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*Our story begins on a seemingly peaceful morning in the Amazing Digital Circus, Jax approaches Pomni’s bedroom, he takes a deep breath and knocks on the door, Pomni then answers it*
Pomni: Hi, Bunbun.
Jax: Hey, Pompom. So, uh…you wanna hang out, just the two of us?
Pomni: You mean like a date?
Jax: You could say that, yeah. Wanna come to the carnival with me?
*Pomni smiles*
Pomni: Sounds good to me, as long as we don’t go on rides that are too crazy.
Jax: Sounds like a plan.
*With that, the two set off together, once they’ve left the tent, Luseal steps out of her room*
Luseal: Jaxie? Where are you?
*She walks around, looking for any sign of her brother but he doesn't seem to be around*
Luseal: Now where the heck did he go?
*She goes outside, she hears Pomni giggling, she looks up and sees Pomni and Jax on the ferris wheel together, they’re both sharing cotton candy and corn dogs*
Jax: What a view, huh?
*Pomni looks into the distance*
Pomni: Yeah. You know, before I came here, I would’ve been too scared to try this, but now I’m okay with it.
Jax: See? A little risk-taking does you good.
*Luseal watches them from below and is touched*
Luseal: Aww! They’re so sweet! How could this get any better?
*She thinks to herself for a bit, a bright smile appears on her face as she gets an idea*
Luseal: I’ve got the perfect idea for an adventure now!
*She runs off, we then see Jax and Pomni as the Ferris wheel’s tram reaches the ground*
Pomni: What next?
Jax: How about that?
*He points to a big twisted slide, Pomni gulps*
Pomni: I’m…not sure about that one.
Jax: Well, suit yourself. Just wait down here, I’ll be right back.
*He climbs the ladder, Pomni then thinks back to what he said about taking risks*
Pomni: On second thought, I’m coming too!
*She ascends the ladder next, Jax then slides down on his abdomen like a penguin*
Jax: Woo-yeah!
*He then reaches the bottom and is lying stomach-down, Pomni is starting to feel hesitant again, but she realizes she won’t know what it’s like unless she tries it, so she goes down the twisted slide next, she yells the whole way down and then lands right on top of Jax’s behind, their faces turn red*
Jax: This is the second time this has happened!
Pomni: S-Sorry! I didn’t mean to!
*Jax gets up and dusts himself off*
Jax: Nah, you’re good. It didn’t feel too bad.
*Pomni smiles a little*
Pomni: Come to think of it, you’re right.
*Jax then sees a ball tossing game*
Jax: Why don’t we try our luck with these?
Pomni: I’ve never been that good at them.
Jax: Well, having fun’s what matters, right?
Pomni: Good point.
*She picks up a tennis ball and throws it at the cans, but it bounces off the wall and is sent flying, right at that moment, Ragatha comes by*
Ragatha: Say, has anyone seen-
*The ball hits Ragatha squarely in the forehead*
Ragatha: Yeow!!
Jax: Looks like someone’s got quite an arm.
*Pomni turns to her*
Pomni: Sorry, Ragatha! Are you alright?
*Ragatha rubs her forehead as she groans in pain, tennis balls and stars float over her*
Ragatha: Ah… Yeah, I'm ok. I was about to ask, though, do you know where Luseal is?
Jax: …Actually, no, I haven’t seen her all day.
Pomni: I haven't seen her either, which is weird since she’s usually up around this time.
Jax: Surely the other guys have seen her. It wouldn't hurt to ask, would it?
Ragatha: Good call.
*And with that, the trio heads back to the circus tent, in the lobby, Gangle is infodumping about some manga she’s read*
Gangle: …and she doesn’t get together with the first guy she had a crush on, she ends up with her female friend instead! Oh, it’s just so sweet.
*She realizes she’s been rambling and she clears her throat*
Gangle: Sorry, I was rambling again, wasn’t I?
Zooble: Nah, you’re good, Garnet. You’re cute when you’re really getting into it.
*Gangle blushes and giggles, Kinger then blinks*
Kinger: …Could you repeat that? I wasn’t listening.
Zooble: D*BANG*it, Kinger!
*Ragatha, Pomni, and Jax then approach them*
Ragatha: Hey, everyone, have you seen Luseal today?
Zooble: Can’t say I have, no.
