The Pirate Au

by Marcyvahoot225

Summary:

In this au I reimagined the whole world inspired by pirates! I know we saw some in Marcy’s theme song takeover, but this is if everything was about pirates. Anne is part of the crew the Organic planters as they set off to adventures unknown to try and find her friends but see what this world will hold beasts, from the seas or even from the sky secrets will be revealed hope you have fun reading what I am cookin!

Notes:

The Giant axolotls are changed to be more primitive than their main counterparts but their are still few who still remeber the prophecy

Herons and other animals are still a thing but bugs have been reduced a lesser threat given in this au there are now cannons and flintlocks

 

Bessie is just a ship not a snail ship but not sentient

Chapter 1: Beast or Matie

Summary:

This is a re write of the old one

Heart:Today is my birthday…Hooray! You know the day I grow closer and closer to being an adult, get to drive a car, you know the life a teenager would want. but then again I celebrate them every year with my friends. I love them and would do anything to stay and be as close with them as I am right now, but I have a small problem with my birthday this year…I'm not with them. I don't even know where I am, so let's see if this birthday girl can survive in the wild unknown. At least I have my phone.

Anne sat on a rock awaiting for a worm to take a bite on the makeshift fish line while hoping her DIY S.O.S made of sticks and stones would work, running over to the fishing line when she saw a bite, struggling to pull up the worm, but it just got away. She huffs and slams her hands in the sand and rolls around crying, desperate to get anything into her stomach as it gurgled loudly. “Come on Dude! I just want to eat even any of those giant dragonflies that always fly by here” she pulls out the photo of her friends shedding a tear, crawling over to a walk sitting herself up and looking off to the sea putting away the photo “at least the scenery here is nice and peaceful” she puts her hands and arms behind her head with suddenly seeing a glimmer of light in the distance, she stands up and waves her hands
“Hey! Hey! Over here! Come on, please get over here!!!” She shouted desperately, with the glimmer of light seemingly getting closer with than a silhouette of a pirate ship; taken aback by the sight of a pirate ship mouth and eyes wide open with her arms plop down to her sides. Her eyes squinting to see who is on board while slowly reaching over to her backpack, pulling out her signature tennis racket propping a stance similar as if to serve a ball she looks up and sees something hop out as it gets closer she smacks it with all her might sending it a couple feet away from her. She awkwardly walks closer to “it” setting her hand over to try and see what it is but pulling back as soon as she felt the slime on this.
“Ewwwww! It got on my hand!” She frantically tries to get it off but to no avail until she rubs it down in the sand, dusting her hands and hears some rustling through the sand. Anne steps back and takes the same stance, the creature popping up out of the sand to be a…pink frog. She looks confused and loosens up to try and comprehend what or even how is this even standing right in front of her.
“Heeeelloooo there beast, to start off things I'm Sprig Planter! Proud map maker of the Organic Planters, led by my role model Hop Pop The Dreaded” she looks confused and awkwardly puts her tennis racket away
“Alright. Nice to meet you Sprig but first off-“ takes a deep breath, “I'm Anne Boonchoy and I'm from another world” she waves her hand out to bring a dramatic effect. “Nice to meet you before we can talk more about that-Do you have any food ! Anything at all dude! Please, I’ll do anything! I just want to eeeeeaaat!” she cries onto his shoulder with Sprig just making that adorable face
“Well I think we got some grub on the Bessie , so I can probably give you some there but-“ without a thought-well just one thinking he was referring to the big ass pirate ship.

She runs over and climbs up the ladder dashing to try and find something but instead is tripped by something and rolling into the kitchen to see a orange frog this time cooking up some stew “hey, is that done cooking cause I would-“ The orange frog taking out its cane sword cutting her sentence
“Oh sweet petinuya’s its a beast Take th-“ they try to stab their sword at her but instead cracking their back making them hunch over and groan dropping their weapon to the ground, Anne going over to set him up on the cane
“Well you ok, cause dude I can just sit down to talk instead of fighting you even though I think you wouldn't be able to beat me anyways” she jokes around still holding in the laughter from hearing him do the funniest groan. Laughing and holding it back as he stood up properly.
“No, No this old man still can fight but I do suppose we sit down and talk over soup” he goes over to grab some bowls with Sprig entering making the old man jump up and break two bowls again “Dang it Sprig! That was two bowls I dropped because of you entering without knocking!” He yells at him with sprig just sitting down next to Anne
“Well golly gee Hop Pop, I'm so sorry for that again say can I get a bowl too” he makes a cute face towards his grandpa with him chuckling
“ohhh fine I guess-wait!You're not getting me with that trick again your grounded from using your slingshot and steering the boat” he quickly turns around and sets the bowls on the table for the three.
“Get your sister too she is getting too carried away playing around with the canons” Anne looked confused looking toward Sprig
“You have a sister?” She whispers towards Sprig with then feeling the graze of a dagger on her neck
“You betcha” the purple tadpole whispering through her ear with Sprig grabbing her and moves the dagger away from them “Hey! Sprig! I wanted to cut her with this!” He shuts her up by forcing a spoonful of soup in her mouth and Polly spitting it at him and the two begun to argue, while the siblings argue just inches away from Anne she looks down to see what's in it being some bug legs and little bugs too, she gags but closes her eyes forcing her to eat this soup taking the first gulp of it and weirdly likes starting to actually enjoy the soup taking a couple non forced sips.

Hop pop clears his throat and puts his spoon down. “I’m hop pop as Sprig by the way and I guess you already met sprig so why even need to introduce but the little tadpole he is arguing with is Polly, I'm not their dad but I take care of them like one, Im the captain of this ship and we collectively called it Bessie; the reason for it starts a long time ago” She never really enjoyed it when old people told long stories of how they got something and just decided to sip on her soup. Looking around at the three around her smiling a bit, she hasn’t felt this in a couple of days. These people are just a family and hopefully her parents are ok back home. The ship suddenly shaking around with everyone in the room freezing with the planter running outside with Anne looking confused but follows too, seeing Sprig and Polly trying to tighten the sails with Hop pop struggling to keep the ship stable. Without a thought helping Sprig and Polly holding the sail long enough for the two to tie it down all of them run over to Hop sides as they all look in horror of a giant axolotl emerging from the ranging tides of the ocean, Sprig and Polly running over to the canons and load them up starting to fire at the monster.

“Oh!” she yells out hoping for an answer from the planter siblings but the two disappearing she runs up to Sprig and tries her best to help them the best she can just loading up the cannon and struggling to light the match. The crew gets hit with the kids and hop pop slamming into the ship with anne rubbing her head and looking over to see a little overpass tight enough for their ship to firunning over to the wheel and start to steer it there. Polly and Sprig look at her confused staring at each other before nodding trusting her, the two splitting up to try and fire as many shots at it the best they can.“Woah there! Where are you taking us? There is no place in the sea where those “Things!” won't find us” she looks over and gives a heroic smile with a glimmer of a blue shine fading quickly as it comes. “You may have just met me Hop Pop but trust me I’m confident that this will work!” He nods and goes to help out his grand kids aiming the cannon at it shooting it by the front making it screech and swim faster towards them. She steers Bessie into the opening with the ship taking massive damage as the axolotl follows slowly getting closer and closer to them after they exit the opening, the monster getting stuck between it and growling and screeching at them.
The clouds separate with a bright sky shining onto them, she collapses to the ground breathing heavily with Hop Pop starting to steer the ship to the closest island he sees in the distance; being their home Wartwood. As Anne looks up to the sky and sun she thinks for a moment . With the three planters splitting up to check on the ship with Polly hanging with Hop Pop going to the lower are while Sprig walked over to her. “Hey so…thanks for saving us from one of those beasts I'm gonna go do maintenance, stay right there I have so much to ask!” He smiled at her, she smiles back and closes her eyes before she can take a well deserved nap she thinks for a moment before she really enters her dreams.
“I wonder…Where can Sasha and Marcy be in this Wild world” she falls unconscious and miles north from here is a large tower in the middle of a raging rapid a toad with a glowing green eye walks down with a lantern bring down some food and sitting to seeing…Sasha chained up by the legs wearing her torn up uniform like the others for now glaring at the toad spitting at him

Chapter 2: Fronds Forever

Summary:

Sasha shackled and kept prisoner in Toad tower being met with the high ranking officer there Lietuant Captain Grime. The two have some banter but are than attacked by two herons.

Notes:

Herons are still a dominate predator in Amphibia

Toad tower is a extension of newtopia tasked with protecting villages and collecting taxes

She looks down to her food and kicks it back to cell bars, gritting her teeth at them. “Instead of trying to feed me this gross cuisine let me go from these chains!” She yells at them and looks down to the photo of her friends, “I swear, I’ll find you two no matter what. Both of you need me to lead without me, then you two are lost.” She said to herself not even having the thought they will be ok, her toxic mindset clouding her belief that her friends are alright without her. The toad captain Grimothy huffing rubbing his one glowing eye.
“Damn troops are too soft and unloyal, I’m the Captain of Amphibia! Of this sector! The least I can get is some respect from my mates.” He looks at them and huffs, setting his sword beside him. “Like you care, bet you didn't have order around your troops.” He put one hand on his chin looking at her with a frustrated look. He looked to the side with a still angry look, thinking of ways to have them listen to him. She looks at him confused and gets an idea laughing at them switching to her smirk.
“Well…it’s weird for you to vent to your prisoner but-maybe I can help with that problem but…it will cost you something from me.” She crossed her legs and tilted her head in a mocking way smirking. He looks at her with a confused look then bursting out laughing loudly, slapping his knee wiping the tear out of his eye and calming down.
“You! Help me! Don't make me laugh, all I need to do is make them fear me more than those sky and sea monsters I defeat with those useless soldiers cowering at the sight of only a single monsters.” He put a hand to his face at the thought of a toad named Percy running and crying during training. She huffed and glared at him, both of her eyes narrowing to him.
“Welp, have fun with your men not following your orders, too scared of the battle to even trust their captain, their admiral.” He exits giving it some thought but was caught off as both of them heard the warning bell from the other side. He looked up and stands grabbing his sword taking out his keys. She looks confused to what it means but then feels the walls shaking and the tries to get out of the chains as fast as she can or in some way until she is released by Grime as he chopped off the chains.
“You! You're still a prisoner but I need that advice!” He huffed hating how he was asking help from this beast running up the stairs as the two looked up from the tower to see two herons attacking the docks full of ships as the toads ran away from the battle not facing it head on.

