Issue #13
Date: January 11th, 2014
â The Poptropicanâs 911â
For all your Poptropica emergencies!
Welcome to the Poptropica Help Blogâs thirteenth issue of the Poptropicanâs 911! Now you may consider 13 an unlucky number, but not so for this issue! After four years of inactivity, we’re finally bringing the magazine back – but this time, they’ll be published every two months instead of one.
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Ask PHB
Weâve selected a couple Poptropica-related questions from our e-mail inbox this month to answer⊠and hereâs what weâve got.
Where was Poptropica born; the city and location where Poptropica was being produced/made? ~Pixelzy/Pixel
Poptropica was created by Jeff Kinney and the Family Education Network (a division of Pearson). Their headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The site officially launched in September 2007.
What is the next Poptropica book or movie-based Island going to be on Poptropica? ~Cool Starfish
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Stories
What’s going on in the fictional fan-created universes of Poptropica?
Poptropica Universe, Episode 1 (PASE and OWL): by Tough Spider & Fearless Fox
Lunar Colony.
Our home island.
An island that used to be filled with tourists visiting PASE, or the Poptropica Academy of Space Exploration, was more full than ever. My name is Cool Smarticle, and I stood in a huge crowd along with a few of my friends: Slippery Icicle, Tough Spider, Silver Wolf, Fearless Fox, Spotted Dragon, and Tough Icicle. We all had memories of this island, which is why a few tears did roll down my cheeks.
PASE was closing. Lack of government funding made it too hard to maintain. That adventure I had in space to get the Lunar Colony medallion â no one would be able to have an adventure like that anymore.
We all watched in silence as a huge wrecking ball crashed into the building. Nobody was applauding; almost everybody was crying, except for the clown that the government had hired to try to cheer everyone up. Well, he wasnât doing a very good job.
âAttention, attention!â said a government official with a microphone. âPASE may no longer exist, but there will still be a space organization!â Everyone was immediately silenced, and a few poptropicans gasped.
âLadies and gentlepoptropicans, I present to you the new space organization of⊠OWL!!â
The crowd remained silent. Everyone was confused.
âYou see,â the man continued, âthe problem is that the government doesnât have the money to take care of PASE, so a private organization has decided to continue the space race! OWL, or Other World League is determined to find new planets, and even go a step further than PASE did: OWL plans to colonize them!â
Applause came from everyone in the crowd, that is, everyone except Slippery Icicle.
âWhy arenât you clapping?â Silver Wolf asked her. âNot only is the space program continuing, but people might start colonizing other planets! How cool is that?!â
Slippery Icicle sighed. âI donât want a private organization doing something big and important, like sending people into space. What if something goes wrong? An ameture private organization has much less experience than a professional, governmental one.â
âLadies and gentlepoptropicans!â the announcer continued. âWe have a real treat! Not only are we announcing this wondrous organization, but we have the CEO here with us to answer questions!â
âOh, great,â Tough Spider groaned. âHe means âwe have the CEO to advertise his/her own company.ââ
âLadies and gentlepoptropicans, I present to you⊠Ms. Warless Elfo!â the announcer screamed as a poptropican walked on the stage.
âWarless Elfo?â Tough Icicle said. âI know my Poptropican names, and thatâs not one Iâve ever Iâve ever heard of before.â
âMaybe itâs just an uncommon name,â Spotted Dragon replied. âOr it may be possible that sheâs just a foreigner.â
âFrom where, Pewter Moon? The Fire Planet?â Tough Icicle asked suspiciously.
Ms. Warless Elfo started answering questions. After a few minutes, Slippery Icicle shook her head and started walking away.
âWhere are you going?â I asked.
âIâm going home,â she replied. âThis is really making me mad. I think Iâm going to write a speech and present it at the town hall.â She walked into her house and slammed the door behind her.
I ran back to the announcement. Ms. Warless Elfo had disappeared, and everyone was talking.
âColonization! Iâm so excited!â I heard Silver Wolf say.
âI donât know if Iâm too happy, though,â I heard Tough Spider reply.
âI still canât get over her name,â Tough Icicle said.
Everyone was chattering, everyone except Fearless Fox.
âWhatâs wrong, Fearless Fox?â I asked. âWhat do you think?â
He replied only after a long pause.
âI have a bad feeling about this,â was all he would say to me.
We all walked back home. It was getting late. The only thing that stopped us was someone screaming âAttention!â from the Town Hall.
It was Slippery Icicle. She started giving her speech, a long sequence of words bashing OWL and praising PASE. When she finished, however, people clapped. Some people must agree with her. I wouldnât know; Iâm not really into this political stuff.
Anyway, we all praised Slippery Icicle for her great speech, and she thanked us. We all went home, for real this time, and went to bed. It had been a long day. I remember dreaming about OWL and being excited to be the first Poptropican to live on Pewter Moon. No one was telling me what to do; I was completely carefree and worriless.
The next day was anything but carefree and worriless; the next day was quite chaotic. Iâll keep my explanation short for you.
I went over to the Iciclesâ house first thing tomorrow. When I arrived, several police cars were parked outside, and Tough Icicle and Icicles were crying. When I asked them what was wrong, they gave me a note they found on Slippery Icicleâs bed.
Dear Icicles,
When you wake up this morning youâll find something missing.
And that you had that thing so bad will you be wishing.
