Finding your calling in life is not easy for everyone, you may have to jump through many hoops, try numerous things to find the thing thats for you. At some points you may feel you're not destined for anything, but that shouldn't stop you trying. What if you do find it? What if your calling is world changing? What if you are destined to protect the world and dimension from the evil that lives beyond?!
Potato Pancake Baker is the only child of Potato Cake and Hamill Baker, the world renouned bakers and founders of the Cake Hole Cafe. She was a quiet child growing up and didn't make too many friends. She was always seen as bright but never excelled as she probably should of and didn't like to join in with alot of activities. In her teenage years she got in trouble at school often for fighting leading to her taking up boxing but she never wanted to do it proffesionally. By the time she turned 18 she turned down the chance to go to college and spent time spinning her wheels in different occupations that involved working at the Cake Hole, a brief stint in Tato's Tavern, flunking out of the police academy and more. Nothing seemed to stick with her as she lost interest in them quite quickly. This worried her parents who were about to leave home to travel the world for their baking buisness. They told her to lose the negative attitude and not to give up finding her calling becasue witht hem gone there would be no one to help her and she would have to figure it out herself. She bid her parents goodbye and was left to herself in an empty apartment. She spent the evening in her room drinking looking out the window at the world go bye thinking to herself if she could ever find a purpose and agrilly chucked the bottle out the window before going to sleep.
A week later Pancake was in the local shop when she noticed a strange hooded figure enter the store and hold a glowing light blue sword towards the cashier. She ducked behind the shelves as creeped around behind the person who became more aggressive to the cashier. Pancake kicked the sword from its hand and began to tussle with them, knocking cans and food from the shelves. The hooded figure held her to the floor and tried to reach for the sword when she ripped its hood off to reveal the person. Pancake stared up in shock in seeing who it was, "Babka?!" Potato Babka Witkull looked at her surprised but in hearing incoming police sirens took off leaving the sword behind, leaving Pancake speechless as she sat on the floor and looked at the sword.
That evening Pancake returned home shaken by what occured and opened her jacket placing the sword on the counter before washing her face in the bathroom. She slowly walked out and back over to the sword and picked up to analyse it. The sword had many details on the handle which she gripped and caused the blade to glow an icey blue light. She touched the blade and quickly removed her finger to the chilling feeling it gave her and immediately put it back on the counter. Wanting to know more about the sword and why her distant cousin Babka had it and his actions earlier in the day she headed downtown to meet with Professor Quetz. The proffessor was suprised to see her at this time but could see she was in some distress and in need of answers so he let her in and made them both a cup of tea.
"So Pancake what seems to be the trouble?" asked the professor.
"Um...well...this morning I...I stopped it from being robbed...by...by my cousin Babka, thats one thing, but he had this sword with him...and I...I was curious to why he had it and why he was there" responded Pancake carefully handing over the sword to Quetz, who looked at it with curiosity and concern before rushing to his study to grab a book. "Proffessor what is it?!" He came back into the living room flicking the pages of the book.
"This...is the Chilling Blade!" said Quetz.
"What's that?" asked Pancake.
"I'm sure you are aware of The Great Nether War aren't you?!" questioned the professor.
"Of course, everyone in my family knows the tale, we pretty much ended it!" responded Pancake.
Quetz breathed deep and began to monolouge, "Yes of course, but after what your Great Great Great Grandfather Jacket Potato did what he did in defeating the Withered Dragon it left the terrain in ruins and nuclear waste for the next 5 years. After that the surving races over the next generation rebuilt there homes, kingdoms and cities to a much higher level. Each species had their own area and they stuck to it securing it all, the skeltons in the frozen oceans, wither skeletons in the withered forests, blazes in the dunes and the piglins who post war had turned more angry and agressive completely scrapping the morals they once had and took up in the forests in their villages or castle undee the piglin king. Each species feared another war so each of them experimented and created new weapons and beasts to deter each other. The three most powerful groups the Piglins, Blaze and Skeleton Alliance all forged an item over the Dimensional Cauldron. The Piglins created the Scouts Helmet, which gives the wearer speed to save them from death, The Blaze forged the Infernal Wings combining Elytra wings and the Infernal Feather together, the latter being dropped from thier Hovering Inferno boss and the Skeleton Alliance forged the Chilling Blade that freezes their opponents bodies to the core. The power these items hold pose a great danger if in the wrong hands and it is already a massive problem with two of them in the same dimension and 3 of them in the overworld!"
