Cool Kid Saves the Cats

Chapter 31: The 4/20 Awards

The screams of the crowd filled the warm April night. As the right hand stoke 11:50 pm, the voices rang louder and louder.

"It's almost time!"

"Yeeeesssssssssss!"

"Finally! Finally! It's time!"

"Come on Butch! Don't keep us waiting!"

All of these voices were screaming at a stage, one that was so large it nearly dwarfed the enormous audience. Behind that stage lies a green curtain, and behind that, lies Butch the Bully. He stares out at the audience, a smile lies under his metal mask, yet his eyes, as usual, only show the anger a true bully is capable of.

"Um...sir are you sure about this? W-we never received an update from the subj- I mean, Dirty Dog."

Butch sighs, yet doesn't move his body an inch. "And?"

"W-well sir….we don't know if Cool Kid is deceased or not...it would be dangerous to-"

Butch slams his fist into the wall to the left of him, then looks over at the man. "Listen to me, and listen carefully. It doesn't matter if Cool kid is at the bottom of that dogs' stomach, or if Cool Kid turned that mutt to mulch! All that matters is this celebration right now! We can worry about everything else later."

"I...I understand sir…" He's silent for a bit. "But….sir you never cared for the 4/20 Awards like this before ...when did they become so important?"

Butch remains silent, then looks over at him again. "Question me again, and I'll break your throat." The man covers his mouth and nods, Butch looks back towards the audience. "There's a way this is all meant to play out. From the beginning, I knew what would happen. Unlike you, I know what future lies ahead for us. And it is glorious. Now, don't speak another word, and enjoy the celebration."

As Butch finishes his sentence, the clock strikes midnight, and the green fireworks shoot towards the sky. Butch walks out onto the stage as the green fires burns above him. The cheering crowd explodes in excitement as they watch Butch head for the center of the stage. One of the fireworks explodes into a replica of himself. If he were his younger self, he would have gotten distracted by that. He would have stared into the explosion with pride, knowing that everyone around him was looking at him with awe.

But Butch was no longer so prideful. He only glanced at the explosion before heading towards the podium. When he reaches the podium, the screams and cheers explode even more. He looks out into the audience, feeling nothing. All of the red screaming faces, all of the people cheering for him, even all of the beautiful women exposing their breasts for him; they all meant nothing to him. There was something else much more important on his mind.

He stares into the audience silently, waiting for their cheers to end. After roughly half an hour, the cheers finally calm down. He looks up at the clock when the screams finally go down. It is now 12:30, April 20th. He looks out to the now silent crowd, noticing the anticipation bleeding from their souls. He places a hand on the mic, and clears his throat.

"Everyone! Welcome to the 420 Awards!" The audience erupts once again, but Butch chooses to calm them down by raises his left hand to them. In an instant, the entire crowd goes silent. "As you all know, this is the most important day of the year. In 2019, Derek Savage created, and streamed the 4/20 awards for the first time. He may not have known at the time, but he changed the world. In only a matter of years, his award show overtook the Emmy's, the Oscars, the Golden Globes, and every other award show in popularity." Cheers erupt again, Butch raises his hand.

"Soon, getting a reward from the 4/20 awards became more desirable than a Nobel Peace Prize, or even A Lifetime Achievement Award. By 2025, all award shows formed underneath the 4/20 awards, and became one with it. The power of this how could not be stopped! Mere holidays, once celebrated by humanity became one with the 4/20 awards as well! Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Independence Day, Golden Week, Cinco De Mayo, they all joined underneath this award show!" The audience erupts again, this time butch lets them cheer.

What is this? Butch? Hosting the 4/20 awards?

When the audeince calmed again, Butch continues. "We all owe a great debt to Derek Savage. And to Cool Cat!" They all cheer again. "Let's pray they're both found soon, they have been missing for far too long."

What!? You're the one who took them asshole! And you FUCKING killed Derek! What is this bullshit!

"And now, in their name, we will be broadcasting this celebration across the world! We hope that this time, we can finally reach out to them and save them!"

You stupid piece of shit…. I'm not gonna just sit here and let you defile the 4/20 awards like this...That's it! I'm going down there!

"Now, it's finally time." The audience erupts again, louder than ever. "With that out of the way, let's get started with the 4/20 awards!" More fireworks shoot off, covering the sky in a light green. The audience cheers again, but this time, something is different. Not everyone is cheering. While the fireworks go off, someone wearing a black coat, and covered in blood, walks through the audience. Everyone who sees him goes silent as he walks towards the stage.

"Now, for out first award! Actor of the year! The nominees are: Keanue Reeves, Adam Sandler, Sans-"

"BUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

A deafening silence goes over the crowd. Butch looks to the audience, at the source of the scream, and narrows his eyes. In front of the stage, stands Cool Kid. Blood drips from him. He's clenching his fists and grinding his teeth at the sight of Butch. Several moments of silence pass, with the two staring each other down, straight into each other's eyes. Finally the silence is broken when Cool Kid screams again.

"You ready to FUCKING DIE!" He pulls out his pistols and points them at Butch.

Butch squints his eyes again, then lightly drops the letter in his hand, and moves the mic as close to his mouth as he possibly can.

"Yes I am. Are you?"

As he finishes the sentence, Butch throws the mic on the ground and charges at Cool kid. Cool Kid fires his guns at him, but Butch is far too fast. Butch reaches Cool kid, and without a second of hesitation, winds up his right arm, and unleashes a devastating punch on him. As his fist collides with Cool Kid's head, Cool Kid's entire body is lifted into the air and sent flying. He flies over the entire audience, and collides with the building behind the event. Butch crack his neck and knuckles, and looks up at the new hole in the building.

"Let's get started, Cool Kid."