(Sorry for my long delay. I suddenly ran out of ideas during my winter break because of christmas and all, but for now, I hope you like what I came up with.)
Chapter 7: A First Date Gone Wrong
You remember from chapter 5 that ZaQuinto asked Razellii on a date and she said yes, right? Well, their date is about to begin and by the next day after victory over Tarrell's friends, ZaQuinto is feeling a little… green, if you get what I mean.
"Uuuuuuuugh!" The peach dragon groaned as he slowly lifted his head from the toilet in Bugs and Lola's bathroom. He became so nervous that his stomach started showing his nervous nauseated feeling. Stitch was sitting next to him, patting him on the back gently.
"Nervous, cousin?" He asked.
"Yeah…" ZaQuinto groaned as he sat up a little. "…I never expected to be this nervous though."
"Luckily, Razellii's hanging out with Lola and Lexi at a carnival."
"That's a relief. She won't have to see me sick like this…" Those were his last words before he started vomiting again. Stitch patted him again in a calm manner as this happened.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the living room…
Tech was using his trusty carpet cleaning robot to wash off the puddle of ZQ's vomit that came unexpectedly that morning. Bugs and Daffy remained curled up on the couch in fear.
"Dat was uncalled for, doc." Bugs muttered. Tech groaned with annoyance as he heard this.
"You said that 7 times already, Bugs!" He exclaimed. "Shut the hell up for once."
"But, it'sth true." Daffy pleaded, agreeing with Bugs. "That wasth unexthpected."
"Yeah, but what I'm wondering is why so sudden?"
"He's a nervous son of a gun, that's why." Donatanyo called from the kitchen after making himself a sandwich. "Even professional street dancers can get sick, ya know."
"I understand that, but why?"
"It's about the big date he was suppose to plan for Razellii tonight."
"Oh, yeah." All three muttered together.
"Will he heal up by at least lunchtime?" Bugs asked.
"Hopefully." Donatanyo replied as he took his seat next to Bugs.
Meanwhile, at the 2nd Annual Animal Humane Festival in the ACME Wildlife Santuary…
Lexi, Lola, and Razellii were at the panda section, looking at all of the baby pandas playing with each other, while they were eating their funnelcakes.
"Passionate about animals, like me, Lexi?" Lola asked with her mouth full of a piece of her funnelcake. Lexi swollowed her piece before she spoke.
"A little, yeah." She replied. "Especially cheetahs, maine coons, and these pandas."
"Really? Maine coons?"
"Yeah. I think they're too pretty, especially the white ones with blue eyes."
"Me, too. I think they're pretty myself." Lola looked around and found that Razellii was missing. "Hey, where Razellii?"
Meanwhile, in the reptile section…
Razellii was all alone without her friends the the bustling crowd, anxious to see a green and blue striped baby raptor with 3 inch fangs, a long 8 inch tail, and shiny hazel brown eyes. Razellii managed to push herself through the crowd to see the adorable raptor. When she got a good view of him, she adored his big hazel eyes as he looked up at her curiously. He did a small squeaking type of a roar, which made her awe with a smile. She noticed his chubby stature. His arms were almost as chubby as Stitch's and so were his cute little claw-less hands. He also had cute little rounded feet with small 2 and a half inch nails on each of the four toes. He also had cute 9 inch scaly rabbit ears coming down each side of his head and antennae that hung in front of his face. Razellii was just too into the creature that she didn't notice Lola and Lexi finally finding her after almost 8 minutes of searching.
"Razellii?" Lola called through the crowd.
"Huh?" Razellii called back. While she was looking back, the raptor managed to take a small piece of her funnelcake and took a bite of it. "I'm over here!"
"There you are, girl. We were lookin' all over the park for you! Were you here the whole time?"
"Yeah. I was just curious about all the hustle and bustle happenin' over here."
"And…?"
"Well, here he is." Razellii looked back at the raptor, finding crumbs of her funnelcake all over his mouth before he quickly wiped them away with his arm. This puzzled her as she looked down at her plate where he funnelcake was, only to find that it was gone. The raptor ate it while she wasn't looking!
"Well, I see he likes funnelcakes." Lexi joked between chuckles. "He's very cute, too."
"He's the rarest of all reptiles, big and small."
"I can see that. He's chubby and rounded instead of sharp and tormented." Lola agreed. "Love his eyes though."
"I know. They're a hazel brown. Talk about pretty."
After that response, Lola's cell phone rang. She picked it up and answered it, walking out of the crowd in the process.
"Hello?" She started.
"It's Bugs." Bugs replied from the other line.
"Hi, Bugsy. How's everything?"
"Not too well, I'm afraid."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"It's ZaQuinto. I don't how dis happened, but he felt fine last night, right?"
"Uh, huh."
"Then, da next ting ya know, he wakes up… sicka dan a dog."
"What do you mean?"
"He's sick, Lo. ZQ's pukin' upstairs in our bathroom as we speak. Stitch is watchin' him."
