Later that night, Laura finished up whatever she had to do and went to sleep in her bed. Misty however didn't seem to be sleeping peacefully. In her mind, she was dreaming… dreaming of something that seemed vaguely familiar yet again it wasn't.
"W-Where am I?" she asked curiously.
The setting in her dream was at Duke's University and she was standing in the grass near the entrance of the school. The classes finally let out after a long day at Duke University. It had been a normal day, with all the science and math as usual.
Laura Wilkinson, walked out of the two large front doors with her friend Misty Castwell.
"Okay... most boring day ever..." said Laura as she brushed her blond bangs from her eyes. She was a beautiful young woman, who wore part the University's uniform; the white shirt, long white socks, short blue skirt, and a blue tie. Her hair was usually in a long ponytail, but, today it was down.
"No kidding..." said Misty, also a lovely young woman with waist long brown hair, and rich brown eyes. She wore her uniform the same as Laura's, except, she wore a necklace and no tie.
"Well, we could always sneak out to the club..." Laura got a shine in her dark blue eyes, which Misty only knew.
"Alrighty then..." Misty said as she grabbed her friends arm and they both headed off to the woods.
Soon the scene changed inside a clubhouse and Misty blinked in recognition. "Wait a minute… I- I know this place." Misty said mostly to herself.
"-And that's how the Draco lizard 'flies'..." said Laura with a smile, "And isn't it cool that Martin named one of them Zippy? Martin can be so cute at times..." Everyone in the room knew she was talking half to herself, as well to them.
"Um, not really Laura, Chris is way cuter then Martin..." Misty started, "Which officially makes him the coolest Kratt Bro!" Half of the room cheered, the other half crossed their arms and pouted.
"It does not!" said Laura stomping her foot, "My fellow team mates, Martin clearly is better then Chris in almost every way!"
"Not at all! Chris has all the brains!" shouted Misty
"Well Martin has all the looks ANDthe brains!" Laura yelled back.
For a long time Misty and Laura just glared at each other, but, soon their faces both lightened up and they started laughing. And at the both time they both said, "Both Brothers are great..." And they got back to the meeting.
Misty continued to blink as she watched herself and Laura having a good time with each other and slowly she was starting to remember. "I-… It's coming back to me-… I remember this place, and Laura. What happened to me that made me forget this?" She asked mostly to herself.
Suddenly she saw the scene change, and it came to picture where she saw herself struggling in a lab chair.
"Soon my pretty… very soon indeed…" She could hear, coming from Eric who was working over her.
Misty gasped, and shook herself out of the dream, sitting up straight in her bed.
Laura heard Misty's gasp and woke up instantly. She sat up in her bed and yawned. She went over to her best friend and sat beside her.
"What's up Misty? You okay?" she asked.
Misty looked at Laura with recognition. "I… I remember," She claimed.
Laura raised an eyebrow and asked, "Remember? Remember what?"
Misty then grinned and hugged Laura.
Laura blinked in confusion and said, "Uh…"
"I remember the clubhouse, I remember Duke's University, and most importantly…" Misty stated with a grin as she pulled herself away to look Laura in the eyes. "I remember my best friend, Laura." She claimed with happiness.
Laura's eyes widened, and she squealed with joy, "Misty that's wonderful! I'm so happy you remember me!"
Misty nodded, "And, I also remember that mean guy we use to go to college with... I think Zach was his name?"
Laura nodded, "Sounds like Zach."
Misty jumped up, "I also remember all the stuff I've learned about animals at our club, and oh! And how I had a crush on Chris! And I remember so much more!"
"So, do you remember your family?" Laura asked slowly, still smiling.
Misty's smile faded as she shook her head slowly, "Sadly know... I only remember stuff that happened at the university..."
Laura nodded in understanding. "It'll take time, I guess. Not everything will come at you in an instant." Laura explained calmly.
Misty sighed. "I wish that all of it would come back. I also saw, in my dream, Eric." She said with the shake of her head.
Laura narrowed her eyebrows a little, because she didn't like Eric at all. "What did you see?"
"He… was working on me… like some kind of lab rat."
Laura shook her head, disgusted, "Why that little... I swear if I ever see him again I'll-"
Misty stopped her short, "Erm, it's alright Laura! I'm sure he'll be of no more trouble..." but, she honestly didn't know.
Laura took a deep breath, and exhaled looking at her friend, "Alright... well, sleep well Misty..." and with that she went back to her bed, and lay down.
Misty sighed, and lay down again as well, her thoughts now lay on the fact Eric might be coming back.
Misty shivered at the thought as she didn't want to be separated by Chris, Martin, and Laura again. She positioned herself onto her right side, covered herself with the blanket and closed her eyes.
The sun's light shone through the window and it was because of the light that Misty woke up from. She yawned and sat up in her bed. She looked over to Laura's bed and saw that she was asleep.
Misty got out of bed and went into the bathroom. When she was inside, she decided to take a shower of her own since she skipped doing one last night. When she turned on the water, she sighed.
"It's good that part of me is back, but the other part… is still trying to find its way back." she said mostly to herself.
Laura woke up, and blinked. She looked over not to see her friend in bed.
At first she was a bit alarmed, knowing all the trouble her friends gotten into through the past months, but, when she heard water running in the bathroom, she sighed with relief.
She sat up and stretched, yawning a little before standing up and heading to the door.
When she opened the door, the smells of eggs, bacon and pancakes filled the room.
Laura smiled and called back to Misty, "Hey Mist! I going to get some breakfast! Join me when your done!"
"Kay!" Misty's voice came from the bathroom.
Laura nodded, and headed out into the hall, and down into the kitchen.
Chris and Martin were already there, eating, of course.
The bros were still in their pajamas from the night before; Martin wore a white t-shirts and blue plaid pajama pants, Chris also wore a white t-shirt and green plaid pajama pants.
"Well isn't it the PJ brothers. Here to change my breakfast into dye huh?" Laura teased, laughing a little.
"Ha ha..." Martin said slowly and sarcastically.
Chris rolled his eyes, and looked back to Laura, "So where's Misty?"
"She was taking a shower... though she's probably done now." Laura said pointing her thumb back to the hallway as she sat down beside Martin.
"Well, I'm done eating..." Chris said standing, "I think I'll go check on her."
When Chris was walking down the hallway, Misty turned off the shower water and wrapped herself in a towel. She was getting dressed when she heard knocking come from the bedroom door. Misty jerked her head into the doors direction and said, "Come in, I'll be with you shortly!"
Chris opened the door and came inside the bedroom and said, "Misty it's me, Chris. Just wanna make sure that you're all right."
Misty finished getting dressed and opened the bathroom door. Misty was in a pink T-shirt, and a navy blue skirt. Her hair was still damp from the shower and she blushed when she saw Chris waiting for her.
"I'm fine, Chris." Misty answered him as she walked up to him.
Chris smiled when he saw Misty. "You look beautiful." He said honestly.
"Thanks, Chris."
Chris kept his smile and he kept staring at Misty with happiness in his eyes. Misty sat down next to him and they locked eyes for awhile.
"Do you remember me completely yet, Mist?" Chris wondered after a long silence.
Misty shook her head apologetically. "I'm sorry, not fully, but I do know that I love you." She said sincerely.
Meanwhile, back at breakfast, Martin and Laura were still a bit angry with each other. They would constantly throw insults at each other, or throw reasons for why they were mad. It was mainly over the whole incident that had happened the night before with the dye...
"Well, it's not like I started it!" Martin said, slightly glaring at her, as he stuffed bacon into his mouth.
"Yeah, but you could at least end it like a gentleman!" Laura said with a growl.
"It's not that easy when you're yelling at me!"
"Hey, your yelling back, buster!"
Martin sighed and stood up, and looked at her, a playful smile rising on his face. Oh how he loved the way Laura fought, and he loved everything about her, even her stubbornness.
