Episode 15: Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 15: Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater

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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“To the South, to the South, oh, to the South,” sang Killer Kangaroo as she hopped merrily towards the South.

“Where do you think we’ll end up?” Pretty Princess Man asked Powerful Penguin.

“Probably at a shrine,” answered Powerful Penguin. “There’s like five of them scattered around this forsaken land. We’re bound to end up at one.”

“Good,” replied Pretty Princess Man.

“You know I feel safer with you guys around,” Frolicking Fawn said complementing The Truculent Trio.

“That’s usually the response we get,” Powerful Penguin said with indifference.

The six along with The Truculent Trio plodded along toward the South. Conversation continued but only about trivial matters. The sun eventually set, leaving Ugly all the more ugly. The group pressed on knowing time was of the essence and finally when they could walk no longer a building was spotted.

“Look!” cried out Kindhearted Kitty.

“Ah, a shrine,” observed Powerful Penguin. “He Killer Kangaroo haven’t we been here before?”

“Why I’d imagine so,” Killer Kangaroo responded.

“Well what are we waiting for?” asked Glittering Grizzly. “Let’s go.”

The group made their way towards the building. When they reached the entryway they paused for something did not seem right. Pretty Princess Man would not be slowed and thrust open the doors.

A gust of evil seemed to be expelled out from within the shrine as the doors fl open. A chill went down the spines of all the Gorgeousians. An unseen force seemed to be luring them in, but all the while their senses screamed at them, telling them to turn and flee. A sinister snicker bellowed out from within the chamber.

Reluctantly, the Gorgeousians entered the shrine. “Welcome,” said the voice belonging to the laugh. “I have been expecting some visitors.”

“Who are you?” asked Little Pumpkin.

“Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater,” he responded.

“Ferdinand!” exclaimed The Truculent Trio.

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The day in Ugly was a cold one. Ugly was never a good temperature, it was either always too hot or always to cold. Today happened to be one of those cold days.

Not that the temperature really mattered to The Truculent Trio. They had been assigned an important mission for today. They were to kill Ferdinand. Ferdinand was the head of police department of Ugly, if it could be called a police department. This “police” department went around Ugly and beat those who looked out of place until they were on the verge of death. Such a victim had contacted The Truculent Trio wanting his vengeance.

The Truculent Trio was traveling fast, for the cold made them quicken their pace as it helped them to keep warm. They were going to the Flesh Shrine, the place where Ferdinand liked to worship. He felt that this scripture really applied to his life and that he was doing a splendid job fulfilling it. He was just fulfilling it for the moment, because The Truculent Trio had every intention of ending his horrific policing job.

The Truculent Trio burst into the Flesh Shrine. “Alpha Formation!” commanded Powerful Penguin. Killer Kangaroo lined up to the right of Powerful Penguin, and Deadly Dolphin took her place to the penguin’s left. “Strike!”

Deadly Dolphin swam up in the air and ascended above the evil police chief. Killer Kangaroo hopped and landed on top of Ferdinand. Powerful Penguin slid on her stomach straight towards him. Her beak pierced his heart and he clutched it falling to the ground. Deadly Dolphin brought her tail down upon the face of Ferdinand and tore it completely off. Killer Kangaroo began to hop up and down on Ferdinand causing his skin to tear and blood to spew all over the ground.

“Good work team,” Powerful Penguin said as The Truculent Trio turned and left the Flesh Shrine returning to their client to collect the reward.

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“I thought you we killed you!” piped Powerful Penguin.

“There is a difference between thinking something and knowing something,” laughed Ferdinand.

“But we left your body bloodied and broken!” Powerful Penguin said in disbelief that her once deceased foe was exactly that: once deceased.

“Which is why I ate my flesh,” responded Ferdinand. “I could not move after our fight, yet I lived on. I could not move to get food, so I began to eat my flesh. I needed it to survive and then I began to savor the taste. My entire being now longs for flesh, and I’m afraid it has become more than a desire; it has become a necessity. For you see my body no devours itself and in order to keep my being from destroying itself entirely I must feast upon the flesh of others. Prepare to become a part of me!”

Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater then lunged towards Powerful Penguin. With the lunge Ferdinand came out of the darkness and exposed himself, and he was a sight to behold. Compared to the time before his fight with The Truculent Trio, where anyone could easily mistake him as a Gorgeousian, he was hideous. His skin was a mass of purple and was filled with lumps. He had so much skin that some of it dragged on the floor behind him. It looked as though his epidermis was boiling and it seemed to fade away, yet as it faded away more skin replaced it from the lumpy mass on the floor as the mass lurched and shook.

Ferdinand’s face was horrendous. He had a gaping hole in the center of his face with razor sharp teeth inside it. Along the edge of this hole there were five tentacles used to grasp his victims with. His eyes were located above the hole and were black with red pupils.

Ferdinand’s hands and feet would have been normal for any human except that instead of fingernails and toenails he had mouths. A tongue stuck out of each one searching for flesh to eat. Ferdinand struck fear into the Gorgeousians.

Powerful Penguin jumped and evaded Ferdinand’s strike, but a tentacle reached out and grasped her flipper. Deadly Dolphin did a dive and slashed at the tentacle with her tail. Ferdinand retracted the tentacle.

“Truculent Trio: Alpha formation,” Powerful Penguin called.

Powerful Penguin took her ground in front of Ferdinand with Killer Kangaroo to her right and Deadly Dolphin to her left. The trio did look fierce.

Deadly Dolphin ascended into the air with a flip of her tail and rose above the Ugligorian. Killer Kangaroo took a hop and landed to the right of Ferdinand while Powerful Penguin slid on her belly right towards the center of the flesh-eater.

Ferdinand’s tentacles shot out. One grasped Deadly Dolphin’s tail and slammed her into the ground. She let out a groan as her skull cracked as it hit the solid floor. Two went for Powerful Penguin, grabbing her flippers. They then began to pull Powerful Penguin apart and she squealed in pain. A fourth tentacle grasped Killer Kangaroo’s leg and dangled her in the air like a yo-yo.

