This Sunday...

....something amazing will happen to Fluttershy. I persevered, so I will do it!

UPDATE FROM FLUTTERSHY:

"I'm sorry to inform you that this story is cancelled. Luckily, Sybil is doing more blog posts - one for every day. She'll keep you updated, just wait and see!"

A Family Divided

Me, You, And...has a new origin story! Orko wakes up in a rainforest, remembering that Prince Adam and everyone in Eternia banished him for his magic deemed worthless. He finds a baby lioness cub in the forest, and raises her as his little sister under the guidance of Lord Mufasa, who asks the little defenseless wizard to stay in the jungle and care for her, nourish her and protect her. He does well, from watching her take her first steps to teaching her the ways of the jungle and sometimes making her laugh. She finds his magic to be quite useful after all, and later Lord Mufasa realises it's not good for the two friends to be alone, so when Furaha is a kid, she is given two parents named Kiburi and Ua, and other family members who are scattered round the earth. Now never again will she and Orko have to be lonely.

'80s Cartoon Sidekicks

Orko is one of the many, many, MANY characters featured in this fun list of cartoon sidekicks from the '80s. There's nothing from Transformers, but luckily we have Uni, Spike, Penfold and Snarf. Oh boy, are these characters fun to play with, especially the little red cloaked prat Orko!

https://www.tor.com/2018/11/15/a-definitive-and-authoritative-ranking-of-1980s-cartoon-sidekicks/

Me, You, And He Man Episode 1 - Stranger In A Strange Land script

EXT. ETERNIA PALACE - ROYAL GARDEN - DAY.

Prince Adam and Teela are engaged in battle training together. Teela swings her staff, but Adam rolls out of the way and fights back. Suddenly, they hear sarcastic clapping and stop. Reveal:

ORKO, who is impressed by what they're doing. All the characters in this world look exactly like they do in the 2002 He Man series. Orko floats over to them, impressed.

ORKO

Still working on your training, Adam?

PRINCE ADAM

I think so, Orko, I have to be ready when danger strikes.

ORKO

Then maybe I could use a little magic to liven thing up around here.

Wha? Prince Adam and Teela are shocked. Nervously, Orko tries again:

ORKO

Er…erm…maybe a little…

Prince Adam is not too happy, and neither is Teela.

ORKO

Okay, well, heh-heh, how about a-

PRINCE ADAM

Orko, you know the rules of this kingdom now. You are no longer needed.

ORKO

Why?

TEELA

Because a little wizard like you can't even lift up a huge rock using your weak levitation.

Prince Adam and Teela walk off. Orko follows after them, desperate.

ORKO

WAIT! Can't I just do a tiny little bit of magic?

PRINCE ADAM

Orko….your magic just makes things worse.

Orko sadly walks off in the opposite direction.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. PALACE COURTYARD - THAT SAME DAY.

Orko peers out from behind a tree and sees Ram Man putting up a poster with a storm cloud on it. Ah, this looks like a useful target.

ORKO

Ram Man! Maybe he can find my magic useful.

Orko floats up to Ram Man, calling out:

ORKO

Ram Man! Ram Man!

RAM MAN

Not right now, Orko, I have to warn everyone in Eternia about a fierce warp storm that's heading for Eternia.

ORKO

Warp storm? Wow, that's scary.

RAM MAN

I don't want to be outside if I were you. The warp storm occurs every year in Eternia. People are looking for shelter right this minute. Maybe you should go inside. Your magic is too useless for the storm.

Orko sighs and floats off out of frame.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. PALACE - ORKO'S BEDROOM - DAY.

Orko is sitting on his bed alone and upset. Nobody wants to let him use his magic anymore.

ORKO

Everyone's more concerned about the storm than me. What am I going to do?

Orko thinks for a minute…then looks under his pillow. His old wand is under there.

ORKO

Yes! My wand! I could use it to convince Man-At-Arms I could be useful.

Orko floats off out of his room.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. MAN-AT-ARMS' WORKSHOP - DAY.

