Chapter 7: Mumble and Gloria's Argument

Mumble, the Amigos, careers, Peeta, Johanna, and I were walking through a snowy windy land, sad and depressed after what had happened.

"Don't worry tall guy, human girl. My father also called me a pitiful loser. Look how I turn out." Ramon said. "You're not helping, Ramon. He gonna be okay. All he gotta do is find out what happened to the fish." Nestor said. "How he gonna do that?" Ramon asked. "He think of something," Nestor assured.

"The aliens. I'm gonna talk to the aliens." Mumble piped up. "Uh, are you sure?" Glimmer said. "Yeah!" Mumble said. "How you gonna find aliens?" Raul asked. "Lovelace," Mumble said. "Who's Lovelace?" Glimmer asked. "Some guy who speaks to the mystic beings," I said. "But he doesn't like you. He doesn't like you at all." Raul said. "That's okay. I'll appeal to his better nature." Mumble said.

"How you gonna do that?" Nestor asked. "Cruel and unusual punishment?" Ramon asked. "Unimaginable torture?" Lombardo asked. "Imaginable torture?" Raul said. "Torture with knives?" Clove suggested. "Yeah! Ohh... or we could threaten him with death." Glimmer said. "Okay Glimmer, we're not gonna go that far," Peeta said. "Calm down lover boy, I was only joking." Glimmer said. "Your singing?" Rinlarldo chimed in. "No!" Everyone shouted. "Very funny, very funny," Mumble said. "You're cracking the ice! Avalanch!" Ramon said as we all laughed. "Yes, okay. Thank you." Mumble said sarcastically.

The next day, we arrived at Adeli Land, where Lovelace's throne is. Peeta was carrying me because my feet were tired.

"I'm gonna set you down now, Lana," Peeta said. "Okay," I said. Peeta set me down.

"Lovelace! You there? Lovelace!" Mumble called. Lovelace did not answer, so we walked up and down, finding Lovelace, laying down.

"Lovelace?" Mumble called again. "Is this a bad time? I-I know we don't have an appointment but..." Lombardo started. "Just one question and I want a straight answer. Where do I find the mystic beings?" Mumble asked. Mumble kicked some snow to try and get his attention but it didn't work.

"Why don't he speak?" Rinlardo asked. "Maybe he's mute?" Marvel suggested. "No, no, he speaks he's just..." Mumble said. "Lovelace, you okay?" Mumble said. We heard some groaning noises. "Boy, he's possessed," Raul said. "Oh no, it's a seizure!" Rinlardo shouted. "Open the beak, grab his toung." Ramon said. "No, he's choaking. That thing around his neck, it's too tight." Mumble said. "Well, why didn't you say so?" Raul said. Everyone grabbed the rings.

"No, stop! Amigos! Amigos! Stop!" Mumble yelled. "What?" Ramon said. "Why?" Nestor asked. "You're hurting him," Mumble said. "Any better?" Ramon asked. "Lovelace, how did you get that thing around your neck?" Mumble asked. "It was bestowed on him. By the mystic beings." Raul said. "Did-? They didn't bestow it?" Mumble said. Lovelace shook his head. "No? What? Oh, come on, he don't know what he's saying." Ramon said. Lovelace did some motions to try and tell Mumble what happened.

"You- You we're swimming. And it just got caught around your neck." Mumble said. "Oh no way. He the guru." Nestor said. "Lovelace, did you ever actually meet a mystic being officialy?" Mumble asked. Lovelace shook his head. "I knew it! It's all a lie!" Rinlarndo cried. "But this belongs to someone. And if we could find them, I bet they could take it off of you. Show me where you found it. I'm sure they could help us. You and me both." Mumble said. Lovelace kept making more motions.

"Two words. Three syllables. What is it? You're dying?" Ramon said. "No, no, wait. Psst...psst. You're past life." Nestor said. "You're passing gas," Lombardo said. "Ay, ya, ya. Now he thinks he's an elephant seal." Raul said. "No, no, no. Go over the mountains through the land of the elephant seals." Nestor said. "Beyond the land of the elephant seals!" Mumble finished for him. Lovelace jumped up and down excited. "Yay!" We all cheered. "Winner!" Ramon shouted. And so, we began our journey to the land beyond the elephant seals.

