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.