"You know what," Martin started, "Let's just stop it here, and forget about it completely." and he started to the doorway, "But..." he said before he went through the door, "Before I go... I just wanted you to know; You have a really great body- BYE!" and he made a dash for it, laughing down the hallway.
Laura blinked, and blushed deeply, realizing he must have seen-... oh dear lord. "MARTIN KRATT! YOU'RE DEAD MEAT! GET BACK HERE!" Laura shouted out as she chased after him.
Laura chased Martin down the hallway, but Martin was ahead of her by a several feet. He laughed and went over to Misty's room and pounded on the door. "Hey let me in! Let me in!" He said with a laugh.
Misty and Chris blinked and looked over at the door. She got up and opened the bedroom door only to see Martin Kratt zoom in the room.
"What's going on?" Misty asked as she closed the door behind her.
Martin had a huge grin on his face and looked at both Misty and Chris. "You gotta hide me! Laura's gonna be here any sec-"
He froze when he heard Laura's voice come down the hallway. "Martin Kratt! I swear, if I find you-… you're going to so get it!"
Martin searched frantically for a hiding spot, and just decided to go underneath the bed. Martin poked his head out to look at Chris and Misty and shushed them. "Don't tell Laura I'm here. She'll pound me if she knows."
And he went under the bed once more.
Chris and Misty both exchanged confused, wide eyes glances.
Laura ran in, and looked around, "Have you guys seen Martin?" one could tell she was angry.
Chris blinked and crossed his arms, looking away, "No... I thought he was with you?"
Misty cleared her throat, "I think I heard him running down the hall, past us..."
Laura nodded, "Thanks..." and she started towards the door.
But, before she left the room, Chris accidentally stepped on Martin's hand, which was slightly sticking out from under the bed, "Ouch!" Martin yelped.
Chris and Misty both froze, as Laura turned around slowly, giving them both a questioning, playful smile, "He ran down the hall, huh?" she said sarcastically as she went over to the bed.
Misty blinked and went up in front of Laura. "Say uh… Laura, want to take me to breakfast though you probably all ready ate?" Misty asked curiously.
Misty's stomach grumbled out of hunger, and it was the loudest grumble anyone had heard.
Laura smiled and rolled her eyes. "All right, fine. You may be safe for now, Martin, but just wait… I'll get you one of these times." Laura said looking at the bed.
Misty's stomach growled some more and Misty blushed lightly at the sound it made. Misty took Laura by the arm and dragged her to the kitchen. Once Misty and Laura were out of the room, Martin sighed out of relief. He came from underneath the bed and dusted himself off.
"Phew, that was close. I owe Misty for that save." Martin said with relief.
Chris blinked, "Bro, what on earth did you do to make Laura angry like that?"
Martin laughed nervously, and fake coughed a little, "Erm... nothing..."
Chris folded his arms across his chest and stared at Martin.
"C'mon bro, I know you. You think that's going to save you?" Chris asked with a small smile.
"I was hoping it was-..." Martin grumbled, "I mean..." he looked at Chris.
Chris raised one eye brow and smiled, "Wait... you didn't-"
"I did..." Martin laughed lightly.
Chris playfully punched his brother, "Bro! Your just wrong! And lucky!" and he broke out laughing.
"Let's hope the bros actually saved you some food... they were plowing down when I came." Laura said, laughing a little.
"Me too... I'm starving..." Misty said, as her stomach rumbled again.
Laura came to the kitchen and saw that there was surprisingly food left. Misty inhaled with delight as she enjoyed the flavor of the lingering aurora.
"Man, that smells good."
Laura nodded her head in agreement. "The food here is great. I'll let you have some of everything if you're that hungry."
Misty nodded, "Great! Let's eat!" and she quickly went over to the table, and started pulling things onto her plate.
Laura smiled, and rolled her eyes laughing.
"Oh man, this stuff is great!" Misty said with her mouth filled with food.
"Uh Misty, don't eat too fast, you might choke and you might have an upset stomach." Laura instructed.
Misty inhaled the food. "Don't worry about it Laura, I'll be fine." She insisted.
"So, what should we do today?" Laura asked suddenly, "I mean, we are in New York. We could go ice skating, or shopping, or to the statue of liberty, or-"
"Or go to the central park zoo!" Misty suggested.
Laura laughed, "Well, as much as I love animals, we already live a life of a zoo."
"We do?"
"Don't you remember roaming the savanna's of Africa? Or going through the tropical rainforest of South America?" Laura asked, trying to let Misty remember.
Misty shook her head slowly, "I'm afraid I don't remember..."
Laura frowned a bit. "Really? You don't remember any of that?" She asked.
Misty shook her head. "Nope. Like I said last night Laura, I only remember stuff that we did at Duke's University." Misty recalled.
Laura replaced her frown with a small smile and asked, "So, you want to go to the zoo, huh?"
Maybe the zoo will help Misty remember about the adventures we shared in the African Savanna and the tropical rainforest. Laura thought.
Misty nodded her head in agreement. "Yes. I do."
Laura was hoping to go shopping, but Misty was a bit more important at the moment.
"All right, the zoo it is." Laura said with a smile.
Misty's eyes rejoiced. "Yes!" She said excitedly.
Laura nodded, "Well, let me get dressed first, and then we'll go, okay?"
Misty nodded, "Okay, just hurry."
Laura smiled, and rushed off down the hall. On the way down the hall, she passed Martin and Chris who were already dressed, and heading down towards the kitchen.
Laura smirked, and as she passed Martin, she reached out, dragging him with her.
Martin yelped out of surprise as he was yanked over, "Aw... crud!"
"Aw crud is right..." Laura said laughing, "It's pay back time..."
"Bro! Bro, you gotta help me!" Martin cried out.
Chris chuckled and waved at him. "See ya later bro, good luck!" He teased.
Chris went walking back to the kitchen and saw Misty was just finishing her breakfast. He smiled at her and when Misty stood up to take the plate into the sink, she saw him out of the corner of her eye, and smiled.
"Hey Chris." she greeted as she went to put the plate in the sink.
"Hey Misty." he greeted back.
Suddenly Martin walked back in the room slouching a little, he had blue dye poured down half of him.
Chris broke out laughing, "Wow Martin! I knew you liked blue, but not that much!"
Misty also started laughing.
Martin simply pointed his index finger at Chris, giving Chris a look that made him stop laughing immediately.
"Nobody says a word," Martin started as he passed them going to the bathroom to clean up, "And nobody gets hurt..."
When Martin closed the bathroom door, Misty and Chris broke out laughing again.
After the laughter Misty couldn't help but feel bad for Martin. "Oh that was the worst. I feel quite sorry for Martin." She said as she watched the bathroom door.
"Eh, he'll get over it." Chris said with a shrug.
"I hope so, he seemed really ticked off about that."
Laura came out after getting dressed and met with Chris and Misty. "So, you ready Misty?" She asked.
Misty grinned and nodded her head excitedly. "You bet I am!"
Chris raised an eyebrow. "Where you two heading off to?" He asked.
"Misty wanted to go to the zoo today," Laura replied.
"Don't we practically live in a zoo?" Chris asked.
Laura nodded, "That's what I said, but, Misty wants to remember and everything." she smiled lightly at her friend. Laura wore her favorite light blue spaghetti strap shirt, with a jean mini skirt.
Chris nodded, "Alright... maybe I could come too? If you girls don't mind. Anyway, I'm sure Martin will want to come too."
Laura sighed, "Sure, you can come... but do you really think Martin will want to come? Isn't he still mad at me?"
Chris laughed, "Martin could never stay mad at you for more then five minutes..."
Laura blinked, and shrugged slowly, "If you say so..."
Chris went to the bathroom door and knocked several times. "Hey bro, Misty, Laura, and I are going to the zoo. You want to tag along?" Chris asked.
Martin was trying to get all the dye off of him but some was still showing. He groaned and shook his head. "You guys go ahead. I'll uh... catch up with you later?"
