A couple days later, Chris and Martin were riding their Falcon Gliders, which were being pulled by the Tortuga, with Amber and Tyrana clinging onto their backs.
Chris and Tyrana's Falcon Gilder dove out of the sun.
"Wahoo! Now this is the way to see North America." Chris said.
"You know it, bro!" Martin said, as his and Amber's Falcon Glider spun around.
"Ha-ha! Wahoo! Yeah." Both brothers whooped in unison.
Even Amber and Tyrana were having a blast, themselves.
"Cut some sharper turns, Jimmy! Come on, faster!" Martin said.
"Wahoo! Give it all you got!" Chris said.
"You got it." Jimmy obliged.
"Whoa! Wahoo! Alright!" Both brothers whooped in unison.
Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were having a blast, themselves, in the cockpit with Jimmy.
But Aviva and Koki, on the other hand, found it more of a bumpy ride.
"Whoa! Whoa!" They shouted as they were jostled around.
"This is not the way to see North America." Aviva said.
"You can say that again. Smooth it out, JZ. Slower." Koki said.
"A few more turns." Jimmy said. "I'll give them the old "JZ jig-zag"." He then said, confidently.
Suddenly, a Creature Alert came in.
"A creature alert!" Koki said, as she ran over to her station. "Coming in from some Wild Kratts kids, um... in Eastern North America."
On her computer appear Wild Kratts kids, Adian and Katie.
"Wild Kratts Tortuga HQ. Mystery, discovery, or rescue?" Koki asked.
"Mystery, I guess... Wait no, rescue... Wait, maybe all three." Aidan said.
"Wow, what's going on?" Koki asked.
"We've got a big problem, our clubhouse tree is dying." Aidan said.
"Even worse, the whole forest here is dying." Katie said.
"What? All the trees are dying? Why?" Aviva asked.
"We don't know." Katie said. "We're worried about all the creatures that live here, too. They can't live without their forest."
"See? It's a mystery and a rescue all rolled into one. We need help." Aidan said.
"You're not kidding." Koki said. "Hang tight, we're on our way."
"Jimmy, take her down. Double speed." Aviva said.
And Jimmy did so, but without warning the Kratt Brothers, Amber and Tyrana.
"What's going on?" Martin said.
"Whoa!" Both brothers exclaimed in unison, as the Tortuga pulled them, Amber and Tyrana down to the ground, super fast.
"Did you tell him to give it all he's got?" Martin asked Chris.
"I didn't know he had this much!" Chris said.
As the Tortuga then landed, The brothers, Amber and Tyrana and their Falcon Gliders suddenly shot right past them and then crashed into the Wild Kratts kids' clubhouse as the ropes then snapped and detached from the Tortuga.
"Ohhh." Chris groaned, dazed in surprise.
"Yup. That hurt." Martin said.
"Oh. Hi, guys." Chris said.
Amber and Tyrana were instantly excited the second they saw Aidan and Katie.
"Um, the door's over there." Katie said, gesturing to it.
Amber and Tyrana then looked over to where the door was and then cocked their heads.
"Uh, that's okay, window will do." Chris said, assuringly.
"Boy, are we happy to see you guys." Aidan said.
"Oh, yeah? Well, what's up?" Martin asked.
"See, it's the trees. They're losing their leaves in the middle of Spring. They're sick and we don't know why." Aidan said.
"Wow, not good. Thanks for the alert, Aidan." Chris said, as he, Martin, Amber and Tyrana then began to head out of the Wild Kratts kids' clubhouse.
"We're on the case." Chris said.
"We'll figure it out." Martin said.
A bit later, a Gray Squirrel was running along a branch and then climbed halfway down the tree it was on, then jumped off as Chris, Aidan and Katie approached.
"Okay, first we've got to inspect these trees." Chris said.
"I'll do a check up top." Martin said, as he inserted a Gray Squirrel Power Disc into his Creature Power Suit. "With a little help from this guy."
He then held out an acorn to lure the Squirrel over and then touched the tip of the Squirrel's tail before activating Gray Squirrel Powers.
"Activate Squirrel Power!"
