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[0:30] Kitten: Oh, it is such a beautiful spring afternoon.

[0:33] Clucky: Achoo!

[0:35] Kitten: Oh, Clucky, your spring allergies are starting.

[0:38] Clucky: Don't worry. I'll talk to Mom and she will get you your medicine from the vet.

[0:42] Kitten: Achoo! We don't want you getting bad like last year. You could not stop scratching and tufts of fur came out.

[0:48] Rubix: Squeak, squeak! Oh, that is right. You have allergies.

[0:53] Rubix: Oh, that is right. You have allergies. I remember when your fur was all patchy.

[1:00] Kitten: That was a good look for you.

[1:02] Rubix: Stop it, Rubix. It's not nice to make fun of others.

[1:07] Rubix: I never claimed to be nice.

[1:09] Rubix: Squeak! Oh, Rubix, you're awake? Would you like to go exploring the yard a little in your ball?

[1:16] Rubix: Oh, yes. Squeak! I have recently acquired a paper clip. I will tuck it into my cheek pouch and see if I can free myself from the ball. I have hidden it in my house.

[1:30] Kitten: Oh, you're going back inside your house? Come on. It will be fun to go outside. How long has it been? I couldn't take you out in the snow and it's been rainy this spring. This is the first really nice day.

[1:46] Rubix: Oh, you're back. Can you understand me?

[1:49] Rubix: Squeak! Of course I can. It is you who does not speak hamster. It would be so much easier for me to take over the world if you would just branch out and learn hamster.

[1:59] Kitten: Wow, you're squeaking a lot. I've got your ball. I'll put your favorite seeds in and let you crawl in through your habitat door. Rubix, don't worry. I won't try to pick you up. I know how you don't like to be touched.

[2:13] Rubix: I'm watching you, Rubix. Just because Maddox cannot understand you, do not think you're fooling me. If you get out, I'll pounce.

[2:23] Clucky: Achoo! Oh, I'm so frightened of your fierce sneezing.

[2:32] Kitten: Oh, good job, Rubix. You went right in. Now, I have the ball all secured. Do you have something in your cheek? It looks a little odd.

[2:42] Rubix: Pleh! No, just some seeds.

[2:47] Kitten: Oh, I see you brought some snacks with you. Clucky, do you want to come out with us or stay in? I don't want your allergies getting worse.

[2:55] Clucky: Meow. Hup. I'm coming. I don't trust Rubix.

[3:10] Clucky: Hey, Kitten. Achoo! Your allergy's back? What are you doing out here?

[3:17] Kitten: I'm keeping an eye on Rubix. She's on the other side of the pond in her ball. Seems like Maddox is pretty close.

[3:24] Clucky: Are you worried she's going to escape her ball? She has a paper clip she has stashed in her cheek pouch. She thinks she can use it to get out of her ball.

[3:33] Kitten: Who does she think she is? MacGyver?

[3:36] Clucky: Yeah, right.

[3:38] Kitten: Who's MacGyver?

[3:40] Clucky: Oh, he was a super cool guy in a TV show. Haven't you heard Xander talk about him? MacGyver was a top agent for the Phoenix Foundation, which works to right the wrongs of the world.

[3:51] Kitten: Of course they would be called the Phoenix Foundation. Birds are always on the lookout to right wrongs.

[3:58] Clucky: Yeah, but the best part is that MacGyver never carries a gun. He thwarts the enemy.

[4:03] Kitten: Thwart? Rock thwart. That's a funny word. Sounds like wart. But what does it mean?

[4:11] Clucky: It means to prevent or stop someone.

[4:13] Kitten: So this MacGyver guy stops the bad guys without a gun?

[4:17] Clucky: Yeah, he uses science and whatever he has in his pocket. Oftentimes a paper clip or duct tape.

[4:23] Kitten: Oh, I get it now. That's why Bridgette and Kitten were laughing about Rubik's with a paper clip. Do you think she will be able to get out of her ball?

[4:30] Clucky: I don't know. That's why I'm here to keep an eye on her.

[4:36] Rosie: Woof, woof, woof, woof. Hola, everyone. It's so good to see you all back at the pond. There has been so much rain. I've been in the house way too much.

