SPOILER WARNING!
THIS FIC IS POST-C.A.R.A.M.E.L.
THE EPISODE HAS NOT AIRED IN THE U.S. YET (but you could probably find it on Stardrifter's KND forum)
NONE OF THIS WILL MAKE SENSE TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
But if you really wanna know what happened in the episode, try the C.A.R.A.M.E.L. or Episode Download threads on Stardrifter's forum (I can't link to it, for some reason, so you might have to do a little Googling)
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Welcome to the first 5/H collab! This was written by me and my fellow Candy Raiders, Cindy Neutron and Teh-Drabbler.
Believe it or not, we were completely cool with the ending of C.A.R.A.M.E.L.
No, seriously. We were.
...okay, I lied. But we DID get more material to work with.
Here is the first chapter, written by me. Please to enjoy...
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Location: The von Marzipan residence; Munich, Germany
Time: 3:15 A.M.
Henrietta von Marzipan woke with a start, as her sleep was being interrupted by a loudly ringing cell phone. She glanced quickly at her nearby alarm clock and, grumbling, grabbed for her cell phone on her nightstand. She quickly flipped it open and read the number before answering.
"Abigail, do you haff any idea vhat time it is here?" she whispered, as she picked up a monocle from her nightstand and put it on.
"Why, did I wake you up?" the voice on the other end asked.
"Ja...oh, vell, at least it's not ein school night..."
"So you finally got outta school? Geez, Heiny, I still can't believe kids in Germany get out in July...anyway, how're things now that you're a girl again? From what I hear, you couldn't keep up the little personality change."
"Did you vake me up just for zat?"
"Nah, Numbuh Five just wanted to know how you were doin' first. I called for another reason."
"Und vhat is zat?"
"You still into candy-hunting?"
"Abigail, I haffn't changed ZAT much. Vhy do you ask?"
"Let's just say we're goin' on another mission together...if you wanna, that is."
Henrietta's aggravation at Abigail vanished, and was replace by intrigue and curiousity.
"Go on..." she said.
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Location: Tiananmen Square; Beijing, China
Time: 12:30 PM
Numbuh Five should've picked somewhere less crowded, Abby thought, as she scoped the gigantic city square for Henrietta. She had been waiting for her for about half an hour. Just then, Abby noticed a familiar blonde girl wandering around, trying to find her way around.
"Hey, Heiny!" Abby shouted. Henrietta, recognizing the nickname that annoyed her to no end, spotted Abby, and ran in her direction.
"Do you...realize..." she panted, "How long...I vas looking for you?"
"Chill out, Heiny." Abby said, "Believe it or not, this ain't the biggest city in the country."
"So, vat do you haff in mind, anyway?" Henrietta asked, after catching her breath. Abby pulled out an old, beat-up map from her pocket, and handed it to her. Henrietta, a little more curious now, opened it up.
"See that area right there?" Abby asked, pointing to a location on the map, "In that spot, miles south of here, there's rumored to be a huge cave, called the Móshù Táng Caverns. It's completely made of the rarest - and, from what Numbuh Five hears, sweetest - rock candy. Of course...we both know there's always a catch with these kinds of rare candy."
"You mean it's supposed to be cursed?"
"Kind of..."
"Vait...since vhen do you go after ze cursed candy? Veren't you ze one who tried to keep me from going into the tomb of King Twotonsofcandy because it vas cursed?"
"Heiny, let me finish. See, the rock candy's kinda like some certain caramels in how they can sometimes change you completely. But here, it can go either way. When you take a bite of the candy, you either get what you want the most, or turn into what you want to be the least. By the way, bringing up the caramels reminded me of something - you never told me how things are goin' now that you're a girl again."
"It's...it's been different zen I expected." Henrietta answered, a little hesitant, "But I'll get used to it."
"Well, we should get going..." Abby said, "Did ya bring the candy copter?"
"Ja. Say, vhy didn't ve just meet near ze cavern?"
"Well, Numbuh One heard I was going to China, and wanted to use the chance to schedule a meeting with Sector C and...ah, it's a long story. I'll tell ya on the way."
As the kids walked across the square, Henrietta was thinking about how she had answered Abby's question.
I can't tell her I got too used to being ein boy, she thought, Zat vould just lead to me telling her about how I was starting to feel...differently about her before I svitched back, und zat vould just be a veird moment...
Man, thought Abby, I just hope Heiny doesn't find out the biggest reason we're going to this cavern...
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A little FYI - the next few updates should be pretty quick, since we've already gotten Chapters 1-4 written.