The Search for Voyd

Chapter 28

        Back at the Metroville Zoo, Ramona was still watching the unconscious guard while carrying a carrot. She sees the guard starting to move and quickly eats the carrot. As the guard opens his eyes, Ramona passes gas, causing him to lose consciousness again. The rabbit continued looking at the guard. She then comes up with an idea. She goes around the office to find an item. After a few looks, she finally finds a pen. She picks it up and starts drawing on the guard's face. After she was done, she silently giggled at her art on the guard's face. There was a mustache, a unicorn on the right side of his face, a heart on the other side, and a smiley face on his forehead. There was even a star on his nose. On his chin was a writing that read, "I love onions". Ramona silently laughed without trying to make a sound. Meanwhile at Edna's mansion, Valerie and Matt were looking everywhere for their friends. The only friend they remembered leaving was Avia, but they didn't remember seeing the rest of their friends leaving because they were asleep on the night that they left. While Valerie was flying around, Matt looked in some trees and bushes. They looked around for at least almost an hour, but they didn't find one sight of their friends. Valerie and Matt reunite with each other outside the laser gate. "Did you find them in the trees?" Valerie asked. "Not one shadow." Matt replied. "What about you? Did you find any hints?" "No." Valerie said. "Matt, I'm starting to worry about them. What if the army came and took them without us realizing?! I'm starting to panic here..." "Now hold on." Matt started. "Maybe all is not lost. We hadn't looked inside yet. We didn't even go ask Lucille. So let's have a look." "We can't." Valerie said. "I don't think Miss E can handle any more animals in her house. She only accepts Lucille and Avia." "Then why is Balthazar inside?" Matt asked. "He's an insect and easily hides in dark spaces." Valerie said. "But still, if he can get to Lucille, so can we." Matt said. "No! We're animals that are easily seen!" Valerie said. "There's no way that getting inside is possible!" "Then explain why Miss E allowed the nurse to have the snake inside!" Matt said. "She probably understands the nurse's passion for him!" Valerie said. "We don't have any excuses to get inside at all! The only excuse we have is that we're animals!" "But still, we need to get in." Matt said. "How?!" Valerie asked. "How are we going to get in if we're not accepted inside due to the fact that we're wild animals?!" Matt began to think. Valerie did make a solid point. There was no way that Edna was going to accept wild animals inside her mansion unless there was a valid reason. Suddenly, Matt came up with an idea. "Come with me." Matt said. Valerie followed the pig into the woods. Matt finds little stubs of sticks. He picks a few up. "Okay, I want you to bend." Matt said. "Why?" Valerie asked. "Just do it." Matt replied. "I have an idea to get us in." Valerie bends and Matt starts putting the stubs on her back as deeply as possible, but not too painfully. Valerie silently grunted from the pressure. After Matt was done, he picked up another stick and put it in his hoof. "Okay." He started. "We're going to pretend we're injured to get the nurse's attention. But before we can do that, I'm going to have to find a log since the gate won't let us in. You're going to fly inside the gate while I do this. Just wait for me." "Are you sure this is going to work?" Valerie asked. "Because they're going to think it's odd how we're injured and you can't fly, yet we still get in." "Hey, I've actually seen a dog walk while hanging his foot out due to a splinter, so it'll be fine." Matt said. "It's not like we're crippled or anything. Besides, they won't see you. They'll probably just think that you got in just like I did. Now get going!" And so, Valerie went out of the woods. She looked at the mansion from a view to make sure that nobody was watching since birds have the ability to see things far away. Everything looked clear. Valerie flew inside the gate and waited for Matt. Back in the wilderness, Matt looks around to find a log or some other kind of thing to help him go inside the gate. He looks around for at least three minutes until he finally finds a log. He pushes it causing the log to roll. He kept doing it until he got out of the wilderness and to the gate. He hops on the log and focuses on his aim. He remembered seeing Avia jump really high when she was frolicking in the yard. Matt wondered if he could jump like her. He began to squat down as he continued looking at where he was jumping. He wasn't a cat, but it was best to give it a shot. As he squatted down, he made a leap into the air. He grabs the top of the wall and hops inside the yard. Matt goes to Valerie. "Alright. Now let's head to the door." He said. "Try to be distressed as possible. It'll work." Matt and Valerie head down to Edna's mansion. They stand at the doorstep. "Okay. Now be distressed." Matt