I'm back with the finisher of this little arc, with the 5th temple finally here. This will be the weirdest one, yet also the most interesting one yet, as things you wouldn't expect will happen. This chapter also won't only focus on two, but three characters too, and you'll see why in this chapter. Sorry if this seems a bit late, I've been thinking of ideas for this, and I have them down now. There's another reason why this is late that I'll say at the end.
Anyway, let's get started now, and I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 21: A Trial of Change
After a lot of events, Molly and Zooli made it to the 5th temple at the Temple of Baby Animals, with Bubble Puppy and Glacia alongside them. They saw that the temple looked almost identical to when the guppies last encountered it.
"So this is it huh?" Zooli said. "Not what I was expecting, but it still looks cool."
"Well you weren't here last time we were at this place," Molly said. "But I will warn you, there were booby traps last time."
"Do you think there will be some now?" Zooli asked.
"I don't know. There could be, but we'll just have to make sure we don't trigger any," Molly replied.
Zooli gulped. "Well I hope we're the lucky ones this time."
"Ms Glacia, could you watch Bubble Puppy for us?" Molly asked her mentor.
"Actually, I was about to suggest you girls take your puppy with you, because he could be of use to you two in this animal temple," Glacia said.
"She has a good point Molly. Maybe Bubble Puppy could help us, seeing as we're entering a temple with animals on it," Zooli said to Molly. She thought about it.
"Alright boy, you can come with us, just stay by me and Zooli, okay?" Molly said. Bubble Puppy barked and swam to the girls.
"Be careful you two. I don't want to come back with dead children," Glacia told them.
"We will!" both girls said as they ran up the stairs.
When they reached the top, they saw large statues of animals next to people, like some sort of ancient civilization lived here. Both girls analyzed the statues closely.
"What do you think these statues mean?" Molly asked Zooli.
"I'm not sure, although it seems to hint that the people here collaborated with animals," Zooli said. The statues had a person and a dog on one end, and two dogs on the other end.
"Hey, where's Bubble Puppy?" Zooli said. The puppy was heard barking inside the temple, as the door was opened slightly. "Bubble Puppy!" the girls shouted, swimming into the temple to rescue him, the door closing behind them.
Inside, it looked the same as the other four temples, but with more animalistic features. Molly and Zooli looked around for Bubble Puppy, but also looked at the interior of the temple.
"Wow, this place seems ancient, possibly thousands of years old," Zooli said.
"Yeah, but I wonder who could've built this. Maybe they also built the other temples too," Molly said.
"Maybe, but we have to find Bubble Puppy first," Zooli said. Molly nodded and swam ahead to look for the dog. They searched behind pillars, under rocks, and tried calling out to him, but they couldn't seem to find him.
"I've searched everywhere for him, you have any luck?" Zooli asked Molly.
"Nope, but we can't give up yet," Molly said. Before they could keep moving, a red cloud starting to fill the room.
"Hey, what is this stuff?" Zooli said.
"It looks like some kind of red smoke (cough)," Molly said, coughing as the smoke grew larger as they started to inhale it.
"(cough) What do we..(cough)..do?" Zooli asked.
"We keep..(cough)(cough)..moving," Molly coughly said. As the girls kept moving, they kept coughing from inhaling the smoke, but were also starting to feel dizzy.
"(cough)..Molly, I'm not..(cough)(cough)...feeling to well..(cough)..," Zooli weakly said.
"Don't..(cough)(cough)..give up Zooli, we're..(cough)..almost…there…," Molly said before she and Zooli collapsed. The red smoke filled the room.
Outside, Glacia was looking at the sea, when she smelled something. She turned around to see the smoke coming out of the roof of the temple.
"Oh dear, I sure hope they're okay in there," she said to herself.
Molly woke up, dizzy and tired from what happened. There was still some smoke left from before, but it didn't seem to affect her in anyway.
