Episode 6: A Decisive Battle

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 6: A Decisive Battle

In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.

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As you very well know, the land of Gorgeous was in a troublesome state. Darkness was prevailing over the light, and the land was suffering. Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee were training with the Ginja Ninja, so now with the land virtually unprotected would be the perfect time for the darkness to strike, and that was precisely the intention of the Amor Association.

“Now is our time to make ourselves known,” began Agape speaking the the lesser three members of the Amor Association. “Long have we remained hidden in this land, watching happiness prance around without any hindrance. The time has come for change, a change in which darkness will rule unchecked in this land. Come let us prepare, for tonight we storm the Castle of Adoration and we shall conquer it!”

Philia grabbed his weapon of choice, a lance. This lance had the powers of darkness sewn into it with the power from all of the lives that it had claimed. The shaft of the lance was completely black, and the spearhead was as white as ivory. Once the lance pierced the heart of its victim, the victim's soul would be absorbed into the ivory tip and cause the shaft to resonate darkness, turning it as black as death. Thus, this weapon became known as the Loathsome Lance.

Storge, being of a more muscular build, preferred to use a weapon of power. His weapon was infused with the screams of his victims. The ax that he used was a color that looked as if it were woven out of flame. It was red, orange, and yellow at the same time and resonated a heat so intense that none could hope to leave battle without a burn. This ferocious weapon, with the fear that it imposed, was called the Hell Halberd.

Eros, being agile and tall, preferred to use a ranged weapon. Eros claimed the bow as his weapon. His bow was blood red, and once an arrow penetrated the skin of his enemy, the blood that would be shed was taken in by the bow. This gave the bow an appearance like no other and caused it to hold an excruciating amount of darkness. Eros' weapon was known as the Blood Bow.

Agape, the leader of the Amor Association, was stronger and faster than all of the other Amorites combined. His presence struck fear into the heart of his enemies, and none could hope to withstand his might. Agape used a sword as his weapon. Black borrowed its color from his sword. The blade was dark, not black, but dark, as the blade seemed to be woven out of all sorrowful things in life. Fear, hate, pain, rage, anger, and immorality were all present in the blade of his sword. The hilt was a color unknown to the world. No words could possibly describe the kind of power that resonated from the hilt of Agape's sword, Impurity.

With that, the four Amorites equipped themselves for the battle that would remain etched in the minds of Gorgeousians for generations to come. The Amorites gathered an army of demons to aid them in their quest to conquer the castle. The army's numbers were in the thousands and no one could possibly hope to stand in its way.

Eros began chanting some ancient evil language and opened up a dark void. The army began to pour through the void into the foreground before the castle. Once the army had gone traveled to the land of Gorgeous, the four Amorites stepped through, and thus began the Battle of Adoration.

“Demons,” called Agape. “Now is the time for darkness to prevail. Leave no survivors and take this castle for our own!”

“Yes lord,” the demons replied in unison, as they turned towards the castle.

Fortunately, the King of Princesses had not been so arrogant and knew that an attack was inevitable. The King had prepared an army, although not comparable to that of the Amor Association, of the bravest souls in the land of Gorgeous. Little Pumpkin, Frolicking Fawn, Kindhearted Kitty, Breathtaking Bunny, and Glittering Grizzly were among the King's army along with several other Gorgeousians.

The battle itself would last for hours, with the death of many demons and Gorgeousians. The land of Gorgeous was to be harmed severely, as this was to be one of the darkest days in the entire history of Gorgeous. The land would become blood-stained and would remain that way for years to come.

The Battle of Adoration began with the demons charging the Gorgeousians. The Gorgeousians had arranged themselves with calvary at the front, followed closely by the infantry, and then archers were stationed farther back to arch from a distance.

The first line of demons penetrated the calvary and began fighting the infantry. The archers were shooting down the demons trying to protect the lives of the few hundred infantrymen that they had. The first line of around 400 demons easily fell, but then the second wave began, and the fighting just raged on.

“Master,” Eros hissed. “Why do we just sit here and bide our time. The four of us could easily take them out.”

“Fool,” Agape replied. “We are observing. We are not to be ignorant, for that will be our downfall. We must learn everything that we possibly can about this land.”

After an hour had passed, only 500 Gorgeousians remained alive, compared to the 2,000 demons. Things were going badly for the Gorgeousians, and they were beginning to lose all hope of victory. A final stand had to be made.

“Charge!” screamed the Glittering Grizzly. This energized the Gorgeousians for their final stand. The 500 remaining Gorgeousians charged and battled for another hour.

Once the hour had been completed, only five Gorgeousians remained alive, whereas 100 demons and the Amorites were still alive. The five Gorgeousians were Little Pumpkin, Frolicking Fawn, Kindhearted Kitty, Breathtaking Bunny, and Glittering Grizzly.

“Enough,” chuckled Agape, as he and the lesser Amorites walked over to the surrounded Gorgeousians. “The four of us will test you remaining five.”

“I will take the fawn and the bunny,” Storge said.

“I want the Grizzly,” Philia said.

“I've never liked kitties,” Eros remarked.

“That leaves the pumpkin for me,” Agape said.

Breathtaking Bunny and Frolicking Fawn both charged at Storge, but Storge simply leaped into the air and hovered there, causing the attacks to miss. “You guys are more pathetic than Pretty Princess Man,” laughed Storge.

“Take that back,” the Frolicking Fawn said.

“I have no need to,” Storge replied and pulled out the Hell Halberd.

“Ah-,” shuttered Frolicking Fawn and Breathtaking Bunny from the heat that there bodies became exposed to.

Storge swung the halberd down upon his two foes and caused them to become unconscious. “Too easy,” Storge chuckled.

