A/N: Hey, everyone. Did I not mention that at certain new episodes, new passengers from past cartoons such as Atomic Betty, The Garfield Show, and even Powerpuffgrils Z will arrive? Of course, if you want new passengers from different Cartoon Network shows as well, I'd be happy to oblige on those as well. Also, I planted a special surprise for Tulip, considering it to be a big, fat reward for her. I won't tell what it is, though. Anyhoo, enjoy. :)
"Infinity Train: The Pure Heart Car"
Chapter 2: "Perfect Adventure"
It showed Adorabat drawing herself holding a sword with a drawing of Mao Mao worshipping her as she hummed.
"I love to train under Mao Mao.", Adorabat sang.
"Hey, Adorabat. What's that drawing?", Mary asked as she, Atticus, and One-One happened to walk by.
"Someday, I'm gonna be an adventurer just like him. See? I'm the big one.", Adorabat spoke.
"Huh. Well, that's kinda...cute.", Mary commented.
"I can teach you how to be an adventurer, too, you know. My ways are a little different, but...", Badgerclops began with his mouth full.
"Yeah, but may I suggest not talking with your mouth full?", Atticus suggested.
"That's how you can choke to death.", Sad One warned, making Badgerclops realize his mistake and then swallow.
"Yeah. Sorry about that.", Badgerclops apologized.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Mao Mao's about to do something incredible!", Adorabat exclaimed in excitement, flapping her wing at Badgerclops.
"Stop hitting me, dude.", Badgerclops responded.
"Yeah, I'm not so sure it's considered incredible.", Mary commented.
"What? What you talkin' about?", Adorabat responded.
"Just look over there.", Mary suggested, pointing to where Tulip and Mao Mao were.
"All right, all right. Now, what happened?", Mao Mao sighed.
"So, I have told him that that was mine.", Chubbum responded.
"And what I said was that I wanted it.", Pinky stated next.
"Okay, look. Why don't you just give Chubbum his ball back and then you can both share it? That sound good?", Tulip suggested.
After a moment, Chubbum and Pinky got all-in for the idea.
"Wow!", Chubbum and Pinky spoke in awestruck surprise.
"Here you go, chum.", Pinky grinned as he handed the ball back to him as Mao Mao sighed and walked away with Tulip following him.
"Here we go.", Chubbum grinned.
"See? That's not exactly exciting.", Mary responded.
"So? I still think it's incredible. Great job, sheriffs. You're my heroes.", Adorabat grinned.
"Aw, thanks Adorabat.", Tulip responded with a grin.
However, Mao Mao was bored with Mary a monster fight to be had.
"You know, when we agreed to be sheriffs here, it was to protect this place from danger, not... babysit.", Mao Mao sighed.
"What are you talking about, Mao Mao? We have great adventures to make up for the boredom every single day.", Tulip responded as it then showed a sort of elephant-warthog hybrid attacking with Tulip riding on top of its head with One-One on top of its tail with Badgerclops firing a laser at it, Adorabat looking on in awe and then Mao Mao preparing to attack from behind, Mao Mao clashing with Orangusnake as Badgerclops was at Ratarang, but missing, Adorabat leading Ramaraffe away, Atticus barking at a stray Ghom with One-One on top of it, and Tulip riding Boss Hosstrich like a horse.
"They are great, aren't they? Yeah, but they're not perfect.", Mao Mao responded.
"What's the difference?", Tulip asked.
"You see, the perfect adventure has 4 key elements.", Mao Mao replied.
"Whaaa? Tell me!", Adorabat spoke in awe before it then showed a cautious Mao Mao with 4 question marks, two red eyes, and three black eyes peeping at Mao Mao before then showing him leaping in a rush to save a waddled baby before a big bomb appearing next to it and then Mao Mao surrounded by a whole arsenal of every weapon imaginable and then Mao Mao inside a treasure chest with a sword, four bags, and a pile of coins with a stray diamond in front of one of the bags before then showing Mao Mao in top of a tallest, yet slightly thinnest rock pillar as Mao Mao explained.
"First is Mystery. You know, with spies and intrigue. Second, high stakes! Like a falling baby or a bomb about to explode! Then, extreme danger! Pretty self-explanatory. And finally, a big, fat reward! Together, they create...The Perfect Adventure!", Mao Mao stated.
"Amazing!", Adorabat spoke excitedly.
"Huh. Still, as cool as it is, it's not like we can find one everyday.", Tulip responded.
"The last thing you need is more adventure. Why not try to relax for a single day?", Badgerclops suggested before Mao Mao tried to argue but quickly found no point.
"I...ngh... Maybe, you're right. Maybe...my life as an adventurer is...over.", Mao Mao spoke as the last word hung like an echo two times as Adorabat feared the worst.
"Oh, nooooooooooooooooooo!", Adorabat screamed.
"Are you sure you even want to go that far, Mao Mao?", Mary asked as Adorabat still screamed.
"I'll just have to settle for the boring life of a humble monster-fighting action hero.", Mao Mao responded.
However, when Adorabat stopped screaming, she thought to herself as she looked back at her drawing.
"If Mao Mao stops being an adventurer, how can he teach me to be one? I've gotta do something.", Adorabat thought before remembering what Mao Mao said as his head and hands appeared next to her.
