AP Art Blog: April 2025

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Ace 2 Section 8 Part 1 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 8

Part 1

Chapter 3

Funding helping between nations as needed was agreed upon. Networking between all nations to ensure that none faced starvation would take place.

An agreement was formed similar to the free medical care and treatment for all pact; an agreement to ensure that none would face starvation anywhere.

Chapter 4

News was released that the nation of Raydia was having trouble with lightning surges.

Lightning surges were appearing all over the nation.

Some allies were leaving for Raydia right away to offer help.

The Tranquil diplomat convoy left Far heading toward Raydia.

Ace 2 Section 8 Part 1 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 8

Part 1

Chapter 1

The Tranquil diplomat convoy arrived in Far, a city in Berry.

Far was a huge and popular city in Berry.

The convoy went to the palace and met with the city's leader, Yasmin.

Chapter 2

There was a world revamp campaign meeting happening.

The campaign that Berry was leading was the no starvation campaign.

Meetings began taking place in the palace.

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 4 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 4

Chapter 1

No other great rocks came.

Marcus breathed deeply.

He said, “We're saved. The palace has saved us. The ones working the ice-javelins have saved us.

“And the palace should stop any flooding.”

Chapter 2

The group returned to Cove City by boat.

Marcus thanked the convoy for visiting.

The convoy enjoyed the art celebration for a few days.

Ace and the others reunited with the convoy.

They left for the nation of Berry.

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 3 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 3

Chapter 3

There were tens of ice-javelins. They were aimed.

More great rocks appeared.

Pillars of ice shot out of the ice-javelins.

The ice blasted the rocks up well.

The ice-javelins reloaded themselves.

More ice pillars were shot.

Chapter 4

The great rocks were smashed with the ice pillars.

Pieces of rock flew in all directions. Some pieces landed against the walls of ice around the palace.

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 3 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 3

Chapter 1

The ice-javelins were on of the sides of the palace. They were large mounted bows that shot pillars of ice.

The Aquariousians expected the ice-javelins to break the great rocks so that the rocks wouldn't smash up the palace on impact.

Chapter 2

The ice-javelins were manned.

Minutes later one of the great rocks appeared on the river on the horizon.

The Howie River was fast and the house-sized borders rushed at the palace.

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 2 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 2

Chapter 1

They explored the palace.

Marcus said, “There have been potentially troubling signs around the great rocks. Some of our geologists are concerned that the great rocks could disperse any day. If they disperse much of Aquarious will be flooded.”

Chapter 2

A siren blared.

“What is going on?” Marcus asked his guards.

A guard entered the room the group was in and said, “The great rocks are dispersing. They will be coming toward the palace.”

“Prepare the ice-javelins,” Marcus said.

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 1 Ch. 7-8

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 1

Chapter 7

The palace was built on the river. It was expansive.

The boat came to one of the palace's docks.

Chapter 8

The group walked through the palace.

Guards and scientists were around.

“What is this palace for?” Glade asked Marcus.

“It is a structure built very recently,” Marcus said. “It is downstream from the great rocks. If the great rocks disperse we should still be able to replace them with this palace. This Ice palace will act as a substitute for the great rocks. It's almost complete; we're still working on it.”

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 1 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 1

Chapter 5

“We have a new palace nearby,” Marcus said. “We'll take a boat down the Howie River to get there.”

They rode by cart and horse to a dock. They boarded a boat.

Chapter 6

Marcus had envoys with him.

They came to the palace; it was blue and glimmering.

“It is an ice palace,” Marcus said.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 1 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 1

Chapter 3

Garret had asked the convoy to visit Aquarious's leader, Marcus, during the celebration.

The convoy went to the palace.

They were shown to the throne room.

Chapter 4

Marcus welcomed the convoy.

“Where's Ace?” Marcus asked.

Glade said, “Ace is visiting Helenia to help with world revamp business.”

“Okay,” Marcus said. “I'm glad to have you here. I have somewhere I'd like to show you.”

Ace 2 Section 7 Part 1 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 7

Part 1

Chapter 1

Ace and a few from the convoy went to Helenia to visit Heidi and help with one of the world revamp campaigns.

The rest of the Tranquil diplomat convoy traveled to the nation of Aquarious.

In Aquarious's capital, Cove City, there was an art celebration going on.

The convoy arrived in Cove City and went to an inn.

