FOTTP Epilogue – Back in the normal world.

“Hey Penelope, what’s up?” asked Juliana on the other end of the line.



“Nothing much. Miss Flip Flop is dozing off as usual and Big Wig is sucking up to the boss. Nothing’s new here but I don’t care anymore.”


“I pity her,” Juliana said reminding her for the bad deeds accumulated at the river of stench. “Big Wig’s going to get a first class ticket to hell for sure.”


“Yeah I know,” replied Penelope.”And guess what.”


“HR apologized for the embarrassment they caused you.”


“How did you guess? I’ve also received a letter from a headhunter offering me a job.”


“So are you going to accept it?”


“Let’s see…” Penelope rubbed her hands together. It felt good to be on top of the world and she savored that moment.

FOTTP Episode 14 – A Serial Fiction

“You have done well,” said Chastity Jane.

“And I’m pleased with getting my flashy tight pants back,” added the Lust Demon. “You can now go back to your normal world. You have saved the human race from facing its end.”

“We couldn’t have done it without the help of the angels, “chirped Juliana.

“Yeah, the Orf Portion really worked!” Penelope said with a smile.

“There is something you must know, ladies.” A serious look crossed over Chastity’s face as she held up a bottle of Orf portion. “The Orf portion doesn’t really give you self confidence. It is only strawberry milkshake.”

“What!” Both Juliana and Penelope reeled in surprise.”Does that mean…”

“Yes, it made you believe you had the power to fight over the bad guys with its help but it was actually your own efforts that helped you through with it. When you get back to your own world, you must remember that if you put your mind on any of yours goals, you can definitely achieve it.”

“We will, Chastity.”

FOTTP Episode 13 – A Serial Fiction

“Thanks Peeps!’ said a grateful Juliana. Her friend had just saved her from the ugly greed demon. She wouldn’t have made it out of there if Penelope hadn’t tickled the demon. What a smart idea that was.

“Three hours have passed, the clock is ticking. Where do you suppose we could find the Sloth demon?” Penelope asked.

“Luck is on our side,” pointed Juliana. “Look over there!”

There was a path before them and it had signboards pointing to the caves of other demons. They noticed the Anger Demon’s cave. Juliana checked her survival map. “We should see the Envy Demon’s cave about thirty minutes from here. The Sloth Demon’s cave would be about two hours from Envy’s Lair.”

”I’m so tired from the walking already.” They kept going until they finally found the Sloth Demon’s cave.

“This is it,” declared Penelope. “We’ve one hour to get those pants back. We’ll need to lie quietly to wait for the Sloth Demon to fall asleep because we can act.”

“Great, we can finally rest our legs!” Juliana sat down beside Penelope but they soon dozed off because they were so tired.

Fifteen minutes later, the vibration of their iPhone jolted them awake. It was an sms from Chastity Jane. It read, “Get to work, you don’t have enough time!”

“She’s right,” said Juliana yawning. “We only have about forty five minutes to go before the brains of our bosses blow up. The Sloth demon is asleep. We’ve got to do something now.”

“Ok here’s the plan,” said Penelope. “We’ll have to get into the cave and surround his bed with the pig tails. This will hold the Sloth Demon down while we search for the pair of missing pants.”

Quietly, they sneaked into the cave of the Sloth Demon and did as planned. They dug the drawers and wardrobe. They searched but they couldn’t find it.

“We’re getting desperate here,” said Penelope. “Where do you think the Sloth Demon would hide a pair of stolen pants.”

“I see something under his pillow,” pointed Juliana.

Carefully, they lifted it head and pulled out the missing pants.

“Got it!” whispered Penelope. “Let’s get out of here now!”

They ran out of the cave. However to their dismay, a group of Big Wigs and Ssob creatures are standing outside.

“Why does it always happen that way?” complained Juliana. They drew their swords and decided to fight to the end.

“Lift their wigs!” yelled Penelope. “That will put them for now!”

They fought as hard as they could. They were going to get the pants safely back no matter what. “There are too many of them!”

“In here!” yelled Penelope to Juliana. They scamper into a corner under a tree.

“What are we going to do? We’re outnumbered. There is no way we are going to get of this place safely.”

“There is only one thing left to do, “said Penelope. They both joined their hands and prayed to the angels for help. Then miraculously in the sky, an army of the skunk people arrived. Both Penelope and Juliana cheered.

