A story I wrote 11 months ago that I only published on Discord, now being brought to Tumblr
Story surrounding Art from this post
What if Ellian ate some weird candy, passed out, and woke up in candy land. But the mascots are the residents?
Ellian: waking up “ugh….. where am I?…..”
?Creator?: “Welcome to Candy Land child!”
King Candy: “No silly, I’m King Candy.”
Ellian: “shit, this is Wonderland all over again.”
King Candy: stuffs a marshmallow into Ellian’s mouth “We don’t tolerate such foul language here child, who taught you that?”
Ellian: “….. literally every adult growing up.”
King Candy: “Oh you poor child, growing up with such bad influences. Here dear child, I can get you back home if you follow the candy path, and get to my castle, safe travels!” flies away
Ellian: (…… You know what, this version of the Creator isn’t trying to kill me, maybe this isn’t like the Wonderland situation) starts walking
Ellian continues walking, admiring the strange land of sweets.
Mama Ginger: “No child, I’m not an Angel, however the inhabitants of this forest have called me one. I’m Mama Ginger, and this over here is Plumpy.
Suddenly, a troll resembling Mime arrives.
Mama Ginger: “He doesn’t talk, but he’s very sweet.”
Plumpy: offers Ellian a plum
Ellian: takes it and eats it “Thanks?”
Mama Ginger: “You best be on your way now child.”
Ellian: “Will do, bye!” leaves
Mama Ginger: “……. Good job on the plum offer Plumpy, children on an empty stomach here are disastrous to the already fragile wildlife here.” 😞
Ellian shivers in his jacket as he enters the frigid Peppermint Forest, among the peppermint trees, he sees a Phantom-looking man chopping down a peppermint tree with an axe.
Ellian: “Hello? What’s your name?”
?Phantom?: “What is your name child, I’m no stranger to children causing trouble around here.” He said, holding his axe in a defensive position.
Ellian: “Woah woah Woah! I’m not gonna hurt you, my name’s Ellian, and I just woke up here, not sure how, probably cause I ate something bad.”
Mister Mint: “Ellian huh? Well, I’m Mister Mint, and that’s all you’ll get from me.”
Ellian: “What do you mean causing trouble, and why does everyone keep calling me a child?”
Mister Mint: “What else do you think trouble may mean, arson?!”
?Rover?: eats a piece of mint wood
Mister Mint: “That is the trouble we mean, and the child stuff, King Candy told us that you guys that come here are called Children, so that’s what we just call you all.”
Ellian: “I promise I won’t eat anything or any of you guys, I already ate a plum that Plumpy offered me, I’m practically full.”
Mister Mint: “Tssk, probably gave it to you so that you would eat Mama Ginger or any of his friends.”
Mister Mint: “Now get lost before I change my mind.” He says, making the axe in his hand very obvious.
Ellian: “Ok ok! I’ll leave!” scurries off
Mister Mint watches Ellian leave before grabbing a stack of peppermint wood.
Mister Mint: “C’mon boy, let’s get out of here, the further we rebuild home from the path, the safer we are.”
The Peppermint dog barks before following the wood cutter.
Ellian: walking (…… Mmmm….. gumdrops… maybe if I-NO! I already told Mr. Mint I wouldn’t eat anything else here.)
Ellian: “!!….. who’s there?!”
Ellian: “I promise, I’m not here to hurt you!”
However, the bouncing only got closer
Ellian readied his knife for defense.
?Achier?: “Woah! Do children get this violent over a surprise now?!”
Ellian: puts away knife “Achier?!”
Jolly: “Nope! Just the happy gumdrop Rabbit Jolly here!”
Ellian: “Why were you planning on surprising me, I thought I was going to be attacked!”
Jolly: “I thought it was something children liked, the last one did, however I guess this is my sign to stop.”
Ellian: “Anyways, what makes you so eager to greet me?”
Jolly: “Because it’s been sooooo long since a visitor, let alone a child, came here. Most try to aim for the shortcut that skips this area to save time.”
Jolly: “So yeah, it does get pretty lonely around here.” 😞
Jolly: “But now that you’re here, it’s not so lonely!”
