The next day, after getting the Tortuga resupplied, the Wild Kratts were back in the Sonoran Desert, and at the moment, as an Arizona Bark Scorpion crawled out from behind a rock, the Kratt brothers were riding on their Buzzbikes through Half-Pipe Canyon with Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby.
"Yee-ha, this is it bro! Half-Pipe Canyon." Chris said. "Woo-hoo!"
Chris, Tyrana, Hornster and Grubby then saw a Roadrunner running alongside them from underneath.
"I'm up to Roadrunner speed: 18 - 26 miles per hour!" Chris said, as Martin, Amber, Skylie and Bumpo passed by.
"Fast as a Coyote, 30 miles per hour! Yeah!" Martin said. "Woo-hoo!"
As they raced down the canyon, a Cougar watches them go by.
"Wahooo! 40 miles per hour! Mountain Lion sprint speed!" Chris said.
Then, Martin, Amber, Skylie and Bumpo noticed something as Chris, Tyrana, Hornster and Grubby turned to face it as well.
"Uh-Oh." Martin said. "Yikes."
The Cougar they passed by had caught up with them and sees them as prey.
"We're looking a lot like fleeing prey right now, Chris." Martin said.
"And a 30 foot leap is no problem... for a Mountain Lion!" Chris said, as they exited the canyon and the Cougar leaped off the ledge as it lunged right at them.
The Cougar then landed on the back of the Buzzbikes, and sent Martin, Chris and the Jurassic Siblings flying into the air.
"Whoa!" Both brothers shouted in unison "Ow!"
"Ow..." Martin said, painfully, as it turns out, both he and Chris had crashed into a saguaro cactus. "At least we avoided those sharp claws... waaah!"
"Cactus spines." Chris said, painfully. "Oh, they're sharp, too. I'm just glad the Jurassic Gang managed to avoid both."
Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were all piled up on top of one another on the ground, with Amber on top.
"Uh-Oh!" Martin said, noticing the Cougar.
The hungry Cougar roared and snarled.
The Jurassic Siblings then huddled together.
"We might find out which is sharper; cactus spines... or Mountain Lion claws." Martin said, worriedly.
Just then, they noticed a Spotted Skunk emerging from his den.
"Oh, hi, Spotted Skunk." Chris greeted, as the Skunk looked up at him and Martin stuck on the cactus. "Sorry we bumped into your home."
The Skunk then looked at the 6 young Dinosaur siblings, who all looked at him curiously, before he then looked in front of him and saw the Cougar approaching him, having switched targets.
"And even more sorry we brought her." Martin said.
The Skunk then confronted the Cougar, as he fearlessly put himself between the Kratt brothers, and their Dinosaurs, and the Cougar, and then started foot stomping his front paws as a warning.
"Oooh, the Skunk foot stomp warning." Martin said. "He's tiny, but tough."
"A 2 pound creature telling a 120 pound Wild Cat to back off." Chris said. "Now that's impressive."
Then the Skunk did a handstand.
"A handstand?" Martin inquired. "Hey, nothing like a little gymnastics to ease a tense situation."
"Anything but." Chris said. "He's puffed up to look bigger and tougher, showing the warning black and white colors. He's saying "last chance before I..."."
Then, as the Cougar inched closer, the Skunk then sprayed the Cougar.
"Oooh, Skunked!" Chris said.
"That was a direct hit from 10 feet away." Martin said. "What aim! What precision!"
"And that Mountain Lion is not happy." Chris said, as the Mountain Lion then ran off. "He's out of here."
And the Skunk then settled down, as the Jurassic Siblings were amazed at what they just witnessed.
"Skunk stink defense, it's genius!" Chris said, before he and Martin got a whiff of the Skunk stink spray. "Whoa, that's bad."
And as the Skunk stink got to the Jurassic Siblings, they quickly covered their noses and waved their tails to fan it away.
"Like let's get out of here bad! Quick!" Martin said, as he and Chris fell off the cactus.
