It was a lovely day in Amphibia,Frogs and such other Amphibians roamed Wartwood Swap,a small town in Frog Valley.
Wartwood consisted of various structures,like supermarket,a tea shop,asalon,a restaurant,a police station,and lots of houses.Most buildings are carved from the stumps of trees,while others are made from toadstool shrooms.
The light of the buildings are provided by bio-luminescent mushrooms and fireflies occasionally during special annual events.Like Firefly Formal or The Frog of the Year event.
In Wartwood, the inhabitants are kind and friendly to each other, thus having a peaceful coexistence among themselves under most circumstances. However, when it comes to something and someone new.
The amphibians of Wartwood would tend to get overly skeptic,and hostile and intolerant,taking a while to be accepting of such new individuals.
The lack of acceptance and respect towards something new even became their main motto,wich was"Slow to accept,and even slower to respect." Even in such situations,the villagers of Wartwood tend to be humiliating and mocking towards the new and strange.In Wartwood,things were peaceful at the moment.
The bright sun of Amphibia shone over all of amphibia,its forest,desert,and other places.
Max,face flat on the ground of dirt,wakes up.Once he realizes the ground was dirt,out of disgust he pushed himself up to a sitting position as he spat out the dirt that got in his mouth as his face became into an irritated figure.
Max also wiped the dirt off his face with his sleeve,he looked around his surroundings,as it seems he was in a forest.Max stood up and walked around the place a bit.
Veins were wrapped around trees as moss were stuck to the trees.Most Canopies or Crowns of the trees in the forest were quite thick,some Canopies of trees were moderately thin,allowing the sun to shine down on the ground,showing a path leading to various ways.
Max's clothing and figure were all filthy,there were leaves on his hair,dirt was on his blue varsity jacket and there was dirt also on his blackish-grey sweat pants.
As he walked through the forests filled with trees,he heard a distant buzzing,feeling and hearing it get closer,he stopped and turned both ways as if he was about to cross a road,he saw nothing but just mere distant trees.He shrugged it off but was still cautious,continuing to walk.
Max was about some meters away from where he awoke.Then again he heard a buzzing,and it was getting louder.A shadow loomed over Max and surprise hit him,something was telling him inside that trouble was above him,he slowly turned back and looked up.
Max's clothing and figure were all filthy,there were leaves on his hair,dirt was on his blue varsity jacket and there was dirt also on his blackish-grey sweat pants.
The thoughts and questions that roamed his mind were "Is this real?","Is the Dragonfly actually gigantic?","Did I shrink into a size smaller than the Dragonfly?","Why is this Dragonfly after me?"
The Dragonfly had a different palettes and shades of red on its body,and the long tail that as almost looked like a stinger hsd a darkish maroon color,and so was its eyes but more darker.
Max had no time to answer such questions as he was busy running and couldn't think straight.Max continues to run,sweat ran down his whole body.He was getting tired,Max tried to find a way or plan to get away from the Dragonfly,and thank frog Max saw an opportunity.
Max was planning on getting the Dragonfly stuck,Max knew Dragonflies were such fast fliers,but Dragonflies in this otherly place or World he was in were alot slower than he thought,wich gave him sn advantage.He dodged each time the Dragonfly got close or was trying to grab him.
Max was exhausted,sa the chase continued,all he wanted was that this just end.The moment his attention got lured by a branch,wich was long enough and seemed moderately durable sticking out of a tree,he rushed to that branch and quickly snapped it off the tree.
Once he had the the branch in his hands,he stopped and turned quickly to the Dragonfly,his eyes glared to the Dragonfly.
The look in Max's eyes were burning with determination yet with fear.He readied the branch,the Dragonfly zoomed to Max swiftly and out of surprise,Max put all his strength into the branch and swinged!
SMASH!!
The Branch broke as to the Dragonfly crashing into the trees,What a hit! It made the trees break and fall due to the Dragonfly's heavy weight.The hit Max had did to the Dragonfly was something else of Max's Power.
"What the..What?"
Max had caused a huge dangerous cut in the Dragonfly's head in the higher portion of its head,a slight greenish-yellowish liquid flowed down the Dragonfly's cheek,seeming to be its blood.
