Author's note: Finally! After all the waiting, all the ink wasted… Diego is back! Am glad to be again with my good old friend. Go super sabertooth!
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2. Ass Bonkers
Don't ask me how we have ended like this. Not even in my worst nightmares, I have dreamed of being hunted down by a pack of crazy kids. Big Tiger!
"And so, in the end, the little burro reached his mommy, and they lived happily ever after." Manny telling a bed time story. You guys must see it to believe it.
The kids start cheering. Now that was close shave. "Good job." I smile to Manny. Thanks for the rescue team, Walt Disney. Oh, brother! One of them has lifted a hand.
"Question. Why does the burro go home? Why doesn't he stay with the rabbits?" Some kids are as sharp as a marble.
"I think he should go with the girl burro. That's a better love story." Says a little bird. Yeah, and maybe your mothers should have told you what happily ever after means: No Hollywood versions.
"Okay. Well, when you tell your burro story, that's what he'll do." Manny trying to not lose his temper.
"Burro is a demeaning name. Technically it's called a wild ass." More comments. And technically you are a burro with a horn. Why do kids these days go so spoiled?
"Fine. The wild ass boy went home to his wild ass mother" The kids start laughing. Memo: NEVER be politically correct. "See, that's why I called it a burro!" I let out a little giggle and Manny gives me a killer look. Sorry.
"Can the burro have a grazing problem? Then he'd more relatable." Oh, brother. We mess up with the Hollywood critics.
"Boring" Says another.
"Is not believable." Good deer steak! Who let the Looney Tunes out?
"Do burros eat their young?" No, but I eat pesky kids for lunch
"It's not a very satisfying ending." Good grief! Now I know why your mothers left you with Sid. TO GET RID OF YOU!
"Sometimes I throw up" Ok, that's it! I think if Manny doesn't kill anyone now, he'll deserve a luxury room in heaven.
"They lived happily ever after. You can't get more satisfying than that." Now he is REALLY mad. "One big happy family. That's the way is supposed to be."
"Then, where is your happy family?" Ups. That is getting too deep, kid. Wrong question. Time to finish story telling time.
"Then the hungry tiger ate the pesky little kids." Finally! I was going to explode! "You're ok, buddy?"
"Sure, why not?" Manny walks away.
"I just thought…" I must say I feel like a bug under his feet.
"Story time's over. The end." Cold glance. Two kids run past us. Now what?
"Get out of the way! Run for your lives!" Oh, great.
"Hey, where's everybody going?" Manny stops them.
"The world's coming to an end!" Say, WHAT?
"What are you talking about?" Who was the wise guy?
"Fast Tony- He says the world is gonna flood!" Hurray! First, the crazy kids and now, that crazy salesman. Anyone else wants to join the party?
The things are getting really weird.
Go, Diego, go!
Next Stop: Wet Menace