A/N: That episode of Amphibia was, in a word, EPIC! I just love how everything panned out in the end. Well, almost everything. But I won't spoil anything for those who haven't watched it. Anyway, I'm starting up a new Amphibia story called "Secrets of Newtopia". It, too, will be surprising due to the fact that Sasha, Allison, Pat, Rebecca, Abigail (Abby for short), Sarah, and Grime are gonna appear in the beginning as well. Oh, and I'll even introduce a new main opening theme as well for this story. Oh, and I updated Reunion for those who were waiting to see Bombina earlier, so be sure to check out the updated version first if you haven't already before reading this chapter. Also, you'll see some introduction from a recently introduced character as well as a new one portrayed by Knuckles the Echidna himself (Idris Elba, that is). :) Otherwise, you can go ahead. :)
Amphibia: Secrets of Newtopia
Chapter 1
Main Theme
First, Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, and Marcy Wu glanced at the Calamity Box while Anne opened it on Earth while and Rose jumped in just as the magic box glowed and overwhelmed the group of 18 in a bright light before Anne, Jackie, and Rose were seen face first in a puddle and then stood up to realize they are not home as the triplets popped up from the mud puddle before it zoomed away to show a lily-pad shaped island, Amphibia.
Creatures, Amphibians, and more were seen before Anne, Jackie, and Rose walked out, accompanied by Sasha, Allison, and Pat as the first trio ducked under the Plantar family house's small door and stood up straight with Anne's hands on her hips. She was interrupted, however, by a bunch of dragonflies zooming over her head, prompting her to duck as they flew past an upper window which opened and introduced Sprig Plantar and Ivy Sundew, the former of which tripped out the window when looking through a handheld telescope after the latter ambushed him with both falling down in front of a window from which it showed Hopadiah Plantar (or Hop Pop for short) and Sylvia Sundew reading as Grime and Bombina reviewed the History of Amphibia and looked out the window to see Sprig falling for his life with Hop Pop darting his eyes to similar direction while Bombina and Felicia rushed outside upon noticing what happened. It turned out, though, that Ivy and Sprig had landed in a wooden bucket with Ivy removing Sprig from the bucket to make room for Polly Plantar who used the bucket to stay cool in her water as Percy and Braddock fawned in awe for her.
Then, Ivy and Sprig joined Anne, Jackie, Rose, Sasha, Allison, and Pat (the first three of which turned into frogs while the other three became toads) as he hopped on top of Anne before pointing the way and then traveling to various locations in Amphibia and meeting different characters. Of course, Hop Pop and Polly appeared in some scenes as did Ichabod for one.
Then, it showed a scene of Melkor leaping out with his ring glowing and his sword stretched out and etched in black speech markings all across his blade and then Anne, Jackie, Sasha, and Allison sword fighting at Newtopia all against Melkor on a tower, which transitioned out to Mew floating up in the sky with the Calamity Box behind the silhouette of Anne and Sasha before the main characters met in front of a pond located at Wartwood, joined by other supporting characters (toads included), joined by random background Amphibians who appear closer to the screen.
The Amphibia logo appeared, then a shine streaks across it with nature background sounds as light panned across "Secrets of Newtopia" beneath "Amphibia". The theme ends there.
Act I: Handy Anne
In the woods, a frog was seen still getting carried off by a dragonfly.
"Yep, it's been three months. Still up here.", the frog said.
Meanwhile, down below, Anne and Sasha were shown on a run, doing some pull-ups, jumping, or in this case, hopping, across platforms, and ending up facing some mannequins resembling Zog, Bolg, Azog, and worst of all: Melkor. They smashed the orc mannequins and then looked at Melkor's.
"It has begun... The Isles will fall. So shall the Titan's kingdom rise.", Melkor said before both Anne and Sasha grunted and kicked Melkor's mannequin with Sasha drawing her sword and pointing it in front of it before she took a breath and turned to Anne, who turned to her.
"So, how did I do?", Anne asked.
"That was a great attack, Anne. And you, too, Sasha.", Bombina encouraged.
"Thanks, L. B.", Sasha responded.
"All right, Jackie, Allison. You two are up!", Bombina shouted.
"Got it, Bombina!", Allison and Jackie said in unison before they started their drill as Sprig entered, sighing.
"Spring is finally here.", Sprig sighed.
"All right, Sprig. New season, new possibilities. I'm ready to blossom into my best self.", Anne replied as Jackie and Allison did their drill.
"So, you're feeling better about the whole Azog incident?", Sprig asked before Anne blanched a bit in fear and briefly flashes back to her duel with Azog and the scary eye in the sky.
Play Amphibia Music: "The Core & The King" (16:24/23:01)
"Now, we end this!", Azog said before it then showed Anne aging back up as well as Azog ordering his orcs to retreat before the sudden appearance of the flaming eye in the sky before it went back to the present.
End Amphibia Music: "The Core & The King" (16:30/23:01)
"Yep. Totally fine.", Anne assured.
"Really? 'Cause..., you don't look fine to me.", Sasha responded.
"Oh, cool. 'Cause if I had to fight like that, I'd be devastated. Heck, I'd be upset just hearing someone talk about it.", Sprig said.
"Let's just go talk with Grime.", Sasha said before she, Sprig, and Anne returned to the Plantars' home, which is now guarded by all the toads from Toad Tower, and shouted, calling for him.
"Yo, Grime!", Sasha called before noticing that Grime isn't present.
"Grime?", Sasha puzzled.
"Where is he?", Anne puzzled before Sasha put her sword away and walked to the house.
But when she opened the door...
"Are you in here? Oh, my gosh!", Sasha reacted as she, Anne, and Sprig were surprised to see Grime's hideous (or at the very least, lazy) state as he stuck out his tongue to eat a stir-fry a few times.
"Next time on Suspicion Island...", the suspicion island advertiser said.
"I feel like everyone on this island is suspicious, Peruvia, except you!", Randy pointed out.
"But, Randy, I think you're suspicious!", Peruvia responded, smacking away his hand.
"Nooooooo!", Randy shouted before it then showed an explosion, making Grime laugh.
"Wow. Randy too?", Grime asked before chuckling.
"Everyone really is suspicious.", Grime said.
"Wait, he watches Suspicion Island, too?", Sprig asked.
"Something tells me that Jackie and Rose are not going to like this.", Anne said before Sasha growled and marched over to him.
"Well, Sasha definitely doesn't, either.", Sprig guessed before she stood in front of Grime, furious, and crossed her arms.
"Hey, what's up, Sash?", Grime greeted as he snapped his fingers and pointed at her.
"Oh, I'll tell you what's up. You're sitting here binge-watching trash TV all day when we're supposed to be training. What are you gonna do when someone comes to collect the big, fat price on your big, fat head?", Sasha asked as she took her cell phone back and showed him a wanted poster of himself.
"Wait, he's wanted?", Sprig puzzled.
"For what?", Anne puzzled in shock.
Just then, a couple of bounty hunters jumped out of the windows to attack, so Sasha screamed and then drew her sword and counterattacked.
"Bounty hunters.", Sasha said.
"Nerp!", Anne said while drawing the sword given to her by Tritonio before Bounty Hunter 2 tried to attack Sasha with his ax, but it knocked him back and then kicked Bounty Hunter 1 just as he is about to attack Anne.