“You fools! Fight the beast! You all would die in the honor of our fleet! Of the battle!” He shouted his words not reaching the others, just crying and running off to a safe place. She looks at him as he wasn’t heard kneeling down to talk into his ear.
“How about we talk to them where they are all gathered? I’ll help you when we get there.” She whispered as the two walked off to the cafeteria, bursting through the doors as all the toads looked up surprised.
“Listen up small fry! Your captain here has something to say to you all!” She pushed him slowly so all the toads could see him, and he cleared his throat. “I think! You…all are cowar-“ she covers his mouth and goes to his ear.
“Look, if you want your men to even want them to listen to you or even gain their respect you have to be…nicer.” He groaned at the thought whispering back into her ear.
“No! If I show kindness to these whelps they think I have gone soft and I never will!” He shouted back quietly as she frowned to him.
“Look if your nice to them it motivates them to fight with you, just trust me on this.” She gives him a thumbs up he rubs his eyes and decides to go back up. He goes back up and looks down sighing.
“You all are cowards…but I am at times also before I rose up to this rank, I would cower in fear of those beasts sea or ones from the sky but I have long forgotten what fear is like, not having the courage to go in thinking it might be your last but isn't courage having fear but doing it anyway! Now my brothers and sisters charge!” He shouted sheathing his sword as all the toads pump their fists up proudly running out with their weapons yelling. She smiled at him as he turned around tossing her his blade, then running out with a hammer. She ran out to see the Heron’s over run with soldiers most of them falling to the ground, looking to see Grime trying his best to atleast off balance it but is quickly flawed. He was hit at the side by the beak plumping to the ground.

She slides, catching the captain as the monster moves to attack the rest of the base, he holds his side breaking about two ribs, she slides to cut the heron by the leg making it screech getting kicked by the other one into the wall looking over to the docks seeing the harpoon guns mounted on one of them. “You ok there, what's the plan to take these two down.” He asked groaning more dropping his weapon beside him looking to her, she was able to stand up and walked over to him getting an idea.
“Hey got an idea! Come on!” She grabbed him by the cape dropping down next to the canons. “You think this will work? These are only good for pulling things towards the ship!?” He yelled looking to her on the other cannon with a bit of confusion.
“Trust me captain!” She replied, setting the harpoon inside and aiming towards it sighing . “Guys! Distract them for a bit!” She yelled as the toads nod just hitting the two monsters to have their attention focused on them. “Alright we have to fire it right, on my call!” She yelled as he followed to the other one as they turned the wheel to ready the chains. “Alright, in three, two, now!” She fired her harpoon into one of the heron's eyes then proceeded to drag it all the way back as it let out a hellish screech. The toads shouting out in victory but is cut off as they all run as it flailed hitting some rubble as it fell down around them luckily no one got hurt. While grime got a fatal shot in through the neck as the monster fell to the ground; the other heron shot by Sasha later died near the ship, its leg still twitching. The other toads looked down and yelled in glory, holding their weapons up in the air smiling as the captain next to her patted her on the lower back.
“Good job, not bad for a now freed prisoner.” He looked at her with a grin, jumping down from the ship catching her as she dropped down too. “Alright everyone, let's grab this guy and turn some of the feathers to our new member’s armor!” He shouted to them as they nod to drag the beast into the blacksmith’s area. After some time she came out in some herron made uniform with a scimitar on the back and a rapier on the waist.
“Don't you think this is too much, I mean im all for having accessories but one on the back and one on my hand?” She looked at her swords.
“Well first off the rapier is more for defending, while the scimitar on your back is also for the attack even though the rapier is great for piecing its not really good for any slashes.” He described as they hopped on the ship, as he singled them to raise the stairway.
“Your gonna keep giving advice because of our term, remember that captain.” She snickered and as she walked next to him near the steering wheel.
“Fine, but aren’t you the captain also.” She looked over confused a bit, then he laughed loudly making her look even more confused. “Your co-captain!” He yelled happily than sheathing his sword to the air, she does the same smirking next to him. “Now off we go to the next battle! In our glory!” He shouted the ship off to the sea she looked off on the railing and took her photo of her friends.
“I’ll find you some way, thanks to this I’ll find a lead some way.” She looked off putting the photo back into her jacket pocket standing beside him as they ship off to a nearby village. Off farther away from the ship is someone familiar in a study reading up on…animals?

Chapter 3: Open The Gates

Summary:

Marcy wakes up around newtopia same as the other girls watch her meet new friends that are familiar to us.

Notes:

The events are loosely based on Marcy’s Journal I suggest reading it before this chapter because I am just assuming what would’ve happend

Marcy wakes up on the ground standing up to rub her head looking off to see the different architecture smiling brightly. “Yes! It worked! Anne! Sasha! Look where…we are?” She questioned looking around for them breathing heavily, gripping on her hoodie and panicking. “No! No! Where are you two! Please don’t be a joke prank guys?! Guys?!” She looked around as nearby newts looked at her weirdly she ran trying to look but she trips on a rock falling down a flight of stairs.

Falling unconscious closing her eyes as she sees a group running up to her. Waking up slowly noticing her leg in a cast as she looked to the side. “Hey…do you-“ she noticed who she was talking to, her eyes widened in excitement, quickly grabbing her notebook looking pouncing near her face to face.
“Are you newt! What's your name?! Where am I! What is that dress made of!” She was happily barraging the newt with questions not giving her a chance to speak or even think of what she said before the next one.
“First things first my name is Olivia, but people refer to me as Lady Olivia and yes I am a newt please slow down.” She looks to her as she takes down these notes doodling her with her dress and any marks or signs on it.
“Nice! I’m Marcy Wu, Lady Olivia! Can you please answer this question then…where am I! Specifically and overall.” She sighed and looked at her, grabbing two crutches for her to stand on; helping her to walk outside of where she was at dodge it incoming patients and nurses.

She looks out a window to see a giant city surrounded by a wall. “This is newtopia where you are exactly Ms.Wu is Amphibia.” She looked out even though she saw just a glimpse of this earlier she was still amazed at the tons of buildings and the surrounding ocean; she tries to sketch out the view but loses balance, she is caught by Olivia and pulled up back to be able to stand. “Do please keep your balance, your bills would’ve been hard enough to pay if I didn't have the royal credit card.” She looked down a bit embarrassed than was signaled to follow her to a nearby carriage. “Come Ms.wu we can talk on the way to the castle.” She walks to the carriage first setting her crutches next to her taking out her journal.
“So…what is your rank because it looks like you're a princess! Maybe even a…knight in disguise!” She debated making her snicker.
“Well, I’m not a princes per say but really my family was tasked to preserve the plants of this world in our little greenery on one of the boats piloted by an admiral who I hold near and dear.” She looked up smirking, setting the journal down for a bit.
“Do you…like it here?” She snickered, as she would turn a bit red covering her face with the pillow next to her, screaming into it than setting it back down with a still blushing face but calmed down to have the same emotionless stare.
“Well no…I dont belive so…but well its hard to even say no, so…yes.” She smiled at the thought of her, the carriage stopping she exited first putting her hand out as she would grab her crutches and journals. The two walk towards the entrance but Olivia is than pulled close by the admiral as they pump one fist up smiling they blue slightly.
“Olivia! Your back from your voyage! As I admiral Yunan scourge of the sand war! The defeater of Ragnar the Wretched, and the youngest newt to ever achieve the rank of Admiral! They quickly said as she laughed, reaching to hold their hand but not able to.
“That's quite nice to hear as always Yunan. Marcy, this is the Admiral I told you about, Admiral Yunan.” She turned over to shake their hand as the red skinned newt shook her hand with a strong grip.
“That's me scourge of the sand wars, defeater of-“ Olivia hushed her covering her mouth before she can finished. “Hush now I bet you she is already her anyway.” She smirked at them then held their laughter as they crossed their arms pouting.
“Fine I wont say my name and triumphs-Mweh!” They exclaimed as Olivia brought her head up.
“Posture remember Yunan, you know you can have a bad back than how will you battle well on the sea, well Marcy we’ll see you later were gonna go on our boat.” They take out their claws.
“To the dreaded Greenery!” She shouted carrying her on her back and running to their ship. Marcy waves goodbye to them entering the room and looking around to be met with a giant figure in armor.
“Hello there human!” He says trying to sound nice, making her shake a bit from his loud voice as they stood up towering over her. “Im sorry, my voice is…commanding. Welcome to Amphibia! I have heard tales of portal travel yet don't know the obeject, what might your name be?” The leaned so he can hear her answer, as she twiddled her than playing with his beard.
“Wow! Your a newt also btu why are you so bit! What is this armor mad of Wait im moving to fast, what’s your name!” She circled back to the question she asked, as the giant newt laughed at her sudden barrage of questions.
“Oh your hilarious, Im Andrias the king of Newtopia!” His voice echoed through, filling her with a sudden burst of joy and determination to do anything really.
“Wow! Your voice is so…uplifting!” She shouted pumping her fists up immediately starting to write and sketch out drawing of him, than putting her journal away to take out a photo of her friends.
“What is that sorry, I cant really see well.” He squints his eyes down, marcy rummaging through her pockets to pull out pink reading glasses giving it to him.
“These should help!” He took them without a thought the tips of his fingers lightly gripping on the item putting them close to his eyes as he looked at the photo.
“Ah who are those two? Are they perhaps your friends, were they also transported here also?!” His voice went a bit louder out of excitement but he lowered it quickly as it rose.
“Well yeah but…I don't know where they are.” She looks down bringing the photo to her chest gripping it, he taps her back with his index finger.
“Dont worry, wait what's your name?” He asked before he could continue. She looked up and took a breath.
“Its Marcy, Marcy Wu…Andrias.” He then nodded picking her up by the hood, setting her in his pocked walking towards his window looking off to the cave surrounded by destroyed carriages.
“Those were old supply deliveries for the local businesses destroyed by one of those…crabs. This one was somehow bigger than the rest. It ate the rest of its pack and now it sleeps in that cape waiting for its next prey. I need your help Marcy to slay the beast, I would help you but I'm too busy with trying to even keep our partners engaged so it's up to you if you do slay th beast you will be brought into the Newtopian Coast Guard just bring it down, please…” he sounded desperate with a tear in his eye as she nodded.
“Alright I’ll try my best! I’ll head over there right now!” She runs off then thinking about it for a sec, turning back to him. “Where is it again?” He looks at her and smiles.
“Near the entrance of the city now go! Defeat it Mar Mar!” His shout filling her with determination and a sense of valor running off to the cave and taking a breather behind a rock. Looking up, seeing the cave tiptoeing towards it as the crab slept peacefully, making a tiny squeak, jumping up surprised by the sudden sound of Geyser erupting behind her. She looked towards the crab as it still napped trying to think of a way to swiftly take it down by writing out what she had on the ground. Getting an idea to bring a mischievous grin looking at the geyser, she thought it out quickly and grabbed some pebbles, throwing it at the sleeping giant, it looked up to her making faces at it. “Hey! You big dummy! I bet you cant mate with any crab because you would…eat them out! She yelled laughing at them as it scurried over there, as she ran past the geyser prettiness to look like she tripped as it propped its claws it was suddenly lounged into the air and slammed to its back. She pumped her fists up in celebration. “Hooray!” She exclaimed but went widened as one of the spiked rocks fell and stabbed into the crab as it let out a screech before dying. “Um…so just gonna..” she walked out of there and back to the castle in the rain, her clothes soaked, going through the door, the king smiling widely at her return.
“Mar Mar! I am joyed for your return! Come, we must celebrate!” She smiled and ran with him tripping again, being caught by his hand. “Oh your clothes are ruined dont worry before that lets go ahead and get you your armor. She smiled as she was carried to the tailor.
“Yeah! Thanks Andrias can I perhaps show the chefs a recipe its ube frosted red velvet cupcakes!” She smiled as he did than looking back to her photo. “I’ll find you two than…we’ll go on adventures together forever. Never apart.” She whispered than reverting back to a smile as she is carried down.

