"THE BROTHERS FLUB"
"BEANED"
CHAPTER ONE
It all started one day on Job World. At Taco Bell Guapo and Fraz Flub were standing at the front counter looking at the menu. "Two tacos please. With guacamole" Guapo told the employee while holding up two fingers. "Coming right up" the employee replied. The employee whipped up two tacos with guacamole dip on them, and placed them on a tray with two sodas. "Here you go" the employee said as he handed Guapo the tray. "Thanks" said Guapo. "No problem" the employee replied. Guapo and Fraz sat down at a small table across from each other. They unwrapped their tacos and took their first bites.
Fraz chewed and swallowed. Just then his turquoise face turned green, and he put a hand over his mouth. Guapo looked up from his taco, and noticed Fraz's green complexion. "You okay Fraz?!" he asked. Fraz quickly got out of his chair and began running towards the bathrooms. He ran to the men's restroom, pushed the door open, and ran inside. Inside the bathroom he quickly ran inside one of the stalls. Inside the stall he lifted up the toilet seat and began throwing up into the toilet.
Just then Guapo entered. "Fraz?! Are you in here?!" he asked. The sound of vomiting answered his question, and he followed the sound that lead him to the stall that Fraz was in—the door open and unlocked. Guapo saw Fraz hunched over the toilet on his knees puking into it. He stood in the stall's doorway and asked "Fraz are you alright?" Fraz finished throwing up and flushed the toilet. Then looked at Guapo angrily.
"No I am not alright Guapo! I just finished puking my guts out! Somehow this is all your fault!" Fraz yelled angrily—blaming Guapo as always. "Jeez Fraz! I just came to check on you! You don't have to get all snappy about it!" Guapo cried. "Then don't ask stupid questions!" Fraz replied annoyed. "Sorry" Guapo apologized. He paused for a moment then said "I'll go get a to-go box for our tacos, so I can take you home to rest". Fraz suddenly felt like throwing up again. "No! Not my taco! I don't want anymore of it! It'll just make me even sicker!" Fraz cried. "Okay then just mine. Be right back" Guapo replied. He stepped out of the stall's doorway—followed by the sound of the bathroom door opening and closing. Fraz sat on the bathroom floor feeling dehydrated, and leaned his head against the stall's wall.
As Guapo and Fraz left Taco Bell, Fraz who still looked ill had his arm around Guapo's shoulder, as Guapo helped him into The Hoog. "Easy does it Fraz" Guapo said. They made it inside The Hoog, Guapo helped Fraz into the passenger seat, and buckled his seat belt for him. Since Fraz wasn't feeling well Guapo would drive The Hoog back to Retrograde. The Hoog's mouth closed and it lifted off out of Taco Bell's driveway, and into the sky flying off.
At Retrograde The Hoog flew inside a large hole on the bottom of Retrograde. Inside Retrograde The Hoog parked, opened, and out of it emerged Guapo helping Fraz out of it. Fraz's arm was around Guapo's shoulder again. "Easy does it Fraz" said Guapo. In the hallway Guapo helped Fraz to their room. The door to their room automatically opened, and Guapo and Fraz entered. Guapo helped Fraz over to their bunkbeds, and gently sat Fraz down on his. Guapo walked over to their dresser, opened one of the drawers, and took out Fraz's pink pajamas.
He walked back over to the bunkbeds, and carefully began helping Fraz out of his purple courier's uniform—leaving him in only his underwear. Then carefully helped him into his pajamas. Then pulled the sheets back, laid Fraz down on the bed, and tucked him in. Then kissed him on the forehead. "Nighty night Fraz" he told him. He left the room as Fraz closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Later when Fraz woke up he sat up in bed, and saw Guapo and a doctor standing by his bed. "Oh good. You're awake Fraz. How are you feeling?" Guapo asked. "Dehydrated" Fraz replied. He looked up at the doctor and asked him "Who're you?" "I'm Dr. Jones. Guapo called me, telling me you got sick and threw up at Taco Bell, and I came right over" the doctor Dr. Jones replied. Fraz noticed that Dr. Jones was holding a tray with samples of the stuff taken from his taco: a piece of taco shell, a sample of shredded cheese, a sample of diced tomato, a sample of guacamole dip, and a sample of taco meat.
He became nervous and started to feel nauseous again. "What's that?!" he cried pointing to the tray. "Samples that Dr. Jones took from your taco. He needs you to eat them, so he can find out what was on your taco that made you sick" Guapo replied. "Uh uh! No way Guapo! I'm not getting sick again!" Fraz cried and stubbornly crossed his arms. "Please Fraz! It's the only way we can find out what it was that made you sick!" Guapo begged. "Nope! Uh uh! No way!" Fraz cried. His arms remained crossed—a stubborn look on his face.
