(A/N: Some of the characters my be OOC in this story. They all except Venus and Mars belong to Epic. Those 2 girls belong to me.)
Summer Vacation Pt. 1
"No way! Really?" M.K. exclaimed happily, looking very excited. She was just told by her dad that they were going on a trip for the summer.
"Really!" He replied, "And you know the best part?"
"What?" "Your friends can come with us!"
"Really? That's so awesome! I'm gonna go tell them!" M.K. ran over to the surveillance cameras her dad had set up back when he was obsessed with finding the Jinn. But ever since his daughter befriended them, he went over his obsession, but kept the cameras in case M.K. wanted to chat with her 2-inch friends.
She turned on one of the cameras, and saw Nod sleeping on the branch in front of the camera. 'Pssh, lazybones,' M.K. thought as she scoffed and rolled her eyes while still smiling.
"Hey, Nod, wake up!" She yelled into the speaker.
"Gyaah!" The said boy jolted up, and nearly fell off the branch. "What is it, M.K.?" He said groggily.
"Can you get the others?" M.K. requested, "I have some great news!" Nod shrugged.
"Sure."
"Thanks! I've gotta go pack! We leave tomorrow!" M.K. ran up to her room to pack up for the trip.
Nod hopped off the branch, onto his hummingbird, and flew to Moonhaven. He looked around for his and M.K.'s friends until he found two: Ronin and Queen Tara.
"Hey! You guys!" Nod called out. They turned towards him. "M.K. says she has great news, and she wanted me to get you guys, and the others! Come on!" He finished as they headed for Wrathwood to fetch the others.
*Epic-The-Series*
"Whew!" Nod waved his hand in front of his face. "How can they live here without throwing up?!" He said to himself. Ronin rolled his eyes.
"Just ignore it, come on." He said, annoyed about Nod's whining. "We have to tell Mandrake, Dagda, and the twins about M.K.'s news." They looked around for them until they found one: Dagda, Mandrake's son.
"Yo, Dagda!" Nod called out. The said Boggan looked up, and walked towards the group.
"What's up, Nod?"
"M.K. told me she has great news, and she asked to get the others, a.k.a you guys, Mandrake, and the twins. Let's go," The brunette explained as they went off to find the others.
Then they saw one of the twin girls. She had white vampire-like skin, red eyes, red facial markings on her eyes, pointy hyena ears, and long black and red hair. She had on a black and red dress with matching lace-up shoes, black gloves, a gold necklace, and a red tiara on her head. Her name was Mars. "Hey, Mars!" Nod called to her. She looked up, then trotted towards him.
"What, Nod?" She asked.
"M.K. says she has great news, and wanted me to get you guys, Mandrake, and Venus." He said before walking towards the said Boggans' home. "C'mon, let's find the lovebirds," He finished. Tara and Mars giggled at that. Mandrake and Venus, Mars' twin sister, had started dating a few days ago, but they weren't serious yet.
Venus looked exactly like Mars, except some of her hair, eyes, facial markings, shoes, tiara, and dress are green instead of red. Plus she had a silver necklace instead of gold. Nod liked to tease them about their relationship, especially Mandrake. Speaking of which, they found the green-haired girl standing outside a room.
"Hey, Venus!" The said girl looked up.
"Hmm?"
"Can you come over here?" Nod asked. Without another word, Venus stood up, and walked over to the group.
"What is it?"
"M.K. has some great news, and she wanted me to get you guys, so she can tell all of us. Where's Mandrake?"
Venus pointed her thumb to the room behind her without a word. Nod furrowed his eyebrows, then went the way she pointed. The brunette walked in the room, and once he saw Mandrake, he had to cover his mouth to keep from cracking up. The Boggan leader was sleeping.
He was laying on his stomach, with one of his pillows over his head. Plus Nod could hear him snoring a bit. It wasn't that loud, but it was still loud enough for him to hear him. He looked towards the group, still grinning ear to ear.
"He's asleep in there," He whispered, followed by a few snickers. Ronin furrowed his eyebrows, and walked in. "You think I should take a picture?" Nod asked quietly, still snickering. "This is priceless!"
"It's tempting, but no," Ronin said. He and Mandrake were arch-enemies, and always loved to embarrass each other. "We should just wake him up." He went towards the bed to the point where he could hear Mandrake's snoring a lot more clearly. "HEY MANDRAKE, WAKE UP!" He yelled loudly.
