At the same time, someone else was forming a plan. Darcy placed a piece on a flipwart board.
"Now all the pieces are in place. Who will make the first move?" She asked, moving one of her pieces, "Guards, send a robot to this bunker. Make sure the place is obliterated."
"Yes, queen Darcy." They said before leaving.
They didn't truly accept Darcy as their queen but if she could kill Andrias, the biggest and strongest Amphibian alive, she was someone to be feared. The last thing they needed was to end up like him. The guards made their way towards the robot army and planned on sending a large toad bot like the one that was first sent to Wartwood. Only this time, it's stronger and each minion bot has its own weapons system. Darcy smiled as she moved another piece, one of the opposing color.
"Your move." She said.
Darcy was planning on the robot annihilating the Wartwood bunker but maybe Anne will have some move to stop it. After all, what's the point of playing a game, if you don't have have a challenge? At the bunker, Anne and Sasha were developing a plan... it was going as well as you'd expect from two middle schoolers. Thankfully, they had some help from Grime, Toadstool, Sadie Croaker, and even Hop Pop.
"Alright, so, how do we even get up to a flying castle?" Anne asked.
"Marcy's bird. It didn't seem to be so keen on staying after what happened to Marcy." Sasha said as she pulled out a whistle for the bird.
Sasha was about to blow it when Anne stopped her.
"Wait, maybe not do this inside the small room?"
"Oh right." Sasha said as she put the whistle away.
"And after we get inside of the castle, we sneak through and avoid the still Newt guards until we reach the throne rooms." Anne said.
"Which will be harder said than done." Sasha said, "We need a massive distraction to keep the guards out of the way."
"That I can provide! The war hammer makes a BIF ruckus!" Grime said with glee.
"He really likes it." Sasha said.
"Who wouldn't?!" Grime asked as he pulled out the hammer!
"I never actually got a good look at it before." Anne said, "It's pretty big."
"Thank you." Grime said with a nod.
"Can we move on from the hammer?" Mrs. Croaker asked.
"Yes, let's focus on the next part we need to focus on." Anne said, "How to get that helmet off Marcy."
"It's simple if you ask me, just sneak up behind her and yank it off. Or if it comes to a fight, hold her down and take it off." Toadstool said as he straightens his jacket.
"Trust me, if Andrias was beyond this, then that means that helmet is going to be difficult to get off." Sasha said.
"And if we try to break it off?" Hop Pop suggested.
"We don't know." Anne said, "There's a chance that there's a fail safe if it breaks."
"Then let's use magic as a counter. That girl that runs the medical tent could probably whip something up, Maddie." Grime suggested.
"Maybe but Maddie's said she uses magic to help people, not hurt them." Anne said.
"She has used it against robots but Darcy isn't a robot. She may be apprehensive." Sasha added.
"Well, technically, she would be helping Marcy." Toadstool said.
Before anyone could agree on this, a loud crash caused the entire bunker to shake as the frogs of Wartwood 2 shouted in surprise or fear.
"I recognize that feeling anywhere." Sasha said as she turned to Grime. "Darcy sent a giant bull toad with its own personal army."
"Then let's deal with it like last time." Grime said as he tapped the hammer in his hand.
Anne was confused. There was no way Darcy would use the same failed tactic twice. If Marcy was still in there, then this had to be some sort of trick.
"Something could be up, it may be a trap or something." Anne said.
"Even if it is, we still need to check it out and destroy if it's a robot." Sasha said before turning to Grime. "Sorry, Grime, but you're our last line of defense. Stay near the door with Toadstool until I give you a signal."
"You got it, Lieutenant."
"Anne, grab your sword. We need to check this out." Sasha said to her.
"You got it." Anne said.
The two girls grabbed their weapons and rushed to the door of the bunker, Grime and Toadstool followed them as Hop Pop ran as well.
"I still have a feeling." Anne said.
"Well, regardless, we need to stop this." Sasha said.
"Wait for us!"
Turning back, the groups saw Sprig and Polly running after them! Polly had her old flail in hand while Sprig had his slingshot!
"Guys, it's too-"
"We're standing with you, whether you want it or not!" Sprig said.
"Just try and STOP ME!" Polly shouted as she spins her flail overhead!
"I like they way this one thinks!" Sasha said.