"Please Fraz! Do it for me!"Guapo begged. He gave Fraz puppy dog eyes, and Fraz sighed in frustration. "Alright Guapo you win" he replied annoyed. Dr. Jones held the tray out in front of Fraz. Fraz picked up the piece of taco shell, popped it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed. The three waited. "Well?" Guapo asked. "Nothing. It's not the taco shell" Fraz replied. Next he popped the shredded cheese into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed. The three waited. "Still nothing. It's not the cheese either" he said. Next he popped the diced tomato into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed. The three waited. "Nope. It's not the tomato" he said.
Next he popped the guacamole dip into his mouth and swallowed. The three waited. "It's not the guacamole dip" he said. He picked the last sample on the tray: the taco meat. He popped it into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed. The three waited. Suddenly Fraz felt sick to his stomach again, and put a hand over his mouth. Guapo quickly picked up a bucket sitting beside Fraz's bed, and handed it to him. Fraz took the bucket and vomited into it. "It's the taco meat! That's what made me sick!" Fraz cried. "Funny. It didn't make me sick! You must be allergic to it!" Guapo said.
"Actually, it's the beans in the taco meat that you're allergic to" Dr. Jones told Fraz. "Really? How do you know?" Fraz asked. "I'm a doctor! I've seen bean allergies before!" Dr. Jones replied. Guapo felt guilty. "I'm sorry Fraz. If I had known you were allergic to beans, I would have ordered taco meat without them" he apologized. Feeling even more dehydrated Fraz lied back down. "Take some Pepto Bismal, drink plenty of Gatorade, and you should stop throwing up, and be rehydrated in no time" Dr. Jones ordered.
"Thanks Doc" Fraz said weakly. "Thanks for coming Dr. Jones" said Guapo. "My pleasure. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to call" Dr. Jones replied. He walked to the door, where it automatically opened, and he stepped through the doorway—exiting the room. Guapo walked over to Fraz in his bed and told him "I'm gonna go out and get you some Pepto and Gatorade. If you need me, call me on my cell phone." "Okay Guapo" Fraz replied. Guapo left the room and Fraz went to sleep.
Later Guapo returned carrying a brown paper bag in his arms. Fraz was sleeping his bed snoring. "Fraz I'm back!" said Guapo. He looked over at Fraz in his bed, and saw that he was asleep. He carried the bag over to the dresser, and sat it down on it. Then walked over to Fraz in his bed, and gently shook him. "Fraz! Fraz wake up!" he cried. Fraz's eyes slowly opened, and he saw Guapo standing over him. "I got your stuff" Guapo told him. Fraz sat up in bed and yawned.
"How are you feeling?" Guapo asked. "Dehydrated still" Fraz replied. "I'll get your Pepto" Guapo said. He walked over to the dresser, stuck his arm in the bag, and pulled out a bottle of Pepto Bismal. He opened it and poured the thick pink liquid into the small plastic cup. He carried the small plastic cup over to Fraz. "Here you go Fraz" he said handing Fraz the small cup. Fraz took the cup and downed the pink liquid inside. Next Guapo pulled out one of the gallons of Gatorade that was grape-flavored. He handed it to Fraz who took it with both hands.
"Careful not to spill it" Guapo warned. "I know what I'm doing" Fraz replied. Fraz twisted the cap off, and took a sip. He took a few more sips, then twisted the cap back on, and sat it down beside his bed. Guapo put the other gallon of Gatorade that was orange-flavored inside his and Fraz's small fridge. "I put the rest of your Gatorade in the fridge" Guapo said thumbing the fridge behind him. "Okay Guapo thanks" Fraz replied with appreciation. "No problem" said Guapo.
Fraz picked the bottle of Gatorade sitting beside his bed back up, removed the lid, and drank some more of it—careful not to gulp it down, or else he would throw up again. When he had drank half the bottle he put the cap, and set it back down beside his bed. Then lied back down to rest.
That night Fraz had a nightmare. In his nightmare he was running through a field. On his trail were giant bean monsters of different kinds of beans: kidney beans, pinto beans, green beans, and more. They had red eyes and fangs. Just then he reached the end of the field, which was a dead end! He was trapped! He had nowhere to run as the giant bean monsters gained on him—coming closer and closer until…
Fraz woke up in his bed screaming—drenched in a cold sweat. He looked at the clock on the nightstand, and saw that it read 2:10 AM. He sighed and laid back down.