Glittering Grizzly let out a roar and charged Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater. The final tentacle raced straight toward his heart and hit him hard. The tentacle then began to rip his flesh open. Glittering Grizzly roared in pain and agony as he felt his flesh rip off his body.

“This isn’t happening,” muttered Breathtaking Bunny.

“No way,” whispered Frolicking Fawn.

“Do something then!” yelled Pretty Princess Man unsheathing Purity, but Kindhearted Kitty was already on the move.

“Meow!” cried Kindhearted Kitty. He jumped at Ferdinand. Ferdinand reached out his arm and grabbed Kindhearted Kitty right out of the air. His fingernail mouths began licking Kindhearted Kitty and then chomped away. Kindhearted Kitty meowed again and then revealed his claws. He dug the claws deep into the putrid flesh of Ferdinand.

Ferdinand made a horrific noise that would make and infant’s ears bleed. Kindhearted Kitty took advantage of this and walked up Ferdinand’s arm to his face digging his claws into Ferdinand’s body all the way. Ferdinand continued with a chorus of ear-revolting sounds.

When Kindhearted Kitty reached the face of a creature spat out of Hell he slashed each of the five tentacles freeing The Truculent Trio and Glittering Grizzly. He then gouged out the eyes of Ferdinand the Flesh-Eater and sliced his body in half with his claws. Kindhearted Kitty jumped off the despicable creature, landed on his feet, and let out a loud, resounding, victorious, “MEOW!!!”

The day had been won, but at no small cost. Glittering Grizzly and Deadly Dolphin were severely injured, and Powerful Penguin and Killer Kangaroo were missing parts of their flesh. Despite all of this, Pretty Princess Man knew that they must press on. He went to the altar of the Flesh Shrine and found the inscription:

“We are creatures of flesh and blood,

Evil because of the fall.

We were almost wiped out with the flood,

So now I will finish the job and perfect us all.”

Underneath it read: “1 of 5.”

“These verses care me,” said Pretty Princess Man. “What do they mean and what are they leading up to?”

Little Pumpkin came to his side, slipped her hand into his, and said, “We do not know Pretty Princess Man. We need to trust that everything has a purpose.”

“Thank you,” he whispered.

There, on the floor of the Flesh Shrine, the Gorgeousians layed their heads to rest, pondering the mysteries of the universe. Two of the five Sacred Verses had been determined and memorized. These Sacred Verses seemed to resonate with evil making them wonder if their quest was indeed for the forces of light. Could light win this war? Did Gorgeous have a chance?

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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 14: The Truculent Trio

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 14: The Truculent Trio

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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“Thank the King we are out of that town,” Pretty Princess Man said.

“No kidding,” remarked Little Pumpkin.

“So where do we go now?” asked Kindhearted Kitty.

“South,” replied Glittering Grizzly. “That is the information I obtained in Illycrium.”

“That’s it?” asked Frolicking Fawn.

“Yes,” replied Glittering Grizzly.

“Wow…” commented Breathtaking Bunny.

“That is more information than the rest of you combined found out,” argued Glittering Grizzly.

This kept Kindhearted Kitty, Breathtaking Bunny, and Frolicking Fawn silent for awhile, as what Glittering Grizzly had said was true. Although the six were now out of Illycrium, they were still in Ugly, a putrid land where nothing was right. Relief could be felt, but it was very subtle, and the six knew they were running out of time to save Gorgeous.

“Well which way is South?” asked Pretty Princess Man.

“Well doesn’t the sun rise in the North and set in the South?” asked Little Pumpkin.

“Yeah, I’ve thought of that,” Pretty Princess Man agreed, “but we are in Ugly, not Gorgeous. It may be different here.”

“Oh, I didn’t think of that,” Little Pumpkin said.

“Looks like someone got useless information,” Kindhearted Kitty said trying to agitate Glittering Grizzly.

“Well why don’t we just go back to Illycrium and ask someone?” wondered Frolicking Fawn aloud.

“No,” said Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin in unison.

“Well okay then,” Frolicking Fawn said taken aback.

“Hmm,” pondered Glittering Grizzly aloud. “We arrived in Ugly at the Death Shrine and then just followed a path to Illycrium. We have no idea which way is which. So to conclude, I must say that we are no further along than we were before that awful mess in Illycrium.”

“What awful mess?” asked Breathtaking Bunny.

“It’s over now,” Pretty Princess Man said, “and I prefer to keep it that way.” Breathtaking Bunny hushed up, and then an awkward silence followed.

“Well now what?” asked Kindhearted Kitty.

“Is someone lost,” asked an unfamiliar voice.

“Who are you?” asked Kindhearted Kitty facing the direction of the voice.

“We are The Truculent Trio,” answered the voice. “We used to live in Gorgeous, but since the Battle of Adoration, we have been damned to this land. We have starved, been beaten, and our wills have almost been broken, but we are standing strong today. We have traveled this land and know it well. So we can take you where you need to go for a fee, of course.

“Oh, how silly of me, I haven’t introduced myself. I am Powerful Penguin.”

“I’m the Deadly Dolphin,” said a creature next to the fierce-looking penguin.

“And I’m-”

“Killer Kangaroo!” exclaimed Glittering Grizzly.

“Hey, how’s it been?” asked Killer Kangaroo.

“Well just plain awful, but you should know that. Gorgeous lost the Battle of Adoration, the castle is now the Castle of Termination, and I believe Gorgeous will be destroyed if we do nothing to stop the Amorites.”

“Well at least you’ve been in Gorgeous still. Ugly is a barren land and holds too true to its name,” Killer Kangaroo said feeling no pity toward Glittering Grizzly.

“So about this fee,” Powerful Penguin said interrupting Killer Kangaroo and Glittering Grizzly’s reunion.

“What about it?” asked Pretty Princess Man.

“Well our group needs to get along and in order to do that we must charge our customers a fee,” explained Powerful Penguin.

“What exactly do you do?” asked Little Pumpkin.

