Fanon:Max & the Midknights 4: The Frog of Destiny (sneak peek)

Ever since Max and Mary reunited with their parents and their dad became a knight, they've all been living their nice peaceful lives in a new home in Byjovia for two years now, often visiting Max's friends (the Midknights) and her Uncle Budrick. Max and Mary didn't have to worry about any monsters or foes to battle again... That is, until one day someone knocks on the door yelling "Bewareth Rothgard!"

Max opens the door. It's a young girl with a white dress, white hair, and a flowery wreath. Max asks, "Hello. Who are you?"

"Good tidings, good lady," the girl greets Max. "I'm Lady Leah Chanceworth of Monteview. A gentle woman from the Northern norms. It is an honor to make your acquaintance."

"Um, hi! I'm Max from Byjovia."

"Harkest to be carefully, Max."

"OK, so what do you need, Leah?"

"You must protect thee city and prepare for battle! Rothgard the Wicked will unleash his army of corn people on my village and perhaps yours too. Truly this must be preventedeth! Mayhaps by...the Frog of Destiny! Will you help?"

Max looks around and sees nothing. No Rothgard the Wicked, no corn people, just regular people in a regular safe kingdom. "Right. You need to accept the new normal, kid."

As Max closes the door, Leah shouts, "Fine, but I warneth thee!"

Leah goes around trying to find someone who can understand her warnings of danger. She finds Mumblin the wizard testing out some spells and tugs his free hand. "Excuseth please, sir!"

"ODDS BODKINS!!!" Mumblin screams, startled, as he turns around and, without thinking or even seeing who it was, shoots a spell at Leah. She disappears in a wisp of smoke.

"Oh dear!" Mumblin exclaims. "Whatever have I done to that innocent citizen?"

Just then, one of the city walls breaks, revealing a gigantic hideous monster with vine tentacles, with corn people following him.

"Of course..." Mumblin mutters. "Rothgard."

Max looks out the window to see Rothgard start to wreak havoc upon Byjovia.

"I guess that girl was right," Max thinks. "I must unite the Midknights again!"

630 years later into the future (year 2022), Leah appears in the modern town of Rackleff. She notices some 5th graders lining up into the middle school PS38. She fears having to go to middle school because when she was at elementary school in Byjovia, she was often bullied and made fun of. At the same time, what she fears more is, Rothgard can detect which time era she might be in and teleport there along with his corn people. So she has no choice but to go undercover as one of the 5th graders.

To be continued in the Big Nate episode "Nate in Shining Armor" and in the rest of Max & the Midknights 4....