MapleWay

A mockup of what the MapleWay building might look like.

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## General Information

MapleWay is an autumn-themed store located atop the Great Maple Tree. It is known for its great variety, fall aesthetic, and wood-scented interior. While one might think it wouldn't be popular due to its location, it's actually part of a large chain that is known far and wide. Fall lovers can't get enough of this place!

## Description

The exterior consists of a large building with wooden siding. Above the small archway that sits in front of the entrance is a sign with the store's name and signature icon, that being an orange maple leaf. The building is surrounded by various shrubs, flowers, and other greenery while fall décor and hanging baskets line the windows. The store itself sits atop a hill on one of the branches that extends out from the tree.

Upon entering, one is greeted to the smell of wood shavings and cinnamon. The walls are beige, the floors are a brown hardwood, and the general reds, oranges, and yellows of autumn serve as accents. Maple leaf décor can be found hanging from the walls, the ceiling, and lining the aisles and checkout counters. The interior is quite massive with twenty aisles of goods and groceries, two separate clothing areas with fitting rooms on either side of the store, and a gardening center along the east wall that leads to a separate room for buying flowers and more specific gardening supplies. In the back lies a small area for sitting, though it's clear this spot, being removed from the rest of the store, is rather neglected compared to everywhere else. Along the back wall can be found a door leading to a conference room where the executives often hold meetings about the future of the company.

## Appearances

#### Season 2

* *MapleWay*
* *Sudden Villain Sighting*
* *Post-Hack Clarity*
* *Leader's Lullaby*
* *Betrayal (Or Why I Have Trust Issues)*

MapleWay is one of the major locations visited during the Rex-cue arc of Season 2 and the characters spend a lot of time here once they arrive. After leaving Anime Castle, Amber receives a notification about a nearby store and makes it their next destination. They arrive shortly after and start exploring right away with each character heading off to do their own thing. Nathan decides to keep a close eye on Amber, who heads directly to the clothing section to try on clothes in the fitting room much like she did during the visit to Rainbow Goods in Season 1. Zack and Zatch take over one of the aisles in order to more privately discuss their schemes and ideas. As for the others, they go about doing more minor things in the meantime. Eventually, notorious villain Mr. Destro is sighted and Nathan suggests everyone make a move before he gets away with whatever he's doing. He's seen browsing the gardening section, a place where Amber soon finds herself after wandering around. She enters the small room near the department and gets into a bit of a squabble with a snobby lady involving roses. After she returns, Zack and Zatch confront Mr. Destro and his penguin companion, Splinter, and manage to defeat him by giving him a slice of Zie. Afterwards, he is promptly arrested and taken away, allowing the group to continue their shopping experience. Shortly after, Zack uses a new mind-control Hack to take control of FlamDawg in order to gain access to the money in his piggy bank for room renovations. While this scenario doesn't take place within MapleWay, the characters warp back home to find him after the scheme is finished and take him back to the store. With money in hand and a new shelf above his dresser, Zack gathers Zatch in the aisle again to brainstorm new ideas for Zinventions, otherwise known as the Hacked inventions he has started to make. Elsewhere, the other characters find themselves overcome with an intense drowsiness after a strange melody starts playing on the speakers around the store. The only one not affected is FlamDawg, and so he is the only one awake enough to pay attention when Zack "accidentally" leaves one of the blueprints for his Zack Respawners behind, something that didn't seem to serve much of a purpose aside from letting the others know that Zack was well aware of what they were doing. Once the music stopped and Nathan woke up, both Zack and Zatch headed into the store's conference room to discuss ideas. It was here that Zatch dramatically announced he would be betraying Zack and attacked him, knocking him down and tying him up. Zack managed to escape by disconnecting himself from the current universe which sent him into a digital plane known as Kyberspace. Here, he traversed the Interwebs until he found a video call hosted by Amber who was using a computer in the electronics department. He was able to return to the real world through the computer she was using, allowing him to escape Zatch's clutches and begin planning his revenge. After this, the MapleWay section of the arc promptly ended when FlamDawg randomly found himself warped to the Glitch Show in the next chapter. From here, the Glitch Show arc began.

## Trivia

* According to the greeter at the door, the store was originally going to be named "Maple Goods" but this was changed after the creators remembered the characters had already visited a store with a similar name before.

## Gallery

Nathan searching up and down the aisles of MapleWay.MapleWay's clothing area.MapleWay's dressing room area.Amber posing with roses in the small gardening center room.Zack tries to fool Mr. Destro after he is spotted shopping at MapleWay.The conference room in the back that Zack & Zatch hijack.