
"You sure are..." Laura said sighing, under her breath, but she looked up to see Martin just staring at her blankly. He had heard what she said.
Laura blushed, and an awkward silence passed between them as they both went back to eating.
Chris and Misty were just about to sit down at their table near the window as their number was called. Chris blinked and said, "That's us. I'll be back with the food."
Chris placed his drink on the table and went to get the food. Misty sat down and began to drink her Coke through the straw. It was a great mix of syrup and carbonated water and Misty's eyes lit up in happiness. She watched as Chris came back to the table with a box that said 12 pack on it. He placed it on the table and sat down.
"There are twelve tacos in here. We can split it evenly if you want," Chris explained as he opened the box and took out two tacos for him and two tacos for Misty.
Misty smiled and took the two tacos from Chris. "Thanks," she thanked.
"Any time. I just don't see why Martin dislikes Taco Bell. They're food is amazing," Chris pondered as he unwrapped his taco.
Misty shrugged. "Well whatever the case, Chris, I'll stick with you because you seem to be the cute one and the smart one." Misty said honestly.
Misty then blinked as she felt she said that before to someone she knew very close.
Chris blinked, and smiled lightly as he went back to his food, "Um, thanks..."
Misty nodded slowly, as she picked up a small packet of hot sauce, and tried to open it. But, with all her attempts she couldn't open it.
Chris noticed her struggle and blinked, "Erm, need a little help there Mist?"
"No..." Misty grunted, "I got... it!" and with that, she was able to rip it open, but, it actually squirted all over Chris hair.
Chris blinked, and Misty gasped, "Oh I am so sorry!"
Chris laughed and took a napkin to his hair, "That's fine... stuff happens..."
Misty blushed and watched as Chris finished with cleaning his hair. She then went for another packet of hot sauce and handed it to Chris. "Umm, maybe you should open it this time?" She offered.
Chris nodded and took the packet. He easily ripped it open and gave it to Misty. "There you go," He said with a smile.
Misty's heart hammered against her chest as she felt like she was really in love with Chris. She took the packet and said, "Thanks,"
"Any time,"
Misty was able to get it on her taco, and she took a bite. Her eyes rejoiced as she appeared to enjoy the crunchy taco. "Wow! This is great!" She said happily.
Chris chuckled and said, "See? What did I tell you? It's great stuff."
Misty nodded happily as she went on munching on her taco.
They ate for a while, and chatted, and laughed, until Chris noticed his watch again.
"What?-... oh crap..." he said standing slowly.
Misty blinked, "What?"
"It's 7:25! We have five minutes to get to the penthouse!" he grabbed her hand, "C'mon! We have to hurry!"
"Okay, okay!" she said with a playful eye roll.
Chris led the way to the front of the penthouse and he soon saw Martin and Laura heading to the same spot.
"Hey Martin, Laura!" Chris called as he and Misty joined up with him and Laura.
Martin smiled at Chris and said, "You ready to hear the big announcement?"
Chris nodded. "Yeah. I wonder what it's gonna be about?" He asked curiously.
As they all walked inside, Misty blinked and looked around, "Wow... Susan sure has good taste in decorating..."
"That's our sister..." Chris said, with a slight chuckle.
Soon, a woman with light brown hair, and hazel eyes came into the room, "Christopher! Martin!" and she ran over to the bros, hugging them both.
The brothers hugged her back, "Hey Susy! Nice to see you again!" Martin said with a grin.
"So, what's the big news you just had to tell us?" Chris asked.
"Well, I'll get to that in a second, first I want to know who your girlfriends are!" Susan said with a smile, motioning to Laura and Misty.
Laura stepped forward, with a big smile, "I'm Laura Wilkinson... and I'm not Martin's girlfriend, just a friend..." Sadly, Laura thought.
"And I'm Misty Castwell." Misty said smiling, "Nice to meet you."
And Misty and Laura shook Susan's hand.
Susan smiled, "It's nice to meet you both. Anyway, the reason I called you guys here, is because..." her smile grew.
Chris and Martin nodded, and both said at the same time, "Because?"
"Because... I'm getting married!" Susan said with a big smile, as she clasped her hands together.
"No way!" Chris said with a grin.
"Congratulations sis!" Martin said.
Susan smiled, "Thanks! The wedding takes place in a few days, and I just needed my brothers here!"
Chris nodded, "So, is Christine coming?"
"Yep, she'll be here tomorrow."
