In a random village that had been decimated Anne, The Plantars, Dipper, Bessie and Loggle were there to recruit villagers to fight in the resistance against Andrias. While Hop Pop was busy tending to a plant he had in his pot while Dipper was busy looking at the pregnancy test he made. But it was still coming up with positive and negative.
"Okay, guys! Listen up!" Anne yelled as she stood on a box, getting a bunch of people together. "We are here today to recruit volunteers to join the Resistance."
Sprig jumped up on Anne's shoulder. "Join us today and give Amphibia a fighting chance!"
"Are there any perks?" Asked one of the villagers.
"Besides saving your world?" Anne asked.
"And the multiverse?" Dipper added. "Well..."
"There sure are!" Hop Pop interjected. "And allow me to tell you all about 'em."
"Oh, frog, no." Anne said.
"Dipper, stun him!" Polly commanded.
"This plant was grown underground in our very own hydroponics-based resistance garden." Hop Pop explained. "Join us, and you, too, can take part in a horticultural revolution!"
Hop Pop's little horticulture lesson began to make people walk away and mumbling with disappointment.
"Oh, no. We're losing 'em!" Sprig exclaimed. "Anne code blue!"
"Wait a second, everyone." Anne yelled out to the villagers and pushed Hop Pop aside, who all stopped and turned to Anne.
"If you join today, you could eventually look like this." Anne pointed to Loggle, who took off his garment and began flexing his muscles while grunting. This made all but everyone cheer as there were a few skeptical ones.
"I don't know…."
"Dipper, flex those pecks!" Loggle exclaimed.
Dipper sighed. "I have these muscles just because, not for exploiting."
"Dipper…." Anne gritted her teeth. "We need resistance members!"
Dipper sighed as he put the pregnancy test back in his pocket. "Man, I wish Pacifica was here." He took off his shirt, revealing his ab filled body and flexing them.
"All right! Sign me up!" Declared one of the frogs.
Then, every frog began to cheer as they began to sign some volunteer sheets being handed out by Anne and the other Plantar members. Hop Pop sighed in disappointment over what was going on in front of him.
Once everyone began packing their stuff up, Dipper, whom had his shirt on, was still busy looking at the pregnancy test he had in his hand. He has a worried look plastered on his face that Loggle took notice of.
"Something bothering you Dipper?" Loggle asked.
"I'm worried for my girlfriend." Dipper replied.
"Why? Think she could be cheating on ya?" Loggle asked.
"No, I'm scared that there's something in her stomach." Dipper replied. "Malsacc, an evil witch, said that she was carrying something in her that could kill her. Something like a demonic pregnancy. I don't know what it could be and this pregnancy test is not giving me answers."
"Huh?"
"It's a piece of tech we have on Earth that can tell when a woman is pregnant." Dipper replied. "How do people figure it out here?"
"We just know." Loggle replied.
"Before or after the birth?"
"Sometimes after."
"Hey buff bros, let's go!" Polly yelled from the cart.
"We're coming." Dipper responded.
Then, Dipper and Loggle hopped on the cart and Anne began to drive Bessie back to Wartwood.
But unknown to them, a robot dragonfly was hovering above them. "Resistance forces detected." The fly said before flying towards the back of the cart and attaching itself to it. "Tracking device activated."
On the cart, Anne was looking at the volunteer sheet and was amazed. Wowza! Almost half the caravan signed up."
"Here's to another successful recruitment!" Loggle declaration made everyone cheer. "Plus, if it weren't for Dipper's bod, we wouldn't have gotten more recruits."
"Hey, you're more buff than me." Dipper said.
"Baa." Hop Pop sighed sadly as he stared at his plant.
"What's wrong, Hop Pop?" Sprig asked.
"Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who actually appreciates cultivating nature." Hop Pop sighed.
Anne and the kid Plantars gave each other some looks. Anne motioned them to try and cheer him up. "I mean, farming is cool." Sprig said.
"Totally. Of course!" Polly lied.