whispered. "I'll scratch the door as loud as I can." Valerie bent and made her eyes look like they were begging. Matt loudly scratches the door. He held up his hoof where the stick was stuck to and made his eyes look like Valerie's begging eyes. Inside the mansion, the nurse and Edna were looking after Lucille, who was drinking water while there was an ice pack on her flank, where she got shot. Snarley layed on the nurse's lap. "So, you're staying here until she's back on her hooves?" Edna asked. "But what about your job? Aren't there other animals at the vet that need your help?" "Don't worry. I already called the vet about this. So, they understand." The nurse replied. "They also have more doctors that can take care of the rest of the animals. It'll be fine. They also allowed me to take the snake with me since they understood my passion towards him." "Well, I guess that's okay with me." Edna said. Suddenly, there was an alarm. "I'll get that." Edna said. She went up to the alarm and stopped it. She sees a notification that somebody is at her door. She goes to where her entrance door is and opens it. Edna sees Valerie and Matt at the door, whimpering and showing their sticks stuck to them. They had distressed looks on their faces. "Oh my goodness!" Edna exclaimed. "I gotta get the nurse to see this!" Edna rushes back to where the nurse was. "Nurse Sally! Nurse Sally!" Edna cried out. "We got more injured animals at my door!" "What?!" The nurse, whose name is Sally, exclaimed. "Take me to them!" Edna took Sally out of the room while Snarley watched over Lucille. Balthazar was there as well as he continued hiding under the bed. Back at the entrance, Sally saw Valerie and Matt who were whimpering in pain. "Oh, the poor things!" Sally said. "It looks like they were thrown in a stick pile! Come here, guys." Sally picked up Valerie and Matt and brought them inside. "Let's put them with your deer." Sally said. She and Edna head back to the room where Lucille, Snarley, and Balthazar were. Lucille sees the two fake injured animals. Sally places them on the ground gently. "Alright. Now all I need to do is get my supplies." Sally said. "I believe that I left them in the living room. I'll go get them. You watch over the animals." Sally went out of the room to get her supplies. "Hey, Lucille." Valerie whispered. "What are you guys doing?" Lucille whispered back. "Why are you in here, pretending that you're hurt?" "We wanna ask you something." Valerie whispered. "It's very important." "It's about the others." Matt whispered. "What about them?" Lucille whispered. "They're missing." Valerie whispered. "Donatello, Kathleen, Chuck, Harrion, and Carlos are nowhere to be seen. When we woke up this morning, we noticed that they were gone. We looked everywhere outside, but we still couldn't find them. We were wondering if they ,by any chance, came in here. Have they?" Snarley overheard Valerie's sentence. He started to worry as well since Kathleen, Chuck, and Donatello were his friends. He didn't know about Harrion and Carlos but he was still worried. "I'm not so sure because I've been on this bed the whole time." Lucille whispered. "I can however have Balthazar search the whole mansion for you guys since I'm still resting my flank." "Okay." Valerie whispered. "Balthazar." Lucille quietly called while looking at the boxelder bug hiding under her bed. "Look around this mansion to see if you see Donatello and the rest of his friends around here. Valerie and Matt discovered that they were missing and were nowhere to be found outside. They're wondering if they went inside here. While looking around, be sure to hide in dark areas that way nobody can spot you." "I'm on it, you're majesty." Balthazar replied quietly. "And I'll be sure to look around and be as stealthy as possible." "Good. Now go." Lucille quietly said. So Balthazar looked at Edna and saw that her eyes were fixed on the animals. He quickly escapes and flies out of the room. He begins flying everywhere around the mansion. He so far didn't see Donatello, Kathleen, Chuck, Harrion, or Carlos anywhere. He flew into different rooms. He flew in the living room, the kitchen, the bedroom, and the bathroom. There was still nothing. He continued flying around for a few minutes. After looking everywhere, he flew back to where Lucille was. However, he was still looking everywhere and trying to make sure that he didn't miss anything. He was so focused that he didn't look at where he was going. He bumps into a wall in the kitchen and falls in the sink. He gets up and realizes where he was at. "The kitchen. A bug's worst nightmare." Balthazar mumbled. He was about to fly out until he heard footsteps. He flies down in the drain. It was dark inside. There were pieces of food everywhere. The walls were wet. Balthazar gagged by the smell. "So this is what the inside of a stomach smells like!" He said quietly to himself. "Isn't that lovely!" Meanwhile, outside the sink, Sally went to get her doctor supplies. She grabs her purse, but accidentally