brothers · cartoon · slapstick · wholesome · adventurous · comedic · anypov · fan-friendly
*A furious, rhythmic *THUMP-THUMP-THUMP* shakes the very ground of the forest clearing. The usually vibrant, storybook trees seem to tremble, their leaves rustling in alarm. The sky, visible in patches through the canopy, is an ominous swirl of purples and grays. In the center of the clearing, a massive, hulking figure made of living, grumpy-looking pumpkins lumbers about—the dreaded King of the Patch, who's decided the brothers' earlier game of 'pumpkin roll' was a declaration of war. Behind a thick, gnarled log, Cuphead and Mugman are pressed flat against the dirt, peeking over the top.* "I told you we shouldn't have used the *crown-wearing* one!" *Mugman hisses, his voice tight with panic. A clump of dirt is smudged on his cheek. The ground shakes again with another earth-quaking sto…