In a large cornfield, Chris and Martin were on a Buzzbike as they flew across it. And some distance away, a raccoon picks a corncob of a stalk and begins to feed but then rushed off as the Buzzbike flew by.
"Hey, Chris?" Martin turned to him. "Did we take a wrong turn?"
"No." Chris said, and looks at a journal of old explorers Lewis and Clark. "It says right here, in the old journal of 19th Century explorers, Lewis and Clark, that the prairie is supposed to be right here."
"But there's nothing but cornfields." Martin said and flew over to another gap. "Hey, don't get me wrong, I love corn just like the next guy."
"Me too, but we've been all over this area for miles and no sign of prairie, anywhere." Chris said.
"Well let's keep at it." Martin said. "Sooner or later we've got to run into the prairie."
And then they gasped of seeing a familiar leg ahead of them.
"Look out!" Chris cried.
And then they crashed into the back leg of the Tortuga hitting it hard.
"That's not the prairie." Chris said.
And they slid off the leg.
And then the side door leading to HQ room opens and Aviva, Koki, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby came out.
"What was that?" Aviva wondered.
"I heard 2 clangs, and 2 "oofs"." Koki said. "And whenever I hear 2 clangs and 2 "oofs", do you know who I think of?"
"The Kratt Brothers!" Aviva said and then saw them.
And then they rushed to them as they were completely out cold.
"Oops, I didn't know we were searching for the prairie in the exact same area they were." Koki said.
"Martin? Chris?" Aviva removes Martin's helmet.
Amber nudges Martin, and Tyrana and Hornster nudge Chris, and then he moves and then started snoring as if the hit was so hard it put the 2 brothers to sleep.
"They're okay, but out in Dreamsville." Aviva assured in a joking way.
Amber purred and cocked her head.
Tyrana moaned and cocked her head as well.
And Koki removes Chris' helmet. "Well, while they're sleeping, we'd better keep looking for this lost habitat." She then looks at the journal. "How does a whole habitat just go missing anyway?"
"Especially one that used to cover the whole middle of North America." Aviva added. "It was all prairie, a huge sea of grass and prairie clouds."
And then turned to the cornfield close by.
"Hard to imagine." Koki said.
"I know." Aviva agreed as they walked back to the Tortuga. "Really hard to imagine."
And the 2 brothers continued snoring as they were asleep.
In a dreamworld, Martin and Chris were Lewis and Clark as they were exploring the prairie back in the 19th Century where the prairie was very real and they came across a herd of American Bison. The largest land mammal in North America.
"Oh, I say Lewis, what a beautiful, extensive valley." Martin/Clark said. "Rich and fertile!"
"Yes, 'tis true, Clark, and such a large plentitude of majestic Buffalo." Chris/Lewis agreed.
"Ah, yes, the Buffalo is the prairie and the prairie is the Buffalo." Martin/Clark said.
"What do you say we get a better look?" Chris/Lewis asked.
"What ho!" Martin/Clark beamed. "That's a fabulous idea."
And then they both revealed their Power Suits and then a nearby Peregrine Falcon appeared and flew by them.
"Activate Peregrine Falcon Power!" They both jumped and touched the falcon.
And soon their suits activated into Peregrine Falcon Power. And they then flew into the air for a better view.
"Oh, yes, a rich habitat indeed." Chris/Lewis said. "The Buffalo."
"Pronghorns, and Elk!" Martin/Clark added.
And below them near the Bison were a group of Pronghorn and some Elk.
"And don't forget the little Dogs of the prairie and Burrowing Owls and Ferrets." Chris/Lewis added.
They flew over a group of Prairie Dogs, Burrowing Owls, and a Black-Footed Ferret.
"And Prairie Wolves!" Martin/Clark added.
And a trio of Prairie Wolves, or Coyotes, really, appeared.
"Ah, Lewis, 'tis a good thing we have our Creature Power Suits for this expedition." Chris/Clark said.
"I'll say, Clark-" Martin/Lewis agreed. "Wait!" Martin suddenly came back. "Lewis and Clark never had Creature Power Suits."
"Uh-Oh!" Chris suddenly came back. "'Tis true!"