Once he was in his Gray Squirrel Power Suit, the Squirrel approached him as he was admiring himself, and then took the acorn he was still holding and scurried off.
"Hm." Martin shrugged, before turning to and rushing over to the tree to climb it. "Ready to climb."
"Hmm, nothing unusual here on the trunk." Chris said, as he, Amber and Tyrana were inspecting it.
"Nothing strange here." Martin said as he was inspecting the treetops. "Or here. Or here."
Meanwhile, back at the Tortuga HQ...
"So if I zoom in on the live satellite image feed, I can see what's going on with the whole forest." Koki said.
"Wow, that's a lot of sick trees." Aviva said.
Then suddenly, a knocking sound was heard.
"Got it." Jimmy said, as he went over to the door to answer it. "Hello?"
But there was no one there.
"Hello? Hellooooo?" Jimmy said. "Hmm, no one there. This place is getting pretty weird."
I guess it was just the wind or something. Aviva said.
"The wind knocking at the door? Yeah, right." Koki said. "Anyway, let's get back to the tree mystery."
"So, where were we?" Aviva wondered.
"Yup, everything normal here." Martin said. "And here... Whoa, back up!"
"You found something?" Chris said.
"Seeds!" Martin said, attracted to sycamore seeds. "Mmm..."
"What? That doesn't help." Chris said. "Believe me, I know that, with squirrel power, it's easy to get distracted by seeds and acorns, but stay focused, bro."
"Oh, right." Martin said.
"Hey, look at this." Aidan said, having found something. "Is this normal?"
"Hmm... no, definitely not. Good spot." Chris said. "Small holes in the tree. We just may be onto something here."
"Holes in the tree?" Aviva wondered. "But where could they have come from?"
"Do I look like an expert on tree holes?" Koki said.
Then, the same knocking sound from before was heard again.
"There's that somebody again." Jimmy said.
"I'll get it this time." Koki said. "Hello?"
But there was still no one there. Then it was heard again.
"Listen here, you..." Koki said, before she realized that she wasn't talking to anyone, and sighed.
She then listened to the door as the knocking sound was heard again.
"Wait. Over here." Jimmy said, as he listened to a part of the wall. "Shh..."
He then pressed a button that opened up one of the shell windows to the Tortuga and then looked around, and then noticed a species of North American bird perched on the shell of the Tortuga.
"Huh? Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" He said, as the bird, which was a Pileated Woodpecker, started pecking him in the forehead, causing him to fall backwards.
"Ah-ha! A Woodpecker!" Aviva said. "You're the one making all those holes in the tree."
"He's making holes in my forehead, too." Jimmy said, as he got back up, holding the spot on his forehead where the Woodpecker pecked.
Then, the Woodpecker flew off.
"Hey, come back here!" Koki shouted.
"Guys, come quick!" Aviva contacted the others. "We've found the mystery tree-driller. We've got to stop him before he gets away! Hurry!"
The Woodpecker was then seen pecking on a tree.
"See, there he is." Aviva said.
"Oh, a Pileated Woodpecker." Chris said, as he, Martin, Aviva, Koki, Jimmy, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all appeared from behind some rocks and bushes and observed the Woodpecker. "Hmm... and you think he made all the weird holes in the trees?"
"Yep. He's the culprit." Aviva said.
"Are you sure? I mean, did you see him do it?" Martin asked.
"Well, he made one at the door of the Tortuga." Aviva said.
"And almost made another one right here on my forehead." Jimmy said, as he showed a pair of crossed bandages on the spot on his forehead where the Woodpecker got him.
"And he's been pecking on the trees." Koki said.
"Yeah, he's definitely the one." Aviva said, confidently.
"Well, to be sure, we've got to see those holes he's making up close and make sure they match." Chris said.
"Yes, we've got to follow the suspect and catch him in the act." Martin said.
"Well, go ahead then, but I'm telling you, he did it." Aviva said, insistently.
The Woodpecker then flew off to another tree.
"Follow that Woodpecker!" Martin said, as he then rushed over to the Getaway Bike. "Spy gear ready?"
Koki then activated the surveillance monitor.
"Surveillance monitor, ready." She said.
"All are ready." Katie said, with a pair of binoculars.
