*In this week's intro, Jay's Workspace has a new addition: the famed Warner Bros Tower. Inside, we see the likes of Janna, Omnitraxus, Freakazoid, Yakko, Wakko, Dot, Ed, and the Spongebob Narrator hanging up decorations and laying out several tables worth of snacks. RJ "Jay" Writing Ink is standing in the middle of the tower and watching as Ed and Freakazoid finish hanging up a banner that reads "Animaniacs Reboot Watch Party."
Jay: Alright, you guys, the banner looks fantastic. Now make sure nothing happens to it.
Ed: Your wish is my pickle, Jay.
Freakazoid: Ooh, I could go for some pickles right now.
Jay: Let's save it for the party, you guys. BTW, it's okay if something does go wrong, as long as it's in a silly and over the top manner. Janna, how are we on snacks?
Janna: We're good. Most of the pizzas are here, and Dot and I are keeping Wakko away with a cunning distraction.
Jay: Let me guess: you gave him access to the Internet and fanservice.
Janna: Hey, man; it's that or let him eat everything.
Jay: No, I'm cool with it. Just don't let him go overboard.
Omnitraxus: SN and I have the TV all set up and connected to Hulu, Jay. We're ready to get started whenever you are.
Jay: Awesome. Now all that's left is for us to-.
*Yakko jumps out of nowhere*
Yakko: Include us in this gratuitous shout-out to our show that you're doing instead of an actual introduction.
Jay: Ding ding ding! And we have a winner, people! Let's give him a round of applause.
Studio Applause Sound FX: watch?v=8Am_Ljw1SmU
Yakko: I won, I won! What do I win?
Jay: This giant statue of yourself made out of chocolate! *Jay grabs a life-size statue of Yakko out of hammerspace* And the right to start the next chapter of the story so we can watch your show!
Yakko: Uuuhhh, can I return the second prize and get a Chia Pet instead.
Jay: Deal. All right, people! I hope you enjoyed this shout-out to the Animaniacs. Watch their reboot after reading this chapter!
After spending several minutes praising Marcia for her prowess during the tournament, the dojo crowd finally dispersed. After Marcia finished getting changed out of her gi (which was still challenging because of the tentacle arm), Comet decided that the quintet was going to go out and celebrate her victory. And Marcia knew where she wanted to go: Britta's Tacos.
Easily recognizable by its outdoor-only seating and giant taco sign, Britta's Tacos was one of the most popular fast-food joints in Echo Creek. While its cleanliness was questionable at times, it's delicious food was enough to make people look past that. And since it was Marcia's favorite place to eat, she'd always go there to celebrate moments such as this, especially with friends.
Thus, the group was now sitting at one of the tables at Britta's Tacos, tacos raised in their hands as Comet spoke.
"Here's to Marcia, you guys! For her amazing victory, and the beatdown she gave that creep Jeremy!"
"Cheers!" Everyone shouted as they slapped their tacos together like glasses of wine before they chowed down and enjoyed the taste of victory.
Marcia couldn't help but sigh in happiness at the familiar taste of tacos, even if the Monster Arm was still flopping around on the ground. She was brought out of her thoughts by Jonah's hand on her shoulder.
"Marcia, you should have seen yourself when you gave Jeremy that beatdown. It was hilarious! I'm lucky that I was able to record the whole thing on my phone!" Jonah said as she held his phone up to her face. Sure enough, it showed Marcia and her tentacled appendage throwing Jeremy around like a ragdoll.
Marcia had to admit, it felt great to put her unwanted admirer in his place for once. Still, she felt a little guilty as she watched the events unfold. "Thanks for the compliment, Jonah. But I would have preferred to win it without a magically-endowed tentacle to do so."
"Oh, come on, Marcia," Jonah said, waving his free hand to brush off her thoughts. "You didn't cheat, and you did give the twerp the chance to walk away when you got the upper hand. The fact is, you still won in the end."
Marcia smiled at her friend's logic. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Still, I can't wait to turn my arm back to normal." As if in response to what she said, the tentacle began to act up and thrashing on the ground, startling everyone.
"Comet, a little help here?" Marcia asked her roommate from across the table.
"On it, Marcy." Comet held up his Wand and began to cast a spell. "Asphalt Shackle Encasement!" As soon as he finished saying this, the ground sprang up around the tentacle, trapping it in a series of restraints that kept it pinned to the ground. And for good measure, they began to squeeze the arm as tightly as possible to keep it from escaping.
"Wow, talk about hardcore, man," Jackson said as he watched the whole thing occur.