In fact, this kind of technology doesn't even exist yet.
And then the Falcon Power Suits disappeared, and they fell back down to the ground and landed in the middle of the herd of Bison as a calf went up to them.
They were completely dazed as they saw pink Bison leap around.
"Guys, guys!" The Bison calf with Koki's voice said. "Hello?"
And then a Bison cow approached them. "They're waking up!" She said with Aviva's voice. "Chris? Martin?"
In reality, Chris and Martin were recently brought into the HQ room and placed on the electronic table as Aviva, Koki, Amber and Tyrana were near them.
"Whoa!" Chris suddenly got up. "What a dream. I dreamt we were Lewis and Clark and saw what the prairie looked like 200 years ago."
"Me too!" Martin got up. "It was full of creatures back then. A lot like the African Savannah. It was beautiful."
"Well, these maps show it." Koki said at her station looking at the map of North America with the prairie covering the whole middle from Southern Texas near Mexico, to as far north as Canada. "The prairie used to cover the whole middle part of North America." And then it shows the prairie today with a dozen patches with the biggest ones in Canada. "Now it's only in these small patches and most of those don't even have Bison, Elk, Grizzlies, Wolves or a lot of other creatures anymore."
But Bison, Elk, Grizzly Bears and Wolves aren't the only animals that live on the prairies. 20,000 years ago in the Ice Age, it was even home to large American Lions and giant Short-Faced Bears. Both predators were also called Mega Lions and Mega Bears. And prehistoric Camels and Horses, and even the famous Woolly and Columbian Mammoths. But today, those famous creatures are now extinct.
"But why is there so little prairie left?" Aviva asked.
And then Jimmy came out of the cockpit excitedly.
"Oh, yeah!" Jimmy cheered. "Found it! Leave it to super sleuth, JZ, to find one of the biggest patches of prairie left in North America." And then he got to his chair and rested his feet up. "That's a good day's work, right there." And then he pushed a button. "Have a look."
Then, the side door opens as Chris, Martin, Aviva and Koki rushed to have a look.
"Wow!" Aviva gasped. "A real patch of prairie."
And there was also a herd of Bison below them.
"With Bison too!" Chris added.
"Awesome!" Martin beamed. "Hey, Jimmy can you pass the binoculars?"
"Sure thing." Jimmy replied. "And thanks to my trusty teleporter, I don't even have to get up." He then tossed the binoculars over the teleporter. "Coming at you!"
He then teleporters the binoculars to Martin, and he looks through them. But then strangely binoculars teleported away.
"What?" Martin frowned.
And the binoculars appeared back at the teleporter.
"Uh-oh, the teleporter's on the friz." Jimmy said. "No problem, got it covered."
And Jimmy got up and lifted open the cover and takes a look and brought out a ring. "Looks like the Activation Ring needs a good cleaning. Guess I'll deliver these the old fashion way." He spins the Ring around his finger.
He begins to head over to the others, but then trips over a chair and fell as the Ring rolls outside the Tortuga.
"Oh, no!" Jimmy cried as it fell.
"What was that?" Koki asked.
"My Teleporter Activation Ring!" Jimmy exclaimed. "No!" He then rushed to the cockpit.
And he quickly got to the controls. "Emergency landing!" He quickly hits a few buttons.
And the Tortuga lands on the ground as the platform is lowered.
"I gotta get that ring back from those Cows!" Jimmy rushed out of the Tortuga and towards the Bison herd.
"Jimmy, wait!" Chris tried to stop him. "They're not Cows, they're wild Bison."
But it was too late. Jimmy was already in the herd.
"Activation Ring, where are you?" Jimmy called out.
And then he bumps against the head of a large male Bison, who looked to be the biggest male of the herd. And he has the Activation Ring on his left horn.
"Oh, there it is!" Jimmy said relieved. "Listen, you nice big Cow, that's my Teleporter Activation Ring that dropped onto your horn, right there." He explained and reaches forward. "So, I'll take it-"
And then suddenly the Bison swung his head against Jimmy and sent him flying back.
And Jimmy hit the ground hard as his eyes rolled and sees pink Bison dancing around him. And then he sat up and groans, and then he gasped as his senses came back and saw the Bison charging towards him.