If you give us one hundred thousand credits today,
Then this precious thing, come back to you it just might may!
But if you canât or you donât for whatever reason,
Then your thing will be gone by the very next season!
~~~
The âprecious thing,â as I was terrified to find out, wasnât a thing at all, but rather a Poptropican.
Slippery Icicle was kidnapped, and she wasnât coming back unless a ransom of 100,000 credits was paid.
I didnât cry when I read the note. I bawled.
Poptropica Universe, Episode 2 (A Mysterious Sword): by Tough Spider & Fearless Fox
I ran out with the note. âWe have to do something!â I cried. Everyone was bawling. Tears were everywhere.
âWe donât have 100,000 Credits!â shouted Tough Icicle, with tears streaming down his cheeks. He was going pale because of fear, shock, grief, and probably tons of other emotions. To my surprise (and dismay), he passed out. Shocked, I ran over to him.
âDonât worry, â I said quietly, âWeâll bring her back.â
The Iciclesâ mother ran over. âIâll take care of him!â she said.
âRight,â I replied. âIâm going to bring her back.â
âNo!â she cried. âTheyâre probably doing horrible things to my daughter. I donât want that to happen to you.â
âWell, do you want your daughter to be killed? Because if you donât, someone has to go save her!â
âYouâre right,â she said slowly, crying. She walked over to the phone and told all my friends to come over as soon as possible; it was an emergency.
Suddenly I heard footsteps pounding down the street, and sure enough, Tough Spider, Silver Wolf, Fearless Fox and Spotted Dragon came skidding round the corner.
âWhat happened?â everyone asked.
âSlippery Icicle was kidnapped and thereâs a ransom of 100,000 Credits!â I said very quickly.
âWhat?!â shouted Fearless Fox, rushing forward.
â100,000 credits?!â said Tough Spider, in disbelief.
âWe have to save her!â I shouted.
âBut⊠but⊠how? Where do we start?â Silver Wolf asked.
âWeâll need weapons, and I know where to get them!â said Spotted Dragon. She suddenly seemed hopeful. âThereâs a shop on Zomberry run by a friend of mine named Sticky Clown. He probably has some good stuff for us!â
âWell then,â I said, thinking about how the other Icicles doing and what the kidnapper was doing to her, âletâs go!â
We all piled into the blimp and headed towards Zomberry Island. After a few minutes, we arrived. A huge sign reading âSticky Clownâs Epic Weapons, Outfits, and Other Adventuring Needsâ towered above us.
We went inside. The place was packed with weapons, like laser swords, pirate swords, nunchuks, cross bows, shrink ray guns, and heaps of other stuff.
âWow,â said Tough Spider, amazed.
âWhat can I do for you?â asked the Poptropican at the desk. âMy name is Sticky Clown!â
âOh, hi,â I said. I hardly heard him speak because I was so taken aback by all the stuff.
âIâll have that bow and a couple of arrows, please.â said Silver Wolf, already at the desk.
âThat will be 200 credits.â Said Sticky Clown.
â200 Credits?!â shouted Silver Wolf, shocked.
I turned round quickly. âCould you give us a discount or something?â I said, eagerly hoping that heâd let us get them cheaper.
âNo! I canât afford to lose any money!â Sticky Clown said angrily.
âHere you go,â said Fearless Fox, throwing a bunch of 10 credit bills on the counter. âCan I also get those nunchuks?â Everyone was amazed by the fact that he had so many credits.
âHowâd you get so many credits?â I said.
âOh, just by completing islands and saving them up.â he replied, collecting the weapons we had just brought. Sticky Clown gave Silver Wolf her bow and arrows and gave Fearless Fox his nunchuks.
âWhat do you want, Tough Spider?â Fearless Fox asked him. He was looking at the storeâs collection of swords. He picked one out, and Fearless Fox bought it for him.
âWhat about you, Cool Smarticle?â Fearless Fox asked me. âWhat do you want?â
I rummaged around in my bag and pulled out a golden sword. âI found this on my quest to defeat E. VILE. Some call it the Legendary Sword.â
âOh, okay,â Fearless Fox replied. âYouâll use that, then.â
âNo I wonât!â I replied. âItâs useless! Itâs not even sharp!â I touched the end to prove it to him. âI have no idea how to use it! Iâll bet it canât even cut this cape in half!â
I ran over and grabbed a cape from a shelf and tried to rip it with the sword. I did not expect what happened next.
Just as I was thrusting the sword downwards, it began to glow a bright red. The cape erupted into flame as soon as I hit it. We all jumped back.
âHEY!â Sticky Clown shouted at us. âYOU BREAK IT, YOU BUY IT! THATâS 100 CREDITS!â
Fearless Fox gave him the money while the rest of us continued to stare at the cape. It burned rather quickly, and after we finished, we turned our gaze to the sword.
âWhat on earth?â Tough Spider said. âLet me tryâŠâ
I gave him the sword. He took another cape off of the shelf.
âNO!â Sticky Clown shouted. âYOU GUYS ARE DESTROYING MY STORE!â
We all ignored him stared at Tough Spider. He stared at the cape. He seemed to be concentrating.
Suddenly the sword glowed a bright red, much brighter than before. He struck the cape and the entire room burst into flames.
Five of us started screaming, but Tough Spider still seemed to be concentrating. The sword suddenly glowed a bright blue. He swiped at the burning cape and a huge wave came across the room.