“Well we are a trio of assassins,” Powerful Penguin said. “We stir up trouble in Ugly and take out those whom we are assigned to. We figure it is a way to slow down the conquest of Gorgeous by these despicable Ugligorians. We are trying to bring chaos to a world which feeds of the chaos of others. Do not worry, we do not kill Gorgeousians. Now Deadly Dolphin, what should we make the fee?”

“Well that one over there is kinda cute,” said Deadly Dolphin

“Really Deadly Dolphin? You know we need food or money or something that will help out survival,” Powerful Penguin said a little frustrated at Deadly Dolphin’s remark.

“But he could help me survive,” Deadly Dolphin said just annoying Powerful Penguin more.

“Do you have any food?” asked Killer Kangaroo before Deadly Dolphin and Powerful Penguin got themselves into too much trouble.

“Some,” replied Glittering Grizzly.

“We’ll take that,” said Deadly Dolphin who had had her fun with Powerful Penguin.

“Very well,” agreed Powerful Penguin. “Now where do you need to go?”

“South,” answered Glittering Grizzly.

“Sure thing,” Powerful Penguin said. “Follow me.”

With that the six heroes followed The Truculent Trio into the sunset and further into the cold, hard heart of Ugly. Time was running out and they all knew it. Gorgeous must be saved, but would they be able to do it in time?

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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 13: Illycrium: City of Hardships

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 13: Illycrium: City of Hardships

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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“Well now this is dreary,” Kindhearted Kitty stated.

“No kidding,” Breathtaking Bunny commented.

The land of Ugly looked completely the opposite that of Gorgeous in its prime. Ugly’s atmosphere was near toxic and the plants, if you could call them that, looked as if it were painful for them to be alive. The sun in the sky was a dark red and looked as though it was fueled by the spilled blood of the innocent. All in all the land was, just as it was named, Ugly.

The band of our six heroes had just left the Death Shrine and was in search of the Five Sacred Verses, the Death Scripture being the fourth. They had no idea where they needed to go, so they just continued along a path that connected to the Death Shrine. The path was rugged and filled with sharp rocks that dug into the feet of the six.

“This is ridiculous,” Little Pumpkin said. “We aren’t getting anywhere.”

“Yeah,” Frolicking Fawn agreed as he sat down and massaged his hooves.

“We must be getting somewhere,” Glittering Grizzly said. “There has to be a town or city somewhere in this forsaken land.”

“Unless this world is all nowhere and we never reach somewhere,” said Pretty Princess Man cunningly.

At this Frolicking Fawn, Breathtaking Bunny, and Kindhearted Kitty snickered while Little Pumpkin remained silent and Glittering Grizzly shook his head. The sun was setting on the desolate landscape and as the light was fading so did the hope the heroes seemed to have.

Then out of nowhere a new flood of hope rushed over Frolicking Fawn. Frolicking Fawn seemed to see a city in the distance. There were lights coming from it. “Guys look!” Frolicking Fawn excitedly said pointing in the direction of the newfound city.

“Somewhere does exist here,” said Glittering Grizzly directing his statement towards Pretty Princess Man.

“I guess it does,” said Pretty Princess Man.

With time the six reached the brightly lit city. The city was surprisingly exciting for being located in the land of Ugly. Lights poured out of every single building and all if the inhabitants, although hideous, looked like they were enjoying themselves.

There was a tremendous gate, which was the only entrance and exit to the city. The gate had the native name of Gruesome Gate. As the six approached it, the gatekeeper welcomed them.

“Welcome,” said he. “Welcome to the city of Illycrium. From the outside it looks like a place of joy and fun, but do not be fooled quite so easily. You may endure some trial, but that is nothing. Look at the city, it is fun. Why, what am I saying? This city will be a delight. Enjoy yourselves, lose yourselves, and…” With that the gatekeeper stopped. “My name is Faust. I shall see you around.”

Faust seemed to vanish and as he did the gates were opened and the six found themselves face to face with the city of Illycrium. The city was as Faust described it: joyful and fun. The six could hardly wait to delight themselves on what the city seemed to promise.

“Well,” said Glittering Grizzly, “we need information. I shall seek it. As the city is very populous, I am assuming some knowledge must reside here.”

“Little Pumpkin and I will go with you,” said Pretty Princess Man. “That is if she wants to.”

“Of course,” Little Pumpkin replied.

“I think I see a Creative Creature Cards Store!” Kindhearted Kitty said with enthusiasm.

“Oh! Let’s go there,” Frolicking Fawn suggested.

“Well I have always wanted to get into Creative Creature Cards,” Breathtaking Bonnie thought aloud. “I’ll go as well.”

With that the six split into two groups: one group going to the Creative Creature Cards Store and the other going on a quest for much needed information. Faust did not seem to find much worth in the first group; ergo he decided to tail the second group.

Pretty Princess Man, Little Pumpkin, and Glittering Grizzly headed toward the center of the city. Along the way they passed building after building. The first building had a party going on inside and everyone was having a grand time. The same was true for the next few establishments, but things began to change. The further the three went into the city, the worse things seemed to be. The buildings looked more worn down, and there were not as many people inside. In a couple buildings creatures were passed out on the floor and a couple creatures were even bleeding.

“This place is creepy,” Little Pumpkin said. “Remember that strange warning Faust gave us?”

“What warning?” asked Faust stepping out from the shadows. “This place is wonderful. Look around.” Faust raised his arms and gestured to the surroundings. The buildings were magnificent. Fountains spewed, great décor was seen inside them, and no one seemed out of place.

“But…” Pretty Princess Man started.

Faust was gone.

“What happened to the buildings?” Pretty Princess Man asked.

“Who cares?” asked Little Pumpkin, and then remained silent.

“I care!” exclaimed Pretty Princess Man. “Things don’t just change from bad to good. It takes work and patience, not just the blink of an eye.” Pretty Princess Man was getting fed up, but Little Pumpkin just stayed silent.

“Why don’t you talk?” he asked Little Pumpkin.

“I’ve just been stressed out. I’ve had a lot on my mind,” Little Pumpkin said quietly.

