Family Shrub

" You know Hop pop,back home.We call this a family tree," Anne stated.

" That's because everyone in your world is crazy," Hop pop says.

" Now where was I?Oh yes,great Aunt Gertrude, " Hop pop said flipping the page in his book," she was a masterful dirt driller,I mean how cool is that! " Hop pop said as everyone made a face.

" Oh and you can't forget second cousin Alfred,he was the king! " Hop pop spoke as everyone seemed interested.

" A king!? "" Ya,the king of single teared irrigation systems," Hop pop went back to said person, showing them the page as the four went back to there bored expressions.

" Uuugh"" Oh my goodness "" Welp,ya lost me"" Our ancestors were boring! "" Were they really all just farm frogs?Where are the artists?The poets?The dreamers? " Sprig questioned." Just farm frogs,kids the point of the shrub is to give you an appreciation for your past.The Plantar family has layers,you just have to know where to look," Hop pop explained.

" Layers huh,ok then what's so special about her? " Anne said pointing to a random frog in the shrub.

" Oh, Pollyanna,she wasn't just any farmer.Brace yourselves....she was a turnip farmer," Hop pop said as everyone seemed bored again.

" Welp,as much as I would like to help,not going to find any of my ancestors on your shrub soooo," Anne said flipping on the couch next to Y/n who was trying to peel glue from her hands.

" Don't have to be blood to be a Plantar Anne"" No but you do have to be a master stacker to be at level 46,if I can just-" Anne mumbled as she lost her game on her phone.

" Ugh,curse you seven death round!Why are you so hard "

" Anne this is based on nothing at all,but I'm most certain that,that game will rot your brain.Y/n doesn't have a device and she is fine," Hop pop pointed out as Y/n put glue in her face and peeled it off laughing.

" Ok she is an exception "

" Uh oh looks like we're out of glue,well luckily Y/n has one more " Hop pop says just as Y/n used the last squirt of glue to cover her arm.

" Figures."" Does that mean we can stop? "" Can we do something fun now?"" No fun till the Shrubs done,just going to run to the store real quick and get some glue,be back in a jiffy," Hop Pop exclaimed going out the door.

" Don't go anywhere! " He shouted before finally leaving.

" Ugh,your lucky you're both outsiders,our family history is weak," Polly said." They didn't do anything weird,or different,or fun! " Sprig said hopping on a shelf and gesturing to a portrait." I mean look at this,even this paintings making me feel depressed," Sprig said leaving his hand on the photo causing it to push back,it started to move as the shelf dropped making Sprig fall.

" Sprig!You broke the house! "

The wood place shifted and moved revealing an entrance and stairs that led downward.

" Woah,oh wow this looks unsafe,we have to go down there! " Anne said.

" There could be treasure! "" Or dead bodies!Let's do it! "

Y/n seemed cool with it as she grabbed the lantern,

" Here let me hold it so I can go first," Anne says placing a hand on Y/n's as she smiled and took the lantern.The four started walking down the stairs,the entrance unexpectedly closed on them.

" Uh,did we just get locked in here? " Sprig questioned.

Sprig and Anne started to bang on the entrance in panick as Y/n simply started peeling the glue from her skin thinking it was funny.

" Let's just find another way out ya babies," Polly said as the two had no choice as they four continued on.

" Woah "The four said as they entered a dusty room." All of this was under your house? " Anne questioned as dust flew in her face causing her to cough.

" Oh there's dust everywhere"" Oh what's this," Y/n said holding a jar because examining it closely and shoving it back," I regret nothing," she says walking away looking tramatized.

" This place is amazing! " Sprig commented started to mess with everything.

" Hey why do you think the entrance was sealed like that? "" To keep everything hidden obviously,who wouldn't want to steal this stuff " Sprig replied to Polly as the group looked around at things.

Anne tapped a jar causing the carrot to turn around with an ugly expression on its face." Uh me,me I don't want to steal this stuff," Anne says looking disgusted.

" It says here this place belonged to great uncle Skip plantar," Sprig spoke as he started reading some of the papers," he was a farmer and a brilliant scientist,he experimented with all kinds of stuff," Sprig continued to explain.

" This is wild,I wanna know more!What does this do? " Sprig said pulling a lever which raised a gate.

A huge pumpkin monster appeared out of it as everyone gawked at it.

" Maybe it's harmless," Sprig suggested as the Pumpkin monster started to roar.The four screamed as Pumpkin muck/spit landed on them.

The Pumpkin creature seemed to keep loosing it's balance as it hit each side of the wall repeatedly.

" What do we do? "" This abomination must be destroyed! "" Woah,woah,woah,hold on a minute.There may be another way," Sprig said leaving from behind the fallen table as he walked cautiously over to the Pumpkin.

" Dude what are you doing?"" That Pumpkin will squash you "" I'll plan the funeral "

Sprig started to calm the creature down by complimenting it,it seemed to work as the Pumpkin seemed to like the care instantly resting down.Polly,Anne and Y/n looked highly confused and slightly disturbed at what Sprig was doing.

" Forgive me ," Sprig said as he spun the Pumpkin around and kicked it back into the cage closing the gate.

" Sheesh,poor thing "" Dude,that was cold""Love is the cruelest weapon "" Agreed,now let's get out of here before something else happens," Anne spoke just as the floor crumbled beneath them.

They fell into another room." You guys ok? " Anne questioned as everyone replied saying they were fine.

" Oh our lantern, " Polly said grabbing it and holding it and holding it upwards as everyone marveled at what was in the room.There were weapons everywhere on the wall," this is heaven," Polly said hopping forward as she gasped." This is the same Pollyanna from Hop pop's scrub.She wasn't just a turnip farmer,she was a turned up warrior! " Polly explained.

" Hey,check it out,I found her dairy " Sprig said as Anne,Y/n and Sprig started to read it.

" The Bogwater wars of 48,the western toad invasion of 53?Man,she was in a lot of battles," Anne pointed out.

" She was the coolest,most terrifying Plantar ever,like me," Polly commented.

" Well,we sure are learning a lot,I would like to learn more.Like hey,what does this do? " Sprig questioned pulling another lever which seemed to activate a sort of training course.

" Can you not touch the levers"" Yes,can you not "" Levers are for pulling you guys," Sprig argued as the three dodged a spike ball swinging at them.