In the planter's house Sprig and Polly are cleaning the dishes, Polly licks a fork as Pika slightly jokes "Fucking look, dude, all I'm saying is that where I'm from you could get arrested for having a couch this fucking firm"
"Back in my day we didn't have furniture. We sat on rocks. Sharp ones." Hop-pop rebutted
"Okay fucking hell dude But if I get butt blisters, I'm blaming you" Pika bites back
"Back in my day we called those 'character'" Hop-pop tells
"Dude your days really disregarded amphibian health" Pika comments
Outside the Planters house Pika carries a box as sprig rakes some leaves and hop-pop holds the door for Pika "It's so... fucking heavy" Pika groaned
"Mind the flagstone" Hop-pop called out
"The wha-" Pika asked as they trip on a rock and yell "SHIT-"
"Back in my day, kids spent less time complainin' and more time watching their step" Hop-pop complained
"Yeah? Well, where I'm from during your day women and black people didn't have fucking stupid rights! And people fucking fixed their crummy houses" Pika argued to which hop-pop gasped
"This house is like family! You apologize!" Hop-pop yelled
"Nice joke... wait you're serious. To a fucking house?" Pika yelled back
Sprig is reading on the couch and Polly is playing solitaire in the living room as a thud is heard "FOR FUCK SAKES! WHERE IM FROM PEOPLE DONT ALWAYS HURRY YOU IN THE BATHROOM" Pika yelled as another thud is heard
"Well, back in my day we didn't have a bathroom!" Hop Pop yells,
another thud "1. BULLSHIT! 2.Stop hitting the door with a battering ram!" Pika yelled
"It's been two hours!" Hop-Pop complained.
"I can't take this anymore!" Sprig yells
"They're just getting used to each other. It's not a big deal." Polly disregarded the consistent problems between Pika and Hop-pop
"Not a big deal? Do you remember the Henderson's next door? They used to argue all the time, and look what happened to them" Sprig argued,
it then shows an abandoned looking house as wally loots it "Nothing like scavenging the remains of a broken frog family" Wally says while carrying some of the loot
"If we don't do something now, it won't be long before their bickering tears this family apart" Sprig continued as he started go look worried,
"I still think we should just give them time. Not like we have a lot of options. You can't force people to get along" Polly suggests,
Sprig then gets an idea "Of course not, Polly. Of course not... Of course-" He replied
"Just go already!" Polly yelled
At the back of the Plantar house Hop-pop sighs as a flock of flies honking like geese fly pass, Sprig runs to Hop-pop yelling "We've been robbed!"
Shocked Hop-pop yelled "Say whaaaaat?"
Which resulted in Pika laughing "Sorry, Hop-pop just delivered the best sitcom line for when something shocking happened, kinda like how we've been robbed, oh wait we have been... shit" they started to mutter at the end,
Sprig and Hop-pop stared at Pika confused "Must be painful to make so little sense all the time" Hop-pop said as he shook his head,
Pika stared at him annoyed and thought "Bitch-"
In the cornfield Hop-pop gasps and yells "My prize-winnin' corn!"
"Hold up, You've won prizes?" Pika asked surprised
"It's an expression, Pika. What are you, the fact police?" Hop-pop explained,
Pika then flips him off which confused Hop-pop but then sprig spoke up "The injustice! The outrage! We've gotta catch this thief!"
"Agreed. And it's nice to see you so passionate about produce, Sprig" Hop-pop comments
"Yes. Very odd" Polly adds
"If the thief stole once, it'll steal again. The only way to catch this monster is a stakeout" Sprig suggests
"I like steak." Polly says
"Good idea" Hop-pop agreed
"Polly, not that kind of stake but I like the idea Sprig" Pika agreed
"And the only ones who can do it are... Pika and Hop Pop!" Sprig explained
"Say wha?" Pika asked
"Huh?" Hop-pop spat out
"Well, I obviously can't... because I have the attention span of a... Oh, look at that." Sprig explained before getting distracted by a small butterfly flying by
"Why not Hop Pop and Polly? Seems like a winning combo to me plus i have a shit attention spand as well" Pika asked
"Polly's a baby, Pika" Hop-pop explained annoyed
"Just asking, Hop Pop. Fucking hell" Pika groaned,
Hop-pop sighs "Very well. Let's be honest though. Pika'll probably fall asleep and it'll just be me"
"Why would I fall asleep first? Aren't you like 100 years old?" Pika argued
"I'm a crisp 68!" Hop-pop argued back,
while Pika and Hop-pop argued Polly ask Sprig "You stole the corn, didn't you?"
