Hunter was back in the weird dream world where he found out more about Caleb, but this time, he was in what appeared to be in a waiting room. Specifically, the waiting room of the healing Coven. But there was something different, he was tied to a chair and there was some kind of carnival music going on.
"Huh?" Hunter reacted in confusion.
"Welcome folks…." Then, a smoke bomb activated in front of Hunter and a frog appeared. This frog was orange, it wore a fez, an eyepatch and a suit that looked to appear belong to Soos. But the frog himself, sounded like Dipper's Grunkle. Specifically, the one that might have wanted to teach him how to make counterfeit bills. "….Welcome, to Mr Pond's Attraction of Freaks!"
"Wait, Dipper's uncle?" Hunter reacted.
"I don't know a Dipper, but you're probably referring to my nephew, Dipping Ponds." He laughed. "Anywho, you're probably wondering why I have you as my star attraction."
Hunter raised his eyebrow. "Star attraction?"
"Well, you ain't the attraction we show our guests at the entrance." Stan laughed. "Anywho, you wish to know why you're the star attraction, don't you? You're about to meet one of your only living relatives."
Hunter was shocked. "Relative?"
"Yeah kid." The Stan frog laughed. "And I have the blood test to prove it. Frog! Frog! Get your six fingered butt over here!" A frog that looked like Ford entered holding a clipboard. "This is my brother, Frog Ponds. You can tell why we gave him that name." The frog laughed. "Because he's a freak! Hahahahahahah!"
Frog sighed. "Stanley, can I read the results?"
"Later, I wanna show Mr Corpse Clone….Nah, that ain't good! Clone corpse! Clorpse! Corne! Let me get back to that one. Anywho, behind this curtain is one of your last remaining family members. Actually, there a many of them. She has plenty of cousin, parents, uncles, aunts, auncles and a sister. But question is, who is this relative?"
"His cousin, Stanley." Frog sighed.
"I wasn't asking you, Frog!" Stanley yelled. "And….Way to ruin the surprise you frogging idiot! Sorry for my language kid, but I think it's best you guess who's behind this cage." The spotlight shined on a cage that was covered by a red drape and there appeared to be someone struggling underneath it. "And no, it might not be your cousin."
Hunter narrowed his eyes at the frog in anger. "Who's in the cage?"
The frog sighed. "Kid, I ask the questions around here. You know what, the anticipation is killing me! Hunter Wittebane, meet your cousin…..She is known as the beast of Gravesfield, in some other world she could have been my wife and she is the cousin of the monster that is the Grimwalker! She's feathery, she's scary, she's angry and sheeeeeee's Edalyn!" The drape dropped, revealing the Owl Beast AKA Edalyn Clawthorne. "She is technically your cousin. If you think about this really hard."
Hunter began to panic about this revelation. It couldn't be true. There was no way Edalyn Clawthorne, the Owl Lady, was his very distant cousin. "No! No! No! She can't be my cousin!"
"Well, she did descend after Caleb, so if you think about it, she is!" Stanley smacked the back of Hunter's head. "But it's not just you who's shocked about this revelation! Let's ask your brothers, they're all speechless." He then pointed to a curtain that pulled down to reveal a bunch of skeletons in the audience. But those skeletons wore golden guard armours that looked similar to Hunter. "Literally! Because I…." It was at this point, Stan's voice began to turn into Belos'. "….killed them. Just like I did with you." His arm turned into a spike that hit Hunter.
Then, Hunter screamed as he woke up from his nightmare. He looked around his surroundings and realised that he was still in his cave. "Edalyn Clawthorne?!" Falpjack tweeted. "Flapjack, Edalyn Clawthorne is my cousin!" Falpjack tweeted. "You wanted me to figure that out?! This is shocking! If Eda's my cousin then so is Lilith and all the other Clawthornes that came after Caleb and Hunter!" Hunter began to rub his face to take in the shocking revelation. Flapjack tweeted again. "I….I….I….I can't believe it! Was my real family this whole time, the Clawthornes?" Flapjack tweeted again. "Who am I kidding? Eda saw me betray Luz. She wouldn't take me in after this is over." Flapjack tweeted. "I don't know who I'll go to after this is over. Pacifica has been a sister to me ever since I arrived in the Human Realm yet the Clawthorne's are my real family. Who should I go to?" Flapjack's next tweet made Hunter sigh. "Well, you're helpful."
