Reforming

## Summary

After a long time of being a mischievous spy, Brett decides to mend his ways. He returns to the Organization and finds love, but his newfound happiness is jeopardized when the love of his life is taken captive. He must act quickly and decisively to bring her home safe and sound. Can the flirtatious fox save his beautiful butterfly?

## Chapter 1: The Choice

"I can't keep being so bad anymore." "I'm leaving you four." Brett said firmly. Devon, Mara, and Veronica gasped in shock. Brett had promised to cause trouble with them, as long as they left K.C. Brett had always been a troublemaker who enjoyed causing problems for Nayah and everyone else. However, to everyone's surprise, Brett expressed his desire to change his ways and reform himself. No longer did he want to cause trouble or be a bad influence on others. This came as a shock to Nayah, who had dealt with Brett's antics and bullying for years. Nonetheless, she was willing to give him a chance and see if he was truly committed to changing his behavior. Devon, Mara, and Veronica smirked as Brett sighed deeply. He wanted to show Zoe and Zion his soft side, and prove to the twins that they could trust him again, and that he wanted to care for them and love them.

Growling, he walked over to Beverly, who smiled.

"I'm done being a player." "I want to reform." As Beverly grinned, Brett exclaimed with delight. She had been the only person who knew about Brett wanting to reform, and she had promised to help him through the process. Giggling, she handed him his uniform.

"Good luck out there." "As for your former teammates, I'm going to make sure that they don't bother you anymore." She smiled as Brett walked away from the HQ. He suddenly saw K.C. approaching him. She had a gentle but suspicious look in her eyes. With a gentle grin, Brett looked at her. Suddenly, he became aware that Nayah was standing behind K.C.

The young fifteen-year-old came out from behind her best friend and smiled at her partner. She had been his childhood best friend for a long time.

“Why did you come back?” “I thought you said you wanted to stay with your teammates.” Nayah said suspiciously as Brett took her hand in his. He smiled softly at her, his heartbeat quickening.

“Although I wanted to stay with them, there’s just something about you that I love.” “I’ve officially reformed, and I won't betray you or K ever again.” Brett said as he did a double triple back-flip, a way of showing that he meant what he said as Nayah smiled at him. She winked at K.C. as she took a step closer to Brett, gazing into his eyes. After a moment, she said a single sentence that made the spy's heart flutter.

"I'm willing to give our relationship another chance and go out with you again.” Nayah's smile brightened up as she saw K.C. K.C. looked at her, smirking teasingly.  She had been trying to play matchmaker for the two all her life. And now, her plan had worked. She felt so proud of herself, but she was happy for her best friend.

"You're returned." Xavier smirked as he opened his arms for an embrace. Xavier wrapped his arms around Brett and gave him a warm smile. Brett grinned, returning the hug with equal enthusiasm. He then rubbed his watch as Zoe and Zion flew out, smiling happily.

"I see that you've reformed." "We apologize if this hurts, but we must." Zoe and Zion said as they tackled Brett so that he fell into the grass. The twins began to tickle him all over.

"Stop tickling, please!" "OK, OK, I get it." The sound of Brett's laughter filled the air as the twins finally stopped tickling him. He suddenly realized Xander was approaching Nayah, and he was smirking.

"He's not up to any good, is he?" Zoe growled as her owner and twin nodded.

"Definitely up to no good." "He can't stay away from Nayah at all." Zion added, frowning.

"Well, we can't let Nayah get hurt or faint." "C'mon." Brett said as he and the twins walked up to Xander, who smirked.

"You've reformed, but that doesn't mean you'll actually do some good." "Villains like you don't change." Xander let out a contemptuous laugh, expressing his disbelief and scorn towards the situation. Brett was taken aback and felt insulted.

"That's not true!" "He saved us last night when we were stuck in a pile of jellybeans." "And you don't have the right to talk, because you're still being bad, so nice try, X." Zion smirked as Zoe looked at her twin. She felt dizzy and lightheaded as Xander smirked at her.

"Zoe, are you OK?" Brett asked anxiously as Zoe suddenly sighed sadly before she said a single sentence.