"It may be overkill, but I'm not going to let that thing cause any more trouble for us until I can get rid of it," Comet said as he lowered his Wand. "Marcy, that doesn't hurt you, does it?"
"I'm fine, Comet," Marcia replied. "I don't think I've been able my arm since it turned into this. That's not a bad sign, is it?"
Comet shrugged his shoulders. "Well, at least this will keep it under control until we're done. But after this, we should head home so I can get back to looking inside my Spell Book."
"Aw, what. Boo, not cool, man." Jonah said while pretending to shout. "I say Marcy should keep it. Think of all the cool stuff she could do with it."
Marcia spoke up again at this. "Yeah, hard pass. I like being able to shower without having to keep one arm outside the door."
"Whatever, girl. All I'm saying is it could be a big help fighting Monsters," Jonah commented, but he didn't press the matter any further.
After that, the group finished eating before going their separate ways for the night.
"See you guys at school on Monday," Ferguson said before beginning his trek home with Jonah.
As for Jackson, he decided to head to the skate park to get some practice in. "Thanks again for inviting me, Marcia. Seeing you in action made the weekend worthwhile," the skater boy said as he put his helmet on, ignorant to the fact that he was making Marcia's face turn beet red.
"Y-yeah, sure. You're welcome, Jackson."
"Stay amazing," Jackson shouted as he began to ride away on his skateboard, leaving Marcia dazed and Comet grinning at the sight.
Later that night, Marcia was lying on Comet's bed, contemplating the tentacle with a soft smile on her face. Comet was sitting on the ground as he looked through the Spell Book.
"Come on, where could it possibly be. Come on, Gibbous, you made the damn spell, so you had to have...ah-ha! There you are!" Comet then got up and looked at Marcia. "Marcia, good news, buddy. I found the counterspell to turn your arm back to normal. Want to me give it a whirl?"
Marcia stopped looking at the Arm to look at Comet. "Are you sure that's a good idea? Maybe you should test it out first."
"Yeah, good point." Comet then waved his Wand at a potted plant on his desk. "Returnio Armicus Normoficus!" The Wand crackled with pink energy as it fired a blast at the plant, burning it to an utter crisp.
The two looked at each other before Marcia began to move the tentacle arm closer to her side.
"Um, maybe we should hold off on that until you've mastered that."
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Guess this means another all-nighter in store for me. Lucky for me, I have the spell to give me all the sleep I need."
Marcia took that as her cue to leave, so she got up and headed for the door.
"All right, then. I'll see you in the morning. I'm going to try and get some shuteye."
"All right. Good night, Marcy." Once she left his room, Comet went back to work.
"All right, once again. Here we go."
Unlike the previous night, Marcia didn't have to worry much about the tentacle making too much noise or making a mess. It was far more docile and quiet. However, now she was having a new problem. As she lay there and tried to nod off, she swore that she could hear this noise in her ears. It sounded a little bit like someone was whispering in her ear.
Wait, I can hear someone whispering! Marcia bolted up out of bed and looked around her room. Her fighting instincts began to kick in, ready to drive off any intruder.
"Whoever you are, I know you're in here. If it's you, Comet, then you should knock on my door before coming in. But if you're some creep trying something funny, then you're in for a world of hurt." No one responded. "Guess I just heard things. Maybe the stress is finally making me lose it."
"No, you're perfectly fine." This time, Marcia heard the voice loud and clear: it was coming from in her mind.
"Que demonios? Who are you? Where are you?"
"Look at your side, Marcia. I'm right next to you." Marcia shuddered but complied as her eyes rested on the giant tentacle protruding from her shoulder.
"Wait, you? But you're an arm! Arms can't talk!"
"Maybe not a normal arm, but given how Comet's magic created me, I'm pretty sure that I don't qualify. Now, the next thing you're going to say is 'how can I hear you if you have no mouth?'"
"How can I hear you if you have no mo-hey, wait a minute! Are you messing with me?"
The Monster Arm's voice then laughed. "Sorry, but I thought it would be hilarious to make a JoJo reference. But seriously, I want to say sorry for wrecking your bedsheets, ruining your shower, and messing with your breakfast."
"And for thinking that I'm fat?"
"Hey, most people could stand to lose extra weight. Besides, I only did all that because I was still new to the world. I was trying to get a grasp on my surroundings." The voice did sound genuinely apologetic; Marcia had to admit that.
The tentacle then began to move again, until its tip was a few inches away from Marcia's face.
