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Day 7, the frog was in the house he robbed with the help of his son, sitting on the same bed where he sleeps every night, His hands were clasped together and pressed against his face, which was looking at the floor
Froggy kept thinking, thinking, about how he was going to get out of this
The room felt small, everything felt arranged in a way that made the room feel claustrophobic
-I can't just get rid of them, they'd realize something's wrong. Nor can I keep them around, eventually, I'd notice we're not doing anything to defeat Grox- Froggy said quietly, looking at the floor, hunched over with stress
-All week I've been making up excuses not to move forward; I'm not making progress with either the fake mission or the real one- Froggy was trying to think of something, until he heard a noise downstairs
It was a nerdy villager who brought a chalkboard to the place where he was thinking about the plan
-Oh, Froggy, I see you're awake, have you thought of anything yet?- The nerdy villager said as he turned to look at our protagonist, who looked tired with noticeable dark circles under his eyes
-Yes, Nerd Villager, I'm on it- Froggy said, cracking his back and yawning -I'm just a little tired, you know...-
Froggy was going to have breakfast when he heard a sound at the door. When he opened it, he found several police officers and two Grox guards
-Hey, Bucko! King Grox has decreed that from now on all villagers will have to go to the mines and collect emeralds to pay their taxes, If you don't pay, you die!- The guard said, pointing a gun at Froggy
-Damn, it's always the same, can't this guy think of anything else?- Froggy said, looking at the guard
-Don't disrespect the glorious King Bucko, he's a thousand times better than you!-
-Yeah, whatever you say, shut up- Froggy rubbed his eye
-Come back here, Bucko!!!- The frog closed the door
-Uh? What's happend Froggy? My calculations lead me to believe that it's not something good- Nerd Villager said
Froggy sighs and looks to the side -We have to pay Grox taxes, and if we refuse, we die-
-Oh my god! Grox always does the same thing!-
The nerdy villager said, kicking the floor
-Yes... But you already know Grox, the rest of the group probably already knows, let's get on with it- Froggy said, taking a pickaxe from his inventory
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Grox gazed out the window of one of the rooms in his luxurious emperor's castle
He touched the glass gently as he gazed at the landscape; he seemed quite thoughtful, and with good reason
His thoughts were circling around one thing, Froggy
What was Froggy planning? None of this made any sense
Normally, when he's with his group, things start to happen. But they've been together for a week now and nothing's happened
Are they doing something behind the scenes? Something that neither Grox nor his empire can detect?
From the beginning, this was... strange. Froggy was acting out of character, and Grox noticed
The door opened gently -Hey! Sir Grox... I-is something wrong? I don't mean to interrupt or anything, but you've been like this for hours...- A guard spoke, his voice trembling with nervousness, as he took slow steps toward Grox, his footsteps barely audible on the dazzling red carpet
-Of course everything's great! I'm the great Grox, I've got everything under control! How did you all do with the tax announcement?-
Grox returned to his usual tone and turned to look at the guard behind him
-Oh, oh! Yes, of course, Sir Grox! Excellent, all the villagers are now at the mines!- said the guard, stuttering a little
-Perfect, continue with your usual routine- Grox said, quite pleased, turned around again, and his guard quickly went
-No, wait, come back here..- Grox said, turning around again, in a less casual tone than usual
-OH YES! W-what's wrong... What's wrong, Sir Grox?- The guard said, stuttering quite a bit
-you all keep an eye on Froggy and his gang, I suspect them- Grox said, looking into his guard's eyes
-OH YES! YES YES YES YES, I'LL TELL THE OTHERS, DON'T WORRY SIR GROX!- The guard said as he ran out of the room, his voice fading into the distance of the enormous castle
-I hope so- Grox said
