Welcome back to the stage of history. Just one chapter until I get work on my favorite episode of Season 1. And then we finally get to see what we got cooked up for Akira in the meantime.

Also, I'd like to announce, from this chapter going forward, if an episode does not play a part of the story and is getting recapped, the happenings will be told by Akira in a video vlog. I thought it'd be an interesting way to recap the events that won't be chapters.

So now...let's hop to it!

Chapter 9: Anne vs Wild

(Lazy Afternoons - Kingdom Hearts 2)

Next day, Akira was checking his phone of all the things that have happened so far. Photos, songs that he has on his phone, and mobile apps. He then took a look at his weapons that he had used during his journey.

He first turned on some calming music as he began looking at his boomerang and whip. He thought of something. Like a video game, he could upgrade the weapon.

He thought of what to give his whip, boomerang, and club. First, with help from Skittles, he gave the whip something akin to a fishing hook. Then he examined the wings of the boomerang and made some tests to make sure the boomerang worked.

And then, he carved a round object onto the club and created a wooden club. With the addition of spikes on it. Akira examined the weapons.

"Perfection," Akira said.

Jansen arrived at the house, "Why hello, Akira. How's your day today?" he asked.

"I'm fine. Just fine tuning my weapons. Just like a video game," Akira chirped.

Jansen had no idea what a video game was, "I have no idea what that is, but I see."

"So, mayor. What can I do for you today?" Akira asked.

"Well, Loofy will be shopping for a new instrument so unfortunately, no practice for tonight. So why don't you bring a few buddies to spend more time with the Plantars?" Jansen offered.

"Why thank you. I do wonder what Anne is up to today now that I think about it," Akira said.

The boy sheathed his club behind his back and stocked his whip and boomerang. He then put on his plant scarf and cape tunic, "So Skittles, you free?" he asked.

"Yep," Skittles responded.

"Cool beans. What about Berry?" Akira asked.

"Unfortunately, he's gotta help Loofy. I bet Zeppy is available," Jansen thought.

Zeppy poked his head from the other room, "Someone say my name," he chorused.

"Oh, well, Jansen offered us to spend time with the Plantars since Berry and Loofy are busy for today. So, Akira is looking for a second buddy to accompany him," Skittles explained.

"Oh well of course. I'm game. Besides, we could find more stuff for our comedy act anyway," Zeppy agreed.

"Then it's settled," Akira grinned.

After having their stomachs filled, Akira, Zeppy, and Skittles began to head to the Plantar farmhouse. They then see the Plantars were putting camp supplies onto the Bessie. I wonder what they're doing, Akira thought.

"Yo!" Akira greeted.

The Plantars turned to the boy, "Why hello, Akira," Hop Pop greeted.

"Sup?" Polly greeted also.

"Hiya!" Sprig chirped.

Before Akira, Zeppy, and Skittles could speak, Anne came running outside, holding what appeared to be a bright pink, purple, and blue bath bomb in her hand, "Guys! I brought a bath bomb from home and didn't even know it!" she announced. The brand of the bath bomb had the name Peony Princess.

Anne then saw Akira with the two caecilians, "Akira!" she greeted.

"That's my name," he joked.

"Bath bombs? I don't know what a bath bomb is, but that doesn't sound like something that should be near us," Zeppy shuddered.

"Huh. Didn't think something like that would scare you," Akira said, raising his eyebrow.

"Oh, yeah! Man, I can't wait to try this baby out," Anne crowed. She stopped when she saw the Plantars putting camp supplies onto Bessie,
"Uh...You guys going somewhere?" she asked.

"You know, I was about to ask the same question. Where are you guys going and packing for?" Skittles asked.

"Yep. The three of us are going to Camp Phlegmington. Gonna rough it outdoors and get filthy!" Sprig announced.

"Ooh, camping? This outta be fun!" Akira cheered, stars in his eyes

"Well, can't get any filthier than us caecilians that's for sure," Zeppy snarked.

"Wait, without me?" Anne asked, raising her eyebrow.

"Sure are. When we Plantars camp, we camp hard. No sense in you coming with us and being miserable," Hop Pop pointed out.

Sprig hopped onto Bessie's shell, "We know you hate dirt, bugs, rocks... and nature," Sprig said.

"You're soft, Anne, like a baby," Polly added.

"Really, you should be glad you're not one of us," Hop Pop continued.