Later, at the underground town of Wartwood, he saw Pacifica dressed in some kind of military jungle gear. She wore some camo pants, some hard boots, a black tank top and a belt with a bunch of supplies attached.
She turned and noticed Hunter standing there. "Oh hey Hunter." Pacifica said.
"Good morning, Pacifica. Where are you going?" Hunter asked.
"I thought I could do something a bit fun." Pacifica replied. "I'm doing something with Croaker, Beatrix, Braddock, Ivy, Maddie and Amity. A little something I call a girl's day. I agree, it's not as catchy as girl's night but it's fun regardless."
"Where are Luz and the others? I haven't seen the Plantars dig through Dipper's coat." Hunter said.
"Luz, Sasha, the Plantars, Dipper and Luz have gone to look for the Mother of Olms. She could know something about the box and Luz's powers." Pacifica replied.
"What are you doing?" Hunter asked.
"Hiking." Pacifica replied. "It's the first part of the girl's day. Then, we have a spa after a long bath, drinking and a meal at a Stumpy's but the non alcoholic kind since we have kids with us and then that's it. End of the perfect girl's day. I'm honestly doing Amity a favour. She needs to relax a little and not worry so much about Luz, it's honestly causing the poor kid a lot of stress."
"And Dipper on the other hand…."
"When he gets himself into danger, you essentially become numb to the worry." Pacifica replied.
"Anyway, has Dipper told you about…You know."
"Yeah. For some reason he says I might be pregnant?"
"With a goblin?"
"Wow! That is insulting kid." Pacifica said. "He just says I might be pregnant and that's it. Though, the last time we Uh…Uh….." She began to stutter, trying to come up with a more appropriate way of telling him. "Well…When, a man and a woman wish to have a baby they…." Hunter raised an eyebrow, obviously naive about the topic. "Look, birds and the bees kid. Anywho, what are you doing today?"
"I don't know yet." Hunter replied. "Maybe I'll just try and figure myself out a bit more."
"Okay kid, whatever you want." Pacifica said as she packed her laser in a belt. "See you soon." She walked off to join the others on their little girl's trip where she met up with Ivy.
"Hey Paz, Mom said she'll sew you into a wall if I have a sip of bog grog." Ivy said.
"She wouldn't know, right?" Pacifica asked as she walked away with Sprig's girlfriend to enjoy their little trip while Hunter stayed to figure himself out.
At Stumpy's bar, Hunter was drinking some water while Flapjack was pecking on some nuts that were on the side. The former Golden Guard downed his water and cringed at the taste. "You ever have one of those days where you have no idea who you are?"
Stumpy was cleaning a glass mug as he stared at Hunter. "I had no idea who I was when I was your age, kid. Like literally, accidentally took a gulp of swamp venom. Had no idea who I was for three days. Which might explain how I lost me limbs."
"Well, what did you find out about yourself?"
"I found out I was good at making bog grog and all sorts of tasty meals." Stumpy replied. "That's who I am. Stumpy the chef! And I'm happy with who I am! Need another round, kid?"
"Yeah sure." Hunter replied.
Stumpy went to a pump to refill Hunter's glass but unfortunately nothing came out. He tapped the pipe and sighed. "Sorry kid, it appears we have bog grog."
Hunter sighed. "I'm not sure if I should have alcohol from another world. I'm going to find an oracle. How much?"
"Twelve coppers."
Hunter froze. "Oh….I didn't bring any."
"Why?"
"Because I thought currency might have been snails."
"Wait, snails are currency in your world?" Stumpy asked. "Very odd. Well kid, I know you technically saved our tails, but you still have to pay. Or else…" He took off his spatula hand and replaced it with a sword hand, causing Hunter to panic. "Oh whoops. I was meant to put on my pen hand."
"Look, give me time! I'll get you the money." Hunter pleaded. "I'll work here, I'll do anything."
"Sorry, I ain't offering a job. You could steal money or go to a contest where you win money." Stumpy said.
