Pringle Journeys: The Pringle Journey Starts Today!

Hi guys! This is another story by Stella Rosewood. Yes, I know the title sounds a LOT like my other book, Pokemon Journeys: The Journey Starts Today, because it basically is the same thing XD! I just made up a show called Pringle Journeys with help from two of my friends. As always, please no editing or copying, and I hope you enjoy this!
== Dedication ==
This book is dedicated to one of my best friends, who gave the idea for this story by writing, “Mmmm! Pringles!” on my Pokemon Journeys story Google Doc, along with many other Pringle-related things. (And some about mice and The Twelve Days Of Christmas. What???)
== Chapter 1 ==
The TV flashes with pictures. I’m watching Pringle Journeys, the newest show on Netflix. It’s about these two kids, Iris and Lucas, who love Pringles, and when they eat them, they get superpowers. But of course, it’s not all fun and games. Team Fire, the bad guys, love to try to steal the Pringles and get the powers for themselves! Lucas and Iris usually beat them, though. Overall, the show is pretty cool! Mmm, that makes me want a Pringle now…
Oh, the episode just ended, so it’s playing the Pringle Journeys theme song now. 
“Ready to eat, Pringlechu?
PRINGLECHU!!!!!!!!!!
It's a big big chip but you know where to find me
We'll be together and we're gonna eat it our way
We'll discover there are other flavors
Eating Pringles with my friends like every day
And we’re already eating it
The Pringle journey starts today!
OHHHHHHHH OH OH OH OH OH OH
OHHHHHHHH OH OH OH OH OH OH
The Pringle journey starts today!
OHHHHHHHH OH OH OH OH OH OH
OHHHHHHHH OH OH OH OH OH OH
The Pringle journey starts today!
I’m really psyched to eat more Pringles!”
Yum! Great, that just made me hungry.
I walk to the kitchen and grab a can of Pringles. They’re Cheddar Cheese, one of my favorites. I grab a Pringle and eat it. SO YUMMY!!! Suddenly, I hear a voice.
“Would you like to go to the Pringle world?” it asks.
Whaaaat?! Since when do Pringle cans talk? Never. “Uh, yeah!” I say. Why wouldn’t I want to go to the Pringle world where there’s an all-you-can-eat of them, and more? 
“Okay,” the mysteriously talking Pringle can says. 
All of a sudden, the Pringle can sucks me into it! 
== Chapter 2 ==
I open my eyes to see a big, open field. Where am I? Then I see mountains nearby. I realize that these are the exact mountains that Iris and Lucas live near in Pringle Journeys!!!! I can’t believe it! That must mean that… 
“I’M IN PRINGLE JOURNEYS!!!!! IN THE PRINGLE WORLD!!!!!!!!!” I shout as loud as I can. Why not? No one seems to be around. Then, all of a sudden, I hear, “Iris, did you hear that?” I instantly recognize Lucas from Pringle Journeys! 
“Yeah, I hope no one is in trouble or anything!” And that was Iris! Oh my goodness! I really am in Pringle Journeys! 
I hide behind a bush. I don’t really want to be seen. Or maybe I’m just too shy to be around my favorite Netflix characters… 
Lucas and Iris walk around the bush, leaving me exposed. 
“Oh! Who are you? And why were you yelling?” Iris asks, looking surprised at the sight of me.
“And why were you hiding behind a bush?” Lucas asks. 
“Oh, I was hiding behind a bush because… hmm, actually, I have no idea why I was hiding behind a bush,” I reply. “And my name is Miranda. It’s so great to finally meet you guys!!!”
Iris and Lucas look confused. “What do you mean, finally meet us?” Lucas asks. “You know us?”
“Yeah, you’re in Pringle Journeys,” I say. “Wait, you don’t know that?” I ask when I see their faces: still confused. 
“No. What’s Pringle Journeys?” Iris asks. “Mmm, talking about that makes me want Pringles. Especially considering what happens when we eat them. Right, Lucas?”
