*In Jay's Workspace, we find RJ "Jay" Writing Ink using his powers to organize everything around him. With a wave of his hands, he materializes several luxury movie seats with recliners and heated padding. He then snaps his fingers, and a concession stand packed with popcorn, candy, hot dogs, pretzels, and gourmet burgers appear off to the side. Then, to top it all off, he brings forth a gigantic movie screen in front of the seats before looking around at his work, satisfied with his work.*
Jay: Not bad, but now it's time for the final touch.
*Jay then snaps his fingers, enveloping himself in a puff of smoke. When it subsides, his normal attire has been replaced by a cosplay of Dipper Pines, complete with the pine tree hat and journal. In one hand, he's also holding a replica of the Calamity Box from Amphibia, while in the other, he's got Eda the Owl Lady's staff from The Owl House.*
Jay: Alright, then, I'm ready for this!
*Off to the side, Kermit the Frog and Janna appear, but instead of his normal look, he's now wearing Miles Morales Spider-Man costume from Into the Spider-Verse, while Janna's dressed like a human version of Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie.*
Kermit: Okay. So, I get that you made all this stuff for our watch party of The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Kudos on the concession stand, by the way.
Jay: Thanks, Kermit.
Kermit: But was the cosplaying really necessary?
Jay: Kermit, we've been over this. We're paying tribute to the people who worked on this film. Since Chris Miller and Phil Lord are the co-producers, you're dressed up like Miles Morales Spider-Man. Janna is Wyldestyle since Miller and Lord directed The LEGO Movie. And I'm Dipper because this film was written and directed by Gravity Falls Alumni Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe. Also, Dana Terrace and Matt Braly worked on this film as storyboard artists, hence why I added props from their respective shows.
Kermit: But what does this have to do with your story, Jay? None of it makes any sense.
Janna: Dude, don't question his decisions. Besides, I kind of like this outfit.
Jay: Look, just go get the others while I start the chapter. And tell them not to dawdle. I have a review to write for this film, and I can't put it off any longer.
Kermit: Yeah, uh, I just got a text from Omnitraxus. He says that it's going to take a while to get everyone. Traveling to other universes can be time-consuming.
*Jay just groans and shakes his head before looking at the readers*
Jay: Oh, man. Fine. I hope that you guys enjoy the second half of "Royal Pain." Please be aware that it's going to get rather silly towards the end. Oh, and that this chapter is much shorter than normal. Sorry about that! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get myself a milkshake while waiting for everyone.
The next day wasn't a school day, but since Marcia's daily routine was interrupted, she insisted on following it to get herself back on track. So, like always, she awoke at dawn with all stress from the previous day wiped away by a good night's sleep. After gently waking Aqua, she invited the girl to partake in her morning stretches. And while Aqua had some trouble at first due to not being as flexible with human legs yet, she got the basics down fairly easily. After that, the two girls went downstairs, where Marcia treated Aqua to a helping of delicious pancakes.
"Oh, Marcia, these 'pancakes' of yours are most delicious!" Aqua said, complimenting the Diaz girl's cooking. "It feels like my taste buds are sailing an ocean made of delicious, sugary syrup and filled with fluffy islands made of this wondrous food!"
"Well, that's the first time I've heard anyone describe pancakes like that," Marcia told her. "So I take it you guys don't eat a lot of grain-based foods, then?"
"No, sadly. Due to our aquatic lifestyle, we cannot make foods made out of grain-based crops ourselves. And since they get soggy and wet in the water, we see no need to make them a part of our daily diets," Aqua explained. "Thus, we only serve them at important festivals and celebrations where we can gather in the air bubbles."
"No wonder you seemed to like grape toast so much," Marcia commented as she got to work on her own stack of pancakes.
"Um, Marcia? Do you think that you should leave some for Comet?" Aqua asked. "I am certain that he will be hungry when he wakes up."
"No way!" Marcia firmly told him. "I had to put up with his crap all day yesterday, and that was on top of having to put up with the unwelcome surprise of his Mom. If he wants food, then he can just get himself cereal or something."