"The Perfect Adventure has 4 key elements. First is Mystery.", Mao Mao spoke before his head and hands pooped away.
"Adorabat, you all right, buddy?", Badgerclops asked.
"She's lost it.", Sad One guessed before Adorabat flew up and shouted.
"There's a mystery!", Adorabat shouted.
"What?", Mao Mao asked.
"Huh?", Tulip puzzled.
"Called it.", Sad One spoke.
"Yeah. It has to do with the...uh...", Adorabat began before a delivery truck passed by.
"Delivery.", the delivery guy spoke as he tossed a bag of apples out for delivery.
"Delivery vans.", Adorabat explained.
"Delivery vans?", Mao Mao puzzled.
"Yeah! Full of super mysterious cargo.", Adorabat responded.
"Mysterious, eh?", Mao Mao puzzled.
"We'll just see about that.", Tulip responded before she kicked the bag once before it opened and revealed a bunch of apples inside.
"Uh, you realize those are just a bunch of apples, right?", Tulip asked.
"Yeah, uh, see? They're, they're, uh...", Adorabat stammered before it went over to the gator at his lip balm shop.
"Lip balm! Get your lip balm here! Balm!", the gator shouted.
"They're bombs. Exploding apple bombs.", Adorabat fibbed.
"What?", Tulip spoke in surprise before she, Badgerclops, Mary, Atticus, One-One and Mao Mao ducked while One-One spoke.
"Take cover!", Glad One exclaimed before Adorabat tossed the bag away and then made up explosion sounds while Tulip noticed a stray orb on the ground, typically half as big as the orb on Orangusnake's cannon and within the glow, a small Ghom inside, almost like a pup, puzzling her.
"Huh? Is that...one of the creatures' eggs?", Tulip asked.
"It's so stupid, it's obvious.", Mao Mao spoke as he and the others got back up while Tulip carefully picked up the glowing egg.
"Wait, what? It just sounds like Adorabat's making this stuff up.", Badgerclops retorted before Adorabat stammered nervously, making Tulip suspicious of her as Adorabat sweated.
"Riiiiight. Anyway, what do you think could be going on?", Tulip asked.
"Allow me to explain, Tulip. Badgerclops isn't quite in our level.", Mao Mao spoke up before he explained while showing a hooded villain, holding an apple bomb before then showing other hooded villains with one holding another bomb as they sneered before then showing the Ruby Pure Heart getting blown clean off the top of the castle and taking off with it as the leader was on top with four henchmen lifting it up and carrying it off.
"The mysterious vans are used by a network of evil spies planning to explode the roof off the castle and make off with the Ruby Pure Heart in a thrill-of-a-minute action-packed conspiracy.", Mao Mao explained.
"Yeah. That's it.", Adorabat fibbed.
"Dude.", Badgerclops jeered.
"Or maybe there's something much bigger than that. Just after Adorabat tossed out the bag, I noticed this egg on the ground.", Tulip spoke while holding the egg out as the baby Ghom inside screeched a bit in a cute manner.
"I think it must've been snuck into one of the bags somehow.", Mary guessed.
"And that certainly gets a lot bigger than apple bombs.", Atticus added.
"Of course. Those evil spies must've known we'd think about that theory and tried to throw us off by placing at least one monster egg inside each bag in case the bomb plan was foiled. The only question is, where did the eggs come from? Either way, it's up to us to foil this plot and save the kingdom.", Mao Mao guessed before he chuckled a bit and spoke again.
"There may just be a perfect adventure here after all.", Mao Mao grinned before laughing loudly and then quickly stopping to give Badgerclops a costume.
"Badgerclops, Mary, put these on.", Mao Mao suggested.
"Where'd you even get those?", Badgerclops asked.
"Yeah. Where did those even come from?", Mary asked.
"I have a million disguises.", Mao Mao replied as he now donned a fake beard and glasses before laughing loudly again.
Later, Badgerclops panted while carrying Mao Mao, Tulip, and Adorabat inside one bag as Mary carried another bag with Atticus and One-One inside.
"So heavy! Why couldn't we just go through the front door?", Badgerclops panted.
"We're talking about a kingdom-wide conspiracy here. Gotta play this stealthy.", Mao Mao responded.
"And why are you even complaining, anyway? I mean, we flew most of the way here.", Tulip puzzled.
"Plus, we only stepped on a few stairs.", Mary added.
"Okay. Yes. But y'all are way heavier than you look.", Badgerclops commented.
"That's because I have dense bones.", Adorabat whispered.
"Bones? Did you just say bones?", Atticus spoke in slight excitement.
"Easy there, Atticus. You'll get your doggy treat soon enough.", Mary responded to ease him.
"Let's hope so. Let's really hope so. It might as well be a fart bakery.", Sad One stated.
Then, both Mary and Badgerclops arrived at the doorway before the latter knocked on the door.
"Who is it?", the chef asked.
"I'm, uh, apple?", Badgerclops fibbed.
"And I'm Gala?", Mary added.
"Those are nice, nice names.", the chef spoke before unlocking the door.
"Those are nice names.", Badgerclops grinned before he walked in first, unknowingly bumping Mao Mao, Adorabat, and Tulip by the top of the doorway just as Mary carried Atticus and One-One inside before both Mary and Badgerclops set their bags down.
