The next day, everyone was relaxing on the Tortuga's balcony and Martin was playing a tug of war match with Amber with a piece of rope.
"You're a tough girl, aren't ya?" Martin chuckled.
Amber pulls on the rope in her mouth and growls.
Only 4 days old, Amber and her four adoptive siblings, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby have been so far learning how to stand, and they're already becoming active, Especially her and Tyrana, who've formed a sisterly bond with each other. She's almost like a small puppy and kitten mixed together sometimes.
"Amber sure is a little rascal." Aviva laughed.
"Well, it is a good way to build up some strength." Chris advised.
As Martin and Amber continue their game, they were unaware of a yellow scaled creature watching them curiously from nearby, hidden among a heliconia flower in the garden.
As Chris walks by them, he then noticed something on it.
"Hey, what's that?" Chris wondered.
Martin and Amber soon broke from their game, and went up to him as Aviva, Koki and Jimmy, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby join them.
"What is it?" Aviva asked.
"Whoa! An Eyelash Viper." Martin said,
Curled motionless around the yellow of the flow was an Eyelash Viper. He's likely laying motionless on the flower, waiting for prey to come by, like frogs and lizards. But these snakes are fast enough to catch Hummingbirds if they get a chance.
"Wow, he must've came down from a branch in one of the trees near us and hid here." Chris said, gesturing to some trees behind them.
Amber and Tyrana stared curiously at the little yellow snake.
"Remember the Flight of the Pollinators and To Touch a Hummingbird adventures that we came across these snakes?" Martin inquired.
"Yeah, and Eyelash Viper Powers helped you touch Spaceship." Chris said. "It's also a cool Power Suit."
"Yeah, Spaceship really gave a run for your money." Koki said, smirking.
And she and Aviva laughed.
"Why do you 2 always have be so skeptical about us?" Chris inquired.
"Oh, just a thing I guess." Aviva shrugged.
"Okay, okay, how bout we get this guy somewhere else?" Chris suggested.
Martin soon brought out a snake bag and placed it under the Eyelash Viper. And Chris gently coaxed the snake into the bag as ties the top of it.
Soon they headed outside, and walked over to some bushes. And soon Martin unties the bag and unfolds it a bit, and soon the Eyelash Viper brought its head out and flicked its tongue. And soon, he slithers onto the branch and begins to move away.
"See ya, buddy." Martin said.
"Hey guys, is that a Harpy Eagle?" Aviva asked, looking at some trees.
They turned and then saw a Harpy Eagle perched on a branch and resting, while looking down at them.
"Yeah, this must be its hunting area." Chris said.
"Yeah, their main prey are monkeys and sloths." Martin said.
"Hey, no need to remain me." Chris said remembering the Rainforest Stew adventure as he was in the Sloth Power Suit and was snatched by a female Harpy Eagle which is an expected mother with eggs.
"Say, what other snakes are around here besides the ones from last night?" Aviva asked.
"Oh, there's some Boas, Lyre Snakes, Bushmasters, Vine Snakes and more." Martin said.
"I wonder what else we'll come across." Chris said.
"Just have to wait and see." Martin said.
A few days later, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby are each now a week old.
And at the moment, they were out hiking along a trail. And letting Amber and her adoptive siblings explore around them, and after a few minutes they stumbled upon a Jaguar ahead having a nap.
"Cool, a Jaguar." Chris said in awe.
"These cats are really amazing to look at." Aviva said.
Then suddenly, a familiar-looking Black Jaguar cub climbed over his mother.
"Hey, it's Shadow!" Martin beamed. "How you doing, buddy?"
And then Shadow went up to them, and then lunges and playfully tackled Martin and caused him to fall on his back.
(Then, A Flashback Occurs)
Shadow is a rare Black Jaguar cub that Chris, Martin, Aviva and Wild Kratts kid, Nina, met during the Shadow: The Black Jaguar adventure when they were deciding on which wild cat to check out, and, unknowingly, Zach was spying on them and went after a rare Black Jaguar as an emblem for his Spy-bots. And Zach went to Central America and landed his plane near Nina's village, where Nina contacted them for help.
They soon found a female Jaguar and they followed her to a river, and which Aviva didn't know that Jaguars are strong swimmers for cats. And they even witness her attacking a Spectacled Caiman and making a kill out of it. Jaguars will hunt and tackle almost anything they come across. And eventually, they followed the Jaguar to a cave structure, which is her lair, where they believed that she may have a cub, or more than one. And Chris and Martin went Mini-Sized and had a look, and discovered that the Jaguar they've been following is a mother with a cub. And found that the cub was in the form of a Black Jaguar, and named him Shadow.
But soon Shadow was abducted by Zachbots, and they went after them to save him. But the Zachbots literally stopped at nothing from getting away, and they activated Jaguar Powers, and even the black version, and sneaked into Zach's plane. And got him out without even being noticed, before eventually reuniting him with his mother.
(The Flashback Ends)
And then Shadow noticed Amber hiding shyly behind Chris, along with Tyrana, and Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby doing the same behind Aviva, and looks at them curiously.
Amber herself was curious of him as well. And so was Tyrana.
"Go on, Amber. It's okay." Aviva assured.
"You too, Tyrana." Chris said.
And then Amber and Tyrana curiously went up to Shadow.
"Amber, Tyrana, this is Shadow." Martin introduced. "He's a friend of our's."
Amber and Shadow look at each other curiously, trying to figure out what one other is. And then Shadow twitched his tail a bit, and Amber did the same. Tyrana watched as, then, Shadow lifted his front left paw and swung it in a bit of a playful way. And then Amber lunged and playfully tackled him, and then they started playfully wrestling each other. And Tyrana joined in as well.
Aviva laughed. "Awww, they're already friends."
"Guess both have some strength being built up for later on." Martin said.
Once they knew that Shadow was friendly, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby went up to them and joined in on the fun.
And they hanged with Shadow for the entire afternoon. And before his mother called to him, and they soon disappeared into the dense undergrowth.
Hours later at night, they were getting ready to bed.
"Quite a day, huh?" Chris said getting in his sleeping bag.
"Hey, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby met and played with Shadow." Martin said.
"Yeah, right now I'm sleeping." Aviva said in her hammock and went to sleep.
"Hey, would it be cool to come across an adult Black Jaguar?" Chris inquired.
"That would be amazing." Martin said.
And soon, everyone went to sleep.
Meanwhile outside, as they were sleeping, something is on the prowl tonight. And emerging from the bushes, was a full grown Black Jaguar.
It's highly likely, and possible, that this Black Jaguar could be Shadow's father, the male who his mother mated with years ago.
The Black Jaguar stares in awe at the Tortuga for a few moments, and then heads off into the brush.
Author's Note:
How's that for a first greeting with some of the baby animals the Wild Kratts met?
And Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby will meet the other ones later on.