Sprig looked at a map of Amphibia
Sprig: Newtopia! I can't believe it! It's been a long journey but we're finally almost there!
He noticed Anne and Heather looking at their group photo
Sprig: Hey you two ok?
Anne: Huh? we've been traveling Amphibia for weeks. I thought there'd be some sign of Marcy by now but nothing
Heather: I'm really worried about her...
Sprig: why? Your last friend was kinda... totally evil
Anne: Hey! Sasha Heather and I might be going through a rough patch but that doesn't mean I don't care about her and since she got zapped here with me it must mean that Marcy did too. Also, Marcy is completely different from Sasha. She's harmless.
Sprig: really? How?
Heather: Well...
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Flashback on earth...
Marcy was playing video games during volleyball
Marcy: Yes! Just cleared new game plus!
Heather: Watch out!
Heather hit the volleyball onto the other side of the net
Marcy: Whoa! Thanks Heather
Heather: Y-You're welcome!
Couch: Marcy Heather Sasha Anne you lose!
Sasha facepalmed
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Later Marcy walked backwards in the hallway
Marcy: Okay guys the dungeon's almost ready. Then we can finally play some Creatures and Caverns. Oh yeah!
Heather: Wait!
She closed a locker before Marcy could bump into it
Heather: Phew...
Marcy: that was close! Thanks Heather!
Marcy continued to walk away
Sasha: One of these days she's gonna get herself killed. Heather Isn't there something you want to tell her?
Heather: W-What do you mean-
Then she saw Marcy trip into a garbage pale
Anne: Marcy!
Marcy stood up
Marcy: I did it again didn't I?
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Back in the present...
Anne: she was super smart but super oblivious and insanely clumsy. Like maybe the clumsiest person alive
Sprig: wow that must be horrible
Sprig dropped his glass of water
Heather: it's not that bad. Marcy and I always came up with our own characters for movies we liked and talked about it all the time. I really miss that...
Anne: She's alone here now... and instead of kick balls-
Sprig: She could get mauled by an elephant scarab or crushed to death by a heron or worse flayed alive by a-
Anne and Heather: not helping
Then Polly opened roof door of the fwagon
Polly: guys get out here! You won't believe it!
Anne Heather and the planters left the fwagon and saw Newtopia
All: Whoa...
Heather: we're really here...
Anne: it's amazing! It's majestic! It's... hurting my eyes
She rubbed her eyes
Hop pop: There she is gang Newtopia! If there's a way to get you home it's in that city!
Anne: well then let's get down there!
All: Yeah!
They all walked towards Newtopia but I have to walk through a very shallow moat
Anne: Well my feet are soaked
Heather: Now my socks are wet...
Polly was floating on the water
Polly: Now this is the life-
She bumped into a hole in the ground
Polly: Huh? Hey what do you think made these holes?
Hop pop: Better not to ask. Come on!
Hop pop held Polly and kept moving
Polly: I feel like this is gonna come back later!
Anne knocked on the giant door
Anne: hey anybody home?
Heather: Hello?
A small newt opened a window on the door
Gatekeeper: You can't come in here. Newtopia's closed
All: What?!
Anne: Closed? Like closed closed? Or like closed for lunch?
Gatekeeper: The city is closed closed to all outsiders
Sprig: What the hey hey? Why?
Heather: what's going on?
Gatekeeper: until the barbari-ants are gone of course. Good luck out there!
He closed the window
Anne: What's a 'barbari-ant'?
Hop Pop: Beats me. We don't have them in the valley
Sprig: Psh, they close the whole city because of a few little ants?
Heather: they sound like big ants to me
Sprig: I don't think-
Suddenly giant ants knocked sprig onto the ground
All: AH!
Sprig: Big ants! Really big ant!
Anne: started to feel a bit antsy...
Heather felt her back but didn't have her spear
Heather: dang it! I left my spear in the fwagon!
At that moment black goo was thrown around the ants and an flaming arrow was shot at it setting it on fire
Anne: what the?!
All the ants ran away
Heather: who just helped us?
Another arrow was shot with a rope tied to it which attached to the fwagon
Polly: Hop Pop can I get a crossbow for my birthday? Please please please!
Hop Pop: Eh we'll talk
The person used the rope to glide down towards the group
Hop Pop: That's one cool newt!