They came by the thousands and they released their skunk juice at the big wigs and Ssob creatures. There was a series of confusion as the enemies were attacked. The Skunk people fought viciously and drove the enemies deeper into the forest.

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 14

FOTTP Episode 12 – A Serial Fiction

“Are you ready?” Juliana asked Penelope.

Penelope nodded. “We’re now one step closer to achieving our goal so it’s now or never.”

They put their invisibility bracelets on prepared to go in the greed demon’s cave. According to their survival guide, the greed demon eats continuously and she’s quite a fat slob. Each time she burps, she sheds some of her pigtails and this would be a good opportunity for them to collect those pigtails.

“My bracelet is a bit loose,” said Penelope.

“So is mine. I hope it doesn’t fall off or we will be in a lot of trouble when we are no longer invisible.”

“Yeah, we can’t afford to be seen by the greed demon. Goodness knows what she would do to us.”

When they stepped into the cave, they saw a human like creature sitting in front of a mountain of food. The mountain of food piled from the floor to the ceiling. The creature was very big and fat and she had so many pigtails on her head. There were some pigtails lying on the floor. Slowly and quietly, they sneaked up near her to pick up those pigtails and stuffed it in NTUC plastic bags.

“BURP!” The creature gave out a really loud smelly burp and a pigtail fell off from her head.

“It’s going to take us a really long time to get two bags full of pigtails, “ said Juliana.

Five hours passed and they finally got their two bags worth of pigtails. Both Penelope and Juliana were very tired by then.

“Let’s go,” declared Penelope. “This should be enough.”

However just as Juliana was about to get up, her bracelet came off. “Oh no!”. The greed demon suddenly turned around granted with surprise. It’s surprise slowly changed to anger and it came upon the realization that it was not alone. The greed demon charged at her but Juliana managed to dodge. The demon cornered her and stared at her angrily. It picked her up and raised her in the air.

“Run Penelope! Save yourself, you need to complete the mission.”

“I’m not going to leave you here.”

“Just go!”

“We still have the power of confidence with us. We drank the orf portion remember?” With that, Penelope walked over to the unsuspecting demon who is still not able to see her because she had her invisibility bracelet on. Without thinking, she reached toward the smelly greed demon and tickled it. The creature giggled uncontrollably and released Juliana. She fell on the ground with a thud and quickly made a run out of the cave. The demon was still laughing and giggling when Penelope quickly backed off and headed out of the cave. That was a close shave.

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 13

FOTTP Episode 11 – A Serial Fiction

“What are Ssob creatures? Have you found anything on the survival guide?” asked Juliana.

“Yeah, they’re slave drivers. Once they capture their victims, they will enslave their victims,” replied Penelope as they began their slow descend down the valley. They had been walking for ten minutes since the skeleton had dropped them off at the banks of the river of stench.

“It sounds a lot like our human bosses!” They both laughed heartily at the thought. Then just as they stopped laughing, a group of purplish creatures dropped from the trees above and landed right in front of them. “Do the Ssob creatures look anything like them?”

“Yes. Draw your sword Jubes! We need to fight them off. We can’t afford to be enslaved by them.”

One of the creatures jumped onto Penelope and she tried to wrestle it off with her might. She was determined to fight it off no matter what. Her thoughts returned to the list of gifts that the Chastity angel had given them. They had both drank the Orf potion earlier. They should have no problems gaining strength to fight off creatures like these. With one mighty heave, she managed to throw off the creature, She quickly got up to and raised her sword but the creature ran away from her. Not far off, Juliana was busy trying to fight off two Ssob creatures. Penelope ran over to help her but as she approached, the creatures quickly backed off and disappeared into the forest.

“That was close!” said Juliana as she got up to brush the dust off her.

“The orf portion worked! It gave us strength to fight off the creatures!”

“Can you imagine what would have happened if they took us as their prisoners?

“Yeah, we wouldn’t be able to finish our mission and the world will suffer because of us. How many hours are left to find those pants? And how far are we from the Greed Demon’s cave?”

Penelope looked grave and replied, “We’ve twelve hours to complete our mission. And luck’s on our side. The greed demon’s cave is right in front of us.”

Juliana turned around and saw the cave. “It’s time to put on our invisibility bracelets.”

