Stories: Topaz Trouble (Issue Three of the Quest of the Legendary Rainbow Gem)

Note from PeaVZ108: To compensate for the long wait, I decided to do Topaz Trouble on the same day I released Garnet Gauntlet. Featuring Green Shadow, Starcade, Kyoji and a special appearance of Baroness Von Bon Bon from Cuphead and Star Butterfly from Star vs. The Forces of Evil, as per Jelo's request.

Previous Episode: Garnet Gauntlet

Main plot
Friends in fighting Starcade and Kyoji are shocked to witness the return of Shogo the Warlord, due to unforeseen forces of evil enchanting the Orb of Power. To combat this evil, both guy and girl must travel to the Seven Worlds of Wonder to recover the missing gems of the Legendary Rainbow Gem to destroy the new Orb of Power.

Episode Three: Topaz Trouble
Shogo the Warlord has began his attack on other parts of Earth! Meanwhile, the third World of Wonder takes the gang to a world of happiness and cheer, inhabited by all possible sorts of anthropomorphic delights! However, Star Butterfly arrives from Mewni to inform the gang that Baroness Von Bon Bon has trapped Toby Topaz in her candy castle so that she could marry him. Can the gang rescue Toby Topaz before the marriage becomes official?

Cast

 * Green Shadow
 * Starcade
 * Kyoji
 * Shogo the Warlord
 * Red Ruby
 * Gary Garnet
 * Toby Topaz
 * Star Butterfly
 * Baroness Von Bon Bon

Story
Starcade shows the gang the second video clip sent by Green Shadow of Shogo the Warlord enslaving the residents of Japan.

Shogo: *in Japanese* Listen up, you good-for-nothing scumbags! I, General Shogo, have returned from my death and you are all under my rule once again! Should you disobey any of my rules, my army will execute you and your heads will be displayed outside my palace walls! The burning village you are witnessing is just a demonstration of our impregnable power, so that you do not dare disobey us. So, here are my list of rules from this day forth: *reads a long list of rules* Disobey any of the following, and you'll earn a one-way ticket to your death. No amount of arguing will change that. Now go and get digging for gold!

''Shogo's army shove and kick the residents of Japan, as they are forced to dig for gold as an "effort" to contribute to Shogo's army's war efforts in other areas of Earth. The video clip then ends.''

Kyoji: How atrocious! He enslaved my people to dig for gold, all for himself!

Red Ruby: Man, I really wish I can blow him up with a mountain of TNT!

Starcade: Well, even that might not be able to destroy the Orb of Power.

Gary Garnet: So what are we waiting for? Let's go find Toby Topaz!

Kyoji: Yes, let's do it.

The gang enter Gary Garnet's portal to the next World of Wonder, a world of toys, candies, sunshine, as well as a whole bunch of other objects, abstract or not, to keep up the positive atmosphere.

Starcade: This is great! I just love the positive mood of the place.

Red Ruby: I get that you have a cheerful personality, but...

Kyoji: Wait. I see a sign.

Kyoji points to a sign that says, "Welcome to Happy World."

Red Ruby: Yuck! What a sappy name!

Kyoji: At least this world HAS a name.

Starcade: *gasps* Oooh, burn!

Red Ruby: *realising that his own world does not have a name* Fine, you made your point. Can we please move on now?

Starcade: Okay, okay, stop being so impatient.

Gary Garnet: Wait a second, last I heard of Toby is that he lives in Mewni. But he lives in Happy World now?

Red Ruby: Oh, wow, you're a scientist. How do you not know such stuff?

Gary Garnet: HA! Like you knew about it before me too!

Red Ruby: At least I'm not a...

Kyoji: I see where this is going, you two. Now can you two just drop it?

Red Ruby: I would love to, but that garnet always gets on my nerves.

Gary Garnet: I would say the same for that ruby.

Kyoji: JUST. DROP. IT.

Red Ruby and Gary Garnet reluctantly agree to stop fighting with each other.

Kyoji: So where's Toby Topaz anyway?

Starcade: Maybe we should ask the gumball machine over there?

Kyoji: What gumball machine?

Starcade points to an anthropomorphic gumball machine hiding behind the bushes.

Kyoji: Excuse me? Do you know where Toby Topaz...?

For some reason, the gumball machine runs away.

Red Ruby: Come back here, you!

Gary Garnet: And he's gone.

Starcade: Aw man, guess we'll have to ask someone else.

Kyoji: But why did he run away? I have a bad feeling about it.

Starcade: Nah, you're just overly cautious. It's just a gumball machine, it's harmless.

Kyoji: Huh, I guess you're right.

''As the gang walk more into Happy World, the gumball machine watches them with a waffle. He then says...''

Gumball Machine: Waffle, we have a problem. There are outsiders looking for Toby Topaz. We need to alert the Baroness at once!

Waffle: Yes, let's hope the Baroness will think of something SWEET.

The gumball machine and the waffle run away.

Gary Garnet: Hey, guys. Look what we have here. I found a map of Happy World.