At that precise moment, Comet came down the stairs into the kitchen. Rather, it was more like he shuffled into the kitchen like a sleep-deprived zombie, given how he looked. His eyes were all red with dark circles underneath, his hair was a mess, and his hat hung crookedly on his head. He looked absolutely exhausted.
"Good morning, Comet," Marcia said to him as he absentmindedly poured a bowl of cereal. Instead of reaching for the milk, though, he grabbed the bottle of maple syrup and proceeded to dump it onto the cereal.
"Ah, gross," Marcia couldn't help but say aloud. Comet seemed to take no notice, though. Instead, he numbly picked up his spoon and started putting the strange concoction in his mouth while the girls looked at him in concern.
"So, it sounded like things got really loud in your room last night," Marcia couldn't help but point out. "Not that we were bothered by it or anything, since I had a pair ear-muffs for Aqua and me."
"It wasn't me, Karla! It was my Mom!" Comet suddenly said, slamming his fist down on the table, catching the two girls by surprise.
"Who is Karla?" Aqua quietly whispered to Marcia.
"Friend of ours. I'll explain later," Marcia whispered back while Comet began to rant again.
"First, she leaves her dirty clothes and underwear lying around, potentially traumatizing me. Then she decides to have a late-night wrestling match with Coryn that went on for hours without any thoughts regarding my personal needs!"
"Now, Comet," Aqua began to say, only for Marcia to cut her off.
"Let him roll, Aqua. It's better he let everything out now and gets it over with," she advised.
"I'm telling you, my Mom's nuts!" Comet said, trying to convince his friends that he wasn't exaggerating. "Just because Dad threw her out, she thinks she can come to Earth and interrupt my life by doing whatever she wants! She's got no regard for other people's feelings and can be so inconsiderate towards them!"
"Is that so? Well, I can weirdly relate," Marcia calmly told him.
"Huh?" Comet uttered in confusion.
"Doesn't this whole thing sound even vaguely familiar to you?" Marcia pressed her friend for answers.
"Yeah, you're right, Marcia!" he said, making Marcia's face light up with the hope that maybe Comet got the message she was giving him.
"She does the same thing to my Dad!"
"Ugh, never mind," Marcia groaned, her hopes dashed. "Look, can you just get her out of the house already?" the irritably said.
"Way ahead of you, Marcia. I called my Dad last night and explained everything and why he should let Mom come home now."
In the middle of the night, Comet's down on his knees in front of his mirror and talking to his father on the other end.
"Dad, I am begging you! Please, please, please let Mom come home. She's staying in my room, wrestling with my spells, and leaving her unmentionables lying around, and I can't sleep!"
Mune just looks at how desperate his son is and remains at a complete loss of words.
"Uhhh..."
"And so, after a surprisingly civil discussion, I was able to talk Dad into letting Mom move back in today. Which is great news because I don't know how much more of her I can handle." Comet finished telling the two girls.
"Oh, Dios Mio, yes! I don't know if our house can handle getting flooded again!" Marcia said in relief. "Now things can finally go back to-what is your Mom doing with our Christmas lights?!" Marcia jumped out of her chair and began to shout and point at a nearby window
"Christmas lights, what the heck are you talking about, girl?" Comet asked before turning around to look at the window. That's when he saw his Mom outside, swinging around the yard on the Diaz family's Christmas lights like Tarzan would hang from a vine. As Marcia looked in horror, Lake continued to stretch and stress the holiday decorations as she climbed around the yard before finally making her way to the window.
"Hey, Comet!" Lake said as she opened the window before crawling inside into the kitchen.
"Mom, what are you even doing?" Comet asked, wondering if his Mom finally lost it.
"Oh, I'm just busy hanging up decorations for the party," she admitted.
"I'm sorry? What's this about a party?" Marcia said as she felt her anger begin to return.
"Oh, jeez! I forgot to tell you guys. Silly me!" Lake said as she slapped herself on the forehead. "I've had such a great time here on Earth that I've decided to move in with you guys and spend more time with my son! Isn't that great?"