[4:48] Rosie: It is nice to be able to run around in the yard again.

[4:52] Clucky: Ruff, Rosie. Wow, still so much energy. Hold that thought. Need to take a lap around the pond. I'll be right back.

[5:02] Kitten: And there she goes. She is so fast for a little dog. Does she run around the house all day long too, Kitten?

[5:10] Kitten: She follows the mom person around most of the day. And she likes to take naps in sunspots like me.

[5:16] Clucky: She naps? Hard to believe. Every time I see her, she is darting from one place to another, always sniffing.

[5:23] Kitten: Look at her now. She is sniffing Rubik's in her ball. It looks like Rubik's tried to roll away from her. She is slightly wedged under a large bush next to the pond.

[5:48] Rosie: Ah, so many smells. I just love spring, don't you?

[5:55] Rubix: Go away.

[5:57] Rosie: Oh, you are the feisty little furball. Ha, you are a furball in a ball. Duh, how are animals like you allowed to run free?

[6:09] Rosie: Hmm, I just caught a new scent. Is there someone new back under this bush?

[6:19] Rubix: Stop your infernal sniffing.

[6:21] Rosie: All sniffing is internal. Why sniff outside, Chico?

[6:27] Rubix: I breathe in and bring the air and smells inside my nose.

[6:32] Rosie: Ugh, infernal not internal. Infernal means irritating or tiresome.

[6:38] Rubix: Which you are both.

[6:40] Rosie: Ouch, aye yi yi. How is it a nice girl like Maddox is such a grumpy hamster?

[6:48] Rubix: Do you need a hug?

[6:50] Maddox: No, now go away.

[6:52] Rosie: Oh, another new smell over there. Look, let me know if you change your mind on the hug. I can come down to Maddox's room any time for a visit.

[7:03] Maddox: I won't.

[7:05] Rosie: You won't let me know?

[7:07] Maddox: No, I won't change my mind. I don't like to be touched. I certainly do not want a hug from the likes of you.

[7:13] Rosie: The offer is always open. Be careful under this bush, though. It does not smell right.

[7:20] Maddox: I'll be fine. Go. Nosy Rosie.

[7:24] Rosie: Ah, that rhymes. Maybe I should start calling her that.

[7:28] Maddox: She won't like it. Sniff, sniff. Hmm. She is right. There is a strange smell under here.

[7:36] Maddox: Hello? Is someone else under this bush?

[7:39] Lemon: Bleh. I am warning you. I am armed with a paperclip. It is one of the most useful weapons known to humankind.

[7:48] Maddox: Maybe not as good as duct tape, but it is sharper. Plus, I am also in this protective ball. You will have a hard time getting to me.

[7:57] Lemon: Ha, ha, ha. I'm not going to harm you. I can't believe you talked to that ferocious beast in such a manner. You made us go away.

[8:08] Maddox: Oh, Rosie? She is not a ferocious beast. She is a dumb dog.

[8:13] Lemon: But she has all those teeth and she barks so loud. There were creatures like that where I escaped from. I lived in constant fear that they would tear me apart if I got out of my cage and they were around.

[8:25] Maddox: Well, that one is just a dumb dog. She would not know what to do with a creature if she did catch one. She is just loud. And she is always trying to impress the humans. So if she tried to eat me, she would get in trouble. And she knows it. So she wouldn't try to eat me.

[8:42] Maddox: Who are you? Why are you hiding under this bush?

[8:46] Lemon: My name is Lemon and I'm on the run. I escaped from my cage and I'm never going back.

[8:53] Maddox: Escape, you say? So you have experience. How did you do it?

[8:57] Lemon: I have this paper clip here. I'm going to try and free myself from this inferno ball. It was not easy. My captors had a very secure cage for me. It was all metal and there was only one door in and out. They only opened the door to feed me and take me out to brush and pluck me.

[9:16] Maddox: Brush and pluck you? Why would they do that?

[9:20] Lemon: Come out from that dark burrow back there and let me see you. What kind of creature are you that you can be plucked?

