Best in Show
Part 1
"Mom; dad!" Timmy called, running down the stairs. Unfortunately, Sparky was sleeping on a step, and Timmy tripped over his tail. The two screamed, and tumbled to the floor. Timmy stood up, rubbing his head. He looked mad at Sparky.
"Sparky!" He said. "What the heck were you doing just sleeping on the stairs?" Sparky smiled guiltily.
"Sorry, Timmy." He apologized. "But, you see, there's a sun spot there." Timmy looked. Indeed the sun filtered on the step where the fairy dog was dozing. He looked back at his pet. "I like it. The sun feels nice on my fur. So, whenever the sun's there, that is my new snooze spot."
"That's crazy! People happen to walk up and down it every day you know! People that aren't fairies and don't have wings I mean. Can't you find another 'snooze spot'?"
"If the sun's there! Weird, I get yelled at by your parents when they trip over me, too."
"Because you're in the way!" Timmy's mom then came in.
"Is everything alright?" She wanted to know. "I heard yelling." Timmy looked at his mom.
"Yeah, Mom. I just stepped over Sparky's tail is all."
"That's not how to treat a dog. Why did you step on his tail?"
"Because he was in my way." Timmy's Dad came
"Is everybody okay?"" He asked. "I heard yelling."
"Yeah, Dad. I just stepped on Sparky's tail is all." Timmy's Dad was confused.
"That's not how you treat a dog. Why did you step on his tail?"
"He was in my way!" He changed the subject. "So, Mom, Dad, there's a new video game system called the VX-Box. Can I get it?"
"How much that it costs?" Timmy frowned; He hoped he wasn't asked that. "Timmy, how much does it cost?" Timmy looked at his mom.
"$300." Both parents' jaws dropped.
"$300?!" Timmy's mom questioned. "Timmy, we're not made out of money."
"And money just doesn't grow on trees." Mr. Turner added. "Although if they did, that would be so cool!"
"So," Timmy continued, smiling. "Can I have one?" The parents looked at each other, then back at their son.
"No." They said at the same time. Timmy frowned.
"What? Why?"
"It's expensive." Mrs. Turner said. "And plus you have your V-Cube, why do you want another video game system?"
"Because it's much cooler! It has the Internet, Webflix, and so much more! The V-Cube is outdated. Kids are going to be playing the VX-Box more. The V-Cube will still be played, but it will be the thing of the past. So, can I get it?"
"No." The parents said at the same time again. Timmy, once again, frowned.
"Aw, come on!"
"Timmy," His mother began. "If you really and truly want it, then you'll have to earn it yourself."
"Yeah, but it'll be faster if you guys do it. You're my parents. You're supposed to provide for me and get what I want, and what I want is a VX-Box. Earning one myself takes time, and won't be as much fun."
"You had a lemonade stand once." Mrs. Turner said. "You wanted to get tickets for something?" Timmy nodded.
"To get tickets for Crash Nebula on Ice."
"Well, there you go then. You can sell lemonade again."
"Yeah, I suppose. But, it'll take forever to reach $300." Timmy's dad laughed.
"Oh, Timmy!" Mr. Turner said. "It'll take a long time, not forever!" He then changed the subject. "Guess who's going to babysit you while your mother and I are out?"'
"Vicky?" Mr. Turner was confused.
"How did you know?"
"Because Vicky babysits me all the time. She had been my babysitter forever!" Timmy's dad laughed again.
"She babysat you for a long time, not forever." Timmy groaned as he went upstairs.
"We'll let you know when we're leaving!" Mrs. Turner called after him.
Timmy jumped up on his bed, lying facedown, as soon as he entered his room. His fairies poofed aside him, all was confused. Sparky entered the room, and also went to his bedside.
"What's the matter, Sport?" Wanda questioned.
"Yeah!" Cosmo added. "And what was all the yelling earlier? Is everybody okay?" Timmy looked at his godfather.
"I stepped on Sparky's tail and we tumbled down the stairs." Cosmo was confused.
"That's not how you treat…" Timmy looked irritated. He was tired of answering this.
"He was in my way!" He told him. Timmy then sighed, facing facedown again.
"Why are you so gloomy?" Wanda wanted to know. Timmy looked at Wanda, and flipped on his backside.
"Because I want a VX-Box."
"Isn't that the new video game system we saw on the TV?" Timmy nodded.
"Mom said if I want it, I should earn it."
"That's exactly what you should do. Your mom is a smart lady." Timmy gave his godmother a look, so she changed the subject. "So, how are you going to do it?"
"That's the problem. I have no idea what to do!"