"Ready." Aidan said, with a pair of headphones and a microphone sonar.
"Ready." Jimmy said, with a bag of nachos.
Even Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were ready.
"Let's go." Chris said, as he and Martin then rushed off to follow the Woodpecker.
"Let the spy mission begin." Martin said, before he realized that Chris wasn't there as he passed a Raccoon on a rock and then started climbing a tree. "Hey, where'd Chris go?"
"Activate Raccoon Power!" Chris said, from behind another tree, as he touched the Raccoon.
And his suit activated into Raccoon Powers as the Raccoon moved over to another rock.
"Thanks, buddy." Chris said, as he appeared from behind the tree in Raccoon Powers and hops onto the rock the Raccoon was on before. "For the ninja spy power of the Raccoon: clever, crafty creatures of the forest." He then hopped over the Raccoon and climbed up the same tree Martin climbed as he joins him.
Then they heard the Woodpecker pecking and drilling.
"Sounds like... he's that way!" Martin said.
They then started swinging and climbing through the branches.
Soon, Chris had the Woodpecker in his sights, and then got as close as he could, possible, to get a better look at him.
"Okay, I'm in close." Chris said. "Suspect climbing tree. Uh-huh, he uses those special toes, two in the front, two in the back, to help with climbing. And his stiff tail feathers brace against the trunk for support."
"Thanks, Chris, keep the data coming!" Koki said.
"So, is he drilling yet?" Aviva asked.
"Not yet, but those features are keys to drilling." Chris said, before the Woodpecker then flew off to another tree. "Martin, you in position? He's heading your way."
The Woodpecker then landed on one of the dying trees where Martin was.
"The woodpecker has landed." Martin said, as Chris arrived.
And then, the Woodpecker started pecking at the tree, looking for insects to eat.
"Oh, yes, he's doing it! He's drilling!" Martin said. "Wow, that's fast. His head's a blur!"
"Wow! That's 16 woodpecker pecks a second! Impressive." Chris said.
"Ha-ha! I'm going to call him Headbanger." Martin said.
"Look at the woodchips fly!" Chris said.
"I knew it! I told you, how much evidence do you need? This woodpecker must be drill-happy or something. He's just drilling holes everywhere." Aviva said.
"Hang on, Aviva, not so fast." Chris said, noticing something. "Something's not right... The holes look different."
Headbanger then flew off to another tree.
"Yeah, this hole looks different." Martin said, as he and Chris approached and took a look at the hole.
"Hmm... Chris pondered, and then scans it with his CreaturePod. "It's bigger, more rectangular. Not like those smaller round holes in the dying trees."
"Well, if you guys need more evidence, go ahead. But to me, it's case closed." Aviva said, nonchalantly, as she then picked up a Pileated Woodpecker feather. "When you're ready to admit that I was right about this guy, you can find me back at the Tortuga. With an analysis of this feather, maybe I'll even have another suit by the time you guys are done."
Aviva then walked off back to the Tortuga with Skylie.
"Hey, wait for me!" Jimmy said, as he and Grubby rushed off after Aviva and Skylie.
A bit later, Headbanger flew over to a dead tree with a large hole in it, probably made by him, and went into it, as Martin, still in Gray Squirrel Powers, had followed him there.
"Okay, Chris, Headbanger stopped off at a dead tree, maybe his hideout." Martin said. "I'm going in."
Martin then went over to the hole that Headbanger was in.
"Nice digs." Martin said. "So this is one of the things you can build with that drilling power. A cozy, safe nest in a dead tree to hide out from bad weather and predators. Oh, and I can see why so many animals use your nest when you're done with it; Wood Ducks, Bats, lots of Birds, Raccoons, even Squirrels, especially in winter."
Then suddenly, a creaking sound was heard.
"What?" Martin said.
Then, an animal who is a predatory member of the weasel family who climbs trees and hunts birds, like Woodpeckers, and Squirrels appeared from the branches and approached. And Martin knew real well what kind of animal it was….
An American Pine Marten.
"Uh-Oh. A Pine Marten!" Martin said.
The Pine Marten leapt from one branch, onto another one.