Max's gaze was in deliberate shock,this was the first time he had hit things any harder,he looked to his hand holding what was left of the branch as the rest broke,suddenly he heard a whimper, curious as to what it was.It was the Dragonfly, vulnerable on the ground,tress were below it as if it were using the trees as beds,Max felt pity for it...But Why?...
Max crossed his arms in worry,wanting to heal the creature,as he keeps to take glances at it.Max thought for a bit and sighed,seems to it Max was able to bring his backpack with him when he got sucked inside that Music Box and to this Weird world.
Wait...Music Box?...Now that he thought about it..Where is that Music Box?And just who has it?It was a mystery to Max,but he was hoping to find who or where the Music Box were.
Max got out a roll of bandage wich he brought with him to school everyday just incase.And Max was thankful that he didn't stop bringing it to school,since he was at the brink of giving up.
Once Max got out the bandage,he also got out a pair of scissors.He was gonna use to scissors to cut a piece of the bandage.He set the Scissors down first and looked over to Dragonfly.
The Dragonfly was at a vulnerable state as Max hit it in the head causing it to get dizzy.Max got up and with caution,walked slowly to the Dragonfly.
The Dragonfly detected Max's movement towards it and got defensive,using all the strength they were able to use to intimidate Max.But this just got Max to worry more.
"Hey,im not here to hurt you.Well I might've hurt you a few minutes ago."
Max said looking down at the ground in guilt,he was starting to get guilty of what he did some minutes ago.And never has he ever been this truthful to himself.
"But still! You're lucky im even gonna patch you up."
The Dragonfly stopped to intimidate Max and died down as it too tired since it tended to use all its strength.
Max hurriedly walked to the Dragonfly still nervous,but had some coursge in himself to heal The Dragonfly.Max sat down near the Dragonfly and quickly patched it up.
Max got out the bandage and wrapped it around the Dragonfly's head carefully,he cut the bandage and tied it up,and once he finished.He gently patted the Dragonfly's wound 2 times and smiled to it.
"There ya go you humongous bug creature."
Max stood up and got away from the Creature,he put thr bandage and scissors back in his backpack and held it in his hands at one of its straps.
"Well,im sorry for what I did to ya Dragonfly.You just scared me that's all."
Max says as his eyes loomed over the Dragonfly's vulnerable state.He sighed,guilt built up in him but he never let it take control of him.
"Goodbye Dragonfly,and yet again im sorry."
Max kneeled down and set his bag down,he opened it up and scurried through it to find and speck of food.And yet there was food.
The food in his bag was not much but was the leftover of lunch he packed for himself the other day.It was 2 PB J Sandwiches and a strawberry juice box with a jolly strawberry with a smiley face imprinted to its face,as if it was hinting the drink was delicious.
He threw one of the PB J's to the Dragonfly and left it there for the Drsgonfly to eat as he continued on his journey,still bringing the branch with him for defense.
A frog hopped around the roofs of Wartwood,hopping from building to building as it was annoying the amphibians below.Groans and Shouts of Irritation could be heard from the buildings as if The frog knew they were complaining about him but didn't seem to care.
He was one heck of an annoying frog,and this frog was named Keif,Keif was a jolly,annoying,hyped up frog.Probably one of the hyped frogs in Wartwood,and most of the Villagers have never seen this kind of behavior from a frog before.The Villagers tend to see it as a disadvantage that he was hyped,since his hyper attitude could lead or cause trouble.
Examples would be of "Toad Trouble".Wich would be referring to Keif annoying some Toads with weapons at the side of thier waist,both had daggers.While on was holding a spear the other had a sword at the other side of his waist,The Toads were taking taxes in Wartwood seeming to be in a nice mood until Keif started annoying them with continuos rambling about articles,places,books,and anything he could talk about with them.
And Keif was threatened by the Toads that one of them swore they would"Pop the frog out of ya',you little bastard."And Keif never stopped to talk until one of the Toads pointed their spear to him.
"Speak one more word out of that bloody mouth of yours,and see what happens when the spear is pierced through ya' chest mate."
