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Chapter 1

It was a busy day for Senel's group in Werites Beacon. They had gathered at Will's house for some housework and yardwork. The girls were doing the housework indoors, while the boys were outside. Will was scrubbing the deck with his deck brush when he was approached by a man with brown khaki pants and a red jacket.

"Good morning, sir. My name is Mike, and I'm here to tell you about our services.

Will raised an eye. "Services?"

"That's right. You see, we've just arrived on the Legacy to operate our business here in Werites Beacon."

"And what business might that be?"

"We specialize in pizza delivery and acupuncture."

"Acupuncture?

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Moses and Jay were raking leaves in the side yard.

"Hey Jay, come here!" Moses called.

Jay dropped his rake and went over to where the bandit was standing. "What is it?"

"I was just lookin' at that weed down there."

"Okay, and?"

"I was thinkin' that yer ponytail would make a good weed whacker."

Jay looked annoyed. "The stupid ideas just keep on coming, do they not?"

"Oh, whatever. Come here."

Moses quickly grabbed Jay by the ankles and held him upside down.

"Moses, cut it out!" Jay cried.

"Nah-h, I ain't cuttin' it out; that's your job!" Moses said. "So use yer ponytail and start cuttin'!"

"Moses!"

"Hey, did somebody say 'pizza'?" Moses suddenly released Jay's ankles, letting him drop on his head, then ran to the front yard.

"You..." Jay stood up, holding his head, then followed the bandit into the front yard, where Will was talking to Mike.

"Yes, it all sounds very intriguing," Will said.

"Would you like to place an order?" Mike asked.

"Hmm..."

"C'mon Will, let's get a pizza!" Moses whined. "I'm starvin'!"

Jay held his stomach. "I have a craving as well."

"Hmm...I guess I'll have to ask the others," Will said. "Senel!"

Senel emerged from the opposite side yard. "What is it, Will?"

"Let's take a break. Mike here is offering to deliver us some pizza."

Senel's face lit up. "Sounds good."

"Let's go inside so we can decide what to order."

The boys went into the house, where the girls worked feverishly on their chores.

"All right everyone, we have a guest," Will announced. "This is Mike, from the new pizza delivery service on the Legacy. I thought we'd all order a pizza for lunch."

"Oh boy!" Norma called excitedly. "Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza!"

"That sounds like a good idea," Shirley said.

"I am a little hungry," Chloe admitted.

"Oh my, pizza is yummy," Grune said.

"What kind are we going to get?" Senel asked.

"I want cheese on mine!" Norma declared.

"Let's go for the hot stuff!" Moses said. "Pepperoni!"

"How about anchovies?" Senel asked.

"Eeuw, anchovies are gross!" Norma cried.

"All right, let's just stick with cheese and pepperoni," Will said. "Is that all right?"

"Yes," the others responded.

Will turned to Mike. "All right, we'll take one pizza with cheese and pepperoni, please."

"Cheese and pepperoni..." Mike wrote it down on his memo pad. "And what was your name?"

"I'm Will Raynard."

"All right, Mr. Raynard. I'll have your pizza delivered in about an hour. Thank you."

As Mike left the house, the group rubbed their hands together, anticipating their freshly delivered pizza.

"So what should we do while we're waiting?" Senel asked.

"I think I'll go try the new acupuncture service," Will said. "Harriet, would you accompany me?"

"Sure, Dad," Harriet said.

Will and Harriet left the house as well.

"Acupuncture?" Moses asked. "Jay, we should try that ourselves."

"And what do I need acupuncture on?" Jay asked.

"How 'bout your brain?"

Jay looked annoyed. "I really don't think so."

"Oh, come on!" Grabbing Jay by the wrist, Moses pulled him off the sofa.

"Ugh...Moses!" Jay protested, before Moses clamped a hand over his mouth.

"Go get him, Red!" Norma called.

Moses dragged Jay upstairs into Will's room and shoved him roughly onto the bed.

"Moses, what the hell are you doing!?" Jay snapped.

"Relax; I'm gonna do some acupuncture on ya." Moses began digging through Will's drawers. "I know Will keeps his needles in here somewhere..."

Jay quietly stood up and began to sneak out while Moses was still searching.

"Hey! Get yer cute butt back here!" Moses grabbed Jay by the collar and threw him back onto the bed.

After digging through the drawers some more, Moses found a box of needles and approached the bed. "All right, Jay, take off yer jacket."

Jay's eyes widened as he folded his arms over his torso. "N...no!"

"Jay, don't make me get rough on you..."

Moses pressed Jay back onto the bed, slipping his jacket up his body and then slipping it off completely. He then turned Jay onto his belly and sat on his back.

"Moses...get off me!" Jay groaned.

"Relax, Jay, or you'll make it hurt!"

"Are you sure you know what you're doing!?" Jay asked in a panic.

"Ya don't live in the wild without learnin' a few tricks."

Holding a needle between his fingers, Moses carefully tapped it into Jay's back.

"Ugh..." Jay gasped. "Ouch..."

"Relax, Jay," Moses insisted.

Jay tried to relax, but his muscles kept tensing up for the next needle. Moses pulled another needle, stretching out the skin on Jay's back. Then Moses stuck the needle into Jay's back, tapping it gently.

Jay gasped at the pricking pain again. "Ugh...Moses..."

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Meanwhile, Norma took a walk outside. She walked by the different shops when she spotted a disturbing sight. In front of the bridge, the pizza man was talking to none other than...Solon. Norma stopped a good distance away, trying to hear the conversation.

"All right, sir, I'll get it to you in about an hour," Mike said

Solon grinned. "I'm looking forward to it."

Mike turned and ran down the side road out of Norma's sight.

"Hey, So-So!"

"Hmm?" Solon turned to face Norma as she confronted him, waving her arm at him.

"What do you think you're doing!?" she yelled. "Are you in cahoots with the pizza man!?"

Solon shrugged. "Relax, lady. I just ordered a pizza is all."

Norma's face soured. "Uh-huh. Yeah, a likely story. What didja put on it? Blood? Brains? Intestines?"

"Ah hah hah!" Solon threw his head back, laughing. "Very amusing. Perhaps I'll try it next time...with your blood, brains, and intestines on my pizza!"

"Ack!" Norma staggered back.

"Ah hah hah!" Solon laughed again as he left the city, taking the duct outside.