Calamitous Intervention

Past and Present

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

At the Plantar stand, things were going well until Toadie announced that Mayor Toadstool had increased the rent. Things looked bad until Luz had the idea to sell potions, alongside more tomatoes to be able to cover the rent. Unfortunately, this caused an unintended side effect that resulted in the other stand owners rioting due to the Plantars hogging all the attention. Luckily for the Plantars, Mayor Toadstool said something that ruined his reputation and caused the townsfolk to turn on him.

Days later, Luz and the Plantars were shopping at the Grub 'n' Go, when frogs started to tease Luz and call her a scarecrow. She got upset and so they left without question, but they encountered the tax collector toads. After a brief conflict, Bog offered Luz a position as part of his group, but she kindly refused. However, she spied on the toads, knowing they were up to no good. She helped Wally and Felicia before confronting them at the Plantars' house. There, they fought, resulting in Luz getting injured. Luckily, the other frogs, with newfound respect for the human, intervened and drove the toads out of Wartwood.

Chapter Twenty-One - Past and Present

Toad Tower

Today had gone much wilder than Sasha expected. She had gone from rotting in a filthy cell to making Captain Grime's soldiers actually respect him, defending Toad Tower from two herons, and accepting the position of Lieutenant by the captain's side.

While she couldn't really care less about the whole situation, she did find it amusing and knew she couldn't just waste the opportunity to have control over the toad army. As Grime walked away to meet a toad reporting something to him, she pulled out a photo she kept in her jacket pocket.

The photo was of her, Anne, and Marcy, her two best friends. Her expression softened as she gazed down at it, hoping they had made it in this world. "Hold on for a little longer, girls," she muttered to herself. "I'm coming for you. And when I find you, we're gonna get home."

Sasha reached into her pants pocket and pulled out the Azura figurine Grime had found a while back. Inspecting it, she knew for a fact that Marcy had a similar figurine. She recalled seeing it in her room, so that meant she had to be around here. No matter what, she knew she would find both of them.

Putting both items away, a mischievous grin appeared on her face. "But first, I think we're gonna have some fun with this place." After that, Sasha walked forward, following Captain Grime. The two headed toward the big center of the tower, where there was already a big gathering.

Pushing through to the front of the crowd to get a better look at what the big deal was, she saw three toads that she recognized—Bog, Fens, and Mire. They had previously teased and chastised her when she was stuck and nearly starving in the cell.

"Ah, good, you're back," Grime said, approaching the wagon. "Men, help them unload," he ordered, gesturing to the back of the carrier.

A few toads stepped forward, only to stare at the back of the wagon, shocked. "Um, sir," one of them said, "there's nothing here. No taxes or anything else."

Before the captain could respond, Bog hopped off, growling. "It's because of those upstarts that we are in this situation in the first place! It's that creature's fault for riling them up!"

Grime paused, not having expected some of his cruelest soldiers to come up short in taxes. "Creature?" he questioned.

When Bog caught a glance at Sasha, his jaw fell open. "Captain, what's the meaning of this?!" he demanded.