Sam Snow.
Kit Casey.
The Creature Cases!
The Case of the Blue Bandit.
What a beautiful blue shell.
Hello? Is there anyone living here?
Oop! There is now.
Time to pack up all my stuff.
Yuh! That was easy.
No!
Where did my new house go?
Hey, Stinkwells.
Oo! What's that?
We've upgraded this Clu-Bot with a new protective blue paint.
And a top-of-the-line footprint identification scanner. Watch.
Ah…
It can find footprints?
Why's it smell like that?
-Yeah, that was me. -That was him.
-I think it likes you, Sam.
The feeling's mutual.
Who's a good Clu-Bot? You are. Yes, you are.
You'll have to excuse us, Stinkwells.
Director Scratch has a new Creature Case for us.
Agents, I just received a worrying report from the Mice Squad.
You don't look worried.
That's because I have to keep smiling for my CLADE Director's portrait.
-Uh…
Please try to hold still, ma'am.
It seems that a land hermit crab's new home,
this shell here,
has vanished in the Australian Jungle.
It's up to you to figure out what happened
and return the missing shell.
-We're on it, Director. -Good.
Whoops.
Now arriving at destination biome,
Australian Jungle.
Thanks, R.O.N.
Oh, thank goodness.
CLADE is here.
I'm Agent Sam Snow.
And I'm Agent Kit Casey.
Mr. Hermit Crab.
Please, call me Hermes. Mr. Hermit Crab was my father.
All right, Hermes. Can you tell us what happened here?
Well, as you can see, I have kind of outgrown my shell.
Which means you're looking for a new one.
I found a new one, but then I turned my back, and…
it vanished.
Hm…
Can you describe the missing shell for me? A picture will help our search.
Sure. It was a perfect blue spiral shell,
nice and roomy, fancy kitchen,
but now it's gone.
Sounds like it could've been stolen.
Don't worry. We can identify the thief by their footprints.
Clu-Bot, go!
Good boy.
Show us who did this.
Huh?
What's wrong? Can't it identify the footprints?
Hm…
Maybe the problem isn't that it can't identify the footprints.
There aren't any footprints at all.
Hm. Maybe the wind blew 'em away.
Better ask around the neighborhood. I'm sure someone's seen the shell.
Don't worry, Hermes. We'll get to the bottom of this.
And then you'll get your new home back.
We'll be back soon.
Ah…
Excuse me.
Have you seen this stolen shell?
No. But last night, someone stole my blue roses.
Hm.
Excuse me.
Have you seen this shell or these roses?
No.
But somebody stole my blue mailbox.
I mean, how am I supposed to get junk mail to throw away without a mailbox?
-Hm. -Excuse me!
Hello.
Have you seen this shell?
Or these roses? Or this mailbox?
Uh-uh.
Are you missing anything?
Uh-uh.
In that case, if you wouldn't mind answering a couple of questions…
Sam! My pen's disappeared!
I'm starting to think this case is bigger than just a missing shell.
I'll say. I love that blue pen.
But who would take all those things? And why?
Let's go over the facts again. What's missing?
A blue shell, blue roses, a mailbox, also blue, and my blue pen.
Which I couldn't draw because I didn't have a pen.
Whiskers, that's it!
Everything that's gone missing is blue!
Sam, I think we've got a blue bandit on the loose.
And you know how we catch a blue bandit.
With blue bait.
You're right. We'll need to use something so amazing, so blue,
the blue bandit couldn't possibly resist.
I know just the thing.
Oh no.
No way. Absolutely not!
Don't worry.
This plan's gonna work. You'll get your Clu-Bot back without a scratch.
All right.
Setting ground traps now.
Traps set.
We're gonna catch this blue bandit red-handed.
Get it? Red-handed? Because the traps are red?
-We're missing something, Kit. -Talk to me.
Back where Hermes' shell disappeared, we didn't find any footprints, right?
But what if the wind didn't blow them away?
What if the blue bandit didn't leave footprints
because it wasn't on the ground?
What if…
It flies!
No!
Quick! We can't let it get away!
Don't have to tell me twice!
Come back with that Clu-Bot, blue bandit!
Hang in there! Daddy's coming!
I mean, CLADE is on the way!
Look out!
He's getting away!
Not if I can help it.
Clu-Bot, footprint scanner!
Whoa!
I think he landed over here.
What in the woolly world?
This must be the blue bandit's lair.
Someone's coming.
We'd better be ready for anything.
Please don't hurt me. My mom says I have delicate bones.
I'm sorry for taking your dishwasher or whatever that thing was,
but hey, while you're here, do you have anything blue I could have?
-Wasn't ready for that.
-Aw… -Sam!
The blue bandit is a bowerbird!
Yes! You understand!
I'm not a bad bird, I'm a bowerbird.
Hey, I just take blue stuff whenever I want it. If that's bad, then…
Actually, it kind of is bad.
Uh… Nevertheless!
Hi, I'm Larry.
