Calamitous Intervention

Little Stringbean / Tea Time

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

Luz and Maddie prepared to move onto level two spells, but Maddie's little sisters got jealous and took Maddie's advice to "grow up" too literally. They incorrectly made a growth spell for which Luz had to create antidotes. Thanks to the human's help, Maddie's relationship with her sisters was fixed.

Chapter Nine - Little Stringbean / Tea Time

On a beautiful day in Wartwood, Luz and Sprig were doing farmwork in front of their house. The frog was showing Luz how to till dirt and plant seeds. She took a step back, doing her best at this task. "Uhh... Am I doing this right?"

"You'll get the hang of it eventually," Sprig assured her. "I mean, you'll have to since you're living here."

"My weak nerd arms aren't made for this," Luz muttered, wiping sweat off her forehead. "I'm really out of shape. I think Polly could even beat me in a hand-on-hand fight."

"To be fair, nobody should mess with her," Sprig said.

"You know what?" Luz placed the hoe down before hopping up and down, feeling motivated. "I should start working these legs. I'm gonna go for a jog."

"I'll come with you," Sprig replied. "Where are you going?"

"To the forest," she stated, and he shrugged. "That's risky, but okay." The two of them ran off from the house.

As they were jogging, they suddenly heard a faint noise, and Luz stopped to listen in. "Wait... Am I going crazy or was that..."

The two of them heard a distressed meow, and Luz's eyes widened. "A cat?! How did a cat get here?!" She ran off, and Sprig followed her. They ran toward the source of the sound and found a swarm of massive wasps swarming something fluffy that was desperately trying to escape.

A furry creature was stuck in a puddle of orange liquid, as the wasps above tried to stab it with their stingers. Luckily, their aim wasn't very good.

"Oh, no, you don't!" Luz ran forward, grabbing a potion and throwing it at one of the wasps. A burst of wind knocked it and the other ones away. She ran up to the defenseless creature and pulled it out of the sticky puddle, sighing in relief. "You're safe now!"

Right as she got up, the wasps stung the surrounding ground, making her yelp. She dashed toward Sprig as he used his slingshot to launch rocks at the wasps, disorienting them. "Take that, buzz brains! Go sting someone your own size!"

Luz ran by him, holding the fluffy creature in her arms. "Come on!"

"Sprig out!" Sprig told the wasps, hopping backward in the bushes dramatically. "Peace!"

The human made it out of there and went back into the clearing, panting heavily. "Are you hurt, little angel?" Her eyes then widened. "Huh?!"

Sprig lept down, startled by her sound. "What's wrong? Are you stung? We'll have to amputate you!"

"No, I'm fine," Luz replied, petting the little creature. "I guess this isn't a cat, but this world's version of one. It's so cute!"

She scratched behind its ear, and it purred. "Who's a good little kitty thing? Yes, you are! I wanna keep her!"

The frog boy was unsure about this. "Eh, I don't know, Luz. That's a wild animal. I'm not sure bringing it home is a good idea."

Luz gave him puppy eyes as she hugged the creature. "But I can't leave this precious little fur ball out to be eaten!"