"Just drop the bags with the others.", the chef suggested.
"We will. Thanks.", Mary responded as she set her bag down before Badgerclops turned around and then noticed an assortment of dessert filled with cakes, pie, cupcakes, and cookies.
"Unattended food!", Badgerclops shouted in excitement before eagerly letting go of the bag, causing it to rip the chef over as he carried it over before the chef placed the bag on the ground after regaining his balance.
"All right. Let's see.", the chef spoke as he then opened the bag before Tulip and Mao Mao opened their eyes.
"Hi.", Tulip greeted, surprising the chef before Mao Mao ripped the bag open with his Katana and then leapt off with the chef passed out in fear as Mao Mao started interrogating him before noticing that he was now unconscious.
"All right, spy. Tell me where you...! Oh. He's out. He passed out. Dang!", Mao Mao exclaimed a bit in frustration as he then laid the chef down on the ground carefully.
"Well, none of the food here are bombs.", Badgerclops spoke as he tore off his disguise.
"How do you figure?", Tulip asked.
"Uh, I ate it and I didn't explode. No apple bombs, so adventure over?", Badgerclops guessed.
"Let's go home.", Mao Mao sighed.
"No! It can't end here!", Adorabat thought.
"Man, I can't wait to just chill and eat some steaks.", Badgerclops sighed.
"Steaks?", puzzled Adorabat before Mao Mao's head and hands appeared next to her.
"High stakes.", Mao Mao's head echoes before it and his hands poofed away.
"That's it.", Adorabat spoke just as a familiar rabbit from the Ball Pit car walked in and gasped, causing Tulip, One-One, and Atticus to turn and see him.
"Khaki Bottoms? You're okay.", Tulip grinned.
"Yup. Thanks to that cute little robot over here.", Khaki responded.
"What? One-One, you gave him a home here and you didn't even tell me?", Tulip asked.
"Well, it was while you were gone for 7 months.", Glad One responded.
"And you guys must be Mao Mao, Badgerclops, and Adorabat, the great protectors of Pure Heart Valley, right?", Khaki guessed.
"You're darn right, we are.", Mao Mao grinned.
"And who are you?", Khaki asked to Mary.
"Oh. I'm Mary Test. Mary, for short, though.", Mary responded.
"Mary, huh? Not a bad name.", Khaki grinned.
"I must apologize for the wreckage of your car.", Atticus apologized.
"Nah, it's all good, dog. Literally.", Khaki assured.
"So, how are things going along with you?", Atticus asked.
"Oh, just fine. I even got myself a job here at this place in Pure Heart Valley, where they make the best desserts.", Khaki responded.
"Oh, believe me. I know.", Badgerclops concurred.
"Okay. Look. Have you noticed anything strange as of late?", Tulip asked.
"How strange are you talking?", Khaki asked.
"Well, something like this.", Tulip responded while holding out a glowing Ghom egg, making him gasp.
"Well, now that you mention it, I did see somethin' like that. I thought I was the only one.", Khaki responded.
"Really? When did you first see those?", Tulip asked.
"Just as I was packin' the bags up for the delivery vans. In fact, there was one bag that had a hole in it and that's when I saw it just as the van took off, and that was just a few days ago.", Khaki replied.
"You did? How come you never said anything?", Tulip asked.
"I was about to, buy them I saw you guys and figured I could tell you guys, what with your heroic stature and all that.", Khaki responded.
"Oh. Huh.", Tulip grinned.
"That makes sense.", Glad One spoke.
"Do you have ideas on who would plant those eggs in the bag?", Atticus asked.
"Not sure. But every other day I keep seein' shadows of some snake with the arms and legs of some kind of chimpanzee.", Khaki stated.
"So, that means that Orangusnake planted those eggs in those bags so they can hatch and attack everyone!", Tulip guessed.
"What?!", Mao Mao, Mary, and Badgerclops exclaimed.
"Exactly, but if y'all hurry, you might be able to stop 'em before they can cause major damage.", Khaki assured.
"Right. Thanks, Khaki! Hope you like your job!", Tulip shouted as she, Atticus, One-One, Mary, Mao Mao, Badgerclops, and Adorabat rushed over to the castle.
"Thank you! Come again anytime!", Khaki shouted in response.
"So, where would these eggs end up once they're delivered with the apples?", Mary asked.
"From what I've heard, these 'special eggs' would be used as a decoration for the King's tarts.", Badgerclops stated.
"And how'd you know about that?", Tulip asked.
"I don't have to tell you everything that happens in my life.", Badgerclops responded.
"Right. The point is, from the way these eggs work, they need something constantly warm to get them to hatch quickly and we don't have much time before they hatch, so let's go!", Tulip urged.
"It could just be a fart egg.", Sad One guessed.
"With a Ghom inside it? I don't think so.", Tulip retorted.
Later, King Snugglemagne was enjoying his tarts with a lit candlestick on top of one of the Ghoms' eggs flashing brightly and more quickly with each flash.
"Oh, you naughty little thing. You've been very bad and must go into the dungeon.", King Snugglemagne spoke to his tart with a light chuckle as he was about to eat it before Tulip, Mary, Atticus, One-One, Mao Mao, Badgerclops, and Adorabat burst through the castle doors with the very former shouting.