"Well, how about a lemonade stand like you did to get tickets for that Crash Nebula on Ice show? Maybe not use a certain ingredient this time." Poof was confused.
"What secret ingredient?" He questioned.
"I'll tell you later." Wanda told her son. She looked at Timmy "So, are you going to sell lemonade?" Timmy shrugged.
"It'll take forever to reach $300, the cost of the system." Cosmo laughed.
"Oh, Timmy!" He said. "It'll take a long time, not forever." Timmy eyed him. Cosmo changed the subject.
"Don't you sell acorns for people to feed squirrels?"
"Yeah, but that's with the Squirrely Scouts, and only at a certain time of the year."
"Well, what about a car wash?" Wanda asked.
"Nah!" Timmy said.
"Well, you have to do something, or you could, get it for something more important, like for your future college?"
"Oh heck no! Who wants to do more school if they don't have to? I'll think of something." Just then Timmy's parents came into the room. The fairies all poofed into their goldfish forms in the goldfish bowl. Sparky went over to the parents.
"Timmy, Vicky's here." Mrs. Turner announced.
"And we're leaving." Mr. Turner put in. They then left.
Minutes later, Vicky's dog, Doidle came in.
"Doidle?" Timmy questioned. The dog went over by his bed, lifted his leg, and urinated on the floor. Timmy was disgusted. Sparky growled at him. Doidle growled at Sparky.
"EWW, Doidle!" Timmy complained. He jumped out of bed. "You can do that by your owner's bed, but not mine! You shouldn't go in my house at all; bad dog!"
"Yeah!" Sparky added. "Bad dog!" Vicky then popped her head in.
"Hello, twirp!" Vicky announced. She noticed the dogs growling at one another.
"Hey!" She swatted at Sparky's nose. "Bad dog, no growling at my dog!"
"And no swatting my dog's nose!" Timmy said to her. Vicky turned to him.
"I can do what I want, twerp." Timmy didn't want to argue, so he changed the subject. He pointed at the pee spot.
"Your dog peed by my bed." He said to her. Vicky pretended to show pity.
"Awe!" She went over to Doidle and petted him. "Good dog, Doidle!" Doidle let out a bark, tail wagging.
"What is your dog doing here anyways?"
"I'm entering him in the Dimmsdale Dog Show, and he is going to win first prize." She scratched him and talked baby talk to him. "Isn't that right?" Doidle barked. Timmy rolled his eyes.
"Oh, brother!" Vicky picked him up.
"So, don't bother us. We have lots to do." She looked at Sparky. "And keep your mangy mutt away from him!" She then left.
"I don't like that dog." Sparky said.
"You and me both." Timmy agreed.
"He peed by your bed. That's my spot!" He looked at Timmy who gave him a glare. "Oh, sorry, you want me to do my business somewhere else?" He then smiled. "Hey, Vicky didn't give me any chores to do." Vicky re-popped her head in, and tossed a sheet of paper in his face.
"Here's you chores, twerp. You think I forgot. I didn't. Don't bother us when Doidle's training." Vicky left again. Timmy sighed, taking the sheet down from his face, and looked at it.
"I guess I spoke to soon." He began to leave. "Well, I better get started. This list will take forever!" Cosmo was about to add something when Timmy beat him to it. "I was only using hyperbole!"
"I'm done with the chores!" Timmy announced, going to Vicky who was training Doidle to jump over a hurdle that was in the room. Vicky looked at him.
"Did you look at the backside?" Timmy looked at the back, and groaned.
"You got to be kidding me!" He went off.
"There," Timmy said. "I'm done; finally!"
"See?" Cosmo spoke up. "That didn't take forever now, did it?" Timmy ignored him, and went to Vicky.
He saw his parents, who gave her money, and she left with Doidle.
"Did you have a good time?" Mrs. Turner added.
"Yeah." Timmy lied. He wanted to tell them the truth so bad, but they again wouldn't believe him. He was tired of that. Plus, Vicky had threatened him with more chores if he told about her.
"Sparky, Sparky!" Cosmo called, flying to him. The fairy dog sat by Timmy who was doing his homework when he heard Cosmo shout to him.
"What is it?" The dog wanted to know.
"It's horrible!"
"What's horrible?"
"It's just so horrible that I don't want to talk about it."
"Then don't."
"But, I must."
"Then tell!"
"Okay, but…oh, I don't know."
"Tell, don't tell; change your mind. I don't care."
"But you will care, you won't like it though."
"Then tell! You got me curious. Curiosity and I are tight you know,"
"Oh, I don't…" Poof sighed, flying towards his dad.
