Skippy goes under the radar as she hops into the boat when the Hammond family go water skiing. Skippy gets left behind and finds her way back to the river where the family are, only she hops into one of the nearby houses where Miranda finds Skippy and wants to keep her. Her father grants her request, but Jerry and Lou are devastated when they find Skippy missing. Jerry and Lou find a way to get Skippy back to Habitat, but Miranda's dad obtained a permit for Skippy so they come to take her back. Will Skippy be separated from the Hammonds forever?