Ellian: (I wonder if he knows about what’s going on with “children” and them eating the place.) “Oh, uhh, just a heads up, I’m not planning on eating anything here.”
Jolly: “……… That’s good to know! These are very sacred mountains and hills here, take all the time you need exploring the place.”
Ellian: “Oh, no thanks, I’m actually trying to get home by following the candy path.”
Jolly: “Pleeeeaaassseeee!! It’s been soooo long since I’ve had company.” 🥺
Ellian: “Fine, but just a few minutes, I don’t know how long the journey back to King Candy’s palace is.”
Jolly: “Oh, you can stay longer, his place is basically a turn away!”
Jolly: “……. Oh look! More gumdrop rabbits!”
You spend time with Jolly, playing with and feeding the rabbits, that you lost track of time.
Ellian: “Ah shoot, I overstayed my welcome, I better get going.”
Jolly: “But these poor bunnies will miss you!”
Ellian: “I…. Doubt they won’t.”
Ellian: “Cause…. They have you! You’re plenty of fun to play with!”
Jolly: “But they also haven’t seen a new face in ages.”
Ellian: “And sometimes that’s for the best, it makes you cherish the moments you have if they aren’t forever.”
Jolly sulks in defeat as you leave as fast as you could, looking behind you every now and then to make sure he wasn’t following.
Ellian: (aye aye aye! Clingy just like Achier)
Ellian: (….. just around the corner my ass, pretty sure he was lying to get me to stay longer.) you thought as you went on through the trail.
You didn’t even have time to respond before something wrapped your ankle and dragged you.
You felt yourself getting dragged deeper into the dark licorice woods.
?Jester?: “Well look what the cat dragged in.”
Lord Licorice: “BAHAHAHAHAAAA!! As if I would be on the level of a Jester, I, am the Great Lord Licorice!”
You got up and saw your captor, a Jester looking man, in Expensive Licorice clothing.
Lord Licorice: “But woe is me, it seems that even my Greatness could not save me from being BANISHED and REPLACED by that wicked, 2 faced, PRINCE LOLLY!!”
Licorice minions: “Booooooo!!”
Ellian: (So that must be the Prince equivalent here)
Lord Licorice: “So, child, I’m not sure if anybody here has told you this, but the locals here aren’t very fond of…. Children.”
Ellian: “It’s because they ate everything around here, right?”
Lord Licorice: “Oh the death! The destruction! I was practically untouched due to them hating licorice, but everybody else was devistated! Mama Ginger, Jolly, Miss Peanut, Queen Frostine, Gloppy, Mister Mint’s poor dog, King Candy, and even Prince Lolly were devistated by the loss and desctruction of their homes.”
Ellian: “Mister Mint’s dog?”
Lord Licorice: “Poor poor soul lost one of his legs due to a child breaking it off, such cruel things!”
Ellian: “Wait, if everybody was so devistated by “children” how come you’re sparing me, and also, why was Jolly trying to keep me around?!”
Lord Licorice: “That poor fool’s gone mad from loneliness, he has to always protect his lands, but at the same time, those gummy critters are his only company. I say he was either trying to kill you, or was deluded into think that children could be good like the first one that came.”
Lord Licorice: “The very first, poor lad came in crutches, polio is what he said he caught, but his kindness touched the souls of everyone here. Then the others came after him and took more than they gave back, greedy little monsters. If I were King Candy, I’d send them home right away, but who am I to talk, I’m just his banished Lord.”
Lord Licorice: “As for your other question, I have a very special quest just for you!”
Lord Licorice: “You are going to go past Grandma Nut’s place, to the Lolly Pop woods, and wreak havoc upon that cursed Prince Lolly’s palace!!”
Ellian: “I can’t do that! I already promised Mister Mint I wouldn’t eat anything here!”
Lord Licorice: “Then you’re even more useless than I thought.” snaps fingers “For you guys, it’s eat or be eaten!”
Ellian saw the minions carry over a boiling pot of soup.
Ellian: “Wait! I’ll do it! Just… let me go!”
Lord Licorice: “But what about your promise to Mister Mint?”
Ellian: “I don’t want to be BOILED alive!”
