Why Ztarlight Should Never Be In An SI
Chapter Three: The Meeting



Completely oblivious to what her sister was experiencing, Sugarbaby happily whistled the Doom Song as she rounded the bend to the Korner Deli and
Grocery. She opened the door and headed immediately for aisle three.

"Gah... WHY is everything here so expensive? I swear, if I this weren't the easiest way for me to access my sugar snacks, I would've---" she stopped when
she heard someone crying.

"Hmm... I don't recognize *those* wails...," she said aloud, peering around the corner. "It couldn't be one of the neighborhood kids..." Was she ever right.

It was a dog.

It was a *green* dog.

A GREEN dog.

Sugarbaby smiled. (Aww... someone dressed their puppy up like Gir.) She went to the counter to pay for her parcels, where some guy was reading the paper.
"What's wrong with the little one?"

The fat, sweaty guy behind the counter replied in a gruff voice, "He ain't got enough for 'da slurpy."

Sugarbaby counted the change on the counter and compared it to the real price. "He's only short by a nickle! You can't just give it to him?"

The fat guy took a long drag on his cigar. "No."

Enraged, Sugarbaby picked up the Gir puppy and held him to the fat guy's face. "Look at this face!! He just wants a little slurpy joy in his life, and you take that
away, too! IT'S JUST A NICKEL!!! Is five measly cents worth more than the feeling of knowing you helped a green puppy-dog with his sugar-craving?!?!?!?!

[draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag] "Yes."

Sugarbaby gave the man her twitchy-eye [a VERY bad sign]. "Oooooo, just forget it then! *I'LL* pay the difference!!" Grumbling, Sugarbaby plunked down an
extra nickel and grabbed her items. "That's the last time I come here when YOU'RE on duty!!" The puppy ran after her.

Outside, Sugarbaby recieved a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig sloppy kiss from the tiny one. "Thank you," he said. "I...I love you..."

Sugarbaby squeezed him in reply. "I love you, too."

Sugarbaby smiled as the green dog walked off, humming the Doom Song between slurps. (That's so cute... Dressing up your pet like Gir. Even if it's not the
right time for Halloween...) Sugarbaby opened her eyes. "Waitaminute. That WAS Gir!!" Screaming bloody murder, she took off and ran up the hill, crashing into
Ztarlight along the way.