Silver's Coffee
Drabble # 7
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Random Disclaimer: With all the coffee that's been used in this story, it's a wonder we don't all have a caffeine buzz.
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Sonic and Shadow both had opinions on how they liked their coffee, and Silver figured it was time he got in on this whole 'coffee' thing, too.
But first, he had a question that needed answering: What is coffee?
Since Tails was smart, Silver figured that he would be a good place to start.
"Tails, what is coffee?" Silver asked. "Coffee is a drink made from the roasted seeds or beans of the coffee plant." Tails replied. "Since coffee contains caffeine, most people drink it as stimulant, to wake them up or keep them awake."
Silver headed over to the kitchen cupboard and took out a can of coffee grounds. He took off the lid and looked at the grounds; tilting the can up see he could see the grounds.
Unfortunately for Silver, though, gravity still works.
"AHH!! I GOT COFFEE GROUNDS IN MY EYES!!"
Shadow, who had been passing by Tails' house for what is currently no particular reason, heard Silver scream, and made a mental note to see a psychiatrist. By now he was sure some of his friends were insane, and he didn't need their insanity rubbing off on him.
After Silver had come back from the Emergency room, he asked Tails if he could try making some coffee.
"Okay," Tails agreed. "Just don't burn the house down. I'll be in my workshop if you need me."
So Silver set to work making a half a pot of coffee. By the time he got done, it was lunch time, and Tails, along with Sonic and Knuckles (who had dropped in) were getting ready to eat.
"So who wants to try my coffee?" Silver asked.
"I will." Sonic grabbed the cup and took a sip; then promptly collapsed and started to twitch.
"Congratulations Silver. You've killed the Iblis Trigger." Knuckles snickered.
"I didn't kill him." Silver replied. "He's still twitching."
Sonic recovered a few minutes later. "Whatever that stuff is, burn it." Was his only suggestion.
Silver threw out the first pot of coffee and set to work making a second one.
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Later that afternoon, Shadow came by to pick up the Chaos Emerald he'd loaned to Tails. While Tails went and got the Emerald, Silver decided to see if he could get Shadow to try the coffee he'd made.
Shadow was sitting on the couch in the living room when Silver stepped into the room.
"You look thirsty, Shadow." Silver told him.
"I'm not thirsty." Shadow told him.
"Would you like to try my coffee?" Silver asked.
"Isn't that the stuff that nearly killed Sonic?" Shadow inquired.
"Uh…no, this is a different pot."
Shadow shrugged, and then took a sip of the coffee, only to find that he couldn't. He tried taking a sip again, but the results were the same. Shadow turned the cup upside down and tried shaking it. Nothing happened.
"Your coffee has solidified." Shadow informed him as he handed the mug back to Silver.
Shadow stood up and walked out of the room and to the door, swiping his Emerald out of Tails' hand as he went.
"Well, there goes my second pot." Silver said as he looked at the coffee Shadow had handed back to him.
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Later that evening, Silver was outside, staring off into the sky and trying to figure where he'd gone wrong while making coffee.
As he was contemplating this, he noticed Tails go walking by. This wasn't unusual, except that Tails was carrying a pickaxe.
"Tails, what are you doing with the pickaxe?" Silver wondered.
"Well, you know that second pot of coffee you made? I was able to get the coffee that was still in the pot out, but the cup you poured for Shadow kind of solidified. Now I can't get the coffee out of the cup. I tried microwaving it, but that didn't work. Shadow offered to Chaos Spear it, but that would destroy the coffee and the mug, so I'm gonna try using this pickaxe." Tails explained.
"Oh." Silver looked a little crestfallen.
"Don't worry about it." Tails told him. "Sonic destroyed half the kitchen when he was learning to make coffee. If the worst I lose is a mug…well…you'll still be doing better than Sonic."
"Thanks…I think." Silver wasn't sure what to take that as. Suddenly something clicked in his mind. "That's it! I'll see if someone can teach me to make coffee."
"I'd recommend not asking Sonic or Shadow for help there." Tails said. "Whenever Sonic makes coffee, people with stock in the sugar market get rich, and the coffee Shadow makes is strong enough to not over a tank."
"You're exaggerating." Silver replied.
"Yes I am." Tails said matter-of-factly. "Well, I'm off to go chip coffee out of a mug. See ya!" With that, Tails, still carrying the pickaxe, headed into the house.
Silver stood outside for a moment. "Now who can I get to teach me how to make coffee?" he wondered.
Amy! Maybe she could teach him how to make coffee. Silver picked himself up telekinetically and flew towards Amy's house.
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At 6 p.m., Amy was rather surprised to find Silver knocking on her door.
"Silver?" Amy asked. "What's wrong?"
"Can you teach me how to make coffee?" Silver asked.
Well…yes…but…why are you trying to learn how to make coffee?" Amy inquired.
"Because…I don't know. I just want to learn, okay?" Silver replied.
After thinking it over a moment, Amy shrugged and let Silver in.
She led the way to the kitchen. "Okay, this is really simple. Take the pot and fill it with water. When you're done, pour the water in here." Amy showed him where the water should go.
After Silver had done that per Amy's instructions, she showed him where to put the coffee filter and grounds, and then she hit the start button. "Now we wait for the coffee to get done."
Amy went to her room, and Silver hung around the kitchen for a few minutes until the coffee was done. At the sound of the coffee maker's ding, Amy came back. "And that's all there is to it." Amy said. "Here, I'll put it in a thermos so you take it with you."
Amy quickly put the coffee in a thermos and handed the thermos to Silver.
"Thanks Amy." Silver said as he looked at the thermos. "And thanks for teaching me how to make coffee."
Silver left Amy's house and headed for the Mystic Ruins.
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Later that night, Tails was awakened by the sound of something bouncing off the walls, literally.
That something turned out to be Silver.
"Silver?" Tails was confused. "What are you doing? Besides bouncing off the walls."
"COFFEE! Man I shouldhavefoundthisstuffyearsago. I'dhavebeenabletobeatiblisnosweatifI'dhaveknownaboutcoffee inthefuturehaveyoutriedthisstuffyougottatrythiscoffeeit'sreallygood." Silver replied.
(Translation: Coffee! Man, I should have found this stuff years ago! I'd have been able to beat Iblis no sweat if I'd known about coffee while I was in the future. Have you tried this stuff? You gotta try this coffee, it's really good.)
Tails rubbed his eyes. "Oh, I get it now. You've got a caffeine buzz. Well," Tails walked to the front door and opened it. "I'm trying to sleep. Go bounce off things outside."
"Wee!" Silver bounced out the door.
Tails closed it behind him. "Now maybe I get some sleep. I'm sure Silver will be back after the coffee buzz wears off. "
And with that, Tails went back to bed.
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T.A.R.N.S: And there you have it. I hope you all liked it. XD
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