"Ow! Aaah!" Both brothers said in unison as they hit the ground.
"We owe you one, buddy." Chris said to the Skunk, before he, Martin, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby rushed off. "Whaaa!"
"Yuck. P.U." Martin said.
The Skunk looked back at them for a bit then crawled on, before he then notices and curiously sniffs one of the Kratt brothers' Creature Pod, which they accidentally left behind, as the phone feature of it activates, phoning Zach Varmitech, who is currently, at the moment, working on his newest invention: the "Bubble Bot".
"Ugh. How can I finish my Bubble Bot with so many distractions?" Zach groaned. "Who is it anyway? Wild Kratts?! Calling me? Hmmm... interesting. Varmitech Industries, turning varmints into robotic solutions. Zach Varmitech, head genius, speaking. Hello? Hello?"
"Ugh." Zach groaned as he then hung up. "Did you see that dirty, dusty desert? Yuck! I hate the outdoors. With this Bubble Bot, I won't have to get dirty anymore when I'm collecting varmints for my robot inventions."
Suddenly, he was called again, and so, he answered.
"What?!" Zach said, annoyedly.
Then, the Skunk appeared up close on the screen.
"Ahhh!" Zach screamed, as he jumped into his Zachbot's arms. "Ewww! Shoo, shoo! Get away from that!"
But the Skunk just sniffed the CreaturePod.
"Yuck, now that's a dirty varmint..." Zach said as the Skunk then nudged the CreaturePod. "but no Kratt brother in sight. Hm... just leaving their stuff in the desert? A hoverbike; an animal-pod thingy... Someone might steal it, like, uh... me! Ha-ha-ha! Get my jet ready. We're going to the desert!"
The Zachbot then dropped Zach as he did so.
"Agh!" Zach yelled.
Meanwhile, at the Tortuga, Aviva and Koki were both sitting on the roof, wondering where Martin, Chris, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were.
"No sign of them." Koki said. "They probably got lost again."
"Wouldn't surprise me." Aviva said. "Koki, look. We've been here in the Sonoran Desert for so long, the Long-Nosed Leopard Lizards are starting to think the Tortuga's a rock formation."
Four Long-Nosed Leopard Lizards were basking in the sun on the roof of the Tortuga.
"You can live with us forever if you want." Aviva said to one of the Long-Nosed Leopard Lizards, as she lightly petted it with the tip of her finger.
"Jimmy, can you try calling Chris and Martin?" Koki called. "And the Jurassic Gang as well?"
"In a minute." Jimmy said, as he pulled out a sandwich with pickles and cheese from the refrigerator. "Mmm, pickles and cheese, now that's a sweet-smelling combo."
He heads over to contact Chris and Martin as he stuffs the sandwich in his mouth, and then notices something stirring behind a backpack.
"Hm?" Jimmy wondered.
He then moved the backpack as it revealed a Spotted Skunk, like the one the Kratt Brothers and Jurassic Siblings met a bit earlier, sleeping in a crate. Though it woke up once it noticed Jimmy
"A kitty cat." Jimmy said. "Hey, who got the kitty?"
"Kitty?" Aviva and Koki said, confused, as they headed back down.
"Kitty, witty, cutie cute." Jimmy said.
The Skunk started stomping its front paws as a warning.
"Oh, you dance?" Jimmy said. "Dah-dah-la-la-la-dah-dah..."
Then the Skunk did a handstand and showed its black and white warning body colors.
"Ha-ha-ha, you even do tricks!" Jimmy said. "Hey, who trained this cat?"
"Jimmy, what cat?"
"This one." Jimmy said. "Coo-chi-coo-chi-coo. Coo-chi-coo-chi-coo."
Aviva and Koki then realized what Jimmy found really is, and gasped!
"Jimmy, that's not a cat, it's a skunk!" Aviva said.
"A what?!" Jimmy said, as the Skunk, still in his handstand, stared at him and he smiled innocently.
"Run!" Aviva and Koki screamed, as they then took off running.
