BERNARD CRAIG DRONE HARU HEART_OF_FOREST JP KELSEY KENNETH MAYA MONSTER MORTIMOR OMAR SONG TABITHA XAVIER YOUNG_KENNETH YOUNG_MARK CRAIG previously on “craig of the creek!” CRAIG the heart of the forest… a mysterious and magical place hidden deep in the creek… OMAR before he left the creek, kenneth drew a map to the heart of the forest on a puzzle cube and scattered the pieces far and wide. KELSEY i smell a treasure quest and it reeks of glorrrry!!! JP you guys think we’ll ever get jobs and stuff and lose our child-like wonder? TABITHA oh would you like to find out? CRAIG wait… we’re not friends in the future? CRAIG do you think the heart of the forest has the power to keep you from losing your friends? XAVIER the heart of the forest made you king… XAVIER why didn’t you give the map to me?! your own flesh and blood, bro! KENNETH cuz you expect me to. XAVIER if kenneth wasn’t going to give me what i wanted, then i would have to take it. CRAIG where! is! the! cube?! XAVIER you lookin’ for the last cube too? CRAIG why do you want to be king of the creek again? XAVIER i guess because having fake friends is better than having no friends. CRAIG xavier might actually be evolving. he doesn’t want to be king anymore. he just wants friends. real friends. XAVIER it doesn’t matter what i do… i’ll always just be the enemy to you guys. XAVIER well please allow me to re-introduce myself… bad guy’s back. KELSEY there’s no way you’re gonna stop us from getting to the heart of the forest. XAVIER uh uh uh! i wouldn’t try that if i was you. i’ve programmed these babies to blast candy at anything that moves. so unless you want some bubblegum to pop you, i’d stay put. JP everyone, behind me! i’ll use my appetite as a shield! aaaaahhhhh… CRAIG xavier, why are you doing this? i thought we were friends. we read comics together, we high-fived. did that mean anything? didn’t that mean anything??!! XAVIER i tried being a friend! i tried all afternoon – for three whole hours! but none of y’all would give me a chance. KELSEY because we knew you were gonna do something like this! XAVIER but i wasn’t! but because you all thought i was going to betray you, it made me want to betray you and now here we are! CRAIG you know what? you’re right. what they did was disgraceful. JP hey! OMAR hey! KELSEY hey! CRAIG but you said it yourself… being king of the creek didn’t make you happy. forcing people to hang out with you isn’t real friendship. XAVIER oh… really? says the kid who wants to do exactly that! CRAIG uh… what are you talking about? XAVIER craig told me a secret, everyone! he wants to ask the heart of the forest to make you all be friends with him. and only him! forever and ever! JP what? KELSEY is that true? OMAR craig? CRAIG no! i mean… s-sort of. XAVIER you all got plenty of time to hash this out, but i have to get going. i’m gonna become king of the creek again. XAVIER drones! lock this place down! nobody gets in! DRONE nobody gets in. XAVIER what’s wrong with you?! do what i said! DRONE nobody gets in. XAVIER no! i’m the exception! DRONE no exception. XAVIER run. KELSEY zig zag! everybody zig zag! JP you guys zig! i’ll zag! KELSEY okay! KELSEY ow! i thought you were zagging! JP oh sorry, i don’t know which one’s which! KENNETH hey, will you turn down the video games, man? KENNETH xavi? KENNETH what in the world? KENNETH xavier!? ow! KENNETH xavier! yo! can you hear me!? KENNETH wait, are they at…? KENNETH don’t worry, lil bro! i got you! KENNETH d’oh! CRAIG euugh! wooooah… XAVIER wooooah… MAYA what is this place? CRAIG looks like some sort of factory. KELSEY look! down there! CRAIG could that be…? XAVIER aaah!!! XAVIER not this way! it’s just a big hole! OMAR make way! XAVIER wait! KELSEY i can’t believe it! you want to stop us from having other friends? CRAIG what? no! it’s not like that! i just— i can explain! remember when the witches read our future? KELSEY what? are you talking about that tarot card reading they did with “bring out your beast” cards? JP oh yeah, about when we were in high school. they said i have a mustache, and omar would have a hat! CRAIG yeah, and they also said that when we grow up, we stop being friends. JP yeah, i don’t know about that one. i mean, omar had a hat. CRAIG but the witches were right! it’s happening! like— kelsey. you’re always going off with stacks. KELSEY wait. you’re worried about stacks?! CRAIG and jp and omar have a secret text thread where they talk about terrible tv shows! JP “cheese champions” is critically acclaimed, craig! it’s got cheese, it’s got champions! JP wha—what more could you want