No Signal
(video-feed starts)
Anne, Sasha, Marcy, and Sprig were outside, near a small lake. The frog boy is sitting on an orange mushroom, slurping a Swamp Slushy, while the girls were looking at their respective phones with frustrated looks.
"No signal!" Sasha grumbled, as her latest attempt to call failed. "I can watch pre-downloaded movies, but I can't call anyone."
"Well, that's obvious, Sash," her dark-haired friend replied. "Satellites do not exist in Amphibia, so there is no wireless support for our phones."
"This sucks!" Anne grimaced. "I can't order pizza here. Or, like, call home or whatever."
"I wish we could call home from another dimension, Boonchuy. Our problems would be over already."
"Hey, maybe we could try to find a surrogate, Sash? What if we have an antenna? A big one?"
Sprig's eyes widened, as he got an idea. "Girls, I think I know where to find exactly what you're looking for. Can you hold my swamp slushy, please? Thank you!"
"Wow," Sasha chuckled. "Is he looking for an antenna for us? That's so sweet…and naïve."
"Hey, we should appreciate that he really wants to help us."
"I agree with you, Mar-Mar. Sprig is such a good dude."
Suddenly, Sasha's eyes opened in fear, as she remembered something too late. "Wait, I know where this is going-"
Sprig returned, riding on a huge bug with long, visible antennas on its head, the humongous bug screeching at the girls, making them scream in fear.
"Sprig, this is not what we were looking for!"
"Wrong antenna! Wrong antenna!"
"Run!"
"Did I do good, girls?" Sprig asked, falling from the bugs chasing the girls. "Did I do good?!"
(video-feed ends)
"Whew, I'm glad we survived that thing."
"I guess we can call today's event the "Antenna parable".
"Be sure to lick and subscribe to see more!"
"Huh, Spriggy? We told you already: it's like, not lick."
"That's crazy." Sprig laughed clearly. "Why like something when you can lick it?"
"Ugh. You know, dude, I'm not in the mood for that now."
Whack-A-Mole
(video-feed starts)
On the back of the farm, Sprig and Jacob were carrying large mallets, trying to use them to hit a small-looking mole with a star-shaped nose. However, the mole was fast enough to easily dodge every attack, squeaking almost to make fun of the duo.
"Ugh!" Sprig lamented, realizing he had missed once again. "Nuts."
"Hey, guys!" Anne walked in, "What are you doing?"
"Hop Pop asked us to do some pest control," Jacob said. "I hate to admit, but this one is quite fast! I haven't managed to hit it once!"
"This guy's ruining our crops!" Sprig added, "We can't afford to lose any more vegetables."
The little mole came up again, appearing and disappearing from several holes, Sprig and Jacob trying to hit it, but every time missing by a few seconds.
"And what's worse is that it keeps mocking us!" Jacob grunted, as Anne went forward and grabbed his hammer.
"Step aside, boys." Anne said in a friendly, yet somewhat smug smile, "Back home, I was the whack-a-mole champ."
The mole emerged once again, yet this time, Anne was ready, and successfully hit it.
"Hey, you got him!"
"No way!" Jacob protested, "How is it that we're here all morning and we come up with nothing, yet you just joined it and successfully hit it?"
"That's called skill, Jacob." Anne replied, "Hope I didn't hit the little guy too hard."
Sprig laughed, before giving her an odd look "Little?"
The ground started to shake, more and more moles coming up from every hole, every one of them red and screaming in anger: And then, a larger mole, even bigger than Sprig and the two humans, emerged from the ground, the smaller moles revealed to grow from his fingers, his head, and his nose. The trio screamed before running away, the giant mole creature roaring behind them.
(video-feed ends)
"Holy cow, Sprig!" Anne called out "What the frog was that thing?"
"Oh, that was just Harold. He's always cranky when you bop him."
"You mean you knew?!" Jacob asked, his voice filled with disbelief.
"Next time, you should warn us when something like that is about to happen."
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't."
"At least you should have suggested to me to bring my hammer!" Jacob said in an angry voice, "That would have been useful!"
"A giant species of mole, yet capable of reproducing through blastogenesis?" Marcy's voice chirped, intercrossed with the sound of writing and sketching. "That's something who deserves a mention in my Journal!"