Kyoji: That's perfect. And...*browses the map* it appears that there are three regions of Happy World: Toy Town, Sugarland and Sunshine City.

Starcade: Detecting alliterations in the names, well except Sugarland.

Kyoji: From the looks of it, we're in Sunshine Suburbs, but didn't we see a gumball machine earlier?

Gary Garnet: It would have made perfect sense if we were in Sugarland.

Kyoji: But there's one problem, we don't know which city Toby Topaz lives in.

Suddenly, a portal appears and out emerges...

Starcade: Star Butterfly?

Star: Phew, thank goodness I got here quick! *keeps her dimensional scissors*

Kyoji: Well, look who it is. Princess Star Butterfly from Mewni! What's up?

Star: I know you're looking for Toby Topaz, and I'm here to tell you something about him. There is a reason why his home is never mentioned in that map you just saw.

Starcade: Yeah, why?

Star: He actually lives in my home planet Mewni, not here. Toby is now in Sugarland, captured by its ruler Baroness Von Bon Bon. She is in love with Toby, and wishes to marry him. If the marriage becomes official, Toby Topaz will no longer be able to leave!

Red Ruby: So...time to save the day again?

Star: Yeah, oh, and you have to be quick. Green Shadow told me that Shogo the Warlord has conquered Korea as well and is now after China.

Kyoji: That's great of you to help.

Star: I'm coming along too.

Starcade: Sure, you can join us, but why?

Star: Mewmen are supposed to be helping others, it's what we do. Also, Marco is in Echo Creek hanging out with Jackie yet again, so I'm basically on my own for now.

Kyoji: In that case, welcome aboard to the team!

Star: *to herself* I can't believe I'm on an adventure with Starcade and Kyoji! AAAAAAAH!!!

The gang, now with Star Butterfly, head towards Sugarland.

Red Ruby: So where's this so-called Sugarland?

Kyoji, who has grabbed the map earlier, checks it.

Kyoji: It's quite far, but there is a shortcut. But we have to cut through Toy Town.

Red Ruby: A town of toys? Count me out with the childishness!

Starcade: Wasn't it you who said that you wanted to get it over with?

Red Ruby: *stammers* B-b-b-b-but...gah! FINE! This better be worth it, like I said!

''The gang arrive at Toy Town, where anthropomorphic toys are hanging out. Star Butterfly gets excited and looks around at the different toys.''

Star: Oooooh, lookie lookie lookie! There's so many toys here!

Red Ruby: *facepalms*

Kyoji: *to Star* Hey, Star! We have no time to browse the toys, we gotta ask them to lead us to Sugarland!

Star Butterfly does not respond as she continues staring at the toys.

Kyoji: STAR!!!

Starcade: Who, me?

Kyoji: No, not you. Star Butterfly.

Star: *hears Kyoji* Gah! Sorry, you know I tend to get overexcited when it comes to toys.

Starcade: Sorry for the startle, but Kyoji is right. Time is running out for us and we'll need all the help we can get.

Star: *sighs* You're right.

The gang spot an anthropomorphic teddy bear walking by.

Star: *blushes* Oooh, how cute! I wanna go talk to it!

Kyoji: Hey, we just talked about this.

Star: Don't worry, Kyoji. Just leave it to me. *runs to the teddy bear*

Gary Garnet: Psst!

Kyoji: What is it?

Gary Garnet: Are you sure she (referring to Star Butterfly) knows what she is doing?

Kyoji: I hope so.

Gary Garnet: I highly doubt that, considering how cheerful and bubbly she is.

Kyoji: Don't be too doubtful of others. Let's just watch.

Meanwhile, Star Butterfly is making friends with the teddy bear, as they chat happily.

Red Ruby: We don't need to doubt, we already know. That princess just went off-topic within less than a minute!

Kyoji: Even ninjas make mistakes, alright? I'll go tell Star at once.

Kyoji goes up to Star Butterfly and tells her on what she is supposed to do.

Star: Oh right, right. So, uh, Mr. Bear, could you direct us to Sugarland?

Mr. Bear (apparently that's his name): Sugarland? Oh no, trust me, you do not want to go there.

Star: But my friend is trapped in there!

Mr. Bear: It's too dangerous, that's why we avoid it. Its ruler, Baroness Von Bon Bon, is not SWEET at all, and all her candy subjects are just not sweet as well, though not as much as the baroness herself. Whenever one offends the baroness, he's in for a shimmy.

Red Ruby: Some baroness. I can handle her easily with TNT!

Mr. Bear: Follow the rainbow road. It'll take you to Sugarland.

Gary Garnet: *gets a smell from the rainbow road he is standing on* I kinda smell a hint of Skittles.

Star: Thanks, Mr. Bear!

Starcade: Is it just me or does this feel like The Wizard of Oz? Only with a mean baroness that rules a land of candy?

Kyoji: Come to think of it, that's true.

Nevertheless, the gang follow the rainbow road to Sugarland.

(W.I.P.)