Anne began to feel a little miserable, "I take it when you camped when you first arrived in this world, it didn't go so well, did it?" Akira asked.

Anne nodded. But then she perked up, "That's ridiculous. Me, soft? Pfft!" she said. She hid the bath bomb behind her back, "Just because I'm not a Plantar doesn't mean I can't have a good time with you guys. Take me with you. Please, please, please?" she begged.

"Anne?" Skittles began. He wasn't sure if Anne was making the right decision.

"Are you sure? I wasn't kiddin' when I said "rough."," Hop Pop reminded.

"And I wasn't kidding when I said you were soft," Polly said.

"Super-sure," Anne assured the Plantars.

"Aw, come on, guys. If Anne says she can handle it, she can handle it," Sprig begged The elder frog, convinced, shrugged his shoulders, "Well, all right, kid. Hop on," he offered, "You two Akira, Zeppy, and Skittles."

"Whoo, whoo!" Anne and Akira whooped as they climbed onto Bessie.

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!" Akira squealed.

"Psst. Hey, since you two are coming with us, we gotta lather you up with this gunk," Sprig instructed, putting down a bucket full of orange slime. He held up a large honey dipper and dunked it in the bucket, "Only way to keep the ticks away," he said, swabbing it on Anne and Akira's face, "Here we go," he said, "Ahh. And back around. Ooh. Looks like I missed a spot."

Sprig made sure no spot was missed. Anne was trying her best not to snap, "Totally not regretting this," she muttered.

"Well...if it keeps the ticks away," Akira sighed.

"Oh, believe me. You would not believe the last time I went camping with a partner. Dude had ticks covered so much he needed medical attention," Zeppy pointed out.

"I still have bad memories of that," Skittles shuddered. But upon seeing the reaction, he jotted notes down for their comedy act, "And done."

Anne, Akira, Zeppy, Skittles, and the Plantars soon arrived at Camp Phlegmington. The boy could see the campers enjoying themselves at the camp. He could see a frog riding a carnivorous fish as if it were a jet ski on a lake, two frogs roasting live worms on a campfire, and a frog throwing axes at a target board. He also saw a frog try to catch a Hercules beetle, "Easy does it, easy does it." the frog said. He caught the horn in the net, prompting it flee in fright with the frog on it.

Sprig was the first to hop down off of Bessie, sighing, "I can't wait to tell scary stories. The more teen frogs running from deranged psychopaths, the better. Ha-ha!" he chuckled, swinging his blanket as if it were a scary cloak like a vampire.

Polly was next to hop down off Bessie, "I'm just happy to get off the farm. So much fresh air, and it's all mine," she said. She inhaled a large amount of air and deflated like a ballon in mid-air, laughing. She then bumped into Hop Pop's hands.

"I personally love the peace and quiet. A frog can really hear themselves think out here," Hop Pop added. He closed his eyes and began to think. Did you leave the stove on? The front door unlocked? WILL YOU DIE ALONE?!, he thought, "Well that was a mistake."

"Me personally, camping is an adventure of course! Back home in our world, we kinda do the same like you guys. Only instead of how it's like in Amphibia, it's like this: marshmallows roasting, scary stories, river or lake swims, sightseeing, and of course, avoiding bears or wildfires. As a certain bear would say, only you can prevent wildfires," Akira explained, with him speaking in a faux-deep voice in the last sentence.

Zeppy and Skittles were confused with half of the things Akira said, "Marshmallows? Uh...what is that exactly?" Skittles asked.

Anne was lightly waving a butterfly away in disgust. And then a beetle ran past her feet. Hop Pop walked over to Anne, holding the camp supplies with Polly on his head, wearing a pan like a hat.

"You sure you want to stay, Anne? You can take Bessie and go home if you need to," the elder frog suggested.

"Hey, hey, hey! Here's an idea. How about we stop questioning my decisions and get to camping together already? Who's with me?" Anne protested, pointing at Hop Pop's lips accusingly.

"Yeah!" Sprig cheered.

"Good idea!" Polly concurred.

"Yeah, that sounds good," Hop Pop agreed.

"I couldn't have said it better myself," Akira chimed in.

Skittles shrugged as he looked at Zeppy, "Well...what could go wrong?" Zeppy asked.

The first activity the Plantars, Zeppy, Skittles, and the kids did was fishing. Each of them catching fish. Akira however hadn't gotten a single bite and hummed a song. Meanwhile, Anne felt a tug from her fishing pole and was dragged into the lake. Anne began to swim away from a monster fish that was chasing her.