"Oh-No. Up here, the nest is safe from most predators, but not from that tree-loving weasel." Martin said. "Gah!"
The Pine Marten then entered the hole and panicked chittering from Headbanger was heard as Martin went back up to the entrance and gasped in shock as he saw Headbanger trying to escape the attacking Pine Marten.
"Oh, go, go! Oh-No! Gah!" Martin said.
Then, Headbanger flew up, pursued by the hungry Pine Marten, and escaped through another hole in the tree.
"Yes! Ha-ha! An exit hole!" Martin said, relieved. "Oh, Pileated Woodpeckers build multiple entrances and escapes. Brilliant!"
But then suddenly, his moment of relief was halted, all-too-soon.
"Uh-Oh." Martin said, as he looked up.
The hungry Pine Marten was eyeing him as easier prey as he then gulped nervously.
"Uh, Pine Martens are Squirrel hunters, too." Martin said. "Bye!"
And with that, he took off running through the branches, with the Pine Marten on his tail in hot pursuit.
"Koki, do you read me?!" Martin contacted.
"I'm here, Martin. Over." Koki replied.
"Mayday, mayday, I'm being chased!" Martin said. "Pick me up in the Getaway Bike! Hurry!"
"Being chased? By who, Martin?" Koki asked.
"A Marten!" Martin said.
"Martin? Wait, you're Martin!" Koki said. "You're chasing yourself?"
"No, this Marten is!" Martin said.
"What? Where?" Koki asked.
"Oh, he wants to eat me!" Martin said. "Ah, hurry!"
"Martin wants to eat you?" Koki said, as Aidan and Katie giggled. "Hello, you are Martin. Stop messing around. You know, we've got a serious mission here, and all you guys want to do is fool around and play spy. That's it, I'm with Aviva. We're heading back."
"Amber, Tyrana and I are going to stay and help Chris." Aidan said.
"Okay. Catch you later, Aidan." Koki said.
And she and Katie headed back to the Tortuga on the Getaway Bike, with Bumpo and Hornster alongside them.
"A "Martin", now I've heard everything." Koki said, nonchalantly.
The Pine Marten continued to chase Martin until he finally managed to dodge him and land on the back of the Getaway Bike.
"Okay, Martin, done playing around?" Koki asked.
"No, it really was a Marten, a Pine Marten, and he almost ate me." Martin said. "Oh, forget it, now I'll go catch up with Chris."
He then got off and left to rejoin the others.
"Aviva!" Chris contacted.
"Yeah, Chris?" Aviva replied.
"Okay, Headbanger's back on a tree." Chris said. "And this one has those mystery holes, so let's see if we can catch him making more."
Headbanger then starts pecking at the tree for hollow spots in order to find insects to eat.
"He's listening for hollow places where tasty insects might be hiding." Chris said. "When he hears a hollow echo, he drills. Ha! The bill's drill is a specialized food finder!"
"Speaking of bill drill, I've got a Woodpecker Suit prototype ready, Chris."
"Great!" Chris said. "I can use it to open up these mystery holes a little bit and look for more clues."
"Maybe then you'll finally find the evidence you're looking for." Aviva said, as she placed the disc, along with the Woodpecker feather she found earlier, on the teleporter. "Disc on its way."
"Energize!" Jimmy said as he teleported the disc and feather to Chris and Aidan.
"All right!" Chris said, as he then inserted the disc into his Power Suit, and then touched the feather Aidan was holding. "Activate Woodpecker Powers!"
He pressed the Activation Button and activates as his arms and legs became Woodpecker wings and legs. And even the sharp, drill-like head and beak appeared.
"Sweet." Aidan said, as Martin arrived and climbed up onto his head.
Even Amber and Tyrana were impressed.
"Not too shabby, bro." Martin said.
"You know it." Chris said, as then flew up into the tree. "All right, Headbanger, let's drill into those holes and have a look. Two toes forward, two toes back, clamped on. Tail feathers anchored, Sharp, hammer-beak ready, And..."
And then… it happened.
Chris was somehow unable to control his own Power Suit, and it all the sudden went haywire.
