The Case of the Flying Tree

**The Case of the Flying Tree** is the fifty-second episode of Season 2 of Fishtronaut and is the one-hundred and fourth episode of the series. It is also the Season 2 finale of Fishtronaut.

## Summary

The episode opens with a large swarm of butterflies flying across the park. Fishtronaut arrives towards to Marina and Zeek who are talking about flowers that should be for decoration in which he explains that flowers aren't good as decorations and he explains that fruit comes from flowers in which the banana tree has beautiful flowers. Suddenly, a P.O.P. arrives towards the trio.

**P.O.P. Clues:** a light ostrich feather and a milkweed in a jar

Receiving the clues, Zeek thought the flower clue may have something to do with "Sleeping Beauty" or other fairy tales (such as "Cinderella" and "The Frog Prince"). Fishtronaut found out that the feather clue reminds him that the same feather may have something to do with an ostrich. It is revealed that the feather does match the ostrich (its colours and its size), but this feather doesn't belong to the ostrich. It is then known that the reason why the feather doesn't belong to him is because the feather clue is lighter than his feathers and it is revealed that the feather he has is heavier than the clue. It is revealed that the light feather does not belong to the ostrich. Fishtronaut then decides to weigh the light feather clue in which the feather weighs one gram (very light). Marina is curious that the feather clue isn't just about birds, but the lightness of an animal and not a type of species. Marina and Zeek are curious to know how much a leaf insect or a ladybug weighs. The trio decides to weigh light things to know if they weigh one gram, such as an ant, a beetle, a cricket, a frog, a rose, a dragonfly, three daisies, and a caterpillar in which all these things are very light and the trio hasn't weighed a butterfly yet (which is a very light animal) in which Zeek and Marina saw them earlier.

Meanwhile, the flower clue that Fishtronaut scanned is actually a milkweed (*Asclepia*) in which Fishtronaut and Marina have never heard of this flower before. However, Fishtronaut knows a flower expert who can help them. Meanwhile, Zeek sees the big swarm of butterflies flying around the park. Back to Fishtronaut and Marina, a hummingbird (an expert in flowers) tells the two that milkweeds are herbaceous plants that grow in clusters and are popular with monarch butterfly caterpillars. Zeek then tells Marina and Fishtronaut that he saw the butterflies flying around in Piney Forest and the butterflies that he saw are orange and black wings. The hummingbird tells Zeek that the type of butterfly he is following is a monarch butterfly. The trio decides to arrive to Piney Forest, the area where the monarch butterflies are flying around.

Meanwhile, the trio encounters a butterfly whom Zeek saw before and Marina asks her to know how much she weighs. It is then explained that the monarch butterfly weighs one gram like the feather clue. She then explains to the trio that monarch butterflies can manage to be slim since they are always seen flying. It is revealed that the feather clue is linked to the monarch butterfly in which a monarch butterfly and a light feather both weigh one gram. The trio then decides to go to the trees full of butterflies. Zeek tells the butterfly to know if the trees would start flying, but she says that the butterflies don't make the trees fly and the wings the monarchs have are not tree wings, but *monarch* butterfly wings. It is then known that Piney Forest is full of monarch butterflies. The monarch butterfly explains that her species is born in cold places and monarch butterflies migrate to warmer areas where they spend the winter. She then explains that her species come from a different spot on Earth and some travel up to 4,000 kilometers to reach Smiling Trees Park, which is a perfect place for monarch butterflies to hibernate (the state of sleepiness some animals have in the winter), which is very warm and has a nice smell of flowers. It is then revealed that the monarch butterflies are hibernating for the winter. The monarch butterfly then explains that she must find milkweed flowers in which he hasn't found any of them yet. Fishtronaut then shows her the milkweed clue (milkweeds help protect monarch butterflies from predators and bacteria). The trio decides to help the monarch butterfly find the milkweeds.

Meanwhile, the trio and the monarch butterfly arrive to the milkweed garden in which all the milkweeds have withered. It is then known that the mission is to save and protect the milkweed flowers from the dry climate. The trio and the monarch butterfly decide to take care of the milkweed garden. Suddenly, the milkweed garden is restored and the monarch butterfly is happy with the trio for saving the milkweed garden. The monarch butterflies are happy that they finally found milkweeds in the park. Suddenly, another P.O.P. arrives towards the trio.

**P.O.P. Rewards:** papers for making origami butterflies

Receiving the reward, the trio decides to make butterflies by using origami paper.