The rope broke and Marcy fell in the water
Marcy: Ow!
Hop Pop: ouch...
Sprig: Been there
Polly: Didn't really stick the landing
Anne: Wait a second...
Heather: Is that...
Marcy stood up from the ground
Marcy: Okay so Newtopian rope can hold an average human girl for... 2.3 seconds!
She started writing in her notebook
Marcy: Maybe I could reinforce the rope with ironspider silk to increase the tensile strength!
Anne and Heather: Marcy?
Marcy put her hood down and saw her friends
Marcy: Anne? Heather?
Anne and Heather: Marcy!!
Marcy: Guys!!
Anne and Heather immediately hugged Marcy
Marcy: is it really you?
Anne: Marcy can't believe it!
Heather: You're really here!
Marcy: the three of us? Here?
Heather held Marcy's face
Heather: this is real right? I'm not dreaming?
Marcy: Haha! No Heather I'm really real!
Heather blushed and immediately let go of Marcy
Heather: S-Sorry! I don't know why I did that!
Marcy: It's ok! I get it! we haven't seen each other in months!
Anne tried not to squeal and hugged Marcy again
Anne: we missed you so much!
Marcy: Aw I missed you too!
Sprig was still a little suspicious
Heather: You look so different! Like Robin Hood!
Marcy: I know I know right?! It's nuts! This is real!
Marcy pointed her crossbow at Anne but she moved it aside
Anne: yeah very real
Marcy: Ah sorry! Isn't this place wild? What an adventure! Aw man! I've really grown out here! Come into my own! Leveled up! No more clumsy klutzy Marcy. Can you believe it?
Heather: Yeah I can! You clearly changed so much! B-But in a good way!
Marcy: so have you Heather! You're way more energetic and pumped up! I love it!
Heather: R-Really? Thanks-! Ah! You're capes on fire!
Marcy saw her cape on fire
Marcy: What? How?!
Anne: I got it!
Anne dipped her cape in the water
Marcy: Note to self nonflammable cloak preferable!
then the planters walked up to them
Hop pop: so who's your friend?
Anne: You guys meet Marcy!
Heather: Our second friend from earth!
Marcy: Oh my gosh. Who are these cuties? Are they your surrogate frog family? Did they find you and take you in? Oh! I love the found family trope! Gosh this is just like the hero in my favorite game!Vagabondia Chronicles! The greatest JRPG of all time. Have you played it? Do you wanna play it? do you wanna borrow it? Just say the word and I'll lend you my copy. Man it'll change your lives! I showed the game to Heather and she loves it!
Heather: Yeah it's still one of my favorites
Sprig: Uh...
Anne: Yep the Plantars took us in. The one you got there is Hop Pop
Marcy measured Hop pop's head
Marcy: Uh huh as I thought 62 centimeters!
Hop Pop: Yep! All brain
Marcy: Judging from the size of your cranium and flecks of sediment you're from Frog Valley right?
Hop pop gasped
Hop pop: You can tell all that from my head?
Marcy: I've been studying Amphibia history and farm culture is super underappreciated in my opinion. You're the backbone of society and do not get enough credit for it
Hop pop gasped again
Hop pop: Thank you!
Heather: The small one is Polly
Marcy looked at Polly
Marcy: a pollywog!
Polly: Hi!
Marcy picked up Polly and used the sun to see the inside of her body
Marcy: Hmm... I'd say those legs should be coming in in about... two months give or take!
Polly gasped
Polly: can I get that in writing?!
Marcy: oh yeah absolutely!
Marcy wrote down 'legs in 2 months' on a piece of paper and gave it to Polly
Polly: Thank you!
Then Marcy ran up to sprig
Marcy: Oh! And hi there! Wow I've never seen a frog your color before. You're not poisonous, are you?
Sprig shook her hand
Sprig: Maybe I am maybe I'm not
Marcy: Wait really?
Sprig: Yeah I literally actually don't know
Marcy: I will iodine that later!
Anne and Heather walked up to her
Anne: So what about you Mar mar? Have you been in Newtopia this whole time?
Heather: have you done any traveling?