[9:27] Lemon: I am an angora rabbit.

[9:30] Maddox: Oh my, look at you. Squeak, squeak, squeak. You are the fluffiest rabbit I have ever seen. Even your ears have tufts of fur on them.

[9:40] Maddox: How far are them? When you said you got plucked, I thought you were some sort of bird with exotic or very rare feathers.

[9:47] Lemon: They pluck your fur? Why?

[9:51] Maddox: The humans use it to make yarn. My fur is very soft. With the yarn, they create a lot of things like fancy self-sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves. All things humans seem to love. Humans don't seem to have their own fur to keep themselves warm.

[10:11] Maddox: Ah, you are right. Most of them only have a patch on the top of their head. So how often do they pluck you?

[10:18] Lemon: They take me out once a week to brush, pluck, and remove any tangles from my fur. Then once my fur starts to get really long, about every three or four months, they come with scissors or a clipper and clip off all my beautiful fur. And then they box it up and sell it.

[10:38] Maddox: They clip off all your fur? The monsters! I can see why you wanted to escape. How did you manage it?

[10:45] Lemon: When the human who brushes me came to get me, he was pulling me out of the cage and I just got to the edge. I leapt at him and landed on his chest. He started to stumble back in surprise and then I was able to jump from his chest to the top of his head.

[11:03] Maddox: Why did you jump up and not to the ground?

[11:06] Lemon: I needed to get a better look around. The barn where my cage was kept along with the other rabbits was very big and I was not sure how to get out.

[11:15] Maddox: How long did he let you part on his head?

[11:18] Lemon: I only needed a few seconds. As he stumbled around, I spotted a big barn door. It was close, but I could see that the door did not reach all the way to the ground.

[11:28] Lemon: I leapt off his head and bolted for the door.

[11:31] Maddox: Bolted? You locked the door?

[11:32] Rubix: That does not make sense.

[11:34] Hortus: No!

[11:35] Rubix: Hortus says I ran really fast towards the door.

[11:38] Rubix: Oh, of course. I knew that.

[11:41] Rubix: I slipped under the door and made my escape.

[11:44] Rubix: I'm never going back.

[11:46] Hortus: Never?

[11:47] Rubix: What about all the other rabbits?

[11:49] Rubix: Maybe they can learn from my example and escape as well.

[11:54] Hortus: How many rabbits were there?

[11:56] Rubix: Maybe we could release them all and they could join my army.

[11:59] Hortus: We?

[12:00] Rubix: I just got out and now you're talking about going back?

[12:03] Hortus: What army?

[12:05] Rubix: Oh, of course.

[12:07] Rubix: I have not introduced myself.

[12:09] Rubix: I am Rubik, Sullivan de Daniels, the Hamster of Doom!

[12:18] Hortus: Does that always happen?

[12:21] Rubix: Yes, I have my own theme song.

[12:23] Rubix: Would you like to hear it?

[12:26] Hortus: Maybe another time.

[12:28] Hortus: Tell me about this army.

[12:30] Rubix: Well, it is what you call a work in progress.

[12:33] Hortus: Meaning it does not exist.

[12:35] Rubix: Yet. It does not exist yet.

[12:38] Rubix: I have plans. Big H-A-P-P-Y plans.

[12:43] Hortus: H-A-P-P-Y plans?

[12:47] Hortus: What does that mean?

[12:49] Rubix: It is an acronym, you know.

[12:51] Rubix: An abbreviation where every letter represents a word.

[12:54] Rubix: In this case,

[12:56] Rubix: H-A-P-P-Y stands for Hamsters Annihilating Pathetic People.

[13:02] Rubix: Yes!

[13:04] Rubix: Ha, ha, ha, ha!

[13:06] Rubix: Squeak, squeak, squeak!

[13:08] Hortus: Oh, sounds like a good plan.

[13:10] Hortus: I like the acronym. Happy.

[13:12] Hortus: Makes me happy to think about it.

[13:14] Rubix: Me too.

[13:16] Rubix: Step one. I must make my escape.

[13:18] Hortus: How's that going?

[13:22] Rubix: Not bad.