Chris shrugged. "All right bro, we'll see you in a little bit."
Laura smiled a little that Martin was going to meet up with them later, but something told her that he might not show at all.
Misty was almost halfway down the hallway as she called back to them saying, "Well come on slow pokes! We haven't got all day!"
Chris and Laura turned to look at Misty and smiled. They went walking up to Misty and the three of them went to the zoo together.
Honestly, Misty was having a great time at the zoo none the less. And Laura enjoyed it overall, though, she was more interested in the lions more then anything. But, Chris, was actually bored out of his mind.
Chris was use to animals, but that wasn't what made it boring. The fact that all the animals did was sit around in their cages, was what bore him. But, he didn't let it show around Misty.
After an hour or two, Misty and Laura ended up not able to find Chris.
"I swear he was right behind us..." Laura said, as she scratched her head.
"I know, where could he have gone?" Misty asked blinking.
But, before Laura could answer, a scream came from a woman nearby, "THERE'S A MAN IN THE ANACONDA CAGE!"
"Oh dear..." Laura and Misty mumbled as they ran over to the cage.
Chris honestly was fine, and in no danger at all. Chris was simply sitting on a fake tree, petting the anaconda that was next to him.
"Chris!" Laura and Misty cried out as they went up to the anaconda cage.
They saw Chris in the tree, petting the anaconda. Laura smiled and shook her head.
"What do you think you're doing, Chris? Get down from there!" Misty claimed with fright.
Chris heard Misty and looked over. He smiled. "Don't worry Misty, I'm perfectly safe!" He called back.
"That snake could be poisonous! Please get out of there!" Misty said with concern.
Laura sighed and placed a hand on Misty's shoulder, which caught her attention. "Relax, Misty. Chris is a pro at handling animals. No harm will come to him." She reassured her friend with a smile.
Misty blinked and asked, "You sure he'll be all right?"
Laura nodded her head. "Positive." She replied casually.
Misty bit her bottom lip as she feared for Chris's safety.
"Hey Misty, you should join me." Chris offered.
Misty blinked in surprise. "I don't know..." She said hesitantly.
"Aw come on Mist! He's harmless!"
Laura blinked and looked the cage over, "How did you get in anyway?"
"I just slipped in through the top..." Chris said with a shrug.
Misty looked around at all the people gathering around the cage, "I think Chris has become more popular then the anaconda..."
Laura laughed, "Just think! Chris Kratt, a zoo exhibit!"
Misty and Chris laughed a little, but, they stopped laughing when they heard yelling from the back of the crowd.
Laura and Misty turned to get a good look, and they could the zookeepers coming through the crowd, and they did not look happy.
"We better get out of here." Laura said to Misty.
Misty blinked. "But we didn't do anything wrong." Misty insisted.
"We didn't, you're right." Laura said with the nod of her head.
Chris however got out of the cage and was now with Misty and Laura. He grabbed Misty's arm and said, "Come on..."
Misty blinked some more. "How did you-?" She asked.
"No time to tell, we better get moving."
So Chris, Laura and Misty ran out of the zoo and when they were home free, they all sighed in relief.
Laura looked up, to see they were next to a tall building, "Heh, wouldn't you know, we ended up next to a ice skating rink!" she smiled.
"I... I don't remember how to ice skate..." Misty said blinking.
"Off hand, I'm not to great at it either..." Chris said eyes wide.
Laura smiled at both of them, "I don't know how to ice skate either, but let's try it anyway! Please?"
Chris and Misty exchanged glances.
Chris sighed, and chuckled lightly, "Alright, but, I'm calling Martin so he'll join us, so I don't have to be the bro who's always falling on his butt..."
Misty and Laura nodded as Chris took out his phone and called Martin. He walked a few paces away but not too far as he heard the phone begin to ring.
Misty looked at Laura and whispered, "I can't believe you still got Martin for that prank."
"It was coming to him." Laura whispered back.
"But did you really have to go that far as to dye half of his body blue?" Misty asked still in the whisper.
"Of course I did! You saw what he was doing..."
Misty shook her head. "This is why pranks are the worst."
Chris finally heard the other end of the phone pick up,
"Martin Kratt here..."
"Yo bro! So, did you get that dye out yet?" Chris teased, and held back a laugh.
"Yes, I did thankfully..." Martin said, "So, I stopped by the zoo, you guys weren't there. Where are you?"
"At the ice skating rink on 3rd Avenue..." Chris said easily.
"Ice skating huh? Wouldn't you all rather go swimming of something? I heard New York has some great water parks..."
Chris shook his head, "Maybe we can take the girls there tonight for a special treat or something, but, right now, they want to ice skate."
Martin sighed, "Okay, I'll be there..."
"Great. See you in a little bit."
With that he hung up the connection and walked over to Misty and Laura.
"Martin's going to meet us here shortly." Chris indicated with a smile.
Misty smiled. "That's great! I'm so glad he's not mad!"
Laura nodded in agreement. "Yeah, me too. I was positive he would still be mad at me after that dye prank I pulled."
Chris chuckled. "Like I said before, my brother can never hold a grudge. Especially with you Laura..."
So, they all headed through the ice rink's great doors, and the first thing they all realized, was that it was freezing.
"Well, go figure that's it's cold... it's an 'ice' skating rink..." Chris said out loud, to no one in certain.
"Oh look!" Misty pointed to a nearby counter, "They have skates! And outfits we can wear to keep warm!"
"Okay good, because I'm freezing!" Laura said with a slight laugh as they all went over to the counter.
A young man with short black hair and light blue eyes was standing behind the counter as he wore a long sleeved red shirt and he had a smile on his face.
"Welcome. How many people are skating today?" he asked happily.
"Four please..." Chris said as he reached for his wallet.
The young man raised an eyebrow.
"The fourth should be here shortly..." Chris replied.
"All right-y then. What size skates and what color outfits would you like?" the young man asked.
Chris didn't really have to think about the colors, "Well, for the girls I'm sure they'll be fine with pink and light blue... and I'm good with green, and my brother will be good with dark blue." and then he told the man the sizes, and the man nodded going out from behind the counter.
"Here's the rooms you'll change in, and they lead right out to the skating rink. Enjoy." And with that, he handed all of them their clothes and skates.
"Well, see you girls in a few..." Chris said as he went to the boy's changing room.
The girls nodded and headed into their changing room as well.
Martin arrived shortly after they had all gone in to change, and he quickly found his way to Chris.
Chris was about to change when he heard the bathroom door open. He looked over and saw his brother. He smiled and said, "Hey Martin, glad you're back to normal."
"Yeah, that dye was hard to get out. So, did you all ready get the outfits and skates?" He asked.
Chris nodded and threw Martin the dark blue outfit and skates to his brother. "Here catch."
Martin grabbed the objects and smiled. "Thanks."
"No prob."
Laura blinked, and examined what she was suppose to wear again, "Are you sure this is just for playing around?" she held up the short sparkly blue dress that only had one sleeve on the right side, and had a ton of sparkly silver designs, and showed the back, "It looks like it's for a ice skating showor something..."
"Well, it's what the guy gave us..." Misty said, shrugging from inside the dressing stall.
Laura sighed, and looked over everything else, which included the pale see-through tights, and white skates, "I'm just not that into sparkles... that's all..."
"Just get changed Laura!" Misty said laughing, "Otherwise we'll keep the guys waiting!"
Meanwhile Martin was also pondering on the appearance of the outfit. He raised an eyebrow.
"Are we really supposed to wear this?" He asked with confusion.
Chris shrugged. "Apparently..." he said.
"I don't know, it looks more like we're going to a play, than ice-skating." Martin confirmed.
Chris laughed. "It does, but come on, let's get dressed so we don't keep the girls waiting."
"Erm... okay?" Martin said as he was still a bit puzzled by the outfit getup.
But Martin couldn't help but go back for him and Chris to get new clothes, he really didn't want to wear an outfit that looked like a leotard.