"Da-da-da-da-da-da-da... Whow-wow-wa-wa-wa-waaaooo! I can't... control this beak! Waaahhh! I can't.. Gaaaaahhh! ..Stop this thing!" Chris shouted, jutterishly.
"Chris, hit the deactivation button!" Aidan called.
"I can't even think straight!" Chris shouted, jutterishly, as Martin climbed up to help his brother. "Ahhhhh…"
"Got you!" Martin said, as he jumped onto and grabbed his brother and managed to hit the Deactivation Button, before they both fell towards the forest floor. "Ah!"
"Waaaaaaahhh... Oof!" Both brothers exclaimed in unison, as they hit the ground as Aiden gasped.
The force of the impact causes their Creature Power Suits to deactivate.
"Rah..." Chris groaned, as Amber and Tyrana nudged him before Martin picked him up.
"Are you okay, bro?" Martin asked.
"No, Aviva. Not at all." Chris said, still dazed and disoriented.
"Aviva?" Martin said.
"I mean, Jimmy." Chris replied.
"Uh, try again." Martin said, as he laid Chris on his back and straightened his head.
"Oh... my brain's still rattling. Who are all of you?" Chris said, as it looked like he was seeing everyone he knew.
"You okay, Chris? It's me, Martin." Martin said, as Chris started to come back to his senses.
"Oh." Chris said, as he started to get back up. "This suit's got to be missing something, a brain just can't take all that drilling. Ohh... Uhhh... Oof!"
"Hmm…. Hm." Martin pondered.
He then saw Headbanger drilling and quickly got a body scan of him.
"Aviva, check out this Woodpecker body scan." Martin said.
"Wow! Shock Absorbers." Aviva said, amazed. "That's what keeps the Woodpecker from getting headaches and damaging his brain from drilling so hard. See, the spongy bone between the beak and skull, and a flexible lower beak, absorbs a lot of the incredible drill force, protecting the brain from getting bounced around too much."
"And those special feathers block the nostrils so woodchips don't fly up the Woodpecker's nose!" Koki said.
"This creature's loaded with special features!" Aviva said. "Sorry, Chris, I forgot to add a few important things."
"It's all good." Chris said.
"Hey, guys, look." Aidan said. "Some bark flaked off where Chris was drilling."
"Clues. It worked!" Chris said.
"Hmm... that's not what it's supposed to look like. I mean, what're all those tunnels?" Martin inquired.
Amber and Tyrana then sniffed them.
"It's almost like something was scraping around under the bark and then… look, they dug deeper into the tree." Chris said. "Someone's got to go in there and see."
"Oh, I'll go." Martin said.
"No way, I'm going." Chris said.
"Okay, brother, how many fingers am I holding up?" Martin quizzed.
"Brain's still fuzzy." Chris said. "Um... four."
He looked again and saw that it was actually 2.
"It's two, right?" Chris asked.
Martin nodded cheekily as Amber and Tyrana shook their heads.
"Okay, you go." Chris said, as he pulled out and handed Martin the Miniaturizer, which he deploys.
"Miniaturize!" Martin said, as he shrunk down.
"Pick a hole, any hole." Chris said.
"I'll pick... that one!" Martin said, gesturing to one up high.
"Okay, ready?" Chris said.
"Yep, ready." Martin said.
Chris then thumb-launched Martin up to the hole.
"I'm going in!" Martin said.
He then entered the hole.
"Whoa, this is pretty weird. I'm walking inside a tunnel, inside a tree." Martin said, holding a flashlight.
"Huh? Oof!" Martin said, as he first noticed something strange and then bumped into something it was attached to; a species of wood-eating Beetle.
"Oh, hi, there." Martin said. "Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt your lunch. Wait a second... it's you! You're the one making those strange holes in the tree. You're a tree eater, and I caught you in the act! But, who are you?"
He then scans the Beetle with his CreaturePod.
"Koki, you getting this?" Martin asked.
"Yeah, Martin." Koki replied. "I'm getting an ID on that little creature."
That was, until she then found out….
"What?! It says there's no match in the entire database of North American animals." Koki said. "There's no way it's from North America."
"It's not?" Aviva asked. "It's a UFB?!"
Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby knew what that meant, and immediately knew that this meant trouble that needs fixing.
"Not a UFB!" Jimmy said.
"Oh, yes, a UFB." Aviva said. "We've got ourselves an "Unidentified Feeding Beetle"."
"Chris! Martin!" Aviva and Koki said in unison.
"We've got an Alien Beetle invasion on our hands!" Koki said.
"What? An alien Beetle? You mean it's not from here?" Aidan asked.
"That's right, it's not." Chris said. "Koki, send out an alert to the Wild Kratts kids around the world. See if anyone, anywhere, knows this beetle."
"I'm on it." Koki obliged.
"Hmm." she then pondered.
"But the Beetle and the Woodpecker, they're both digging holes, right?" Aviva asked.
"Yeah, why are the Beetle holes so much worse than the Woodpecker holes?" Aidan asked.
"The beetles are eating the layer right under the bark, the layer that sends water and nutrients to the rest of the tree. That kills the whole thing." Chris said. "But Woodpeckers only make holes in the tree, and sometimes even help the trees by eating pests, like ants and other bugs inside."
"So Woodpeckers don't hurt the trees." Aidan said.
"That's right." Chris said.
"Uh, guys, can you give Headbanger a message for us?" Aviva asked.
"Sure, he's right here." Chris said.
"Sorry." Aviva and Koki said in unison.
"We thought it was you killing the trees, but it wasn't." Aviva said.
"He forgives you." Chris said. "Hey, Martin, you okay in there? Are you coming out?"
"I'm trying, Chris, but there's not much elbow room in here." Martin said, as he bumped into another beetle behind him. "Excuse me, pal, just trying to get... through... here…"
The Beetle then snapped his mandibles at Martin.
"Whoa, those're some serious jaws." Martin said. "It's like Attack of the Tree-Eating Aliens!"
Meanwhile, back at the Tortuga HQ, as Kaite was reading a book on animals with Skylie, a message came in.
"Message coming in." Koki said. "It's... it's from the other side of the Earth; in China! Tortuga HQ. Anything on the alien beetle?"
And chinese Wild Kratts kid, Yi, appeared on a holographic image on the big screen.
"Hi, Koki. Yi, here. These beetles are aliens for you in North America, but not for me here in China. They're from here. They're Asian long-horned beetles." Yi said.
"Hmm…" Aviva pondered. "Well, then how do they get here from China?"
"Scientists think they got to North America on ships that were bringing firewood and building timber." Koki said, as she pulled up some holographic images of footage of ships and railway timber flatbeds of firewood and building timber from China.
"Here in China, their natural predators are Asian Woodpeckers and Wasps." Yi said.
"Thanks, Yi." Aviva said.
"You're welcome, and good luck." Yi said, before hanging up.
"But now what?" Aviva asked. "Now that they're here, we've got to stop them from killing all the trees!"
"Maybe Headbanger can help save the trees. Since he likes to eat insects, maybe he'll eat these beetles, too." Aidan said.
"Exactly!" Chris said. "In China, the Long-Horned Beetles have natural predators that help control them, but here they don't yet. So now that the Beetles are here, if these Woodpeckers, and maybe some Wasps, figure out how to catch them, they'll help restore the balance."
Then Headbanger was heard pecking.
"Look! Headbanger's doing it! He's going after the beetle!" Aidan said.
"Yes!" Chris and Aidan both said in unison.
"Uh-Oh." Chris said, realizing something. "Martin! He's in there, too!"
And Aidan gasped.
And even Amber and Tyrana were also worried.
"Earthquake!" Martin shouted from inside the tree. "Whoa! Oh, lord! Excuse me. I think I know who's doing this, and trust me, you don't want to know."
"What are we going to do?!" Aidan asked.
Just then, another Woodpecker Power Disc and feather were teleported to them.
"Woodpecker Power?! Oh, Not Again." Chris said, not wanting a repeat of getting his brain rattled.
Then Aviva appeared on a holographic screen from his CreaturePod.
"It's new and improved, with that shock absorber." Aviva said. "Quick, you have to get to Martin before Headbanger does."