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Froggy and the others were entering the mines, basically to collect their taxes and avoid being killed
-Okay, you know how it is, we collect the taxes and carry on with our business, and maybe we'll find a way to avoid them-
-And that's where we start with the plan?- Homeless said, raising his arm
-A-e' ah, YES! There... But for now, you know.... Let's not die!- Froggy stuttered as he walked away
-Am I the only one who notices he's acting weird?- Zonk said, turning to the group, The others remained silent for a few seconds; although they didn't want to admit it, they knew something was happening
-Yes, I know, but what could he be hiding? He hasn't given any indication that he really wants to overthrow Grox, but neither has he shown any sign of having anything against us! My calculations don't lead me to any concrete or satisfactory solution!- Nerd Villager said in defense of the frog, But he also knew that something wasn't right
Froggy approached the notice board, or rather, the demands board, which demanded two stacks of emeralds in taxes per villager
-Yes, I can do this, it doesn't look too difficult- Froggy said, starting to mine emeralds, but without noticing that a guard was following very closely behind him
-This is going to get complicated... How do I even get near Grox? Oh my god, UltimateFroggy couldn't have had a stupider ide- Froggy said to himself in a low voice before being interrupted by a guard
-Hey Bucko! What's going to be difficult? What are you planning with your team of freaks?- The guard said, pointing a gun at Froggy
-Woah! Woah! Woah! Calm down, calm down... What are you doing here in the first place?- Froggy said, raising his arms in fear
-To Watch Over You, Bucko!, the glorious King Lord Grox, with his great ingenuity, was able to realize that you were planning something!- The guard said, approaching Froggy
-What? We haven't even done anything!- Froggy said indignantly
-You said it yourself at the beginning, Bucko, "we've already done this twice"-
Froggy let out a groan and continued mining
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Froggy already had both stacks of emeralds, which, surprisingly, wasn't too difficult for him; the guard was more lenient than he seemed
So he decided to see how the group was doing; as he himself said, he didn't want anyone to die.
-Hey! Homeless! How are you doing around here?- Froggy said, approaching Homeless, who was randomly mining blocks with several other villagers nearby
-Excellent, Froggy! I have just enough to pay my taxes! I'm not going to die!- Homeless said, quite excitedly, unaware that a figure was approaching him
-Hey! You idiot! Give me your emeralds! - said Buff Villager, who approached the duo in a threatening manner
-Pfff, what are you even going to do? - Froggy said in a mocking tone
-Yes loser! What will you do?- Homeless said, following Froggy
-Or else... - Buff Villager turned around and placed a piston to put an Ender Rod on top of it
-It was a punishment, not a reward!- said Homeless, jumping happily towards Ender's Rod
-What the fuck- Froggy
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-I can't believe you actually did that in front of everyone, bro- Froggy said to Homeless as he walked towards the rest of the group who had apparently also finished
-What do you mean? That's been my dream since I was a kid!-Homeless said, quite pleased
-Okay... Everyone has their own aspirations- Froggy said
-Hey guys! How's it going over here?- Froggy said, quite cheerfully
-My calculations didn't fail me on this one!- said Nerd Villager
-This was very fun- Zonk said
-I could do it even with my eyes closed 😎✌️- Baby Villager said
-Good- said Ilikeminecraftisafungame
-Who the shit are you?- Froggy said
Ilikeminecraftisafungame fucking dies
-ok- ok
-Althugh I noticed in my extensive research that most of the group was followed by one or even two Grox guards!- said Nerd Villager.
-Yes, I also noticed that one of them was following me very closely. I was able to ask him and he told me that Grox is watching us, he already suspects we're up to something- Froggy said, taking two steps closer
-Oh my God! That's bad- said Homeless.