"Picky..." Chris mumbled out with a laugh as they both went back to the counter.
"You'll thank me later bro..." Martin said, and with that, he just got the both hoodies and sweatpants.
By the time both brothers were changed, both of them came to the realization that neither of them knew how to ice skate very well.
So, when they stood at the edge of the rink, they both exchanged nervous glances.
"Oh there you guys are!" Misty said with a smile, as she came up from behind them with Laura, "We thought we scared you two off."
Both brothers turned to answer, but, the Kratts eyes widened in awe as they saw both girls.
Misty looked beautiful in the light pale pink outfit she wore, and it fit her just right.
Chris smiled to himself, happy that Misty was his.
Laura wouldn't admit it, but, she really did look lovely in the outfit she wore too, with all the designs, and it fitting against her curves perfectly.
Martin of course noticed this, and couldn't take his eyes off her.
Laura blushed lightly when she noticed Martin staring at her. "What? Is there a pimple on my face or something?" She asked somewhat jokingly and somewhat nervously.
Martin shook his head. "No of course not! You just well..." He said nervously.
Laura raised an eyebrow. "Well?" She repeated.
"Look really beautiful that's all..." Martin confessed.
Laura blushed lightly, and smiled, "Um..." she was not sure what to say, "Thank you..."
Chris cleared his throat and took Misty's hand, "So, anyway, who's first to get out on the ice?"
Everyone exchanged glances, and they all stepped away from Chris.
Chris blinked, "You got to be kidding me..."
"Just try bro! Don't worry, we'll be right behind you." Martin said with a chuckle.
Chris sighed to himself, and went slowly out onto the ice. He only knew a little about ice skating, but luckily he could keep his balance.
"All that time in Antarctica must have paid off..." Martin said to himself.
"Okay, my turn..." Laura said quickly as she went towards the edge.
"Wait, I'll come with you!" Misty said taking Laura's hand, "I'm afraid I'll lose my balance..."
Laura shrugged, "Oh well, we'll both fall on our butts together then, I guess!" she said giggling.
Misty laughed and nodded. "Yup, that we will."
Laura bravely attempted to move her foot out in front of the other, and Misty imitated her friend. After several steps they seemed to be getting the hang of it, but Misty lost her balance and made both her and Laura fall on their butts.
Misty inhaled through her teeth and groaned a little in pain. "Sorry, I messed up."
Laura laughed and tried to push herself back up onto the ice. "Hey it's all right!Not everyone will get it the first few times. We're not perfect." She reassured her friend.
Misty struggled to get up, but when she would try she would loose balance and fall onto her butt again.
Martin had to cover his mouth, because he was laughing loudly from the sidelines.
Laura looked back, as she straightened herself and tried to keep balance, "Hey! It's not as easy as you think!You try and do it right your first time!"
Martin smiled and went out on the ice, keeping his balance just fine, "You were saying?"
"Show off..." Misty mumbled.
Chris skated over to Misty, and offered her a hand, "Here, maybe I can help you."
Misty nodded and went to grab his hand. Chris helped pull Misty to her feet, but she wobbled a little as she tried to keep balance.
"I guess I'm just not great with skating." Misty confessed feeling embarrassed.
"Oh don't feel so down Misty, you just got on the rink and your giving up just like that. You weren't like that when we tried to rescue Laura and yourself from Zach, Gourmand or Donita."
Misty raised an eyebrow. "But Chris, that was something different. Ice-skating just seems too difficult for me. I'm going to fall on my butt again."
Chris shook his head and laughed, "Nonsense. C'mon, I bet you can do it."
Misty nodded slowly as she held his arm as they both made there way across the rink.
Suddenly Martin slipped pass them, smacking into the wall.
Chris blinked, "Martin?"
Martin laughed in slight pain as he pried himself from the wall, "Never have Laura dare you to do a spin jump when you're just a beginner..."
Laura skated over, still slightly wobbly, "Well, you didn't have to take the dare!" she laughed.
Misty and Chris laughed in amusement.
"Oh, poor Martin..." Misty laughed.
Martin shook his head to regain some senses and he said, "Yeah poor me..."
Soon everyone laughed and ice-skated around the rink. Chris was helping Misty the best he could as she fell so many times on her butt, but thankfully she would laugh when she fell.
Laura and Martin were trying to do tricks on the rink, but messing up too.
"Okay I'll admit, this is fun even though I keep falling on my butt." Misty admitted with a smile.
"See? You just got to give it a try." Chris said with a smile of his own.
Misty smiled, and hugged Chris a little, "I'm just glad you were with me the whole time."
Chris laughed, "Yep, even through all the times you fell."
Laura skated over to them, "Nice to see you two love birds back together again..."
Misty blushed, and released the hug, but still held Chris's hand.
Chris rolled his eyes in amusement, "Ha ha..." he said sarcastically.
"So, anyone up for the water park?" Martin said, as he skated around all of them in a circle.
"We've kind of been going from one place to another today, haven't we?" Misty asked.
Chris nodded, and smiled, "Well, you are in company of the Kratts, and you are in New York, so, it would make sense why..."
Martin then slapped the side of his head in realization, "Aw crap... I just realized something..."
"What?" Chris asked.
"We came to New York to spend time with our sister, and we totally forgot..."
Chris's eyes widened with the revelation, "Oh your right... but, I don't think she would mind if we just went sight seeing for a few days..."
Martin seemed a bit worried. "Are you sure that's okay? Susan is getting married after all. We should be focusing our attention on her too." Martin reminded.
"While we head to the water park, I'll call Susan and let her know where we are. How's that?" Chris offered.
Martin nodded. "It's better... I guess..."
Chris smiled. "Martin relax it's our sister. I'm sure she'll be okay with it."
"I guess we should go get changed then, huh?" Misty asked.
Laura nodded and took Misty's hand. "Yeah, come on let's get changed so we can go to the water park."
"Good idea."
Back at the penthouse, everyone was busy getting into their swimsuits.
"So, the sun's setting..." Misty started, "Won't the water park be cold?"
"Martin said the water was automatically heated or chilled, depending on the temperature outside. But, being summer it should still be pretty warm out." Laura said, looking through her suitcase, "Martin also said the whole water park is lit up with neon lights, and all that fun stuff when night falls..."
Misty shrugged, and pulled out her swimsuit, "Sounds like fun."
Meanwhile, Chris and Martin were talking with their sister and Dan.
Luckily for the bros, Susan was fine with everything, and was glad they were all having a good time in New York.
But, Susan did need them all the next day for the wedding preparations.
"We'll be there!" Chris said with a nod.
"Don't worry, we won't forget." Martin agreed with a nod as well. And both bros headed down the hall to the girl's room.
"Good, I knew I could count on you two." Susan replied.
"Hey we're the Kratt brothers. We'll never let you down." Chris said with a smile.
Susan giggled at her brother's silliness. "Okay, you two have fun at the water park."
"We will." both Martin and Chris said in unison.
"You girl's ready?" Chris asked knocking on their door, after he and Martin walked in front of the room.
Misty's voice trailed out, "Just a sec!"
Martin smiled to himself, and looked at Chris, shaking his head, "Girls. They always take so much time getting ready..." and he leaned against the wall.
But, as soon as he leaned against the wall, the door opened and smacked him back onto his butt.
Misty blinked, being the one who opened the door, and looked to Martin, "Oops... sorry MK..."
Martin sighed rubbing his head, "How many times am I going to get hurt today?" and he chuckled lightly as he stood up.
Misty giggled. "I really am sorry..." She apologized sincerely.
"It was an accident, I understand." Martin said with a smile.
Misty nodded. Misty was wearing a black one-piece swimming suit with a pink outline on the sides.
"Is Laura coming?" Martin asked as Chris smiled at Misty.
Misty nodded. "Yeah, she'll be out here shortly."
Just on cue, Laura came out of the room wearing her swimsuit.
