(Popgoes screams as he falls at what feels like the speed of light, seeing nothing but the waving walls of the portal. But then, just as quick, he hits the ground with a loud THUD.)

Popgoes: ...ow...

(The weasel looks around as he gets his bearings, and he's in...a house. A normal house with blank photographs, a television, a kitchen, and about two rooms. The only thing that was irregular was that it had no roof.)

Popgoes: What the hell...?

(Popgoes stands up as he looks up at the lack of a ceiling and sees some kind of indescribable starry void of reflective shapes and a rather soothing sound filling it. Almost like relaxing music. The sight with the music to go with it, it was rather...beautiful.)

Popgoes: ...what is this place? Where am I?

(Then, the soothing sound is overlapped with the sound of someone screaming. Popgoes squints his eyes as he continues looking upwards, only for them to widen just as someone familiar lands right on him.)

Candy: ...OW!

Popgoes: P-please get off me!

(Candy groans as he crawls off Popgoes, standing up as he holds his head.)

Candy: Sorry about that...wait...WHO ARE YOU!?!?

(Candy immediately gets into a defensive position, tiny claws coming out from his fingers.)

Popgoes: Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! Put the claws away!!! I'm a friend, I'm a friend!!!

Candy: Bull! I actually know who friends are!!! I've never seen you before in my life- WAIT.

(Popgoes shuts his eyes, immediately preparing for the worst.)

Candy: ...Popgoes The Weasel, right?

(Popgoes' eyes slowly open and he looks at Candy before he slowly begins to recognize him as well. He had seen commercials for Candy's Burgers and Fries a handful of times.)

Popgoes: Y-yes! You're Candy The Cat, aren't you?

(Candy retracts his claws and walks over.)

Candy: That's me. Sorry about that, buddy. Stranger danger and all that.

Popgoes: (chuckling) Oh, no worries! I completely understand! It's a pleasure to meet you!

(The two shake hands, smiling kindly at each other.)

Candy: Nice to meet ya too. Saw a few ads about your restaurant and looks pretty good! Doesn't live too far from mine.

Popgoes: Really? Huh. Small world.

Candy: Yeah...NOW WHERE THE HELL ARE WE!?!?

(Candy looks around at the strange house and colorful and albeit beautiful void, his eyes wide in panic.)

Candy: I-I just saw a weird blue thing that zigzagged around and then BAM! Portal underneath me and now I'm here!!! Shit, shit, what about my brother and sister!? My family!?!

(Popgoes' eyes widen as he looks beside him, and sure enough, the portal ray that Blake invented was beside them, due to having fallen before he did. He walks over and picks it up, showing it to Candy.)

Popgoes: I...I think that would be because of this.

Candy: ...an admittedly shiny toy?

Popgoes: I thought the same, but this is an interdimensional ray gun!!! I-I think, my friend who invented it never gave it a proper name...

(Candy looks at Popgoes as if he's crazy, but then starts to think as he looks around. It was not very far-fetched the more he thought about it considering where they were.)

Candy: ...so, you're telling me that makes portals to other dimensions?

Popgoes: I-I saw it myself! And my friend, Blake, is pretty smart. His inventions don't usually go wrong...although, in this case, it worked a little too well.

Candy: Well...okay. Easy fix then! Just do some techno stuff and zap us back to our home.

(Popgoes is deathly silent as he stares awkwardly at Candy, and if he could sweat, he would be.)

Candy: ...you have no idea how to work it, do you...?

(Popgoes smiles sheepishly.)

Popgoes: N-not a clue.

Candy: Well, great! Just great!!! Now we're stuck in the middle of...this admittedly really nice house in the middle of SPACE!!!

(His voice echoes throughout the strange void.)

Popgoes: W-well, we're not completely out of hope! It shouldn't be that complicated to use!

Candy: You just said you have no idea how to work it, so you decide that we should just guess?!

Popgoes: Candy, with all due respect, look at it!

(He shows off the rather simple design of the portal ray. No secret buttons or switches, just a simple trigger.)

Candy: Sure, maybe using it won't be too complicated, but finding the right universe? I've seen these movies. I wanna end up at home. Not a place just like it or some kind of freaky alternate world where we don't exist or something!

Popgoes: What do you suggest we do then?

Candy: I-I don't know, man!!! I'm kinda freaking out here!!!

(Popgoes' eyes soften before he very slowly puts a hand on Candy's shoulder.)

Popgoes: ...then we'll work it out together. I know we don't know each other very well, but as far as we know? Our friends- our families didn't follow us through those portals and we may only have each other to rely on to get back to our homes.

Candy: ...but-

Popgoes: I-I know. We don't exactly know what we're doing, but...trial and error, right? Only one way to find out. Either way, giving up isn't going to get us back...as nice as this place is, admittedly.

(Candy is silent for a moment as he ponders Popgoes' words. He then sighs.)

Candy: ...yeah, you got a point. Best to work together then go off on our own. Who knows? Maybe we'll get lucky on the first shot?

Popgoes: That's the spirit!!!

(Suddenly, a panel on the portal ray flips open. The two hear the clicking sound and look down.)

Candy: What's that?

Popgoes: It's...a hidden compartment. And hey! It says something!!!

(Candy squints his eyes as he reads it aloud.)

Candy: 'Location: Multiversal Hub.' The hell is that supposed to mean?

Popgoes: ...I think it means this is essentially the middle of The Multiverse itself.

Candy: And the middle of The Multiverse is a house?

Popgoes: I guess so. If the movies are anything to go by, anything and everything is possible here. Anything your mind can imagine exists somewhere.

Candy: (whistles) Well then...

Popgoes: Well. We should get started. It's a big Multiverse.

(Popgoes very slowly points the gun towards the wall and fires, shooting out a blue and green portal.)

Candy: (sigh) Let's do this.

(Popgoes and Candy then walk inside the portal and it closes behind them as their adventure begins.)

(Meanwhile, back at Popgoes Pizzeria, Blake is rapidly typing at his computer in a panicked manner as everyone surrounds him.)

Manora: Where did he go!?

Blake: I don't know!

Sara: Is he okay!?

Blake: I-I don't know!!

Saffron: What do you mean you don't know!?! You're the smart one!!!

Blake: T-the portal ray wasn't supposed to start on its own!!! And Popgoes could be anywhere!!!

Manora: BLAKE, TELLING US MY BOYFRIEND COULD BE ANYWHERE WITH NO HELP IN SIGHT IS NOT COMFORTING!!!

Stone: E-everyone! Calm down! Shouting isn't helping anything! Just let Blake do his work!

(Sara nods rapidly, obviously unable to properly calm herself at the moment.)

Sara: You're right, you're right! You're absolutely right! We just gotta stay calm!

(Blake goes back to typing at his computer before the silent alarm suddenly goes off. And one of the monitors turns on to reveal a group is at the door of the restaurant.)

Saffron: Oh, what now!?! Can't they see we're closed!?

Stone: ...those aren't humans.

(Saffron, Sara, and Stone then go back up through the elevator and answer the door, facing the group.)

Sara: ...umm...can we help you?

(The group is revealed to be none other than the animatronics of Candy's Burgers and Fries, minus Candy himself.)

Cindy: ...we sure as hell hope so.