Comet wasn't sure how, but he swore he could hear a pipe organ playing somewhere.
"Oh, and I'm throwing a housewarming party and invited a bunch of friends over to check out my new digs!"
Marcia felt like she was about to shatter into a thousand tiny pieces when she heard Queen Lake say this. Any and all attempts at trying to maintain a little peace and quiet, gone in a flash. So, she did what any sane person would do when pushed to the end of their ropes: scream at the top of their lungs.
"See, Comet. Your friend's already getting in the spirit of things!" Lake told her son, oblivious to the less-than-happy reactions both teenagers were showing. Just then, Lake heard a knock on the door. "Oh, that sounds like the guests are arriving. Feel free to come and join us when you're done in here. And that goes for you too, Aqua!"
This entire time, Aqua had sat in silence, watching the whole exchange with a look of concern on her face, especially once she saw both her friends begin to freak out.
As Aqua tried to snap Comet and Marcia out of their blue screens of death, Lake began to welcome the myriad of guests into the Diaz family's home. They came in all manner of shapes in sizes. There was a lanky, purple creature with these little creatures in its eyes dancing on the coffee table with what looked like a red, miniature version of Glorkon. A penguin wearing a dress made out of old socks and duct tape was break-dancing on the floor nearby. A group of strange, giant bees with light-up neon bodies that made beat-box music when they talked were buzzing around the snack table. And this fat grease ball in a toga and a blue squirrel held something that vaguely resembled a green dog upside down as they fed him a cake.
"Go, go, go, go, go, go! Chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew!"
Meanwhile, this creature that looked like a giant, bearded head with arms was drawing a mustache on some three-eyed slug monster as a bunch of guys egged him on.
As Comet, Marcia, and Aqua looked around the house, the whole place was in pure chaos, plain and simple.
"I can't believe this is happening. My house has turned into the site of a frat party! There's even a man in a toga to prove it!" Marcia said as she looked to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
"Well, at least it can't get any worse right now. Am I right?" Comet said before nervously laughing, earning him a glare from Marcia. At that exact moment, some pixies dressed like a stereotypical biker gang flew over and eyeballed Marcia and Aqua.
"Hey, ladies. If you're looking to have some fun, we can take you for a ride on our sweet motorbikes sometime. How about it?" The lead pixie said, much to the girl's disgust.
"Misty, use water gun," Aqua said to her Horsea (who'd been sitting in her bucket from the night before this entire time.) The Pokémon was more than happy doing so, blasting their unwanted admirers away from the teens.
All of this was enough to make Comet draw the line. "That's it. I love my Mom, and I love parties, but this has gone far enough. I never thought I'd say this, but it's time to shut this party down!" And with that, Comet angrily marched off to speak to his Mom while Aqua comforted Marcia, who had curled up in a ball on the floor and started muttering to herself.
After doing a quick scan of the crowd, Comet caught sight of his Mom, happily chatting away with Queen Colt Head, the two being childhood friends.
Comet marched right up to the two women and snapped his fingers to get their attention. "Mom, we need to talk! Like, right now!"
"Whazzup, people?" A new voice cried out, prompting everyone to look in the direction of the front door. Floating in the entrance was a giant orange sun with shades, solar flares in the shape of a mustache/goatee combo and a mohawk, and an oversized earring on his right ear. In Comet's honest opinion, the guy looked like a total douche.
"Well, here I am! Yeah! Now the party can start." The talking sun tried several times to get inside the door, but after a few failed attempts, he merely broke through the door and took out part of the nearby wall. "Oops. That's my b!"
Lake groaned in annoyance. "Oh, no. Who in the Seven Hells invited Helios?! He's the worst!"
"Gross! Did he get his ear pierced? What a douche!" Queen Colthead complained as Helios proceeded to suck up all the snacks Lake had set out for the guests.
"He ruins every party he comes to and remains totally oblivious about it! I can't stand that guy!" Lake said.