"Oh, absolutely. But now those two have to spend the whole night together and bond!" Sprig just straight up admits
"Sprig, you can't manipulate people like this!" Polly scolded
"I can, and I did. And it's going to save this family" Sprig argued
Later that day
Sprig is rummaging under his hammock bed when he found his telescope, he places it in front of his window and looks though it to see Pika and hop-pop setting up for a stakeout "Just look at 'em. And now to watch the flowers of friendship bloom." Sprig comments, polly groans at that
At night with Hop-pop and Pika
Pika is reading with a candle on which annoyed Hop-pop "For goodness' sakes, Pika, put that lamp out. We're trying to catch the thief, not scare it away" He whispered
"It's not like we're invisible to the thief without the light" Pika whispered sarcastically then they blow the candle out,
after a bit of silence Pika yawned, which Hop-pop chuckles and says "Had a feeling you wouldn't last"
Pika glared at him "Worry about yourself. I'll be fine. I just need a little boost is all" Pika says as they pull out a 2 litre bottle of Pepsi Max,
hop-pop looked at the bottle "'Pepsi Max. The drink that has the same taste but no sugar.' Hah! That silly drink won't keep you up! Now, this will keep you up" Hop-pop laughed as he pulled out a teapot that looked like it was screaming
"The fuck?! What is this poison?" Pika asked disgusted by the smell
"Mama's old gourd tea recipe. I'm not surprised you don't like the smell. It's way too strong for you" Hop-pop explained
"Bitch! No way it's stronger than my Pepsi" Pika argued, neither said anything for a moment before both said "Gimme that!" as they grabbed for the other's drink, they both started to drink the drink they have in their possession, they then both coughed their lungs out for a while until Pika speaks up over their coughing by laughing
"You should have seen the look on your face. You were dying!"
hop-pop laughed and responded "And what about you? I didn't even know you could turn that colour. What, you got chameleon in your blood?" then laughed again,
Pika lays down starring at the stars then sighs "You know, sometimes I wonder if I'll ever find my friends or get home"
"I know what it's like to miss something, Pika. I find myself pining after the good old days way too much." Hop-pop assured
"Yeah. Now that i think about it we're kinda similar that way. You're always going on about the old days, I'm always going on about back home." Pika observed
"Yeah, deep down we're just a couple of softies, ain't we?" Hop-pop agreed,
Sprig was watching it go down and he cheered "It's working. They're... connecting"
"Of course, my situation is way worse than yours" Pika adds,
hop-pop got annoyed and sighed "Always gotta make it about you, don't you? 'I'm Pika, and my life is worse than everyone else's.'" he complained
"Oh, yeah? Well, at least my head isn't a teakettle-" Pika argued back before rubbing their eyes a bit "Wait, What the fuck is going on?... am i drunk?" They questioned
"Oh, yeah? Well, at least my hair isn't rainbow stardust." Hop-pop argued back,
Pika looked at their hair "What the..." Pika questioned as they saw bubbles appear around them
Hop-pop also questioned the bubbles around him "What's happening to us?" Hop-pop yelled panicked
"How should I fucking know?! This never happen-- Oh. The drinks! Our body chemistry must be so funky that we're having fucking crazy reactions to each other's extreme beverage." Pika explained "Oh shit that was one of the smartest-sounding thing I've ever said" Pika commented,
"This is terrible! I never shoulda let you trick me into trying something new!" Hop-pop yelled while whistling
"Oh, yeah? Well, your fucking disgusting old mama's tea did this to me!" Pika argued back, Hop-pop gasped exaggeratedly
Sprig watched the two arguing "No, no! This can't be! They're fighting again" Sprig panicked
"Oh, no. What a surprise" Polly deadpanned,
sprig grunts as he knocked over his telescope "Okay, okay. No problem. We'll just have to take matters into our own hands" Sprig muttered, he then entered his closet looking for something,
Polly gasps "Wait. You don't mean..." Polly questioned
"Oh, that's right, Polly. I'm going to steal more corn right under their noses They'll have to do this again tomorrow, and the next night, and the next night, until they're the bestest friends who were ever friends, and then the family will be saved!" Sprig answered as he laughed evilly