Gangle: Me either, sorry.
Kinger: I haven’t seen much of anything all day.
*Jax looks concerned*
Jax: Then where the heck could she be?
Ragatha: Maybe she’s at the beach? You know she gets along really well with Red and Yellow.
Pomni: She hangs out with them a lot, doesn't sh-
*And right then, Caine suddenly pops in with Bubble, everyone yelps*
Caine: Allow me to answer your question!
Jax: As Lusy often says, put on a bell or something, geez!
Zooble: Wait, you actually know where she is?
Caine: I do, but if I told you, then you’d get spoiled!
Bubble: Like milk!
Jax: You’re the spoiled one! You’d better spill the beans or I’ll…I’ll…!
*Caine then pinches Jax’s lips together, he lets out muffled protests*
Caine: I’ve created an in-house adventure! It’s called The Case of the Lost Luseal! Been a long time since I came up with one all on my own!
*Jax tries to bite at him, but Caine pulls his hand away before he can*
Caine: Ah ah ah, no need to get feisty.
*Jax growls at him, everyone gives Caine dirty looks, aside from Kinger, who’s just spacing out as usual*
Caine: Your mission is to find her somewhere in this circus. There is one person who can help you find her, someone who’s even better than her, dare I even say it.
*Everyone looks shocked by his words, while Jax is furious*
Gangle: Better?!
Jax: Choose your next words carefully, Caine..! *He says through gritted teeth, his teeth change into fangs as he does so*
Caine: Luseal 2 can do anything Luseal does, only she’s even more skilled.
Jax: WHY, YOU!!
*He lunges at Caine, but the latter casually dodges him by floating out of the way, Jax falls facefirst to the floor*
Bubble: Ooh, so close!
Caine: She can be found in Luseal’s room. Good luck!
*He then disappears, Jax shakes his fist*
Jax: Oh, when we get Lusy back, I’m gonna tear him to shreds and play hacky sack with his parts!
Pomni: This time, he’s gone too far!
Zooble: He f*BOOM*ing replaced Luse like it’s nothing!
Kinger: She’s not nothing, she’s a seal.
Ragatha: Now, how about we see this “Luseal 2”? The sooner we start looking, the sooner we’ll get Luseal back.
Jax: But she won’t even be the same as my sister!
Pomni: That’s true, but she might be on to something.
Jax: Fine! But I don’t have to like it!
*With that, they all head to Luseal’s room, once they get there, they stare at the door for a few minutes, until Jax slowly steps forward and gently opens the door, they first thing they see is Burnadette cowering in the corner, a blue sea lion with blonde curly hair atop her head and a blue dress is meditating on Luseal’s bed*
Jax: You…!
*Luseal 2 opens her eyes*
Luseal 2: Greetings, everyone, I’ve been told you’re in need of my assistance.
*Burnadette squeals in terror and flies into Ragatha's arms, Ragatha shouts in surprise when she does this*
Ragatha: Uh, yes, we do! You see, our friend Luseal has gone missing, do you have any idea where she is? Any idea at all?
*Jax unsheathes his claws and threateningly holds them up to Luseal 2’s face*
Jax: Where have you hid her?! If you did anything to hurt her, I swear I’m gonna…!
Luseal 2: Settle down! I haven’t done a thing to her! And no, I have not witnessed her myself, but does she bear a specific scent?
*Gangle cocks her head*
Gangle: A…scent?
Jax: You sick little pervert! I knew you had some motive for this!
Luseal 2: No no no! I mean I can track her down using her scent!
Jax: …Oh. Well, I’ll still be keeping an eye on you.
Ragatha: She usually smells like seawater since she spends so much time in it.
Luseal 2: Got it.
*She sniffs the air*
Luseal 2: I think I’ve snagged it. Just follow me.
*She steps out of Luseal’s room, the others start to follow her, Burnadette whimpers and looks down sadly, Ragatha sets her down and pats her on the head*
Ragatha: Don’t worry, Burnadette, we’ll find your mother soon.
*Burnadette bats at her leg, looking up at her with sad puppy eyes, Ragatha looks saddened by this, but she gives her a reassuring smile*
Ragatha: We promise. She’s gonna be just fine and you’ll be together again.