[13:24] Rubix: Since we have been talking, I have been working with this paperclip and I have almost released the latch on my ball.

[13:30] Rubix: Step two is to recruit my army.

[13:32] Rubix: Step three, take over the world.

[13:34] Hortus: I like it.

[13:36] Hortus: How can I help?

[13:38] Rubix: Thou doth speak of things thou shall not.

[13:42] Rubix: Humans give us food and care.

[13:44] Rubix: Thou shall not plot against them.

[13:46] Hortus: Who are you and what in the world did you just say?

[13:50] Rubix: I have heard of you.

[13:52] Rubix: You are the fish Sensei Chu that lives in the pond and speaks like you swam out of a Shakespearean play.

[13:58] Sensei Chu: Verily, my reputation precedeth me.

[14:02] Hortus: What?

[14:04] Sensei Chu: He said yes, you have heard of me.

[14:06] Sensei Chu: Go away now.

[14:08] Sensei Chu: We do not invite you to this conversation.

[14:10] Sensei Chu: Beware, foul creature.

[14:12] Sensei Chu: Ye shall not succeed.

[14:16] Rubix: And it is opened.

[14:18] Rubix: Now I can further develop my H-A-B-B-Y plot and dominate the world.

[14:24] Rubix: I must find a place to hide before they discover my escape.

[14:28] Rubix: Oh no.

[14:30] Rubix: Here we go again.

[14:32] Rubix: Miss the pond.

[14:34] Rubix: Incoming.

[14:36] Rubix: Ah!

[14:38] Rubix: Clear the way.

[14:40] Rubix: Oof. Oh no.

[14:42] Rubix: What did I take out of my mouth?

[14:44] Rubix: Popper, is that you?

[14:46] Rubix: Hold that thought, Chloe.

[14:48] Rubix: I seem to have scooped something out of my big pouch.

[14:52] Piper: You idiotic dude.

[14:54] Piper: Get me out of here.

[14:58] Rubix: Oh Piper, that sounds like Rubix.

[15:00] Piper: Oh no.

[15:02] Piper: I'll spit her out.

[15:04] Piper: Whatever it is. Sorry.

[15:06] Rubix: No wait.

[15:08] Rubix: She shouldn't be out.

[15:10] Rubix: She was in her ball, but I can see that it is now empty.

[15:12] Piper: Oh.

[15:14] Piper: You want me to keep it in my mouth?

[15:22] Rubix: Oh, this is a problem.

[15:24] Hortus: What's going on out here?

[15:26] Hortus: Oh, hello.

[15:28] Hortus: A pelican? That's strange.

[15:30] Hortus: Oh no.

[15:32] Hortus: Rubix's ball is open.

[15:34] Hortus: Rubix!

[15:36] Hortus: Yeah, spit her out now.

[15:38] Rubix: Ugh.

[15:40] Rubix: I smell a fish.

[15:42] Rubix: But I am free again.

[15:44] Rubix: Ha ha ha.

[15:46] Rubix: So long, bird brains.

[15:48] Rubix: I am off.

[15:50] Hortus: Oh, there you are, Rubix.

[15:52] Hortus: Gotcha.

[15:54] Rubix: No!

[15:56] Rubix: Ouch, Rubix.

[15:58] Rubix: No need to be so angry.

[16:00] Rubix: Foiled again.

[16:02] Rubix: You're extra feisty.

[16:04] Hortus: We need to get you back in the ball or back inside your cage.

[16:06] Hortus: I have a question for you.

[16:08] Hortus: How did you get out of the ball?

[16:10] Hortus: It's a good thing all these animals were here to keep you safe.

[16:12] Rubix: Safe?

[16:14] Rubix: No!

[16:16] Rubix: You have spoiled my plans again.

[16:18] Hortus: Let's just take you inside.

[16:20] Hortus: Hey, Mom.

[16:22] Hortus: Do you know anything about the pelican in our yard?

[16:24] Clucky: Pepper!

[16:26] Clucky: It is really you!

[16:28] Pepper: Embarrassingly, yes, Clucky.

[16:30] Pepper: Still can't make a decent landing without a larger pond.