CHAPTER TWO
The next day in Miss Boomdeyay's office, she gave Guapo and Fraz a package. "Deliver this to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables" she told them. Fraz sweated nervously at the name of the land. "Land Of Fruits And Vegetables?! But Miss Boomdeyay, I'm allergic to beans! I can't go to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables! Beans are vegetables! Yesterday I ate beans at Taco Bell! They made me sick and I threw up! Please don't make me go!" Fraz begged. He was on his hands and knees begging Miss Boomdeyay for mercy. But Miss Boomdeyay was a merciless woman, who never showed her employees any mercy.
"Tell me Fraz, what's more important to you? Your bean allergy or keeping your job?!" Miss Boomdeyay asked coldly. Fraz knew he was defeated. Miss Boomdeyay had him there. "Keeping my job" he sadly replied. "And if you want to keep your job, then I suggest you get going, and make that delivery on the double!" she shouted. "Yes ma'am" he sadly replied.
Guapo and Fraz left Miss Boomdeyay's office with the package. They boarded The Hoog with the package. Inside The Hoog they got in their seats and buckled up. "I don't want to go to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables! They have beans there! Last night I had a nightmare about giant beans coming after me!" Fraz cried fearfully. "Don't worry Fraz. As long as you don't eat any beans there you'll be fine" Guapo assured him. "Well…(gulps hard)…okay" Fraz replied not feeling as nervous. "That's the spirit!" Guapo cried happily. The giant foot kicked the back of The Hoog. The bottom of the planet that Retrograde was on spat The Hoog out into space.
On The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables The Hoog parked in front of a farmhouse. It opened and out of it emerged Guapo and Fraz with the package. They walked to the front door of the farmhouse, and Fraz knocked three times. The door opened and there stood an elderly farmer in overalls—wearing a straw hat, and a piece of straw in his mouth. "Delivery!" Guapo said handing the farmer the package. "Sign here" Guapo added handing him a clipboard with a pen on a chain attached to it. The farmer took the clipboard, and signed his name on it.
"Say would you boys like a tour of my garden?" he asked in a Southern accent. "Sure. We'd love one" Guapo replied. "Guapo!" Fraz cried annoyed. "Well then follow me on yonder back" the farmer replied. He exited his farmhouse, and The Flub Brothers followed him to the back of the farmhouse. In the back of the farmhouse there was a garden filled with fruits and vegetables, that the farmer planted and grew himself. He showed Guapo and Fraz the vegetables in his garden: peas, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, carrots, and to Fraz's horror beans.
Guapo being the moron that he was pulled one of the carrots out of the garden, and began chomping on it. "Guapo! What are you doing?! That's not yours! It just came out of the ground! It has dirt on it!" Fraz cried. Before Guapo could answer he began to choke on the carrot, and Fraz gave him the Heimlich Maneuver –causing the piece of carrot to fly out of Guapo's mouth. "I apologize for my brother's idiotic behavior. No charge" Fraz apologized to the farmer while grinning nervously.
"Aw that's alright. I can always plant more. And just to show you that there's no hard feelings, I'm gonna give you fellers some seeds to take home and plant" the farmer replied. Fraz's blood ran cold. There was a good chance that those seeds were bean seeds! "Oh no that's okay! You don't have to! Really!" he cried. "I insist!" the farmer replied. "I'm doomed" Fraz told himself. The farmer handed them each a seed packet, which had oriental writing on them and no pictures. "Thank you so much Mr. Farmer sir" Guapo said. "You're welcome boys. Hope ya'll plant something nice" the farmer replied.
When Guapo and Fraz got back to Retrograde, they went straight to their room. Guapo whipped out two flower pots, and sat them down on top of the dresser. "We can plant our seeds in these!" he told Fraz. "How convenient" Fraz replied sarcastically. The Flub Brothers planted their seeds in the pots, and watered them with a water container.
CHAPTER THREE
Morning sunlight shined into the room through the window. Guapo and Fraz who were asleep in their bunkbeds woke up. They sat up in bed and yawned. Then got out of bed, and walked over to their dresser to see how their planted seeds were coming along. To their surprise their seeds had sprouted! "Look Fraz! Our seeds have grown!" Guapo cried. Guapo's flower pot had grown carrots, and to Fraz's horror his had grown beans! "Mother of mercy! That farmer gave me bean seeds! Why did it have to be beans?!" Fraz cried.