Chapter 4: Welcome to Wartwood

Summary:

Anne’s first day in a new town!!

Notes:

Bugs have to hide now since herons are more prominent

Anne walks down from the ship looking around at the other ships docked at the entrance; seeing multiple frogs go and inspect Bessie even though Polly and Hop Pop already have taking notice to the constant bickering seeing the planters grabbing their crates of fruits and vegetables. Going over to help them as Sprig jumped up to hang out in her poof of hair, polly growling at her as she hops on the ground. “So here we are Anne! This is wartwood the…greatest pirate hiding in the world!” he said exaggerated as a couple of the frogs there bant an eye at them, weary of the random human aboard their ship.
“Hey Dude! Are they ok with having castaways.” she whispered to him, he looks around and shrugs as they walk towards the market.
”Well…we don’t really have a good reputation here for some reason ehe.” he laughed nervously, she looked at a poster of him saying banned for life.
”Yeah…I can tell, what did you exactly do and what did polly do honestly I feel she was part of that equation?” he gave it a thought than hopped down to walk right next to her.
“Well…Polly expoloded the play and I kind made a ruckus at a cafe nothing too bad.” Hop Pop looked at him with that same dissapotiong look. “Sprig! You brought a pack of rollie pollies too quote on quote adding a bowling alley.” he looked to him putting one of the crates down. “Now come here we need to set up shop for the day.” he stood in front of the stand breathing loudly as he stared off into space.
“Hey psst, want to go into the forest?” he whispered to Anne.
“Yeah! Lets goo!” the two tip toed behind Polly and Hop pop, the little tadpole looked at them about to shout but was shoved with candy turning back around.

They both run laughing into the forest but Sprig here some rustling stopping in his tracks, he turns wroundbut is than pounced from behind by something. “Ambush!” a yellowfrog yelled out both of them rolling down.
“Your back from your supply pickup! How was the world treating you this time! Were you able to get that bug jerky we snacked on!” he took it out of his beanie and gave it to her. “Yeah! This was the last bag! Oh wait Anne! This is my best friend Ivy!” she waved at her, than she waves back.
“Yeah I’m Anne, hey dude can I talk to you for a moment.” she leanded to him by his ear. “Dude do you have the,kahoots for her.” he looked at her weirdly, than thought for a moment.
“Nope! Me and her are just friends! Nothing there!” he turned towards Ivy for a moment she waved at him waving back. “See Anne, we’re friends nothing else and if you excuse me were gonna go explore a cave, want to come! He asked as the both showing cute faces Sprigs making her smile.
“Fine! Come on!” she ran next to them as the look over to the dark cave. “Hey guys you really think we should be going in there?” she lookedat the bones the the obvious sign of dont go in there.
“No I think we’ll be fine right Ivy?” He looked over for her to be gone.
“Ambush!” she shouted again the two rolling around deeper into the cave, Anne stands there reluctant to enter than running in closing her eyes. She opened her eyes and looked around too dark to see anything, as she tries to feel around for either of them.
“Sprig! Ivy! Come on guys this sint funny! Dang I need something to see.” she feles around than feels something picking it up, suddenly mushrooms around her begin to grow as she looks down to what she was holding a skull of a frog. “Ahhhhhhh! Oh my Sprig! He was so young!” she cried out for him to tap her on the shoulder.
“Hey you call my name, me and Ivy just wrestled a bit near the glowing mushrooms get they glow when touched.” she looks behind her shoulder wiping her tears and takes a breath.
“Sprig! Dude! You nearly scared the life out of me! I’m so glad your here than that means…Ivy is right here!” she turned around pointing her finger looking to see a giant red grasshopper instead.
”Hey guys! I think I found a new type of fung-“ the three look up in horror than to each other the two frogs hugging each other screaming and blushing slightly, than all of them run out of the cave being chased quickly by the insect. Anne sees the two falling back and picks them up holding them by their hats; weirdly they don't slip off. She runs into town with them as they duck behind a building, the three catching their breath.
“Alright guys do we have any plans?” She looks to the two frogs having thinking faces as a couple of the other frogs run around panicking.
“Oh! I know!” He ran towards an ominous looking shop.
“He is gonna be a while isn't he?” Ivy looked up to her as they watch him run off.
“Yup.” They ran off to try and help who they can from the insects' onslaught. In that shop a little blue frog was stirring a cauldron.
“Maddie! I need your potions!” He yelled out making her jump up and fix her hat, turning towards him, setting the spoon on a hanger.
“Alright Sprig what would it be this time? you already asked for one to be able to fix your grandpa’s cane just so I know how long it will take and how much it's gonna cost.” He thought and just wen twitch the most reasonable option taking out his pouch full of copper coins.
“A potion that makes people!” He said without a thought she tossed him a pouch full of gun powder, he inspected it not really knowing what to do with it.
“Just throw it in its mouth then it explodes It's not a potion but it works.” He smiles and runs off, closing the door than she goes back to stirring her cauldron.
“Hey guys! I got something to help stop him!” He yelled out to nothing given the two ran off, he hopped towards the commotion to see Anne struggling to hold it back. He takes out his slingshot trying his best to aim. “Come on! Come on! You shot this ting tons of times just fire this shot!” He strains but keeps getting flashes of his parents trying to protect Polly luckily he was able to fire it right as it opened his mouth. He gasps and covers his face with his hoodie, Ivy and Anne to go over to comfort him as he cried onto their shouders

Chapter 5: Domino two

Summary:

found look a like caterpillar

A week past after the grasshopper attack and sprig wasn’t feeling himself. He looked out of their home the day was new and beatiful, Anne got out of the basement she moved to nothing him looking he isn’t his usually happy self, she goes over to sit next to him. “So dude, you want to talk about it? You’ve been like this the past week and its…scaring me a bit.” NShe looked to him as he wipes away his tear, looking to her.
“Yeah…I dont know what happend, I just froze when I saw you holding that thing back it brought back a memory, I dont know who or why I was I there but it just felt familiar.” He took off his beanie and looked to the goggles.
“Well…if its still hard for you to remeber maybe we can go walk around the forest out back, come on so we can take our minds off this.” He nodded putting on his hat, she grabs her back pack realizing she brought her tennis racket and smiled a bit walking out with him. “So I found my tennis racket maybe you can throw some things and I cant hit them back!” She tried to cheer him up, he looked to her smiling like he was when they first met.
“Hec yeah! I’lf go find some mushrooms!” He hopped over to some bushes using his tongue to eat some of the bugs hiding next to the fungi. He gets too carried away with this and accidentally gets a giant cater pillar stuck in his mouth making him gag; she runs over and forces it out and looks up to what she grabbed. She goes wide eyed and tears up at the sight of her cat as a cater pillar.
“Domino! My baby your here!” She snuggled it but is than cries out as it bit her on the arm putting them down gently as she thinks of a way to bring them home, her thought cut off by Sprig tapping her shoulder.
“Hey Anne, why did you hug that caterpillar over there? Do you want it as a pet, I would love to have another pet but ever since we lost our last one Hop Pop doesn’t like the idea.” He thought looking back to when him and Polly watch their grandpa cry his tears out on the couch holding a photo of their old pet.
“Well Sprig from me I dont listen to the rules! Come here little guy!” She put her arms out making grabbing hands out, as they look off and roll to their side. “Oh! I know!” She took out a mouse toy from her backpack shaking it make them and Sprig mezermized by the sound of th bell both walking towards it.
“Give me shiny.” He said as the caterpillar followed behind back at home the two sat in the basement looking as the caterpillar played with the toy.
“What should we call the little guy, I mean if were gonna keep him we might as well name them.” She thinks for a moment and has a lightbulb moment. “He shall be known as…Domino two!” She holds him eye as it looks down to the two just looking.
“Meow” it replied and accpet the embrace of Anne’s hug.
“Alrighty than! Lets try and hide him, Im gonna go hang out with Ivy for a bit just to…talk.” He hopped over and out of the attic grabbing a translucent blue shell on the way.