"I have severe betaphobia." Zoe let out a deep sigh while Brett and Zion were left in complete shock, gasping for air.

"Why didn't you say anything, sis?" Zion asked softly.

## Chapter 2: Zoe Faints

"I had to keep it a secret from you two." "I thought if you found out, you'd be mad, and only need Zion every day." "I'm sorry, I should've told you." Zoe uttered her apology while Brett embraced her, and she let out her tears. The tiger felt like she'd be mistreated by her owner and twin now that her secret was out.

As Zion comforted her, Brett turned to Xander, who was still holding Nayah's baseball. When Nayah was eight years old, she got the chance of a lifetime - she met her favorite baseball player who even signed her baseball. From that time onward, she had one rule - only her teammates and Chief could touch the ball. That baseball held immense value to her, as it represented an unforgettable moment from her childhood.

"Release the baseball immediately!" Brett growled as Xander smirked, dropping the baseball in a mud puddle. Nayah gasped, retrieving her baseball, washing it off with a towel. She then glared at Xander.

"I thought I told you to *lay off my baseball*." She growled as Xander smirked at her before he said one word.

"Babe." Xander smirked as Nayah started to scream, but she didn't fall. Zoe then collapsed in Zion's arms.

"Zoe?" "Zoe, wake up!" Zion panicked, shaking his twin lightly. However, Zoe's eyes remained closed.

"Nayah, the tickling's going to have to wait." Zion expressed his opinion firmly, and Nayah nodded in agreement. She had a different idea in mind.

"Time to call on Team Chasers." Nayah growled.

## Chapter 3: Team Chasers To The Rescue!

Baby Ox, Dexter, Landon and Shadow were just relaxing in Snowflake Cave, casually just watching Wild Kratts. All of a sudden, all four of their chasing jewels started to light up. Baby Ox, Dexter, Landon, and Shadow looked at each other. All four of them knew that it was time for a chase.

"Attention, Team Chasers! Hurry to Calming Cove as soon as possible. "It's time for mission." Nayah announced.

"Nayah needs us!" "C'mon, Chasers!" Baby Ox said fiercely as he and his friends ran to Calming Cove.

"Team Chasers, ready to tackle the challenge!" Baby Ox said firmly as he and his friends looked at Nayah.

"Thanks for hurrying so quickly, Chasers." "Xander's back, and he's up to his old tricks again." "It's up to us to stop him and care for Zoe until she wakes up again." "For this mission, I'll need.. Landon!" "I'll need you to help me hunt Xander down." Nayah exclaimed with a strong determination in her voice.

"Time to activate stealth mode, just like a lion on the pwowl!" Landon cheered.

"I'll also need... Shadow!" "I'm going to need you to care for Zoe until she wakes up again." Nayah said softly.

"If you need care, Shadow's going to be there!" Shadow cheered.

"Dexter and Baby Ox, I'm assigning you both as our backup helpers." "So that means I need you two to make sure no other villains try and break the rule, and if they do, I'm going to need you both to wait until Landon, Shadow, and I get back." Nayah added.

"This ox calf can't and won't give up!" Baby Ox cheered.

"Dexter to the rescue!" Dexter cheered.

"Team Chasers is ready to go, go, go!" Nayah cheered.

## Chapter 4: Caring For Zoe

Meanwhile, Brett was in tears because Zoe had fainted for the first time, and he felt terrible. He cradled Zion as Zion sighed deeply, looking over his older twin. His heart was heavy as he witnessed his twin sister faint. He also felt empathy for Brett because, despite the spy's impartiality towards the siblings, he had strong affection for them both and vowed to protect and attend to them at all costs.

Suddenly, a motorbike and a cruiser and a helicopter pulled up. Nayah got off her motorbike and watched as Landon and Shadow got out of their vehicles, smiling. Nayah then picked up Zoe gently, feeling for a pulse. The tiger took a deep breath.

"Shadow, you know what to do." Nayah smiled as Shadow smiled, walking over to Zoe, who was still fainted. The young jaguar picked up the tiger, setting her on his special machine to see if she had broken bones. He gasped as he realized that Zoe's right front paw was broken.

