Hours later, Marcy led Anne, Charlie, and the Plantars to the castle of Newtopia. It was a huge and beautiful place inside as well as it shows to be when seeing the outside of the building. They had to take a few turns down a few hallways, corridors and eventually, they made it to some brown double doors that had two giant shrimps made of bronze from the looks of them on the sides to the double doors, both inside and outside of the room. They entered the hallway to thrown room and saw how huge and beautiful it looked.
"Dang, girl. This is where you've been hanging out this whole time?" said Anne taking a few looks around the room.
"I wouldn't say I "hang out" here, but yes! Staying at the castle has been awesome!" said Marcy excited.
"This would throw the fresh prince for a loop if he saw this place. He'd probably poop a brick." said Charlie taking in the sights of it.
"Wow, I can't believe we're here!" said Sprig.
"And that we're about to meet the king of Amphibia." said Polly excited.
"Wow, just look at this place. Am I dressed okay? Should I have worn my silk ascot? I'll go back and get it." said Hop Pop panicking.
Hop Pop attempted to run out the room but Marcy stopped him to reassure the old male frog as she had a reassuring expression to calm him.
"Hey, hey. Don't stress, guys. This is no big deal." reassured Marcy.
They were interrupted by another set of double doors opening. The double doors were covered with stained glass and there was a bronze octopus all around it. As it opened, they turned to see Lady Olivia greeting them.
Okay, frog family. You're about to meet King Andrias. This is a big deal." said Olivia appearing serious.
Everyone but Marcy gulped. Charlie was appearing stoic and calm but on the inside he was nervous. Lady Olivia led the way into the thrown room. The thrown room was bigger than the hallway that led to it. The windows and the upper walls were stained glass colored like rainbow and there was a series of suits of armor standing next to an arch. The suits of armor were worn by newts.
"Wow!" they all said in surprised unison.
"Imagine any of the royal world leaders across other countries back at home would see this. I think it would out-rival them." chuckled Charlie. "Lady Olivia, are you sure your not the queen?"
"I wish." answered Olivia. "May I present to you Andrias Leviathan, Lord of Amphibia. Peacekeeper of a thousand years and the first of his name."
They stopped and saw the thrown and the one sitting on the thrown. They saw the king and he appeared to be a giant, white bearded salamander with light blue skin and a lighter underbelly. He wore a metal suit of armor, a crown on his head and has shoulder pauldrons shaped like snail shells. He also wore a cape over his armor with a gold snake belt and a purple and yellow tunic. He looked so huge that Anne, Marcy, Charlie and the royal guards in full armor stand at only the height just above his knees level. His armor had a purple X scar located on his chest. He seemed to be stocky and muscular.
"Now that's king-sized." said Anne shocked.
They saw the king and he leaned forwards a bit as he greeted them with a smile, a big lipped smile.
"Hello, Plantar family!" greeted King Andrias.
As he got up from his thrown. He spoke in a deep, melodious, and pure voice. He walked down the small flight of steps and his foot steps made loud thumps as he appeared to be like a Goliath.
"Oh, bring it in, you guys. Bring it in." said King Andrias.
"Quick, kid, bow." Hop Pop quickly instructed.
Hop Pop, Sprig and Polly were about to bow but King Andrias scooped them up and hugged them like they were children. They were pressed to his big and thick white beard. He had a jolly laugh and after he placed them back on the floor, they got up on their feet with Charlie's assistance.
"I love this guy!" said Polly.
King Andrias laughed as he appreciated the warm welcome.
"Dear King Andrias, just once, it would be nice if you followed proper castle etiquette." Olivia advised.
"Oh, etiquette smetiquette! Ooh! And what do we have here?" said King Andrias.
"Hey." said Anne nervously.
King Andrias was about to speak but than he spotted Charlie. He was silent for a moment as Charlie had a stoic, grim like face but he was really nervous on the inside, even though he didn't look like it on the outside.
"I take it you must Charlie. This is a bit surprising for me but I've seen human females before, only counting Anne and Marcy, but this is the first time I've met a human male. Especially one with such a god like appearance with those muscles, that face and that hair. Are you a prince of a royal family back at your home?" asked King Andrias.
Charlie was silent for a moment before he spoke.