That was when I remembered I canât swim.
I started thrashing about, trying to stay above the water. I might of drowned, but luckily Tough Spider hit the wet cape one last time with a flashing green sword. The water disappeared and everything was dry.
Everyone silently stared at him. Spotted Dragon broke the silence
âIâve seen a lot of scientific wonders in my life,â she said. âIâve seen the fusion of atoms to make new elements, Iâve seen atoms being split to create huge bursts of energy. But never in my life have I seen a magical sword.â
Tough Spider silently walked back to me. He held the sword out and said âHere, itâs yours.â
âY-y-youâre joking right?â I replied. I still couldnât believe what I had just seen this store go through.
âIt IS yours,â he said.
âI canât control it! How did you-?â
âIâve had a lot of experience with swords. Iâve heard tales about the Legendary Sword, but until now I had never seen the sword that listens to you. Iâve practiced with regular swords, thinking âlight this on fire!â or âletâs have some water!â but of course it doesnât work on regular swords, and, as Iâve found out, itâs a lot more complicated than that.â
âLetâs trade swords,â I said. âIâll take the one you just bought, and you can have mine. After all, you can use it and I canât.â
We traded swords. We were both happy with our trade. Tough Spider was in the process of trying to teach me how to use the Legendary Sword when someone ran into the store. He/she was wearing a mask; I couldnât tell who he/she was. But there was one thing I could tell: he/she was holding a gun.
âHands up!â the Poptropican said, pointing the gun around. âThis is a robbery!â
Poptropica Universe, Episode 3 (Emergencies Don’t Have Time For Answering Machines!): by Tough Spider & Fearless Fox
We all were terrified. We had never been in a situation like this before. No one moved.
âI said,â the figure repeated, âput your hands up and drop what youâre holding, or I will fire!â
We all dropped everything and stood completely still as if we were frozen.
âGood,â the poptropican said. âNow, Iâm going to take all of the credits in the cash register and walk away. If you guys talk, move, attack, or do anything, ANYTHING at all, I will shoot. Understood?â
No one said anything and the poptropican walked over to the cashier. He/she shoved aside a pale Sticky Clown as he tried to open the cash register. The machine beeped and the words âPlease enter 4 digit PINâ appeared on the screen.
âWhatâs the code?â the robber asked quietly. Sticky Clown didnât answer.
âI SAID, âWHATâS THE CODE?!ââ the robber screamed. Â Sticky Clown still didnât answer.
The robber walked over to the weapons section and came back with a time bomb.
âIf you donât tell me the PIN,â the robber said in a quiet voice, âthen Iâll test out your own bomb on you. Underst- oof!â
The figure fell over. Silver Wolf had shot an arrow in his/herâs  back . He/she was knocked out.
âOh, thank you!â said Sticky Clown. âThat was quite terrifying!â
âYes, yes,â Silver Wolf said quickly, âbut we need to call the cops.â
âThatâs what Iâm doing!â Fearless Fox said, a cell phone to his ear.
We were silently waiting when Sticky Clown broke the silence.
âAs I was saying, thanks for saving me. You, with the white coat and the brown hair,â he said while pointing at Spotted Dragon, âwould you like a weapon? You never bought one. I can give you guys a huge discount for saving me.â
âNo thanks,â Spotted Dragon replied. âYou see, Iâm a chemist. I keep a lot of chemicals on me. Those are my weapons.â
We waited for quite a bit longer, but Fearless Fox never started talking to anyone on the other end. After a few more minutes he hung up, enraged.
âSo I wait and wait and wait,â he said, âand what do they do? They send me to their answering machine! Emergencies donât have time for answering machines!â
âYou must have entered the wrong number,â Sticky Clown said. âRemember, the emergency number for all Poptropica islands is 1234567890.â
âIâM NOT AN IDIOT!â Fearless Fox shouted.
âWell, I think people that destroy things being sold in shops must not be very smart,â Sticky Clown replied angrily.
âGuys, guys, calm down,â I said. âIâll try on the storeâs phone.â
I walked over to the phone next to the cash register and dialed 1234567890. After a minute of waiting someone picked up on the other end.
âYou have reached the Poptropica Emergency Line, or PEL. How can I help you?â the Poptropican on the other end said.
âYeah,â I said. âWe were shopping at Sticky Clownâs store on Zomberry Island when a robber came in. We fired an arrow at him in self-defense, and now heâs lying down here, knocked out.â
âSticky Clownâs store on Zomberry Island? Got it,â the Poptropican on the other end replied after a moment.
âAnd one other thing,â I continued. âWe tried to contact the PEL a bit ago, but you guys put us through to your answering machine. What happened?â
There was a very long pause.
Finally, the Poptropican on the other end answered my question.
âSorry, weâre a bit busy with both Time Tangled Island and Back Lot Island suddenly exploding. Â Bye!â
Poptropica Universe, Episode 4 (Incredible Meteorites make Incredible Carrots!): by Tough Spider & Fearless Fox
I put the phone down. âThatâs⊠odd.â I said.
âWhat is?â asked Sticky Clown while tying the villain up with rope.
âThey said something about Time Tangled and Back Lot island suddenly exploding.â I said.
