Panakin's Note: Fyre late again...plus, she didn't get two chapters done. But she's going on vacation now, so I can't complain. I'll be stuck home alone for a week...ugh. Anyways, this chapter is fun. Hehe, get it? Fun? Funtertainment? Fun?
I never said I was a comedian.

Chapter 10: Funtertainment
AKA: Making it Fun for the Reader

July 13th, 2012. 9:26 PM
"This could possibly be the best day ever, and the forecast says that tomorrow will likely be a million and six times better."

Jiao-Jie groaned as she stopped her bike again, waiting for Toph to catch up with her. Toph apparently 'couldn't ride a bike' because she was 'Blind' or something. Every minute Jiao-Jie had to stop so Toph wouldn't land a mile away. But it was all worth it now, because they were at their destination.

Chic-fil-a.

But something bothered Jiao-Jie as she rode up on her bike. Fyre was standing at the front door, beating it with her fist as hard as she could. Jiao-Jie's brow furrowed as she put up the kickstand on the bike and made her way over to Fyre. "Uh, hey, Fyre. What's up?" she asked, pointing over to Azula, who was kicking the door down.

"It's closed," Fyre hissed. "And it's not even Sunday! EVERYBODY HATES ME!" Fyre screamed, grabbing onto the door handle with both hands and pulling both feet up to push on it.

"Um..." Jiao-Jie said, tilting her head slightly to look at her friend. "Fyre, not everyone on the planet hates you. I mean...WHADDAYA MEAN IT'S CLOSED?" Jiao-Jie suddenly screamed running over to meet the girl who had kidnapped her a year ago. "MOVE!" She shrieked, grabbing Fyre's body and throwing her to the ground. Jiao-Jie screamed as she attempted to pry the doors open. She stopped as she heard a 'click' and saw a flash. She turned to glare at Fyre, who had a camera.

Fyre giggled. "Sorry, this is really funny. I'm putting this on Youtube, okay?" Fyre asked, peering at her friend over her camera. "Man, I needed some humor in my life," she sighed, grabbing a piece of paper from her pocket. "Hey, speaking of humor, look at what I found!" Fyre said, running over to Jiao-Jie.

"What is it?" Jiao-Jie asked, staring at the crumpled-up piece of paper for a long moment.

"Uh, hello? It's my Humor Guide! I used it constantly lust July! It's how I am funny! I can't believe I never took it out of my shorts," Fyre said, skeptically looking down at her pocket.

Jiao-Jie stepped back. "I can't believe you haven't washed those shorts all year."

HUMOR!
I said this in FGTC, I'll say it again; no matter how serious your story is, it needs to have at least a bit of humor. Here's the Guide to Humor:
Angst/Tragedy: No jokes needed. Needs to have at least one 'Light' moment, however. In the end, your audience needs to be sad, not laughing.
Drama: At least One joke per chapter. Doesn't have to be LOL funny, but enough to chuckle, either for your characters or for your audience.
Romantic: At least Two jokes per chapter. Don't have to be LOL funny, but they should be cute.
Humor: At least Three jokes per chapter. At least one has to be LOL funny. There can be stupid humor (Zuko tripped over his shoelace!) or random humor (Ozai decided to get a dog and name it Muffins.)
Parody: At least Five jokes per chapter. At least one has to be LOL funny. There needs to be at least one stupid humor (Zuko tripped over his shoelace!) and one random humor (Ozai decided to get a dog and name it Muffins.) per chapter.
(Yes, I actually use this guide for my stories. Really. Go back and Check 'Found' Vs. 'Fyre's Halloween SpookTacular'. Count the jokes. I win.)

Azula leaned against the wall, her phone against her ear. She groaned and tapped her foot impatiently, before jumping up and smiling. "Mom? Hey! I got worried about dad. He...what? What do you mean 'You saw the Hunger Games'? Without me? Ugh...how'd you guys get out of the warehouse? What? MOM?" Azula growled as she pulled the phone from her ear and hung up, glaring at the device all the while. "I hate my life."

OOOOO

Ursa sat outside of the Movie Theater with her head in her hands. She looked over to the side as the door to the movie theater opened slowly, and her husband came trudging out angrily. "THEY KICKED ME OUT!"

"Because you tried to jeopardize the safety of every fangirl in that audience," Ursa countered.

Ozai smirked. "Do or do not, there is no try," he said, smiling at his wife. She growled and grabbed her husband's beard, tugging it sharply. Ozai gasped and grabbed Ursa's arm's, trying to pry her fingers off of his beard.

Ursa smirked as well. "You know it bothers me when you go all 'Comic-Con'," she said, jerking his beard again, pulling his face less than two inches from her own. "I have an idea...if you're up for it," she said, pulling even closer to him.