"Just tell already, dad!" Poof said. He then whispered to Timmy. "It's not that horrible." Cosmo sighed deeply, and looked at Sparky.
"'Where are my Underwear' has been cancelled." Sparky's eyes widened.
"What?! Cancelled? How could they?" Cosmo shrugged.
"I don't know, but they did. Wanda said they cancel shows because of poor ratings, and not enough people watch it. People for some reason don't find a guy losing his underwear in every episode funny anymore."
"How did they ever find it funny in the first place?" Poof murmured with an eye roll. Sparky frowned.
"This makes me sad."
"It makes me sad too. I wish I hadn't told you."
"No, no, I'm glad you did; I just wish it wasn't true. I can't believe it. Two seasons, and a one year and a half, and then it's cancelled. Ugh, everything is not awesome! Now, I need something to cheer me up." He then had an idea. He went on all fours, and turned to Timmy.
"Timmy," He started. "I need something to cheer me up in this dark time. I was thinking of a walk." Timmy looked at Sparky.
"I have homework, Sparky."
"Oh, please! I just found out the most horrible news, and I need…."
"I know, I know. I heard. And it's not that horrible." Sparky and Cosmo gasped.
"Not that horrible? Of course it's horrible! It's the most horrible news ever!"
"Yeah!" Cosmo added. "Aren't you disappointed when your shows get cancelled?"
"Yeah." Timmy admitted. "But I get over it." Cosmo put his hands on his hips.
"Well, maybe some people or dogs can't get over it! Have you ever thought of that?"
"Are you sure you can't take me for a walk, Timmy?" Sparky asked, changing the subject. Timmy looked at his pet.
"I wish I could Sparky, Wanda and my parents will kill me if I don't get my homework done. " Cosmo laughed.
"Oh, Timmy!" He said. "They won't kill you. They'll just…" Timmy eyed him. "Okay, I'll be quiet now." Timmy looked at his dog again.
"Why don't you persuade my parents or Poof, Cosmo or Wanda, to take you for a walk?" Sparky frowned.
"Fine! I should've known you'd be too busy." Wanda, hearing this, and feeling bad, flew in.
"Oh, just take him for a walk Timmy." Wanda said. Timmy was surprised.
"Really?"
"Yeah; it'll be good for you both. You haven't walked him for weeks now, and…" Timmy slammed his textbook, and jumped down from his chair.
"Okay!"
"But you have to do your homework when you get back!" Timmy sighed with a frown.
"Okay. I knew this was too good to be true." He looked at Sparky. "Come on Sparky; I'll get your leash, and then we can start on our walk. Sparky smiled, his tail wagging.
"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Thank you, Timmy! I knew you'd take me for a walk eventually! I can't wait!" Timmy went to his door with Sparky following. The fairies all poofed as goldfishes in the fishbowl.
"Yeah; yeah! You're just lucky you don't have to do homework afterward."
"I don't have opposable thumbs Timmy, so I couldn't do it anyways."
"Which is why you're lucky."
"I guess it is."
"I wish I didn't have thumbs…"
"Sparky, wait!" Timmy told the fairy dog. They were walking in Dimmsdale Dog Park, and Timmy was exhausted. Sparky was running after his 27th squirrel, and Timmy was desperately trying to keep up. The poor boy was panting. Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof were disguised as rabbits. "I…need…to…rest." He sat on a bench, catching his breath. Sparky tried to run after the squirrel, but was forced to cease. The squirrel blew a raspberry at the dog, and escaped. Sparky let out a growl.
"Curses!" He cursed. "Almost had him." He went over to Timmy, confused. "Timmy, why did we stop? I wanted that squirrel."
"You exhausted him, Sparky." Wanda told him. "He's a growing boy. He needs his rest."
"Why? I'm not tired. True, I've been chasing 27 squirrels, but I can go all night!"
"So," Cosmo told the dog. "Is this making you forget about the cancellation of 'Where are my Underwear?'?" Sparky formed tears, and broke out crying.
"Why did you have to remind me?" Cosmo too, formed tears in his eyes, and he too, broke out crying. Wanda comforted her husband. Poof rolled his eyes.
"Oh, brother!" The fairy baby then noticed a flyer on the tree advertising the 7th annual Dimmsdale Dog Show. "Hey, isn't that the dog show that Vicky was talking about?" He was about to look away when he saw 1st prize, a VX-Box. He looked at his god brother.
"Hey, Timmy, I think I know how you can get that video game system that you wanted." Timmy looked at him.
"Oh, yeah?" He questioned.
"You can enter Sparky in the dog show." Timmy jumped down by him
"What?"