from a show, OMAR “trust me!” he said. “xavier’s different!” he said. XAVIER hey, don’t hate the player, hate the game. OMAR psh! some player! your own toys turned on you! and you got us all stuck in a… um… where are we? MAYA i think this is the old hynes soda factory. you know that soda from back in the day? it’s all abandoned now… XAVIER ew. looks like the lemon lime has gone bad. OMAR just like your coding skills… XAVIER uh, ‘scuse me? OMAR oh sorry… i said your coding skills are trash!!! MAYA can we save this argument till after we’re outta here? which won’t be this way… OMAR wait… is that an elevator? let’s go! XAVIER aw man! OMAR thanks a lot. OMAR aaah!!! MAYA ugh! these things are so annoying! OMAR yeah, good thing i’m in a fightin’ mood. OMAR KELSEY craig! turn off your phone! CRAIG i’m trying! i’m trying! CRAIG oh no. KELSEY operation bird brains!!! MORTIMOR KELSEY c’mon! let’s go! CRAIG bernard! BERNARD not craig being late for dinner without a good excuse! CRAIG help!!! we were looking for the heart of the forest and now we’re being chased by evil toys in an old factory in the creeeeeeeeeek! BERNARD that doesn’t sound good. XAVIER XAVIER just to be clear, this isn’t on me! MAYA really?! cuz it sure seems like it! MAYA MAYA XAVIER look, i get y’all are mad, but put yourself in my shoes! i had no friends, nobody had my back, and when i finally get brave enough to change, nobody gave me a chance! what else could i do?! OMAR literally anything other than this! MAYA what…? OMAR your rc cars are after us too?! XAVIER what? i have all my devices synced. doesn’t everybody? JP where was i? i was talking about something deeply important… CRAIG whoa… jp & KELSEY whoa… CRAIG wow! CRAIG what is this place? JP okay! so like i was saying… what was i saying? KELSEY we were talking about craig! who claims that we’ve been ditching him! but you know what? you hang out with other kids too, craig! CRAIG what? KELSEY you’re complaining about me hanging out with stacks and jp talking to omar, but what about all the stuff you do without us? JP yeah craig, i just wanted to talk to someone about “cheese champions!” CRAIG guys… JP i wanted to be chattin’ cheddar with you! CRAIG guys! JP but you left me provolonely! CRAIG guys!!! behind you!!! JP oh swiss. JP zig zag! zig zaaaag! JP oh! nowhere left to run, guys! JP auegh?!?!? JP ho-hooh! orange you glad i leaned on that lever? or was that tangerine? CRAIG look! that came from the leaky pipes! CRAIG pull the levers! JP dang, how much money does xavier have?! KELSEY i don’t know! maybe craig can tell us! since he hangs out with xavier! along with everyone else in the creek! CRAIG that’s not true. KELSEY okay, let’s count! you went on that hike with the champions! CRAIG hey! they invited me! JP you united the ten speeds and the roller derby kids! CRAIG actually, the roller derby kids go by the maverick splinters. KELSEY you’re just proving my point! and correct me if i’m wrong, but don’t you have a cool nickname for your group with sparkle cadet and cannonball? JP oh yeah, the ice pop trio! i love those guys! KELSEY you’re friends with literally every kid in the creek! why can’t we be friends with other kids too?! CRAIG listen, it doesn’t bother me that you have other friends! it just… it just scares me! CRAIG y’know, this map… it’s the story of all of our adventures. we used to do everything together. and now we don’t. we’re growing up and so much is changing all around us all the time. how can we be sure our friendship won’t change, too? KELSEY i don’t know. i guess we can’t… JP aw heck. MAYA whoa! maya : batter up! aaaah! XAVIER ugh, this isn’t how this was supposed to go! OMAR oh, i’m sorry! your little betrayal didn’t work out the way you planned?! XAVIER i planned to make things right! i planned to actually try and be a friend but i-- OMAR forgot you were a maniac?! MAYA enough! i've heard enough! omar! let it go already! he gets it! he messed up! we’ve all messed up. MAYA and xavier… you have a lot to learn about friendship, my dude. you spent one afternoon with us, joking around and offering us candy, and you expected us to see you as trustworthy friend? just like that? no way. that’s gonna take some time. but look at it this way… if you were strong enough and patient enough to learn how to do that cool backflip, then you’re strong enough to earn back everybody’s trust. all we want is to see you try. like actually try and mean it. XAVIER not you too, delilah. OMAR i’m out of arrows. XAVIER me too! XAVIER delilah! baby! it’s me! xavie! you don’t wanna run me over. think of