"Better than alien farming!" Dipper said.
"Super cool." Anne said.
"I just wish I could be surrounded by people who love what I love for a change." Hop Pop sighed.
Loggle then gave Hop Pop a stern look. "Hop Pop, this is a war. We are not recruiting people to be a part of some farm, we are looking for people to help us fight in a war that puts the entire multiverse on a thin thread and all you can think about is farming! Is there anything in your life that doesn't involve farming?! My store got ruined. I loved my job, do you see me whining about not meeting people who love what I do?! No! You don't! Because I know the seriousness of things! Frog, it's like some being of higher existence always forces a character arc on ya!"
Anne, Dipper and the Plantars were amazed and shocked by Loggle's outburst. "Woah, you kept that in." Anne remarked.
"Well, someone had to say it." Loggle said.
After about 50 minutes, the gang realised the path they were on had gotten somewhat dark. They heard a whistle and looked around to see anything, but unfortunately, the couldn't.
"Did we take a wrong turn somewhere?" Polly asked.
Dipper pulled out his torch and began to look for anything. "I don't know."
"I have no idea where we even are." Anne said.
They suddenly heard a thud and Bessie suddenly steered off the road, causing it to go off a cliff. Everyone screamed and closed their eyes as they prepared for the worst and all they saw was black.
Then, Hop Pop woke up and gasped. "What happened? Am I dead? Where are the kids?" Hop Pop asked. "What in the…." Hop Pop looked at where he was. It was a mysterious bedroom made from very light wood. The structure itself almost looked triangular, judging by the ceiling. He looked to Anne, his grandkids, Dipper and Loggle, whom were all sleeping. "Kids, wake up!" Hop Pop shook Anne.
"Huh?" Anne and the others woke up. "Where are we?"
"And why are we all wearing dresses?" Polly asked.
Dipper froze. "Uh oh. I've seen this movie before."
"What is it?" Polly asked.
"And what movie are we talking?" Anne asked.
"It was a creepy folk horror movie me and my girlfriend saw last year called Midwintar." Dipper replied. "It was weird, but it was really unnerving. Gave Pacifica nightmares for weeks."
"Uh….Knowing horror movies, does that not have a happy ending?" Polly asked.
Dipper gave a maybe hand gesture. "Honestly, it was kind of confusing what the ending was. Was it happy or was it disturbing? But it did end with someone trapped in a polar bear and being burnt in an igloo."
Everyone gave each other knowing looks before Loggle raised his hands in the air and began to wave them. "Let's get the heck out of here!"
They burst out of the hut where to their surprise they saw a village of frogs. The frogs themselves all wore white clothing similar to their dresses along with straw hats. Heck, everyone was wearing hats. They saw the children laughing, the frogs farming and some of the frogs were Morris dancing as well.
Then, the frogs noticed the visitors and began to approach them, murmuring with excitement and caused discomfort for them.
"Yup, I'm uncomfortable." Dipper said. "So, let's get out of here!"
"What ho, friends." Then, a medium-sized male frog with yellowish forest green color, lemon yellow belly, gray hair, grey beard and light yellow with dark green pupils. He wore a white coat with pink elbow patches and collar edges with flower and leaf decoration on the pockets and bottom, a light pink shirt, light brown pants and a light brown hat with a ribbon of flower decoration, and a flower on the front. "So you're awake. Name's Horace. Welcome to the hidden village of Gardenton."
"Gardenton?" Polly reacted.
"That wasn't on any map." Loggle remarked.
"All the more reason to leave." Dipper said.
"We don't like drawing attention to our little slice of paradise." Horace said as he pointed to all the frogs gardening stuff like turnips, flowers and cacti. "A place were every frog is a highly-skilled horticulturist. Our plants are treated with the love and respect they deserve."
"I don't believe it!" Hop Pop exclaimed in amazement. "This place is full of frogs just like me!"
"Oh no, they've already won him over." Dipper said. "Hop Pop, we need to leave, right away!"
"Nonsense Dipper, let's stay a little longer." Hop Pop said.