"Oh, hi kettle. Name's pot," Comet muttered under his breath as he watched some of the less fortunate partygoers get sucked into his orbit and then burned alive.
Back with the girls, Aqua was trying to coax Marcia out of her semi-catatonic state, with little to show for it. Just then, they heard a voice cry out, "incoming!" Just in time, Aqua pulled Marcia away from two water balloons thrown by a pair of bunnies, narrowly avoiding being hit by them. However, the threat of being soaked again was enough to snap Marcia out of her shock.
"Hey! Don't you guys dare throw water balloons in my house!" Marcia yelled as she chased after the rabbits. Rather than run, though, the two retaliated by throwing more water balloons at Marcia. Thankfully, the girl's martial arts training kicked in, and she dodged them all. "Ha! You missed!" she gloated.
*Squelch*
"Oh no," Marcia said as she heard that sound. Looking down, she saw that she'd accidentally stepped into a creature made out of water, soaking her socks. AGAIN!
"Noooo!" Marcia cried out in anguish.
"Oh, dear. Misty, we need to help our friends," Aqua told the Pokémon.
"Horsea!" Misty said in response as her owner picked her up into her arms and carried her over to Marcia.
As for Comet, he tried to convince his Mom and Queen Colthead to kick Helios out if they had such a problem with him. When they refused on the grounds of him being a "tool," Comet rolled up his sleeves and decided to do the job himself.
"Hey, you, big blimp," Comet said to Helios as he continued to inhale snacks.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did you say something, small fry?" Helios said to the boy.
"Oh, no, no. That was another guy. His name was 'Shit, Sherlock' First name, 'No.'" Comet told the sentient sun, not in the mood to deal with him. "No one likes you because you're an inconsiderate douche who's wrecking my friend's house. So hit the road, buddy. Scram!" Comet told the big guy, pointing at what was left of the front door.
Helios didn't say anything at first since he had food in his mouth. Once he finished swallowing, he just looked right at Comet. "Well, you want to know something? I may be filled with hydrogen, but you're filled with 'annoy-ogen'! You just got burned by the sun!" Helios said, laughing at his terrible pun.
"Ow, ooh, such an insult," Comet said as he mockingly pretended to be hurt. "Tell you what? Why don't you come back when you come up with something better to call me, you insecure sack of flaming warnicorn shit."
"O-oh yeah?" Helios was at a loss trying to come up with a counter to this kid's insult. "Well, your hair's stupid! How about that?"
"Really? That's the best insult you can come up with just now?" Comet remained unphased. "This is an insult: you wanna know what you and Donald Trump have in common? You're both orange, full of hot gas, and think the world revolves around you."
"Ooooooooohhhhhh! Burn!" The mini-red Glorkon shouted, having heard his absolute insult.
"W-well, whatever man! You can't make me leave! Imma party here for as long as I want!" Helios declared before somehow shoving Comet into a nearby wall.
"Oooh, that was a bad idea," he said as he tried to get up and then saw Marcia pacing in the water creature from earlier.
"I never asked for much. Just a nice, clean pair of dry socks is all. I mean, it's like trying to walk while smooshing bananas between your toes," she said to herself, trying to keep it together as Aqua looked on in concern.
"Okay, Marcia," Comet grunted as he got back up. "I get what you were trying to teach me earlier: that I need to remember to take other people's feelings into consideration and shouldn't spring surprises on them out of nowhere. Does that make you feel better?"
Marcia sighed as she looked at her best friend. "Look, Comet, it's not that I don't love all the fun things you like to do. It's just that not everyone's able to handle surprises out of nowhere and would appreciate a heads-up. I mean, look at me. This is the third time in the last two days that I've had to deal with wet socks, and there's nothing worse than that."
"Oh, that's definitely high up on the list, Marcia," Comet assured her. Then, he thought of something. "Marcia, I think you just gave me an idea on how to end this frat party!"