"Good for you, Mar-Mar. As always, guys, like and subscribe to see more. Hop to see you there."
"Ha-ha. Nice."
Scenic Route
(video-feed starts)
Bessie was moving through a large lily pad field, Hop Pop driving while Sprig, Polly, Anne, Sasha, and Jacob sat on the backseat, as Anne suddenly spoke up.
"Man, this route is boring!"
"I know," Sasha nodded, "pretty lame, don't you agree?"
"Boring, huh?" Hop Pop replied with a challenging glaze, "Well, you guys want to take the scenic route?"
"There is a scenic route?!" Jacob jerked up, suddenly interested, while Sprig and Polly cheered.
"Yeah!"
"Let's go!"
"Thanks, HP." Anne thanked the old frog, appreciating the gesture.
"Let's see what this scenic route is about." Sasha smiled.
"Just make sure you hold on."
"Wait," Jacob raised an eyebrow, "Why do we have to-
"Hiya!
The answer to Jacob's question quickly became evident, as Bessie moved further and further along the scenic route. First, they traveled through a large crystal cavern, the ceiling being so low that the humans had to duck to avoid being hit by the crystal hanging from above (like Anne was). Then, they dived underwater, on the bottom of a large lamprey-populated lake, the frogs and Bessie apparently unfazed while the three humans struggled to hold their breath (Jacob using his helmet to keep a small reserve of air). Then, they moved on the side of a large rock mountain, Bessie climbing on the 90 degrees wall while Sasha and Jacob struggled to help Anne from falling down, the Thai girl losing her other shoe as she held on for her life. Then, they crossed a large desert area, decorated with the bones of unknown giant creatures, the three humans feeling themselves cooked alive. Then, they moved through a rainy, dark forest, when some unknown large creature with glowing eyes and clawed hands stalked them, Sasha and Jacob grabbing their weapons as soon as they noticed it.
Finally, the family reached back their home, Marcy was wiring in her Journal by the entrance while Amelia and James were playing with a football, their eyes widening as they noticed friends and family return: while the frogs were unscathed, Jacob, Sasha and Anne were visibly bruised, their hair was charred, Anne had an orange octopus on her shoulder while Jacob trembled, his teeth chattering for the horrors they had witnessed.
"Guys!" Marcy was the first to speak, "What happened to you?"
"And why did you take so long?" Amelia raised an eyebrow.
"Anne said the normal route was boring, so we agreed on taking the scenic route." Hop Pop replied with a smug expression, "Heh. So, how's that, kids? Still boring?"
"Woo-Hoo!" Anne cheered suddenly. "Let's go again!"
"Yeah, that was fun!" Jacob joined in, "But this time, let's not turn left after the spiky tree!"
"It's official,they're nuts." Sasha grimaced.
(video-feed ends)
"Wow, kids!" Hop Pop said in amazement, "All that crazy stuff and you're still unfazed."
"Well," Anne tried to explain, "When you spend as much time on the internet as we do, you've seen some stuff Hop Pop."
"You think that was scary?" Jacob intervened, "Hah, I saw worse things when I searched on the Internet for lore I could use during one of my games."
"Huh, what is this Interbep you are talking about?"
"Internet, Hop Pop, the World-Wide Web. You see-"
"Ah, web! I get it: spiders!"
"No!" Anne protested, "You see, it's a little more complicated than that…"
"Huh, Anne?!" Jacob suddenly spoke with a worried tone, "your hair's still on fire."
"Ah!" The girl replied in shock, as she realized he was right. "Put it out! Put it out!"
"Mar-Mar! You infected Boonchuy!"
"Anne!" Jacob yelled, "Stand still, don't run amok!"
"So…I guess that's it for today." Sprig voice said, apparently unfazed by the drama in the background, " Remember to lick and supine!"
"It's like and subscribe, Sprig!
Mom's Letters
(video-feed starts)
Sasha and Ivy were in the back of Felicia's Teashop, which was also Felicia and Ivy's house. The two girls were moving out a piece of old wooden furniture, resembling a writing desk.
