The group hikes through the tropical undergrowth toward Ozzie's large white bungalow. Iiwi flies ahead looking for the clearest route to take. Squeaks vaporizes bits of brush that get in the way.

Group hikes the rest of the way on the trail of crushed undergrowth. They reach the bungalow, which makes Bobetta's summer home look like a shack. The bungalow is silent. Nothing around it moves, except for the swimming pool's water in a slight breeze.

Squeaks knocks on the door, which turns out not only not to be locked, but not to be truly shut, either. It slowly creaks open...

[Ferdia and Squeaks pull their pieces, sweeping the large entryway for movement. None is visible.]

The walls, floor, ceiling, and furniture as far as the eye can see are splattered with blood and entrails. Several bodies are whole enough to be identifiable as such; one of them appears to be an osprey. A note is taped to the end of the bayonet skewering him.

Ferdia: [walks over to bayonet, peers at note] "Dear Detectives: Congratulations on making it this far! I sincerely hope it hasn't taken you long, but, if it has, sorry about the smell. Isn't this a marvelous accomplishment here? I'll bet you're trying to figure out how it was done - knives, automatic weapons, chemical gas....Let me save you some time there: I used a bit of everything, just to keep the coroner from getting bored. I do believe I have outdone myself. But, I digress. You no doubt came here to see Ozzie. I have therefore made him easily-recognizable. Now then, who fired the missiles, you ask? Ah, that is the fun part. As you know, Ozzie was quite fond of both weapons and automatic systems. You may not know that automatic systems can easily be reprogrammed from remote sites if one has the correct access codes. How remote is remote? Well, now, you're the detectives, you figure it out! This note is my only clue to you! And I won't even sign my name! Ha!"

Ferdia looks at Squeaks, then at the rest of the group. Silence reigns. Each looks around nervously. Suddenly, a loud beeping noise shatters the silence. Bob jumps at the sound, Iiwi leaps into the air, Ivan starts. Ferdia and Squeaks whip around, targeting the sound. It is coming from Ferdie, who, startled enough at the sudden beeping, is thoroughly freaked out when his sister and Squeaks train their guns on him. The small device he had been fumbling out of his pocket goes airborne as Ferdie throws his hands up with a scream. Ivan catches it.

[A red light illuminates on a security camera in the corner. The group looks at it.]

Halfway to the door, Ferdia stops, runs back, & grabs the note on Ozzie, then catches up to retreating group.

Squeaks takes the wheel and guns the engine as the others pile in. The jeep tears through the underbrush, bouncing and tipping dangerously, as Iiwi calls directions down from above. She fails to mention when they draw near the cove, however, and the jeep roars over hill only to become airborne for the few seconds before landing in the cove. The group scrambles out of the jeep and into the sub.

Ivan begins submerging sub and powering the engines. The sub sinks and picks up speed, and is a few feet beneath the surface when the first explosion rocks the sub. More follow, including some that go off in the water.

The missiles and other explosives put on a spectacular fireworks display for the few people on a nearby beach on the mainland. The lifeguard nearly swallows his whistle, however, when the shark-shaped sub docks at the wharf. The group emerges from the sub.

Ferdie and Bob walk over to hail a cab. In the distance, Ferdia and Squeaks have commandeered a beach patrol cop's rover. Ivan contacts the Sign Holder on his wrist communicator.

Iiwi and Ivan approach an alley lined with motorcycles. Iiwi looks them over, then flies over to one that is heavily decorated with fire and aerodynamic fins. She perches on its seat and looks towards the run-down club entrance. The bouncer looks at her, opens the door a crack and says something into the club.

[a blast goes off further down the block. An entire row of buildings collapses on the opposite side of the street.]

Ferdia and Squeaks stand in front of the precinct headquarters, staring dumbstruck at the building. Still smoldering, the front wall has crumbled, exposing the offices. A few officers go about their work, but most are on the streets, trying to get a handle on things.

Squeaks boosts her up onto the second floor. She returns with the lab results from the butler, as well as a copy of the airfield's results. Before she leaves the floor, however, Bishop hands her a list of all the casualties to date. She drops these down to Squeaks, then climbs down herself.

The land rover climbs up the hilly driveway to Bobetta's house. The ride is silent, despite the fact that they've picked up Ivan & Iiwi on the way there. All eyes are on the flaming landscape before them and the smoldering mansion at the top of what is left of the hill.