“Hopefully you'll put up a better fight, you pathetic creature,” Philia said to Glittering Grizzly.

“My power far surpasses yours,” roared Glittering Grizzly.

“All you have is size,” Philia replied. “You possess no skill and have no control. This shouldn't take very long.”

Glittering Grizzly became frustrated with these words and lashed out at Philia, nearly taking out his side with his claws, but Philia was much too fast for that.

“Slower than Pretty Princess Man,” thought Philia aloud. “I didn't even have to use my weapon on Pretty Princess Man, but I guess you can receive that honor. I just don't have any more patience. Now your time is over!”

Philia's lance appeared in his hand out of thin air. He spun the Loathsome Lance around in one hand and stabbed towards Glittering Grizzly. Glittering Grizzly barely evaded the attack with a hop to the left.

“Why resist? You are merely extending your suffering.” Philia disappeared, or seemed to. He appeared behind Glittering Grizzly and stabbed him in the hind legs crippling him and causing him to faint.

“Hmm. Our turn,” smirked Eros.

“What?” said Kindhearted Kitty, but it was too late, Eros had already strung his Blood Bow and released. The arrow went straight through the forearms of Kindhearted Kitty.

Kindhearted Kitty vision blurred and then his hearing failed him. Kindhearted Kitty vomited from the pain and then blacked out. “Wow,” Eros said in a whisper, “these people are not worth out time.”

“Wait,” Little Pumpkin started.

“What?” Agape returned.

“I cannot possibly hope to defeat you. You have killed many Gorgeousians here today and wounded our best,” Little Pumpkin stated.

“So one of you has a brain,” muttered Eros under his breath.

“Very true,” Agape said back to Little Pumpkin. “You have two options: One, battle me and die, or two, come with us and be imprisoned in the dungeon. Your imprisonment will make you wish that you were dead and your stomach will constantly yearn for food.”

“I choose life,” Little Pumpkin replied.

“So be it,” Agape answered.

With that the five remaining Gorgeousians from the battle were led into the abandoned Castle of Adoration. The Castle had been lost, and darkness was prevailing all over the land. Little Pumpkin, Frolicking Fawn, Kindhearted Kitty, Breathtaking Bunny, and Glittering Grizzly were all imprisoned in separate cells in the harshest of conditions.

“Very well,” Agape said addressing the lesser Amorites. “The day is ours and soon the land will bow down to darkness. This castle shall now be known as the Castle of Termination, and we will reside here.”

So the Battle of Adoration was lost by the Gorgeousians and the Castle of Adoration fell to the Amor Association. The foreground of the castle was bloodstained and was piled high with dead bodies. The blood soaked into the ground and the land of Gorgeous could not handle the contamination and the land became sick.

Hope was scarce, as the King of Princesses was nowhere to be found. The only hope for the land of Gorgeous came from Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the blue Bumblebee, but they were training with the Ginja Ninja, a gingerbread man who had learned the art of Beautiful Battling. Hope, one of the three things Pretty Princess Man stood for, would need to be found if light was to prevail over the darkness.

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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.

