《Hey! Wake up, Caine is waiting for us, he needs to introduce the new game》I open the door to Jax's room, him lying on the bed with his eyes closed. I look around the pink, childlike room. I go up to him and shake him. He jolts awake, grabbing my arms.
《What do you want, let me sleep》said Jax turning to the side, i roll my eyes, we dont really need to sleep, but he does it anyway, weirdo, i look up watching to his wall, the wall full of polaroid pictures turned the other way, i go to turn them the right side but Jax hand stops me and stands up giving me a spin and then grabs my waist.
《Well, Caine is waiting for us, let's go 》 said Jax before dragging me out of his room, guiding me towards the stage. Caine, Kinger, Gangle and Zooble were already there waiting. Only Ragatha and Pomni were missing, 《We should start organizing Kaufmo's funeral》said Gangle, looking at the ground.
We all nod, except for Jax, who was watching the ground in silence. I look up to him, and he looks back at me. Ragatha and Pomni appear in the room, and so does Caine.
《Today adventure is CANDY CARRIER CHAOS, that's right, the Candy Canyon Kingdom's been robbed of their most valuable resource...maple syrup! It's up to you to bring the rotten bandits who stole it to sweet, buttery justice!》 introduced Caine, as Bubble appeared on the stage, I hope he doesn't say anything weird.
《An entire kingdom of candy? Sounds sticky.》
A very worried Caine started floating away from bubble, even tho we don't understand what he's saying that doesn't mean Caine doesn't understand him too, but considering his reaction, he unfortunately understood the bubble.
《Bubble, you can't say that.》
Zooble rolls their eyes and walks off. Caine manages to float next to them, trying to convince them to play this game, since he was testing out a new AI that supposedly should be 58% more immersive. Jax hits my shoulder 《58% more immersive, it would be unfortunate if Zooble missed that》said Jax, grinning. I roll my eyes at him as we watch Zooble walk off.
We walked into the portal that the dispersed Caine made for us, and the place we found our selfs is a really diabetic kind of place, bushes made of cotton candy, trees made out of licorice and gingerbread houses. This place has all sorts of soft pink vibes going on, and it was really relaxing.
Pomni was walking next to Ragatha, holding her arm. She looks very tired; she must not have slept well, I mean, after what happened to Kaufmo I couldn't either. I was pretty surprised when I found Jax deep asleep. I think he probably tried to move on from Kaufmo's death, unlike Ribbit, we were all friends after all...
First, Ribbit, and now Kaufmo, I should start checking out all the people in the circus. After this accident, I don't want it to happen again. What would have happened if Kaufmo attacked Jax? If he didn't run away? Ragatha seemed in a lot of pain 《you seem stressed. What happened to your face?》said Jax, who was walking next to me 《Emh, I was thinking》, I anwear him, looking at the ground, as he stopped talking.
The castle gates opened, revealing a new zone, black manikins cheering for us as we walked on the lollipop pathway. The candy elephant continued to follow us, then stopped near the gate just to fall asleep.
In front of us was standing a royal figure, her skin made of gingerbread and her clothes and hair made of peppermint candy, but in pink, she blinked a few times, seeing us coming, she waved her hand, indicating to us to get closer to her.
《Oh, you brave heroes, send by god himself self, we are forever gratefull to try to give us a hand》 said the queen, giving us a little bow and lifting her skirt with two fingets in a regal way, i smile a bit embarased from her gesture, Jax on the other side wasnt even looking a her, but all around the place, probably searching a way to cause violence. Gangle was standing next to Kinger, her happy mask still intact.
Ragatha and Pomni were standing one next to the other, Ragatha trying her best to cheer up the tired jester. It doesn't seem like anyone is going to abstract, at least I hope so. I look back at where Jax was standing, but he was nowhere to be found. The queen goes back to talk.
《Since it will be a long trip, heros, i want you guys to have a truck, you should be able to fit in here, and here, take the keys of the gates from were you will be back》said the Pepermint queen, giving me the keys, it looks like they are made out of cinnamon hard candy, i look at the trunk, it looks like it killed two faceless npcs on the sidewalk, Jax started running at it, pushing Gangle on the floor, breaking the poor girl happy face, Jax trys the clacson, but was imediately disapointed in the sound, grabbing Gangle and putting her on the drivers sit.
I jump back with Pomni, Ragatha and Kinger as Jax stayed in front next to Gangle. 《Why is Gangle driving and not me?!》 I ask Jax with annoyience 《the day i let you drive after that stupid dragging cart were you couldent even put my body in and steal things, will be the day i abstrat》he said jokingly at me looking back at me from the front seat 《Please, dont say that》i say, i really dont want to hear that, not after Kaufmo, not with the risk of losing someone else.