"GYAAH!" The Boggan leader screamed, shooting up, and sending his pillow flying. Because of that, Nod couldn't keep it in anymore, so he just cracked up like he was sprayed with laughing gas. "Ugh, what do you want, Ronin?!" Mandrake grumbled loudly, rubbing his eyes.
"Nod has something to say to you," Mars said. Mandrake rolled his eyes.
"You're too late Nod, I already have a girlfriend." The redhead cracked up.
"No, that wasn't what he was going to say!" She said, still laughing.
"Then what?"
"M.K. said she has great news, and she wanted to tell all of us." Nod said after he calmed down from his laughing fest. The Boggan leader's head fell back, so he looked up at the sky.
"Fine!" He groaned as he stood on the floor, and walked up to the group. Venus smiled, and looked up at him.
"You have a good sleep?" She asked sweetly, leaning on his shoulder. He smiled down at the green-eyed girl, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Yeah, I did," He replied as he kissed the side of her head. Venus giggled, and her white cheeks turned a light shade of pink.
Ronin smiled at the display of affection Mandrake gave to the pale girl. It amazed him how one minute, the Boggan leader was crabby enough to strangle someone, but the next, when around Venus, he becomes so sweet, it's like he gets a personality change. The Leafman general always secretly found those small kisses adorable.
"Okay, not to ruin the moment, but we've got to meet M.K.!" Nod piped up.
"Oh yeah!" Venus exclaimed. "C'mon!" She ran ahead of the others, but came running back. "Where is she?"
"She's in her house, as far as I know," Nod said, shrugging.
"Ohhh, okay!" Venus said, nodding. The group headed over to their Stomper friend's home.
*Epic-The-Series*
M.K. had her head resting in her hand as she waited for Nod to come with the others. 'C'mon, where are they?' she though impatiently. Just as she was going to go out to look for them, she saw something move on the camera. It was Nod.
"There you are!" She exclaimed. "Did you get the others?"
"Yup, you want to talk to them through the camera, or in person?" The brunette asked. The red haired, green-eyed teen thought for a second before saying,
"I think in person would be best."
"Okey-dokey! One sec!" Nod said before jumping off the branch to the others on the ground. "M.K. wants to tell us in person, so Tara? Can you make everyone grow?" The queen nodded.
"Your wish is my command," She said as she took out a pod, and released its magic on the whole group, including herself. The magic made them grow to the size of Stompers.
"I will never get used to this," Mandrake piped up.
"Me neither," Venus giggled.
"Everything looks so much smaller!" Mars said, looking around.
"Okay guys, let's go!" Nod spoke up. Venus looked up at Mandrake with a mischievous smirk.
"Bet ya I can beat you there," She said.
"You're on!" He said, determined to beat her there. As they were about to start, Venus gasped, and pointed up to the sky. The Boggan leader looked up with a confused look, until he heard someone running away. He looked straight ahead, and saw Venus running towards M.K.'s house. "What the-? Hey! You little sneak!" He yelled after her. "You got a head start!" He ran after her, leaving the others behind.
"C'mon, let's go," Nod said, walking in the direction the couple ran off to, with the others following. By the time they arrived, Venus was already at M.K.'s door, waiting for them. A second later, Mandrake came running up, panting like he just ran a marathon. Then he stomped up to the Venus with an evil smile, while she looked nervous. "Uh oh," She mumbled. The Boggan leader grabbed her in a headlock, and started rubbing his fist harshly on the top of her head.
"You can't get a head start in a race, you little sneak!" He said jokingly, while she tried to escape.
"Okay, okay! I'm sorry!" Venus yelled, while smiling widely. "Now, stop!" Mandrake chuckled, letting go of her.
"Okay, I'll forgive you this one time," He kissed the top of her now frizzy hair. "But if you ever do that again, you'll get worse than noogies, little lady," He warned her as he poked her stomach. She squeaked and giggled, covering her stomach and sides with her arms.
"C'mon, guys," Nod piped up as he walked up the porch, and knocked on the door.
Meanwhile, M.K. was still waiting for her friends to grow and come, when she heard voices outside the door. It sounded like Mandrake and Venus. Then a couple seconds later, she heard someone knocking on the door. The redhead ran down the stairs to the door, and opened it, revealing all her friends.
"Hey, guys!" She exclaimed happily, "Come on in!" She opened the door wider. Venus quickly scurried in the house, followed by Nod, Mandrake, Mars, Tara, and Ronin.