Lord Licorice: “Hmm…… well then, off you go, but just remember, we’ll be watching.” He said as licorice vines and minions look at him.
Ellian ran off as fast as he could away from the Licorice Castle.
Ellian: (dammit, it’s night time already?!)
Ellian wandered through the night, his only guide the trail which was said to head to King Candy’s palace. Upon making a turn, he saw a little ol’ peanut brittle house with a garden in from, lights on, and the smell of something delicious coming out of one of the windows. His stomach grumbled to remind him how long it’s been since he last ate.
Ellian: (No Ellian, keep it together, you don’t want any more destruction on this land than what’s already been done.) he thought as he went by, but he couldn’t help himself.
Approaching the door, he knocked gently and stepped back.
?Maiden?: “Oh hello there! What are you doing out so late?”
Ellian: “Can I rest here for the night?”
The Maiden looking lady let Ellian into her little home, the smell getting stronger, Ellian’s stomach growled again.
?Maiden?: “Oh you poor child, here, l’ll get you something to eat.”
Ellian: “Oh, thank you! You must be Grandma Nut right?”
Grandma Nut: “That’s right dear.” She said, bringing out a fresh batch of peanut butter cookies with some candies in them. “These are from the garden, eat up!”
You happily grabbed a few cookies before you heard the sound of something coming.
Peanut Butter Doll: takes a cookie then flees
Grandma Nut: “Don’t mind them, they’re shy to strangers.”
You continue eating the cookies she baked before returning the bowl to her.
Ellian: “I’m full now, thanks.”
Grandma Nut: “You’re very welcome, and I’m very sorry, but the couch is the only place you can sleep tonight, I wasn’t expecting visitors.”
Ellian: “It’s alright, keeps me from sleeping outside tonight.”
Grandma Nut: “I hope you get back home safely.”
Ellian pulls a sheet and gets comfortable on the couch, trying to rest after a long day.
Ellian hears something drop in the kitchen, curious, he goes to inspect it. In there, he sees 3 peanut dolls carrying a Knife.
Ellian: grabs knife “What on Earth are you doing with this?!”
2 of the dolls flee while the other attempts to attack Ellian.
Ellian: picks up doll by the “scruff” “kids….” knocks on the door to Grandma Nut’s room
Grandma Nut: “Huh?…. What are you doing up so late, and is that Cream?”
Ellian: “Cream here and 2 of their siblings were trying to handle a knife.”
Grandma Nut gasps before taking Cream
Grandma Nut: “I’ll make sure they don’t cause any more trouble, please forgive me!”
Ellian: “….. It’s about the nature of children, isn’t it.”
Ellian: “I already promised Mister Mint I wouldn’t eat what I shouldn’t eat.”
Grandma Nut: “…. My poor babies are still terrified, there used to be 4 of them, but poor Butter was lost.” She said, tears in her eyes.
Ellian: “I’m so sorry for your loss, I can leave now if it makes your kids comfortable.”
Grandma Nut: “You should stay, the others, especially Prince Lolly, are aggressive towards children and you need all the rest you can get tonight.”
Grandma Nut: “I still do believe that children can be good, like the first one who visited us all those years ago.” She said with a sting of pain her voice.
Ellian: “Good night Grandma Nut, and thank you.”
You get back to bed and cover yourself with the blanket, trying your best to sleep despite everything you witnessed today.
That morning, Grandma Nut gives you the leftover cookies as something to carry during your travels. She waves goodbye and you do the same. Upon leaving, you noticed her garden which you didn’t spot initially due to the darkness. You can see how she grew these trees that bloomed candy on them like fruit. You watch one of Grandma Nut’s kids pick one and eat it before eventually heading further down the path.
Ellian: “Alright, up next….. Lollypop woods……”
You spot a licorice minion looking at you before it fled into the woods.
Ellian cautiously enters lollypop woods, looking around.
Ellian: (maybe if I just quietly run past this place, I don’t have to deal with any of the-)
Prince Lolly: “FREEZE!!” He said, holding a sharp sphere up to your neck. He was wearing fancy clothes, but what really caught your attention was the translucent blue lollypop fairy wings he had.