Episode 5: The Ginja Ninja

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 5: The Ginja Ninja
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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“Wake up sleepyhead,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee called. “We need to train Pretty Princess Man. Who knows when the members of the Amor Association will show up again?”
“Wha-” stammered Pretty Princess Man. “Where am I?”
“You were asleep,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee answered. “We were training, but you passed out.”
“Well, I'm exhausted,” Pretty Princess Man said. “The fingers in my left hand are broken. My injuries are deep, and I need to heal.”
“Pretty Princess Man, if you don't train, the Amorites will kill you. They are significantly stronger than the two of us combined. We need to be able to defeat the darkness and bring peace back to the land. We can only do that if we become stronger,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee explained.
“This I know,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “But we will never reach their level of skill if the only ones we are training against our ourselves.”
“Than what shall we do Pretty Princess Man?” You defeated the Rainbow Troll and I the Angry Unicorn. We have light on our side Pretty Princess Man, we cannot fail,” Bonnie returned.
“Again, I know that light is with us. My course of action would be to train with my old friend, Ginja Ninja. He knows how to engage in combat without harming the land of Gorgeous. He has studied this art his entire life and is known as the true master of Beautiful Battling,” Pretty Princess Man decided.
“Beautiful Battling?” Bonnie asked.
“Yes,” Pretty Princess Man answered. “As I said you fight without hurting Gorgeous. This ancient art is only known by a few and they dedicate their entire lives to master it, so that they may pass it onto one who is willing to dedicate his life.”
“But we don't have a lifetime!”
“True, but my old friend may be able to teach us as much as he can. He resides in secret, and finding him will be a task in itself, but the experience we would gain will greatly advance light's position in this struggle.
“The last time I saw him was 15 years ago, and the last time I heard someone mention his name was ten years ago. We need to find him Bonnie.”
“Ten years ago! Didn't you ever think of visiting him?” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee asked.
“Of course Bonnie,” Pretty Princess Man said. “But Gorgeousians are not allowed to see Beautiful Battlers unless they are going to dedicate their lives to the cause. I'm sure, though, due to the present circumstances, that the Ginja Ninja will see us. He must if the land is to be healed.”
“Okay,” Bonnie pondered. “Where do we start looking for your friend?”
“Well I would start with where I last saw him,” Pretty Princess Man suggested. “He was in the town of Astonishing then. It is the only lead we have.”
“Alright,” Bonnie said.
Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee then set out from the town of Miracles and traveled to Astonishing. As they traveled the scenery had changed drastically from when they had first encountered the Rainbow Troll. The clouds in the sky were no longer a fluffy white, but a gruesome gray color that seemed as if anyone would lose become disheartened. The sun was shining, but not with the same intensity as before these dark times. The grass was now an awful yellow-green color, showing how sickly the land of Gorgeous had become. Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee continued on with perseverance and eventually came to the town of Astonishing.
The town a week ago truly was astonishing, but now to be called mediocre would be pushing it. The buildings had lost their splendor, and the sense of happiness had been lost. Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee reluctantly entered the city that two days ago Pretty Princess Man had been very happy with Astonishing, having been able to go on a date with Little Pumpkin. Our two heroes headed off to where Pretty Princess Man had first gone, the candy store.
The candy store was the last place that Pretty Princess Man and the Ginja Ninja had talked before they parted for 15 years. Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee entered the candy store, and of course there were Gorgeousian girls, but Little Pumpkin was not among them, so Pretty Princess Man did not waste his time and stepped up to the counter. “Hello.”
“Welcome,” Candy Captain, the owner of the store, said. “How may I help you?”
“Well Candy Captain, do you remember the Ginja Ninja? We are in search of him,” Pretty Princess Man explained.
“Golly,” Candy Captain remarked. “That was 15 years ago lad. My memory is not that good. He became, what do you call them, a Blissful Brawler?”
“A Beautiful Battler,” Pretty Princess Man corrected. “Do you have any idea where he might be?”
“Hmm,” though Captain Candy out loud as he searched his memory for the Ginja Ninja. “I cannot say that I do Pretty Princess Man. Although I remember something about that if you wanted to find a Beautiful Battler, you called it, that you need to listen to the beauty of the land of Gorgeous. Then the Beautiful Battler will appear to you. I'm afraid that is all the help that I can offer you.”
“Thanks,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said, and walked outside the store with Pretty Princess Man and stopped. “How are we supposed to listen to the beauty of the land in a time like this? This is insane Pretty Princess Man! We are getting nowhere.”
“We are Bonnie, we are,” Pretty Princess Man assured Bonnie. “We just need to find a place where darkness is weak, and where the beauty will be resonating the strongest. I believe that we should go to the Lake of Wonder. There I believe we will be able to listen to the beauty.”
“Pretty Princess Man, there is no logic here. We are going on pure instinct. If the Amorites were to attack at this moment, then surely we would perish. We do not have the time to be prancing around looking for your friend who is nowhere to be found. I will follow you, but only to the Lake of Wonder. If we find nothing there, then I am going back to Miracles where I will train so that light may have a fighting chance,” Bonnie reasoned.
“Fair enough Bonnie. I cannot ask anymore of you, for you have done more than any normal Gorgeousian would have done, you have been through more than any other Gorgeousian has been through Now come, we are going to the Lake of Wonder,” Pretty Princess Man said.
Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee took what Pretty Princess Man had said to heart and realized that Pretty Princess Man was truly the only one who understood her, and that she could not leave him. That together they stood a better chance training or none. Bonnie secretly made a vow, “Pretty Princess Man, I will travel with you with and give my life to advance your will, which is the will of light.”
Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee set out yet again. They traveled across the land of Gorgeous and encountered no one. No smiles, no laughter, no happiness, and luckily no Amorites. Finally Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee arrived at the Lake of Wonder.
The Lake of Wonder truly was wonderful. Happiness could still be felt here, whereas it had disappeared from the rest of the land. The Waterfall of Thought poured into the lake, filling the lake with the thoughts of the Grogeousians. The negative thoughts had not yet been poured into the lake, allowing the beauty of Gorgeous to be felt.
“Ah,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said, “I have not felt this way since all this chaos began. This truly is relaxing.”
“I know what you mean,” said an unfamiliar, but friendly voice.
“Whoa!” Bonnie shrieked startled.
“Do not be alarmed,” the Ginja Ninja said. “I am here to help.”
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.

EPISODE 5 DELAYED!!!!!

Sorry about all of these delays, but I had so much AP Chem homework tonight, so I am going to postpone Episode 5 until 9:30pm tonight. At least the episode will be up tonight.