"Don't eat that tart!", Tulip shouted, surprising King Snugglemagne as he exclaimed in response.
"Oh, Tulip and Mao Mao. My dear sheriffs, whatever is the...?", Snugglemagne began before Tulip noticed the egg starting to hatch and gasped
"Get it away from here, quick!", Tulip urged before Mao Mao then leapt toward the tart, sliced it off the king's fork, and then tossed the tart away.
"My tart!", King Snugglemagne exclaimed.
"Wait for it...", Tulip spoke before the tart suddenly exploded in a green mist before a body dropped to the ground with an apple rolling out of the mist and toward the steps near the throne, worrying King Snugglemagne before a tail whipped out into view with its paws fully forming with small nubs, earning the group's gasps before the creature then roared and then leapt toward King Snugglemagne, who squealed in panic.
"Your Grace! Watch out!", Tulip spoke as she pushed King Snugglemagne out of the hatched Ghom's path before it pinned Tulip instead just as Tulip noticed an apple near her arm.
"That's it.", Tulip realized before the Ghom began to drain her soul, causing her skin to whither dramatically like the last two times.
"Not...this...time!", Tulip groaned before she quickly managed to grab the apple and lodged it in its mouth, stopping it from sucking her soul and allowing her soul to come back as she gasped heavily before she ran off to get some distance, not knowing that the Ghom was now infatuated with the taste of apples much like a dog to peanut butter before Tulip turned around and noticed it.
"Huh? It likes apples, too, now?", Tulip puzzled.
"Do you suppose it could be part horse?", Glad One asked.
"Wait. Try checking the other tarts.", Mary spoke before Adorabat noticed that all but one tart had green eggs before she then shouted.
"Ghom egg alert!", Adorabat shouted before she kicked the tray off with two Ghom egg-planted tarts going up into the air while Atticus caught the one good tart with his mouth before Badgerclops prepared a laser blaster and shouted as he blasted at the two Ghom egg tarts, disintegrating them before the ashes gently landed in King Snugglemagne's paw.
"I hardly got to eat any.", King Snugglemagne groaned.
"Wait. Did you happen to eat any other tarts and did they have those eggs on top?", Tulip asked.
"Yes. Why are you looking at me like that?", King Snugglemagne asked before Mao Mao pounced on the king and started to hold him with a full-nelson as Adorabat looked on and slowly smiled.
"I got him! Whoa, there, big guy! There you, big guy!", Mao Mao spoke as an apparent piece of paper fell off his mane before Mary picked it up and gasped in surprise.
Meanwhile, Tulip suddenly caught a whiff of sulfur from the mane and grew disgusted.
"Why does his mane smell like rotten eggs?", Tulip puzzled.
"Either he's been doused with rotten eggs or he's been in a sort of underground cavern made of sulfur and limestone.", Mary guessed.
"How'd you figure?", Tulip asked.
"I found this itinerary that just fell out.", Mary spoke as she held it out as it said that he has wig fitting at 9:00, tea at 10:00, secret dungeon at 12:00, and a pedicure at 2:00.
"Huh. Well, I don't see any rotten eggs around here. So, that could be the second option. But where would the underground cavern be?", Tulip asked.
"Not sure, but you might need to make a plaster of his paw.", Mary replied.
"Okay, but where would I get those?", Tulip asked.
"Try checking over there.", Mary spoke, pointing to the corner where a bucket of plaster and a molding tool near the distracted Ghom, which was enjoying its apple.
"Huh. Why does he keep those here?", Tulip puzzled.
"Again, not sure. But you may want to hurry up with this.", Mary urged.
"Oh. Right.", Tulip responded before taking the plaster bucket and a molding tool with the Ghom distracted before molding the plaster onto his foot and making the cast.
"I think I got the eggs.", Badgerclops spoke.
"Extract them, now!", Mao Mao urged before Badgerclops only got out a dark pink mush.
"It's just...mush.", Badgerclops spoke before Mao Mao dropped him just as Tulip removes the plaster cast of his foot and then placed it in her jacket pocket.
"Phew.", Tulip sighed.
"So...no more Ghom eggs?", Mao Mao puzzled.
"Apart from the first one that hatched and the other two that were destroyed, nope.", Tulip responded.
Then, Atticus went over to the woozy King Snugglemagne and offered a tart to the king without the Ghom egg on top this time.
"Please, your majesty. Accept this pure, untainted tart as an apology.", Atticus spoke as he backed away.
"I am so sorry that this all happened, your majesty. We'll just give you some space, okay? Okay.", Tulip spoke as she and the others walked out the castle before Tulip closed the door.
"What just happened?", King Snugglemagne puzzled before noticing the Ghom still eating the apple, adding more puzzlement, seeing as it hadn't finished eating yet before he put his fingers on his chin and "hmm'd" as if he was getting an idea.
Meanwhile, outside the castle, the group was now walking downstairs as Mao Mao sighed.
"Oh, no! The perfect adventure! It can't be over yet.", Adorabat thought.
"Ah, The Perfect Adventure. I got free food, and now I'm walking downstairs.", Badgerclops grinned.
"I gotta do something to keep this going.", Adorabat thought.
"You think this is a good spot as any to do this, Mary?", Tulip asked.
"I think so. I mean, why wouldn't there be a paw print right there?", Mary responded.
