Stuck in Sploon

Larry: Ok , We have to share beds. Who here can’t be waken up easily

-everyone immediately looks at Iggy-

Iggy: .. the f**k you looking at me for?

Ludwig: Iggy, you are literally impossible to move plus you stay still 90% of the night. In other words you’re ideal person to share a bed with

Iggy: who says im going to sleep on the bed? I’d rather sleep on the floor. -proceeds to flop on the floor face first and sleeps-

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Ludwig: can you aim straight?!

Wendy: can you be straight?!

Ludwig: UGH-

Wendy: exactly, shut it , Gay Boi

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Roy: Does anyone else just, see dead things sometimes?

Larry: …. And i thought Iggy was the freaky one-

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Larry: why is it that everyone here has some form of role, and you’re just the guy who speaks caveman.

Morton: Morton not like judgement, Morton not judge you with bad tennis skill >:(

Larry: YOU LEAVE MY COMFORT SPORT OUT OF THIS-

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Lemmy: Iggy can-

Iggy: yes

Lemmy: I didn’t finish my sentence

Iggy: “Iggy can we push Ludwig’s piano in the kitchen again” which is yes and you literally ask every Thursday

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Morton: Morton made cookies

Iggy: You can cook?

Larry: he can work the stove?

Roy; You guys do realize he makes the dinners-

Larry: YOU MEAN ITS YOUR FAULT WE GET MEATLOAF MONDAYS

Morton; MEATLOAF GOOD, MORTON MAKE MEATLOAF GOOD

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Iggy: -wearing make up and a dress- does this color clash

Wendy: nah, you just need to add the color from the dress to your eyeshadow, it’ll look better

Lemmy: -a full on mess-

Wendy:….-deep breath- A for effort.

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Roy: Why does Iggy keep getting the jungle world

Ludwig: because he was designed for it by the creator

Roy: wha-

Ludwig: -what?

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Lemmy: -just sitting in middle of the room-

-Larry is getting chased by morton meanwhile Ludwig and Wendy are physically fighting. Iggy then slides in beside lemmy-

Iggy: -stare-

Lemmy: -stare-

-Iggy then sits next to lemmy and they both frog blink-

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Ludwig: As annoying as they are, I love my siblings

-crash-

Ludwig:… sometimes.

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Iggy: Hey Ludwig? You speak french , Right?

Ludwig: Yes? Why?

Iggy: can you tell me how you say 9 + 10 =19 in french?

Ludwig: ?? Weird but okay. Neuf plus dix égale dix-neuf-

Iggy: Juggle Dix-neuf -

-Prologue-

-In space, there is a building floating; it doesn’t seem to be orbiting anything or in a gravitational pull to a star. Rather , it seems to have hunks of rocks orbiting the building itself. Rosalina’s Comet observatory pulls in closer and docks on the edge. Rosalina floats down, along with someone following behind, they seem to look similar to her-

???: Mother? What are we doing here? 

Rosalina: Well Dear Castor, Something has been off..Most of my dear children..your siblings..have been missing.

Castor(???): Yes…I’ve noticed too. Are you positive it’s not something we might not understand about the lumas?

Rosalina: As much as it’s possible, it just seems strange besides, the ones with us seem stressed and unsure. If it were nothing, they would not react in such a way.

Castor: hm..that is true, I just..

Rosalina: -she smiles- I understand, you are just hoping they’re ok. It’s only natural

-Castor lowers his head, he knows his mother is comforting him but he can’t feel at ease. Not only are Lumas missing, but some stars as well. Rosalina and Castor noticed it’s all Luma related, hence they started an investigation. One lead sent them here, All they know is that this building is called “The Lumity Palace “ -

Castor: Shall we head inside? 

Rosalina: Yes , we need to find anything we can. And fast.