Comet's timing couldn't have been more perfect. At that very moment, Helios finished eating all the snacks set out for the party. "I'm still hungry, but there's no more food. I guess I'll just have to eat the whole planet!" As he said this, Helios grew in size, with his voice becoming louder and more intimidating. All the party guests began to panic as the party crasher threatened to consume Marcia's house.
Comet's reaction: Nope. And with a wave of his Wand, he reverted the house into the water park from the day before. Instantly, the living room got flooded, soaking everyone and giving them all wet socks.
"Oh, gross! My socks are all wet!" One of the guests complained.
"Mine too!"
"Wenk wenk," the little penguin complained.
"All right, you-you know what? Screw-screw this place man. I'm getting outta here! I'm going back to uh, back to the Bounce Lounge." The purple creature said before using his dimensional scissors to open up a portal to leave. One by one, each of the guests followed suit and left the house behind.
"Because I'm so ridiculously apathetic to the plight of others, I'm also leaving," Queen Colthead declared before exiting through a portal. Pretty soon, the only ones left were Queen Lake, Comet, Marcia, Aqua, Misty, and Helios.
"Aw, come on, guys. Don't be like that! We can still party!" Lake said in a vain attempt to get people to stay, only to find no one left. With the living room now empty, Lake looked around and saw the damage that all her antics had wrought. At last, the reality of her behavior and how it came off towards others began to sink in.
"Ah, phooey...I really screwed up, didn't I?" Lake solemnly said to herself as she bent down and picked up Helios, who'd shrunken down to the size of a golfball. She then turned to Comet and Marcia, who had climbed onto the couch while the latter ultimately decided to just ditch her socks altogether. Comet gave his Mom a very expectant look, and she knew right away what her son wanted.
"Um, listen, Comet. I guess that I got carried away back there and acted without any consideration towards the people around me. I guess I tend to do things without thinking them through in the end." Lake plopped down onto the soaked couch as she said this. "I guess that's why your Dad threw me out in the first place."
"Well, it's not your the only one guilty of being inconsiderate towards others, Mom," Comet finally admitted. "I tend to do the same thing to those around me. Guess that's something we both need to work on."
"Indeed, sweetie." Lake looked up at her son and his two friends. "Any chance that you can forgive me, you guys?"
"I bear you no ill will, Queen Lake," Aqua said.
"I forgive you, but I can't speak for Marcia," Comet said as he looked at his best friend. Realizing that they expected her to say something, Marcia politely coughed.
"Well, your highness. You did manage to trash my house and cause trouble around town. But, I suppose I can forgive you, so long as you agree to pay for any damages," she told them.
"Of course, my dear. I will send our best builders to Earth fix everything and provide monetary compensation," Lake told her.
"Well, now that's out of the way, all that's left is to decide what to do with Helios," Marcia said, pointing to the tiny ball that Lake now held in her fingertips.
"I know a place where we can send him where he won't be able to bother anyone," Comet said as he got a devious look on his face.
A few moments later, the group had relocated to the backyard for...whatever it was that Comet intended to do. None of the girls were really sure what he planned on doing, though he insisted that his Mom let him borrow her dimensional scissors. Marcia had nearly pointed out that he had his own pair, but then realized that that would give away the fact that he had them in the first place, and wisely decided to keep her mouth shut.
When Comet had finished opening up a portal at the other end of the backyard, he then happily skipped his way over to his Mom, all while holding a still-puny Helios in one hand.
"Hey, man, what's going on? Is the party over? Come on, people. We can still go to the after-party! Where do you guys wanna go?"
"I'm terribly sorry, Helio, but I'm afraid that Casa De Diaz is currently not serving anymore patrons at this time," Comet said in an overly sweet-sounding tone. "I'm afraid that you will have to vacate the premises via one of our handy interdimensional portals and never return." Smiling, he then handed Helios over to his Mom. "So, Mom, do you think that you can get this in on the first try?"