"I think the better question is, why would there be a paw print?", Tulip corrected before she realized what it could be for.
"Unless, of course, it was for this.", Tulip spoke as she placed the plaster cast of King Snugglemagne's foot onto the paw print, apparently opening a sort of secret passageway behind them as the 2nd half of the stairs opened up, revealing a doorway to the underground cavern.
"Whaaaa? Wait, how did you two...?", Mao Mao puzzled.
"Wait, what's going on?", Adorabat puzzled.
"Simple, really. During Mao Mao's tussle with the king, just as his itinerary fell out, Tulip smelled some sulfur and limestone from his mane, and added those key clues together to help realize that he has a secret dungeon of his own somewhere.", Mary began.
"So, we found a nearby plaster kit and made a plaster cast of his foot in case there was a certain key that could open up the secret doorway in the kingdom just as Badgerclops was extracting mush. All that was left was finding a secret switch for it if there was one, which led up to this point.", Tulip finished.
"That is a surprisingly crafty maneuver. So, if we go in the underground caverns, we might get vital clues on how the eggs wound up here after the invasion.", Atticus commented.
"Exactly.", Mary nodded.
"Mary, how'd you guys know you need his foot?", Badgerclops asked.
"Eh, it was a lucky guess.", Mary responded.
"The next trip will probably lead to a fart dungeon, where everything is just a fart.", Sad One stated.
"It could be a fart dungeon. Is that what you want?", Glad One asked Sad One.
"Sure. Why not? The stench will be a bookend to my misery.", Sad One replied sarcastically.
"Okay, first off, do you even have a nose? Second, you've been saying that about the last two trips now. It's just too unlikely.", Tulip responded before she opened the dungeon doors, immediately smelling sulfur and limestone, which smelled like rotten eggs before almost the whole group, except Mao Mao, Adorabat, and One-One reacted in disgust due to the smell.
"Oh!", Badgerclops exclaimed.
"Ugh!", Mary and Tulip reacted.
"Yeech!", Atticus shook in disgust.
"Ah, smell that dank, musty air.", Mao Mao spoke as he went down first.
"You're right. I don't have a nose.", Glad One spoke.
"Ohh, it smells like an egg blast in here!", Badgerclops exclaimed in disgust.
"Ugh, it's so gross! Why does that exist?", Tulip spoke nasally as she and the others went downstairs after Mao Mao, not knowing that a familiar being with snake-like eyes under a hood was watching from behind as the figure winced a bit and sneered.
"Now, the adventure really begins. I'm talkin' traps, fightin'!", Mao Mao spoke in excitement.
"Fine. Let's just get this over with so I can resume my chill.", Badgerclops spoke before Adorabat thought to herself.
"Ugh! Badgerclops keeps trying to end the adventure. Gotta find a way to get rid of him if I'm gonna pull this off.", Adorabat thought, not knowing that Tulip was growing suspicious of her.
"Atticus, can you make sure to keep an eye on her?", Tulip asked.
"Without hesitation. Why do you ask?", Atticus asked before Tulip then whispered into his ear before Atticus gasped in understanding and then nodded after she finished whispering.
"Thanks, Atticus.", Tulip grinned.
"Thanks for carrying me, Badgerclops. Looks like there's gonna be a lot of walking!", Adorabat spoke, surprising Badgerclops before he stopped.
"That's it, I'm out.", Badgerclops spoke.
"What's wrong?", Mao Mao asked.
"We've been doing things your way all day, man. I'm done.", Badgerclops responded.
"But what about the perfect adventure?", Mao Mao asked.
"You keep saying 'adventure' when what you really mean is walking up and down stairs all day! So, y'all have fun in egg-blast caverns. I'm gonna go chill.", Badgerclops spoke before he started walking away up the stairs.
"Badgerclops, nooooooooooooo...! Oh, well. He'll come around. All perfect adventures have dramatic reunions.", Mao Mao spoke before the rest walked downstairs.
"It's all coming together. If I could just keep this going, all my little dreams will come true.", Adorabat grinned while thinking to herself.
"All right, what's your game, you sneaky sweetypie?", Tulip interrogated, making Adorabat squeak in fear of getting caught red-handed.
"Uh..., nothing?", Adorabat fibbed.
"Come on, Adorabat. It's obvious. You're doing all this just to give Mao Mao the perfect adventure he wants.", Tulip guessed.
"Except not all of it went according to plan as there was an actual case happening right in this very instance.", Atticus added.
"What? That's just...", Adorabat giggled nervously before realizing that there was no avoiding it.
"Oh, phooey. How'd you guess?", Adorabat asked.
"You have been acting suspicious this whole time. Plus, you even brought your drawing with you and everything.", Mary responded.
"Oh.", Adorabat groaned.
"You're lucky we didn't tell Mao Mao, though. Besides, if anyone has to tell him eventually, it's you.", Tulip responded just before they came across a peanut butter square with holes on top of a trap that the square is resting on.
"Whoa!", Adorabat spoke as she apparently stepped on a bit of peanut butter on top and picked up the square before Mao Mao rushed over and picked her up just before the spikes could get her, while it forced Mary, Tulip, One-One, who was inside Tulip's backpack, and Atticus back before Mao Mao set her down safely as he "tut-tut-tut'd".