"So..." Martin started, "Who's the lucky guy? Do we know him?"
"You know Dan Tenyaon, the guy I've been dating for a few years?" Susan asked.
Both brothers nodded.
"Yep! I'm marrying Dan!" Susan said.
"We're so happy for you sis!" Chris praised as he gave her another hug.
Martin nodded. "Yeah, it's not every day that a Kratt gets this lucky chance. So, where is he?" Martin added as he too gave his sister yet another hug.
"Sorry for the delay, Susi, you wanted to introduce me to a few people?" asked Dan as he came by.
Susan looked over her shoulder and smiled dreamily when Dan walked next to her. Misty's eyes twinkled as he looked so dang cute! But, she knew she loved Chris, and she wondered if Laura was thinking the same thing.
She nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah. Dan, I want to introduce you to my two brothers and their girlfriends. That's Martin and Laura," She pointed an index finger at Martin and Laura.
Dan looked at them and gave them a nod of his head in greeting.
"And that's Christopher and Misty. Martin and Chris are my two brothers I hope you don't mind that they'll be attending the wedding ceremony." Susan said as she grabbed Dan's arm.
Dan shook his head. "Not at all. The more the merrier. It's a pleasure to have met all of you," Dan stated casually.
"The feeling's mutual." Chris said with a smile.
"You just take care of our sister, ya hear?" Martin said chuckling.
"Of course I will." Dan said, and he kissed Susan's cheek, "So, I suppose you'll want them in the wedding, eh Susy?"
Susan nodded, "Yep, Martin and Chris will be the best men, and, if Laura and Misty want to, they can be my maids of honor."
"Would we!" Laura said eyes widening with excitement.
"Then it's settled." Susan said smiling, "Well, we better get you all situated in your rooms..."
Susan and Dan led Chris, Misty, Laura, and Martin to their rooms. Misty blinked in confusion as she didn't know what the maids of honors or best men do in weddings. She looked at Chris and whispered in his ear, "So what exactly do the maids of honor and best men do in these weddings?"
"It's really not all that hard or bad, Misty. I'm sure Laura can tell you when we get to our rooms." Chris whispered back.
Misty nodded. "All right."
Susan and Dan stopped at a door and turned to look at her brothers and their girlfriends. "Laura, Misty, this can be your room if you'd like." She said as she opened the door to the bedroom.
Laura looked in and gasped, "This is our room? It's more like a football field! It's huge! And just look at all the stuff!"
Susan blinked, "Would you like another room?"
Laura shook her head and smiled, "I never said that! This one will do just nicely, thank you."
"Yes, thank you." Misty added with a smile.
"Well, g'night girls!" Martin said with a wave.
Laura waved back, and sighed as she headed into the room.
"Night Laura!" Chris called after Laura, then he went over to Misty, "Goodnight Misty." and with that he kissed her gently.
Misty blushed and kissed back a little, then pulled away, "Good night..." and she went into the room, closing the door.
Chris sighed heavily as he knew that this would take time with Misty's memories returning. Susan noticed this and asked, "Chris, you all right?"
Chris blinked and smiled at Susan. "Ha, ha yeah. Everything's just fine!" He said nervously.
Susan blinked as she wasn't convinced, but she decided to shrug it off. She led them to their room and when they did, Martin rolled his eyes at Chris and whispered, "Real smooth bro."
Chris glared at his brother who only gave him the innocent smile. Susan came to another door which was another hallway's down from Misty and Laura.
"This will be your room guys, I hope you'll like it." Susan said as she opened the door.
Martin smiled brightly, "It's great sis! It's even bigger then the girls! Oh! I call the bed by the window!" and with that he ran into the bedroom.
Chris and Susan laughed. Chris smiled, "Thanks sis, see you in the morning!" and with a wave of his hand, he followed Martin into the room, closing the door behind him.
Laura sat on her bed, looking over her notebook she had brought on the trip, "Hm..." she thought out loud, "You know Misty, we should go prank the guys in the middle of the night..."
Misty turned to look at Laura. "You sure that's okay? I mean, what if they get angry at us?" She asked curiously with a raised eyebrow.
Laura shook her head. "Eh, don't worry about it Mist, I'm sure the guys will get a kick out of it."
Misty blinked in confusion. "Wha?" She asked confused on what Laura meant.
Laura bit her bottom lip. "Erm... never mind, come on what do you say?" She asked.
Misty shook her head and went to her bed. "I don't know..."