-Andrew

Episode 4: The Amor Association

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 4: The Amor Association
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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“So your King thinks that this land will overcome the powers of darkness?”
“Not just the King,” Pretty Princess Man returned, startled from the creature appearing from nowhere. “But every Gorgeousian in this land. Darkness has no ground here, now prepare yourself.”
“If you think I came here to defeat you in battle, you'd be mistaken, for I could easily defeat you without an effort. The fact of the matter is that we are interested in you Pretty Princess Man. We are watching you, and every decision you make is no secret to us. I am merely here to test you. Now it is you who should prepare yourself, if you wish to leave here with minimal injuries,” said the dark figure. “Here I come!”
The powerful being then vanished from sight. He appeared behind Pretty Princess Man and kicked him in the center of the back, knocking him to the ground.
“What is this?” Pretty Princess Man asked, awe-struck at his foe's tremendous speed.
“Darkness,” chuckled the being as he again began to go on the offense. He appeared above Pretty Princess Man and began to mercilessly pound Pretty Princess Man in the face with his fists.
Pretty Princess Man grabbed the creature's fist during one of the punches and pulled himself up. “What are you?” he asked.
“That is of no importance now,” replied the creature. “You can call me Philia. It seems that we have overestimated you abilities Pretty Princess Man. If this is all the strength that you possess, then we shall not let you keep your life for much longer.”
“PRINCESS POWER COME TO ME!!!” Pretty Princess Man exclaimed.
With his newfound strength Pretty Princess Man pulled out the Scepter of Beauty. Pretty Princess Man began to charge at Philia. Philia easily side-stepped the attack and countered with a blow to the head.
“You're pathetic,” Philia stated. “I haven't even had to draw my weapon. Show me your true strength and I shall let you leave with your life.”
“Very well, I will fight you with full force. Philia, our time together is about to come to a close,” Pretty Princess Man said.
Pretty Princess Man swung the Scepter of Beauty with full force down upon Philia, or at least where Philia had been. Philia had moved out of the way in the knick of time.
“Very good,” smirked Philia as he began to applaud Pretty Princess Man on his effort. “Now things may actually be fun.”
“This is no matter of fun!” Pretty Princess Man said, who was still in unbelief at his inability to even scratch Philia. Pretty Princess Man twirled the scepter in one hand and then hefted it toward Philia.
“You think that you puny scepter can harm me?” questioned Philia, as he stepped easily out of the way, and the Scepter of Beauty clattered harmlessly to the ground.
“King,” Pretty Princess Man began, “Shine through darkness.” The Scepter of Beauty began to radiate a bright light and the light, trying to flush out darkness, grasped Philia.
“Wha-” began Philia as the light began to spread over his entire body. “This must be the legendary love that the Rainbow Troll spoke of. Pretty Princess Man, this power is the power that we've been interested in. I have been bested today, and must leave before this power overwhelms me. Goodbye Pretty Princess Man, I have assessed your power.” Philia then opened the dark void and stepped through.
Once Philia had disappeared through the vortex, the Scepter of Beauty stopped shining its heavenly light of love and shattered into shards, never to be reforged. “The King said I could only use its power once,” Pretty Princess Man reminded himself, “and then the scepter would be made useless. Things are continually getting worse, and I have nothing to fight with. Maybe Philia was right, and I am pathetic. No, I must get stronger and purge the land of this darkness.”
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Pretty Princess Man returned to his home in the town of Miracles. He went straight to his bed, where he fell asleep instantaneously due to his exhaustion and injuries.
When Pretty Princess Man awoke, the sky was grim. Clouds loomed overhead, and storms broomed along the horizon. Things in the land of Gorgeous had truly become dark.
Pretty Princess Man headed over to Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee's house since ballet lessons had been canceled because of the situation the land was in and since he wanted to discuss just that. “Hey Bonnie,” called Pretty Princess Man.
“What's up?” Bonnie called.
Bonnie and Pretty Princess Man then traveled to the Forest of Hope to get away from the commotion of all of the people. When they passed the corn fields, the corn did not sing to them, in fact the corn looked rather sickly. Once they reached the forest, they began to talk.
“Oh my goodness! What happened to you? You're injured Pretty Princess Man, you need to rest,” said Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee as she really looked at Pretty Princess Man instead of gazing at the scenery.
“No Bonnie, I'm afraid that I can't. Last night I fought a creature of darkness who called himself Philia. He had me on the ropes, and I was powerless. He would have killed me, but he said that they were interested in me, and he was there merely to test me. In order to get him to leave, I had to use the Scepter of Beauty's power, and now I have nothing,” Pretty Princess Man explained.
“About that,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee started, “What is your Princess Power, how did you obtain the Scepter of Beauty and how did you know that darkness was brewing?”
“I guess I owe you some explanation,” Pretty Princess Man admitted. “You see Bonnie, the King of Princesses is my father. I am his son, and he sent me into the land of Gorgeous years ago. My father gave me the power of princesses and told me to call upon them and they would lend me there strength. In addition my father gave me the Scepter of Beauty to ward off evil and he said, 'Son, use this weapon wisely. For once you have used its power, the scepter will be made useless. When the time comes for you to use it, call upon me and I will shine through it, but when that time arrives, evil will have befallen the land of Gorgeous. Once you have used the scepter's power you must know that the task of saving the land is upon your shoulders, and you must figure out the way by yourself, but know that I am with you always.' That is the task that my father has given me, and so I must overcome the powers of darkness.”
“I cannot believe that man!” Bonnie said, expressing her hate towards the King. “He abandons his own son and tells him that he must defeat the evil by himself, yet he claims to be with you always. That man cannot be trusted.”
“Bonnie he is no man, he is King. And if we understood his plans, then he wouldn't be such a great King. I trust my father, and I know that he's always there, even though I must fight the darkness without him physically by my side. Bonnie, together you and I will defeat the darkness, but I must become stronger and I need a weapon.”