Then, Wally, Toadstool, Toadie, Loggle, Soggy Joe and Percy entered the establishment. "I'm telling ya Wally, I can beat you this time."
"Oh, there is no way you can drink me under the table, even with those muscles, Loggle." Wally chided.
"Yeah, I don't think you can beat him." Soggy Joe said.
"I couldn't beat him once." Mayor Toadstool said.
"I never tried to beat him." Toadie said.
"I tried beating him one time and I thought I could since toads can handle big grogs better but I lost!" Percy exclaimed.
"If you didn't say that toads can handle bog grog better than frogs than you wouldn't have lost." Wally retorted.
"Hiya Wally, that time again?" Stumpy asked.
"Yeah. Loggle thinks he can beat me simply because he has muscles." Wally replied.
"Alright, if you win, you'll have nine coppers." Loggle declared.
"Well, if you win, I'll give you twelve coppers!" Wally declared.
"Challenge accepted." The two shook hands with each other.
A few minutes later, Wally and Loggle sat in front of each other by a table looking at each other with intense glares. Then, Stumpy walked up to them with two bog grogs at the ready.
"Okay you two, are ya ready?" Stumpy asked.
"Yeah, of course we are." Wally replied.
The bartender/professional chef placed the two pints of their alcoholic beverages in front of the two. Wally took a huge gulp of his drink.
"Ahhhh! Yummy! Now your turn, Loggle." Wally said.
Loggle cracked his knuckles and gritted his teeth. "And it will be my only turn!" He grabbed the cup and took one big gulp. "Ah! I am still sitting!" Loggle then fell on his back instantly.
"Woooo!" Toadie cheered.
"Beaten again!" Toadstool exclaimed.
The other patrons cheered except for Hunter, whom stared at it with curiosity while Stumpy sighed. "Ah, predictable."
Soggy Joe, Percy and Toadstool helped the buff axolotl back up on his feet. Loggle, was already a bit tipsy due to gulp. "H-how? How? D-do I keep losing? Even when? Even when? Even when I'm buff?"
"Well, now these coppers are mine." Wally pulled Loggle's coppers towards him and smiled gleefully.
"How do you do it Loggle?" Percy asked. "I mean, your biology couldn't be able to handle it!"
"I drank until I had an iron liver." He tapped his stomach and laughed. "Or maybe I was born this way. Who knows. But I have won many coppers from this."
"Think you'll lose someday?" Soggy Joe asked.
"Well….I think there will be a day when I answer somebody that question and that answer will be, no!" Everyone laughed.
Whilst the guys laughed, Hunter was staring at them with intrigue and realisation of how he could pay Stumpy back.
"Yeah. Nobody has ever beat Wally." He said. "Now, about my payment."
Hunter raised his finger. "Yeah, you might get it." Hunter walked towards the four amphibians and sat on the chair Loggle was sitting on.
"Hi."
"Oh hey, Hunter!" Wally greeted back. "What you doing today?"
"Figuring myself out." Hunter replied.
"Oooooh, that is quite a journey." Toadstool remarked. "Now, when did you start having these feelings? And who gave you them?"
"No, I meant who I am." Hunter replied. "Who I really am. I mean, I'm struggling to figure myself out. People say what I am, yet I feel this isn't me. Now, what are you guys?"
"What do you want kid?" Wally asked.
"I want to challenge you for your coppers." Hunter replied.
"I don't know kid….Aren't you a little young for this?" Wally asked.
"I don't know. Scared a kid might beat you?" Hunter asked.
"Oooooooooohhhhhhh!" The gang went.
"He feels tough." Percy remarked.
"This kid has guts." Toadstool said to the angry Wally.
"Oh okay! Okay! You want it kid?!" Wally slammed all his coppers on the table. "What you betting, kid?"
"Uh….I don't have any money so uh….." Hunter looked at Flapjack and then reached down to grab something which happened to be his boot. "…this boot."
Wally seemed annoyed at first but then shrugged his shoulders. "Oh well. I needed a boot anyway. Stumpy!"
Stumpy arrived with two pints of bog grog. "Good luck, kid." He placed the pints on the table.
"Okay, kid! First timers go out in the first round." Wally declared. "So…." Wally then drank his drink with one big gulp. "…..let's…." Wally froze when he saw Hunter take a big gulp of his and slammed the cup down.