"Grime, help us take these guys down!", Sasha shouted before Grime strained, trying to reach for his sword only to give up a little quickly.
"Nah, you got this.", Grime said before Sasha groaned.
"Okay, guys, that's enough.", Sasha said before thrusting her sword into the ground as the first two bounty hunters collided and fell.
Upon sliding into the couch, they were revealed to actually be Percy and Braddock.
"Aw, man, I landed on my favorite horn.", Percy groaned as he got out his slightly crushed horn and squeezed it.
"Percy? Braddock? Why were you...?", Grime puzzled.
"Sasha thought a little action might help you get out of your rut.", Braddock explained.
"So, you mean it was all a test?", Sprig asked.
"You two staged this attack? Sounds like you three belong...", Grime began before Sasha smiled while Anne, Sprig, Percy, and Braddock got concerned.
"...on Suspicion Island.", Grime said, pointing at Sasha before laughing along with Percy and Braddock, making Sasha groan while smacking her head in frustration.
"Hey, you guys wanna join me? Season's just getting good.", Grime asked as he took Percy and Braddock on the shoulders.
Percy and Braddock were about to go with Grime, but...
"Ah, heck nah.", Sasha said before she grabbed them and threw them back to the door.
"You two go into town and get some food or whatever. I need a word with Captain Grime. Alone!", Sasha urged intimidatingly as she passed Braddock some coins.
"M'okay.", Percy agreed.
"Suits us.", Braddock added before they both left, but not without getting stuck in the door for a moment, but nevertheless, breaking free and running off happy.
Back with Sasha, she grunted and looked back at Grime.
"Whaaat?", Grime puzzled before he noticed that his left hand is dirty.
"Oop! Beetle fingers.", Grime said before he then licked it clean.
"You were saying?", Grime asked.
"Look at you. You're a mess. What happened to the Grime I used to know?", Sasha asked.
"Yeah, why are you just lounging around?", Anne added.
"When you could, I don't know, help us train?", Sprig asked before Grime groaned while sitting.
"He's gone. Ever since Melkor made his presence known to all Amphibia, I don't see the point anymore.", Grime said.
"So some kind of ancient evil popped up in the sky and let everyone know he's coming. That doesn't mean we should give up. We can still stop those orcs in their tracks and stop Melkor once and for all.", Sasha assured before Grime laughed.
"Us and what army? Melkor has unimaginable power that none of us could yet understand. And if the orcs attack the tower again while my toad army is in the middle of repairs, we can't possibly take them on.", Grime said.
"Oh, so that's it then? You're just gonna sit here and do nothing?", Sasha asked.
"Do nothing? Hello. I've been growing a beard.", Grime retorted.
"Yeah, don't remind me.", Sasha responded.
"That's definitely not a really good look for you.", Anne added before Grime groaned as he pulled a drink from his beard.
"Look, Sasha, don't worry about it. I may be a little out of shape...", Grime began as he opened the can before gulping the soda down.
"...but I'm sure I can still lick whoever Melkor sends after me.", Grime assured as he crushed the can before he then stuck his tongue out to eat the can and then gave a huge burp.
"Whoa! That is a good burp.", Sprig said.
"Why, thank you.", Grime responded.
"You better be right about that.", Sasha sighed before Anne then noticed Hop Pop and Polly arriving.
"Oh, look. Hop Pop and Polly!", Anne shouted before the two arrived near the main entry.
"Yoo-hoo!", Hop Pop called before Sprig, Anne, and Sasha headed out only for her to stop for a moment.
"You can come with if you want, but our discussion isn't over, Grimesy.", Sasha said before she continued out with Grime sighing and then coming out.
Speaking of outside, Jackie, Rose, Allison, Pat, and Bombina were arriving back at the Plantars' house to see the wagon.
"Whoa, Hop Pop. What is this thing?", Sprig asked.
"Impressive, huh? This here's an all-terrain, custom-modeled family wagon. Calling it the fwagon.", Hop Pop stated.
"Whoa.", Sprig said in awe.
"Fwagon? Really?", Anne puzzled.
"Cheap too.", Hop Pop said.
"The previous owners died in it.", Polly added.
"Cool...", Pat grinned.
"So why do we need a new wagon?", Jackie puzzled.
"Fwagon.", Hop Pop corrected.
"Not calling it that.", Anne, Sasha, Jackie, and Allison said in unison.
"Well, with the snow melted and the mountain pass open, we can finally travel outside the valley to Newtopia!", Hop Pop said excitedly.
"Oh, my frog! We're going to Newtopia?", Sprig asked in surprise.
"What's a Newtopia?", Anne asked.
A moment later, Anne, Jackie, Rose, Lily, Andy, Danny, Sasha, Allison, Pat, Rebecca, Abby, Sarah, Bombina, Sprig, and Polly accompanied Hop Pop inside as he showed a map.
"It's the beating heart of Amphibia. A bustling metropolis full of ancient knowledge, run by the wisest of newts. If anyone can help you kids get home and/or defeat Melkor, it's them!", Hop Pop assured.
"So mystical.", Rose said in awe.
"I can't believe it. You mean this could actually be our ticket home?", Sasha asked.
"Not only that, but maybe out on the road we'll find Marcy.", Anne replied, getting out the BFF picture.
"You betcha. Pack your things, kids. We leave tonight.", Hop Pop said before everyone raised their arms in joy.
"Whoo-hoo!", the group shouted before getting out of the wagon.
"We're going to Newtopia!", Sprig and Polly said in unison.
"Say, Anne, since you don't have a lot to pack, could you give Chuck the spare key when he swings by?", Hop Pop asked.
"Who's Chuck?", Anne asked.
"Only one of the best players on the Farmers' team.", Rose responded.
"We played bugball together.", Sprig responded.
"He grows tulips.", Polly added.
"Oh, I remember! He was there when Rose and I played for the farmers.", Jackie remembered.
"Why does he need a key?", Anne asked.
"Because I hired him to protect the house from all the things waiting to destroy it.", Hop Pop explained.
"Wait, what?!", Anne exclaimed.
"An empty house is vulnerable, Anne. Needs protectin'. Not to mention our crops, the very soul of a farm. Left alone to face wildfires, locusts, tornadoes, flaming locust tornadoes.", Hop Pop said.
"Hold on. You mean that's a thing?", Bombina puzzled.
"You'd be surprised how often this kind of thing happens, Bombina. Anyway, here you go.", Hop Pop said while handing her the spare key.
"Didn't realize you guys are risking so much to help me.", Anne said in worry.
"Eh, he's just being dramatic.", Sprig assured.
Unfortunately, the passing tornado of fire and locusts proved otherwise as it passed by, destroying a frog's house nearby, making its owner scream as he was inside it.
"I don't think he was.", Allison said.
"Well, mostly.", Sprig responded.
"All right, kids. Time to get packing.", Hop Pop said as he and the others left.
"Starting to feel a little guilty about all this. Well, at least Chuck's gonna handle it. Whoever that is.", Anne said.
"Well, he was there at the bugball game when you were a baby a couple weeks ago.", Jackie responded.
Just then, a snail chirped nearby before out came a sort of dashing frog with long, purple hair, abs, and a braided beard.
"Chuck!", Anne said.
"Anne, that's not him.", Rose said.