"No I'm not. Just a normal, everyday person who is being raised in a house full of eight women back in our world. My mother, my aunt, and six of their close friends." Charlie answered as he shown no emotion on his face.
King Andrias and even Lady Olivia let out a cough as if they were drinking water and spat it out after being told some shocking news. They were unaware of Charlie's upbringing, especially the part of him being raised in a house full of eight young women and he's the only male in the house.
"You're raised in a house full of women?" said King Andrias with a grin. "You probably make all the boys jealous back at home."
"It's not my intention to do so. At first it was just me and my aunt but when one of them was going back to work, they knew they couldn't afford a babysitter let alone find the time to look for and interview one. So they called up their closest friends and they moved in which lets face facts. They always did so much for each other. It did take some getting used to being the only guy in the house. Especially around Kagura, she was the most affectionate out of the group of women." explained Charlie blushing. "So many back breaking hugs from her and big lipped kisses. She had big lips."
"If they're raising you together than they really must love you. Especially this Kagura, ha! Was she a wild child when she was a kid?" asked King Andrias curiously.
"She used to be a thrill seeker. She once did sky diving and bungee jumping." revealed Charlie.
"She must of been a tomboy." replied King Andrias.
"She still is. They'll probably be surprised that I got a girl friend now." said Charlie.
"You've found love here in Amphibia? Wait, let guess, you like Marcy." chuckled King Andrias.
"I'll give you a hint. She's tall, slender, darker in skin town and messy brown hair. She's a whole lot of woman to me." said Charlie describing Anne.
He turned to see Anne who appeared to be a bit nervous meeting him but she blushed when the king himself found out that Charlie is dating Anne. He approached Anne and took a knee.
"You must be Anne. 'Sup? Um, am I saying it right? 'Sup?" said King Andrias hopefully.
"You got it." answered Marcy.
"Anata wa sore o kugidzuke ni shimashita." Charlie replied.
"Is that a foreign language from back in your world?" asked King Andrias.
"You know it." said Charlie giving him a thumbs up.
"The thumb of approval. And here's a thumb for you, Anne." said King Andrias.
The huge male salamander placed his fist near Anne with a big thumb pointing up while Anne gave him a fist bump. His hand and fingers were big enough to make an airplane seem like a small toy to him with the size of his hands and fingers.
"Oh, uh... right back at ya." said Anne with a grin.
After King Andrias brought his hand back to his side. He let out a jolly laugh and jumped up, causing a little vibration that got Anne falling on the floor but Marcy helped her up.
"Delightful!" said King Andrias with a laugh. "But now, let's get down to business, shall we? Getting you kids back home, safe and sound. Hmm... Alas, without the music box, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do. Marcy doesn't have it, and, well, I assume you don't have it either."
Charlie was feeling like he had a strange case of Déjà vu when Captain Grime back at Toad Tower told him they didn't know how to get him back home.
"There's nothing you can do without the music box?" said Charlie surprised.
"Without the music box, I'm afraid so." said King Andrias sadly.
Charlie suddenly started to chuckle which was now turning into a laugh. King Andrias and Lady Olivia didn't know how to react to his laughter while Anne, Marcy and the Plantars sensed that he might be on the verge of cracking.
"Are you freaking kidding?" laughed Charlie.
Charlie burst out laughing loudly in that loud, crazy, madman like cackle. He kept laughing as if he once again mentally cracked.
"We don't have the magic music box to get us home. We're stuck here forever being the only humans in this dimension." Charlie cackled.
"Is he alright? He appears upset." asked King Andrias looking worried.
Charlie's laughter died down and he fell backwards onto the floor. Fainting and he was unconscious.
"I'll take that as a no." said Anne.
Anne, Marcy, the Plantars and even Lady Olivia rushed to Charlie's side and helped him up to his feet as he slowly came out of his unconscious state, his vision clearing and coming out of a dizzy daze.
"Charlie, now lets settle down." Hop Pop reassured.
Charlie was silent and he came back to reality. He felt like he was going to be sick. They didn't have the Calamity Box.
"Maybe Charlie could do some good with talking to a therapist?" suggested Olivia.
Charlie turned to Anne and took her by the hand as he looked as though if he was given anymore bad news. He might have a psychological breakdown.
