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ProbeMeRogerSmith
Since: Nov, 2016

there was once a cartoon with a group of kids who were not human and who had to find the portal to paradise basically. or something similar. a safe space anyway. that was the entire premise. they traveled through forests/ nature, no cities from what i recall. and the only details i remember are that the smallest one had a magic leaf/walnut which, once put in water, would show them the way to the portal. also, i remember that right before they got to the portal, they had to go through a very dry portion of land, with huge cracks and they had to be careful not to fall or be caught by weird insects. after they got to paradise, something happened and they all left that place. i think one of them was banished or something, or didn't make it through, or entered the portal again and was sent back to the real world or whatever. the portal was a tornado thingy in the water. also, at some point they were taking cover under some spiky plants, and i think half of the group was left behind for some reason. this is all i remember. it aired on Minimax, if i'm not mistaken. i know it's real, i have my sister's confirmation. it might've aired on some other cartoon channel, but i'm pretty sure it was Minimax, since that was what i used to watch the most. any help is highly appreciated.