CUT TO inside the building. BLACK WIDOW is being led back to her cell.
Once they reach the doors, the guard pulls out his key, letting WIDOW back into her cell. Heโs about to head out, but then he hears strange, clanging noises from RAVEN’S cell.
GUARD
What are you doing?
He knocks on RAVEN’S door.
GUARD
Hey!
More noises. The GUARD unlocks it and peeks inside–
RAVEN and WIDOW are both sent back into their cells, RAVEN holding another pie plate. A few days have passed since the last episode.
The guards who brought them up head back to the elevators. The two prisoners stay silent, listening by the doors as the elevator descends.
Once it’s gone:
RAVEN
Finally, they got chocolate this time!
WIDOW wipes some crumbs off her black suit–most of the characters are still wearing their signature outfits, with jackets or name tags or some other identifier over them. After all, no point in looking recognizable if you can’t ever escape.
WIDOW
I think I’m going to get…hypoglycemia, was it? Those things have so much sugar.
RAVEN finishes the pie plate and tosses it to the side of his bed. A fairly respectable pile of tins has formed there.
CUT TO RAVEN and WIDOWโS prison cells again. From both sides of the wall between the cells, we can see that both are sitting on their beds, WIDOW listening to the end of RAVENโS story.
RAVEN
Andโฆyeah.
(conโt)
One of the people here undid the hypnosis on me, and thatโs it.
WIDOW
Ah. That’s…a lot.
RAVEN
Pff. It’s okay, most people don’t know what to say either.
(He leans back on his bed, staring at the ceiling.)
We open inside the window of a shop. A couple dusty toys are on display, but thereโs a shiny, new ninja robot in the center of them all, with all kinds of buttons to do different actions.
A small girl with short, unruly black hair peeks into the window, gasping with joy when she sees the toy is still in stock.
Hey Poptropicans, this is aย guest postย by Young Rider.ย Enjoy!
Hey everybody! Itโs me, Young Rider, and I came up with my own fictional Poptropican, Smart Lightning. Her story will be composed into six parts, and will be featured here on the PHB. Hope you enjoy!
The phone rings. โHello, it’s Smart Lightning, how can I be of service?โ
A cheerful voice answers on the other end. โNo need to be so formal! Just me, your fabulous bestie!โ
โOh, sorry, I didnโt know it was you, Brave Star!โ
โNo problem, I know you make, like, twenty calls a day! But listen, I know itโs storming, but Iโm in a bit of a pinch. Can you come over to my place?โ
โOk, see ya in a few!โ
Smart Lightning heads out the door, despite the storm raging outdoors. We see her walk down the busy streets of New Tropican.
โGeez, maybe I should have brought an umbrella!โ
Lightning strikes a few yards away, and Smart Lightning jumps backwards.
โAck! I gotta be careful!โ
โHey! Watch it!โ an angry citizen shouts, bumping her away. She falls down into a construction site that has signs warning: Keep out! High Voltage zone!
โUgh, that hurt. Waitโฆ Whatโs that?!โ
A lightning bolt heads straight for Smart Lightning, giving her no chance to escape. A flash of light appears before it strikes, and Smart Lightning disappears.
The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? Weโd love to hear from you!