This startled the Skunk, as he then sprayed Jimmy, as some of it hits his eyes, causing him to shout in pain.
Meanwhile, outside, the Kratt Brothers and the Jurassic Siblings have finally made it back to the Tortuga, exhausted, but triumphant.
"Ah, finally, we made it." Chris said, as they walked up the ramp to the garage.
Then, the Jurassic Siblings noticed Aviva and Koki running straight towards them, and quickly stepped aside.
"Ahhhhh!" Aviva and Koki screamed, as they painfully trampled the Kratt Brothers.
"Ooh! Oof! Ow!" Both brothers exclaimed in painful unison.
"Painful morning." Martin said, as they got back up.
"Ahhhhh!" Jimmy screamed, as he painfully trampled the Kratt Brothers again.
"Oof! Ooh! Ow!" Both brothers exclaimed in painful unison.
"Tell me about it." Chris said, as they got back up. "And stinky. Whew!"
They all then notice a familiar-looking stink smell inside the garage.
"Oh-No." Both brothers said in unison.
"That stink." Martin said. "Look out!"
They then retreated down the ramp, from the garage and over to where the others were, panting.
"He ran us right out of our headquarters." Aviva said. "That Skunk took over the Tortuga!"
Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all cocked their heads.
"Skunk?" Martin wondered. "Who? Where? And How?"
"Him!" Aviva, Koki and Jimmy all said in unison, as they pointed to the entrance of the garage, where the Skunk who sprayed Jimmy was still standing on his front paws.
"He got Jimmy!" Aviva said, as the Skunk settled down and went back into the Tortuga. "And our Tortuga."
"Looks like he's denning up in there." Chris said.
"Told you creatures were making themselves at home around the HQ." Aviva said.
"But... it's our home base." Martin said. "All our stuff is in there. Our inventions, designs, adventure gear, everything! We've got to get it back."
Then the Skunk stink that Jimmy was covered in drifted towards them.
"Agh!" They all gaged in unison, as the Jurassic Gang backed up a bit to avoid the smell.
"Oh Jimmy, um… that's bad." Koki said. "No offense."
"And it burns your eyes, and I feel a little sick." Jimmy noted.
"We are dealing with a serious creature defense here." Chris put in.
"A really stinky... situation." Martin added.
"Uh, Jimmy, we really like you... but... well..." Aviva said.
"You've been skunked." Chris finished.
"I wish we had tomato soup, some people say it gets rid of the smell." Martin said.
"Really?!" Jimmy said, as he perked up with excitement, and then tip-toed over to one of the legs of the Tortuga and opened a hatch and brought out some cans of tomato soup. "It's a good thing I keep emergency food in my secret outdoor compartment."
"How come we didn't know about that compartment?" Koki wondered.
"It's secret." Jimmy said. "I'll just be over here taking a bath in my lunch."
"Okay, we've got to figure out how to take back the Tortuga." Chris said.
"Nothing to figure out." Martin said, as he then pulled out a nose plug. "Have nose plugged, will travel."
Martin enters the garage and sneaks past the Skunk to the entrance to the HQ.
"I'll have the Tortuga back to us in no time." Martin said.
He then enters the HQ and contacts the others.
"Guys, I'm in!" Martin said. "Heading to the cockpit to turn on the air exchange system and open all the hatches. If I get to the master controls, we've got it made."
Martin then enters the cockpit.
"Ha-ha, that was easy!" Martin said, as he removed his nose plug.
However, Martin finds that he has removed his nose plug at the wrong, yet worst possible moment, as he finds another Spotted Skunk sleeping on the driver seat, accidentally waking it up, and gasped.
"No, no, wait, I didn't mean to startle you, I just..." Martin said, as the Skunk then did a handstand and instantly sprayed him. "Ahhh!"
Martin emerged from the cockpit in a cloud of Skunk stink, leaving a Martin-shaped hole in it, coughing wheezefully.
"I'm skunked!" Martin groaned.