Marcy: Here and there but uh mostly here. I actually warped in right inside the city walls pretty lucky right? Like what are the odds- Oh okay! Oh my gosh! Remember that game Heather and I tried to get you and Sasha to play Creatures and Caverns?
Heather: Oh yeah!
Anne: ...No
Marcy: It turns out newts are just like Cephalons from Shadows of Xelnoth! Anyway I just role played like your typical artificer rogue and the next thing I know boom! I'm the chief ranger of the Newtopian Knight Guard!
Polly: Uh... were those words?
Heather: That's so cool! Sprig Polly Anne and I went to this training camp where I got own spear!
Marcy: Really?! Can I see it? Can fight with it? What was the training like?
Heather: Sure, yes and fun!
Anne: So Marcy can you get us into the city? We tried the gate but they won't let us in
Marcy: Unfortunately those gates will stay closed until the barbari-ants are defeated. Luckily we've got a plan! Come on!
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The planters Anne Heather and Marcy visited three newts in a tent
Marcy: Sup triple B?
Bartley: Ah Master Marcy! Uh who are these strangers with you?
Marcy: They're with me. The Plantars traveled here all the way from the valley!
Heather: Nice to meet you
Marcy: that's Heather and this is Anne-
Anne poked Marcy
Marcy: Ow
Anne: Hehe sorry just still can't believe your here
Heather: it's kinda unreal
Marcy: I know what you mean!
Bartley: You'll be glad to hear we've agreed on a battle strategy
Blair: What? We've agreed on nothing!
Marcy: Well, no worries. I think I got it figured out. Anne Heather do you remember when we studied insect migration patterns in biology class?
Anne: Nope
Heather: Not really...
Marcy: Well since the weather warmed up those ants have been sending scouting parties deeper into our territory
She moved a figure of an ant closer to a model of Newtopia
Marcy: In fact I predict a full scale invasion is just around the corner! The king has asked me to stop them before they turn Newtopia into a giant anthill!
She crushed the castle with a fake anthill
Heather: that sounds like a lot to handle...
Sprig: wait you work directly for the king of Amphibia?
Marcy: Uh huh!
Hop Pop: Sprig behave yourself!
Anne: I didn't even know you guys had a king
Hop Pop: Well duh we're not anarchists
Polly: Speak for yourself!
Heather: it's just that you never mentioned him before
Hop pop: I thought it was obvious!
Marcy: Okay Plan is we're gonna sneak behind enemy lines and drive the ant queen away. With her gone the rest should retreat
Sprig: Oh yeah? And how are we doing that?
Marcy: Check it out!
She held a sash with small yellow mushrooms and Polly gasped
Polly: Boom shrooms?!
Marcy: Not quite. These are stink shrooms!
Marcy put on the sash
Polly: Oh... Carry on
Marcy: They're designed to release pheromones that should drive the queen away instantly but we will have to fight our way through a bloodthirsty hoard of ants
Polly: My interest has been restored!
Marcy: We'll have to be extra careful If one thing goes wrong-
She almost knocked over the table
Anne: Uh Marbles this sounds pretty dangerous. Yeah why don't you leave the mission to me and the Plantars? We did stuff like this all the time in the valley
Heather: Anne I grew a lot in Amphibia and it's clear Marcy did to! I think she should come with us!
Marcy: Thanks for trusting me Heather!
Heather moved her hair out of her face
Heather: y-your welcome
Anne: Marcy your cape is on fire
Marcy: What?!
She noticed her cape was on fire and immediately put it out
Hop pop: Those capes sure are flammable
Marcy: just trust me. I can handle this. Now let's get going. Mission engage!
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The group made it down the tunnels
Marcy: Alright! Let's go
Anne: Hold up stay behind me! Okay if we can just stay in this formation-
Marcy walked ahead of everyone
Marcy: This is gonna be a cinch guys! Trust me I know these tunnels better than anyone!
Heather noticed Marcy was walking right towards a hole
Heather: Be carful!
She grabbed Marcy's cape before she could fall
Marcy: Whoa! Thanks!
Heather: A-Are you ok?
Marcy: Yep!
She wrote a note down in her journal
Marcy: Note to self do not step in holes
Anne: Seriously let us handle this. You'll be safer in the back
Sprig: I gotta say I do feel pretty safe back here-
Suddenly an ant grabbed sprig with its mouth
Sprig: AHH!