spills a glass of water. The water goes into the sink. "Oops." Sally said. "Oh well. It's just water." She exits out of the kitchen. In the sink, the water was flowing into the drain. Inside the drain, Balthazar could see water about to pour. His eyes widened at the sight. He immediately slams himself against the wall as the water pours inside. "Oh! Am I lucky that this place is spacious!" Balthazar exclaimed. He watches the pouring water until it stops. The boxelder bug saw that was water still dripping. "I have to get out of here!" He mumbled. Balthazar continued staring at the dripping water. He then sees the other side off the wall. He scoots himself to where the other side was. He stared at the dripping water that was now on the other side of where he used to be. Balthazar carefully flew while looking at the dripping water. He then manages to fly out of the sink while avoiding the water. "Whew! What a relief!" He exclaimed. "I thought for sure that I was done since water is a boxelder bug's weakness! Could've been worse though. At least I wasn't in the dishwasher. I could've been in more trouble for that since dishwater soap is also a really powerful weakness! But well, thank goodness! Alright, now let's continue searching." Balthazar flew out of the kitchen and continued searching very carefully. He still didn't see any sign of Donatello or the others. He goes back inside the room where Lucille, Valerie, and Matt were. "Ooh, yikes." Sally said quietly while trying to get the sticks off of Valerie's back. "These sticks are jammed in there good! These poor babies must have played rough in there!" She manages to get a few sticks out as Valerie grunts. Lucille saw that Balthazar entered the room. He hid under the bed again. "Well? Anything?" Lucille asked quietly. "Negative." Balthazar replied quietly. "Not one sight of them. I looked in every room that was opened except for the ones that were shut. Though, I totally doubt they went in there since the closed rooms did look private." Lucille sighed, "Alright. I'll break the news." The albino deer then began sniffing. "Why do I smell rotting beef?" She asked. "Don't ask. Long, deadly story." Balthazar said. And so, Lucille remained silent until she looked at Valerie and Matt. "Balthazar returned." She said quietly. "And?" Matt whispered. "Nothing. Nowhere to be seen." Lucille whispered back. "Oh this is fantastic!" Valerie whispered sarcastically. "Now what do we do?! Our friends are nowhere to be found, which can only mean one thing. They were kidnapped by the army! We have to get out of here and save them!" "Not so fast though." Lucille whispered. "You came in here with sticks lodged in your back while Matt has a stick lodged in his hoof. Once the nurse gets all of them out, you are forced to stay here until you're healed completely." "But we wanna get out of here now!" Valerie whispered. "I don't care what the nurse says, we have to go and save our friends!" "The nurse still won't believe you!" Lucille whispered harshly. "What you guys did to yourself was very stupid. I understand why you did it, but still. You could've done it another way. But now, you guys are stuck here with me due to your actions. Now the nurse won't let you go until you're completely healed." Valerie silently groaned in frustration and glared at Matt. "What?! I didn't know!" The pig whispered to Valerie. "It was all I could think of!" Valerie quietly growled in anger. "Don't be upset guys." Lucille said quietly. "At least you're still with me. Now I know you're desperate about your friends, but who knows? They may come back. If they don't, then at least you still have me." "That's true." Valerie whispered. "Well, we'll give it a shot." "You'll also love the nurse." Snarley joined in. "She's very nice and understandable. In case if you don't know who I am, I'm Snarley. I'm a python that lived in a vent after my original home got destroyed. I was bitten by a rabid dog. I thought that my life was about to reach its end until Avia took me to the vet to get treated. It's also where I met this nice nurse." "Oh okay." Valerie whispered. "Well, if you say so. Um, I'm Valerie and the pig next to me is Matt. We're Avia's new friends." "It's lovely to meet you." Snarley said. "It's always nice to make new friends. And don't worry. You'll get used to this nurse before you know it." Valerie and Matt listened to Snarley's promise. The snake looked more happy ever since he was cared for by Sally. If she made the snake happy, she can definitely do the same with Valerie and Matt. The bird and big smiled at the comment and let the nurse do her job. Meanwhile at the Metroville Zoo and inside Diesel's den, Claudio continued eating the fresh meat that Diesel left out for the others. He was so focused on the meat that he didn't notice that nobody was with him. That was, until he got full. "Oh boy! Now that hit the spot!" Claudio exclaimed. "This meat is actually much better than clams and brim to be honest. Am I right, guys?" Claudio noticed that nobody was