“Right,” Lucas agrees. “Do you know what we’re talking about, Miranda? You seem to know your stuff here.”
Before I can answer, Iris sticks her hand down towards me. “Come on up,” she says. I gratefully take it and get pulled up. Once I’m safely up with no chance of falling back down, I say, “Thanks, Iris!” 
Iris gives me a thumbs-up. “You’re welcome!” 
“Okay. So, Pringle Journeys is a show on Netflix about you guys. Two, yes, I most certainly know what you’re talking about. You get superpowers when you eat Pringles!”
“Totally,” Lucas says. “Since you seem to know everything about us and Pringle Journeys, whatever that is, what’s your favorite power that we’ve gotten?”
“Hmm,” I say. “That’s a hard one! I think my favorite is Pringle Blast!”
“That’s one of my favorites too!” Iris agrees. 
“I love that one too, of course, but my favorite is flying,” Lucas says.
I jump up and down. “Yes! I love that one a lot too!” I say. “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could somehow get Pringle powers too?” I ask, starting to daydream about it. Iris and Lucas share a glance. 
“Well,” Lucas starts. “We were just thinking, maybe you could —”
“Join us on our adventures!” Iris finishes, jumping up and down like I just did the minute before. 
“So, do you want to?” Lucas asks. 
Are they kidding?! “YES!” I shout. “Sorry. I mean, sure!”
Iris and Lucas both grin at me. “Alright!” Lucas says. “To start, how about you try a Pringle with us?” 
“Yes!” I exclaim. “Are you guys going to eat some too?” 
“Of course!” Iris says and smiles. “What flavor do you want to start with?” 
“I love Cheddar Cheese,” I say. “Would that work?”
“Sure,” Lucas says.  “Let me go get some, then we’ll have some fun!” Then he runs off. 
Iris looks back at me after watching Lucas. “So, how did you get here?” she asks. “And where are you from?” 
“Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. I’m from Fairview Park, Ohio, and I got here through a talking Pringle can. I’m not sure what that one was about,” I say. Then Iris started laughing. I guess it was pretty funny. I start laughing as well. 
Soon, Lucas came running back. “I got the Pringles!” he says, out of breath from running. 
“Great!” Iris says. “Ready to try your first superpower Pringle, Miranda?”
“Oh yeah!” I say. “I was practically born ready!” 
“Okay!” Lucas says, pulling out three Pringles from the can. “Ready to eat?”
“Yeah!” we all shout. I take one of the Pringles, the cheese and salt rubbing onto my fingers. Just as I’m about to put the Pringle in my mouth… 
== Chapter 3 ==
Boom!!!
	“What was that?!” I ask worriedly. 
“I don’t know!” Iris and Lucas exclaim at the same time. 
“Prepare for trouble!” someone says. 
“And for theft of Pringles!” another voice says. 
Iris, Lucas, and I spin around to see Team Fire: Flamestar and her henchman Junior Glitch! They are on one of Flamestar’s stars in the sky. 
“Well, well, well! If it isn’t Iris and Lucas!” Flamestar says. 
“Hey, look! They have another little friend with them!” Junior Glitch points out. 
Flamestar looks at me. “Well, you’re right, Glitch! Well, hello there, little one! You’re new! What’s your name?” 
I take a step back. They are more frightening in real life than they are on a TV screen. 
Suddenly, Iris steps in and yells, “Leave her out of this, Flamestar!” 
“Yeah!” Lucas agrees, glaring at Flamestar. 
“Why should we?” Junior Glitch asks. 
“Because Miranda is new to our world and doesn’t know that much yet!” Iris yells back.
“Thanks for defending me,” I say gratefully, turning to Iris. Who knew my favorite Netflix characters would be so kind?
“Save your thanks for later,” Iris advises. “After we defeat Flamestar and Junior!” 
“Yeah!” Lucas agrees. 
“Alright,” I say. “How are we going to do this?”