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 12

FOTTP Episode 10 – A Serial Fiction

They waited in anticipation suspiciously. A silhouette appeared in the mist. It approached them slowly. Should they be afraid? As it loomed nearer, they took a step back in fear. As it got a little closer, they notice a skeleton in a hood on a boat. It was the most hideous thing they had ever seen. Its jaws opened as it stretched out its hand. There was a long pause as Penelope and Juliana were unsure of what to do. Then the skeleton finally spoke, “Welcome to the river of stench. It will be 5 gold coins for the ride please.”

Juliana fished into her bag and promptly paid the skeleton. They hesitated for a while and then got into the boat. There was a long moment of uncomfortable silence. They watched their boat move further and further away from the shore and eyed the skeleton suspiciously. Finally the skeleton broke the silence. “You guys are from out of town?”

“Er…yeah,” answered Penelope. It was a weird conversation but they tried their best to act as if riding on a boat with a skeleton was something they did every day. As the boat travelled down the river, they noticed plastic containers shaped like huge golf clubs on one side of the river. In each container were what looked like sand glowing in red light in them. Some of the golf clubs were partially filled and some were almost near its brim. There were names and date labels on them. On the other side of the river, were plastic bottles with blue sand glowing in them. Like the golf clubs on the opposite side of the river, some were partially filled, some were empty and some were almost full.

“So..,” Juliana decided to make some conversation with the skeleton. “What are those?” she asked pointing to the golf clubs and bottles on both sides of the river.

“They represent the good and bad deeds of the human race. The gigantic golf clubs represent the VIPs, management and people of high statue. The bottles represent the non management staff. The red glows show the bad deeds and the blue glows represent the good deeds. Look at that one,” it pointed. The golf club had their CEO’s name on it. Another club had their boss’s name on it.

“Most of them will burn in hell in time to come. The ones in blue will go to purgatory. God and Satan have been busy collecting data. It’s pretty accurate and it’s much more accurate than your computer. There are no computer viruses here so you can’t mess with them. Whoever comes close to them will be vaporized into thin air.”

They were intrigued and wanted to know more. However before they could ask more questions, the boat pulled up towards a pier. “My services are done,” it said. They hopped out of the boat and looked around them. Slob valley stood before them. This is where they would find the sloth demon and perhaps finish their mission.

“One last thing,” said the skeleton. “Beware of the Ssob creatures. They are evil.”

“We will thanks,” replied Penelope as the boat slowly pulled away. It was time to search their survival guides on their iPads.

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 11

FOTTP Episode 9 – A Serial Fiction

When they opened their eyes, they found a huge parcel wrapped in ribbons in front of them.

“What is it?” asked Juliana.

“There is a tag on the parcel.” Penelope was afraid to touch it. She tilted her head to read it. “It says it’s from Ryan, the Charity Angel.”

Whispering voices seemed to hiss in the background. “Open it, open it,” the voices said repeatedly.

They both glanced at each other and at then at the parcel suspiciously. In unison, they both withdrew their swords and slowly cut the strings. Something gleamed in the box. They lifted the lid with the tips of their swords. There was a pair of shiny bracelets and nose pincer in the box. Penelope picked up the note and read it.

“It’s a genuine gift from the angels. These are invisibility bracelets. We have to put these on when we get into the Sloth Demon’s cave unnoticed.”

“Great!” Juliana heaved a sigh of relief. “I suppose that the nose pincers are for us to use when we cross the river of stench.”

“Yeah but the river seems to be gurgling. There is even smoke rising from it. It looks like a river of lava. It doesn’t look safe to swim in it. We don’t have any snorkeling gear either. Is there anything in the survival guide on how to cross the river?”

“Nope,” replied Juliana dejectedly. “But wait a minute…”

Juliana noticed a sign under a nearby tree. The sign read “Press me to hitch a ride.” She looked around and noticed a horn next to it. Juliana walked over to the tree with nonchalance.

“Wait!” cried Penelope. But it was too late. Juliana had already pressed the horn without thinking. A loud blaring noise was produced and it echoed into the winds. Birds flew up in fright startling them. The next moment Penelope and Juliana gasped.

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 10

FOTTP Episode 8 – A Serial Fiction

Penelope and Juliana struggled and screamed as they were lifted high into the air. The giant flying skunks held on to them tightly as they were joined by more giant flying skunks who flew beside them.

“Let us go!” screamed Penelope.

“Stop struggling. We don’t wish to drop you 100 feet below and squash you to a pulp,” the skunk gripping Penelope spoke in perfect English.