“I will defeat the darkness with you,” Bonnie agreed, “but I will not do it in the name of the King. I fight for the sake of the land of Gorgeous. Now how are you to become stronger?”
“Simple,” said a creature stepping out of a dark void, just as Philia had done. “You must discover your true self as I have discovered mine to be darkness. Pretty Princess Man enjoy your last glimpses of this world. We now know that you are powerless as the Scepter of Beauty was destroyed when you tried to kill Philia. Now know the name of your conqueror, Storge.”
“Pretty Princess Man, I'll help you,” Bonnie offered.
“No,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “I must show these beings that darkness has no place here, and I know that by fighting Storge I will discover my true self.”
“You can't win,” Bonnie whimpered worried for the life of her first true friend.
“Bonnie, I must. These creatures of darkness are destroying the land of Gorgeous and in my current state, I am nothing. I must defeat you Storge. Now beware.”
“You truly are hopeless,” chuckled Storge, “you can't possibly hope to defeat me alone. Alright I will get to see you suffer as I kill you.”
“Unfortunately, you aren't going to be able to see that,” Pretty Princess Man countered, as he began to charge at Storge.
Storge leaped into the air, as Pretty Princess Man was about to reach him. Storge came down upon Pretty Princess Man's back, knocking him down. Storge then began stomping upon Pretty Princess Man.
Pretty Princess Man was in serious pain now, for his injuries from his fight with Philia had not yet healed. Pretty Princess Man remembering his father's words, “I am always with you,” got up in the face of the his suffering and pain with a new fire in his eyes.
“PRINCESS POWER COME TO ME!!!”
Pretty Princess Man grabbed Storge's throat. “This land had not known sorrow, and now you and your darkness come and destroy the foundations of our society! As I have said, darkness has no place here and I will make the darkness leave. I will take in all the darkness alone, in order to purge this land. Now begone!”
“You think that telling me to leave will cause me to go away?” Storge asked. “You were nothing, are nothing, and will always be nothing. You have no chance.”
Storge then gripped Pretty Princess Man's arm and flung him to the ground, smashing Pretty Princess Man's face against the earth. Then Storge stomped upon Pretty Princess Man's hand, breaking several fingers.
“No!” exclaimed Pretty Princess Man. He battled through his pain and brought himself to his feet again. Then he punched Storge right in the middle of the chest, causing him to fly backwards a couple of feet.
“That almost hurt,” Storge said, “You still have not discovered your true self though. Until then whatever you do will not harm me.”
Pretty Princess Man thought about these words for a moment, and then realized that Storge spoke the truth. Pretty Princess Man did not know who he was, and he would have to figure it out if he was to make it out of this situation alive. Pretty Princess Man then thought about his life and everything that he stood for.
“I am my father's son!” screamed Pretty Princess Man, “I fight to bring the light back to the land of Gorgeous. I do this in the love of my father. I stand for these three things: faith, hope, and love. But it is the love that shall conquer all.”
“Ah, you have discovered it. I have completed my assignment. I lied about killing you, I believe that this lie helped me complete my task. Well, I will be off Pretty Princess Man, but realize that you shan't live much longer,” Storge said.
“Not so fast,” Pretty Princess Man stated. Pretty Princess Man moved as fast as Philia had and knocked Storge to the ground and grasped his throat again. “Who are all of you? What do you hope to accomplish? I will not hesitate to kill you.”
“Very well, I will tell you that Philia and I, along with two others are a part of a group called the Amor Association. Our goals are not for you to know Pretty Princess Man. Now I really must be going, but if you wish to fight so badly, fight an old friend,” Storge said.
“I will not let go of your throat,” Pretty Princess answered.
“I wouldn't be too sure,” Storge said. “Look behind you.”
Pretty Princess Man turned around to see the Rainbow Troll charging toward him. He glanced back at where Storge had been, but he had disappeared into the void. Now Pretty Princess Man had to focus on the problem at hand.
“We meet again,” the Rainbow Troll said.
“We do,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Now I shall not be so generous with your life.”
“Oh, but you are powerless now. You have lost your Scepter of Beauty. Now die!” The Rainbow Troll pulled out his Rainbow wand and swung it just as he had the last time that Pretty Princess Man and the Rainbow Troll had crossed paths. Pretty Princess Man, moved out of the way with speed that the Rainbow Troll could never hope to match.
“It is you who are powerless,” Pretty Princess Man said. “Now watch the power of love overcomes your darkness.” Pretty Princess Man began to swing his fist toward the head of the Rainbow Troll, but as he swung a sword appeared in his hand. The sword cleanly pierced the skull of Rainbow Troll, leaving the troll motionless upon the ground.
Pretty Princess Man was in shock of the sword in his hand. “What is this?” he asked aloud. Then he looked at his sword. The blade was forged out of the purest metal, and its beauty and sparkle would never be hindered. The hilt was solid gold and engraved in the hilt were the words Purity. “Purity is the name of the weapon in my hand, but how did it come to be there?”
Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee now came and rejoined Pretty Princess Man. “Whoa! What is that Petty Princess Man?”
“It is Purity,” he replied. “But it just appeared in my hand as I delivered the final blow to he Rainbow Troll.”
“You must have had it the entire time, and not realized it,” Bonnie said. “There is no other explanation.
“It was I,” said a voice in Pretty Princess Man's head.
“Thanks Dad,” Pretty Princess Man uttered quietly. “Come on Bonnie, let's return home. I need to rest, and I think that some of the fingers in my left hand are broken.”
“Yes, let's,” Bonnie agreed.
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As Bonnie and Pretty Princess Man returned to their homes, Storge returned to the Amor Association.
“I have completed my task master,” Storge said bowing to another dark figure, much more powerful than he was.
“Good job Storge. Our time to make ourselves known in the land of Gorgeous is drawing ever nearer. Now join Philia and Eros in completing the preparation,” said the being whose strength was unmatchable by the combined forces of Philia, Eros, and Storge.
“Your wish is my command, Master Agape,” Storge said as he entered the quarters of the Amor Association.
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.

