Amphibia, home to weird creatures and wacky people. as a maroon cloaked newt with a cross scar on his cheek walks through the woods as he hums a tune. While he walk through the forest, a sudden object wiz passed him then exploded causing him to stop centimeters from the object and then explodes when it passed him.
Standing there with eyes wide open and looking at the crater that created by the explosion then turns around to a loud voice and also a robotic voice is also heard. he shrugged it off and continues walk to the large town. as the newt walks away, a dark pink frog in a ponytail with overalls and a polka dot bow walks pass the newt and a multi colored frog robot with sad eyes.
"Darn it Frobo, you missed. i didn't see limbs over there, ughhh. now we're gonna wait for another passer by to explode!"
The robot hummed in sadness but the frog hops on its shoulder and pets it head making it feel better.
"Eh we'll get them next time. looks like I'm just going to working on your cannon for awhile" she said with a smile as they walked back into the forest
Back to the newt, as he walk to toward the town and stops in front town sign saying "WELCOME TO WARTWOOD" and the town motto "Slow to accept even Slower to Respect". The newt raised it's...eyebrow? in confusion but never thought much of it as he enters the town. as he enters the town, a large group of people gathered around on a platform and a small frog with a monocle on the podium with a large toad besides him. Behind them a large stone statue of a human with a sword and box on her side.
"We will be fine, as long Polly Planter takes care of the defenses. the last decade has been difficult but We're in a decade of peace we should be happy, while yes it legal to use weaponry but authorities are permitted to use weaponry prior to the Newt Civil War ending. now lets discuss about the new issued law about free ice cream on Tuesday" then goes on about the law.
The newt walks to a near by restaurant named Stumpy's. heading inside, the restaurant its beautifully decorated in a tradition not familiar to him. the restaurant is half empty with families talking. he sat down and takes a look on the menu and his eyes almost popped out his head on the prices of the food and drinks.
"I hope have some coppers left ehehe" he whispered as he reached on his side to check his money. he check his pouch and only few coppers on the pouch causing him to look down on defeat "Never mind..."
As he was about to get up the door swings open and out comes a pink frog with green hat and goggles on top with his hair sticking out and right behind him an wild haired yellow frog with one tadpole on her arm. the pink frog hops to the counter and large toad with a spatula on his hand.
"Heyyyy Stumpy, how's the business?" The frog said with a huge smile on his face
"Sprig! good to see you. I see you brought your family"
"That's right! and we celebrating this little guys birthday" he said while tickling the tadpole causing it giggle
"he just turn 3 and we'll like to throw a big party." said the yellow frog with a smile
"and here's the list of what we'll need" the pink frog named Sprig takes out a rolled up paper and puts it on the table
The newt gets up from his seat and leaves the restaurant. Sprig felt something behind him causing him to look behind him and barely saw the newt leave but he was sure it was someone he used to know but Ivy puts her hand his shoulder with a confused look on her face.
"is everything okay honey?"
"huh..Oh! sorry, just day dreaming hehe" he answered while rubbing his neck and wary grin
Ivy shrugs and talks to Stumpy again while Sprig looked back at the door and whispered "Anne..." then back at Ivy. the newt kept walking around the town with people around talking and the small frog talking with the big toad. the newt removed his hood to reveal a cyan colored newt with mid-back length black hair in thick ponytail and his cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. he walks up to the duo and asked them.
"Excuse me" he asked which the small frog turn around to the newt and the frog eyes sparkle in joy
"Yes-oh a new face, welcome to Wartwood, we got some homegrown vegetable all across Amphibia and best statue of all time right here in Wartwood. I recommend going for Stumpy's for any hunger needs. oh and my name is Toadie the Mayor of this quaint semi-large town and 2 decades running. so what can i do for you friend?" He explained with enthusiasm
"do you have any work Mayor Toadie?"
"Work huh? hmm... i do have some but depending on what you want. i have some mercenary work but you need a permit for it...OH i got one form Maddie Flour. she want to gather some ingredients, talk to her if you want more details. she in Maddie's Pan & Potions right across the Flour and Semi-Daughters Bakery right over there." he said while pointing at the buildings
"Okay, thank you Mayor Toadie" he accepts the job and made his way to the pharmaceutical and have waved goodbye.