"Oh, do I sense a fellow plantophile?" Horace asked.
"Guess who has two green thumbs and loves the smell of fertilizer." Hop Pop pointed at himself with his thumbs. "This guy!"
"Ooh!" Everyone chuckled and cheered.
"Clever, clever. You do have the thumbs." Horace remarked as he applauded with his people.
"A village of horticulturalists?" Hop Pop smiled. "Now we're talking. Let's recruit 'em. I'll take point!"
"I don't know, HP." Anne said. "Does the Resistance really need plant people?"
"Hop Pop, this looks like a cult." Dipper said.
"Well, it's one of the good cults." Hop Pop assured them. "Besides, let's recruit them. Their horticulture skills could be useful."
"But, the last village made catapults." Polly said.
"I don't exactly think horticult…"
"I'm doing it!" Hop Pop interjected Sprig as he ran up to Horace. "Horace, my friend, we've got a proposal and, as head of this town, I think you're gonna wanna hear it."
"Oh, I'm afraid I'm not the head of this community." Horace responded.
"Oh good, this guy's not the leader." Dipper said. "But I think their actual leader is probably worse. Guys, if they're more eccentric than this guy, run."
"Hush, young man." Hop Pop commanded. "Oh, well, can you take us to your leader?"
"But of course." Horace responded. "Follow me to the greenhouse." Horace began to lead the group towards their leader.
"Say, Horace, have you seen our snail or wagon?" Anne asked.
"They've been stored safely." Horace assured them. "Now come along." He giggled as he continued to lead the group with a couple of children that stood beside the two humans.
"I'm officially creeped out." Anne said.
"And I'm leaving before things get bad!" Dipper declared before walking away.
"But, you don't have your technology." Loggle informed him.
Dipper then returned back. "Then I'm getting my tech before I leave."
Later, Horace continued to lead the group through the gardens of this village and crossed a bridge with running water.
"Horace, this place is incredible!" Hop Pop exclaimed. "These parsnips are prodigious! Ghost orchids The balance of heat and humidity must be perfect! And this…this is just a big cucumber!"
"I'm glad you like it, but it wasn't always like this." Horace said. "In fact, the land before you used to be barred and lifeless. But then he appeared. And with his guidance, we were able to become one with nature."
Dipper groaned. "Pronouns. He's using pronouns."
"Pronouns implies this guy is scary!" Sprig exclaimed.
"Whoopzie-daisy." Loggle said as he accidentally stood on a flower.
Then, to the horror and confusion of everyone. The citizens began to cry and scream. Some of them were throwing soil all over themselves, some were smashing their heads on the ground, others were beating each other with rakes.
"Uh, is it insensitive I'd I say this feels like an overreaction?" Loggle asked as the frogs began to mourn for the flower he crushed.
"Please, guests, be careful." Horace said as the frogs began to bury the flower. "These plants are as much members of our community as we are."
"My apologies, Horace." Hop Pop said before leering at the others. "Some of us don't respect nature."
"Now I have more reasons to leave as fast as I can." Dipper said before taking a berry off the plant and ate it. "Huh, not bad."
Then, he saw a random frog narrow his eyes at him before pointing his finger at him and screaming with an inhumane scream that sounded like he was being in control.
"Guests, please!" Horace pleaded.
"In hindsight, you should have added a 'Do not pick' sign." Dipper said.
"Complain to that with the mayor." Horace said.
Then, they arrived at the town hall where the mayor resides. "We have arrived."
Hop Pop approached the mayor who sat in a big chair with fungus surrounding them. "You must be the mayor. Put her there!" He offered the mayor a handshake but they didn't take it for some reason. "Not a toucher, eh? That's okay. Not eveyone is. Uh, we'd be mighty obliged if you and your green- fingered friends joined our little resistance. We've got hydroponics like you wouldn't believe." But the mayor was still silent. "Uh, we also have casual Fridays and bagel Tuesdays…Kids, am I forgettin' anything?"