“And you don’t think I have?” asked Pretty Princess Man. “I’m pretty sure we’re dealing with the same thing.”

Little Pumpkin stood there for a moment and then softly said, “Some things, yes. But you haven’t had to deal with friends who all of a sudden start hating you for no good reason at all.”

“Well then they aren’t really your friends,” Pretty Princess Man said, “and it shouldn’t matter what they think. It is really tough talking to you when you’re like this.”

Glittering Grizzly felt it best if he moved on and so he went into a building and started talking to the locals to see if he could find any information.

Little Pumpkin stared into Pretty Princess Man’s eyes. “I’m sorry, I’ve just been stressed. I usually am, and I usually handle it very well, it has just been overwhelming these past few days.”

“I like hate talking to you now.”

Pretty Princess Man turned and left entering a nearby building, while Little Pumpkin turned in the opposite direction and left, furious with Pretty Princess Man. Faust smiled amongst the shadows.

As soon as those words left Pretty Princess Man’s mouth he regretted ever saying them. The tongue is like a sword though and as a strike with a sword cannot be reversed neither can an attack with the tongue.

Little Pumpkin sat in a chair in her building and began mulling over her thoughts. She did like Pretty Princess Man; he was a great guy and all, but to say he hated talking to her? This made her angry. Shouldn’t he be more understanding? Couldn’t he see what she was dealing with? They need to talk determined Little Pumpkin.

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Glittering Grizzly was getting nowhere in his conversations with the Ugligorians, for Glittering Grizzly was a Gorgeousian so as a result he was the most beautiful one there. All of the Ugligorians focused their attention on him and would not leave him alone. After much frustration, Glittering Grizzly left the building and continued on his way towards the center of Illycrium. The buildings were again rundown and the mood was depressing and somber, but Glittering Grizzly pressed on.

He passed building after building, Ugligorian after Ugligorian, finding out only trivial facts. Finally, after what seemed an eternity in the lake of fire, Glittering Grizzly reached the center of Illycrium.

In the center of this Godforsaken city was a shack labeled, “INFO.” Glittering Grizzly walked up to the shack and knocked on the door.

“Enter,” said a voice from inside the shack.

Glittering Grizzly entered. “Faust!” he exclaimed.

“Yeah, yeah,” he muttered. “I see you’ve reached the information booth, so what is the information that you seek?”

“I wish to know-”

“Hold up!” Faust interrupted. “Don’t you want to know how to lave the lady of your dreams?”

“Well that would be nice, but I want a woman to love me for who I am and not for cheap tricks. What I need to know is-”

“How about boundless riches? You would run the worlds financially. No one would be richer than you; you would define economy.”

“I have never had a need for the lowly pursuit of money. I have friends that I love and care for, so there is no need for money. Now Faust what I need to know is-”

“Power,” interrupted Faust. “I can make you ruler over all. Everything you see, everything you touch, everything you want, and it shall all be yours. I can provide you with secrets unknown to all.”

At this Glittering Grizzly paused. He ran his mind over the possibility, but responded, “Faust, you are a devil! Not once have you allowed me to ask the information that I seek. I need to know about the Five Sacred Verses! Tell me where I can find them, you devil!”

Faust knew then that he had been defeated and replied, “South.” Faust vanished leaving Glittering Grizzly with only one word of information to go on.

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Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin had found each other and were starting to talk. Pretty Princess Man could not have been more scared, more worried, and more sorry in his entire life.

“Pretty Princess Man,” Little Pumpkin began, “you know I like you, but things cannot continue to be like this. I’ve been going through a rough time and I’m stressed out. Please see that. It’s who I am and you have to accept that.”

“I know. I am sorry. I don’t hate talking to you. I enjoy it, a lot actually. I shouldn’t have said those things.”

“Yeah,” Little Pumpkin agreed.

There was a long pause of silence.

“You probably shouldn’t have said them,” Little Pumpkin continued. “Couldn’t you see that I was stressed? I don’t want it to be this way.”

Another period of stillness occurred.

Softly Little Pumpkin whispered, “What are you thinking?”

“I’m thinking that this entire time all you have done is blame me. I know that you’ve been stressed before, but never this much. Or at least, you have never let it show this much. I feel like all of this is my fault. You make it sound that way.”

“Don’t,” pleaded Little Pumpkin. “Please don’t feel like that. It’s not all your fault.”

“Okay,” muttered Pretty Princess Man.

This ushered in the longest period of silence.

“Are we good now?” asked Pretty Princess Man.

“Yes,” answered Little Pumpkin.

Little Pumpkin and Pretty Princess Man embraced and forgiveness could be felt. Neither one ever wanted to feel the pain they had just felt again. Although in the city of Illycrium one can never let his guard down for the enemy is cunning.

After Little Pumpkin and Pretty Princess Man let go of one another, they split up in search of Glittering Grizzly. Pretty Princess Man turned around and once Little Pumpkin was out of sight Faust appeared out of the shadows.

“Whoa!” stammered Pretty Princess Man.

“Hey,” Faust said. “How are ya?”

“Fine now,” Pretty Princess Man returned. “You?”

“Well I’m a bit hurt,” Faust began. “You see I can obviously tell that you come from a different land where no one is like us and they automatically hate us for who we are. Not all Ugligorians are bad you see. Only a few extremists, like that Amor Association, give us a bad rep. Well anyways, I’m pretty sure that girl of yours hates us for the mere fact that we are all Ugligorians, and that pains me.”

“Well I am pretty sure she hates Ugly and most of the Ugligorians as well. I should talk to her about it. Thanks Faust,” Pretty Princess Man said, but Faust was already gone with a sinister smile on his face.

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Pretty Princess Man eventually found Glittering Grizzly and Little Pumpkin. “Hey,” he called.

“What’s up?” asked Glittering Grizzly.

“The sky,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Anyways, Little Pumpkin not all Ugligorians are bad.”

“Why do you say that?” she asked.

“Because they aren’t,” Pretty Princess Man said as Glittering Grizzly nodded in agreement. “You can’t take the actions of a few and account them for an entire people.”