And then Jimmy quickly jumped up and quickly started running away.
"Okay, I'm going, I'm going!" Jimmy yelled as he ran. "I get the point!"
And then the Bison quickly caught up with him and rams him with his hard head and tossed him into the air. And Jimmy flies through the air and hits the ground and rolls across the ground and up the platform in front of the others.
"Those are some tough Cows." Jimmy said, dazed as his eyes rolled.
"I told you, Jimmy." Chris said. "They are in the Cow family, but they're not farmyard Cows. They're wild Bison."
"Oh, yeah!" Martin said. "They are serious 2,000 pound, athletically-charged wild animals.
"And the biggest one of all has our Teleporter Activation Ring." Aviva said.
The large male with the Ring on his horn snorted at them.
Hornster was amazed by the large male Bison.
"Uh, "Raging Bull," that's what I'll call him." Martin said.
"Well, I don't think Raging Bull is just gonna give it back if we ask him to." Koki said.
"But without that ring, the teleporter is kapult!" Jimmy cried.
"Oh-No!" Aviva said, realizing the problem. "Imagine not being able to teleport a Power Disc when you guys are in trouble."
"Okay, so it's official, we've got to get it back." Chris said.
"At all costs." Martin said.
"To the Teleporter Activation Ring rescue!" The 2 brothers rushed to the ring.
But then, Raging Bull noticed them and turns towards them, and the 2 brothers quickly stopped in place.
"But how do we get it off of him?" Martin wondered.
And a single Bison can easily do a lot of damage, even to one person.
The Wild Kratts were in the HQ room trying to think of any kind of plan and idea to get the ring off of Raging Bull's horn.
"Think, think, think..." Koki thinks at her station
"Think, think, think..." Martin said and paced.
"Think, think, think..." Chris sat on the table.
Meanwhile Jimmy was wrapping himself in bandages from the hit from Raging Bull.
"Ow, ow, ow!" Jimmy whined.
"Think, think, think..." Aviva sat at her station. "I've got it!" She suddenly had an idea.
And then rushed over to a storage holder.
"It's easy!" Aviva said and pushed a button.
And the items rose up from Martin's Power Suit, Spider Web Shooter, Dolphin Decoder to an extendo-arm pack.
"This is why I make these inventions in the first place." Aviva said and brought out the Extendo-Arm pack. "The Extendo-Arm at your service!" And the robotic arm extends out. "Now, let's get that ring."
They were soon outside as they soon spotted Raging Bull in the herd.
"There Raging Bull is right over there, Jimmy." Aviva said and hands Jimmy the pack. "I'll let the master controller fingers work the control."
"Don't mind if I do." Jimmy said.
And then Jimmy begins to extend the robot arm out as it slithers through the Bison herd.
"Through there." Jimmy said as it went past 2 Bison. "Around that." It went around 2 others.
The arm continues out nearing Raging Bull, but then it bumped against the snout of a female Bison.
"Oops! Jimmy said.
And the Bison jumped back from the arm.
"Sorry." Jimmy apologized.
And then Bison started running away from it as soon the other herd members followed her lead as they ran.
"Oh, no!" Chris exclaimed. "It's a stampede!"
"Bison don't like strange things in their environment!" Martin said. "It spooked them!"
"When one decides to run, they all do!" Chris said. "It's the herd mentality; always stick together. A 35 mile per hour charge! These guys can run faster than most Horses."
And soon the Bison were soon gone as the Extendo-Arm was totaled.
"Oh, my poor Extendo-Arm!" Aviva sadly said.
And Jimmy begins retracting it back.
"Okay, so now we know Bison can be unpredictable." Chris stated. "Just like dinosaurs; Right, guys?" He then asked their 6 young dinosaurs, who nodded. "They can either stampede or charge if they see something they don't like."
The Extendo-Arm keeps being pulled back as a prairie dog watches it.
"So, any strange machine we try to use will either get gored by their horns or trampled by their hooves." Martin added.
"Right, no machines." Aviva said. "We need something that'll fit right into their environment."
"I might know something that just might work." Martin said having an idea. "Come on!"
And then he rushed off.