He made it to the pharmaceutical which is smaller that any pharmaceuticals he seen on his travels. he head inside and it has a very eerie atmosphere causing tense up and sent chills down his spine. he slowly made it to the counter and rings the bell. not a few seconds late a puff of purple smoke behind and out came a light blue frog small knot on her head, making it look like a mushroom cap. It covers one of her eyes, but the one that is visible is big and yellow eye. she's reading a novel and not paying attention just did her normal introduction.
"Welcome to Maddie's Pan & Potions for all your horrible illness. if you want regrowth better look somewhere." she said with a bored tone and still look at the Novel.
"I'm here for the jo-" before he could finish, a scroll and small basket slaps his face causing him to fall down.
"everything is written on the scroll." she puffed in smoke and now she disappeared. the newt rubs his face and picks up the basket goes out of the building.
A montage of him getting the ingredients. the first a glowing mushroom cap in cave then outcame a Scorpileo. next a quilt from a hedgehog. glowing worm inside the hollowed tree trunk. then running away cave full of Batsquito with a shiny rock on his hand. then finally he finds himself in front of a farm with a sign on the front saying 'Hop Pop California Avocadoes'. he sees a wrinkly old frog and a old lime green frog on the porch with their rocking chair. the old pink frog opens his eyes slightly causing him to see the newt as a figure with a large hair causing him to rub his eyes to reveal the newt. the frog gasp and slowly gets off his chair. there are also another house next to it with a sign on the front name "Sprivy Mysticals".
"Ohh a customer, Welcome to the Hop Pop's California Avocadoes. Names Hopadiah Planter but you can call me Hop Pop. So what i can i get ya, we got avocados and avocados, more avocadoes and...avocados anddddddddd tulips"
"ummm hello. and i need some...your tears?" he said with hesitation while taking a glass tube and hands it to hop pop
"my tears? is this from Maddie? i guess it that time" he pulls out a onion and starts peeling it slams it on his eyes causing him to cry out in pain then a fountain of tears comes flooding "OH THE PAIN!?" the newt stood there confused
Hop Pop scoops up the tears then hands it back to the newt. the newt takes out a handkerchief and gives it to Hop Pop and start wiping his eyes. he quickly recovered from the onion which made the newt even more confused
"So got a name sonny?" he asked calmly "whatcha doing Wartwood"
"just a wonderer and my name is Dart"
"well nice to meetcha Dart." he said while putting his hand out for a shake which Dart accepts it " your welcome anytime in ol' plantar farm and the Museum open on weekends with a small fee"
Dart nods and departs from the farm while waving goodbye to Hop Pop which he waved back
"what nice newt"
Dart walks back to Maddie's Pan & Potions and heads inside the shop. he rings the bell and purple smoke puffed up then cleared up to Maddie still reading the novel now with a creepy smile on her face which unnerved him then starts giggling.
"Umm i got the things..." he sat down the basket which cause to glance at the basket then at Dart. she glanced back at Dart with a large eye and sparkling
"are you okay?" Dart felt uncomfortable from her gaze as she leans closer to him "Ma'am you're very close"
she then starts breathing heavily causing him to be more uncomfortable.
"you're so handsome..." she said in a lovesick tone "are you single..."
"your floating, is that normal?" he points out
Maddie looks down and realizing she is floating which she giggled and made a creepy smile
"oh it is normal" she said as goes a little closer but before she could get closer a ruckus can be heard outside causing Dart to look back and quickly move out the shop and Maddie plop down the floor.
Outside, a group of newts and Toads gather around the group of people in the center with Sprig and Ivy getting lifted by there shirt and the tadpole on his other hand, hurt but alive by a Large Toad.
"Looks like the heroes of Wartwood are not all that though huh? even the pinky from the entrance was a breeze. now men which flesh do you want!?" the group cheered
"You'll never...get...awa-" before Sprig could finish a newt bash his stomach
"But first, lets have with this little frog" he throw away Sprig to the statue, leaving Ivy on his hand
"Daddy!/Sprig!" Ivy try to struggle but it was futile.
before he could do anything to ivy, medium size toad from his group came in front clutching stomach.