Keif had fear and regret build up inside him as a lump was stuck in his throat,unable to speak.But then spoke some minutes later.
"Okay so uhm-Bye!"
Keif ran away from the Toads due to the fear in him,but when he got far fromnthe Toads.He laughed himself out.He was used to scoldings and threats but was never threatened that far.Yet he found it funny.
Back to the current day,when Keif reached the last building he slid down to the rails of the roof and caught himself at the right time using his tounge to wrap onto a pole nearby and pull himself with force using his tounge.
Once Keif reached the ground,he unwrapped his tounge from the pole and it went back in his mouth.
"Hm..Tastes like Metal.Giggle"
Keif walked throughout Wartwood,just enjoying the peace of the Swamp while he still could.But as he walked through the town,he heard some chanting yells from afar.
"Now, when I say "kill," you say "it." Kill!"
Mayor,or Mayor Toadstool shouted to the group of Villagers holding torches and weaponry,such as pitchforks,and other sharp farm weapons.
"It!"
The Villagers shouted back,they shouted it again for 1 more time.While Keif from afar observed and already got curious,all this was enough for him to get curious.
Suddenly a cart some meters away from the Villagers caught Keif's Attention.He saw an Old frog,and all that Keif knew about this guy was that he was the farmer and his name was,if he could remember 'Hopediah Plantar'.
Keif also knew who Hopediah's grandchildren were,a frog boy,the same age as Keif named 'Sprig' and a granddaughter named 'Polly'.Keif knew alot of the residences in the Swamp,as to wich he has lived and grew in Wartwood for 10 years.But Keif swore Hopediah was called something else by his Grandchildren.
Polly was in the cart bloated with thr cause of eating such an amount of candy,empty candy wrappers were around here and her bucket seemed to be on the floor and its water spilled.
Keif notices the elderly frog coming out of the shop he just so recently went in and headed towards his cart,his arms filled with 2 shopping bags.He looks over to the Villagers and sighs.
"Heh. Another day, another mob."
He got on his cart and begins to look behind him.
"Come on kids, time to- What the?!?"
He sees the bloated Polly who looks at him and spits out.
"I don't have a candy problem! You have a candy problem!"
Then soon,Hopediah looks around the Cart and sees Sprig nowhere at sight.He yurns to his granddaughter and asks.
"Polly, where's Sprig?"
"Uh... something-something monster, something-something woods."
Wally hears this conversation and says from afar as he slowly got close to speak closely.
"Oh, if your boy went into the woods, he's as good as eaten. That beast will devour everything in its path."
Hopediah's eyes widened in shock,as rushed to Polly's side.Keif just crosses his arms in curiousity as he watches the conversation unfold.
"Not on my watch! He picks up Polly Hang in there boy! Hop Pop's a-comin'!"
Hop Pop rushed in the forest holding Polly in his arms as the Villagers saw him do so.
The Villagers hear Hopediah's shout and cheer on for him and also rush in to follow Hopediah.As if they were there to support Hopedish on a fight with the Beast.
"Yeah!"
Wally from behind rushes in with the Villagers and shouts out after the Villagers finish to.
"Harvest the toenails for medicinal purposes!"
Keif gets left behind in the village and gets sll intrigued and curious,as to what They were gonna do.Keif decided to follow and see just what,and where this creature is.
Maximus looked around his surroundings,not even knowing or remembering where he was,he didn't even remember the direction as to where he started.
While Max was walking around,he heard soft thumping from afar,and from this.Max got shivers down his spine just remembering the events of last time ehen he heard buzzing and shrugged it off.
"Brghh-I think it's better I find a place to rest for now.."
He looks to the direction as to where he heard the thumping,slowly the thumping got louder and so Max decided to find a hiding spot,he found a log with bits of moss covering it and seeing and open hole in the Log.
He had thoughts of wether to go in or not as the thumping quickly got louder,and so,Max rushed to the log and slid in then after hid any of his visible presence to what was thumping.