"WHAT? ZAQUINTO'S SICK?"
"Yeah. We need Razellii back over here to calm him down. Donatanyo tinks he's sick because of dat big date he promised afta he fought Tarrell. He's extremely noivous right now."
"We'll be there shortly. See ya."
"Bye."
After that whole conversation, Lola ran back into the crowd, which was murmuring their 'oohs' and 'ahhs' because the raptor managed to escape from his cage and have Razellii holding him in her arms.
"Girls, we gotta… ooh! How did he escape?" Lola asked, seeing Razellii holding the raptor in her arms as she walked out with Lexi.
"He just used his tail to unlock his cage." Razellii replied, cuddling the reptile close to her chest. "What were you gonna say before you asked that question?"
"Oh! We need to go back to the business building… NOW!"
"Why?" Lexi asked, finishing up her funnelcake.
"ZaQuinto's feeling a little… green, if you catch my drift."
"Oh, my God! Let's go!" Razellii exclaimed as she and the girls ran to Lola's car and drove back to the building in a hurry.
Later, back at the business building…
ZaQuinto felt a little well enough to lay down on the bed, but he was still a little ill. Stitch laid a glass of clear soda by his side on the nightstand before he took his spot on the other side of the bed. He placed a trash can on ZQ's side, just in case. Wile E. and Tech came into the room minutes later to examine the sick peach dragon.
"Is he still sick, Stitch?" Tech asked.
"Ih." Stitch replied with sadness. He never experienced anything like this before and this was really hitting him hard, but he wasn't too dramatic about it. Wile E. felt this and went to sit beside the blue experiment while Tech took ZaQuinto's temperature. "Meega feel awful about dance partner being sick. Meega never seen anything like it before."
"You haven't? Really?" Wile E. asked with astonishment. Stitch nodded slowly.
"Ih. Meega has never seen my own cousins sick like this. This is first time meega's ever seen somebody vomit."
"Wow. That's interesting. Of all these days you've been here on Earth, you've never seen anyone or anything feel so sick that they throw up. Quite interesting. Tech, how's his temperature?"
"He's a little above normal, but it should be lowered immediately before it gets worse. Here, ZaQuinto." Tech replied as he pulled out a glowing blue liquid remedy, which was in a small graduated cylinder, from his science kit suitcase and handed it to the sick dragon. "Take this. Once you take one gulp of this small amount of the remedy, you'll feel better by the time the girls get back."
"Which would be when?" ZaQuinto groaned as he shakily took the remedy and gulped it down in a millisecond.
"…now!" Lola replied as she ran into the room with Lexi and Razellii behind her. The baby raptor was still in Razellii's arms. "How is he feeling?"
"Much better now." ZaQuinto sat up straight and jumped out of bed, hugging his fiancé on the way. "Sorry I scared you, Razel. The nervousness got to me… about the date, I mean."
"That's okay, ZQ." Razellii replied as she embraced back, even though the raptor was still in her arms. "At least, you didn't do it unexpectedly to me earlier, like you did to Daffy and Bugs."
"Which was uncall…" Bugs finished before he was cut off rudely by Daffy, who walked in after the gray hare.
"DON'T YOU STHAY THAT AGAIN!" He screamed. "I sthee ZthaQuinto'sth healing up quite well."
"Correction, Daffy." Tech started. "He IS well. I just gave him a remedy that could heal his sickness instantly… and it was a success, I might add."
"Great. Now, you're well enough to go on your date with Razthellii!"
"Good." ZaQuinto agreed as he released his girlfriend and looked at the raptor in her arms. He was giggling as he was looking at him. "Who's this?"
"Oh, this is the rarest of all rare reptiles alike." Razellii replied in such an expert manner. "I named him Flazento-Rallingstead. I know it's kinda long, but Lola found it pretty unique."
"And so do I. Hey, buddy." ZaQuinto gently scratched under Flazento-Rallingstead's chin and he started to purr happily, wagging his long tail in the process. "He's cute. Maybe he can be a special guest on our dinner tonight. I'll dress him up to be as sharp as myself."
"Good idea, doc." Bugs agreed. "Me, Daff, Sly, Donatanyo, Ace, Slam, Tech, Rev, and Danger can help ya."
"Meega also?" Stitch asked as he jumped off the bed.
"Yeah, and you too, Stitch."
"Alright!"
"What time you want us ta meet ya in ya room?"
"Well, the date starts at 7:30 tonight, so be in my room by 6:00." ZaQuinto replied, walking out the door.
"Aye yi, captain!"
Later, at 6:00 after dinner…
All of the boys, including Mr. Warner, were in ZaQuinto's room, meeting Flazento-Rallingstead and deciding on what he should wear. Ace, Donatanyo, Slam, Stitch, Danger, and Mr. Warner were helping ZaQuinto with his attire while Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester, Tech, Rev, and Wile E. helped Flazento-Rallingstead.