*Burnadette sits down obediently and gives her a grateful look, Ragatha then waves goodbye to her and follows the others, closing the door behind her, Luseal 2 then sees some blue painted footprints on the floor*
Jax: Hey, these look just like Lusy’s!
Luseal 2: Then she must be in this vicinity.
*They quickly follow the footprints, only to come across Ming wearing shoes that look like Luseal’s feet, the blue tracks lead to him*
Zooble: D*ZOOM*mn it!
Jax: Wha- Ming?!
*Ming turns towards them*
Ming: How's it going?
Jax: How's it going?! What're you doing with those shoes on?!
Ming: Caine told me to don these. Something about a red herring, I dunno.
Pomni: Frickin’ Caine!
Luseal 2: That’s atypical, I would’ve thought for sure that Luseal would’ve left them.
Ming: As I’ve said, assuming things never reflects well on a person.
*Jax then turns to Luseal 2 and growls*
Jax: You said you’d be able to find her!
Luseal 2: I will, we just got a little off-track, that’s all!
Jax: A little?!
Pomni: Bunbun! Look, she’s doing her best, okay? Just be patient with her.
*Jax sighs*
Jax: Fine, but if there’s any more funny business, I’m gonna riot.
Kinger: I don’t think that’s likely, she’s not a clown. Their business is the funniest you’ll ever see.
Zooble: Kinger! Not the time!
*Gangle hangs her head in disappointment*
Gangle: Now what?
*Luseal 2 sniffs the air and wrinkles her nose*
Luseal 2: Oh, my, that’s pungent.
Ragatha: What? What is it?
Luseal 2: It smells like… seawater, only it’s even more powerful than before.
*Jax's eyes widen and his ears perk up when he hears this*
Jax: That's Lusy!
*Luseal 2 then follows the smell, everyone goes after her*
Ragatha: See, I knew we could trust her.
*They come across several puddles that leave a track ahead of them, Luseal 2’s smile fades*
Luseal 2: And now I’m picking up the scent of…fish?
Zooble: What do you mean?
*Suddenly, they hear a wet slapping sound in the distance, followed by gasping*
???: Water! Water!!
*Pomni recognizes that voice*
Pomni: Is that…?
*They follow the puddles and find Yellow Fish flopping around helplessly on the floor and choking*
Yellow Fish: Help!!
*Jax is even more frustrated*
Jax: What?! Another fakeout?!
Luseal 2: Oh, you poor creature!
Ragatha: We gotta get him to a body of water!
Luseal 2: I’ll handle this!
*She creates a water tendril and envelops Yellow Fish in it, he takes a deep breath and sighs in relief*
Yellow Fish: Ahh…much better. Thanks, ma’am.
Luseal 2: Anytime.
*She notices a glass bowl on some shelf and puts him in it*
Luseal 2: There you go, sir. We just need to get you back to the lake.
*Disappearing Guy steps out of a door and takes the bowl*
Disappearing Guy: I’ll do i-
*He then disappears with Yellow Fish*
Zooble: What a weirdo.
*Jax growls, his fur is getting shaggy*
Jax: This is ridiculous! First the fake footprints, now this?! What else is Caine gonna throw at us before he gives us back Lusy?! *He shouts in a furious tone*
Pomni: We'll get her back, Bunbun, I promise you we will.
Luseal 2: We can just try agai-
Jax: Is it really that simple?! You just keep finding everything except my sister! Is your sense of smell as good as you say it is?! Or are you just bluffing so we’ll keep you around as long as possible?!
*Luseal 2 looks shocked by this remark*
Luseal 2: I-I…why would I-
Ragatha: Can we please focus on finding Luseal?! We'll never find her if we keep standing around and arguing!
*Jax’s aggravated expression becomes one of concern and his ears droop*
Jax: I guess you’ve got a point. Lusy’s probably alone and scared, wherever she is.
*Luseal 2 looks hurt by his accusation*
Luseal 2: I just want to help.
*Jax is still somewhat irked, but he’s desperate to find his sister all the same*
Jax: Okay, fine, go ahead. We can’t give up now anyway.
*Luseal 2 still looks sad, she then sniffs the air*
Luseal 2: I believe I’m starting to detect her aroma again. Come along.
*She solemnly follows it, everyone except for Kinger glares at Jax*
Jax: What?
*Luseal 2 then comes across a door*
Luseal 2: The scent stops here. She might just be inside.