"Brett, you know I don't like giving you bad news, but Zoe's paw is broken." "Until she heals, you can't make wishes." Shadow said firmly as Brett started to cry.

He hadn't exactly expected Shadow to tell him that Zoe's paw was broken. Brett then hunched over Zoe, crying softly, resulting in one of his tears falling directly on her forehead, which made her open her eyes.

"Mm, what happened?" Zoe murmured.

"Not only do you have to heal, but I can't make wishes.." Brett sighed as Zoe and Zion gasped, looking at their best friend, then at Shadow.

"No wish-making?" Zoe inquired while Brett and Shadow gave a mournful nod.

"It's going to be OK." "You can still relax with us." Zion said softly.

"Thank you, but I just want to be alone for a bit." Brett sighed as he walked into HQ. He sat down next to Nayah.

"I know how you feel." "Zora and Zane are sick with kitten fever, which means I can't see them until they get better. I'm so bummed." Nayah sighed.

"Aww, how cute." A voice said. Brett noticed a sudden change in Nayah's demeanor.

"Babe, are you alright?" Brett whispered, noticing that Nayah was too scared to speak. With a clenched fist, she struck Brett's right shoulder, asserting her dominant presence.

"Why did you do that to me?" "You only do that if.." Brett trailed off, realizing why Nayah had punched his right shoulder.

"Did I say something wrong?" Brett was confused, but then he remembered why Nayah always punched his shoulder.

"Oh, no." "Nayah, talk to me!" Brett's heart raced as he watched Nayah jump up and dash out of HQ. He was seized by a sudden wave of anxiety and trepidation, wondering what was driving her to flee. Dexter walked over, seeing that Nayah was gone.

"Hey Dex, I messed things up with Nayah, and it's really affecting me." "She punched my shoulder, and I don't know why." Brett wailed. Dexter rolled his eyes.

"Clearly, you said the no-no word, and you shouldn't have!" Dexter snapped. He let out a growl before he said a single sentence.

"I loathe you." "I don't want to see you, ever!" Tears streamed down Brett's face as Dexter's emotions became overwhelming. Dexter then gasped, feeling sad.

"Brett, I didn't mean that, buddy." As Brett walked away, Dexter's words tapered off. Dexter sighed, heading to Snowflake Cave.

## Chapter 5: Double Makeup

As Dexter strolled towards Snowflake Cave, he was filled with remorse for what he had said to Brett. The fellow spy was his true friend and the only one who genuinely cared for him, along with Baby Ox, Landon, and Shadow. Dexter couldn't help but feel guilty. Nothing could come in between the bond he shared with Brett.

The tiger felt sad he had flared up on his best friend. He hoped that Brett would forgive him. As he entered the Cave, he saw Baby Ox, Landon, and Shadow watching Wild Kratts. He walked over, letting out a sigh.

"Hey, Dex. Are you okay? Why are you crying?" Shadow inquired with concern as he noticed Dex's teary eyes.

"I got into an intense argument with Brett for calling Nayah "babe," and in the heat of the moment, I expressed my strong dislike towards him. It's becoming clear to me that being Brett's best friend is not suitable for me. I feel remorseful." Dex cried out.

"Oh, Dex, you wewe just mad.. I'm suwe if you talk to him, he'll fowgive you." A grin spread across Landon's face as the sound of approaching footsteps caught Dexter's attention.

"Dexter, we need to talk." Brett's voice echoed in Dexter's mind, making his heart race in anticipation.

Dex hung his head and admitted, "I regret speaking my words earlier."

"If it makes you feel any better, Nayah's calmed down, but she's mad at me for what I said." "You were right, Dexie, I shouldn't have said what I said to her." Brett sighed.

"Is your love for me still strong?" Dex inquired, his eyes gleaming with anticipation while Brett's nod filled him with hope.

"I still love you." "But Nayah asked me to tell all four of you she needs you." "Apparently, Xander said the no-no word again." Brett said, his anger starting to show.

"Oh, no he didn't!" "C'mon, Chasers, it's time to chase.. again." Baby Ox growled.