"She's right. Actually, I'm Dave. That's Chuck.", Dave said before Chuck came out of an apparent taxi.
"I grow tulips.", Chuck said before getting off with Dave revving his snail and driving off.
"That's Chuck.", Jackie said.
"Oh, yeah. Chuck.", Anne said.
"Yeah, but can he really help watch the house?", Bombina asked.
"This is Chuck we're talking about. If he can play a game of Bugball, I'm sure he could watch the house.", Jackie assured before Chuck gargled and spat at the hill.
However, what came out of the hill that was spat at was an angry scorpiornet, making him scream.
"Tulips!", Chuck shouted before the scorpionet attacked him and chased him up a tree, which beget a few more scorpiornets, which screeched and attacked him.
"Still think he can watch the house?", Sasha asked to Jackie.
"No, no, no! There's no way this guy can handle the job. The house is doomed, and it's all my fault. Unless...", Anne said.
"Well, we could use some real targets, anyway.", Sasha smirked before she, Jackie, Allison, and Anne each whacked a scorpiornet away, saving Chuck.
"Chuck, buddy, turns out we won't need you after all, because we're gonna disaster-proof the house myself.", Anne assured.
"T-Tulips.", Chuck said, giving thumbs-up before passing out as he landed on his back.
"Normally, I would say that it's not a good idea, but with Chuck passed out form the attack, I don't think we have a choice.", Jackie said.
"Get well soon, Chuck.", Rose said.
"Respect, Rose. Respect.", Pat grinned.
"So, what's the plan?", Allison asked.
"Okay, first, we need supplies. But they can't just be any supplies. They have to be the best supplies. 'Cause the Plantars are risking everything for me. Their home, their livelihood, their frog-hoppin' future. And that means they deserve the best, right?", Anne asked before later, she, Sasha, Allison, and Jackie were at the same shop where Sprig once interrogated the worker.
"I mean... it's a shovel.", the seller said.
"I'll take ten!", Anne said.
"That's all well and good, but can we start our training after this?", Sasha asked.
"Yeah, sure. We can do that.", Anne responded.
Meanwhile, Sprig was getting ready to start packing.
"I'm finally going to Newtopia! My first trip outside the valley.", Sprig said excitedly as he opened his suitcase, which has nothing inside, except a fly.
"Hmm. But how to pack for the most important journey of my life?", Sprig said before then eating the fly.
"Well, I need my trusty slingshot. Duh! But which trusty slingshot? I mean, Rocky's got the most launching power. And Slingerton's better for close-quarters combat. And Silver Bolt, you've always had my back. Is it weird I talk to my slingshots?", Sprig asked to himself as he opened his closet full of several slingshots, one of which he started to pretened to be soon after.
"'No, Sprig. It's normal and cool.' Aw, thanks, Silver Bolt.", Sprig said before groaning.
"This is hard.", Sprig said before gasping. as he got an idea.
"I know. I'll let fate decide.", Sprig said before then going for a slingshot only to get a side-ways one.
"Let's try that again.", Sprig said as he tossed it out.
Meanwhile, Anne, Sasha, Jackie, and Allison were walking along when they noticed a couple of familiar toads in Stumpy's.
"Wait. Isn't that Percy and Braddock?", Allison asked.
"What the...?", Sasha puzzled.
"Whoo... Do you think Captain Grime's gonna be okay?", Percy asked.
"I don't know, but talk about a workout. I'm starving.", Braddock responded as she sat down.
"Hey, let's get the cheesy flies!", Percy agreed as he sat down.
"Ah, heck nah. This is not what I asked them to do.", Sasha said as she was about to storm inside when Anne stopped her.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, there, Sash. They're still people. They need a break every now and then. Otherwise, they can't fight at full capacity.", Anne said.
"She has a point.", Jackie agreed.
"Well, okay. I guess you have a point there.", Sasha said.
"Well, come on. We still need to head over to Loggle's.", Anne said before eventually, the four arrived at the place just as Loggle was humming.
"Oh! Hiya, Anne. Let me guess. Disaster-proofing your house?", Loggle asked.
"Oh, yeah.", Anne said.
"Wait, how did you know that?", Sasha puzzled.
"Word travels fast around here.", Jackie explained.
"We got everything we need for the house. Just need something for the crops. The very heart and soul of a farm. You got anything for that?", Anne asked.
"As a matter of fact, I do.", Loggle said.
"Hmm, that was weird.", Anne puzzled.
"Yeah, didn't feel right.", Loggle agreed.
"Well, at least you finally have something.", Jackie grinned.
"So, what do you have?", Allison asked.
"Behold.", Loggle said as he led the two frogs and two toads in.
"What is that?", Sasha asked.
"My latest concoction. This gunk won't just protect your crops, it'll awaken a power within them. A power, some would say, that's better left...", Loggle began before Anne interrupted.
"I'll take it.", Anne said.
"What?", Jackie puzzled.
"Wait, really? Don't you wanna hear the rest of my cryptic warning?", Loggle asked.
"Yeah, this seems important, Anne.", Sasha responded.
"Hmm, nope.", Anne responded.
"Works for me. Cash or credit?", Loggle asked.
"Thanks, Loggle.", Anne said as she rolled the barrel backwards and then tried to lift it up after it got stuck, not noticing that a green drop landed on a plant, causing it to mutate.
"I've got a bad feeling about this.", Sasha said in worry.
"You, too, huh?", Jackie agreed.
Meanwhile, Polly quickly finished packing her bucket in a bucket-shaped suitcase.
"Boom! All done!", Polly said before hopping over to the studies.
"Hop Pop, I'm bored.", Polly said.
"Well, I could use some help with these ascots. They require a very delicate fold.", Hop Pop said before Polly quickly closed the doors.
"Pass.", Polly said before heading up to the couch.
"Hey, Bombina. wanna play?", Polly asked.
"Actually, the Captain was in the middle of showing me Suspicion Island.", Bombina responded.
"Aw, boo. That is a good show, by the way.", Polly responded before leaving.
"It can't be, Vivica. These pterodactyls are clones of... my dead brother!", Chad said in shock before Bombina gasped in shock.
"NO WAY!", Bombina gasped.
"I know, right? Did not see that twist coming.", Grime agreed before she entered her brother's room.
"How's it going... bro?", Polly said, shocked by the evidence-like atmosphere in the room.
"I had a packing crisis. Went a bit overboard. I ADMIT IT! But, uh, it's fine. I figured it out.", Sprig assured with a chuckle as Polly hopped closer.
"Great. I'm done packing too. Wanna play?", Polly asked.
"Done?", Sprig asked before laughing almost crazily.
"No, sweet, sweet Polly. I figured out what slingshot to bring. Now the real packing begins.", Sprig said before laughing again, but slightly as he hopped away.
This gave Polly an idea as she smirked.
"Maybe I can help. What's next on the... Oh. You picked this one?", Polly asked.
"What, what, why?", Sprig puzzled.
"No, it's great. I'm sure you picked the right one. Pretty sure. Maybe.", Polly said before Sprig screamed in frustration at the thought of having to pick slingshots again.
Meanwhile, Anne, Sasha, Jackie, and Allison were putting on hard hats goggles, and safety gloves before Anne started music on the "Protechno" station. With that, the four set up a fence of wires on the perimeter in front of the toads, puzzling them.