The former Golden Guard just shrugged his shoulders. "It's alright."
Wally and co were amazed that Hunter had just downed his first cup of bog grog like it was nothing. "What?! How?!"
"Huh, I guess first timers work differently." Hunter remarked smugly.
Wally narrowed his eye at him. "Well, we'll see about that."
About 12 rounds later, the two were still at it. Every two shots, Wally got more and more tipsy while Hunter was still acting like nothing bad was happening to him.
They soon gotten to their 13th where a large crowd was beginning to draw, which included Felicia and Duckweed in attendance.
"Come on kid, you have to give up eventually." The drunken Wally chided as he drank his next cup.
"Unfortunately, I don't think I will." Hunter drank the next cup like it was nothing and slammed it down. "Yes!" Everyone cheered at Hunter standing his ground, including Flapjack.
While Wally was narrowing his eyes at the young boy beating him. "Uh, trust me kid, you won't last 23 more rounds."
Twenty-eight rounds later.
Wally was more drunk than ever while Hunter was still acting like he hadn't even had any big grog in his system. But he felt like he needed to pee, really bad.
Wally was so tipsy that he was actually close to passing out. "Oh….oh….oh….oh…..oh…..oh frog! I….I….I….I think I c….can't take another ssssssip!"
"You can forfeit." Hunter said before taking another chug of the bog grog and slamming the cup on the table, causing everyone to cheer.
"Come on Wally, fall!" Toadstool chided. "Fall!"
Wally was about to drink his last cup of bog grog until he slammed it back down. But Wally couldn't give up! He had to win! He raised his cup and began to move it to his mouth. But then, he threw it to his head and collapsed to the floor, causing everyone to cheer and making Hunter a champion.
"Wooooo!" Hunter exclaimed loudly before realising what he yelled. "Did I just yell wooo?"
"Well, as mayor, I declare Hunter…..Last name?" Toadstool asked.
Hunter froze at what he asked. He had no last name. What should it be? It could be Wittebane but he in no way didn't want to be associated with his uncle whatsoever. "I don't have a last name."
"Well then….Hunter No Last Name is the winner of this contest and the new reigning champion!" Everyone cheered loudly while Hunter was still coming to terms that he had no last name whatsoever.
Later, Hunter had just walked out of an outhouse where he saw Toadie, Toadstool, the drunken Wally, Loggle, Percy and Soggy Joe standing like they had been waiting for him.
"Were you guys standing outside while I went to the bathroom?" Asked the creeped out Hunter.
"Yeah, we didn't know how to approach you." Joe replied.
"We should have bust in!" Screamed the drunk Wally. "He deserves it after cheating!"
"Wally, how did he cheat?" Toadstool asked.
"Different biology!" Wally screamed as he pointed an aggressive finger at him.
"Okay Wally, I think you've had enough." Toadstool said.
"Of everyone!" Wally declared before passing out.
"Listen Hunter, we were wondering if you'd like to hang out with us?" Loggle asked. "We are having a bit of a guy's day."
"It's a lot of fun." Percy said. "When things don't get aggressive.
Hunter began pondering for a moment. He wanted to figure himself out, but after that little drinking game and his time with Anne a couple of days ago, he decided why not?
"Okay. I got nothing to do anyway." Hunter replied. "So tell me, what do guy's do on a guy's day?"
Later, Hunter was enjoying what was his first guy's day with anybody. The day began with the guys betting on underground boxing matches.
There were two toads fighting for the champion belt which happened to be made out of parts from Andrias' robots. The green toad punched the red toad in the face, causing him to be knocked into the mud while the guys cheered loudly.
"Yes! Yes!" Toadstool cheered.
"Wooo!" Hunter cheered loudly.
Then, the guys were eating some junk food while watching some Earth sports being broadcasted by Frobo. The Earth sport itself happened to be a soccer match but it was the English soccer so it was called football. They cheered when one of the players kicked the ball into the net even though they had no idea how the sport worked.
Then, the guys were playing cards with each other, though Hunter had no idea what he was doing. But luckily, Percy was nice enough to help him out.
But unfortunately, Toadstool was the one that lost despite the fact he shuffled all the cards in his favour.
