Sam Snow.
Kit Casey.
The Creature Cases!
The Unidentified Shiny Object.
I hope someone asks me to dance.
-Uh… -I'm looking forward to it.
Okay, everybody.
This next song is for all of you little love bugs out there.
"Happy Firefly Prom"!
Well, here goes nothing! I'm gonna ask her to dance.
-What is that?
Ah…
-It's so bright! -It's making me dizzy!
Sam, mail's here.
Oo. Anything for me?
Just your usual mystery magazines.
Clues Week, Sleuths Illustrated, and…
UFO's Monthly?
UFO's as in spaceships and aliens?
UFO's as in unidentified flying objects.
Why? What's so funny?
Nothing. I'm just surprised you believe in all that spacey stuff.
Laugh all you want, Kit,
but UFO's are just another mystery that needs solving.
Whoa! Speaking of mysteries. Look!
The CLADE crest.
Director Scratch has another Creature Case for us.
Junk. Junk.
Oo! Egg Bowling Quarterly!
Agents, you're just in time.
Something seriously strange is happening over at the Firefly Prom.
Firefly Prom? What are they doing?
Fireflies are bioluminescent, which means they can make light.
Firefly boys and girls flash their lights in special patterns
to show they like each other.
That's right. But watch.
That strange light came out of nowhere and frazzled all the fireflies.
Now their flashing patterns are all messed up,
and so is their prom.
It's a USO!
USO. Unidentified Shiny Object.
Well, it won't be unidentified for long.
You can count on us to figure out what's happening, Director.
Good luck, agents.
Mm-hm!
Now approaching destination biome,
North American Forest.
Thanks, R.O.N. Please dim the lights so we don't disturb the fireflies.
Oh my word!
I don't know where it came from, but I'm glad it went away.
Okay, folks. Just stay calm.
Oh no! Is it those flashing lights again?
Don't fret, fireflies.
I'm Agent Sam Snow…
And I'm Agent Kit Casey.
We're from CLADE, and we're here to help.
Oh, thank goodness you're here.
That strange light came out of nowhere and messed up our flashing.
Don't worry. We'll have things back to normal in a flash.
Get it? Flash?
Better search the area for clues.
Uh…
Whatever it was, it didn't leave anything behind.
Sam?
No footprints.
Sam.
No hairs or feathers.
Sam!
-What, Kit? -That!
Could it be…
Make way for Wally!
Wally.
Ha-ha! Oh!
Good day, citizens.
Wally Bungler, nature ranger, at your service.
Wally, what are you doing here?
Ha! I heard there was trouble, so I flew in to help.
Heh!
Speaking of helping…
Wally, did you see any mysterious lights while you were flying over the forest?
Hm… Mysterious lights…
Hey! Come to think of it, I did see a mysterious light,
and it was coming from…
right over there!
Let's roll.
Light's just up ahead.
If we're really quiet, we can sneak up on the USO and--
-Oo! Sorry.
Sorry again. I'll be quiet now. Heh.
-Wally, dear!
The dishwasher's acting up again.
Not now, Mom.
-Huh.
Sorry!
Come on.
Ah-ha!
Gotcha, USO! Huh?
Evening.
Well, ain't that something.
There's no USO here. Just a campsite.
That's right.
Say hello, campers.
Hello!
I guess the fireflies were seeing the light from these lanterns?
Hm…
Hey, would you folks mind turning these lights down a bit?
Ho, ho, ho!
Not at all. It's bedtime anyway.
Come on, campers. Lights out!
Oo?
Well, that was easy.
Another Creature Case…
Closed!
Hey. Thanks for your help, Wally.
You're welcome.
Marshmallow?
All right, fireflies.
Those campers' lights won't bother you anymore.
Let's rock!
Uh.
-Uh…
Sam? I'm not so sure it was the campers after all.
Look!
It's the USO!
-Um…
What is that thing?
Come on. We can't let it get away.
What in the woolly world?
The USO is gone.
There's gotta be some logical explanation for this.
Could the USO be some other creature that lights up? Like the fireflies.
There are lots of bioluminescent animals,
glowworms, certain snails, and fish,
but none of them live in a forest like this.
Unless maybe it's not the whole animal that's glowing!
Check it out. Some animals have special eyes that reflect light
that helps them see in the dark,
and it makes their eyes look super bright and shiny.