"So, what's your news?" Mars asked, sitting on the couch, next to Venus.
"My dad says that we're going on a trip to California for the summer!" M.K. said excitedly. "And you know the best part?"
"What?" Ronin asked.
"Dad says you guys can come along!" She exclaimed happily. Venus suddenly squealed with excitement, making everyone in the room jump.
"That's so awesome!" She squealed. "When are we leaving?"
"Tomorrow," M.K. said.
"TOMORROW?!" Mars yelled out.
"Yep," M.K. said. "But first, we have some shopping to do today. For you guys." Everyone except her got a confused look on their faces.
"Why?" Venus asked. "What's wrong with what we have right now?"
"Well, I think you guys would blend in more, if you wore some clothes that Stompers would wear," M.K. explained. Ronin snorted.
"How could Mandrake possibly blend in?" He said, snickering. The Boggan leader gave him an evil look. "Look at him!" Mandrake looked towards him with his jaw dropped.
"Okay, that's it!" He shouted. He pounced on the Leafman general, and they both started to attack each other. Mars sighed, and rolled her eyes.
"Do you have an air horn?" She asked M.K.
"Kitchen," M.K. deadpanned. Mars nodded, and headed for the kitchen. After grabbing the air horn from the table, she went back into the living room.
"Cover your ears," She warned Venus, M.K., Nod, and Bomba. After they covered their ears, she blew the air horn, the loud noise making Mandrake and Ronin stop fighting.
"If you two don't stop fighting, you're staying here!" M.K. scolded them like they were children. Mandrake nodded, and stood up. Venus wrapped her arms around his waist.
"I don't want you to stay here," She said pitifully with a cute pout, "I want you to come with us!" The Boggan leader smiled, and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Don't worry Venus, I'll keep my cool," He promised as he kissed her forehead. She smiled, and leaned on his chest. He hugged her back, but sent Ronin, who was smirking, a death glare when the green-eyed girl wasn't looking. "Don't push me," He hissed. Ronin raised his hands in surrender, and smiled sheepishly. M.K. broke the awkward silence.
"Anyway," She started. "I just think it'd be a good idea if you guys could blend in more."
"Wait!" Venus piped up. "I just realized something!"
"What is it?" Mandrake asked.
"Who's going to watch after Ozzy?" Venus asked, pointing to the one-eyed, three-legged pug. He barked, sneezed, and drooled in response.
"Oh man, you're right!" M.K. said, slapping her forehead. "Okay so, who's gonna watch Ozzy?" Dagda raised his hand.
"I can do it," He offered. M.K. wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh, thanks Dagda! You're a life-saver!" She gushed. The Boggan general smiled sheepishly, and blushed a bit. Nod frowned, feeling a bit jealous. Mars noticed this, and smirked at him.
"What's wrong, Nod? Jealous?" She asked tauntingly. The Leafman looked at her funny.
"What? Pfft, no!" He said. "I'm not jealous!" The redhead nodded.
"Yeah, sure." She teased. Nod sighed and rolled his eyes. "Oh, wait!" Everyone looked towards her. "Who's going to watch over Moonhaven? Dagda can't watch over Ozzy, M.K.'s house, and Moonhaven at the same time!"
"Who's going to watch over Moonhaven while we're gone?" Venus asked.
"I can do it," Tara piped up.
"That's a good idea," Venus agreed.
"So, it's settled," M.K. announced. "Nod, Ronin, Mars, Venus, and Mandrake, you guys are coming with me and Dad."
"YAY!" Venus suddenly squealed, startling everyone. She covered her mouth in embarrassment. "Sorry," She apologized meekly.
"Aw, it's OK, baby girl," Mandrake said as he ruffled her hair, making her giggle.
"Okay, guys let's go!" M.K. piped up as she and Bomba headed for the car. Mandrake, Venus, Mars, Nod, and Ronin followed.
*Epic-The-Series*
"Whoa!" Venus exclaimed, looking around. "This store is huge! Which one is it?" M.K. laughed a bit.
"This isn't a store, Venus. It's called a mall," She explained. "It has a bunch of small stores inside of it. Most teenage Stompers like me love the mall. Especially girls."
"I know I like it!" Mars piped up. "Where do we go first?" Everyone looked around, until Venus found one that she immediately liked. It had a black floor and walls, with loud music playing. "Hot Topic" was shown in black letters on one of the display windows.
