At the Noodle Shop, The Plantars are sitting at a table while Anne is at the counter.
She takes three bowls of Noodles. Two in both her hands, and one balanced on her head.
"Thanks, dude!" said Anne, as she walked away.
"I GAVE YOU A TRAY!" called the Employee, annoyed.
Anne walks over to the table where the Plantars are and sets the bowls down.
"Alright...Dig in everyone." said Anne.
Hop Pop stares ate the bowl for a moment before attempting to eat the contents.
"Hey, these worms are pretty good. and they're not even fighting back." said Hop Pop.
"Pretty good? They're delicious!" exclaimed Sprig.
"Gimme!" Polly takes Sprig's lunch and eats it. "Polly likey."
They're not worms, they're noodles" spoke Anne. "Asian food's heart and soul!"
"HEY!" exclaimed Polly, as Sprig took his bowl back.
Anne laughs for a moment...but then notices something missing.
"hey. where is Oliver?, I also wanted him to try some noodles."
"Dunno, Anne." spoke Hop Pop. "I lost track of him when you carried us all over here."
Anne took out her phone, and speed dialed Olivier's number.
[Elsewhere...]
In the book section of the Supermarket, Olivier was flipping through a book.
It was the latest entry of the 'Azura, The Good Witch' series.
"oh my titan...I cannot believe this corny dialogue." mused Olivier.
(*Rather Be by Clean Bandit Plays*)
Upon hearing his phone's ringtone, Olivier looks at the screen and sees Anne's name.
"Hello?" spoke Olivier.
(("Oliver?, where are you at?"))
"I'm over at the book section. Is something wrong?"
(("no, not really. I just wanted you to come over to the noodle shop.")) said Anne.
(("The noodles here are really, REALLY good and I wanted to-"))
(("KILLER ROBOT!")) exclaimed Sprig's voice.
"Huh?!" exclaimed Olivier, confused.
(("Sprig, for the last time, not everything is a-ERRCK!"))
"Anne?!, ANNIE!?"
Olivier could hear some kind of commotion over the phone...bust mostly Anne struggling to breathe.
...Then the line went dead.
"oh no...ANNE!"
Olivier tried to call Anne back...but got no answer from her phone.
It was at this point that Olivier began to panic. "No, no-no-no-no-no-nooo!"
Sensing his anxiety, Fleetwing came to life and hovered over the witch boy.
"find anne...PLEASE."
The Falcon flew off, and Olivier ran ahead. His mind racing.
(("Stupid Olivier, STUPID-STUPID!")) thought Olivier, berating himself.
(("I never should have left her alone. If anything happens to her...oh, Titan. PLEASE be okay, Annie."))
[Elsewhere]
In another part of the store, Anne was running like MAD with the Plantars.
"Did you see that thing?!" exclaimed Polly. "It's a new kind of Frobo!"
"It's gotta be from Amphibia." mused Anne. "But how did it get here? And what does it want?!"
"Andrias must've sent it to capture us!" spoke Hop Pop. "or...Kill us."
"we have to take this thing out before my parents notice anything wrong-"
As if the subject of an ironic sitcom, Anne literally bumps into her parents) "Oh! (*stammering*) Mom! Dad! Hi..."
Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy smiled warmly at Anne and the Plantars. "Hey, guys. How were the noodles?"
Anne was sweating bullets as she tried to answer.
"So good. I was, uh...just taking the Plantars to help out with the shopping list."
"YEP!" exclaimed the Plantars in unison.
"Oh, that's so thoughtful." said Oum.
"MOM, uhhh...have you seen Oliver around recently by any chance?"
"no. but he said he was headed to the book section." answered the woman.
"great...guess I'd better-"
"WAIT. Before you go..." spoke Oum. "Can you go get a mackerel from the seafood counter?"
Anne looked at the counter behind her parents...and winces at seeing the Frobot standing right there.
"Uh...yeah!, Gonna do that right now." Anne laughed nervously as she and the Plantars power walked away.
"isn't the fish counter the other way?" said Bee, confused.
Anne and the Plantars made a B-line for the supermarket's book section.
Unfortunately, they found no one there.
"CRAP!, he's already left!" exclaimed Anne. "he's probably looking for us."
"He couldn't had gone far.." spoke Hop Pop. "It hasn't been that long since you called him."
Anne immediately dialed Olivier's number on her phone again.
...BUT, just as she was doing so. a Metal Fist impacted the ground mere inches from her.
"AHH!" exclaimed Anne, startled.
"IT'S FROBO'S EVIL BROTHER!" exclaimed Polly.
Anne and the Plantar's stared as the Cloak-Bot towered menacingly over them.
