The Owl and the Frog

Chapter 48: Museum Mission

So this chapter ended up changing a lot from what it was originally going to be. At first, it was just going to be a straight adaptation of "If You Give a Frog a Cookie" but after you voted that you wanted me to include Dr. Jan in it I had to change it up. I really like the direction I went with this new version as I feel it gave the Plantars and Amara some focus this time so I hope you all enjoy it too!

So firstly I want to give a shout-out to Deviantart user TCH2, he wrote a nice little epilogue about both Amphibia and Owl House that has various characters from both series meeting up and discussing some of the things they went through, as well as some nice little character interactions. You can find it on his DA page, it's short and sweet and I really like it.

I also wanted to say that now that both shows are over if you're looking for something new and you have Netflix you should check out "Kippo and the Age of Wonderbeasts" It's very similar to both Amphibia and Owl House and I think if you liked those shows you'd like this one too. It's got: #1. A female minority protagonist, #2. An interesting and fantastical world, #3. A wonderful story, with great characters, and some REALLY good villains, #4. It even has an LGBT relationship in it (and honestly it's one I feel isn't portrayed that much in children's media). So check it out if you can, I feel it's a bit of an underrated show that got overshadowed by other stuff, but I honestly feel it's as good, possibly better, than Owl House and Amphibia. It's not very long (only 30 episodes total) and it's somewhat recent, as it came out in 2020

If there's a show you'd like to recommend to me then feel free to do so. Just know that I only have: Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ so it has to be on one of those for me to watch it. But with that out of the way let's continue!

Fall had come to Los Angeles. The temperature had finally started to cool and the days had begun to shorten. Fall was also the time when most students returned to school, for Luz Noceda and Anne Boonchuy the prospect of going back to St. James had been discussed with their parents. Detective Ventura had talked to their school and informed the parents that their children's missing status had been legally resolved. Though both Anne and Luz weren't sure if they felt comfortable returning. They both knew that the student body of St. James had concocted a lot of bizarre rumors about why the four had vanished, and neither of them felt like being the subject of gossip, nor having to answer questions from other classmates. In addition to that they had missed so much class time that there would no doubt be a lot of make-up work to do in order to get caught up. Finally, there was the issue of the fact that Luz and Anne could not...express affection for each other at the Catholic private school.

With all these factors considered Camila told Luz that she could continue her education online if she wanted. Camila had also talked to the Boonchuys and showed them how to set up this online system for Anne. Anne was eager to give it a try especially as it would give her more time to spend with the Plantars. As the weeks went by, Anne settled into the online course and she enjoyed the flexibility it offered. When she wasn't doing an online course she would often be busy helping her family at the restaurant. For Luz, she bounced between doing her classes and helping her mom at her veterinary clinic on weekends. Luz loved working with animals and was always happy to volunteer her time, at the clinic she learned some basic first aid and how to treat minor wounds for various animals. While the girls had some free time, they didn't get to see each other that often, instead having conversations on their phones.

This also had an effect on both the Plantars and Amara. While Anne and Luz were busy, the others tried to find things to do to occupy their time. Polly did her best to learn more about robotics and how they worked, Sprig meanwhile had gotten into Comics, and Sci-Fi. Bee had shown him a plethora of movies and even a series of books called Cosmic Frontiers. While Anne wasn't that familiar with Cosmic Frontiers she did enjoy being able to talk about some of her favorite series with Sprig. Hop-Pop, after being told by Bee that the Plantars would never owe them anything for having taken care of Anne for them, decided to relax for the first time in his life. He had lived a life of mostly hard labor so getting the chance to do nothing was a godsend for him. He would spend his days going on walks around the neighborhood or just relaxing in the Boonchuys' backyard drinking lemonade. Amara had divided her time between trying to learn more about Earth culture, and still trying to find out anything she could about portals, hoping to help the group return to Amphibia.