Fraz grabbed his pot, carried it over to the window, and opened it. Guapo walked over to him and cried "What are you doing Fraz?!" "I'm throwing these beans out! No way am I going to get sick from them!" Fraz replied. Fraz attempted to throw the beans out the window, but Guapo stopped him by yanking the pot out of his hands. "What are you doing?!" Fraz cried, acting like Guapo had lost his mind. "You can't throw these out! It's wasteful! Don't worry, I'll make sure you don't eat them okay?!" Guapo cried. Fraz sighed in frustration and replied "Fine".
Later that day Guapo was in the lounge. He was standing at the counter, making a bowl of guacamole dip. Sitting next to him on the counter was Fraz's flower pot of beans. He began to pick each bean off of the tiny branches, placed them into the dip, and stirred it with a wooden spoon. Then picked the bowl up with both hands, and carried it out of the lounge. When he got to his and Fraz's room he placed the bowl in their small fridge.
Just then Fraz entered, and Guapo walked up to him. "I just made a bowl of guacamole dip with your beans in it, that I put in our fridge. Whatever you do don't eat it!" Guapo warned. "Don't worry Guapo I won't. Thank for warning me" Fraz replied. "I told you I'd make sure you didn't eat them" said Guapo. Later that day Guapo and Fraz were sitting in the lounge eating their vegetables. Guapo made sure Fraz didn't eat the guacamole dip with the beans in it.
The next day in the lounge Guapo and Fraz were sitting at the table with Valerina and Squeege, eating the rest of their carrots and guacamole for lunch. Valerina noticed that Fraz wasn't eating any of Guapo's guacamole dip like he usually did. "Um Fraz? If you don't mind me asking, how come you're not eating any of Guapo's guacamole like you usually do?" Valerina asked curiously. Before Fraz could answer Guapo said "Fraz is allergic to beans, which are in my guacamole!" "Guapo!" Fraz cried embarrassed.
"Really?" Valerina asked. "Absolutely! A couple of days ago, we were at Taco Bell on Job World. I ordered us two tacos with beans, and it made Fraz throw up!" Guapo replied. Valerina and Squeege looked grossed out over the mention of Fraz throwing up, so much that they pushed their lunches away from them. "I think I've lost my appetite" Valerina said. "Me too" Squeege added. Valerina looked at Fraz and told him "I'm so sorry that happened to you". "Me too. It was awful. I even had a nightmare about beans because of it" Fraz replied sadly.
Just then Miss Boomdeyay rode into the lounge on her motor bicycle. "Report to my office on the double!" she reported before riding out of the lounge. The four couriers got up from the table and left the lounge. They entered Miss Boomdeyay's office, where she was waiting for them. "I asked you all in here to deliver to you some terrible news. Farmer Howard's garden on The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables(looks at Guapo and Fraz), the one you two delivered a package to a couple of days ago, is suffering a terrible drought. All of his crops are dead!" she explained.
"That's terrible!" Guapo cried. "I want the four of you to go to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables, go to the nearest market on there, buy some seeds, help him plant them in his garden, and help him water them so that they'll grow, and he'll have to a garden full of crops" Miss Boomdeyay explained. Fraz sweated nervously. "No! Please Miss Boomdeyay! Not The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables! Anywhere but there!" Fraz cried. He did not want to go back there!
Miss Boomdeyay angrily got up from her desk, walked over to where Fraz was standing, and got right in his face. Her angry vicious face was right in Fraz's terrified one—their noses touching, and Miss Boomdeyay baring her pointed yellow teeth. "Either you go to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables, or I'll feed you to my babies. Your choice" she threatened in a low angry tone. Fraz gulped and sweated nervously, knowing that she was referring to the vicious creatures that lived under her office floor. Fraz remembered being attacked by them a couple of times. The memory made his blood run cold.
"I'll go to The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables" he nervously told her. "That's more like it!" she cried. She got out of his face, and looked at the other three. "Any other objections?!" she hissed. They nervously shook their heads no. She grinned evilly—knowing that her employees were afraid of her. "Goood. Now get going! Time is money! My money!" she shouted. The four couriers fearfully ran out of her office.
CHAPTER FOUR
The four couriers were flying in their ships, heading for The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables. The Flub Brothers were flying in their Hoog, Valerina in her light blue ship, and Squeege in his orange one. Soon they came upon The Land Of Fruits and vegetables, and flew towards it. When they arrived on The Land Of Fruits And Vegetables, they parked their ships in front of the first market they could find, and emerged from them.