Later the Bison herd was peacefully grazing on grass.
While nearby in a small flower patch as a bee flies off...
"So, this definitely won't startle a Bison, I'll give you that." Chris said, as he moves aside some grass as he was in the Grass Power Suit. "But I'd say it's pretty possible that, you know, we could get eaten."
And then Martin appeared also in Grass Power. "Oh, come on, Chris! This plan has legs!" He lifted his leg up after Aviva made an adjustment sometime after the Food Chain Game adventure. "Ever since Aviva modified the grass version of our Creature Power Suits, we can go mobile."
And he walks off.
Hornster was also with them, as he was really into Bison and other horned creatures like him.
"That gives us a huge advantage over these other blades of grass." Martin said and leaned on a blade of grass.
And then the grass blade bends down and Martin slipped and hits the ground.
"Well, at least we can get an up-close look at a prairie while we're still searching for Raging Bull." Chris said. "People think prairies are a bunch of grass, but check it out."
And Martin lifts himself up.
"It's so much more: grasses, sedges, forbes, lots of different flowering plants, legumes!" Chris added. "There are almost 200 different plants that make up a healthy prairie."
As they wandered, Martin nears a few blades of grass and brought his Creaturepod and scans them.
"And big, deep roots that keep the soil fertile." Martin said, looking at his screen. "No wonder it's home to so many different creatures."
"And even more, back when Lewis and Clark first saw it." Chris added looking through the journal.
And then Martin hugs the grass scrub. "Prairies! You're so much more than I ever thought you were."
Then suddenly, Martin was lifted into the air while holding onto the grass and dropping his Creaturepod.
And the grass blades were lifted by a female Bison feeding on them.
"Whoa! Chris, we found the Bison." Martin chuckled. "Uh, hi! Uh, you're going to munch on this mouthful of grass until it's gone, right?" And then, he nears the bison's lips and mouth. "Until I have nothing left to hold onto?" And then, he was dangerously close to her mouth. "Okay, I'm out of here!"
He then lets go and then floats down and lands in front of Hornster and on top of Chris, hitting the ground.
And then a Bison calf, about a few months old, appeared.
"A young Bison calf." Chris gasped.
Hornster then went up to the Bison calf, and they first sniffed, and then, nuzzled each other.
"Hey, little Bison buddy." Chris said.
And then Martin got up. "I'll call you... Muncher."
"Because these Bison never stop munching?" Chris asked as Muncher and his mom fed on grass.
"Exactly!" Martin said and went up to Muncher. "So, Muncher, we're looking for a bull somewhere in the herd here, who's possibly your father, with a big ring on his horn. Have you seen this guy?"
And then the ground shook as Muncher walks off and grabs another mouthful of grass.
And then, Hornster then grabbed a mouthful of grass, as Bumpo and Grubby appeared and joined him and Muncher, who he introduced them to.
"Wow, these Bison are like lawnmowers out here." Chris said watching them eat. "They'll eat 30 pounds of grass a day! But the awesome thing is by doing it they actually keep the prairie grasses healthy."
And then a Prairie Dog appeared behind him.
"Oh, hey, buddy." Chris greeted him.
And then the Prairie Dog wanders off and feeds on the grass that was shortened by the Bison.
"And keeping the grass low, so that other animals can live here and get to the tender, shorter grass." Martin said.
And then the ground shook as the Prairie Dog dives down a burrow as the Bison herd walks off.
"And Bison are roamers!" Chris added. "The herd just keeps moving, cutting one area then moving on to the next. They're like the caretakers of the prairie."
"A keystone species!" Martin laughed. "Chris, we found a keystone species."
"Yes!" Chris beamed. "An animal that's so important, such a key part of his environment..."
"That he has a huge effect on it." Martin finished.
Bison are just one species of many keystone species', like Alligators, Beavers, Bees, Elephants, Hippos, Rhinos, Zebras, Giraffes, Jaguars, Salmon, Prairie Dogs, Sea Otters, and even Sharks, Orcas, Wolves, Tigers and Lions.
"Uh-Oh! And finding Raging Bull is key to getting that teleporter working again." Chris said, remembering why they're here.