here. "Hello? Guys?" He called out. "Where is everybody? Eh, they probably just went out or something. Oh well. At least I still have this water with me." Claudio splashes the water on himself to keep him hydrated. "That's better." He said. "I think I'll just wait here until they come back." Outside of the zoo, the army was using their phones to track down Voyd. The shepherds were there as well. "She should be in this zoo right here." A soldier said. "It looks like she's in the tiger's den. I don't know why, but she is." "Okay. Call out the shepherds." Another soldier said. The soldier nodded and yelled out, "Max, Mitch, Moki!" The shepherds went to the soldier in response. "Alright, boys. We got a special job for you." The soldier said. "You are going to go inside the zoo and into the tiger's den all by yourself. The super happens to be inside the den. Once you catch her, bring her back here without disturbing the tiger. Oh, and also, don't let the cat defend the super. Alright, now go!" The shepherds barked in response and went straight to the Metroville Zoo. They begin to sniff around to find any scent of Voyd. "This is so exciting! We're going to take down this super on our own!" Moki said. "This is such a wonderful opportunity!" "Try not to make too much of a sound." Max whispered. "She might hear us, including that scarred up cat. So we gotta be extra quiet that way we won't get caught. We also don't want to wake up the tiger." "Tigers don't scare me!" Moki scoffed. "They're just night cats! If we can handle cats, then we can definitely handle tigers!" "Hey, guys! I smell her!" Mitch said while sniffing in the air. "We must be near the tiger's den!" "Oh this is fantastic!" Moki said excitedly. "I cannot wait to get my paws on that weakling!" "But how do we get in?" Max asked. Mitch looked around and that's when he spotted something. It was a hole. The same one Donatello had dug up to enter the den along with Avia's friends last night. "Hey guys! Take a look at this!" Mitch said. "There's a hole that can lead us inside! It even looks big enough for one of us to fit in! Let's let Max go in first!" "Well, actually, you go. You found it." Max said. "What?! No way! Let me go first! I wanna catch the super first!" Moki said. "You always want to be first!" Max argued. "That's not true! You guys never let me do anything!" Moki argued back. "Enough, you guys!" Mitch said sternly. "Right now, our soldiers are probably waiting for us to get that super! So let's go in already! I'll go first! Once I get in, you and Moki can as well! Moki will be last!" "Oh come on!" Moki complained. "That's not fair!" "Hush it!" Max whispered in anger. "Okay, enough! I'm going in!" Mitch said. "See you there!" And so, Mitch went inside the hole and into the tunnel. He manages to get inside the zoo by coming out of the other hole inside. "Alright! I'm in!" Mitch called. Max went inside the tunnel and met with Mitch while Moki came in last. "One day, you guys will see how it feels to be the last mutt in the pack!" Moki said. "Quiet! We're inside the tiger's den and we don't want the big cat in here to know!" Mitch whispered. "I'm not afraid of cats! Not even big ones!" Moki said. "They can just mind their own business and lick their paws!" "Hush!" Max whispered. "Geez, you always have to say something whenever we start a conversation!" "All I'm saying is..." Moki was cut by Mitch quietly yelling, "Enough! Both of you! Now we're running out of time! We gotta go get that super! Now according to my senses, she is definitely here and it smells like that she's in the deep end of the den. Follow me!" And so, the German shepherds went where Mitch was taking them as the lead dog sniffed his way to the super. Meanwhile, Avia and Voyd were resting under the shade. Next to Avia was Harrion. Carlos was resting near a rock. Diesel, Orina, and Tasmo rested in different areas. Today was a very long and busy day. Doing all of the hard work of gaining your confidence really takes the energy right out of you, especially with a casted leg. Voyd had been practicing a very long time. She was still nervous about real fighting though. There was still time for her to get back on her feet again. As Avia was resting, Harrion looked at her and said, "Isn't this nice? Just you, me, Voyd, and Carlos lounging around this area all alone?" "Yes. Very nice." Avia said. "You know, since we're together at last despite being with the others around us, I feel this feeling inside me that makes me not want to leave you here." Harrion said. "Mmm. You know, I actually have that same feeling inside as well." Avia said. "It makes me wanna stay in this area without moving one muscle. And since you came here, I really don't want this peaceful moment to end. It just makes me feel more happy. I feel like an angel that fell and met the love of her life that makes her fly again." Harrion chuckled at Avia's comment. "You have such a great taste in words." Harrion said. "I know. It's just me." Avia said. "Come on. You're getting there. Come