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Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!
And we’re back (probably sooner than you thought)! Back with the fifteenth episode of Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!
If you missed it, you can catch the previous episode here, or if you would like to start from the beginning, click here. Please enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed writing it. 😈
Character doodles by Magic Kid
ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!
A Zomberry Series
Episode Fifteen: I Spy
The three friends were in that hot air balloon and had been scanning the ocean for hours. As there wasn’t much to do other than occasionally steering the ship, they had settled for a game of I Spy, which was still very boring.
Icy Stone
I spy with my little eye something… blue.
Jazzy Hawk (semi-gloomily)
Water.
Icy Stone(sarcastically)
Wow? How could you have guessed?
Truth be told, all they could see WAS water. The ocean stretched to all the corners of the horizon, leaving almost nothing but a blue expanse, speckled with a handful of islands. None of the islands they passed looked like it had anything similar to the helicopter they had seen on it. Every island was full of zombies, little purple dots from the view on the hot air balloon, and they served as a reminder on how much damage the apocalypse had done. On how much they had to save.
Clumsy Bird was looking through binoculars through the horizon, keeping an eye out for any upcoming islands.
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring. Enjoy!
Monochrome: These colors don’t run.
Hey there, Poptropica fans! Hope things are going well for you all. (You’ll probably tell me they aren’t though, with the complicated alarms of Poptropica’s end and everything, but I had to say it anyway.)
I’m Invisible Ring, and I’m here to share with you something that should’ve shown up as a guest post on the Poptropica Creators’ Blog many months ago. It’s not my (still upcoming) pirate movie, but a retro movie I found long ago while I made my first movie. Introducing one of my all-time favorite fan productions: Poptropica: the Movie!
In this by-fan, for-fan production, from the vault of “Production Poptropica”: A normal kid (Spotted Bubbles, aka Graham Burrell), whose favorite thing in the world is Poptropica, is called on a special quest in the Great Beyond, where his Poptropican adventuring skills are put to the test. Loaded with action and laughs, this movie is not just about the world of Poptropica, but also the real world from which it came.
…You see, it was just around this time of year when I found this movie (from 2011!) and watched it. And although it wasn’t a holiday program, it gave me great cheer for the cold dark winter, and I hope it’ll give all of you great cheer, too. I bet we all could use it right about now.
Hope you enjoy the movie, and stay tuned for more Invisible Ring guest posts like this one that never got to go on the Poptropica Creators’ Blog!
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy her interview for her first fan movie production, Battle Morale.
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!
Hi there! I’m back with the zombies, the drama, and the adventure! Are they too late to save Toothpick? We’ll have to find out…
(I apologize in advance for the events that take place in this episode. Also, Merry Christmas!) (Catch the last episode here, or first episode here.)
Traffic Jam: Looks like we took a wrong turn.
ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!
A Zomberry Series
Episode Fourteen: So About What Happened to Toothpick…
Let’s rewind a few days previously to Party Time Tower, right after unsuccessfully trying to change the past. The flying pirate ship is soaring away, engine sputtering dangerously. Toothpick was left alone. Alone, in the middle of a vast hoard of zombies.
He instantly felt as though something had dunked him in ice cold water. Oh, the fear!
Toothpick didn’t know if this made the situation better or worse, but a black helicopter was on his way towards him.
The zombies had fallen back a bit when the pirate ship had lowered down, but they were now regaining the height at a very quick pace.
The helicopter was now right above Toothpick. A rope ladder unrolled right by him.
Pilot
GET IN!
Either Toothpick is captured by zombies, or he gets on that helicopter.
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new fanfiction written by HeartOfEnder! This one is different from my previous fanfic on the PHB, The Witch’s Heart, because it takes place in a different timeline. But first, allow me to explain the inspiration behind this new fanfiction.
Last year, I wrote two Popspiracy posts regarding the Baron and their backstory, with the second part being more focused on the Red Queen and all the lore shared alongside her reveal. My original plan was to wait until the official conclusion of her story and make a follow-up post where I go over my theory and see if any of them were true, but as of writing this, the Baron’s ship hasn’t shown up since last year.
With the Pop Creators still being quiet on the current state of Poptropica, and suspicions that the game might end, I decided to do what I do best. If the Creators aren’t going to conclude the Red Queen story, then I’m going to use my powers of writing to create a fanfiction of how I think the story will end.
This is exactly what Seven Systems is about. It’s a continuation of Poptropica’s story told through the Baron’s airship visits and based on my theory about their backstory and the Red Queen’s motives.
The protagonist of Seven Systems is Tempest, who takes the role of the player in the story. She is based on myself and my main non-Poptropica OC, but more on her story and her past will be addressed in the future…
“Tempest” by HeartOfEnder
THE SEVEN SYSTEMS Part One: The Airship A Poptropica Fanfiction by HeartOfEnder/Solemn-Siren
Home Island was covered in snow, with Grapple-Pap decorations being put outside shops, homes, and in the streets. By now it was so cold that everyone walking outside was wearing heavy winter coats, beanies, and gloves. The island was covered in green, red, and most importantly, white.