"I don't understand why your mother wants us to move out these old cabinets today." Sasha said, feeling the heaviness of the object. "Couldn't she wait for tonight?"
"Why?" Ivy replied, like Sasha grunting in tiredness. "Would you have felt more like doing this tomorrow?"
"No, but I would have the time to find a proper excuse for-Ah!" The blonde human girl slipped, the cabinet falling out of their hands and into the ground, breaking with a loud sound.
"Oh no! We- wait, what are these?" Ivy looked confused at a bunch of paper sheets, who had been hidden in the cabinet until a few seconds ago.
Sasha grabbed one of them. "It looks like…they are love letters! To you mom!"
"What?"
"To the ever-beautiful Felis the Red. Since you saved me and my soldiers from the siege at Stonetoad Peak, I cannot stop thinking about you and your amazing prowess." Sasha looked through the letter, checking on Ivy as the little frog became redder and redder in face. "To thank you for your feat, I would propose for you to share a pink mantis steak at Leporine's, next-"
"Seriously, Sash." Ivy grimaced, the idea of frogs who wanted to date her mom making her blush.
"Here's another: to the fair maiden Felis the Red, who saved my people in a time of need by protecting the caravan carrying much-needed food supplies that helped us to escape starvation. As a thank you for your bravery, in addition to the reward we already gave you, I'd like to offer to you some heirloom jewels of my family, that…welp, that's jewelry usually aimed for brides-to-be!"
"Did mom even accept that?"
"I don't know, there is no reply. But if I have to guess…oh, another one: dear Ivy, if you're reading this letter that I'm writing the day of your tenth birthday, it means that you have found this personal letters of my past, and thus that you either went looking where you weren't supposed to, or that you're actually procrastinating whatever task I gave to you to do in its place." Sasha continued to read, her eyes widening that this one was a letter Felicia herself had written for Ivy, the small frog gasping in shock. "Either way, you're grounded. With love… Mom."
"What?!" Ivy finally said, unbelieving what had just happened. "How did she know?"
"Ok, I've got this!" Sasha hurried to say, looking around to check Felicia wasn't spying on them. "Let's do this: we put back all the letters where they belong, we fix the cabinet and put it where your mom wanted it, and we pretend we saw nothing. What do you say?"
"Cool! Let's do this immediately, before she finds out!"
"Ok, first, we need to fix the cabinet. We need a- huh?" Sasha raised an eyebrow, as she found yet another letter taped on the back of the panel of a piece of furniture she had opened, looking for a hammer.
"Another letter?" Ivy said, unsure if they should open it or not.
"Let's see, maybe it has nothing to do with the others." Sasha replied, opening the letter and starting to read it. "Dear Sasha and Ivy, I know that by this point, you've already found my private letters and you've read them, and now you were trying to repair the cabinet and pretend you didn't. Unfortunately for you, that will not work: when I hide those letters inside, I put them in a specific order exactly to know if someone had touched or moved them. Nice try, but the punishment stands: you two are grounded until further notice for peeking where you shouldn't, and to try to hide your mistake instead of owning up to it. With love, Mom." Sasha finished reading before grimacing, all the emotions she was feeling like now condensing into one sentence.
"Are you frogging kidding me?!"
(video-feed ends)
"I don't understand!" Sasha protested, "When did you learn to foresee other peoples actions early enough to write letters about them?"
"That's one of the best tricks I learned when I was an adventurer, Sash." Felicia replied with a teasing voice, "Once you know someone enough, you can see how he or she will act in certain situations. And you two did read my letters."
"But, mom!"
"No buts, young lady. You know it's not a good thing to read the correspondence of another lady, especially if that's one her daughter is not supposed to read."
"Why?" Sasha challenged her, "Is that scabrous that Lord Hinjion of Salamander Peak used to call you-"
"Consider yourself grounded for two weeks." Felicia immediately shut her up, "And what is that thing?"
"You'll see." Sasha replied. "Ok, don't forget to like and subscribe…if you want to hear more details about Felis the Red's love life!"
"Sasha Elizabeth Waybright Sundew!
