Calamitous Intervention

Cane Crazy/Flood, Sweat & Tears

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

After the Plantars saved Luz and tended to her injuries before they became fatal, she finally settled into this new unfamiliar landscape, for once not having to constantly worry about dying. She made friends with Sprig and Maddie, even becoming the latter's apprentice.

Chapter Five - Cane Crazy/Flood, Sweat & Tears

In the Plantar house's basement, Luz and Sprig sat on the stone floor, checking out all the things she brought to Amphibia in her backpack. There were some school books and pencils, but also some Azura merchandise, such as figurines. There was also some manga from another series she likes.

"Wow, Luz," Sprig said in awe, "look at all your cool stuff!" He picked up a figurine and studied it. "What's this?"

"It's a figurine of Hecate from the Good Witch Azura series," Luz explained. "She was once Azura's rival, but soon became her friend."

"Huh, neat," Sprig simply replied, setting it down. He took notice of the manga and picked it up. "Monster Slayer Academia?"

"It's my favorite anime," Luz told him. "Season six's coming out later this year. The show gets SO good. Fall Night is a hero that protects the world from evil demons!"

"What's an anime, anyway?" Sprig asked, unfamiliar with Earth's culture. "This just looks like a comic strip."

Luz gasped at this. "It isn't just a comic! It's a work of art! Anime is like a cartoon made in Japan. I don't know the history of it."

Sprig didn't understand any of this, but took the manga and looked at its first page. "Huh... I guess it's okay."

He put the manga down before finding a pen and clicked it, immediately enamored by its soothing pop. "Oh, I like this. This is amazing."

Luz shrugged. "You can have it. I think it's nearly out of ink." They then heard a bell from upstairs, followed by Hop Pop's voice. "Kids, chow time!"

Luz rushed upstairs, desperate for some kind of meal. Sprig looked back at the Monster Slayer Academia manga, and when he saw Luz was gone, he took it and ran upstairs all the way to his room, hiding it under his bed to read it later, since he secretly had a great interest in it. After he came downstairs, the three of them sat at the table alongside Polly.

All three of them chanted, "Time to eat! Time to eat!", especially Luz since she had never had a proper meal from this place before.

"Hold on, you kids. Hold on," Hop Pop said, stirring the pot and sliding a bowl into each plate of what looked to be something straight out of a sewer.

Luz took a nervous look at her messy, splattered dish, seeing a spider crawling out of it. "Well, I'm sure it tastes better than it looks." She grabbed a spoon and tried a bit of the liquid inside before her face turned green.

"How's the food, Luz?" Hop Pop asked, eating spoonfuls of it. With struggle, Luz swallowed it before giving him an okay hand sign, despite her face telling otherwise. "Mmmmm... Tasty..."

After she ingested as much as she could, she cleared her throat, feeling sick. "I'll be right back. Got to, um... use the bathroom."

She dashed off to the bathroom, confusing the Plantars, but they shrugged it off as they finished their meal. After that entire ordeal, Luz came out, her stomach still aching. She saw Hop Pop cleaning the dishes and walked over. "Hey, Hop Pop, is it okay if I go visit Maddie toda-"

She didn't look where she was going because she was too distracted by the stomach pain, and tripped over a stump holding three canes. "AH!" A fire spell potion hanging off the side of her waist became loose and fell into the stump, creating a big fire.