"Well, since Flazento-Rallingstead is a very unique little guy, I think he should wear clothes that seem suitable for his type." Tech observed.
"I've got justht the thing for that, too!" Sylvester delightfully declared before he ran into the closet that was down the hallway. While they were waiting, the little raptor started to playfully chew his own tail while he was a little curled up on his back, looking extemely adorable. This made the boys sigh simultaneously.
"Awwwwwwwww!" They all sighed together.
Meanwhile, with ZaQuinto and the others…
ZaQuinto was looking through his galleria of clothes while the other boys watched from behind. After 3 minutes of searching, the peach dragon pulled out a sharp blue velvet suit with a red business shirt and a black neck tie. He showed it to the boys and they looked at it carefully before Donatanyo spoke.
"Looks good." He commented as he stood up to examine the suit even more. "It's missing something, though. Hold on…" The brown rabbit went into his drawer and pulled out a gold chain necklace with a emerald gemstone hanging from it before he walked back to his best friend and handed it to him. "…here ya go, man. Complimentary gift from Jeramy and Flavio."
"A gift?" ZaQuinto asked with confusion. "Where did they go?"
"They went back to their hometown in Russia. They feel extremely happy to help ya and get away from Tarrell for good, but they said that they couldn't stay here any longer. So, think of this as a goodbye gift from them."
"Oh. They were pretty cool, though. So, is this suit good?"
"Yeah." The boys replied in unison.
"Okay. I'm gonna get dressed in this closet. Check on Flazento-Rallingstead while you're waiting."
Meanwhile, with the young reptile…
Sylvester just came back with a fancy attire for the raptor, which was a pair of tan khakis with a black leather belt and a white necktie. Everybody in the room was bedazzled by the small, but useful outfit. It was silent before Daffy finally said:
"We're all sthet, fellasth!"
Later, at around 7:34 in Sylvester's black Ford Explorer limo…
"Stho, ZthaQuinto, how do you feel about thisth big date with your girlfriend?" Sylvester asked while keeping his eyes on the road.
"I feel great." ZaQuinto replied proudly, holding Flazento-Rallingstead in his lap. "This date's gonna be rockin'! I can feel it!"
"Great. Razthellii, how about you?"
"How my baby feels is fine with me." Razellii replied seductively, stroking ZaQuinto's chin in the process. He purred with passion as she said this.
"Yeah, baby. I feel ya." ZaQuinto seductively agreed as he saw their destination up ahead. "There, Sly! There is our dinner locale!"
"The Golden Dragon Cuisthine?" Sylvester asked. "Are you stheriousth? Thisth placthe isth high classth BIG time!"
"I'm dead serious. Just roll on up into the entrance. We'll enter from there."
"Okay. Good luck on your firstht date."
Later, inside the resturant…
Razellii were in a special table for two, having Flazento-Rallingstead in a baby booster seat on the right side. They were just talking while they were waiting for a waiter.
"So, ZaQuinto," Razellii started, folding her arms on top of the table. "how's being the most famous street dancer in the entire planet like?"
"Good question." ZaQuinto replied. "It's actually pretty cool. I mean, I started street dancin' when I was 3 and it started to get better and better. It's a really long story…"
"I've got time. Maybe Flazento-Rallingstead would like to hear it, too. Would you, F.R.?"
The baby raptor just squealed in his roar happily in response. ZaQuinto chuckled.
"Well, okay. I'll tell you how it went, but promise me you won't tell Cyan. He'll be jealous." He told his girl, who nodded.
"I promise. Go ahead." Razellii replied innocently.
"Well, when I turned 3, my dad decided that I should start showing my best talent. Street dancing was the first thing that came up, followed by kung-fu. The street dancing was entirely impressive to my parents, since I was only 3. They didn't think I could do it ever so professionally on the first try. After I demonstrated this talent to my parents, it was time to show the whole city of Atlanta by the time I turned 5. My dad actually gave me two years to heat things up before the big event itself…"
"Hello, sirs and madam." A waiter interrupted as he came up to the table. "Are you ready to order your food?"
"Yeah." Razellii replied. "We're ready."
Meanwhile, in the very back room of the kitchen…
A 23-year-old, very muscular, yellow male hyena with green stripes, wearing a brown hoodie sweater with black jeans and a white leather belt, was watching the survailance cameras with his border collie friend, Randall. He looked over at his hyena friend with concern and confusion at the same time.
"Hey, Zancoover," He started nervously, knowing that his friend was very quiet, deep, and cool. "what are you doin'?"
"Observing." Zancoover replied in his deep male voice as he kept his eyes focused on the screens. He was watching every single camera shot in the room until he saw the one where ZaQuinto, Razellii, and Flazento-Rallingstead were. His lavender eyes got wide as he saw ZaQuinto. "Who the hell…?"
"Who the hell what?"
"Who the hell is that?"
"Who?"
