Night fell as Louis continued to carry his new frog friends with him as they were looking for Mama Odie.
"Are we there yet?" Darla asked.
"Almost, now, uh, Tiana, tell me more about this restaurant of yours." Louis smiled hungrily.
"Please don't," Darla moaned. "I'm starving."
"Same here." Atticus also moaned.
A fly then passed which seemed to make Naveen lick his lips.
"This is interesting." Naveen said.
"What are you doing?" Tiana raised an eyebrow.
"As strange as this sounds, I think we better eat the bugs," Darla said. "They dont' seem so bad in this perspective."
"There is no way I'm kissing a frog and eating a bug on the same day." Tiana wrinkled her nose.
"I think your tongue has other plans." Patch said.
"Huh?" Tiana asked until her tongue seemed to jump out from her mouth.
The frogs seemed to go all around from their tongues as the flies were going around.
"This can't end well." Patch said as he climbed up on shore and decided to see them before they would literally have the worst tongue twisters of their lives.
And which would be sooner than they think. Patch winced and covered his eyes with his ears after everyone had then gotten tangled together.
"You know what this needs?" Louis scratched his chin. "A sharp stick! Be right back!" the gator then dashed off past the cattails near the pond.
"Oh, brother." Patch sighed.
"Patch, ya mind lending a paw here?" Darla asked.
"Uh, I'll try..." Patch came over to them.
"Well, looky here!" a Cajun voice called out which made the others look over to see a mere firefly.
"Ooh, a firefly." Patch beamed.
"Ooh." Darla smiled.
"Let me shine a little light on the situation," the firefly shut his eyes tight then his back-end glowed in the dark evening. He then walked over to the frogs to see if he could solve this problem. "Goodness, you done this real good for sure, don't you worry," the firefly then took a tip of one of their tongues and snapped them away from each other and untangled. "It's about time I introduce myself, my name's Raymond, but ya can call me 'Ray'."
"Pleased to meet you, Ray, my name is Patch Pongo, and these are Atticus Fudo, Darla Fudo, Tiana, and Prince Naveen of Maldonia." Patch introduced.
"Prince Charming here got himself turned into a frog by a voodoo witch doctor," Tiana said about Naveen. "We're on our way to Mama Odie's, we think maybe she can-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Ray stopped her right there. "Mama Odie? You guys are headed in the wrong direction! Now, what kind of knucklehead told you to go this way?"
"I found a stick!" Louis barged out of the bushes, as if on cue, with his sharp stick.
"There's your answer." Patch said with slanted eyes.
"Louis," Darla folded her arms. "Ray here says you've been taking us in the wrong direction."
Louis glanced at them and the firefly nervously and dropped his stick. He then nervously chuckled. "I was... Well, I... Now listen... I was confused by the topography and the geography and the choreography and-"
"First rule of the bayou," Ray whispered to the group. "Never take directions from a gator." he then whistled.
There were suddenly glows all around and more and more fireflies appeared.
"Whoa!" Atticus smiled.
"Why, me and my relationals will help show you the way." Ray smiled.
"Thank you, Mr. Ray." Darla smiled.
Ray went to one of his cousins and the fireflies began to sing a little tune and they all glowed to light a path for the visitors in their bayou. The frogs, puppy, and gator then followed the fireflies as they were going to finally see Mama Odie.
"Nothing can stop us now." Patch smiled.
"Just follow the bouncin' butt!" Ray laughed as he led the way with his relatives.
Back in New Orleans, Dr. Faciler was going to talk with his friends on the other side for guidance.
"Why am I doing this...?" Cherry asked herself. "I betrayed Atticus... He took me as his friend when no one else would..."
'You are a terrible person.' A female voice said in her head.
"Who said that?" Cherry asked as she heard the voice.
'Who do you think? It's the voice in your head that tells you right from wrong and also haunts you for doing the wrong thing.' The voice said.
Cherry hid a chill down her spine. "My conscience..."
'That's the one.' Her conscience said.
"Hey, you think this is easy for me?" Cherry muttered. "I don't even know if I'm even good or bad... We all know Atticus is Sombra's nephew, but I don't even know if I'm good or bad."
'Of course you're good!' Her conscience told her.
"I don't know..." Cherry said.
'Have you ever done anything evil?' Her conscience asked.
"Well, I'm with the Shadow Man right now, and it seems a little more fun to be bad sometimes..." Cherry shrugged.
'Oh, brother.' Her conscience sighed.
"Hey, you could at least be helpful..." Cherry glared to her inner voice.
'Okay, who do you trust more; the Shadow Man or your best friend?' Her conscience asked.
"I've known Atticus for seven years..." Cherry said. "But... I'm unhappy with my own life."
'Yes, but doesn't Atticus make it a little better?' Her conscience asked.
"At times..." Cherry said. "He seems to steal the spotlight every now and again."
'Yeah, but doesn't he always sometimes make up for it?' Her conscience asked.
"Well, yeah, but..." Cherry said.
'But what?' The conscience replied.
Cherry sighed. "I don't know... Can I run before it's too late?"
'I would, your great-grandmother is in these parts anyhow.' The conscience replied.
"Wait, what?!" Cherry asked in shock.
'That's right.' The conscience said.
"Wh-Where...?" Cherry asked.
'Leave Faciler and I shall guide you.' The conscience replied.
Cherry suddenly stood up, threw off the amulet with Darla's blood in it and walked where her inner voice told her where to go. And where by the time she was following it; shadows started to come out from Dr. Faciler's place.
Back with the group, Louis and the frogs were waving at the kind fireflies helping them out.
"I'll take them the rest of the way." Ray told his kin.
Everyone said goodbye and headed their separate ways.
"This sure has been interesting." Darla said.
Tiana noticed how Ray mentioned a girl's name as the other fireflies left. "Is that your girl?" she then smirked slightly to their newest friend.
"Oh, no, no," Ray waved his hand. "My girl, that's Evangeline."
"Evangeline?" Atticus asked with a smile.
"She's the most prettiest firefly with the most beautiful glow..." Ray sighed dreamily. "You know, I told to Evangeline most every night. She's kind of shy, doesn't say much. But I know in my heart, someday we are gonna be together..."
"Aw, that's so sweet." Darla smiled.
"Yeah." Tiana smiled back.
"Yeah," Naveen sighed. "So sweet. Just don't settle down so quickly, my friend. There are plenty of fireflies in the bayou."
"Oh, brother..." Atticus sighed.
Tiana shoved him slightly as she then cut through the bushes.
Louis was about to follow them, but got his finger caught in one of the pricker bushes and shouted in pain. "Pricker bushes got me!" he then fell on his back, wincing. "Gator down! Gator down!"
Ray rolled his eyes as he went to help Louis out of his problem.
"Oh, brother." Patch sighed.
"The darkness is closing in!" Louis cried. "I'm so cold."
"Will you hold still, you big baby?" Ray snorted.
Louis screamed as there was rustling in other bushes.
"He didn't even touch it yet." Patch deadpanned.
"Indeed." Ray added.
"Here, let me help you, Ray." Patch offered.
"Aw, well, ain't ya just as sweet as potato pie in the middle of autumn?" Ray smiled to the puppy.
"I'll take that as a good thing." Patch said.
The firefly and puppy then took care of the alligator the best that they could.
"You should meet Atticus's friend Sebastian," Patch said to Louis. "He's a crab, but he makes great music from what I hear."
"I'll take your word for it." Louis smiled.
Patch then helped Ray out. Meanwhile as the frogs explored, there were three hunting humans coming after them who wanted to cook them and eat them for frogs' legs.