Laura laughed lightly, "C'mon, I let you do whatever you want to Chris!"
Misty looked down, "I'm not sure I could do anything to him... he's so sweet to me and all..."
Laura sighed, and gave a puppy dog face, "Pwease?" she knew Misty could never back down from that face.
Misty blinked, and for some reason felt as if she couldn't say no, "Oh fine..."
"Yes!" Laura said clapping her hands together, "Let's go!"
Laura and Misty snuck their way to the guys room, but they didn't know which room that was. As they walked down the hallway Misty asked Laura, "Do we even know where the guy's room is?"
Laura blinked and she face-palmed herself. "No, we don't. But, I'm positive we'll find their room. Those two are never quiet." Laura implied.
They went down the next hallway, and to their luck they heard Martin's voice coming from inside one of the rooms.
"How are you holding up Chris?" Martin asked as he looked over at his brother.
Chris took off his shoes and placed them near his bed. "What do you mean? I'm fine,"
Martin shook his head. "I meant about Misty's memory loss. I know it's been bugging you all day," He said as he was getting ready for the shower.
Chris flopped back on his bed, "Well... it's been... hard..." he sighed sadly, "I wish she would remember all the fun times we had together, and how we met and everything..."
Martin nodded as he took off his shirt, "It must be hard..."
"You have no idea..."
"Well, I'm taking a shower..." Martin said finally heading to the bathroom, only in his pants.
Chris nodded, and rolled over in his bed, sighing a little before closing his eyes.
"Okay... it's your move Misty..." Laura urged Misty to go into the room.
Misty bit her bottom lip, "Oh but… I don't know what to do. What should I do?" Misty asked somewhat nervously.
Laura sighed. "Just do whatever you want. Really it's not all that hard," Laura instructed.
Misty shook her head. "I can't. I'm just no good at being a prankster."
Laura took Misty's wrist and dragged her closer to the door. "Okay, we'll go in there together, does that sound good to you?" Laura asked in a whisper.
Misty nodded slowly.
Laura slowly pushed on the door, and it opened without one creek. Laura still whispered to Misty, "Okay, Chris is over there, you do something... I'm going to put dye in Martin's shampoo..." she giggled lightly.
Misty smiled, she some how enjoyed Laura's idea, "Sounds good... I'll think of... something..."
Laura nodded and headed across the large room towards the bathroom.
She went in slowly, to find the bathroom was huge too. "Wow... that's not a bathtub, it's a swimming pool..." she mumbled to herself.
She soon spotted Martin's shampoo and picked it up, "This is going to be priceless..."
But, suddenly Martin came out of the shower wrapping his towel around his waist. Upon seeing Laura he gave a shout of surprise, and him shouting, made her scream and fall over into the tub.
Misty blinked, and wondered what all the commotion was about.
Chris ran into the bathroom. "Martin, bro what's wrong?" He asked with concern, but when he saw Laura he couldn't help but crack up laughing.
"Laura! What are you doing in here?" Martin asked somewhat angrily, but he was more embarrassed than anything.
Laura felt her cheeks go hot. "I uh… umm… hi?" She replied.
Chris continued to laugh as he found this funny. "Wow dude." Chris said with the shake of his head.
Misty heard the laughter and wondered if she should go in there and do something.
Martin sighed and pulled his towel up a little more, "Well, if you don't need anything, um, can you please go? I'm kind of... not dressed here..."
Laura blushed even harder, "Sorry... I.. I..." she got up, a nervous smile on her face.
Misty thought fast, she quickly ran in which made Martin jump back because he was now even more embarrassed.
"She was just getting some shampoo! We're all out!" Misty said quickly, motioning to the shampoo bottle that was still in Laura's hand.
Laura caught on and nodded slowly, "Yeah, I am... sorry about, coming in uninvited..."
"Can you two girls please go now? I NEED TO GET DRESSED!" Martin said, brushing his wet bangs back.
"Again... sorry..." Laura said as she and Misty quickly left the guys room.
"That was a bad idea Laura..." Misty said blinking.
Laura sighed, and looked up at her friend and laughed, "It was worth seeing Martin's expression when I was in there..."
Chris was still laughing when Laura and Misty left the room and Martin glared at his younger brother. "You can stop laughing now." He said somewhat angrily.
Chris inhaled and exhaled, but even when he stopped laughing he had a huge grin spread across his face. "Dude, do you even know what Laura was really after?" He asked.
