Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! 🧟 Ep. 16: Blueberries… AGAIN

Slanted Fish

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

Hello there! It’s Magic Kid back with the next episode (episode 16)  in my fanfiction, Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! If you missed the last episode, you can catch it here, or if you’d like to start from the beginning, here.

Normally I would update you on the story so far, before you read what happens next, but I have one word for y’all: MWAHAHAHAHA! Enjoy!  🙂

Character doodles by Magic Kid

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Sixteen: Blueberries… AGAIN

The friends were coming closer to the wall, determined that nothing could go wrong, nothing at all.

Unfortunately things were going to go wrong. Things were going to go as wrong as they tended to do with all of Poptropica amidst an apocalypse.

Agent Thorn, shaken by the recent discovery of who her boss REALLY was, was walking down a flight of stairs when she glanced out a small window. The window had a perfect view of the hot air balloon coming ever closer to the wall. Three people were visible on the balloon and Thorn knew at once who those three people were. And she knew at once what she had to do.

It was kinda fun to be the bad guy, she had to admit, even though she should be focusing on her main goal.

She ran down the stairs and alerted the wall guards on her walkie-talkie.

Thorn

Three persons aboard a hot air balloon, heading towards the wall. Capture unharmed and under no circumstances are you to zombie-fy them, copy?

Guard (from walkie)

Copy that, Thorn. Capture, unharmed, and un-zombied. Where do we bring them?

Thorn

Just put them in one of the cells when you’re done!

Guard (from walkie)

Copy that.

Thorn walked quickly down the stairs. Part of her hoped that the three would get away… but she knew what had to be done. And if she couldn’t save them, she thought as she reached an elevator and ran inside, she might as well get a front seat for it.

Out on the blimp, the three friends were nearly at the wall, determined to save Toothpick.

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Astro-Knights Island, Guest Posts

Poptropica Activity Books of Fun ✏️✂️🔎

Slanted Fish

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

Did you ever notice how many activities were scattered across the Poptropica Help Blog and the *cough*… “late” Poptropica Creators’ Blog? I thought that maybe someone should gather all those activities up into one spot so it could be more convenient to find… so I did.

First up, the Ultimate Activity Book: compiling not only the Poptropica activities and coloring pages, but also some additional coloring pages to honor the sponsored islands. BONUS: Lots of revived Poptropica activities and custom-made goodies in there, made by yours truly!

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Next, I gathered up every Poptropica cut-out I could find, both here and on the Creators’ Blog, and put them together into a complete Crafts & Cut-outs collection. (See also: The PHB’s DIY Paper Crafts collection!)

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And last but not least, it is my duty as the first person to have saved all the comics from the old sponsored islands of Poptropica to share them with all of you in this Scavenger’s Comic Book!

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…But am I a scavenger, merely digging up activities that are already dug up? Am I a mere plagiarist stealing activities everywhere, putting them into books and calling them my own?

Gosh, no! It may look like that, but that’s not what I’m doing at all! I say that these are my books; not in the sense that I came up with everything in the books (I did come up with a few things, though), but in the sense that I worked so hard putting these books together for everyone to enjoy at no extra charge. 

Whatever activities I got from other websites are free downloadable PDFs in which I have cited and included their web links, and whatever activities I found by way of Google are those I checked to be sure they are royalty-free. For I do not intend to steal; I intend to share.

This is a non-profit project only meant to spread some fun for all those who are looking for it! And if that’s you, then look no further than these three free downloadable (and printable) books to share with your friends and family, compliments of Invisible Ring. Enjoy!

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy another print-out project of hers, 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? We’d love to hear from you!

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Wilson School of Magic 🪔 Prologue

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Silver Sword/Shy Wing. Enjoy!

Hey Poptropicans! It’s me, Silver Sword ⚔️/Shy Wing 🦋. I know you haven’t heard from me in a while, so I’ve decided to to make a new fanfic! Also, this story features a Poptropican and PHB reader, Magic Kid. Enjoy!

WILSON SCHOOL OF MAGIC 🪔 PROLOGUE

One bright, sunny day on Home Island, Poptropicans were bustling around the whole place. There were lines of new Poptropicans trying to get into Poptropica for the first time, lines to Adventures Outfitters that went outside, millions of blimps taking off and landing, and so much more going on.