*Pomni squints her eyes*
Pomni: This door looks familiar. Where have I seen it before?
*She opens the door, everyone peeks in and there’s a curtain covering someone, a Luseal-shaped silhouette is seen, Jax’s expression brightens up*
Jax: Lusy!
*He runs into the room, Pomni reaches out for him*
Pomni: Bunbun, wait!
*Jax doesn't stop however, and he rushes towards the curtain*
Jax: Lusy! Thank God you're ok! I was starting to think-
*He throws back the curtain and finds Dr. Football in the midst of dressing as Luseal, he’s wearing a blue wig and starting to put on a dress*
Jax: …what?
*Dr. Football suddenly gets a red, infuriated face that flies towards Jax*
Dr. Football: AAAAA-
*Jax shouts in fright and quickly closes the curtain, he runs outside the room and slams it behind him, he takes a second to catch his breath, tears well up in his eyes*
Jax: It’s like she’s not anywhere… *He says in a shaking voice*
*He sinks to the floor and begins to weep, the others look at him in sympathy*
Ragatha: Sure she is, we just gotta keep digging.
Gangle: I miss her too.
Zooble: This is low… Even for Caine..
*Luseal 2 walks towards Jax and reaches her hand towards him*
Luseal 2: Jaxie.. It's alright..
*Jax’s eyes widen and his pupils turn into diamonds, he rebuffs her hand and trembles in fury*
Jax: Don’t you dare call me that!
*Luseal 2 is taken aback*
Luseal 2: What?
*Jax clenches his fist, his fur is starting to get shaggy*
Jax: And no, it’s not alright! You say you want to find her, but it just isn’t working! Nothing is!! It's like every time we think we've found her, we just end up hitting a dead end!!
Luseal 2: I…I was just trying to help..
Jax: Help?! HELP?! You've been doing everything except helping!!
Gangle: Uh Jax, maybe you should ca-
Jax: No! Let me finish!
*He turns his attention back to Luseal 2*
Jax: You know, you keep saying you want to help, yet here we are, still without Lusy, and now you’re calling me what she used to call me! It’s not the same!
*Luseal 2 is hurt by his outburst*
Luseal 2: Why are you just so hostile to me?!
Jax: BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT LUSY!! THAT'S WHY!! YOU’RE JUST A COPY THAT CAINE MADE OF HER!!
*Luseal 2 gasps in shock and devastation*
Luseal 2: I’m…I’m what…?
*Tears well up in her eyes*
Luseal 2: That’s all I was meant to be? I’m nobody else? *She says in a shaking voice*
*Jax’s look of rage changes into a look of regret as he sees Luseal 2’s heartbroken expression, he doesn’t know what to say, so he looks back at the others, Gangle has her hands over her mouth in shock, Zooble is glaring at him, even Kinger looks surprised, Ragatha has her arms crossed and her eyes narrowed in disgust, and Pomni looks genuinely disappointed*
Pomni: …How could you say that?
Jax: I..I didn't…I wasn’t…
*Luseal 2 runs off with her face in her hands, gently crying*
Jax: Wait! Don’t go!
*He chases after her, she turns a corner and runs down a hallway until she finally stops to catch her breath, she sits down and curls up in a fetal position, weeping quietly*
Luseal 2: My existence is just that…? *She says through her sobbing*
*Jax sits next to her*
Jax: Hey, listen.. I…I'm sorry for what I said earlier, it was a scummy thing to say and I didn't mean it.. I mean, you just wanted me to get my sister back.
Luseal 2: No, no you're right… You have every right to be angry with me.. I've basically been taunting you the entire time with my very existence..
Jax: Well, I wouldn't say you were-
Luseal 2: But I was..! Don't try to say I wasn't..!
Jax: It wasn’t your fault that you were created with that purpose. Caine just doesn’t see NPCs as anything other than that, but they are more than that. You may not be Lusy, but you’re your own person, and that’s okay.
Luseal 2: But…who am I..? I don’t even have a name of my own.
Jax: Well, how about I give you one?
*Luseal 2 looks at him with a look of surprise on her face*
Luseal 2: Y–You’d do that for me..?
Jax: Totally, everyone needs their own identity. Hmm…how about…Leah? It was my granny’s name.