Moments later, the four have arrived at what remains of the main hall. The police lines hang in tatters, and several bandaged officers are trying to awaken a faint Gracie. Ferdie is rooted a few feet from the doorway, staring wide-eyed about himself. Bob is screaming.

One of the cops has noticed Ferdia and Squeaks, and limps over to them.

Across from them, Ivan is trying to talk to a still-hysterical Bob.

[Bob glares at Ivan, who narrows his eyes and crosses his arms]

Bob and Ivan call their respective contacts while Ferdia attempts to call headquarters. Iiwi looks out in the direction the cops said the helicopters had flown off in, thinking.

Ivan's jet flies among the clouds, cruising at just under 600 mph at 40,000 feet. The pilots keep a close eye on their radar consoles, watching for bogeys or anything else unusual. In the passenger cabin, a debate rages on.

The plane suddenly banks sharply to the right, diving for a few thousand feet before slip-turning into a leftward dive. The jet picks up speed, its "Seatbelts" light suddenly glowing. The pilot's voice comes over the speaker.

The pilot is suddenly cut off as the plane goes into a high speed right dive. The dodge is not quick enough, though, and a missile hits the left wing tip, taking out the port engine and sending the jet into a tailspin. Sirens wail and red warning lights flash as the plane tumbles through the clouds. Ivan struggles to the cockpit.

[The plane settles into a 10 degree, slightly rightward dive, the pilot scrambles to find a landing site.]

As the pilot dumps their remaining fuel, Ferdia and Ivan take a look at the rapidly-rising ground, then run back into the cabin & fasten their belts. Moments later, they plane impacts the field below, jolting its passengers, snapping its wheels, and bending its remaining wing. It bounces back up a few feet before coming down hard on its crippled right wing, rolling onto its side, and sliding in a half-circle, coming to a halt several hundred feet from their initial touch-down site.

Watching from atop a nearby abandoned factory, the shadow that had launched the last of his stolen missiles swore. ~ They should be a smoldering hole in the ground! ~ he thought angrily ~ Oh well, I wasn't going to need this joint much longer, anyway. I'll just have to leave sooner than I'd planned. ~ He turned and stalked to the stairway, muttering to himself. This was not going as planned. It was going way too fast. And those detectives were getting way too close. ~ But without their airplane, that will soon change. ~

Squeaks gave the hatch another kick, finally dislodging the battered door and sending it flying to the ground. He jumped down, followed by Ferdia, Iiwi, and Ivan. Bob staggered toward the door, lost his balance, and fell out to the ground. Ferdie followed, gingerly stepping to the ground before falling over onto his back.

The group sets off for the factory, leaving the pilot and copilot to guard the wreckage. It sits on the edge of a cliff, and several attack helicopters rest on a cliffside helipad. They approach it carefully, then rush the door when they are met with no opposition. The padlock on the door is dispatched easily enough with a well-aimed shot, then removed and the door kicked open.

The group slowly fans out inside the dark factory, searching for a lightswitch. Ferdia takes out a flashlight, and does a quick sweep of the room, only to discover it is...

The lights flash on, revealing a fully-armored compliment of guerilla soldiers.

A shadow emerges from the manager's office on the second floor, clutching a handcuffed Bobetta in front of him as a living shield.

[Ivan looks taken aback that the stranger has recognized him and knows his name. Ferdie goes as far as to whisper that to an equally-stunned Bob.]

With that, the he turns and runs out the exit, shouting orders for the guerillas to hold them back. Happily complying with his orders, the guerillas open fire on the group, sending them scattering for cover. Ferdia and Squeaks manage to fell a few of the soldiers before the attack ends as abruptly as it began, the soldiers running out the several exit doors for the remaining helicopters. The exit door is slammed shut, then rocked with an explosion.

Slowly emerging from cover, Bob rushes to the door, followed closely by Ferdie, Ferdia, Squeaks, Ivan, and Iiwi. Bob bursts through the door, stepping out onto the helipad --

-- and realizing too late that it is no longer there. The group plunges off the cliff, head over heels. Iiwi grabs onto a branch conveniently sprouting from one of the cracks in the cliff wall, diving for Ivan. Ivan grabs a fistful of her wing feathers, snatching Squeaks' tail almost as an afterthought. Squeaks catches Ferdia's hand; Ferdie manages to grab his sister's ankle and Bob's tail.