Thinking quickly, Anne grabbed a hardcover book and prepared to throw it.
However she quickly looked at the cover that read: [THE JUNGLE BOOK]
"actually, I like this one."
Anne put the book down, and grabbed another entitled: [TWILIGHT]
Anne threw the book with all her might, hitting the Frobot right in the head.
She and the Plantars then made another run for it while the Cloak-Bot was disoriented.
"Anne, can you use your blue powers? Take it down easy like?!" spoke Hop Pop, miming a punch.
"Powers! Powers!" chanted Polly.
"I would if I knew how to use them!" exclaimed Anne. "I'm not like Oliver!,
I can't just draw a circle in the air and make them happen whenever!"
"Boooooooooo!" exclaimed Polly, annoyed.
"So what do we do?" asked Sprig. "Won't it draw a lot of attention if we fight a robot in the middle of a store?"
"Probably." spoke Anne. "but I have a plan."
Anne made a B-Line for the Customer Service Sector, and turns a Rock song on the radio at maximum volume.
She then put it near the microphone of the sector, and with the button being pressed down by a cup,
causes the entire supermarket to be overcome with the loud music.
"All right. That'll cover up any noise that we might make." said Anne "Now come on!"
"WHAT?!" exclaimed Sprig.
"SPEAK UP!" exclaimed Hop Pop
"THIS MUSIC MAKES ME MAD!" exclaimed Polly.
"Just come on." said Anne, taking the Plantar's away.
As Anne and the Plantars dash into the Baking Aisle...the Cloak-Bot then appears again.
"Hey robot...I brought you some flour!" Anne throws two sacks of flour at him at Cloak-Bot.
This coats the robot in white powder, and causing it's invisibility mode to fail.
needless to say...the Cloak-Bot got angry.
"Good thinking, Anne." said Sprig. "Everyone, ATTACK!"
Anne and the Plantars shout in unison as they charge and start fighting Cloak-Bot.
"oh, I'm sorry Oliver. but you just missed her." said Oum to Olivier.
"Do you know where she went?" asked Olivier.
"I think she-" at that moment, Rock Music starts to echo throughout the store.
"oh, I love this song. Hehehehe, remember it honey?"
"Oh yeah, this is a classic." said Bee. "It was playing on our first date."
"AND we had it play at our Wedding, too."
"uhh...guys?" spoke Olivier, who was now being ignored.
Oum began to mimic playing a Guitar, while Bee banged his head in motion.
Annoyed, Olivier turned and walked away...JUST as Anne and the Plantars launched themselves against Cloak-Bot,
crashing into a pyramid of cans without anyone even noticing them.
Cloak-Bot soon get up and rushes elsewhere, while Sprig quickly restores the pyramid of cans.
Anne and the Plantars continue to fight against Cloak-Bot, who resists all their attempts.
Hop Pop jumps at Cloak-Bot from above, but it effectively dodges, jumping back.
The Cloak-bot slides back, ready to continue fighting, however...an old lady appears at the front of the aisle,
surprising and forcing it to contort it's body into a block shape to hide on a nearby shelf.
Anne and the Plantars notice her presence as well and hide their "weapons".
"Huh, that's weird. Looks like the robot doesn't want to get caught either." mused Anne.
The old woman leaves and Cloak-Bot comes out of his hiding place.
it then throws two sacks of rice at them the group, which Anne dodges easily.
I got him!-YIPE!" Hop Pop stopped short as the second sack of rice nearly hits him.
...Instead, it floated in place with a golden aura.
"huh?"
Suddenly, the rice sack shot straight back at the Cloak-Bot. Hitting it in it's head again, and bursting upon impact.
As the Cloak-Bot slipped and fell, someone suddenly grabbed Anne from behind.
Anne quickly reacted, and tried to strike back at whoever it was...only for her fist to be caught mid-swing.
"OLIVER!" exclaimed Anne, overjoyed.
"It is surprisingly hard to find you in a store this size." spoke Olivier Clawthorne.
Anne hugged Olivier...who hugged her back.
But as the Cloak-Bot began to rise back up. Olivier summoned his Magic Staff.
Fleetwing then dive bombed, and perched onto the staff. immediately turning wooden again.
"Quick!, everyone hand hands." said Olivier.
Anne and the Plantars did just that. Olivier then grabbed Anne's other hand,
and extended his free arm that was holding his magic staff.
Fleetwing (still wooden) opened it's wings and shot forward at an incredible speed,
With their hands linked, Olivier, Anne and the Plantars undulated in mid-air as if they were flying.
(("WHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAA!"))
Having achieved some distance, the group landed on the ground.
