Pippi Goes to Africa

Ocean: South Atlantic

In the captain's quarters of the Hoppetossa, Captain Longstocking and the kids are looking at a map of Africa.

"And this is where we'll land." Captain Longstocking said as he pointed at Namibia. "After that we head east and into the Kalahari Desert. Then, we'll head into the savannah. And don't worry your little heads. I have a friend who will be giving us a ride."

Africa: Namibia

The Hoppetossa arrived at the shore of Namibia, and a man in a jeep came by.

"How are you doing, Captain Longstocking?" the man asked.

"Just fine, thank you Felix." Captain Longstocking said. "Load the cargo, men."

"Aye aye, captain." Fridolf said, and the crew began unloading the cargo into Felix's jeep.

Pippi, Tommy, Annika, Willie, Anna, Calissa, and Captain Longstocking all got into Felix's jeep.

"You folks better wear these hats to protect yourselves from the sun." Felix said as he gave each of his passengers a safari hat.

Africa: Savannah

The group traveled east into the Kalahari Desert and headed north into the savannah.

In the jeep, Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna took pictures and wrote down notes.

"This is great. We're getting great pictures for our project." Anna said.

Then, the jeep arrived at an African village.

The kids helped Captain Longstocking unload the cargo from the jeep.

The cargo contained food, water, medical supplies, and other basic necessities.

"Captain Longstocking, how did you get all this stuff?" Calissa asked.

"They were delivered to me so I could take them here." Captain Longstocking replied.

"Hey Pippi, I wanna see more of Africa. You think we can go around more?" Anna asked.

"Okay, let's see if Felix is still up for a ride." Pippi replied. "Hey Felix, can we go around more in your jeep?"

"Sorry, I'm tired." Felix replied. "But I'll lend my jeep to Captain Longstocking. He can drive it."

Later, the kids and Captain Longstocking were exploring the African savanna in Felix's jeep.

Then, the Amulet of the Mystics began to glow.

"Hey Pippi, your necklace is glowing." Willie said.

"Why is it doing that?" Anna asked.

"It's the Amulet of the Mystics. It was a gift from my father. It has the power to grant blessings to good people and curses to bad people." Pippi replied. "I wonder what surprise it'll be this time."

The Amulet gave off a blue glow that enveloped Pippi and Calissa, then the glow got bigger and Pippi and Calissa disappeared.

"They're gone!" Anna said.

"What happened?" Willie asked.

"I'm not sure." Captain Longstocking said. "But I think the Amulet had a pretty good reason for making them disappear, perhaps it teleported them somewhere else, let's go find them."

Meanwhile, somewhere else, around some trees, a blue glow appeared, and Pippi and Calissa appeared out of that blue glow.

"Okay, what was with that blue glow… and where are we?" Calissa asked.

"I think this is a forest." Pippi said.

"So… what are we supposed to do now?" Calissa asked.

"Well, I guess we could just wait here until my father and our friends find us." Pippi replied.

Meanwhile, with Captain Longstocking and the kids were driving around, looking for Pippi and Calissa, when they spotted a construction site.

"That's strange." Captain Longstocking said. "I wonder what they're building."

"Captain Longstocking, may we see what's going on?" Annika asked.

"Sure, my dear." Captain Longstocking said. "I'll continue the search on my own, just don't get lost or go too far."

Captain Longstocking dropped off the kids and drove off.

Inside the construction site, there were several workers using jackhammers, forklifts, bulldozers, and several other machines while two men were overseeing the process.

"Excuse me, but what's going on here?" Tommy asked the two men.

"What the? Little kids?" the first man said.

"Can't you see we're building a dam?" the second man asked.

"A dam?" Annika asked.

"But why build a dam here? There aren't any water nearby." Anna said.

"You kids are so nosy. Go away!" the first man said.

"Ivan, take care of these annoyances." the second man said.

A large, brute worker named Ivan came by, lifted the kids, and threw them out.