“You aren’t,” Flamestar says, flying down on her star and grabbing the can of Pringles.
“HEY!!!” Lucas yells. “GIVE THOSE BACK!!!”
“Never,” Junior Glitch says. “Why should we?”
“Because they’re ours!” I yell. I need to stand up for us.
“Too bad, new kid,” Flamestar says. “They’re ours now!”
“Didn’t we warn you to ‘prepare for trouble and for theft of Pringles’?” Junior Glitch asks, smirking. 
“Yes,” I say. “But you’re pretty proud of yourself for grabbing all the Pringles, don’t you?” It’s not that hard to tell what bad guys are thinking.
Flamestar and Junior look at each other. “Um, yes?” Flamestar asks questioningly. 
“Well, too bad,” I say. “You missed one.” And I hold up the Pringle that I had been about to eat before Team Fire came in. 
Flamestar and Junior’s jaws drop. “How did you —” Flamestar starts. But I interrupt by carefully breaking the one Pringle into three pieces and give one to Lucas and one to Iris. 
Lucas seems to understand what I’m doing. “It won’t be as strong, you know,” he warns me. “Because of how it’s only a third of the whole chip.”
“I know,” I say. “But we have to do what we have to do. So, you ready?”
“Yep!” Iris and Lucas both say. 
“Then let’s eat!” I say, and stuff the piece into my mouth before Flamestar or Junior can do anything about it. All of a sudden, I feel different. I look down and see that I’m invisible! Well, mostly. You can just barely see my outline. I guess that’s what Lucas meant about the piece of a Pringle. It doesn’t work completely. 
Meanwhile, Iris seems to have gotten flying, and Lucas got Pringle Blast! 
Lucas lets a few chips fall from his hands. “Wow!” he says. “I usually don’t get Pringle Blast! It is a rare one,” he adds, looking at me. I nod, understanding. 
“Ooh, look at me!” Iris exclaims, making me turn to look at her. I shield my eyes against the sun (and Flamestar’s stars) to see Iris floating about 4 feet above the ground. She sighs wistfully. “I wish I could fly higher, but…” 
“We have to do what we have to do,” I finish, repeating what I said earlier. 
Iris nods. “Right. So how are we going to get the rest of the Pringles back?” 
Lucas frowns thoughtfully. “We have to use our partial powers to stop Team Fire,” he says slowly. “How can we do that?” 
We think in silence for a minute, until Flamestar calls down to us, “Hey, we’re about to leave with your precious Pringles. You gonna get ‘em or what?” 
I glare at her. “We won’t let you get away!” 
“Flamestar, that’s the Miranda kid, right?” Junior asks. She squints down at me, Iris, and Lucas. 
Flamestar nods. “Yeah, why?” 
“Is she the one talking?” Junior asks. She peers down at us again. “I can’t see her.” 
Flamestar looks too. “You’re right! Where is she?” She looks around. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” 
Excitement washes over me like an ocean wave. “She can’t see me!” I whisper to Iris and Lucas. I look down at myself. “I can see myself a little bit, but from up there, they can’t see me at all!” 
Lucas smiles. “You’re right! Now let’s create a plan that we can use to defeat Team Fire.” 
Iris perks up. “I have an idea! What if” -she lowers her voice a little- “Lucas uses his Pringle Blast to distract Team Fire so they come closer to the ground. Then-” 
“Oh!” I interrupt. I glance at Iris. “Sorry for interrupting. But were you going to say you could fly up there and grab the Pringles?” 
Iris shakes her head. “Kind of. I was thinking I could fly around and distract them, then you can grab the Pringles. They wouldn’t see you coming! Only if you want to do that, though,” she adds, looking directly at me. 
Aww. Iris and Lucas really do care about me. “That’s fine,” I say. I feel determination rising through me. “I can do it.” 
“Thanks,” Lucas says, smiling gratefully. 
“Now let’s go!” Iris declares. 
== Chapter 4 (coming soon) ==
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