-They both nod to each other and enter, nothing seems to be in ruin but it’s clearly been abandoned. Rosalina takes a quick glance at the structures while walking along with Castor, meanwhile Castor is trying to take in all the details. Is there something that might lead to an entrance? Anything? Castor looked stressed, they just needed something, even if it’s small. Then they noticed a glimmer at the corner of their eye-

Castor: huh? -they shifted their direction-

Rosalina: Is there something you’ve found?

Castor: -they run up to a shelf and examine- I believe? I could have sworn I saw something Glimmer..Maybe it might be a clue? Like a secret passage?

Rosalina: -she walks from behind- hmm..huh? -she spots a gem , then reaches it-

-it starts to glow-

Castor and Rosalina: ?! -The shelves proceed to split open, revealing a passage-

Castor: Yes! This has to be important if it was hidden. Shall we?

Rosalina: -she nods-

-They entered the hallway, Rosalina uses her wand to bring a barrier, just in case. It takes a bit to reach the other end , once they do ,the room shines somewhat blinding them. The room is filled with text and decorated with stained glass. Rosalina and Castor are in awe but only for a moment, They both seem to notice a huge mural, it has 8 holes along with 8 people shown along with them. -

Castor: woah…is this an event of the past or…something to happen soon? 

Rosalina: hmm..Let me reason the text at the bottom, I’ll see if I can decipher them. Perhaps this may even help us

Castor: I hope so, may I look up close?

Rosalina: Yes , just please be mindful of what you touch.

Castor: -floats up closer to the mural , observing the details-

-While Castor is studying the mural , Rosalines reads the texts. It's hard to read but she’s able to put it together. “The Blessing of the Comets. The Comets are extraordinary objects that carry a gift that also bestows a blessing to a warrior. These warriors are given powers to enhance their abilities as well as turn their special object into a weapon or Tool. Said objects can be as simple as a toy to extraordinary things like a sword. When the 4 great Stars align, a great evil will show itself, only the 8 warriors could repel it.-

Rosalina: huh. That’s all it says. Is there more? -she tries to look around- And 4 great stars? The only ones I can think of are the 4 stars that orbit each other. But can they align? I would need to see for myself.

Castor: 4 Big Stars?

Rosalina: yes, they're not far but they’re stars that orbit each other and have no other planets, though they can get caught up in other orbits since they always move. 

Castor: So maybe that’s the next desti- -their hand touches one of the holes and proceeds to glow- WHAT -

Rosalina: ?! Castor? What’s wrong?

Castor: uhh the wall! It’s glowing! 

- The area that Castor touched is glowing, while that happens the roof open up revealing the rocks from before, as one comes into view it starts to glow the same color as the whole in the mural and appears more comet like, it then starts to move around orbiting the palace a bit faster-

Castor: Huh? Mama..What happened?

Rosalina: …Castor, Is it possible you might be one of these warriors?

Castor: How? I don’t remember becoming one.

Rosalina: I don’t think you know, it’s something you were blessed with simply at birth, whether we knew or not. Do you have anything close to your heart?

Castor: uhh well, the only thing I can think of is “Mari “ but what does she have to do with anything?

Rosalina: Simple, it says here that the most precious item to these warriors can be a weapon of sorts, maybe we can see Mari can be turned into a form of weapon. I just need to see for myself to understand

Castor: understood, I’ll be back 

-Castor leaves but soon returns with “Mari’ ,a Stuffed Toy that gave the appearance of a toad with a witch hat -

Castor: -holds mari up- So..What do I do?

Rosalina: It didn’t specify…but maybe, try holding them up and put your magic into it? 

Castor: I’ll try , though I can’t see it working. -they use magic to make Mari float and tries focusing magic into her-

-As soon as the magic touches Mari, The Comet glows again and a beam directly hits Mari , Castor is blown away a little , Rosalina quickly glides to their side and guards them as they witness Mari glow but seems to be getting bigger and bigger as well as taking form. After the glow wears off, Mari appear more alive-

Rosalina: Does this..?

Castor: ..Mari?