"Look, I know that you want me gone, but at least hear me out," the voice began to speak again. "I can be a big help to you."
"Alright, Squidward Tentacles, I'm listening."
"I can help you make Jackson fall for you like you've always wanted." Marcia couldn't help but blush at that.
"Um, well, I-" Marcia tried to say.
"And I can help you beat the shit out of Ludo and his flunkies the next time they show up."
"That is a good point." Marcia had been thinking of how easy it was to beat Jeremy with the Monster Arm. Compared to him, Ludo's gang would be mince-meat.
"We can finally make Brittney pay for pushing you around in cheerleading and mocking you for not being as big as her."
"Okay, this is getting creepy. How do you..."
"I'm a part of you, Marcia. I know everything about you. Including how you haven't stopped thinking about what MC said. About keeping Comet safe from those who would take advantage of him. Don't you want to look after the best friend you've ever had?"
Marcia thought carefully. "All right, I'll talk about it with Comet tomorrow. For now, I want to get some sleep. But if you try anything weird, I'm chopping you off and having Comet make me a new arm."
"Fair enough," the voice said in agreement as Marcia finally felt sleep take her. Unbeknownst to her, a sinister mouth lined with razor-sharp teeth formed in the middle of the tentacle.
"And once I have you under my control, the delicious guts and entrails I desire will be mine.
"All right, arm healing spell, attempt number...you know what? I don't give a shit at this point. Let's finish this so I can use my magic hack to get me some shuteye."
Comet was on the verge of passing out from exhaustion. He spent all night practicing the spell he needed, and he was nearing his limit. His room contained dozens of failed attempts. Or what was left of them, considering how they resulted in little more than scorch marks. Those were the best results; the rest were either misshapen versions of limbs and other body parts or mutant plants. And for reasons that the sleep-deprived boy couldn't understand, one of his failed attempts had wound up creating an actual Piranha Plant from that game that Alfonso showed him.
Centering his mind on the task at hand, Comet aimed his Wand at the potted plant on his desk. "Returnio Armius Normalrino!"
A bolt of magical energy shot out of the Wand at the plant, causing it to vanish in a flash of light. When the light disappeared, Comet saw a normal arm growing out of the soil, giving him a thumbs up.
"Yes, yes, it works! I finally did it!" Despite being exhausted from his all-nighter, Comet felt a surge of energy coursing through his body in victory and began to jump up and down in triumph.
"Yeaahh, boyyyy!" The piranha plant yelled, causing Comet to stop his victory dance and process the fact that the plant could talk.
"Okayyy." Comet knew he should be concerned about bringing a talking plant into the world, but he could only think of two things at the moment: getting some sleep and then helping Marcia. With that in mind, Comet then aimed the Wand at himself and prepared to cast the sleeping spell.
Spongebob Narrator: A few minutes later...
Marcia was wide awake and in the middle of her exercises, doing a single-handed push-up with the squid arm when Comet came bursting in.
"MARCIA! I FIGURED IT OUT! I CAN TURN YOUR ARM BACK TO NORMAL!" He shouted like someone with no indoor voice.
"987, 988, 989... oh, hey Comet." Marcia then leapt into the air and gracefully landed with the arm at her side. "Listen, I wanted to talk to you about something..."
"No time. Listen, I figured out how to fix your arm. See?" Like a promise, he held out the plant with the arm in it, still giving a thumbs up. "Now, if you would show me that tentacle, and I can..."
"That's what I actually wanted to tell you. Me and the arm talked things out last night, and I think that I'm going to keep it."
Comet's smile fell off his face. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Yeah, I know that it sounds crazy, but if you think about it, there are a lot of ways that I can..."
"No, no, no. I meant, what do you mean you talked to the arm last night?"
Marcia then realized that she never explained that part. "That's right. It turns out that the arm can talk. It spoke to me last night and said it was sorry for being a nuisance before and that it wants to help out." Comet just kept looking at the arm, though, with suspicion on his face. "Here, let me show you." Marcia then held out the tentacle for him to see. Surprisingly, it then grew a mouth and began to talk.
"Sup, bitch?"
"It can talk?"
"Wow, rude. Way to start off on the right foot, Comet." The arm said with a look that said, "really, man?" "Yes, I can talk, said sorry, and all that. And I just want to reassure you that I mean no harm to Marcia or you."
"And?" Marcia asked.
"Fine. And I'm sorry that I thought Marcia was fat. You happy now?"
"Very much. Thank you." Marcia said, smiling. Comet, though, couldn't believe what he was hearing. And that wasn't just because the arm could talk, either.
