The Next Morning...

Poppy And Twig Sit At The Table, As Branch Prepares Breakfast.

"BREAKFAST IS READDDYYYY"
Branch Calls Out.

"Yes Finallyyy! I'm Starving!"
Twig Said.

"What's On The Menu?!"
Poppy Asked.

"It's A Supriseeeeee"
Branch Puts The Plates Down.

Poppy And Twig Grin Hungrily.....But Then Their Grin Fades Away.

It Was Waffles, Topped With Tomato Jelly And Pumpkin Guts.

"Oh My- 🤢"
Twig Gags.

Poppy Sniffs The Food.
"Eeugh, Um Branch?"

"Yeshhhh?"
Branch Sat Down.

"What Exactly.....Is This?"
Poppy Asked.

"A Healthy Organic Waffle Breakfast!"
Branch Answered.

Branch Started Eating Happily.

Twig Slides His Plate To The Side.
"Yeah....Imma Pass"

"Oh Cmon Twig, Give It A Chanceeee. If It's Healthy, It's Most Likely Good!"
Poppy Insured.

Poppy Ate Some Of The Waffle.

Then She Spit It Back Out.
"Okay, I Can't Eat This 🤮"

Branch Shrugs And Kept Eating.
"Your Loss"

The Doorbell Rang.

"Twiggg, Can Ya Get The Door?"
Branch Asked.

Twig Shut The Bathroom Door.
"I'M TAKING A WICKED DUMP-"

Branch Sighs And Got Up.
"Fine-"

Branch Opens The Door, And Legsly Was There

"Oh, Good Morning Legsly"
Branch Greeted.

"IT'S NOT A GOOD MORNING!"
Legsly Said.

"And Why's That?"
Branch Questioned.

"Come See For Yourself!"
Legsly Grew Her Legs And Went Down The Porch.

"Okay, TWIG! CMON WE'RE GOING TO PATROL!"
Branch Called Out.

"BUT I'M STILL POOPING-"
Twig Replied.

"JUST SHOOT AND PLOP IT OUT AND LET'S GO!"
Branch Said.

💩 Plop!💩

~~~

Branch And Twig And Poppy Come Outside To Follow Legsly.

"Look!"
Legsly Points.

It Was A Field.

"Okayyyy, We See A Field?"
Poppy Said.

"No No, Look At The Pattern Of It!"
Legsly Said.

"How Can We? We're Not Up Above"
Branch Said.

"Look Closer"
Legsly Said.

Poppy And Branch Look Closely At The Field, That Was A Odd Shape Inside Of It.

"Huh?"
Branch Was Confused.

"It's Just.....Circles..."
Poppy Blinked.

"Yup, And I Hate Circles........ANYWAYS BYEEEE"
Legsly Bonuced Away.

"Wellll That Was Nice Patrolling.....CAN I LEAVE?!"
Twig Asked.

"Fine- Go"
Branch Said.

"YEEEEEE"
Twig Left.

"Should We Be Concerned?"
Branch Asked.

"No No, It Was Probably Something Just......Cropping The Field And Making A Weird Shape Of Circles"
Poppy Said.

"And If It's Not?"
Branch Asked.

"Total Panick 😁"
Poppy Grins.

"Of Course .______."
Branch Said.

Then, A Very OLD Snail Approached Them With A Letter.

"Oh Look! Snail Mail! EEEEEEE!!!"
Poppy Squeals.

"It's A Very Old Snail Mail, Looks Like"
Branch Saw.

The Old Snail Wheezes.

"Aw, Looks Like Its Been Slithering For Days"
Poppy Said.

Branch Took The Letter And Looked.
"Um.......More Like Years....."

"Wait What?"
Poppy Was Confused.

"The Letter Is So Old, That Whoever Wrote It, Their Ink Pen Got Messed Up. I Can't Read A Word It Says"
Branch Looked Through The Letter.

Poppy's Eyes Widen.
"I Think I Know Who Wrote It Branch...."

"Who?"
Branch Asked.

Poppy Points At The Bottom Of The Letter.

✉ Love,
Mom & Dad ✉

Branch Gasps.
"My.....Parents..."

~~~~~~~~~

In The Bunker...

Frond Cleans Up From Guys Night.

Branch Came Down.
"FROND FROND FROND FROND!!"

"AH-"
Frond Yelped.

"YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST FOUND!"
Branch Held Up The Letter.

"Wait- Is Poppy Coming?"
Frond Asked.

"Uh Yeah, I Thought She Came Down With Me"
Branch Thought.

Poppy Busts Through The Wall.
"FROND FROND FROND!!!"

"WHAT IN THE MCDONALD'S CHILLY-CHEESE STEAK-"
Frond Stepped Back.

"LOOK LOOK LOOK!"
Both Bounce Up And Down.

"What What What?!"
Frond Asked.

Branch Opened The Letter And Showed Frond The Letter.

Frond Looked At The Letter.
"Um....It's Messy Words In Ink?"

"NOT THAT! THIS!"
Branch Points At The Letter.

"LOOK WHO ITS FROMMMM!"
Poppy Squeals.

Frond Read The Bottom.

And Gasps.

"O-OUR PARENTS?! THEY'RE ALIVE?!?!?"
Frond Said.

"YES YES!!!"
Branch Replied.

"AAAAAAA-"
Frond Got Excited.

Both Boys Held Hands And Jumped Up And Down Happily.

"AWWWWW! SO CUTEEEE"
Poppy Smiled Wide.

"EEEEEEEEE- And Also We Saw A Strange Pattern In The Field"
Branch Said.

Frond Stopped Jumping.
"Oh? Hm, Must Be A Gateway To Proceed Of This Books Plot...."

Both Shrug....And Continued Jumping.
"EEEEEE!!!!"