"Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Animalia Ambassadoria." Began Abby, kicking off the latest episode.
"We're in cropped tops and short shorts today because we're showing what happens after conversion and/or uplifting." Said Sarah, holding Travis's hand.
"Most of the time, uplifting and/or conversion to Animalian status results in a buildup of energy, like a longer lasting version of drinking 5-Hour Energy. That's where Claw Coliseum's and Golden Mountain Dojo Health and Wellness programs come in." Said Malice, clinging slightly to Simon's arm.
"We're starting in front of the Records Wall in Claw Coliseum to show what happens when a great feat of strength, etc. is accomplished without hurting oneself." Said Jessica, indicating the wall behind them. It was divided into male, female, Lightweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight, Superheavyweight, and Ultraheavyweight categories, with the name, species, and feat accomplished in brass, several of them blank.
"The brass tags are meant to be moved around easily because they're not only records for posterity, but also challenges to surpass them for bragging rights." Said Sophie.
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"Here we have our newest Project Phoenix member Maddie demonstrating how reinforced the treadmills are in Claw Coliseum." Said Abby, bringing them over to a Belgian Blue cow exercising on one of the treadmills. When she saw that she had company, she turned off the treadmill so she could talk to them.
"So what motivated you to join Project Phoenix in the first place?" Asked Roland, who had brought the list of questions for Project Phoenix volunteers with him."
"It was one part bullying, two parts image issues, one part Anorexia, and one BIG part parental." Said Maddie, sounding somewhat sad.
"Your parents sent you hear to stop you from starving yourself for the sake of an image." Said Sarah, partly translating for Malice's benefit.
"Yes," said Maggie, still sad, "I was enjoying Mardi Gras before my treatment would commence, and that is when I saw Him on the Male Bovine Display Float." She said, her voice turning dreamy, "He also saw me, but I didn't know that Theseus, as he was called, intended to be my donor, and my bondmate."
"Theseus?" Asked Abby, surprised, "That's the name of one of one of the bulls on our farm."
"I know." Said Maddie, dreamily, "He seemed to see the past the rail-thin weakling I was, and see the soul that slept inside me."
"That's actually one of the common stories of mateship in Animalia, seeing past appearances to see the soul inside." Said Malice, "it's what drew me to Simon."
"So what do you do for money now that you're part of Animalia?" Asked Roland, reading another question on the list.
"Mostly I work at the Animalia Milk Farm." Said Maggie, shaking herself out of her daze, "I'm glad that the pasteurization process was updated to get rid of the virus in the milk, and that the milk we 'express is high in nutrients. But on weekends, I perform at the Meat Market on 32nd street as Princess Ariadne." She said, impishly.
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"Here at Golden Mountain Dojo, Animalians are taught to use their new strengths to defend themselves, deal with their energy levels, and put on good shows for the public for the upcoming IAC, and Miss Zodiac competition." Said Sophie, opening the next scene in the Dojo
"They've come up with a creative way of doing the Miss Dragon competition." Said Malice, "The winners of the past eleven Miss Zodiac competitions compete with each other to obtain the title of Dragon of the Zodiac."
"Although there won't be as many competitors this cycle since we were already past the Year of the Dragon this cycle." Said Sarah, a little sad. Suddenly a door to one of the classrooms opened up and four box turtle Animalians walked out, but what was surprising was that they were all male, and all had hair on their heads, but only one had the curly red hair that Peter did, and not one of them had the exact same height and build.
"Sorry, are we interrupting anything?" Asked the turtle they identified as Peter, but most of the ambassadors were too stunned to speak. After an awkward minute, Jessica managed to speak.
"Who-who are these?" She managed to say.
"Have you ever heard of the Three Friends and Jerry Adventure Guild?" Asked Peter.
"Kinda," said Abby finally, "It's that student-founded D&D club that functions year-round to keep young people out of trouble?"
"Yes," answered Peter, "And these are the two other Friends and Jerry that helped me set it up."
"I'm Adam," Said the one with black hair and brown eyes.
"I'm Tom," Said the bald one with blue eyes.
"And I'm Jerry." Said the one with the messy blond hair and green eyes.
"How did these guys become Animalians?" Asked Sophie.
"The girls and I took advantage of the 'half-price' Animalia conversion costs during Mardi Gras and 'initiated' my oldest friends into our group." Said Peter.
"Now Peter doesn't have to disappoint the other sisters by choosing only one of them as a bondmate," Said Adam, "we can pick our own bondmates from whomever is left over."
"We're now the Green Glacier Adventure Clan," said Tom, "mainly because we still gather for D&D, and we're all steamrolling through many jock records at school."
"But we've still can't beat Pete's dad in any records." Said Jerry, " He's already in the low ranks for the heavyweight records."
"Just a quick question," asked Roland, before things got too out of hand, especially in the comments section, "what inspired you to originally name your group the Three Friends and Jerry Adventure Guild."
"Because the Theee Friends and Jerry Show was our favorite cartoon on ABC Family." Said Peter.
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"For our Mieni Atoll update," said Simon, back in the special room normally used for Animalia Ambassadoria, "the all-natural cabanas for the resort hotel are complete, as well as the uplifting of Topanga (a female leatherback turtle), Kirana (a female Sea Krait) and Teela (a female Slender Moray Eel). However, Teela gaining some features from her donor Kirana, mainly her similar hands and some of her markings, is prompting more research into the virus."
"We've also learned that part of the Health Spa/Workout Gym includes a marathon trail/swim through the jungles and between the islets of Mieni Atoll as a kind of exercise track." Said Jessica, reading the updates on the website on the laptop.
"Also," said Abby, reading a post that just popped up, "Ran and Gaz managed, against all odds, to capture three marlins. One male, and the female that were caught, are going to the Animalia Aquatica project; while the third, that didn't survive his battle with Ran, will be food for him and Gaz."
"What a school of Marlins were doing off the coast of Mieni Atoll, I don't know." Said Sophie.
"They've also determined that the waves on the eastern side of the Atoll are actually perfect for surfing. So some entrepreneurs from Hawaii are going to open a business selling surfboards and lessons there." Said Sarah, reading a post from four days ago.
"To close out our show," said Roland, noticing how much time was left on the clock, "We're going to shoot the next episode on-location at Mieni Atoll as part of a preview tour sponsored by John Sims, one of the contributors to Animalia Reserve and Resort. Until then, see you all next time in the wilds of Animalia."