Akira saw this and dove into the lake, club drawn, and then began to smack it around until it gave up and swam away. Akira swam to Anne and took her back to shore, "Anne, you okay?" Akira asked frantically.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks," Anne said as they swam to shore.

Next, they began to set up tents. Sprig was successful, while Anne's was rendered kaput after struggling to make one. And then suddenly, it catches fire. Both Anne and Sprig gasp. Skittles took out a bag and gave Hop Pop a bucket, to which he scooped up water and gave it to the old frog.

"Come on, kids! Throw some dirt on it! Get some water!" Hop Pop shouted as he poured water on the fire and Sprig began scooping dirt on the flames.

The group began hike a little with buckets. Akira and Anne felt an itch on their backs, "Uh...Anne?" Akira asked.

"Yes?" Anne said.

"Do you feel something hairy?" Akira queried.

Both kids looked and saw both of them had huge spiders on their backs. The spiders chittered and clamped it's mandibles. Anne screams and Akira began struggling to get it off of him. As did Anne.

"Get it off!" she screamed. She dropped her bucket in the process and then got the spider off of her. The spider that was on Anne began to chase her around and Sprig chased after the spider with an axe.

Akira did the same. The spider that was on him and tried to bite him, but the boy used his club to smack it away, "SPIDERS! SPIDERS!" Akira screamed, smacking the spider over and over again until it was dead.

Akira then fell down and relaxed to catch his breath. Zeppy and Skittles went to check on him to make sure he was okay.

Later that night, the group were asleep in sleeping bags. Anne couldn't sleep. Suddenly, she began to roll down a hill, "Whoa! No, no, no! No, no, no!" she screamed. She rolled down the hill and up a slope and then down a ravine of thorns.

The next day, the group was treating Anne's injuries. Skittles handed Akira a cloth where he wetted it and Sprig swabbed Anne's back to treat the injuries, "Ow! Careful! I'm pretty sure those ticks caused internal damage," Anne warned.

"So, awkward question, but are you sure you wouldn't be happier back home?" Sprig quizzed. Anne pulled the thorns out of her hair.

"Seriously, Anne, no need to torture yourself. Take Bessie and go home. And don't you worry about us, 'cause we'll be just fine without you," Hop Pop advised, the last two words echoing in Anne's head.

Anne cringed and Akira can see why. She didn't want to head home when they just got started with camping. At the same time, she wasn't so sure if she wanted to continue. But she wanted to prove she could be included.

"No!" Anne snapped, "Look, I know it seems like I'm miserable, okay? But I'm not. It's just...It's just, uh...," she looked to see a frog with a net catching a butterfly with another napping. She smiled and had an idea, "I'm not used to such easy camping," she said.

"Easy?" Sprig questioned.

"Huh?" Hop Pop asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Easy camping? Why would you say that? Since when is there such thing?" Zeppy demanded.

"Look around you. Singing, butterflies, laughter. I guess I'm just used to something a little more... Extreme," Anne suggested.

Suddenly, a frog bursts from the bush behind her, causing Anne to jump and Akira to nearly take out his boomerang, "So, this place ain't extreme enough for ya?"

The frog in question was a blue muscular frog, torn pants and a vest, had tattoos on his arms, and a hat. His blue beard had bones tangled in his blue beard.

Anne looked at the Plantars and Akira, and then back at the frog, "Uh, dang right it ain't," Anne said.

The frog began to laugh hysterically. The group looked at each other, weirded out by this guy, "I can take you folks to a real campsite, one where there ain't none of this kiddie stuff, like shelter or potable water. Blech," he offered.

"A real campsite, eh? This outta be interesting," Akira said, a look of glee on his face. He wondered what this real campsite would look like.

"Well, would a more extreme experience make you happy, Anne?" Hop Pop asked.

"Uh, yeah?" Anne answered, giving an awkward grin.

"If Anne wants hard-core, we go hard-core. Lead the way, Mr., uh...," Sprig cheered.

"Name's Joe. Soggy Joe," Joe introduced himself, laughing.

"Okay, okay, we get the laughing. No need to make it excessive," Zeppy said.

"Yeesh. Could you like, turn down the creep just a bit?" Anne asked.

"No!" Joe declared.