"He's gotta be in here somewhere." Martin said.
"Come on, Hornster." Chris said. "You too, Bumpo and Grubby."
And they begin to rush around the Bison feet, with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby following them.
In the HQ room, Aviva and Koki were watching them at her station.
"They're in the middle of the herd." Koki said. "I'm having trouble tracking them now through all the Bison bodies."
"Guys, do you see Raging Bull?" Aviva called to them.
"Not yet, but we're right in the center of the herd." Chris replied as they ran.
"Bison lips!" Martin yelled out. "Look out!"
And then they ducked as a Bison grabs a mouthful of grass.
"Phew, close one." Chris said.
And then they jumped as another Bison mouth grabs some grass.
Martin peaks from hiding, and then quickly ran as another Bison grabs some grass. And Martin trips as some dirt was lifted.
"They're coming in from all directions!" Martin said.
"We've got to take cover!" Chris said.
And then, they saw Raging Bull standing over them, and before Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby.
"Raging Bull!" The 2 brothers said in unison.
Hornster stared in awe at the big male Bison, as if he was like a role-model to him.
And then, Raging Bull leans down with his mouth open.
"NOOOOO!" The 2 brothers shouted in unison.
And then, quickly, they ran and dove down a prairie dog burrow.
In Koki's station, Jimmy soon saw the Activation Ring still on Raging Bull's horn.
"Yippee!" Jimmy cheered and laughed. "I thought that ring was lost in the herd forever."
And he pushed a key and zooms in on the ring.
"I never thought we'd find Raging Bull amongst all those Bison." Jimmy happily said.
"Okay, so this is good, but they'll never be able to get that ring off as grass." Aviva said getting up. "They need to be part of the crowd. I've got to work on a Bison disc for the Creature Power Suit."
And then she heads to her station to get started on a Bison Power Disc.
"Like there aren't enough Bison in that herd already?" Jimmy said. "You'd think that all that grazing would hurt the grassland anyway."
"Actually, it says here that 3 main things make a prairie a prairie: little rain, fire, and grazing." Koki stated as her computer brought up the images.
"They all sound like they'd be bad." Jimmy said.
"Not for a prairie." Koki informed. "First of all, grasses and prairie plants grow better than trees where there's little rain, like in the middle of North America. Believe it or not, prairie fires help because they keep trees from growing and burn off any dead plants, so new blades can grow. And the Bison moving through and grazing keeps the grass low, strong, and healthy for both plants and animals."
"Okay, well, if I'm gonna add another grazing Bison to that herd, even the funny-looking Kratt kind, I'm gonna need a little help." Aviva said working on the Bison Power Disc and contacts Chris and Martin. "Guys, can you hear me?"
And then the screen showed Martin still hiding underground.
"Is it safe to go back up there?" Martin nervously asked.
"You have to." Aviva stated. "I need more information to finish this Bison disc. A hair sample would really help."
And then Koki appeared. "Yeah, and since the teleporter isn't working, you'll have to bring it back here and pick up the disc at the same time. We can't send anything!"
And then Jimmy appeared. "But you can't lose track of Raging Bull either. If we lose him, we may never find him again."
The burrow that Chris and Martin were hiding in also had a Prairie Dog inside as well.
"Oh, is that all we have to do?" Chris asked.
"A creature adventurer's work is never done." Martin said.
"Let's do this." Chris said. "Huh?"
And then the Prairie Dog took a bite of Martin's blade.
"Ow! Okay, but first let's deactivate." Martin said and then deactivates his Grass Power Suit. "Hi! Can we get a lift?"
Above the burrow, the prairie dog shot out with the Kratt brothers on its back.
And they rode him up to next to Raging Bull.
"Thanks for the ride, buddy!" Martin said as the prairie dog rushed off.
"First things first." Chris said. "Let's get the bison hair for Aviva."
"Back here, it'll be easiest to get it from the tail." Martin said.
And then they rushed over to the tail, with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby.
"Bison Patty!" Martin shouted, noticing a Bison dropping falling straight towards them. "Look Out!"
The dropping then lands behind Martin and in front of Chris as it hits the ground.
