Batty

The adventures of Boomer and Matilda continue as they temporarily settle into an abandoned boxcar where they feel safe. Not knowing where they are or where they are going, their friendship grows stronger as they learn to work together for their mutual survival.

One morning, they awake to find that an intruder moved in overnight and is now claiming the boxcar as his own. Much to their dismay, they find themselves in battle with a bat with an attitude.

Severus, a hoary bat who ran away from his home in Carlsbad Caverns, is a loner who decides to bully them into moving out of the boxcar, which he now claims as his. Seeing no reason to join forces with a pesky kangaroo and an irritating koala bear, Severus chooses to be belligerent.

He is, after all, a hoary bat, and they are known to be the smartest (and the most handsome) species of bat.

But is he smart enough and clever enough to intimidate Boomer and Matilda, or will they hold their ground?

All the while, Sarah, the zoologist, and Kevin, the Texas State Trooper, have researched the location of the boxcar and are now hot on their trail.

Will Sarah and Kevin find the boxcar?

Will Boomer and Matilda be recaptured?

And what will happen to Severus?

Is the adventure coming to an end?

-- J. Irene Hickey