"Anne, tell me you got that box. Tell me we're going to be alright." said Charlie about to panic.
"Oh! Uh, actually, I do have the box." said Anne looking optimistic.
"What? Are you serious?" said Marcy looking surprised.
Charlie shown some good signs of regaining his composure when he heard this. He pulled Anne in for a hug as she hugged him back with one arm.
"Why, this is marvelous news! Come, come, let's see it." said King Andrias looking hopeful.
Anne knew that she couldn't give them an easy answer to this. She remembered what Hop Pop said right when they left Wartwood to head for Newtopia.
"Well, I don't "have it, have it." Hop Pop left it with some contacts to see what they could learn about it." Anne informed.
Hop Pop let out a nervous chuckle. Charlie did seem to feel a little better knowing that the Calamity Box wasn't gone and that it was in a place where Hop Pop left it back in Wartwood.
"But I do have a photo of it." said Anne.
Anne pulled out her phone and scrolled through some pictures till she found the picture of the box. King Andrias pulled out a pair of glasses that had purple lenses as he placed them on. He took a look at the picture and saw the three gems. It was as if he seen the box before but hadn't seen it in so long when he possibly only saw it once.
"Hmm, how peculiar. Marcy, didn't you say the gems were colored? Look here. They're... They're gray." King Andrias said softly.
Anne took a look at the picture on her phone and she noticed the gems were gray. She remembered now that they were colored like before but now gray.
"Hey, you're right. I never actually noticed that." said Anne taking notice.
"So what would this mean?" asked Charlie curiously. "This is also new to me. Anne told me what she knew about that box and that it was what brought us here. And we were transported in different areas of Amphibia. They knew where they're at once Anne met the Plantars and when Marcy met you and Lady Olivia. I didn't find out where I was till the first three in a half months of being here."
"Can you tell me why that is? I don't mean to get personal with the question." asked King Andrias,
Charlie, Anne and the Plantars went silent. They knew that the king didn't know about what happened to Charlie when he first came to Amphibia. Charlie let out a sigh.
"I was in a coma for the first three in a half months in this world. When I emerged, I was in a location that I didn't want to be in, escaped, and eventually found my way to Wartwood. And that's when Anne and the Plantars took me in. I really don't want to be in a coma again. The first couple of days afterwards left my legs feeling like jelly and my head felt like it was stuffed as a pillow." explained Charlie.
"You were in s coma? How did that happen?" said King Andrias.
"Lets just say some crazy person bopped me over the head." answered Charlie. "But I'm fine. Thank God."
"This will require further study in the deepest of our archives. Give me a few days to work with this information. At that time, we shall reconvene and set a glorious plan in motion." advised King Andrias.
"Great! Mar Mar, what can we do to help?" asked Anne.
"Can you and Charlie translate ancient Amphibian runes?" said Marcy.
"Actually...no." answered Anne.
"I can't translate those ether as much as I can't use my phone to contact anyone from our world from here." replied Charlie. "Sorry Mar."
"Don't worry, dude. I got this." reassured Marcy.
"Nice! Just like group projects back home." said Anne feeling reassured.
"Before we all decide on anything else. I have a proposition if you will." Charlie chimed in.
They all looked at Charlie as he had an idea in mind but Anne and the Plantars seem to know what he was offering. King Andrias looked curious.
"King Andrias, you have any people in Newtopia that do field work of any sort? Planting and growing plants, or even planting and growing food? I got an idea in mind for such a thing." Charlie suggested.
"Planting and growing food like farming. Sounds like excellent idea. But why suggest that? We got plenty of food made right here in Newtopia." said King Andrias appearing to be interested.
Charlie cleared his throat before he spoke.
"I think it would be a magnificent idea to plant and grow certain types of fruits and vegetables that can be beneficial in natural cures for any sort of illness, injuries or healing people of any afflictions that some of the inhabitants may be suffering from and are looking for a remedy." said Charlie explaining his reason.
The guards in the thrown room were whispering and murmuring to each other about what Charlie is suggesting. Lady Olivia raised a hand to signal them to remain silent for now.
"As beneficial as that may be. People could use such options." Charlie continued. "It would be a correction in nature."