"Oh no." Dipper said. "I think they worship a dead guy."
"Hey, is this guy asleep or some…" Anne turned on the torch on her phone to reveal that the mayor was a skeleton and had some weird fungus spores on his head.
"Oh, my frog!" Everyone exclaimed in shock before they heard sinister laughing. Then, the Skelton of the mayor beans down to reveal a blue beetle with a strange glowing spore on his head.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Hopediah Plantar." The beetle said.
"Jeremy the Beetle?!" Hop Pop exclaimed.
"Who?" Dipper asked.
"He was a beetle I lived with for a while after Sprig took the farm from me, plus he helped me with my campaign for mayor." Hop Pop explained.
"No, up here, you idiot." The beetle pointed to the glowing shroom on his head. "It's me, Apothecary Gary."
"Apothecary Gary?" Everyone reacted.
"The shroom whose enzyme I used to brainwash my grandchildren and the entire town?!" Hop Pop
exclaimed.
Dipper then gave Hop Pop a raised eyebrow. "Why did he explain those two like that?"
"Well, you weren't there." Loggle replied.
Then, the door burst down revealing that all the frogs in the village all had glowing purple eyes and shrooms on their head, revealing themselves to be zombified.
"Zombies!" Logger cried before trying to run a way. Before he got out, he was tackled by a few of the possessed frogs.
"Ha ha! Guess those muscles were just for show." The frog said.
"And don't you think of moving, Mr Right!" One of the frogs pointed to Dipper.
"I-I don't understand. You're extinct!" Exclaimed the confused Hop Pop. "I saw to it myself!"
"I nearly was, but thanks to Jeremy here, I was able to survive and make my way out of Wartwood." Gary said. "Problem was, I was weak and needed to find a place to regrow my strength. It's a harsh world out there for a little spore and his beetle host. Then I was taken in by these folks, and together, we formed a true symbiotic relationship. You see, these frogs wanted my spores because it made them better gardeners. It wasn't mind control. Not this time, really. And with this power, we turned Gardenton into a paradise. I've never had willing subjects before. And let me tell you, it makes a big difference."
"So you guys willingly decided to be mindless servant to this fungus?" Dipper asked.
"With Gary's spores, we can feel the very needs of the plants we cultivate." Horace said as he took off his hat, revealing his spores. "We're one with nature! It's perfect harmony."
"Perfect harmony." Everyone of the possessed frogs said simultaneously.
This revelation caused Hop Pop to give a nervous whistle. "Well, this has all been very educational. Kids, now!" Hop Pop quickly crushed a flower with his foot which caused every possessed frog in the room to scream in horror.
Loggle freed himself of the frogs while Dipper kicked a few. "Now we run!" Dipper yelled before he and the rest ran out of the mayor's office.
"After them!" Gary commanded. "We can't let them escape and lead others to Gardenton!"
Outside of the hall, Anne and her crew ran before they heard the groaning of zombies and quickly blended into the wall and hide until they passed.
"We need to find Bessie." Anne said.
They ran to a barn where they saw Bessie tied via vines along the ceiling.
"Hang on, girl!" Anne said before she began to pull the vines with Loggle and Sprig, while Polly was biting through them.
"Not so fast." They turned around and saw Gary being held by Horace and a few of the possessed frogs. Then, Gary snapped his bug fingers and a bunch of vines wrapped themselves around the group.
"You have yo admit this is all pretty cool." Hop Pop said. "See how versatile plants can be?"
"Not the time, Hop Pop!" Everyone exclaimed.
"I respect you, but dude, shut the Hell up!" Dipper demanded.
"Well, Plantars, are you ready...to be fertilizer?" While Gary was talking, he could suddenly hear the sound of some kind of obnoxious beeping. "Hold on, can anyone hear that? Kind of an obnoxious beeping sound?"
They looked and saw a weird robotic bug on the back of Bessie's cart. "Resistance base located. Extermination team deployed."
"Oh, hey. When did that get there?" Sprig asked before using his tongue to destroy it.