Some time pasts and she spent the whole way hanging out with him while also trying to take out the randomly appearing webs appearing around her room. “Wow I wish there was vacuums here, but its all worth it to be with yo-“ she turned around dropping the duster seeing a giant cocoon ontop of her bed. She goes wide eyed trying to touch it, moving back fast hearing the sound of a heartbeat; going up stairs to Hop Pop working on his mini ship. “Hop Pop! I really need your help! I might’ve done something, well not following one of your rules.” He turned around quickly but not enough to knock over his ship.
“Wha-What! Which one did you break?! Did you set off boom shrooms or did you sell a not ripe enough crop? Answer me girl! He shook her a lot, than just bring him down to the attic.
“Well I brought a caterpillar here and I well I think thats him in it ehe, I know you said no pets but he was so cute and-“ he shushed her as he slowly brought her out of the basement and sighed.
”Anne! Thats a Coastal kill-a-moth! Thats one of the most deadliest predators on this land, why would you bring him here?!” She sweated a bti and twiddled her fingers.
“It looked like my cat dude! How was I supposed to not take him eh was so cute before he went into that thing!” Both of them yelled out suddenly feeling some scratching noises from the door, than hearing it stop as the two go close to hear if its still there. They burst out of the door screeching as the two scream at it hugging dodged its first lunge as it bumped into the door they go into the kitchen hiding behind the wall. “How can we calm him down maybe they still love their mama. Come here my baby!” She cooed, than lunging towards her as her as he pulls here out of the way.
“See! We have to get them out of here!” He yelled out as it flew through the door way and they run up stairs. “Alright, I know how we can get my sword cane downstairs and I can kill them with a quick stab!” He imitated a stab motion but cracks his back a bit. “Oh sweet pentingnyas!” He made another funny groan, she quickly covers his mouth as domino two creeps around the hallway, sniffing around for them the two sweating as one drops falls to the ground he picks it up and goes into the room screeching as they dodge another lunge from them getting one scratch on Anne’s arm. She looked at him one last time taking out the toy.
“Good bye girl.” She threw the toy out of the window it jumped and flew towards it. She cries out holding in her tears, for Hop pop to hug her on the back.
“I miss apple bottoms too Anne the hard part is letting them go.” He cries a bit as the two cry out to each others lost to their pets

Chapter 6: Tax Toads

Another couple days pass as the house was luckily repaired to its old state by yesterday, Anne wakes up from her bed struggling to keep her eyes away from the bandages on her arm , “Oh! Come on Anne, you could’ve got them all killed if it wasn’t for the toy, but I still love that caterpillar even if he tried to kill me! Maybe I should find something to take my mind off it.” She looked to her bandages her mind replaying the screeches of the caterpillar, shutting it out and walking out of the basement to go and eat breakfast.
“Hey Anne! Hop Pop’s making pancakes!” Sprig exclaimed munching on a couple in his mouth.
“Anne! Come on I got some good gossip to run by with you! About Sprig…” Polly whispered as she sat next to her. “Did you know he still snuggles with his baby toys but he calls them action figures.” She tried to hold in a laugh, he looks over to them talking and turns a brighter red than his skin.
“Hey! Polly, you said you wouldn't tell anyone!” He whined like a child, as his sister laughed at him smacking the table with the little nub of arm or a hand.
“You didn't say when ya baby!” She laughed loud, then he pouted at her, pulling out a photo of her wearing her old bows. “Hey! That's my secret you…traitor!” She pounced at his face, the two arguing and rolling around the house. She looks at the two siblings, bringing a slight smirk to her face at breakfast. Hop Pop grabs his cane and walks over next to her.
“Hey Anne, are you ok? I know we just had to fight off that sea serpent as of recently but more importantly you still are recovering from…Domino two, you haven’t felt like yourself or what I saw in a while.” She looked to him and sighed looking back to her arm, putting her fork down.
“Well, having him reminded me of home it felt nice to have someone around to take care of…sorry not like I dont love living here its just I would’ve liked to at least checked on my parents.” She wiped a tear away everyone stopping what their doing at the sound of a bang on the door.
“Hello! Is this the home of Hoppidiah Planter? We’d like a word with you.” All of them look at each other and go to the door, Hop pop opens it and looks at the three toads standing before him.
“Yes, I am what seems to be the problem.” The three siblings look behind and at each other.
“You seem to have not payed your taxes? Are you hoarding the money?” He looked confused and sweating. His memory wasn’t the same when he was young, rubbing his head.
“Of course I have, now why would a old timer like me would want to keep my own money, to of course get clothes and food for the house.” The toads look at each other for a moment than nod turning around.
“Well sir, if thats the case we’ll taking with force!” The toad in front draw his swords for him to be suddenly knocked away by the swing of Anne’s tennis racket.
“Hey! Don't hurt him, or any of them.” The two other toads take out a flail and musket, the toad raising his hand as he walks over back to them spitting out a tooth.
“Nice shot you remind me of our captain but that’s something for another time, would you perhaps like to help us collect more valuables from non tax paying citizens.” She thought for a moment, than sighing looking to the family.
“Yes, but you don’t hurt the planters or I will make you regret it.” The three laughed, and wipe their tears of joy.
“Fine just follow behind.”The three take out there weapons running to Wally’s little hut near their home, as they all look off to the toads yelling and taking all his things.
“This doesn’t seem right, im gonna go around and see something…bye!” Sprig hopped towards the town, grabbing his sling shot.
“Oi! Hey! I payed my taxes well and share for this month!” She ran behind and looked at the carnage sneaking to grab and give him his accordion.
“Woah! I thought you payed your taxes Wally?!” She said while the toads pack up his stuff on their carriage.
“Of course I have! I might be a nutcase but this guy knows when to pay his taxes. This is a load of Baloney if you ask me!” He yelled at the toads as they walk off with his stuff. She sat on the carriage as the toads made it over to the next house. Sprig hopped over in town and saw that the tower was under construction again. He looked over the tarp to see the mayor stashing in a couple sacks in it.
“Hey, why would he need that many sacks…hmmmmm.” He thought for a moment looking at them than feeling a presence behind him being a small frog with a suit on.
“What are you doing in this restricted area young man?!” He exclaimed while pointing at him, Sprig just hopping away quickly before he can get an answer.

Back with Anne she was helping the toads collect more things while also giving at least one thing back to them having a bad feeling about this. “Why wouldn't anyone not pay their taxes? This doesn’t add up.” She thought that being caught off at the sudden stop looking to see the driver was being attacked by Mrs.Croaker’s spider. “Woah! Mrs.Croaker its me Anne you know the girl who helped you kick your rival’s butt a couple days ago.” She looked up from her window, squinting than walking out to call back her spider.
“Ah it's you but why are you with these thieves! These three are stealing from people who already paid their due.” She pointed her crossbow at them the toad with the spider throwing her pet at her with force and grabbing her things as the toad loomed over and kicked her in the.
“Thats for the spider you old hag.” He said as she groaned on the ground, she ran over to try and see if she was ok.
“Woah don't worry, I’ll talk to them about this…I promise alright.” She said setting her on her chair with her spider, and putting. Blanket over her to keep her self warm.
“Thank you dear, I would’ve kicked their busts but Im just tired.” She went on the carriage and looked back at the old women, smiling abit and looking back to the tree toads.
“You guys sure these people haven’t payed…I have a feeling this is just…stealing.” The leader of the group looks to her while sharpening his sword.
“Well, that's part of the job kid, it feels wrong but don’t worry we’re doing it for the good of the core.” They saluted for a moment and went back to what they were doing, she looked at them and at her tennis racket sighing unsure with herself.
Sprig on the other hand was struggling to open up the statue and looking to see one of the sacks full of gold. “No way! The mayor is taking the tax money! I gotta go tell Anne!” He hears a click of a musket behind him turning around putting his hands up.
“Now that can’t happen boy.” He said pointing as Sprig turns around to him.
“Why are you doing this?! You know this town already gets a bad wrap because we hideout pirates so why give us more!?” He asked while slowly trying to reach his slingshot at his holster.
“Well you see, as much as helping people can really bring spirits up I on the other hand, well don't give a flying care of what that can give to me but we’ll money does bring me joy. Now I can’t have you dead or Hopidaih would be on me for it, so I-“ his sentence was cut off when mud got in his face he shoots a bullet in the air hitting a dragonfly as Sprig ran off with the gold hopping away as fast as he can. “Don’t you think, I wont get ya stand still so I can shoot you!” He jogged over reloading struggling to put the gun powder in.
A couple blocks away, Anne stands in front of the door way having enough of it. “Guys, she is way younger than me and why would we need her stuff?! I mean that isn't really of value.” She laughs nervously as the leader looks up at her, he sighs.
“Look kid , this is the job if your gonna stand in the way I’m gonna move you.” He shoved her out of the way than she went to shove him out of the way also, he sheathed his sword but was met with the hit of a tennis racket; the two other take their weapons out as the green skinned one shot at her somehow she miraculously dodged and kicked the other one in the face. “You three are not going past this door on my watch!” Civilians looked through the windows and astonished at the sight, the three toads struggling to take Anne on. Without her knowing she got cut in the arm holding the wound before taking a breath, putting herself into a serving stance against him.
“I will not! Whatever you do I will not stand down!” The four get ready to charge at each other but are interrupted as Sprig drops down a sack full of gold.
“The Mayor was harboring all the tax money! He hid it all in the statue to avoid suspicion.” Everyone looks in shock wide eyed as the toads nod and bandage up Anne’s arm and go off to find the mayor luckily he was just in front of them catching his breath.
“You are under arrest for tax evasion and money laundering you fat caterpillar!” The leader yells walking off with the mayor as he tries to make it hard for them, the leader looks to Anne for a moment and keeps on walking. The three went on their small boat and started to row off. “Send a message to captain Waybright.” He says as one of them writes a note and ties it on a fly. Back in town the three got things in order and luckily the second slash on her arm didn't leave a scar

Chapter 7: Trintonio!