Man-At-Arms is doing some work on a sword when Orko floats into frame, holding his wand.

ORKO

Man-At-Arms! I can be useful! I'll defeat the storm!

MAN-AT-ARMS

And how would you do that?

ORKO

Using my old wand of course!

Man-At-Arms is very angry. He snatches Orko's wand and snaps it in two aggressively.

MAN-AT-ARMS

And that will take care of the storm!

ORKO

(distraught)

No! Please!

MAN-AT-ARMS

Your magic just makes things WORSE!!!

Man-At-Arms resumes his work. In tears, Orko sadly floats off.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. PALACE COURTYARD. DAY.

The sky has turned grey and cloudy, and just as Orko has made his way outside, it begins to rain. Cringer bounces up to him, wanting to play. Orko can feel a slight angst coming in where his usual cheery personality has been held.

ORKO

You hate me too?

Cringer backs away nervously.

ORKO

(out of anger)

YOU HATE ME TOO?! IS THAT IT?! EVERYONE CALLS ME USELESS AND SO DO YOU!!!

Orko violently slaps Cringer round the face.

ORKO

(now on the verge of crying)

Go away, Cringer, I don't think this palace needs me anymore.

Orko floats away into the rain. Cringer turns and walks back inside.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. ETERNIAN RAINFOREST. DAY.

Orko sits near the lake, alone in the heavy rain. He is crying mournfully.

ORKO

That time when I thought about running away back to Trolla…I was wrong to refuse. Now I'm just the palace's punching bag. They have no need for me? Well I don't need them anymore. I have my own path in life, and I'm going to prove it to everyone, even if they aren't there!

Orko slams his fists into the mud, breathing heavily. He then gazes at his reflection in the rippling water, and hears a gentle, soft voice calling out to him, the voice inside his head:

ORKO'S MOTHER

(VO, echoing)

Orko…

Orko looks around for the voice. It isn't there.

ORKO

Must be something else.

Suddenly, the ground begins to rumble under Orko's knees. He looks around, and sees what he cannot believe. It's the warp storm, giant warp beams coloured pink that destroy everything and warp up everyone in their path. Orko screams and floats off quickly from one warp beam charging straight towards him. He grabs hold of a large rock nearby, and starts breathing in a panic. Suddenly, the warp beam starts to beam him up into the light, and he calls out in fear:

ORKO

HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

OPENING TITLE: ME, YOU, AND HE MAN

EPISODE TITLE: "EPISODE 1: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND"

CUT TO BLACK.

FADE IN:

EXT. AFRICAN SAVANNAH. DAY.

It is all quiet and peaceful. Furaha, the lioness cub is sitting on a large rock watching two zebra foals playing together. She feels lonely and misunderstood. Her brother Upendi runs up to her.

UPENDI

Hey, Furaha, what's up?

FURAHA

Nothing.

UPENDI

Nothing? There must be something going on in your mind. Whatever it is, feel free to speak about it to me.

FURAHA

Speak about it? I'll tell you the real problem: every friend I've ever met while roaming the plains…they don't feel like they want to be a part of my family anymore.

Sybil's Good News - Teletubbies Everywhere & Cocomelon

Hey everyone, welcome to another fun-filled edition of Sybil’s Good News! This week, we’re going to be taking a look at something very important. Cocomelon was known to be as bad for kids as Caillou is because of its fast cuts and pace, but if you compare to a show I vaguely remember from when I was younger, Teletubbies Everywhere, this live-action show introducing early learning concepts to toddlers has long shots which just involve the Teletubbies walking around different coloured backgrounds, drawing shapes and dividing themselves up as the narrator counts them. In fact, there had been many incidents involving tantrums trying to switch off Cocomelon, from screaming toddlers to outright zombies. Now, I’ve felt like this when Scream Street was taken off the air and found its new home on BBC iPlayer. It took me two whole years for me to realize Scream Street was on iPlayer, and Scream Street made me multitask, throw tantrums and feel stressed. No! Wait! It was CBBC that made me do it - its programmes are becoming more and more American and more annoying than ever. If you want to learn more about how Cocomelon rots children’s brains, read this Reddit section here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/rh62oq/cocomelon_is_overstimulating/

