A couple days later, they were coming upon their first town.
"Bittyburg, sounds interesting." Anne said as she read the town sight.
"Don't get too excited, Anne, it's just an ordinary small town."
"I know but still, this is the first place we've seen outside of Wartwood. I want to check it out." Anne said as Sprig was whittling a new cane for her.
He found a strong looking branch along the way and decided to owe up to his mistake from before.
"And your cane may be finished by the time we make it there." Sprig said, "Sorry... about the previous one."
"It's fine. Just be sure to think and look more before you jump into a situation." Anne said before feelings shiver down her back.
'Why do I feel a sense of irony saying that?' Anne thought as the fwagon made it to Bittyburg.
"Oh wow, this is a small town." Anne said.
The town was incredible small, like the size of toy doll houses while the frogs were the size of toys!
"So, I would ask if we're just passing through, but I think we would cause damage if we took the Fwagon through there." Anne said.
"Well the path through town looks wide enough but I think it's best we stir the fwagon around the town." Hop Pop said to Anne.
"Agreed." Anne said.
"Can't we still explore a bit? Maybe we could restock on stuff we need too." Polly said, wanting to tower over the smaller frogs in the small town.
"I don't know, after the previous incident, I don't want to risk it."
"It's a small town. Everything should be fine if we watch where we step." Sprig said as he stop whittling, seeing his finished work on Anne's new cane. "Plus, it'll give you a chance to test your new cane."
"Fine." Anne said.
Parking the fwagon on the outskirts of the tiny town, the Plantars and Anne go off to explore the tiny town for all it could offer.
"Geez, some of them are as big as a Copper." Anne said.
"I've heard of frogs like this but I've never seen them in person." Hop Pop said as they walked through the town, greeting all of the "bitty frogs."
Suddenly they heard a noise. This caused the bitties to stop and worry, recognizing that sound as the Plantars looked confused by it.
"What is going on?"
"The Hassleback Gang is coming!" One said.
"The Hassleback Gang?" Anne asked, confused.
"They're a gang that has been attacking the town for as long as its been here!"
"They always demand a "protection fee" but we need protection from them!" Another one said as they all ran inside of the tiny buildings.
Anne let out an inhuman growl.
"Anne, down girl." Hop Pop said.
"But these people need help." Anne said to him.
"Anne, you just recovered."
"And you said I should think before I act. Don't you think you should take your own advice?" Sprig asked Anne.
"Unlike with the ruins, I'm thinking of a way to beat this gang."
"By yourself? Anne, that's dangerous and reckless!" Sprig said.
"And that's coming from Sprig of all frogs." Hop Pop said to Anne.
"More dangerous than fighting a bear on a collapsing tower?" Anne asked.
"Maybe not but it's still dangerous!" Hop Pop said before seeing a group of amphibians walking into the town.
"Alright, Bittys, time to pay!"
The group that stood in the center of town was a large female toad, two gruff looking male toads, a knife wielding female newt, and a frog with a large mustache.
'Wait, they can have facial hair?' Anne thought.
Sure, she assumed some of them could have head hair but she didn't think Amphibians could have facial hair.
"B-But Mama Hasselback, we already paid you for "protection" last week!" The Mayor Bitty said as he walked out of his office.
"Well, the charge has gone up."
To prove her point, Mama Hasselback pulled out a giant rolling pin and slammed it into the ground.
"So fork over the coppers or something might happen to your quaint little town." She said as her family chuckled at this.
"Hey, leave them alone!" Anne said.
The Hasselback Gang looked towards Anne, seeing her scar covered body and glare as she held her staff with both hands.
"And who do you think you are?"
"I'm the one that's going to knock you out of this town... for good." Anne said.
The gang laughed.
"And how are you going to do that, String Bean?" Mama Hasselback asked.
Anne smiled and dropped her cane. She fell forward and shifted mid fall, landing on all four paws and growling at the gang.
"Aaaah!" They all let out in surprise, stepping back.
"What the frog is that?!" Ruth asked, pointing towards Anne with a knife.
Anne ran, jumping onto one of them.
"Aaaah!" Judro screamed, his arm bitten into by Anne and bleeding, "Get it off! Get it off!"
The others have a chance to help as Anne began to thrash Judro back and forth on the ground before throwing him at Mama, making her fall to the ground!
"Get it!" Talbert shouted as he and Heathro jumped at Anne!
Anne ran out of their reach before turning and biting down on them.