"Ugh…my head…what happened?" She said. "Is it me or is everything larger than it was before?". Molly scratched her head, but noticed something weird. When she scratched herself, she felt furry. She looked at her hand and saw that she had a paw instead of a normal hand.
"That's weird. When did I have a paw there, and why did I feel fur?" Molly asked herself. "What is going on? I better find Zooli".
Molly starting looking for Zooli, but found it a bit harder to swim for some reason, but wasn't bothered by it.
"Zooli?" Molly shouted for her friend, but no response came.
"Zooli where are you?" she called out again.
"Molly?" a faint voice called out. "Zooli!" Molly shouted. The girl swam to where she heard the voice, hearing it get louder as she got closer.
"Zooli, are you there?" Molly called out. "Molly, is that you?" Zooli called out. "Yeah, it's me, but why do you look weird?" Molly said. "Same to you," Zooli replied. When both girls finally reached each other, they were met with unusual surprises, screaming at each other.
"You're a frog!" Molly screamed.
"You're a cat!" Zooli screamed back.
"Wait what?!" they both said, inspecting themselves. Molly saw she was a pink cat with blue sparkles on her tail, while Zooli was an ordinary frog.
"Why are we animals?!" Molly shouted.
"I think that red smoke may have did something to turn us into animals," Zooli suggested.
"Wait, I don't have a robot arm anymore," Molly said. Her robot arm was replaced with a normal cat paw.
"Can you still use your powers?" Zooli asked her.
"Let me try," she said. Molly tried to summon an ice shard, but felt something in her mouth, gargling instead.
"Molly, are you okay?" Zooli asked her.
"Bluergh!" Molly said, spitting out an ice ball. She groaned in relief.
"Ew gross!" Zooli shouted.
"I don't think I can use my powers like this Zooli," Molly said. Suddenly, they heard an unfamiliar voice.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" The voice said, spooking them. Zooli got behind Molly for safety, Molly rolling her eyes.
"Who's there? Who are you?" Molly called out.
"Molly? Zooli? Is that you?" they said.
"H-How do you know our names?" Molly shouted. It then went quiet before a familiar animals appeared from the smoke.
"It's me!" the puppy said.
"Bubble Puppy?!" they both shouted.
"That's me!" Bubble Puppy said.
"We can…understand you," Molly said in shock.
"This place is weird," Zooli said to herself.
"Sorry I ran off, I smelled something up ahead, and it's one of those trial missions," Bubble Puppy said.
"Then we better get going if we want to make it out of here alive," Molly said.
"I'm still so confused," Zooli said. They all moved to the first trial location.
The three animals came to a wall that was split into three areas, one was underwater, one was grassy, and one was dark with barely any light.
"What do you think we have to do here?" Zooli asked them.
"I think we all have to go into one of these areas, but what for?" Molly said. Bubble Puppy started sniffing the area for clues.
"What do you smell?"
"I think we each have to search for something to open the door," Bubble Puppy said.
"How would we find them in these places?" Molly wondered.
"I know!" Zooli exclaimed.
"You do?" the two others said.
"I think they're asking us to use different senses to find each one," Zooli said.
"Like what?" the pup asked her.
"Well, I can use my tongue for touch in the water, Bubble Puppy can use his sense of smell in the tall grass, and Molly can use her eyes for sight in the dark," Zooli explained.
"Good idea, we can use our senses to help us!" Molly said.
They all split up into their respective areas, but we'll focus on Molly's for the time being. She was in a dark, grassy area, with barely any light. The guppy turned kitten was having a hard time getting through.
"I can't see anything in here, it's too dark!" Molly said. "Wait, Zooli said to use my eyes, but even that isn't working here. This body is getting hard to use now". Molly wasn't swimming like she remembers Bubble Kitty doing.
"If I can't find this button, we're never going to get out of here," she thought to herself. Molly started to doubt if she could do this, but she calmed down soon after.
