(I am in my workshop brainstorming for ideas when Vanellope skipped by humming her game's tune. She notices me)
Vanellope: Hmm? Are you okay, Archer?
Me: Yeah, I'm fine. I just had a little trouble sleeping last night.
Vanellope: What happened? Did you find Taffyta and Gloyd last night?
Me: Oh, I found them, and what I saw them doing, well, it left me pretty traumatized.
Vanellope: What did you see them do?
Me: I'll tell you, but only if you promise to keep this between us.
Vanellope: Alright.
Me: Okay then.
(I whisper in Vanellope's ear what happened and what I saw them doing. She gasps)
Vanellope: No…
Me: Yep. I wanted to tell Smoke what happened, but I figured it'd be a bad idea. So make sure no one else hears about this, okay?
Vanellope: Fine. If you need me, I'll be at the tracks. (Leaves)
Me: Okay. I've got a story to prepare.
(Disclaimer: I do not own anything featured in this story, which is adopted from Mr. Cartoon)
Cartoon Party: Quest for the Mini-Stars
Prologue
Nighttime has risen in the outskirts of Toon City and the Mini-Stars in the sky are shining brightly. A pirate boy named Jake invited some of his friends to the park to watch them with him. After a few minutes of waiting, two of his friends Omi and Dipper Pines arrived.
"Ahoy there, Omi, Dipper!" Jake greeted.
"Hello, Jake." Omi said.
"Hey there." Dipper greeted.
"How's the shack, Dipper?" Jake asked.
"It's alright. I would've come sooner, but my Grunkle Stan had me doing a few chores." Dipper admitted.
"Talk about boring! I had more fun watching grass grow!" A female voice exclaimed. The three turned their attention to the tree, where another of Jake's friends, Vanellope von Schweetz is hanging from one of the branches.
"Ahoy, Vanellope. What have you been up to?" Jake asked.
"Just hanging around." Vanellope joked with a chuckle.
"I don't know much about jokes, but that one is as old as Grunkle Stan." Dipper quipped as Vanellope hopped down from the tree.
"What up, suckers!" Another voice shouted. The group then turned to the entrance where three more of Jake's friends, Craig Slithers, Jaden Yuki, and Princess Sofia had just arrived.
"Craig, Jaden, Sofia! You have made it!" Omi greeted.
"I see you came here to watch the Mini-Stars with us." Jake guessed.
"That's right." Jaden replied.
"We wouldn't miss them for the world." Sofia added.
"Yeah, Sanjay has no idea what he's missing right now." Craig said with a laugh.
"Hey, speaking of what's missing, I wonder when the rest of our friends will get here." Vanellope spoke up.
"Relax, Vanellope. I'm sure they'll get here soon." Jake replied. It was after he said those words that two more of his friends, Danny and Joy arrived.
"Sorry we're late. We came here as soon as we got your invite." Danny apologized.
"No worries. We were hoping you'd show up sooner or later." Dipper replied.
"I can't wait to see those Mini-Stars twinkle and shine in the sky!" Joy squealed with delight.
"You'll get to see them soon." Jake said. "We're just waiting for one more."
That was when Dipper's phone started ringing with the Gravity Falls theme. He pulled it out of his pocket and answered it. "Hello?" He hears an inaudible but familiar voice from the other end. "Oh, hey, Mr. Seville. I'm at the park about to watch the stars with some friends. We're just waiting for Alvin."
Dipper heard his voice again. "What do you mean he can't go?" The conversation had gone back and forth for a couple of minutes.
"He did what?"
"Well, it's no surprise there."
"Well, could you at least tell him I said hi?"
"Alright, I'll see you later. Bye." Dipper hangs up and sighs as he puts away his phone.
"Bad news, guys. Alvin can't come." Dipper informed them.
"What?" Jaden asked.
"Apparently, Alvin broke an award Dave received last Friday and as punishment, he has to do chores for two weeks." Dipper answered.
"That's horrible." Sofia sighed.