on." Carlos mumbled as he was changing his colors to match Voyd. "Oh come on! Why won't you change! You were almost there yesterday! Come on!" "Hey, would you mind complaining quieter?" Harrion asked Carlos after overhearing the complaints. "Avia and I are trying to have a moment here." "I'm just trying to match my skin with the super!" Carlos said. "But somehow, I'm not getting them to agree with each other!" "Maybe it's because half of your skin is green." Harrion said. "And green is a mixture of blue and yellow. So why have another blue if you already have one?" "Hey, I'll have you know that I never had a problem with purple and red!" Carlos said. "This is just an issue I'm having and I know that I'll fix it." "You're stressing yourself out, why not have a rest like you just did?" Harrion recommended. "I was resting and I thought that could help my colors but I guess not." Carlos said. "But I never know! So let me change in peace!" As Carlos continued changing colors and mumbling, Harrion groaned. "Harrion, just let him do what he's doing." Avia said. "He'll get there eventually. It just takes time you know, just like how it's going to take Voyd some time to get her back on her feet." "I know, Avia, but still." Harrion said. "It just bothers me with all of this complaining! I just don't know what to do about it!" "Just have patience." Avia said. "Just like what Carlos and Voyd are doing. Patience. Just try it." Harrion couldn't say no to that since he cared for Avia so much and how he wanted her to be happy. So he simply says, "You're right. Okay." And so, Avia and Harrion continue resting. Voyd notices the cats' relationship and smiles peacefully at them. All of a sudden, a butterfly catches her eye. Voyd remembered hanging out with Avia at Edna's mansion where they pretended they caught enemies and placed them in a secret spot like a prison. So, the super focused on the butterfly fly and tried catching it. She suddenly sees more butterflies outside. Voyd carefully stands up while grabbing her crutches and walks towards the butterflies. She tried to catch them with her portals, but it was hard due to the crutches. The last Voyd caught something with a casted leg was by sitting. This was different. So, Voyd decided to follow where the butterflies were heading. She suddenly sees a small field where there were flowers and butterflies all around. She goes to the field and silently tries catching the butterflies as she gently sits on the ground. She managed to catch two or three as she was catching the butterflies with her portals. Meanwhile, the German shepherds were walking and sniffing the ground. They then see Voyd, who was busy hanging around in the field. "There she is." Mitch said quietly. "Finally, we got her now." Max said in a quiet tone as well. "Ooh, can I pounce on her first? Please? Please? Please?" Moki asked quietly. "I've never done this before! Come on! Let me do it! Let me do it!" "Now hold on." Max said. "We gotta make sure that she doesn't see us while we capture her." "She seems out in space to me." Mitch said. "I think we might be good." "But what about that disgusting little cat? What if she tries to stop us with her nasty diseases?" Moki asked. "We can handle that, just like how you said you can handle a tiger." Mitch said. "Alright. So, who's pouncing first?" Max asked. "There is no first. We're doing it together now, stand and squat by me." Mitch said. And so, the three German shepherds squatted and focused their target on Voyd. "Okay. Now?" Moki asked. "Hold on. We gotta make sure we're ready by counting." Mitch said. "Now prepare yourselves." The German shepherds continued their aim on Voyd. "Are you ready?" Mitch asked. "Yes!" Moki said. "Absolutely!" Max said. "Okay." Mitch said. "On three. One....two.....THREE!!!!!!" The German shepherds leaped in the air and landed right on Voyd. The super struggled to get up as the shepherds were pinning her down. She began to feel frightened. "We finally got you right where we want you." Max said threateningly. "AVIA!!!" Voyd screamed out. "Shush!" Max said as he put his paw over Voyd's mouth. "No one's going to save you now! Not even your little cat friend can help you! You are coming with us!" Voyd opens up a portal to try and escape, but her hand gets bitten by Mitch. She yelps in pain as Max uncovers her mouth. "That's a very naughty girl!" Mitch said. Moki knocks her to the ground. "AVIA!!!! LET ME GO!!!! PLEASE!!!!!" Voyd begged as she cried out for Avia as loud as she could. "AVIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Meanwhile, Avia, Harrion, and Carlos woke up to the sound of Voyd's scream. Diesel, Orina, and Tasmo also jolted from their rest as well when they heard the familiar voice crying for help. "Voyd?" Diesel said. "What was that?!" Harrion asked. "That sounded like Voyd!" Avia said. "We gotta go help her!" "I thought she was right there?" Carlos asked, pointing at the place where Voyd used to be. "Ohhh....that can't be good." The chameleon immediately noticed that she was