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.