Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 11: The Plan
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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
“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
“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
“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
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