"That, my little deputy, is called bait.", Mao Mao stated before he pressed forward first with the others following behind him throughout the caverns.
"Ooh. More bait.", Adorabat grinned.
"Yeah, I don't think those are for you, Adorabat.", Tulip spoke.
"More bait, more bait, more bait, more bait, more bait...", Adorabat chanted, unknowingly drawing the attention of a Ghom on top of a pillar as it growled.
Meanwhile, Adorabat was enjoying the treat.
"Mm, peanut butter.", Adorabat spoke before she ate the treat and then started to lose her balance a bit.
"Oh, Oh. What the?", Adorabat puzzled before noticing a Ghom below as it then screeched and then clutched onto the bottom of the cage door and then. started sucking her soul before Tulip saw this and moved her away with her soul coming back.
"One-One, can you do something about this?", Tulip asked.
"No problem at all, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One assured before popping himself off toward the Ghom and sent it back down before Glad One ran up the wall and then climbed out before reuniting with Sad One just as Adorabat gasped harshly before panting heavily.
"Thanks, One-One.", Tulip thanked.
"You're welcome.", Glad One assured.
"There's monsters down there!", Adorabat shouted.
"All the more reason not to take the bait. Never forget, a...", Mao Mao began before noticing a lone Ghom on a pillar in front of him.
"A monster? Hahaha. Well, don't worry. This dum-dum can't take us by itself.", Mao Mao assured before the Ghom roared, calling its own army to surround them.
"Yeee-Uh-Oh.", Mao Mao responded as Atticus growled.
"What should we do now?", Mary asked before Mao Mao drew his Katana out.
"We fight.", Mao Mao responded before then charging toward one of the Ghoms and then kicking against its back repeatedly, making it whimper before leaping up to the top and then preparing to strike at the ground downwards before doing so, causing light green slash marks to appear on the Ghoms near it before sheathing his Katana slowly and then sheathing it completely before the Ghoms then wound up vanishing into dust.
"That was the greatest thing I've ever seen! I will never wash these eyeballs.", Adorabat spoke in fan-boyish excitement.
"It was...underwhelming. I mean, it was dangerous, but it wasn't extremely dangerous. If there were about a 100 more of them, sure, uh, maybe, maybe they could take me, but not with my sword.", Mao Mao spoke to himself just as Tulip then took notice of a familiar hooded figure crawling up and then removing the bait, opening the cage full of Ghoms, making her gasp before Adorabat shouted, attracting Mao Mao's attention.
"Adorabat? Hang on!", Mao Mao exclaimed before the Ghom head butted Mao Mao away next to Tulip, Mary, Atticus, and One-One before they all surrounded them.
"Where'd y'all come from?", Mao Mao asked.
"Perhaps the better question is, 'who did they all come from?'", the figure responded as he removed the hoodie to reveal that he is none other than...
"Orangusnake! What are you doing here?", Tulip realized.
"Of course. You all took away my army. I'm simply just returning the favor.", Orangusnake responded before Adorabat screamed.
"Mao Mao!", Adorabat screamed as she ran before she stopped and found herself trapped by the Ghoms.
"Your choice, heroes. Me or your little blue friend?", Orangusnake sneered.
"You cowardly snake.", Atticus growled.
"I try.", Orangusnake responded before he laughed.
"Hang on, Adorabat! I'm coming!", Mao Mao spoke as he leapt away towards Adorabat, who just started to fall down.
"Adorabat! I gotcha.", Mao Mao assured as he caught Mao Mao in the nick of time.
"Nice catch, Mao Mao.", Tulip grinned.
"Now, let's...", Mao Mao began.
"Oh, I don't think so!", Orangusnake retorted before firing a blast from his mutation cannon, not to hit Mao Mao, but just to force him off as it only knocks him off to the point that he has to hold on for dear life as the Ghoms closed in.
"How'd you get that gun back? And why are there so many?", Mao Mao asked.
"First of all, I didn't! This is my new gun! And secondly, you know how I've mutated people into fearsome beasts known as Ghoms? Well, it turned out some of them were pregnant, which would explain the eggs. So, after the last time you foiled me, a few Ghoms came back with the cute little things I hadn't expected: Their own children. So, I carefully mapped together the internal structure of Pure Heart Valley during your little tour long before your little medal ceremony. I'll admit, it wasn't exactly easy doing it without getting caught, though I got a lucky break, thank goodness. So, I decided to wear an ominous hoodie for next time for stealth reasons. And also, because it looked spooky on me. And from there, I planted the eggs just to scare you out into finding the source of the Ghom eggs, leading us up to now.", Orangusnake replied.
"Wait. Are you saying...?", Tulip asked.
"That's right. You all led me right to it the moment you put that plaster cast on the paw print. That's how. I'll be sure to give you points for figuring out the right clues, though, disgusting as it was for the scent of sulfur and limestone. I mean, Yeech, am I right?", Orangusnake responded.
"There's no way I can keep this up.", Adorabat thought before she started spilling the beans.
"Mao Mao, I have something important to tell you.", Adorabat began.
"What could possibly...?", Mao Mao began before he started slipping.
"Now, then. Any last words before you di...?", Orangusnake began as he prepared his cannon again before he got blasted by a laser blast from behind, sending him screaming as he fell towards an apparent river below before splashing into it and resurfacing a moment after.