Summary:

The kids go to some self defense camp

With some consideration Hop Pop thought that the kids need to know how to defend themselves more importantly each other. He brought the three to course he saw a flyer for, Anne groans rubbing her eyes, looking up to the snoring Sprig and Polly; looking around to where she is. “Uhhh Hop Pop, dude where are we, how did you even te me on this.” He stopped the carriage and hopped off.
“Well Anne, I brought you kids to a free self defense class. See ya!” He dropped Sprig and Polly off and drove off fast on his carriage as the siblings looked confused.
“Did he leave us here cause of a deal?” Sprig looked up to Anne, she nods than he sighs.
“Come on you big softies! I also want to learn to fight!” Polly bounces over, the two following behind and taking a video of her struggling to reach the door knob. The three enter the tower looking at the tons of training dummies and weapons, Polly hopped over and tried to use one of the booom shrooms but was quickly held up by Anne, trying to get out of her hold. “Let me go! I want to throw those at someone! Mostly at Sprig.” He stocked his tongue at her so does she being interrupted as a rapier is thrown between the two.
“There will be no fighting between my students!” A newt flips down and stands ontop fo the rapier. “Tis I! The great Trintonio your amazing self, defense, teacher!!!” He exclaimed, the two siblings are filled with a sudden burst of excitement whiel Anne just rolls her eyes and scoffs. “Come on my friends, your training awaits!” He ran off to another room grabbing out his rapier from the ground.
“Woohoo race you there Anne!” He said than Polly bumping into him.
“Not if I beat you!” Polly yelled out, anne following the two crossing her arms.
“Alright my protégées, first you will all try and shoot at these approaching criminals!” He pulled a rope as some targets with drawn on faces popped up; giving each of them a bow and arrow.
“Wait Trintonio, why do we need these? Aren’t smuskets better for shooting?” He walked in front of him and grab the items for himself, smirking and fixing his hat. “Well, you see little frog muskets are powerful but…are well impractical to reload observe!” he throws up a fruit and shoots it with the musket, showing the three how long it takes to reload one it took about 5 minutes. “You see, this little tool would surely be useful far away but most likely a terrible weapon upclose.” He threw the weapon away and proceeded to hit all his arrows perfectly in the middle of the target with arrows going through each other. “Now this is the optimal weapon for distance! Don't you think protégées!” He looks back as Polly and Sprig cheered, Anne was looking off impressed but not showing it. The three start to practice with the bows, sadly Sprig was close to a bullseye, Polly hit the inner circle , and Anne missed entirely. “It can use work, Anne, try harder next time.” She looked down clenching her bow, throwing it as they moved on to endurance, as all of them attempted to climb the building already exhausted before even making it to the middle.
“Come on, we're so close to the top, Anne!” He said Hoppin on one of the exposed bricks, Polly hopping behind huffing.
“Easy for you to say your legs can jump while mine aren’t even out yet!” Polly yelled out, barely making the next jump, Sprig picking her up so she can properly rest.
“Well guys, I wasn’t the best in PE that was Sasha, come on arms don’t fail me!” She pulls up and sadly falls down landing in a bush she groans from the impact.
“You could’ve tried hard, no matter we must move on to the next activity.” She looked to herself and stood up from the bush and huffed walking in as the siblings looked down worried for her hopping down to follow trintonio. Moving onto swordsmanship, Sprig went with twin sais’; he charges froward with a thrust but was parried and brought to the ground.
“You would’ve got me but your balance was off.” He picked him up and went to help Polly with the boom shrooms, Sprig walking over to her on her phone.
“Hey, why aren’t you training with us Anne?” She looks down from her phone and puts it away, sighing and looking back to the scar from domino.
“Well I don't really have a nice connection with teachers, so yeah never trusting teachers so gonna be up on the roof see ya.” Trintonio looked up at her and follows through he ladder.
“Hey comrade Anne, why aren’t you traing with your friends?” He stands up as she looks to him putting her phone down, crossing his arms.
“Well all day you have been just…constantly saying I can do more but…I can't, I already couldn’t handle one guy without being hit.” He looks to her, sighing and sitting next to her fixing his hat.
“I keep pushing you because I see a part of me in you, though I seem flashy and amazing it took time and work for me to get where I am. With enough work you can be up to par or even superior to me. Now come if you really want to train.” She looks with some excitement in her eyes, than taking his hand standing up and walking in front of him.
“Let Do it, Dude!” He smiled and both take defensive stances against each other, she charges forward he dodges but is caught off guard from her tennis racket getting hit as he smiled at her against the wall.
“Good job my pupil let's continue on with the combat training!” She smiled and nodded the two beginning to continue but are then enveloped by an explosion made from Polly.
“Yay! Let's do it again!” The next couple the day the three were training hard working on their skills, often the Anne working trintonio more on her own style of fighting expanding her swordsmanship and improving on her tennis serves and swings. He gathers the three siblings to a checkerboard and clears his throat, holding a little pointer.
“Ehm! Alright my star protégées, tomorrow will be your final test. We will steal from one of my “fake” boats about two bags of gold, to test all the lessons I showed you to this point!” They all nod happily and take a pose together.
“We're ready, Trintonio!” Anne yelled out as the two nod. The tour make their way to the boat starting off with a distraction. Sprig hopped out sporting the average British orphan disguise.
“Oh, but how unlucky I am, my leg is in need of surgery but Im so poor that…oh I can't afford it!” He cried out fake tears as the toads looked to him crying real tears rather than being knocked out by Polly with flail.
“Heist Time!!!” She yelled out the three running in and sneaking around, Anne signaling Polly to throw her boom shrooms at the door, then Anne and Sprig realizing what they just said yes to going wide eyed as a chunk of the ship is now gone to the bits in the ocean. They all run out with the two bags of gold as trintonion is on a getaway boat.
“Come! we will almost be home free, just drop it down here! He yells as they follow through than he stars rowing away quickly leaving the three there.
“No…wait a minute this is all real…and he just left us!” Sprig looks to her and begins to freak out a bit. “Oh no! I can't go to jail, I have the most adorable face and I can't be gruff.” Polly shrugs and looks to him unfazed, fixing her bandana.
“Your scared I accpet it, they will fear me!” She yells out and the two look to Anne seemalingly vanished from their eyes. Trintonio looks up to see Anne jumping onto his boat, pulling his rapier out to hit her with the handle.
“Ah do you think you can take me go ahead and try it!” She takes her tennis racket out glaring at him. “
Dude! you were gonna leave us there! Why put us through that training if your just gonna ditch us man!” She look with tears in her eyes, trintonio faltering for a moment returning to his smile.
“Well I knew it would’ve end like this, so…I must take this and bid you farewell.” He thrust but is than smacked int eh face by her tennis racket as he falls to the boat smiling going to get a kick at her but she blocks it with her own leg and puts her sword close to his neck. “Ah looks like the student..became the master, I applaud you Anne but! I must go now…goodbye!” He hopped out of the boat seemingly swimming away fast with the gold as she is left standing there smiling at him putting away her weapons the moment is cut short as the toads she knocked out and picked her up. After being picked up at the local prison by Hop Pop the three were than grounded for about 2 days.

Chapter 8: Frog of The Year

Notes:

I just wanted to say thank you for all who have been reading, it means a lot to me to know that people like my writing. I’ll try my best to get more chapters out it just takes a bit hope you enjoy this one!

5 months pass as Anne has done good deeds around the town, like helping the failing restaurant and stopping the local cannibals from eating more frogs around the area. The whole town gathers as the planters look around, Polly still asleep in Anne’s hair. “What's this all about Sprig? Does the Mayor want to do another cook off, or that bug ball game again. He looks up while rubbing his eyes, yawning loud as his tongue hangs.
“Well, I think this is to announce..what was it?” He thought for a moment with one finger on his chin. Hop Pop slapping the boy in the back of the head with his tongue rather than coming in with more energy, “Its to announce the frog of the year! The one day where the frog showed the most valor…the most heart…and the whole town loves and adores!” He said with his mouth open like a muppet, Sprig and Anne look at each other weirdly caught off guard by Hop Pop’s burst of energy.

Mayor Toadstool went up with a horn and blew into it all the townsfolk going silent and looking forward. “Today! We are her to honor the frog with the most valor the most Yada Yada, here is who it is…it is…my word! Its Anne Boonchoy. Everyone cheers while Anne gasps her jaw open wide.
”Me?! I thought I would be the least likely to get one!” Sprig and Hop Pop look up to her confused.
“Why would you be? You helped save Bessie from that sea monster and protected Maddie from those toads! Your literally a hero a freakishly ugly hero!” She looks to him with the what the hell type look but than smiled at him.
”Well thanks Dude! Wow you all really think of me that way!” She says happily as everyone shares how she helped them but it's then cut off by the shot of a musket.
“Alright, Alright! Settle down, Now part of the responsibility of this reward is to throw the rest of the town a party…last years was…well interesting ah! What am I saying it was literally on fire.” She than sweats a bit being a bit nervous, going to squish Sprigs head like a squishmellow, ”I am confident that she is gonna blow it, like how confident she was that a moss person was real.” He laughed, someone throwing a mushroom at th back of his head.
“Oi! It is real and we saw it together!” The mayor rubs the back of his head and clears his throat. “With that in mind lets see how she blows this.” She huffs and points at him angrily.
“You’ll see Dude! Im gonna make the most spectacular and amazing party ever!” She yelled out as he just walks off with his assistant tony. She walks off as Sprig is pounced from the back into some bushes.
“Ambush! Hey sprig, so if Anne is have a awesome party maybe…we can go together like as…friends you know-ehe.” She was blushing a bit twiddling her fingers, Sprig on the other hand had no idea what she was implying and nodded happily, “Yeah! I’ll see you there but I'm gonna run off with Anne bye!” He waved to her as he hopped off, next to Anne smiling creepily like a villain.
”ho ho i'm gonna show them.” She giggles manically entering their home and sitting the three down with her plan, “alright you guys hear me out, tonight I want to do something big and show the mayor and shove my awesome part in his face! First we're gonna ask Stumpy to cook up an amazing dish for the whole town to share! Then I’ll ask Leopoldo to make a statue for me in my honor, but before that grab some nice and high end clothes! What do you think?” She asked as the three looked confused, Hop Pop looking at his wallet as a fly came out holding his' I owe yous’ in its little legs.
”Well…this sounds good Anne but…we're broke. Do you think these guys will do this for free!” She shuts him up with a smug face.
”Yes! I think they will.” She whispered, then polly waved her hand up.
“Hey! Hey! Anne! I have something to add to this…can I be in charge of-“ she is cut off by a hand from Hop pop.
“you can not! I mean not! Be in charge of pyrotechnics, I wouldnt even have you near a simple fire work!” He said yelling, than being shushed by Anne.
“Well, I did help them and they did say the owe me so…yeah! I think they would.so lets do it. A couple hours pass, as the planters and a group of frogs help set up a area for her party, Stumpie coming in with the entree of the night, a giant squid who is hopefully dead. She walked in with her cane and fixed hair checking this off from her metaphorical check board, walking up to Stumpies food cart setting her cane against it. He looks over after he seasons the squid setting the two spices on his little shelf.
“Hey Stumpie, how is the entree going? Is it spicy and exploding with flavor!” She said happily, him turning and slamming his cleaver in to his cart smiling a bit.
“Ah! This here will be plentiful for the guests, one of my finest dishes thanks to your recipe.” He put a scorpion leg in his mouth and chewed it a bit taking one out for Anne. She puts her hand out and sets it down lower as she fixes her her jelled hair.
“No thanks dude, not really my thing, keep up the good work!” She walks off from him and finds Leopoldo tugging a somewith with a tarp over it struggling to put it in place, she runs over and helps him pull it to the center. He huffs and wipes sweat from his head and takes his goggles off to let the steam escape from the lenses.
“Thanks Anne! I really need to work out, so I can get these works of art places easier.” He put his goggles on and went to take off the tarp revealing a giant statue of Anne just with her in a serving position with her racket.
“Woah! This is so cool! How were you even able to sculpt me? You even got my freckles and people don't see those!” She pointed towards them, as he laughed a bit with his tools.
“The Simple Answer Anne is…I just took a gamble of what details you had. A artist needs to follow his gut and hopefully people will like it.” He said happily crossing his arms, looking towards the snack carts running over to one and grabbing a couple of cookies. She walks off and notices Mayor Toadstool coming on top of his snail. Scoffing at the snack carts and going wide eyed at the giant statue of her.
“My oh my! This is starting to look like a good party, I mean if you don’t mess it up. He grinned mockingly to her sitting on one of the chairs, Anne puffing her cheeks and smiling as other town folk walked in. Sprig looks through the crowd for Ivy wondering where she is being tapped on the shoulder, turning around taking out his sling shot as he lowered it, seeing her in a nice suit.
“Hey Sprig! So what is there to do here anyway.” He was caught off guard by Ivy as he blushed slightly, looking around them and spotted the large table of food.
“Oh Look! There’s a chocolate fountain over there!” He hops off to it with her, Ivy grabbing some marshmallows and dipping all of them together at once making a ball of chocolate and marshmallows.
“Check this out! I'm calling it the fudge chokladbollar a mix of mellow and chocolate!” Both of them laugh out loud and subconsciously hold hands, far off to the distance as two swans cuddle and look up to sense the blossoming of a couple starting to fly off to it.