Laura's swim suit was a one piece as well, but it was light blue, and had no straps so it showed her shoulders completely.
"Okay good! Let's go!" Martin said, waving his hand slightly in the air.
"So, should we take the subway, or the bus?" Chris asked, "It's to far to walk there..."
"I dunno..." Laura said, "What do you think Misty?"
"Hmm, let's take the subway. If I recall, I never been on a train before." Misty offered.
"The subways fine with me. Bus, train they go to the same places." Martin said with a shrug.
"Is the subway fine with you Laura?" Misty asked.
"Sure. Looks like we're taking the subway." Laura said with the nod of her head.
"Sweet!" Misty exclaimed.
They all quickly headed out of the penthouse down onto the street, Misty and Laura wrapped their towels around their waists and Martin and Chris had white t-shirts with their swim trunks.
As they all started down the stairs that led underground, Misty couldn't help but feel as if they were entering a whole different world.
Going from busy streets and bright lights, to the soft sound of a saxophone playing somewhere, and the other sound of train tracks clanking slowly.
"Wow... The subway seems amazing..." Misty mumbled out loud.
"That is if you ignore all the liter..." Laura pointed out with a slight laugh.
Misty laughed along with her.
"Our train should be coming shortly." Chris said as he sat down on a nearby bench.
"New York really is a big place. I'm glad we came." Misty said with a smile as she looked around.
"It's great to have a change of scenery once in awhile." Laura agreed.
"So what rides are you two going to ride on?" asked Martin as he was at Laura's side.
Misty blinked, "Refresh my memory; they have rides at water parks too?"
Laura nodded, "Yep, and of course, they're all water related rides, such as the giant water slide you ride down in inflatable tubes-"
"Or the log flume ride!" Martin added.
"Don't forget the water rapids!" Chris said smiling.
"Oh! And the wave pool!" Martin said nodding, clearly both boys were excited.
Misty laughed, "I can't wait. It sounds fun."
"Did I mention they had the best cheese stuffed pretzels this side of New York?" Chris added with a smile.
"Okay! We get it! You brothers really like this water park!" Laura said laughing.
Misty laughed some more. "You guys make the park sound like an adventure..." Misty added.
"That's because it is if you make it one." Chris informed as he kept his smile.
The rattling sound of the wheels of the train scratching the surface of the railroad track bounced off the walls, and the sound of the engine hissing to come to a complete stop could be heard as well.
"Looks like our ride is here..." Martin observed.
Chris stood up and went to Misty's side. The four of them went walking up to the train as the doors slid open. They stepped inside and went to find a seat.
"So this is what an inside of a train looks like?" Misty asked with fascination as her eyes twinkled with delight.
"Yep..." Chris said with a smile and a nod, as he sat down and motioned for Misty to sit next to him.
Misty smiled lightly and went over and sat next to Chris. Laura and Martin stood, holding onto a bar, and a hook that came down from the ceiling.
The subway's doors closed, and with a beep coming from the speakers, the subway started off down the tracks.
Even if one couldn't see anything out of the windows of the subway, Misty couldn't help but watch the walls of the tunnel go by.
Chris smiled lightly to himself, he for some reason enjoyed Misty's new curiosity in everything.
The hissing sound of the train stopping implied that they have arrived at their destination: The Water Park. Misty's eyes twinkled in delight and she had a huge grin on her face.
"This is gonna be so much fun! Come on!" Misty said in a rush as she impatiently waited for the train doors to open.
As soon as the doors opened, she rushed outside. Laura smiled at her best friend but Martin pondered about Misty's behavior.
"What's gotten into Misty? She seems... different." Martin observed as he, Laura and Chris stepped out of the train.
"I have a feeling Eric's done more to her then we know..." Laura said with a sad shake of her head, remembering Misty's dream the night before.
Chris shivered at the thought, "Well, anyway, she's getting ahead of us. We don't want to loose her..."
Martin and Laura nodded in agreement, as they all followed out after Misty quickly.
Misty was standing at the front gate of the water park, and could only stare up at everything in awe. For night had fallen, and the park rides were all lit up with neon colors.
"C'mon guys! Let's go inside!" Misty urged her friends as she went inside.
Chris rushed after her as Martin quickly paid admission.
"Please Misty, don't run off like that." Chris begged as he finally came to her side.
Misty frowned at Chris. "I'm not a little kid you know..." She insisted.
"Maybe not, but if you run off like that you might get lost." Chris informed.
Misty sighed. "Sorry, I'm just so excited! I can't wait to ride the rides and eat the food!" She exclaimed.
Chris smiled.
Laura and Martin came up to Chris and Misty as Martin asked, "So what ride shall we ride first? I think we should do the log flume ride."
Misty's eyes twinkled as she wanted to ride all the rides. "Oh! Let's do that one!" She insisted.
Chris nodded, "That should be fun, considering half of the tunnel it goes down is pitch black..." he smiled.
"Well c'mon!" Martin said with a motion of his hand, "Luckily for us the park isn't very crowded tonight, and we probably won't have to wait in a line!"
They all headed over past the large wave pool, which Misty and Laura stopped to look at, considering there was a light show going on underneath the water.
When they all got to the ramp, one could see the ramp went up to a large tube, that went around most of the large park.
"I call a front seat!" Chris said as he rushed past his brother.
Martin blinked, then quickly rushed after Chris, "Hey! Not fair! You got a head start!"
Laura and Misty exchanged glances, and they giggled amongst each other, then followed the brothers.
Laura and Misty went up to the ride and saw that Chris managed to grab the front seat before Martin. Martin was sitting behind him with a pout spread across his face. "Cheater..." Martin pouted.
"Hey, I can't help it if I'm a faster runner than you." Chris taunted playfully.
Martin stuck out his tongue at Chris and Chris grinned triumphantly. "Maybe next time bro." He offered kindly.
Laura and Misty went up to the ride and sat down. Luckily there wasn't a line -yet- so they managed to get near the front of the ride.
"Hey, I think the rides starting up!" Martin said, and his face quickly changed from a pout to an excited grin.
And it was true, the ride was starting up, and bars were lowered down in front of each seat. Then, it started slowly moving up the tube.
Darkness over took them all, and the suspense over took them all too, since, they couldn't possibly tell when they were going to go down.
"Wow... it's really dark..." Misty said, who was behind Laura.
Laura nodded, though, her friends probably couldn't see her nodding, "No kidding, I wonder when it's going to go down..."
"That's the best part of it, you don't know when it'll go down." Martin exclaimed excitedly.
"My heart's pounding with anticipation!" Misty said with a laugh.
Laura laughed. "Just hold on to the bar in front of you Misty, you want to be safe if you-" But before Laura could finish, the ride felt as though it was going down a very steep hill.
Chris, Laura, Martin, and Misty all screamed when they went downhill on the ride.
As they neared the end of the ride, after about 5 minutes, everyone was laughing at each other,
"Chris, you screamed like a girl!" Martin laughed.
"I did not!" Chris said stubbornly, "What you heard was probably Misty or Laura, considering they're right behind you..."
"Oh sure, say what you want..." Martin said laughing to himself.
"That was so fun!" Misty said as the ride came to a stop back where it started.
"I know right?" Laura said smiling, "So, what's next?"
"Surfing!" Martin suggested as he got out, and helped Laura out as well.
"Surfing? Where?" Misty asked blinking as she and Chris got out.
"Well in the wave pool of course." Martin answered easily.
Misty nodded her head in agreement. "That sounds like fun!" She said excitedly.
Martin grinned. "It is, come on I'll show you."
He led the way to the wave pool area while everyone else followed.
After the wave pool, and a ton of other rides, they all just sat out on beach chairs, as the night grew darker.
They were munching on pretzels and other things, but they were mainly talking about what they found most fun.
And of course, the conversation landed somewhere, where Laura could tease Misty and Chris, "You know... I did see a Tunnel of Love ride back there... I bet you two should go on it..."