"Well, that's just great! Where are we gonna find a fill-in for Alvin at this hour?!" Craig complained. They thought it over for a minute until they heard a voice from the entrance.
"What are you guys up to at this hour?" They turned their attention to a blue-haired boy clad in orange.
"Who are you?" Vanellope asked.
"Oh, my apologies, I haven't told you my name. I'm Ezra, Ezra Bridger." Ezra introduced himself.
"Pleased to meet you, Ezra." Jake greeted the Jedi and introduced himself and his friends to him.
"I heard you were about to watch the stars." Ezra guessed.
"We sure are. Care to join us? We needed a fill-up for one of our other friends anyway." Omi requested.
"I think you meant 'fill-in', dude." Craig corrected the Xiaolin monk.
"That too." Omi replied.
"Why not? I could use some time away from my training." Ezra complied.
With that said, Ezra joined the gang in watching the Mini-Stars shine and shimmer in the evening sky. Everyone was astounded by the glow they give out, especially Ezra.
"I've seen a lot of stars where I come from, but I've never seen so many of them in one place before." Ezra commented.
"That's what I like about them, Ezra." Jake said, looking through his telescope. "I hear that so many of them come here on nights like this. It'll be hard to count them… all?" He suddenly notices a swirling purple vortex in the sky. Before they know it, the Mini-Stars are being pulled into the vortex.
"Sweet mother of monkey milk! What's happening to the Mini-Stars!?" Vanellope exclaimed.
"I-I don't know!" Jake answered. "But it looks like something's pulling them into that vortex!"
The source of the vortex was from a vacuum-like machine, operated by the mischievous Dr. Eggman and his right-hand man, Snively in a special platform floating in space. They laughed maniacally as the Mini-Stars were sucked into their machine one by one.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! I did it! Now I can put these Mini-Stars to good use!" Dr. Eggman exclaimed in triumph.
Back in the park, most of the group was panicking on what they should do to stop whatever's sucking in the Mini-Stars. Ezra and Jake decided to do something about it.
"Everybody, listen up!" Ezra shouted, making everyone present stop in their tracks. "Okay, I don't know what's sucking in those Mini-Stars, but there's no way we're letting that happen!"
"Ezra's right! I say we go out there and take back those Mini-Stars!" Jake shouted. "If you want to help us get back those Mini-Stars, raise your hand or tail." Everyone responds by raising their hand/tail.
"I was hoping you'd accept!" Ezra said with a grin. "Let's go get those Mini-Stars back!" Everyone nods as they take off to rescue the stolen Mini-Stars. Unbeknownst to the group of ten, two of Eggman's robots, Scratch and Grounder was watching from behind a shrub.
"Did you hear that, Grounder?" Scratch asked.
"Yeah. Those brats are heading out to get those Mini-Stars." Grounder answered.
"Maybe we should go with them." Scratch suggested.
"Are you crazy, Scratch?!" Grounder exclaimed. "Those goody two-shoes won't trust robots like us!" Scratch responded by hitting his cohort on his head.
"No, you ding-bot! I have an idea." Scratch quipped. "We'll make them think we've changed our ways and as soon as we get enough, we'll snatch them all behind their back and bring them to the doctor."
"Oh! Great plan, Scratch!" Grounder complimented.
"I know, right?" Scratch smiled. "Now come on before we lose them!" Both robots followed the heroic group to put their plan into action.
Me: Okay, the startup chapter is ready.
(I step out of my workshop and meet with Kanan)
Kanan: Archer.
Me: Oh, hey Kanan. Why are you here?
Kanan: I came here to tell you the mess is cleaned up.
Me: OK, good.
(My phone goes off)
Me: Just got a message from Dojo. A new Shen Gong Wu has revealed itself.
Kanan: I've never seen one before
Me: You'll see it when we meet with the Monks. Tell Hera and Anakin to get their ships ready. I'll gather some allies to join in. You readers may read, review, or fav. Archer out!