"She's the most savage out of the entire town!" Grime said with surprise as they reached the door.
"If my opinion matters, I say you bring them with you." Toadstool said as he began opening the bunker door.
"I don't care at this point." Anne said, knowing it was a losing battle.
"YES!" Sprig and Polly cheered!
"NO!" Hop Pop argued before the door was opened.
All the kids rushed out of the bunker before Hop Pop could stop then, Grime and Toadstool shut the door. They all saw a giant robot. It was exactly like the toad bot from before but dark red with cannons in its shoulders.
"Looks like Darcy made some upgrades." Sasha said as she drew her sounds. "Doesn't matter, it'll fall all the same."
"I agree." Anne said, pulling her sword out.
Sprig picked up a stone and held it at the ready to fire while Polly swung her flail and slammed it into the ground!
"BRING IT ON, YOU SCRAPHEAP! SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT!" Polly screamed.
"WITH PLEASURE." The giant bot said as it crouched down, opening its back.
"Here come the minions!" Sasha warned her group.
Out of the back, several robots, heavily arms, popped out and got ready to fight.
"Something tells me the giant one is the only one with upgrades." Sprig said, scared.
"So what?! I just means it'll be more fun to break them!" Polly shouted as she spun her flail again! "Bring it!"
The four charged at the robots. Anne and Sasha covering each other's backs while they fight off most of them. Sprig and Polly worked as a team as the younger sister acted as the bruiser while Sprig fried stones with his sling shot! With each one they dented, another one would come out.
"Darcy really doesn't want us to win this." Anne said.
"Too bad, because losing isn't an option!" Sasha shouted as she kept slashing.
Anne shoved her sword through one of them, while Sasha used her swords and stabbed one in the head. She used that momentum to flip over the robot and launch it at others.
"Open fire!" One of them said as they all produce gun barrels from their backs.
"Get to cover!" Anne shouted as they all ducked behind fallen robots or large rocks!
They all got behind a boulder as they were fired at.
"This is very different!"
"No kidding!" Anne said.
"We have to find a way to fight!" Sprig said, looking around for ammo.
"Come on, think Anne." Anne said, "What would Marcy do?"
"Some crazy strategy?" Sasha suggested.
"That's it." Anne realized, trying to think about something that Marcy talked about before and having a memory surface.
"Anne! Anne! Anne!" Marcy said, running to Anne at a picnic table, "I have to tell you about this game I've been playing. One of the bosses was a Giant robot that you had to hit at the right angle to knock it down!"
"The right angle?" Anne asked.
"Yeah! Watch me!" Marcy said as she showed Anne her game, firing at the exact angle to hit.
It knocked the robot over and then her character jumped up and charged its power to destroy its head.
"Whoa, cool." Anne said with a smile, this girl was truly the light of her life.
"RIGHT?!" Marcy said with a large smile.
Anne knew what to do.
"Sasha, I need you to distract it." Anne said, "Sprig, Polly, find the biggest throwable you can find."
"Isn't that just me?" Polly asked.
"You or your flail." Anne said to her.
"Hey, you heard the lady." Sasha said, "Don't worry, Anne, I'll distract it while you do... whatever it is you're doing.
Sasha sprinted out and did her best to keep the robots distracted. She cut ones head off and used it as a shield, blocking others as she charged at them.
"That will only work for so long." Anne said, "Sprig, Polly, aim for head."
"Got it!" They said as Sprig picked up Polly and put her in his slingshot.
"You better not miss!" Polly said.
"I never miss!" Sprig replied.
Sprig fired Polly, who swung her flail. Polly hit the boss robot right in the chest.
"Not the head but good enough!" Polly shouted as she swung up, pulling herself high to slam the robot in the face with the flail!
"That's it, get it Polly! Knock it down!" Anne said.
The giant toad bot tried to grab Polly from its body but she was too small and too fast, it couldn't catch her!
"Whatever you gonna do Anne, do it now!" Sasha said as she continued fighting the minion bots.
"I know!" Anne said as she gazed at her sword, focusing as her eyes flashed blue and calamity energy made her sword glow. "I know."
Anne ran at it and jumped, focusing all her power into this strike. She knocked it down. She let gravity take her and she fell, delivering a strong punch to the robots head.
BOOM!