He peeked out to what caused the thumping and it was a gigantic red prsying mantis,Max took his time to develop the praying mantis's structure,it seemed as if the praying mantis had such durable and rock hard of an exoskeleton,its color was red and its eyes pink.Scanning the area the praying mantis soon disappeared off into the forest.
He pants from nervousness,as he looked around and..
"Anne?.."
His eyes widened,Anne was inside the log too,with a..Pink Frog??
"Max!?"
Anne spoke out in shock,Anne's eyes widened and so did Max's.Anne pulled Max in for tight hug,even if the soace was small and cramped.Anne didn't expect Max to be here,but just by his presence,she was glad that she wasn't alone.
And when Anne thought about this..She got an idea! If Max was here,then so was Sasha and Marcy! And if Anne didn't know any better,It was probably because if that Music Box she opened..Or should I say Stole..
As from what Anne remembered,It was only Her,Sasha,and Marcy.Max was nowhere in sight at that playground with them.Anne got suspicious and pulled away from the hug from Max,then said.
"Wowza!,I can't believe your also here! Like seriously!Anne smiled relievingly And im glad your here but,i've got a question tho.Just How did you get here?"
"I don't know!"
Max reacted nervously,as to Max detected Anne's suspicion and gave a nervous smile,trying not to make it too obvious.
"I mean..From what I know,when I opened that Music Box,it was just Me,Sasha,and Marcy.And you weren't there?...Hmm.."
"Oh-Uhm well.."
"Well..That's not important right now..What matters right now is we get back home.I'll go back to that matter soon,or some day?..Nevermind-"
"Anyways-Anne! Im so happy that your here! Like really.I thought I was alone,but seems I was not!"
Max says,with happiness looming all over his voice.
"Anne? Who's this guy?"
A Voice sounded out,Max's attention get caught by the sudden voice as he looks over to beside Anne,the pink boy frog he saw earlier when he went in the log.
"Oh,this is a boy I knew back home.His name is Max,or Maximus Castro.He was a foreign exchange student back at our school."
"I was!"
He said enthusiastically.Anne looked to him and giggled,Max's gaze goes to Anne's giggles,wich just made him unknowingly smile..
"Nice to meet ya Max! The name's Sprig!"
Sprig said,tone full of joy as he reaches out his hand to Max for a shake.
Max looked to Sprig's hand then to his face,making sure if he could trust him,and so.Max smiled slightly looking to Sprig.
"Put'ere there Sprig!"
Max said as he and Sprig shook hsnfs eith s friendly smile.
Soon Max joined in on the giggling and so did Sprig,and so the log was full of giggles.
"giggle I do not know what we're giggling about! giggle"
Sprig said in between giggles and soon both stopped giggling.
"So-lets get serious.Max,do you know where we are?"
Anne asked with a hint of hope,as if wanting for Max to Anne where they were.Anne was patient to Max's answer,waiting for Max to speak.
Max,with a hesitant face.Scared to answer because he noticed the spark of hope in Anne's eyes.Looked to Anne and slowly but surely shook his head 'No'.
"Oh..Hmm"
"I don't know but I think h-"
"I know! You guys are in Amphibia,the World where I first opened by eyes."
Sprig said with enthusiasm and pride as he striked a heroic pose,like one of thos superman poses.
"I was about to say what if he knew but seems he does."
"Well? What do you know about amphibia sprig?"
"So basically-"
Sprig starts to explain what amphibia was,and the 2 listened intently.
minutes later..
"I see..So were in a world full of frogs,newts,and other amphibians?"
Max said in confusion.
"Correct!"
Sprig shouts out,turning to Max with a thumbs up as a sign of agreement.
"Okay-"
Stomach grumbles
"Hm...Guys I think its about time we get out."
Anne says holding her hand to her stomach.
"I think Anne's right.Besides,its getting a bit cramped in here with all 3 of us."
"Out we go then."
The two human beings nod and crawl out the log along with Sprig following them.
"Why don't we try finding a safe place and some food to talk and discuss some more hm?"
Max suggested,the two looked to Max and agreed.
"Alright then Max."
Anne says with a small smile.And so they walked about and tried finding a place to sit and talk some more.
The End of Part 2...