"How about there?" She suggested, pointing to the store. M.K. shrugged.
"Sure, we can start there," She said as she and the others headed for it.
*Epic-The-Series*
"Hey, Drakey!" Venus called out, using one of her famous pet names, as she came out of the dressing room. The Boggan leader looked towards her.
"What is it, my dear?" He asked.
"What do you think of this dress and these shoes I picked out?" She said as she spun around like a ballet dancer.
The dress was black, had really short sleeves, and the skirt went down to her knees. It had braided slashes in the back of the torso, and a grey ribcage on the front. Her shoes were black jelly flats, with a bow and peephole at the toe. Mandrake smiled at her.
"I think you look adorable, Venus," He said, chuckling as she curtsied. The green-eyed girl's white cheeks turned pink.
"Why, thank you sir," She said, giggling. She went back in the dressing room, and changed back into her black and green dress. Mars came up a second after with some clothes flung over her shoulder.
"You done in there, sis?" She asked. Venus nodded. "Okay, good." Mars went into the dressing room, and came out a couple minutes later. "What do you guys think?" She asked, posing.
She had on a red T-shirt with Minnie Mouse's head on it, and it said "Keep Calm and Dream Big" underneath in black capital letters, black high-waisted cropped pants, and Demonia Mary Jane heels on her feet.
"You look great, Sis!" Venus complimented.
"Thanks, Venus," Mars said as she went back into the dressing room, and changed into her black and red dress.
"Can I help you pick out anything?" Venus asked Mandrake. He shrugged.
"Sure."
*A few minutes later*
"You done in there?" Venus asked, standing outside the dressing room. "Yup," Mandrake called out to her. A second later, he came out to his anxious girlfriend.
He was wearing a black tee that said "I'm a Keeper" in white letters, indigo jeans, and black sneakers with black laces, and golden studs. He still had on his famous bat cloak. Venus smiled widely.
"Ooooh! You're lookin' pretty snazzy there!" She said, shimmying her shoulders up and down.
"Thanks, babe," He chuckled as he kissed her forehead. Then he noticed she was holding something small. "Hey, what's that?"
"Oh, it's a necklace!" Venus held it up for him to see. It had a silver chain with a scissors charm. She lowered it down after he got a good look at it. "It's pretty, huh?"
"Yup," He nodded. "But not as pretty as you," He finished as he rubbed his nose on hers, making her giggle and blush.
"We should get back to the others," Venus said, still giggling.
"You're right," He chuckled, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "Oh, wait!" He went back into the dressing room, and came out a minute later in his old clothes. "Okay, I'm ready." They walked to the cash register, where the others were waiting.
"Hey, guys!" Mars called out. "Look at this I'm getting!" She held up a black collar with silver spikes, studs, and two tiny chains.
"Is that for Ozzy?" Venus asked, tilting her head.
"No," Mars giggled. "It's for me!" She held it up to her neck. "See? Pretty cool, huh?" Mandrake nodded.
"Yep."
*Epic-The-Series*
After they were done at the mall, (they had stopped at other stores, like Claires, where Venus got a silver cuff bracelet that said "Love" in red letters with the outline of Minnie Mouse's head replacing the "O", and Mars got some black fingerless gloves with two red skulls) they gathered in Bomba's car, so they can head back. Venus yawned and stretched her arms out, then rested them on the bag containing her new dress, shoes, bracelet, and necklace. Mandrake smiled at her.
"You tired, sweetheart?" He asked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Yup," Venus said as she rubbed her eyes, and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"You can sleep if you want, Venus," Mandrake kissed the top of her head as she fell asleep. "I'll wake you up once we get home," He whispered as he brushed her hair from her peaceful face. Mars smiled at the couple as she sat at his other side, the bag with her new shirt, pants, shoes, collar, and gloves on her lap. She always knew that her twin sister and the Boggan leader made an adorable couple, ever since they first met. Mars recalled Venus saying it was 'Love at first sight.' Her thoughts were interrupted by M.K., who was sitting shotgun.
"Okay guys," She started. "Dad says that we have to wake up at 7 AM tomorrow, and be ready by 8. Okay?" Everyone nodded in understanding, except Venus, who was still asleep. "Um, I'll tell her when we get home," M.K. said once she realized that the pale, green-eyed girl wasn't listening. She then sat back in her seat. Mars turned to Mandrake.