Dusk became night as the group was being led by Soggy Joe to the campsite that he mentioned. Zeppy and Skittles were on Akira's shoulders. There had been a red glow in the forest that they were trekking in. Creepy, Akira thought. Not that he was afraid of course.

Hop Pop glanced to the left and saw skeletal bones of a frog that held a sign that said, Save Yourself. The old frog cringed.

Polly glanced to the side and saw other empty buckets. She figured that this is where the polliwogs met their ghastly demise. Polly looked with paranoia.

Sprig looked to his right and saw a small snail, that made a small purr. He seemed relieved to see that there wasn't a creepy sight, "Awww," he said.

His relief was short lived when a huge spider snatched the snail in its jaws and took it away. Sprig groaned.

"What k-k-k-kind of place is this?" Skittles asked, shaking hard.

"I don't know. This fee-feels a bit too hardcore," Zeppy agreed.

Finally, they have arrived at the spot, "We're here," Joe said. It was a big open space. Even Akira was impressed. As they walked into the area, Joe jumped into mud and did a taste test of it, "We bunk here for the night. And in the morning, if we're still alive..."

They all gasped.

"I'll take you all out for pancakes," Joe announced.

This calmed their nerves, "Oh, that sounds great," Anne said.

"I do like pancakes," Hop Pop concurred.

"Pancakes? Cool. I bet it's not like the other bug stuff. I could I cut really cut down on fried worms," Akira agreed.

Zeppy and Skittles agreed too. That would be worth the reward for surviving the night in the creepy forest. The group began to set up the camp and made a campfire, thanks to Hop Pop and Skittles. The group gathered around it, "Want to hear a tale?" Joe asked.

Anne was hesitant.

"I'm good," Hop Pop faltered.

"Hard pass, old man," Polly said tersely.

"I don't think-" Skittles tried to say, but Sprig interrupted.

"Oh, me! I love scary stories," Sprig said eagerly.

All but Zeppy and Akira groaned and glared at Sprig.

"Come on, guys. It's all part of camp tradition. It's only a scary tale. What harm can it do?" Akira assured.

"Yeah, don't be a scaredy cat, Skittles," Zeppy teased.

"Refrain, bub," Skittles scolded.

Anne looked at Akira, "What?" he said.

"Gather 'round and hear ye the tale of the Mud Men," Joe began, walking over to the mud pile and sinking leg deep in it, "Born in the bowels of the bog itself, the mud creatures stalk the inky night, lusting to devour any frogs that might have wandered into their domain," he told. He sank beneath the mud.

"Ten bucks says he doesn't come back up," Polly betted.

Suddenly, Joe bursts out from the mud, startling the group, "Just like us! "Ah, yes. The Mud Men only fear two things. Daylight and being honey thistle!" he suddenly shouted.

"What? What is it, Joe?" Hop Pop asked nervously.

"It turned out Joe needed to pee, "Nature calls. Be right back," he said, running out of sight to relieve himself.

Sprig was hiding behind the log Anne was sitting on, "Is this extreme enough?" he asked.

This startled Anne. She then laughed nervously, "What? No. I am loving this," Anne assured.

"Whoo boy, that's some tale. I would hate to run into those things," Akira shuddered playfully.

They then heard the sound of groaning. They then saw Soggy Joe standing there.

"Oh, uh, hey Sog Man. Everything okay?" Sprig asked.

Joe groanded again, suddenly falling over. To the group's horror, they saw that an axe was embedded on his back. The group screamed, "What happened to him?!" Skittles shrieked.

And just to add the worst timing, the fire went out.

"Oh frog, the fire's out!" Zeppy gasped.

"Don't worry," Hop Pop comforted, reliting a green fire, "Good thing I brought my copper matches."

Akira then saw a figure standing in front of the campfire, "Uh...Hop Pop. Improbable alert!" Skittles screamed.

Hop Pop wondered what Skittles was talking about and turned to the figure. The creature was a tall, muddy, and gangly creature with antlers and glowing, piercing red eyes. It groaned at the group. It was a Mud Man!

"It's the Mud Men!" Sprig screamed.

More groaning was heard as more of the Mud Men rose from the bog. Some of them were carrying weapons like sickles, forks, knives, and garden shears. One appeared with four red eyes, laughing. More of the red eyes appeared.

"They're real!" Hop Pop cried. Polly leaped onto his face.

"And they're here for our delicious souls!" she shrieked.

"Oh, man, this is all my fault," Anne muttered, "Everyone, grab a torch!"