"Huh?", one toad puzzled before Anne then placed the whole weaponry in the pothole as Sasha only gave a shrug as Jackie and Allison placed metal spikes on the roof with Rose and Pat looking on in awe from the window as the two were packing their clothes and stuff from Earth.
Then, Sasha and Anne finished setting up giant mouse traps.
"Just got to be really careful here.", Anne said as she and Sasha navigated their way around the traps.
"Well, that looks like everything.", Allison grinned.
"Correction. Almost everything. Now, for the final touch.", Anne said before opening the barrel.
"Oop! Let's see here. 'Give your crops a fighting chance with Loggle's Miracle Glop!' Blah, blah, blah. Boom, baby!", Anne said, about to kick at the barrel, only for Jackie to stop her.
"Wait! Are you sure we should be doing this, Anne?", Jackie asked.
"Yeah. It clearly says, 'Be careful not to use too much.'", Allison agreed.
"Look, Anne. Normally I'd be all, 'yeah, you go for it girlfriend', but I'm with Jackie and Alison on this one.", Sasha said.
"I said, boom, baby!", Anne shouted, kicking the barrel into the crops.
"Anne!", Sasha shouted as the goop then soaks into the crop, making it glow green for a moment.
"Whelp, let's get the fwagon loaded, shall we?", Hop Pop asked before the four friends noticed how wrecked Sprig looks.
"Whoa, Sprig, are you okay?", Anne asked.
"Yeah, you look like you haven't slept a wink.", Sasha agreed.
"Yes, great. How are you?", Sprig asked before Polly giggled.
"Polly. Did you have something to do with this?", Jackie asked.
"Maybe.", Polly responded.
"Wow. Chuck really outdid himself. Ain't nothing happening to this place while we're gone.", Hop Pop said before Anne chortled to herself.
"Anyway, let's get to training. But first things first.", Sasha said as she dragged Anne away to inside the house as the group followed, not knowing that the vegetables were glowing green again.
Inside the house, Sasha spoke with Grime.
"Okay, so first of all, this beard and burping situation... Unacceptable. Secondly...", Sasha began before a rumbling occurred.
"Whoa!", Anne said.
"Ah! Earthquake!", Rose shouted from upstairs.
"What the... What's going on?", Hop Pop asked before several veggie monsters popped up from the garden and hissed slightly.
"Wait. Do you hear that?", Sasha puzzled before she, Anne, and the Plantars went outside to notice the veggie monsters rising.
"What the heck?!", Allison shouted, noticing from inside, as several monsters, including a cute, small beet and a scary eggplant monster, rose up.
"Veggie monsters.", Hop Pop said.
"I've had this nightmare before.", Polly responded.
"How do you even sleep at night?", Jackie asked.
"Oh, wow. How could this have happened?", Anne said with a slight fib before Sasha growled at her.
"Jackie, Allison. I need you two to stay inside and get Grime off his butt.", Sasha urged.
"Right.", Jackie and Allison agreed.
"Bombina, you're with me!", Sasha urged.
"All right!", Bombina shouted before getting out.
"Just be sure to come back and see more Suspicion Island if you want when you're done.", Grime called.
"Don't worry, fam. I got this. Fly true, Silver...", Sprig began before the handle broke, hitting Sprig and knocking him out as his eyes are now X's in a comical sense.
Naturally, Polly laughed at the scene only to scream when grabbed by the turnip monster.
"Polly! All right, everyone, action time!", Anne shouted before they all charged in with Anne slashing the eggplant monster by the neck, beheading it.
"Whoa. I didn't teach you that.", Sasha said in surprise before she then severed the vine in-between two halves of the pumpkin monster, making it gurgle comically while Bombina then uses her heavy sword to cut the turnip monster into pieces, slicing it, and Hop Pop leapt up on top of a potato monster and then grated it.
"Hash browns!", Hop Pop shouted before Sprig then got out the Slingshot he was going to pack in the first place and then hopped up toward Polly, saving her.
"I'm sorry for messing with ya. Now sling me!", Polly shouted before Sprig then launched her toward the two vegetable monsters, defeating all but one, which eventually fell to the ground.
"We did it! And the house is undamaged!", Anne grinned.
"I'm not too sure about that, Anne.", Sasha said as the rumbling happened again.
"What?", Anne puzzled.
But this time, the veggie monsters that were felled formed into one giant veggie monster, which roared, only to notice it was facing the wrong direction, and then turned back to face the group before roaring again.
"Cool!", Polly said.
However, the monster quickly knocked the Plantars back.
"Guys!", Anne shouted before the trio hit the wall and fell with Polly's eyes now having X's and Sprig now dressed as a scarecrow.
Then, the giant veggie monster hissed as it stepped closer only to shriek upon landing on one of the traps.
"Yes! Wait, no! Don't go that way. That's toward the house.", Anne exclaimed as it stepped back.
"Jackie, and the others are still in there!", Sasha shouted.
"Attention, all toads! Get out, quick!", Bombina shouted.
Inside, Rose and Pat noticed from the window and screamed a bit before they each grabbed the Boonchuy triplets and the Waybright triplets and quickly decided to burst out the window after opening it and then jumping off just as Jackie and Allison noticed from the window near the couch and then started jumping off said window while the monster tipped down toward the house while the toads quickly dispersed from the house.
"Huh? What's going on he...?", Grime began before seeing the monster tipping down backwards and gasping.
"No!", Anne screamed in slow motion before the monster landed on the house, although Grime managed to take the phone off the autumn and then roll away with a hop before the monster could sit on him.
"Our home!", Sprig shouted as both Hop Pop and Polly screamed.
"Jackie! Allison!", Sasha shouted.
"Rose! Pat!", Anne added before the two rushed over to their siblings, who were hurt, but not too badly.
"Guys! Are you okay?", Sasha asked.
"Ugh... Barely.", Allison responded as she sat up, in a bit of pain.
"You're telling me? We just jumped off a window that's a story tall.", Pat added.
"At least they're okay.", Rose assured, gesturing to the three triplets, who giggled.
"The house. Everything I worked so hard to protect...", Anne said, shedding tears.
"What about Grime?", Bombina asked in worry before Grime popped out, much to her relief.
"Oh, thank goodness.", Bombina sighed.
"Phew, that was close. How dare this abomination try and destroy my entertainment and then destroy our base of operations?!", Grime shouted before the monster then tried to step on Anne only for her to dodge before she, Sasha, and Grime each glared at the monster with all 3 shown at the same time.
"Oh, you just made a big mistake, buddy.", Anne, Sasha, and Grime said unison as Anne's eyes flashed blue while Sasha's flashed crimson.
In no time at all, the giant veggie monster roared as it then tried to attack Anne and Sasha only for the two to climb up aboard its arm with Anne and Sasha roaring as they all charged while Grime climbed up the monster by the leg before then pushing himself upward with a roar.
"RAAAH!", Grime shouted as he, Anne, and Sasha yelled out before Anne gouged out its eyes, Sasha beheaded the monster, and Grime smashed the head by grabbing it and chucking it to the ground, causing the giant veggie monster to fall limp and fall to the ground before the smoke cleared to show Sasha and Grime panting before Anne spat out a turnip.