Mari: -she turns around and smiles, and gives a little bow- Hello! It’s nice to meet you! Now that you finally unlocked your power, shall we begin?

Castor: Begin? Begin what??

Mari: What else? As your “Tool” , We will now look for the other warriors! 

-The scene fades , slowly revealing a place in the real world-

-In the town of Brooklyn, it’s a bustling day. There are markets full of customers and tourist, one particular stand seems to be getting attention with one boy making a ruckus-

???: Come one! Come all! Come try our special Pizza bagels delight! We have all sorts of options! We offer Pepperoni classic! Cheese Overload! And we even offer all sorts of veggie options! 

Stranger: That boy has all sorts of energy, doesn’t he?

Stranger 2: I'm not even that into pizza but he’s making it sound appetizing right now. What’s it called, Pizza Bagels?

Stranger: Yeah, it wouldn’t hurt to try right?

???:- comes from behind- Hey! While you’re at it! We’re having a 4 for $2 deal right now! 

Stranger: Alright, Alright. Could I get 2 pepperoni and 2 Half Bell Peppers and the other half banana peppers?

Stranger 2: Yeah, I’ll take 4 with everything on it!

???: Got it ! -writes the orders down- Ma marie! I already got two orders!

Marie(Ma): Coming right up , Anna please prep more ingredients , Markus is really drawing in a crowd today

Anna: On it, Dear! While you’re at it Mark, you better help out

Markus(???): Of course! With cooking or?

Anna: Just Worry about taking orders but if orders pile, please help your mom cook

Markus: -he gives a thumbs up- Ok , Mamma !

-Markus takes in more orders while helping maintain the balance of helping Marie out, though some bagels did get slightly burnt, it pleased the customers still with the overwhelming flavors. It seems Markus just gives everyone else an overwhelming aura of joy and whimsy. He does his best to please everyone , even with customers who overreact. Hours pass until it’s time to close-

Marie: -cleaning the ovens - How much did we make? 

Anna: over $2,000 today

Markus: That’s great!

Marie: Indeed, You seemed especially chipper, it might have been the reason we drew in more people. -she slightly nudges markus-

Markus: Well , Why wouldn’t I be? I get to work with my moms! 

Anna: You know you don’t have to. 

Markus: but how else am I going to make it up to you? 

Anna: You don’t owe us anything, Sweet Pea. Please don’t tell me this is coming from that talk from before.

Markus: No no! I mean…slightly? Me being adopted doesn’t play that much into why I want to help but You both work so hard for us! You have to work nearly everyday..right?

Marie: Well, we used to. Now this is not me telling you that we don’t need your help anymore but I’ve been doing some side hustles and it eventually landed me a good job! It was actually a lucky coincidence too! 

Markus: Wha- Wait! When were you guys going to tell me?

Anna: We were going to wait until we got home but You Know how your Ma is.

Marie: oh hush you, I knew you both would be excited either way! 

Markus: Does this mean we have to close down?

Marie: Of course not, While I'm working this Job, Anna is going to take over the booth. We plan to hire people to help once I get a good amount of money to be able to pay well and still cover expenses. 

Markus: Well..that’s good. We’ll be set.

Anna: Mark, please tell me you’re not upset?

Markus: ..I am a little, not that we’re going to get better opportunities! It’s just..I liked us working together. I liked any time I spend with both of you

Marie: Oh Markus, You’ve always and have been nothing but a Blessing to us.

Anna: I agree. Come on, let's clean up and head home.

- They clean up and close up their little booth for the night-

-At Home-

Markus:-He seems to be on his laptop- Hey Mama? Could you tell me the story? About how you got me? 

Marie: Are you sure? It was quite unusual mind you. Is it because you want to know about your previous family?

Markus: Well you said before there was no way to know , so I wanted to know how I came to be

Marie: Very Well, Surprisingly at that time we were looking for a donor to be able to have a baby. We were simply walking in the park then we heard crying! Come to find you laying in a basket near the sewer pipe going into the lake. I was so appalled that I wanted to kill your parents

Anna: -coming in with soup and toast- Well First, I had to calm her down but then we read the note. “Please. Please protect our Dear Markus. This is his only hope of making it.”