"My leg!" They shouted before Anne dragged them away, slamming them into a few buildings before turning around and throwing them out of town!
"You monster!" Ruth shouted, pulling out two knives and charging at Anne!
Anne beat her to it and jumped on her. She dodged a blade and bit her hand, making Ruth scream in pain before Anne ripped the knife out of her hand and spat it out! Anne growled as she looks at Ruth.
'Give. Up.' Anne thought as growled to her, glaring at her with her single eyes and making Ruth shiver in fear.
The scars and clouded eye did nothing but add to Anne's intimidation. With a single step forward from the wolf, Ruth fell to the ground in fear and began to try and crawl backwards away from Anne. Anne ran and jumped at her, barking and growling in her face.
"Aaaaah! Please don't eat me!" Ruth screamed, covering her face as she began crying out of fear!
Anne shifted back and threw a strong punch at her, knocking her out.
"You probably taste like crap anyway." Anne said before looking to Mama Hasselback, who was gathering her family in a pile. "And then there was one."
Anne threw Ruth onto the pile, making Mama Hasselback angry as she picked up her large rolling pin.
"You are gonna pay for this! Nobody does this to my family!" She screamed.
"Well I did... now leave this place!"
"Leave?! Why don't you make me?!" Mama Hasselback shouted before she charged at Anne!
She swung her rolling pin and Anne dodged, slamming it to the ground as the town shook a bit.
'I'm getting pretty good at using my other senses to see instead of just my eyes.' Anne thought.
She dodged two more swings before jumping and kicking the large toad in her face, making her stumble back!
"Aaah!" She let out, holding her face, "You brat!"
She rushed back at Anne and jumped high into the air, thinking that she could CRUSH Anne under her boots. Literally! Anne rolled out of the way.
'I can't let her do that again, she might bring down some buildings if she misfires!' Anne thought, dodging another rolling pin attack and grabbing her cane.
"En Garde!" Anne shouted, holding her cane like a sword.
Mama let out a frustrated growl.
"I'm gonna smash you into a puddle!" She shouted as she ran at Anne.
"That doesn't even make sense, you smash something to pieces, you don't liquify it!" Anne said.
"It does when you smash it repeatedly! It's called "pulp!"" Mama shouted as she continued to swing, making Anne dodge and jump before getting smacked in the face! "Ugh!"
"Still not right!" Anne shouted as she jumped over Mama Hasselback and kicked the back of her right leg!
Anne shifted into her wolf form and bit down on her leg.
"Aaaah!" She screamed, falling to the ground!
Anne let go of the leg and jumped onto her, sinking her front paws, specifically the claws, into her arms. Anne let out a deep growl and moved her lips back, revealing her very sharp teeth.
"Aaaah!" Mama Hasselback screamed as she looked back at Anne, seeing her ready to kill her!
Anne shifted back, still keeping the menacing look.
"Leave." Anne growled, "NOW."
Anne moved off of the large toads pointing towards the outside of town.
"Pick up your family and leave." Anne said once again, "And if you ever come back, there won't be enough of you left to bury."
Mama Hasselback took this threat with a nod and got up, picking up her family before hopping out of Bittyburg. Anne glared at them until they were gone. She let out a sigh as she relaxed, relieved that they were gone as the Bitties came out from their homes.
"They're gone! The Hasselback Gang is really gone!" One said before they all cheered.
Anne sat on the ground and let out a breathe.
'I really need to take it easy.'
"This calls for a celebration in honor of Anne, the furry fury!" The mayor shouted as the town cheered.
'The furry fury?' Anne thought, 'That better not stick.'
Still, the Plantars stuck around for the celebration and even managed to restock on some small supplies. LITERAL small supplies.
"Well, this will be interesting." Anne said, loading all the supplies that were able to fit in one bag.
"Yeah but I'm sure we'll make it last." Polly said but it was mostly a lie.
"We'll just use it sparingly." Hop Pop said as they loaded into the Fwagon.
"Well, let's get going." Anne said, "Hopefully we won't run into anymore problems."
Elsewhere, the door to one of the ruins was opened and two figures moved into it.
"Alright, let's get what we came here for." Grime said.
Sasha walked passed him, wearing a cloak that covered her body completely, with a hood that went over her head. She had bandages over her cheek, and even had a gold tooth to replace the one that Anne knocked out.
"Yeah... let's hurry." Sasha said, with a sour tone.
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