Chapter 2

Glade, Julia, and the others in the convoy were in a city square. The art celebration was all around them.

Paintings being worked on. Paintings for sale.

Shop stalls, musical bands, decorations were here and there.

Monday, April 28, 2025

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 4 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 4

Chapter 1

The next day the palace hall was filled with representatives again.

All the nations had signed onto the pact by evening.

Chapter 2

A few days went by.

Tyrone and others did presentations in the hall. Rit showed off medical robots.

The world revamp campaign meeting finished.

The agreement to provide free medical care and treatment to all in all places was made.

The nations would be busy networking, trading medical supplies, using traveling medical teams and robot doctors, sharing funds and other help as necessary to achieve this.

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 3 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 3

Chapter 1

The Tranquil diplomat convoy encountered Jarvis in one of the pubs in Garden.

“How are things diplomat?” Jarvis asked Ace.

“Good thank you,” Ace said. “How goes the work with your medical team?”

“We're setting out to help other nations who are in a bit of need for help medically.”

Ace said, “It's an exciting campaign for the world revamp.”

Chapter 2

Georgia and others from Jarvis's team were with them.

It was a spacious pub.

They drank, ate, talked, sang songs.

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 2 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 2

Chapter 3

Paperwork for the free medical care pact was handed around to representatives from each nation.

The deal’s intricacies were studied and discussed by all.

Chapter 4

Many nations signed the pact that day.

They agreed to meet the next day to discuss it further.

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 2 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 2

Chapter 1

There were two hundred and twenty-one nations on Corterrum.

Diplomats, leaders, representatives from all nations were in one of the city palace's halls.

A presentation was being led by Arcville's leader, Tyrone.

Chapter 2

Tyrone said, “The main way we will provide free medical care and treatment to all people in all places is through methods I'll bring up and by signing a pact.

“Each nation signs a pact that we will work together to ensure that each nation is able to and does provide free medical care to all in each nation.

“The methods are reallocating funds, using new medical robots from Rit, and nations giving medical funding to each other as needed.”

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 1 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 1

Chapter 3

Tyrone welcomed the convoy to the throne room.

“Thank you for coming,” Tyrone said. “In two days we are having the world revamp meeting. Come to the palace that day at ten AM.”

Chapter 4

Two days passed.

The convoy left for the city palace at nine AM.

Ace 2 Section 6 Part 1 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 6

Part 1

Chapter 1

The Tranquil diplomat convoy traveled to Garden, the Arcville capital.

Chapter 2

They found an inn and rented rooms.

The next day they went to the city palace.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 4 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 4

Chapter 1

The stunned were taken to infirmaries to rest.

The robots that had malfunctioned were temporarily deactivated.

Chapter 2

The next day the Tranquil diplomat convoy stayed in Oasis.

The following day they got their rented horses and carts and departed.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 3 Ch. 7-8

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 3

Chapter 7

Ace and Glade were beside each other.

Ace spotted the robots.

He began to speed up his pace.

Glade said, “Robot-stun-blasters. These robots seem to be stunning all who approach.”

Glade got a couple of robot-stun-blasters from a pocket. He handed one to Ace.

They eased behind a windmill.

They threw the robot-stun-blasters.

Chapter 8

Glade and Ace went closer.

They threw more robot-stun-blasters.

More from the group arrived. They looked around.

All the robots near the windmills had been stunned.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 3 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 3

Chapter 5

Jeremy saw several robots and some lawmen stunned on the ground.

Before he could fire his robot-stun-gun he was hit with stun-energy.

Chapter 6

More of the group arrived near the robots and were stunned almost immediately.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 3 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 3

Chapter 3

The group, now with more lawmen, walked around the windmills.

Chapter 4

A shout got the entire group’s attention.

They all moved toward where the sound had come from.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 3 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 3

Chapter 1

The group was out of the greenhouse district.

The streets seemed oddly quiet.

“Perhaps all of the malfunctioning robots have been stunned,” one of the lawmen said. “Let's go around town and have a look.”

Chapter 2

Near one of the edges of town were rows of windmills.

A number of lawmen were around.

The group approached.

“All the robots stunned?” Jeremy asked.

“A few left around here,” one of the lawmen said. “Help us have a look around the windmills?”

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 2 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 2

Chapter 5

The group crept out from behind the greenhouses.

Many of the robots in sight were motionless having been stunned.