"Well, I'm not. Marcy, yesterday you couldn't wait to get rid of this thing, and now you want to keep it? I know it's rich coming from me, but that sounds like a terrible idea that could end up backfiring on you."
Marcia felt herself growing mad when she heard this. "You're right; that is rich coming from you. When you use magic, and something cool happens to you, want to keep it even when I think that it's a bad idea. When it happens to me, you want to get rid of it. You're just jealous of what this thing can do."
Comet got confused. "Wha- this has nothing to do with jealousy, Marcia. And why would I need to be jealous of that tentacle thing? In case you've forgotten, I've got a magic wand." The boy then held up said Wand to emphasize its importance.
"Yeah, and how many messes have you caused with that thing since you got here?"
"Shots fired!" The Monster Arm commented from the sidelines.
Comet was trying his best not to lose his temper, but he hated seeing how aggressive Marcia was becoming. Rather than add fuel to the fire, he attempted to de-escalate things.
"Okay, Marcia. I'll be the first to admit that I've screwed up a lot when it comes to magic. I set fire to half the school, got all your furniture sucked into a black hole, not to mention the Football game. But whenever I mess up, I make it a point to try and fix things. And right now, I'm trying to fix this before you make a decision that you may end up regretting."
Marcia's face softened as she realized that Comet was right. "Look, Comet, I'm not asking for much. All I want is for you to at least give the Arm a chance to prove himself. Please?"
"Yeah, please." The Arm then tried to make the best puppy-dog face that it could. Which was hard, given how it's "eyes" were suction cups.
At this, Comet relented. "All right. I'll give it a chance. But the second that it tries anything, it's gone."
"Awesome. You won't regret this, Comet!"
Comet then turned to leave Marcia's room. "Wouldn't get your hopes up if I were you. It's not like anything major is about to happen that can convince me that your new arm is a good thing."
As if the universe wanted to prove him wrong, a loud, shrill, and very familiar-sounding voice could be heard coming from the backyard.
"COMET DRAGONFLY! SHOW YOURSELF!"
Comet and Marcia groaned. They knew that voice could only belong to one being in the cosmos.
"Ludo." Comet simply said as he narrowed his eyes, mentally preparing himself for the fight that was to come.
"Seriously? Doesn't that guy ever take a day off or something?" Marcia complained. But then she had a realization. "Wait a minute, Comet. This may end up being perfect!"
"I'm not following your logic. What will be perfect?"
"Comet," Marcia said while using her standard arm to grab Comet's shoulder. "If I can use the Monster Arm to do to Ludo what I did to Jeremy, then you'll have to let it sick around! It's foolproof!" As soon as she finished saying that, Marcia then ran towards the backyard, leaving a stunned Comet behind.
"Is-is that what it's like when I come up with some sort of crazy plan? Man, this weekend keeps getting weirder and weirder." Shaking off the strange role-reversal he just found himself a part of, Comet followed Marcia down to the backyard to face their enemy together.
Sure enough, Ludo was standing there with his cohort of Monsters, ready to face them and take the Dragonfly Wand for himself. Since she got a headstart, Marcia was the first to meet them as she opened the door to her backyard.
"Comet Dragonfly, I have come for your W-" Ludo froze mid-villainous declaration when he saw the giant, slimy, purple tentacle that had replaced Marcia's arm. Behind him, he could hear some of the Monsters gasping or whispering to themselves about the sight before them. Being a rational, sentient being, Ludo spoke once more, eloquently summing up his cohort's thoughts with a single question:
"What in corn's name is that hideous thing?!"
Seconds after the diminutive Avian had finished reacting to this, Comet rushed out, taking a battle stance to join his friend and partner in crime.
"Ludo! I was hoping that you'd have given up after-" But the Prince never finished his pre-ass-kicking one-liner, as Ludo threw his hands up to form the universal time out gesture.
"All right, time. Time out. Time right the seven hells out!"
Comet and Marcia glanced at each other, hoping that one of them knew what the heck was going on. When it became clear that they were both clueless, their bodies began to relax as they got out of their fighting stances. Comet was the first of the duo to speak up. "Um, Ludo. Aren't you here to-"
"Steal your Wand. Yes, but we can get to that in a moment. Right now, what I want to know is why your friend has that, that thing attached to her body." Ludo asked while pointing the to tentacled limb on Marcia.
Looking at Marcia and then the arm, Comet suddenly realized how it would freak anyone out. "Oh yeah, that. TL: DR, Marcia broke her arm, I tried fixing it, and it turned into this tentacle thing."