He can't help it, Sam.
Boy bowerbirds gather up objects of certain colors
to impress girl bowerbirds.
In this case, blue stuff. Like my pen.
Yeah, isn't it beautiful?
So, Larry, you stole all these blue things for a girl?
Oh, not just any girl.
Jennifer Jenkins.
I thought if I had enough great stuff around here,
maybe she'd wanna be my friend.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause all this trouble.
Aw… We know you didn't. You're just doing what bowerbirds do.
But you're still going to have to return all this stuff.
And hey. Afterwards, I reckon we could help you rebuild this place.
Yeah! And we'll get permission so you don't have to steal anything.
Really? Let's do it!
Looking good, guys.
Just needs one more thing.
Hm…
Aw… You want to help too? But…
-Huh?
Whoa!
Got to admit. This blue Clu-Bot really adds a certain something.
It sure does.
Hey. Why don't you keep it?
Ha! Oo!
Thanks!
You're full of surprises, Sam Snow.
It's Jennifer! Hide!
-Jennifer!
Hi. Hello.
I mean, I definitely wasn't expecting you.
Larry, I love what you've done with this place. It's so blue.
Heh.
Huh!
Heh…
I guess I'll see you later, then?
Yeah.
He's just going to let her walk away? After everything we did?
Maybe not. Look.
Huh?
-Huh?
Bowerbirds also impress their ladies by dancing.
I think it's working!
Another Creature Case…
Whoa!
Come on, Sam.
You really are full of surprises.
Mice Squad Fact File.
-Status?
System Settings?
Update. Bowerbirds.
Boy bowerbirds have a special way to attract girl bowerbirds.
They build big, elaborate nests.
They decorate their nest with cool objects they find.
Sometimes it's all one color.
If his nest doesn't impress the ladies…
…his dancing sure will. Nice moves!
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The Honey Badger Break-In.
Another Creature Case…
Closed!
What a wild mystery.
Remember when you saved all those baby snakes, Sam?
That was amazing!
Not as amazing as when you outran that stampede of wildebeests!
But the all-time best moment was…
The part with the warthog!
Well, Kit, we better get back to CLADE to file our report.
So many bees!
Director Scratch, sorry we're not back at HQ yet, but we--
Agents, I regret to inform you that your aircraft is full of bees.
We know.
As you can see from the photos,
the bees will chase away anyone who enters.
We know! This happened five minutes ago to us.
Your mission is to figure out why the bees are onboard
and to safely get them out.
Right. That's what we were going to--
It's up to you, agents.
Well, I guess we've got a new Creature Case on our hands.
But it's nothing we can't handle. Time to investigate.
So many bees!
But what are they doing in there?
Better talk to R.O.N. to see if he can tell us anything.
Come in, R.O.N. Can you hear me?
I-- System malfunction.
Too much honey. Initiating lockdown.
Uh? Huh!
The doors are locked!
R.O.N.! Talk to us.
Initiating hive mind.
Huh? Hive mind?
I am one with the bees.
What?
The bees have taken over R.O.N.!
Seems like you two have got a bee in your bonnet.
-Huh? -Careful, Sam.
That's a honey badger.
They're known to be pretty tough.
Oh yeah, I'm tough all right.
If any animal picks a fight with me, I scare 'em right off.
Porcupines, snakes, even leopards.
I win. Every time.
So, what do you want with us?
Easy, friend. I'm here to help you, and I might be the only one who can.
Help us?
See, I'm something of an expert at breaking in and out of places,
and I know a thing or two about bees.
I could take a look inside for you.
Are we really gonna trust this guy?
I don't think we have a choice.
Honey badgers are really good at getting in and out of places.
Okay.
Let's do this.
You made the right choice.
I'll sneak into your jet and see what's happening in there.
Better get you geared up first.
This is a Sting Meter.
It'll count the number of times you're stung.
Honey badgers can get a lot of beestings and be just fine,
but even they have their limits.
That's right. You gotta know when to walk away and when to run.
When the sting meter's almost full,
then it's time for you to come back out and rest.
And the Clu-Bot's camera will let us see what you see in there.
Thanks for your help.
Sorry, I don't think we got your name.
You can call me Sweetie.
Sweetie?
You know, because I go after the sweet stuff? The honey?
And it makes me sound tough.
What? You don't think it's a tough-sounding name?
Toughest name I ever heard.
So, so tough.
Yeah. That's what I thought.
This is a blueprint of R.O.N.
The main hatch is closed, so you'll need to find another way in.
You just leave that to me.
Now, let's see.
Hm… An air vent. Bingo.
Wow. He's good.
That was adorable.
Don't tell him that.
I can hear you.
-Sorry.
Let's pull up the video.
Those bees are not happy to see him.
Sweetie, you okay in there? You're getting stung.
Your sting meter is filling up.
A-okay. My skin's so thick, I barely even feel the stings.
Okay. You've reached the security gate.
If you look to your left, you'll see a keypad.