"Th...Three?!" asked a shocked and confused Pancake.
"Two other items were forged oveer the Cauldron, many many generations ago, the two items that your family swore to protect all these years and were the subject of your quarrels, The Revival Boots and The Death Potato!" said Quetz.
Pancake sat their in disbelief as Quetz put his book away.
"So if the five items are used together its bad?" asked Pancake.
"Potentially if in the wrong hands, but your predecessors have kept the boots and the potato away from danger and I'm sure Tato is keeping them locked up since the Poofment incident, since they can't be destroyed, because if they could well I'm sure Baked Potato would have many years ago!" said Quetz.
"Why did Babka have it?" queried Pancake.
"That to me is a mystery, I believed your family buried the hatchets with both your respective grandparents Poison and Chip?" wondered the proffessor.
"Yeah... we did, Poison and Scout went back to the nether and had a son Wedge and a daughter Scallop the latter married Bob Witkull the famous buissnessman in the known peaceful commune, I fear Babka may have fallen into the dark habits or something else!" worried Pancake.
"Listen to me, whatever Babka has planned doesn't sound good to me and he will be coming for the sword so I advice you get it to Tato quickly, he will keep it safe!" ordered Quetz.
"Ok... thank you proffessor!" said Pancake as she left.
Pancake began to head back home as quickly as she could as the rain began to pour heavilly. She turned into her street and came face to face with 2 hooded men, she turned to head back but was met by 2 more. She attempted to run but was grabbed from all angles by the group and began to fight them off, she held them off well but was soon overwelmed and was beaten down onto the hard wet pavement, her jacket torn off and sword taken from her. The four hooded figures stood over her as she slowly sobbed in pain as the rain continued to drench her and looked up to a fifth person who dropped their hood to reveal Babka. He knelt down to Pancake holding her head.
"This is your first and only warning I'm giving you, you're family and I don't want to hurt you, stay out of my buisness, because if you try anything I won't hesistate to kill you and anyone close to you!" threatened Babka as he kissed her on the forehead before he and the 4 hooded accomplaces took off leavng Pancake and hurt, cold and wet mess. Pancake picked herself up an hobbled back home to clean herself up, clearly shaken by this. She tried to sleep but couldn't stop thinking about it all, she knew something had to be done about it despite the threat made by Babka, she needed help however and decided too meet with Tato.
The next morning arrived and Pancake had arrived in Forest Hill around the back of Tato's house where she encountered Tom peeping through the window. He just stared at her and said nothing, while she was concerned however seeing Tato through the window inside ingored it as there were bigger things at state. She rung the doorbell and was greeted by Tato.
"Pancake! what happened to you, are you ok?" asked Tato helping her inside sitting her down.
"Tato...I need your help, its Babka, hes up to something bad and we could all be in danger!" said Pancake.
"Babka?! What did he do? Did he hurt you?" quetstioned Tato. Pancake told Tato everything that had happened the previous day involving Babka and his gang and what the professor had told her too.
"I don't know what Babka is trying to do but he had the Chilling Blade and i assume hes gonna go after the other items too unless he already has them too, he wants the boots and the potato!" warned Pancake.
"But why did he hold up that sto...ohhh....he doesn't know I have them both, my grandfather Poison was the one who gave them to me in secret and we lived at the address above the store, I guess Babkas been in hell for too long, but hes gonna find out soon enough!" realised Tato.
"I have to find him and stop him before its too late!" said Pancake.