Like this?
Oh…
Bad idea.
So maybe the lights on the USO are from its eyes.
But the USO has a lot of lights.
What creature has that many eyes?
I don't know.
But we'd better find out.
Flashlights on!
Whoops. That's my toothbrush.
Ow!
Huh?
Eh?
Hiya.
Hoo-hoo!
Twist my tail. There's no sign of that USO anywhere!
Hey, and come to think of it, there's no sign of Wally either.
Wally!
Where'd you go?
Over here!
I'm all stuck in this sticky stuff!
Hey. This stuff looks like it's made out of webbing.
It could be an empty egg sac from a moth.
Or a spider!
The USO!
Quick! After that Unidentified Shiny Object!
Huh?
Waaa!
-Oop!
-Yah! -Oo!
Yah!
Ow!
Whoa!
Wally, you did it!
You caught the USO!
I did?
Hey! I did.
Hey! What's the big idea?
Yep. The USO is a spider.
A mama spider, thank you very much.
So that was your egg sac we found?
Sure was.
Look. There's a whole bunch of babies on her back! Oh…
Aren't they precious?
Whiskers, that's it!
The light from the fireflies and our flashlights
was reflecting off their eyes, making the USO shine.
Ah, so that's what was causing all the trouble.
Trouble?
I didn't know we were causing any trouble.
I was just going for a little walk with my babies.
Don't worry, ma'am.
As long as you and your babies steer clear of the Firefly Prom,
there shouldn't be any more problems.
This time, nothing's gonna stop me.
Um, care to dance?
I'm so glad we got to hang out with you guys.
Us too. You make a great disco ball.
See? I told you. UFO's and USO's are just mysteries waiting to be solved.
-Uh…
Sam? What's that?
-Woo-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo!
Make way for Wally!
-Ow!
I'm all right.
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Update. Fireflies.
Fireflies don't really dance at proms or parties…
…but they do talk to each other by flashing their glowing bodies!
Fireflies are bioluminescent.
That means they make their own light!
They flash with special patterns…
…but can get pretty confused by other bright lights.
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The Case of the Crying Monkey.
Yuh! Huh!
Race you back to R.O.N.!
I feel like I'm racing a two-toed sloth here!
Oh yeah? Eyes up, Agent Snow.
Huh?
Huh? Whoa!
Ha! Better luck next time, Sam.
You're lucky that branch came out of nowhere.
All this jungle training is making me hungry. What's for lunch?
Mm!
High-protein CLADE bars!
Yeah, just lost my appetite.
Oh, come on. These new CLADE bars aren't that bad.
This one's Salty Sea Slime flavor.
Ew!
Mm.
Mm!
Hm? Hm! Hm.
Tastes just like salty sea slime.
Bleck! Uh!
-All right, they're pretty gross.
Huh? What was that?
I don't know.
But look!
Someone ate one of our CLADE bars!
Strange. Who could have taken--
Help!
Have you seen a baby monkey? Our baby is missing!
A baby monkey?
Missing?
Agents,
looks like your jungle field training just became a full-blown Creature Case.
As you've heard, a baby monkey went missing near your current location.
Don't worry, Director Scratch.
We'll find that baby monkey and bring them home safely.
Good luck. CLADE is counting on you.
One more thing.
How are the new CLADE bars?
-Uh?
We'll talk later, Director. Bye.
Folks, we're from CLADE,
and we're going to help you find…
Uh… What's your baby's name?
Melvin.
And where did you last see Melvin?
In the trees over there.
But we've already looked everywhere, and we couldn't find him.
That's him!
That's Melvin's cry. Melvin!
That's the noise we heard earlier.
Shall we save the day?
Wait here, folks.
Melvin! Melvin!
Melvin!
This way.
Melvin!
-Baby! -There you are!
Baby!
Yep. We've got you now, baby.
Baby!
Look who's here!
Melvin!
-I was so worried!
-Oh!
Thank you! Thank you!
Well, that case was an easy one.
Mm. Too bad, eh? I was hoping for a good head-scratcher.
Huh.
-Huh? -Well, here's a new mystery for ya.
Looks like someone's swiped some more CLADE bars.
Don't look at us. Those things smell pretty funky.
Oh, forget the CLADE bars.
Let's head home and get some real food to eat.
-I still haven't had lunch.
