Another Friend in Amphibia

Chapter 60d: True Colors (Drake)

Joe Sparrow crash landed in front of the great gates of Newtopia. Frobo stood up, holding Joe Sparrow above his head. Everyone was soaking wet and they definitely weren't happy with the landing.

"For Joe's sake, no one else is allowed to join our party." Marcy declared.

Everyone started climbing down from the giant sparrow.

"Whoo! Back to Newtopia!" Marcy yelled. "Alright, let's go over the plan one more time. First, I'm going to get us into the city. Anne's got the music box ready to give to King Andrias."

Anne reached into her backpack and pulled out the music box to confirm she still had it. "Yep!"

"And finally, Sasha and Grime, hoods up till after we give the king the music box. Once I tell him how much you helped, he'll clear you for sure." Marcy explained.

"Copy that."

"Will do."

The group approached the gate. "Marcy Wu and crew reporting to King Andrias." The great gates of Newtopia swung open, allowing entry.

Drake's mind was racing. He's had a long time to think about this moment. Despite all that planning, he didn't really feel prepared. Guess nothing could truly prepare him for this day.

Suddenly, he felt a hand land on his shoulder. "Hey, are you still worried about meeting the king?" Marcy asked.

Drake jumped a little but quickly recovered. "Uh, yeah. King Andrias really only needs us for the music box. Once we hand it over, we would have outlived our usefulness. I don't know what to do if he turns on us." Drake whispered.

"Don't worry Drake. It'll all turn out fine, I promise. He's helped me out since I arrived here, I think we can trust him. He'll prove he can be trusted once he gets the box." Marcy explained.

"I hope you're right." Drake replied. Although he didn't know what the right thing to do was, he at least prepared a contingency plan in case King Andrias betrayed them. Whether it would be enough remains to be seen.

The group walked into the throne room where King Andrias sat. "My friends, wonderful to see you. I trust you were successful."

Anne pulled out the music box. All four gems were glowing brightly. "Boom, baby!"

"The charged music box. Well done. Well done!" Andrias looked excited. "Now let's finally send you all home." he held out his hand.

This was the moment of truth. Drake secretly reached into a small pouch where he kept some of his spells. He grabbed a small pouch that contained a mist spell. Then he waited, ready to pull it out and throw it at a moment's notice.

Anne held the music box out and was about to give it to him when a tongue suddenly wrapped around the music box and pulled it out of her hand.

Drake was momentarily frozen. It was a completely unexpected turn of events for him. He looked to see what happened and saw Sasha holding onto the box. Drake quickly let go of the spell he had prepared and acted like he wasn't planning to do anything.

"Sasha, what are you doing?" Anne was surprised.

Sasha flicked her hood. "What I do best, taking control. Now, Grime!"

Grime suddenly took off his cloak, revealing a massive hammer. He swung it at the ground, causing a shockwave that knocked everyone off balance.

Sasha quickly drew her sword and blocked a swing from one of the royal guards.

Grime raised his fist, hitting another one that was approaching him from behind.

Hop Pop was on the ground, extremely confused. "What the heck is going on here?"