Realms Adjoined: A Scythe of Relief
Location:
"STILL IN THE CITY OF TOWNSVILLE!"
Well now, if it isn't Val Hallen Heffer, starting off my story again.
"I told you already, it's TOM KENNY!"
And I told YOU already that I wanted to do this since I'M the narrator of this story. I'll be out of your way momentarily.
"Alright already, just finish up your little narration so I can get back to work."
Fine…anyway, we now return to the Utonium home, within the laboratory of the professor himself.
"Oooh, hehehe, that tickles!"
"Ugh, Billy," the Professor pleaded, tinkering with the watch that Billy wore on his wrist, "you have to be still. I'm almost finished with the coordinative alignment placed within this device."
Grim and the Powerpuff Girls stood to the side, watching on as the Professor tried to handle Billy's random movements.
"I knew that he shouldn't have eaten those cookies a few chapters ago," Grim muttered, his arms crossed and scythe in hand.
"So, Mr. Reaper," Blossom began, "this whole trip is to find your friend Mandy so that you can return home?"
"Well, in a manner of speaking," Grim replied, "it is…though, there is one part of that description that I still don't agree with."
"Oh?" Bubbles asked, "And which part is that?"
"Well," Grim responded, "the part where you describe her as a 'friend'."
"I still say that you could be out doing something better with your time," Buttercup commented, "I mean, you're the Grim Reaper, the taker of souls, the ender of lives. But, from what you told us, you sound like some kind of babysitter. How lame."
"I hear ya on that one, sister."
Suddenly, Professor Utonium jumped up from his work area, Billy still lying on the table.
"Okay, that should do it," he began, "I adjusted the watch that Billy has so that it'll use the energy signature from your scythe to find beings similar to himself. In this case, the next area that you visit should be the location of the friend that you have been searching for."
"There's that 'friend' word again," Grim commented, walking over to Billy and the Professor, "But thanks a bunch for helpin' us out."
"Sure, my pleasure. Though, if I had more time and your permission, I would love to decipher the mechanics of your scythe; the esoteric implications of magical properties are mind boggling in themselves."
"Uh…no. There are some things that mortal men are not supposed to know…at least, not yet anyway."
Leaping off the table, Billy started to run in circles around Grim.
"Lesgo lesgo lesgo lesgo LESGO! We've got a find Mandy now! We're so close, I think I can smell it."
"I don't think THAT is what you're smelling, Billy," Grim commented, forming a portal before them.
As soon as it was formed, Billy's watch started to glow in the same color scheme and, after a slight twitch, the portal started to glow with a lighter hue.
"Yes!" Billy shouted, running into the portal, "Lesgo lesgo LESGO!"
"My apologies if we've caused any trouble," Grim said, walking in behind Billy, "Thanks again for your help."
"No problem," the Professor replied again, "Stop again anytime…though, not too soon."
"Oh, don't worry," Grim replied, the portal starting to close behind him, "I won't be back TOO soon." With this, he laughed maniacally, his voice echoing through the laboratory.
"Bye!" the girls cried after him, the Professor standing there with a worried look on his face, curious as to why Grim laughed like that as he left.
Okay, Yancy Langford, you can close out now.
"Oh, no one's going to get that reference."
They will if they know your voice acting history.
"So, once again, the day was saved…thanks to…uh…Professor Utonium's creative genius."
Huh…I really didn't give the Powerpuff Girls much of a part in this one, did I? Oh well. Thanks for the cooperation, Tom Kenny.
Meanwhile
It was already early afternoon in the Peach Creek Cul-de-Sac, and Mandy looked on at the livelihood of her surroundings. Most of the kids were still playing with the Frisbees that she sold to them, while the Eds were still running from the Kankers, trying to avoid their embrace. Holding her jar of funding, she walked over to the sidewalk, away from the mass chaos that was in the streets.
"So," she began, "I saw some new faces and made a few bucks in the process. Knowing the way things work around here, I'd say that I'll be leaving here right about…now."
