"But I wanna know!"
"Know what?"
"Umm... umm... umm... what were we talking about?"
"I don't know, what were we talking about?"
Ripples gave Zac a puzzled stare.
"I forget."
The odd thing about this conversation was that Zac was getting the distinct impression that Ripples was not joking. Interesting...
"So, umm, why don't you like Gretel?" Zac asked.
"Ooh! Gretel is Goblin. Very scary, big, fat, ugly frog! Frog-features eats people like me." Ripples shuddered. "Me is insect person. Gretel is frog. Frog-face eat me for breakfast. Or lunch. Or dinner. Or midnight snack. Or daytime snack. Or dessert."
"Oh, so how come you're in here?"
"Because me can't get out."
"Well, how did you get in?"
"Da mighty Ripples got in when place was being built. Was accident. Couldn't get out. Still can't get out." There was a distressed look on his face. "Me wanna go home! Me no wanna die! Me very upset! Me is trappedified."
"Uhh, well, don't worry Ripples. I'm gonna find a way out of here. Don't worry, I'll take you with me."
"You will?"
"Yes."
"Yahoo!" Ripples exclaimed, doing somersaults in the air.
Zac grinned.
"All I have to do, is figure out how."
"Ooh, Frog-face say you is powerful. Use mighty powers to defeat evil insect eater!" Ripples suggested, then he paused. "But no can kill Frog-lips. Frog-for-brains is old foagy."
"She's really old? She doesn't look old." Zac commented.
"No, dat's 'cause Gooey-frog-ball is... semi-immortal kinda mutant." He answered, seeming to struggle on the last words.
"She can't die?"
"No one knows. Hasn't dieded yet, maybe won't."
"Hmm." Zac replied, and pondered what he just learned.