And so he was.
Martin then raced out of the Tortuga, panting.
"What happened?" Chris asked.
"There's more than one!" Martin said, as he ran past the others who weren't skunked. "Move over, Jimmy!"
He dove into a metallic tub, filled with tomato soup, that Jimmy was sitting in.
"Tomato soup?" Jimmy said, as he poured some on Martin's head.
"The place is infested with skunks." Martin confessed.
"Infested?" Chris inquired. "Skunks will sometimes den up in the same area, but they don't live in groups."
Amber and Tyrana cocked their heads, intrigued by that.
"Okay, well, put it this way; there's more than one in there." Martin said.
"Whoa! That tomato bath is not working." Koki said
"Now you just smell like Skunk stink and tomato soup." Aviva said.
Actually, tomato soup/juice does help get rid of Skunk stink, but however, it can take several hours for it to have an effect and work on Skunk stink.
"Come on, Jimmy. We've got to find an antidote." Martin said. "Something, anything, that'll get rid of this smell."
"Hang on." Chris said. "Since you guys are already sprayed, you can just go in again and get them out."
"No way, I'm not going back!" Jimmy said. "I can't go back!"
"Sorry brother, no can do. No way, no how." Martin said. "Now we know why a predator only messes with a skunk, once." He then grabs Chris by his jacket. "It's bad. Real bad. I mean, this stinks!"
He then lets go of Chris and heads off with Jimmy to find a solution.
"Good luck." Martin said.
"Well, two down. Only three of us left standing." Chris said.
A few minutes later, Chris, Aviva and Koki were still trying to figure out how to get those two Skunks out of the Tortuga.
"Alright, so... hmm..." Chris pondered.
"Hmm..." Aviva pondered.
Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby watched Chris and Aviva pace back and forth as they thought.
"Okay... Hm." Chris thought.
"Hmm." Aviva thought.
Then, a lightbulb lit up in Chris' head.
"Owls!" Chris said.
Aviva gasped in delight, but then frowned, not actually getting what Chris was thinking.
"Huh?" Aviva said.
"Great Horned Owls are the main predator of the Skunk because they have no sense of smell." Chris said, as he then showed some footage of a Great Horned Owl on Koki's tablet. "The Skunk stink defense is useless against them. With Owl Power, I could just swoop in and snatch those little Skunks out of there!"
"Only one problem, we don't have any powers." Aviva said. "The Power Suits are in there! Along with my Extendo-Arm and all the rest of my inventions, which would really help here."
"I've got it!" Koki said. "I accessed a food list of the spotted skunk. We can lure them out with their favorite food!"
"It's worth a try. Let's go!" Chris said.
Meanwhile, Zach arrives in his jet.
"Halt!" Zach said, as his jet halts and lands, and he is brought out by his Zachbots in his "Bubble Bot". "He-he-he... This is the perfect test for my Bubble Bot. He-he-he... nothing sandy, prickly, smelly, or filthy can get to me now. Okay, according to the GPS triangulation data, those Wild Kratts goodies should be near here. Finders keepers! Follow me, Zachbots!"
He and his Zachbots and "Bubble Bot" then head off.
Meanwhile, back at the Tortuga, Chris and Koki tip-toe over to the ramp to the garage and hide under it. Then, Chris lays out a basket of Skunk food, with a rope tied to one side, in front of the entrance, to lure the Skunks out.
"Okay, a regular Skunk smorgasbord, fit for a true omnivore." Chris said. "We've got seeds, fruits, eggs from Jimmy's lunch stash, Grubs, Beetles, Lizards." The Beetle was a Dusky Darkling Beetle and the Lizard was a Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard, who Chris then turned to. "Don't worry, buddy, I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."
He and Koki then gave each other a thumbs up.
"Lunchtime! Calling all Skunks!" Chris called.
He then headed over to where Aviva, Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all were and picked up the other end of the rope.
"It's working!" Aviva said, as they then noticed the two Skunks appearing and approaching the basket.
