Catching Mickey Chapter Summary

The next morning, Wahoo has a nightmare about Tuna and her dad. After a quick cup of coffee, Mickey, Wahoo, and Tuna meet up with the crew to load into airboats. The three go with Link, who tells Mickey he will be watching him. They ride for an hour into an open space and stop when they see a helicopter. Derek gets ready to jump out of the helicopter and into the water. Tuna is stoked. Then Derek is filmed making the jump perfectly and Link goes to pick him up. Tuna is bummed to find out that a stunt man made the jump, and Derek is lowered by a cable and basket into the water. In the water, Mickey tries to catch a snake for Derek to use in the next scene. Nervously, Wahoo talks to his dad about what Derek intends to do with the snake. Catching …show more content…
A big storm is about to hit, so Wahoo gets the camp ready and heads into the tent with Tuna. They talk about why she studies Latin names so much. She tells him it is because of how crazy her home life is. That really bums him out so he leaves the tent. Walking through the storm, Wahoo thinks about how different his life is from Tuna's. Without realizing it, Wahoo walks into the crew's base camp and Raven tells him to come into the tent because it is raining. She gives him an Expedition Survival! Jacket. Wahoo asks to use their satellite phone, and Raven confesses that she calls her mom in Alabama every day. Susan knows Wahoo is going to call her so she was already awake, she has a telepathic relationship with Wahoo, and she can sense when he needs her. On the phone, Wahoo tells his mom about Tuna and she tells him to call the police. When Derek finds out that the helicopter isn't coming back for him he throws a giant fit. Derek gets the idea to make the snake he grabbed earlier look like a cottonmouth on screen. Suddenly a catering staff member screams and points to a bat on the table, on his empty cheesecake plate, the bat looks ill or something. Derek tells the crew to set