Magic 101
(video-feed starts)
Marcy and Maddie were alone in a small clearing of the forest. The blue frog busy herself preparing the ingredients to throw into the cauldron while the human was taking notes of the procedure on her Journal.
"Ok, Marcy." Maddie said, looking toward her disciple and best friend, "Today, I'm finally teaching you how to use the cauldrons."
"Ohhh, I'm so excited you're allowing me to use the cauldron! Which spell are we working on today?" The human girl asked with curiosity. "And why can't we do it in the underground lab?"
"We're working on an Empowered Dispel spell, Marcy." The frog replied with a solemn expression, "As the name suggests, this spell is designed to be able to remove the effect of external curses set by other magic users, without need to revert it on their original caster."
"Frog, that would have been useful for when we had been cursed by Barry!"
"Indeed. And this unfortunate event is the reason as to why I put the highest priority on focusing more on anti-curse spells." Maddie bitterly said, before continuing. "Anyway, this is a highly volatile untested spell and I have absolutely no idea of what could happen if we mess up. Therefore, instead of working on it in the lab under the farm, I suggested we test it here today. I do not want to risk destroying the farm by accident."
"Me neither!" Marcy quickly nodded. She could still remember some of the latest misadventures that Jacob or Amelia ended up causing. "So…how do we proceed?"
"Let's start in order. First, check if the water for the spell is warm already."
"Optimal temperature, master!"
"You can just call me by my name now, you know?" The blue frog shrugged, covering the face with a hand, "Second step, add the ingredients one by one. Start with the leaves of Yellow Pine."
"As you say, Maddie."
"Follow with the bark of Emerald Oak."
"Done and done!"
"Now, let's add the gumshrooms but be careful with those!" Maddie hurried to warn her friend, still mixing the content of the cauldron to avoid them to amalgamate yet, "We need to add them one by one after properly treating each, otherwise-"
However, Maddie never had a chance to finish her explanation as while Marcy was walking toward her and the cauldron, her feet once again tripped on a small rock, barley emerging from the ground, the human girl falling into the ground face-first as the gumshrooms fell into the cauldron all together, coming in contact with the other ingredients still untreated.
There was a flash of light, and when everyone could see again, the small clearing in the forest was now covered with a sticky, viscous substance, Maddie covered all over her body with her eyes barely able to see under the mess, while Marcy took a couple of effort to get free before realizing what happened.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry Maddie!" Marcy said as she moved to free her master and friend. "I didn't mean to! I just tripped, and-"
"Ok, let's set a new priority." Maddie said, once she could speak up again. "A Levitation spell, for you to use at any time!"
(video-feed ends)
"I'm so sorry, Maddie!" Marcy cried, "I didn't mean to!"
"It's ok, Marcy, you freed me already, did you?" Maddie hurried to reassure her, "Plus, at least it's a good thing you dropped them before we could start molding the spell. With the huge difference in power output of a cauldron, this could've been a disaster if more ingredients were added."
"I guess that's a good lesson for any situation." Marcy said, "Like and subscribe to see new lessons about magic and learn about spell creation in Amphibia!"
"Marcy, what is that?"
Hop Popcorn
(video-feed starts)
The Plantar Family (by blood or adoption) was gathered in the living room, ready for another movie night.
"Ok, guys!" Anne said, "Let's do one final control: unnecessary violent and plotless movie?"
"Check!" Jacob held his phone with pride.
"Drinks and beverages?"
"Check!" Sasha showed two large bottles with some small glasses.
"Snacks?"
"Well…" James looked around, only his eyes to widen in horror as realization hit him. "Oh, crud. We forgot the snacks!"
"No!" Amelia gasped, only for Hop Pop and Marcy to get up from the couch.
"No need to panic, Anna-Banana. We got this covered."
"We've got the perfect snack." Hop Pop happily said, pushing a cart with a giant corn ear grilling on it, a small fire burning under it. "Ta-dah!"
"Woohoo!" Sprig cheered.
"Oh yeah!" Jacob shouted.
"Boyah!" James added.
"Now that is some big old corn." Anne commented.
"Huh, Mr. Plantar?" Marcy raised a finger, as she realized something was missing. "Where's the lid to cover it?
Hop Pop's eyes widened out in realization, before a kernel shot up, breaking through the roof.
