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โ€œThe Villain Sagaโ€ โ€“ (FINALE) Episode 10, Part 1

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INT. EREWHON PRISON, JUPITERโ€™S LAB –ย  EVENING

FADE IN.

We open this episode where we left off, with DIRECTOR D. and MOREAU watching the completion of the beginning of JUPITERโ€™S experiment. All four prisoners are in their places now, hung in suspended animation in a sleep-like state, with JUPITER looking proudly on.

MOREAU

โ€ฆSoโ€ฆwhat will happen to them?

JUPITER

(Pacing)

Ideally, I will have removed all their evil temptations and desires, and I will be able to prove them as good, law-abiding members of society.

(Conโ€™t)

But reality is often not ideal. I doubt this will change them at allโ€“at best, the chance for these things to go wrong is quite high.

(Conโ€™t)

But we must all make sacrifices for our goalsโ€ฆIโ€™m sure you would understand.

DIRECTOR D. and MOREAU donโ€™t respond. They likely donโ€™t have any moral opposition to this sort of experimentation, but theyโ€™re still very stunned and confused.

JUPITER

Now, if youโ€™ll leave us beโ€”

A lab assistant walks up to the bottom platform, sitting in a chair under the devices. A helmet slowly attaches to his head, and the entire machine lights up, nearly blinding all in the room.

Once the lights are gone, so is the assistant, with the helmet and chair empty as though nothing had happened at all.

JUPITER

โ€“Iโ€™ll let my assistants get started on exploring their minds.

(Conโ€™t)

Let Stage 1 of the Dream Machine Project begin!

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Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! ๐ŸงŸ Ep. 13: Monkeying Around

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

Hello! Iโ€™m alive! I hope you guys have had a good month. I’ve been slacking and doing absolutely nothing productive working tirelessly on this episode! (Catch the last episode here, or first episode here.)

I dunno if any of you guys are superstitious, but with this episode being the 13th, I canโ€™t help but wonder what misfortune will befall Jazzy Hawk, Icy Stone, and Birdy on Monkey Wrench Island as they plan a way to save Witty Toothpick on a mysterious island far out to sea. With Poptropica in such an apocalyptic state, what could go wrong?

Hut and Stuff: Quit your jibber jabber.

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Thirteen: Monkeying Around

Hawk, Stone, and Birdy were standing on a jungle island. The pirate ship that had saved them was flying away, leaving the three to an uncertain fate.

It was extremely late in the evening, so late in fact that the sky was lightening up as morning was coming upon them. They were exhausted after an exciting day, and a long night, who wouldnโ€™t be?

But they couldnโ€™t stop. It was like an invisible clock was ticking, and they had to save Toothpick before the time was up.

From the place where they had been dropped off, they already saw a bunch of rope, rusty gears, and other tools. What they had to do was to find the guy on the island, and see if he could help.

Hawk

Come on! Crusoe should just be over here!

Birdy 

Okay.

Stone

Crusoe, isn’t that the guy who was marooned on this island and has monkey friends? Sounds like great help!

Hawk

He should be! Hopefullyโ€ฆ

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Creators, Graphic Novels, Member Gifts, Store

New sheriffs sink Pop’s long story arc ๐Ÿ“˜๐Ÿ”ซ

Hey Poptropicans! Pop in for shiny sheriff gear, enjoy how aquatic is back, and hear about what happened to Poptropica’s book series. ๐Ÿ‘€

A new month brings a new set of member gifts, and this November we’ve got some sharp shooters with a New Sheriff Outfit, New Sheriff Defender (the space bar action is reloading the gun), and… a Chicken Follower? ๐Ÿ” Bawk-ward.


Over in Adventure Outfitters, there’s a new rotation of costumes, plus the shop floor is stocked with outfits and decor from under the sea! ๐Ÿก The last couple times this happened, it foreshadowed the re-release of an episode from Mission Atlantis Island, which is awaiting its third and final episode. Could this be the case again? ๐Ÿค” We’ll have to sea.


In other news, here’s a juicy bit of noise from a former Pop Creator! Poptropica fan artist and Tumblr blogger Sleepy Biker recently reached out to former Poptropica CEO Jess Brallier about his comment in a 2015 interview with the PHB where he shared that Poptropica had planned 12-book story arc for their graphic novel series, of which only four have been published to date. So where’s the rest? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“˜

“All of that work โ€” i.e., the Poptropica story โ€” was owned by FEN (Family Education Network). Then FEN was sold… The new owners chose to pursue a different growth strategy… We have no legal right to discuss what is owned by somebody else,” Jess answered. In other words, it’s in the hands of Sandbox now. Read his full response below:

Jess Brallier’s response to Sleepy Biker’s inquiry about the fate of the Poptropica books.

Welp, we’re certainly disappointed that the current leadership of Poptropica is sleeping on this gold mine. But thanks to Jess for shedding some light on the situation! To read more insights from Jess about his decade+ of experience creating Poptropica, check out our Jess Brallier mini-series from 2021 here, here, here, and here.

Keep on poppin’ on,
~๐Ÿ 

Free Membership Giveaways

PHB Membership Giveaway: October 2023

Hey Poptropicans! Weโ€™re approaching the end of the month, which means itโ€™s time to announce another lucky Poptropican to win our monthly membership giveaway! ๐ŸŽ

Congratulations,ย Luna123456 โ€” your new membership status lets you play various exclusive quests, including Survival Island, Ep. 4: Cabin Fever. You’ll also get to enjoy member gifts and more.

The Poptropica Help Blog hosts a membership giveaway every month, and itโ€™s easy to enter! Just comment on our Free Poptropica Membership page and leave at least two other comments around the PHB within the month to be entered into that monthโ€™s giveaway. ๐Ÿฉต

Weโ€™ll announce a winner sometime in the final week of each month. If you donโ€™t win, you can always try again for the next month! Full details ยป

Astro-Knights Island, Guest Posts

Bringing Mighty Action Force cards to life: Astro-Knights Edition ๐Ÿช๐Ÿƒ

Hey Poptropicans, this is aย guest postย by Invisible Ring.ย Enjoy!

Hey there, everyone! Did you enjoy my Mighty Action Force card game kit and my story of bringing it to life? Well, that was just the beginningโ€ฆ

BEHOLD, a new Mighty Action Force card game kitโ€ฆ or should I say, Astro-Knights inspired booster pack. This “Astro Force” game kit is completely interchangeable with the original Mighty Action Force game kit, so donโ€™t hesitate to mix and match the Mighty Action Force fun by printing and playing with these cards in real life, too!

How did this come to be, you might ask? Well, there I was, back in the fall of 2020, minding my own business, making my own cards, and playing Mighty Action Force, when an unsuspecting post from the Poptropica Help Blog crossed my path: a Ramble Review on Astro-Knights Island.

This post, and everyone sharing it at the time, was yearning for Astro-Knights to be more than just an island. They said it had serious potential for movies, TV showsโ€ฆ or, as I thought, potential for some shiny new Mighty Action Force cards.

And although this is just one Poptropicanโ€™s opinion, Iโ€™d say that the Astro-Knights are finally living up to their potential now. Donโ€™t forget to have a laugh with the Mighty Action Force video outtakes, too:

TTFN: Ta-ta for now!


Hope you enjoyed thisย guest postย by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy theย prequel post, Bringing Mighty Action Force to life.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? Weโ€™d love to hear from you!