Wild Kratts - A Sick Kratt

Chapter 1: A Bizarre Morning

The sun was rising on the beautiful rainforest of Borneo, birds were singing, flowers were blooming. The animals were all out leading their daily wild lives; it was a perfect day for another new creature adventure.

At the center of the forest, a huge metal blue turtle could be distinguished: the Tortuga HQ, which was parked there the night before. The gang had just awoken, and everyone was getting ready for the new day... Well, almost everyone.

The four crew members - Martin, Aviva, Koki and Jimmy - were at their usual spots; Aviva was checking on the creature power suits, making sure they were working flawlessly, she wasn't up for any creature power suit malfunctions that day. As for Koki, she was on her computer, like always, searching for the latest information about the area they were currently in. Jimmy, the loveable pizza guy, was munching on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast. And finally Martin, who was leaning against the wall, waiting for his brother and partner in creature adventuring to show up.

Out of all people, having Chris being the only one to still be asleep felt awfully strange, he was known for being a straight up morning person, always up and early and ready for a new creature adventure. But now he was sleeping in? It didn't feel right.

As these thoughts coursed through Martin's mind, a familiar face came up to him.

"Two creature power suits ready to go!" Aviva was holding both creature power suits in her hands, a smile of pride and satisfaction on her face.

Martin looked up to his friend, slightly startled, then smiled softly. "Thanks, Aviva!" He straightened up after having leaned against the wall for a while.

"No hay problema!" She looked around. "Say, where's Chris? Don't tell me he's still snoozing," she asked, a light chuckle escaping her.

"I think he might be..." He sounded unsure, throwing on his CPS.

"Hmm, doesn't sound like him though," she opined, placing her hand under her chin.

She had a point, was all Martin could think. It really didn't sound like him.

But he quickly brushed it off, telling himself it was probably nothing to get worked up about? thinking his brother wanted to mix things up for a change. Yeah, that's it!

His face brightened up. "No worries, Aviva," he let out cheerfully. "I'll just go wake him myself."

He received a nod from his friend before walking off to the automatic door that led to the other rooms. But as soon as the metallic door opened, Martin was somewhat surprised to find none other than Chris coincidentally walking through the doorway at the same time, causing them to bump into each other.

"Woah!" they both yelped, not knowing what hit them. Martin looked up to find his brother in green.

"Mornin' bro, didn't see you there!" he greeted him with amusement, expecting an enthusiastic reply.

"Mornin' Martin," was all Chris said, sounding peculiarly unenergized. His eyes were droopy, and he was looking slightly paler than usual. Not only that, Martin thought he had felt heat radiating from Chris' skin during the collision. Despite not being sure, the thought itself was disturbing enough.

And just like that, the unpleasant sensation from earlier came back, a bit stronger this time. However, it was all forgotten once again when Aviva spoke up.

"Here you go sleepy head," she said teasingly while giving Chris his suit, who just rolled his eyes - smirking in advance - before putting on his CPS. During that, Martin was more cautious about his brother's attitude than ever. Something kept bugging him deep inside, telling him something wass wrong, but he just coudn't put his finger on it.

After two minutes of preparation, the Kratt brothers grabbed their adventure gear and threw one step out of the ship when-

"Chris, wait!" They turned around to find Aviva running toward them with a very familiar device in her hand. She stopped dead in front of the bros, looking straight at Chris.

"You forgot your creature pod." She extended the object for him to grab.

"Thanks, Aviva." He let out a small, nevous laugh.

"I thought you were more organized than this," she criticized, a cheapish grin on her face. Chris grabbed the device, completely ignoring her comment. She then went back inside, saying, "Be careful guys, and have fun!" She waved at them, a friendly smile on her face.

Martin, on the other hand, couldn't help but sense that something was off about his brother. His eyes narrowed as he observed Chris turn to him with those same droopy eyes, his concern growing even more.

"Let's go, bro!" Chris swiftly patted him on the shoulder before running into the forest, his voice sounding ironically weak.

"Right behind you, Chris!" Martin went along with his brother, wearing a fake smile while hoping dearly that his suspicions were incorrect. But he had no idea just how right he was about to be...