*Leah brightens up*
Leah: That’s beautiful.. I love it..
Jax: Good to hear it, Leah.
*They then hear a muffled groan*
???: Is anyone there…?
*Jax’s ears perk up*
Jax: …Lusy?!
Leah: I-Is that her?
Jax: Yeah!
*He hears another groan and looks around, the sound is coming from behind an exit door*
Jax: Lusy, is that you?!
*Luseal’s voice is heard from behind the door*
Luseal: Jaxie…? *She says weakly*
*Jax tries to open it, but it’s locked*
Jax: Crap! Don’t worry, I’ve got lots of keys!
*He pulls them out of his front pocket and tries each and every one of them, but none of them fit*
Jax: Dang it!
Leah: I know just how to solve this.
*She creates a huge wave and splashes it into the door, the pressure from the water forces it open*
Jax: Yes! Thanks, Leah!
*They both go inside and find a disheveled-looking Luseal lying on the floor, rubbing her head*
Luseal: Ow.. My head.. Where am I..?
Jax: Lusy!
*Jax rushes up to Luseal and practically tackles her in a hug, she yelps in surprise*
Jax: Lusy! I thought you were gone forever!!
Luseal: Wh-Wha..? What're you talking about?
*She then notices Leah, who waves at her*
Leah: You must be Luseal. As for me, I’m Leah.
Luseal: You’re a pinniped…and you have hydrokinesis just like me…
Leah: Heh, that’s true. Now that I’m seeing you, we don’t look that much alike.
Jax: See? You’re more than a clone of her.
Luseal: A clone? Don’t tell me…
Jax: Yep, it was Caine.
Luseal: Why am I not surprised? When I see him, I’m gonna-
*Her headache flares up*
Luseal: Ow!
Jax: Lusy, you need to rest until you’re feeling better. How’d you even end up here?
Luseal: Caine locked me up..
Jax: What?!
Luseal: Yep… I didn't even do anything to deserve it, I just wanted to do something nice for you and Pomni..
*Leah looks touched by this, Jax on the other hand looks concerned*
Jax: What do you mean..?
Luseal: Well.. It all started back at the carnival..
*We see Luseal walking through the circus tent*
Luseal: I can’t believe I’m actually saying this, but…Caine! Caine, where are you?
*Caine then pops up right in front of her with Bubble*
Caine: Yes?
*Luseal yelps*
Luseal: Gah!!
*She pants heavily*
Luseal: Please! For the love of gosh! Put on a bell!
Caine: A daisy bell? Daisy, Daisy-
Luseal: Not that kind of bell! Though I do like that song.
Caine: Who doesn’t?
Bubble: Zooble, apparently.
Luseal: See, I was just gonna ask, um…could there please be an adventure where my brother and Pom could go on a date?
Caine: What?!
Luseal: It’d be like the time Gangs and Zuzu got married. I just think they deserve something special.
*Caine narrows his eyes*
Caine: Oh, something special will happen, but I’m gonna have it my way for once.
Luseal: What do you me-
Caine: Bubble, the sauce!
*Bubble gives him a bottle of stupid sauce, Luseal freezes in horror*
Luseal: No! What’re you d-
*Caine sprays her in the face with it and everything goes black, we then go back to the present*
Luseal: And that’s the last thing I remember before I ended up here. I was too weak to break the door down myself, or even use my pocket puddle.
*Leah looks genuinely disturbed while Jax has a look of pure rage on his face, his pupils are diamond shaped, his teeth are sharp, and his fur is shaggy*
Leah: My goodness, he’s even worse than I thought.
Jax: Now I want to rip Caine apart even more than once! Come on, Lusy, let’s get you back to the others!
*He kneels down, Luseal gets on his back, and he carries her away, Leah follows him and they soon see the other circus gang members, who are still looking through various doors, Gangle looks discouraged*
Gangle: Still no luck.
Kinger: Wish I brought a four-leaf clover. They’re actually quite tasty.
*Zooble gives him a weird look, when Jax’s voice rings out*
Jax: Guys!
*The other turn around and see Jax carrying Luseal with Leah by his side, their expressions brighten up*
Zooble: Luse!
Pomni: Oh, thank God you’re back!
Luseal: Hey guys, what did I miss?
*Ragatha’s smile fades and she gives Jax an icy stare*
Ragatha: A lot.