"Wah!" Chris shouted, as he did a backflip jump over the Bison dropping to dodge it. "Great fertilizer, another reason why Bison are keystone species."
When they reached the tail, Martin gave Chris a boost upwards and Chris hangs on to the hair of the tail. And pulls off some shed fur.
"Got it!" Chris brought out the fur.
And then Raging Bull's tail started swinging side to side.
"Forgot that the tail is the Bison's built-in fly swatter." Chris said.
And then the tail started moving and hitting against his body with Chris on it.
"Quick! Toss down the hair!" Martin called out.
And then the tail stopped swinging.
"Here, take it." Chris said and lets go of it.
And Martin catches the hair.
"I'll take it back to the Tortuga." Martin said. "Thanks, bro!"
And he runs off to the Tortuga with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby.
"No problem, I'll stick with the Bison." Chris said.
And then the tail hits against the Bison's side again as Chris hangs on.
"Yes!" Chris said and climbs onto the Bison's back.
And he soon got to the top of Raging Bull's shoulder hump.
"The top of Mount Bison!" Chris beamed. "I have arrived!"
And then Chris spotted the ring on Raging Bull's left horn.
"The Teleporter Activation Ring." Chris gasped.
And then Chris slid down the Bison's shoulder hump and landed on the head.
"Ooh, comfy." Chris said, feeling the Bison's fur. "Great for keeping warm during cold, snowy winters on the prairies."
Chris heads over to the horn, and got next to the ring. And tries to remove it himself, but it was too heavy for him at his size.
"Aw, it's way too heavy." Chris said. "Well, I know one thing, this ring and this Bison are not getting out of my sight." He then leans back and relaxed. "And I've got a comfy place to wait for Martin to get back with that disc..." He then brought out the journal. "...And catch up with some reading. Now, where were Lewis and Clark?"
He starts reading, but he soon fell asleep.
In the Dreamworld of Chris/Clark and Martin/Lewis, they were on the prairie watching a herd of Bison.
"I say, Lewis, those Bison horns must come in quite handy out here." Chris/Clark said.
"Oh, aye to that, Mr. Clark." Martin/Lewis said writing in a journal. "What with those plains Grizzly Bear and those Prairie Wolves afoot, they don't even seem concerned."
"Yonder!" Chris/Clark exclaimed. "A calf on the outside." And looks through a spyglass.
Not far away, one of the herd's calves has wandered dangerously out in the open from the safety of the herd. And then a pair of Coyotes appeared and approached the calf, but then the calf's mother appeared and the Coyotes backed off.
And the mother escorts her calf back to the herd.
"Ah, the mother Bison is formidable and the herd is a force!" Martin/Lewis said, astonished.
"'Tis no wonder they mostly take those who no longer can keep up with the herd." Chris/Clark said.
A Pronghorn grazes in the grass, and then a large male Bison approaches it and then it rushed off.
"And things that get scared up by the Bison's feet." Chris/Clark added.
And the 2 Coyotes went after the Pronghorn.
"Oh, true, when the herd comes through, 'tis best to get out of the way." Martin/Lewis said.
And then, suddenly, the ground shook.
"Earthquake!" They both yelled.
And then Chris/Clark loses balance and falls.
And then Chris hits against the side of the head of Raging Bull and wakes up.
And he got to his feet and tries to stand straight as the Bison shook.
As it turns out, Raging Bull was on his side having a dust bath trying to remove any flies or other insects on him.
"Whoa, those Lewis and Clark dreams are intense!" Chris said and climbs up the Bison's head. "It's not an earthquake, it's a "Bison-quake"! Really?! A dust bath now?!"
And Chris held on as Raging Bull rolls on each side.
"I know that dust baths help keep your skin clear of pesky flies." Chris said, hanging on to some fur. "I may be pesky, but I'm not a fly!" He then contacts the others. "Guys, come on. The sooner, the better with that disc. This ride is getting rougher, you know?"
"Almost there, Chris." Aviva informed, adding the final adjustments to the disc. "Just printing it out now!"
And her computer screen shows the blue version of the Bison Power Suit.
"Get ready for some serious Bison power, Martin." Aviva said.