"That's disgusting," Ludo replied. Even if he was his enemy, Comet couldn't help but feel offended by that statement.
"Well, I'd like to see you do better," Comet snarked as he put his hands on his hips. "Oh, wait, that's right: you can't because you don't have a Wand!" Then, just to get a rise out of him, Comet held out his Wand to tempt the little Monster. And it worked; Ludo got super pissed, his face turning red with rage.
"Oh, just for that, I'm going to pound you into the ground! Minions, pound him into the ground and get me that Wand!" Following their leader's command, the Monsters began to charge at the two teens...only for half of them to be swatted aside by Marcia's Monster Arm, leaving everyone slack-jawed.
"Whoa, wasn't expecting that," Marcia admitted aloud before getting a grin on her face. "But I'll take it anyway!" The girl then used the strength of the arm to propel herself high into the air above everyone. Before the Monsters could process what was going on, she had come back down, delivering a dropkick onto the one they called Spikeballs, sending him crashing into the ground. Marcia didn't stop there, either: sporting a massive grin on her face, she then used the tentacle arm to sweep at everyone's legs, knocking them to the ground, much to Comet's delight and Ludo's fury.
"Damn, Marcy, you are on fire today!" Comet shouted, making Marcy smile at the praise. "Save some for me, will ya?" the boy asked before running to join in the fray. Livid at the sight of his forces losing faster than usual (which is pretty quick), Ludo went back to barking orders.
"What do you morons think you're doing?! Don't let those two fight together! Keep them away from each other at all costs!"
Ludo may not be as smart as he liked to think, but he was smart enough to realize the potential outcome. The Prince of Mewni and his human friend were already tough enough as they were. But between Comet's magic and the girl's new arm, there was no way they could win. So, he thought that the best thing to do would be to keep them from fighting together.
Ludo's Monsters obeyed their leader's command. Buff Frog, Beard Deer, and Three-Eyed Potato Baby charged at Comet, who was still running to join Marcia. Rather than face the charging group of enemies head-on, Comet waved his Wand before pointing it at the ground as he cast his next spell.
"Sonic Springboard Surprise!" Instantly, a metal spring grew out of the ground in front of Comet, which he promptly jumped on. The spring's coils then tightened as it absorbed the kinetic energy before snapping back up, sending Comet high into the air and over the Monster's heads. Unfortunately, Comet's attempts to gain the high ground failed to account that Buff Frog, being an amphibian, could jump as high as him. Within seconds, Buff Frog had followed his quarry into the air, throwing a punch that, should it connect, would know the wind right out of Comet.
Acting on instinct, Comet extended the Wand into Wand-Staff form before using it to block the incoming attack. Due to its magical properties, the Wand-Staff could handle Buff Frog's attack without breaking. However, it could do little to stop Comet from being sent careening to the ground below. Gasping as he saw the ground rushing towards him from below, Comet's instincts kicked in once more.
"Uh, rainbow pillow pile!" In an instant, several dozens of pillows appeared on the ground just before Comet landed, cushioning the impact from the fall and keeping him in one piece.
"*whew* That was too close for comfort," Comet muttered as he poked his head out of the mountain of pillows, only to remember that the Giraffe Man, Beard Deer, and Potato Baby were still standing there.
"You guys wanna join in? These pillows are super soft." Comet then jumped back into the pile as the Monsters lunged at him.
Marcia, meanwhile, was having the time of her life. On regular days, she never considered Ludo's flunkies much of a threat. At best, they were an annoyance; at worst, a good work out. Today, however, she felt a massive rush of something surge through her as she used her new arm to beat the Monsters down.
Marcia had heard about athletes experiencing adrenaline highs after periods of intense exercise. Their hearts would pump faster, carrying more oxygen throughout their bodies, letting them react to things quicker and perform better. After thinking about it, Marcia concluded that this, combined with her victory over Jeremy the day before, and realizing what she could do with the Monster Arm, must be what she was experiencing; adrenaline high. Regardless, she was having the time of her life at that moment.
The Monsters, though, were at a complete loss on how to deal with the Earth girl. They couldn't get close to her thanks to the Monster Arm, and they couldn't hit from a distance since they lacked any ranged weapons.
"Come on, your fools! How hard can it be to get one Earth brat?"
Ludo's yelling at them wasn't helping, either.
"But boss, how do we fight her if we can't get near her?" Boo Fly asked him.