"I need to focus right now. No thoughts," she said. Molly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes, and focused on her surroundings, allowing to see everything despite being in darkness.
"Wpw, I can see better than I usually do!" she exclaimed. "Now where is that button?"
Molly looked around for a place where it could be. She looked on the ground, the walls, and even above her, and was about to give up when she saw a faint light.
"What is that?" she wondered. When she got closer to it, the light flew right at her, spooking her and causing her to hiss slightly, but it was just a firefly.
"Oh, it's just a little firefly," she said, laughing awkwardly. When she looked back, she saw that there was a button where the little insect just was.
"Aha!" Molly shouted. "Thank you little firefly," Molly said as she pushed the button. The ground rumbled before the ground under her opened. Molly fell down, but found herself on a slide that led to the other side, where Bubble Puppy and Zooli were waiting for her.
"Molly!" both of them said.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late! Had a bit of trouble," Molly said.
"That's fine, I myself had some trouble underwater because of how murky it was under there, but I found the switch," Zooli said.
"Seems like we both need some getting used to these bodies," Molly said. The girls chuckled.
"Come one guys, this way!" Bubble Puppy said. The girls followed him down the long hallway.
While moving down the hallway, there were many things everyone couldn't not look at. There were murals depicting events and battles, including one of two guppies with different powers. There were also statues and crumbled pieces of rock everywhere, so they had to be careful. Zooli looked at Molly, who seemed like she was struggling to swim.
"Hey, you alright Molly?"Zooli asked her friend.
"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine, just trying to swim like Bubble Kitty did," Molly answered.
"You know, you could ask Bubble Puppy to teach you, since he and Bubble Kitty swim almost identically," Zooli suggested to her.
"That's okay, I'll figure it out myself," Molly said, but Zooli had second thoughts.
"(I don't think she can figure it out herself)," Zooli said in her head.
They soon came to a large wall that had no clear exit.
"How do we get past this wall?" The pup asked. Everyone looked around to see if there was a way past the giant wall. Zooli noticed something at the top of the wall.
"Hey, what's that up there?" Zooli said. Pointing at the strange object on the ceiling.
"It looks like a lever. Maybe that can open the door," Molly said.
"But how would we get up there? None of us can climb," Bubble Puppy noted.
"Yeah, we can't climb, but Molly can. Cats are great climbers after all!" Zooli said. Molly gulped at the size of the wall.
"I-I don't know guys, I'm not sure I can make it up there," Molly nervously said. "Besides, I don't know how to bring out my claws, I'm not used to this body yet."
"I don't think it wants you to use your regular claws Molly," Zooli said.
"What do you mean?" Molly wondered, confused about what her froggy friend meant.
"I think it wants you to use your ice powers to climb up there," Zooli told her, concerning Molly even further.
"But all I can do is summon ice balls from my hands and my mouth," Molly said. Bubble Puppy tries to talk to her, but Zooli stops him.
"You're getting too upset about it probably, you have to stay calm," Zooli said. Molly looked at her confused.
"Just focus on what you want to create, then let your body know what you want to make, and you'll be able to do it. Try and turn your paws into bigger claws for climbing," Zooli encouraged her.
"But..I don't know if I can-," Molly said before Zooli stopped her.
"Molly, you can do this, I know you can. You just have to learn about your body, so stay calm, and focus on what you need to make," Zooli said. They looked at each other before Molly took a deep breath and nodded her head.
Molly closed her eyes and started breathing faintly.
"(Just stay calm…and focus…)," she thought to herself. Molly moved her paws around, slashing the air. Finally, she slashed hard, and her paw turned into an ice powered claw as she dug it into the ground, shocking Zooli and Bubble Puppy.
"You did it Molly!" Zooli said excitedly.
"I did it…I did it!" Molly said loudly. She jumped and dug her claws into the wall, and her other paw became an ice claw too.