"Eat your vegetables.", Anne said before the tiny veggie monster popped up from behind with a slight grunt only for the trio to turn toward it with Sasha and Grime glaring at it before Anne motioned for it to leave, which it did, in a funny way, that is, before Sasha and Grime laughed and bumped each other on the chests.
Then, Grime gave a huge roar.
"I am fired up! Forget defeating the orcs, forget defeating Azog and Bolg. How about we raise a frog dang army and storm the dark territory? It's high time we launched a pre-emptive strike on Melkor for a change.", Grime said as he stomped Sasha's sword into the air and she grabbed it.
"That's what I'm talking about!", Sasha grinned.
"Glad to have you back, Grime.", Bombina grinned.
"Anne! That was amazing.", Sprig said in awe.
"You saved our tails.", Polly grinned.
"Yeah, but the house...", Anne said sadly.
"The important thing is we're all okay. It's not your fault a mysterious green energy turned the crops evil.", Hop Pop assured.
"Actually, it is...", Anne sighed.
"Say whaaaaat?!", Hop Pop reacted.
"But why? How?", Sprig puzzled in shock.
"So, uh, it's kind of a funny story. I got rid of Chuck, then Sasha, Jackie, Allison, and I fortified the house and I maybe fed the crops some evil curse magic Loggle made. They tried to warn me against it, but I didn't listen...", Anne sighed.
"You what?", the group puzzled.
"I just wanted the house to be safe while you guys were taking this big trip for us.", Anne sighed.
"Anne, we're not taking this trip for you. We're taking it with you.", Hop Pop assured.
"We got your back no matter what.", Sprig added as Rose and Pat walked forward, holding the triplets.
"Mm-hmm.", Rose grinned.
"Thanks, fam. That... That means a lot to me. We can hold off on Newtopia. I'll fix the house first.", Anne said.
"No need.", Hop Pop said before he inhaled and then blew a tulip-like bugle, which then summoned Chuck, who quickly repaired the house in a smoke of saws and hammers, amazing the toads.
"I grow tulips.", Chuck said.
"Hoopa da boopa!", Anne exclaimed, slapping her forehead.
"Chuck! You're okay!", Rose grinned before Hop Pop laughed.
"Why do you think I hired Chuck in the first place?", Hop Pop asked.
"Okay. Looks like we totally misjudged him there.", Sasha said.
"Sorry, I doubted you, dude!", Anne apologized.
"I grow tulips.", Chuck said.
"Yes, he does.", Hop Pop grinned.
"All right, frogs and toads. It's a two-week journey to Newtopia so we better get going. And as for you, toads, uh, can you all guard the place and see to it that everyone here gets trained properly while we're away? I know Chuck can handle the repairs, but still. Can you do that?", Grime asked.
"We shall guard the house and Wartwood's people with our lives, Captain!", the toads responded.
"Whoa. Okay. Well, then, let's get this show on the road!", Grime said excitedly.
"Whoo-hoo! Yeah!", Sprig shouted.
"Let's a-go!", Polly grinned.
"But before we prepare ourselves for the war...", Grime began.
"...You totally want to binge the rest of Suspicion Island.", Sasha guessed,
"I really do!", Grime said before returning to the cabin while laughing as Sasha, after putting her sword away and looking at the scenery, turned to Anne.
"Looks like we're all ready now, Anne.", Sasha grinned.
"Yeah.", Anne nodded.
Later, everyone was preparing to leave.
"Hey, Hop Pop. I was thinking... wouldn't it be a good idea to bring the music box with us on the trip?", Anne asked.
"Oh, uh...", Hop Pop began before thinking back to when he buried the music box, not knowing that Mew was watching from one of the branches earlier, before it went back to the present.
"No, no, no. Uh, it'll be safe with my contacts for the time being.", Hop Pop assured.
'All right, HP. I trust your judgment.", Anne assured, making Sasha a bit weary of him.
"First things first. We need to pick up Percy and Braddock at Stumpy's.", Sasha said.
"Well, let's get this fwagon on the road. No turnin' back now.", Hop Pop said as he and the others started to leave before Anne realized something.
"Did we give the key to Chuck?", Anne asked.
"And what about Stumpy? My pet pumpkin?", Rose asked.
"We could use the extra travel seats.", Jackie said.
"We're turning back now.", Hop Pop said as he stopped the fwagon.
At Stumpy's, Percy and Braddock had finished their lunch.
"So, you know where to get back to the toads, right?", Percy asked.
"Yep. At the Plantars' house. It's not too far away.", Braddock said as she and Percy left.
"Oh, wait. I almost forgot. We need to pay the bill.", Braddock realized as she and Percy went back.
Outside, though, after eavesdropping on Percy and Barddock's conversation, Yunan and Salamancer snuck out of Stumpy's.
"Well, it appears our prey is on the move." Yunan said in a calm tone filled with bloodlust.
"Then, let us give chase to and hunt this prey to claim our prize.", Salamancer added in a serious tone ready to take Grime's head as a trophy.
"Yes. Let's." Yunan said extending her wrist blades and heading off, for in their eyes the hunt begins.
Play Pokémon (2019) Music: "Legendary Pokémon"
Meanwhile, in a sort of underground city, Mew was traveling across the landscape, the Calamity Box floating alongside it.
"Mew-e!", Mew squealed as it then did a loop before continuing forward and going downward up until it went into a spacious room with a sort of gong in the middle of it.
"Me-we. Mew!", Mew squeaked before it then tapped the gong, ringing it.
A moment later, a sort of large purple olm, with a dark blue leaf-like design on her face, and bright blue glowing eyes along with blue frills, as well as a blur frill going down the back of her spine with her eyes, frills, and markings glowing purple.
"Who is it that summons me?", the giant olm asked before Mew squeaked up.
"Mew-rew!", Mew squeaked, floating up to the olm.
"Ohohoho! Why, hello, there, Mew. It's been a thousand years! Tell me. What brings you here?", the olm asked.
"Mew?", Mew squeaked, gesturing to the Calamity Box, making the olm gasp a bit in surprise.
"The Calamity Box returned? How?", the olm asked.
"Mrew! Rew, mew, mew! Rew, mew, mew, mew!", Mew squeaked excitedly.
"Huh? And strange people came here with it? Are you sure?", the olm asked.
"Mew, mew, mew!", Mew squeaked in reply.
"I see. Now, what is the prophecy like again?", the olm puzzled before Mew floated up to the writing on the ceiling.
"Me-ew?", Mew squeaked, pointing to the prophecy on the ceiling.
"Ah. I see now. Thank you, Mew. Now, it says here, '3 stars burning bright come from beyond to expel the night. Should they fight or embrace the fall? Their choice will determine the fate of all.'", the olm said.
"Mrew?", Mew puzzled.
"The olms believe the stones serve a greater purpose and should be left alone while others believe their power should be used for conquest. These conquerors with their arrogance and greed created an unnatural thing that does not sleep and will not die. The prophecy is our one shot at salvation. We believe they were all summoned to save us from what we've become: the worst version of ourselves. For now, I think it's best that this Calamity Box stays offworld for the time being. They'll learn about their powers and their newfound responsibility sooner or later and the sooner they do, they better.", the olm stated.
"Mew.", Mew agreed with a squeak before taking off with the Calamity Box.
End Pokémon (2019) Music: "Legendary Pokémon"
"Oh, wait. I almost forgot.", the olm spoke, puzzling Mew, who turned around.