The branch Iiwi is clinging to by her feet begins to creak and bend. Iiwi glances at it nervously.

The branch snaps, sending the detectives hurtling to the rocky beach shoals once again. Iiwi is overwhelmed by their combined weight, and, though beating her wings frantically, plummets downward with them.

Once in freefall, however, Ivan releases Squeaks, flapping his own wings furiously. Buoyed up by the suddenly lightened load, Iiwi begins to gain altitude, and Ivan grabs onto her feet, offsetting her lift to weight ratio enough that she can only flutter down in a slow spiral.

Iiwi dives to the beach, forcing Ivan to let go as she lands roughly in the sand, sending him tumbling. Ferdia and Squeaks drag themselves ashore and shake the water out of their uniforms while Ferdie sits rubbing his head in the surf. Bob washes ashore and lies in the sand as waves break over him.

A makeshift raft floats down the river, guided by the currents. It occasionally hits a snag, and frequently goes over the small rapids dotting the river. Ferdia and Squeaks sit back to back, napping, at the front of the raft. Ferdie sits cross-legged on the middle of the raft, facing away from them with his head propped up in his hands. The raft goes over a series of rapids, drifting sideways for a bit before swinging back around. Squeaks opens an eye and glares at Ferdie, who hunches a little lower.

Bob sits at the end of the raft, trailing his feet in the water and singing. Ivan sits on the opposite corner with arms crossed and his back to Bob.

Bob ignores him and continues singing. Ivan covers his ears with his wings, hunching over as Bob sings louder. Finally unable to take it anymore, he snarls and lunges at Bob, and the two tumble off the raft into the river.

Ivan looks from her to Bob, then to her again. Heaving a sigh of resignation, he gives Bob one last dunk before jumping back onto the raft. Bob flops on behind him and gasps for breath for a few seconds before shaking himself dry and again sitting on the edge of the raft. He looks around for a moment, then resumes signing. Ivan utters a muted scream of frustration, then sits down again.

Iiwi dives down into the river, then splashes up and onto the raft. She shakes the water droplets off and begins preening her feathers. Ivan gives her a pleading look, thumbing over his shoulder at Bob. Iiwi shrugs. Ivan directs his attention to Ferdia and Squeaks instead.

In the background, Bob is still singing and dipping his feet in the water. He stops to look into it, wiggling his toes.

The fish lunges for his foot. Bob jumps up, screaming and hopping on one foot while kicking with the other, to which the fish is now firmly attached.

In the background, Bob grabs the leg with the fish on it and smacks the fish with one wing while flailing the other about. He hops frantically from one end of the raft to the other, spinning around a few times and screaming.

Bob loses his balance and topples over the side of the raft, splashing Iiwi, who looks up from her preening for the source of the splash. More fish converge on Bob.

Bob rockets out of the water with a tremendous splash and lands on the raft with a splat, catching everyone's attention. He lays there panting as the others look at his chewed-up feathers in puzzlement.

The boat turns out to be a simple fisherman's trawler, but hey, when you're in a raft, it's fantastic. Ferdia and Squeaks quickly commandeer the boat, but manage to do so only by taking the fisherman, who insists on steering, with them.

Iiwi takes off and flies down the river. She returns in half an hour, looking both excited and disappointed.

Bob opens his mouth, but never gets a chance to say anything, as the entire group's attention is suddenly drawn to the swamp ahead.

The 'underwater base' rises three stories above the swamp, camouflaged from overhead and distance view by swamp trees, vines, and overgrown weeds. The parts not covered in plant growth are painted in dark, drab colors and have weathered to such a large extent that they at first glance appear to be nothing more than the battered remains of windblown fishing shanties and scuttled boats. Here and there patches of swamp grass grow in clumps, masking the sloping entrances to the true 'underwater' parts of the base.

Squeaks, Ferdie, and Bob disembark the boat and enter one of the sloping tunnels. Squeaks tests his antennae-radio before entering, and gets a thumbs-up from Ferdia -- their headset radios, at least, are working. Ferdia, Ivan, and Iiwi climb back aboard the raft and pole toward the building using the fisherman's net. The fisherman watches them for a few minutes, then looks around uneasily.