"Go for it Molly!" Zooli shouted. Bubble Puppy cheered her on. Molly climbed the wall, focusing on the task at hand, but didn't expect a piece above her to push out, startling her and causing one paw to slip out.
"Molly!" they both shouted, but Molly had another idea. She flung herself to the wall beside her, and jumped to attach herself back to the wall. She dodged the traps on the wall until she made it to the top and flipped the switch, causing the wall to open like a door, allowing Zooli and Bubble Puppy to get through.
"You did it Molly!" Zooli shouted.
"Thanks guys!" Molly said faintly from above.
"How do you get down now?" Bubble Puppy shouted.
"Oh that's easy!" Molly shouted. She jumped from the top of the wall, scaring the others, but luckily she landed on her paws and tail with ease.
"How did you?" Bubble Puppy said, confused.
"Cats always land on their feet when they fall," Molly said, smiling happily.
"Well that's a relief, we better get going before we're too late," Bubble Puppy said.
When they made it to the end of the hallway, there was a large area with three sections containing a body of water, dirt, and domino-like objects.
"What's this supposed to be about?" Molly wondered.
"I think this one's all above movement, since it has the things we're best at," Bubble Puppy said. "I'm great at digging, Zooli as a frog is a great swimmer, and Molly as a cat is good at stealth."
"I don't know guys, I might not be able to do this one," Molly nervously said.
"Sure you can, you just have to focus and be one with your body," Zooli said.
"Okay, I guess I'll try," Molly said. When she went to walk around the objects, she carefully paid attention, while Zooli and Bubble Puppy did theirs too with ease. When they made it to the other end, Molly accidentally knocked one down, causing the ground under her to lift up and making her slide down.
"That's okay Molly, keep trying!" Zooli shouted awkwardly.
Molly kept on trying over and over again, but each time it seems she does worse than last time, and even struggles to swim properly. Zooli and Bubble Puppy started to notice this, worrying them.
"Is it me, or is she starting to do worse than she was earlier?" Bubble Puppy asked Zooli. Zooli just stared at Molly, and sighed in disappointment.
"Stay here, I'll be right back," Zooli told the pup. She used her frog legs to hop across the platforms back to the starting area where Molly was.
"Molly stop!" Zooli yelled loudly.
"H-Huh?" Molly said, stopping at the starting point.
"What's gotten into you? You're not being your usual self!" Zooli shouted at her.
"You don't understand, I'm not used to this stuff! I'm struggling to adapt to this body!" Molly yelled.
"I'm telling you! You just have to focus-" Zooli said before Molly interrupted her.
"I am doing that, and it's not working, Zooli! Focusing isn't helping me! I'm doing what you're telling me, and it's not working!" Molly shouted at her.
"It's because you aren't fully taking it in! You have to be one with your body," Zooli said.
"How would you even know? How are you already used to this?" Molly shouted.
"Because I actually accepted this change!" Zooli shouted.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Molly asked.
"Molly, you can't just ignore change. It's hard to accept change, but it helps us grow stronger both physically and mentally. Sometimes it can hurt, but you have to learn to deal with the changes that happen, and in the end, it can make your life better than ever," Zooli explained to her friend.
"But, I don't get how that-" Molly said, but Zooli stopped her.
"I get it, you don't know how that affects us, but I know how you feel," Zooli said.
"H-How?" Molly said. Zooli put her hand on her shoulder.
"How do you think I felt after joining you guys for the first time?" Zooli asked her.
"Nervous?" Molly answered.
"Yeah, I was terrified of moving to a new class, especially since my classmates at my old school used to bully me for liking animals, and I was scared you guys would do the same. But you and the others treated me nicely, and you showed me the ropes and the routines we did everyday. I'll admit I was a bit rusty at the start, but overtime, I got used to the changes, and I eventually known it as well as you guys," Zooli explained.
"Wow, I…didn't know you felt that way," Molly said.