 

Anne greets all the entering guests, this party was actually going really well. Not even some attack or scuffle starting out from the townsfolk, even the mayor was just having a good time. She sighed with relief and goes to walk to the table full of food, noticing over Sprig's table her and Ivy holding hands; beginning to giggle taking a photo of them. The Mayor walked over with his cane and wiping away hsi sweat and shaking off his laughter to just a little smirk, “This party…is quite the best we have seen in years! You weren’t kidding when you said this would be the best party I’ve seen.” He said, setting his cane on the table and fixing his vest looking away embarrassed.
“I said the greatest party, or are you just saying I wasn’t right.” She smirked, while he grumbled taking his food and off to his table with Tony. She walks forward to Stumpy's cart as he finishes up with the squid, “Heyyy Stumpie! How is the main course? Ready to serve up to everyone?” He looked forward, chopping off the eye and beak.
“Yeah! I was just about to reel her into the middle and give you the honor of giving it your blessing for a great party!” He said starting to bring the squid on a cart in front of the statue of her. Anne grabs a wine glass and clings it with all the frogs looking at her stopping wha they are doing, she sighs pouring in some grab juice or the equivalent fruit here.
“Today I wanted to thank you all, really… when I thought I wasn’t really like here for all the stuff I either brought, destroyed, or accidentally had a part of. I’m happy to know that when I protected you that you all knew there was…that one part of me you can rely on to protect you! A toast for frog of the year!” She yelled out as they all set their glasses up, also all taking a sip of their beverage. She goes to the squid and thinks of a way to give it its blessing. The first thing from what she knows is to kiss it trying to make herself be able to but then going on with the action anyway, pulling back as everyone cheers. She wipes her lips excessively from the kiss Hop Pop coming over after grabbing tons of spider crab legs on his plate.
“Wow Anne I know a lot of people are saying it around but this party is great! There were no grasshopper attacks, no sudden fires, or even a sudden explosion from Polly! She is too wasted on the chocolate covered food she ate!” Anne looked over to Polly wobbling all over the table with a chocolate mess on her mouth and stained bandana.
“Wooo I'm gonna beat up a pumpkin with you frobo.” She fell on her face, Anne taking a picture of this and saved smiling by setting her hands on her waist. Some folk go to cut up some of the squid for themself, but stop in their tracks as everyone hears the sound of a distant shriek. Everyone looks up and at the night sky as a heart shape is focused through the red moon light. Two blue feathered swans dive down chomping down at the squid as people run away from them all look out as the town folk take out their muskets and blunt weapons. All hitting and firing at the two leaving Anne Speechless and confused.
“What are those things?! I thought there weren’t any birds flying over here, just over to the forest because of the food.” Hop Pop looks in terror dropping his plate out of shock, taking a breath and firing a t the beast with his musket.
“Those Are Love Doves! There is a descendent but deadly species of birds that travel with their mate on the honey moon cycle they sense a blossom of a new couple and go to try and eat them! But who could have feeling at this hour?!” The two look at each other and to Sprig’s table to see the two frogs gone, both mouths wide open.
“Oh crap! Dude! They’re after Sprig and Ivy! We gotta find them before those birds get to them!” She yelled out as Hop Pop ran forward grabbing her hand, dashing into the woods.
“Don’t stand there and yell, we need to find my grandchildren!” The two frogs were at the spot where the fireflies roam around a tree, just enjoying the sight together away from the party to be alone.
“This sight never gets hold, right Ivy.” He looked over to her, taking her hat off and her hair sprouting out of it all messy, she began to hold her hand and gave a dreamy look to him.
“Yeah…I’ve been thinking, Sprig, when can I be on your ship? I can sneak on so I don't have to ask my mom.” He thinks for a moment, sighing with a guilty look.
“Well…Ivy I do want you to come with us but…I don’t really want you to get hurt. I'm sorry Ivy but I want to keep you safe.” She teared a bit, wiping them away while taking a breath.
“Well…you know I can take care of myself but…fine Sprig.” She looked down angrily at him letting go of his hand, he looked guilty and went to put his hand on her shoulder for some reassurance but is cut off with the sudden screech, he took his slingshot out quickly and Ivy took a fighting stand next to him quickly putting on her beanie. Both look towards the sound and back away near the tree squinting a bit as Hop Pop and Anne emerged in front of the Love swans.
“Anne?!” He yelled out loud both being grabbed by their jackets and screaming as a love swan extended his neck to try and bite at them, both hugging close to Anne by her legs screaming., “Why do they want to eat me and Ivy specifically!” He yells climbing up to Anne’s hair and looking down from her head to her eyes, they all hide behind some trees keeping quiet and catching some breath.
“Look Dude, those things are after you two because…well…” Hop Pop popped up from the three, and cleared his throat.
“You two brought off the energy of a soon to be couple! Don’t ask how that makes sense but it's all in the Hopidiah’s Guide to the wild.” Anne and. The two little frogs look at him with the wrong time for that look.
“So! How can we beat them?” All of them look down and think for a moment, Sprig and Anne get an idea.
“Remember when we snuck out to go swimming in the lake.” She said turning towards Sprig, getting the idea of nodding hugging Ivy tight.
“Ivy! We need you for what we’re thinking, please…I'm sorry for…well…trying to keep you from adventuring with me! I felt scared I might lose another person close to me and-ow!” he is cut off from Ivy punching his shoulder.
“Thanks for the apology, I’ll help Anne and you..you're such a softie. What's the plan.” Sprig pouts holding in a smile even Ivy was hiding her real joy in the moment. All four of them run back to the party area, Hop Pop runs from the three directing the scared and panicking fok to a safe space, while Anne directs the swans towards the giant hopefully dead squid, Sprig and Ivy ready two slingshots of greasy pouches aiming close waiting for a opening; Anne steps back as she steps on a tentacle, the squid scratched out as it grabbed the swans throats with its tentacle. Anne looks up wide eyed as she steps to the side, giving a thumbs down for the two to lower their sling shots, Sprig and ivy nodded a bit disappointed but just let the squid go off with the swans.
“So…the plan didn't even work but…hooray! We saved the town.” all of them look to the destroyed area as the twins folk come in. THough a disaster the mayor and everyone else loved it but this feeling was revealed after the tears of joy Mayor Toadstool.
“You saved us! I take back every doubt I thought!” He cried out hugging Anne, patting his back awkwardly stepping back.
“Thanks dude, how about we go ahead and end this night with a couple of the leftover appetizers. The group walk off as Sprig and ivy through the crowd hold hands lightly blushing but not wanting to let go

Chapter 9: Gary…

Summary:

Shrooms

Hop Pop was sleeping soundly in his bed, holding close his prized model ship; this was cut short as he jumps up at the sudden slamming of his door his model nearly hit the ground catching it at the last second with his tongue. “ Hop Pop! Hop Pop! Its done! Its do-“ he is cut off by Hop Pop giving the classic look of disappointment but mostly anger.
“Sprig…what did I say when you try to enter my study.” He put his boat on his desk and walked over to Sprig, he twiddled his finger and gulped.
“um…to knock, but…it’s important.” He gave his signature cute look and Hop Pop sighed and put fingers against his close eyes.
“Dang it boy…you know that never works. Just tell me what you wanted to say.” Sprig gave nod as he put a smile back on his face, than pulling out the letter giving Hop Pop his glasses; it took him a sec to read as than he gaspsed loudly. Running down stairs to say the good news, as he walks. Into a smoke filled living room, he coughed before Polly opened a window as she was covered in some fruits and bug guts.
“Sorry Hop Pop, me and Anne tried to make you breakfast.” Anne runs out side holding a pan with mittens throwing it into the pond. She huffed and wiped her forehead away, taking her apron off and huffing.
“Hey Hop Pop sorry I left Polly in charge of the pan while I was cutting up some of the fruit…ehe-“ Anne laughed nervously, twiddling her fingers, then sweating at a very pissed Hop Pop.
“Polly! You remeber what I said! You have to call and focus on the food, Anne! You should never take a break when a pan is hot! I always tell you this and you never listen!” He wheezed and took a breath bringing out the letter, giving a signal for the kids to gather around, “Our ship is repaired! Bessie is gonna ride and in the nick of time too actually! We need to grab a fungi from a mysterious island a couple miles from here, tailed to be curse and whoever enters…doesn’t come back.” He says dramatically with Anne raising her hand up.
“Why do we need to grab this mushroom, I am all for adventure Hop Pop but…this seems off.” She said with a bit of an uneasy face as she looked at the scar on her arm; Sprig puts a hand on her back giving a hopeful look to her clenching his fist.
“We got this Anne, we’ve faced worse from the past couple months.” Anne’s nodded back doing a bit of a hug and put her fist up to him.
“Spranne against the world?’ She asked with a bit of excitement and joy, he completed hte fist bump.
“Spranne against the world!” He exclaimed out happily the four walk out to their ship, settling things up for the trip as they sailed off from the pirate hideout waving away at their friends.

