INSaNUTTY

By Lolitafreak88

Starring: Nutty and Mime

Featuring: Flaky, Giggles, Sniffles, Disco Bear, Handy, and Petunia.

Imagine the densest, darkest forest. Imagine it being only illuminated by the moon, the light that pierces through the trees appearing a blend of gold and white. Imagine the danger, the mystery, the sense of loneliness and being lost. Then imagine all that being inflicted on one squirrel. Imagine him being a very vivid green, imagine various pieces of candy being on him. Imagine an elegant letter in his hand, so elegant that it seems contrary for such a character to be holding. Imagine one eye that doesn't seem to know where to go and the other being neutral. Imagine giggling and nervous chatter. Imagine the squirrel being a Happy Tree Friend, and you get Nutty.

Nutty, a chittering, sugar-hyped mess of genetics was wandering around these woods as the letter instructed him to. The letter told him to seek 'Mime's Arcanum". Of course he had no idea what an 'Arcanum' was, maybe it some kind of chocolate brand. Nutty's mindset was very limited due to a mix of natural squirrel brain size and a love of sugar that often affected his actions. He would go to the ends of the world to get a taste of his beloved sugar. So he had smelled something yummy which had turned out to be a very delectable funnel cake with whipped cream. Of course why would it be in a forest of all places? Nutty didn't mind of course, and not only devoured the funnel cake, but found the letter that was an invitation to a very elegant party at 'Mime's Arcanum'. So Nutty started his mysterious journey by skipping to and fro happily. But now he was reduced to simply walking along, mostly because everything was so dense and dark that he was nervous. Though the nervous giggling came rather naturally to Nutty. But then he noticed a clearing in the woods and ran towards it.

What he found was a fence, a long fence and in it seemed to be a plain. He saw various bushes and also baskets of fruit, as though it was a farmer's ranch. But then Nutty also noticed that on the other end of the fenced off plain was a gorgeous looking mansion with the most enchanting purple curtains on the windows. At least, that's what caught Nutty's eye the most from where he was for it was quite far. Since it was his destination, Nutty saw no problem in taking a shortcut and so he climbed over the fence and started to run across the long plain to the mansion. There were grape vines and scarecrows and all sorts of beautiful flowers in different and somewhat wild colors. There was a very sweet, buttery smell in the air too. As Nutty ran he suddenly tripped over something and fell into some of the grape vines. The grapes he hit splattered and painted him with juice.

"Ow..." He mumbled. Though he noticed some of the grape juice on his hand and licked it, thinking it might've tasted yummy. Sure enough it was a pleasantly yummy and refreshing taste. He started to laugh happily, glad to have some nourishment, when he spotted what he tripped over. It made him cease laughing at once, for it looked very familiar. It was a hat, a hard hat, a yellow hard hat. It was the color of lemonade, the color of sunshine, the color of bananas, and it looked exactly like Handy's. Handy was a beaver who had the unfortunate position of being a construction worker and having permanent nubs as a result of a mysterious accident. Handy had or at least was befriending Nutty, so Nutty was naturally curious and confused as to why his hard hat was here. Had Handy lost it? Was he invited to the mansion as well and dropped it? Then again, maybe this wasn't a hard hat. What if it was just something sugary or a fruit that had been left behind that just looked like a hat? Nutty, who could easily mistake things for food, decided to taste test it. He went over, grabbed the hat, and licked inside it.

Naturally, he was repulsed afterward and started spitting desperately. It's taste was a potent combination of sweat, plastic, and... occasionally a strand of hair. He pulled one off his tongue and dropped it. He then wiped his mouth and even ate a few of the grapes to cleanse the taste by putting a better taste on it. At least he could confirm now that the hard hat was indeed Handy's, for the strand of hair matched Handy's skin tone. Or would it be fur tone? Nutty shrugged his shoulders and continued across the plain. It was a bit creepy that there was so much plant-life and little activity, as though he was the only one here. Had everyone besides him gone someplace else? It was a different kind of scariness from that of the forest. The forest's scariness was that it was hard to tell what was there and it was mysterious. Here, everything was exposed in this plain but there was not much to it, leading a sense of aloneness and vulnerability. Also Handy's hard hat just being here meant that someone had been here before but was no longer here. Finally, Nutty was on the other end of the fence which he promptly climbed over once again. The mansion's door was wooded, with strange stone lion heads on it that held a iron ring in their grasp. Nutty gazed at the rings with acute interest for a bit before grabbing the left iron ring firmly and started banging it against the door. Of course it produced a very irritating and loud "Clang!" designed to attract the attention of whoever was inside. So in just a matter of seconds, the right door was opened and Mime appeared in the doorway.

