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Fanfic: Seven Systems 🪐 Part 4: The Storm Caller

July 3, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!

Welcome back to Seven Systems! Apologies, it’s been a while. Let’s do a quick recap of Part 3:

The queen’s knights are patrolling Astro-Knights Island, where the Baron is rumored to be. Tempest awakens a mysterious dragon form while defending the citizens from the queen’s knights… and that’s where we left off. Let’s get back into it! (Or start from the beginning here.)

(“Dragon form Tempest” by Solemn-Siren/HeartOfEnder)

THE SEVEN SYSTEMS
Part Four: The Storm Caller
(Continued from Part 3)

TEMPEST, in her new dragon form, immediately leaps into action. She swats a knight that was behind her with one swish of her tail, before leaping into the air and landing on top of the fountain, sharp claws gripped onto the stone.

TEMPEST:

Hear me, knights! You do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, touch the people of this kingdom! You can’t just bring innocent people into a battle they know nothing about, and I will now punish you for it!

TEMPEST jumps off the fountain, landing on the ground and sending a lightning shockwave across the ground, knocking nearby guards off their feet. She immediately leaps back into the air, levitating across the ground as if the air was water.

Despite this threat, the knights try to fight back. But they stand no chance against a massive lightning breath from TEMPEST, which also scorches the nearby grass.

TEMPEST continues to gracefully fight the knights, alternating between leaping across the ground and floating in the air. The knights fall one by one, until only a few are left.

They try to flee, but TEMPEST has something prepared for them, flying into the sky as it begins to darken and rain…

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PHB Specials

Who Broke the PHB’s Coffeepot? ☕️👊

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Gentle Dolphin

Something’s brewing over at PHB headquarters, and it’s definitely not coffee. Someone (presumably one of the authors) broke the breakroom’s coffeepot! Who could have committed such an atrocity?! Watch and find out:

…Fishy, how could you?! 😭😭😭

In all seriousness, I hope you guys like my silly little animatic. I had a lot of fun making it!

The audio comes from a famous scene in the show Parks and Recreation. This particular clip has inspired many parodies, and it was just a matter of time before Poptropica got the “Who Broke It?” treatment.

You may have also noticed some photos in this mostly-illustrated video. The broken coffeepot is lifted straight out of the original Parks and Recreation scene, the cat-ifited Purple Paw image is an edit of Chocolate aka OMG Cat, and the wall at the end features some art of the PHB authors: the current PHB banner by Slanted Fish and a “Draw the Squad” meme by Magic Kid and QueenCookieMonster. 📷🎨

Once again, I hope you like the video (and this post, I guess). You guys are more than welcome to share your Pop creations be it videos, art, or writing! You can post them on social media, on the PHC Discord server, or even on the PHB. We love seeing everyone’s work!

Thank you for watching, and have a good day!

—Gentle Dolphin 🐬

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PHB presents: “Things to never say to someone who just came out” 🧅

June 10, 2024June 9, 2024 Agent Bubbles

(This post is ripped off-er, lovingly inspired by an article written by parody news platform “The Onion”. Please note the original does contain some contain some mature content!)

With the approach of June and many Pride-themed events, many Poptropicans may be unsure of how to respond to their friends in a way that makes them feel safe and supported. While we cannot speak for every situation, here are some pretty universal things not to do:

1. “Behold! The oracle spoke the truth!”

You can be supportive without mentioning some ancient woman’s prophesy.

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Poppies 2024: Share your ideas! 🎤🏆

June 1, 2024May 31, 2024 Agent Bubbles

Hello Poppie-tropicans! This is Smart Bubbles, and this year I’ll be in charge of organizing the Poppies, our annual Poptropica fan awards in conjunction with the PHB’s birthday in July. 🥳

However, with Poptropica no longer receiving updates in the foreseeable future, we risk getting repetitive with the future of the awards. It’s not a fair event if we do a “Best Island” every year and my bot–I mean loyal readers–all vote for Astro-Knights each time, is it?

Go Go Robot: Just some of the ideas that would eventually become the Steam Robot costume in the Poptropica Store.

So we’re opening up the floor to your ideas! What suggestions do you have for award categories? Should we keep our original focus with a mix of both gameplay topics (characters, islands) and fandom content (fanart, fanfiction)? Or should we shift to a purely fandom focus, with more detailed categories such as splitting fanart into comics, animations, illustrations, etc?

This Google form will be open until July 7 to share your feedback, or you can also drop a comment on this post. Act fast — the fate of the Poppies rests in your hands with non-opposable Poptropican thumbs!

Pop Quiz: How do you prefer to talk to your friends?

Castori honorem ~ Smart Bubbles

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! 🧟 Ep. 20: The Gambit and The Antidote and The End

May 31, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!

“Zombies Zombies Squad Meme” by Magic Kid

HELLO THERE! The chains of writer’s block and responsibilities have finally loosened, so I could finish up this last episode! So I have a couple things I’d like to say, but I’ll save it for the end. 🙂 Enjoy! (Or catch the previous one here, or start from the beginning here.)

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Twenty: The Gambit and The Antidote and The End

Mr. Gambit (AKA Samuel Brains) was pacing his study in a controlled sort of panic. His empire—his beloved, powerful empire—was in danger of extinction.

Well, maybe that was an exaggeration, but with the fact that all his prisoners escaped and nearly all of his employees were confused and no longer under his command, he felt like it was the truth. At least his zombies hadn’t gotten out of where he was keeping them. At least, that!

But still, Poptropica wasn’t quite under his grasp anymore. Mr. Gambit had to be careful. He had to gather his most loyal followers and salvage this somehow, before it was too late. Mr. Gambit held his watch up to his face, pressed a button, and spoke into it.

Mr. Gambit

All staff, report to my office at once!

He knew, at least, all the loyal ones would come. He had to figure out this mess. If anyone got their hands on anymore antidote—Mr. Gambit didn’t want to think about that. Luckily, he locked it away in a place only he, and a handful of carefully selected others, would be able to access.

Knock, Knock. Someone was at the door! He walked forward and peered in the eyeglass.

Mr. Gambit

Oh!!

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