"Extermination team? What the heck is that?" Gary's answer was thankfully answered when he heard a rumbling sound that was coming towards them.
Outside the barn, some red robots landed on the ground and began to shoot fire from their arms and set a lot of the plants on fire.
"It burns us!" The frogs scream.
Gary and Horace looked on in horror as they saw their precious utopia beginning to burn before their very eyes.
"Our precious plants! No!" Horace cried.
Due to the fire spreading rapidly, the vines that were holding the group released them as well as Bessie and the cart.
"I know a golden opportunity when I see one." Anne said. "Come on, guys!"
"Finally!" Dipper exclaimed.
Later, the group were all on Bessie being rode by Anne and out of the town and going back to Wartwood. During the ride, Dipper was busy looking at the pregnancy test which was still showing signs of positive and negative. All while ignoring the sound of villagers screaming.
"Well, that worked out." Anne said.
"Yeah, sure did." Hop Pop sighed as he began to think about the plant life on fire, but not just the plants, but the buildings and the people and that nice bridge they walked across.
"You wanna go back and help them, don't you?" Anne asked.
"Yes, please."
"Hop Pop!" Dipper exclaimed. Anne groaned and turned the snail around to go back to the village. "Are you kidding?! They tried to kill us!"
In the village, the robots have surrounded Gary and Horace and are set to burn them all alive. "Don't hurt me. I'm just a cute little beetle!" Gary pleaded. He covered his eyes just as the flames were set to burn him and his possessed victim alive.
Until, the sound of swords slashing and lasers blasting. He was suddenly saved by Anne, who decapitated one of the robots and Dipper, who shot the other one in the head with his laser gun.
"Plantars? You're back?!" Gary exclaimed.
"You have no idea how much I regret this." Dipper said.
"Yes. Burn!" Sprig replied as he used one of the robot's arms as a flamethrower.
"We'll help too!" Gary declared. "Charge!"
During the fight, Dipper used his energy sword to slice them, Polly tore their heads off with her bare hands, Sprig blinded them with some mud from the ground, Loggle one of their hearts out while Hop Pop smashed one of their heads in with a rock, while a lot of the villagers disassembled the robots and turned them into scarecrows, wheelbarrows and buried some under ground.
Later, after defeating the robots and putting out the fire, with the village covered with some damage, everyone was outside the village with Gary and his villagers.
"Dang, Gary. That was some incredible coordination." Hop Pop remarked.
"Thanks. It comes with the whole hive mind situation." Gary said. "You and your kids fight well too."
"What can I say? We've had a lot of practice." Hop Pop said.
"Okay, well, I think, um...We're still going to try and kill you guys." Gary said, causing everyone to freeze.
"Yeah, let's just go with that. Attack!" Horace declared before him and his friends were walking up to attack the group. Everyone began to get into an attack position to fight them off.
"Gary, wait!" Hop Pop exclaimed. "I know we've had some bad history. You tried to enslave my hometown, and I violently murdered you that one time.
Yes. Yes, you did." Gary agreed.
"But your skills as a botanist and farmer are undeniable!" Hop Pop said.
"Oh, stop. You're making me blush!" Gary gushed.
"My whole life, I've been lookin' for folks who care about farming as much as I do." Hop Pop said. "And, well, here you are! Won't you join our Resistance and help us take down King Andrias?"
"Well, I don't know..." Gary began to think.
"Gary, if we don't do something, the village will always be under threat." Horace said.
"That's right! They know the location of your willage now." Anne said.
"Anne, what are you doing?" Dipper asked.
"That's a good point." Gary agreed. "And Gardenton is so isolated, I had no idea how bad it was out there. Well, Hopediah, you can count on us! Let us know when and where to be, and we will be there." He and Hop Pop shook hands.
"I cannot believe this is happening." Sprig said.
"Ditto." Polly responded.
"Hey, Gary, one more thing." Anne said. "Andrias has been using these mind-control collars, and we think they're utilizing spores similar to yours."