"Yeah; that's the first place prize." Timmy read it to himself, and then beamed. Another squirrel ran into view, which excited Sparky. He jumped to all fours. Timmy tugged on his leash.
"Come, Sparky." He said. "That's enough walk for now. Let's go home so I can tell my parents this awesome news.
"Awe, but Timmy, the squirrel."
"Just leave it."
"But Timmy…" Timmy began walking with his fairies following.
"Leave it!" Sparky whined and let out a sigh.
"Fine, Timmy." He looked at the squirrel and narrowed his eyes at it. "Mark my words squirrel, you will be mine, you hear me? YOU WILL BE MINE!" Timmy tugged on the leash.
"SPARKY!"
"Comin', Timmy!" The dog went after the boy and the disguised fairies.
"But, why not?" Timmy asked his parents after they had refused to let him and Sparky enter the dog show.
"Because," Mrs. Turner started. "It costs money. You only want to enter so that you can win a video game system that your father and I refused you to get in the first place unless you prove you're worthy. Plus, you have school and homework. What would you do if you two lost?"
"We won't lose Mom."
"You can't be certain about these things, Timmy."
"But…but…"
"Your mother's right, son." Mr. Turner told his son. "You can't predict the future, For example, I thought 'Where are my Underwear?' was going to last forever, but it's not…" He burst out crying. Sparky and Cosmo, who was disguised as a plant along with his wife and son, burst out crying too. Timmy sighed with an eye roll.
"Oh, brother!" He said.
"The dog and that plant have a right to cry." Mr. Turner said in tears. "It's a dark day when your favorite TV show gets cancelled." Mrs. Turner consoled her husband.
"You are not entering that contest and getting that game system unless you earn it with your own money." She told him. "That's final! Now, don't mention the two again." Timmy sighed.
"Fine." The melancholy boy went to his room. Sparky followed. His fairies poofed upstairs.
"Ugh!" Timmy complained. "This is so unfair! My parents are so cheap! Don't they care about their only child's happiness?"
"And does TV care about other viewers' happiness?" Cosmo asked to no one in particular.
"Cheer up, Timmy." Wanda told her godson. "Look on the bright side; you have more time to do your homework, which you should be doing now by the way." Timmy sighed, and got off his bed.
"You're right, Wanda. After Sparky's walk, I forgot." Wanda rolled her eyes.
"Sure you did!" She looked at her still crying husband. "You cheer up too, Cosmo. You'll find a new TV show that you and Sparky can watch together."
"We'll never find one compared to 'Where are my Underwear?'" Cosmo sobbed. "What can we watch now?"
"I can name a few." Poof murmured.
"School was awful!" Timmy complained in his room after school the next day.
"Because Francis beat you to a pulp?" Cosmo guessed. "Or they ran out of your favorite food in the school cafeteria, so you had to eat something gross? Or that you ripped your pants, showing everyone your underwear?"
"No, well that was bad. But on top of all of that, everyone has a VX-Box, and I don't."
"My classmates say they got them too." Poof put in. 'and we're all in preschool. Oh, and guess what? I signed up for the school's talent show. I'm thinking of doing some martial arts." He did some punches and kicks in the air.
"Remember to not hurt yourself, Poof." Wanda warned him. Poof sighed, irritated.
"I won't, Mom."
"If it wasn't in Da Rules," Timmy continued. "I would wish for money to buy one."
"Then, why don't you?" Cosmo questioned.
"Because that would mean I'll be stealing money from someone else."
"Oh, yeah. Then why don't you just wish for a VX-Box?"
"Because then my parents will be suspicious to why I suddenly have one. And I can't hide it because they'll find out eventually. Plus, it'll be too much work, and it'll be just be like the money where I'd be stealing from the store, or from someone else. I wish that I can wish my parents were not so cheap, but that sounds too selfish, and it might end up horribly wrong, and I have to unwish it like so many times. But, not this! This can't possibly fail, plus, I'll; bond with Sparky in the process. I'll be killing two birds with one stone." He looked at Cosmo who was about to add something. "Fugitive birds, Cosmo." Cosmo stayed silent.
"Right you are, Timmy." Wanda agreed. "I'm glad that you see that money can't buy you happiness. Now, why don't you start your homework?" Timmy groaned, and went for his backpack.
When Timmy was walking Sparky, he saw the flyer on the tree again. Cosmo, Wanda on Poof were disguised as ducks and duckling. He sighed sadly as he looked at it. He was about to continue on when something caught his eye. He smiled.
"I smell a loophole." Cosmo tried to smell it, but couldn't.
"I can't." He said. Timmy then ran home. His fairies followed. Sparky saw the squirrel from yesterday, and wanted to chase it, but was forced not to because of Timmy.
