It’s good to see you again Erika said as they sped across the waves Your uncle is impressed by the work you’ve done so far with WILD Erika’s expression grew serious But this mission’s going to be a little different He’s trusting you with a very difficult task As usual he wants to tell you the details himself Erika handed Zoe an envelope Here she said
Zoe opened the envelope and tipped it upside down A glass eyeball fell into her hand She showed it to Ben Ben inspected it closely It looks like a human eye he said But the outside part’s darker Zoe peered at it Do you think it’s one of the apes she asked That would be so cool Ben knew what to do next He looked at the speedboat’s dashboard and found a small hole next to the radar screen Let’s find out he said slipping the eyeball in A hologram of their uncle appeared before them He wore a baseball cap over his thick red hair and his shirt was hanging out Greetings children he said Zoe giggled He’s as weird as ever she said Ready for an urgent WILD mission Stephen asked Then he chuckled
I don’t know why I’m even asking of course you are You two are always up for a challenge There’s an orangutan in trouble in Borneo I’ll tell you more when you get to HQ Uncle Stephen gave a cheery wave The hologram disappeared Zoe smiled An orangutan she said They’re such interesting gentle creatures And endangered Ben added Did you know that Their habitat is threatened by logging Zoe asked cutting her brother off Actually I was going to say Ben began That they can use sign language Zoe said I knew that too Let me finish Ben said smirking I was about to say that they’re more intelligent than you are
Ben ducked away to avoid a playful punch on the shoulder Zoe grinned Real funny she said Ben and Zoe saw a small island come into view As they got closer they saw a few buildings scattered around a ramshackle farm Chickens pecked the scrubby land As they approached the shore Erika brought down the sail and steered the speedboat toward a strange-looking dock As they climbed the waiting ladder Erika pressed a button on a remote and the boat glided forward into a shed hidden in the bank They walked to a nearby outhouse Erika following them Ben locked the door behind them and Zoe flushed the toilet WHOOSH The cubicle turned into an elevator and descended deep into the earth