Chris then slowly and carefully pulled the basket down the ramp as the Skunks followed it.
"Oh, yeah, that's it, a little further..." Chris said.
"I knew this would work." Koki said, as she hopped up onto and slowly crawled up the ramp. "They're out, and I'm in." Then she noticed something frightening, and gasped. "In trouble!"
She was face to face, and sting, with an Arizona Bark Scorpion, as it was coiled in either an attack or defend position.
"Scorpion!" Koki yelled, as she then tumbled backwards down the ramp and landed right in front of the Skunks, who each then did a handstand. "Oh-No!" And then, they both sprayed her. "Ahhh!"
"Oooh, skunked!" Chris and Aviva both cringed in unison.
The Jurassic Siblings also cringed at the sight of Koki getting skunked.
"Ahhh!" Koki screamed, as she took off running past the others.
"And then there were two." Chris said. "Thanks for helping, guys. Nice try."
The Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard then crawled out of the basket and the Dusky Darkling Beetle then flew off.
"Look!" Aviva said, pointing to one of the Skunks.
As one of the Skunks was climbing up the ramp to the garage, he then noticed the Arizona Bark Scorpion and then grabbed it in his jaws and ate it.
"Yeah, that's another thing Skunks eat, Scorpions!"
Skunks also eat Scorpions, since because of the fact that they're immune to Scorpion venom.
"This is going to be much harder than we thought." Aviva said.
The Skunks then re-entered the Tortuga.
Meanwhile, back with Zach and his "Bubble Bot"...
"Ah, there!" Zach said. "Buzzbikes and a Creaturepod, all mine!"
He started laughing evilly, until...
"Argh!" Martin groaned.
"Hmm?" Zach said.
"This isn't working at all." Martin said.
He then noticed Martin, Koki and Jimmy were trying to figure out how to remove the Skunk stink from themselves.
"Gugh, Cactus juice does not get rid of Skunk stunk." Martin said, as he squeezes cactus juice on his head.
"Ergh, Desert sand won't scrape it off either." Koki said, as she rubs desert sand on her arms.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow..." Jimmy groaned as he rubs desert sand on his face.
"We've got to find something to take away this stink!" Martin said. "Skunk stink can last for months on an animal that gets sprayed."
"I won't last that long." Koki said.
In fact, if a Skunk does spray you with its stink, it can last on your clothes for a whole year.
"Hey, let's take the Buzzbikes and keep searching." Martin said. "There's got to be an antidote somewhere."
Then he noticed something, and gasped.
"A Rattlesnake." Martin said.
A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake resting in the shade of the Buzzbikes started rattling his tail at Martin.
"Easy, buddy." Martin said, as he backed away from the Rattlesnake, who then started to slither away.
"Hey, a Rattlesnake doesn't really want to strike, that's why he gives that rattle warning." Martin said.
"Well, I don't want to stick around to find out." Jimmy said.
Just then, a familiar-looking Spotted Skunk showed up; the one who saved the Kratt brothers and Jurassic Siblings from the Cougar earlier, who Martin named Mr. P.U. Skunk.
"Hey, it's P.U.!" Martin said, as P.U. confronted the Rattlesnake. "Remember me, buddy?"
"Uh, I think he's too busy to chat." Koki said.
They all watched as P.U. bravely stared down the Rattlesnake as it rattled its tail. The Rattlesnake then struck at P.U., who dodged him, and then bit down on his back. The Rattlesnake then snapped back and nearly caught P.U. off-guard, but P.U. managed to bravely fend him off as he slithers away. After that, P.U. continued on his merry way.
"Whoa! Spotted Skunks don't only have a good defense, they have a good offense, too." Martin said. "These Skunks will sometimes kill and eat Snakes. And scientists think they may even be immune to Rattlesnake venom."
"He's not only cute, but tough, too!" Koki said.
"Cute, tough, and stinky. What a combo." Jimmy said.