They grabbed objects with fire on the end and began swinging at the Mud Men. Zeppy and Skittles used their tails to grasp at torches.

"Oh great, the monsters are carrying weapons," Akira groaned, "But I'm not being a the victim of this tale without a fight."

He took out a whip and prepared to fight. The Mud Men threw mud at the torches, sizzling them out. Only Akira was left as he used his whip, which had the fish hook, to take away the Mud Man's fork and knife. Akira kicked the monster away. He then tried using the whip to disarm the Mud Man with a sickle. But then the one with the garden shear snipped it.

Seeing no other alternative, Akira took out his club and swung away, only for it to be chopped by a Mud Man wielding an axe. Seeing this caused him to stare in disbelief. He then looked just in time to see a Mud Man smack him into the group.

"Akira!" Anne cried.

"Ugh...these guys are tough. I don't think my boomerang will do any good," Akira reported.

The group huddled as the Mud Men began closing in on them, with Akira shielding his friends from them, willing to go down fighting, "Really wish we had some sunlight right about now," Sprig said.

"Or heck, cleaning products," Hop Pop noted.

At the mention of cleaning products, this gave Anne an idea, "I have something even better," she announced.

"What do you have?" Skittles and Akira asked.

"Everyone, take cover!" she ordered.

The group went to find cover. In an instant, Anne took out of her backpack her bath bomb that she wanted to show earlier, "Peony Princess bath bomb! Good-bye, dear friend."

Anne then bit the tag off and spit it out as if it were a grenade and threw it behind the Mud Men. The bath bomb then landed in the bog behind them. Nothing happened.

The Mud Men turned back to them, groaning.

"Oh, sick plan, Anne," Akira said sarcastically, "Right...so...we're gonna die."

"Well, guess we're dead," Hop Pop said.

"Uh-huh," Polly agreed.

Suddenly, the bath bomb began to fizz at the reaction of the bog. The fizz began to spread throughout and then exploded like a clean bomb. The bomb began to wash away everything in it's path. It was then that it revealed that the Mud Men were actually tall frogs. Exposed and found out, the frogs screamed.

"The jig is up, boys!" one frog reported.

"Quickly, before she throws another one of those things!" the second frog ordered.

The fakers began to run away screaming like babies running back to mama. One fell on the tent, "Man, all I wanted to do today was get muddy and eat people," the frog groaned.

"Yeah, you better run, fakers!" Akira commanded, "And don't come back unless you want a VIP ticket to Beatsville!"

The group then cheered in victory, having triumphed against and Mud Man and surviving. They were gonna make it til morning after all.

"Aw man, I'm never camping again!" Zeppy said.

"Me neither after that!" Skittles concurred.

"I can see your butt!" Polly teased to the fleeing frogs.

"Guess we were wrong to doubt you, Anne. You really are used to extreme camping," Hop Pop said.

Anne figured it was time to confess. She sighed, sitting on a log, "Guys, I have a confession. This extreme camping stuff is nonsense. I was miserable back there. I was just trying to cover it up."

"So you dragged us to this horror show for no reason?" Polly demanded before her personality did a one-eighty, "Twisted. I love it."

"I don't understand. Why lie about it? Why be miserable?" Sprig asked.

"I guess I've been feeling kind of left out lately. I'm not a frog," Anne answered. I'm not a Plantar. Heck, I wasn't even invited on this trip. I really like you guys and wanted to be with you, miserable or not," Anne explained, smiling.

The group rejoined Anne and they hugged each, "I don't know if it's the sweet-smelling toxins or the overwhelming emotions, but dang it, I'm a mess," Sprig wailed.

"Next time, we'll include you, Anne, even if we know you'll hate it," Hop Pop promised.

"Yeah. And consider me on the adventure. You know I have a knack for these things," Akira assured.

"Yeah. Heck, we can make you an honorary Cae-Silly," Zeppy announced.

"Thanks, you guys," Anne complimented. She then let out a scream as groaning was heard again. Soggy Joe suddenly got up and groaned as if he were a Mud Man. The group huddled close and screamed. Akira eyed Joe, ready to defend.

Joe then straightened his back and laughed. To their surprise, the axe fell off. The caecilians could see no flesh wound on his back, "But how?!" Skittles said in disbelief.

"Good thing I wore my axe-proof vest, eh?" Joe said nonchalantly.

"So that's why," Akira said.