"You're mad!" Polly yelled
"Try and stop me! Ha-ha!" Sprig yelled he then hopped out the window "Oh, boy" Polly muttered after sprig left
"I didn't make you drink my Pepsi Max!" Pika argued
"Well, you grabbed for my tea first" Hop-pop argued back
"Bull.Shit. This wasn't my fault" Pika argued
"Well, it sure wasn't mine" Hop-pop yelled back,
something the rustled in the farm both Pika and Hop-pop questioned the noise then gasped when they saw a shadowy figure running though the field "The corn thief!" They both say looking at each-other, Hop-pop then emits some steam from his teapot
"Watch where you're pointing that thing" Pika coughed
"Sorry" Hop-pop apologised
Sprig went to steal more corn when someone knocked him down while yelling "Hah!", sprig groans "Stop this madness!" Polly yelled
"Aah! Let go!" Sprig screamed
"You've lost your mind!" Polly yelled back
"A small price for saving this family!" Sprig argued
"Hey!" Hop-pop yelled
"Stop right there, you-- you... thief? Huh?" Pika yelled before questioning their vision as they saw the corn thief transforming "Whoa" both Pika and Hop-pop uttered the monster fully transforms and then roars, Pika and Hop-pop screamed, the monster then spits out fire making a ring of it around Hop-pop and Pika
"The corn thief! And it's the scariest thing I've ever seen!" Hop-pop screamed
"Finally something we agree on" Pika agreed
"We've got to take this thing down. Are you with me?" Hop-pop strategized
"Till the end" Pika answered
"Then let's do this!" Hop-pop exclaimed, they then dodge an attack and hop-pop yells "Teakettle beam, fire!" as he shot a beam from his hands,
Pika grunts as lights surrounded their hands "Rainbow magic!" they yell as they shot the magic to the beast, dust covered the surrounds so Hop-pop and Pika couldn't see the damage they did to the monster, the dust then settles to reveal the monster unharmed "SHIT! Our attacks have no effect" Pika yelled
'But we can't give up so easily" Hop-pop appraised
"Right!" Pika said, they both then shoot their attacks
Sprig and Polly stared at the two wo were supposedly attacking the monster Well, they're broken" Polly analysed as a sleep deprived Pika and Hop-pop imitated attacks,
Hop-pop then yelled "It must be immune to magic"
"Quick! Grab those power-ups!" Pika commanded as they pointed to something
"Power-ups?" Sprig questioned, Hop-pop and Pika then grabbed some tools and ran to attack Sprig and Polly, Pika and Hop-pop yelled while chasing Sprig and Polly who were screaming while running away, Sprig then trips and Polly rolls away, Hop-pop and Pika then threw the tools to the 'monster' as sprig dodged the weapons "No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Pika, Hop Pop, it's me! I've learned my lesson. I promise." Sprig begged
to hop-pop and Pika the monster's distorted voice claimed "I'll never manipulate people--"
"Hold up, does the corn thief kinda sound like Sprig to you?" Pika asked
"Now that you mention it" Hop-pop agreed
their vision then changed back to reality to see sprig sobbing as he begged "Don't kill me! Please!"
everything around Hop-pop and Pika started to change as they questioned it "Uh, wai-- Wha-- None of that was real? But it was so terrifying! I thought we were goners." Hop-pop observed
"Me too. And you... defended me." Pika added
"And you stood by my side like a true warrior." Hop-pop mentioned
"You know, Hop Pop, back home we call that having a friend's back" Pika informed
"Well, back in my day we called it "pulling a Stinky McGuire." But if you don't know Stinky, the saying don't mean much, so let's just stick with yours." Hop-pop informed as well, they both started to laugh "Boy, I'm tir--" Hop-pop commented before both him and Pika passed out asleep,
Polly hopped towards Sprig who was frozen in fear "Wow, Sprig, I owe you an apology. Your dumb ol' plan actually kinda worked" Polly examined
"Thanks, Polly, but maybe next time we do it your way" Sprig says before passing out as well,
Polly sighed "Guess I should drag them inside. But first, I'm parched" Polly grabs the bottle of Pepsi Max and started drinking it "All right, Boulder-tron, you ready to roll?"
then a boulder beast then climbed out the ground and answered "Always, my queen"
"Good man, Boulder-tron. Good man" Polly says before dragging the 3 people passed out in front of her