Soon after, other lollypop guards surrounded you.
Ellian: “Uhh, I surrender?”
Prince Lolly: “Take him to the Dungeon!”
Ellian: “Wait no! I’m just a harmless stranger whose promised Mister Mint not harm anyone!”
Prince Lolly: “I’ve let Children destroyed this place by letting them go, I won’t make the same mistake again!”
The guards ruthlessly drag you to the dungeon before throwing you in and slamming the bars, which were made of really tough and thick candy canes.
Ellian: “Fuck, they took my knife too! Dammit!”
The walls surrounding you consisted of jawbreakers, so unless you wanted to spend God knows how long licking the walls, you weren’t making it out anytime soon.
You try your best to find any more ways out of here, only to find nothing.
Ellian: “Fuuuuck!! And all because some stupid kids decided to eat the locals, great!”
Ellian: “Huh, who’s there?”
Issac: “Name’s Issac, you?”
Issac: “Welp Ellian, welcome to the rest of your short miserable life.”
Ellian: “Short miserable?”
Issac: “Unless you’re sick and scrawny like me, they gon’ cook and eat ya like barbecue on a hot summer day.”
Ellian: “Woah woah woah, EAT??!!”
Issac: “New motto, eat or be eatin.”
Ellian: “Hell no! I’m not getting eaten by a bunch of candy lunatics!”
Issac: “Suuuuure…. Tell that to Richard, Shelly, Tristian, Ashley, Nick… kinda like that guy actually, poor soul, Fiona-”
You frantically try to break down the bars, a hole in the wall, Anything while Issac mockingly lists name after name of children who didn’t make it out of here.
Issac: “- Essie, Xavier, and now, Ellian!”
Issac: “Nice knowing ya!”
Ellian: “No, NO NO NO NO!!”
You screamed as the guards dragged you out of the cell. For a moment, you see poor Issac in a corner of his cell, who’s pale and basically bone.
Guard: “This one’s a big one!”
Guard 2: “We’re eating good tonight.”
Ellian: “NO! PHANTOM! ELLORA!! CREATOR!!! SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!”
You were brought over to a dinkng room and tied up with red licorice rope.
Guard 3: “And now, the live presentation of our finest cooks preparing what the children call, “steak”.”
Prince Lolly: “Mmm! I’m curious how this one tastes considering his size. I wonder…. Do they get tastier the bigger they are?”
The cooks some in carrying various cooking materials… Including your knife.
Looking at the licorice top gives you a crazy idea, but you were desperate.
Ellian: “LORD LICORICE!! HELP ME!!!”
Prince Lolly: “BAHAHAHAHAHAA!! You think THAT banished fool would save you?!”
The others at the table and the cooks just laugh.
Everyone turns their attention to the window that just broke, from there, a licorice minion arises.
Soon after, the parlance was swarmed by Minions breaking in left and right, along with licorice tentacles creeping in.
Ellian: “holy shit that worked!”
Shortly after, you felt yourself being bridal carried by Lord Licorice.
Lord Licorice: “It was a mistake sending you here, let’s get out.”
You didn’t have time to respond before he jumps away from the scene. The last thing you see within the palace was Prince Lolly crying surrounded by chaos and a broken crown.
Lord Licorice: “Here.” He said, giving you back your knife.
Lord Licorice: “Here, take this shortcut, it should lead you away from this place and towards the Ice Cream Sea where Queen Frostine lives. I’m not sure if she’s aggessive towards children, but she seems like the type to flee.”
Ellian: “Ah, Lord Licorice, thank you again so much for saving me.”
Lord Licorice: “Consider it an apology…. Umm…”
Ellian: “Ellian, and we’re called humans.”
Lord Licorice: “Ellian, stay safe out there.”
Ellian: “Already trying to.”
You make your way over to the Ice Cream sea, several berry penguins flee at the sight of your presence.
Ellian: “You know what? Fair…..”
You take out a peanut butter cookie and start eating it to quease your hunger.
Ellian: “….. oh come on!”
You groan loudly as the path you were following was covered by a giant wall of Ice, breaking it or walking around seemed out of the question.
Ellian: (great, now I gotta find Queen Frostine to help.)