"So, what'd I miss?" Joe asked.

"Oh, pretty much everything," Anne said.

"Really?" Joe quizzed.

"Oh, Joe, there were these crazy cannibals," Sprig reported

"Wow," Joe replied

"They tried to eat us," Hop Pop answered.

"Oh, serious?" Joe asked.

"Yeah, actually, it turned out they were just frogs," Polly said

"Oh, no way," Joe said.

"Wimpy little frogs covered in mud," Zeppy concurred

"Unbelievable," Joe stated.

"And then we ran, we tried to use torches, it was all a big thing," Anne explained.

"It was very dramatic," Akira chimed in.

"Yeah? Oh? Keep going," Joe replied.

"Anne saved us with her bath bomb," Skittles reported.

"Yeah, I smell it. It's great. Is that peony?" Joe asked.

"Yeah, that is peony," Anne confirmed.

"Yeah, I have a nose for these things," Joe responded.

"Well now that you mentioned it, yeah, it does smell great. Remind me to get me own. This would be good for cleaning," Akira smiled.

"So, that's pretty much it. You're all caught up," Anne addressed.

"Oh, great," Joe conversed. The group and Joe were silent as the sounds of crickets chirping was heard.

This sure was a crazy camp adventure, Akira thought.

Then Joe spoke up and broke the silence, "So, you all want to get pancakes early?" he asked.

"Okay!" Akira cheered.

"Oh, yeah, that sounds great," Anne chirped.

"Let's get outta here," Hop Pop said.

"I've always been more of a waffle girl, myself," Polly chimed in.

Back at the Plantar's farm, the group gathered at the table. Anne figured it was time to show the rest of the group sans Akira, Zeppy, and Skittles the music box.

"Guys, now that we've been through a lot, there's something I'd like to share with you. This is how we got here," Anne said. She began to unravel the cloth surrounding the object, finally revealing the chest.

The Plantars were amazed at the object.

"Right there. This is what Anne showed me. The same object that zapped us into your world," Akira pointed out, "I showed this to the mayor of Murkwell, Jansen. Even he doesnt know of it's properties."

"It's some kind of crazy music box or something. Have you guys seen anything like it before?" Anne asked.

"May I?" Hop Pop asked.

"Sure. I mean, it's busted," Anne shrugged.

Hop Pop began to examine the music box. Even opening it. He eyed it as if it were a puzzle, "Hmm. Hmm! Nope. Never seen anything like it."

"Well, it was worth a shot," Anne said sadly.

"Anne, I promise... We're gonna find a way to get you and Akira home," Sprig assured.

"You can count on us!" Zeppy promised.

"Thanks, Sprig. That means a lot to me," Anne said, smiling warmly.

"Me too," Akira nodded.

Hop Pop yawned, Well, that's enough excitement for me today. I think I'm gonna turn in," he decided.

"And I think it's time I head back to Murkwell. I'll see you guys later," Akira said as he, Zeppy, and Skittles began to walk out the door, "Good night, guys!"

They all said their good nights as Hop Pop left to his room and Akira and the two caecilians returned back home.

Back at the abode of the Four Cae-Sillies, Akira returned home just in time for dinner. Dinner tonight was fried worms as pasta noodles. During dinner time, Akira, Zeppy, and Skittles talked about their day and the camping trip. They also mentioned their battle against the Mud Men, who turned out to be wimpy frogs.

Berry had been talking about the instrument that Loofy had found. He figured it could work for more music moments during times of comedy. With that said and done, Akira began to turn in for the night.

In Hop Pop's study, he was looking through a book. He was searching for answers about the music box. Page after page he turned. And then, he found the answer. Horrifying answers.

"It's just as I feared," Hop Pop gasped.

In the book, it showed the picture of the music box, which had five gemstones on it. Only in the book, the gems on the box were colored as followed: blue, pink, green, crimson, and periwinkle. It mentioned the dangers that the object held. All the warnings. All the pleas to destroy it. It had words like "Danger!", "Destroyed!", and "Beware!" And worst of all, there was a name for the object that sent Anne and Akira into their world.

That name of the object was...the Calamity Box.

Dun dun dunnnn! Looks like Hop Pop knows about the Calamity Box. The only they don't know is that how it ended up in the human world in the first place.

Now anyway...at long last, next chapter is Family Shrub. I've waited a long time for this and at last, it's coming. So stay tuned and let your heart be your guiding key!