gone. "It sounded like her scream came from over there!" Avia said, looking at the direction Voyd went. "Come on!" Avia, Harrion, and Carlos went rushing towards the direction where Voyd was yelling at. Meanwhile, Diesel and the two other animals run to the scene as well. Back with the shepherds, Max was covering up Voyd's mouth once again. "Quiet, you little pest!" He threatened. "You are going to be in so much trouble once we get you back to Ms. Deavor! Now come with us right now!" "You heard him, missy!" Moki said. "Come on!" Voyd started crying. "Cry all you want, sweetie, but we're not falling for it!" Mitch said. "Not this time!" "Now get up so we can teach you a very strict lesson!" Max threatened. Avia, Harrion, and Carlos go to where Voyd was and see the German shepherds surrounding her. Avia gasped and said, "Oh no. Not those guys again. We gotta stop them. Follow me." The three animals walk towards Voyd and the shepherds. "Get up!" Max yelled at a whimpering Voyd. "Get up right now before we drag your feet with our fangs!" "Hey!" A voice called out. Voyd and the shepherds looked at where the voice came from. They see Avia, Harrion, and Carlos standing there. Voyd whimpered for Avia's help. "Let her go!" Avia yelled. "Not this time, kitty!" Max said. "She's ours now and there's nothing you can do about it! Not even your friends can help you! Mitch, Moki, get them!" Mitch and Moki pin down Avia, Harrion, and Carlos. "Let us go right now!" Avia commanded. "Not in your dreams!" Max said. "The super is ours now and there is nobody here to help you!" "That's not true!" Avia yelled. "You just wait until I tell Diesel about this!" "And who's he?" Max scoffed. "Another one of your little friends who can help you?" Max laughed. So did Mitch and Moki. "I'm warning you. Let us go!" Avia said. "Not happening! She's coming with us!" Max said as he looked down at Voyd. "Come on, missy. We got a special treat for you!" As Max was about to grab Voyd by his jaw, a loud roar interrupted them. Everybody turns around to see Diesel along with Orina and Tasmo. "Diesel!" Avia exclaimed. "Oh.........would you look at that." Moki said in a very scared tone. "It's a tiger.........a huge tiger......and with him are two more animals.......which are an antelope....and a chipmunk....." "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!!!" Tasmo asked angrily. The Tasmanian devil went to attack the Moki before Orina could stop him. Tasmo scratched and bit Moki all over the place while the German shepherd screamed. "YOU'RE GONNA TAKE BACK WHAT YOU JUST SAID, YOU TRASH WOLF!!!!!" Mitch and Max watched in shock. They look back at Diesel and Orina and begin shaking in fear as the tiger growled and the oryx snorted. "Get them!" Diesel said. Orina head butted Mitch, causing Avia, Harrion, and Carlos to get up. Diesel leaps in the air and attacks Max. The three zoo animals continued fighting with the shepherds. They did every attack they did back when they practiced their training. While the zoo animals were fighting the shepherds, Avia went and helped Voyd. The cat and super hugged each other. Harrion and Carlos helped her back up again with the crutches. "What do we do now?!" Avia asked. "I don't know!" Harrion answered. "Well we can't just stand here, we gotta get out of here!" Carlos exclaimed. "But what about Diesel and the others?! We can't leave them here! They need our help!" Avia said. "Well, I'm not going in there!" Voyd said, very frightened. "I'll get attacked!" "But Voyd, you're a super!" Avia said. "At least try!" "No! Not happening!" Voyd said. They suddenly see the zoo animals and shepherds coming towards them. Voyd screamed and escaped as fast as she could. "Voyd!" Avia called out. The super didn't respond. Instead, she just kept on trying to run with her crutches. "Don't worry, Avia! We got this!" Diesel said. "We can handle this on our own. You and your friends go follow Voyd!" Avia was hesitant. She wanted to help because she couldn't let the animals fight all alone. Her thoughts were interrupted when Harrion pulled Avia out of the spot while saying, "Come on, Avia!" Carlos was riding on his back while screaming. "But....But the others!" Avia said. "They're fine! They practiced a long time!" Harrion said. "Right now, we gotta get out of here and fast! So let's go!" The domestic animals went away from the field and back to where Voyd was. Voyd sees the animals and they quickly hide in the cave where they ate. Voyd was whimpering and shaking in terror. "Voyd, why couldn't you help them? They needed you." Avia said. "You saw what those dogs try to do to me...." Voyd whimpered. "There was no way that I was taking that chance......" "But that was your chance to shine and help you find your confidence....." Avia said. "Did I not tell you about having faith in yourself?" "I.... I couldn't do it....... I was so scared....." Voyd said. "Guys?" A voice asked, causing Voyd to jump. It was revealed to be Claudio. "Claudio!" Harrion said. "That's me!" Claudio said. "Were you here