He looks at me, and then goes back screaming at Gangle of whom she's supposed to be the pathetic and the submissive one. When Gangle tried to tell him something, he threatened her by telling us about a "figure incident"; I have no idea what that means, I'm just. Gonna ask Jax later.
The veicole starts, and we all sit down, Jax takes out a shotgun that was laying around and then started talking《Ok everybody, my plan is simple, me and you are going to shoot them in the face so many times even their mothers will reconize them》said Jax, pointing at me, trowing at me the wepond i use most on adventures, i nod, then we both climb up on the roof, trying to see anything, but unfortunately, nothing yet.
What's wrong with those two?》 Asked Pomni still in the moving truck, feeling her nausea rise, Ragatha smiles at her 《we don't really know, Jax is often in trouble, but with them he's way more calm, The first week he got here, he set my hair on fire my hair》sighed sighed Ragatha. Pomni nodded, putting her blue-gloved hand in her locks of black hair.
《Do you think I will manage to steal some stuff without anyone noticing?》asked Jax, looking back at me《 I don't know, but let's not do that》i say, but then we see it, a vehicle, going full speed on the crushed candy road. Jax, with his hand, knocks on Gangle's window. She opens it, and Jax screams at her 《Give me a badzuka! They are there!》Gangle head turned at the other side, seeing the vehicle coming at full speed towards us, she let out a scream, everyone turned to watch the vehicle hit us.
I almost flew away from the roof of the trunk, but Jax managed to grab me and hold on something, i hold his hand with both of mine while he was holding me the shot gun he was holding started to slide towarts the end of the roof top, Jax tried to get it with his left hand, but the moment he let to of the truck we almost both fell off.
His right hand grabbed back the roof, letting the shotgun fall off, Gangle was trying everything to take them off us, causing a costant zig zag movements, the people inside the trunk were getting trown one side to the other, causing one of Ragatha stiching to get stuck, but then they got thrown from the other side, the stitching getting loose, making Ragatha lose an arm and with it a bunch of cotton.
Pomni was trying her hardest to hold on to something, but failing, while Kinger lost an eyeball somewhere in the truck.
Gangle found Kinger eye on attached at the attached retro viewing mirror, letting out a scream and turning the wheel left, escaping from the attack.
Jax seeing that everything was now calm grabed my hand with both of his, then i laid on top of the roof, putting my hand on my chest, trying to calm down 《well, the shotgun is gone, but you atleast managed to hold on your wepond》said Jax, looking at the wepond i manage to secure with rope before getting on the roof top.
I let out a shaky laugh 《well, we have to retrieve your shotgun, don't we? What's the plan?》i ask Jax as he was helping me get up 《first we go back inside so the others can listen too》i give him a nod, following him inside.
As we went inside, the whole thing was chaotic. Kinger was trying to put Ragatha's arm back in place, with no stitching and nothing, just will, letting it go. As a result, the arm fell on the ground, he picked it up and tried again, and again, and again...
Pomni was in a corner throwing up the black liquid, ew, while Gangle was keeping her eyes on the road 《ok, everyone, listen, we are going back at them, and we're gonna use...Pomni, yes Pomni as a bridge between our truck and their tanker, understood?》asked Jax, knowing that it wasn't really a question if he was gonna do anything he wanted anyway.
《Why me?》asked Pomni 《 You're made of rubber, what's why, who else should I use, huh?》said Jax, the girl tried to respond, but Jax put a finger on her mouth to shut her up. She rolled her eyes as Jax was climbing up. I apologize to Pomni, then I ran up to him.
And Pomni followed us, leaving Gangle stitching Ragatha's arm back on, letting Kinger drive the truck after he turned all the lights off, leaving them in a dim place, on the rooftop top the tanker was back running at us at full speed, and another collision happened, but this time I managed not to be thrown out. Jax grabs Pomni, throwing her between the two vehicles. She grabs at both of them, and her body begins to stretch, creating a good enough bridge.
《Ah, that's perfect! Just hold that pose, Pomni, you just stay like that, and I'll cross over you》said Jax, trying to get on the poor girl 《Jax, you [BOINK]》Said Pomni, but moments later, she let go, falling on the tanker 《oh wow, thanks Pomni, now how am I supposed to get on the other side?!》
A gummy alligator appears and tries to grab Pomni, but his hands are too small. I throw at him the first thing I see, making him fall off, but he manages to grab onto a rope, dragging him with the tanker. They take another road, trying to get away from us. I jump in the vehicle 《Kinger, follow them! Wait, Kinger wasn't Gangle driving?》 I ask the chess piece, he nods and looks at me 《Well, yes, but Gangle was fixing up Ragatha, so》i I look back, and Ragatha's arm was perfectly stitched, and she was smiling gratefully at Gangle
Jax jumps down, sees the situation, grabs Gangle and puts her back in the driving seat 《run them over!》said Jax to Gangle, making the poor girl follow them on the dangerous road full of candy spikes.