"Bubble Puppy probably had the same experience when you guys went to adopt him. He had to get used to a new home, and adjusting to his new life," Zooli said, the puppy nodding his head. "But in the end, he accepted the changes, and became part of your class, and a true friend to you all," Zooli said.
"I didn't see it like that," Molly said.
"What I'm saying is, change is something we have to accept, and we both understand how you feel Molly, but you have to get used to changes. Besides, you've already gotten used to one change in your life," Zooli explained.
"What's that?" Molly asked, confused.
"Your role as the Ice Princess! You've seemed to understand your role and powers, and while sure, you've had your bumps, I've seen you grow from them," Zooli said before Molly hugged her friend tightly.
"Thanks Zooli, you're a true guppy friend," Molly said.
"Hey, that's what friends are for," Zooli said to her. "How about this? You can practice getting used to your body, and then we can move on with this trial. Sound good?" Zooli suggested.
"Yeah…I think I'd like that," Molly replied.
Zooli and Bubble Puppy decided to show Molly how to use her cat body to its full potential. Bubble Puppy showed Molly how to swim as a cat, while also moving around, with Zooli telling her how each step should be taken. Molly started to operate better than she did before, swimming properly, moving like a cat, and even using some of her abilities. Eventually, when the time came for the trial, she did it perfectly and made it across on the first attempt after practicing.
"You did it girl! I told you had to get used to this," Zooli said.
"Okay maybe you were right. I shouldn't have been so arrogant earlier," Molly said.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go get this scroll and get out of here!" Bubble Puppy said, before Zooli stopped him.
"Hang on! I just realized something," Zooli said.
"What is it Zooli?" Molly asked the frog girl.
"I just remembered that frogs are cold blooded animals, which means that they can't survive in extremely cold temperatures," Zooli explained.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Bubble Puppy said.
"It means that I should technically be dying right now!" Zooli said, shocking them both.
"But…you aren't dead," Molly said.
"Exactly, which means something, or someone must be producing enough heat that allows me to survive here," Zooli told them.
"Give me a second, I'll take a look," Molly said. She climbed the door in front of them, and saw that there was an adult male guppy with brown spiky hair and a yellow tail with red stripes holding the scroll they needed, as well as hers and Zooli's sword.
"Yep, there's someone else here, and it looks like one of Pyros's group," Molly said. "He's also got a weird mustache too, I wonder why it's shaped like a W."
"Wait, that's the guy who gave me the sword I gave you!" Zooli exclaimed. Molly and Bubble Puppy gasped.
"Why would he give you that sword, and what's his name anyway?" the puppy asked Zooli.
"I think he said his name was Flynn, and I don't know why he gave me it," Zooli said.
"Well, we'll need to get past him. Luckily, I have a plan," Molly said as she whispered it to the others.
The door opened, grabbing Flynn's attention as he saw the frog and cat approach him.
"So the legend is true that whoever enters the temple are turned into animals," he said. Molly hissed at him.
"What's the matter kitty? Can't speak like me? Or are you after this?" he said, holding up the scroll. Zooli croaked at him, but he laughed at them.
"Well, I'll do what I must and eliminate you!" Flynn shouted, launching a flame wave, but Molly jumped on Zooli's back as she jumped over it. Molly retaliated with small ice shards, but Flynn used the sword to absorb them, shocking them both. Molly meowed at him.
"Oh that's not all this thing can do," he said, pulling a small switch on it, causing it to glow red. He swung upward, summoning a flame wave at them, but they moved out of the way barely, but he hit Zooli with a fireball, leaving Molly to fend for herself.
"Zooli!" Molly shouted.
"What's the matter little kitty, all alone again?" Flynn mocked her. Molly hissed at him. She prepared to slash him, but he dodged it.
"Is that the best you can-" Flynn said before being slashed across the face by Molly. As a cat, she had advanced reflexes, allowing her to maneuver herself more easily.