The code is 252--
No worries. I got it open.
Wow. He is good.
I sure am, kitty boy.
Okay. I'm seeing something down below.
Status report?
Honey production is up 28%. Hive construction is 39% complete.
All hail the queen.
The queen bee!
Sam, this is an important clue!
A clue? What does it mean?
If the queen is there, that means these bees are setting up a new hive.
They're here to stay.
I'll go and ask the queen what's up.
Let me just dig--
Sweetie, you better get out of there.
-Your sting meter's almost full! -Roger that.
I'm coming out.
So we know that the bees are setting up a new hive. But why?
Good question.
I wish we knew where the old hive was.
It could tell us why they left and came here.
Their old hive? It's by the watering hole.
How do you know that?
I… saw a hive there the other day
when I was fighting off a whole pack of hyenas.
Yeah, that's it.
The watering hole's not far from here. I'll go check it out.
In the meantime, Sweetie's sting meter is going down.
He can take another look inside the jet.
I just wish I could go too.
Why don't you call the Stinkwells? They might have some gear for ya.
Good idea.
Agent Sam Snow to Stinkwells.
Hello, Sam!
Wha…
Hey, Stinkwells. I need to get close to some bees without getting stung.
Do you have any bee-proofing gear?
Maybe a cool shield?
Oo! Or an ultraflexible suit of armor?
Oh, but the best bee repellent is right next to you.
What, Sweetie?
I got something special I only use in certain situations.
Oh, ja.
Honey badgers have a stinky spray that works wonders to ward off the bees.
Uh… Like a skunk?
It doesn't last as long as our spray, so you'll have to be quick.
Wait. You want him to cover me in stink spray?
Oh no, no, no, no.
No, no, no. No way!
It's either a spray or a sting. Take your pick, buddy.
-Activate the stinky stink spray!
Three, two, one!
Huh.
Ah-ha!
The old hive!
It's been destroyed.
Looks like someone was after the honey.
What kind of animal could leave claw marks like these?
It's not an aardvark.
Or a jackal.
Or a lion.
Holy howler monkeys!
I've gotta call Sam.
Oo!
Ew!
At least the spray is working.
That's the honey badger way.
We may not smell great, but we get the job done.
Hive is 58% complete. Lunch today is honey with a side of honey.
Same as yesterday. Very good.
All hail the queen!
Whoo! We need to get R.O.N. back.
Way ahead of ya.
Sam, you need to get Sweetie out of there now!
I solved the mystery of why the bees moved in to R.O.N.
Their old hive was destroyed by a honey badger, Sweetie!
Whiskers, that's it!
That's why he knew where the old hive was, and that's why he was so eager to help us!
He wants to eat all the honey!
Oh. It's you again.
Stay back, or the queen gets the stink spray.
I'm just here for the honey.
If you spray, we sting.
Sam, do something!
Okay. Everyone, calm down.
-No one needs to get stung or sprayed.
Sweetie, your sting meter is almost full.
You can't take any more stings.
Why don't you forget the honey and leave now?
No deal, Sam. I'm a honey badger.
I'm gonna get that sweet, sweet honey one way or another.
Your Majesty, what if you gave Sweetie some honey?
What?
If word gets out that I'm giving honey away,
all kinds of animals will come after it.
Work with me here, Your Majesty.
You did turn our jet into a sticky, oozing megahive.
I had no choice. We loved our old hive until he destroyed it.
Your Majesty, what about a trade?
A trade?
Yep. We could fix up your old hive,
and Sweetie here could protect it from all those other animals.
You could pay him in honey.
Interesting.
Sweetie here would make a great guard. He isn't afraid of anyone.
Yes. I think that could work out quite nicely.
Not so fast!
I got better things to do than guard a bunch of bees.
Hey, I understand.
If you're not up for the job, we'll find someone tougher.
What?!
I'm the toughest guy around.
Your Majesty, you got yourself a bodyguard.
Your Majesty, how's it going with the new hive?
Couldn't be better.
Now that we aren't worried about honey thieves, production is way up.
Which means there's plenty of extra honey for Sweetie.
-You know, he really is sweet deep down.
Sam, Kit, I gotta thank you both. This is the best job I ever had.
Mm… Honey. No!
Hey.
Keep moving, buddy.
Seems like this arrangement is working out, which means…
Another Creature Case…
Closed!
Time to head home. For real this time.
My seat's a little sticky, but otherwise, R.O.N. seems good as new.
Setting course for CLADE HQ.
It's good to have you back, R.O.N.
It's good to be back, agents.
All hail the queen!
Uh-oh.
Mice Squad Fact File.
-Status?
System Settings?
Update. Honey badgers.
Honey badgers are tough.
They hardly feel beestings through their thick skin.
But they can only take so many stings before they get hurt.
They're good at breaking into places…
…especially beehives, to eat the honey.
Honey badgers make a stinky smell that bees don't like.
Pee-yew! I don't like it either.
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