Then, the guys were walking about, laughing very loudly while shoving each other hard. But soon the shoving got more intense and soon it turned into an all out fist fight with Hunter winning since he had the most combat experience.
The former Golden Guard froze and stared at them confused. "What the heck was that?!"
"Our animal instincts." Wally replied.
"Yeah. This is what guys do sometimes." Loggle said.
"And toads! A lot of toads do this!" Percy declared.
"Now what?" Hunter asked.
"Well, we do something called the Truth Bomb!" Loggle screamed.
"What's that?" Hunter asked.
Later, the seven were sat in a circle with seven cups in front of them. Hunter was kind of unimpressed with his answer. "You know, you could have told me instead of setting up whatever this is for the last 12 minutes."
"The Truth Bomb is something we do every guy's day." Toadstool replied. "It's where us guys reveal a dark truth or a light truth about ourselves and never tell anybody else. It stays in this circle."
"So…..How many truths have been told?" Hunter asked.
"This is the third time we're doing this." Toadstool replied. "We've been doing this ever since the resistance started."
"Yeah. Let's us have fun during these anarchic times." Loggle said.
"What is this, something from the Boiling Isles?" Hunter asked.
"If the Truthflower come from your home, it would make so much sense." Toadstool replied.
"Okay, who should we start with?" Toadie asked.
Loggle pulled out a small wheel with an arrow in the centre that would point to either one of the seven with just one flick.
"Let's ask the wheel." Loggle declared before flicking the arrow, causing it to spin round and round in circles.
Wally had his fingers crossed as it span. "Don't point to me! Don't point to me!" The arrow pointed at Wally, causing him to sulk.
"Sorry Wally, down the hatch." Toadstool said.
Wally sighed and then took a big gulp from the shot glass. Once he had downed the drink, his eye began to twitch and his lips began to shake. "I once took a bath in Polly's bucket without her knowing!"
Toadstool and Toadie gagged while Loggle raised an eyebrow. "How did you fit in it?" Loggle asked.
"Wait, Polly was in a bucket?" Hunter asked.
"Oh yeah, you weren't there for that." Joe said.
"Okay, I guess I'm spinning." Wally flicked the arrow and it stopped on Soggy Joe.
"I hope they don't reveal my embarrassing secret." Joe took a gulp of his drink. Then, the same thing happened to him like Wally. "This isn't even a real beard!" Joe exclaimed before tearing off his beard to reveal pieces of tissue round his mouth and face. "It's to hide all my shaving accidents."
"Wow, how you got it to look so real is a mystery itself." Percy remarked.
"Okay Joe, spin the wheel."
Joe flicked the arrow and it landed on Percy, who groaned. "Oooooh! All my secrets are embarrassing!"
"Which is why they'll be staying with us when this is over, Percy." Toadstool assured him.
Percy sighed before taking a huge gulp of his drink and slamming it down. Once again, his eye twitched and his lip quivered but there was also a fart involved.
"Uh!" They all groaned.
"I have an engagement ring for Beatrix for when we're official!" Percy cried.
"That's not embarrassing." Hunter remarked. "I mean, you want to give her a ring."
Everyone stared at Hunter with their eyebrows raised. "You have no idea what an engagement ring is?" Wally asked before everyone laughed.
"I don't! Seriously!" Hunter yelled.
Then, Percy span the arrow which landed on Toadstool. "You know folks, if you discovered this sooner than I probably would have told all the truths." Toadstool took a gulp of the drink and then his eye twitched and his lip quivered. "Ever since Toadie came out of his shell, our nights together have been more fun."
Loggle quickly grabbed a bucket and threw up in it while Wally was disgusted, Percy grabbed his head, Joe was just blank about it while Hunter was confused by the meaning.
Toadstool span the arrow and it landed on his beloved Toadie. "Well, hope I don't say anything embarrassing. Actually, I don't care if I do! Because anarchy, rules!" Toadie gulped his drink and then his eye twitched and his lips quivered. "I think mine and Toadstool's nights together have gotten a bit better, since he let me take hold."