"You got lucky there girl, but next time won't be so lucky!" Flynn shouted as he tried to slash Molly, but she kept dodging, and she kept slashing him with her claws, and attacked him with ice shards. Eventually, Flynn was tired and on his tail, but he held up the scroll.
"Give up now, or I'll incinerate this piece of paper!" Flynn shouted, but Bubble Puppy snuck up and took the scroll right from him, shocking the man.
"Good work Bubble Puppy!" Molly said.
"Look out!" the puppy shouted as he jumped out of the way. Molly was hit by a flamethrower-like beam, knocking her against the wall. Flynn held up the weakened cat by her fur.
"What now, princess? Nowhere to go now," Flynn said with rage. Molly, weakened, tried to fight back, but couldn't do anything. She then remembered something earlier, and smirked.
"Oh, does the kitty cat have a plan?" Flynn mockingly asked. Molly started swelling her mouth as if she had to throw up.
"What the flame are you doing no-," Flynn said before Molly spat an ice ball at his face, causing him to yell in pain. Molly then kicked the sword up, making it go through the ceiling.
"Why you little-huh?" Flynn said, but Molly disappeared. He looked around before Zooli hit his eye with her tongue, and Molly slashed him with her claws rapidly, causing him to fall down.
"Argh, fine! You win! But I'll be back, and you'll have one less member soon!" Flynn said, laughing as he propelled himself up with fire.
"I can't believe we actually did it!" Bubble Puppy shouted.
"Yeah, we make a great team, right Zooli…Zooli?" Molly said, but saw Zooli starting to get weak.
"H-Help…freezing…," Zooli weakingly said.
"Oh no, she's freezing!" Bubble Puppy said.
"Bubble Puppy, you carry the scroll while I carry Zooli!" Molly ordered him. The puppy nodded and they all left the temple as Bubble Puppy held the scroll in his mouth, while Molly carried a dying Zooli.
Outside, four guppies showed up on the beach.
"We made it!" Gil shouted.
"I'm glad that's over! I didn't think we would be able to stop those poachers," Goby said.
"That was awesome!" Mia screamed.
"Hey guys, look!" Cryo said, pointing at the temple.
"So the Temple of Baby Animals is real," Goby said. Gil then heard barking, and saw Bubble Puppy with a kitten and frog by him.
"Bubble Puppy!" Gil said, catching up the dog and holding him and he licked him. "I was so worried boy!"
"Kitty!" Mia shouted, picking up the cat.
"Guys, this frog's in danger!" Goby said. "It needs heat, now!".
"Hear, let me handle it," Cryo said. Goby handed the frog over to him, and he started closing his eyes as his hands started glowing. The frog then woke up, and croaked happily when it saw Cryo.
"It seems to like you Cryo," Goby said, making Cryo blush.
"Say boy, do you know where Molly and Zooli are?" Gil asked Bubble Puppy. The dog responded by barking at the cat and frog.
"What's he saying?" Mia wondered.
"Bubble Puppy, the frog and cat aren't them," Gil said.
"Oh but they are," Glacia said as she appeared to them.
"Ms Glacia!" they all said.
"Wait, so this kitten and frog are Molly and Zooli?" Goby asked her.
"Indeed they are. The kitten is Molly, while the frog is Zooli. When they entered the temple, they were turned into animals," Glacia explained. "Luckily, this change should last a few more hours."
"You look so cute as a cat big sis!" Mia said, with Molly meowing in response.
"By the way, where did you four end up being?" Glacia curiously asked them.
"Oh, Buddy the dolphin appeared and asked if we could help him save his family from Pyros's troops, but when we went back to the ship, we saw that it was gone and in pieces," Gil explained.
"I see, well you'll have to explain the rest to me later. For now, let us head back home," Glacia told them.
The new boat soon arrived at the docks, where the others were waiting for them when they all got off.
"Welcome back!" The three greeted them. The others greeted back.
"Say, where's Molly and Zooli?" Deema wondered.