-Grox is making me angry, he's so mean 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 - said Baby Villager
-Yes, but we'll get through this, I swear!- Froggy said
-I hope so, Froggy, I hope so- Zonk said, turning around as he heard something approaching, likewise, the rest of the gang did the same
-Come here, freaks! It's time to collect your taxes!- said a guard who approached them with a gun, to take them to the tax line
Froggy sighed and went to join the line with the rest of the group
-Well... This could be a good thing. I mean, having Grox's security so close limits me, but it means I've already got his attention, which makes things much easier for me- Froggy thought, looking at the ground and the other villagers in front of him
-¡next one!- It was heard from the loudspeakers at high volume
-I'm so sorry, Sir Grox... Please spare my life- said a random villager, who only managed to get a piece of coal
-Oh? How can you disrespect me like that!- said Grox, sitting on a throne in that large room
-please, Sir Grox, forgive me, I have a daughter with cancer and my wife is paralyzed, I have to stay alive to help them!- The villager said on his knees
-You know what? I woke up in a good mood today, you'll live- Grox said mockingly
-Oh, really, Sir Grox? Thank you very much!- The villager said, trying to leave through the door
-AYO CHILL, NOT SO FAST, Guards! Take him to Ender's Rod Room!- Grox said
-WAIT, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO- The villager was grabbed by the arms and forcibly taken to another place
-¡Next one!- Froggy walked through the door
-Look who we have here! Froggy! My man!- Grox said, laughing
--Ugh, I haven't done this since high school, and it didn't even work for me in high school, damn it... I'll do my best- Froggy thought as he walked towards Grox
-Here's Grox- Froggy said, placing the emeralds on the table
-Woah Froggy! But this is only fair! I expected more from you, man!- Grox said, sounding somewhat disappointed
Froggy was silent, nothing came to mind. Grox was about to call the next villager, but then Froggy had an idea
-Did you expect more from me? That's sweet, a bit like you, don't you think?- Froggy was dying inside from the cringe of what he was saying
-Oh... what? You... uh, what? - Grox didn't know how to answer
-Yes... you are as far away from me as "the glorious king". I wish I could have you much closer, with that same beautiful face- Froggy spoke in a rather obviously feigned flirtatious tone—one that laid bare his nervousness and embarrassment, yet it was Grox who appeared the most flustered, he clung to his chair, eyes wide. These villagers loved him, but... Froggy? Was this what he had been planning all along? Grox had plenty of questions and zero answers, while Froggy was on the verge of exploding from sheer embarrassment.
-You want...? Is that what...? You... you're... leaving me with so many unanswered questions, and I... I...-
Grox sighed and looked Froggy in the face for a few seconds
-Go, Froggy. I... well... the other villagers have taxes to pay, I don't have that much time- Froggy let out a long, heavy breath, he had clearly been holding it in, which took Grox slightly by surprise
-Well...- Froggy was breathing unevenly -I'm free later, if you are, maybe you could...- Froggy walked out the door without finishing the sentence. Grox stared after him for a few seconds...
...until the loudspeaker blared again, -Next one!- Grox tried to pull himself together and carry on as usual
but he couldn't quite keep up the pretense
Froggy stayed right outside that room, waiting for his friends to pay their taxes
-Hey Froggy! What did you do?- said Nerd Villager, stepping out the door looking somewhat surprised
-What do you mean?- asked Froggy, looking at his companion in confusion
-I noticed something happened! I'm super smart! You spent way more time in there than a villager usually does! Most people are only in there for a few seconds, you were in there for almost two minutes! And Grox was acting weird after talking to you-
said Nerd Villager, looking quite curious
-Oh, yeah... I'm... I'm starting... starting the Plan. Yeah!- said Froggy, improvising.
-But... how exactly did you do it?- Nerd Villager asked, grinning from ear to ear
-Uhh, I...- Froggy didn't know how to answer, until the conversation was interrupted by another villager passing through the doorway
-Hmmgpmmhpg Hmmghp Hmmghp 🫤🫤🫤🫤- Dumb Villager
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-Hey! It's me! It's Verity-said Verity, leaning against the sofa
-Ugh, I told you this guy was going to be annoying as shit- said The King in Yellow.
-Ask me anything!- said Verity
-Just shut the fuck up, Verity, and let us watch Froggy make a fool of himself; nobody's going to ask you anything- said UltimateFroggy, quite frustrated
-I know everything-
UltimateFroggy threw Verity out the fucking window
and Verity died because he was a fucking asshole