"Mew?", Mew squeaked.
"Would you be interested in some tea first?", the olm asked.
Act II: Fort in the Road
One day, the frogs, including Felicia, Ivy, and Sylvia, and toads were passing by a couple of signs that say, "Now leaving the Valley" and "May Frog help you" on both the Fwagon for the frogs and Rose's pumpkin pet for the toads with Rose as the only exception.
"Did you see that sign? We've officially left the valley.", Sprig grinned.
"I know. This is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to anyone. Aren't you excited?", Percy asked.
"I'm excited.", Braddock replied.
"Anne, you should be more excited.", Sprig said excitedly.
"I'm excited. You know, it's just, there's a lot riding on this trip for me, and I wanna keep my expectations in...", Anne said.
"Control? Good luck with that.", Jackie said before Anne noticed something in the distance, much to her surprise.
"What?", Anne said upon noticing an entire, lush landscape.
"Whoa!", Anne, Sprig, Polly, Jackie, Rose, Allison, Pat, Lily, Andy, Danny, Rebecca, Abby, and Sarah said in unison.
"I know. It's pretty grand, isn't it?", Grime asked.
"I think it's just beautiful.", Bombina grinned before Bessie chirped in awe as Stumpy growled in the same manner.
"It's amazing. It's majestic. It's... hurting my eyes.", Anne said while rubbing her eyes.
"That's probably just the sun.", Ivy guessed.
"It's even better than I could've dreamed. Full speed ahead, Hop Pop. Keep driving and never look back.", Sprig said in amazement while hopping on top of Bessie's shell before Hop Pop spoke to him.
"Hold on, Sprig. Look back here for a second. Now that we're out of the valley, things can get dangerous fast. So... from now on we're gonna follow Hop Pop's Rules of the Road. By me, Hop Pop.", Hop Pop suggested as later, inside the fwagon, he set down a big book entitled, "Hop Pop's Road Rules", making Anne, Sprig, and Polly groan.
"Another huge book? Seriously?", Anne groaned.
"You kids got a problem with books?", Felicia asked.
"Hey. You took the words right out of my mouth, Felicia.", Hop Pop said.
"Well, the sundews have similar principles. Why, without books...", Felicia began.
"...our civilization would crumble to nothingness.", the annoyed trio finished.
"I have a feeling this was said numerous times.", Sasha guessed.
"You have no idea.", Jackie responded.
"The only way we'll get to Newtopia in one piece is if we follow these rules. Like this one here. Rule number 98: 'Never strike a heroic pose on the fwagon.' It's a sign of hubris that invites disaster.", Hop Pop stated as Sprig was doing said pose before he placed Mad Libs, a connect the dots book, and some crayons on the table before closing the blinds and putting Sprig on a sort of booster seat.
"That should keep your sense of adventure in check. All right, kids, let's stick to the rules, and we should have a safe and completely uneventful trip. Okay, thanks. Byeee!", Hop Pop said as he then left by getting up through the roof and returning to the wagon seat.
"Uh, isn't that seat for Polly?", Jackie asked.
"Man, this stinks. All those adventures out there, and we're stuck in here with these dumb rules.", Sprig groaned as he opened the window with his tongue while Polly bounced the pencil on the table around her flipper before looking out the window, getting frustrated, and then chucking the pencil at the books.
"I know you don't want to hear this, but rules are here for a reason. To keep us safe.", Allison said.
"She's right. Besides, not much we can do. My dad was the same way back home. One time we drove to the Grand Canyon and didn't stop once.", Anne said.
"Because there was a risky chance of us falling down those cliffs.", Jackie responded.
"Yes, that's a nice debate going on, but FYI, rules are made to be broken. Or at the very least, bent.", Grime responded.
"With all due respect, I'm not sure that kind of mindset would help.", Bombina responded.
"Well, if anyone can figure out how to have fun with these rules, it's us.", Ivy assured.
"Hey, you're right, Ivy.", Sprig grinned.
"Well, as long as we don't get ourselves hurt.", Jackie said.
"Newtopia, here we come!", everyone shouted.
"Road rule number 29: 'No shouting!' Marauders will follow the sound and steal your skin.", Hop Pop stated, making everyone sigh.
"I just hope we can stick this out long enough.", Allison said.
Later, everyone was continuing along when Rose saw something beautiful.
"Wow...! A rainbow waterfall?! Can we pull over there, Hop Pop? I want to swim there.", Rose asked.
"Hub bup bup. Road rule number 243: 'All natural phenomena lead to an unnatural death.'", Hop Pop responded, making Rose groan in disappointment.
Then, the group later arrived at the Zoom Dunes where the sign said, "No Speed Limit!".
"Zoom Dunes? What on Amphibia is...?", Grime puzzled before a couple snails zoomed past Bessie and the group before they then drove across the sand, doing tricks.
"Awesome!", Sprig, Polly, and Sasha said in unison.
"All right, Bessie. It's time to show the world how fast you can go.", Sasha urged.
"You heard him, Bessie!", Polly shouted before Bessie revved.
"Uh-uh. Rule number 149: 'Never drive faster than a june bug can fly.'", Hop Pop stated.
Speaking of june bugs, one was flying in the air when it then decided to touch down and then get out a pillow before yawning and then sleeping.
"Aw. It looks so cute.", Rose grinned before Hop Pop chuckled.
"Good thinking, little guy.", Hop Pop said before yawning while several drivers passed by with everyone later going near the entrance to the restaurant.
"Ooh, what's that?", Anne asked.
"Whoa! Amphibia's Best Diner?", Jackie said in surprise.
"Okay, we have got to stop here.", Percy said.
"Rule number 193: 'Don't stop anywhere claiming to be "The Best."''. Hop Pop said.
"But look! They have crickets and cream ice cream.", Braddock said.
"I know, right?!", Polly concurred.
"That could possibly be my favorite thing Amphibia style.", Jackie said.
"Rule number 194: 'No ice cream in the fwagon.'", Hop Pop stated.
"Seriously?", Sprig asked as Jackie groaned.
"You've got to be kidding me.", Polly said.
"I wasn't even planning to eat ice cream in the fwagon.", Jackie groaned.
"Hey, hey, now. Hopadiah just enforces the rules. He doesn't make 'em.", Sylvia said.
"No disrespect, but he literally DID make them. They are called 'Hop Pop's Road Rules', after all.", Grime stated.
"Darn straight! And I stand by 'em.", Hop Pop responded, making everyone groan.
"Of course, you do.", Grime sighed.
Time passed and Sprig was growing weary with Rose even more so as she was shaking inside the wagon while Sasha took over for her.
"I can't take it. All of these once-in-a-lifetime experiences are literally passing us by!", Sprig grunted.
"I know, and I really wanna complain about it. But road rule 345: 'No complaining,' takes care of that.", Anne agreed.
"Well, it's just like you said, Anne. Not much we can do about it.", Sasha responded.
"There has to be something we can do, Sasha. Hopadiah has been stymying our every attempt to train at every turn!", Grime stated as Rose panted heavily and almost angrily.
"Whoa. You're getting testy about it, too?", Sprig asked.
"Intense is more like it.", Pat said.
"Yeah. I never saw Rose this hyper before.", Allison said.
"I swear to frog, if one more cool and exciting thing passes us by, I'm gonna EXPLODE!", Rose shouted.