Chris and Misty blushed as Laura smiled playfully, and finished off her pretzel.
"I-… I don't know... If we did go on that ride, it would feel strange." Misty informed feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Oh come on Mist, you two were meant for each other, and you certainly can't resist that ride when you're in love!" Laura teased with a smile.
"Come on bro, don't keep the lady waiting." Martin chirped in with a wink.
Chris and Misty felt their cheeks turn three shades of dark red and Martin and Laura snickered at them.
"I don't even know if I'm a lady anymore Martin..." Misty confessed as she looked down at her feet.
Martin raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean Misty? Of course you're a lady, though I wouldn't say the same for Laura..." Martin teased as he nudged her lightly.
Laura glared at Martin but then gave an annoyed smile.
"Well, just last night I had a dream… A dream where I remembered memories of being with Laura and knowing that she's my best friend, but that's not at all I saw..."
Chris raised an eyebrow as well and asked, "What else did you see?"
"I saw myself strapped down on a lab table, being experimented on like some sort of lab rat. I have a distinct feeling that I'm no longer-… human." Misty said with some fear.
"So, is that a no to the Love Tunnel for you two?" Martin said blinking.
Laura elbowed Martin, "Shush Martin! This is serious!"
"Sorry... I was just joking around..." Martin said slowly.
Chris looked at Misty, "Human or not, I still love you..."
Misty shook her head and looked down at her feet with doubt surfacing through. "Well, that's what you say now Chris, but would you still love me if you saw what Eric did to me? He told me that it was just him and his robots. What if he turned me into one of them? Would you still love me then?"
Chris bit his bottom lip but nodded his head in agreement. "Of course I would," He insisted.
Misty began to have tears well up in her eyes. "No Chris, you wouldn't."
She stood up and gave her friends a serious expression. "I... I'm leaving, excuse me." And she began to run away from them.
Chris quickly stood up with an astonished expression. "Misty!"
Misty ran from the group, doubts and fear overwhelming her. 'I just can't be with them, not anymore.' She thought to herself. 'Eric, he turned me into a freak, a monster.'
Chris was so close to run after Misty, but, Laura quickly went in front of him, "Chris wait!" she held out her hands to stop him.
Chris froze, and blinked, "What? I need to go after her!"
"No you don't. I will.I think she has to work out a few things, and I don't know if putting you into the picture right away is the best idea..."
"But-... well, what makes you the better person to talk to her?" Chris asked, a bit of anger rising in his eyes.
Laura sighed, and her expression stayed serious, "Chris, I'm the only one she remembers beside Eric... and I'm her best friend. I haveto go after her."
"But you don't know the way around New York!" Chris complained, at this point he was just using excuses.
"Chris," Laura lowered her voice, "She's getting away. I have to go, NOW."
Chris looked past her, to see Misty running out of the water park's gate. And finally he looked down, and nodded slowly, "Just hurry..."
Laura nodded, and ran off after Misty.
Martin blinked and went to his younger brother's side. "That was strange..." He stated.
Chris sat down on his chair and sighed heavily. "Why can't she just remember?" He asked somberly.
Martin frowned with disappointment as he saw his younger brother looking upset. "She will Chris, you can't just expect her to remember everything in a day, you know?" He tried to reassure his brother.
"That Eric really is going to pay for what he's done to her. He reformed her somehow, transforming her into a different person." Chris said angrily with the shake of his head.
"Listen bro, you know you can't handle Eric on your own. He's a really tough guy." Martin shivered a little as he remembered the battle he and Laura did with Eric.
"I don't care! He messed with my girlfriend Martin, and now he's gonna get a taste of his own medicine." Chris growled.
"Whoa, calm down bro!" Martin said cautiously, "I have never seen you seeking revenge before and it's kind of freaking me out..."
"Good..." Chris grumbled as he passed Martin in a huff.
Martin blinked, "What is going on today?" he called out randomly, as he grabbed their towels and quickly chased after his brother.
"Misty! Misty wait!" Laura called out a she ran after her friend through central park. Honestly, Laura couldn't remember the last time Misty had run so long without taking a break.
Maybe she is a robot? Laura thought, but, she then mentally slapped herself, not wanting to consider such a fact, "Misty please! Let me talk to you!" she called out again.
"Leave me alone!" Misty called out as she continued to run without taking a break.
Laura sighed and said, "But Mist! You and I are best friends! Whatever is bugging you, I can help you with it!"
Misty wasn't paying attention to where she was going and she accidentally tripped over a bench. She screamed and fell hard onto the pavement.
Laura gasped with fright. "Misty!" She called out and she ran up to her best friend.
What Laura discovered shocked her.
"M-misty... your- your arm!" Laura stuttered and pointed, coming close to shaking out of fear.
Misty held her head in pain, but looked down to her arm where Laura pointed.
As if a blanket were removed from a bed, no skin lay on Misty's right arm from the elbow up. But, the most terrifying part was what was underneath; metal.
He arm was metal underneath, with wires running up it; She was a robot.
Misty gasped with the frightening discovery, and just couldn't take her brown eyes off her arm.
Laura shook her head slowly, as she knelt beside her friend, "Here... let me help you up..." but before she could take Misty's hand, Misty's pushed her back with incredible strength from her right arm.
"Don't touch me! I'm a monster Laura! Don't you understand?" Misty cried out.
Laura was pushed back against the sidewalk, and she landed on her back. She groaned in pain as she worked her way up so she was sitting, "You aren't a monster Misty. You're my best friend, and I don't believe anything else."
Tears formed in Laura's eyes, and it wasn't just because of the large cut on her own arm, -since she was not a robot, it bled slightly hard-, it was because she really didn't want to lose Misty.
Misty stood up and jabbed her arm so Laura can see it. "Look at me! You would want to be friends with-" She pointed at the wires and metal on her arm and said seriously, "-This?"
Laura pushed herself up from the sidewalk and said, "Misty, did you forget that I too can transform into different animals, whether it be a myth or real. I'm stuck with that ability for the rest of my life Misty! So you see, though a robot you may be, you and I are the same in this way. I'll never leave your side and neither will Chris."
Misty listened carefully to what Laura had to say and absorbed every word in her processor. She watched as Laura cried and she blinked in puzzlement.
"I..." Misty began.
She just couldn't believe what Laura was saying. She knew Eric transformed her into a monster but she'd forgotten about her abilities.
Misty sat down and hugged her knees to her chest, "I... I just can't seem to do anything right anymore, Laura... And you're wrong. I can't be with you guys- your all still... human..." she felt like crying herself.
Laura wiped her tears from her eyes, and sniffed a little as she scooted over to her friend, "Honestly, I'm not even sure if I'm human either. But it doesn't matter; Misty, we all don't want you out of our lives, we want you in them!"
Misty blinked and looked down, "I'm... I'm not sure... Nor am I sure about anything at the moment..."
"Are you sure you love Chris?" Laura asked suddenly, "Are you sure you remember me?"
Misty blinked, and thought of Chris. She knew she loved him, and she couldn't say otherwise. And she knew she remembered Laura. So, Misty nodded slowly.
Laura smiled slowly, "That's all you need to know then. None of us think you're a monster Misty..."
Misty smiled, and hugged Laura, "Please forgive me! I-... I just can't seem to figure anything out!"
"It's okay, you're my best friend and I do forgive you. Everything will come back in time." Laura reassured her friend.
Martin was with his brother and he spotted both girls on the sidewalk. He smiled when he saw them together and he told Chris.
"Chris look, I think Laura managed to convince Misty to stay." Martin pointed out.
Chris looked up at Martin who pointed in the girl's direction. He sighed in relief. "Misty! Oh thank goodness Laura caught up to you!" He called out.
Misty blinked when she heard Chris's voice and she froze. She looked down at her arm that still showed metal and wires. "He can't see it, Laura, he just can't." She whispered.
"They're going to find out sooner or later Mist, maybe it's best that you did show him?" Laura whispered back.