Magic Kid looked through her clubhouse window to try and figure out why this was all happening, when suddenly she remembered.

MAGIC KID: “How could I forget? Today’s the first day of Winter!”

She jumped down to the bottom level of her clubhouse and looked around for her winter coat, but when she found it, Magic Kid realized it was very old and dirty.

MAGIC KID: “Guess I’m due for a new coat. To Amelia’s shop!”

She ran out the door and past the line to Adventures Outfitters, accidentally cutting in front of the Poptropican who was up next.

AMELIA (breathlessly): “Good to see you, Magic Kid! What are you looking for today?”

MAGIC KID: “A new coat, please.”

Amelia passed her a brand new coat.

AMELIA: “Take it for free today. I thought I would never say this, but I think I’m gonna earn too much money today.”

Magic kid thanked Amelia and ran back home. She felt something in one of the pockets. She took it out.

MAGIC KID (gasping): “This lamp looks like magic! I’ll put it right here.”

Then she ran off to try her new coat on. However, Magic Kid was too busy to notice some weird noises coming from the lamp…

TO BE CONTINUED…

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Silver Sword/Shy Wing. If you did, you might also enjoy other fanfictions we’ve shared.

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!

Membership

Membership for $2,000 Buckys?! 🫣

Slanted Fish

Poptropica membership has been in for quite a ride lately. From being made free for all (supposedly a holiday gift that has continued past the holiday season) to the purchase page itself disappearing from the website menu, a new surprise emerges…

Now, a 1-month membership plan is being listed on the hidden purchase page for $2,000! For context, they used to be around US$3.95.

Surely, no one is going for this exorbitant price package, especially when all previously members’ content is still free in-game. Nor is Poptropica openly promoting this wild switch, so this just seems odd. 🤯

But where might Poptropicans actually spend their cash? Reddit user VillageInner8961 recently shared a pic of some permanent ink featuring the iconic disgruntled Bucky Lucas from Reality TV Island.

“I’ve been playing Poptropica since I was in like the second grade. I’m 20 now with adult money and a love of tattoos with stupid meaningful sentiments to me, so I got Bucky Lucas tattooed on December 19, 2023.”

VillageInner8961

Would you consider getting a Poptropica tattoo? Besides this one, back in 2022 we also featured another Poptropican’s ink of a Poptropolis Games-style character by @pworddestroyer69. Also pretty lit! 🔥

Only a couple days left to vote in our Favorite Poptropica Island Tournament (Preliminary Round)  — nominate your favorite islands to move on to the official tournament by Mon, Jan 8, 11:59PM EST! 🏝️

~🐠

Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Membership, Poptropica Official Series

Creators’ Blog and Membership Gone 💻❌

Gentle Dolphin

In an odd move, Poptropica started the new year with the removal of two important links on their website top menu: the Poptropica Creators’ Blog and the Membership page.

After almost a year of no activity, the official Poptropica Creators’ Blog is officially gone. Clicking links to the Creators’ Blog will redirect you to Poptropica’s homepage. Every news article, every behind-the-scenes look, every guest post… gone. It’s hard to believe that it happened. Rest in Pop, Creators’ Blog. 🪦🌹

On a slightly lighter note, the Membership page is still accessible, just not on Pop’s homepage. You can access it via Google search and a link on Poptropica’s Parents page. While the Membership page is here to stay (for now), the membership plans are still listed as $0.

When debunking the shutdown claim, Poptropica’s official accounts addressed the membership issue with differing details. Pop’s Twitter X account mentioned that membership would be free during the month of December, but Pop’s Instagram account simply said, “Poptropica is free to play for everyone!” with no additional notes. Considering recent events, I doubt that the prices will be added back anytime soon.

True to the Creators’ words, the game is still around. However, the loss of two integral pages is a sign of trouble for Poptropica as a whole. Buckle up, everyone, because 2024 is certainly going to be quite a year for Poptropica.

Thank you for reading, and have a good day!

—Gentle Dolphin 🐬