A Walk in Your Shoes II
Chapter 7: Fixing Problems
Back at home, while Lrrr, of the planet Omicron Persei 8, recovered from being shot down, the Planet Express crew tried to fix the Zapp situation.
It had started when Leela walked in to the lounge. Zapp had immediately tried to kiss her. Because she wasn't ready, he succeeded. Five minutes later, after she was done vomiting in the bathroom, Leela went to see the professor.
"Professor," she said, "We need to fix the Zapp situation."
"And why should I?" the Professor yelled.
"Because," Leela responded, "Zapp is driving me insane!"
"Whaaa?" Professor Farnsworth said, "Who are you? You've come for me, haven't you! I'll show you!"
Leela quickly left the professor's lab as he was ranted about death. She decided she'd talk to Fry and Bender.
"Fry, will you help me?" she had asked.
"Sure," he replied, "Come on Bender."
"Why should I?" Bender asked, not looking up from his Playbot magazine.
"Because," Leela said, "How will you torment Zoidberg if he's dead?"
"Let's go," said Bender, putting away his Playbot magazine.
Leela heard a sound and turned around to see the Professor walking in. "Good news, Leela," he said, "I've decided to help you get rid of Zapp. I'm sorry I couldn't help before, but Death came for me in the form of a hideous, purple-haired, cyclops."
Leela decided to ignore the Professor's comment and suggested they all look for something to fix the Mind-Machine. Everyone walked into the Professor's lab and started looking around.
After thirty minutes of searching, Fry found something. He pulled up a box that said "Happy Memories" on it. He opened it and saw it was some of the Professor's most treasured items. He picked up a picture. It was the Professor smiling, and in the background, you could see Evil Lincoln chasing a group of tourists, his axe above his head."
Fry saw in the box was an axe, too. He picked it up. It had dry red stuff on it.
"Hey, Professor," Fry asked, "Why does this axe have ketchup on it?"
"Uhhh, yes, ketchup," Professor Farnsworth said, "Wait, Fry, let me see the box you got that from."
Fry slid the box to the Professor, who pulled a smaller box out of the box. He opened it, and it exploded.
The Professor coughed and brushed a small fire off of his shoulder.
"Wrong thing," he said, reaching into the box again. This time, he pulled out a small, remote control sized piece of technology.
"The portable Mind-Machine!" gasped Leela. "Of course, but why didn't you get it earlier?"
"Who are you?" the Professor asked.
Leela ran from the lab to go find Zapp. She saw him in the lounge, choking. She ran up to him and kicked him in the stomach as hard as she could. He coughed up a small red ball of cloth.
"Leela," he said, "As good as it feels, velour is better on the body, not in it."
"Ewww, I'm going to ignore that comment," she said, "Anyway, we found a way to switch you back with Zoidberg!"
"No! I like this body. I can spend more time with you, my love," Zapp said with a growl.
Normally, Leela argues her point before inflicting pain on someone, but she really hated Zapp. She kicked him in the crotch and had him fall to the floor in pain. She then started dragging him on to the ship.
Everyone was already onboard the ship and waiting for Leela and Zapp. Leela dragged Zapp onto the ship and put him in the middle of the control room. She ordered Bender to watch him. Bender, taking advantage of the opportunity to bring Zoidberg's body harm, sat on him, making it so Zapp couldn't get up.
"Floor it," Fry said, "We need to save Zoidberg."
There was a pause.
"Wait, what the hell am I talking about, take as much time as you need. Maybe we can stop at a McPluto's on the way."
As Leela flew through space, Zoidberg was preparing for battle. There was something familiar about the Omicronians, but Zoidberg couldn't think of it. He decided to forget it. He had to go talk to the crew before they launched an attack.
"Alright," Zoidberg said, standing in front of the crew, " We are ready to fight. We may be hurt. We may be maimed. We may be killed. We may be eaten alive. But remember this, we're fighting for a bunch of people we don't know. And anchovies."
Zoidberg looked around. The only one who was still there was Kif. The rest of the crew ran away, knowing this would be a battle much like the one of the Kill-bots.
"Thank you for staying Kif," Zoidberg said.
"Jackass," said Kif as he walked away, leaving Zoidberg alone.
"Ohhh," said Zoidberg, putting his head down.
Kif Kroker walked back to the bridge. Being forced to spend so much time with Zapp, he was very respected by the crew. He entered the bridge to see Zapp was on the screen. One of the crewmembers was standing by a panel, his finger on a button.
"Should I eject him out of the ship?" he asked.
"Sure," said Kif, becoming interested in something for once.
All the crewmembers gathered around the screen to watch who they thought was Zapp being launched out of the ship and into range of an angry alien species.
Zoidberg just stood where he was, feeling alone, like normal, when the floor beneath him opened up. Zoidberg fell to the ground and looked around. He saw some very angry Omicronians.
Leela approached the planet that the radar said Zoidberg was on. She prepared to land. As she was landing, she could see Zoidberg running from some Omicronians. She took her time landing, and Zoidberg, who was looking back at the Omicronians, ran straight into the ship. The shook of the landing also caused Zapp to bounce up, crushing him even more under the weight of Bender's shiny metal ass.
"Leela," Fry shouted, "You hurt Zapp and Zoidberg!"
"Yeah," Bender said, "Good job."
Professor Farnsworth grabbed Zapp and with the help of Fry, pulled him out next to Zoidberg. The Professor switched both of them back in seconds. Zoidberg stood up. He was hungry. That's when he realized it. Omicronians were giant Popplers!
Making a sound that was a cross between a squeal and gibberish, Zoidberg lunged at the Omicronians.
"Retreat!" shouted Lrrr, of the planet Omicron Persei 8.
And so, everything ended happily.
The Professor eluded Death in the form of a hideous, purple-haired, cyclops.
When Zapp walked up to Leela to try to kiss her, she kicked him in the crotch, a growing hobby of hers.
Fry took a chance and asked Leela out. She said yes. Fry cheered for a little bit, and then remembering something, bent down and pulled one hundred dollars out of Zapp's wallet.
Zoidberg was able to eat a filling meal of Popplers.
Bender had fun as he watched Zoidberg be chased by a few angry Omicronians.
The crew got on the ship and flew away.
Lrrr, of the planet Omicron Persei 8, was pleased to find that the crew left Zapp behind. Lrrr, of the planet Omicron Persei 8, started to beat Zapp into unconsciousness, which, afterwards, made Lrrr, of the planet Omicron Persei 8 feel a lot better.
Zapp while in unconsciousness, had dreams of Leela.
Kif found Zapp, and left him there. As second in command, Kif was now captain of the Nimbus, Kif walked back to the ship, and made a wonderful captain, making the crew very happy.
Everyone flew away, leaving Zapp stranded. Was he ever found? No one cares.
The End