Misty shook her head quickly, "Please no! He'll find out in time, just not right away!"
Laura sighed and nodded, quickly taking Misty's arm, "Here..." and she looked for the fake skin that had covered it, "Luckily for you I know a thing or two about sewing..." and with that she pulled a needle out from nowhere, and pulled one of her long blond hairs from her head.
She sew up the skin quickly, and sighed in relief as she finished, right when Chris and Martin ran up to them.
Misty stood up, and Chris hugged her to him immediately, "Please, don't leave us! Don't leave me!"
"Don't worry," Misty smiled, "I'm not..."
Martin smiled, but his smile faded once he saw Laura's arm, "Laura, what happened?"
Laura blinked and looked at her arm. "Oh, this?" She asked when she pointed to the cut.
Martin nodded his head in agreement.
"I tripped over myself when I chased after Misty, but really I'm okay." Laura reassured him with a smile.
He however didn't seem fully convinced and he folded his arms across his chest. "You sure you're okay?" He asked with a worried tone.
Laura nodded her head in agreement. "Yes I'm sure. It's just a scratch, it'll heal." She insisted.
Chris placed his chin on top of Misty's head. "I'm going to protect you Misty, you know I will. No harm will ever come to you." He promised.
Misty sighed but smiled. "I know Chris, I know."
But her mind was still on the fact that she was indeed a robot.
She couldn't believe it, but she saw proof tonight and it scared her. She didn't want Chris or Martin to know just yet, she was afraid of what their reactions would be when they found out.
"So... we better start heading back..." Misty added, sighing a little,
"Yeah, it's getting late." Martin nodded in agreement.
Martin helped Laura up off the ground, and soon they all started back.
Laura still was as shocked as Misty about the whole robot thing, and it must have shown on her face, because Martin noticed.
Since Martin and Laura were a bit behind Misty and Chris -who were hand in hand-, Martin really didn't need to whisper anything, "Laura, you alright? You seem... kind of worried..."
Laura blinked and looked up at Martin, "What? Oh, um, I'm fine..."
Martin raised one eyebrow, "You don't seem fine..."
Laura sighed, "Well... just forget it, it's okay for now..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes... I am..." Laura said gently as she took Martin's hand in her's, and smiled lightly.
Martin didn't like it that Laura seemed worried, but he decided to shrug it off for the time being and smiled back down at Laura.
They soon came back to the penthouse and Chris and Martin led the girls to their rooms. When they stopped at the door, Misty gave Chris a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm sorry I ran off like I did. I was so scared and afraid, I wasn't thinking straight." Misty apologized sincerely.
"Just please, don't do that again. You seem to do that a lot, and without you... well, it wouldn't be the same." Chris admitted with a smile as he gave her a kiss on her cheek.
Misty blushed and nodded. "I promise I won't do that to you guys ever again,"
"Well we better get some sleep. We're supposed to help Susan with the wedding preparations." Martin stated casually with a yawn.
"Night MK." Laura said with a smile.
"Night Laura, see you in the morning."
With that, Misty and Laura went into their rooms and Martin and Chris went walking to their rooms.
The next morning rolled around quickly. Perhaps to quickly, because when the sun rose and everyone's alarm clocks went off, they felt as if they had no sleep at all.
"It's what we get after staying up past midnight..." Laura teased. But, her sarcasm didn't exactly cheer anyone up as they all sleepily walked down the hall to the kitchen.
"I need a verystrong cup of coffee..." Martin said, yawning and stretching.
"You and me both bro..." Chris said rubbing his eyes a little.
When they all got into the kitchen, again they found their breakfast made for them, all laid out on the table.
But, the only difference was that Susan and Dan were sitting at the table this time.
"Morning sleepy heads..." Susan giggled, "I never thought you were going to wake up... well, sit down and eat something."
"Don't mind if I do..." Misty said, as she sat down grabbing a plate. Everyone did the same.
"You know sis..." Martin started, "You actually a better cook then a remember you being, the breakfast's are always amazing!"
Susan laughed a little, "Well, that's probably because Dan cooks them..." and she gently placed her hand on Dan's.
Dan smiled. "I shouldn't take all the credit. It really wasn't all me, you did help some Susan." He insisted.
Susan shook her head. "I only got out the ingredients to make the breakfast, you did more of the hard work." She argued with a smile.
Martin smiled at Susan and Dan. "It's rare for a guy to do the cooking, but I'm glad you did." He said as he began to eat his breakfast.
"I love cooking, so, it's great that you all love eating my foods." He said happily.
"So, about that wedding preparation..." Chris said.
Susan snapped her fingers, "Aw that's right. Well, I'm going to need to take you all to the tailors today; we need to get the bridesmaid dresses and the best men tuxedos..."
Chris and Martin exchanged glances, neither of them liked dressing up, but, since it was for their sister, they'd do it.
"Not to mention afterwards we have to check on those floral arrangements..." Dan added.
Susan nodded, "Oh right. Now... let me see..." as she pulled out a list, "Now, we already sent invitations out... so that means our families should be arriving early..."
Chris blinked, "Good thing this penthouse is big... because for our family you'd need large housing..." he laughed, knowing how big the whole Kratt family was.
Martin nodded, "No kidding..."
Chris smiled at Misty, "You'll actually be able to meet my parents for once..."
Misty smiled back. "I can't wait to meet your family," She said sweetly.
"I bet they would like you right away, Misty. My family is great." Chris said.
"Uh dude, don't you mean our family?" Martin asked with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah. Our family is great." Chris replied.
Susan giggled. "I hope you can handle them Misty and Laura, they can be quite the hand full."
"Speaking of families... are our families coming to the wedding?" asked Laura as she pointed at herself and Misty.
Susan blinked, "Well, I invited friends and family... I don't know your families do I?"
Laura blinked, and shook her head slowly, "I'm afraid not, but, it doesn't matter."
"Yeah," Misty added, "I'm starting to wonder what it'll be like with a house full of Kratts anyway..."
"Crazy... that's what it'll be like, just absolutely crazy..." Chris said laughing.
"Like when we were kids..." Martin added with a laugh.
"What happened when you were kids?" Misty asked with curiosity.
"A whole lot of crazy stuff happened to us when we were kids," Martin said with the shake of his head.
"Do tell, please. What kind of adventures did you Kratts have?" Misty asked with fascination.
Laura nodded. "I'm sure you guys did all sorts of wild and fun activities." Laura added.
Chris, Martin and Susan all exchanged glances.
Martin broke out laughing and Chris just grinned.
"Well, I bet you wouldn't believe that our dad runs a harmonica factory..." Chris said.
Laura and Misty blinked.
"A harmonica factory?" Laura repeated, "Wow-... that is not at all what I pictured he would do..."
"What did you picture he did?" Martin asked, catching his breath from the little laughing fit.
"I dunno... zookeeper or something animal related..." Laura said blinking.
"Where did you get your love for animals then?" Misty asked.
Chris opened his mouth, but, said nothing. After a pause, he shrugged, "I actually don't know, Martin and I just developed the love when we were very young..."
Susan shrugged, "I think our great grandfather was a veterinarian, but, that was the only animal lover in the whole family beside my brothers..."
"Strange..." Laura said blinking.
Dan looked over to the glass door, and his eyes lit up for a second, "Ahem, speaking of family members... looks like your parents are here Sue..."
Susan smiled and stood from her seat. "Mom and dad are here! Great!" She then went to the glass door and opened it to let the family in.
"Welcome everyone! I'm so glad you can make it!" Susan greeted happily.
"Of course we came dear. It's not everyday that a Kratt gets married to special someone," her father said with a laugh.
"Where is this Dan person you told us about?" asked the mother with a smile.
Susan kept her smile and led them to the kitchen. "Dan's not the only one here mom and dad. CK and MK are here too. And wouldn't you know, they both have girlfriends." Susan stated.