She then presses the enter key, and then the loading finishes as the Disc Dispenser opens and reveals a light bluish Bison Power Disc. And Aviva grabs it.
"Martin, you ready?" Aviva said and tossed the disc.
And Martin caught the disc. "Oh, I'm ready." He then inserts the disc into his Power Suit. "Activate Bison Power!"
He pressed the Activation Button as it showed a Bison on it and activates as his arms and legs became Bison legs and hooves. And even the shoulder hump and battering ram-like head and horns appeared.
"Whoa! I've never felt better." Martin beamed feeling tough. "I'm big and tough and..." He then backs up and then bumps Jimmy back as he fell inside the teleporter.
And then Martin started jumping a bit as some things bounced from the shaking. And then Aviva quickly caught some things before they hit the floor, and quickly caught a plant pot with her foot. And Koki straightens the fridge from tipping over.
And then Martin knocked over some things at Koki's station.
"Oops." Martin said and then noticed the others on the floor. "Hey, what are you guys doing down there? Get up and let's move!"
And then he started shaking the entire HQ again and Amber, Tyrana and Skylie quickly fled from his hooves and hid both under and next to Aviva's station.
"Stop! Martin, easy." Aviva said, stopping him. "You're wrecking the place!"
And then she and Koki lift a water tank up.
"Oh... oops." Martin said sheepishly.
"Martin, get control of that Bison Power." Aviva said placing a tool in a toolbox. "I mean, Bison are strong, but they're not clumsy. They're actually pretty graceful."
"Okay, so, I'm a Bison." Martin stated. "I'm strong, tough and graceful! I can even leap 6 feet high like a wild Bison can."
And then Martin leaped over Aviva and Koki and landed softly.
"Better?" Martin asked.
"Better!" Aviva and Koki said in unison.
"I'm ready for anything." Martin said.
And then Chris appeared on a holographic screen from his Creaturepod still hanging on. "Then get ready to get out here! Pronto!"
"Right." Martin said. "On my way, faster than a Bison stampede. Come on, Hornster! You too, Bumpo. And Grubby." And then he rushed out of the Tortuga with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby. "Charge!"
In the herd, Muncher and his mother were feeding on some grass.
And then Muncher noticed Martin, Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby approaching.
"Hey, how are ya?" Martin greeted some Bison. "Nice day, huh? Ah, good to see you?" And then Muncher rushed over to him, Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby. "Hey, Muncher! So what do you think, am I part of the herd now or what? So, according to the coordinates Chris sent, he and Raging Bull should be around here somewhere. Have you seen them?"
And then Muncher ran back over to his mom, and they moved aside, revealing Raging Bull behind them.
"Martin, we're over here!" Chris yelled out jumping on the bison's head.
And then Raging Bull snorted and narrowed his eyes at Martin.
"Hey, Raging Bull!" Martin beamed. "I'm part of the herd now, see? I've got the hooves, the horns, the works." And then he saw the ring as Raging Bull nears him. "Oh, by the way, that ring on your horn, that's ours and we really need it back because-"
And then Raging Bull started pacing side to side and showing his size compared to him.
"Uh, what's this?" Martin wondered. "It's not what I think it is, is it?"
"Martin, it's the sideways stance!" Chris yelled out. "The pre-fight ritual! I think you'll have to fight him for it!"
"Uh-oh, I forgot, just like with Ceratopsians, like Triceratops, like Hornster, and Pachycephalosaurs, like Pachycephalosaurus, Dracorex and Stygimoloch, Bison have head-butting contests to impress the females. " Martin said, getting nervous. "Somehow, I don't feel very tough anymore."
And then Raging Bull paws the ground as Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby move aside and watch, knowing what's going to happen next.
"I think he's getting ready to charge!" Chris announced. "Just try to knock the ring off his horn and we're out of here!"
And then Raging Bull suddenly charged towards Martin at full speed as Chris held on to some fur. And then Raging Bull rams Martin against his head, and pushes him back as they pushed each other.
"How did I get this job, anyway?" Martin asked.
"Well, I got walloped by Roo Boss, a.k.a, Big Red the kickboxing Kangaroo, remember?" Chris reminded.
