Chapter 6: A Caravan Named Desire

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The episode begins with Anne and Sub-Zero and the Plantar crossing a dark path at night

Hop Pop: All right, kids! We're about to hit the Dry Swamp. 

He offers her a water canteen

Hop Pop: Here, Girls. You're gonna wanna hydrate.

Anne: That's okay, dude. It's still a swamp.

They snaps

Sub-Zero: So, how dry could it be...

The next day...

They dried out

Anne/Sub-Zero: Gimme that stuff!

They takes the canteen while Sprig still has it

Sprig: Whee!

He chuckles

Hop Pop: Welcome to the Dry Swamp, Girls! Home to giant frog-eating sand worms. Bandits. Vagabonds. You'd know

He shows them a scroll

Hop Pop: if you'd ever read the classic play, "Fear the Dry Swamp".

While Polly complains

Anne: Oh, brother.

Sub-Zero: Here, we go again.

Sprig: He's gonna act.

He Starts acting dramatically as a spotlight appears on him

Hop Pop: "Hark. For I am homeless. I am friendless. I am the Dry Swamp."

the reflector disappear

Hop Pop: You know,

As he rolls up the scroll

Hop Pop: I was this close to getting the lead part once.

Sprig: You don't say...

Anne: Uh-huh.

Sub-Zero: Okay, I guess.

Hop Pop: Yep. Before I was a farm frog, your Hop Pop had dreams. Next life, I suppose.

Suddenly, a sand worm from the desert appears and pretends to attack them. Anne and Sub-Zero and the Plantar scream and escape, but the sand worm is hunting them down. An unknown riding a large fly appears

(???): Hey, you! Head towards that dune! We've got a caravan on the other side and this thing's spooked by numbers!

Hop Pop: What?

The unknown goes to a part and returns with a caravan surrounding Anne and Sub-Zero and the Plantar, in order to confuse the sand worm and leaves

Hop Pop: Yee-hay! 

The unknown returns to earth

Hop Pop: Hey, thanks for your help out there.

(???): Don't mention it. You know, you folks really shouldn't be out here on your own. Haven't you ever read "Fear the Dry Swamp"?

Hop Pop: You know that play?

(???): Know it? Ha! I directed it!

She takes off her hood and reveals her caravan

(???): Renee Frodgers is the name and managing this acting troupe is my game.

Hop Pop: An acting troupe? Here?

Anne: Wow. 

Sub-Zero: What are the chances.

Renee: Say, why don't you folks join our caravan? We could use extra stagehands and you know what they say: "Safety in numbers!"

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