It’s just like how you’d read Horrid Henry in place of Dork Diaries - wheras Dork Diaries has Nikki, the main character, constantly calling out “SQUEEEEE!!” most of the time, Horrid Henry features repetitive dialogue, an insane sense of humor and sensible, less teenage girl dialogue, because Henry constantly screams and shouts a lot. Some people have banned Horrid Henry because it was making children naughty, but Dork Diaries may be well remembered - by me, obviously - for Once Upon A Dork, which features Nikki in a strange fantasy land when she got knocked out by her rival Mckenzie Hollister. Never let your rival knock you in the face, kids, it’s dangerous.

In other news, the other day I saw the most amazing and less flashy documentary on Sky Showcase, cutting me off from Sky Kids for one whole day. I know, there were ads in between each part of each episode, but man was it worth the wait to watch. It was named: Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family, and featured the host Patrick Aryee roaming around the wilderness in search of our primitive ancestors. One of the most outstanding moments in episode 2 is when Patrick interacts and plays with chimpanzees. The close-up of Patrick and his chimp holding each other’s hands makes me want to envision what Kala said to Tarzan in Disney’s Tarzan:

“Close your eyes.

Now forget what you see.

What do you feel?”

Hearing this soothed my soul as a kid, and now this scene of Aryee and the chimps makes me want to envision him kissing a chimp, only to realize it’s all a dream, only to wake up with various other cartoon women in his bed. Teela, Mrs Goggins and Daphne. Those are the only women I know. Want to know where I got inspiration from? ;).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwrLhHdAt-M

And now for this week’s big thought. Right, this week I’m thinking about a music video for ‘In The Land Of Dreams’ from Acoustic Dreamland featuring Furaha and Orko. In this vision, the Land Of Dreams is a mystical, natural dream world where fireflies flitter in the night sky, snow covered mountains and hills are perfect for sliding down, lion cubs play all the time and the softest nests are covered with moss and leaves. It’s quite similar to the scene where the bush baby and the pangolin appear at night in the place where elephants dream in DisneyNature’s Elephant. I originally wanted Furaha and Orko to awaken in a world inspired by African art, where African animals take them for a ride, and an Aboriginal art kangaroo makes a tremendous boing and begins to fly, with Furaha and Orko riding on his back. Hush now, little Orko, go to sleep sensual breather…

And finally, we have a fact I would like to share from Weird But True USA. The Colorado State Fair hosts a pet rock olympics, including a prize for the best dressed rock. Now ignore all those annoying memes of Elmo raging over Rocco, because it may ruin how I think of the Sesame Street that was around during my childhood. So, imagine this: Zoe, Rocco, Sybil, Luke, Resus and Cleo are going to that fair to participate in the Olympics. During that time, Zoe is haunted by the fact that Elmo bullied her over her rock, so she lets Rocco go the same way Bandit throws his stone out to sea in Bluey’s ‘Stickbird’.

Speaking of Bluey, I named the surfer dog Jonno and added a friend for him, who came from Nimbin. He’s an Afghan hound who wears a white shirt and rainbow tie-dyed shorts. He rides a red skateboard and vapes. Unnatural, even to me, but that’s how my great, yet possible mind works. I can make anything possible. ANYONE can make anything possible if they learn from me. Learning is the best way to teach. And I learned from the best, both in South Woodham and Dornoch…EVEN THOUGH THE KIDS AT MY SCHOOLS WERE REALLY NOISY AND ANNOYING!!!!!

Sorry, am I being a bit of a bother to you?

Okay, I’m out.

The Decider '80s Football Vision Board

....well, part of it anyway. You like it?