"Him." Zancoover pointed to the screen where ZaQuinto was. Randall got his eyes widened as well when he spotted him. "Do you have any idea who he is?"
"………yeah! That's the famous ZaQuinto Dragorii, the greatest and most professional street dancer in the whole damn planet!"
"So, that's the dragon that killed Tarrell and his crew. What the fuck is he doin' with Razellii though?"
"Why'd you ask?"
"Well, I remember that Razellii was Tarrell's girlfriend and she had anger problems or somethin'. Now, she seems content, even after ZaQuinto killed her boyfriend."
"It's because she doesn't wanna be with Tarrell anymore and she feels okay about it… about the fact that ZaQuinto killed him, I mean."
"WHAT?"
"Yeah."
"You can't be serious………"
"Zancoover?"
"………and I like it."
"…ya-do?"
"Yeah. You know what? I knew Tarrell was very melodramatic in a way, I could sense it every time I talk to him. We were good friends in college… until he was suspended."
"Suspended? For what?"
"Sexual harassment to the females in the entire campus… including the one female janitor."
"Damn."
"Yeah, damn, but let all that bullshit go to hell, man! I'm lettin' bygones be bygones from this point foreward." Zancoover stood up proudly as he said this. "From now on, I'm hangin' with ZQ."
"WHAT! What about us? Your OceanFox team? The team that's against ZaQuinto and his street dancin' ass?"
"Fuck ya'll! I'm stayin' with ZaQuinto and THAT'S FINAL!" After that last yell, Zancoover walked out of the room and slammed the door behind him. This really pissed Randall off as he sat there, looking at the door in anger. Minutes later, three male raccoons, who were triplets to each other and also part of the team, walked inside with curiousity. Their names were Yarland, Marland, and Fyland.
"Well, fuck him!" Randall yelled at the door.
"What happened?" Yarland asked. He was the red and black raccoon with aquamarine eyes, wearing a white long-sleeved t-shirt with blue jeans.
"It's Zancoover. All of a sudden, he wants to be on ZaQuinto's side, now that he killed Tarrell."
"He feels that dependent, huh?" Marland asked sarcastically in a nearly deep voice. He was the blue and white raccoon with topaz brown eyes, wearing a black vest over a yellow tank top and light blue sweatpants.
"Yeah, he does. Now, he's really pissed me off! If he wants to join on ZaQuinto's side, then he'll die for it!"
"Die?" Fyland asked with shock in his normal 22-year-old male voice. He was a brown and purple raccoon with odd-looking white blank eyes, wearing a neon green t-shirt behind a blue jean jacket and brown leather business pants. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on! This doesn't mean what I think it means, does it?"
"Killing him along with trying to kill ZQ? Yeah."
"Shit!"
"Why'd you say that for?" Marland asked, looking at his brother.
"I'm not gonna let you kill someone who's extremely famous to the entire world, man!"
"And why is that, bitch?" Randall asked, walking up to the angry raccoon.
"It's fuckin' insane! That's why!"
"Tell it to my ass, motherfucker."
"How about I tell it to this?" After that, Fyland kicked Randall straight in the nutsack, causing him to wince in pain and kneel down with clenched teeth. While he was phased, Fyland muttered, "Go to hell, motherfuckin' bastard." Then, left without delay, slamming the door behind him. Yarland and Marland looked shocked to see their brother do something like that. Randall managed to slowly regain himself as he stood up and sat back in his chair, still pissed. He saw the two raccoons staring at him with wide eyes in silence before he finally said:
"What? You two don't get it, do you?"
Yarland and Marland shook themselves out of their trance before they paid attention to the angry border collie.
"Zancoover and your whack-ass brother really respects that street dancin' bastard. You two feel how I feel, do you?"
"Yeah." The two raccoons replied in unison as they took their individual seats in front of Randall.
"Good. I'm not alone after all. Since you two are pretty shocked to see your brother follow Zancoover's footsteps, we're gonna mess this dinner up… Randall style!"
The two raccoons chuckled devilishly together as they heard this.
Meanwhile, back in the huge dining room…
"During the big performance in front of the entire city when I was 5, that's was when I met Tarrell. He was among the audience with his parents, but that didn't matter to me. I stayed focused on my performance until the very end." ZaQuinto continued as he was eating his dinner with his girlfriend and Flazento-Rallingstead. "After the performance, I met up with him backstage while I was getting my things packed up. He told me about the big street dancing battle in Sydney that was gonna take place later on. I accepted the challenge and told him I'll be 11 by that year."
"You just had to accept, though, didn't you?" Razellii asked in an annoyed manner.
"Well, what else could I do? Being outta school was boring for the way my family lived when I was younger. We didn't have anything valuable, but food, furniture, and a home. So, I really had no other choice but to accept the challenge."
"Did you know that he was suspended from college?"
"Huh?" Flazento-Rallingstead asked in his squeal.