*Pomni then averts her gaze and crosses her arms, Jax’s ears droop*
Jax: Look, I know I shouldn’t have said all that to Leah. She never deserved it since all she wanted to do was bring Lusy back to us.
Zooble: Leah?
Leah: That’s my new name now. Jaxie picked it out for me.
*Pomni looks up, her expression softens*
Pomni: He did…?
Leah: Yeah, it's quite the lovely name too.
Luseal: Leah..?
*She looks down at Jax*
Luseal: You named her after Gramma?
Jax: Yep. She deserves that great honor.
*Everyone else looks touched by this*
Jax: And just so she doesn’t meet the same fate as Gummigoo and Abel, how about we take her to the digital lake? Then we can see her anytime.
Pomni: Oh, Bunbun…
Luseal: Perfect! Then she’ll have Yellow and Red to keep her company.
Leah: Oh! Thank you so much!
Zooble: Though we’d better hurry, God only knows when Caine’ll pop up and startle the sh*PBBT* out of us.
*With that, they depart from the circus and head to the beach, Leah looks at her beautiful surroundings in awe*
Ragatha: Well, what do you think?
Leah: It’s…it’s amazing!
*She then jumps into the water with a big splash, soaking Jax by accident, he ends up looking like a wet rat, she emerges and claps her hands*
Leah: The water alone is phenomenal!
*The shrimp NPC approaches her*
Shrimp: Hello! As the shrimp NPC…
Leah: And the people here are so kind!
*Zooble gives the shrimp a weird look*
Zooble: Don’t you ever have anything else to say?
*The shrimp just shrugs*
Kinger: He has so little to say, and yet he says so much.
*Leah sees that Jax is soaking wet*
Leah: Oh! Apologies.
Jax: Nah, I’m glad to hear it.
Luseal: I’m looking forward to seeing you around. Say hi to Yellow and Red for me.
Leah: You have my word.
*Leah dives underwater, the others look satisfied, though Ragatha looks a bit wistful*
Ragatha: If only I could’ve found a place to hide Tessa. *She thinks to herself*
*And right then, Caine and Bubble appear, everyone yelps in surprise*
Caine: Hello, my cookie crunchies! Just wanted to see how you were doing.
Bubble: Nom, nom!
*Luseal groans and clutches her head due to the loud noise*
Luseal: Ow! Once again, you gotta get a bell!
*Caine looks less happy upon seeing her*
Caine: …Well, it looks like you’ve done it.
*Luseal glares at him*
Luseal: Good to see you too.. *She says in a sarcastic tone*
*Jax snarls*
Jax: Why would you do this to my sister?! The drugging, the capturing, locking her away for God knows how long?!
Caine: Now, now, it was just a trust exercise to see how much you cared about your sister.
Luseal: That’s a bald-faced lie! You stupid-sauced me!
Kinger: But he doesn’t have a face, or any hair.
Pomni: He WHAT?!
Ragatha: It’s bad enough to keep it around at all, but to use it on one of us directly?!
*Jax’s eye twitches, his fur is getting shaggy, his teeth are getting sharp, and his pupils are turning into diamonds*
Jax: You…you f*HONK*ing d*HISS*ck!
*Luseal gasps at this*
Luseal: Jaxie! Wait! You-
*But it’s too late, Jax feels the cramps radiating throughout his body and he falls to his knees, he looks at his hands and his claws go right through them, Pomni watches in awe*
Pomni: Oh, yeah, he’s back.
*Caine is weirded out*
Caine: What’re you doing?!
Bubble: Someone’s going through a growth spurt!
*The others look on in excitement, while Luseal watches in worry, Jax shouts in pain as his muscle mass increases so much that his overall strap tears off, his legs become wolf-like and rip his pant legs, he becomes taller and howls at the sky*
Caine: How could this be?! I thought I’d gotten rid of that! Lemme take care of that.
Luseal: JAX NO!!! *She screams in anguish*
*Caine snaps his fingers, but Jax’s werehare form does not go away*
Caine: What?!
*He snaps his fingers more, but nothing happens, much to Jax and Luseal’s surprise*
Luseal: You’re…still a werehare?
*Jax grins*
Jax: Oh, yeah!
*He cracks his knuckles and lunges at Caine, he pokes him in the eyes with his claws*
Caine: YEOW!!