My Little Pony Coronation Concert

Well, today's the day of the king's coronation, but before a king took the throne, there was a queen. Well, to celebrate, I have a special surprise for you: The Hub's My Little Pony Coronation Concert, from when Twilight Sparkle became an alicorn!

https://balancingthechaos.com/youre-invited-to-a-my-little-pony-coronation-mylittlepony-hubtvnetwork-thehubtvpr/

Laments Of A Sleeping Lioness

I don’t know why we ended up in here. I lay flat on my back, staring up at the ceiling of this dark room, in this soft, comfy platform that is a bed. I hear soft, high-pitched snoring and turn over to see Orko, my best friend, fast asleep with an exposed smile on his exposed face. I turn over, restless, the sides of my eyes still filled with gritty little stones. My mind is going round in circles now: what am I supposed to do with Orko? I am asked to protect him, not eat him. And now, there he is, peacefully asleep like a newborn baby.

In the darkness of the room, the only light shining onto us is from a lamppost far off outside, and the rain poured down heavily like a tribal mother pouring water onto her baby in a bathtub. The rain provides a soothing atmosphere for me, but I try to figure out why Orko went into my family in the first place. Was it because he had a greater purpose in life? I close my eyes and try to listen to the rain, but all I could hear were the voices of his so-called ‘friends’ shouting at him in my head:

“Your magic makes things worse!”

I grip the pillow tight and grit my teeth. Rrrrip! Small claw marks are on that pillow. I look over to Orko, who has turned over, peacefully asleep. I shut my eyes tight and try to think of all the things that made Orko cry. I first tried to think of a rainbow shining over the Savannah. A lump appears in my little furry throat. I next try to think about me playing with my parents while Orko looked on in sadness. I felt tears come into my eyes. Then, I tried to think about being alive - I did, and all those memories of me emerging from battles with predators lucky to be alive emerged. I begin sobbing, my tears soaking into my pillow.

Then I tried to wonder why we ended up in here. I could still smell sleeping gas on my lips, and it smelled really powerful. My eyes were bloodshot from the effect of the gas, so I turned over and closed them. A dull pain throbbed inside my head. Then, I felt a pair of smooth blue hands hold me. I look round, and see Orko cuddling up next to me. I smile warmly, and hug him back. Yawning, I snuggle right beside my best friend and listen to his little heart beating softly.

And then…we went…to sleep.

Sybil's Good News - Orko's Takeover

Hey there! It’s old Orko with some exciting news! First off, I have taken over from Sybil to do this journal entry now, because she’s all over me recently - and my 2002 incarnation. Second and most importantly, Sybil recently got a job as an editor for her own magazine, Sybil’s Friendship ‘Zine! Oh my god, what an honor! And most exciting of all, I think she got a letter back from the author of Dork Diaries, Rachel Renee Russ-

“SQUEEEEEEEE!”

Ergh. Hmmmmm, she got a letter back from the author of Dork Diaries-

“SQUEEEEEEE!”

Grrrrrr….I SAID SHE GOT A LETTER BACK FROM-

“SQUEEEEEEE!!”

We’ll save it for later then. I don’t know where that author got the word Squee from, but let me tell you, Nikki’s a typical average girl living in a crazy world where girls freak out like anime girls. Speaking of anime, that blonde-haired prat She-Ra is on this list of kids’ shows Sybil told me to tell you about this morning. She-Ra’s a total prat who doesn’t deserve to be on CBBC, but her favourite show Bluey is on there! Let me show you:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g28087907/best-kids-tv-shows/

Yeah, I know, it’s updated. And I also want to tell you something very important about my friend He-Man: he’s not just a hero of all Eternia, he and his counterpart Prince Adam are like teachers to me, as if I’m a first time learner. Man-At-Arms and Teela are the same, too. Cringer? Well, he’s just a teacher’s pet. And whenever I impart a moral at the end of the episodes I star in, it’s just something He Man taught me. In fact when I told all the ‘80s kids about magic being everywhere, I started crying upon seeing it. I still cry seeing it to this day, and seeing baby animals playing with their carers makes my 2002 self want to cry too. Luckily, he’s got his best friend Furaha to comfort her. Why not take a look at this clip, and see how much of a teacher He Man really is to me, I bet he-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-rouI8uwTU