"That little guy's been helping us all day." Martin said. "Thank you very much, Mr. P.U. Skunk. Hey, if we could get a few drops of his skunk stink chemical, Aviva could figure out an antidote."
"Yeah, if we ever get our Tortuga back from those Skunks that took it over." Koki said.
"We've got to try. Come on!" Martin said.
Meanwhile, as they headed off, Zach had secretly overheard everything from closeby.
"Did you hear that?" Zach said. "The Wild Kratts headquarters has been taken over by Skunks! He-he-he, that's even better! Do you know why?"
His Zachbots beeped in confusion.
"Of course you don't. I do, I'm the genius." Zach said, boastfully. "Now, whoever gets the Tortuga from those skunks gets to keep it and all the secret inventions inside it, too! And the best part? Those stinky varmints don't stand a chance against my Bubble Bot. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
And they secretly headed off after them.
Meanwhile, back at the Tortuga, Chris and Aviva have come up with another attempt to reclaim their headquarters by using a rope to sneak in from a tree branch above. Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby were watching from a safe distance to avoid the risk of getting skunked.
"Okay, this is our last shot to take back the Tortuga." Chris said. "Ready?"
"Ready." Aviva said. "Let's do this. Now!"
Aviva, who was tied to one end of the rope, scoots off the branch and hangs in the air. Then, Chris lowers her down into the Tortuga HQ.
"Hold your breath!" Chris called.
Aviva inhales a huge gasp of breath and holds it until she's past the Skunk stink.
"Is the coast clear?" Chris called, as he continued lowering her down.
"All clear. I'm almost there." Aviva said. "This is going to work!"
"I told you it would, ha-ha."
Then, one of the Skunks appeared on the branch Chris was on and approached him from behind him, and then suddenly got his attention when crawled onto the coil of rope that Chris was using and Chris then touched him.
"Huh?" Chris said, as he turned towards the Skunk. "Hi. Um, how'd you get up here?"
The Skunk then stomped his front paws on the tree branch.
"You climb. Right, I forgot, Spotted Skunks are the only climbing Skunks." Chris said, as the Skunk then did a handstand.
"No, no, no, you don't want to do… Gah! That!" Chris shouted as the Skunk sprayed him, causing him to let go of the rope he was holding and fall out of the tree. "Whoa!"
"Ahh!" Aviva screamed as fell into the Tortuga and landed on the electronic table. "Oof. Ow."
She then noticed the other Skunk on the electronic table, who stomped his front paws.
"Uh-Oh." Aviva said, as the Skunk did a handstand before spraying her. "Ahhh!"
She then quickly grabs the Creature Power Suits and her M.I.K before quickly exiting the Tortuga.
"I'm skunked!" Aviva said.
"And then there were none. Ahh." Chris groaned.
Then, Martin, Koki and Jimmy arrived on the Buzzbikes as the Jurassic Siblings rejoined them.
"Guys, what happened?" Koki asked.
"Oh, they got us!" Chris said.
"But at least I got the suits, and my Mobile Invention Kit." Aviva said.
"Nice!" Chris said. "But now every single one of us is skunked, except for the Jurassic Siblings, and the Skunks still have the Tortuga."
"But look! We got some Skunk stink." Martin said. "Our buddy, Mr. P.U. Skunk, over here, gave us a sample. We can analyze it and, hopefully, find a de-stinking antidote.
But then...
"Yooo-hooo!" Called a familiar-sounding voice.
They all turned towards the Tortuga.
"Were you trying to get in here?" Zach said, as he walked up the ramp to the garage and into the Tortuga in his "Bubble Bot" and with his Zachbots, laughing. "I've always wanted to have a look around the Tortuga, or maybe even take it and all its secrets away with me. That does sound fun. Buh-bye!"
"NO!" The Wild Kratts all shouted in unison.
Amber and Tyrana growled and Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby snorted.
"Oh, we thought the skunks were bad, now the worst stinker in the world has taken over our ship!" Chris said.
Zach tried to fly away in the Tortuga, but he somehow couldn't get it out of Hover Mode.