“Have you seen what these people have done?” asked Little Pumpkin obviously becoming irritated. “They cannot be forgiven, and I will not forgive them.”

Pretty Princess Man sighed with disapproval. “You come from a place where you are taught that. You are just a redneck from Northern Gorgeous. I live there now too, but I wish I didn’t. I hate how people automatically assume we hate others because they are different.”

“I am not a redneck,” Little Pumpkin snapped. “What makes you say that?”

“You ride horses in Astonishing,” Pretty Princess Man quipped.

“Not everyone who rides a horse is a redneck!” Little Pumpkin exclaimed.

“I’m sorry,” Pretty Princess Man said. “I just don’t like how you automatically hate Ugligorians.”

“Pretty Princess Man I have had personal experience with them, and with my experience I have determined that they are not a good people. I’m leaving now before this gets out of hand.”

“This is what I hate. You are a perfect example of a North Gorgeousian. You automatically hate others and won’t ever accept the truth even when it’s staring you in the face. Yeah, I’m mad now!” Pretty Princess Man said angrily.

“I don’t even care,” Little Pumpkin said.

“You don’t even care that I’m mad at you?”

“No, not really.”

“Well whatever. You say that you like me more than I like you? What a joke! I would be breaking down if you were mad at me and you don’t even care!”

“I wouldn’t harmonize caring and being upset with the fact that you are mad at me as the same thing. I can understand why you are mad, and I didn’t want to make this into something bigger than it was.” Little Pumpkin explained.

“Okay,” Pretty Princess Man said. Pretty Princess Man hated himself just then. He had just apologized to Little Pumpkin earlier and now they were fighting again. He liked Little Pumpkin so much. He had even dreamt about a day, way far off, that he would start a family with her. That would be years away, but it seemed like a possibility no matter how minute the chances. Now things seemed hopeless. Things seemed so awful and they were fighting. A future without Little Pumpkin seemed inevitable. Tears filled Pretty Princess Man’s eyes and he choked out the words, “I’m sorry.”

“I know,” Little Pumpkin said trying to comfort him.

“No, but it’s not okay. I said sorry earlier and h we are fighting again. It shouldn’t be this way. I like you so much Little Pumpkin and I want to be with you, but I have never been more terrified of losing someone than I am now. Please forgive me.”

“I do. This has been tough and I like you too, but if things don’t get better, than I can’t see us being together anymore. For now nothing’s going to change though.”

“Thank you Little Pumpkin.”

“Can we go now?” asked Little Pumpkin.

“No, I need to make sure we are okay. I hate right now that you have been thinking over the possibility of ending us, of ending how happy I’ve been because of you. I want to be positive we are okay and that we will be better.”

“We are okay,” said Little Pumpkin smiling a little bit.

“Thank you,” Pretty Princess Man said. “I promise things will get better.”

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With that Pretty Princess Man, Little Pumpkin, and Glittering Grizzly returned to the Gruesome Gate. There Kindhearted Kitty, Frolicking Fawn, and Breathtaking Bunny were waiting for them.

“I won the Creative Creature Cards Tournament,” Kindhearted Kitty said.

“This is the most confusing game ever,” Breathtaking Bunny commented.

“I did so awful,” complained Frolicking Fawn. “I never got any good Creative Creature Cards. It angers me.”

The six then talked as the left the city of Illycrium through the Gruesome Gate. As they passed through the gate, Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin saw an etching in the wall that read, “This is the city of Illycrium, of hardships, of sure failure, and of seldom success.” As they passed by it, they knew they were a few of the seldom successes, and all the while Faust lay hidden in the shadows cursing there existence.

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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 12: The Five Sacred Verses

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 12: The Five Sacred Verses

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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“Bonnie…” Pretty Princess Man stammered.

“Yes Pretty Princess Man,” she returned, “I am alive!”

“But how?”

“The powers of darkness Pretty Princess Man. They have given me new life. I am alive and powerful. Your purpose had no power. Faith, hope, and love are just children’s concepts. Grow up Pretty Princess Man! I deserve this. I have more power than you could have ever shown me.

“Light is an illusion anyways. Take a look at the once perfect land of Gorgeous. Everyone was happy and living in the light, but it was an illusion. Once the Amorites came, panic flooded the land and our great King, the one who is supposed to be the source of the light, could not stop the overwhelming darkness. Light leaves people in ignorance. Wake up! I am alive because of darkness.”

“Then it is not true life,” Pretty Princess Man stated.

“Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee, how can you do this?” Frolicking Fawn asked tears filling his eyes.

“Simple,” she replied, “darkness. Have you not been listening? Darkness has given me power beyond measure.”

“Darkness has no true power,” Little Pumpkin cried out.

“Why are all of you distorting the facts? I have no true life, no true power? Why must it be true? Darkness brought me back to life, something which light could not handle. So I welcome and accept this power and if you wish to live a full life then I suggest you do the same.”

“Light will prevail. It must. It always does,” Breathtaking Bunny uttered.

“We shall see,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said with a laugh.

“Bonnie,” Agape started, “we must leave. You need to tame the powers of darkness and then we will let you fulfill your wish.”

“So be it master,” said Bonnie. Then she turned to leave.

“No Bonnie! Don’t go!” Pretty Princess Man pleaded.

Silence filled the shrine as Bonnie approached Agape. Nothing was said, nothing was heard, and everything was just absorbed into the minds of the heroes. Once Bonnie reached Agape a cloud of darkness enveloped them and they vanished.

“I’m sorry Pretty Princess Man,” Little Pumpkin said sympathetically.

Pretty Princess Man slumped to the ground. He had gone through so much in the past couple of days. He had observed the blood-stained ground of the Castle of Termination. He had witnessed the death of his best friend. He had killed an Amorite. He had reached a new world. And now he had seen his best friend alive again, but evil. Oh how much weight can one stand to bare?

