Phoenix and Sahara

Our family has never been the same ever since they gotten geckos! Two of them. Two desert dwelling, spotted, and crude leopard geckos have found their way into my family. Sure, my mom hates feeding these guys crickets and hearing some examples of disgusting things the geckos can do. For example, geckos lick their eye balls to keep them clean. Or, that geckos eat and digest crickets and meal worms. But anyway, that doesn't mean that geckos can cause TOO much chaos to the family, can they? Well, it did one day. My mom and my sister were looking at the geckos. I meandered around the house, since nobody was paying any attention to me. The geckos had names too. Their names used to be Geek and Santa, but such names didn't suit my brother, the new owner of the geckos, too well. I mean, if your name was Geek, would you be to amused? I doubt it, so my brother changed the names to Phoenix and Sahara. These geckos were nocturnal but didn't make too much noise. You have to feed them every other day. I don't really know why, but let's just say that our story begins with Madison playing with the scratching post.

"Mojo!" I called out. I was looking for Mojo. He was by the gecko cage. "MOJO!" I yelled. "What is it Lucy? Did the next door Yorkshire terrier steal our mail again?" said Mojo. "No, actually, I was looking for you!" I said. "Why don't you bring Madison here!" said Mojo. I did. Madison jumped onto my brother's desk to where the geckos were. I jumped on the desk chair to get a closer ''look'' at the geckos. Phoenix was sleeping. Sahara was getting ready to sleep. Madison and Mojo jumped on top of the gecko cage.''I wonder how much trouble would be caused if I held Phoenix!" Madison said. "No! Don't!" I cried. But it was too late. Madison got ahold of Phoenix. Phoenix made a sound, the one you hear a Cayman do. Then Phoenix bit Madison. It hurt for Madison. "Phoenix, get him, he's running away!" I yelled. Mojo was reaching for Sahara. I pushed him off the desk and into the garbage can. I closed the gecko cage before Sahara could escape. Unfortunately, Phoenix was loose in the house. Madison and Mojo and I had to get Phoenix before my Mom noticed he was gone. The gecko could even lose its tail. "How am I gonna find a fragile animal in the house!" I cried. Mojo came up from the garbage can with an apple core on his head. "Let's just look for him!" he cried.

Phoenix left my brother's room and into the bathroom. "Hurry, if Phoenix falls in the toilet, he might drown!" I cried. But Phoenix was in the sink. For a desert dwelling reptile, a sink isn't the best place to relax in. Phoenix ran out of the bathroom before Mojo could reach him. "Oh- no! Phoenix is heading upstairs!" Madison said. The ustairs level of the house is so messy, you couln't even find a magazine in the mess! Phoenix slowly jumped to the top of the stairs and headed towards the closet. Madison and Mojo and I followed Phoenix. We couldn't find him. "Phoenix won!" I sadly sighed.

Then, Phoenix peeked out of the pocket of a suit, attached to a hook! "Madison, Lucy, look, it's Phoenix! In the coat pocket!" Mojo said. "Now's our chance to catch Phoenix!" I said. But the minute Phoenix noticed the kittens and I, he jumped out the pocket and back downstairs. Madison, Mojo and I quickly ran after the naughty gecko. When Mojo got off the stairs, he jumped, slid on the floor- scooping up Phoenix right in his paws! "Mojo," Madison said as she got off the stairs! "nice catch!" Mojo went to put back Phoenix. Madison and I tagged along. The minute Mojo put Phoenix in his cage, Sahara got free. She ran out of my brother's room, to the dining room, and into the kitchen.

"Now Sahara's loose!" I cried. "Come on, let's go!" said Mojo. Madison led the way, and I was behind her. As Mojo followed me, he said he couldn't see the gecko. Once Madison, Mojo and I got to the kitchen, Mojo saw a pile of lemons. He jumped to the top of the counter and dug in to the lemons. The lemons fell off the counter and tumbled and rolled all the way to the kitchen floor. Lemons were all over the place. Beneath the lemons was Sahara. Sahara made a run for it into the basement! "These reptiles never give up!" I thought. Sahara ran down the basement stairs. Mojo, Madison and I chased the gecko into the basement. The basement has cobwebs all over the place. Our family is "redecorating" the basement, so the floor is gray, hard, and carpetless. Not many items of beauty can be found. Finding a gecko in this basement could be impossible.

Anyway, Sahara managed to get to the top of the washing machine. Sahara hid in a small box on top of the washing machine. Quickly, I picked up the box that Sahara was in. I made sure she didn't escape. But, Sahara jumped out of the box, and to the back door. My Mom opened the back door, and Sahara ran out the back door. "Oh- no, anything but that!" I cried as Sahara ran on the back porch. My luck was bad, because, Sahara escaped outside, and it was winter! Madison and Mojo couldn't go outside, but luckily I can.

I was let outside, and I undid my leash. Sahara was a desert animal, so she probaly won't survive if she's outside for too long. I didn't have too much time, so I looked in the snow. Nothing. Then, I noticed Sahara. She wasn't in the snow, but she was in the driveway. My dad's car was coming in the driveway. The car had a 99% chance of running over Sahara. I quikly dove toward Sahara. I slid on the icy driveway, grabbed Sahara, and slid off the driveway and into a pile of snow. I hoped Sahara was in good condition. "Please be healthy, please be healthy, please be healthy, please be healthy, PLEASE BE HEALTHY!" I said repetitively. Sahara was in good condition and shape. She looked healthy too. I went inside, and put Sahara in her cage before my owners could even notice that either geckos escaped. Luckily, my owners still haven't found out yet. Madison and Mojo were lurking on top of the geckos' cage.

I watched Phoenix and Sahara go to sleep. All the gecko chaos was over. So, yes, geckos can be trouble, but you should always be careful. For geckos, it's better safe then sorry. I think Phoenix and Sahara will be a great addition to my family.