Mime looked a bit different from how the reindeer (Or maybe just plain deer) looked. He was wearing a distinguished suit with an elegant corsage on it. He had a look of contempt, but maybe because Nutty had been banging on the door so relentlessly though it softened as soon as he saw it was Nutty, his invited guest. Although there was a strange glint in his eyes as soon as he figured out it was Nutty and Nutty noticed. Though maybe it was the fact he was holding Handy's hard hat and it caught his attention. Nutty had brought it with him to give it back to Handy because Handy might've been a bit insecure without it on and it protected his head from the usual injury or disaster that the Tree Friends faced. In fact, usually Handy's deaths were quite severe for the sole reason of Handy being better protected than the other Tree Friends. Flippy was better trained, Splendid was a superhero, Lifty and Shifty were crafty, Nutty himself had persistence that could easily turn into carelessness, and Sniffles had brains. At least that's all the ideas Nutty could come up with at the moment, as Mime quickly grabbed him by his other hand and took him inside before slamming the door shut.

Nutty was a bit surprised at Mime's aggressiveness, perhaps he had took a bit too long in the plains with the grapes and Handy's hard hat. He was further shocked when Mime slapped the hard hat out of Nutty's hands and took Nutty's letter and put it in a pocket on his suit. Nutty gasped and pleaded to hold onto the hard hat, saying that it was for Handy in case he lost it. Mime looked like he did regret hitting the hard hat out of Nutty's hands and so he allowed Nutty to pick it up. Mime apologized and pointed out that it was almost time for an event. He pointed at a very ornate grandfather clock that had strange markings that looked like cave drawings, Nazca Lines, and even magic symbols and circles. This was when Nutty got his first good look at where he was. It was definitely something fancy, as fancy as a wedding cake! There was a stairway, paintings, carpeting, chandeliers, all sorts of beautiful and priceless furnishings fit for a mansion. Definitely the fanciest place Nutty had been to since the convention. It wasn't as nice as the bakery or the supermarket of course but still pretty nice. Mime led the way towards one section of the mansion and Nutty followed, still holding onto the hard hat.

So Mime led him to what appeared to be a dining table. Giggles, Flaky, and Sniffles were there. Sniffles was wearing the same kind of suit as Mime while Giggles and Flaky were wearing some very provocative cocktail dresses. Though Flaky seemed a bit timid about it, Giggles seemed fine with it. Giggles was up for trying new things and was more outgoing than Flaky, usually because Flaky could recognize the dangers of certain things better than the other Tree Friends. Nutty was happy to see Sniffles, having played checkers with him and was even friends with him. Though he was surprised to see Sniffles at a kind of party like this? Maybe it would be for fancy people and they would discuss fancy things? Maybe wedding cakes? Sniffles gestured for Nutty to sit by him and so Nutty did so, setting aside Handy's hard hat on the chair next to him. Flaky and Giggles began to talk to one another until Mime appeared at a chair more ornate than the others and clapped his hands to draw attention to him. Nutty, knowing Mime didn't speak, wondered what he was going to announce. That's when Mime did something unbelievable.

Mime snapped his fingers and at the dining table, plates full of food, and glasses full of drink appeared before each Tree Friend. Nutty's drink was fizzy and green and he realized that all the Tree Friends got drinks the color of themselves. Flaky's was red, Giggles was pink, Sniffles was blue, and Mime was purple. The food was all very fresh with hot dogs, popcorn, and a lavish chocolate cake with strawberries on it. It had appeared in an instant, like it was done by magic. Mime did have some nifty magic tricks up his sleeve, tricks that were used to entertain and inspire the town but this seemed... unreal. Nutty was not the sharpest candy cane in the candy shop but he was sensible enough to know that Mime's display of magic was astonishingly powerful. Still, with an array of sugary and yummy treats, Nutty didn't see much reason to complain. Too bad Handy's not here... Nutty thought.