"Hey, how do you drive this giant turtle anyway?" Zach inquired.
"See?" Jimmy said. "Not just anybody is qualified to drive the Wild Kratts HQ."
"And he's not going to get very far without this." Koki said, as she pulled out the main Tellurium Crystal that powers the Tortuga. "Without the main Tellurium Crystal there's not enough power to get it out of Hover Mode."
The Tortuga then re-lands as Zach groans frustratedly.
"Great job, Koki." Martin said. "Now's our chance to take back the Tortuga."
"A flying turtle that won't fly?!" Zach said, frustratedly. "Who wants this thing anyway? I'll just steal all Aviva's inventions and fly away in my own ship."
He then plugs a computer data storage drive into the main computer.
"Downloading all data." A Digital Computerized Voice said.
"Zachbots?" Zach called, as they show up, revealing that they have managed to encase the skunks. "Oh, I see you took care of our little stinkers. Excellent.
He then powers down and steps out of his "Bubble Bot".
"Now, you, go get my jet." Zach ordered. "We'll load all the inventions, teleporters, everything into it and get out of here. Hop to it!"
Not getting the memo, the Zachbots literally hopped out the door.
"Not literally!" Zach said. "I mean hurry!"
Now understanding the memo, one of them then did so immediately.
"We're on full lockdown until my ship gets here!" Zach said. "Soon everything the Wild Kratts have ever done will be mine!"
He then starts laughing evilly.
But little does Zach know, because he still has like, literally, no brains at all, that that won't be happening any time soon, nor will it ever happen in his entire life.
Meanwhile, Aviva was scientifically analyzing the Skunk stink sample from Mr. P.U. Skunk.
"Amazing!" Aviva said. "It's a type of thiol! Guys, I've isolated the chemical formula for Skunk stink spray. Now if I could just replicate it."
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Right, little stinker?" Chris said to P.U., who was resting with the Jurassic Siblings.
P.U. and Amber sniffed each other and then nuzzled with their noses.
"Yeah, you and your friends have definitely proved that Skunk stink is a powerful defense." Martin said.
"We already smell like skunks, and soon we'll have one of the greatest defenses in the creature world!" Chris said.
"Okay, here goes!" Aviva said as she then successfully replicated the chemical formula for Skunk stink spray. "Finished. Disc Maker ready?"
"Ready and waiting." Jimmy said.
He then printed out two Skunk Power Discs and tossed them to the Brothers like frisbees.
"Yeah." Chris said, as they caught them, then inserted them into their Power Suits, and gently touched P.U.
"Activate Skunk Power!" Both brothers said in unison.
They both then activated into Skunk Powers.
"Okay, P.U., Let's save your fellow skunks." Chris said.
"And take back the Tortuga." Martin said.
"To the Creature Rescue!" Aviva, Koki and Jimmy all said in unison.
Meanwhile, back with Zach...
"Hmmm... Amphisubs, Octopods, Manta Sleds… oh, yes, I'll take them all!" Zach said. "Oh, is that… tomato soup? My favorite! Ha, soup! Zachbot! Get that soup. Wait! Okay, go! Quick, quick! Oooh, a spoon. I need a spoon."
Then, Chris suddenly appeared.
"Ah!" Zach yelled.
"Spotted Skunks can climb." Chris said, as he then shuts the garage door, trapping Zach inside with him. "Hi, Zach. Looking for one of these?"
"Well... I, uh..." Zach said.
"You're not stealing our inventions, are you?" Chris asked.
"I don't need to." Zach said, before he started snickering and heading back to the HQ.
"Download complete." A Digital Computerized Voice said, as Zach takes his computer data storage drive out.
"Because I have all your secrets on my computer drive." Zach said. "Every design, everything! I'm done here."
"Those are ours, Zach." Chris said. "Give them back, and let those little skunks go."
Zach also grabs the encased Skunks.
Hey! Chris said.
"No deal." Zach said, retortfully. "Buh-bye."