Just as she uttered that last word, a multicolored flash appeared before her, the same flash that brought her to this suburb in the first place. As the light dimmed, she saw Billy and Grim standing before her, Billy leaping into the air instantly.
"Mandy!"
He made a dash for her, preparing to give her a big hug. Forcefully pushing the jar in his direction, Mandy watched as Billy's face seemed to meld with the jar, the big nosed boy falling to the ground in pain.
"Yeah, it's you alright," Grim commented, "it's nice to see that you're your usual self."
"Yeah, sure it is," she replied, "It took you long enough to get here. Taking your own sweet time, I see."
"You're welcome," Grim replied, Billy now getting off the ground.
"AAAAAHHH, look!"
A cry came from the center of the Cul-de-Sac, everyone stopping at the sound of Jimmy's screaming.
"It's the Grim Reaper!" Jimmy screamed, "He has come for us!"
"The deliverer of souls has come to take our lives!" Rolf exclaims, "We must flee, for only the quick stand a chance at delaying the inevitable!"
Six children ran for their very lives just then, the Eds and Kankers having already run away from the collective with the latter chasing the former.
"You know," Grim started, "I'm actually used to this by now. Why don't we all just go home?"
"Agreed." Mandy said.
"Yippee!" Billy exclaimed.
With all in agreement, Grim formed another portal and the three traversed through it, leaving behind the serene scene of Peach Creek behind them.
Final Destination: Endsville
Inside of Mandy's room, her closet area began to glow with the same light from the start of the adventure. In a bright flash, Grim, Billy, and Mandy all appeared from within the doorway. Then, in a powerful snap, the portal vanished, rendering Mandy's closet to its usual form.
"Well," Grim stated, "we're finally back."
"Oh yeah!"
After making that exclamation, Billy pushed the play button on the radio that he had left behind.
"We have just rescued Mandy…
…now things are all fine and dandy.
She is out of the closet!
We got her out of the closet!
We had thought she was lost-ed!
But now she's out from the closet!"
Setting down her jar of money, Mandy picked up the radio and threw it right at the back of Billy's head.
"And THAT is for pushing me through in the first place, moron!"
Jumping back up, Billy shook off the radio buttons lodged into the back of his head, a thought coming back to his mind.
"Oh! We never gots the hunny! I'm still haungrah!"
Throwing off the watch that Grim had given him earlier, he ran out of Mandy's room and out of her house.
"That boy is an idiot," Grim commented, "but we already know that."
"And I also know," Mandy said, "that you could have come for me any time you wanted. You purposely took your time in finding me so that I would have to stay longer in whatever place I was sent to."
Nervously, Grim tried to think of a reasonable response to her claim…which was difficult to do just then, as she was correct on all accords.
"You're lucky I got something out of all of this," Mandy said, pointing to the jar of money, "otherwise I would really be mad."
Picking up the watch that Billy had thrown off, Mandy turned and sat on her bed.
"You may go now," she said, "but don't wander off to far. I'll be sure to call on you soon."
At that, Grim walked out of her room, muttering to himself as he did.
"That no good, ungrateful…the tings I do for these kids…"
With her adventure over, Mandy placed the watch on her bed, an idea slowly coming to mind. What might her thoughts be for now? What exactly is she planning with that watch of her? Those questions are soon to be answered, so make sure to stay attentive to for the final chapter of: Realms Adjoined.
"Wait, you mean this isn't the last chapter of this story?"
Well, in a technical sense, Mandy, this IS the last chapter. Realistically, though, there's one final thing that I want to add to all of this.
"Wait, what are you…oh, I remember now."
If it's any consolation, it won't be all that long of a chapter.
"Fine, if you say so. Overall, you did a decent job on all of this. You're no professional or anything, but you didn't really screw up all that bad either."
Umm…okay…thanks for the compliment.
"Whatever. Now go and finish this all up."
Will do.