Pretty Princess Man was on the breaking point. One more step in the wrong direction and he would fall. Pretty Princess Man took a second and evaluated himself. He had been sad for too long. The things of this world were bringing him down. He needed to count his blessings and not his sorrows. His friends surrounded him. He had an amazing girl with him who liked him as much as he liked her. He had managed to follow the Amor Association. And his best friend was alive! After a deep sigh, Pretty Princess Man raised himself to his feet.

“Now,” Pretty Princess Man started, “Bonnie is alive. She may be evil, but she is living. We are in the world of the Amorites and it is disgusting. We have come so far, let us continue to press on through all of the hardships!”

“Yes!” Kindhearted Kitty said, happy now that things were picking up.

“We need information,” Glittering Grizzly stated. “We are in a completely new world that we know nothing about. Not to mention this world is evil. I’ll take a look around this shrine.”

While Glittering Grizzly went to investigate, Breathtaking Bunny, Frolicking Fawn, and Kindhearted Kitty went of to play the Gorgeous Game of Monkey-In-The-Middle, leaving Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin alone. Pretty Princess Man took the hands of Little Pumpkin and looked her straight in the eyes. He did not say anything but merely looked her in the eyes.

“What?” asked Little Pumpkin. “What are you thinking? You aren’t going to kill me, are you? Have you snapped and now you are going to murder me?”

Silence.

“Seriously Pretty Princess Man, what are you thinking? I don’t wanna die.”

Again nothing.

“What? What are you thinking?” Little Pumpkin asked a little annoyed now.

Stillness.

“What could you possibly be thinking? I really hope you aren’t going to kill me. What are you thinking?”

I’ll show you what I’m thinking,” Pretty Princess Man whispered. With that he leaned over and kissed Little Pumpkin. Little Pumpkin kissed him back, and for a split second, nothing else mattered.

“I’ve found something,” Glittering Grizzly called.

Breathtaking Bunny, Frolicking Fawn, and Kindhearted Kitty stopped playing their Gorgeous Game. This upset Frolicking Fawn as he was the monkey at this point. “Come on.” He muttered. “How unfair. Stupid Grizzly.” Little Pumpkin and Pretty Princess Man let go of each other’s hands. The five of them met up with Glittering Grizzly.

“I’ve found a verse called the Death Scripture. It is evil and brings fear to my bones. I believe that this is what the Amorites used to revive Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee. Anyways, under the Death Scripture it reads ‘4 of 5.’ It scares me to know that there are four other scriptures out there. We must investigate these scriptures and learn the power of evil from them,” Glittering Grizzly said.

“Wait,” Pretty Princess Man said remembering back to his fight with Storge. “When I fought Storge he chanted something. His body then altered form and he had astounding power. Could this be one of the scriptures?”

“It may very well be,” Glittering Grizzly said.

“Then I agree, let us find these five scriptures so that we may better combat the forces of darkness.”

With that the six left the Death Shrine and took their first steps upon the pitiful ground of Ugly.

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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 11: The Plan

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee

Episode 11: The Plan

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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“With the death of Storge, our plan has been initiated,” Agape stated.

“My handiwork helped especially,” Eros chimed in.

“Yes Eros,” grumbled Agape. “Now let us travel to the Shrine of Death and begin stage two of the plan.”

“Yes master,” said Eros and Philia simultaneously.

The Amor Association, now numbering three, began their journey to the Shrine of Death. The three trekked across Gorgeous as dark silhouetted figures, yet one of the figures seemed to be struggling beneath the weight of an unknown object.

The journey did not last very long, as the Amorites were quick and agile. The Amorites traveled to the Charismatic Cavern because, of course, no Shrine of Death existed in Gorgeous. Once the Amorites reached the bottom of the pitch-black cavern, a light flashed. This light blinded those who saw it for a time and came from no place known to the living.

Once the light faded, the Amorites found themselves in a familiar setting. The home world of the Amor Association, Ugly, was where the Amorites now stood. Ugly was a wonderful place to the Amorites, but to anyone else, it would be appalling. Homes were set on fire daily, women and children decimated every year, and carrion was the main source of food.

“Nice to visit home,” Eros said, taking a deep breath of the nearly toxic air.

“Can we just get to the Shrine?” asked Philia. “I do not appreciate having to carry this.”

“Quit complaining,” Eros pushed. “We’ll get there and if you’re dead, it’ll be a bonus.”

“Very funny,” Philia remarked with annoyance.

“Come,” said Agape opening up a portal of darkness. “We go to the Shrine of Death.”

The three Amorites stepped through the portal and then found themselves at the Shrine. The Shrine of Death was not very lively. The Shrine consisted of an altar where an eternal flame was kept burning by the bodies of the deceased. A skeleton was at the center of the altar with a crown placed upon its head and that had its arms spread apart as to welcome those who came to worship.

There was a table that contained the original Death Scripture, one of the five Sacred Verses. It read:

“Life begins with birth,

And with Death it is at an end.

With the first I find no worth,

So with the latter I ask to be a Friend.”

“Philia,” began Agape, “lay it down, and we shall initiate the second part of the plan.”

“Yes master,” Philia obediently said as he carried out the orders of the most powerful Amorite.

“Now we must recite the Death Scripture for a constant seven hours,” Agape said. “Come let us prepare.”

Agape pulled out a knife. With the knife the Amorites slit their palms and dropped blood upon what Philia had laid down.

The Amorites then undressed and put on the sacred Death Robes, robes woven out of the sorrows felt from the loss of a loved one, which were a deep purple.

The Amorites shaved their heads and burned the shaven hair in the eternal flame. Then each Amorite had the Death Scripture written upon their shaven head in his own blood.

“Now,” Agape started, “we are ready.”

For the next seven hours the Death Scripture was recited flawlessly and simultaneously by the Amor Association.

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The Town of Sparkles was in somewhat mediocre condition for being the town closest to the now Castle of Termination. Sure, the town wasn’t sparkling anymore, but the locals made the most out of what they had. They gladly accommodated for Pretty Princess Man and his five followers.

“Thank you so much,” repeated Pretty Princess Man for the umpteenth time.