all the good times we’ve had. XAVIER oh, this day just keeps getting worse. MAYA the elevator! now’s our chance! XAVIER almost there! OMAR c’mon, what’re you doing?! XAVIER trying… and meaning it. OMAR wait what? MAYA xavier no! XAVIER i bought you into this world… now watch me take you out! CRAIG eww! eugh! kelsey? jp? guys? CRAIG …where’d they go? CRAIG what in the world? MONSTER CRAIG MONSTER CRAIG CRAIG CRAIG the flavor combination… it’s too powerful! no! what have you done with my friends? MONSTER CRAIG i came here so i wouldn’t lose my friends, and… now they’re gone. it’s over. MONSTER CRAIG bernard!? what are you doing here? BERNARD i came to save your sorry butt from being grounded. CRAIG look out! BERNARD KENNETH man, i just washed this thing! CRAIG kenneth? how did you guys find this place?! KENNETH i saw you all getting attacked on my brother’s computer, so i followed the drones’ location to here. BERNARD and i was running around the creek looking for you and we ran into each other. KENNETH man, i never thought i’d see this place again… KENNETH is xavie all right? where is everyone? CRAIG kelsey and jp! CRAIG BERNARD craig! wait up! CRAIG CRAIG uwah!! CRAIG oof! CRAIG ow… wuh? CRAIG this is it… the heart of the forest… CRAIG it looks just like the one from… YOUNG KENNETH haru, king of the forest… my favorite anime… HARU my village, my friends, they’ve fallen victim to a terrible curse. YOUNG KENNETH we’ve been separated by this stupid overpass, and now they’re… CRAIG gone! i… i… i don’t know where. HARU is it possible that you could lift it and return my friends to me? YOUNG KENNETH …and return my friends to me? CRAIG …and return my friends to me? HEART OF FOREST anything is possible with my magic. but for me to share my power with you… YOUNG KENNETH it would require… CRAIG a great sacrifice… YOUNG KENNETH my friendship necklace. YOUNG MARK wow! friends forever? YOUNG KENNETH friends forever! CRAIG my map… so many memories… SONG lost my way it felt like i was gone but everything’s okay because you found me because you found me CRAIG please… HARU heart of the forest… bring back my friends! YOUNG KENNETH heart of the forest… bring back my friends! CRAIG heart of the forest… bring back my friends! CRAIG CRAIG JP hi, craig! CRAIG CRAIG KENNETH craig! you alright? KELSEY mmm, cherry. JP wow, my whole life just flashed before my eyes. it was a lot fizzier than i remember. CRAIG kelsey! jp! JP craig! oof! KELSEY craig! oof! CRAIG you’re okay! BERNARD what in the world is this?! is this what soda does to trees? BERNARD MAYA whoa… OMAR the heart of the forest… KENNETH wait… where’s xavier?! MAYA the toys, they were too much. xavier stayed behind so we could escape. he-- OMAR he saved us. KENNETH hold up… xavier? you’re talking about my lil brother? XAVIER hmph, don’t sound so surprised. OMAR xavier! MAYA i’m glad you’re all right! XAVIER oh! well, i— uuhhh… uhhh… but of course i’m okay! did you think i couldn’t handle a couple of baby toys? aw please! you forgot who i am?! MAYA alright, there’s the xavier we know. OMAR i, uh... i thought you were done for. but you got skills. XAVIER yeah? you too. KENNETH no way… my friendship necklace… CRAIG i’m so happy you all are okay… and… i’m so sorry… KELSEY me too. JP yeah, i’m sorry too. i don't like yelling at you guys. i was just gettin’ loud because everyone else was gettin’ loud. CRAIG it’s okay. i just got so wrapped up in worrying about what i might lose, that i forgot about what i had. which is you guys. we’ve had the best adventures any kids could have. you’re my best friends. MORTIMOR CRAIG you too, mortimor. MORTIMOR KENNETH you know, the good times we share… they bond us. and even if we do drift apart, it’s those moments that will always bring us back together. so don’t worry about the future. have your adventures now. because those will never disappear. BERNARD yeah, what he said. but also, don’t be going into any more abandoned factories, okay? CRAIG mmmmmm… no. JP ooohhh i’m fiendin’ for a group hug!!! CRAIG JP c’mon, everyone! the grumpier your faces, the more you need a squeeze! let’s go! OMAR c’mon! MAYA woah! XAVIER a group hug? CRAIG xavier! get in here, man! XAVIER all right… XAVIER there, we did it… heh… can we stop? JP ow ow ow ow ow! CRAIG yeah, i don’t think we can stop… XAVIER hey kenneth, you got enough room in your car to drive us all home, right? KENNETH not with y’all all stuck together! XAVIER what?! but how are we supposed to find our way back?!? CRAIG no worries! i always keep my trusty maaaaaaaaaa… uh oh. [Type text]0[Type text]0[Type text]