Chapter 1: Lost

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"-And their claws are razor sharp too, which is perfect for hunting prey."

"You guys talking about Bobcats?"

Chris and Martin quickly turn as Aviva jumps into their conversation.

"Oh yeah!" Martin says, both brothers grinning at someone else joining in their rambling.

"Bobcat? Is that some kind of cat breed?" Koki asks, piping up from her spot over by her desk.

"Nope!" Martin interjects, running over to the main computer and turning it on as Koki walks over to them. "Bobcats are actually twice the size of most domestic cats. They've got dark spotted fur with dark stripes on their legs, and unlike the usual domestic cat, they actually enjoy water and are very good swimmers."

"Female bobcats generally have litters of 1 to 8 kittens, with the average being 2 to 3." Chris interjects, continuing on from where Martin left off. "I've actually got a great photo of some Bobcat kittens saved on my Creature Pod! Let me go grab it."

Aviva and Koki squeal from excitement as Chris heads into the garage to find his bag, while Martin continues to fascinate the girls with more interesting facts about Bobcats.

Entering the garage, the green Kratt takes a quick look around, his eyes glancing over all the machinery resting there in search of his bag before they finally land on it. He walks over, grabs it, and pulls his Creature Pod out of it.

"Okay, so I should have those pictures here somewhere..." he says to himself, looking through some old photos taken from previous creature adventures, still subconsciously holding his bag in one hand.

"Found them!" he exclaims, smiling at the pictures of two adorable Bobcat kittens.

Woosh.

Chris suddenly looks up to find, to his utter shock, that the garage hatch is opening. Before he can make sense of what is happening, boxes, ropes, and a bunch of adventure supplies are flying out of the ship. It doesn't take long before he gets pulled out as well; he slips and falls hard on his chest, digging his nails into the floor while desperately trying to hold onto something, anything.

He screams, "HELP! SOMEONE HELP!"

"Huh?" Jimmy, still flying the ship, lifts one side of his headphones, thinking he might've heard something.

"Hmm." He shrugs and happily gets back to listening to music, none-the-wiser to what's happening down below.

Other objects fly past Chris as he gets closer and closer to his doom.

In one final attempt, he cries out, "MARTIN! HELP!"

He suddenly gets hit in the face by one of the remaining boxes, sending him falling out of the Tortuga.

"AAAHHH!!!"


In the main room, the rest of the crew is completely oblivious. Koki's hand is absentmindedly placed on top of the button that opens the garage door. The three of them are continuing to talk about Bobcats while Chris struggles and then subsequently falls out of the Tortuga.

After several minutes of Chris not returning, Martin starts wondering where his brother is.

"Hold on, I'm gonna go look for Chris, I'll be right back."

Aviva and Koki give him a word or two of approval as they continue to coo over Bobcat pictures on the main computer, and Martin leaves the room.

Entering the garage, Martin lets out a yelp of surprise as he sees the garage door open with no Chris in sight.

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