All: Sprig!
At that moment the rest of them were surrounded by more ants
Heather: Marcy remember you said you wanted to see my spear?
Marcy: Yeah?
Heather grabbed her spear from behind her back and was ready to fight
Marcy: Whoa!
Anne: Alright everyone fight mode!
Sprig stood next to them
Sprig: Yeah on it!
Polly: oh hey sprig you survived
Sprig: I kicked it!
Anne: Okay Marcy stay close!
Marcy wondered off and looked closely at flowers
Heather: Marcy!
Marcy used the flowers to make a potion and threw it at a wall which exploded
Marcy: Guys this way! Come on!
The planters Anne and Heather followed Marcy through the hole. Then Marcy threw another potion which grew vines keeping the ants from getting any close
Marcy: Insta-vines! Read them myself
Polly was still on the other side
Polly: Uh guys a little help here?!
Marcy: whoops
All except Marcy: Not the baby!!
Anne was able to grab Polly before the ants could
Heather: Phew... that was close
Anne: Marcy!
Marcy: Oh sorry sorry! But it all turned out ok right? Anyway isn't vegetation in Amphibia just the coolest?
Hop pop: You think vegetables are cool?
Soon they all found the queen ant who was taking care of the eggs
Sprig: Well at least she's a good mother
Heather: What's the plan Marcy?
Marcy: Glad you asked. We're going to have to plant these around the room
She gave a handful of stink shrooms to everyone
Marcy: That way she gets a nose full. They're set to go off in five minutes so move quickly. Also the queen is nearly blind but hears really well. So be very very quiet
Each of them nodded and split up while Heather went with Marcy
Marcy: Ok Heather do you have enough stink shrooms?
Heather: Yeah I-
She heard a rock fall from the stop of the cave
Heather: Look out!
Heather pulled Marcy out of the way and they both hid behind the rock so the ant queen didn't see anything
Marcy: Heather what are you doing?
Heather: I-I was just trying to help
Marcy: I know but you don't have to. I was about to get out of the way myself
Heather: I'm sorry...
Marcy put her hand on Heather's shoulder
Marcy: Hey I it's ok and when I do need help I know you and Anne will be there
Heather blushed but then they saw sprig get eaten by the queen
All: SPRIG!
Heather: No!
Marcy: don't panic! He's still alive! These bugs take a while to digest their food. Look!
She pointed to the queens stomach and could see sprig through it
Marcy: I can still save him!
Heather: Wait!
She held Marcy's hand to keep her from leaving
Heather: Let me go with you!
Marcy: only I've studied barbari-ant biology Heather! It has to be me!
Heather: but we can work together!
Marcy: why won't let me do this on my own?!
Heather: Because you were my first real friend!
Marcy was shocked and Heather blushed again
Heather: I-I'm still worried about what might happen
Marcy smiled and held Heather's hand tighter
Marcy: you don't worry. I can take care my myself now I promise. Just trust me
Heather: ...I do. Now go!
Marcy: see you on the other side!
Marcy ran off and bounced on all the ants
Hop Pop: Who knew these ants were so bouncy?
Marcy: I did! Cause I studied them!
Marcy let herself be eaten by the queen and hop pop covered his eyes
Ho pop: I can't look!
Polly: dibs on the crossbow!
Heather: don't worry! Marcy's got this!
Marcy fought off the queen from the inside and she was spit out while holding sprig. Her eyes glowed green for a split second
Sprig: Wahoo!!
Anne and Heather were able to catch them but they all still fell on the floor. Then the whole group were surrounded by more ants
Polly: Uh not looking forward to being torn apart right now!
Anne: Marcy any ideas?
Marcy checked the timer on her phone
Marcy: Three... two... one!
All the stink shroom went off scaring all the ants away
Sprig: AH! It smells so-! Oh it actually smells kinda nice
Marcy: I mean it will liquefy your lungs if you breathe too much of it so...
Anne: Well time to go!
They all started running out of the cave
Marcy: Hey Heather? thanks for trusting me
Heather: no problem. We couldn't have done this without you
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The planters Anne Heather and Marcy made it out of the cave
Marcy: Mission success!