"He was? I was wondering why there was comotion in the cafeteria when I got there." ZaQuinto said. "Why did he get suspended?"
"Sexual harassment." Zancoover replied as he apporached the table with Fyland behind him. "That's why he got suspended."
"Sexual harassment, huh?"
"Yeah." Zancoover took his seat as he continued. "Tarrell was so obsessed with sexuality and all that shit that he had to got around the school grounds before or after school and try to either rape, fuck, or just to some sexual touchin' and shit."
"Damn. He was into all that before he competed against me? Talk about nasty."
"Nasty is right. By the way, my name's Zancoover Michigan."
"Nice to meet ya, Zancoover. Who's your friend beside you?"
"Huh?" The yellow hyena looked over to his right and saw Fyland sitting next to him. "Fyland?"
"I protested with ya." Fyland replied as he placed his hands on the table.
"Good. I'm not alone."
"What exactly is going on here?" ZaQuinto asked with concern.
"It's Randall, our main man in the back over there. He wants to kill ya."
ZaQuinto rolled his eyes along with Razellii's annoyed sigh and Flazento-Rallingstead's mournful groan of worry.
"Another killer is after me?" ZaQuinto asked.
"Yeah." Fyland replied. "He over there thinkin' that since you killed Tarrell and his friends, he wants to murder you because of that and jealously."
"He's jealous?"
"Yeah… about your street dancin' and kung fu."
"What the hell does he need to be jealous about? He's like the only fan in the world who wants to tackle my skills and take them away from me… forever!"
"Good comparison." Razellii muttered with surprise as she continued drinking her water. Flazento-Rallingstead just nodded in agreement, not making a sound as the conversation continued.
"Exactly…" Zancoover said, agreeing with ZaQuinto. "…he's so tired of seein' your street dancin' that he's had it up to HERE with it. So, I suggest you be prepared while you can. Same for Razellii and the baby raptor."
"Why?" Razellii asked in wonder before a loud explosion from the kitchen interrupted and that made everybody duck under their tables, including ZaQuinto and the others. When the smoke from the explosion cleared, Randall was seen with Yarland and Marland behind him. All three of them were carrying guns… space guns. This made Flazento-Rallingstead quiver with fear as Razellii held him in her arms, calming him down.
"What the hell…?" ZaQuinto asked himself before Zancoover spoke.
"Told you." He said.
"For those of ya'll that are screamin', shut the hell up for a minute!" Randall demanded with anger, making the very back of the resturant quiet as he continued. "ZaQuinto Dragorii, STEP UP… NOW!"
ZaQuinto didn't show a look of fear as he stood up and slowly apporached the stand where Randall was standing. When he was about 1 foot away, he stopped as he saw an evil smirk come on the border collie's face.
"What the fuck are you thinkin'?" ZaQuinto asked smoothly, keeping his cool. "Tarrell tried to kill me, then Whankazi and Franklin… now, your dumb ass. What do you have to be jealous about, man? My street dancin' and kung fu?"
"Hell yeah, bitch." Randall replied. "You're so good, the whole world can see you. That's not gonna continue once I'm finished with you."
"Tell it to someone to cares… and it's not me."
"Oh, you don't care, huh? Well, I'll make you care!" Those were the border collie's final words before he pulled out his gun and started shooting at the dragon, who simply backflipped all the way to the back of the resturant. Randall grew angry as he jumped off the stand and ran towards him. While this was happening, Zancoover felt determined.
"I'll take Yarland." He said before he ran off. Flazento-Rallingstead felt what was happening and knew that he liked ZaQuinto too. He growled before he squeezed himself out of Razellii's arms and ran up to Marland. Razellii and Fyland stayed under their shelter and watched the action.
With ZaQuinto and Randall…
Randall just came up to ZaQuinto and tackled him hard towards another table, which broke along with their fall. ZaQuinto managed to flip the border collie off backwards before he got up and tried to punch him in the face, but the black and white dog blocked it with his hand and tried to punch back. ZaQuinto caught him off guard by kicking him under his feet, then kicking him to his stomach. Randall fought back by grabbing the collar of his shirt and throwing him overhead. The peach dragon's reflexes got him to land on his feet against the wall before he pushed himself off and made a successful frontflip back to the floor on his feet. Randall got even more pissed as he ran towards him, pulling out a pistol in the process.
Meanwhile, with Zancoover and Yarland…
Zancoover punched Yarland towards the ground hard, making his cheek bleed before he managed to get on his feet and tried to tackle the muscular hyena… only to find that he grabbed his face with his bare hands and squeezed his skull hard, making a sickening cracking sound and making the raccoon scream in intense pain before he immediately cut off simultaneously with the 5th crack that sounded and he fell into a dead state, having blood slowly oozing out of his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears along with staining Zancoover's hand, which didn't matter to him as he looked at his victory with a satisfied smile on his face.