“Honestly, I’m starting to get sick of you thanking me,” said Happy Helper, owner of the Happyday Inn.

“You deserve it though,” Pretty Princess Man returned.

“Well I am the one accommodating you,” said Happy Helper, “so I won’t be hearing any thanks from you for the next decade.”

“Well thank you Happy,” said Pretty Princess Man with a smirk upon his face.

“I give up,” Happy Helper said leaving to go prepare dinner for the guests who expected to eat later that evening.

“So what are we planning to do?” asked Glittering Grizzly.

“Defeat the Amor Association,” answered Kindhearted Kitty.

“Wow, really?” Glittering Grizzly replied sarcastically. “I mean the specifics. We cannot just sit here idling in this town.”

“Yeah,” agreed Breathtaking Bunny. “We gotta do something.”

“Well Pretty Princess Man has to recover,” Frolicking Fawn voiced.

“I’ll be fine,” Pretty Princess Man said, but didn’t believe it. His face was still severely burned from his fight with Storge. Pretty Princess Man could barely even lift his head off the table, but he was not one to complain and would never show any negativity to his comrades.

“Pretty Princess Man,” Frolicking Fawn said frankly, “there is no way we are going out to fight with you in that sort of condition.”

“Frolicking Fawn is right,” Glittering Grizzly said. “We need you full strength, Pretty Princess Man.”

“Well, if that is the case, then let us plan our strategies. There are six of us and only three Amorites, although the power of Agape surpassed that of the other three, while Storge was living, and now far surpasses the remaining two. Agape is not weakening either, and you did not witness him fight during the Battle of Adoration, thus no one knows what he is capable of. So we shall not group Agape with Philia and Eros, for his power is far superior.”

“We should be strong enough to defeat Philia, for his strength is about equal to that of Storge’s. Eros seems to possess a greater strength than him, but, as you have said, he is nothing when compared to Agape. I suggest that we strike at Philia,” Glittering Grizzly said voicing his opinion.

“We will all be there fighting,” Frolicking Fawn said.

“Yes, but will we be able to fight Philia alone?” wondered Pretty Princess Man aloud.

“Probably not,” Breathtaking Bunny said.

“Well we can’t stay here doing nothing,” Kindhearted Kitty said with reason. “Why don’t we go to the Castle of Termination?”

“And get killed by the Amor Association?” asked Little Pumpkin.

“Well what then?” asked Kindhearted Kitty who was annoyed with the fact that the meeting was getting nowhere.

“Hang on,” Pretty Princess Man though aloud. “When Bonnie and I trained with the Ginja Ninja, he led us down the Charismatic Cavern and we found ourselves in a new world. What if we went to the cavern to find out more about these worlds and hopefully about the Amor Association as well?”

“Finally,” Kindhearted Kitty grumbled, “something to do.”

Pretty Princess Man and the five then thanked Happy Helper for one too many times and headed off in the direction of the Charismatic Cavern.

The road was one that did not require too much travel, yet it seemed a long journey. Nothing beautiful was along the road as there had been in the past. The land of Gorgeous would not survive much longer under the current conditions.

Once the cavern was reached, Pretty Princess Man motioned for the five to follow him. Pretty Princess Man led the way into the Charismatic Cavern where no light shone. The trip passed with ease and soon they were at the end.

“Last time I was here there was a bright flash of light and I found myself in a new world,” Pretty Princess Man explained. “I am not quite sure how it works though.”

“Great…” mumbled Kindhearted Kitty.

Pretty Princess Man heard a voice in his head, “Son, you must will the cavern, and it will take you where you need to go.”

Pretty Princess Man began to meditate upon his father’s words. He tuned into the land and with every ounce of his soul he urged the Charismatic Cavern to take him elsewhere.

A light, which was temporarily blinding, flashed. When it subsided Pretty Princess Man found himself, along with the five, at some sort of altar, an altar that could not possibly be for the forces of light.

“Welcome,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said.

And so the plan was fulfilled…

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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 11 Delayed!

Sorry,
Due to the ridiculous amount of reading homework I have had, PPM episode 11 is being delayed. Once Huckleberry Finn and the Foundation Trilogy have been read, hopefully by the end of the long weekend, things will be back on schedule. Although the title of Episode 11 is The Plan, for those of you who actually come to the blog and read this you get I guess a little sneak preview.
Thanks,