EPISODE 4 DELAYED!!!!

Sorry everyone. Pretty Princess Man Episode 4 has been delayed. This is due to a quiz bowl meet in Novi today, so I was unable to write Episode 4. Episode 4 will either be posted later tonight or tomorrow evening. And then after that the episodes should continue to be posted at 8pm on Thursdays.

-Andrew

Episode 3: The Gorgeous Gathering

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 3: The Gorgeous Gathering
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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“Welcome,” the guard said to Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee as she entered the castle. “What brings you to the Castle of Adoration?”
“This turmoil,” Bonnie replied. “Things are amiss in the land of Gorgeous. I must speak to the King of Princesses at once.”
“Follow me,” the guard said, “I will escort you to the King.” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee then followed the guard. The Castle was truly a marvel in the land of Gorgeous and things were pleasant within the castle's walls. They went through the Hall of Handsome, and up a giant flight of stairs until they came to doors so enormous that Bonnie could not even see the top.
“Now the King shall see you,” the guard said with honor and pride. With those words, the enormous doors began to open, and Bonnie for the first time in her life saw the throne room of the Castle of Adoration.
“Ah-” choked Bonnie, speechless, for the room took one's breathe away the first time it was seen. The room was absolutely astounding, filled with treasures and wonders that no one could dream of.
“Welcome,” the King of Princesses began. “We have anticipated your arrival, and we know why you have come. I myself am aware of everything that goes on in the land of Gorgeous, and know this pain and sorrow that is plaguing the land. I have plans to solve this matter, but these plans are far beyond your comprehension. I have plans for everyone in the land of Gorgeous, yes, even you Bonnie. No matter what the situation is, remember that I know all that goes on in this land, and no matter how chaotic things become, the situation will end in light, for light always prevails over darkness.”
“Well what about the people of this land?” Bonnie questioned. “They are wondering the streets wondering what is to become! How can you sit here in this castle and expect everything to work out? People are hurt and you sit here as if it is nothing! These are your people! You are a fraud!”
“I do not expect you to understand,” the King of Princesses explained. “I love the people of this land and my love for them never even slightly diminishes. Tonight is to be a night of celebration, and the troubles shall be forgotten for a time at least. Go Bonnie, tell the people that tonight a Gorgeous Gathering is to be held at the Castle of Adoration tonight.”
“The Gorgeous Gathering was Pretty Princess Man's idea and does sound enjoyable,” Bonnie replied confused about how the King of Princesses would know about his plan. “But King, I no longer trust your wisdom and decisions in the governing of our land. You must know how this darkness came to be, yet you do nothing and let darkness swallow the land! I will get to the bottom of this King! I swear to it.” With that Bonnie stormed out of the castle feeling anger and hate, feelings that had not been felt by a Gorgeousian in the land of Gorgeous until now.
“Bonnie,” murmured the King, “I can not possibly expect you to understand, but I do more than you shall ever know.” But Bonnie had already left.
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Bonnie returned to Pretty Princess Man about an hour later, since her ability to fly had been used up for the day. “Hey Pretty Princess Man,” she said, as she approached him.
“Hey Bonnie,” Pretty Princess Man said, sounding exhausted. “These people truly were a handful, but I got them calmed down.” Pretty Princess Man smiled and laughed off his exhaustion. “So how did things end up with the King?”
“Don't get me started,” said Bonnie annoyed. “Although the Gorgeous Gathering is being held tonight. The King said that troubles will be forgotten for a time.”
“Sweet,” said Pretty Princess Man. “I'm gonna get a date! Hey Bonnie wanna go?”
“Haha, very funny,” Bonnie said.
“Yeah, I know,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Well, I'm gonna find a date. See you at the Gorgeous Gathering.”
With that Pretty Princess Man set off to find a date, while Bonnie continued to spread the word about the Gorgeous Gathering. The people were all excited to the Gorgeous Gathering, for none had ever been held since the creation of the land of Gorgeous, but only the King of Princesses and a select few remembered that time.
Pretty Princess Man traveled to the town of Astonishing. There he knew that all of the girls were astonishing and he would be lucky to just get one of them to go with him. “Hmm,” though Pretty Princess Man, “where to start?”
Pretty Princess Man entered the town of Astonishing and went to the candy store. The candy store was the place where all of the young ladies hung out. Pretty Princess Man opened the door to the candy store and took a step inside. There he found five beautiful Gorgeousian girls. Among the five, was Pretty Princess Man's old friend, Little Pumpkin.
When Little Pumpkin saw Pretty Princess Man, she walked up to him and asked, “Pretty Princess Man did you hear about the Gorgeous Gathering?”
“Of course,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “So I was wondering it you wanted to go with me my Little Pumpkin? It'll be fun.”
“Pretty Princess Man,” Little Pumpkin began, “I'm not sure. We barely talk anymore. But I don't know. It'll be fun I guess.” Little Pumpkin stopped and began to muse over her options before she made her choice. Once she had reached a decision she said, “Sure. Why not? It'll be a blast!”
“Awesome,” Pretty Princess Man said with a smile across his face so large and happy, that it would make anyone, no matter what, smile.
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Later that night, Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin skipped merrily together toward the Castle of Adoration. Many other Gorgeousians were arriving as well, and people kept on piling into the Castle of Adoration.
Once Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin were inside, they caught up with Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee. “Hey Bonnie,” Pretty Princess Man started, “how are you now?”
“I just don't know,” Bonnie replied. “Things are changing Pretty Princess Man, they are changing.”
“This much I know,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Well I think the King of Princesses is about to address this crowd.”
“Welcome,” began the King of Princesses. “The way of the land of Gorgeous has been altered. The road ahead will be difficult, but know that I am with you every step of the way. Let us take tonight and celebrate, for in the near future our times to celebrate will be limited. After this time has passed, the world will be completely changed, and you shall be able to celebrate then, but let us seize this opportunity.”
After that music began to play, seemingly out of nowhere. Then the Gorgeousians began to dance. Pretty Princess Man took that hands of Little Pumpkin and they soon became lost in the beautiful music and the art of dancing. They twirled and spun, showing off the true essence of dance.
While the dancing was taking place, Bonnie was still feeling sick to her stomach from before so she worked her way over to the grand table, holding amounts of food, that no population could hope to consume. She grabbed some honey flavored honeydew. This calmed her nerves a little, but she still feared for what was to come and how the land of Gorgeous would respond.
The dancing continued all night. Fireworks were shot off, creating a brilliant display of color and light. The elves from the Forest of Hope performed an ancient tune from their melody flutes. The choir from the School of Dreams sang a radiant song that would be spoken of for years to come. The night was spectacular, but seemed to pass too quickly.
As the Gorgeous Gathering was drawing to a close the King of Princesses once more addressed the Gorgeousians. “Tonight was a great night in the history of the land of Gorgeous. Now I must speak the truth to everyone here. The powers of darkness have come to our sacred land and are now at work here. But tonight all the powers of darkness trembled at what they've heard, and all the powers of darkness couldn't drown out a single word. Together, we shall defeat the darkness and light will shine once more in the land of Gorgeous. Take these words to heart, and I bid you all a farewell.”
That officially ending the Gorgeous Gathering, and the Gorgeousians began to return to their homes. Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee went straight to her home across the lane from Pretty Princess Man's house in the town of Miracles. She went straight to her bed, but tossed and turned throughout the night, with her thoughts troubling her.
Pretty Princess Man went with Little Pumpkin and walked her home. The went back to the town of Astonishing, and took their time, for both of them had enjoyed their time together very much. “We should hang out more often,” Pretty Princess Man said with only happiness shining through him.
“Agreed,” Little Pumpkin replied. “I enjoyed tonight more that you'll ever know Pretty Princess Man.” Little Pumpkin was every bit as happy as Pretty Princess Man.
“Well, now come the hard part,” Pretty Princess Man started. “I don't wanna leave but I must. I will see you again sometime, my Little Pumpkin.”
Pretty Princess Man turned around and began his journey home as Little Pumpkin let out a whimper, “Yes, we will. I know we will.”
Pretty Princess Man started to jog briskly for it was late, and he knew that he needed to sleep for his ballet lesson tomorrow, but he couldn't get Little Pumpkin out of his head. “Why did I not see anything in her before this?” wondered Pretty Princess Man.
He continued his jog home and passed the School of Dreams, but his time to think about Little Pumpkin was about to come to a close. For just as he passed the school, a dark void appeared and out stepped a creature of immense power.
“So your King thinks that this land will overcome the powers of darkness?”
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.