this whole time?!" Avia asked. "Yeah. I gotta admit, this land meat hits the spot!" Claudio said. "Oh my goodness, we are so sorry for not letting you know that we were leaving!" Avia said. "Ah, it's fine!" Claudio said. "So, what brings you guys in here?" "We were being attacked by German shepherds." Carlos said. "German shepherds?" Claudio asked. "Yes." Avia said. "You see, we heard Voyd scream and we went to check it out. That's when we saw three German shepherds attacking her. They were the same ones who were with the army that tried to catch Voyd. The soldiers must have let the dogs inside without getting caught. Now we're here because Voyd is scared and she still hasn't found her confidence. Right now, Diesel and his friends are dealing with the shepherds. So until the shepherds are gone, we're hiding in here." "Well thank goodness you came quickly. I wouldn't blame you guys for staying away from those monsters. You could've been bait." Claudio said. "Make yourself at home for a little bit." "Thank you so much." Avia said. "Eh, what are friends for?" Claudio said. "Don't worry, Voyd." Avia said. " Everything's going to be okay." Voyd only replied with a whimper. Meanwhile, Max, Mitch, and Moki were slammed onto the ground by Diesel, Orina, and Tasmo. The zoo animals glared angrily at the German shepherds. "Now I'm warning you, mutts, to stay away from our favorite super or next time, things will get worse!" Diesel threatened. "The next time you come near her will be extremely serious! So you'd better stay away!" Orina threatened. "And if you call me a chipmunk again, I promise you that your eyes will never see another sun shine ever again!" Tasmo threatened. "Do you understand us?!" Diesel asked. The German shepherds remained quiet. "Answer us! Do you?!" Diesel growled. "Y...yes sir...."Max said, stuttering. "Absolutely, you're majesty...." Mitch replied, very frightened. "We'll be good boys....." Moki said in terror. "Good! That's what I like to hear!" Diesel said. "Now go and never return to my den in this zoo ever again!" Diesel then roared at the German shepherds, causing the dogs to run away and escape the den. "That took care of them." Diesel said. "Come on, guys, let's go meet with Voyd, Avia, and the others. They went this way." And so, the zoo animals went back to the main part of the den. They see Avia's paw prints and follow them. They finally reach the cave where the others were. "Diesel!" Avia exclaimed. "Don't worry, we got rid of them." Diesel said. "You don't have to worry anymore." Voyd only whimpered nervously, knowing that the army and shepherds will still get her. "How's Voyd? Is she okay?" Diesel asked. "She's nervous." Avia said. "Those shepherds really frightened her." "Oh well, it's okay. They're gone now. So there's no need to feel worried anymore." Diesel said. Voyd nervously hugged Avia, who comforted her. Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard. "Kid!" It said. Avia looked up and immediately saw the familiar figures coming in. "Donatello! Kathleen! Chuck! You guys!" Avia said. "Hey y'all." Donatello said. "It's been almost all day!" "I know! I'm so glad you guys came back!" Avia said. "And alive." Kathleen said. "And strong." Chuck said. Avia giggled. "How was everything back here while we were out?" Kathleen asked. "It was good." Avia replied. "We did have those shepherds that tried to take Voyd away again, but Diesel and the others took care of that." "Oh not the shepherds again! Well thank goodness you guys and Voyd are safe!" Chuck said. "Yeah." Avia said. "Hey, kid, we got the information on Elastigirl!" Donatello said. "Really?! What is it?!" Avia asked. "Well..." Donatello was cut off by a light. A voice shouted, "Freeze!" The animals and Voyd looked at where it came from. That's when they saw the guard, who had been unconscious, standing and pointing his light at them. Ramona was next to him. "Aren't you guys in so much trouble?" The guard said. "Ramona! I thought you could handle him!" Avia whispered to Ramona. "Well, he must've gotten used to my gas by now." Ramona said. "Besides, I was running low on my carrot." The animals and Voyd looked at the guard and that's when they noticed something on his face. "What? Why's everybody looking at me like that?" The guard asked. "Is...Is there something on my face?" The guard looked at the water in an otter den and saw the art all over his face. He screams in terror. "My face! My beautiful face!" He exclaimed. Kathleen lightly chuckled. "Ramona! What did you do?!" Avia hissed at the rabbit. "Just wanted to have a little fun, that's all." Ramona said. "He did look pretty stupid while sleeping." The guard went back to the animals and Voyd and asked, "Who is responsible for all of this nonsense?!" Nobody answered him. So the guard stared at everybody until his eyes glared at Voyd. "Missy!" He said. "You're the only human here inside! In fact, the only super inside! Are you responsible for doing all of this mess?!" "N...no sir....honestly, it wasn't me....I'm innocent...." Voyd