Meanwhile, with Flazento-Rallingstead and Marland…
Marland kept trying to punch, kick, and even slam the raptor, only to find that he was too quick and fast for his attacks. He gave up and pulled out a laser gun, which Flazento-Rallingstead immediately snatched with his tail and made it land in his hand. He chuckled with satisfaction as he looked up at the scared raccoon, who gulped with fear.
"Uh, oh." Marland muttered before Flazento-Rallingstead fired multiple shots to the raccoon's head, rendering him dead as he collasped onto the floor with a THUD! The raptor chuckled as he looked down at him with a smile and dropped the pistol on the floor next to his head before he walked back under the table to Razellii and Fyland, but stopped when he saw the ZaQuinto was finally pinned down to the floor by Randall and he saw that Randall pulled out a butcher's knife he happened to steal from the kitchen. Razellii began to panic as she was about to run out and help her boyfriend, but Fyland stopped her. This was Flazento-Rallingstead's chance. He ran towards the two boys and roared in his leap towards Randall, stopping him from slicing ZaQuinto's head off and looking right at the baby raptor, who tackled him off of the peach dragon's back and on the border collie's back. The raptor growled with drool dripping from his mouth and fangs, giving his sharp teeth its shiny luster. This made Randall nervous and scared as he began to sweat and release the knife slowly.
"Easy there, little fella." He nervously pleaded. ZaQuinto wiped a little blood off of his mouth before he stood up and looked at what Flazento-Rallingstead was doing with Randall. By the time he walked up to the two on the floor, everybody else, including Razellii and Fyland, rose from their hiding places and watched them. Zancoover walked up to Razellii and Fyland just in time to watch with everybody else. ZaQuinto placed a foot on Randall's chest with a cool attitude before he spoke, still having the baby raptor on the frightened border collie's chest.
"Looks like it's game over for you… fucker!" ZaQuinto pleaded to the dog smoothly before he turned his back on him and snapped his fingers, telling Flazento-Rallingstead to eat up the dog. He roared with hunger, making Randall scream before he was bitten on the neck hard, starting the meal.
While this was happening, ZaQuinto awkwardly walked up to his friends and girlfriend before he finally collasped, having Zancoover catching him just in time.
"Worn out, man?" He asked the exhausted dragon, who nodded weakly in response. "It's a'ight, ZQ. I'll take ya."
"Great job, guys." Razellii congradulated. "I was scared at first, I must confess, but you guys did it."
"It took some damn time." Fyland complained playfully.
"Yeah, it did, but it really paid off. Where's ZQ's cell ph...?"
"Here." ZaQuinto weakly replied as he pulled out his cell phone from his pocket and handed it to Zancoover.
"…thanks." He said before he dialed Sylvester's number and spoke into it. "Hey, Sly."
"Yeah? Who'sth thisth?" Sylvester asked from the other line.
"Zancoover Michigan. ZaQuinto's new friend."
"Nicthe to hear from ya. What'cha need, pal?"
"I've heard that you're ZaQuinto's driver for the limo he came in…"
"Yep."
"I need you to pull up into the entrance right now."
"Okey dokey, sthmokey!" After that, he hung up. Zancoover placed the cell phone back in ZaQuinto's pocket and picked up the dragon, placing him on his back. Razellii looked over to where Flazento-Rallingstead was and saw that he ate Randall completely… until he burped up the shoes he was wearing and his watch. This made everybody laugh as he walked up to Razellii with a satisfying, but loud belch as she picked him up and cuddled him in her arms, giggling in the process.
"Damn!" Fyland exclaimed. "He has a bigger appetite than my dad and a t-rex put together."
Later, in the limo on the way back to the business building…
ZaQuinto was coughing every now and then as he was laid down on the long seat of the limo while Razellii rubbed his chest gently and gently settled some cold water into his mouth every 3 minutes. Zancoover was talking in ZaQuinto's cell phone again. This time, he was talking to his little brother: Galigate.
"I heard there was a fight at the resturant you were at." Said a cute 9-year-old boy's voice from the other line. "Are you okay, bro?"
"Yeah, I'm a'ight." Zancoover replied in a calm manner. "ZaQuinto's with me."
"He is? Did he make it?"
"Barely. He's very weak right now. I don't think you should talk to him."
"But pretty much, he made it, right?"
"Yeah… oh! We're at the business building. I'll talk to ya soon."
"Okay, Zancoover. Bye."
"See ya." After that, Zancoover hung up the phone and handed it to Razellii, who placed the phone in her pocket. "That was my little brother: Galigate."
"How old is he, man?" ZaQuinto managed to ask through his coughing.
"He's 9."
"Has he ever seen any of my performances…" He paused for a minute to cough three times before he continued. "…I've done on worldwide television?"
"Yeah, about 7 of 'em."
"What does he think of them?"
"He thinks they're pretty sweet… and so do I."
"Thanks."