"Throw a rock at her or something! Like this!" To demonstrate to his minions, Ludo picked up the biggest rock he could find on the ground and flung it in Marcia's direction. Only for the tentacle arm to block the projectile before it even came close to Marcia's head. Worse, the tentacle seemed to be looking right at him.
"Uh-oh." Like a snake lunging at its prey, the Monster Arm shot out at Ludo, wrapping itself tightly around the Avian's waist, before hoisting him into the air until he was only a few inches away from Marcia's face.
Marcia narrowed her eyes as she looked at the helpless enemy. "You wanna try that again, little man? Go ahead; see what happens."
All Ludo could do was sheepishly smile and try to make up some excuse. "Um, if I said I only threw it because I saw a disgusting bug, would you believe me?"
"No." And just like that, Marcia repeated the beat down she gave Jeremy the day before, throwing Ludo around like a ragdoll before leaving him in a crater on the ground.
At this point, though, the Monster Arm spoke up.
"Good, Marcia. Good. Now finish him."
"Wait, what?" Marcia asked.
"You heard me," the Arm repeated, its tone now far more authoritative. "Do it. Destroy him and eat his bowels!"
At this, Marcia (and the other Monsters) recoiled in disgust. "Ew, gross! I'm not going to do that!"
"And why not? It would solve all your problems if you just got rid of him."
"Because that's disgusting, and as much as I don't like Ludo, I'm not going to kill him."
"Fine. If you won't do it, then I will!" The arm then lunged right at Ludo's semi-conscious body to find itself be yanked back by Marcia.
"Comet was right. You're a bad influence, and I'm going to get rid of you right now!" Marcia then turned to the pillow pile where Comet was fending off some of the Monsters, only to be stopped by a peal of sinister laughter.
"Oh, Marcia. We could have done such great things together. But no, you had to be a goody-two-shoes. But you're a fool if you think I'll let you be rid of me!"
Marcia tried to move, tried to get to Comet, but she found that her body wouldn't respond. Don't tell me: the Arm's now in control of my body, and I can't do anything to stop it.
Marcia shouted as loud as she could. "Comet, if you can hear me, the arm's gone crazy and is trying to eat Ludo! Please change it back!"
Alas, Comet was too far under the pillow pile to hear her. Fortunately, Buff Frog and the Monsters trying to pin him down heard everything.
"Did that tentacle thing say it was going to eat Ludo? For that matter, did it talk?" Beard Deer asked, hoping that he had only imagined what he had heard. Potato Baby grunted in a manner that confirmed what they had heard. "I was afraid of that. Buff Frog, what do we do?"
Buff Frog looked at his comrades and then back at the other Monsters, who were making a futile effort to fight the Monster Arm, with Marcia unable to stop it. The odds of them stopping it were not good, but maybe there was another way...
"I'm sorry, but did I hear Marcia say something about the Arm going crazy?"
The Monsters then turned back to the pillow pile to see Comet poking his head out, startling them. Buff Frog quickly recovered his bearings, though, and spoke to Comet. "Da, Karate Girl said new arm has gone mad and wants to eat Ludo."
Grunting as he got out of the pile, Comet looked pissed off. "Darn it, Marcia. This is why I wanted to get rid of it earlier." Looking at the trio of Monsters standing before him, Comet groaned in frustration. "Look, I know you guys are here to steal my Wand and stuff, but this is more important. Can we pick this up another time?"
Potato Baby then grunted something out that Comet did not seem to understand, so Beard Deer spoke up to clarify. "He asked if you intend to take on that thing on your own."
"Um, yeah. I don't have any other options, and it's not like I can trust you to help me." Comet then resumed heading towards Marcia, only to be stopped by Buff Frog as he held out his arm.
"Hold. You will not last long on your own. You need help to save Karate Girl."
Comet instantly figured out what the Monster was suggesting, donning the most intimidating face he could make, and looked at Buff Frog in the eyes. "You're Monsters that keep trying to steal my Wand. Why should I trust you guys to help me?"
"SOMEONE HELP, THIS THING IS GOING TO EAT ME!" Ludo shrieked in the distance.
"That why." Buff Frog said.
"Good point," Comet said, realizing that he would need all the help he could get. "Okay, game plan. I need you guys to distract the Arm, try and get it pinned in one place. I'm going to make something that will hold it long enough to turn in back to normal."
"Da."
"Ready? Break!" And with that, the unlikely group charged towards the melee.
Meanwhile, Marcia had found herself entirely at the mercy of the Monster Arm as it had turned most of Ludo's forces into mince-meat.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm sorry, guys. I have no control over my body right now!"
