Croak and Punishment (Unedited)

It was early in the morning as Anne sat outside in a blanket drinking a beverage,she was adjusting to the light with Y/n,who was wrapped in a blanket on the ground clearly not caring for the dirt,as her company. Sprig soon popped up calling the two.

" Guys!Guys!Guys!Gu- " Sprig paused and patiently waited as Anne held up a finger for a moment of silence,she motioned for him to continue," Guys!Guys!Guys!Look what I found! " Sprig said pulling out a pretty blue shell." A blue moon shell! " Sprig spoke again as Anne made a small tired comment.

" Yup!And guess who's gonna love it? Ivy! " Sprig announced.

" Tomorrow's her birthday,and this is the perfect gift," Sprig explained just as Hop pop walked out the door with Polly.

" Mornin Kids!Time to start the chored-Woah!Is that a blue moon shell?Ah beautiful,you know some frogs die never having seen one," Hop pop stated.

" Haha!Suckers! "

" Anyway,chore time.Up and attem' Y/n,Bessie's waste ain't going to shovel itself," Hop pop said as Y/n sat up,she shook dirt from her hair before finally having the will power to stand.

" Welp!Don't want this thing getting dirty," Sprig said laying a small napkin on the fence and placing the shell on top of it,ready to leave it as he whistled.Anne stopped him before he could leave," wait your just going to leave it? Someone's going to steal it," Anne told Sprig." No they won't this is Wartwood,not some den of theives," Sprig said to Anne obviously not too worried about it being stolen.

" Someone gonna steal it," Y/n says with her eyes still closed as she tripped over the fence,luckily Anne caught her in time.

" You could at least cover it up or something- "

" I will do no such thing,I trust my community,and quite frankly Anne I pity you for not trusting yours," Sprig said.

" Ok,ok shesh," Anne said.

" Kids!Get your butts over here! " Hop pop said as Anne,Sprig and Y/n put on gas masks of there own," coming Hop pop," they said leaving.

After a while,the three started to return to the fence after finishing there chores.

" At least that's over with "

" Well I'm scarred for life "

" My soul will never know peace "

The three commented about there chores as they neared the fence.

" Yup,but never mind that,see?The blue moon shell,right where I left it," Sprig paused for a second before starting to freak out," What!Shell?The shell's not here!I've been robbed! " Sprig shouted.

" Well we don't want to tell you we told you so,but- "

Anne paused as she and Y/n stared at Sprig circling on the ground being very upset the shell is gone." Ivy's birthday is tomorrow,and I've got nothing! " Sprig stifled as his breathing was staggered.

" First off,calm down," Anne said giving Sprig a plant that was similar to a bag so he could breathe.

After he calmed down Anne spoke again," secondly,look for clues," she stated as she started looking on the ground.

Y/n watched her seemingly some how knowing what she was thinking.

" Well well well,what do we have here? "

" Oh that's just wax yarn,we sell it at the Grub and Go," Sprig explained.

" Well,let's Grub and Go there to catch our thief! " Anne said.

" Haha nice "

" Finally,hundreds of hours watching trash cop shows have finally paid off," Anne said.

" Oh boy "

" Cop what? "

" You know,a cop,the poop?5 o?Doug nut munchers? " Anne questioned as Sprig still looked confused,she pulled out her phone and started showing Sprig a small clip of cops.

" Woah!I'm into this," Sprig said.

" Who wouldn't be?Now let's go catch that thief! " Anne spoke.

" I'll catch up with you guys in a bit,I have to use the bathroom," Y/n said.

" Ok, we'll meet up outside the Grub n' go,see ya till then," Anne says as she and Sprig head off.

Once out of sight,Y/n sighs going inside the house.She doesn't go to the bathroom,instead in the basement.She walks over to her bed and pulls something from her backpack as she sits down.

It was her phone.She had luckily brought her phone with the group when they headed off to charge Anne's phone.The electric shock she received upon helping save Hop pop was painful,but at least she had her phone in her pocket,she was surprised it didn't fall.She had hesitated to open her phone and left it powered off,but now she turned it on with a frown on her face.

She typed in her password already feeling tears glistening in her eyes,her wallpaper was of her and Marcy.

" Suck it up Y/n," she says to herself as she notes that the percentage was as charged as Annes.

She had already let the tears flow scrolling threw her phone,but she made no noise.

She felt the feeling come back,the feeling of missing something and nausea,but....she didn't hurl nor even hack.It was strange,she would usually just let it all out,but....it was more tame,still there but...tame.

However,the feeling of nausea still remained.

' I think I'm getting over it,' she said with a little hope.

She looked at her sisters messages,since there was no data,it only showed the last message she sent her on earth.

She grimaced a little.

She then put her phone in her pocket and put her bag back,she headed out of the basement.Now she really had to use the bathroom,she rolled her eyes and quickly went before leaving.

She went to the Grub and go,but where were Anne and Sprig?

They weren't inside.

She sighed knowing she took took long,she would have to find the.Shouldn't be too hard.

Y/n as if right on the money spotted Anne and Sprig talking near the bakery.She walked over preparing an excuse just in case.

" Oh there you are Y/n,what took you so long? " Anne questioned as Y/n replied," Hop pop made me do an extra chore before I left," She said casually.Anne seemed to analyze her,she noticed the red in her eyes clearly from crying,but she didn't thought now wasn't the perfect time.

" Ok,so we have a list of suspects from the baker,but the thing is Sprig is getting a bit," Anne paused as she silently pointed to Sprig who crushed a small rock with his foot,his face clearly holding anger.

" Yikes,what did you do? "

" Eeehhh,I let out the 'Inner Bad cop' in him," she said sheepishly before they moved on because Sprig waisted no time.

The three went through the list,going to each individuals house,Sprig as usual was playing bad cop and was very intense about it.Breaking people's belongings to get the answers he wanted or needed.