Episode 22: The Elemental Chaos (Tales From the Crick)

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### Air date

5 July 2018

**The Elemental Chaos** is the twenty-second episode in the series and second episode of Tales From the Crick.

The party gets a warm welcome at The Crick, but somethin's still amiss! Moonshine plays host and shows off her stump, Beverly has a hard time relating to Crick youngins, and Hardwon risks it all on his wood block playing skills. Mee Maw reveals a plan that could help the Band of Boobs beat Marabelle.

## Plot Synopsis

The Band of Boobs approached the populated area of The Crick. They spot some youngins pissing on a burning stump, which are revealed to be firemen. With hungry stomachs, The Boobs seek some Crick cuisine, to which Moonshine hopes there’s a craw boil going on.

Entering The Crick, Moonshine hopped on the shoutin’ stump and started playing the “I’m Back” song to announce her return. Bev gives a youngin a copper, and a fight for it ensues between the Crick folk. The BoB sees cousin Cooter leave the Grandma Tree with his black scabs.

Moonshine looks around for MeeMaw, and asks both the youngest and eldest Petris as to where she is. The eldest Petri informs her that she chased after a froghemoth in order to rassle it. The BoB west to aid Mee Maw and find her mid lightning bolt as she fights the froghemoth. Maw Maw is there fighting at her side too. She asks them if they can take care of the second froghemoth, which bursts through the brush. Maw Maw addresses Paw Paw, and Hardwon bends the knee to her, offering his axe. Both froghemoths are defeated and The Boobs help MeeMaw back to her stump.

They inform her that Ulfgar has been infected with an advanced case of crick rot. They explain that the three legendary heroes faced a fungal demon in hell, and that she may have slipped out. Moonshine asks why she never told her about Marabelle, and she explains that they kept it quiet in order to not bring a bad reputation to The Crick. Mee Maw expresses worry about the possibility of her sister being back, and asks Moonshine if she knows about The Elemental Chaos. She explains that ancient druids created four elemental titans in order to create a new world, but it didn’t quite work because the titans proved too powerful to control. If the BoB can defeat the titans, they could be granted their power, giving them a huge advantage over Marabelle. Mee Maw warns that if any of them die in the elemental plane that their soul will be trapped there. The BoB decides to rest up before leaving for the elemental chaos in the morning.

 The BoB enjoy a hefty Crick breakfast again, and Bev tries coffee for the first time. The bonfire roars still, and the Cricks all enjoy food together. Maw Maw comes to Moonshine’s stump and leads them to a private fire where they will perform a ritual together. Deeper into the eastwood, Mee Maw has gathered Crick elders in order to perform the ritual in order to travel to the chaos.

The BoB awaken in the elemental chaos and find armageddon surrounding the land around them. They follow a path toward the mountains and spot a rock temple, which seems responsible for the surrounding earthquakes. After dodging the various catastrophes they entered the stone temple where the Earth Titan resided.

## Quotes

* “You know I never leave home without Off.” - Balnor
* “Don’t you walk around like you know who your daddy is!” - Moonshine Cybin
* “You have my axe.” - Hardwon Surefoot to Maw Maw
* "Home's where the Hardwon is." – Moonshine
* "Tough times call for tough skin." – Moonshine
* "She's always slipping around, she's a wriggly little bitch. And I mean that in a bad way." – Mee Maw about Marabelle
* Mee Maw: "I want to go with you, but I … Moonshine, you ever been out of spells, you know what that's like?" – Moonshine: "Oh, I just did it for the first time and it felt like … it felt like 4 episodes of a podcast, if y'all know what I'm saying." – Mee Maw: "Oh, i do *not* like listening to podcasts!" – Beverly: "Podcast, isn't that when you flick bean pods into the crick?" – Mee Maw: "Yeah, we call that fishing, podcasting. 'Oh yeah I went podcasting this morning, caught a few wrigglers'."
* "Derogatory, that sounds complementary!" – Moonshine
* Mee Maw: "I think that might be the only way you're gonna be able to beat Marabelle, by turning nature itself against her." – Hardwon: "You sure you don't wanna do the rope thing?"
* Moonshine: "We are no stranger to rituals. Give us something, we'll pop it. I took a pill in Bahumia." – Murph singing: "I took a pill in Bahumia, to show Old Cobb I was cool."
* Balnor: "So am I not going? Am I not going?" – Hardwon: "We need you here. It's not that we don't need you." – Beverly: "It's not that we don't need you, it's that we need Old Cobb a lot more!"
* “The Earl of Earth, The Sultan of Stone, The Rock Reaper, The Earthquake… Guy!” - Earth Titan

## Trivia

* The Toegolds own several vacation properties.
* Crick Bullywugs like to wrestle, and it is disrespectful to deny one’s challenge.
* Instead of Murph, Caldwell rolls for Balnor in the fight against the froghemoth.
* Beverly makes Balnor hold his backpack for the first time.
* Beverly tries to give Balnor the final kill on the froghemoth but he can’t finish it.
* Paw Paw is first referred to as a Scramble Man in this episode.
* Balnor had Off Repellent on him.
* MeeMaw’s stump is Grandma Tree adjacent, which raises the property value.

## Music/Sound Effects

* "Crackling Fire" by sagetyrtle at Freesound.org.
* "Slumber in the Stump" by Emily Axford.
* "The Sultan of Stone" by Emily Axford.
* "Sumpin’s a Mess Out West" by Emily Axford.
* "A Fate Refused" by Emily Axford.
* "A Haven Away From Home" by Emily Axford.

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* NAD&DP Subreddit Thread