Two more chapters combined! Gee, I wonder who cares about how this story was edited...
Vocabulary words:
Sequin- a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
Deranged- To disturb mentally; make insane.
Tact- a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
A stage had been set up in Avalar. A committee had arranged many chairs into rows in front of the stage. No, this wasn't an SFA meeting, it was time for the Avalar Random Awards Ceremony! It was nighttime when everyone arrived.
All kinds of characters came from all over the worlds, and limos pulled up with award nominees. They aren't the subject of this story, so we'll move on. The Angry Mob had pulled up on their motorcycles and got to work signing autographs.
The Angry Mob was dressed nicely, the guys in dinner jackets and the girls evening gowns. If you can picture this then you have a very good imagination! Can you imagine the evening gowns as the kind that are glittery with no visible sequins? But not too glittery. Oh, and could you also imagine the dinner jackets have these nice little cuff links that...okay, I'll get on with it. Sorry. The sheep had to be the waiters as punishment for attacking the author. It wasn't a very good punishment, since they got to keep all the tips they made, but it was the best she could do on such short notice.
Let's cut to the chase. The announcer stood up at the stage. "And now ladies and gentlemen!" he said, "We shall begin with the awards! This first, and only, award goes to the Angry Mob for Most Threatening!" The crowd went wild as the Angry Mob stood up and went to accept their award.
"Thank you! Thank you!" said Spyro. "It took a lot of training, and a lot of time beating up Moneybags to become the Angry Mob we are today!"
"Yes, I remember it like it was yesterday, when we were all sitting at the 'Become an Angry Mob' seminar." Hunter said fondly.
"That's because it was yesterday." said Elora. The audience laughed politely.
Hunter ignored her and went on with his speech. "I remember all the fun we had, learning the right way to hold a pitchfork and light a torch. It seems like a blur now that I think about it."
"You hit yourself in the head with a torch and knocked yourself out." said Bianca, Queen of Tact. Again, the audience laughed politely.
"I remember the party we had after our first mission." Hunter said, "We had so much fun."
"Hunter, you ate too much pizza, sang an off-key medley of Cher hits, and passed out in the bathroom." Spyro threw in. The audience politely howled with laughter and rolled about in the aisle. Hunter decided that his speech was over and the Angry Mob went back to their seats.
The announcer stood up. "That was a touching speech, guys. Unfortunately, I'm not actually an announcer!" he pulled off his mask to reveal that he was really...a sheep? "Yes, a sheep!" the sheep yelled. The audience just sat there for a moment and then politely ran away screaming. The Angry Mob, however, politely stayed.
"Who are you? Why are you posing as an announcer? Is this award ceremony even real?" asked Hunter. "I want answers now or as soon as it is reasonably possible!" The sheep pulled off the rest of the costume and threw it aside.
"I'm Sandy the Sheep, I'm posing as an announcer because I wanted revenge on Spyro, and yes, Hunter, the award is real."
"Yes!" cheered Hunter. "We won an award!"
Bianca slapped him in a playful and strictly G-rated way. "Hunter! Forget about the award! There's a deranged evil sheep over there who wants to get revenge on Spyro and take over the world!"
"Who told you my plan?!" demanded Sandy.
"Um, it's written on that poster behind you." said Elora.
Sandy turned around, ripped the poster off the wall, and shredded it. "Now, back to business!" he turned around and pulled out a gun. "Say your prayers, Spyro!"
"This looks like a job for...The Angry Mob!" the authoress crowed, stepping in for a moment as 'Narrator'.
"Shut up so we can save the day!" Sheila scolded.
"Yes ma'am."
Sandy fired the gun, which was odd because sheep don't have opposable thumbs. Nevertheless, the basic rules of anatomy were forgotten in the heat of the moment. The Angry Mob dodged out of the way and pulled out the torches and pitchforks they had conveniently hidden behind their backs. The whistling goat trotted by.
"CHARGE!" yelled Spyro.
The Angry Mob attacked. "Fools! You can't outnumber me!" said Sandy as he pulled down the stage curtain to reveal an army consisting of hundreds of fodder. "ATTACK!" he yelled, and all the fodder obeyed him.
It was a gruesome battle. The Angry Mob had all the firepower, but the fodder had all the reflexes. The fodder could easily dodge the pitchforks and torches. So the Angry Mob had to work harder to stab and burn them all. This battle wasn't very interesting, despite what you might think, so long story short: the Angry Mob defeated almost all of the fodder, and the air was full of butterflies. "Good job guys, the dragonflies will take care of the rest." announced Spyro, as a swarm of dragonflies flew in and began eating the butterflies.
"You may have won this time, Angry Mob, but I'll be back with the author on my side!" and with that he ran off, taking the last of the fodder with him.
A few brave crickets chirped for a moment, and then the Angry Mob realized that they had defeated their first insane evil villain. The Evil Ghost Duck doesn't count, because she...HE... only wanted to kidnap Hunter. He didn't even want to do that. He just wanted to be left alone, but no one spoke enough Duck to realize that.
"Let's go to Pizza Hut, my treat!" yelled Elora, and they all ran down to the nearest Pizza Hut. There, they pigged out, started a food fight, and were kicked out by the manager.
Sandy the sheep walked away from the demolished stage, fuming. "I'll show them. I'll start my own evil villain club!"
(Will Sandy ever start his evil villain club? Will the Angry Mob ever get let back in to Pizza Hut? Will I figure out what a cliffhanger is? Why does the goat keep whistling?! Tune in next time and find out!)