Mr. Kratt went over to shake Dan's hand, but, Mrs. Kratt immediately went over to Misty and Laura.
"Oh how darling! Soon I have a feeling, all my little babies will be married..." and she pinched Chris's cheek lovingly.
"Mom..." Chris groaned, "Not in front of the girls..." he said in a some what grumble.
Mrs. Kratt completely ignored Chris and went over to Martin, "Now look at you, you've grown since the last time I've seen you! You need to go easy on the chocolate honey..." and she poked Martin in the stomach.
Martin blinked, and smiled slowly, "Um, nice to see you too mom..."
"By the way this is Laura and Misty..." Chris motioned to the girls, as Mr. Kratt talked with Susan and Dan.
Mrs. Kratt nodded to herself, and a bright smile covered her face, "Well, they sure are lovely girls... Do you plan on proposing to them anytime soon?"
Chris and Martin blinked, and exchanged wide eyed glances, "Um..." they said in unison.
"Well actually..." Laura started, "Me and Martin aren't dating..." Yet, she added in her mind.
Mrs. Kratt simply shook her head, "Nonsense. It's clear Martin likes you..." then she sighed and seemed as if she was looking into out space, "Just imagine, think of all the beautiful little grandchildren you'll give me..."
"MOM!" Martin called out in embarrassment, as Laura blushed deeply.
Misty giggled. "I don't know if we'll go that far yet Mrs. Kratt." Misty added with a smile.
"Oh but of course you will! Look at you two darlings! My two baby boys are lucky to have you two with them." Mrs. Kratt said happily.
"Mom, we're adults now," Chris mumbled out.
Mrs. Kratt nodded. "Yeah I know you are, but can't I have some fun with my sons while I'm here?" She asked.
"Oh mom..." Martin said with a smile.
Mrs. Kratt looked at Chris and Martin and said, "I hope you two are taking good care of your future wives."
Chris slapped his face and sighed heavily.
"Erm..." Martin just blinked and wasn't sure how to answer what his mom had just said.
"Anyway," Mrs. Kratt went on, "We can't go on about your love lives right now, it's Susan's special time."
Chris blinked, "But we weren't-"
"Shush honey," Mrs. Kratt shushed her son and smiled at Misty and Laura, "Now, it was nice meeting you girls, but now I'm going to go talk to Susan's husband-to-be..." and she started off towards Dan.
"Let the lord have mercy on Dan's soul..." Martin teased as he watched his mother go over to him.
"Oh, here comes dad..." Chris pointed out.
"Great... more embarrassment..." Martin mumbled out.
"Hey boys, how goes everything with your work and such?" Mr. Kratt asked with a smile.
"Adventurous, that's for sure." Chris added with a smile.
"Yup," Martin agreed.
"So I heard from Susan that you two boys are going to be best men at the wedding?" He asked calmly.
Martin nodded. "We sure are dad,"
"That's great to hear. So, who are your new girlfriends? Susan told about that when we came in," He asked curiously when he looked at Laura and Misty with fascination.
"Misty, Laura, this is our dad, dad this this is Misty and Laura..." Martin quickly said with a movement of his hand.
Mr. Kratt nodded to himself, and looked Misty and Laura over, "So, have any fun with them yet?"
Misty and Laura both went red.
"DAD!" Martin now scolded his father.
"I now see where you get it from..." Chris mumbled to his brother.
Martin quickly glared at his brother, and smiled nervously back at the girls.
"You just had to say it, didn't you?" Martin asked with the shake of his head.
Mr. Kratt frowned in disappointment. "Of course I did. I wouldn't be a father if I didn't ask, and what a shame. You're missing out." He said with a short chuckle.
"Dad please, must you discuss this now?" Chris asked as he felt really embarrassed.
He playfully punched Chris on the arm. "Can't your old man tease you just a little?" He asked.
"Parents, they'll never change." Martin said under his breath.
Chris looked at his dad, and answer his question with a blank stare, "No. No you cannot tease us like that..." he then lowered his voice into a whisper, "At least not in front of the girls..."
Mr. Kratt nodded, "Ah, I see..." but, he wasn't going to give up this chance to embarrass his children, "Hey Linda!" He called over to his wife.
"Yes dear?" Mrs. Kratt called back.
"You brought those baby pictures of the kids, right?"
"Oh yes! I completely forgot!" Mrs. Kratt said as she dug through her purse for something.
Chris and Martin groaned.
"Thanks a lot dad..." Martin sighed.
"Your welcome." Mr. Kratt said with a teasing smile.
"Baby pictures? This I gotta see..." Laura said with a smile.
Misty nodded, and whispered to her friend, "And at least it will change the subject, from... well, you know..."
Laura nodded.
Mrs. Kratt took out the pictures and came over to Misty and Laura. The first picture was when Martin was trying on Susan's dress. Misty and Laura tried to hold in their laughter.
"This was so adorable!" Mrs. Kratt said with a grin.
"Martin was only four years old when he tried on Susan's dress. Doesn't he look pretty?" Mr. Kratt teased.
Martin felt his face turn a deep shade of red, and he looked down at his feet in embarrassment.
"... Actually, the blue dress really brings out the blue eyes," Laura said playfully.
Martin bit his bottom lip.
"So why did you try on the dress Martin?" Misty asked curiously.
"I was little, and curious." Martin stammered.
"What's that one?" Misty asked, pointing to the next picture.
"Oh!" Mrs. Kratt smiled with joy, "It's one of my favorites! It's one of Chris when he was no more then 10 months old, and he was taking a bath in the sink!"
Chris's eyes widened, "No! Don't show them that one!" Chris said, as he leaped forward, but, was easily stopped by Laura and Misty as they looked at the picture.
"Aw...." Misty and Laura said, smiling from the picture, then to Chris.
Chris grumbled and slapped his face.
Mrs. Kratt laughed, "Oh c'mon Christopher, it's not that bad. You are my youngest and I just had to show that one..."
"No, you didn't have to show that one..." Chris said raising one eye brow, as Martin laughed at his brother's expression.
Martin shrugged and whispered to his brother, "Why does she have to show them at all?"
Chris shook his head. "Probably just trying to embarrass us for their own amusement..." Chris whispered back.
Mrs. Kratt went to the third one and her eyes twinkled in delight. "Oh this one is just as sweet! This is a picture of when Christopher, Martin, Susan, and Christiane were having a tea party."
Misty looked at Chris as she couldn't help but laugh. "Really? Now that'sfunny!" She said.
Susan smiled and laughed as she remembered that time. "Oh I remember. It was payback for when Martin took both mine and Christiane's diaries for a prank." She recalled.
"I even got that one on tape." Mrs. Kratt said with a grin.
"AH! Stop it!" Martin called out laughing, "I get the point! Your really like embarrassing me and Chris!"
Chris chuckled, "No kidding... can we all just work on the wedding preparations now?"
Misty smiled and went over to Chris, kissing him on the cheek, "Alright, alright..." she giggled.
Susan smiled, "Only if Christiane was here... she would get a hoot out of all this..."
"Well, she'll be here soon enough I'm sure..." Mr. Kratt said.
Mrs. Kratt smiled and went over to Laura, handing her a few more photos, "Just think! When you and Martin get married, I'll have even more photos of yourkids!"
Laura blushed, and smiled awkwardly, "Erm... okay?"
Martin sighed and rubbed his brow, "Mom!"
"What? I was being serious..." Mrs. Kratt mumbled as she walked over to her husband.
"Okay! I think Laura, Misty, and I need to do some shopping for adorable dresses. Dan, would you mind taking my brothers shopping for tuxedos?" Susan asked Dan with a smile.
Dan nodded and went up to Chris and Martin. "Sure thing Susan." He said.
"Oh and me and my husband can get the cake! What's a wedding without the cake?" Mrs. Kratt asked with a smile.
"Okay then it's settled. We'll meet each other back here around three o' clock, sound good?" Susan asked everyone.
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and went their separate ways.