Inspired by a conversation with Anticsareme


Dendy's blunt claws tapped her desk. She had just finished an experiment, and didn't have any new ideas on starting the next one. She had one screen pulled up where she had ideas written down, as well as her profiles as she scrolled through different people she had data on to see if she could use them as subjects.

There could be possibilities with the were-animal curses, but it didn't seem to bother the others too much. Radicles even expressed that he was happy to be a werecat, as it allowed him a special understanding of the other cats that he worked with.

There could be a possibility with K.O.'s power jump that did not make sense, but he seemed very content. What else about K.O. could be dealt with? Dendy looked it over. Peanut allergy.

Dendy was no cook, but that got her thinking. Gluten-free bread, lactose-free dairy products, hypo-alergenic animals…but nothing to replace nuts in terms of diets. Dendy pulled up another screen trying to see where she could buy peanut butter in bulk.


Dendy hummed as she was coming up on failed test number 8. She was getting sick of having to eat and taste and the flavors being off. She needed to outsource this.


Enid could hear Rad groaning from behind some boxes as she made her way to the break room. Wanting to see some potential blackmail, she looked over to see Dendy… feeding Rad? That was weirder than normal.

"Radicles, please. You must eat it." Dendy urged.

"No more…" Rad stuck out his tongue, his turquoise skin showing a more greenish palette.

"What's going on over here?" Enid came in.

"Enid! Get me away from this foul peanut butter test!"

"I told you, it is substituting!" Dendy huffed.

"Can't be that bad." Enid tasted the peanut butter first, then after drinking some milk, brought a spoonful of Test 34 to her mouth. Compared to peanut butter, wow was it bad. Enid coughed and stuck out her tongue.

"Another failure?"

"Ugh. Why are you even trying to do this?"

"It's for…science!" Dendy defended. But the heat was creeping up her neck as her cheeks darkened.

Enid chugged the rest of the milk in the glass, not noticing. "Well, maybe you should get back to the drawing board."

"Duly noted." The youngest nodded as she scribbled something down.


Dendy had tried so many tests. More than the tests she had to run to get Turbo K.O. to come out, which she agreed was a giant mistake on her part. But she didn't want this to be a mistake. She wanted this to be something for her friend.

But more and more of the plaza people seemed to start turning her down.

She was getting more desperate, asking around, until she got into Beardo's line.

"You, I have seen you running around the Plaza, as of late."

"Erm, yes. I am looking for test subjects to help me…make a peanut butter substitute using no nuts."

"Ah, now I understand why people are running," Beardo laughed. "You are not chef, you are scientist. While true that chefs use science, they also must use a sense that scientists are not used to. Small chef in training, I will help you."

"But what about taste testing? We cannot be constantly consuming peanut butter-"

"I'll be your taste tester!" Brandon volunteered and ran up.

"Really?"

"If it includes free food, sign me up!"


It was test number 146. Brandon stuck his tongue out as he forced back the test. "Close enough."

"No! We need it to be perfect!" Dendy insisted.

Brandon groaned. "I'm tired of eating peanut butter and tests…"

Dendy shook her head. "We need this to taste just like peanut butter!"

"What exactly is it for?" Beardo asked, taking off his apron.

"It is…for K.O. …I wanted him to try peanut butter cups, but he is allergic to peanut butter."

"Aw, how sweet. Thinking about your friend."

"Well…yes, my friend."

"Oh, something more?"

Dendy felt heat rise to her neck.

"Oh my gosh you're blushing!" Brandon realized. "You're green and you're blushing! You're turning red!"

"Please stop." Dendy groaned.


Brandon tasted the next test. "Peanut butter, now give me the test."

"That was the test."

"We have done it!"

There were cheers from the group.

"Who knew sunflower seeds would be so good at imitating the texture!" Dendy looked to Beardo.

"Well it was your use of chickpeas that assisted the taste…" Beardo mentioned.

"And I was a great taste tester!"

"Indeed!"

"Wait, does this mean no more free food?"

"Well, the experiment has ended."

"You know I think that test was a little off…"


"KO, I would like you to try something." Dendy told him, getting out something from her lunch.

"Aren't we not supposed to share food?" KO asked then glanced over to one of the teachers monitoring.

"This is not sharing, merely giving!"

"Oh, alright." KO took the little baggie. "Peanut butter cups? I'm sorrey Dendy, but I'm allergic-"

"These are hypoallergenic."

"What?"

"Peanut butter cups made with no peanut butter."

"So it's hollow?"

"Nope. I worked with fellow scientists to develop a peanut butter substitute to taste exactly like peanut butter."

"Wowie!" KO popped one into his mouth.

"What do you think?"

"Mmm~ It tastes really good Dendy! Did you make the chocolate yourself too?"

"With my mother's help."

KO hummed again as he ate another.


Next prompt:

Radicles and Dendy have to marry in order for peace between their people to occur, with K.O. as Rad's best man.