said. "I don't believe it! You're the only one here!" The guard said. "There's no way these animals would have done all of this! So it was you!" "I'm telling you, it wasn't me!" Voyd said. "Honest!" "I don't wanna hear any more excuses, honey." The guard said. "Right now, you're coming with me." "What?! No! Please!" Voyd begged. "I don't wanna be taken away! I've already been through a lot of trouble!" "That's what everybody says, now come on before your wrists are in cuffs!" The guard said. "No! You see, I'm just a super and a woman who has been through a lot of trouble!" Voyd said, her voice breaking. "All of my life, I was in hiding because the government wouldn't allow me to be who I wanted to be since supers were illegal! Because of that, I lived in anxiety and depression for years! Now that supers are legal again, I don't want the whole fiasco to happen again! I also have a broken leg after getting injured and treated unfairly! I'm also alone and scared! So please, don't take me to jail! I don't wanna spend the rest of my life behind bars, because I've already been through enough torture in my life! Just please, give me another chance! If you don't, my life will continue being miserable!" That's when Voyd started to cry again. Avia felt bad for her. After everything that Voyd went through in her life, she couldn't stand to see her super get taken away again. "You know, I've seen crocodile tears before. I'm not falling for it this time." The guard said. "No. They're real. Just please...." Voyd begged while crying. "Enough talk. Come on." The guard said. Before he took Voyd, he heard growling. He looked down and saw Avia glaring at him while growling. Her face read, "You'd better stay away from her". Her ears were back as her hair was up. Harrion had the same expression as well. Donatello growled. Kathleen glared. Chuck stood on all fours, ready to attack. Carlos turned red for anger. Claudio held up his claws. Ramona thumped her feet aggressively. Tasmo snarled. Orina showed her horns in an attacking position while snorting. Diesel growled. "Ha, like you animals are going to stop me." The guard said. "I'm still taking her away and there's nothing you can do about it! After that, you all are going to the pound! Now say goodbye!" Voyd began sobbing. The guard reached out his hand to pull on Voyd's arm, but before he could do that, Diesel ran up to him while roaring and growling. The guard stared at the tiger. Diesel's eyes stared coldly at him. "Diesel....you'd better stop this.....I'm warning you...." Diesel only growled at him more. "Alright, you asked for it..." The guard said, holding his gun and taser. Before he could fire though, Diesel swatted them out of his hands, causing the tools to break. Diesel and the other animals went in closely at the guard aggressively. The officer gulped in fear. "Okay, okay! I'll let her go! I'll let her go! You all are free! Just please don't hurt me!" The guard said. The animals backed away. Voyd calmed down. "Okay, missy, you're free to go, but you still need to leave this area." The guard said. "Thank you so much!" Voyd said. "But what about our training?" Avia asked Diesel. "How are we going to regain Voyd's confidence now? We still have a lot of work to do." "I'm sorry, kid." Diesel said. "But the guard is right. She has to leave this zoo now. If she comes back, she'll go to the slammer and the guard won't fall for her begging. So she has to leave. But don't worry, you saw all of our teaching and I bet you can do the same thing with Voyd. Just teach her like we did. You can do it and I know that she can too." "But, it won't be the same without you." Avia said. "What if I can't get her confidence back? That'll put her in danger more." "Just tell her what you told her." Diesel said. "Have faith. If you keep saying that in a promising voice, she will find her confidence just like that. And also remember the verse I showed you back in my cave. 'I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me'. And also help Voyd remember that verse and surely enough, she'll find her strength again." "Okay, thanks, Diesel." Avia said. "I'll do everything I can." "I know you will." Diesel said. "Come on, Avia." Voyd called out. "Farewell, little one. It was a pleasure meeting you." Diesel said. "Goodbye, Diesel, and thank you for everything." Avia said. And so, as Voyd, Avia, Kathleen, Donatello, Chuck, Harrion, Carlos, and Claudio head out of the zoo, they say their final farewell to Diesel, Orina, and Tasmo. Once they got out of the zoo, Ramona came and said, "Come on. I might know where that mansion was. In case I don't, I'll let the dog do it. Follow me." The animals and Voyd followed Ramona while Donatello sniffed for Edna's mansion. The training may be different without the zoo animals, but Avia knew that she could help Voyd find her confidence just by telling her to have faith and remembering the verse from Philippians. If Voyd could remember this, then there was guarantee that she would be back on her feet in no time.