Chapter 1

Left Off: Shortly after the escape from her evil aunt and uncle the Tweedys, Kali and the chickens found a private sanctuary to call home. It was a beautiful island with many grassy hills, fields of flowers, butterflys, a pond, a tire swing, and plenty of fruit trees. The chickens had even built a few huts.


Kali was on the hillside talking with Ginger while they watched the other chickens enjoying their freedom. Kali told Ginger she had to go back to America, but before she'd go home Kali was going to be visiting her old friends Wallace and Gromit. 


"I just got off the phone with them, i'll be leaving this afternoon" Kali explained. 


"An inventor and his dog. Do you suppose you're in for another adventure with them during you're stay?" Ginger asked her human companion. 


"You know it. There's always something exciting happening every time I visit them" Kali replied.


The two friends continued their conversation until they heard a commotion. They looked down from the hillside to see Ginger's chicks had gotten into a bit of trouble with Nobby. Rocky tried to get them under control, after Ginger told him to be more strict with them. While Nobby, instead of being a responsible uncle, would rather play with the chicks and show them how to pull pranks on the older chickens (specifically Fowler). 


"Alright kids you heard your mother and now you listen to me, shape up there" Rocky told his chicks, until they tackled him to the ground. 


"The joy of parenting" Ginger sighed while rolling her green eyes and shook her head. 


"Enjoy it while it last, cause soon they'll be teenagers and you'll have new challenges to face" Kali lectured as they both watched Rocky get pummeled and cringed. 


"What kind of challenges?" Ginger asked curiously. "Puberty" Kali told the feisty hen, sounding a little menacing. 


Kali and Ginger then called the chicks over before they knocked Kali over in excitement. Kali was obviously not prepared for that, it was like having the wind knocked out of here. 


"Hi Kali! Hi Kali! Hi Kali!" The chicks greeted while they knocked the human girl to the ground. 


"Hi kids, nice to be assaulted by you" Kali laughed while the chicks still had her pinned to the ground. 


"Kids could you come over here" Ginger asked her chicks, in a calming tone like a good mother. 


"What is it mommy?" Ricky asked as he got off of Kali. "Are we in trouble?" Etta asked nervously. 


"Ginger for the last time I didn't do anything, Bunty is out to get me!" Nobby quickly protested as he came up the hill, followed by Rocky. 


"Didn't do what" Bunty's voice was then heard as she, Mac, and Babs came up the hill. 


"OK we'll deal with that later" Ginger gave her little brother a scolding look. 


"What's going on?" asked Babs. 


"I'm glad you asked. Everyone gather around, I got something to tell you all" Kali drew attention to the chickens. 


"Okay, I like a good story" said Rocky, already getting comfortable. 


As the chickens all sat under a tree, Kali explained to the flock she was leaving to visit her old friends Wallace and Gromit. 


"Who are Wallace and Gromit?" Nobby asked. 


"Are they off on holiday?" Babs asked which made Kali giggle. 


"Would you shut up about that stupid holiday stuff already!?" Bunty nearly shouted, rather annoyed with the clueless hen. 


Kali told the chickens about her previous adventures with the cheese-loving inventor and his beagle dog. Kali first met Wallace and Gromit while visiting her aunt Melisha Tweedy, before she married Mr Tweedy and moved to Yorkshire on the chicken farm. Wallace and Gromit were trying to figure out where to go for vacation, Kali came along with them and they ended up going to the moon. Since then they've had two other adventures together, from capturing an evil penguin, to saving a flock of sheep. 


"My goodness" Babs commented. "Awesome!" Nobby and the chicks added. 


"Aye, ye must be excited for your visit" Mac said to the eight-year-old. 


"How can this adventure be any different?" Kali said, excited for what encounters awaited her when she'd return to her old friends. 


"I'd like to meet those two, they sound astonishing" Ginger added. 


"Sometime maybe soon, only time will tell" Kali promised Ginger she'd bring her on one of her adventures sometime. 


"Can we come too?" the chicks asked Kali, wanting to meet the duo. 


"Uh.. maybe when you're a little older" Kali told the chicks. "She's right" Ginger agreed. 


"Awwww" The chicks pouted.


The chickens were sad that their liberator/only human friend was leaving them, but Kali promised to come back and visit. Kali said farewell to the chickens and left the sanctuary. She traveled a few miles on foot away from the sanctuary until she made it to the main roads and road a trolley down into town. Kali had arrived in Wigan England, not far from Yorkshire. She walked the rest of the way through the neighborhood until she came up to a familiar house.


Kali looked to see the place hadn't change since her last visit. Kali took a deep breath, walked up and knocked on the front door. She was only a tiny bit nervous, but who could blame her. It had been awhile since she last saw them. The front door then opened revealing the inveterate inventor and his loyal dog besides him. They both smiled to see their young friend.


"Ah Kali lass, so good to see you again" Wallace greeted the eight-year-old. 


"Hi guys, it's been awhile" Kali smiled back, happy to see her old friends. 


"Oh yes, the last time we saw you was when we found Shaun the sheep" Wallace replied. 


"Good day Gromit, how are you?" Kali asked while she patted the muted dog on the head. 


"Fine" Gromit answered. Gromit was always short on words, but he was happy to see her again. Even though Gromit was mute, Kali and Wallace were the only ones who could understand Gromit, even if he didn't have much to say. 


"Why don't you come in? We were about to have some tea, hmm" Wallace asked the eight-year-old. 


"I'd love to" Kali happily accepted. As they all came inside to the living room, Kali had a look around at old photos on the walls while Gromit started knitting and Wallace read the newspaper.


"This place hasn't change a bit since the time we stopped Feathers McGraw" said Kali, thinking of their other last adventure. 


"Don't remind me" Gromit told her, as the beagle rolled his eyes. 


Kali followed Wallace into the kitchen to get some cheese. Kali had bought Wallace some wensleydale which was his favorite, while Kali's favorite was feta.


"So it's not any trouble that i'm staying for a few days?" Kali asked, sounding a little hesitant. 


"Oh no trouble at all, we always enjoy having you here" Wallace told her warmly. 


"Thank you Wallace, you and Gromit are always so kindhearted to me. You're like an uncle to me, and not like my evil aunt and uncle the Tweedys" said Kali. 


"Speaking of which how are those chickens doing? I heard about your escape" Wallace asked.


"Oh they're doing great now that they're free. Ginger and Rocky have started a family. Mac's trying to teach the chicks how to fly. Fowler is still ranting about his RAF days enough to make the chicks fall asleep in seconds flat. Nobby is still learning how to take responsibility from Ginger. And Nick and Fetcher are trying to start their own chicken farm" Kali explained. 


"Well that's... unusual" Gromit replied. 


While Kali sat down to eat her cheese she had noticed many signs and advertisements for a vegetable contest on her way into town. 


"So what's with all this talk about a vegetable contest?" She asked. 


"Oh it's only the biggest event of the year, everyone competes against who has the biggest vegetables in town. Even Gromit's competing this year, aren't you lad" Wallace turned to his dog, and the beagle nodded in response. 


"And it's our job as the Anti-Pesto to make sure no fiendish critters eat the crops" Wallace explained. 


"Wow I never thought you guys would become pest controls" said Kali. 


"Yeah well we had to improvise after we quit our window-cleaning business" Gromit explained. 


"Do you think I can come along on a patrol?" Kali asked about joining Anti-Pesto. 


"Maybe, these sly critters usually come out at night" Wallace replied. 


Later Kali went upstairs to the guest room to get settled in for her stay. 



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