The Runaway 8 Files - 8: Pompy

"**The Runaway 8 Files - 8: Pompy** Is the eighth and final pilot short, it focuses on the backstory of Pompy.

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### Music Composed by:

Various

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRl1fGxVloE

## Synopsis

16 years prior, Poachers appear to be gunning down something, soon a swamp monster by the name of Arborias comes to gather fruit when he hears a baby crying, he goes to investigate and it reveals Pompy as a newborn inside a bush, Arborias, surprised by the young bug's abandonment, decides to take her home, Arborias and his wife, Paisley decide to raise her as their own, a montage of them raising Pompy goes on, showing them playing with her, feeding her food, and teaching her things such as gardening ensues, afterwards it cuts to 16 years later, Pompy sent off for a mission of peace by her parents, with Arborias telling her to "spread her good vibes around the world", Pompy was then given her signature hat by Paisley before leaving.

Soon Pompy enters the Perfect City, looking at a photo and saying she'll make her mama and papa proud, Pompy enters an alley way and brings a flower back to life, and talks to bugs, Pompy attempts to talk to a denizen, who promptly flees, soon she tries with a pair of men, who also then flee from her as well, Pompy, confused by it all makes her way to the diner, Pompy attempts to spread her joy, but is confronted by every denizen in the restaurant and harassed by them, soon Seymour the exterminator enters the restaurant to confront Pompy head on, Pompy attempts to explain herself and try to attempt peace, much to the confusion of everyone, Pompy, indirectly agitating him by calling him a bug, attempts to flee as Seymour chases her down, Pompy escapes, but is stunned when she sees a dead insect atop Seymour's van, Seymour using this moment to kidnap her, knocks her down and threw her into his van, soon Pompy was in the van crying to herself, saying she wanted to go home, cries to herself when suddenly Seymour's van crashes and tipped over when Natasha uses blasts down his van, she uses this time to escape and eventually finds Rocky and Natasha escaping into the sewer, she then escapes with them. Soon Pompy wanders the sewers and came across a sewer child and promptly chased by it and several others, Pompy, cornered into a room loses it and blocks the door with a cabinet, she spent the whole night within there, when she exited the room, she found Rocky, then Sparks and Shrowder came out of a fence and came across the other kids, Squeevee and Eyevan notices the kids, then Rodney and Robo Natasha, all of the kids look to each other in confusion, ending the pilot shorts.

## Character Debuts

Pompy

Arborias

Paisley

Seymour the exterminator

Sewer Kids

## Cast

Pompy - Shaleah

Arborias - Brewster T. Koopa

Paisley - Willow Bartholomew

Seymour - IvanFlynnPro

Denizen 1 - LolAttack

Denizen's 2 and 4 - OldSoulsAudio

Denizen 3 - Steven Shay

Denizen 5 - Sairento II

## Gallery

ArboriasArborias finding PompyFamily PicturePompy's first birthdayBaby Pompy's bug friendsPoachers from 16 years priorAngry denizensDenizens confused by Pompy's peaceful speech"Oh I love it when my food plays!"Pompy captured by SeymourPompy following Rocky and Natasha into the sewersSewer kidsPompy in the sewersThe kids finally meet.
## Trivia

* Pompy is the first character who's full past was seen.
* Paisley and Arborias are the only adults in a short to not be antagonistic in any regard.