Martin shrugged his shoulders. "Does it really matter? Laura saw me in a towel bro, when I was undressed! I wasn't ready for her to see me like this!" Martin argued as he went up to the mirror to look at himself.
Chris came to his brother's side. "She wasn't expecting you to come out so soon. Give her a break Martin, these things happen… I guess."
Misty and Laura were back in their room, as Laura was preparing to take her own shower. Misty had her shoes off and was being comfortable in the bed she was in. She was laying on her back and she faced the ceiling.
"I just can't believe you did that Laura." Misty said with a small smile.
Laura shrugged, "Yeah, it was pretty risky wasn't it... though, thank you for saving my butt back there..." she smiled lightly.
Misty smiled, "No problem."
"Well, I'm taking a shower..." Laura said, and she headed to the bathroom.
Misty called after her, "Make sure you don't use that shampoo you loaded with dye!"
"Oh right! Thanks!" Laura called back.
"Martin, are you sure this is a good idea?" Chris asked as he walked down the hall with his brother.
Martin and Chris were now in their pajamas, and Martin nodded, "I have to give Laura a piece of my mind..."
"You just want to get her back don't you..."
"Erm... no, why would you think that?" Martin said, laughing nervously.
Misty sighed in wonder and decided to close her eyes. "I hope soon, I'll fully remember you guys." She said mostly to herself.
Martin was at the door to the girl's room and he said, "All right, I'm heading in…"
Chris shook his head in dismay. "I'm not going in to prank Misty, and don't think I'll bail you out of this one if you get caught."
Martin rolled his eyes. "You say that now bro, but you'll help me out if I will get caught. I won't though…" He said with pride.
Chris had a small smile and Martin decided to open the door, and thankfully to his surprise, the door didn't creek. Martin peered over the edge and saw that Misty was asleep for the time being. He quietly snuck his way inside.
Martin blinked and looked over to the bathroom, hearing the shower running. "Hm..." he wondered, "Maybe she didn't get in yet?" he shrugged and went over to the bathroom.
Chris eyes widened, as he whispered harshly, "Martin! Bad idea bro! Bad idea! You don't want what happened to Laura to happen to you!"
Martin looked back and sighed, "Chris, relax..."
Chris slapped his face, and shook his head a little. His brother was crazy.
Which indeed he was.
When he went inside the bathroom, he was about to do the same thing to Laura that she did to him, but when he was about to reach for the shampoo in the closet, Laura stepped out of the shower.
She turned around and saw Martin reaching for the shampoo and she screamed. When she screamed, that startled Martin and he tripped and banged his head onto the bottom of the sink.
Misty quickly opened her eyes at the scream and quickly went into the bathroom. She blinked in confusion when she saw Martin in there. Laura's face turned three dark shades of red as she felt embarrassed.
"What happened?" Misty asked when she looked at the embarrassed Laura, to the fallen Martin.
Chris sighed and shook his head in dismay. "Oh brother." He said mostly to himself.
Laura was peeking out from behind the shower's door, not being dressed and all, "MARTIN KRATT GET OUT OF THIS BATHROOM!"
Martin went red, and stood up quickly, only to hit his head again. He stood up again, avoiding the sink, and he laughed nervously.
Misty quickly gave Laura a robe, and once Laura had the robe on, she stomped out heading straight over to Martin.
Chris quickly backed out of the bathroom, not wanting be any part of this.
"Out of all the rude, unconsiderate men, Martin you are the worst!" Laura said, she was in a fury.
Martin growled, "Hey! You did the same to me!"
"Yeah, but I don't seek revenge!"
Chris listened from outside the bathroom, and in seconds Martin was literally tossed out the door.
"Smooth bro..." Chris said, a smirking smile on his face.
Martin stood up dusting himself off, "Just be quiet Chris..." he said, turning to look around, "GAH! Run!" and he grabbed Chris's arm and dashed for it, as Laura came out still in her robe, hands in fists.
"I can't believe him!" Laura spat out hotly once he and Chris were out of the room.
Misty smiled and placed a hand on Laura's shoulder. "Oh come on, you did do the same thing to him. Now you know how he felt." Misty said casually.
Laura sighed and went back into the bathroom. "I'm going to get dressed..." she said.
Misty nodded her head and went out of the bathroom. She went to her bed when she heard the door closed behind her. Misty plopped herself onto the bed again and decided to fall asleep with a smile on her face.