"Wait. What?" Ramon said. "I hear voices," Ramon said. "What? There's a voice? Where? Where?" Nestor said. "There's a little voice on the wind," Ramon said.

"Mumble! Lana!" A voice yelled in the distance. "Shh, listen," Mumble said.

"Mumble Happy Feet! Lana!" A voice yelled again. We turned around and saw Gloria in the distance. "Gloria? Gloria! Gloria!" Mumble shouted. "Hey, you got a stalker," Ramon said. "What's she doing all the way out here?" Johanna said. I shrugged. "She's obsessed with you, man," Lombardo said. "I can't believe it's you," Mumble said when we walked up to her. "Of course it's me," Gloria said. "Gloria!" I shouted. I ran up to hug her. "Hi, Lana." She said when she returned the hug.

"What are you doing here?" Mumble asked.

"All the love in the world can't be wrong. All the need to be loved can't be wrong." Gloria sang. "So, which way twinkletoes?" Gloria asked. "No, no, no. If you come, you may never get back home." Mumble said. "Fine by me," Gloria said. "Gloria, you have a life back there. I don't. I mean, we don't. Not out here. How can we keep an egg safe? I mean, if we ever had an egg." Mumble said. "Well, I don't need an egg to be happy," Gloria said. "You say that now, but what about later? When all your friends have eggs." Mumble said. "Then I'll have you. And Lana." Gloria said. "Aw!" Everyone said. "Now he's gonna pledge his soul forever," Ramon said.

"Gloria," Mumble said. "Here it comes," Ramon said. "I'm a particular kind of guy, the kind of guy who needs his own space," Mumble said. "Oh," Gloria said. "It's not you, it's me. I'm just not up for a serious relationship right now." Mumble said. "What he's trying to do is he's pushing her away," Ramon said. "Mumble, no matter what you say or do, you're stuck with me. Oh, come on. As if you're totally not thrilled I'm here." Gloria said. "Now she's got him on the ropes," Ramon said.

"See, right there is your problem. You think you're irresistible, don't you?" Mumble said. "I don't care where you're from, that's got to hurt," Ramon said. "Excuse me?" Gloria said, clearly offended. "Gloria's so gorgeous. Gloria's so talented. Just because you can hit a few high notes." Mumble said. "What?" Gloria said. "You got a problem with my singing?" Gloria said. "No, it's perfectly fine," Mumble said. "Fine?" Gloria said. "If you like that sort of thing. It's a little Nana Tootsie for my taste." Mumble said. "What?" Gloria said. "You know, showy, flashy, froufrou," Mumble said. "Froufrou?" Gloria said. "That's right." Mumble said. "Hah! Comeing from someone who thinks it's cool to jig up and down really fast on the spot like some twitchy idiot." Gloria said. "Oof." Glimmer said. Mumble did his own dance moves to annoy Gloria.

"Ugh! You stubborn hoppity-hoppity fool!" Gloria yelled. "Right back at you," Ramon said. Mumble did his tap-dancing moves again. "Ugh!" Gloria yelled. Gloria stormed off.

"Amigo, that was a good thing you do," Nestor said. "She is going to be so much better off without you," Ramon said. "She's gonna find a good, steady guy to comfort her and love her real good and raise a big family. And then she's going to let herself go." Ramon said. "Ramon. He's hurting. He's hurting bad." Nestor said. "Oh. Listen, listen. Don't hold it in or you explode. You got to let it out." Ramon said. "Everybody, turn away for a moment," Ramon said.

"If she leaves him now she takes the biggest part from him. Ohh baby please don't go." The amigos sang. "Please, guys. No more singing." Mumble said.

"What's up with Gloria?" Johanna asked. "I don't know...Hey Johanna, I actually need to ask you something." I said. "Yes?" Johanna said. "Well, Gloria said she loves me. And I love her too. But I still love you too. Are you okay if I have a relationship with her?" I asked. "Yes babe, I'm fine with it. Thanks for asking me. But doesn't she love Mumble too?" Johanna said. "Yeah, she does. But we'll figure something out." I said. "Oh okay. If you say so." Johanna said.

With that, we continued on with our journey.

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