Spirit Rangers

Thunder Mountain.

Oh, ranger badge. Where are you?

Not in the sofa.

- Um… -Looking for this?

Kodi, Summer, I think we have a visitor.

Hi, Coyote.

- -You'll have to catch me.

Come here, Coyote.

Gimme that badge before someone sees you.

Uh, oh…

Good catch, Kodi.

That's not just any badge. It's the Head Ranger Badge.

Eddy's right. After all, the head ranger is in charge of…

Every crook, cranny, and critter!

It’s only the greatest, most important job ever.

Has anyone seen my badge?

What? I gave it back.

-You gotta go back to the Spirit Park. - Before Mom sees you.

Oh, right.

Smell you later.

Or maybe you'll smell me first.

I haven't had a bath in a hundred years.

Ucky!

Here you go, Mom.

-We found it. - With some help.

Thanks, kiddos. Now, who's excited for the first day of the season?

-Me. Science awaits. - Dad!

-Oh, hi, Dad. -Cool.

My drone report says we just missed a mighty storm.

Which means it'll be a perfect first day.

It sure will be.

It's a very special day for the Skycedar family

and Xus National Park.

Kodi, Summer, Eddy.

As of today, you are officially junior park rangers!

-Huh? -Oh!

This is the best day of my life.

My own uniform?

Oh-eee!

A-a real ranger?

Are you sure? You really think we're ready?

Of course I do, Eddy. You're more ready than you think.

These badges are the final piece to make you official junior rangers.

I wouldn’t give them to you if you weren’t ready.

You three love this park. You’re going to be amazing rangers.

I don't know. I don't feel ready to be a ranger.

This park isn't going to open itself.

It's going to take a family of rangers.

But first, bring it in for a mama bear hug!

Ahh!

Haku, hikers, I'm Kodi.

-Hi, I'm Summer. -Eddy.

And we’re junior park rangers!

Oh, I've always wanted to say that.

We’re junior park rangers. We’re junior park rangers!

We’re going to lead you on the greatest Chumash hiking trail ever.

I’ll teach you my favorite bird calls.

-It’s a lot easier than it sounds. -I’ve got the snacks, and Eddy has… Eddy?

And I've got the map!

I'm ready. Sure am.

- - Wh-what was that?

This can't be good.

But I thought Dad said we missed the storm.

Welp, guess we can’t be junior park rangers today. Time to go inside.

- I've never seen anything like it. -

The storm came back and it's even bigger than before.

Does this mean the hike is… canceled?!

Not just the hike.

If the storm doesn't stop, we'll have to close the whole park.

Wait, what? We have to close the park?

We have to do something.

Like go home?

No, not home.

What about the spirits? They might know what's going on.

Okay. Okay. Maybe the spirits will be able to fix this.

Only one way to find out.

Kodi Cub!

Summer Hawk!

And Eddy Turtle!

- -

Huh?

Thunderbirds!

When they fly, they make thunderstorms with their huge wings.

So that's what's making all the rain.

I wonder why they're here. Thunderbirds live far up north.

Do you think they're okay?

I don't know. But we'd better go check on them to be sure.

Summer, why don't you just zip up there all fast like you do

and ask them if they need help? Then we can go home.

Genius idea. I'll be right back in two shakes of a tail feather.

Shake-shake.

Almost…

…there!

Whoa!

Gotcha.

Phew! Thanks, Kodi.

Well, you gave it your birdie best.

If you can't fly to them and they can't fly to us,

we should just go home.

Eddy, that's it.

It is?

I mean, course it is.

But remind me.

We just have to bring the thunderbirds to us.

I know the perfect caw.

To call a thunderbird, you need to stomp like thunder.

Then call out like this.

Caw, caw!

-Ca-caw, ca-caw! -Caw! Caw!

-Caw, caw! -Ca-caw, ca-caw!

It's working!

- - Whoa!

-I thought I heard someone calling us. -Me too. Sky?

-Is that you? -Hi. Down here.

My brother and sister and I are here to help.

Yep. You're a long way from home. Is everything okay?

- -And who's Sky?

Sky is our baby thunderbird.

We can't find her anywhere. We've been searching all day.

We were supposed to fly home to Thunder Mountain today,

but when it was time to leave, she wasn't with us.

-We're not going anywhere without her. -We'll help you find Sky.

Don't wanna brag, but I'm pretty good at sniffing things out.

And I'm super fast.

And I'm… not sure this is a good idea.

Thank you. We can cover more of the park if we separate.

Squawk if you see anything. We'll come straight over.

Sky?

Sky, baby, where are you?

- -

- You guys keep looking without me. -Eddy, what's wrong?

I'm too scared. I don't think I'm ready to be a ranger.

I'm just a kid, and a turtle.

Who am I to save the day?

Mom and Dad make it look so easy,

but it's a big job.

You're right, it is. But we know the park like the back of our wings.

I mean, we know it better than anyone.

We don’t have to know everything.

We just have to be willing to try our best.

-What if I mess up? -We won't mess up.

We're a team. We'll face any storm together.

- -

I hope Sky is okay. The storm is getting stronger.

What if we can't find her because she's hiding?

Maybe she's scared.

That's it, Eddy.

If you were a scared thunderbird, where would you hide?

There. That's where I'd go.

That cave looks as cozy as my shell.

You're right, Eddy. She's inside!

Which means she must be pretty scared. Maybe you should talk to her?

I don't know.

Haku, baby thunderbird.

I'm Eddy.

Sky, you in there?

I don't think she's in--

Oh, hi. Hello.

Um, are you okay?

Scared.

I know exactly how you feel.

Wanna know a secret? I’ve been pretty scared today too.