Iris looks at Clover in utter horror and shock. She decided to tell Iris the truth about her past adventures as she likes to put it, but 'adventures' is the last thing Iris would ever call it.
"I knew I should've tried contacting you sooner," Iris leans back against the table, supporting herself with one arm and holding her head with the other. She grits her teeth and is on the verge of mentally beating herself up.
"I didn't want you to worry! You were busy anyways. Please don't blame yourself—!" Clover tries to calm her down, but she's already feeling stressed.
"You're not safe here! I knew it!" Iris lifts her head with a worried look. "When we get back home, you're coming back to live with me in the meantime until we can sort your living arrangements again," Iris steps forward. "End of discussion."
"This is my home, Iris. I'm staying here," Clover stands her ground.
"I said you're returning home with me. End. Of. Discussion," before Iris can say her next statement, she freezes in place. Everyone gasps at the familiar pink glow around her.
"End of discussion indeed. You've finally led me to the flower sister. Good work," Donita steps on board.
"Donita?!" The crew gasps.
"Hand her over and I'll bring you home personally," Donita gestures her hand for Clover to step forward.
The crew shields her. "You're not taking anyone, Donita!" Chris glares, protectively extending his arm in front of Clover.
"I won't need to," Donita sinisterly chuckles, pressing a button on her remote to have Iris gracefully saunter over to the group and take Clover.
Since the crew don't want to harm Iris, they take turns steering Clover away from her the closer she gets. The look on Iris' face is a combination of humiliation and repulsion.
"Ugh. I've had enough of this," Donita freezes the crew except for Clover and pushes them away, unfreezing Iris in the process. Once Clover is out in the open, she's finally in suspended animation.
"NO!" Everybody exclaims.
Donita laughs. "My new flower line will be a massive success with the help of your extraordinary family business tactics. Come along now, darling," Donita makes Clover follow her out the Tortuga.
Once Donita has her back turned, Aviva and Koki look at each other and nod. Koki scrambles on her feet and activates the Tortuga lockdown system. "Activating lockdown!"
"What?!" What Donita didn't account for was the walking speed she had initially set for capturing Clover. She was walking at the speed of a zombie just like Iris earlier. By the time Donita and Dabio walked off the ramp, they were outside and Clover was still inside.
Donita screams angrily. "Dabio, why didn't you tell me the movement speed was set to a snail?!"
"Uhhhh...it could do that?"
Donita lets out another irritated noise.
The transmission for the pose beam disabled. Clover shakes her head and turns back to the crew. Chris is the first to run up to her and give her a huge hug. Clover is relieved to be able to move on her own again, hugging him in return.
Aviva magnifies the details on the coat Donita 'lent' Iris. "There's a hidden microphone on the top button," she cuts it off.
"It must've also worked as a tracking device. That must be how Donita followed Iris in here," Koki added.
"May I?" Jimmy takes the button and tosses it on the teleporter. With his controller, he teleports it outside and has it fall onto Dabio's head.
"Huh? Is it snowing?" He picks out the button in his hair. Donita gets even more irritated. "It's snowing buttons!" Donita screams from the outside.
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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...
