#Martin's Birthday

[davegahandevotion]

Happy Birthday to Martin Gore!

[sabyfangirl]

It's Martin's birthday! Somewhere in Europe, the Wild Kratts crew is preparing a special surprise for the Kratt in blue. Unfortunately, Donita and Gourmand are planning on woking together to capture as many tailed winter animals as they can. Will the Kratt brothers stop the villains before it's too late? And will this event get in the way of Martin celebrating his birthday? Read to find out. This is a special fic for the occasion of Martin's birthday. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Birthday Morning

Chapter 2: The Creature Riddle Game

Chapter 3: Up in a Tree

Chapter 4: The Wolf Den

Chapter 5: The Fox Burrow

Chapter 6: Red Squirrels

Chapter 7: A Birthday Creature Rescue!

Chapter 8: Birthday Party!

[just-an-enby-lemon]

The thing about jonmartin is that Martin wants to be a romantic, he loves poetry and probably watches romance but for him it is a fantasy, a silly game he plays. Martin is at his core very cynical. Things don't work out for him so he doesn't really belive in romance, it is a pretty dream but that's it. He is pratical and realist. Dating Jon he has to remind himself it is real and he actually struggles with romantic gestures, it is something he has to remind himself to do, to remind himself he can do even and honestly who even has the energy and what if Jon doesn't even like it?

Jon on the other hand wants to be cynical. His first coping mechanism was pretend the things he was afraid of weren't real and goddam if he isn't afraid of love. It didn't really work to him so far so it's easy to pretend he doesn't care. But he is a romantic at heart. He saw love and he read about it and he has enough evidence that it is undeniable. And to be honest Jon was always to much a bunch of mushy feelings hidden in a grumpy (and bitter and afraid) trench coat. Dating Martin he has to hold himself so he isn't too much. He plays the grumpy unromantic guy at first. But he just can't stop giving flowers and planing dates (this is the guy that saw a theme park on a fear domain and considered how he wanted to take Martin to a romantic ferris whell date [until he discovered Martin was afraid of them]) and making all the silly things one does when in love.

TR: Martin is deep down very cynical about love but wants to/pretends to be a romantic and Jon is deep down very romantic but wants to/pretends to be cynical about love.

[safedistancefrombeingsmart]

Happy birthday, Martin Freeman!

(September 8, 1971)

My idea of a good night out is staying in.

[aphrostiel]

Happy birthday, Seb ♥

I can't fully explain my love for him, I just know that this man caught all my attention during his RB days and eventually stole my heart, on to become my favorite driver ever and someone I love so much. Where he goes, I go. Any era, any team, racing or not. Always.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[evidenceof]

Johnny what're you sayin'? Bull's boys just humorin' him? Yeah like whenever he gives out some of his folksy wisdom from back down on the farm.

BULL RANDLEMAN and JOHNNY MARTIN EP 4 Replacements | Band of Brothers

♡ a randlemartin gif set for @babe-heffron. go read war horses on ao3

[lain-at-the-gay-bar]

aston martin themed blinkies! made by me, free to use! credit appreciated but not necessary :]

[vpstrange]

Happy Birthday @ultramarinaa 💫 And trust me, I’m on Martin’s side in this situation🤝❤️

[4thelneyj0nes]

This was them in baker st. today BY THE WAY in case youre wondering…

Anyway, happy birthday Sherlock Holmes 🎉🎊🥳🕺🏽

(This was part of a Secret Santa exchange with @nic0tinepatch, shes an artist too check out her stuff!)

[davegahandevotion]

We wish Mr. Martin Gore a very Happy Birthday!

[sabyfangirl]

A Birthday Creature Rescue!

The team was still in shock from the villains' attack, but no one had it worse than Martin. Chris turned to his brother, spotting him on his knees. He went over and slowly placed a hand on his shoulder, trying not to startle him.

"Martin, you okay?" he asked with a calm voice. His older brother stayed motionless, not saying a word. He then looked up at him with sad eyes, guilt written on his face.

"This is all my fault, Chris," his voice cracked, his brother giving him a confused look.

"What do you mean, bro?" He knelt down on his knees beside him.

"I lead them to them, I helped them find them, and now they're in danger and it's all because of me," he said miserably, regret in his voice. Chris patted his older brother's back, comforting him.

"It wasn't your fault, Martin. You couldn't have known they were following you," he said with an attempt to convince him. Martin looked at him with those same gloomy eyes.

"Thanks, Chris. But I won't forgive myself until I've helped them get back living free and in the wild!" he spoke determinedly, the sadness in his eyes melting into perceptible anger.