A couple hours pass as Hop Pop looks from his steering wheel with a sigh seeing the three kids goof around on the deck; seeing them play around with the assortment of swords and sling shots they gotten from Wally and Ms.Croaker, he looks to his own scimitar and sighs loosening his tie as he turns towards the ominously fog covered island as all of them looked on edge as they entered iwth amount of shipwrecks and moss covered on them. They dock the ship and all look around to find the mushroom or atleast one of them. “So…where or how many of this fungi we HP, this place feels off more than any haunted house I’ve been on.” She takes out her tennis racket as she walked around slowly with Sprig taking nhis slingshot and Polly taking the kitchen knife she stole out as they all slowly explore the cave. Hop Pop looks around his scimitar out, looking around and noticing a bud on the roof of the cave, he pokes at it as it suddenly spews out some liquid, at the nick of time Hop Pop dodges but the kids get hit with the liquid, he looks to them as all of their pupils lithely dilate.
“Kids! Are you ok! Do you feel weird or iffy due to the goop”. ANne looks up and rubs his eyes looking around and shrugging.
”Not really, let's keep going I think we might be getting close. They make their way to multiple paths Codie Italy for the four of them without a thought of a grass hopper popping out screeching at them.
“Sprig! Blind them! Anne Hold them down and Polly stay there…” Spranne follows with quick precision as Hop Pop cuts off the legs and later the head huffing looking confused. “you all…actually listened?” They all look at each other with a shrug.
“Why wouldn't we Hop Pop your superior.” He gives a weird look rather than looking to the paths as all three just give him a blank look and a smile.
“alright so you all choose a path and we’ll hopefully meet up.” They nod as they all split up, Hop Pop holds up a torch through the dark tunnel. He finds his way down an intersection surrounded by weirdly glowing mushrooms, he pokes at one of the mushrooms with his sword as a frog pops out with a mushroom covered head growling at him. He steps back and struggles to swing his sword, from behind a rapier stabs through the frog's head as it stops flailing and falls flat on the ground bleeding out a glowing goo. “who…thank you for saving me.” He faltered looking up to the tall figure in a helmet, they put their rapier in a holster and nodded at him. They look towards the frog and turn back towards him.
“Well your welcome, though I’d prefer if you call me Grimothy, just a newt on the front lines come on gramps we need to keep moving.” Grimothy walks forward as Hop Pop follows back confused, examining them of where the tail is supposed to be. He gets a bit of an angry face being called gramps, looking around and taking a sigh.
“So…if you're a newt where is your tail? If you mind me asking.” They laugh and look at him, dusting their clothes off and clearing their throat.
“You see, I had to cut it off due to a horrible injury. Now I have no tail which actually gives me more speed and…I don't trip over it as much.” They say a bit embarrassed, laughing slightly as Hop Pop smiles, also liking the story.
“Well…on my part I'm not really in time to fight on my end either, I’m getting old and it’s getting much harder to even swing my sword. I too suffer from a injury but more in the head, I get nightmares…it doesn’t matter let's keep on moving forward.” He wipes his tears away, taking a couple breaths before looking to see a room surrounded by tons of frogs groaning. The two walk in, looking around confused with both of their swords out standing back to back weary of what could happen. All the frogs scream in unison as a beetle on a throne is shown on a pillow of moss as it scurries towards the three kneeling in front of them resting on one of their heads, the three turn around and it appears to be Anne, Sprig, and Polly. The little beetle points its legs towards them as the frogs in the room turn to the two as the beetle gets a look at the two. It has Sprig hold him up closer to Hop Pop than to Grimothy, nodding and giving the two some confusion.
“You two might be wondering who I am, well I am a special type of fungi but you can call me Gary It can…take the minds of who make contact with my spores. Lucky enough you two haven’t made contact with those spores but these poor souls have, now let's fix that...” He looks as the two run off and hide in the corner as the zombies run and try to capture them. Hop Pop starts to panic as his heart beats faster, ringing and flashes of that day begin to surface up until he is then calmed down by Grimothy’s hand.
“What are we gonna do?! My kids and Anne! Their-their, whatever has happened to them we can stop it right?! Right?!” He yelled out still panicking though he calmed down luckily. Grimothy looked down to him as they took out a rapier as their hand shakes, looking around and throwing Hop Pop away from them as they hit back a boom shroom served by Anne. They kept quiet and took a stance throwing sand at her eyes and running off with Hop Pop and losing her as the two looked back to each other. Nodding as the two ran off with some idea of how to save everyone here; Hop Pop ran back to that intersection looking for a way to cut off the signal from the two while cutting away at the giant mushrooms and taking the time to bury the spore goop into the sand. He goes to walk out and dodges some mud shots fired by Sprig his back cracks and he groans rolling into him like a bowling ball; luckily hitting him and knocking his grandson into the wall; running away and hearing a distant honk like noise running towards it as fast as he could.. Back with Grimothy as they fight off all the zombies not killing them just injuring them with piercing attacks through the thigh, while just handling the last out of a mob, they turn to block a strike from Anne. Staring deeply down her eyes for a sec before taking their scimitar out of the holster on her back, hitting her in the face with the handle before sweeping ehr to the floor knocking her out, running to lead these zombies out of the cave for more space. They run and see the beetle on one of the frogs heads, as they dash out and away onto a hill now seemingly surrounded by the mob.
“Got you now! All I need is for that frog boy to bring some of my spores.” He cackled, the two frogs held their arms tight; as all seemed loss and sudden sound of a honk comes from the distance. Hop Pop rides in on a purple snail, as his steed ate all the mushrooms sprouting from each of the frogs heads; dwindling Gary’s numbers in a matter of seconds as Grimothy breaks through the hold and throws the beetle to the ground stabbing through the beetles body to keep him pinned to the ground. Hop Pop sets his snail down next to Grimothy both looking down to Gary, as he looks up at the mercy of these giant creatures that stood in front of him with such a pissed off aura. “Hey! Hey, we can talk about this! That was all a joke, just a silly little joke!” The two look at each other and without a second though Grimothy used their boot to crush him, finishing this very tiresome day. Anne wakes up and looks to the figure rubbing her head groaning, looking towards the tall person in a helmet. She stood up and put a hand out to them, with a tired smile.
“Hey…Thanks Dude! I’m Anne Boonchoy, look to me you already HP Hop Pop for short. That was a…unexpected type of feeling but…something I never want to feel again.” They took her hand and shook it slightly with a giggle, putting their rapier away as they cleared their throat, snapping their fingers as toad carrier’s surrounded the area with their torches lighting up in a signified circle around the island. Anne and Hop Pop look around with their weapons up and the now freed frogs looking terrified of the situation. Hop pop turned to them and looked with a tear in his eye glaring angrily at them.
“You! You! I thought I can trust you, but you…sold us out to the toads! How could you!” They laughed slowly clapping at his sudden burst of emotion towards them. Anne went to strike them with her racket, but was brought to the ground and a rapier pointed towards her neck.
“Yeah! How could you betray someone like its nothing, that’s cruel!” They looked in confusion tilting their head and slowly taking their helmet off as blond hair slowly drooped down without a good look. Anne couldn’t process who it was but it hit her as the figure looked up, throwing the head piece into the sand.
“But it was all for you girlfriend…Aren't you happy to see a friend.” They said as Sasha stood before Anne, it's been weeks months since she has last seen her. Anne was confused, angry, and distraught at the same time not being able to muster up a sentence or even a response cut off by the sudden sound of a toad dropping onto the beach from one of the now docking ships with a hammer.
“Lieutenant! Did you get our brothers and sisters back from this cursed island!” He yelled out dropping his weapon on his iron head, she had two tads put shackles on Anne as she walked towards him with a smile petting his back and returning her rapier to her holster.
“Yeah Captain! They came out just fine but do need to train some more, but nothing like more tai chi classes right!” She gleefully said as the two went on their separate ship, snapping for the two toad soldiers to bring Anne and her friends to the cells below deck.
“Sasha! Where were you and why-“ her sentence was cut off as her mouth was gagged by one of the toads as they are taken aboard the ship. While on the deck she can hear sounds of explosions in the distance as she looks in horror as Wartwood is being raided by the toads sending in cannon fire and soldiers onto the outpost. She tries to struggle out of the restraints to try and steer the ship but she was only able to watch in horror as her new home was being destroyed.

Chapter 10: The tower

Summary:

The finale

Notes:

Sorry for taking long, been overwhelmed by school so hope you enjoy it! Gonna put this on hold to work on other projects.