"Wooh, are you crazy, you can't just take him and however many he has under him on your own, Pancake please listen this fight is too dangerous..!" said Tato before being interupted by Pancake, "Look, all my life I've been trying to find the thing that suits me and have failed, every job or role I've always had the feeling of this isn't for me and why am I here, well not this time, this time I feel I have to do this, maybe this is my calling, to stop Babka. I know the dangers, but danger doesn't scare me, because I know right and I know wrong and Babka is doing wrong and that can never win, I'm gonna stop him before he can execute his next plan!"
Tato looking worried, concerned but also inspired by this accepted what Pancake wanted to do and offered to help her, but she refused and told him to stay and protect the boots and potato, because as long as he has them safe Babka won't win. Tato agreed and kitted out Pancake with Atom Armor, Silken Shield and Sword of Elegance.
"Well, best of luck Pancake, stay safe and if you need any help signal this!" said Tato as he passed her a small device.
"I will, this is my time, thank you Tato.... oh um.. I have to ask about that gy at the window what is he doing?!" asked Pancake.
"Oh Tom, he just stands there, this place has been quite safe since hes been here, perhaps hes a bodyguard of some sorts!" repsonded Tato.
"O...k then haha, well hope I see you around!" said Pancake as she set off.
Pancake fully geared up and full of intent and bravery set off to the nether to confront Babka and stop him. She entered through the closest portal and ventured through the many forests, valleys, deltas and frozen lava seas until she reached a withered forest and a large withered lab. Sneaking and hidng around various trees avoiding restless spirits and guards she could make out hooded figures that looked like the ones she encountered the other day before catching a glimpse of Babka inside. Knowing Babka was inside Pancake had to be careful and not draw attention to herself she snuck through the forest to the other side of the lab. Suddenly a restless spirit appeared from out of knowhere and swooped towards her, giving her no choice but to take it out which drew the attention of a guard who went over to see what it was. As the guard got closer he noticed Pancake and signalled the alarm to the others before being slayed by Pancake who prepared herself to take on the guards. Duking and jiving she took out many of the guards and made it inside and came face to face with Babka and held her sword towards Babka who just smilled as Pancake was hit on the head from behind.
Pancake awoke strapped to a chair and Babka pacing around laughing "Ha ha ha, Pancake... I gotta admit you were brave to come here by yourslef, but also foolish, because you're predictable. I warned you this isn't something you want to get involved in, I gave you the chance to walk away, but no you did'nt listen and walked into trouble. Seems to be the only thing you're good at, am I right? cos I know you, you're a failure, you're good at nothing, lazy, no ambition, just a lost little girl with no purpose!"
"I'd rather be a screw up, then a murdering dictator of war!" fired Pancake back.
"Murdering dictator of war, wow.. that hurts. Who are you to call me that, you don't know what my plan is, so don't try and tell em who I am, when you have no idea!" said Babka angrilly.
"So what is it then? Family jealousy creeping back in? Figures since you're on that side of the family? Or are you looking to spark war again and take over the nether with your powerful forged items, to wipe out the other races, you're part piglin you know!" screamed Pancake.
"Family feud?! Ha, this isn't about the family, I don't care about that petty thing, this is so much more then that! And war who told you tha? That professor? Well no one know everything and his history isn't quite correct! Oh speaking of of the prof..." said Babka and clicked his fingers to his guard and pulled in another chair with a cloak drapped over it revealing it to be Professor Quetz battered and bruised.
"Professor!" screamed Pancake, "What did you do to him, let him go, this is between you and me!"