"Yeah, and I got flattened by Necktie the neck-battling Giraffe." Martin added. "It should be your turn."
"Huh, you're right." Chris admitted. "Well, too late to switch now. Go for the ring! Just once!"
And then Martin swung his head as Chris ducks narrowly avoided his horn.
"Okay, maybe twice!" Chris corrected.
And then Raging Bull swung his head against Martin knocking him back.
"I'm trying, but this guy is super strong!" Martin said.
And then Raging Bull pushed against Martin's head and they pushed against each other. And then Martin's right horn tip nears the ring.
"That's it, up!" Chris cheered.
But the ring didn't hook on his horn as Martin lifts up.
"It's a good thing he's going easy on you, bro!" Chris stated.
And then Raging Bull rams Martin, knocking him back.
"Going easy on me?" Martin said before Raging Bull rams him again. "If this is easy, I don't want to know what a hard Bison battle is like."
"Sometimes these battles can end with serious injuries, but usually someone backs down before that." Chris said.
"Can I back down yet?" Martin asked.
And then Martin's right horn nears the ring, almost hooking it.
"Almost." Chris said and then quickly moves the ring completely under his horn. "Now!"
And then Martin throws Chris and the Activation Ring into the air.
And Chris lands on Martin's head.
"Yes, you did it!" Chris cheered.
But then he saw the Activation Ring falling towards him.
"Oh-No!" Chris cried.
And then the ring lands on Martin's head, but it missed Chris as he was now in the middle of it.
"Martin, we've got the ring, all secure!" Chris announced.
"We're done?" Martin beamed.
But then, suddenly, Raging Bull slams his head against Martin, sending him back.
"We can't take much more." Chris said. "Let's get out of here!"
"Okay, I'll turn on the turbo Bison charge." Martin said.
And then he quickly got up and ran, with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby by his sides.
"35 mile per hour retreat!" Martin yelled out. "Thanks for the ring. Catch you later!"
And Martin runs off back to the Tortuga as Raging Bull snorted.
Later, Chris was back to normal size as everyone was out watching the Bison herd, and Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby, as they were officially accepted by Raging Bull as honorary members of the herd. And honorary Bison as well.
"Mission accomplished!" Martin said as Jimmy cleans the ring. "We got that Teleporter Activation Ring back."
"I'll get you back where you belong." Jimmy happily said and heads to the Teleporter.
"And what a beautiful place the prairie is." Aviva said.
"Yeah, much more than just a whole lot of grass, that's for sure." Koki said.
"One of the greatest and rarest habitats on Earth, with some of the coolest creatures ever." Martin said.
"But what happened to make prairies and Bison so rare?" Aviva asked.
"It says that it was a combination of people hunting too many bison and the prairies getting destroyed for crops and cattle." Koki explained looking at her tablet.
And 200 years ago, 50 million bison once roamed western North America. But now their numbers have shrunken down to just 6 to 800.
"Well, even though it's smaller and changed a whole lot since the time that Lewis and Clark came through, it's still an incredible place!" Chris said.
"With the incredible Bison, a keystone species that helps make a prairie what it is." Martin added.
Meanwhile, Jimmy has finally placed the Activation Ring back into the Teleporter.
"All set for the teleporter tests, guys!" Jimmy stated and placed the platform down.
"Great!" Aviva said." Do you have the "Thank You" cake we made?"
And then Jimmy rushed to the fridge.
"Coming right up!" Jimmy said.
And then he brought out a large 3 layered cake made of grass and dirt with some flowers.
And then he placed the cake on the Teleporter.
"And zap it!" Jimmy said using his controller.
And then the cake teleports away.
And it teleported in the middle of the Bison herd.
Muncher was the first to appear and starts eating it, along with Hornster, Bumpo and Grubby, who were now his new best friends.
And then Martin appeared still in the Bison Power Suit.
"Hey, Muncher, Hornster, Bumpo, Grubby, save a piece for me." Martin said as he takes a bite. "A little dry..."
And then Raging Bull appeared and stares down Martin firmly.
"All yours, buddy." Martin laughed a bit nervously. "Enjoy the cake."
And he rushed off as Raging Bull starts eating it as well.
"That's Bison power!" They all cheered.