Episode 2: The Angry Unicorn

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 2: The Angry Unicorn
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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The night was a strange one. It was the first night that contained, what some would call: evil. The land of Gorgeous had never known this, so the night indeed was something to behold.
This night would last longer than any other night the land of Gorgeous had seen, because the land itself was unsure how to deal with the new arousing affairs. The night was eerie, and mysterious. There were noises throughout the night that haunted even the cutest little girls, even though the land tried to spare them the most.
When the sun finally choose to rise, things were amiss. Everyone knew that something had happened, and the people in the land of Gorgeous were terrified. Something had to be done, but what, no one knew.
“Come on people. Get a grip,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said trying to settle the masses.
“Bonnie,” whispered Pretty Princess Man, “I have an idea. Let's get the King of Princesses to hold a Gorgeous Gathering in his Castle of Adoration. This way he can assure all the Gorgeousians that everything will be fine.”
“Fine idea,” Bonnie murmured. “I'll talk to the King of Princesses, and you can continue to quiet these people down.”
“You bet Bonnaroo,” Pretty Princess Man replied.
With that, Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee called upon the powers of the Bees of the Blue and they granted her with wings for a short while. She began to fly towards the Castle of Adoration and left Pretty Princess Man to contend with the large multitude of creatures.
Bonnie soared high in the clouds and began to wonder what possibly could have caused such a devastating turn of events in the land of Gorgeous. She began to reflect back upon when she was just a very itty bitty baby bumblebee.
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Her parents were the proudest bumblebees that any bumblebee could be, but something was amiss with her birth. Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee was born sickly, and the land of Gorgeous itself strove to save her, but the land in itself could not cure Bonnie. Bonnie would have to lose her wings and stinger and become a humanoid form in order to live. Bonnie's parents desperately loved their child and thought that life was the best option so Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee was humanoid in form.
It was different for Bonnie growing up with her parents since she was the average size for a human and her full grown parents only reached three feet above the ground. Bonnie managed to survive and all of the Bees of the Blue treated her with respect and kindness and tried to incorporate Bonnie into their activities, but it was hard due to Bonnie's height and her lack of wings and stinger.
Bonnie lived her life with the Bees of the Blue until she came of age. When that time came, the elders of the Blue Bee Body called Bonnie to them. The head of the Body began to speak, “Bonnie you have lived with us for these 10 years of your life and now you've finally come of age. We did not know this until now, but there is a way for you to have wings and a stinger. Keep this in mind though, you can only call upon your wings and stinger once a day, and they will only last you 3 hours of the day. What you must do is call upon all of us here by saying, 'Bees of the Blue lend me your strength, I cry out to thee now!' Do this and we shall all lend you our strength for the 3 hours that are allowed, but do not try and exceed this limit, for if you do, the land of Gorgeous itself will suffer, and the land has not had to know the pain of suffering. Take heed of these words, and treasure them.”
Ever since that day, Bonnie had never seen the Bees of the Blue again. Bonnie was eager to try out the powers of the Bees of the Blue to see if what the head of the Blue Bee Body had said was true, so that she could have wings and fly and a stinger should danger ever come her way, although that never happened in the land of Gorgeous.
“Bees of the Blue lend me your strength, I cry out to thee now!” Bonnie exclaimed. Then suddenly something extraordinary happened. Wings began to grow out of Bonnie's back, and she grew a stinger, in almost no time. Bonnie was thrilled and excited. Her whole life she had gone without wings and a stinger, and now, as if they were always there, she had them.
Bonnie began to flap her wings, and was gently lifted off the ground. It was awkward for Bonnie at first, but slowly she mastered the art of flying after days of practicing for the three hours that she was allowed to keep her wings. Bonnie was content with her life, but she longed for something more. That's when Bonnie decided to travel throughout the land of Gorgeous until she found her passion.
Bonnie began by walking through the Forest of Hope. She lived there for awhile and loved all of the elves, and the joyous sounds of their Melody Flutes. Although Bonnie still did not feel at home there. Bonnie ventured and became a student at the School of Dreams. She was proud of all the friendships she made with the other students, but she felt that her dream just wasn't at the School of Dreams.
Bonnie again set out to look for what could possibly satisfy her craving of what she should do. This time she found it. She was walking through the town of Miracles, and a man came up to her. “Hello,” this man said, “How are you today?”
“I'm not quite sure,” Bonnie replied, “I feel lost. I don't know what a should be doing in the land of Gorgeous. I have traveled to many places, and none feel like home. Even where I lived when I was younger did not feel truly like home to me.”
“That is a dilemma. I think I know what you need though. Come with me, my ballet lessons are starting soon, and I can see that you'd be a great dancer. I'm Pretty Princess Man, and you are?” Pretty Princess Man asked.