"I knew I was forgetting something." The old frog bitterly said, before more kernels shot out of the corn with explosive power.
"Take cover!" Jacob shouted as he jumped on Marcy, Sasha doing the same with Anne, Amelia & James covering their heads with their arms as more and more kernels exploded from the corn with increasing power and noise, Hop Pop falling unconscious to the floor as one kernel hit him on the check and knocked him out, the kernels continuing to explode until there was no corn left.
By that point, the living room was filled with popcorn, many items and furniture damaged by the explosion, Polly having one large kernel stuck in her mouth while Hop Pop looked beaten and worn out. Then, a human hand stuck out of the popcorn as Sasha emerged to witness the disaster.
"Well, it was a disaster-"
"Woo!" Anne emerged just behind her, "Best snack ever!"
"I know, right?!" Jacob cheered as well.
"I guess Amphibian Corn does have the same characteristics as Earth corn, just larger…"
"Marbles." Amelia rolled over, James just behind her. "House. Destroyed."
"I can't feel my face." Sprig popped out as well, his face looking beaten down as well, as Polly spat out the kernel in her mouth.
(video-feed ends)
"Woo-wee!" Hop Pop said, once he was able to speak again, "Now, who wants butter?"
"Ooh, me, me!" Marcy said.
"Wait!" Sasha stopped her, "Hop Pop, what is this butter made out of?"
"It's made out of butter, Sash."
"Oh, OK. Load me up!"
"Flies. Butterflies."
"Oh!" Sasha jerked back with disgust.
"Ewww!" Amelia coughed.
"I was kidding, kids." Hop Pop laughed, "Is that joke corny enough for ya?"
"Here's a sound effect in response!" Sasha snarked back, playing some cricket sounds with her phone.
"Oh, crickets! Thank you!"
"How about doing some French fries next?" Jacob proposed, only to earn a sneer from James.
"They're called chips, you colonial!"
"All right, that's enough." Anne stopped them, "Like and subscribe to see more."
Ultimate Showdown
(video-feed starts)
In the backyard of the Plantar's farm, Sasha and Anne were doing some exercises to warm their muscles with some light martial art moves. Suddenly, another human piped in.
"Hey, girls!" Amelia smirked, walking in, "Are you doing martial arts?"
"Amelia," Sasha scoffed, "Are you here to disturb us, or you just want to stay back and watch how a real martial artist moves?"
"Actually, I wanted to ask you if I could join."
"What?" Anne raised an eyebrow with an amusing expression. "You want to…join us?"
"Yup! I trained extensively with the help of my master and I have some new techniques I plan to teach Maddie's sisters. So, I wanted to tell you I accept the challenge you both gave me when we first arrived and do some martial arts training…together."
"I don't know, Amelia." Anne murmured with a thoughtful expression. "Both Sasha and I are experienced, but you… we don't want to hurt you by accident."
"I see…" Amelia said with a mischievous smirk, "How about I tell you I can take you both at once and mop the floor with your faces?"
"Mop the floor?"
"Take us both?"
For a second, neither Anne nor Sasha said nothing, their eyes moving from each other to her, and then back to each other. Then, their mouth grimaced, before starting to laugh copiously.
"She says she's… she says she…"
"HA HA HA HA HA HA! Isn't she cute?"
Only, Amelia didn't look like she was joking. Rather, she kept looking at them, her mischievous smirk growing again and again,
"Oh frog!" Anne chuckled, "She is serious!"
"Let me laugh even harder!" Sasha held her stomach.
"Let's make a deal, shall we?" Amelia spoke again as she began to remove her outer clothes and shoes, revealing a light undershirt and short sweatpants. "If you defeat me, either on your own or together, I promise to never bother your training ever again; but if I win, I become a regular and you can't look down on my skills anymore."
"Ok Amelia, looks like you need a fast lesson in humility." The blonde girl grinned, putting on a defensive pose, "And I'm the one who shall give to ya!"
"Just don't go crying to Jacob after." Anne added, still hoping for Amelia to step down before she could get hurt. "Ok: show us."