Toadstool blushed. "Ohhhh, Toadie you little rapscallion." He and Toadie then began to kiss each other in front of everyone. This caused Loggle to throw up again, Wally to be disgusted, Joe to be blank about it, Percy to grab his head while Hunter just shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't get why you guys are disgusted, they're just in love." Hunter said before Flapjack began tweeting in his ear and that caused Hunter to be disgusted. "Eww! Why did you describe it in great detail?!"
Toadie span the arrow and it landed on Loggle who instantly downed his drink and the same thing happened with him as everyone else. "I ate some candy even though I'm supposed to keep these muscles. Oh, it's just one cheat day. How bad can it be?!"
"Well Hunter, it appears you're the last one." Toadstool declared. "Take the shot."
"Okay." Hunter's stomach churned a bit since he was worried what the drink will make him tell everyone. Flapjack tweeted in his ear with a concerned tone. "I don't know. Maybe it won't be a bad secret." But when Hunter took the big gulp, his eyes instantly turned yellow and his voice turned raspy, like he had been possessed.
"Hunter is not a witch or a human, Hunter is a Grimwalker." Hunter's news voice made everyone stare at the young boy in fear. "And Hunter knows what the Day of Unity is! It's the death of magic in the Boiling Isles! Plus, Hunter could be in control of a Bodywalker thanks to the bit of the goblin. Plus, he has no idea who he is and he'll never know! Because in a couple of days he'll be under my control!" Hunter laughed sinisterly while Flapjack stared at him in fear.
But it wasn't just flapjack, Wally and everyone as well were absolutely terrified. "I think I just lost all the bog grog I drank."
Hunter's eyes went back to normal and he stared at everyone in surprise and confusion. "What did I just say?"
"I have no idea." Toadstool replied. "But you gave me the bright idea of never playing this game again."
"And you should never join us, again!" Toadie demanded.
"Okay. I did feel this got too out of hand." Hunter said before walking out.
Once he left, the amphibians were staring at him with confused and worried expressions."Why did he react like that?" Loggle asked.
"Well, he is a different species so maybe his biology reacted differently." Soggy Joe theorised.
Later, Hunter was outside the tea shop, drinking some tea to clear his throat from the taste of bog grog and truth bomb. While he did that, Flapjack was staring at his owner with a concerned look on his face.
Then Pacifica, now covered in mud, some oil and was missing her shirt, sat next to him and groaned.
"What happened?" Hunter asked.
"Don't ask kid." Pacifica replied. "You know, I'm hoping I am pregnant because I am never doing that again. And what happened to you? You look like you drank alcohol for the first time and regret it. You didn't right?"
"Does bog grog count?" Hunter asked.
Pacifica began to ponder about bog grog and shrugged her shoulders. "Eh, I saw Sasha drink it. ,Anne it affects everyone differently."
"Well, today I tried to figure myself out." Hunter replied.
"Oh kid, that is a journey." Pacifica remarked. "So tell me, who's making you feel things?"
"I meant, who I am." Hunter replied. "In general. I mean, what you said to me a couple of days before we got here did save my life, but I feel like I've had too many people telling me who I was and I wanted to do that on my own. While I was doing that, I had a guy's day with Toadstool, Toadie, Wally, Percy, Loggle and Joe. I managed to drink Wally under the table as the frogs here put it."
"Wait! You were in a drinking contest?!" Pacific asked angrily.
"I didn't die." Hunter said.
"Well, that is impressive." Pacifica remarked.
"Then we watched human sports, we then watched some boxing matches, played cards and then got into a fight for no reason." Hunter replied.
"Eh, definitely sounds like a Stan guy's night." Pacifica remarked as she pulled a vine from her hair.
"But then, we drank something and it made us reveal secrets about ourselves." Hunter replied.
"And what did you say?" Pacifica asked.
"I can't remember." Hunter said. "Can you remember, Flapjack?" Flapjack froze before shaking his head.
"Well, it's best we forget after stupid days like these." Pacifica replied.
"But what happened to you?"
Pacifica sighed. "Well, it's like the movie Carnivore. About buff action hero Dolph Lundgren and his team getting hunted by a mysterious invisible creature. I'm describing it because I assume you haven't seen it."
"Could you just tell me what happened?" Hunter asked.
"Okay. It began when I noticed Amity looking saddened and worried…."