I climb up, trying to see how is Pomni doing, and she was holding for dear life on the top of the tanker, while the other aligator was holding for dear life on the rope, Jax and Kinger climb up where i was, 《Pomni, take this!》siad Kinger trowing an anchor at Pomni, but missing ending ups in a canyon 《Kinger, is that rope atached to anything?》asked Jax, looking at the king piece, he puts a hand on his non existing chin and says 《i dont know, let me check》said Kinger climing down.
《I hope it wa-AAAAAAH》we were falling in the canyon, Jax was holding me so just our heads were out, Gangle's head also pops out 《 it's all your fault》said Jax, making the sad mask cry even more, as our truck fell in chocolate pudding?
Our truck emerges out of the pudding, Gangle looks at the mess, the truck is now non usable, Ragatha is worried for Pomni, who is still stuck on top of the tanker, Kinger is floating somewhere in the pudding, and I was trying to drag Jax out of the dessert, taking him on the truck, or atleast was is remaining of it.
We were now just following the pudding, going in a random direction, as two eyes appeared out of the pudding. 《do my eyes deceive me, or is this a gift outside of the candy kingdom gates? Don't mind if i do》said the Fudge monster, picking up the truck and taking us toward his corn candy teeth. 《Wait, wait! We are not candy!》said Ragatha 《Y-Ye you cant eat us!》i add
《What, you're not candy? How am I supposed to eat you if you're not made of candy?》asked the now sad monster, putting us down 《Pomni always seems to miss the big, gloopy monsters》observerd Kinger. I nod, lucky her atleast she doesn't have to see this...thing. 《Who are you, anyway?》asked Jax, looking at the moster infront of us 《im the Fudge, i used to live within the kingdom walls, but was banished by that rotten princess after i ate too many of the delicious townfolk》said the monster jumping from one side to the other《Oh my god》 said Ragatha 《that sounds like murder》added the Ragdoll 《is it murder if they are delisious?》ask the monster.
《You make a great point》said Jax. I hit his shoulder, and his face gets closer to mine, smiling. I giggle at his behavior, grabbing his face and pushing him back. He rolls his eyes, smiling, and he whispers in my ear 《leave it to me. 》
《Well, Mr. Fudge, you seem like an upstanding guy with real noble goals》said Jax at the fudge monster, the monster shakes his head 《no, im not》Jax then clears his troath and continues to talk 《as i was saying, I happen to know a way into the kingdom walls, if you'd be willing to help us out in return》said Jax, taking out the purple striped key that i was suposedly holding on, when did he manage to steal it?
《You know you could have just ask me for the key before stealing it, right?》i ask Jax, looking at him, smiles a pinc my cheek 《of course i know, but it wouldent have been funny》 he said as i rolls my eyes before the fudge moster started talking 《Oh, you must be some kind of master of unlocking things, come to free me from my outdoor prison》the monster praised 《Thats me, all we need you to do is help us bring some dirty bandits to justice!》said Jax.
But then, the tanker flew at us, hitting the pudding, two aligators came out, and the taller one started talking, 《 I saw the reaper wink at me...》wait, where is Pomni? Why is she not with them? 《What happened?》 I ask the gummy people. 《we aren't really sure. When you fell, we were thrown to the other side, and we got stuck in a rock, and then we were thrown in the air, but our boss wasn't with us!》 I look at Jax, and he looks back at me. Does this mean Pomni glitched under the map? It isn't the first time it has happened. When it happened to me, it was a zombie map kind of deal, but Ragatha managed to free me. Wait, does it mean an NPC is stuck under the map, too?
Jax snapes his fingers at the monster, that was trying to eat the gummy alligators 《put them down, they are made of glass their are fake candy》the sad monster puts back the real gummy alligators on their tanker, 《are you ok?》i ask at the two, the nod and take off their hats to bow elegantly 《we are, thank you rabbit man for saving us》Jax rolls his eyes.
