Realms Adjoined: The Bake-Ed Plans of Mice and Men
Location: Aron City
The Aron City Park: not exactly the most "happening" spot in town, it's a rather peaceful haven for those who want to relax…take a stroll…
"…for a so called 'artist' and narrator to rip off a previous narration nearly word-for-word from the show itself."
I'm not 'ripping off' the show, Mandy, simply paying homage to a classic opener. Plus, I said "park" and not "zoo."
"Which is why I said 'nearly.' So tell me, is 'paying homage' a new ay of saying 'steal' these days?"
Look girl, will you just let me get on with this?
"Uh, 'girl'? I have a name, you know. But fine, boy, I'll go wait in my part of the story."
Thank you…anyway, it was an afternoon in the park of Aron City, and a warm one at that. All around, children could be seen at play, with various others both male and female enjoying the beautiful day…
…some hoping to enjoy it more than others.
Standing on the grass, sporting a black T-Shirt, blue jeans, black shoes, and a pair of shades, a muscular blonde continued to switch poses in order to show off his body. Every time a female walked by, he would change into a new position, hoping to get noticed by the ladies around him.
He never even noticed the multicolored flash appear right beside him, nor the two individuals that came with it.
"Well," Grim started, taking a look around, "at least there doesn't seem to be any animals around this time around…"
As he spoke, a comely figure jogged past him, Grim's attention briefly following behind the athletic female.
"…and the view is nice as well."
"Ooh," Billy commented, "that one looks like the girls in my dad's magazines."
"Uh, excuse me…"
Billy and Grim turned, now noticing the blonde that began to speak.
"…you two are kinda makin' me look bad right now. HUAH!"
Grim jumped back a little at the sudden exclamation of the blonde, Billy falling altogether as the man changed into a different pose.
"If you could just step aside…I'm sure to have better bearings on beckoning these babes."
"Ooh," Billy commented again, "he kinda looks like the guys in my mom's magazines."
"Great," Grim started, looking down to Billy, "The one other time you read anything and it just happens to be material you're not old enough to see. Let's just get this over with."
Grim then turned his attention back to the blonde.
"Excuse me, but I have a question for you."
"Look man," the blonde began, "can't you see that I'm…"
The man looked up for once, actually looking at Grim for the first time. He jumped back a little, surprised by the face he was seeing.
"…whoa mamma! You could really use some lotion for that skin 'a yours, man…and some eyeballs wouldn't hurt either."
"I can see just fine, thank you," Grim responded, "Anyway…umm, who are you, anyway?"
"Why, you're talking to the one, the only…Johnny Bravo. Heh hah HUAH!"
After saying his name, Johnny finished by rapidly moving into three different poses, staying in the last one for effect.
"Uh, right, if you say so," Grim continued, "Anyway, we're looking for a little girl, and were wondering if you had seen her."
"If you're a friend of Suzy's, then you may as well go on now, 'cause I ain't seen nobody."
"Suzy?" Billy said, reacting to Johnny's comment, "Oh no, we're looking for Mandy. She's blonde and small and wears pink and hardly ever smiles and has a bad attitude and was thrown into an interdimensional vortex from which we have no clue where she went and now we're looking for her so that I can gets me some hunny so have you seen her?"
"Look kid," Johnny started, "the only chicks I'm looking for are the ones who can use some of my special brand of lovin'. So, if ya don't mind, I got some work to take care of."
Instantly, he zipped off to a woman that just passed by, taking her into his arms and grasp.
"Hey, pretty mamma, I notice you lookin' pretty hot in them jeans; why don't you let me cool ya down for a bit?"
Without a word, the girl kneed him in the stomach, punched him in the chest and, with him letting go of her, grabbed him by the hair and slammed him on the ground headfirst. She then walked off as if nothing happened, leaving Johnny's body in the air as Billy and Grim looked at his upside-down figure.
"Ouch," Billy began, "if that's your work, then I wouldn't want your job."
"At his working rate," Grim finished, opening a portal, "I'll be back here pretty soon anyway. Let's go Billy."
At that, the two left from that area, Johnny falling to the found.
"Well, ain't that rip," Johnny groaned, "the one part I get in this story, and it's to be beaten up. Well, maybe I ought to return the favor."
And with that…wait, what?
"You heard me! How would you like to…"
Hey, look over there! 36-22-34!
"Pamela Anderson? Where? I'm there man!"
And, with those words, Johnny Bravo left Aron City Park, off to pursue more women for the day…and so I can get out of here without trouble.
Meanwhile
Leaving the kids at play, and in amazement by her words, Mandy now traversed the sidewalk in the direction of Eddy's house. Just as she made it to his driveway, big Ed came from behind the house carrying a small booth in his wake. Slamming it down in front of Mandy, he jovially put on a baker's had and called back the house.