“Who are you?” she asked.

“My name is Kirk. We’re the Skunk People and we’ve been sent by the angels to help you escape from the Big Wigs. What did Repissog tell you?”

“The pants were stolen by Sloth and the only way to get it back it is to give him amnesia. We have to collect pigtails from the greed demon. The stench of the pigtails will knock the Sloth demon out and cause him to have amnesia.”

“You’ll have to be very careful not to be seen by the greed demon or she will eat you. “

As they neared another cave, the flying skunks landed one by one and released them. “Our journey ends here and this is as far as we’re able to help,” said the flying skunk. “We wish you luck in recovering those pants.”

“Thank you.” Penelope and Juliana said earnestly as they watch them flew off.

Taking out their iPads, they googled on the “Greed demon”.

“It says here that we have to cross the river of stench to get down a valley where the Green Demon lives,” said Juliana. “She has many pigtails growing on her head and she sheds them whenever she burps.”

“Ewww!” Penelope winced.

“And we need to collect 500 grams of Pigtails in order to give the Sloth Demon Amnesia. When this is done, we’ll be able to steal the pair of pants back from him.”

“So how do we get to the Greed demon’s cave and get those pigtails? We now have an estimate of 12 hours left.” asked Penelope. “We have to think of something fast.”

Just then, there was a blinding flash of light. What is it now? Should they run?

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 9

FOTTP Episode 7 – A Serial Fiction

The cave’s entrance was partially covered with big rocks. Fear griped them as Penelope and Juliana approach the entrance with caution. Then without warning, the ground started to shake. The rocks before them started shifting and soon there was a path leading to the interior of the cave.

Penelope took a few steps forward and hesitated, “Do you think it’s safe to go in?”

Juliana however, was already walking ahead of her. “I don’t know but let’s find out.”

The interior of the cave was spacious. The air felt very cool in there. Small flames danced eerily along the cave walls, partially illuminating the whole area.

“I’ve been expecting you,” said an elderly voice behind them. They both wheeled around in fright. The voice belonged to a female figure draped in a black cloak.

“Are you Repissog?” asked Penelope bravely.

“Yes. I have the answers that you are seeking but you must first hand me some payment and answer three questions.”

Penelope dug into her bag and produced a gold coin. “Will this do?”

“Good. And now for the three questions.”

“Hold on!” Interrupted Juliana. “What if we get the answers to the questions wrong?”

“Then I cannot give you the answers you seek. You will have to try.”

Their hearts pounded as they waited for the first question.

“In which year did Michael Jackson pass away?”

Raising her eyebrows with a laugh, Juliana answered “2009!” Thunder boomed in the background and Repissog nodded. She heaved a sigh of relieve and waiting for the next question. “Is Lady Gaga blonde?”

Juliana looked bewildered and glanced at Penelope for help.

“Yes she is!” interjected Penelope. She had seen some of Lady Gaga’s MTV videos and she was certain about it. Thunder boomed in the background again and Repissog nodded again. The two girls jumped up in glee. That’s two out of three questions right. They held hands and waited for the final question.

“Name me the lead star of Twilight.” The sound of a ticking clock echoed in the background.

“Err…,” Juliana paused and nodded at Penelope.

“Robert Patterson!” They both sang in unison. Thunder boomed again and Repissog got up.

“Good.” Repissog seemed pleased. “I will now give you the answers to what you seek. The Lust Demon’s pants have been stolen by another demon. His name is Sloth. He has been using it for his benefit so that his relatives in your dimension will not be required to do any hard work. One of his relatives even works with you and she just got promoted for sleeping during office hours.”

“Miss Flip Flop!” Penelope said almost suddenly.

“Yes. That explains all the strange things happening around you,” continued Repissog. The Sloth demon is not aware of the problem he has created and he will not even care when he finds out.”

“Oh no,” cried Juliana. “Is there any way to stop him?”

“Yes, the stench from the Greed Demon’s pigtails can give him Amnesia. You must cut off some hair from Green and put this under his nose to make him loose his memory. Your survival guide will take you to his lair. You must go now.”

They glanced at their watches. It has almost been an hour since they conquered the Bigwigs. They need hurry before the Bigwigs get strong again.

“Thanks Repissog!” Juliana waved at the gypsy lady and motioned her friend out of the cave. “We need to run, Penelope. The bigwigs could be around here soon.”