"Count me in," added Chris with the same tone and determination.

"Count all of us in!" They heard Koki say from behind. The trio - Aviva, Koki and Jimmy - joined the Kratt brothers as they formed a circle, about to elaborate a plan.

"Alright, we can't let Donita and Gourmand use those animals for some soup or accessory..." Aviva started.

"Yeah, but how are we gonna stop them?" Jimmy quized.

"There's only one way we can bust into Donita's plane and rescue all those animals in time," responded Chris.

"We have to be agile like a pine marten," continued Martin.

"Discret like a wolf," added Aviva.

"Sneeky like a fox," pursued Koki.

"And swift like a squirrel," finished Chris.

Jimmy gave a confused look to his friends before realization hit him. "Oh, you guys need to activate creature powers!" he beamed.

The crew exchanged amused looks before turning serious. They had animal friends to save.

Aviva and Koki rushed off to their creature power suits while Chris and Martin took out four different discs. The girls came back with their suits on before the bros threw two discs at them: a wolf disc for Aviva, a fox disc for Koki, a squirrel disc for Chris, and a pine marten disc for Martin.

Once the discs were inserted in the suits, the crew realized the animals weren't present for DNA activation. Just then, Chris took out a familiar object.

"Don't worry everyone, my creature souvenir collection will help," he reassured. As he opened the box, each member with a suit took out a sample of fur respectfully to the creature powers they wanted to activate.

Once everyone was ready, Jimmy stood aside to give his friends space to activate.

"Ready?" Martinasked ; they all nodded. "Activate creature powers!" They yelled out simultaneously.

Instintly, blasts of green, blue, purple and orange illuminated the area, the previous human figures morphing into four different animal aspects. Jimmy smiled in satisfaction at the sight of his friends, ready to save the day.

"To the creature rescue!" they let out as they headed toward the villains' hideout.

"Good luck!" Jimmy waved goodbye.

Later, the team arrived at a pink jet parked near a rusty plane, recognizing both vehicles as Donita and Gourmand's. They hid behind some buishes in order to elaborate a proper plan first.

"Ok, here's what we're gonna do: Chris and I get in and distract Donita and Gourmand while Aviva and Koki free all the animals," Martin said, a serious look on his face.

"Got it!" let out the others at the same time. Martin turned to look at Donita's jet.

"I bet all the creatures are in there, let's bust in and save them, Wild Kratts style!" He clenched his fists, a confident smile on his face. They nodded.

"Let's go!" On his signal, they all darted accross the thick layer of snow and to the pink ship.

Soon, the group found itself lurking inside the vents of Donita's plane, making noisy bumping sounds while they were at it. It wasn't long before they heard familiar voices below them, followed by laughter.

Martin squeezed his fist at the sight of his fellow creature friends lifelessly frozen by suspended animation. A gentle hand on his sholder helped calm him down. He turned to find Chris giving him a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, bro. We'll save them," he whispered. Martin took a deep breath and nodded.

"Hey, it looks like Gourmand's getting his cooking utensils ready," pointed out Koki while peeking through the vent. The others gasped before quickly putting their hands over their mouths, but they were loud enough to be heard by the chef.

"Huh?" Gourmand let out, looking up at the vents above him.

"What is it, Gourmand?" Donita asked, an annoyed look on her face.

"Hmm..." The chef started sniffing sceptically. His eyes widened then squinted unpleasantly.

"I think I smell those pasky Wild Kratts," he informed with an irritated tone. Donita gave him a flabbergasted look.

"The Wild Kratts? Where?" She asked paranoidly. Gourmand's eyes turned back to the vents, where the team gulped.

"On three, guys. One, two, three!" Martin trailed off as they busted through the vent and landed perfectly in front of the villains, making a heroic entrance.

Goumand and Donita let out gasps followed by angry growls. "We knew it was only a matter of time before you've come for these animals," Donita started with a surprisingly calm tone.

"Ooooh wait 'til ah get mah hands on yah," Gourmand let out angrily, on the other hand.

"You won't get away with this!" Aviva threatened.

"Yeah! We're saving these animals and there's nothing you can do to stop us," Chris added.

"You will pay for kidnapping them on my birthday!" Martin growled. The evil duo just laughed at their predictable statements before attacking. Gourmand launched himself at the bros while Donita sent her pose beams at Aviva and Koki.

An epic fight broke off as the chef swang one of his bats at the Kratt in the pine marten suit, who swiftly dodged the hit then swang his tail at Gourmand who successfully jumped back, avoiding the tail. He cackled at Martin's attempt, when something came to his mind. "Hey, where's greenpea?"