Smiling as she looked at her son, Lake then reached behind her and brandished a giant, ram's-head club as she placed Helios on the ground. "Sweetie, you should know by now not to expect anything less from me!" Taking careful aim with her club, Lake slowly swung it back before slamming it forward once more, hitting Helios dead-center. Instantly, the shrunken-down Sun was sent soaring through air, screaming all the while as he sped towards the portal like a rocket!
"AHHHHHHH-" Helios screamed before being abruptly cut off as he entered the portal, which promptly closed behind him.
"And it's a hole in one, folks!" Comet shouted in celebration. "Lake Dragonfly, you are now the winner of the Diaz Golf Classic! Congratulations!"
"Aw, thanks, Comet! What do I win?'
"A big hug from your son!" Comet said before pulling his Mom into one of his famous hugs, which she gladly returned in gratitude.
"Awww," Aqua couldn't help but say while watching from the sidelines. Even Marcia couldn't help but enjoy the sight as she felt much of her frustration towards Lake dissipate.
After a while, Mother and son finally separated so that Comet could hand her back her scissors. "Well, sweetie, it looks like you guys have got everything under control. I'll just be going now." She then took hold of her scissors and opened up a portal to Mewni. "It was nice to spend time with you, son. I'll tell your Dad how proud I am of you!"
"Thanks, Mom!" Comet said.
"And thank you for helping me and my son out, Marcia! I appreciate it!"
"My pleasure, Queen Lake," Marcia replied.
"Oh, and I also thought you should know that I was very intrigued by many of the customs and technology that you have here on Earth. I will speak with my husband on incorporating some of it to improve life for everyone on Mewni."
"I think that seems like a very wise decision, your highness," Marcia noted, and it did. Given the state in which most Mewmans seemed to live in, importing technology from Earth would go a long way towards helping their daily lives.
"Oh, and Aqua: tell your dad, King Neptune, that I said hi!" Lake added on.
"Wait, what?" Comet asked, now freaking out. "Who's this King Neptune you're talking about? I don't know any King Neptune!"
"Oh, Comet, you don't have to be so coy. I knew from the beginning about your trips to the All Blue. I just thought that you should have your fun!"
"And does Dad-"
"Nope. Don't worry; I won't tell him! Bye, sweetie!" And with that, Lake returned to Mewni, leaving Comet and Aqua in shock that the Queen knew the truth the whole time.
Not long afterward, the trio of teens decided not to let their impromptu, indoor water park go to waste. So, with a wave of Comet's Wand, Comet and Marcia changed into their swimsuits, Aqua turned back into a mermaid, and the three spent the rest of the morning lounging around in the water in the living room with Misty the Horsea.
"You know what, guys, I think I learned a powerful lesson today," Comet said as he batted at the water like a cat.
"Hmm, and what would be?" Marcia questioned, trying to make sure he really learned his lesson.
"That even if I want to do something incredibly crazy and fun, I should at least give people a heads up. They may end up seeing that it's a dumb idea when I can't," Comet noted.
"Learning to listen to your peers is indeed one of the wisest lessons of all, Comet," Aqua told him as she continued to play with Misty.
"I don't know, Comet. A little surprise every now and then can be a good thing, wouldn't you agree?" Marcia suggested.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me." Comet then turned to look at Aqua. "Aqua, I made some modifications to the spell I used to give you legs. From now on, it will be permanently active, letting you switch between your tail and legs whenever you want," he told her.
"Really? Do you mean it, Comet?!" Aqua asked as she got stars in her eyes.
"Uh-huh," Comet nodded. "All you have to do is concentrate, and the spell will take effect. Go ahead, try it out."
Aqua nodded, closing her eyes as she began to imagine her mermaid tail splitting down the middle before splitting into two elegant, silky smooth legs. Soon, she began to feel a tingling sensation in the lower half of her body. When she opened her eyes, she promptly dove underwater to see it if worked. Sure enough, there they were: two human legs.
"It works! It works!" Aqua cried out in joy! "Oh, thank you, Comet!" Aqua cheerfully tried to hug Comet, but it was a very awkward hug since he was still on an inflatable raft.