I appeared at the end of the video? WHAT THE HELL?! It was wrong of them to say He Man represents gay rights, but I look up to He Man dearly. While watching the video, Sybil also found something about touching. Fancy that, eh? Me, learning how not to touch someone! Ha-ha-ha! Unfortunately, the only touch I can give out is a gentle touch - stroking, holding and massaging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mhfMMvoUfc

I hope this will teach all of the morons out there a lesson or two. Winnie The Pooh did it first, you know! Anyway, I want to talk to you about one of Sybil’s thoughts, which will soon become a story in her Friendship ‘Zine. It’s a really mindful, somehow soothing one. Furaha and my 2002 self are playing on the beach, playing games of chase, rolling about in the sand and splashing in the water - just the sort of thing Sybil would make us do if we’re on the beach. The biggest moment comes when dear little Furaha holds my Mike Young self up with her hind paws, lying on the sand and laughing as you could hear my Gabe Khouth voiced self cry out in joy, “I’m soaring through the sky!” Does this mirror the scene in My Little Pony: A New Generation where Sunny rides on her dad’s back, playing at being a pegasus?

Speaking of, Sybil is having a good time watching my show, but she is also having a good time watching The Croods, which was downloaded for her two days ago. The Croods are just like my 2002 self’s new family, embarking on an adventure of discovery and nature, just like how all prehistoric people do. There’s one scene where the cave boy invites the family to dive into the water, and the dad tries to fight the saber tooth tiger, who can eventually swim. I remember when I almost drowned, but He Man tried to save me. The kind fellow, I should reward him. Now, with the release of a new Weird But True book coming, plus Todd Parr’s The Birthday Book coming up, I would like to share some facts and thoughts about three of the facts from Nat Geo Kids’ Top Tens and one from the Weird But True lemur book. Here we go!

First up is something Sybil knows completely well: gorillas sleep in nests. Imagine that, really: my 2002 self and Furaha snuggling to sleep in a gorilla nest with a kindly gorilla mother and her babies to the tune of ‘Lullaby For Zen’ while under a starry sky. The kind, whispering voice is the gorilla whispering reassuring words to them while cradling them and her baby. If they slept in there on their own, they could claim nature as a cradle for young wizards like my Mike Young self. It makes me sleepy just thinking about the time me and Daimar napped in nature. I miss him so much…

Next up is the fact that gorillas live in troops - families that consist of up to 30 gorillas. Now, try to imagine two versions of this scenario: Sybil’s 6-year-old self is living with her adopted zebra mother Zecora and lots of friends from Scream Street, Bluey and My Little Pony: Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella, Six, Bluey, Bingo, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. On the other hand, Furaha is living in the jungle not just with my 2002 self and her family, but also with other friends too. You already know their names: Jetfire, Bumpy Dog, Circuit, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Calumon, Minty and Tenderheart Bear. That’s what a true family feels like. And if you don’t feel like watching The Croods or Chimpanzee, go and watch the Walking With Beasts episode ‘Next Of Kin’. It came out way before the 2002 He Man series, and showed a family of apes who walk upright. I can float upright, but I can’t walk.

Next, I just found out that you can take your toy on a holiday, write to it and receive photos from him in another country! Imagine your teddy bear with the Aboriginal people at Uluru, or your He Man action figure with the mountain folk of Nepal, or your My Little Pony doll with the tribal people of Africa. Sybil told me her friend Bingo once had a turn to bring Bob Bilby home from kindy, and she and her family were addicted to technology at the time. They resolved to put down their screens and have a lot of fun - both in the park, and in the city. Once, Bob Bilby visited Scotland! Boy, did he have a life of adventure. And if you haven’t seen Teddy Playgroup yet, well, I think I prefer Bob Bilby a lot better than this fact, wobbly bear.

And finally, Angel Falls at Venezuela is 979 meters! It sure is a big waterfall.

CHEESE: Reckon we’re ready to dive now, Orko?