"And that's why I'm taking over driving Stumpy for you.", Sasha said.
"Aw.", Rose groaned.
"Red alert, kids. We're coming up on the 'Ruins of Despair.'", Hop Pop said before everyone looked out and saw said Ruins of Despair in amazement.
"Whoa! Oh, oh, oh.", Sprig said.
"Whoa! What are those weird structures?", Anne asked.
"No one knows, Anne. They've been here long before any written history. Just a mystery better left unsolved as far as I'm concerned.", Hop Pop said before Sprig groaned while Rose started to get very hyper.
"This place is the coolest thing I've ever seen. If I don't get out and at least touch something, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.", Sprig said.
"Uh, Sprig?", Ivy said in worry.
"What?", Sprig asked before noticing Rose finally reaching her breaking point.
"THAT'S IT!", Rose said before she suddenly dashed across the room, richocheting off walls (leaving a trail of blue energy that fades 1 foot away from her) and bursting through the door, laughing like crazy.
"Rose!", Anne and Jackie shouted.
"Zoom Zoom!", the 2 sets of triplets said in unison.
Unfortunately, Hop Pop noticed as well.
"I don't feel safe.", Hop Pop said before gasping in realization.
"Rose, you come back here!", Hop Pop shouted as he stopped the fwagon.
"Don't worry, Hop Pop! We'll go after her!", Anne assured before she, Jackie, Bombina, Sasha, Grime, Sprig, Ivy, Allison, and Pat all went after Rose, but not without taking the two sets of triplets with them as they giggled.
"Finally! A good reason to stop and explore! Percy, Braddock, can you two watch Stumpy for a moment? We'll be back.", Sasha said as she jumped off Stumpy, puzzling it.
"You got it, Sash!", Percy assured.
"Don't worry. We'll come right back with her.", Anne assured as she went back for a moment before continuing forward.
"I don't know if I can trust them to follow the rules out there at this rate. Dang kids never listen to a thing I say. Polly, don't do anything till we get back.", Hop Pop said as he, Felicia, and Sylvia got off, leaving Polly by herself.
Meanwhile, Jackie leapt up at Rose and caught her just as Rose finally has some kind of crash (in other words, getting exhausted), inadvertently touching the door before she stood up.
"Geez, Rose. You need to get yourself under contro...", Jackie said in worry as she set her down just before the door opened, causing Rose to suddenly tilt backward and slide down.
"Rose!", Jackie shouted before hopping down after her.
"Quick! Everyone after them!", Anne shouted before she, Sasha, Jackie, Allison, Pat, Grime, Bombina, Sprig, and Ivy slid down after them and caught up to Jackie and Rose.
"Look out!", Anne shouted before the group all slid down inside a sort of lab.
"Sis, are you okay?", Anne asked.
"Uh-huh. But, whoa!", Rose said in amazement as she saw an apparent assembly lab as did everyone else.
Of course, there were some critters, one of which hissed at them before leaving an apparent nest with it and its children squeaking as they left.
"What the heck? Are those computers? I thought you guys were like pastoral or whatever.", Anne commented.
"Clearly, they're not.", Sasha said.
"And judging by the feel of this lab, it looks as though it's been abandoned for 1,000 years.", Grime said.
"I wonder why.", Jackie pondered.
"Well, given how dangerous our recent adventures are, I doubt it's anything good.", Allison said.
"I think it looks like some kind of factory.", Ivy said.
"That's because it is. And an abandoned one at that. What we don't know is why any of this is here.", Bombina responded.
"I'm... gonna touch everything. Whoa, oh, oh. Ooh! Look at this.", Sprig said as he began touching everything in the abandoned factory, laughing and purring.
"There's so much to see.", Sprig said as he even climbed up the head.
"Okay, as much as I agree on how fun it is to find something like this, kinda, I really don't think you should be up here, Sprig.", Sasha said before Hop Pop screamed while sliding down before he, Sylvia, and Felicia landed and sat up.
"Mom?! Grandma Sylvia?!", Ivy exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah, there you all are.", Sylvia grinned.
"You all had us worried sick!", Felicia added, less than happy as she is visibly frustrated.
"Do you all realize how many rules you just broke? 17, 29, 36, 55!", Hop Pop exclaimed before Sprig groaned in frustration.
"Forget the rules. Look at this place, Hop Pop. It has everything. Cool atmosphere. Implied historical significance.", Sprig said.
"Well, you can't argue with the historical significance.", Grime stated before Sprig noticed a lever up at the head.
"Levers.", Sprig grinned.
"Oh, why did it have to be levers?", Jackie sighed.
"Don't you dare! Rule number 68: 'Never, ever pull a lever.'", Hop Pop scolded.
However, Sprig only glared at Hop Pop, who glared back at him, before the former then hopped on the lever and pushed it down, making everyone gasp and brace themselves.
But a second later, nothing happens.
"Well, look at that. I broke rule number 68, and we're all still alive.", Sprig said before suddenly, the lever pulled back into the hole, making Sprig fall to the ground before factory started humming to life with blue lights turning on on the ground first and then white lights in an apparent room with a conveyor belt.
"Whoa!", Sprig said in awe.
"What the...", Anne said.
"Huh?", Hop Pop puzzled.
"Start-up engaged.", the machine spoke as the computer went up, showing an apparent monitor, showing the statistics of a robot.
"Whoa! The building can talk! Not sure how I feel about that.", Sprig commented.
"That makes two of us.", Jackie said.
"Actually, make it 3!", Bombina shouted.
"Assembly line activated. Routine protocols engaged.", the machine said as production on an apparent robot began.
"Assembly line?", Anne asked.
"For robots, apparently. It is a factory, after all.", Allison responded.
"Wow. It is mighty impressive.", Hop Pop grinned.
"Not as impressive as you, Hop Pop.", Sylvia grinned, making Hop Pop stammer.
"Ooh!", Sprig and Ivy said in unison.
"Additional materials required. Please place them on the glowing access point.", the machine stated.
"Glowing what now?", Hop Pop puzzled.
"I think it's talking about that spot you're standing on.", Jackie said just before Hop Pop suddenly found his feet locked in place by restraints from below and fell through the hole.
"Help! It's got me!", Hop Pop shouted.
"Hop Pop!", Anne and the others shouted before he laughed.
"And it tickles.", Hop Pop said before he then suddenly arrived on the conveyor belt.
"See this right here, kids? This is why we follow the rules.", Hop Pop scolded before he then went through a sort of laser gate, making him wince.
"That wasn't so bad.", Hop Pop said before his clothes suddenly ripped off, leaving him in the buff, and in his undies, no less.
"I'm not beach-ready.", Hop Pop screamed.
"Hop Pop!", the group shouted before the triplets giggled, prompting Rose and Pat to each cover their eyes with their arms.
"We have to get him out!", Sasha urged.
"Way ahead of you, Sash!", Anne said as he picked up a broken piece of a robot and tossed it at the window.
"Good thinking.", Sasha grinned.
"Half of us will try to shut the machine down. The rest of you go on ahead.", Bombina said.
"As long as I can wreck some things in here.", Grime smirked as he cracked his knuckles before he led the front with Anne, Jackie, Sasha, Allison, following him while the rest followed Bombina.
