Living in a Frog World (Male OC x Anne Boonchuy)

Part 2: Chapter 13: Plague of Madness

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I'm back, and I'm ready to give you the next chapter. And this is the one that I've wanted to write about for a long time.

I can already hear that one Spanish guest review being a little crybaby again. Wonder how many times he'll message me to take this story down.

Let him try because it's time for Plague of Madness!

Anne was a hypocrite. Before she came to Amphibia, she would lie to her mom so many times. It'd become second nature to her—all to keep herself out of trouble with her mother and father. She never really cared about the worry and hurt it caused her parents whenever she did lie. She just didn't want to get in trouble, get yelled at, or be grounded. That's what mattered to her.

Now, she understood the pain she inflicted on her parents for all the lying she did. How ironic would it be for her to get this upset from someone that she viewed as a grandfather for lying to her? In Anne's mind, she had every right to be angry. This wasn't about skipping school, cheating on a test, or not doing chores. This was about hiding and trying to destroy the one thing that would allow her and Frank to get home. It meant everything to her that it remained safe and came back to her.

And that's what led her on her new quest: get back to the cave she had Frank use before moving in with the Plantars. The music box was secured in her backpack. She didn't trust Hop Pop anymore with it. Anne didn't trust him anymore with anything. That trust is long gone.

However, she did feel guilty for leaving Frank alone at the house. She could have gone back and told him to leave with her, but Anne couldn't go back—not with Hop Pop waiting to tell her more lies. Anne didn't want to see him and would rather not for a few days.

Exiting the forest, Anne found herself in a large field. Recognizing it, she knew she was going in the right direction. However, before Anne could resume her quest, she saw an amazing sight.

It is said that elephant beetles are the largest creatures of Amphibia. This is true, but they weren't among the biggest creatures in the world.

In the valley, Anne saw titanic turtles walking slowly into the clearing from the west. These massive beasts bore a resemblance to the Galapagos tortoise and walked with the speed of...well, a turtle. But their size allowed them to travel great distances. Each one had one large tree with crimson leaves that grew on the back of their shells, growing with the turtles as they aged. They were also all bluish-green colored with purplish hind legs and tails.

Despite their similarities, they were, in fact, turtles. They had swum across the sea from lands far away and had finally reached the end of their migration.

The leader of the pack let out a loud, groaning roar, signaling for the others who had finally made it. The tired turtles walked to the large watering hole and started drinking. Both parents of the young and older tortoises, who had been around for hundreds of years, quenched their thirst.

As she stared at them, Anne started walking forward, keeping her distance from the massive beasts. The ones who noticed her glanced before going back to their business. They were gathering leaves from the massive trees around the plains, reaching up at the high branches with their long necks to eat.

Stopping, Anne gasped when she felt a bunch of dirt being flung at her. "Hey!" she yelled at the female turtle, who used her hind legs to dig a hole in the ground. A process that all the females in the herd did. Each hole was bell-shaped and shoe-shaped and was dug until the tortoise could have their legs stretched out at the base.