"Me and you? You're nothing Pancake! See this isn't about the family and I'm not tying to wage war on the other species in the nether! Let me tell you a story, my mother Scallop met my father Bob Witkull who was a buisness man and political acitivist who wanted peace among the species in the nether and he gained a large following setting up a commune for those who wanted peace. When I was born he and my mother taught me their ways and the commune grew. Now your history professor says that the commune disbanded because of riots and hatred between the races, but you're wrong! On the contrary my father succeced in achieving peace, that's right, we had peace, sure we had our seperate homes but peace. But my father was contempt at stopping there, he seemed to forget the dangers from the overworld coming here and stealing and tresspassing, how should we protect oursleves from violent adventurers like The Feat Foursome. My mother and father ignored me, they said it wasn't a problem. Not a problem I said, It is a problem! They wouldn't listen so I began to form my organisation of the stongest bosses of each race and we set out to protect ourselves from the dangers of the overworld and those still to to come... The End of Days and more!" monologued Babka.
"End of Days?" questioned Pancake.
"We saw it its getting closer, a threat to both realms.... and I will ensure my realm is protected so thats why I need the 5 items and I need your two, the professor knows so much about the 5 items, hes gonna teach me everything about them. And you Pancake, I know I said I was gonna kill you but I want you to see the carnage the Incendium will bring, I want you to witness my power and... you know where the boots and potato are!" said Babaka menacingly.
"No I don't!" said Pancake calmly.
"Don't start this shit with me now Pancake, I know you know Tato has them and you know where he lives! So tell me where he is!" snapped Babka.
"No, you're gonna have to kill me, because I'm not telling you shit!" yelled Pancake.
"It doesn't have to be like this Pancake, I was hoping you would've taken me to Tato, got me the items, ad left with no evidence, maximum one corpse, but instead you're trying to be the hero! Stop! because now you've pissed me off, now I'm gonna make you watch as we sweep the other world leaving it to waste as we tear the place apart to get those items and when its done I will shred the overworld to the core, because whats coming is bigger and I'm protecting my people so see that as mercy from something worse, where's Tato! screamed Baka with a pychotic look in his eyes. Pancake just stayed silent.
"*sigh* You know, I had alot of backlash for my believes and plans, people that don't see or understand my vision. You know what happened to them? Hmm? Nothing... but then theres those who tried to do what you did, physically get in my way. Some of them were my friends, some neighbours, some... family..." said Babka as he pulled back the curtains on a wall to reveal the hung up corpses of his parents, sending an emotional and horrified shock down the face of Pancake.
"I'm not playing around, family or not you stand in my way you end up like them...so! What's it gonna be? Don't try to be the hero! Tell me where Tato is or Quetz will be the next one and his blood is on your hands, tick tock, make the call Pancake, Make IT!" screamed Babka as her held the Chilling Blade over Quetz's neck.
"I'm right here!" yelled a voice before Babkas guards were shot with laser beams from different directions before Tato and Tom ran into the room with a small group of soldiers and backed Babka into a corner.
"You came!" said Pancake with relief as Tom freed Pancake and helped Quetz out.
"You've been busy Babka, you know our grandfather would have been so dissapointed to see you right now, but I guess that why he entrusted me with the Boots and Potato over you!" joked Tato as he revaled to be in possession of both. "End this now before you regret it!"
Babka smirked and repsonded, "You made a big mistake bringing them too me, because now I have what I need, I am going to take them off your dead corpse and we will destroy your realm piece by piece!"
"I'd like to see you try!" said Tato.
"Then let us begin" said Babka before equipping the Scout Helmet and flying off with the Infernal Wings.
"He has the wing and helmet!" screamed Pancake.
"What do we do Tato?" asked Tom.
"Ok Tom alert Seve and Raz and get the soldiers ready, Pancake... lets go after the bastard!" said Tato giving Pancake a nod appreciation.
Tom prepared the reinforcements, while Tato and Pancake ventured off to follow Babka. They travelled through the withered forest and reached a clearing into the toxic slime region and saw the nether reactor with Babka on top. He noticed the two of them and bellowed down to them, "You signed you're death warrants, you brought your army, now meet mine!" as he activated the reactor which opened up revealing his Incendium army consisting of various armies including The Hovering Inferno, Piglin paratroopers, Tortes and more.
"Oh boy, you ready?" asked Tato to Pancake.
"Lets kick their asses!" she repsonded as the fight began.
