After escaping from Dr. Mania's lair, Jin Jin, Benji, and Squawk run into a gorilla named Bruiser who has them pick flowers to pay off a fine for harvesting some fruit. They are unaware that Bruiser works for a man named Jacques for their smuggling activity as Dr. Mania sends Grimster and Hopper to him. It is here where Jin Jin and Benji reunites with Rudy who has been enslaved by Jacques.