Some robots were moving toward the group.

The group began firing robot-stun-guns.

The robots fired stun-energy at the group that was spread out.

Chapter 6

Ten or fifteen more from the group were stunned by the robots.

The remaining robots in the area were stunned.

Several stayed with the stunned from the group.

The group, now with about twenty people, went on.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 2 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 2

Chapter 3

Ace and others took cover behind greenhouses.

A handful from the group had already been stunned.

Jeremy, one of the lawmen with them, yelled, “Stay behind cover. Any of you who have robot-stun-blasters get them out.”

Many in Ace's convoy reached into pockets and took out robot-stun-blasters.

Jeremy peeked around the corner of a greenhouse.

“They're coming this way,” Jeremy said. “Stun-blasters ready.”

Chapter 4

“Now!” Jeremy hollered.

Robot-stun-blasters were aimed and thrown en masse.

Robot-stun-blasters were egg-shaped and created a big stun blast in an area once they landed.

“Advance,” Jeremy said.

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 2 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 2

Chapter 1

A few lawmen went with the convoy.

The lawmen led the convoy to the greenhouse district.

“Some of these robots are stun-bow testers,” a lawman said. “They have aiming prowess.”

Chapter 2

The group was ducking through the greenhouse district.

Robots were ahead.

Stun-fire began.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 1 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 1

Chapter 3

The convoy decided to visit another pub in Oasis.

They came to a pub called The Saloon.

They went in and sat down.

Chapter 4

Someone entered the pub and began shouting.

“Some robots are going around stunning everyone,” the man yelled. “Lots of them. We need to stun ‘em.”

There were others with him, they were all wearing hats.

Another said, “We're lawmen. We have extra robot-stun-guns. Take some and come with us.”

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Ace 2 Section 5 Part 1 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 5

Part 1

Chapter 1

Ace Bardon and the Tranquil diplomat convoy were in the town of Oasis. The nation was called Lantern.

They were on their way to Arcville and were passing through.

There was a world revamp meeting soon being held in Arcville.

Chapter 2

Oasis was a large town.

There were many vegetable farms, fruit farms, et cetera here.

Ace had fought in martial arts tournaments in Lantern many times.

They were at a pub drinking, planning to get back on the road to Arcville the next day.

Friday, April 11, 2025

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 6 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 6

Chapter 3

The next morning.

Ace went to visit Heidi.

She was in the library they'd been working in.

“Ace, you've come to see me,” she said.

They hugged.

“My convoy's next assignment will be coming,” Ace said. “I'll miss you.”

“We'll both be working. We hope to have free inns in all nations very soon. You'll come visit me again when you have the chance?”

“I will.”

They kissed.

Ace spent the day at the palace with Heidi.

Chapter 4

Two days later Garret's message arrived with a new assignment for the diplomat convoy.

Ace and Heidi embraced.

“See you again love,” Ace said.

“I look forward to it,” Heidi said.

Ace returned to the inn where the convoy was staying.

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 6 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 6

Chapter 1

Ace stayed at the palace the next day and continued to help Heidi.

Chapter 2

The next day.

Ace returned to the inn where the convoy was staying.

“The business went well?” Glade asked.

“It did,” Ace said. “I'll message Garret. We'll be leaving Helenia soon I suppose.”

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 5 Ch. 7-8

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 5

Chapter 7

A few hours passed.

Speaking to secretaries and assistants had gone smoothly for both of them.

Preparations were being made and all would be ready for when the building teams arrived.

Chapter 8

“Good work diplomat,” Heidi said with a smile on her face.

Heidi had green hair and wore a peach-coloured dress.

“Happy to help,” Ace said.

“Would you like to spend the rest of the day at the palace with me?” Heidi asked.

“I would,” Ace said.

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 5 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 5

Chapter 5

Lunch was brought to the library for Heidi and Ace.

They ate fruit and vegetables with dipping sauce.

“We will make calls for a couple of hours,” Heidi said.

“Okay,” Ace said.

Chapter 6

Heidi went to the other side of the library and began making calls.

Ace began calling the numbers on his sheet.

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 5 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 5

Chapter 3

The pair went to one of the palace's libraries. No others were in the library.

“Sit Ace,” Heidi said.

Ace sat at a table.

Heidi put some papers on the table.

She sat next to Ace.