"Over here!" he heard a familiar voice coming from above his head. Looking up, Goumand spotted a green figure dropping right on him.

"Gah, get off me you pasky rodent!" he cried out as the Kratt in the squirrel suit stood on his shoulders, blocking his view with his chef hat before hopping off. "Try squirrel will ya?" Chris said sarcastically.

Not being able to see, Gourmand started swinging his bat randomly in the hopes of hitting one of the Kratt brothers. They hopped around to avoid each swing, harder than the last.

Not too far, stood a confident Donita with a remote controller in her hand, trying to put Aviva and Koki in suspended animation. They bounced, ducked, dodged every single beam.

Suddenly, Aviva looked over at the brothers with Gourmand, then back at the pose beams. A brilliant plan formed in her head.

She dodged one more beam before calling out her friend. "Pst, Koki!" The girl in the fox suit's attention turned to her. Aviva pointed at the pose beams then at Gourmand and, automatically, Koki got her plan. She winked.

"Hold still!" yelled out an annoyed Donita, angrily pressing the buttons on her controller. The two girls nodded at each other before running off on all fours to the guys, luring in the pose beams.

"Chris! Martin! Get outta the way!" Koki alerted.

Seeing their friends coming their way with two pose beams behind them, they knew what they were up to. So without hesitation, the brothers jumped out of the way, leaving Gourmand in the center of the room still blinded by his hat.

Aviva and Koki waited until the pose beam went off before jumping out of the way, and just as the chef got his hat off, a blast of pink light hit him and rendered him uncapable of moving a muscle.

"Hey, what's the big idea!"

"Oops!" Let out a slightly embarrassed Donita. But just as she was about to turn off the pose beam, a long blue tail smacked the remote out of her grasp.

"Oh no, you don't!" Martin let out. Donita flinched as the device dropped out of her hand and into Aviva's "paw".

"NOO!"

"Oh yes! No more pose beams for you Donita," said Aviva with a heroic voice.

"And now let's free you guys," she added as her attention turned to the creatures that were still stuck in suspended animation, setting them all free.

"Pouncer, Toughy, Fluffy!" Martin let out delightfully as the animal cubs pounced on him. He laughed as they licked his face.

"Everyone's free, now they can go back living free and in the wild!" Chris said gloriously.

"Yeah!" the others cheered.

"NO! Their tails were going to make perfect scarves for my winter collection!" yelled out a enraged Donita, interrupting their happy cheers.

"And ah was gonna make the most delicious soup outta them!" Added a frustrated Gourmand, still stuck in suspended animation.

"These creatures don't deserve to have their tails taken away or end up in a soup," started Chris. "They deserve to be free and out in the wild, where they belong!" Martin finished.

"And don't ever mess with these creatures again!" Koki threatened, snarling like a real fox.

"Because when you mess with them, you mess with the Wild Kratts team!" Aviva clarified.

The villains growled in annoyance when a sudden loud sound came from above the plane. The crew looked up through the open airway on the ceiling to find the Tortuga flying above them.

A sudden ring tone came from Aviva's creature pod; she answered.

"'Sup guys! Ready to head back to the party?" Jimmy asked with a smug look on his face.

"YEAH! WOOHOO!" they beamed.

The ginger guy descended a platform on which the animals were put on, followed by the team. Then, Martin took the remote controller and threw it at Donita.

"By the way, thanks for the birthday creature rescue, it was fun!" Martin let out enthusiastically.

Donita caught the device with a huff while watching the team rising up to their ship and flying off. It was a succesful creature rescue!

"I can't believe they got away, again!" she complained.

"And ah can't believe you haven't freed me from suspended animation yet!" Gourmand reminded with an annoyed tone.

As in sudden remembrance, she quickly turned off the pose beam, making Gourmand fall backwards as a result. "Argh," he growled.

Out of nowhere, Dabio showed up in the room with some cooking utensils and skecthbooks. He looked around, confused.

"Hey, what happened?" he asked innocently. Donita and Gourmand gave him death glares.

"What?" He rubbed his hair in pure confusion. The villains completely ignored him as they were too angry to speak.

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[mimi-0007]

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Aston Martin DB5, 1963. This week marks 60 years since the introduction of the DB5. Making its official public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1963 the newcomer featured several design, technical and equipment changes over its predecessor – most notably a major engine development delivering more power

[princelancey]

Happy 26th birthday Lance Stroll!!

[soundsofmyuniverse]

Happy Birthday Martin Gore // July 23, 1961.