"Seriously? A river?", Orangusnake puzzled before Mao Mao looked up and saw Badgerclops.
"Badgerclops!", Mao Mao grinned as Badgerclops blaster the Ghoms away from Tulip, Mary, Atticus, and One-One.
"Yay!", Adorabat cheered before he helped them up.
"But why'd you come back?", Mary puzzled.
"It was a lot of stairs. Besides, I missed y'all.", Badgerclops responded.
"It's great to have you back, Badgerclops.", Tulip grinned.
"I knew you'd come around. Now, let's do this!", Mao Mao urged.
"GET THEEEEEM!", Orangusnake shouted from far away in a river before the Ghom roared as it and the remaining Ghoms charged in before the heroes charged in toward the roaring Ghom army.
Mao Mao held back the first Ghom before flipping it back towards the ground while Badgerclops yelled out as he fired his lasers at the surrounding Ghoms and even enjoyed a peanut butter square while doing so.
"Mm. Peanut butter.", Badgerclops grinned.
Meanwhile, Atticus was snarling as he ran past the Ghoms as some of them were herded toward Atticus by Tulip, who was riding on one of them.
"Yee-haw!", Tulip exclaimed as she raised her arm before Atticus lead the pursuing Ghom towards a cliff before ducking, causing the Ghoms to fall off, unintentionally causing Adorabat to fall off.
"Adorabat!", Tulip shouted before Adorabat flew up, relieving her.
"Oh, yeah. I can fly.", Adorabat realized.
"What? She can fly? Oh, I can't believe I forgot.", Orangusnake realized sheepishly.
"Whoo! That's gotta be it.", Badgerclops sighed.
"No doubt, no doubt.", Mao Mao agreed.
"You may have won this round, heroes, but mark my words! I will be back and I will have my revenge!", Orangusnake shouted.
"I'd be more concerned about the end of the river!", Tulip warned.
"The end of the river? What do you mean by that?", Orangusnake puzzled before he turned around and noticed the end growing closer, leading to a waterfall.
"Oh, I see. Curse you, heroes! Curse you and your insufferable teamwoooooooooooooork!", Orangusnake shouted before he fell off the waterfall and splashed down outside Pure Heart Valley and resurfaced all woozily.
"And now, I shall plot...my revenge. After I recuperate from...the waterfall.", Orangusnake stated.
"So, how was your swim, Boss?", Ramaraffe asked.
"Ah, shaddup.", Orangusnake spike woozily before faceplanting himself on the grass.
Meanwhile, Tulip smiled at the success.
"Well, that solves it. We went through Mystery, high stakes, extreme danger, but there's still one thing missing.", Tulip stated.
"A big, fat reward, right, Ms. Tulip?", Glad One guessed.
"Yup. The only question is, what's it gonna be?", Tulip asked.
"I dunno.", Glad One replied.
"Wait. You hear that?", Mao Mao asked.
"Hear what?", Mary puzzled.
"I think it's coming from over there.", Tulip spoke as she pointed toward a giant padded door inside a big stone-made, heart-shaped formation with four essential torches in big pots.
"I can hear that, too.", Atticus spoke as he wiggled one of his ears.
"You know what this means? Heavenly music, giant padded door, oh-ho, my friends! I present to you the best part of a perfect adventure: a big, fat reward!", Mao Mao introduced as he opened the door only to see King Snugglemagne playing his harpsichord with his apparent pet Ghom dressed in a similar make up with its back and legs in a similar color as King Snugglemagne's skin with the soft brush-like appendages at the bottom near the mouth in a pink color as well as its tails and had a similar cape as the king of Pure Heart Valley himself, not to mention with a pail of apples.
At that point, King Snugglemagne grew surprised to notice the heroes as his pet Ghom growled puzzlingly.
"Well, what are you doing here?", King Snugglemagne asked.
"I think the better question is, what are you doing down here?", Tulip asked.
"Practicing harpsichord.", King Snugglemagne responded.
"100 feet underground in a sealed chamber?!", Mao Mao exclaimed.
"I'm very shy.", King Snugglemagne responded.
"With the very creature that nearly sucked out your soul?", Atticus puzzled.
"Yes. But ever since we found out it also has a thing for apples, I decided to tame it as my own pet, rewarding it with apples if it behaves well enough, hence the pail of apples.", King Snugglemagne explained.
"Oh. Well, how's it working for you?", Tulip asked.
"It was a little rough, but now, it is as regal as ever. Turns out if properly trained, having a creature like that is its own reward.", King Snugglemagne grinned.
"But what about Orangusnake and the other Ghoms, then?", Mary puzzled.
"Leftover overgrown pests from the invasion, I'm afraid. I put out traps of peanut butter and everything. I didn't know what I was doing wrong.", King Snugglemagne responded while Mao Mao sadly and slowly closed the door just as Tulip noticed a sort of thin, futuristic blade etched in stone with the symbol from Tulip's right hand etched onto the cross where the bottom of the blade resides above as a green line in the middle of the blade stretches over to the top with a circle as well as metallic technological coatings on the cross and a soft grip for the hilt.
"Uh, guys? What's that up there?", Tulip puzzled, pointing to the weapon etched in stone.