"We're coming, Hop Pop!", Anne shouted.
"Take your time, kids. Ooh.", Hop Pop assured before chuckling as he was being sprayed with water.
"This ain't half bad.", Hop Pop grinned before Sprig, Bombina, Ivy, Felicia, Sylvia, Rose, Pat, and the triplets all went to the control panel.
"Uh...", Sprig puzzled.
"If you wish to cancel the operation, please insert new disk.", the machine said before a sort of entry opened up.
"Piece of cake.", Sprig said as he cracked his knuckles.
"Hold on. It says it needs a new disk.", Bombina said.
"But we don't even know how it looks.", Felicia responded.
"Exactly. And beside that, it's been 10 centuries. And judging by the rust on it, there's a chance it could fall part with the slightest jarring. Or at the very least, trigger some kind of failsafe. So, the keywords here are slow, deliberate...", Bombina began before Sprig babbled in a panic, pressing every button quickly.
"Sprig!", Bombina shouted before the screen on the monitor turned from blue to red and the alarm started blaring.
"Security violation detected.", the machine spoke before it came to life as a sort of guard, making Sprig scream as well as everyone else before they dodged the hand strikes.
Sprig boldly laughed at the failures to catch him only for the machine to get out a giant buzzsaw.
"You gotta be kidding me.", Sprig said before screaming as he and the others dodged it.
"You just had to touch all the buttons, didn't you? I have half a mind to add a new rule never to press any buttons in the rule book!", Felicia scolded as she picked up said book.
"Hop Pop's book. That's it!", Sprig said, realizing something before grabbing it.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing with that?!", Felicia shouted, going after him.
"Seriously, take your time, kids.", Hop Pop assured before a panel went up behind him, restrained him by the arms, spun him around, and then lowered itself, putting Hop Pop in a dangerous position.
"I take it back! I was a fool!", Hop Pop screamed.
"Hold on, Hop Pop! We're coming!", Jackie shouted before she, Sasha, Jackie, Allison, and Grime burst in with Sasha and Grime practically getting crushed under the weight of the mechanical lid.
"How's it going over there, Sprig...?!", Sasha grunted.
"Maybe there's something in the book that can help. That kind of thing's worked before.", Sprig said as he read the book.
"I don't think his rule book would know anything about this machine.", Pat discouraged.
"Pat's right! This is a little different!", Ivy shouted.
"Insert disk. Insert disk. Insert disk.", the machine repeated.
"Anne, what the heck is a disk?", Sprig asked.
"I don't know! I'm from another dimension, not the '90s!", Anne exclaimed before Sasha and Grime were pushed down further.
"Oh, for frog's sake...!", Sasha and Sylvia grunted in unison before, while Sasha's crimson eyes flashed, causing her to stand up, albeit with difficulty before she then pulled the machine off and tossed it out the window, Sylvia grabbed the book and tossed it into the entry, shocking Felicia as well as surprising Ivy, Sprig, Rose, Pat, and the triplets.
"Mother...?!", Felicia puzzled.
"Insert... What the heck? What the heck? What the heck? What the heck?", the machine repeated as errors appeared all over the place on the monitor before the restraints came loose.
"I'm free!", Hop Pop shouted.
"Not yet, you're not! Time to go!", Grime urged before he, Anne, Sasha, Jackie, Allison, and Hop Pop got out through the hole with the factory starting to short circuit and start falling apart.
"Whoo-hoo! We did it, fam.", Sprig said as he ran.
"Less talking, more running!", Anne, Jackie, Sasha, and Allison shouted in unison before they ran up to the exit before cheering, apparently prematurely.
"Yeah!", Anne and Sprig cheered.
"Hey! Road rule number 2: 'Don't celebrate till you're completely out of danger.'", Hop Pop said.
"Come on, Hop Pop. The danger's clearly...", Sprig began.
"No, it isn't!", Grime interrupted before he and the others wound up knocked back by an explosion, causing them to land on the ground, covered in soot.
"Okay. Now, it is.", Grime sighed.
"Levers! Am I right?", Sprig asked before Hop Pop grunted.
"I know. I know. We should've followed the rules.", Sprig sighed.
"You think? You know, you two should be more like Polly. I told her to stay put, and look where she is. Where's Polly?", Hop Pop said as he noticed that Polly was missing.
"If I had to guess, I'd say taking the wagon for a joyride.", Jackie guessed before Polly, who was, in fact, joyriding, laughed and then stuck the landing after doing a trick jump.
"Whoo! Boom, baby!", Polly grinned before Jackie cleared her throat.
"Bessie made me do it.", Polly said.
"Wait. Where are Percy and Braddock?", Sasha asked.
"We're right here.", Percy assured as Stumpy moved forward to the others.
"You wouldn't believe how hungry the fella was. He seems to like plant food.", Braddock said as Stumpy growled lovingly.
"Sorry I didn't feed you, Stumpy.", Rose apologized, petting and hugging Stumpy, before Hop Pop glared.
"All right. I'm sorry, okay? That's the last time I break a rule, I swear.", Polly assured.
"Yeah, us too, HP. For the rest of the trip, we'll follow all the rules.", Anne said with a sad sigh.
"Yeah. We just won't experience anything special, I guess.", Sprig sighed as he and Anne went to the fwagon in defeat.
Of course, that's when Hop Pop then noticed how sad they were and sighed.
"Hang on a sec, kids. Maybe this only happened because I was being too strict with you. We've never taken a trip like this, and I just wanted it to go smoothly. So what do you say we set aside the rules for a bit and make a stop or two?", Hop Pop asked, surprising Anne and the others.
"Oh, oh, oh! Can we stop at the Hills of Impalement? I've heard it will traumatize you for life.", Sprig said.
"As tempting as it is, I might have to say no on this one.", Grime responded.
"Nope. I've got something else in mind.", Hop Pop grinned before later, everyone was now eating crickets and cream ice cream.
"How's the crickets and cream ice cream, kids?", Hop Pop asked.
"Amazing!", Sprig, Rose, Pat, and the triplets said in unison.
"So good!", Polly said before munching on it before Sasha then ate her own cream and swallowed it, surprised by the taste in spite of the bugs in it.
"Huh. Well, that's new.", Sasha said.
"Well, you are a toad. So, I think that would only make sense.", Anne responded.
"Okay, I'll bite. Still, that is some ice cream!", Sasha responded.
"I know! The bug bits in the cream are my favorite part.", Percy said before Hop Pop chuckled.
"Glad you like it.", Hop Pop grinned.
"Thanks, Hop Pop.", Sprig said.
"Man, I'm kinda bummed we didn't find out what that factory was making.", Anne said.
"Who knows? It could be weapons. Or maybe even robots.", Jackie guessed.
"Yeah, me too. Guess we'll never know.", Sprig said.
"Oh, we'll know soon, Sprig. Sooner or later, we will know.", Grime responded just as meanwhile, a robot emerged from the debris of the factory behind the group.
A/N: Looks like Frobo made his first appearance. As for the new character, his name is Salamancer, voiced by Idris Elba. And we also get to see Mother Olm make her first appearance! Now we know things are getting serious, gradually. :)Now, if you have ideas for how the 2nd chapter should go, or maybe even how this first chapter could be even better if possible, you can post reviews about it as long as they're helpful and benefit for the story's continuation for the future. :)
