BARRY CRAIG DAVID DRONE HARU HEART JP KELSEY KENNETH MARK OMAR XAVIER KELSEY hmmm… no sign of kenneth. if his car was here, it’s long gone. OMAR i don’t like this. xavier could catch us tresspassing at any minute. we haven’t seen him since the capture the flag war, who knows what kind of state he’s in. CRAIG we don’t have a choice. if we wanna know more about the heart of the forest, we need to talk to his older brother kenneth, and finding him here is our only hope! DRONE intruder alert! intruder alert! CRAIG DRONE now commencing laser attack! OMAR drones!!! CRAIG and they got lasers!!! CRAIG aaaaaahh!! CRAIG CRAIG CRAIG CRAIG CRAIG JP KELSEY craig! CRAIG KELSEY hiya! KELSEY CRAIG jp! CRAIG mortimor!!!! KELSEY mortimor!!!! KELSEY omar! launch me! OMAR KELSEY haaaaaaaah!!! CRAIG kelsey, are you okay? KELSEY XAVIER yo! what the heck! you guys just wrecked my babies! CRAIG uhhh… JP i mean it’s all… it’s all still there. XAVIER it’s okay, baby, it’s okay… mommy has money, and money fixes everything. CRAIG uh… what about us? KELSEY you darted mortimor! JP boof! XAVIER gah! but they were foam! ugh, i forgot how annoying you children can be. it makes me glad i decided to quit being king and leave that boring old creek. CRAIG you didn’t quit. remember, we… we beat you in capture the flag and then after that you ran home crying and— XAVIER yep! so glad! heh heh… i was just too mature for that place. so, um… why are you trespassing on my lawn? JP oh, we were just looking for kenneth. you know, your brother. the former king-- CRAIG shh! jp! what’re you doing?! XAVIER my brother? he’s back at college. wait, why are you guys looking for kenneth? CRAIG oh, uh… i…i…i lost my staff, and i was just gonna ask if he’s seen it. CRAIG oh! there it is! heh heh, mystery solved! alright sorry for troubling you, okay bye! CRAIG c’monletsgo! especially you, jp! go! go! XAVIER hmmm… CRAIG okay, so… we’ve gotten cubes from the roller derby kids, the chef kids, and moss village. CRAIG then we won a cube at the slug races, got another from the ping pong pals, and were gifted a cube from the queen bee herself in hive city. CRAIG now, once we find the rest of the cubes, we should be able to put all of them together to create a map to the heart of the forest! OMAR yeah, but we still don’t even know what the heart of the forest is. KELSEY it must be a treasure of incredible power… ooh! like dragon eggs! JP maybe it’s the friendships we made along the way! you guys! KELSEY ugh, i got friends! i want dragons! OMAR hey, whatchu thinking, craig? CRAIG ah, i don’t know, it’s just… xavier was trippin’ about how he was “too old for the creek.” i mean, if you’re a kid, you’re never too old to have fun in the creek. OMAR that dude don’t know what he’s talking about. KELSEY yeah, not even the elders are too old for the creek. OMAR okay, now i don’t know what you’re talking about. CRAIG the elders of the creek! they knew kenneth when they were kids! i bet they know where we can find him! MARK kenneth? i haven’t heard that name in years! we were the best of friends, until they built that highway through the creek. that cursed overpass split not just the creek, but our friendship as well! CRAIG but surely you still keep in contact with him, right? BARRY in a folly of youth… we forgot to exchange information… like, i don’t have his number or e-mail or nothin’. MARK now all that’s left of kenneth is his memory… and his complete box set of the haru anime dvds, every episode and both movies, plus selected tv spots and a making of featurette. it’s pretty good. DAVID actually, i have his number. MARK what?!? DAVID we found each other on buddybook! we talk every once in awhile. it’s nice! MARK why haven’t you told us before?! DAVID i tried! but every time i start talking you always interu— MARK clean your hole! it’s ringing! KENNETH yooo-- hold up, this isn’t david. wait-- is that barry?! BARRY you know it is! what up, dude!!! MARK move! kenny…? KENNETH mark? MARK DAVID kenny! what’s going on, dude! KENNETH are you still hanging out at that rock? DAVID no! we’re hanging out under that rock now! BARRY dude, are you at college? your dorm room is sick! DAVID show him the minifridge! KENNETH you know i always got the good snacks! BARRY we have so much catching up to do! like, starting with third grade! i had mrs. atkins, okay? you remember mrs. atkins? DAVID oh wow! oh man! kenny! this is so cool! CRAIG hey! kenneth, heeyy!! remember me?i got question about the heart of the forest! gah! KENNETH i’m