"So what is this 'loophole' that you smelled, sport?" Wanda wanted to know when they were back in Timmy's bedroom.
"And how come that I couldn't smell it?" Cosmo questioned.
"You wouldn't like it." Timmy said to Wanda, ignoring Cosmo.
'Yeah." Wanda agreed. "You better not do it, then."
"Okay."
"Do what?" Cosmo asked.
That night, Timmy woke up. He jumped out of bed, and went to the fishbowl where his god family was sleeping as goldfishes. Timmy tapped the glass.
"Psst, Cosmo." He whispered. Cosmo didn't wake up. He tapped harder, but made sure it didn't wake Wanda and Poof. "Psst, Cosmo!" When Cosmo still didn't wake up, Timmy put his finger in the bowl, tapping him. Cosmo woke up. He yawned, and looked at his godson. He was confused.
"Timmy; why did you wake me up? It's not time to get up yet, is it?" Timmy shook his head. "Then why?" Timmy whispered something to him.
"You want to do what? I don't know. Wanda won't like it, so no, no, you can't do this, I won't let you."
"I'll persuade the network that cancelled 'Where are my Underwear?' to uncancel it." Cosmo smiled.
"Deal! Now, go back to sleep. Wanda will hate it if she saw us both awake at this hour." Timmy nodded. With that, Timmy went back into bed, and the two went back to sleep.
Timmy felt horrible. He was about to steal money from his mother's purse. But, he wanted the VX-Cube, and he was willing to do anything to get one. After his mom had left to help his dad to find his car keys, he went into his parents' room. He grabbed the purse from the bed, and left the room in a hurry.
"Timmy," His dad said to him when he passed by him. Timmy panicked, and hid the purse behind his back.
"Yeah, Dad?" He wanted to know.
"Have you seen my keys anywhere? Your mother and I have looked everywhere, and no sign of it."
"Nope Dad, sorry." His dad sighed.
"Fine, thanks anyway." He then began to leave. Timmy saw that the keys were in his pants pocket.
"Uh, Dad? The car keys are in your pant's pocket. Mr. Turner pulled out the keys from his back pocket.
"Hmmm, you're right. I wonder why your mother or I haven't noticed it." He shrugged, and put it back in his pocket. "Oh well; thanks!" He then left. Timmy went into his room.
"Timmy?" His mother asked him that night. He was in his room, reading a comic book.
"Yeah, Mom?" He questioned her.
"Have you seen my purse anywhere?"
"Nope! Haven't seen it anywhere. Sorry, Mom."
"I swear it was on my side of the bed." She shrugged. "Oh well; I don't need it until I leave at noon to show a couple a house." She then left.
The next day was Saturday. Timmy woke up at nine. He went to the fishbowl.
"Okay, Cosmo," Timmy told him. "You ready to go?" Cosmo poofed into his fairy form out of the fishbowl.
"You bet!" He said.
"Where are you two going?" Wanda wanted to know, still a goldfish in the fishbowl.
"Uh, Cosmo and I are going for a walk outside to get some fresh air." Timmy lied to her.
"Oh, good." Wanda poofed into a fairy next to her husband. "Poof and I will go with you." She called for her son. "Poof, we're going for a walk to get some fresh air!"
"No; you can't go!" Wanda looed at him, puzzled.
"Why not?"
"Because, uh…" Timmy thought about this. Poof poofed aside his mother.
"Mom!" He said to her. "You promised that you'd help me for my talent show act. I'm thinking of breaking some boards, and I need someone to time me." He poofed up a board, and karate-chopped it.
"Oh yeah. Well, it won't be long. How about I help you when we get back?"
"You know I have a play date later."
"Well…"
"Well, you can't come!" Timmy interrupted her. "Oh well! You have to help Poof with his act."
"It wouldn't be for…"
"No, you stay here with Poof; bye!" He then left with Cosmo before Wanda could get out another word.
"MOM!" Poof shouted from in the castle. Wanda sighed, and went to help her son.
Timmy and Cosmo, disguised as a human adult, were in the Dimmsdale Community Center to sign up Sparky for the dog show. Cosmo signed them in. He put the pen down when done.
"Okay," He said. "I signed you and Sparky up. And guess what? Vicky has sighed for her and her dog directly above us!"
"We'll beat them."
"How do you know?"
"We have to. The VX-Box is first prize. That's why we entered in the first place."
"Oh yeah." After Timmy gave the man the right amount of money, he and Cosmo left.
Timmy still felt guilty of what he just did. After the show, he'll tell them. For now, he'll have to train Sparky for the show in six weeks.