âExploding?â said Tough Spider. âHow could they just explode?!â
âI donât know,â I said, âBut I think we better find out!â
âWell, first we should take off this guyâs mask,â said Fearless Fox, walking over. He grabbed the mask and ripped it off.
It was a female Poptropican.
âWho is she?â asked Sticky Clown, surprised.
Suddenly the doors burst open as the police ran inside. They opened the shop door and walked over to the criminal. The cop had huge boots; he must have gotten them with a promo code.
âSo,â said the cop, looking around, âwhat happened here?â
âThis lunatic broke into my shop and tried to steal all my money in the cash register!â shouted Sticky Clown. âThankfully this person here,â he said, pointing to Silver Wolf, âshot an arrow and it knocked her out!â He looked quite red and flustered; he was talking very quickly.
âWell then, better get this criminal out of here,â said the cop, and with that he picked the Poptropican up. He took a look at her and sighed. âOh, itâs you again,â he said.
âHave you caught this criminal before, sir?â asked Fearless Fox.
âYes, sheâs quite well known around here. Sheâs called Incredible Carrot, although some call her Nintendo Friend, and still others call her Pop Koopa,â said the cop, opening the shop door and jumping into his PEL car. He sped off. We cringed as we heard a loud screech as he rounded the corner.
âWow, what a reckless driver,â said Sticky Clown, getting up off the floor and dusting off his trousers. âIf I were a policeman, I would give him a ticket for driving like that!â
We didnât need to buy anything else, so we said bye and left Sticky Clownâs store. We climbed up the rope dangling down from the blimp and debated where to go.
âThe whole point of this is to rescue Slippery Icicle,â said Tough Spider. âWe should be looking for her.â
âYouâre right,â I said, âalthough I do wonder about that Incredible Carrot person. Why does she have so many other names? And how does she fit into this? DOES she fit into this? I wonder i-â
âWhatâs that!?â Silver Wolf interrupted, pointing at the sky. She was pointing at a small green dot in the sky. It was flying downwards.
âHmm,â said Spotted Dragon. âThat looks like a meteor! A meteorite, to be precise. When meteors land on earth, they become meteorites. With my calculations, I would think that itâs heading towards Super Power.â
âWell, wherever itâs going,â said Fearless Fox, âitâs falling pretty fast. Whatâll happen when it lands?â
âOh, I donât know,â Spotted Dragon said. âIt varies by size. A meteorite was what wiped the dinosaurs out.â
âYikes!â I said. âWe donât want to be near any dangerous meteors like that! Steer the blimp away from Super Power Island! I repeat, STEER THE BLIMP AWAY FROM SUPER POWER ISLAND!!!â
âThatâs meteorITE, and I want to study it!â said Spotted Dragon, eagerly taking control of the blimp. âTo Super Power we go!â
âStop!â Tough Spider said, âEveryone, stop!â
Everyone stared at him in silence.
âSuper Power is where the prison is! Thatâs where Nintendo Friend or Incredible Carrot or Pop Koopa is!â
BOOM!
The ground shook.
âWhatâs happening!?â Shouted Silver Wolf.
âThe meteor must of landed!â I screamed.
âThatâs METEORITE!â Spotted Dragon corrected again.
We all fell off the blimp and onto the ground. I looked up and i saw a huge green cloud over Super Power Island.
âWhy is it GREEN?!â Fearless Fox asked. âThat seems really weirdâŠâ
âMaybe we should go look at it,â I said. âLetâs see if everyoneâs alright.â
We came to an agreement rather quickly and after a few minutes we were standing on the sandy shores of Super Power Island. A huge green meteorite had crashed through the middle of the jail. Green smoke was everywhere.
âStand back!â a PEL officer shouted as he pushed huge crowds of Poptropicans backwards. âStand BACK!â
âWhatâs going on?!â Tough Spider asked the officer.
âA few criminals escaped, one of which is the one you guys just brought to us: Incredible Carrot!â the officer replied. âThat meteor must-â
âMETEORITE!â Spotted Dragon corrected.
âIt must have been radioactive or something!â the officer finished. âThe criminals have super powers!â
We all gasped, except for Spotted Dragon, who was more interested in the first part of his statement, and for Fearless Fox, who seemed to choke more on the green gas than to gasp.
âOoh! A radioactive meteorite! Probably an isotope of uranium. Thatâs really strange! Most meteorites are made of iridium, which isnât radioactive. Itâs probably a uranium-238 or a uranium-235, since those are the ones that naturally occur on earth. But then again, this is from  space, not from EarthâŠâ Spotted Dragon rambled on.
âWhat kind of super powers do they have?â Silver Wolf asked.
âAnything you could imagine!â the officer said in dismay. âFlying, super strength, super speed, everything! No oneâs ever going to catch her now!â
âWeâll catch her for you!â I said. âWhat has she been up to?â
âOh, you can try to catch her,â the officer said, âbut I doubt itâs going to happen. We last saw her robbing the bank downtown, but she flew away. Use these handcuffs on here if you do manage to catch her.â With that, he handed  Fearless Fox a pair of green handcuffs.
âWell then, thatâs where weâll go!â he said. âThanks for the handcuffs! See ya, Mr. PEL officer!â
He started to walk away towards downtown. Silver Wolf, Tough Spider, and I followed him, but Spotted Dragon was still staring at the meteorite.