After a delightful meal, Nutty cleaned his mouth elegantly with his napkin, knowing that was good manners. He then sighed a breath of happiness before turning to look at Handy's hard hat again. He had to have been around here at one point if it was in the plain in front of the mansion. But yet he was not here and neither Mime or the other guests seemed to acknowledge that Nutty was holding onto it. Though they had a nice chat in the midst of the dinner, talking about life and also abstract subjects like magic and technology (Though mostly Sniffles was talking about technology). Also, they would flash him the biggest smiles with sparkling eyes. It was a very...

"Hmm?" He uttered suddenly. Nutty's reflection of the events that had happened was abruptly interrupted by a very strange sound. It sounded far too disturbing for a living person, far too unconcerned to be someone pure-hearted, and far too demonic to be someone normal. It was the sound of excited giggling. But not the kind of excited giggles you'd make after hearing a funny joke but more like the excited giggles one would make when you couldn't hold in your laughter when you know something amusing was about to happen. It was ironic that the giggles were coming from Flaky, Sniffles, and... Giggles. Mime wasn't giggling but he did have a very happy expression. It seemed a bit too happy for Nutty's comfort though. Especially when Mime licked his lips as though he was hungry. But he had just eaten, and there was nothing around his mouth, so there was no reason for him to do that...

Nutty suddenly felt a bit alone and scared, as though he was with strangers. His limited brain capacity prevented him from considering he was being paranoid, but he had good reason to be a bit on edge. Then Mime's head turned suddenly to face Nutty and his eyes stared directly into Nutty's. Nutty was taken aback and looked into Mime's eyes. Then he felt the weirdest thing. A dizziness started to creep into his mind and Nutty's vision started to blur a bit. Nutty then felt his chair being pulled from the table and someone taking him by the arm and escorting him somewhere in the mansion. From the pink color he saw in his weakened vision, it was clear it was Giggles. He tried to ask if he could pick up Handy's hard hat but he found he couldn't really say anything. He pronounced what he wanted to say but no sound came out. It was a very constricting sort of feeling, being dizzy and rendered quiet. Fortunately, Nutty could still hear and feel. He heard discussions about 'unable to control their excitement' and 'It's been long enough'. He also heard and felt them going down the stairs and also a cold surface, like rock or stone. He heard the sound of a key unlocking a door and then a door opening. By now everything that Nutty could see was dark and black, until a very bright white light appeared following the sound of a light switch being turned on. Finally Giggles roughly let go of Nutty and then he felt himself being pushed. Dizzy and barely able to see a thing, he fell forward and landed on a cold stone surface.

Then he heard the sound of someone snapping his fingers and suddenly his vision was restored and the dizzy sensation evaporated. But it didn't help to calm his nerves down at all, he felt very scared. What was going on? Then he looked up to see a sight that would've made anyone's heart stop. First he appeared to be in a dungeon of some sort, with chains present. Then he noticed the most terrifying markings on the wall, markings of what appeared to be blood splatters and magical runes. It looked like the very scene from an occult-based horror video game. Nutty had a bit of an expertise in video games, having once being obsessed with video games after a stint with his love for candy though it returned. So Nutty had played all sorts of games and this looked startlingly similar to a game he had once played, involving a mystery and demonic creatures. But that was nothing in comparison to what he saw next. Giggles, Sniffles, Flaky, and Mime were all in front of him with the most eager grins on their faces. Their eyes were glowing in respective colors, much like the drinks, and their hands seemed to glow with some kind of energy. It was like they were magicians... and they had a new play-thing to experiment their magic with. Nutty gulped, suddenly wishing he had stayed lost in the forest. There was no telling what would happen next.

So the special reason behind this story? Well I guess to try to go back to classic Happy Tree Friends type shock value XD. Anyways this story might be only a few chapters like the last HTF story I made but I promise you that it'll be dark, intriguing, and exciting XD. So I hope you'll like it. Anyways, Nutty seems to be a in a situation stickier than taffy but what exactly do the four not-so Happy Tree Friends want to do with him? Is there any escape or light at the end of the tunnel for Nutty? Where did Handy go? Find out next time on Chapter 2! Once more I take no ownership of copyright and all rights belong respectfully and eloquently to a recently interactive (At least when it comes to contests) Mondo Media and Happy Tree Friends. Thank you ^_^.