"What's what? Oh, that? It's definitely a sword. Maybe even a legendary one. Just look how cool it is.
"Well, it isn't like any sword I've ever seen before.", Mao Mao added.
"What kind of vorpal blade do you suppose it is?", Atticus asked.
"I don't know the answer, myself. Although, the sword seems rather familiar.", Glad One responded.
"Well, only one way to find out.", Tulip responded as she walked over to the stone before she then grabbed the sword, not knowing that her right hand glowed brightly as a result, even causing the symbol to glow as well, and then removed it from the stone quickly, much to her surprise before the symbol on the sword rotated 180 degrees to the right, causing the green line in the middle of the blade to glow brightly before then producing a green holo sword, resembling Excalibur itself.
"Whoa! This is so cool!", Tulip spoke in surprise.
"Whaaaaa?", Mao Mao reacted in response.
"That looks incredible, Tulip!", Badgerclops reacted.
"It looks so awesome!", Adorabat agreed.
"It looks like you have a weapon of your own, now, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One stated.
"I do? I do!", Tulip realized with a grin before she chuckled.
"So, what should we call it?", Tulip asked.
"Just take a look at that symbol, Tulip. It almost looks like Infinity.", Mary stated, pointing to the symbol as it glowed green.
"And your hand must be reacting to the sword.", Sad One guessed.
"It is?", Tulip puzzled before she noticed her right hand glowing the same symbol with the same brightness as the one on her sword.
"Huh. How about that? Okay. I think I'll give this blade a name. I hereby dub this sword: the Infinity Blade.", Tulip spoke as she moved her right hand 180 degrees to the left, depowering it before she put it behind her back and in front of the back of her backpack.
"That's a good name for a legendary weapon, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One commented.
"Thanks, One-One. Now, let's get out of here.", Tulip suggested.
"All right.", Mao Mao sighed.
Later, the heroes were walking outside the dungeon doors back to the fresh air of Pure Heart Valley.
"Stairs? Bad!", Badgerclops panted.
"Agreed.", Tulip panted.
"It doesn't make any sense.", Mao Mao spoke.
"Huh? What doesn't make any sense?", Tulip puzzled.
"There was mystery, high stakes, extreme, danger, but the only one who got a big, fat reward out of it was you, Tulip. Where did we go wrong?", Mao Mao asked.
"Ah, come on, man. Maybe the King's harpsichord playing and his new pet were the reward, right, Adorabat?", Badgerclops asked as Adorabat feared up before she finally decided to confess.
"Wrong. I made it all up.", Adorabat responded.
"What?", Mao Mao and Badgerclops responded.
"The Mystery, the high stakes, everything! Well, except for the part with the Ghom eggs, Orangusnake, and the army of monsters, but other than those things, everything!", Adorabat explained.
"You...made it up? Why?", Mao Mao asked.
"I thought if you couldn't be an adventurer, you couldn't teach me to be one, and then, why would you even want me around?", Adorabat responded.
"Adorabat, that was so sweet that you did this for him, but, at the same time, you kinda went about it the wrong way.", Tulip spoke to Adorabat.
"So, you're telling me you've lied about a government conspiracy, had us assault the king, led us deep into the heart of a dungeon full of Ghoms just so, what? You could give me the perfect adventure?", Mao Mao asked almost angrily.
"Mm-Hmm.", Adorabat nodded sadly before Mao Mao hugged her.
"Thank you. You're the best little pal a sheriff could have.", Mao Mao grinned.
"Also, lying is wrong. I feel like we glossed over that today.", Badgerclops spoke as he hugged the two friends.
"Well, at least not all of it was a lie.", Atticus grinned.
"Who would've guessed that we would have the perfect adventure without even realizing it until the end?", Glad One added.
"So, you'll still teach me to be an adventurer?", Adorabat asked.
"Of course, if I could find the time between teaching you to be a monster fighter and an action hero.", Mao Mao responded.
"I don't think there's any difference between those things.", Tulip commented.
"With friends like you, Adorabat, every adventure can be a perfect one. What happened here today was proof of that. Who knows how many await us?", Mao Mao spoke before Tulip's hand started flashing green before Tulip noticed it and saw it project a holo-Video of the Steward speaking to her.
"New passengers are now boarding the Pure Heart car.", the Steward spoke to her.
"What?", Tulip spoke in surprise.
"Well, I did say that some passengers may arrive sooner than others, didn't I?", Glad One explained.
"Well, something tells me that we're not quite done having adventures yet. Maybe, they've just begun...", Tulip spoke.
"Whoa.", Badgerclops spoke in awe as he placed his arm on Mao Mao's left shoulder before Mao Mao moved his arm away.
"Stop it.", Mao Mao spoke.
A/N: So, what'd y'all think? Pretty unexpected to see Orangusnake return in the caverns, right? Now, if any of you have ideas for what should happen in the next episode as well as what new passenger should arrive to help Tulip, One-One, and Atticus as well as Mary Test, Mao Mao, Badgerclops, and Adorabat, please let me know in your reviews and I'd be happy to take care of them whenever I can. Also, I do this Tuesday-Fridays, just so you know on account of my "Dragon Ball Super" fanfiction coming along. And about the Infinity Blade? It closely resembles Great Saiyaman 3's sword, but with an Infinity Train update to it. Until next time. :)
