Clover sits in one of the backseats of the cockpit of the Tortuga. Her journal is open in her lap. She stares at one page in particular, reminiscing on the past few moments: her birthday, the ambush with Gourmand, her two siblings visiting, Chris' dandelion...
She previously taped the yellow dandelion in her journal. Now, she thinks about what to write.
'Change can be scary, but beautiful when you embrace it.'
"Nah, too corny," she mutters.
'Zachbots be darned. Nature be beautiful.'
"Too corny. Again"
'Gifted by Chris. I will cherish this forever.'
"Am I naturally corny...?"
"I thought you were a botanist, not a farmer," Jimmy walks in, eating a bag of chips.
"Oh, hey, Jimmy. What are you doing here?"
"I'm on my break."
"Aren't you always on break?"
"Not all the time. Playing video games takes a lot of work," he says while eating another chip. "Wait, what are you doing here?"
"I needed a quiet space to write."
"What are you writing about?" He moves closer, hovering his cheese-covered fingers over the pages.
Clover shifts away from him. "Don't even think about touching my journal with those cheesy fingers," she spits out before sighing. "Cheesy? Corny? What's wrong with me...?" she sinks in the chair, covering her mouth with her hand.
"What's wrong with being corny?"
"It—it just is! I mean, it sounds okay when Martin tells jokes, I guess? Or Aster if he's lucky," she mutters the last part with a glare. "But whenever I sound corny...ugh!!" She groans and slumps down even more.
"What's the dandelion for?"
"Chris gave this to me a while ago, so now I'm treasuring it forever."
"Well, why don't you write something about that?"
"That's what I'm trying to do, but I can't think of anything clever."
"Want me to give you a suggestion?"
"Anythinggg!"
"Ahem," he begins. "'My beloved Chris, the water to my soil, the sunshine to my petal, leaves me with a precious dande—!'" Clover gives him a deathly stare. "What? You said anything."
Clover sighs. "I need some fresh air. Wanna come with me?"
"Nah. I'm gonna take a nap once I finish this bag," he eats the last chip and sits in his usual pilot's seat.
"Alright. Have a good—" by the time she stands up and looks back at him, he's already knocked out. She laughs quietly and enters the main lobby.
Koki is typing on her keyboard and Aviva is doing maintenance on an invention. Clover sits on the table with her legs crossed and her journal in her lap again. "Maybe a new change of scenery will help."
"A change of scenery will help what?" Koki stands on one side. Aviva walks up and stands on the other. They both look down at her journal.
"I'm trying to think of something to write about this dandelion."
"What's so special about it?" Aviva asks.
"Chris gave it to me," Clover casually answers.
Aviva and Koki gasp. "Really?!" Clover nods.
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Four Leaf Clover | Wild Kratts
FanfictionClover Hallows finally decides to take the next step in her life to fulfill her career path on becoming a full-time botanist. With her whole life planned ahead of her to the best of her ability, nothing could possibly get in the way, right? I do not...