Baby! Baby!
What was that, dear?
Baby!
That sounded just like Melvin.
Could there be another lost baby monkey out there?
Baby!
That can't be.
Anybody missing a baby?
Mary?
Nope. All here.
Marty?
Nuh-uh.
How about you, Meep-Meep?
Meep-Meep.
-No. -No.
Hm…
-So no monkeys are missing a baby.
But it definitely sounds like there's a baby monkey out there.
Whiskers! This case just became a head-scratcher!
Don't worry. We'll get to the bottom of this.
Come on.
Quick! The baby monkey cry came from right over here.
What in the woolly world? No baby monkey.
But look!
A clue!
Huh. Claw marks.
You think we're looking for a baby monkey with giant claws?
Hm…
Those monkeys do have claws,
but whatever made these marks had really, really sharp ones.
If I had to guess, I'd say it was some kind of jungle cat.
A predator. Could be on the hunt for food.
Then we'd better find that baby monkey before that cat does!
Over there!
And let's be quiet this time.
Ah-ha!
There's our predator.
She's using her claws to scratch the trees to show that this area belongs to her.
But still no baby monkey.
Better question the cat.
But we can't startle her, or she'll run away.
Leave that to me. I won't make a sound.
-Huh?
Oops.
Meow!
Ma'am, we just wanna ask you a few que--
-Meow!
After her!
Huh. "I won't make a sound."
That wasn't me. It was my stomach. I haven't eaten all day.
Next time, just eat the CLADE bars.
Wuh!
Whoa!
That cat is fast.
Are you sure that's a cat? It moves just like a monkey. Whoa!
-Where do these branches keep coming from? -Gee, I don't know. We're in a jungle.
Look.
-Eyes up! -Huh?
Meow! Meow! Meow!
She's heading towards R.O.N.!
She got away.
But she left some claw marks behind.
And check it out. More CLADE bars are missing.
-Guess we know who's been eating our food. -Hm…
So the baby monkey sounds led us to the cat.
And the cat's been taking our food.
A thieving cat and a missing monkey. Feels like there's some connection here.
If only we could catch that cat and find out what she knows.
Catch her? Did you see the way she moved through the jungle?
Hm… But maybe we could set a trap.
We'd need something to use as bait.
I think I know just the thing.
Okay. Like we practiced.
Nice and loud. So the cat can hear us.
Hey, Sam! Look what I've got.
A fresh tasty CLADE bar! Your favorite.
Oh boy!
I sure hope no one takes this CLADE bar before I get to eat it
because it is so…
…delicious!
Who wouldn't want to eat that?
Seriously, who would want to eat that?
Oh!
We'd better go investigate that sound.
But what about this delicious CLADE bar?
I know. Let us leave it right here.
We are definitely walking away now.
Walk, walk, walk.
Totally walking.
La, la, la!
Ah…
Mm…
Gotcha!
Start talking, cat.
Sam, this is a margay cat.
A margay cat?
Of course! It all makes sense now!
Mm…
What?
Figured it out, huh?
Uh…
No? Where's the baby monkey?
Sam, there is no baby monkey.
Margay cats can copy certain animal noises.
Yep.
Baby!
That's not a baby monkey.
You're right. It's just a margay cat playing tricks on us.
So it was her making that sound all this time? But why?
You're looking at why.
Whiskers, that's it!
The margay cat was luring us into the jungle
so she could sneak back and eat our CLADE bars.
That's… actually a very clever plan.
A plan that cost a whole tree full of trouble.
We were worried sick over nothing.
Sorry. I didn't mean to cause any trouble.
But these things are just so, so tasty.
Tell you what. You can have all these CLADE bars…
I can?
…but only if you promise to stop tricking these monkeys.
Wow. This is, I mean…
It's a deal! Thank you!
Mm…
Mm!
Another Creature Case…
Closed!
You sure you don't want one?
Well, I am really hungry.
Go on. Just try it.
Hm.
Actually, this one's not bad. What flavor is it?
Uh…
Banana Slug Swirl.
Mm… Lucky you.
Ew!
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Margay cats can make a noise that sounds like a baby monkey crying.
They do it to distract monkeys so they can get food.
Margay cats mark their territory with their claws.
They leave scratches on trees.
They are really good at climbing trees and jumping
-from branch to branch. -Whoa! Look at that cat go.
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