Sprig: Hey uh Marcy? Sorry for all the suspicion earlier. I was wrong about you. You're no backstabber
Marcy: Hey I'm just glad you're okay. It's obvious you mean a lot to Anne and Heather
Sprig: and you mean a lot to them to! Especially heather
Suddenly a giant bell rang and the Newtopia gates opened
Marcy: Now come on. Who's ready to go to Newtopia?
Anne Sprig and Polly followed Marcy into the city
Heather: Wow Marcy hasn't just grown she's evolved. I'm really proud of her!
Hop Pop: Always impressive what people are capable of isn't it?
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Everyone made it into Newtopia and looked around
All: Whoa!
Anne: look at this place!
Hop Pop: Mighty impressive
Polly: I want to touch everything!
Anne: This is like a city city
Heather: looks so much bigger then from outside the gates
Then a bunch of newt soldiers showed with Lady Olivia
Marcy: Well met Lady Olivia!
Lady Olivia: The king sends his greetings Marcy. He trusts you have succeeded?
Marcy: Yep!
She threw an ant head on the floor
Lady Olivia: Ah still fresh I see. Excellent work as expected of the great Marcy Wu
A soldier grabbed the head and walked away
Lady Olivia: and I see you brought company
Marcy: Lady Olivia meet Anne and Heather! Two of the friends I was telling you about
Heather: Uh pleased to meet you Olivia
Lady Olivia: it's a pleasure to meet you to Heather
Anne: same to you dude! Oh uh milady
Anne and Heather both bowed
Marcy: and these are the planters
Hop pop: Hey there!
Polly: Sup.
Sprig: Hello. We can bow too!
Hop pop: Your Highness
Sprig and Hop pop bowed
Olivia: Yes well uh... Welcome to Newtopia! Plantars, Anne and Heather. This is an old city but one rich in history and splendor! Please don't touch anything that looks important
Sprig broke a statue by accident by sitting on it
Sprig: I'm ok!
Lady Olivia: do enjoy your stay...
Lady Olivia and the soldiers walked away
Hop Pop: She seems friendly... ish
Anne: So are you like a big deal here or something?
Marcy: Let's just say I have a perfect record when it comes to missions
Heather: not surprised. You were a straight A student back home
Marcy: Oh but it's no big deal really!
Sprig: Ok so Marcy I've got a couple of questions. How'd you get so smart? What's your cloak made out of? What's in your pouch? Where'd you get that wrist thing? What were Anne and Heather like back home?
Hop Pop: Kids will you help me get the fwagon unloaded? Let's give Anne Heather and Marcy some space
Anne got an idea
Anne: uh I'll help to! You guys packed a lot of stuff
Heather: what? Anne-
Anne walked away with the planters but have Heather two thumbs up while smiling causing her to blush
Marcy: You ok Heather?
Heather: Yeah Yeah just a lot on my mind
Marcy: Wanna walk about it?
Heather and Marcy sat by a fountain
Marcy: I'm guessing you and Anne haven't found a way home yet?
Heather: No... And now that we're here I don't know what to do next
Marcy: Hey I get it. But first we have to find Sasha
Heather: Oh uh Anne and I did find Sasha but we had a fight...
Marcy: no way! What is bad?
Heather hugged her knees
Heather: there was a lot of yelling. was just so tired of being pushed around and ignored... now I don't know where she is
Marcy: Well even if we find a way home it's pointless without Sasha.
Heather: so what's next?
Marcy: I don't know. Back home Sasha always decided the plan
Heather: Maybe the three of us can come up with our own plan
Marcy: Yeah! it's worked out for us so far right?
She stood up on the fountain
Marcy: Come on stand up!
Heather: if you say so
Heather stood up
Marcy: Let me see that power pose!
Heather made sure to stand up straight
Heather: Like this?
Marcy: Good enough! I'm Marcy Wu!
Heather: and I'm Heather Phoenix!
They both held hands again
Both: and together with Anne we're going to find Sasha and find a way home!
Marcy: Hahaha! and Heather? For what it's worth... I would never ignore you
Heather: ...I-I know!
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Meanwhile King Andries was watching Heather and Marcy through a window
Andrias: The pieces are starting to fall into place... It's time for her to be apart of the game
He put a figure that looked like heather next to two pieces that looked like Anne and Marcy