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Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!
Greetings all readers! Today is the day that the fourth part of โZombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIESโ comes out. If you missed the last chapter, catch it here. Please enjoy this episode which includes a shady character, a certain yellow blimp, and a pleasant surprise!
One of my brothers, reading over my shoulder: How can this episode be about a shady character, a blimp, AND something pleasant? Whoโs the shady person? Whatโs the surprise?
Read on to find out!
Bloon: We feel lighter than air.
ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!
A Zomberry Series
Episode Four: The Message
Witty Toothpick and Jazzy Hawkโs hands are an inch apart.
Toothpick is frightened out of his wits. The zombies below him reach up to grab him again. Hawk reaches as far as he can, hand outstretched.ย
It’s a frightening moment where anythingย could happen โ Hawk might reach farther and possibly save Toothpick right then.
Toothpick falls down another inch in a millisecond, and Hawk reaches further out, the events seeming to happen in very slow motion.ย
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Young Rider. Enjoy!
Hey everybody! Itโs me, Young Rider, back with part two of Smart Lightningโs story. Sorry to keep you waiting โ the next one should be here in the upcoming weeks. In case you missed it, here’s part one.
Smart Lightningโs disappearance has had no effect on New Tropican, and nobody has noticed the flash.ย
Meanwhile, Smart Lightning panics as she reappears in a tree, near a golden fruit.
โHello?โ she calls out, taking in her situation.
Another flash appears above her, making her jump.
A loud voice booms out, โWhy have you summoned The Flashing?!โ
โWho are you?โ Smart Lightning responds.
โI am the controller of The Flashing! The wielder of storms! I AM ZEUS!โ Zeus shouts, causing Smart Lightning to step back.
Zeus appears above her, along with three cloaked figures. He whispers what sounds like nonsense.
But the cloaked figures step forward, making Smart Lightning take yet another step back. The figures corner her, and she suddenly begins to glow. She does not realize the change, and starts to maneuver around her enemies. It is not until she starts to run that she sees her glowing legs. She stops and stares in shock.ย
โNow you see, now you will pay!โ Zeus takes the advantage, rushing forward along with the figures.
Smart Lightning seems to be paralyzed with shock, and it is not until she is handcuffed with bonds of light that she regains her senses. She is trapped, and reality sets in as her captors grab her. She stops struggling and lets her captors carry her awayโฆ
Meanwhile, Brave Star paces her room with a worried expression on her face. She decides to head out to look for Smart Lightning, bringing an umbrella with her. She asks the people she meets on the way if they have seen her, but nobody has.
She starts to head home, but scorched marks on the path make her pause. They form words: โThe friend you seek has left your world, moved on to the land of the rulers.โ
Brave Star gasps, remembering her medallion collection. She heads off to a rusty shed, uncovering a worn, yellow blimpโฆ
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You were sleeping for two months. Nothing could wake you up. Nothing. Your parents sent you to 24 Carrot Island so that you could breathe in the fresh air. Unfortunately, all the carrot-related items went missing soon after you arrived, so we apologize.
This is a guest post from Serious Heart sharing their My Place in Poptropica story, which is all about oneโs Poptropica journey. Enjoy!
Hello everyone! Serious Heart here. I’m not back with the first chapter of The Chronicles of Friendly Thunder yet… please bear with me. ๐ Anyway, I’m doing a My Place in Poptropica story.
My username is kh14129335, and I’m mostly active on the weekends if you’d like to friend me. Well then. Let’s get started with the story.
2016 | Scrolling Past Ads
In 2016, I remember seeing ads for a game called Poptropica. At the time, I scrolled past them with disinterest. But four years later, I came upon the game again…
Wheel Talk: We can go around and around on this all day.
2020โ2021 | Discovering the Game
I re-discovered the game in the late summer or early fall of 2020. I’m not sure exactly how, but I am pretty sure I was looking up “Wimpy Kid games” on the Wimpy Kid fandom, when I saw either Wimpy Wonderland or Wimpy Boardwalk on it.
A couple of days later, I saw an ad for Poptropica on Coolmath Games and decided to check it out. I saw seven characters I could choose from. I picked the “Old School” one, and voila, I ended up in some clubhouse. After learning about how to decorate my clubhouse, I went out and then completed Snagglemast Island.
“Old School”
Next up, Time Tangled! I earned that medallion. Then…Timmy Failure. I probably replayed that the most times. I’ve memorized how to beat it. Then I saw the remastered Mythology Island with a “Coming Soon” sign on it, then later saw it released. One of my most embarrassing memories is how long it took me to complete it.
I loved Poptropica for almost all of 2021. Then, I left Poptropica… because of a really, really crappy reason. You see, it was after Goofball Island had been released. I had introduced my sister to the game, and we decided not to save her account until after we completed Goofball. We were on the boss battle with Anna Gram… then the screen froze. My sister assured me that it was okay, but I was so mad, I quit the game.
The boss battle in Goofball Island
Late 2022 | Rediscovering the Game
I found the game again almost a year later, in October 2022. Then I found out a lot had happened when I was gone. Like, Jade Scarab had been released.
In November 2022, I discovered the PHB. At the time, the newest post was the sixth part of a fanfic called The Witch’s Heart. I decided I wanted to make a fanfiction like that, but I didn’t have the courage to do so.
2023โpresent | A Big Year
2023 is a big year for me. In January, I finally found the courage to comment on the blog. In February, I found Dizzy Feather’s Poptropica Blog and changed my Poptropica name to Serious Heart.
The Help: With an attitude like that, you’ll go far.
In March, not much happened. But in April, I filled out an application form to be an author on Dizzy Feather’s blog. And the next morning, I was shocked to see an invite from Dizzy Feather, inviting me to be a contributor!
In May, I read through The Witch’s Heart again, and that sparked an idea I had wanted to get out of my head. That’s how The Chronicles of Friendly Thunder came to be.
I don’t know where I’ll go next, but I sure am excited to find out!
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