[16:32] Pepper: I've missed you all so much.

[16:34] Pepper: Since we migrated early last year on account of that forest fire, it feels like forever since I've seen all of you.

[16:40] Clucky: Are you all well?

[16:42] Clucky: You look well.

[16:46] Clucky: It's good to see you again, Pepper.

[16:48] Clucky: And where is that handsome fellow, Bruce?

[16:52] Pepper: Oh, Bruce and I are just friends.

[16:54] Pepper: He was a bit older than me and looking for something more serious.

[16:56] Pepper: He was always asking me to check out the nesting site he found and kept bringing me twigs and grasses and stuff but I wasn't really interested.

[17:06] Pepper: I'm not ready to settle down yet.

[17:08] Pepper: There's such a big world to explore out there.

[17:12] Clucky: Pepper, I know exactly what you mean.

[17:14] Clucky: You should explore and have adventures.

[17:16] Clucky: I wish I could go with you.

[17:18] Pepper: Well, you would make an interesting pair.

[17:22] Clucky: Maybe Pepper can carry you around in her beak pouch?

[17:26] Clucky: That would be really awkward, I think.

[17:28] Clucky: Just kidding, Pepper.

[17:30] Bridget: That's funny, Bridget.

[17:32] Bridget: It would be really interesting to see the world from that perspective, though.

[17:36] Pepper: It is, but being in Washington is one of my favorite places and now I have all of you here, too.

[17:44] Pepper: Florida is getting more and more hurricanes.

[17:46] Pepper: I forgot that the early fall can be so bad with hurricanes since we normally go closer to the winter.

[17:56] Clucky: Hurricane?

[17:58] Clucky: I thought we didn't get those here.

[18:00] Clucky: Did this big bird get dropped in by a hurricane?

[18:04] Clucky: There are no crops in the sky.

[18:06] Hopper: Honk!

[18:08] Hopper: Wow, you are sure full of questions.

[18:12] Sensei Chu: Hopper, this is Rosie.

[18:14] Sensei Chu: She's a dog that lives in the house.

[18:16] Sensei Chu: She won't hurt you, even though her teeth and bark suggest otherwise.

[18:20] Rosie: Nice to meet you, Rosie.

[18:22] Rosie: You, too.

[18:24] Sensei Chu: Hark! There's a danger afoot.

[18:28] Clucky: There's a dangerous foot?

[18:30] Clucky: Where?

[18:32] Sensei Chu: No, Clucky. Sensei means there's danger near.

[18:34] Sensei Chu: Choo!

[18:36] Clucky: Where's the danger?

[18:38] Sensei Chu: Lista, I'm ready.

[18:40] Sensei Chu: Over yonder, where the bush meets the pond.

[18:42] Sensei Chu: I heard the doom rodent speaking with another animal about plans most foul.

[18:48] Clucky: Kitten?

[18:50] Sensei Chu: Sensei heard Rubix talking to another animal under the bush, and they were making plans.

[18:55] Rosie: I was over by the bush, and I thought I smelled a new scent.

[18:59] Rosie: I'm going to go check it out.

[19:03] Clucky: Oh, my.

[19:05] Clucky: She is quite a ball of fur and energy.

[19:07] Clucky: She takes some getting used to, but she always wants to protect the family.

[19:13] Clucky: Do you know what kind of animal Rubix was plotting with?

[19:15] Clucky: Potting?

[19:17] Clucky: They're potting plants in a little garden under a bush?

[19:19] Clucky: Doesn't seem like under a bush would be the best place to start a garden.

[19:23] Sensei Chu: Plotting, Clucky, not potting.

[19:25] Sensei Chu: Plotting means to discuss evil plans.

[19:29] Sensei Chu: Verily, plans most foul indeed.

[19:31] Sensei Chu: The knave the doom hamster t'was colluding with t'was an angora rabbit by the name Lemon, an ill-tempered sort and master of escape.

[19:41] Clucky: Master of escape.

[19:43] Clucky: I wonder if that's how Rubix got out of her ball. She had help from this escape master.

[19:49] Rosie: Oh, here comes Rosie.