A dark shadow loomed above them and something swooped low over their heads. They ducked.

“Goodness!” exclaimed Penelope. “Look up there! There are giant flying skunks in the sky! Run!” But there wasn’t any time to run. Before they knew it, the two giant flying skunks grabbed them each and lifted them in the air.

“Arrrrggghhh!” Their terrified screams echoed in the night.

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 8

FOTTP Episode 6 – A Serial Fiction

“Run Peeps! Run!” Juliana yelled at the top of her lungs to her friend. Panting, they both ran in opposite directions and headed deep into the dense forest. Penelope thought hard and decided that she should try to hide. She had never tried climbing up a tree before but at that moment, her fear gave her strength. She shined up the trunk of the tree and reached for the nearest branch for support. She hugged the trunk and rested on a branch and tried to keep quiet. Juliana was nowhere to be seen. She hoped that her friend had found a hiding place too.

Two bigwigs appeared below her tree. They looked around puzzled but determined to find the intruders. Another five bigwigs were standing within a radius of a few feet away.

“Cre-ee-eek!”

Oops! The branch on which Penelope was sitting on was slowly bending under her weight. She hugged the trunk tighter and tried to reach for the next branch but that branch was too high. Penelope held her breath and prayed hard. What will happen if she was caught by a bigwig? As her branch sank lower, the ends of the branch lifted off the wig from the creature. The creature winced and shrank to a tiny size. It squirmed and dashed for cover in some bushes. Great! So the creatures will lose their power when their wigs come off. The other bigwigs started approaching her tree. With shaky hands, she fished into her bag and pulled out her catapult and aimed.

“Whack!” another wig came off. She aimed again and prepared to shoot at more wigs. She’ll have to hit as many as she can.

“Cha-a-a-rge!” Juliana came dashing out of the bushes and grabbed as many wigs as she could. The rest of the bigwigs started retreating quickly.

“Peeps! We need to stop them! They’re informants! Don’t let them get away!”

Penelope quickly jumped off her tree and grabbed a stick. They managed to put down almost all the bigwigs except for one. It vanished into the forest as quickly as it had appeared.

“Oh no,” Juliana wiped sweat off her forehead. “It’ll be a matter of time before the demons discover our presence here.”

“Yes,” said Penelope.”The survival guide stated that bigwigs usually restore their strength in an hour when their wigs grow back. We better look for Repissog fast. ”

“Plus,” added Juliana “we’ve already wasted a day searching for Repissog…”

“Hey look over there!” Penelope pointed to a cave behind a tree. A mailbox outside the cave read “Repissog”. They approached the cave with caution but the cave’s entrance was covered with big rocks. Oh no, how were they going to get in? Was Repissog in the cave?

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 7

FOTTP Episode 5 – A Serial Fiction

Penelope and Juliana reluctantly went on their mission to find a pair of missing tight flashy pants for a lusty demon. The universe actually works in strange ways. Angels and demons do exist. And so do other strange out of the world creatures that Chastity Jane told them about.

They took the train to City Hall MRT station and purposefully made their way toward the Padang. The field was unusually empty that very day. It was usually used by football clubs for practice sessions.

“I hope we know what we’re doing, Jubes.”

“Don’t worry Peeps, everything will be fine. According to Jane, Repissog the gypsy lady lives in the eastern part of the spiritual realm,” said Juliana with a hint of enthusiasm. “To get there, we have to find a spiritual door at grid 31 of the Padang field.”

“And how do you suppose we locate this grid 31?”

Juliana Jubes whipped out her iPad and tapped the GPS icon. The screen read, “Welcome to the spiritual realm. Please key in the destination that you would like to visit below”

Jubes promptly typed “Repissog’s Lair”. A tiny hour glass appeared on the screen. A map of the Padang Field slowly materialized on the screen with a compass. “Follow the direction to grid 31,” it read. A red arrow was blinking at the top of the screen. Skeptically, they followed the screen on the iPad. The two girls felt strange walking around the empty field but they did as they were instructed. As they approached grid 31 on the field, new instructions appeared on the screen.”Say the following phrase while jumping up and down: Hocus Pocus Nocus Pong; Leng Long Pow, Wham Bam Bong.”

Both Penelope and Juliana rolled their eyes up and reluctantly jumped up and down while reciting the words. They waited. Nothing happened. “Jubes, I feel like a fool.”