"Huh? Then that means there must be at least one more of me out there." Gary smiled. "Oh, that's amazing!"
"And who knows? Maybe it's a lady mushroom." Anne leaned with a flirtatious look.
"That's not a thing." Gary said bluntly.
"Yes." Anne chuckled. "Well, everyone knows that."
"Okay, see ya around!" Gary said.
Late, everyone was on their way back to Wartwood, now with new allies at their side. Though Dipper had some words about he'd have to save for later because he was busy looking at the pregnancy test.
"So, anyone else lovin' the feel of these dresses?" Polly asked.
"Oh, yeah, absolutely." Sprig replied.
"Heck yeah!" Anne exclaimed.
"Mm-hmm. A guy can really breathe in these." Hop Pop said.
"Honestly, these dresses are growing on me." Loggle said.
The buff axolotl then looked at Dipper, whom was still looking at the pregnancy test which were still giving out the same results. Pregnant and not pregnant.
"Uh, I don't understand." Dipper said. "I should have gotten this evidence two days ago."
"How does it work?" Loggle asked.
"You prick someone in the stomach to see if they're pregnant and in ten minutes, you find out the results." Dipper replied. "Because, it scans the blood of the person to decide whether they're pregnant with a human being."
"Uh….Could that be the problem?" Loggle asked.
"What do you mean?" Dipper asked.
"What if Pacifica is pregnant but not with a human?" Loggle asked. "Maybe something else."
It was at this moment, Dipper realised that Loggle had just made sense and his eyes went wide at the axolotl's revelation. "Loggle, you beautiful genius!"
"Why thank you." Loggle said.
Then Dipper's impressed look changed into full on horror and fear. "Loggle, is right! Anne, step on it!"
"Uh….this is a cart, not a car." Polly pointed.
"But they do sound alike, so your confusion is understandable." Sprig said.
"Anne, just speed up, my girlfriend is in danger!" Dipper exclaimed.
Instead of questioning, she gave Dipper a nod and took a deep breath. "Bessie, things are getting messy!" Anne exclaimed to the snail who quickly began to speed towards Wartwood.
When they got there, Dipper instantly jumped off and began running towards the base. During the run, he ran past Wally, Croaker and Toadie.
"Oh hey, Dipper." Wally said. "Nice…."
Then, Dipper pushed Wally before he could finish what he was saying. "Sorry, Wally!"
When he got down the base, he saw some sights that tell him that something was wrong. He noticed Beatrix wiping some vomit off of herself. Maddie and Braddock were tending to Hunter, whom had his shirt off since he had a stab wound on his shoulder.
Dipper ran down to Hunter and quickly began spitting out questions. "Hunter, what happened?"
"I sort of stabbed myself in the shoulder." Hunter replied.
"What?"
"He's fine." Maddie assured him as she rubbed some kind of salt-like substance on the wound on his shoulder. "But Pacifica on the other hand….."
He began to run back towards the cave to see his girlfriend. As he ran, he ran past Braddock and Percy, whom had ice packs on their heads while Ivy was giving them some water.
Then, Dipper ran into the cave where he saw his girlfriend was curled up in a ball looking disturbed by something.
"Pacifica!" Dipper exclaimed as he ran towards his girlfriend and got down on his knees.
"Exorcism…..Death….Almost….Died." Pacifica stammered.
"Pacifica, I don't know what went on, but I should have told you this before." Dipper said. "You have something inside of you called a Bodywalker which is why I thought you were…."
"You should have made it more clear." Sasha interjected from outside. "If it weren't for that exorcism she wouldn't have made it. Also, you should have really told someone about your worries if you love your girlfriend so much."
"I just didn't want her to worry." Dipper said. "Plus, I didn't wanna look paranoid."
"It's not just Pacifica who's traumatise, Luz is as well." Sasha said.
Dipper froze as he continued to stroke his girlfriend's head. "Why? Tell me what happened."
Sasha sighed. "Okay….It began this morning. Hunter had a dream…."