Travelling to new lands

Episode 34: Handy Pika

Flowers were blooming as Sprig and Pika sat on the roof of the Plantar house. "Spring is finally here." Sprig says, relaxed by the beautiful season, "mhm, New season, new chances. I think I'm ready to be my best true self..." Pika agreed, feeling calm and taking in a deep breath of spring air, "So, you're feeling better about the Cy incident?" Sprig asked, Pika's expression changed as they tensed up thinking about the fight they had with Cy, they just nodded and pulled their knees up as to hide their pain from the topic, "Oh, cool. 'Cause if I had to fight like that, I'd be devastated. Heck, I'd be upset just hearing someone talk about it." Sprig said, not even thinking if Pika was actually feeling better, Pika began to tap their finger against their knee as Sprig rambled. They then noticed Hop-pop and Polly. "Oh hey, Hop-pop and Polly!" Pika quickly said, distracting Sprig, "Yoo-hoo!" Hop-pop called out to Pika and Sprig, Sprig got off the roof with ease, but Pika slipped and ended up falling onto the ground, spraining their right wrist."Ow..." Pika muttered as they got up and walked up to the others."Whoa, Hop Pop. What is this thing?" Sprig asked."Impressive, huh? This here's an all-terrain, custom-modeled family wagon. Calling it the fwagon." Hop-pop explained,"Whoa." Sprig uttered, "fwagon... of course..." Pika muttered."Cheap too." Hop-pop added."The previous owners died in it." Polly explained."So we need this 'cause? and I'm not calling it the fwagon." Pika asked."Well, with the snow melted and the mountain pass open, we can finally travel outside the valley to Newtopia!" Hop-pop explained."Oh, my frog! We're going to Newtopia?" Sprig asked excitedly."Newtopia, huh? explain it to me." Pika asked

In the Fwagon:

Hop-pop unrolled a sheet of paper that has the map of Amphibia, and he pointed to the centre of the map. "It's the beating heart of . A bustling metropolis full of ancient knowledge, run by the wisest of newts. If anyone can help you get home, it's them!" he explained. He then pulled out a photo of a hooded newt."So mystical." Sprig uttered as he and Polly stared at it awestruck."So going to Newtopia can help me find a way home, and we could run into Em on the way? cool, " Pika said."You betcha. Pack your things, kids. We leave tonight." Hop-pop told the kids, and they cheered."We're going to Newtopia!" Sprig and Polly chanted as they exited the Fwagon, Pika and Hop-pop exited the Fwagon after, "Say, Pika, since you don't have a lot to pack, could you give Chuck the spare key when he swings by?" Hop-pop requested, "don't have a lot to pack? Dude, my living space is a mess it might take a while to find everything I want to pack, but I'll do that. Also, isn't Chuck the tulip dude?" Pika asked "Yea" Sprig answered."Cool, why does he need a key?" Pika questioned."Because I hired him to protect the house from all the things waiting to destroy it." Hop-pop answered."Nani?!" Pika yelled. They then cleared their throats, noticing how the Plantars looked confused."Sorry, what!?" Pika yelped."An empty house is vulnerable, Pika. Needs protectin'. Not to mention our crops, the very soul of a farm. Left alone to face wildfires, locusts, tornadoes, flaming locust tornadoes. Anyway, here you go." Hop-pop explained, he then handed Pika the key "fuck dude... didn't realise your risking so much just to help me" Pika muttered feeling a bit guilty "Eh, he's just being dramatic." Sprig said trying to assure Pika, then a flaming locust tornado destroyed a house nearby, Pika witnessed it as a frog screamed "uh..." they uttered pointing to where the flaming locust tornado destroyed with their left hand "Mostly." Sprig added, he then entered the Plantar house as Hop-pop says "All right, kids. Time to get packing." Pika looked down at the key in their hand and kept silent as their thoughts started to storm in their head, blinding their vision from reality. all they saw were visions of what they thought everyone would feel about them when they all find out, they hugged themself tightly, digging their nails into their arms so hard that they broke through the skin and blood slowly seeped out and ignoring the pain from their right wrist and their arms "fuck... they're doing so much... just for someone like me... " they muttered,

They were snapped out of their thoughts as they heard a snail chirp "h-huh?", a buff looking frog on a snail with a small carrier stopped in front of the Plantar house, making Pika fall over "Weh- oof-" Pika yelped, when Pika got back onto their feet Chuck exited the taxi "Heyya Chuck" Pika greeted him as the taxi drove off, Chuck spat at what seemed like a small ant hill then a creature flew out and began attacking Chuck "oh shit-" Pika muttered seeing how Chuck is getting chased and ran into a tree where there were more which attacked Chuck, "He cant protect the house! dude is getting his ass beaten by whatever the fuck those things are. the house is doomed. unless..." Pika said to themself, they then ran inside and grabbed their bat and swung at the creatures knocking them away and saving Chuck "Sorry Chuck, but it turns out we won't need you after all, because I'm gonna disaster-proof the house myself." Pika told Chuck "T-Tulips." Chuck said beaten up before falling onto his back, probably passed out. "First thing i need are supplies. not just any though. i need the best! these frogs are risking so much for me. and I need to put in the effort. especially since... No. no. don't start thinking about it now. " Pika told themself, they then ran to Grub n' Go and bought 10 shovels