"Uh...go back in and beat up the manager?" Ozai asked, pulling back slightly.

"No, silly!" Ursa said, wrapping both of her arms around Ozai's neck. "I was thinking of something a little more...fun..." Ursa said, pulling closer to her husband and kissing his cheek softly.

Ozai blinked. "Ursa...are you saying what I think you're saying?" he asked, feeling his cheeks turn red.

"I think so," she said, rubbing up against him. "If so...then there's a lasertag place right around the corner, here!" she said, pulling back quickly and smiling. "While you were in there I called and got us into some kid's birthday party there!"

Ozai smiled widely. "YES! WE SHALL REIN DOWN TERROR ON CHILDREN..." he trailed off as a security guard walked by the couple. "I mean, we should bring him a present. It is his birthday, after all!" he said, smiling evilly.

OOOOO

Fyre pulled some more sheets of paper from her pocket. "Man...when did I put all of these in here?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at the papers. "Ah, it doesn't matter. You almost got that door open?" she asked, looking over at Jiao-Jie.

Jiao-Jie whacked the door with the baseball bat again. "WORKING ON IT!" she shrieked back, holding the baseball bat over her shoulder. She screamed at the top of her lungs and swung the bat forward with all of her might. The second the bat hit the glass door, Jiao-Jie fell back from the force.

"Okay, that didn't work," she muttered, rubbing her head. She then smiled wickedly and then stood slowly, grabbing her backpack and opening it rapidly. She grabbed a small instrument of door opening out of it and began to rush at the door as fast as her legs could carry.

Meanwhile, Fyre was over reading her lists. "Wow...I was such a Summer last summer, huh?" she asked, waving the lists in the air. She glanced over at her friend and sighed. "Alright, we need to get this over with ASAP."

You can have fun, too!
One of my biggest things to judge if my chapters are good is if I think they're good. On the reread, make sure you are able to understand what's going on without having 'Background information' from the author.
Also, when I said above about 'LOL funny'...that means you Laugh out Loud. Either when you think it, when you write it, or when you reread it.
Incorporate your favorite Jokes. Most likely, if you laughed when you heard it, your readers will laugh when they read it.
No inside jokes unless you explain them somewhat. Otherwise, people will get lost.
But don't make it crazy
Ozai's puppy Muffins is the world's only speed-racing dog, so Ozai eats a banana and falls in love with a vat of strawberry pudding that ate his shoe.
Reread that.
Tell me that I'm not insane with a straight face.
You couldn't, could you? Therefore, your readers will call the asylum-people to come pick you up. If the worst happens and they do call the asylum-people, request Fredrick. He's nice and he doesn't bit you like Eddie does.
Put the characters in weird situations
What would happen if Zuko got stuck giving a speech right after Ty Lee chi-blocked his arm? What about if Aang tried to make those cool fruit-pies for all his friends, but Momo ate them? What about Katara's surprise birthday party that Sokka, Zuko, and Aang put together? (And yes, everything messes up!)
I bet your mind just went in circles as you laughed. Find the absolute farthest end of that circle, and make that into a story! Don't make is stupid, but at the same time, make it silly beyond belief! I bet you can do it a lot easier than you think. Just try.
The Ultimate Test
Send it to me. I'd be more than happy to make DocX connections with you and take a look at your humor story. Remember my policy: Nothing about T. I prefer T for only violence. Please Bleep out Curse words before sent to me. I do not enjoy...scenes. Thanks. After I look at it, I'll be honest with you and tell you if it's a bit stupid. Or, if I didn't laugh at the 'Inside Joke' that made you laugh your guts out. Attach any notes you'd like me to see, and I'll try to answer all questions.

Fyre looked over at Jiao-Jie and sighed. "Wow...you really think that that will open the door for you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at her insane friend.

Jiao-Jie looked up from the crowbar and glared at her friend. "Crowbars fix everything, okay?" she snapped, baring her teeth in an attempt to scare the girl across from here. Fyre shrugged.

"Whatever. I'm headed back to my place. Call me if you get it open..." Fyre looked over at her friend for a moment, before sighing. "You do realize that the keys are still in the door, right?" she asked.

Jiao-Jie looked at the keys and glared. "Okay, now I know the reason that everyone hates you."

Fyre's Note: Daw. I'm hated D:
Anyways, I'm going away on vacation now! I'll post ASAP whenever I get back, okay? Oh, yeah. I have a contest going on!
FANART CONTEST: Make a cover pic for FGUS, and if I like it, it'll become the new cover. Summer already made one for FGTC, but this story still needs something creative! Submit it on any website you can put the link to in your profile :D