Later, inside the building…
Flazento-Rallingstead was playing with the Looneys and Loonatics while Razellii placed her boyfriend in his bedroom to rest. Zancoover and Fyland just finished introducing themselves to the others as they were playing with the baby raptor.
"So, dere was a big brawl at da resturant ZQ was at, huh?" Bugs asked Zancoover, who nodded in response.
"Yeah." He replied sitting on the couch next to Daffy. "I was against ZaQuinto for a minute, but seeing that my little brother likes his street dancing, I figured 'Fuck Randall!' I had enough of his 'going against ZaQuinto' ass."
"Heh, heh! ZQ showed him!"
"Where isth he now?" Daffy asked.
"He's upstairs with Razellii restin'. That fight really worn his ass out more than his street dancin'."
"I noticthed."
"Hello, young man." Greeted an elderly woman's voice as Zancoover looked over in the direction where the voice came from. It was ZaQuinto's mom, Kate. "Are you one of the boys who helped my son from that obnoxious brute that tried to kill him because of jealously?"
"Damn." Zancoover muttered before he spoke outloud. "Yeah. The name's Zancoover, ma'am." He shook the elderly female dragon's hand respectfully.
"Nice to meet you."
"I helped also." Fyland came in, shaking Kate's hand immediately after Zancoover released. "My name's Fyland."
"Nice to meet you, too. Is he doing okay?"
"You might have to ask Razellii. She's upstairs with him." Zancoover replied.
"Thanks." After that, Kate walked upstairs to see her son. Henry followed her, giving a congradulating nod to Zancoover and Fyland, who nodded back.
"For a professional street dancer, he sure has great parents."
"Yeah, dey are great. Kate says dat having ZaQuinto as a son was da best ting dat could eva happen in her life. He's one of a kind to her." Bugs spoke bravely.
"Wow. That's heartwarmin' right there, man." Fyland agreed.
"Bugs?" Lola randomly called while she was playing with Flazento-Rallingstead, who groaned with stomach pain. She looked concerned.
"Yeah, Lo?" Bugs asked back, looking down at the two. His eyes became wide as he sensed what the little reptile was gonna do. "Uh, oh."
"Hey! That rhymed!" Sylvester joked. "What'sth happening anyway?"
"I think Randall was more than enough for the little guy." Zancoover complained. "You feel that sick, little man?"
Flazento-Rallingstead nodded, since he was too sick to roar. Lola started to feel sorry for the little guy and picked him up before she rushed him to the nearest bathroom. This made all the guys chuckle a little.
"Poor Flazento." Fyland sang out playfully. "Burping up Randall's shoes and watch wasn't good enough."
Meanwhile, upstairs in ZaQuinto and Donatanyo's room…
Razellii was rubbing his boyfriend on the chest softly while she was sitting next to him. Stitch, Donatanyo, Cyan, Kate, and Henry were in the room as well, having Kate and Henry sitting in chairs in front of their son. They smiled at him with love before Kate spoke.
"ZaQuinto, I know this might be early to say this, but………" She started as she looked at her husband with concern before she turned her attention back to her son. "…………your father and I have been talking since you've been at the dinner with Razellii and we've decided that…… you should retire from your street dancing."
"What?" Donatanyo and Stitch asked in unison while Razellii remained speechless and surprised. Cyan just remained wide eyed and silent as well. ZaQuinto sat up quick with shock.
"What?" He asked. Kate nodded as she placed a hand on his shoulder gently.
"Yeah. We feel that this whole street dancing thing is what causing all these jealous people to try and kill you. Your father and I are getting a little worried about this."
"Well, you have a point. Tarrell beat me, but he was still jealous about my street dancin' getting' better. Then, Randall got jealous because of me because of my dancin'. I'm afraid of who might come after me next."
"You see, son?" Henry asked. "That's a good reason why you should retire right now."
"Can't I retire when I turn 18 though?"
"Sorry, son, but you have to trust me on this. If you kept on going for 4 more years, imagine how your future would be."
ZaQuinto went into deep thought for a minute as he closed his eyes and, amazingly, he saw his future 4 years from today. He was standing in the streets of Atlanta, looking at everyone walking around. He saw a car coming, but since he wasn't really there, the car just went right through him. He sighed with relief as he walked off the street and onto the sidewalk. He walked down the street, walking through many people every now and then. When he came across his own apartment, he saw that it was a bit messier than before and walked through the shaggy door inside. He walked upstairs to his family's room and walked through that door, finding that all of his stuff was placed in hundreds of boxes all around the room. He then heard some muffled crying coming from the living room and he walked inside there, finding his mother crying in her husband's arms. He started to show a little tear as he watched the dramatic moment.
"He was a good boy, Henry." Kate sobbed. "He wouldn't harm anyone."
"I know, dear." Henry agreed. "ZaQuinto's street dancing is what caused this to happen. Many people were jealous, including his killer from last night: Kavenzo Wolfgang."
Kavenzo? ZaQuinto's thoughts asked himself.