“I am Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee. And I don't really dance at all. I don' think that's what I should be doing,” Bonnie said.
“Nonsense Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee, you haven't even given it a try yet. It'll be fun. And you're a bumblebee? You are certainly tall for a bumblebee and you don't have wings nor a stinger.” Pretty Princess Man inquired.
“That's a long story. And sure I guess since you aren't letting it go, I shall give this ballet thing a try.” Bonnie said.
Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee and Pretty Princess Man became the best of friends ever since that day. Bonnie went to the ballet class, and had the best time of her life, she loved it so much. Bonnie decided that ballet was what she must do, and she bought a house across the lane from Pretty Princess Man and everyday they attended ballet together as the best of friends.
Eventually Pretty Princess Man came to know the story of Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee and it just intensified their friendship. Everything was great for them.
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Everything was great for them, that was until what had happened the day before. The Rainbow Troll had attacked them, and things were no longer just fabulous in the land of Gorgeous. Somehow Bonnie and Pretty Princess Man had defeated the Rainbow Troll, with some weapon that Pretty Princess Man had. “Hmm,” wondered Bonnie, “How did Pretty Princess Man know about all of these things. I must ask him.”
By this time, Bonnie was almost at the Castle of Adoration. The journey had only taken her about an hour, so she still had plenty of time left for her stinger and wings. Bonnie began to drop in altitude and was approaching the group. She figured she'd just walk up the path to get into the Castle of Adoration, but Bonnie saw something on the side of the path.
“Hey,” Bonnie called, “Are you alright?” Bonnie couldn't see clearly and hoped that whatever it was was okay. So she walked over to check on it.
“No,” bellowed the creature. “Stay back otherwise I may have to harm you.”
“What? Who are you?” Bonnie stammered now a little frightened.
“I,” began the creature, “Am a friend of the Rainbow Troll. I have heard about what you have done to him, and I shall make you pay. I am the Angry Unicorn! I was born into this world as a happy little unicorn, as most of my kind, but as we were running one day I became lost. I never found my herd again, and I became angry with them.
“My hatred only grew as time went on, for my herd had abandoned me. I had nothing but myself to rely on, but then one day they found me. They took me in, and showed me what darkness can do, and its power is tremendous. It is unmatchable, now prepare yourself for my vengeance, because I shall not permit you to leave here with your life.”
“You should not live in hate,” Bonnie said. “I am sure that your herd cared about you very, very much. And they'd take you back and embrace you even now. Darkness has no true power.”
“You are fooled,” Angry Unicorn said. “And you shall die never knowing the truth.” With those words Angry Unicorn began to charge at Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee with his horn sticking out aimed straight at her heart.
Bonnie, barely escaping, leaped into the air and used her wings to keep her in midair. “You leave me no choice,” Bonnie said. “I must defeat you.”
“Ha,” snickered the Angry Unicorn, “If only you could.”
Bonnie twisted in the air and dove at the Angry Unicorn stinger first. The Angry Unicorn easily evaded the attack with a quick gallop to the left. The Angry Unicorn charged again with his horn, and Bonnie parried the horn aside with her stinger and then she flew higher for another dive attempt.
Bonnie flew up to the clouds and began her dive, picking up speed every second of the way, but something was strange. The Angry Unicorn did not look afraid, and was standing firm. Bonnie continued her dive anyway, but the Angry Unicorn laughed.
“Taste a little power of darkness,” he bellowed. The Angry Unicorn's horn turned pitch black, it was darker than the night sky was when there were clouds that blocked the starlight. It was so black, that color around the horn seemed to be faded, as to keep the horn's darkness steady.
Everything went black for a second for Bonnie, and she felt something she had never felt before. This physical hurt, was the first pain that anyone in the land of Gorgeous had ever felt. The land moaned with hurt, knowing that things had been changed for sure.
“Oh!” screamed Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee. She did not know how she was going to live. Things looked hopeless for her.
Then she remembered the head of the Blue Bee Body's words, “we shall all lend you our strength.” With that thought in her head, Bonnie now knew that she could not lose with everyone fighting with her.
“I'm afraid this will be the end of you Angry Unicorn,” Bonnie said ferociously. Bonnie with new found strength rose herself about the clouds, and dove once more at the Angry Unicorn. Angry Unicorn just stood there again, gathering darkness into his horn, but Bonnie was traveling so fast that she was just a blur. She turned her body, dodging the darkness horn, and plunged her stinger right into the heart of the Angry Unicorn.
“Ah,” coughed the Angry Unicorn. “What is this strength that you possess? Who do you fight for?”
“I fight for my friends and for purpose. I am not on my own, so you and the powers of darkness have no chance against our unity,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said. After those words were spoken, the Angry Unicorn let out a cry that was to be his last.
“Wow,” Bonnie thought aloud, “Things are a mess. What is going to calm down this chaos?” Bonnie buried the Angry Unicorn in the ground and continued on her way to the Castle of Adoration. About ten minutes later Bonnie arrived at the gate, and entered the castle.
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.