âGuys,â I said, âshouldnât we go get Spotted Dragon?â
Fearless Fox walked back to the meteorite, where Spotted Dragon was still analyzing the space specimen.
âOr maybe itâs not Uranium,â she was saying. âMaybe itâs an isotope of Carbon. The most likely-â
âCome on, Spotted Dragon,â Fearless Fox said. âWe have to go stop Nintendo Friend.â
âNot now,â Spotted Dragon replied. âIâm busy analyzing this meteorite.â
âThatâs not important!â Fearless Fox said angrily. âWeâre talking about a criminal!â
Spotted Dragon didnât seem to hear and kept mumbling to herself about the meteorite. Fearless Fox stomped back over to us.
âItâs no use!â he said exasperatedly. âShe just wants to look at some silly meteorite and make us do all of the work!â
âOh well,â Tough Spider said. âI guess weâll have to catch Nintendo Friend by ourselves. Come on!â
The four of us ran downtown. We stopped in front of the bank, which was in shambles. We asked the bank manager if he had seen Nintendo Friend, and he said that she flew towards the park after she robbed the bank. We raced to the park. Incredible Carrot was destroying the statue of the mayor of Super Power Island.
Silver Wolf ran up to her. âStop it!â she said. âThatâs not very nice! Itâs disrespectful, and itâs vandalism!â
Incredible Carrot whirled around. âWell,â she said slyly, âI donât think chasing after people is very nice, either.â With that, there was a flash of light and she was gone.
âWhat happened?â Tough Spider asked. âWhere is she?â
âI have no idea,â Fearless Fox replied, looking all around.
We looked all around Super Power for hours and hours, but she was nowhere to be seen.
After searching everywhere else on the island, we decided to check the filthy junkyard. We thought it was so dirty that no one would want to be there, but to our surprise, there was a cop patrolling the area. We asked her if she had seen someone matching Incredible Carrotâs description, and she said she had.
âOrangey hair, glasses, looks kind of insane? Yeah, I saw someone running by that looked just like that!â
âWhere was she going?â I asked.
âTowards the subway,â she said, âbut that was quite some time ago. Sheâs probably well on her way to her destination, if not already there.â
We thanked the cop and ran over to the subway. We asked the ticket collector if he had seen anyone with orange hair and glasses, and he said he remembered seeing someone like that buying a ticket to Lunar Colony island. We thanked him, bought four tickets to the Lunar Colony Main Street Station, walked over to the platform, and waited for our train.
âLunar Colony!?â Fearless Fox said, shocked, âWhat could she be up to? Do you think she knows thatâs where we live?â
âI donât know,â Silver Wolf said. âIâm scared.â
âYou should be!â a voice boomed. We whirled around, but no one else was there.
We stood petrified in fear. Tough Spider broke the silence.
âThat voice sounded awfully familiarâŠâ he said.
Tough Spider was right. That voice DID sound awfully familiar. It wasnât Incredible Carrot, and she was the only person who I thought would say something like that.
Just then, the train arrived. We hopped on board the next train, which was completely empty, and rode silently home. There were little TVs to keep yourself entertained, and I watched a documentary on the history of Shark Tooth Island.
All was going well until the program suddenly froze and the narrator said âWe interrupt this Poptropica Broadcasting Service, or PBS, program to bring you BREAKING NEEEWWWWSSS!
âUh-oh,â I thought. âThat canât be good.â
âWe interrupt this program to bring you details on a major catastrophe,â a news anchor said.
âUh-oh,â I thought. âThat REALLY canât be good.â
âCharlie and the Chocolate Factory and Cryptids islands have suddenly exploded. Experts are analyzing the explosions as we speak. As of now, they have failed to recognize the cause of these explosions, but they believe that they are related to the explosions of Back Lot and Time Tangled Islands.â
âGuys!â I said.
No one moved. Silver Wolf had her head buried in a book, and Tough Spider and Fearless Fox were playing against each other on their 3DSs.
âGUYS!â I screamed. âTWO MORE ISLANDS GOT DESTROYED!â
Everyone looked up and flipped on their TV.
âThis is not a coincidence,â Silver Wolf said. âAre all of the islands going to get blown up?â
âIâll bet that Nintendo Friend is behind this,â Fearless Fox growled.
Just then, we arrived at the Lunar Colony Main Street Station. We hopped off and walked up the stairs. At the top, I was blinded by the light and ran right into someone.
âSorry!â the poptropican said.
I would have replied âmy faultâ and moved on, but just then the sun moved behind a cloud and I could see who I bumped into. Out of everyone in Poptropica, it was Tough Icicle!
âTough Icicle!â I said. âWhat are you doing here?â
âLooking for Slippery Icicle,â he said, âwhich is what I thought you guys were doing. Why are you here?â
âWe⊠uh⊠got a little sidetracked,â Tough Spider said, âbut thatâs not important right now. Have you seen anyone who with orangey hair, glasses, and looks kind of insane?â
âYou mean like that person over there?â Tough Icicle said pointing at a Poptropican who looked exactly like Incredible Carrot.
Fearless Fox ran over to her and grabbed her by the wrists. âYouâre going back to jail!â he said.
âOh, youâre probably looking for my twin sister, Incredible Carrot, or Pop Koopa, as she likes to be called,â the Poptropican said. âIâm Angry Carrot. See? I got an ID to prove it!â she said, holding out an official Poptropica ID. The government gives them out to everyone over the age of 18.