"Okay, I'm warning you, if you don't, you're gonna really regret it when I give you what's coming to you." Chris said, as he then did a Skunk handstand.
"Ha, is that supposed to scare me?" Zach asked, retortfully. "You think showing off some cute handstand trick is going to stop me? Look, look at me. I can jump on one foot and rub my belly at the same time. Ooo..."
"But can you do this?" Chris inquired. "The Skunk stink defense!"
He then sprayed at Zach.
"Ah!" Zach said.
"Consider that a warning, Zach." Chris said. "Skunks can spray their stink 10 feet with perfect aim!"
"Oh, yeah? Well, consider this me ignoring your warning." Zach said, retortfully as he headed for another door. "See you!
"Going so soon?" Martin asked, retortfully, as he showed up at the other entrance. "Oh, and by the way, did you know a Skunk can spray at least six times before running out of stink?"
That's nice, but you forgot one thing." Zach said. "There are three doors, and only two of you stinkers, I win! He-he-he..."
But as he reached the third door, that's where P.U. appears, along with Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby.
"Wah!" Zach cried. "You all again? And... Who are you?"
P.U., Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all stare at Zach as P.U does a handstand.
"That's Mr. P.U. Skunk." Martin said.
"And he doesn't like to be surprised." Chris said.
Amber, Tyrana, Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all then step aside, knowing what was gonna happen next.
"Move it!" Zach demanded.
But P.U. then sprayed Zach, as if he was saying "Not today!"
"Wah!" Zach cried, as he drops the encased Skunks and the computer data storage drive, sending them flying in the air.
"Gotcha!" Martin said, as he caught the encased Skunks. "Whew."
"Got it!" Chris said, as he caught the computer data storage drive.
"Oh, gross... gross!" Zach coughed. "Oh, let me out of here! Oh, fine, keep your stuff! And your Skunks! I can't stand this stink!"
He then runs out the Tortuga, with his Zachbot right behind him.
"Don't bother stopping by again sometime, Moron!" Martin laughed.
Zach then runs out into the desert, screaming his head off.
A few minutes later, they managed to air out the Tortuga and free P.U.'s fellow Skunks.
"Whew, mission accomplished." Chris said. "It's good to have the Tortuga back."
"Yeah, and these Spotted Skunks are pretty used to us now." Martin said, as he was holding one of them in a comfortable position. "No more surprises. We promise."
"That's right." Chris said. "If you don't surprise a Skunk, or make them nervous, they won't spray you."
"They only do it when they're scared, to defend themselves." Martin said.
"And you know, I'm kind of getting used to the smell." Jimmy said.
"Not me. I can't take it anymore. I need to be de-stinked." Koki said.
"Well, you're in luck." Aviva said. "I've come up with an antidote to get rid of the smell. See, when you mix these three chemicals; hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish detergent, with some Skunk stink, it causes a chemical reaction that changes it into something else: A liquid that doesn't stink."
"Spray me with the antidote, Aviva!" Martin said.
"Yeah!" Koki said.
"Me too!" Jimmy said.
They all then stepped into the machine that Aviva activates.
"All set?" Aviva said.
The Skunks and Jurassic Siblings watch as the machine then sprays a combination of the three chemicals on the team, thus removing the Skunk stink from them.
"Ah…" They all said in unison.
"It worked!" Aviva said. "We smell like people again."
And soon, they all cheered.
"Yee-ha!" Jimmy said, as he dropped to his knees in relief, accidentally startling one of the Skunks, who sprays him again. "Oops. Didn't mean to surprise you."
Amber and Tyrana each then made a snickering, laugh-like growl, and Skylie, Bumpo, Hornster and Grubby all thought it was pretty funny too.
"Reload the machine!" Martin said.
And he, Chris, Aviva and Koki laughed.
Author's Note:
Three down, two to go.
Almost done with the Sonoran Desert adventure chapters.
And at least, the Jurassic Siblings were lucky to have not gotten skunked.