(…)
"Uuungh…" Sasha grumbled, both she and Anne lying on the ground with visible bruises all over their faces and bodies, their training clothes stained with mud, while Amelia stood over them with a triumphant smirk on her face, Polly, Sprig and the Flour Triplets standing on the background with amazed/confused looks.
"That was…awesome!" Polly said. "Sprig, did you see what she did?"
"To see something is one thing," her brother replied, "to believe it is another."
"Master is sooo powerful now!"
"How-how did you became so strong?!" Anne grumbled, she and Sasha struggling to get back on their feet. "And those moves?! Where did you learn those?!"
"Just something I practiced on my own, with the guidance of my own master." She looked toward the horizon, almost seeming the image of the blind axolotl smirking at her…
(video-feed ends)
"Okay, Amelia," Anne conceded. "You can join our martial arts training. However, don't expect us to go easy on you!"
"I am already preparing my counteroffensive, Amelia!" Sasha joined in, "Your moves are good, but you still leave some obvious weak points open. And next time, I'll be ready!"
"I look forward to that time, Sash." Amelia said, without a trace of smug in her voice, but rather, respect. For finally, after so much trial and error, she was no longer the petty child that they looked down on, but instead, a worthy opponent.
"Ok everyone," Anne said again, "like and subscribe to see more contents like this…especially for when we will cream Amelia back!"
"You can try, Boonchuy," the young samurai quipped, "you can try…"
The Hunter's Trial
(video-feed starts)
Jacob was sitting on a log in the forest, Soggy Joe just in front of him, showing him a large display with images of several bugs and their corresponding tracks.
"…so, summarizing what I've told you up until now, the Giant Rhino Beetles leave three set of tracks: the main two are from his hooves, and they are close to each other and deep in pressure deepness, while the middle one is due to the point end of its shell, and it leaves a shallow, continuous strip on the soil behind it, especially when the large creatures move on boggy ground. The Elephant Tick, meanwhile-"
"Huh, Soggy Joe?" Jacob raised a hand, his expression and tone of voice clearly telling he was bored stiff by the lesson. "While I do appreciate that you're willing to share your long-time experience with me, do I really have to memorize every possible footprint? Why can't we make a simple rule: the deeper the footprints, the bigger and possibly dangerous the creature?"
"Unfortunately, that's not true when you deal with Amphibian fauna." Soggy Joe snorted, almost expecting such intervention from the human, "Many harmless, peaceful creatures like the Big-Footed Tick have disproportionate movement limbs in order to trick their predators about their presence and thus avoid being hunted, while at the same time some nasty predators use the opposite trick, that is to leave smaller footprints in order to hide their own presence to their preys."
"How many creatures use such nasty tricks?"
"There are at least half a dozen species who use such a trick, but among them, the most known is the Jungle Antiger." Soggy shoe showed him the image of yet another Amphibian bug, somewhat resembling a large ant but with wings on its back and larger mandibles. "In their juvenile forms, they cannot fly so the larvae hide in the deepest parts of the forest or anywhere else they can set up ambushes on unsuspecting animals, and then they hit them with a strong, sudden assault to kill it in one strike."
"I do remember some creatures like that from our world." Jacob pondered about it, remembering some kind of documentary Marcy had shown to him a long time ago. "Are they this dangerous?"
"Kiddo, there are many frogs who end up as prey in their jaws, especially if they are not careful of their surroundings or fail to notice the hidden key on the trails. As you can see, the tracks left from Jungle Antigers's larva are basically indistinguishable from the ones of many innocuous bug species. However! There is a key difference any good hunter or traveler needs to know to avoid them. As you can see here, their arthropod movement leaves a small trail near the tracks on the side, thus if you're in the middle of a forest and see these tracks, be wary for a Antiger larvae might be near, so be careful in the event of an ambush."
"You mean if I see a track like this one?" The boy pointed to a small track of bug's footprints on the ground.
"Jacob, don't joke about it!" Soggy Joe hurried to say, "These are not Antiger footprints, they are-"
Soggy Joe quickly stopped, as he looked once again at the footprints and noticed the small trail that he had just explained to Jacob. Even if it was barely visible at all. His eyes widened, as he realized they were Antiger footprints, their movement indicating a giant larva had been moving toward…
…the spot just behind him?