"Ca-Cap-" the toad fell down and reveal the newt standing there with a serious look.
"You'll put them down gently you will"
"ahh you from last night"
"Looks like didn't take care of you right then and there"
"Please don't get involved here, you can't take him on" the Toad then throws her near sprig and hold up the tadpole making Dart more angry
"Sprig! don't worry now" she said while tending to Sprig. Sprig slowly opens his eye and saw Anne standing there bravely causing him to tear up
"Anne... you're back.."
"A Fool thinks the sword can a tool for good huh?. don't worry after we're done with this town, your next" he orders his men to hold down Dart but with reflexes he brought out his weapon quickly disarms the weapon from all four people and causing to clutch there hand in pain.
"no... the sword is a tool for killing. either be for good or evil, it's a tool to bring the worst in people. no justice in a taking life even for good. they must repent for there sins"
"but tell you the truth some day we don't have to use weapon instead live peacefully as a collective" he said while having an innocent smile on his face
The Toad gets more angry then order his men to attack him and complied as they rush toward him. Dart made glared and unsheathe his sword which is a dark maroon colored katana with the blade reversed. four people jumped up to him then suddenly crash down the floor. He moves passed quickly and takes out the group one by one until he is left standing.
The Toad quivered in fear which he let's go of the tadpole and hops towards Ivy. after he takes out the group he rested his weapon on his should and glance back to the Toad, who has his weapon ready
"That cross scar, speed, the eyes. you're the real deal Specie Slayer!" this cause everyone gasped "shut up!"
"i haven't used that name in a long time but you are planning use it tough luck. i'll make sure that you people won't be able to wear it"
"GRRR, I'LL KILL YOU AND TAKE THE NAME!" he raised his weapon up to hammer it down to Dart but Dart was already in the air to aim at his hand
"up here" he swing down to his hand and making it broken then with momentum he goes to the ground hard and making crater from which the toad lay
"You'll never hold a sword ever again" he then looks a lone frog quivering in fear "tell your camp to leave and if they ever comeback here, they'll see stars"
The frog nods in fear as he runs away from the town. the town folk had their defense up to him because of his name.
"i'm guessing you guys are scared of me huh?" he said innocently and the people made an uproar
"Darn tooting, the Species Slayer in our town"
"WE'RE DEAD!"
"I'm Writing my will!"
"People, People Calm down" Toadie hop in front of Dart "this newt maybe the Slayer but look what he did"
"Yeah...He destroyed our town" this caused them to uproar even loud and even Toadie agreed and they shouted "MONSTER!" to him
Ivy run in front the mob and shouted "Stop! his no monster. look give a few week and this well be cleared up"
the mob dispersed in a neutral mood which made Dart confused
"Does this happened all the time?" Dart asked Ivy
"Yeah but they forget in few week time" she hop up to his shoulder starts talking "That was so AWESOME. you were like swing then whoo, POW."
Dart chuckle to the noises and Sprig come up to Dart "Hey thanks for standing up for us there but like Ivy said that was AWESOME. you need teach Ivy that"
"Oh Sprig, i don't need that. i got my own brand kickass moves" she said while doing 'moves' and Dart chuckled
"Well if you want, I'm fine with Training you two if you want" he said with a innocent smile
"I'll take you up on that but for now let's clean up the mess"
Dart and Sprig nods and they starts dragging the bodies out of Wartwood with Polly joining later. After that, they introduces themselves for Dart but Polly was very intrigued with the sword and asked to inspect it but He decline which Polly pestered him all day. Ivy and Sprig offers him a place to sleep for the night but he decline out of respect for their home which they respect but Ivy gave him a Camping bag. Dart find a good spot under tree with a small brick wall. He turn on the lamp and pull out behind him a Music box with three gem holes as he inspect it.
"i wonder what is this..." he said as he open it and a note written inside it "I'll ask around for Masters' whereabout first thing in the morning" he place the box to his side and hides it by removing his cloak and covering it. he turn off the lamp and drifted to sleep.