Fearless Fox let go of Angry Carrot.
âSorry,â he said. âDid you just take a train from Super Power?â
âI did,â she said. âSorry if that caused you any trouble.â
âDo you have any idea where we can find your sister?â I asked.
Angry Carrot shrugged. âShe loves the emptiness of Steamworks Island,â she said. âMaybe you can find her there.â
âAlright!â said Silver Wolf. âWeâll try that! Thanks for your help!â
Angry Carrot walked away. As soon as she was out of earshot, Tough Spider whispered, âCould it be a trap?â
âI doubt it,â Tough Icicle said, âbut then again, I have absolutely no idea what weâre talking about.â
Fearless Fox sighed. âThis is the only lead we have,â he said. âWeâd better follow it.â
Tough Icicle joined us on our search for his sister. We boarded a train and took of to Steamworks Island. It was a rather uneventful ride, and we arrived rather quickly. Again the train was empty.
We looked around on Steamworks, and, to my surprise, Incredible Carrot was just standing there, looking around. She didnât see us. Fearless Fox was able to sneak right up and put the handcuffs on.
âThat was way too easy,â I thought. âMaybe this is a trap.â
Incredible Carrot started pleading with us. She clearly didnât want to go back to jail.
â500 credits!â she said. âIâll pay you 500 credits if you donât hand me over to the PEL people!â
âNope!â Tough Spider said. âNot happening!â
â1,000 credits!â she shouted. That was pretty shocking. 1,000 credits is a lot of money. It was tempting, but we knew what to say.
âNo,â said Silver Wolf. âNo matter how much you try to bribe us, youâre going back to jail.â
Incredible Carrot was silent for a while. We started walking back towards Super Power when she said something that made us stop in our tracks. The 1,000 credit bribe was nothing compared to what we heard next.
âI know where Slippery Icicle is,â she said quietly.
Early Poptropica’s Fame: by Hyper Comet
I landed on Main Street in Early Poptropica with a thud to the ground. I stepped out of the golden blimp and onto solid ground, wondering why the blimp did not stay in the air like it always did. I examined it but did not see a problem until I looked up at the top. It had an arrow going through it. I gasped at the sight of it. How did that get there? I wondered in amazement. I looked around to check for archers, but there was not a single one in sight. I slumped against the blimp and buried my head in my arms. Without a blimp I had no way of ever exiting the island. I was stuck in one island for the rest of my life.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and looked up. Black Widow was standing next to me, gazing down at me with an evil grin. I quickly stood up straight and looked sternly at Black Widow. “What do you want?” I asked her. She shrugged her shoulders and pointed at the blimp.
“Didn’t think you needed that. Early Poptropica is old and forgotten and since YOU remembered it, figured you like it enough to stay.”
I raised an eyebrow. “What are you TALKING about? Poptropica is NOT forgotten.” I answered her.
Black Widow let out a harsh laugh. “Oh, yeah? That’s funny, because you’re the first person I’ve seen here in years.”
I shook my head. “You shouldn’t even be on this island. You should be locked up.”
Black Widow didn’t say anything. She shrugged her shoulders once again and turned to leave. I stopped her and looked right into her eyes, determination in my eyes. “Early Poptropica may be old, but it is NOT forgotten. It is a wonderful island, and we will always remember it. You can take my blimp away, and I will only enjoy the wonders on this island.”
Black Widow put her hands up in surrender and quickly rushed away, and in a fraction of a second, was gone.
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Island Ideas
What sort of lands would you conjure up and visit?
Smartphone Island: by Tiny Claw
The storyline of the island would be this: You get sucked inside a smartphone by a futuristic device and now you have to get yourself out of the smartphone, only using downloadable apps. I think that it would be pretty nice with the SUI (sound updated island) “theme”. You would here all the electronic beeps and music, while having a challenging adventure.
Weather Island: by Red Berry
Every part of the island is a different weather type, and we have to complete a quest in that weather circumstance. Also, there will be different people for every kind of weather (ex. sunny- sunglasses) at the end to get the medal, you have to make sure all of the people get back to their part of the island!
Harry Potter Island: by Purple Socks
Harry Potter is super popular already, so imagine how awesome this island would be! You can start at Privet Drive,meet Harry,and maybe pass a mini-game to get your letter from uncle Vernon, and your letter would be just like from the book except for your character’s name instead of Harry’s. Then Hagrid comes to pick you and Harry up, and you get to go to Hogwarts!!! You meet Ron and Hermione and Draco and everybody else ont the train. When you get to Hogwarts, you get to be sorted into your house (Gyryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff) and you have to pass a bunch of challenges based off of events from the books. Like learning to ride a broom, defeating the Basilisk, repelling a bunch of Dementors to save Sirius Black, and eventually dueling against Voldemort!!! For each challenge you beat you get a bunch of house points like in the book, and for messing up in between challenges you lose points. At the end of the island, the house with the most points gets the House Cup, along with the Island Medallion! If you don’t win the cup, you can start over from the beginning of the year, kind of like on Reality TV Island!
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Easter Egg: Pearson Flashlight & Quiz Game
In a recent post by HPuterpop, he revealed some of the lost files of Poptropica. But turns out, he was not done on his quest. Revealed to him by Elphangor, there are not only lost files, but HIDDEN files. This will be one bumpy ride. Take a look at this secret item: a Pearson flashlight. (Pearson is the company in which runs Poptropica.)