ORKO: Cheese! Good on you! Only thing is…

CHEESE: Oh boy!

ORKO: A huge rocky cliff with a big waterfall you can dive off.

CHEESE: But look how much bigger!

ORKO: Prepare your stretches, quick!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
SPLASH!!

CHEESE: Oh-haw-haw-haw…

ORKO: See? I told you I could survive!

MINUTES LATER…

ORKO: Prince Adam, I have something to ask you.

PRINCE ADAM: Sure, Orko, what’s up?

ORKO: (sighs) Well, are you, and Teela, and Man-At-Arms, really my teachers? Because I’ve been reading the Filmation inspired issue of Masters Of The Multiverse, and one of the characters said you were my teacher. Is it true?

PRINCE ADAM: Yes. It’s true.

(Orko and Prince Adam hug.)

So that concludes this week’s edition of Sybil’s Good News. I’m so glad you’d be able to stop by and read! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a protest to make.

NO NO NO! We’re Mike Young and we hate Orko!

YES YES YES! Give that Orko some respect!

NO!

YES….

3 Months Of Bluey - Relax - Part 5

Hi everyone, Coco Cucumber here with another update on Sybil's life. You see, Sybil's hairdresser informed me that she enjoyed having her hair done today, and she found out there was not just pawprints on the gown for kids, but dogs, including one which she called Fatty. That's fat-shaming, isn't it? Anyhow, I never fat shame people, because I'm a cousin of Fluttershy she taught me not to fat-shame other ponies. Sybil had a wonderful time at her support worker's house before this whole shebang happened: she ate a hearty breakfast of sausage rolls and cookies, and had crackers because Wensleydale tastes too dry to her. She tried to reassure her support worker's black and white cat Princess, who meowed a lot because she wanted to know if they loved her. They kept responding "Yes, we love you." And that's so sweet!

Later, it was hairdressing time and Sybil was enthralled to be there once again. The smell of aloe and cucumber was too much for her to resist as she had her hair done, and while she was having it washed, cut and dried, she talked to her hairdresser about lots of things, for example how she hasn't got any of my friends. Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and everyone. She also talked about her He Man addiction, and the hairdresser revealed she had a brother who loved the original series, which Sybil watches on Prime Video. She even talked about what Orko did which viewers can point out, such as the O on his gown falling off and his mirror image putting it back on for him, and Orko conjuring a butterfly at the beginning of the time when he summoned Daimar the demon. It was really adorable when they went for a nap out in the wild. She told her hairdresser that Orko may be annoying, but to her he's her favourite character because he's funny, cute, just right and she treats him just like he's a brother. She even talked about how he got accepted into Furaha's family at the end of Me, You, And He Man, and also her Friendship House stories. Her birthday was also on the subject, with all the presents including the He Man Mad Libs on the list. She had two chocolates while her hair was done, but the blue one tasted of honey and coconuts. Eeeurgh, gross! Save it for natural shampoo. She even asked if she had My Little Pony or Disney Princess shampoo aimed for the little ones who come to her salon, and she had to think about it. She asked her if she wanted tea, coffee or water, and she responded: hot chocolate.

Time skip to a few moments later, and...

PRRRRRPPPHHH! Eeeewwww! This hot chocolate tastes cold and disgusting! No wonder it was around for four hours!

Now that's what I call relaxing.

3 Months Of Bluey Special - Birthday Time!

Hey! Guess what day it is?

BLUEY: Tuesday?

Nah.

BINGO: Friday?

Close...

FURAHA: Your birthday?

Oui oui oui! It's my birthday today! And guess what? It proved to be the most drunken morning ever. I started my morning with a bit of Beep & Mort with a hearty breakfast of sausage rolls added in for good measure. Then it was present time and I started unwrapping to reveal a scrapbook and some Africa-themed content such as stickers. Then my support worker came by on the way to school to give me a beautiful present - a notebook with pussies on! I bet when Alex Clarke was making it, he wanted to write this: "Pussy is a wussy and a big fat furry dussy!" But he wouldn't do that because it would make fun of people who are addicted to cats. Also, that's fat-shaming.

