Whispers From the Heart - Chapter Four

> "*You're not going to move the islands to a different world or universe, are you? Cause that's just annoying.*"
> ― Fraya Love
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**Whispers From the Heart - Chapter Four: "Red Sky at Night"** is the fifty-sixth episode of Queens of Adventure. In it, consequences of actions in the vault begin to take affect.

## Synopsis

In the basement vault of the Golden Palace, our heroes and several allies have gathered near the altar where they stored the Kracken Priest's Heart. They have held off the ghosts with a ghost light and convinced Jo to step away from the altar she activated. Belfry hugs her daughter close.

Londyn Bradshaw, having turned into a parasite, finds herself suddenly controlling the body of Cher Noble.

Butylene, wielding the ghost light, suggests Barb grab the heart. Belfry worries about this choice. Barb steps over to the altar and touches it. He fends off the power of the Kracken, and takes control of the altar. The seaweed and water disolves away. Barb declares he is connected to the Kracken, and can see the memories and knowledge of Gnomi, Mystie, and Patrick.

Fraya turns to Butylene and asks if there is anything she needs to say. Butylene remembers to tell her about the sharks in the aquarium with the merfolk.

Belfry asks what Barb's plan is. He explains he cannot harm the island's inhabitants by his contract, so he is going to send the island to Phlegethos, his circle of hell, where the Kracken would have no power. He explains the ancient kingdom who built the temples, worshiped devils in the volcano. The Golden Palace is a spiritual channel that will allow him to perform the ritual.

Fraya sets down Chaz, and reclaims her dark lady necklace. Belfry asks the others to keep watch for any new threats. Londyn, revealing herself to be inside Cher Noble, agrees to patrol the beach. Arson will go with Fraya to deal with the sharks. Belfry then asks her daughter to take Chaz upstairs to the penthouse and lock themselves in. Chaz doesn't want to leave her mommy, not realizing Londyn is inside her. Eventually she convinces him.

A crash resounds from upstairs, and a wave of water spills down the elevator. Fraya heads for the airlock to the aquarium. Inside, there is a frenzy of activity as the sharks attack the merfolk. Mystie begs them to do something. Fraya *lights* up her trident. A shark swims up to her and she tries to jab it, but misses. As the shark bites her, Fraya uses *wrath of the storm*. Unfortunately, her *destructive wrath* hits several sharks, merfolk, and cracks the aquarium wall.

Londyn sees all of this from the hotel lobby before stepping outside into the storm. Eerie light flickers over the beach. Above, a portal to an infernal world is open in the sky. Three massive chains shoot out of the portal and anchor on the island.

She runs over to Alighieri and gives a hurried update. King Crab comes up. Londyn casts *talk with animals* through Cher Noble's body and scats with King Crab, convincing him to get he and his kind to safety, despite King Crab wanting to come and help.

With a large kachunk, the chains retract one link, pulling the portal one link closer to the island.

Another sound draws Londyn's attention - a large shark is hopping down the beach towards the casino.

Meanwhile, back in the aquarium, Fraya's attack has drawn the attention of a dozen sharks, and they all swim towards the party.

### Characters

#### Party

* Arson Nicki - drider warlock
* Butylene O'Kipple - tiefling alchemist
* Fraya Love - water genasi cleric
* Londyn Bradshaw - firbolg druid

#### NPCs

* Cher Noble
* Chaz Noble
* Jo Ramshackle
* Belfry Ramshackle
* Barb
* Woo Ghosts
* Mystie Seaport and the Merfolk
* Alighieri
* King Crab

## Episode Notes

### Lore

* Fire Island's original inhabitants worshiped the volcano and the devils that were connected to it.
* The Portable Party altar has a connection to the Infernal history of the Island.

### Memorable Quotes

* "Um, I think I just peed a little bit." - Butylene O'Kipple
* "Can we go to a world that's not... hell?" - "Girl we're gay it was bound to happen anyway. Might as well speed up the process." - Fraya Love and Arson Nicki
* "Greetings, I am Cher Noble Bradshaw 645... Just kidding, it's me bitches! Inside the robot!" - Londyn Bradshaw
* "You're going to need to persuade me, cause I want to curl up in your special mommy place." - Chaz Noble
* "Two in the morning. Just wanted to think about my relationships in the past and enjoy the wind and the scent of dead shark across the beach" - Londyn Bradshaw
* "I was roused from my sleep by a flaming chain that nearly cracked my carapace." - "That's really shitty. I also don't know what a cara-pan is." - Alighieri and Londyn Bradshaw
* "Are they going to be safe in hell? That's the thing. Are they going to dry up? Is the water going to be okay? Are things going to get dehydrated?" - "Also it's *Hell*." - Fraya Love and DM Matt
* "My grandmother was boiled alive. I do not want to suffer the same fate. I hear she was delicious, but still." - King Crab

### References

* Galdalf "You Shall Not Pass"
* Westworld
* Maury Povich paternity test episodes
* How Stella Got Her Groove Back
* The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Designing Women

## Behind the Queens

* A new intro featuring DM Matt announcing the show with dramatic flair is first used in this episode, as is a comedic sting at the end of the outro, reminiscent of the endings of Mystery Science Theater 3000. These ideas were first used in the first week of Queens of Adventure: Legends episodes, release the previous week.
* This is the first episode to be released after the renaming/renumbering of the main podcast.
* As of March, 2020, this is the shortest episode of the podcast. It is shorter to allow the creators to focus on launching Queens of Adventure: Legends.

**Greetings From Fire Island**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - **The Show Must Go On**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4
**Operation Watersport**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 - Ch6 - Ch7 - **Trials**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4
**Ghosts of the Coast**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - **The Devil's Due**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4
**Special**: The Story So Far
**The Beautiful Place**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 - Ch6 - **A Dance in the Dark**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4
**Drama in the Deep**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 - Ch6 - **Whispers From the Heart**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - **Ch4** - Ch5 - Ch6
**Danger Rangers!**: Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 - Ch6
**Mist Connections**: Ch1 - Ch2
**Unreleased**
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