"Charlie, are you suggesting that nature and the almighty is offering us a solution for such problems?" asked Olivia.
"Lady Olivia, you're only half right. God and nature are only part of half of the equation. What I mean is in the many years that have passed. Even back in the world that me, Anne and Marcy are from, and this world of Amphibia included. People have amassed so much scientific power that has done a lot of great things no one could even imagine doing while it also has done a lot of damage to the world like weapons of mass destruction. And we've consistently proven ourselves incapable of handling that power. Eighty years ago, who could have predicted something like the true, natural cures to diseases and deadly body conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer, alzheimers, arthritis or even permanent injury. So how do you think we should cure these people of any and all afflictions and what solutions can we provide for them. It ain't going to pop out of nowhere like a ferret coming out of a hole in the ground." explained Charlie in great detail.
"So what are you suggesting? I can only guess what you're talking about." King Andrias listened.
"I'm talking about man-made cataclysmic change if we don't start providing solutions to those who need it. And I'm one of the people that may have it." Charlie answered.
"What kinda of change?" came the guards in the room.
"Change is like death. You don't know what it looks like till you're standing at the gates. Life cannot be contained. Life breaks free. Life finds a way. If we don't provide a solution now or sooner. Of course, that's gonna be catastrophic. There's plenty of evidence to prove it, plenty of points I can make and it's been inevitable since the first discovery of medical practice that we now use to help others heal. You need a solution for these people who are going through these afflictions and I have the solution. And you can benefit from it if you allow me to provide it." Charlie finished. "I'm suggesting that I can meet with those who work with you in agriculture and they can work on planting and growing such fruits and veggies that can have the natural cures be made and used from them to help heal the people here in Newtopia. At least those who need it if any of them are looking for such solutions."
Suddenly, Anne, Hop Pop, Sprig, Polly and Marcy knew what Charlie was talking about and suggesting. Smiles formed on their faces while King Andrias shown immediate interest when he heard that Charlie is wanting to help plant and grow possibly trees, bushes and plants that can be made and used for medical purposes such as curing any illnesses or injuries. He immediately wanted to go with it.
"You have my word. But I'm going to have to talk with them and when I do, you'll have to talk to them about what you're suggesting since they do know how do what your suggesting but with what you can provide to help them, that'll get things going. I'll summon you when I've talked with them." King Andrias said. "Until then, my dear Plantars, go forth and enjoy the sights of Newtopia. We've booked you a suite at the Hemisphere Hotel, my treat."
The giant male salamander suddenly placed both his hands out but he had his hands closed.
"And here...pick a hand!" instructed King Andrias.
Anne walked up to play along while the king smiled and moved his head to the right as if suggesting his right hand.
"It's in his right sleeve." Charlie blurted out.
They all were looking right at Charlie and than back at King Andrias when he opened his right hand and it was empty but he used one of his fingers to pull out a gold card from his right sleeve.
"How did you?" King Andrias began.
"I've seen a few people pull that cool trick before and I learned to keep my eye on their hands. That, and once when I nine, I a magician taught me how to do it." said Charlie with a grin.
"I see you and Anne are lucky to have each other." chuckled King Andrias. "The Royal Credit Card! It will grant you access to do anything in Newtopia. Be safe with this now. Wars have been waged for less."
He handed Hop Pop the card as he knew that they'll use it while in the hotel he booked them in. Sprig did a flip in the air as he was ecstatic.
"Whoa, ho, ho, ho! We get to explore Newtopia with unlimited money? This is a dream come true! Onward, family! Time to see Newtopia!" said Sprig powerfully.
Charlie felt his stomach gurgling loudly and all of them could hear it.
"Uh oh. Could we find a bathroom first. I think that beetle hamburger and them gnatchos with cheese are about to make a comeback." said Charlie blushing.
"I can lead him to a bathroom." Olivia suggested.
"Ā, tasukatta." groaned Charlie.
Lady Olivia quickly led the way out for Anne, Charlie and the Plantars to follow her. She led them to the nearest bathroom so Charlie could use it. Once they found the bathroom and Charlie went inside it to use the toilet. But little did they know, there was something on Charlie's mind and it was something about King Andrias. Something about him that scared him.