Episode 13: The Battle for Lily Pad Grotto

**Episode 13: The Battle for Lily Pad Grotto** - Oh man… this is a bloody, nasty throw down against some INCREDIBLY unpleasant creatures. The whole episode is turtle monster murder. I thought this was a nice story about odd people making friends and learning to accept themselves while striving for second chances. I was wrong. This is a tale of carnage, blood shed, and half shell massacres atop giant lily pads. The battle for Lily Pad Grotto most certainly goes down. First Splinter, now the Turtles… someone call and wish our condolences to April. Also! Another group of adventurers has entered the cellar from below! Hear the first half of their story in this episodes “book ends”. They had WAY less fun.

### Episode

**Episode 13: The Battle for Lily Pad Grotto**

## Cast

### Nearlies

Josh | Xenator Brisbane
Kathy | Lavaleen Crest
Andy | Martin Sirque
Amanda | Gwendylyn Cloot
 Robbie | The Speaker
 Aaron |  Production & Sound

### NPCs

APPEARING
 Sarah
Todd

## Summary

The Nearlies head down to the Lily Pad Grotto to remove the Muck Mudturtle infestation. They experience a little trouble piercing through the tough hides of the turtles, but eventually they prevail in removing the scourge that was determined to destroy everything that's nice.

## Synopsis

### Prologue

There is a group of Inverted World mercenaries, approaching the grotto from below as the Nearlies approach it from above.  The mercenaries are lost, trying to follow a signal.  They have been traveling for days, but haven’t gotten any closer.  Only when they attempt to retreat does the signal get closer.

### Episode

The Nearlies are at the tunnel that leads down to the Grotto.  They are eventually wading through water to get to the underground grotto. The grotto is full of lily pads, growing lotus blooms, an important ingredient in healing potions.  Gwendylyn immediately dives into the water.  Lavaleen and Gwendylyn have a ‘grace off’ for moving through the water.  Martin also tries.  The ladies get a tie, and land on top of a lily pad after a beautiful synchronized dance. Martin belly flops.

A Muck Mudturtle appears, and the battle begins. The Nearlies have a bit of a rough start, but Val succeeds in shooting a turtle in the eye, causing blindness. There is continued difficulty, but Gwen succeeds at her Verdant Lightning strike, which is very successful to the water bogged turtles.  There is assorted melee battle.  Gwen eats one of her glamour plums and turns into something that she instinctually knows will attract the Muck Mudturtles towards her.  She casts Verdant lightning once again.  It goes in the opposite version as intended, so doesn’t electrify them, but does succeed in growing the plants enough to entangle the targeted turtle, making it difficult for him to move or avoid attacks.  There are some continuing attacks, but the episode ends right as combat is finished.

### Epilogue

The mercenaries in the Inverted World are still walking.  The group has been having mental problems, clearly shaken, and experiencing hallucinations.  One of them has been hearing the voice of their dead mother for the past hour, another imagines he’s being attacked by his companion when he was only being prevented from walking off a cliff.  “He’s beautiful. He says we can worship him. He’s glorious.”

## Notables

Episode 13

 Objects Acquired

 Spells Used

 Metamorph Attempts

## Quotables

Amanda:  “’You miss 100% of the jet skis you don’t transform into’ – Wayne Jetsky”

Lavaleen: “Some of us are heavier than others.”

Gwen: “You’re back to normal si- …oh you’re looking at me”

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