“Pegasuses are capable of traveling very fast,” Heidi said. “They will be able to get building teams to other nations quickly. We're ready to start sending out building teams.

“Now we're going to work on contacting other nations to let them know that teams will be setting out. Whatever supplies the nations can have ready will be great.

“Here is a sheet with some numbers. Message the numbers first. I have some I will be messaging as well. Then we'll take a break. After that we'll make some calls.”

Chapter 4

Ace began sending messages.

He finished messaging all the numbers on the sheet after an hour had passed.

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 5 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 5

Chapter 1

Ace went to Wingsend's city palace alone the next morning.

The guards showed him to the throne room.

Chapter 2

Heidi stood up from a table as Ace entered.

She hugged him, “Ace, wonderful to see you. We're working on some logistics. Come to one of the libraries with me.”

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 4 Ch. 7-8

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 4

Chapter 7

They flew down through the sky.

The group landed in Wingsend near the city palace.

They went into the palace.

“Thank you for going to the sky palace,” Heidi said.

Chapter 8

The Tranquil diplomat convoy stayed for a meal.

“Come again tomorrow Ace,” Heidi said. “We will work on the campaign.”

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 4 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 4

Chapter 5

Ace agreed for Tranquil to help with funding and builders for the campaign.

Heidi and Ace left the study.

They found their group in a hallway.

The group went to their pegasuses.

Chapter 6

They mounted pegasuses.

The pegasuses took flight.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 4 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 4

Chapter 3

Heidi and Ace sat on a couch.

“How do you like being Tranquil's diplomat?” Heidi asked.

“I like it,” Ace said. “It is busy but it has gone well.”

Chapter 4

“What can Tranquil do to help the free inns campaign?” Ace asked.

“Funding and builders,” Heidi said. “I want to get free inns in all nations as soon as possible. Especially in colder nations as now winter is upon us.”

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 4 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 4

Chapter 1

The group entered the sky palace.

Chapter 2

They explored the sky palace.

The halls and rooms were lavish. Purple crystal ornaments were scattered about.

“Let's go in a study and talk,” Heidi said.

Heidi and Ace entered a study.

The others in the group continued to explore the sky palace.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 3 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 3

Chapter 3

The ten convoy members, including Glade and Julia, sat on the pegasuses as they rode into the sky.

The wings of the pegasuses flapped.

Before long they were high up in the sky.

Chapter 4

It took a couple of hours to reach a sky palace.

The group came to one. The palace that hung floating in the sky had balconies easy for landing.

The pegasuses landed.

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 3 Ch. 1-2

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 3

Chapter 1

Outside the city palace there were pegasus stables and fields.

Heidi and Ace walked to the stables with their convoys.

They went into the stables.

Chapter 2

Stable workers put saddles on some of the pegasuses.

The pegasuses varied in colour; some pink, some red, some blue.

Ten from the Tranquil diplomat convoy would go up to the sky palaces, the rest would wait on land.

“You'll ride with a Helenian,” Heidi told the Tranquil convoy members. “You'll be strapped onto the pegasus and they can carry very much so don't worry about falling. Ace, you can ride with me.”

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 2 Ch. 5-6

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 2

Chapter 5

The next day.

Ace and the convoy returned to the city palace.

Chapter 6

Heidi smiled at Ace as he approached.

“Ace, good to see you,” she said. “You're ready to fly up to some sky palaces?”

“We are,” Ace said. “Will we be flying on pegasuses?”

Glade had mentioned to Ace that the Helenia sky palaces were often traveled to on pegasuses. Pegasuses were winged horses.

“Yes,” Heidi said. “You haven't flown on pegasuses before?”

“I haven't,” Ace said.

“I'll show you."

Ace 2 Section 4 Part 2 Ch. 3-4

Ace 2

By: Alex Pugh

Section 4

Part 2

Chapter 3

Heidi, the leader of Helenia, welcomed Ace and the convoy.

“You've come to help with the campaign?” Heidi asked.

“Yes,” Ace nodded.

“We're leading the campaign to create and bolster free inns in all nations,” Heidi said. “Helenia is a resource-rich nation; we have many stone mines, minerals, forests.

“We're going to send teams all over to help build free inns.”

Chapter 4

“I am reaching out to allies, all nations for help with funding and transportation,” Heidi said. “Have you been to Helenia before Ace?”

“I haven't.”

“You must visit our sky palaces. We will fly up to visit some tomorrow.”