"You're going to take care of her, right?" She asked quietly, referring to Venus. He looked at her funny.
"What? Of course I am!" The Boggan leader said quietly. "I've haven't told her this yet, but," He looked down at Venus, who was now smiling in her sleep. He smiled as he stroked her cheek with his fingers, "I love her." Mars smiled back.
"That's great," She said. "That's really sweet."
"I'll treat her like a princess, Mars," He rested his hand on Venus' cheek. "I promise," He finished as he kissed her soft black and green hair. She sighed happily as she laid her hand on his chest. Mars nodded.
"Okay, just don't spoil her too much," She said jokingly. "She might get more demanding." Mandrake chuckled.
"I'll try my best," He said, his hand now on Venus' shoulder. Mars looked up, when she realized the car stopped.
"Oh, we're here!" She undid her seat belt, and jumped out of the car with her stuff. Mandrake looked down at Venus, and started gently shaking her by her shoulder.
"Venus? We're here, wake up," He told her quietly, so he wouldn't startle her. Venus opened her eyes tiredly, and yawned.
"Oh, we're here?" She said groggily as she rubbed her eyes. She undid her seat belt, and slowly got out, the Boggan leader following.
"Did you have a nice nap, sweetheart?" He asked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She nodded as another yawn escaped her mouth.
"Yep," She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
"That's good," He smiled as he kissed the side of her head. She blushed and smiled tiredly with her eyes half closed. They went into M.K.'s house to join the others, where Venus flopped down on the couch.
"Hey, guys," Mars called out. "What's up with Venus?" She asked, pointing to her sister.
"She's just tired," Mandrake said, sitting next to Venus, who leaned on his shoulder, like she did in the car. Venus nodded with her eyes closed again.
"Oh, Venus?" M.K. started.
"Hmm?" The pale girl looked at her, her eyes barely open.
"My dad wants us to wake up at 7 AM tomorrow, and be ready to leave by 8, okay?" Venus nodded, shutting her eyes again.
"Okay," She said drowsily.
"Maybe you should go to bed," Mandrake said to her.
"Okay," Venus yawned, "Good night, guys," She hugged Mandrake, then stood up slowly. "Do you guys have any guest rooms?" She asked drowsily.
"Yeah, we have a few. My dad loves to have friends over," M.K. said, standing up. "Here, I'll take you there." She lead Venus to one of the small guest rooms. "Here it is."
"Thanks," Venus said sleepily as she flopped on the bed, falling asleep almost immediately. M.K. went back to her friends.
"She's asleep," She said as she sat in one of the chairs. "She seemed really tired."
"Yeah, she gets sleepy a lot," Mandrake piped up.
"What, is it like narcolepsy?" M.K. asked. Mandrake shook his head.
"No, not really. She doesn't just suddenly sleep at random times, she just gets tired a lot." Nod suddenly yawned, and rubbed his eyes.
"Maybe we all should get ready for bed," The brunette yawned.
"Yeah, good idea," Ronin said as he yawned too. "I'm tired too."
"Yeah, aren't we all?" Mandrake said irritably as he rubbed his eyes. The Leafman general just rolled his eyes.
"Don't start, guys," M.K. groaned.
"I'm going to bed," Mandrake announced as he headed for the guest room next to the one Venus was in. "'Night."
"'Night," Everyone else called out to him, as they headed for their respective rooms.
Mandrake was on his way to the guest room he was going to crash in, when he stopped at the doorway of the one his girlfriend was in. Before he could stop himself, he walked towards the bed, and sat on the edge, next to Venus. She was sleeping on her side, with one of her hands laying in front of her face.
He smiled when she yawned and rubbed her eyes in her sleep. She looked so cute. He leaned down, and gently kissed her cheek. Then, a little, cute smile and blush grew on her face. Mandrake smiled bigger, as he stroked her long, soft hair.
"Good night, sweetheart," He whispered as he brushed her hair away from her peaceful face. He then stood up, and went to the guest room next door, smiling widely. 'I love that girl,' He thought as he flopped down on his back on the bed.
(A/N: I've had the idea of a series based on the movie Epic for a long time. This is the one I wanted to start on, even though it isn't the pilot. It'll have 3 more parts. Sorry there aren't any outfits for the others. I can only do so much in one part. They'll be revealed later. You can find the links to the outfits on my fanfiction profile.)