They both looked around. Leaves rustled as a light breeze blew. Then a blinding bright light appeared and surrounded them. Instinctively they shielded their eyes. When the light was gone, they dropped their hands and looked around amazed. They were now standing in a forested area that felt really creepy.

“This must be the place,” Juliana stated. “The light somehow transported us here. Chastity Jane warned us something about Bigwig creatures around this area.”

“Does the survival guide have any information on what are those?” asked Penelope.

Juliana did a search on the iPad. The device beeped and read, ”Bigwigs are creatures with big blue wigs on their heads. They like sucking up to the demons and they often act as informants of the demons. Bigwigs and demons have been friends for many centuries. They cannot be trusted. You should try not to get spotted by any Bigwigs as best as you can. This is to avoid getting into trouble. Scroll down for a full picture of how Bigwigs look like.”

She scrolled down and recoiled at the photo. It was a creature with green skin and big blue hair. Penelope tapped her shoulder and motioned her to look up. “Errr…I think that there is a Bigwig looking at us right now.”

Juliana looked up. The creature stood starring at them at it stepped out from behind a tree. Many more appeared. Penelope and Juliana took a step back in fear. Oh no! Is this then end?

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 6

FOTTP Episode 4 – A Serial Fiction

“This is crazy, Jubes!” Penelope threw her hands in the air helplessly.”What are we going to do?”

Juliana shook her head and quietly thought to herself, Gosh! If she had known that they were going to die so soon… but her thoughts were interrupted by another expected entry of someone.

A bright white light emerged through the wall and as the light dimmed a little, they realized that it was a simple looking lady engulfed in white light. Was she a ghost?

“Fear not,” said the ghost-like entity.”I’m here to help you.”

“Are you a demon?” Penelope wanted to know.

“My name is Chastity Mary Jane and I’m the Angel of Chastity. You can just call me Jane.” The angel floated closer to them. They backed away in fear, not knowing what to expect.

“Erm J-Jane?” stuttered Penelope, “If you’re an angel, will you help us get out of this mess? We’d like to get back to our dimension.”

“Yeah, we don’t think we’re cut out for this sort of mission,” added Juliana quickly

“I’m afraid that is not possible.” The angel took a seat where Nicolette sat earlier and motioned them to sit near her. “You’re both the chosen ones and there is no turning back.”

“And what if we don’t fulfill this mission?” asked Penelope.

“Then it is with great regret that the human race will face its end.” The angel watched the two girls sink lower in their chairs hopelessly. “But fear not, the angels from heaven will guide you on this journey.”

“But how do we get this silly pair of pants back? We don’t even know where to start,” argued Juliana.

“You must first seek Repissog, the gypsy lady. She will give you all the answers you need to know. We suspect that one of the other demons must have taken the pants but Repissog will know better. Here,” Jane pulled out two backpacks from her robes and handed it to them.”This is your survival package, courtesy of all the angels for this trip. In it you will find all the things that you will need for this journey.”

They both rummaged through their packs and found an assortment of stuff that surprised them. The survival pack looked very much like our National Day Parade backpack but even better. Haha! Ok, that was a bad joke for a time like this. In the bag, were rubber bands, a catapult, an iPad , a sword, a 300 page survival guide and some gold coins.

“A 300 page survival guide?” Juliana was stumped. No wonder the bag was so heavy.

“That was meant to pull you leg,’ chuckled Jane. “You didn’t think we angels could have a sense of humour?”

Both Penelope and Juliana glanced at each other.

“A PDF version of the survival guide is also found in your iPads. The iPad, which is the latest model with its impressive memory, is GPS connected and it’ll show you the way to where you are going,” explained Jane.”If you should get lost or should need more information, just hit the explorer icon. There is internet in this dimension too.”

“What’s this?” Penelope held up a bottle of pink liquid.

“That’s Orf,” replied Jane.”It will give you confidence and strength to face whatever dangers that lie ahead. It will also give you the knowledge and reflex to use that sword to defend yourselves. You should both drink it now.”

“We’re required to fight with bad guys?” Juliana gulped.

“Only when you are needed to.”

They were eager to get over with the whole situation fast so they did as they were told. The Orf tasted very much like Strawberry and it certainly made them feel a lot better.

Penelope waved her sword confidently like how she had seen characters do in movies.”I feel like a warrior already!”