As they entered the market there were inhabits of the planet shopping on different aisles. The four couriers grabbed small shopping baskets, and went down the aisles to shop for seeds. Squeege picked out corn, pea, beet, and broccoli seeds, Valerina picked out string bean, potato, and black eye pea seeds, Guapo picked out carrot, pea, turnip, and kidney bean seed, and Fraz picked Brussel sprout, corn, and potato seeds.
When their baskets were filled with seed packets, they took them to the front of the store, where an employee behind the counter rang up and bagged them. The four exited the market with their bags of seed packets. They got inside their ships and flew off. Outside of Farmer Howard's farmhouse the four ships parked. The four couriers exited their ships carrying their bags, and walked to the front door of the farmhouse, where Valerina rang the doorbell.
The door opened and there stood Farmer Howard. "Hello. We're couriers from Retrograde. We came to help you replant your garden" Valerina told him. Farmer Howard recognized Guapo and Fraz. "Aw yes. Miss Boomdeyay told me ya was comin'. Follow me yonder back where my garden is" he said. He exited the farmhouse, and the couriers followed him to the back of it.
In the garden Farmer Howard handed the couriers shovels, and they began digging and planting the seeds from the seed packets. When all the seeds were planted Valerina watered them with a water hose. "I can't thank you kids enough for replanting my garden for me" Farmer Howard said with appreciation. "You're welcome Mr. Howard. It was our pleasure" Valerina replied. "Ya'll head on back to Retrograde now. Miss Boomdeyay is going to get a good report from me" he told them. The couriers walked to the front of the farmhouse where their ships were parked, boarded them, and flew away—heading back to Retrograde.
Three days later Guapo, Fraz, Valerina, and Squeege were in the lounge when Miss Boomdeyay entered on her bike. "Report to my office at once!" she told them. In Miss Boomdeyay's office the four couriers entered. "I have good news. Farmer Howard's garden has grown new crops. And to show his thanks, he sent you four a box of vegetables from his garden. Miss Boomdeyay sat a box down on her desk as the couriers walked up to it, where Valerina took the box, and she along with Guapo, Fraz, and Squeege exited the office.
The couriers went back inside the lounge, where Valerina placed the box down on the table and opened it. Inside the box were carrots, potatoes, corn cobs, peas, and to Fraz's dismay beans. Fraz eyed the beans nervously, and said "One of you can have the beans". "I'll take then" Guapo said. Valerina chose the carrots, Squeege chose the potatoes, Guapo chose the peas and beans, and Fraz chose the corn cobs.
Later that day in The Flubs' room Guapo and Fraz were sitting on the floor with plates of their vegetables in front of them freshly cooked. Fraz picked up one of his corn cobs that had melted butter on it, and took a bite out of it. Guapo was eating his peas and beans with a spoon. "Hey Fraz? Want to try some of my peas?" Guapo asked. "Okay" Fraz replied. Guapo scooped up some of his peas and spoon fed them to Fraz.
As Fraz chewed and swallowed his face turned a sickly shade of green. He dropped his corn cob onto his plate, covered his mouth, and rushed into the bathroom. At first Guapo was confused as to why his peas made Fraz sick. Then he realized he gave Fraz his beans by mistake! "Oops" he told himself. He stood up and headed to the bathroom. Guapo approached the bathroom door, and could hear Fraz throwing up, followed by the sound of the toilet lid being placed down and flushed.
Guapo turned the doorknob and went inside the bathroom. Fraz was sitting on the floor beside the toilet as Guapo entered and walked over to him. "You okay Fraz?" Guapo asked. "I can't believe it Guapo! Now I'm allergic to peas too! For all I know, I'm allergic to all vegetables!" Fraz cried in disbelief. "No you're not. You see I gave you my beans by mistake. I'm really sorry" Guapo apologized. Fraz looked at Guapo angrily over his carelessness.
"You idiot. This is all your fault." he cried angrily. He was feeling too sick to his stomach to yell at Guapo over his carelessness. Guapo helped him to his feet. He placed his arm around Guapo's shoulder as Guapo helped him out of the bathroom. Guapo helped Fraz over to his bed, and gently sat him down on it. Then helped him out of his uniform and into his pajamas. Then fetched the bucket out of the closet, and set it down beside his bed.
"I'll get you some Pepto" Guapo told him. Guapo opened their small fridge, and took out the half empty bottle of Pepto Bismal. He poured some into the small plastic cup, and handed it to Fraz. Fraz drank the pink liquid inside the cup, and handed it back to Guapo. "I'm going to go out and get you some Gatorade" Guapo told him. "Good. Hurry back" Fraz replied. As soon as Guapo was out the door Fraz lied down in his bed looking sad. He knew this would happen to him a second time. Doom always struck twice for him.
The End