"Steady and ready, Eddy! Ahahah."
At the call, Eddy quickly ran forward, hands filled with the special "cookies" that he had set out for this scam. Already clad in his baker's had, he placed a few on the booth and smiled greatly, money signs already in his eyes. He then placed his trademark jar on the edge of the booth, awaiting customers.
"You're actually going through with this, aren't you?"
"You bet I am sister!" Eddy responded, grinning mischievously to Mandy, "I'm gonna rake in the dough with this scam, and I didn't even have to use any. Hey sockhead! Hurry up!"
Calling back to his house, Edd finally came around, clad in baker's hat, and gave Eddy a small cologne bottle that he had made for this venture.
"All is set, Eddy. Just spray a little of this and it'll help bring in the customers."
"Oh yeah," Eddy exclaimed, grabbing the bottle from Double D, "Let's get this show on the road!"
Jumping on the table, he started to rapidly spray the fragrant aroma all through the air. It had the actual allure of freshly baked cookies, the smell slowly making its way through the Cul-de-Sac.
"Uh, Edd," Mandy questioned, "You do realize the apparent fallacy of this plan, don't you?"
"Oh yes," Double D replied, "I came to see it about three chapters ago when the plan was first introduced."
"And yet you still decide to go along with it?"
"It's the only way to advance the plot. Besides, I want to see just how soon this all goes downhill."
"Hey you two," Eddy yelled, "I'm tryin' to run a business here! Keep your comments to yourself, cause here comes the suckers."
"Not suckers, Eddy," Ed grinned, "Cookies!"
Sniffing the sweet smell of culinary delights in the air, the kids of the Cul-de-Sac approached the Eds' booth. In usual fashion, Eddy used his vocal volume to pitch the sale of the fashioned Frisbee foodstuff.
"Welcome to the Ed's Cookie Cichen! We've got cookies of all types and sizes: drop, rolled, baked, and other surprises! Special delights all made to order…"
He then held up his jar as he finished the advertisement.
"…and it can be yours, for only a quarter…each."
"Gravy!"
Everyone turned for a moment at Ed's exclamation, seeing him actually consume one of the 'cookies' that they had prepared. His particular cookie, however, was dripping with gravy and already had a bite missing out of it.
Looking at him for only a few more seconds, the kids all began to talk amongst themselves as to what they wanted to try. It wasn't until Jimmy started to look at the products questionably that a nostalgic realization kicked in.
"Sarah," Jimmy began, "Something's wrong here. I'm getting that weird feeling, like they did this once before."
Taking his words into consideration, Sarah reached up and took a chocolate chip 'cookie' from off the counter.
"Hey, no free samples!" Eddy exclaimed, reaching after her. His efforts were too late, however, as one brief bite at the disc confirmed Jimmy's hunch.
"These are fakes!" she yelled, "Eddy, you idiot, who do you think you're trying to fool?"
At this discovery, the kids started to mutter to themselves of this latest scam, slowly starting to walk away.
"Those dorks are really starting to run out of ideas, huh Nazz?"
"Yeah Kevin; I mean, fake cookies? How lame."
"Rolf is also upset, as the pastry of baked dough would have gone well with the stew of Nana's radishes."
"You can say that again, Plank; these guys just don't know when to quit."
"Wow," Edd muttered, "that was over quicker than I thought it would be."
"Aww, you've gotta be kidding me!" Eddy yelled, dropping down to the ground, "All that work, and we didn't even get anywhere?"
"Uh, guys, I think I got indigestion," Ed replied, taking another bite from his gravy 'cookie' despite his comment.
"Come on guys!" Eddy shouted, running to the sidewalk and shouting after the kids, "These cookies are great, we've got sugar and spritz…"
"…why don't you guys just go call it quits?" Mandy finished, walking up to the booth, "I know how to make some money off of these."
"You do?" Double D asked.
"You do?" Eddy asked.
"Too true." Ed commented.
"Yeah," Mandy confirmed, "I do."
What possible plans could she have for selling these items? Can she really salvage the idea that Eddy came up with? The answer is soon to be revealed, so make sure to stay attentive to the next chapter of: Realms Adjoined.
"Indeed, this is something that I would like to see as well. Must I really wait until the next chapter to find out?"
Yes, Edd, you do.
"If it's any consolation, Double D, it's something that will be a real catch with everyone."
"Hmm…a real catch…that a pretty good hint to what is going to happen next."
Yeah Mandy, you're not giving away THAT much of the story.
"Oh no, boy, I don't think I am."
Alright, fine, I apologize for saying "girl" at the beginning instead of your name.
"Good. See to it that it never happens again."
"These little conversational are always quite thrilling."
"Quite true, Double D, quite true."