"This is restricted area. Go home." the first man said.

"So Sergei, how long do you think it'll take?" the second man asked.

"Not to worry Boris, we should get finished within two months." Sergei said.

Sergei and Boris shut the gate into the construction site and resumed their work.

And then, Captain Longstocking came back on the jeep, without Pippi or Calissa.

"Captain Longstocking, did you have any luck in finding them?" Annika asked.

"No, not yet." Captain Longstocking replied. "So, what's going on here?"

"Those people are trying to build a dam, but this is a nature preserve, the dam could threaten the wildlife." Tommy replied.

"Hmm, I see." Captain Longstocking said. "What we need is an organized protest."

The kids got in the jeep, and Captain Longstocking drove off.

Africa: City

At a nearby African city, the kids told the people what's going on.

"Everyone! Did you know there's a dam being built in the savannah?" Willie asked.

"We need to work together to stop the dam from being built!" Anna said.

The people started talking about the dam and what they should do.

Savannah: Construction site

Back at the construction site, the people from the city formed a mob and came to protest.

"Please, settle down." Sergei said. "We are building the dam to generate power for your homes."

"We already have plenty of electricity at home!" a man said.

"How are you planning to generate power without water!?" a woman said.

Sergei and Boris are struggling to calm down the crowd when they see the kids.

"So, it's them! They brought the people." Boris said.

"Don't worry. I have a foolproof plan that will change their minds." Sergei said.

Savannah: Woods

In the woods, Sergei, Boris, and Ivan were unloaded cans of gasoline from their jeep.

"So Sergei, what are we gonna do all this gasoline?" Boris asked.

"Simple: We pour gasoline on trees and light fire, the burning trees will create smoke, creating clouds that rain all over the land, causing a flood. Then the people will beg us to finish the dam."

"Ah, I like this plan, Sergei." Boris said.

"Well, we don't." Pippi's voice said.

"What, who said that?" Ivan asked.

"Up here." Calissa's voice said, and it's shown that Pippi and Calissa were on a tree branch.

"What? Who are you? What are you doing here?" Sergei asked.

"I am Pippi and this is Calissa." Pippi introduced herself and Calissa. "We were waiting for my father to come and find us."

"Now listen here. Go away. We're trying to work." Boris said.

"Sorry, but you shouldn't burn down trees. They're so nice, fun to climb, and good source of shade." Pippi said.

"That does it. Ivan, take care of those brats." Sergei ordered.

Ivan put down the gasoline cans and reached out to grab Pippi and Calissa, but they grabbed his arms and made him fall forward.

Pippi and Calissa went over to Sergei and Boris, lifted them, and threw them onto the trees.

"Ivan! Do something!" Sergei shouted.

Ivan got up and charged at the girls, but they just lifted him and threw him onto another tree.

Then, Tommy, Annika, Willie, Anna, and Captain Longstocking came by on the jeep.

"Hey it's my father and our friends!" Pippi said as she waved.

"So this is where you were." Tommy said.

"And you caught the bad guys too." Annika said.

"They tried to build a dam, which would've taken away the animals' home." Anna said.

"The construction site is closed off now." Willie said.

"Really, because they were trying to pour gasoline on the trees and light them up." Calissa said.

"That's arson. It's illegal." Captain Longstocking said. "Good thing you stopped them."

Later that day, the police came by and arrested Sergei, Boris, and Ivan.

"You're under arrest for attempted arson." a policeman said.

Sergei, Boris, and Ivan got in the police car and it drove off.

"Y'know, I can't help but think that we were able to stop them thanks to the Amulet." Pippi said.

"Yeah, if it wasn't for that, we might've never been there to stop them from burning the trees." Calissa said.

"I think it's interesting how this amulet works." Pippi said.

"And now, we better head back and return Felix his jeep." Captain Longstocking said.

Captain Longstocking and the kids drove off into the sunset.

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