*Jax then kicks Caine so hard that he is knocked into a tree, a coconut lands on him and bounces off his head, he groans dizzily*
Pomni: I’m going in!
*She then bites Caine on the leg, punches him in one of the eyes, and twists his ankle, he shrieks, everyone cheers them both on*
Gangle: F*BONK* him up, you two!
*Zooble glances at their wife, impressed*
Zooble: Huh, I rarely hear that come out of you.
*Luseal slowly raises her fist triumphantly*
Luseal: I’d help too, but I’m too tired.. *She says weakly*
*Jax claws Caine and punches him so hard that he’s sent flying into a rock, Jax then ties him up in his own tongue*
Bubble: Talk about a tongue twister!
*Jax then turns to him and glares*
Jax: And this is for giving Caine the sauce in the first place.
*He pops him with a clawed index finger, he spits at the ground*
Jax: You deserved worse.
*Luseal gently claps like the seal she is, everyone claps and whoops*
Caine: I’m outta here! *He says in a garbled voice due to his twisted tongue*
*He then disappears, Jax goes back to Luseal*
Jax: How’re you holding up now, Lusy?
Luseal: Still tired, but I’m so glad he can’t control the glitch. Now you don’t have to hide it anymore. And…I’m sorry your date with Pom was cut short.
Pomni: Oh, Luseal, that wasn’t your fault. The time we spent there wasn’t long, but it was nice.
*Jax then turns to Pomni*
Jax: Hey, Pompom? I’m still sorry about how I treated Leah before.
*Pomni smiles at him*
Pomni: It’s okay. I think you more than made up for it.
Ragatha: I’m with her. I didn’t want to lose Leah, she’s so sweet.
Gangle: We didn’t have to say goodbye to her after all, thanks to you.
*Jax smiles and picks up Luseal*
Jax: Now, I think someone needs a nap.
Luseal: Jaxie, I'm not that sleepy..
*Luseal yawns*
Luseal: Ok.. Maybe I am…
*Jax carries Luseal off and brings her to her room, he sets her down on her bed*
Jax: See you soon, Lusy.
*Luseal smiles at him and closes her eyes*
Luseal: You too, Jaxie.
*Burnadette sees Luseal and happily jumps onto her bed, upon seeing that she’s sleepy, though, she gently cuddles up to her*
Luseal: I missed you too, Burny.
*Jax then leaves the room; later, he and Pomni are in the latter’s room, they’re lying on her bed and cuddling up to each other, they’re about to kiss, when someone knocks on the door, Jax looks exasperated*
Jax: Aw, man, what is it?
Luseal: Jaxie? Pom? Can you come out here?
Pomni: Coming.
*She and Jax approach the door, the latter opens it, and Luseal is standing there, looking excited*
Jax: I can see someone’s gotten over her hangover.
Luseal: Guess what, I’ve got a surprise for you!
Pomni: A surprise? What is it?
Luseal: Just follow me!
*Jax and Pomni look intrigued, Luseal leads them out of the tent and brings them to a field, there’s a picnic blanket with lots of food on it*
Jax: You set this up yourself?
Luseal: That’s right! I just wanted to make up for your date getting cut short, so I set up a moonlight picnic for you!
Pomni: Oh, Luseal, that’s so sweet of you.
Luseal: I think I’ll leave you both to it. Have a good one.
*She waves goodbye to them and departs, Jax and Pomni sit on the blanket together and look into the starry sky*
Pomni: It’s so beautiful out here.
Jax: Yeah. It’s just me, you, and the moon.
The Moon: Hey! You two should kiss!
*Pomni looks flustered, Jax shakes his clawed fist in annoyance*
Jax: Dude! We’re trying to have a moment here!
*The Moon chuckles*
The Moon: My apologies.
*Jax then turns to Pomni*
Jax: So, can we kiss now, Pompom?
Pomni: I thought you’d never ask, Bunbun.
*They lean in and kiss, Jax’s ears curl into a heart, the Moon looks on in envy*
The Moon: I wish Caine would give me that kind of attention.
*Jax purrs as Pomni cuddles up in his werehare fur*
Pomni: Are you purring? I rarely hear you do that.
Jax: Heh, I am a rabbit after all.
*They continue to stargaze together*
(The end)