Soggy Joe jumped to the side, just in time to avoid being hit by the large predatory larvae while Jacob gasped in horror. To him, the bug was a mix between a giant ant and a tiger, before jumping on the counterattack with his war hammer, the human and the frog fighting together against it.
(video-feed ends)
"Wow!" Jacob said, painting after the long fight. "You weren't kidding about those things!"
"Hey, this is why I was trying to teach you, was I?" Soggy Joe replied, "I can't come with you out of the Valley, so the most I can do is to prepare you well!"
"Ok, I admit there is value in your lessons. Still, maybe how about you try to teach me something more…practical?"
"If you think that would be helpful, I think that's a good idea!" Soggy Joe smirked, "All right! Next time, I'll show you some tricks to recognize the signs of large bugs or other creatures you might meet on your travels!"
"Did you hear that? Like and subscribe to hear more tales of my adventurers and to learn more about Amphibia's ecology and creatures!"
"Jacob, what is that thingy?"
"Nothing, Soggy Joe!"
From Amphibia with Love
(video-feed starts)
"So, tell me," James asked with a nonplussed voice, dressed in a suit resembling a tuxedo with a papillon, as he and Mrs. Croaker were hiding behind an overturned table, "How long have you known this guy?"
"Sadie Croaker," an old, dull-green frog dressed in a suit, with a red-banded top hat, "prepare to die!"
"How, since a long time, sweetie." Mrs. Croaker replied with a bored voice, not even acknowledging the apparent menace, "Let's just say that he's the kind of guy that doesn't forgive you…and can hold grudges for a looong time."
"Is that related to the time you told me once, when you faced the Assassin's Guild?"
"You told him about the Guild?!" Jonah gasped, almost unbelieving it. "You shared details of your past with this…thing?"
"Jonah, Jonah, Jonah," Mrs. Croaker reprimanded her would-be assassin. "This 'thing' you've been so dismissive ever since you found me is much more able and kind than you ever pretended to be!"
"Did you tell him about what happened? Of what you did?"
"I think I've got a couple of ideas," James shrugged, sharing a glance with Archie as the small spider , unnoticed, tried to flank Jonah.
"You thought you got the best of me in Bogwater Canyon, Sadie, but I haven't forgotten!"
"Oh, yeah? And how does this relate with you trying to kill me now? I thought the Guild kicked you out."
"They did! Yet, I thought they would surely take me back if I took you down. Spent the last thirty years of my life, just trying to track you!"
"Does this guy know the Guild is no more?" James shared a puzzled look, "I mean, as far as you told me, you took it down a couple of years after your last meeting."
"I guess he never got the memo," Mrs. Croaker bitterly commented, "You ready, kid?"
"Oh, I am always ready!" The human grinned, Jonah taking another step forward…
…and promptly Archie, who was already in position, hit him on the side with a powerful shot of its web on Jonah's eyes, blinding him for a couple of seconds and giving James a chance to get out of hiding and punch the crossbow out of Jonah's hands. Mrs. Croaker moved behind him, and with her cane made Jonah fall to the ground, James putting one foot over his chest to stop him from getting up while Archie quickly acted to trap him permanently.
"You got much better since the last time, kiddo." Mrs. Croaker mused, "You still have a long way to go, but you can be proud of your achievements. If we had met just ten years ago, I could have taken you as my sidekick on one of my many missions."
"How-how did you manage to learn such skills?!" Jonah gasped, unbelieving his own eyes, "Just who are you?"
James smiled, as he fixed the papillon on his suit, doing his best Sean Connery interpretation, "My name is Blueingham. James Blueingham."
(video-feed ends)
"Wait, Mrs. Croaker was some kind of spy in her youth?" Anne gasped, listening to James' narration.
"Yup! Here are some photos of her past. She authorized me to show you if you agree not to share-"
"Dang, she was hot!" Sasha commented, her words almost sounding like a whistle.
"I guess that's a good way to say it, Sash?" Marcy quipped, struggling not to drool.
"I…I guess we can agree not to share them." Anne said, "Like and subscribe for more contents. Hey! Let me see too!"