-Andrew

Episode 10: Purpose

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 10: Purpose
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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“Her body,” began Pretty Princess Man, “is in possession of the Amorites.”
Pretty Princess Man let go of Little Pumpkin and turned his face to the ground. Feelings overwhelmed Pretty Princess Man and he dropped to the earth. He was bloodstained and looked sick.
“Why!?!” shouted Pretty Princess Man to the air. “Why must evil happen?”
Little Pumpkin rushed to Pretty Princess Man’s side. “Pretty Princess Man everything will be fine. Surely you will expel evil from this land.”
“But this suffering that has to be endured, it is not fair in the slightest,” Pretty Princess Man remarked.
“Fair, no,” Glittering Grizzly replied. “Life has never been fair, nor ever will be. Pretty Princess Man, we must accept the challenges that we face and overcome them.”
“He’s right Pretty Princess Man,” Breathtaking Bunny said. “That’s what I have admired so much about you. You have done just that up to this point.”
“Pretty Princess Man, you’re a tough cookie,” Frolicking Fawn said.
“Pretty Princess Man we are only alive right now because we have looked up to you during our trials,” Kindhearted Kitty replied.
“It’s true,” Little Pumpkin said throwing her arms around Pretty Princess Man. “You give us all strength.”
Pretty Princess Man stood up and Little Pumpkin dropped her arms. “Thanks,” he said turning to look the five straight in their faces. “You all are some of my best friends. You five have true strength. I have no words to describe how thankful I am for you.
“We have seen much, endured much, far too much, but this struggle is far from over. I ask each and every one of you to join me on my quest to drive out all darkness and restore light to the land of Gorgeous. Will you join me?”
“You bet,” Breathtaking Bunny said.
“Count me in,” Frolicking Fawn replied.
“Sure,” Kindhearted Kitty said.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Glittering Grizzly remarked.
“Of course,” Little Pumpkin said. “I can’t imagine leaving you alone.”
“Now,” began Pretty Princess Man, “we must talk about the enemy. Our enemy is string and has no mercy, although something strange occurred when I ended the life of Storge. He looked me directly in the eyes and thanked me. This has aroused many questions in my head, and I have come to this conclusion: Death sets the Amorites free.
“The Amorites are bound by evil while alive, and death sets them free. While this may be true, spare them no pity, for they are ruthless. They will end you and move on without another thought.
“Now listen! We will succeed. Light shall prevail, but it will take its toll on every one of us. This will not be easy, and if you are not careful, you will perish.”
“So you’ve killed one of the Amorites,” concluded Kindhearted Kitty.
“Yes,” Pretty Princess Man answered. “Three remain, but Storge’s death will not have made them weak.”
“So what do you suggest?” asked Glittering Grizzly. “The last time we met them in combat, we were lucky to escape with out lives.”
“Hmm,” pondered Pretty Princess Man aloud. “Do you have purpose?”
“Purpose,” mumbled Kindhearted Kitty as he thought.
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Laughter filled the playground of the School of Dreams. Not one problem burdened the children who were at play. Fun was all that was going on.
The sun warmed the land to a perfect temperature. A slight breeze could be felt, but it was a comfortable one. The sky was cloud free only adding to the atmosphere of the day.
Kindhearted Kitty played to his heart’s content. Nothing could bring him down. He felt this fun, and happiness filled every fiber of his being. Kindhearted Kitty would never forget this fun that he experienced for it brought him true joy.
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“My purpose is to have fun,” Kindhearted Kitty said. “Life is short, so I want to live it to the fullest in the best way I can.”
“My purpose,” began Breathtaking Bunny…
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Breathtaking Bunny remembered the first few years of his life. He spent most of his life at the candy store in Astonishing. He loved to pick out the prettiest of the girls and compliment them.
Breathtaking Bunny liked his life and the girls loved to get compliments from a bunny that was breathtaking. Breathtaking Bunny realized then that he couldn’t lose those girls and that it would devastate him.
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… “Is to defend and protect the women of Gorgeous.”
It was Frolicking Fawn’s turn. “My purpose…”
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“Good morning son.”
“Good morning Dad,” Frolicking Fawn said.
“Do you want to come to work with me?”
“You bet,” Frolicking Fawn answered.
Frolicking Fawn and his father traveled to the Forest of Hope where his father was working that day. Frolicking Fawn’s father was a comedian and today the elves had hired him to perform for them.
Time flew by and it was time for the show to begin. Frolicking Fawn sat in the audience with the elves and his anticipation was driving him insane.
Then it began. The show was wonderful and everyone was filled with laughter. From jokes such as “Why did Sleeper Snooze graduate with high honors? ... Because he had the best dreams!” to “How do you cross the Waterfall of Though? … Think!”
Frolicking Fawn realized then that he wanted to bring laughter to every soul that he could.
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“… is to bring a smile to the broken, to fill empty hearts with laughter.”
Glittering Grizzly thought back upon his life.
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The day started out as any other normal day, but it was to be a different day for Glittering Grizzly. Glittering Grizzly headed off to the School of Dreams to begin his day, as normal.
Glittering Grizzly met up with his best friends, Kindhearted Kitty and Killer Kangaroo.
“Good morning,” Killer Kangaroo said.
“Same,” Kindhearted Kitty said.
“Good morning guys,” replied Glittering Grizzly.
School went on as normal until it was time for recess. Once the bell for recess rang, all of the students stampeded out onto the playground.
“Hey guys,” Kindhearted Kitty said meeting up with Glittering Grizzly and Killer Kangaroo, “let’s do something fantastic.”
“Like what?” inquired Glittering Grizzly.
“Like climbing onto the roof using the side of the school like a rock wall,” Kindhearted Kitty smiled.
“That’s dangerous,” Glitterting Grizzly remarked.
“But fun,” Kindhearted Kitty countered.
“It’s true,” commented Killer Kangaroo.
“Fine,” Glittering Grizzly said, “but this is preposterous.”
“I’m glad we agree,” Kindhearted Kitty said turning to lead the way.
The group of three made it to the side of the school in good time. Kindhearted Kitty decided that he would go first and with abilities like a cat, he climbed to the roof without much effort.
“My turn,” Killer Kangaroo said. She began to hop and grabbed onto the side of the school about half way up.
“That’s it,” Kindhearted Kitty encouraged. “Now just climb up here.”
“Sure thing,” Killer Kangaroo said, although she feared for her life. She lifted her right foot, but stumbled. Killer Kangaroo lost her grasp and began to fall toward Gorgeous.
“No!” Kindhearted Kitty exclaimed.
Glittering Grizzly sprang to life. He jumped beneath Killer Kangaroo and caught her as se fell. Glittering Grizzly was so overjoyed that he could save a life.
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“My purpose is to save and protect the live of the friends I love,” concluded Glittering Grizzly.
“Well Little Pumpkin, what is your purpose?” asked Pretty Princess Man.
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“I don’t know if she’ll live,” the doctor said.
“Please she must!” Little Pumpkin’s parents pleaded.
“We are doing all we can,” the doctor assured them.
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Time passed slowly, but it passed. Little Pumpkin was alive, but felt as if she were the luckiest one alive. She had come face to face with death, but she had lived. She thus lived her life to the fullest, spreading goodness and doing the best she possibly could.
Little Pumpkin attended the School of Dreams where she was revered as one of the smartest. She truly was one of the best. Yes, she made mistakes, but where she truly proved herself was in the overcoming of obstacles and in learning from those mistakes.
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“I shouldn’t even be alive,” Little Pumpkin said. “I strive to be good, to be the best I can. I have to. And it makes it so much easier when I have you to look up to. That is my purpose Pretty Princess Man.”
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“And now we may begin our plan,” laughed Agape sinisterly.
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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.