The Monster Arm just laughed. "Hahahaha! So pathetic. You're apologizing to your enemies for beating them to a pulp. But now that I'm running the show, no one will mess with us again."
"I would not be so sure about that."
Just then, out of the corner of her eye, Marcia saw a froggy silhouette jumping in from above, making the Arm lurch back in fear. Seconds later, Buff Frog slammed into the ground, landing right where the Arm had been. Of course, the Arm tried to shake off the fact that it had almost gotten caught.
"Ha! If that's the best you've got, then no wonder you Monsters keep losing to a pair of teenagers."
"Hey, buddy, last time I checked, you're a Monster, too." This time, it was Boo Fly who spoke up.
"He's right, you know. Kind of self-deprecating," Marcia commented.
"Oh, who asked you?" The Arm growled before looking back at the now assembled group of Monsters. "So, you think that you guys can take me?" He taunted them.
"Da. Now, comrades!" On Buff Frog's command, the Monsters sprung at the Monster Arm, with Marcia powerless to get to do anything but watch as the rogue limb sported a carnivorous grin.
"Pathetic." The Arm then forced Marcia to move out of the way as Beard Deer and Potato Baby came leaping down at them. It then coiled itself up like a spring and struck Lobster Claws and Big Chicken, knocking them out cold. The one called Bearicorn managed to swipe at the Arm with his claws, but it didn't seem to do much damage.
"That tickles."
This frill-necked lizard man tried to follow up Bearicorn's attack, but the Arm just swept it to the side, knocking it to the ground.
Boo Fly did try and get creative. Remembering what Ludo had said earlier, he and this bat Monster gathered up many rocks and used them to dive bomb the Arm. Thankfully, none of them managed to hit Marcia, and they did do some more damage to the Arm, causing them to lash out at the pair in frustration.
"You think flying can save you from me? I'll eat all your bowels!"
"Hey, pal, don't let your guard down so soon." Buff Frog and Beard Deer managed to rush in and grab the Arm. However, the mucus that it was secreting made it too slippery to hold for long. Thus, it was able to slip from their grasp with ease, only to counter with a devastating uppercut. It then forced Marcia to walk over to a dazed Buff Frog so it could taunt him some more.
"Well, well, well. It looks like your best still wasn't enough—any last words before I send you to the big lilypad in the sky?"
"I've got a few: Piranha Plant Devastation!"
"Wait, what?" Marcia managed to turn head around to see Comet standing there with his Wand glowing. Before she could even wonder what Comet was planning, though, she heard the Monster Arm cry out in pain. Turning back to look at the Arm, she saw it pinned into place, stuck in the mouths of...
"Are those Piranha Plants? Comet, did you create Piranha Plants from Super Mario?"
"Sure did. It happened while I was practicing last night, and I thought it would come in handy. Speaking of which-" Comet then walked up to the Monster Arm until he was at point-blank range, "-Returnio Armius Normalrino!" The spot found its mark, bathing the Monster Arm in a bright glow, causing it to howl in frustration as it began to shrink.
"Comet, I think it's working. For real this time!" Comet then zapped away the Piranha Plants to keep them from hurting Marcia's arm now that it was turning back to normal.
"It's too late, Marcia. You will never be rid of me, for I am a part of you!" The Arm shouted as it began to shrink, with its voice becoming ridiculously high-pitched. "You can treat the symptoms, but you can never cure the virusssss..." and with that, the Monster Arm returned to being Marcia's standard arm.
"My arm! It's back! Oh, I'll never take you for granted again!" Marcia was so happy to have her regular arm back that she started kissing it. "And hey, it's not broken anymore. Good job, Comet."
"Thanks, Marcy." Marcia then got up off the ground and looked at the mess that she had made. It was not a pretty sight.
"Listen, Comet. I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. You were just trying to help, and I had no right to get mad at you for that. Can you ever forgive me?"
Comet just smiled. "It's alright, Marcia. I know that was just the Arm talking, and you did bring up a good point about me screwing up a lot. But like I said, I always make sure that I fix the messes I made. Besides, if I let everyone who ever snapped at me for messing up get to me, I wouldn't be the amazing guy I am today."
Marcia couldn't help but roll her eyes at her best friend's attitude, but she then looked at the Monsters, who were now carrying Ludo and their injured back into a portal.
"It alright, Ludo. We take you home now." Buff Frog said.
"Home? Good. I just want to sleep today off like a bad hangover and start fresh in the morning." Everything that had happened that morning had taken all the fight out of Ludo. "Curse you, Comet Dragonfly. I will be back." He weakly replied as the last of the Monsters went through the portal before it closed.