You walk along the beach calling out her name and scaring off even more penguins.
?Moon?: “Who are you? The penguins told me you’re a child.”
Ellian: “Ellian, I don’t mean trouble, I just need your help with this giant ice block blocking the path to King Candy’s palace. You’re Queen Frostine, correct?”
Queen Frostine: “Yes I am.” She says, still refusing to come out.
Ellian: “So, is there a way to melt it?”
Queen Frostine: “……. I can use my staff, however, I can’t trust you.”
Ellian: “I see. I can just, hide somewhere while you fix it.”
You try hiding behind a giant scoop of ice cream, in which more penguins flee. You keep waiting and waiting until the Queens calls back to say that it’s done.
Ellian: “…… You done yet?”
Ellian: (Yeesh! What’s taking her so long?!)
You then hear footsteps approaching and breathe a sigh of relief, you were about to come out of hiding before you stopped yourself. The Queen probably didn’t want to be seen by you.
Queen Frostine: “It’s gone now.”
You then left your hiding spot and went down to continue along the path.
You stopped at the sight of a Pink strawberry Penguin looking at a tiny grave.
Queen Frostine: “He lost his sister to the children…..”
You stare at the penguin for a moment before you felt something wet streaming down your face.
You wipe your face with a finger and feel warm tears.
Ellian: (I….. better go before things get worse here.) you said, leaving, the Queen watching from her hiding spot.
You dry your face with your sleeves as you finally see the Castle just upon the Hill.
You kept walking down until you smelled something.
You head down the path towards the smell to find a lake of chocolate submerging your path.
Ellian: “Chocolate, you used to be my friend, why are you now my enemy?!”
?Reaper?: “I am made of it, but that’s not my name.”
You stare flaberghasted as the lake morphs to make out the shape of…. Reaper?!
Gloppy: “The name’s Gloppy!”
Ellian: “Hey Gloppy, can I pass by?”
Gloppy: “No can do! The Queen is upset, and that makes me upset.”
Ellian: “What happened, why is she upset?”
Gloppy: “Those meddlesome children attacked her, took half her precious face, so that’s why I’m not helping.”
Ellian: “Wait, so That is why she hid?!”
Gloppy: “Cause you’re children!”
Ellian: “uhh, that too… anyways, what can I do.”
Gloppy: “If you give her this chocolate face, then I may let you pass.”
Ellian: “Can’t you do it yourself?”
Gloppy: “You got gumballs for brains?! I’d have to carry this entire swamp with me to get there if I don’t want to freeze or dissolve on the way there!”
Ellian: “Alright, I’ll help.”
Taking the face, you unenthusiastically made your way back to the Ice Cream Sea and to the place you remember the queen’s voice to be.
Ellian: “Queen Frostine, I’m back, and I have something from Gloppy he wants to give you.”
Queen Frostine: “……. Gloppy?”
Ellian: “Yeah, he said that he’s upset on what the Children did to you, so he told me to give you this chocolate face.” He said holding out the gift.
Suddenly, a penguin took the face and waddled to the Queen’s hiding spot. Moments later, the Queen emerged with the chocolate face. She was in a stunning dress, and her skin was icy and glistening save for half her face, which was now chocolate.
Ellian: (she’s made of ice, so that’s how a child broke it)
Queen Frostine: “Here, tell Gloppy I said thanks.” She said, walking over giving Ellian an ice crystal.
Ellian went back to the Mossases swamp with the ice crystal.
Ellian: “She gave this as thanks.” he said, giving the crystal to Gloppy.
Gloppy cherishes the crystal and forms a chocolate bridge for Ellian to cross.
The sun set upon the castle as Ellian ran towards it, eating the last cookie from Grandma Nut. The nightmare was almost over!
The candy gates opened as he stepped inside.
King Candy: “Ahh, Ellian, you finally made it.”
Ellian: “I did… wait! How did you know my name?”
King Candy: “I’ve been watching you, and I have a final verdict, you…… will be sent home!”
King Candy: “You haven’t taken the life of any of my subjects, so I’ll send you home.” He said, snapping is fingers.
Achier: “He’s waking up!”