actually getting ready to head out to a party! DAVID a party?! BARRY i’ve heard about those! CRAIG ahh! we gotta get that phone before kenneth hangs up! KENNETH if you guys are free, you should totally come! BARRY yes! let me ask my dad for a ride! DAVID wah! my phone! KELSEY skraa! JP haaah! CRAIG i got it! oof! CRAIG kenneth! it’s me, craig! from that one time we talked in your driveway! KENNETH oh yeah, i remember you. what’s up? CRAIG look! we need to know about the heart of the fo-- KENNETH mark! man… it’s been a while. MARK i see that you don’t have your glasses anymore. KENNETH yeah, i got laser surgery not too long ago. MARK heh, lasers are for robots. i don’t see any anime figurines in your dorm room either. KENNETH well… dorm rooms are really tiny but-- MARK where is your necklace? KENNETH n-n-necklace? MARK you know! our four way friendship necklace! the one that we made together! BARRY we’ve still got ours! DAVID yeah! KENNETH i, uhh… i don’t have it anymore. MARK you don’t have it? we promised to keep them forever!! we were gonna wear them to the great beyond… that comic book store in delaware! KENNETH i know, but-- MARK you know what? you’ve changed, man! KENNETH it’s been 10 years! haven’t you changed too? MARK no. BARRY dude, what was that?! we didn’t get the address of the party! CRAIG and i didn’t get to ask him about the heart of the forest! MARK did you see his room? not a single piece of anime memorabilia! MARK i guess he’s too busy going to parties with his fancy college friends. what a loser. DAVID dude! what’s your problem? kenneth is our friend! MARK if he was our friend, he’d still have the necklace! DAVID arrgh! you always do this! CRAIG guys, just because kenneth doesn’t have his necklace, doesn’t mean you should lose sight of what really matters. JP yeah, your friendship. CRAIG no! the phone! we need to call kenneth back and ask about the treasure! DAVID ugh! mark, you are selfish. a-and mean! and a bad friend! DAVID i’m gonna go do something productive with my life! BARRY no! not productive! DAVID MARK he’ll come crawlin‘ back… you have to crawl to get in that hole. BARRY mark… you, my friend, just rolled a critical failure… on friendship. MARK you got something to say, say it in character. BARRY no man, if there’s anyone that’s changed, it’s you. BARRY david! wait up! OMAR should we leave? MARK well, i… think all your questions are answered now. elder mark has spoken! now be gone! and take this box set with you! CRAIG didn’t they belong to kenneth? MARK never speak that name to me again. OMAR well, that whole thing was a dead end. KELSEY guess we’ll never be able to talk to kenneth. CRAIG well… anyone wanna watch some anime? JP are the elders going to be okay? OMAR i dunno, man, they seemed real mad. KELSEY yeah, i’m worried. i mean, look at what david just posted to his buddybook page! CRAIG is this how our search for the heart of the forest ends? with an anime dvd box set? HARU shepherd of spirits, overseer of life! hear my plea! HEART oh honey, flattery will get you nowhere. what is it that you request, my child? HARU my village… my friends… they’ve fallen victim to a terrible curse. is it possible that you can lift it and return my friends to me? HEART anything is possible with my magic, but for me to share my power with you, it would require a great sacrifice. HARU a sacrifice? HEART yes. an exchange. my magic, for whatever it is you value most in this world. would you still want to lift the curse? HARU yes. i’ll do whatever it takes! thank you… heart of the forest! CRAIG guys! wake up! the heart of the forest-- it’s from kenneth’s favorite show! OMAR it’s a… giant puddle? CRAIG it’s a giant magic puddle! with giant magic puddle powers! OMAR could something like that really be in the creek? i mean, haru’s a cartoon. this is real life we’re talking about. KELSEY i don’t know… scattering 26 puzzle pieces across the creek seems like a lot of work for something that isn’t real. CRAIG besides… it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen magic in the creek. JP everyday is magic in the creek with you guys. KELSEY awww… but not now, jp!!! OMAR i wonder what a kid could do with that kind of power? CRAIG i guess we’ll find out after we collect the rest of these cubes! CRAIG well, that’s the dinner horn… we’ll continue our quest for the heart of the forest tomorrow! CRAIG alright, on three! one… two… three! CRAIG heart of the forest! XAVIER heart of the forest, huh? XAVIER ahhh… [Type text]0[Type text]0[Type text]