"Ack, Aqua. You're choking my neck a little there!" Comet managed to get out. Then without any warning, he found himself pushed into the water! As Comet looked around and tried to see who did that, he turned around to see Marcia now sitting on his raft, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Marcia?!"
"Surprise, Comet!" She said as she held her hands to do the "V for Victory" sign. At this point, everyone burst out laughing at what Marcia just did, the three teens content to spend the rest of the day enjoying themselves before Aqua had to head home.
Buff Frog poked his head nervously through a portal as he took a look at what was left of the Diaz house. As he did so, Ludo poked his head out, cautiously observing his surroundings as he did so.
"Well? Is the Johansen lady gone?" Ludo asked, lacking his usual drive to get the Wand.
"Da, I think so, Ludo. But I cannot tell unless we get closer to house," Buff Frog replied, making Ludo gulp.
"You know what, Buff Frog? That won't be necessary. How about we come back another day when we know the Queen's not around." Not even Ludo was dumb enough to take on a Johansen warrior queen.
"Good plan, Master. Let's just head home and torrent videos from human streaming sites." The two Monsters pulled their heads back in, with the portal closing behind them, with the occupants of the house remaining none the wiser.
*In Jay's Workspace, Jay is sitting at a bar conjured next to the concession stand, sipping on a giant milkshake. Sitting in chairs alongside him are Kermit, Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Janna while Ed, Eddy, Gir, Omnitraxus, TFS Nappa, Lemongrab, and the Spongebob Narrator are all conversing with each other.*
Kermit: Well, that was certainly...something.
Janna: It wasn't that long of a chapter, to be honest.
Jay: Meh. I couldn't think of ways to extend the story since I already used up all my ideas in the last chapter. I believe that I did a good job, though.
Dot: Well, I think it's very sweet how much Comet and his Mom care about each other.
Yakko: Well I liked that jab at Donald Trump, Jay. Way to not pull your punches there.
Jay: Hey, I've made it clear that I don't like our ex-President. And besides, I thought the joke was too good to pass up.
Wakko: I want some cereal with syrup on it!
Dot: Gross! Wakko, please don't do that! Syrup is made for pancakes and waffles, not cereal!
Lemongrab: Agreed. Using it for anything else is UNACCEPTABLLLEEEE!
Jay: I second that! I don't even know what possessed me to come up with that idea!
Janna: But wait, how did Lake even know about Comet's trips to the All Blue? You never explained that in the first place.
Jay: Oh, she found Comet sneaking out one day and secretly followed him. When she saw that he wasn't doing anything wrong, though, she decided to just keep it a secret. She's nowhere near as strict as Mune is.
*Omnitraxus then hovers over to Jay*
Omni: Excuse me, Jay, but we were all wondering when we were going to start the movie. We're all dying to see it!
Jay: Oh yeah, that's right! I still have to right the review for it! Okay, Omni, the movie will start in a moment. But first, I need to respond to
READER'S REVIEWS
LockAndKey989-Yeah, this isn't the first time that he's had to do this kind of thing.
NightAroma-One, you're worrying too much about Aqua. Unlike Tammy, Aqua's not possessive of Comet because she understands how much he values his freedom. She loves him but also wants him to be happy. And any clinginess was meant to be played for laughs.
Guest- I don't know who you are, but thank you, man! Or woman!
The Wandering Hippie-Okay, first off, that scene with Aqua was for comedic purposes only and does not mean anything regarding her personality. And second...this isn't the first time Comet's had to resort to the nuclear option regarding his Mom.
FungusDungus000-Thanks for the compliments, Fungus. And yes, the wrestling scene was partially inspired by MoringMark's comic. And don't worry about Aqua. I've got plans for her.
SammieQ-Here's a fun fact: my headcanon has Lake's VA as Paget Brewster, AKA Della Duck in the DuckTales reboot. And yeah, it does remind me of that, too.
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NEXT WEEK: AN EXTRA LONG CHAPTER FOR FREEZE DAY! Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to watch that movie and write my review for the blog I'm contributing to.