Anne was bagged as she struggled to get out of the chains; now just feeling confused she takes a breath as the bag was removed off of her. She looks around the room, she narrows her yes as this space was decorated like spa with tons of flowers and face care routine items as Anne wad delicately dunked into the water; she bring her head up gasping for air and rubbing her wrists looking around the room to see sasha with a face mask. She walked over as suddenly two toads dress her up in a bathrobe at the snap of Sasha’s fingers as she took the cucumber like slices off her eyes and smiled at Anne. “Hey~ girlfriend, I missed you so much! How ya been I mean you have leaves and stick in you hair but you seem lively!” She laughed completely oblivious of how her toads just destroyed a village full of amazing and caring frogs. Just her normal self like every week for her, Anne looked to her with a concerned look scared even knowing she cant beat her, even on earth Sasha dominated all the games and challenges they did. She swallowed up her nervously feelings d took a deep breath.
“Sash…are you…ok with this! You just burned down a village with people I met and knew over months of hard work and friendship! They were nice people that can help me change and improve myself! I-“ she was cut off by Sasha’s finger with a diss pointed yet confused look to her.
“Look Anne, Im gonna say this once and only this time these frogs dont even matter, we matter, us getting home matters! It might seem well out of the ordinary but…we need to find Marcy!” Anne looked in shock and she wasn’t wrong but what she did to woo her new friends was…beyond wrong, though she feels that she can be changed its Sasha for crying out loud! With a glimmer of hope in her eyes she nodded and sat next to her looking up and back down to Sasha.
“Sasha, where are the planters? Are they downstairs, could I still talk to them!?” She yelled out with concern and worry rushing through her body, sasha just putting the mask on and pointing to the floor. Anne looked very confused at her friend before getting the idea of running down the stairs and seeing the planters in the cells eating some soup, or trying to with their tongues but knocking over the bowls every time.
“Anne! Can you help unchain us, please…we cant even reach the bowl. Polly was straining and shuffling to try and get to her soup.
“Anne! Please! This is torture, if only i had my dagger than i could..stab all of these guys in the face!” The two toad guards looked at the tadpole with little to no concern, while Hop pop was soundly napping in his chains being his nap time at this hour of the day.
“Dont worry guys, I’ll get you out of here. I just need to convince sasha and see what this is all about alright.” Sprig and Polly look to each other and gave a nod.
“We trust you Anne, can you also tell these two to please take the chains off!” She nodded and looked at one of them, before pulling out a nice get out of jail card with Sasha on it.
“i'd like to check this in order to free my friends from the chains please!” She said happily as the two toads did as said but locking them in the cage still. Walking back up to the stairs and through the hallway back into the spa room; looking towards Sasha with her armor on looking at the photo of calamity trio putting it in her pocket and turning towards Anne. With a bright smile, and a peace sign, as a figure disappears from behind her.
“Heyyy girlfriend! How were your frog pals, were they enjoying their space for the night.” Anne shrugged, walking up onto the balcony and looking out; staring at the star lit sky accompanied by the red moon taking a breath.
Anne: “Sasha did you…order for the planters to be in that cell, they are fine with it but you had them chained and…did you order that raid at wartwood. The people there weren’t doing anything to us. There not even bad people Sasha, its a question I’ve been thinking about ever since I got here. Sasha looked over and sighed pulling Anne close to herself. Making Anne blush slighly but shakes it off just focusing on the conversation, not Sasha’s looks, or nice little smile, or her oh jeez she is losing her thought.

Sasha: “Well Anne, that place was…a pirate sanctuary. Where your little frog family helps to grab resources from all around. There are only stories of what he had to do to get some of those items that are gruesome. So me and Grime did the obvious thing to trap him in our darkest cell until his trial. While some of the other residents are under the two you hold dear. So would you liek to come and bring them all into court.
She said softly to Anne putting a hand out, Anne faltered lookign down for a moment before quickly pushing Sasha to the side and running.
Anne: “sorry Sash! But I cant let you do that!” She yelled out running off and down the stairs. The level below Sprig and Polly were just annoying the hell out of the guards, like pulling their armor and making faces at them.\
Toad Guard one: “hey! If you two don't stop I’ll come in there and hi—“ his sentence was cut off from being knocked out whiel the other toad guard look astonished, later being kicked in the face by Anne.
Sprig: “Anne! You came here to break us out finally.” He says gleefully, jumping up excited. Polly huffed and banged on the bars still, as Anne opened the door. Polly:”Yeah Anne! It was getting kinda weird for you not to immediately try breaking us out. Thats the first option and you know it.” She huffs while hopping out of the cell, secretly happy to see her as she fixes her bandana and picks up the guards sword but falling back.
Sprig: “Anne! I think below us is where the other townsfolk are with are weapons. We also gotta get Hop Pop!” He yelled out stating the obvious, as Polly and Anne sprinted forward awithout him, making him put on his angry face as he ran with the two.
Sprig: “What the frog guys! You could’ve just told me we were gonna start running. What if I was gonna get captured again?!” He asked while the two turn a corner and take a breath, trying to stay quite as a horde of guards pass them.
Anne: “Come on dude, we knew you would catch up with us. Plus this plan needs you in the mix.” He smiles big and nods as the three huddle up and split up, Anne going to the lower level while Sprig and Polly free the other towns folk. Anne ran down stairs while swiftly dodging some guards. On the way grabbing a torch and seeing Hop Pop chained up groaning, she took her sword and knocked out the guard, opening the door with some keys and cutting him out of those chains without any challenge for some reason.
Anne: “Hop Pop!! Thank frog your alright, what did they do to you hopefully nto much.” She carried him and started to walk him up and out of his cell. He groaned and grabbed his cane as he was able to now walk up the stairs but not as fast as the two would want.
Hop Pop: “They didnt do much to this old timer, other than try to starve me but I packed myself some beetle jerky in my clohtes a place where they couldn’t have thought. My pants, now we should get the towns folk and…the kids!” He yelled out worried as he started to run up the stairs only three cause well he is old.
Anne: “dont worry Hop pop, if I know those two everything is going to plan.
The towns folk were fighting off the guard with what weapons were in teh armor with Sprig and Polly trying to hold the line.
Sprig: “Why would you use boom shrooms Polly?!” He yelled out to her shooting some mud shots at some toad guards, Polly throwing some boom Sharon’s dispersing the guards with a huff.
Polly: “Mama likes explosions!” She yells out throwing a couple more as some ships are brought down in a fiery fashion. Making the pink frog next to her a tad bit frustrated, giving a sigh as he focused on blinding the toads. Anne on the other hand was making her way up the tower and saw Sasha watching over the chaos hands behind her back turning to her with a blank and slightly angry look.
Sasha: “Your friends caused this…Anne. You know we have to find marcy…what you did is gonna bring us back by weeks.” Anne looks down and Hop Pop runs out to see in horror everyone from wartwood even his…kids being brought back up to this cursed tower. He grits his teeth and tries to get a stab at Sasha, she takes her rapier out and parries the sword out of his hand aligning the tip to his neck; kicking him in the face. Causing Anne to run up but Sasha elbows her in the chest causing her to fall to the ground losing her air for a quick moment.
Sasha: “take her to the roof, we need to really enforce the message.” She said to two toad guards as Anne looked at her with determination. She looks around to see that she is inside a circle, as she was untied and tossed her blade by Sasha.
Sasha: “Pick it up…pick…it…up!” She said unsheathing her scimitar and throwing aside her rapier and sheathe. Anne stands up picking up the sword taking a defensive position…looking down to the blade and just starts to look at her with a saddened look.
Anne: “ Sasha…you can’t just put them back we…can bring them to find Marcy! Plus I’ve been wanting to ta-“
Sasha: “Anne! This is just part of the deal with grime, I capture and bring these guys to court its just coincidence that you were with them. We don't even need them Anne! You have to understand that.” She circled slowly around Anne, leaving the two girls to just think for a moment and ready to react; who strikes first they ask. In a blink of an eye Anne goes in for a strike as Sasha blocks the two girls grit their teeth at each other, both of them clashing blades as it echoes throughout the tower. The two looking at each other one more time realizing what their doing before Sasha knocks the blade away and points the tip of it to the neck.
Sasha: “Anne, come on…just stop, please…we need to move past this. There just frogs, focus on what matters.” Anne looked down to the blade and back at the townsfolk, suddenly Sasha got hit in the face with mud; with two toad guard pile on him leaving Sasha temporarily blinded. Leaving anne to grab her sword and slash Sasha’s cheek as it bled slightly. Sasha stumbles a bit as the building suddenly shook everyone off balance.

Everyone looks around before the toad guard who was holding Polly by the bandana with the tadpole being missing.
The tower tumbles over to the right as most of the townsfolk use their tongues to launch their way into the ocean, the towns folk look in horror hoping the planters and anne are alright.
At the edge Sprig holding it tight as he uses his tongue to stop Anne from falling like a bungee cord. Anne was able to catch Sasha but is struggling to hold her up, starting to strain and grit her teeth trying her best to hold onto her friend. Sprigs hands slips as they slighly fall as suddenly he is caught by Hop Pop, being held back by Polly.
Anne: “Sasha! Just hold on a little longer! We can get you up and we can go out to find Marcy!” She pleaded with her friend, while the general looks down to the ocean and back to her with an angered look.
Sasha: “Anne…you-you’ll pay for this.” She scowled letting go from Anne’s hand as she was caught by Grime the toad lieutant glaring at the four as they all exit the tower and to a nearby hill, as they all watch the two leave.
Anne falling to her knees and starting to cry with the planters comforting her before taking her aboard Bessie and back to what’s left of wartwood. Th next day Anne would help lift soem matériels and was taken to some lunch, luckily Stumpies was somewhat intact with just a roof and a kind of working kitchen. Anne looked saddened as they were handed some soup and tea.
Hop Pop: “So Anne…ohter than what happend yesterday the sea beasts have gone into hibernation so we have about 2 months to travel so me and the kids were thinking…” Sprig slams the table making everyone jump up, making the napping Polly basically spring out of her chair.
Sprig: “We can go and find Marcy! We were thinking we could go to Newtopia to find some answers or some tips to find your friend!” Anne lit up with some happiness, sporting a grin as Poly growls and bites Sprig on the Arm as he bites back at Polly.
Hop Pop: “Bessie should be fine for the trip but than…we don’t know wha the might see on our travels so we might as well stock up on food, clothes, and we-“
Polly: “Weapons!!!” She exclaimed out flexing her arms to try and see if she got more muscles from the last life threatening encounters. Anne tears up for a moment, looking at the chaotic frog family in front of her as they all bicker for what to bring and Hop Pop highly goign against the idea of leaving the weapons with Polly’s hands.
Anne: “Yeah lets go as soon as we can, I think we can trust Polly on this one. I mean she did well…endanger most of the townsfolk but she saved us thats the important part. The little tadpole gleamed with appreciation, crossing her little nubs and making a smug face to hide how happy she is.
Polly: “Yeah, I did all that…” she said with a slight huff, too happy its hard to contain it, before being hit on the shoulder by Sprig to reminder her on manners.
Polly: “thanks Anne…now when can I start shopping for weapons Hop Pop.” She looked up him, as he takes a breath and finally accepts it.
Hop Pop: “yeah we can shop later today Polly, thats the only thing we need anyway. So…Anne, Sprig, go ahead and check on the ship and you two can hang out until we leave tomorrow morning.
The two nod and run off together, the next day the gang would be making last minute preparations, and with some fun buisness in the middle as Sprig does a Hop Pop impression with a nearby cane. Before the two were intreputed by Polly bursting through the door with 2 full crates of boom shrooms.
Polly: “Were ready for the sea!!!” She yelled out intensely, with everyone manning their stations as they look off to wartwood waving everyone good bye.