On top of a gray house with a blue roof just across Adventure Outfitters, there was someone lying down on the roof, the snow falling and piling up on her body. The cold winter didn’t seem to bother her as she stared out at the horizon, as if she was waiting for something.
Two Poptropicans walked past the gray house, noticing the mysterious Poptropican on top. They muttered something before shrugging and continuing on.
The Poptropican atop the gray house remained motionless, still staring out at the horizon. The snow was beginning to form a giant white blanket on her, but she didn’t seem to care.
This is a guest post from Magic Kid sharing their My Place in Poptropica story, which is all about one’s Poptropica journey. Enjoy!
Hello there! It’s Magic Kid here. In light of recent events with membership going down, I’m going to be sharing a “My Place in Poptropica” story. (Don’t worry, I’m still working on my fanfic. 😀)
Getting Introduced to the Game
I was introduced to Poptropica in third grade by one of my friends who absolutely LOVED it. I started playing and quickly I realized why he loved it so much. Soon my other friend joined in, and then not long after, Poptropica became a big hit in our classroom!
No one (well, maybe besides my friend who completed every island) was as obsessed with Poptropica as I was. I spent an excessive amount of time playing poptropica nonstop played it on a regular basis and definitely got the right amount of sleep every night.
Tuck In: Time for a long night’s sleep.
The first island I completed (well, besides the Monkey Wrench tutorial) was 24 Carrot. It’s the island I’ve probably played the most times, and it always will have a special place in my heart. (That’s why I lay off Dr. Hare a bit when he’s being roasted for being overrated.)
An island I had a lot of fun doing in particular was Mythology, probably because I knew all the stories. I was an expert at that island, and I remember the other kids in my classroom always came to me when they were stuck on that island.
Around that time, I noticed and strongly disliked when games force-fed me knowledge and facts, but with Poptropica, I didn’t care. In fact, Poptropica actually encouraged me to try to learn more! After playing Virus Hunter, I wanted to know how viruses worked, after Time Tangled, I wanted to learn more about history, and so on. I had so much fun playing Poptropica. It was my favorite thing to do!
It seemed nothing could go wrong.
Good to Know: Poptropica is your one-stop shop for biology facts.
Things Go Wrong
Of course, things go downhill. I moved away from all my friends, and I didn’t play Poptropica as often anymore. During that time of chaos, Flash — Poptropica’s main engine for over a decade — met its end.
Play on Loop: Let’s try to keep things on track.
Monster Carnival, my favorite island, was gone, along with so many islands I loved so very much. So I played even less. My homework was no longer covered in Poptropica doodles. I only logged in once a month (if I remembered to), and that continued for many years.
Costume Contests
One day (after a few months without logging on), I opened Poptropica to see that there was a new island! I was really excited and I played it a few times soon after. Not only was there a new island, but the Baron’s ship was parked at Home Island. I went up that ladder to find out that I could design a costume and get it in the game! The spark was lit again.
I started drawing so many different types of Poptropicans, it was crazy. I did almost nothing else. To the dismay of my parents (who ban video games, and dislike computer games 🤣), I was obsessed once again!
Evil, Inc.: Three takes on one villain.
I kept submitting costume designs month after month, but nothing I made seemed to catch the Poptropica Creators’ eyes. Still, I understood because there must have been a TON of submissions to go through each month, and I was still learning to draw in Poptropica style.
Then the 12 Days of Member Gifts design contest came. I submitted my limit of ideas and waited.
Day seven (my favorite number) came, and I opened the Creators’ Blog to find that my costume, “Just Chillin'” made it in! If you look at the comments on that post, you can see that I was beyond delighted to have had that happen. It was absolute glee of the purest sort! May have been an overreaction, but what the heck, who cares?
“Just Chillin'” by Magic Kid
Discovering the PHB and the Fandom
I found the PHB through an interview on the Creators’ Blog. I started checking in once in a while, read some posts, and then started commenting, too! I saw a Community Creations post and I began entering. Since the Creators’ Blog hadn’t posted anything for a while, I retreated into the PHB. I started remembering screen names and making friends. Plus, I was becoming a better artist by the day!
I started a fanfiction: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! I have a lot of fun writing it (when I don’t have writer’s block). And I joined the PHC on Discord, where I have a lot of fun chatting about random theories and stuff. I love it there so much!
“The PHB team” by Magic Kid
I was really excited that there was a fandom! Normally with the stuff I’m into, the fandoms are either massive or non-existent. Finding the Poptropica fandom was a Goldilocks moment for me.
This may sound odd, but Poptropica’s been a good rock for me — a good place I could go back to after a stressful day of work, a hard time with school, and so on. I’m really grateful for this fandom and for the game. I wish the best for its future.
I hope you enjoyed hearing my “My Place In Poptropica” story. You can friend me with the username: BravestChicken. I’m also on DeviantArt and YouTube. If you’re interested, I can try to draw some Popsonas!
Thank you so much for reading, Magic Kid
Over and Out!
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