《What should we do with them?》asks Jax at me, staring at them, i give him a smile pointing at my chest 《leave it to me》he nods and lets me 《so, whats your names?》i ask at the two 《Our names are Chad and Max, thank you for not letting us die like that》said the taller one 《well, we really need that tanker to finish our mission, so, what if we take the fudge monster and leave you near your place and we keep the tanker as a thanks?》i asked them, the two alligators look at each other and then shake their heads 《we are sorry, but we really need this, our village need it》
《What if we split it is a 50-50 kind of thing, so your people can be helped, and we can finish this mission?》i sugest at both of them 《60-40》says the smaller one《deal》 i say to him, 《hey Fudge, start taking us towarts the candy kingom, i want to go back in my room》said Jax the fudge monster nods and starts carry us towarts the kingdom, i sit on top of the truck as both veicoles were being taken by the fudge, Jax sits next to me 《lets do something when we come back, ok?》 He asks me, and I nod 《sure, what do you want to do?》i wonder, maybe we could talk, or maybe he has something else in mind 《maybe play a board game, I don't care, anything is fine with me》he tells me.
I nod and then remain silent.
Jax groans 《this is boring, I expected a cool final battle, where I got to shoot people with the gunshot that fell, a bit of screams and blood, but it's so calm and boring, and now we are helping the bandits that we were supposed to capture!》says Jax, annoyed. 《 I know, but don't worry, back at the circus I'm gonna beat you up so good you're going to see the blood and screams you were waiting for!》i tell him, giggling, he smiles at me and punches my shoulder.
《After we get to the circus we should ask Caine to find Pomni》said Kinger with a bucket on his head 《im worried she isnt having fun, she looks really upset after what happed yesterday, i dont think she likes me that much》Jax tenses up, hearing about yesterday, about Kaufmo, 《Ragatha, i bet she likes you, in her own way, she just isnt used to all of this, i wasnt too, but then you helped me out, a lot, to get used to this place, i dont think i would have done it without you》I tell Ragatha moving near her and grabing her doll hand, she smiles gratefully, letting her eyebags show.
《 It's a lot for anybody to go through, don't take it too personally, I remember how long you took to get used to all this, Ragatha》said Kinger. I smile at him 《Oh, I'm surprised you even remember that》said Ragatha. Kinger lifted the bucket off his face 《remember what?》
An explosion can be heard in the distance. Gangle takes out a pair of binoculars, and Jax steals one, watching the explosion 《do you have another tanker that flies?》asked Jax, looking at the other vehicle 《Ye, no wait, we dont》said Max, the tanker proceeds to hit the fudge monster on the head, making him melt. A third gummy alligator comes out of the tanker with Pomni as soon as they are both down the tree.
Ragatha jumps off and runs up to Pomni to check how she is doing, while Gangle and Kinger helped Max and Chad get off the tanker and take them to their boss, i also jump off the trunk, to go check the second tanker, and it was full, just like the one standing next to our broken trunk, i look back at Max and Chad, who we already made a deal of 60-40, but, we got two, we could take one, and they could take the second one for their village.
I sigh and tap the boss on the shoulder, he turns back to watch me and so is Pomni 《you guys can take one of tankers, and we take the other, ok?》i ask the boss and he shakes my hand gratefuly 《thank you, my mates will make sure to take it to our village》Pomni smiles at me, and i smile back at her 《do you mind if i ask the others for Gummigoo to join us in the circus?》asked Pomni, looking at me 《 I mean, I don't mind, sure go ask》i tell her.
《Im so unbelievably dissapointed right now》said Jax, to no one precisly, i put a hand on his shoulder making his head turn back at me 《you look annoyed》i tell him, his miosis pupils rolled 《you could have punched the guy, it would have been interesting》he said 《im not gonna punch someone just because youre bored》i give him a hand to get off the truck 《we are going to have ton of violence the next adventure, i promise》
We jump on the veicole, this time Jax was driving and i was sitting next to him talking to him and his smile started to show again, and then the gates were starting to show, and we got inside the kingdom, the queen greeted us, smiling and waving 《thank you our heros, i hope this vandal gets the punishment you think is most apropriate》said the queen 《oh, ye, sure》 said Pomni taking Gummigo in the portal, some noises could be heard, and Jax smile went wider 《what did you do?》 I ask him, he looks back at me 《I may or may not have forgotten to close the gates》
《What?》asked the queen in fear 《 Yes, it was boring, so I thought, since you already promised me to have chaos in the next adventure, why not now?》said Jax, pushing me in the portal, leaving the candy people for dead. When we got back in the circus, I was stepping on some colorful confetti, and Caine was standing in front of Pomni, while Ragatha was reassuring her.
I looked around, and Gummigoo was nowhere to be seen. Did Caine remove him? Before I could ask any questions, Jax started dragging me toward his room. He went in, and he closed it. We sit on the floor in front of the little princess table in the corner of his room, as he takes out from under the table a board game.
《So, what's wrong about Gangle and figurines?》
《Oh, you don't want to know》
《What about Kaufmo funeral?》
《Lets not worry with that》