The Incendium Army gained the upper hand with their numbers at first before Tom returned with reinforcements and the chaos and bloodshed esculated. Lightning bolts, arrows, beams, swords, bodies were been thrown and layed to waste all over the place as Babka watched from a high. Tom, Tato and Pancake were in the middle of the battlefield taking down Inferno's and Paratroppers. They suffered very high casulties and at points looked like they were on the verge of defeat but managed to escape and pushed Babkas army to the brink of defeat. Fearing the incoming doom Babka decided to take matters into his own hand and jumped down and enaged in battle with the three as they attempted to get the 5 items off each other. Tom was knocked out leaving a 2v1 which Babka continued to dominate, but Pancake had manged to disarm the Chilling Blade off him and prepared to engage Babka again, not before he wounded Tato, enraging Pancake as the two fought back and forth. As hard as she tried Babka once again got the better of Pancake holding her down to the ground.
"I gave you the chance, you amde me do this! Now you're gonna watch as I kill everyone and everything you love!" grilled an angry Babka as he walked over to Tato and ripepd the Revival Booots and Death Potato from him.
"At last, I have the power!" screamed Babka as he leviated above the grown equipping the boots and prepared to activate the death potato, but nothing happened. He looked around confused and saw a smirk on Tato's face.
"What did you do?!" ordered Babka.
"D...Did you really think I'd keep the real Death Potato on me?" laughed Tato as Pancake jumped on to Babka from behind and Tom revealed he had it and threw it towards Pancake who caught it and engaged in a chaotic aerial scramble with Babka creating a big smoke cloud. Tom and Tato tried to make out what was going on before a bright yellow light appeard through the dust with Babka being thrown from it and flying through revealed Pancake kitted out with all 5 items.
"You may have the strength Babka, but I have the brains!" said Pancake flying down to his crippled body.
"Ergh..ahhh...y..you hold the power.... it makes you dangerous now... yo played yourself!" struggled Babka.
"Wrong, in the wrong hands yes, not me, all my life I tried to find my purpose and I found it, protected this world, these realms from evil and keeping these items safe!" said Pancake smirking at Babka before recieving a proud nod from both Tato and Tom.
"You haven't won just yet!" said Babka before activating a button to release his final boss The Toxic Ghast from the reactor core.
Seeing the danger approaching, Pancake ordered Tato and Tom to retreat back home taking Babka with them and she will deal with it. They wished her luck and sprinted back to safety, while Pancke zoomed towards the Ghast defleting a toxic fireball and implaing it before causing it to explode with her flying away safely from the explosion.
2 days later Tato, Tom and Pancake observed as Babka was placed in maximum security prison within Aardvark.
"He'll be secure here, no escape, besides you said he knows about a threat coming, how can we be sure?" asked Tato to Pancake.
"One thing about Babka was he doesn't lie, he said the End of Day's was coming, to me he found something that threatened his home so went to extreme measures to protect it, he knows more and the professor is working on it, but for now we wait and prepare ourselves for whatever it is!" said Pancake.
"How will we know when its coming?" asked Tom.
"We don't, we just need to be ready!" responded Pancake.
"Alright, thanks Tom, we better get back to stuff" said Tato and he and Pancake walked up to the sruface.
"Are you sure about guarding those items, it just seems everything bad stems from one of those, our family can't escape it!" questioned Tato.
"That's the risk I have to take, we can't just keep hiding them, they'll be safe with me, I'll ensure that, its me destiny, my purpose!" smiled Pancake as she and Tato embraced.
"Well I better head home, girls will be worried!" said Tato.
"The 2 girlfirends and kids working out?" asked Pancake.
"Spudina's a great older sister to Ray and you know Kat and Summer seem to be getting along better now, so I guess it is working out!" laughed Tato.
The two smiled and embraced again before Pancake flew off around the world and into space looking down at the world with a look of contempt.
Coming soon: The Finale to end all finales, The End of Day's arrives....