Markus: …that’s it?

Anna: It is. The worst part was , we couldn't find anyone who had a baby of your age at the time. Even when DNA tested, if anything it’s like your parents didn’t exist somehow.

Markus: It’s a little devious. “This is his only hope of making it.” Was I dying??

Marie: Actually no! You were a very healthy baby, now that I think about it, on the back of the note , it had a cake recipe

Markus: A Cake recipe on an abandoned child? 

Marie: Yes but anyways, the Recipe is your favorite cake! 

Markus: Really? Was it a gift for me..?

Marie: I wish I could say but I would like to believe so, would have been unfortunate if you ended up not liking it- but that’s besides the point! -she chomps onto her toast after dipping in the soup-

Anna: Mark, do you wish to try to find them?

Markus: No..Why should I? I have you two

Anna: I know, I know. It’s just sometimes kids who find out they’re adopted tend to want to find their bio parents or  at the very least learn about them. Trust me, WE wanted to know your parents.

Marie: To be fair, it was mainly for medical reasons we wanted to know them, What if both sides had a history of cancer! We would have needed to look into that! 

Markus: Fair Fair! Geez, now you guys are making me curious. 

Marie: Well Mark, Maybe think about it. You never really had ambition other than always helping us. You’re an adult now, maybe looking for them can help you open up more? Obviously not right now , just think 

Markus: hmm..maybe -typing- any predications on what they are?

Marie: I wanna make a bet that they’re bakers! Just based on the recipe.

Anna: Well….if we’re making guesses, I can see at least one of them being a doctor, just a hunch 

Markus: Haha , I could see that. 

Maries: -finishes her soup- I’m getting more, does anyone else want seconds?

Markus: Im good, I will admit I eat a bit of some of bagels before dinner

Marie: You little glutton! You’re lucky I love you enough to let that slide…for now-

Anna: and yet she never actually does anything about it.

Markus: Well I can always have extra if there’s leftover

Anna:  Markus, do you think there’s going to be leftover? 

Markus:....-he puts down his laptop- Mama! Save some for me! -he rushes off-

Anna: -giggling- She calls him a glutton but He gets it from her

-later on, late in Markus’ room-

-He was still typing, Markus likes to work on stories, he makes up anything on the spot, though this often causes him to lose sleep. He has no idea what drive he has to keep doing this, he doesn’t plan to be a writer. -

Markus: hmm… -he closes his laptop after saving, then lays on his bed-...do I want to find my bio parents..or just live like normal.

Markus: I do want to know who they are. But, that line just bothers me…..did something happen? Were they in danger? Why? -he shuffles-...then again, what’s the point in worrying. I’ll just sleep on it.

-he finally gives in to sleep and rest for the nights-

-It was now Morning, today they didn’t have to open shop, so all of them were free today-

Marie: Markus, be sure to finish all of that 

Anna: You’re saying it like he won’t?

Marie: Look at him. He’s barely touched the plate

Markus: Ah, sorry! I'm just thinking , that’s all . 

Anna: Wow, are you considering? 

Markus: yeah, I’m a little stuck on what to do.

Anna: Well, personally, I think you should. Not just for the answers but this might help you too. To learn more about your identity. 

Marie: I agree but I'm nervous, would you at least text or even write to us? 

Markus: Of course I would plus I think I would just keep updating you since I never been away before -he chuckled-

Anna: How about this, We go shopping for restock while also prepping you for your little adventure

Markus: Are you sure?

Anna: I'm positive. You deserve the chance to spread your wings, but also bring us back cool souvenirs.

Markus: srk I knew there was a catch.

Anna: -soft nudge in his arm- Hey, we need bragging rights for something! 