“We’ll send help from heaven whenever we can, “promised Jane. “You must now set off for your journey.”

Reluctantly, Penelope and Juliana got up to leave. What choice did they have?

Coming soon: FOTTP Episode 5

FOTTP Episode 3 – A Serial Fiction

When Penelope opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a dark and cave-like place. She slowly got up and looked around her.

The office environment was now transformed into a strange but familiar looking place. The office furniture and picture frames were just as how it was but the walls and ceiling were made of rocks. Oil lamps lined neatly against the walls partially illuminating the surroundings. Other than the office furniture, the place looked very much like a dungeon scene on a movie set. A musty smell hung in the air.

“Where am I?” Somebody stirred. She turned to her side and realized that Juliana was lying a few feet away.

“What happened to the office?” Juliana managed to mumble as she slowly got up.

“I have no idea.” Penelope walked over to her friend and helped Juliana up. “Where is everybody? Are we in a dream? Ouch! Why did you pinch me?”

“If you didn’t wake up, this isn’t a dream,” said Juliana and she gave herself a hard pinch and yelped.

“Oh great! You guys are awake!” sang a familiar voice in a chirpy tone from the back. The presence of another voice startled them. They both wheeled around. It was Nicolette, the office bimbo wearing her short tight mini dress. Ever cheerful, Nicolette hummed a tune as she pulled a swivel chair up to them and crossed her legs. What didn’t seem right was that Nicolette acted as if coming to work in a dungeon was a normal thing to do. Both Penelope and Juliana stared at her speechless. “What’s the matter? You both look like you’ve seen a ghost,” continued Nicolette cheerfully. “Here, take a chair each and sit in front of me, I’ve a very important message from Asmodeus.”

“Asmodeus?”asked Penelope and Juliana in unison as they slowly lowered themselves down on their chairs with quizzical looks.

“You didn’t know?”Cried Nicolette as she adjusted her hair and whipped out a mirror to study her eye makeup briefly. With the motion of an expert makeup artist, she quickly withdrew her mirror and continued, “Asmodeus is the Lust Demon and I’m sort of like her messenger. We’re related in case you didn’t know.” They both didn’t know but that would really explain a lot of other things. Well, not quite everything at this moment.

“Oh! In case you’re wondering, you’re actually in the same familiar office that you are usually accustomed to. The setting looks a bit different now because you’re in another dimension. You know, the parallel dimension where angels and demons coexist with us.”

“Angels and demons?” echoed Juliana.

“Yeah! Isn’t that cool?” cried Nicolette as if they were talking about Disneyland. “Asmodeus has lost her pair of tight pants and you,” said Nicolette while pointing at Penelope and Juliana, “, are the chosen one in the human race.”

“Chosen one to do what?” asked Penelope aghast.

“To search for her missing pair of tight pants!” said Nicolette happily in a congratulatory tone.

“Why can’t Asmodeus simply get a new pair of pants?” The whole idea seemed rather absurd to Penelope.

“Oh these pants are different. When they flash, they can entice the opposite sex and put them under a spell for the other party’s immoral benefit. Somebody stole them and is using them for the wrong reasons. That sort of explains the horrible letter you got from HR. Some of your bosses brains are slowly turning to pulp because of those pants. They were flashed at the wrong people and in the wrong way too. Bigwig’s brain is now 70% pulp.”

“I guess I’ll just have to get another job,” declared Penelope. If their brains were turning to pulp, so be it. She never really liked this company anyway.

“Oh no,” Nicolette shook her head. “You’re still going to get those pants back because if you don’t, a terrible disease will spread throughout the human race and wipe out the entire human existence from earth. Just think about it, you both could be heroes when you save the world!”

Dying wasn’t a bad idea, thought Penelope.

“However,” continued Nicolette as she waved her watch at them, “You only have two days to retrieve those pants. Things can get pretty vicious if they’ve been misused for too long. But don’t worry, you two have each other.”

“Why-why us?” Penelope asked delirious. “Is there another way out of this? Perhaps there is a mistake?”

“Oops!” Nicolette quickly got up. “My time is up. I have to run. I’ve got an appointment to do my hair and nails.” And she sashayed over to the copier with a purposeful walk.

“Wait!” Penelope had so many questions to that were unanswered. Nicolette vanished into thin air before they had any time to react. Now where or how do they get started?

Tune in next week for : FOTTP Episode 4