"Okay." Chris said, as he inserted the disc into his Power Suit and touched the feather Aidan was holding. "Activate Woodpecker Power! Take 2!"
He quickly activated and immediately took flight to save Martin.
"Woo-hoo! To the Creature Rescue!" Chris shouted, as he then landed on the tree and prepped for Woodpecker Powers again, but this time, it was different. "Ha! The woodpecker shock absorbers are working! My brain's not getting rattled! Wahoo! This is awesome!"
"Hurry, Chris!" Aidan shouted.
Amber and Tyrana shrieked out to urge him to save Martin.
"Aviva, did you put in the tongue feature?" Chris asked.
"The tongue feature?" Koki inquired.
"It's in there!" Aviva said. "See, the Woodpecker's tongue is 4 inches long. It starts here and wraps all the way around the Woodpecker's skull, so when the Woodpecker sticks his tongue out, he can reach far into the tree. The insects stick to these brushy bristles on the end. Left paw button on your suit to activate tongue, Chris."
"Will do!" Chris said.
"Oooh, I hope he gets there soon." Koki said.
"Me too." Jimmy said.
Inside the tree…
"Ohhh... he's close." Martin said. "Ohhh... I don't know who gets here first. Ohhhhh..."
Back outside, as Chris and Headbanger were in a "drill-off", Amber and Tyrana were still worried about Martin.
"Oh-No, girls, this is going to be close." Aidan said, worriedly.
"I'm through!" Chris said.
"Yay! Yeah! Wahoo!" The others cheered, as Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby squealed in celebration.
"Tongue power!" Chris said, as he activated the tongue feature of his Woodpecker Power Suit and got Martin out safely.
"Whoa! Nice one, bro." Martin said.
"And Headbanger got a Beetle." Chris said, before Headbanger then flew off.
"Uh-Oh, but he's not the only Beetle!" Aidan said.
They then noticed another Beetle coming out from one of the many holes in the trees created by them as it then flew off.
"The forest is still in trouble as long as all these Beetles are around." Katie said, worriedly.
"Don't worry. Now that we have Woodpecker Power..." Chris said.
"And the Woodpeckers have discovered the Beetles..." Martin said.
"We've got a plan." Both brothers said in unison.
And hopefully, one that just might work.
Later, they were both in Woodpecker Powers as their plan was soon put into action.
"It's Alien Beetle round-up time!" They said in unison.
They then started pecking around the tree of the Wild Kratts kids' clubhouse for the alien Beetles along with Headbanger and his fellow Woodpeckers.
"Ready to collect those Beetles, guys." Aviva said.
"Got one!" Chris said, as he then placed it in Aviva's terrarium.
"As soon as we have the rest, you get a nice comfy ride home to China." Aviva said.
"Incoming! Woo!" Martin said, as he then placed another Beetle in the terrarium. "This is working great! Headbanger and other Woodpeckers have learned how to catch them, too."
Headbanger and his fellow Woodpeckers were working out their skills on how to catch the Beetles as well.
"Great work, Headbanger." Martin said. "And important, because with most alien invasions in nature, whether it's alien insects or alien plants, it's difficult to remove every single one."
He then pecked a hole in the branch and extracted a Beetle with his Woodpecker Power Suit tongue and placed it in Aidan's terrarium.
They all then rejoined on the clubhouse balcony.
"So while people do the best they can, nature also adapts, finding a new balance." Chris said.
"I'd say this is mission accomplished." Aviva said.
"We solved the mystery of the dying trees…" Chris said.
"We're bringing as many lost Beetles home as we can…" Martin said.
"And best of all..." Kaite said.
"Our forest is saved!" She and Aidan said in unison.
And everyone cheered and the Jurassic Siblings shrieked and squealed in celebration, before Headbanger then landed on Jimmy's head.
"Huh?" Jimmy said.
Headbanger then pecked Jimmy's head a couple times, mistaking it for a branch.
"Ow! Ah! Ow! I told you I'm not a tree trunk." He then told the Woodpecker.
And the others laughed.
Author's Note:
Well, that's another chapter finished, but the others are probably gonna take quite some time to finish.
So I politely ask all of you to remain patient and calm, as well as civil, until they are complete.