"Mia and Cryo are holding them. They got turned into animals," Goby said.
"Dang girl, who knew you'd look so cute and a cat," Deema joked with her. Molly meowed in annoyance.
"Aw, you look so cute!" Oona said, petting her. Molly was hesitant at first, but found being petted was kind of relaxing, and felt good, so she purred in response.
"Somebody likes to be petted," Deema said.
"Mia darling, since your sister is a cat, you're going to stay with me and Snowa until she turns back, so why don't you hand her over to Gil?" Glacia told her.
"Aww man. Okay," Mia said with sadness, handing the kitten to Gil.
"Don't worry Mia, I'll make sure she stays safe," Gil says.
A few hours passed, and everyone returned to the now partially fixed hotel. They all headed into their new rooms, while Mia went with Glacia to stay with her and Lady Snowa. Gil got changed, while Molly was chasing Bubble Puppy as they played on the floor.
"You seem to enjoy being a cat Molly," Gil said. "I thought you'd be freaking out over this," he said. Molly meowed at him. She jumped up on the bed and licked him, and Gil blushed at this.
"Okay, okay I get it!" Gil said, giggling as she licked him, but Bubble Puppy joined in too. After a few minutes, they both got settled, Molly licking her paw and laying on top of him. Suddenly, a large cloud of smoke appeared out of nowhere, and Gil heard coughing that wasn't him, and saw Molly in her normal state and she looked at him.
"AHH!" Molly screamed as she panicked and fell off the bed, landing on her back.
"Molly! You okay?" Gil asked her.
"Y-Yeah, I'm..ugh..fine," Molly said, getting up as she stretched herself.
"Guess it wore off," Gil said.
"Yeah, it's about time, but y'know what? I actually had a lot of fun being a cat," Molly said.
"Would you want to do it again?" Gil asked her. Molly thought about it for a bit.
"Maybe," she said. She yawned and got into her bed.
"Hey, you okay?" Gil asked her.
"I'm fine Gilly, really. I just...have this feeling that things are going to start getting worse now," Molly said to him. Gil looked at her, but smiled.
"Well, whatever happens, we'll get through it, together," Gil told her. "Goodnight Molly."
"Goodnight Gilly," Molly said back as they fell asleep.
And that's a wrap for this chapter! Sorry I took so long at this, but there is a reason for that. I can say that I'm starting on character designs for the new guppy group that will appear in the sequel to this story! This chapter was really fun to make, since nobody's really done any transformation type stories yet. But this also marks the time where everything kicks into high gear, as the next few chapters will be all part of an arc, and will reveal many things. For now, I'll read the reviews.
PrimroseRaspberry: I'm glad you liked Zooli being seasick. I've had this idea for a long time to differentiate her from the other guppies. Glacia having this wiser side to her will make more sense later on, as will everything in the last chapter. I hope you enjoy the secrets to come.
ReaderandWriter9000: Hello again friend! I bet you're relieved that nothing terrible happened to the others, and I'm thankful you and everyone waited this long, as I have to constantly think of ideas to jot down, while also having the motivation to do it.
That's all for now, but this time, I'm actually giving a little something else.
Post Chapter
"Sir, we've just gotten word that the guppies have completed five of the seven temples," a minion told Pyros, who was sitting on his throne.
"Is that so? Well then, we better kick things into high gear. Tell the workers to speed their work up now," Pyros said. The goon nodded and ran off.
Pyros swam down the hallway past the prison area and into the workshop, where he saw Bombel working on something big.
"How is the project going Bombel?" Pyros asked him.
"It's going splendidly sir! In fact, in a few days, it'll be 100% complete, and we'll have full control over this creature," Bombel said.
"Excellent news. With the extra work and your genius, soon I'll be able to finally conquer this world, all worlds, and kill that Molly once and for all!" Pyros said. A loud screech is heard in a cage infront of them as a giant red eye appears.