[19:51] Rosie: I sniffed all around.

[19:55] Rosie: There is definitely a new scent.

[19:59] Rosie: I followed it into the little stream across the yard, but then it got lost. Too bad.

[20:07] Clucky: I was hoping you would catch the fiend.

[20:09] Clucky: Wow, look at you.

[20:11] Clucky: I think Sensei is rubbing off on you.

[20:13] Sensei Chu: I must say, I do enjoy the way he speaks.

[20:15] Clucky: Tis most kind of thee, madam.

[20:19] Clucky: Achoo!

[20:21] Clucky: Ah, these darn allergies.

[20:23] Clucky: I'm going back inside to see if I can get more information out of Rubix.

[20:27] Hortus: Good idea.

[20:29] Hortus: We'll up our perimeter checks to three times a day.

[20:33] Clucky: Piper, do you think you can lend us some air support and do a flyover of the area?

[20:35] Piper: Honk. Absolutely.

[20:39] Piper: Anything for you, Clucky.

[20:41] Piper: I'll help too by uploading you if I catch that scent again.

[20:45] Clucky: Sounds great.

[20:47] Clucky: We'll find this sour lemon if he's still in the area and keep our family safe.

[20:53] Amy Daniels: Thank you for joining us for today's final episode of Season 4. We at the Kitten and Clucky Podcast are so thankful to be concluding our fourth season.

[21:01] Amy Daniels: Be sure to like and follow our show so you'll be notified when new episodes come out starting in September.

[21:09] Amy Daniels: Was this your first time joining us? Want to know more about these characters and hear Rubix's theme song? Over the break, go back and check out Season 2, Episode 2. That's where we first meet the HOD, the Hamster of Doom.

[21:25] Amy Daniels: Maybe you want to know more about the Pelican, Piper. We first meet her in Season 2, Episode 4, Pelican Migration.

[21:31] Amy Daniels: She falls back into our lives with Bruce in Season 3, Episode 8. This is the same episode where we meet Sensei Chu and find out why he speaks like he swam out of a Shakespearean play.

[21:43] Amy Daniels: Voices for today's characters were performed by Olga Rivera as Rosie.

[21:49] Amy Daniels: Ha! You are a furball in a ball!

[21:51] Amy Daniels: Christine Rosen as Piper.

[21:55] Amy Daniels: Oh my! She is quite a ball of fur and energy.

[21:59] Amy Daniels: Corbin Daniels as Lemon.

[22:03] Amy Daniels: Meaning it does not exist.

[22:05] Amy Daniels: Matt Daniels as Sensei Chu.

[22:07] Amy Daniels: Hark! There is danger afoot.

[22:09] Amy Daniels: Parker Daniels as Maddox.

[22:11] Amy Daniels: Oh, it is such a beautiful spring afternoon.

[22:15] Amy Daniels: Bridget.

[22:17] Amy Daniels: I think Sensei is rubbing off on you.

[22:19] Amy Daniels: Bella.

[22:21] Amy Daniels: Thwart?

[22:23] Amy Daniels: And Brigitte.

[22:25] Amy Daniels: Too bad! I was hoping you would catch the fiend.

[22:27] Amy Daniels: And Amy Daniels as Kitten.

[22:29] Amy Daniels: It's not nice to make fun of others.

[22:31] Amy Daniels: Clucky.

[22:33] Amy Daniels: There's a dangerous foot? Where?

[22:35] Amy Daniels: And Rubix.

[22:37] Amy Daniels: Wild again!

[22:39] Amy Daniels: Please take time to leave us a review and help others find our show.

[22:41] Amy Daniels: Today's script was written by Christine Rosen and Amy Daniels.

[22:45] Amy Daniels: The Kitten and Clucky podcast is created, edited, and produced by Amy Daniels. All rights reserved.

[22:51] Amy Daniels: Special thanks to our theme song composer, Henry Johnson.

[22:55] Amy Daniels: Did you know he wrote that when he was only 12 years old?

[22:59] Amy Daniels: Wow! So talented!

[23:01] Amy Daniels: Other music and sound effects provided by Epidemic Sound.