"It had to happen, though! I can't believe it!" Kate cried.
Henry patted her on the back to calm her down. ZaQuinto started crying himself as he quickly ran outside and happened to slip on a newspaper on the way. He picked it up as he sat up and saw the headline wide eyed. It read:
"Jealous male wolf murders 18-year-old street dancer, ZaQuinto Dragorii with caliber pistol. Parents of the street dancer are shocked."
His tears got even more intense as he read the headline and started screaming with terror, having his tears emerging from his eyes like waterfalls.
Back in his room…
ZaQuinto was still screaming with tears coming out of his eyes. This made all the Looneys and Loonatics watch the moment from the doorway with sadness. Kate took her panicing son by his shirt and shook him a little, trying to snap him out of his trance. His eyes fluttered a little before they were completely opened, looking at his parents and friends with terror and sadness at the same time. He began crying vigoriously in his mother's arms as she patted him on the back to calm him down. Henry held in his tears as he watched. Razellii started crying a little while she was embracing Donatanyo and Cyan simultaneously. The Looneys and Loonatics were in tears as well as they remained silent. Stitch ran up to Lexi and hugged her gently, crying a little. Lexi held in her tears as she held her crush close to her.
"ZaQuinto! ZaQuinto! Calm down, son!" Henry pleaded as he helped his wife calm their son down. "You saw it, didn't you?"
ZaQuinto finally calmed down and nodded in response, letting his tears slow down their speed as he took several deep breaths. He hugged his mom tightly as she hugged back.
"I saw it…" He finally whispered. "…I saw everything… including the paper."
"Okay, okay, son. Calm down. You now see why we said that it's better off having you retire from this street dancing business now while you're safe. What do you say?" Kate told her son calmly. ZaQuinto looked up at her with a sad look on his face. Then, after a minute, he smiled slightly, embracing her even tighter. Kate looked at her husband with a smile, then the others, including the Looneys and Loonatics. ZaQuinto made a decision…
The next afternoon, in ACME Square Mall's main lobby…
Everybody in the mall was in the lobby, seeing ZaQuinto looking his best. He was wearing a very sharp black business suit with a red bowtie. On his right was Henry, looking just as sharp as his son. He was wearing a brown business suit with a black necktie. On ZaQuinto's left stood Kate. She was looking beautiful in her peach and white formal gown. The Looneys, Loonatics, Stitch, Donatanyo, Cyan, Razellii, and Flazento-Rallingstead were among the audience, looking their best as well… and in the very front nearest the platform the Dragorii family were standing. Henry walked up to the microphone and spoke.
"Hello, citizens of Looney Tunes City." He started. "We, the Dragorii family, have heartwarming news… but first, I must say that ever since our son, ZaQuinto, started his street dancing all around the world, a small number of fans have been extremely jealous of him lately. Since this chaos started, many people have been trying to kill my son for his talents, but that's all gonna change. And now, my son will announce the news."
After that big announcement, Henry stepped back to make way for ZaQuinto to take the stand. He stood with pride, ambition, and bravery as he spoke into the mic.
"I really made my parents proud of my talents over these past few years of my life, but I've finally made my decision since the jealously chaos started………… I'm gonna retire from street dancing and kung fu." ZaQuinto announced proudly. This made the whole audience, except the Looneys, Loonatics, Stitch, Donatanyo, Razellii, Cyan, and Flazento-Rallingstead, gasp with shock. "I know ya'll are shocked and surprised, but actually, my parents thinks it's for the better in my life. If I didn't retire now, somebody would successfully murder me and leave my parents hanging with misery in the future. So, it is better off doing this than not doin' it at all."
The crowd began to understand what the young former street dancer was saying and applauded in celebration. This made the Dragorii family feel good about ZaQuinto's decision to retire for good. They did a group hug with happiness in their hearts and knew that their future was going to be a blessed one.
10 months later, back in Atlanta…
It was a Saturday morning and ZaQuinto was watching Loonatics Unleashed on tv and was enjoying himself until his parents came back from the hospital. He turned towards the front door and smiled with tears.
"What's this?" He asked with glee as he stood up from his seat. Henry walked in with Kate close behind with a bundle of joy in her arms. "A baby sister!"
"Her name is ZaQuintina-Mitchell." Kate replied as she handed the baby girl to ZaQuinto, who cuddled her in his arms. The baby looked just like ZaQuinto, except she had a little bit of brown hair between her tiny tan horns and green eyes. She curiously looked up at her big brother with a giggle in her smile. ZaQuinto started to sniffle. "Isn't she adorable? You're a big brother now."
Henry smiled as ZaQuinto remained silent while he walked back to his spot where he was watching his show. He sat down and settled ZaQuintina-Mitchell in his arms more comfortably before he turned the tv channel to Nick Jr., which was more suitable for the baby girl's age. He looked down at her with a tearful smile and whispered to himself:
"Being a big brother is a better job than being a street dancer."
The End!