Secret silently sat on a crate, her ears flattened back against her head as her aunt paced around muttering to herself. "Where are you planning on taking me, auntie?"Secret asks, lifting her head, kicking her feet. Lisa glanced at her then sighed and walked over, taking her paws into her own. "Secret, we're gonna go somewhere far away, don't worry, I'll make sure you love it"Lisa smiled, lifting one paw and placing it on her cheek. Secret nodded, looking over as two tigers made their way into the building, giving her small glares when they passed by to a nearby table. Lisa walked over to them, the trio whispering among themselves with serious expressions. "Auntie, can I walk around the warehouse"Secret asks, hopping down off the crate. Lisa smiled at her and nodded, beckoning for her to make herself at home while they were here in the base. Secret limped around slightly, looking at the plans written on the wall.

She touched the mental wall, looking for any possible secret entrances. Knowing her aunt, she had a few ways to get in and out with ease if she went this long undetected with those tigers of hers backing her up. "YOU'RE JOKING!!!" Secret looked over, startled to see her aunt so angry yet so amused at the same time. "Secret! They're continuing the show without you, it's tomorrow evening!"Lisa laughed, looking at her with a bud of burning anger in her eyes. Secret nodded, looking away as she continued to walk through the warehouse, trailing her paw along the wall. "Secret?" She perked up, noticing a familiar pair of eyes coming within view. Charles. She stared at Charles in shock then waves her paws, causing him to duck out of view. "Aunt, I'm going to go sit by those clams"Secret says, knowing there was a place to talk to him without interruptions. Lisa nodded to her and looked down at the map.

Secret quickly headed to the back, wondering why Charles of all animals was here. She carefully moved the crate revealing a head sized hole and hid behind it, glancing around out of the space. Charles popped into view, looking genuinely worried. "Hey, the gorilla- I mean..Johnny told me you were kidnapped, I came searching for you, what's going on!"Charles says, his eyes scanning her face for any scratches. She stared at him surprised that he came looking for her. He had always been the jerk that broke girls hearts, picked on nerds. Your average mean boy from fanfic stories and the novels she's read as well. "Long story short, my aunt is the bad guy, she did this to my leg with her goons help and she wants to take me far away"Secret whispers, glancing back to make sure nobody was coming. Charles looked down, muttering to himself then nodded. "Secret, Johnny told me this plan but first...I-I wanna say I'm so sorry"Charles sighed.

"I was a real fool, a jerk who thought it was okay to step all over people because I got stepped on, I hurt you and..so many other people..what you said..y-you were right"Charles says, looking down ashamed. "I'm gonna make it right by helping you out, I...wanna be different than the Jerk Jock everyone hates." She stared at him then smiled, carefully placing her paw over his, giving him a forgiving smile. "I'm trusting you, Charles." He perked up and gave her a goofy grin, his ears lopping to the side making her chuckle at how nerdy he looked. "Oh, right! The plan! Johnny wants to lure your aunt out and save you in the process, that's why the show is continuing! She thinks taking you away with halt everything!"Charles informs, his eyes narrowed looking calculating. Secret looked down, her eyes widening slightly in realization. "My aunt won't fall for that...unless.."Secret mutters, looking away.

Charles looked at his phone, grumbling under his breath. "Secret, I gotta go but I will be back in the morning, I swear!"Charles says, pocketing his phone. He stood up, quickly running off making her eyes widen when she noticed he wasn't wearing his usual hoodie. She quickly pushed the crate in front of the hole. "Secret!" She flinched and quickly made her way towards her aunts voice, finding Lisa waiting for her with some takeout. A wolf and a coyote stood among the group now, along with two chimps and a crocodile that looked bad tempered. "They got your favorites, I made sure of that"Lisa Chuckles, handing her a plate of food. "Auntie, why don't we go and ruin Buster Moon's show?"Secret suggests, "I have to prove to you that I'm not gonna run so...let's bust their show." Lisa stared down at her then laughed, smiling widely. "I like that plan, neice!"

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Johnny perked up, looking over at Anne who was pacing around with a worried look on her face. Puzzle stared at his mother, twitching his ear in concern. "We're gonna get Secret back." Johnny walked over, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "We will get her back, I swear it...if I know Secret, if Charles has found her, she'd find some way to lure her aunt here"Johnny smiled, giving her a reassuring look. Phillip nodded, smiling at Anne. "She's a smart girl, I should know because her mother is the smartest person I know*Phillip agrees. Moon moved around the stage, looking at the decorations and props that were being put into place as fast as the workers could go. "How will we know if Secret and her aunt come, surely they'd be disguised!"Rosita says, looking worried. Rosita sighed, trying to calm herself. She went over to Anne when she noticed how jittery the Jaguar still was and sat her down, having a mom to mom talk.

Johnny looked around, his eyes landing on Secret's stage outfit. He reached out, trailing his hand over the cloth down to the cape and sleeves. "You're really worried about her aren't you?" Nooshy smiled at him with a mix of amusement and concern, her arms crossed. "Yeah, her aunt seems like some crazy Jaguar"Johnny mutters, lowering his hand. Nooshy nodded, placing a paw on his back. "Hey, it's like you said, we're gonna get her back and..I promise you that." Johnny sighed and smiled, nodding to her. He walked away from the outfit, checking up on how everyone else was going. "We've done this before guys, we can do it again!"Moon reminds, making sure everyone is kept in high spirits. Anne walked past, carrying the new outfits for everyone, a determined smile on her face. "Let's get our Secret back!"