"So, I couldn't help but notice that you teamed up with Buff Frog to save me. Maybe those Monsters aren't as bad as you make them out to be?"
"Our interests aligned for a common goal of stopping the Arm; it was a one-time thing, I still think Monsters are bad news, and this isn't going to be a regular thing, Marcia."
"Whatever you say, Comet." Marcia then glanced down at her arm. "You sure I don't have to worry about the Arm coming back?"
"You worried about what it was saying? Don't; it was all talk."
"How do you know that?"
Comet smirked. "While I was practicing the spell, I read that it would also eradicate any remnants of the Monster Arm from the person's mind. It's gone for good."
Marcia let out a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear. Now, what do you say we fix up the yard and donate all these pillows to goodwill?"
Comet thought this over. "Or, we could fix up the yard, then build the mother of all pillow forts."
Marcia shrugged. "Works for me!"
And so, following a quick clean-up of the yard to make it look presentable again, Comet and Marcia spent the rest of the morning building pillow forts. And then they had the mother of all pillow fights.
*The scene then gets drawn up like the blinds to a window, bringing us back to the WB Water Tower to reveal Jay and the others in the middle of their watch party.
Jay: So, what'd you guys think of how I resolved the Monster Arm story?
Yakko: I think someone's already out of ideas. You just took what your Hippie friend did and rehashed it with what you helped ROTHEM do.
Janna: He's got a point, man. I seem to recall ROTHEM using a very similar scene in his version of "Monster Arm."
Jay: Hey, I helped him come up with that, so I think I have the right to reuse it. Besides, it's not like we can get sued here. Plus, with the tournament done, I needed a way to get rid of the Tentacled menace. Plus, it was a great way to poke fun at how the writers could never figure out how to bring it back.
Wakko: I liked the talking plant. I wish I had one.
Ed: Ed loved Piranha Plant!
Dot: Well, I'm glad that that awful arm is gone. It deserved it for calling Marcia fat.
Janna: Preach it, girl.
Omni: So, was Comet teaming up with Buff Frog supposed to be foreshadowing something or-
Spongebob Narrator: Shh. Remember, no spoilers.
Jay: Please. I planned for Comet to become Pro-Monster just like Star, so that's hardly a spoiler. What would be a spoiler is how he's going to help them. But enough about that. Now it's time to respond to more
READER'S REVIEWS!
ROTHEM- This chapter should answer your question, shouldn't it?
Ukairoenyinnaya- I'm well aware of how triggered people were going to be by my decision to destroy Alfonso's PS5. It was meant to reflect my FRUSTRATION OVER MY INABILITY TO GET ONE FOR MYSELF THANKS TO THOSE DANG SCALPERS!
Sorry. I'm still miffed off over it. But don't worry, Al's going to get something better.
Guest- Okay, to be fair, Comet's relationship with his mom is about the same as Star and her dad in the show, so it's pretty good. He's just grown a little more distant since he became a teenager. It things with his dad that are the big problem
LockAndKey989- What you laughing at? I must know so I can repeat my success!
The Wandering Hippie- Again, meant to reflect my anger at the scalpers. Don't worry, though: he's going to get something cooler.
Unlike Star, Comet is a little more aware of things regarding his surroundings and himself, and having grown up initially surrounded by royalty and elites taught him how to read others. And with Jeremy, his "Jerkwad sense" is going off like crazy.
As for the tentacle joke, I had no intention of adding any extra depth. I just figured any guy version of Janna would be open to weird and kinky stuff like that.
Lord of the Storm- Yeah, Jeremy having that creepy crush on Marcia isn't original. I've seen it done before and thought it would give her an extra reason to despise her. And for the love of God, her name's going to be Tammy, dude. And if your initial thoughts are any indication, then prepare to be proven wrong.
Also, it's not that this chapter's short. It's just that plenty of other fanfics have chapters that are very long. I mean, 13,000 words in a chapter? That's about 1/7th of the first Harry Potter book.
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Oh, and if you're curious about how Marcia's going to replace Alfonso's PS5, then you're in luck. The next arc will see Comet, Marcia, and the others do a little interdimensional shopping. In the meantime, I'm going to be spending the weekend watching Animaniacs. Yakko, take us out.
Yakko: *blows a kiss* Goodnight, everybody!
In memory of Kirby Morrow, AKA the voice of Cole, Miroku, Cyclops, and the Ocean Dub of Goku. (1973-2020)