BANDIT: Oi! Not again!

I'm about to have my cake in one hour, but I had a slew of ideas on my birthday, such as the whole 2002 He Man series being a dream of a magic-less Orko, and both my ideas under one roof in an apartment in Brisbane, named 'Friendship House'. I'm watching Life In Pieces, and it brought back memories when I saw the 'Bounce House' segment and the girls were watching Alien. God, you should never show your kids stuff like this, it's too disturbing. I'm starting to like Life In Pieces, it's like Bluey for adults and delivers relatable lessons in parenting.

In celebration of my birthday, I might as well show you the montages from Toonami's 10th birthday long ago.

3 Months Of Bluey - Relax - Part 4

One more day 'til my birthday! And even though my mind is slowly going off He Man, I think Orko's still a great addition to Furaha's animal family. In fact, my mum has told me that they are like a typical cartoon duo of a calm, concentrated figure like Danger Mouse and a panicky sidekick like Penfold. I'm watching Dreamflight right now, and it has a soothing voice and traditional Indian-Arabian music.

Speaking of Arabia, I would like to inform you that I did half a storyboard for the Me, You, And... and Dreamworks Spirit crossover story 'Spirit & Me', which is based on the first few minutes of The Young Black Stallion. You know the bit, the bit where the young girl and the stallion wander through the desert on their own. Young Spirit and his mother Esperenza are wandering through the plains of Arabia exploring what there is to see, when Esperenza is brutally murdered by poachers. This didn't happen in the original film, but Spirit is forced to run for it. It goes to Furaha and Orko waking up alone in the desert, getting used to their surroundings with love and guidance from each other and frightfully encountering the carcass of Esperenza. Furaha later senses water, and they run to it in a canyon, but they run into Spirit, who came to the water first. They chase after him, and it results in our two heroes falling off a cliff and Furaha breaking her leg. Luckily, Orko uses some bandages, planks of wood and crutches he has in his sleeve (remember when he produced a bouncy ball and a vault out of his sleeve in the He Man episode The Last Stand?) to care for Furaha. Furaha later learns from Lord Mufasa that killing Spirit isn't the right thing to do, and later the next morning, the two follow Spirit to a small river blocked by water, and Orko uses his magic to make the blocked ravine explode. While everyone is enjoying water, Furaha states that she and Orko are the only ones who can guide Spirit back to his mother.

THEN WHAT HAPPENS?!

The storyboard will continue, I promise.

Then there's my ice story. In the story, Furaha and Orko end up in the Arctic, where Orko puts on his Winter warmers using what's inside his sleeve, and Furaha leads him across the Arctic, hoping to find a way out. However, this all turns to fun and games as the two young friends zoom down a snowy hill, have a snowball fight and make snow angels. Later, they encounter an ice cave and decide to explore it paw-in-hand, using a river to guide them. Suddenly, they become trapped in the centre of the cave and Furaha bursts into an angry fit, but Orko calms her down, and they huddle next to each other. Minutes pass, and just as they are about to freeze to death, Furaha notices a shaft of light in the ceiling of the cave, and she and her friend use their combined magic to make the hole larger. They whoosh up to the exit, only to discover they're on the top of an iceberg. To pass the time while they wait for an ice floe to float by, Furaha tells Orko the story of how whales learned to swim. It becomes night when an ice floe finally passes, and the two jump on, with Furaha crying softly and happily. The two settle down to sleep, with Orko producing a warm blanket to cover them, as Furaha sings a sweet lullaby under the Northern Lights.

😭This is making me cry too, but I'm not crying right now. I'm excited because my birthday is coming up tomorrow! There'll be four presents and a cake, because I'm happy with what I have, and, I'm going to get some birthday money! Heh-hey! I'll spend it on whatever I like on Amazon, and when I do, I'll be the first to inform you!

And remember, you don't want to be a horse in the Arabian desert. It's a life or death situation out there. Someone could get hurt.