Marie: Also , we both agreed to give you $1,000 to help get you started for either hotels or apartments but you need to be held responsible to earn more if you start getting low, so you better save and manage it well! 

Anna: but , we might help you if you really get stuck in the mud but don’t depend on it.

Markus: I won’t, trust me my anxiety wouldn’t let me. I might end up with multiple jobs 

Anna: Don’t get bright ideas like that now, especially since I can actually see you doing that. Just try to keep 1-2 jobs if any.

Markus: Fine, I promise…maybe

Anna: Boy, I will beat you with this sandal if i see you flipping burgers, walking dogs AND caring for children at the same time.

Markus: but what if it’s a fastfood daycare of sorts?-he cheekily smiled-

-the next scene shows markus in the family guy dead pose-

Marie: He really knows how to test your patience.

-The scene goes on to Markus shopping with his moms, they get their restock, they also get some supplies that will help Mark get started meanwhile with scene with just Mark , he still shows a sense of being unsure, not that he doesn’t want to do this but more..what will happen when I do this..will it be scary? He quickly just slaps his face to ease the nerves and catches up with his moms. A couple scenes show how a couple days pass on , with Mark enjoying his last few days here in Brooklyn and one the last day we see. He packs small but enough to last him a good while-

Marie: Ohh Markus! I can’t believe it’s time already! -she’s near sobbing-

Anna: Honey, you’re gonna make it harder on him! -As if she’s not also in near tears-

Markus; Mama, Mamma. I promise you, I’ll be fine. Plus, you won’t get rid of me that easily~

Anna: -chuckles- of course, You better come home safely , with or without souvenirs -she gives a gentle kiss on the forehead-

Marie: -after Anna, she gives a big fat kiss on his cheek , the wet kind- 

Markus: Ahh- thanks Ma. -wipes as soon as she looks away-

-Markus after giving his moms one last hug, he’s finally off.  He walks for a good bit, he honestly doesn’t know where to start but he’s going to try the “let’s just see where I end up!” Route. But then BAM-

Markus: -he falls right down and his belonging cushion his fall- Ah so sorry about that I

-poof-

Markus: -he blinks a couple of times- huh? -when he looks over, he notices a guy , mixed skin tone , blue outfit and a blue side mohawk- Did something-

???: Nah ! Man, we cool! It’s my bad, didn’t mean to run into you - he gets up and reaches his hand out to Markus- Let me help you up 

Markus: -slightly hesitate, considering he thought he saw something else but that doesn’t matter, at least right now. He reached for this stranger’s hand and grabbed on-

???: Hey, you seem to be a local , Am I right? 

Markus: Yeah I am. Did you need directions? 

???: No, not really , just uhhh- -he looks like he needs to think about it-

Markus: Oh! Do you need a suggestion for food places! Well try my Ma and Mamma’s Pizza Bagel Booth

???: No not- Well lowkey that sounds kinda good but my actual point, have you seen a …a weird turtle look creature by chance? Maybe with a Colorful Mohawk

Markus: -he just gives ??? a look-

???: LOOK- I know it sounds crazy but it’s -uh a mascot! And the guy in it ran off and I have NO clue where he went, so I just need help finding him! And as a Local, I figured you know this place better than me! Since Im Kinda new here

Markus: ohh! Sure! But I got-

???: -takes half of the things he had on him- Here! Let me carry some of it!

Markus: Thanks! But real quick, you are? 

???: My Name is Larry, Larry K- LEWIS. Larry K Lewis- -mumbles- yeah let’s go with that being the middle initial-

Markus: Wow, so formal! Well I’m Markus A.M Caro! 

Larry: A.M?

Markus: My name is long so I just shorten my middle and other last name, A is for Andre and M is for -

Larry: Ok We don’t need lore here, can we just hurry and find the mascot guy please. 

Markus: Oh sure, do you know which general direction? 

Larry: not…realllly-

Markus: oh well -grabs his hand- Let’s go find them then! -starts to run-