The description at the bottom of the card says âLet your Pearson colors shine. Press the spacebar to choose a color!â Very strange indeed.
As well as a flashlight, a quiz game was lost to history. It was alerted in this ancient PHB post, but never was released.
Hidden items may never be released â but there still is a chance that they will be! Other than items, a glitch found by Fast Sky consists of this:
If you friend â0âł (zero), you will get a kid named Gentle Seagull. Not much to see, right? Try clicking on him. His stats will copy your stats, even copy your photos â you will be in his photo album! Even more, try logging in but replacing your username with â0âł. It will show a screen saying that something is glitching⊠strange.
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Poptropica Poll
With the recent release of Mocktropica Island for members (and its upcoming release for everyone else), we thought we’d ask what people thought of the newest Pop adventure! The results will be published next issue, which means you have two months to vote!
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Fashion
What styles are trending on Poptropica? Samwow5 visits a Multiverse room to investigate! Looks like it’s the season for big Greek gods, carrots, swords, and more…
Teenage Daughter of Hades: designed by Nameless UnDEFiNed

- Crown:Â Equip Hades’ Crown from Mythology Island
- Bangs / Front Hair: Rockstar 2 Purple Bangs (STORE)
- Shirt and Skirt: Gothic Cheerleader (STORE)
- Belt and Necklace:Â Goth Girl at the Mill, Astro Knights Island
- OPTIONAL:Â Electrify *Purple*Â (STORE)
Finn the Human: designed by Spotted Dragon
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Hair â Mythology Surfer Boy (Story)
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Mouth â Girl in Blue (Night Watch Island â Main Street)
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Shirt â Pretzel Vendor (Super Power Island â Down Town)
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Pants â Blue Superhero Costume (Super Power Island â Masks & Capes)
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Backpack â Old Man (Shark Tooth Island â Booga Bay/Castaway Island)
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Skin â Pale
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Hair Color â Yellow
Jake the Dog: designed by Spotted Dragon
Hat/Hair, Nose, Pants, Tail â Yellow Puppy (Store)
- Mouth â Poptropican (Common Room)
- Shirt/Body â Fierce Lion (Store)
- Skin â Gold (Yellow)
- Hair â Gold (Yellow)
The Ranger: (from the Ranger’s Apprentice book series): designed by Serious Panda
- Hood – from the Grim Reaper after you do the Haunted House quest
- Quiver, bow, knife and shirt – from the green Robin Hood costume (Store)
- Pants – from the guy with a straw hat in Ye Olde Rumour Mill on Astro-Knights Island
- Skin – You can have any skin color you want
Nerd: designed by Brave Sky
Hair – Sally Score- Reality TV Island
- Bangs – Pop Star (Store)
- Glasses and braces – Guy in Loch Ness in Cryptids Island
- Top – Random poptropican
- MP3 –Â Boy with headphones on Lunar Colony
- Skirt – Girl on Cryptids
- Shrink Ray Gun – (Store)
Cute & Casual (girls): designed by Spotted Dragon 2.0
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Get a simple white tank top and skirt from the girl to your right on Main Street, Counterfeit Island.
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Costumize the jacket, belt, and ponytail from the Biker Girl costume, which you purchase for credits in the Store.
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Costumize the bangs (which also come with earrings and blush) from the Pop Star costume in the Store.
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From the Prom Queen costume, get the top bang (the one that partially covers your eye).
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If you want, accessorize with a handheld item such as a cellphone! If you want a cellphone, you can find one in my Costume Closet. My username is hermionegranger8989.
Cool & Casual (boys): designed by Spotted Dragon 2.0
- A super-casual shirt! Nothing dressy AT ALL.
- Pants. Jeans are recommended! Make it all match!
- Some casual hair. Something slightly on the shaggier side is better! And don’t think a good fringe is too girly!
- Nothing yells, “Casual!” quite like a simple jacket!! Look above at the girls’ one for some examples of jackets, except yours would be the Biker Boy instead of Biker Girl and you wouldn’t wear the vests from Early Pop.
- A simple belt! Ties together the outfit and looks great. Sometimes, however, you shouldn’t use one because it can take away from the casualness.
- Never, ever, EVER underestimate the power of a set of headphones and an iPod! You can find both on the guy you first see when you enter Lunar Colony.
Superhero Costume Usernames: by Toaau
- White Lightning:Â WhiteLightningLad
- Red Lightning:Â TheReallyBrightLight
- Z-perman:Â Zperman
- Skulldude/gal:Â TheSkullHero
- Skulldude/gal Alternate (requires purchase of Masked Hero):Â PremiumSkullHero
- Stargirl/boy:Â TheUltimateStar
- The Peace:Â PeaceToTheWorldDude
- Heartbeat:Â BigHeartedAs
- Heartbeat Alternate:Â TheOtherBigHeart
- Miss/Mr Flower:Â TheFlowerPetal
- Eightball (Boy):Â 88yearOld
- Eightball (Girl):Â Only8Old
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Fan Art
Check out the creativity of these Poptropica fan artists!
Security System: by Scary Plug
Is this their idea of a security system?
Black Widow: by Scary Plug
She’s scary, all right.