Breathing heavily, Olivier turned to Anne and the Plantars. "thirty seconds...What the DEVIL is going on!?"
"Andrias sent an Evil Frobot from Amphibia to kill us!" exclaimed Sprig real quick.
"It can also turn invisible, and doesn't want to be seen." added Anne.
Olivier breathed out. "Assassin Bot huh? okay...I can work with that."
Just then, the eyes of the still wooden Fleetwing glowed bright green.
Olivier looked ahead (his own eyes glowing the same bright green as Fleetwing.)
"Ollie?"
Once Olivier's eyes returned to normal, he looked at Anne. "it's coming."
"Quick!, IN HERE!" spoke Anne, pointing to the door labeled [EMPLOYEE'S ONLY.]
The group rushed through the door...which was revealed to be a walk-in Freezer.
"sonuvawitch..." groaned Olivier, rubbing the scars where his ears should be. "...I hate the cold."
Anne, Olivier and the Plantars rush behind some stacks of food packaging.
They all hid as the Cloak-Bot bursts through the door and entered the frigid room.
"I'm getting real tired of this guy." spoke Anne. "Anyone got any ideas?"
Olivier silently points at the the Plantars...who are now frozen in ice cubes.
"dang...I forgot." grumbled Anne. "Frogs. Body temperature."
Suddenly, the Cloak-Bot finds them.
Olivier acts quickly, and uses his magic to slide the frozen frogs out of harm's way.
The Cloak-Bot then grabs Anne and throws them across the room and into a pile of ice.
"ANNE!" exclaimed Olivier.
Anne groans as she sits up to see the Cloak-Bot approach.
"come on..." spoke Anne, desperately. "Come on, powers. Come on."
Anne tries in vain to activate her powers by opening and closing her right hand.
As the Cloak-Bot gets closer, Olivier drew a light ring in the air and fired a bolt of bright yellow lightning at the Robot.
While it was stunned, Olivier gripped his Magic Staff and rushed forward at lightning fast speed.
He then tripped the Cloak-Bot up, and rushed over to Anne at the other side of the room.
"Anne!, are you alri-AAH!"
"OLIVER!"
Anne caught Olivier as he dropped to his knees before her.
His back was burnt and smoking from a laser shot by the Cloak-Bot as it rose back up.
"Oliver...no." spoke Anne, horrified at what just happened.
The Thai Girl then looked up as the Cloak-Bot approached, it's eyes glowing red.
Olivier tried to raise back up...but the searing pain in his back REALLY hurt (especially against the cold, frigid air.)
Anne embraced her injured boyfriend. Glaring at the Frobot with anger.
As it charged it's weapon again...Anne's eyes glowed bright blue.
"ah-anne..." groaned Olivier, painfully. "r-run...get the...p-plantars. ss-save...yourself."
"no." said Anne. "I won't leave you...EVER."
When the Cloak-Bot raised it's weapon, preparing to fire again.
Anne quickly turned to use her own body to shield Olivier from the deadly laser.
...It was then that their bodies glowed white, and engulfed the room in a blinding flash.
When the Cloak-Bot's vision returned...it became confused.
It's primary Target: Anne Boonchuy, was gone (as was it's secondary target: Olivier Clawthorne.)
In their place, however...was a NEW individual that resembled Anne, but was wearing Olivier's clothing.
They then extended their arm...pulling Olivier's magic staff right into their hand.
"If you think I'm just gonna sit here and let you hurt the people I love..." spoke 'Olivanne.'
"...then you've got another thing coming, TIN MAN."
With their eyes illuminating in the dark, Olivanne channeled a light blue energy into the magic staff.
Fleetwing spread out it's wings as an energy construct formed the shape of a tennis racket over him.
Olivanne then advanced forward, moving like a bolt of lightning towards the Cloak-Bot.
they swung the magic staff, striking the Cloak-Bot with blow that crackled with energy.
Every strike inflicted critical damage against the robot, denting it's armor.
Olivanne then jumped back, and began to use the magic staff to draw a large ring of light in the air.
"HAAAAAHHH!" exclaimed Olivanne, blasting the Cloak-Bot with a massive stream of light blue lightning.
The Cloak-Bot staggered, most of it's armor now obliterated and exposing it's super-structure.
It then did a quick scan of Olivanne, and detected that their energy levels was over 'Ninety-Nine Thousand.'
Calculating that success was impossible, the Cloak-Bot managed to activate it's invisibility,
tearing down metal doors leading outside and crushing a few cars as it made it's escape.
Olivanne gripped their staff for support, their legs nearly giving out.
They then sees a packaged fish, and decided to take it with them.
[End of Part Seven]