Unknown Robot: by Clean Shark
No one knows who this is, just that he is part Steam Bot, Tiger Shark, Retro Bot, Templar Knight, and Masked Hero.
Myself: by Mashimai
A smiling self-portrait of Mashimai’s character (mashman123) drawn on a computer!
Blimp Traffic: by Funny Dolphin
I guess this is what the sky must look like when you live in a world where everyone travels exclusively by bright yellow blimp…
Human Avatar: Poptropica Gossip
A human form of this Poptropican avatar with the two versions side by side!
Poptropica & Green Screen: by Giant Rock
Dancing in a field of green grass has never looked so epic.
Poptropica’s Funny Moments: by Sticky Clown
A sassy princess with a moustache? Maybe the captions can explain a thing or two…
PHB Authors: by Silver Wolf
And finally, a composite of our current authors – Shaggy Tornado, Slanted Fish, HPuterpop, Angry Wing, Blake, Brave Tomato, Fuzzy-B, Icy Comet, and Samwow5!
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Take a look at our main newsletter page for more information about our Poptropicanâs 911 magazines and learn how you can submit an entry too! Thanks for reading! đ
The best 911 magazine in a long time! đ
The only one in a long time xD
Awesome job 911 staff!
I think my favorites are SW’s PHB Authors Pic and Mashimai’s Portrait. đ
The Blimp Traffic was also funny. đ
Thanks! đ I liked your costume ideas!
Thanks! I’ll be putting more Adventure Time Costumes in the next issue. đ
Blimp Traffic… never thought of that, but so true XD
The captioned pic with Shrunken!Zeus…. XD another funny thing is the Poptropican in the picture is dressed up as Dr. J!
I also love the one will all the PHB authors!
Great job everybody! I’m not sure if since I’m already an author here, I can put some of my stuff on the next issue…
Thank you! I did the Zeus one! =D
And you see,I was trying to redefeat Mythology as Dr.J,but I did the joke by accident!
Yup, you can! Since you’re an editor, you could put it into the issue when it’s in the page drafts, or you can email poptropican911(at)gmail.com and we’ll put it in. ([email protected]) đ
Why didn’t you put @ there? To avoid spambots going to your account?
Slanted Fish: Yes, it’s a measure taken to prevent email spam.
You guys are awesome!
imagine if all the worlds were like common rooms, then there would be blimp traffic
Ok, that was so fetch.
“So fetch” I think you mean selfish… I don’t mean to be selfish, I was just asking. .-. I’m fine either way.
No, she meant “Fetch”… It’s a Preppy-Peppy “Gurl” term… Like, “So epic” **giggle giggle sashay**…
No, I meant “So Fetch”. I wasn’t replying to your comment, anyways…
Look up the movie Mean Girls.
Um… Actually, “So fetch” is a popular term in Europe. It means “amazing,” or “awesome.”
I know now…
My mistake…. Sorry, I don’t really watch that many of those kinds of movies…
I don’t either, I just talk to her so much it’s rubbing off on me… I’m using so many z’s in the chat, it’s unreal
lol(z) đ i can change D:
OMG!! U GUYS ACTUALLY PUBLISHED MY ISLAND IDEA!!!!!! THX SO MUCH!!!!
*screams* OH MY GOSH! Thanks for including my costume into the magazine! đ
I loved the issue!! Poptropica Universe is the best. [:
Thank you! ^_^
Oh my gosh I actually made it oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh YAAAY!!! đ đ đ
Wohoo, you put mine in!!!!
Cool! đ
SCREAM OMG I WAS IN A STORY AND YOU PUT MY COSTUME IN THX GUYS!!!! As a reward I will help you all get thinner! *squeezes every author so hard for 15 minutes each*
The flashlight was from an ad long ago. I looked in the archives. I think it was Night at the Museum.
I don’t recall it. đ It wouldn’t make sense with Night at the Museum — it’s a Pearson flashlight. đ
I just noticed…Shaggy Tornado is not in SW’s portrait!
He’s there as the White House, which is his avatar. đ Also, Angry Wing is a white smiley face, but everyone else is their Poptropican in SW’s drawing.
Great Issue,but where is my betty-jetty pic?
Slanted Fish: We didn’t receive it – but you’re welcome to send it in for a future issue.
Didn’t come,I guess.
YAY MY ISLAND IDEA IS IN THANKS.
Does anyone have an opinion on my funny pictures? đ Please reply,because I worked hard to crop these photos properly….you have no idea.
I like the Nabooti one đ
Thanks! The camera was from an ad.
“Is this their idea of a security system?” LOL great job SP đ
Best 911 Ever!
Thanks! đ
And I agree, issue #13 is the best 911 ever!
What a long magazine. đ
Yes, My question got published! đ
When is the Feburary issue coming out?
Slanted Fish: They’re coming out every two months now. The next one will be in March.
Two months? That’s a really long time.
I wish Feburary was over! *yawns* Aw, man.
Well, I think 2 months is a good amount of time to make awesome stories and art!
Oh.
We have a lot of great stuff coming out in the next issue! đ
*gasp* Really? đ
I’m sending in something cool! đ
Wow! I can’t wait unti the month is over!
I wish there was Holiday Island. The villian would be the Grinch.
@PHB Staff: It’s already March. Why isn’t Issue 14 coming out?
It’s the second Saturday of every 2 months đ