The Purple Kiko bounced through the halls of NTAG. She had been living at her guild for a few weeks now, and she was thoroughly enjoying herself. It was the perfect place for Nut.

From another area of NTAG, Nut heard someone yell a word that was new to her ears. It sounded like a roffle, but the second letter was prolonged. "Roofle!"

From above, Nut heard a series of thud-thud-thud noises as if something was rolling off the roof. The thuds ended abruptly, to be followed by a loud WHAM!

Nut bounced outside to find out what happened. She discovered Mashy lying on the ground, laughing hard. Several NTAGers had gathered around her.

"What happened?" Nut asked.

"She roofled!" Nanook said excitedly.

"What?"

"That's when you laugh so hard that you fall off the roof!"

The sound of a chainsaw started, and a Royal Korbat elbowed her way through the group. "Does she need a doctor?" Heather asked, holding her chainsaw professionally.

"I'm fine," Mashy said, jumping up. "But oh, that was so funny!"

"You don't need an operation? Rats. Well, is anyone else here feeling ill?" Heather looked around, her chainsaw at the ready.

"I think we're fine," Nut said quickly.

A blue Shoyru came flying down, munching on a piece of cheese. "Today is a great day!" she said joyously. "Roofle has entered our midst, and we just got a new shipment of cheese. I'm going to eat some to celebrate the birth of Roofle!" She chomped down on the piece of cheddar she was holding.

Nut glanced up at the roof of NTAG. To her surprise, she thought she saw a pair of wispy figures standing there. They were none other than Roffle and Roofle. Nut squinted into the sun at them and strained her ears to hear their whispery voices.

"My long-lost friend," Roffle said breathlessly. "I never dreamed I'd find you again."

"Nor did I, but we are reunited at last," Roofle said.

"We are a pair."

"Not quite. If you remember, I was always better than you," Roofle said.

"What?" Roffle exclaimed.

"Well, you merely make someone laugh. I make them laugh and fall off the roof. I clearly have more going for me." Roofle tossed his head.

"Hey! I was coined by the Grammar Wolf herself!" Roffle cried. "I am grammatically correct, while you are just a misspelling of me. You should be ashamed!"

"Some of the greatest words are formed out of misspellings. Did you know that 'pwn' was originally a misspelling?"

"What's so great about Pwn? You can't even pronounce it!"

"Sure you can. It's pronounced 'pawn'," Roofle declared.

Roffle smirked. "No, it's said the same as 'own'. Ha!" She looked triumphant.

Nut watched the two words' argument with fascination. Her attention was broken by Nano's exclamation, "I'm going to go up and try a roofle myself!"

"I see someone has need of me," Roofle said. "Well, I must get back to work."

Roffle frowned, and that was the last Nut saw of the figures. They faded away, and the only thing she could see atop the roof now was the blue Shoyru who had climbed up there.

"I ish all ready to roofle!" Nano declared. She sat back with a piece of cheese and began to munch away contentedly. "Now I wait for you guys to say something funny."

She didn't have to wait long, since not only did the NTAGers have a habit of saying funny things, but Nano found humor in nearly everything they said. She was one of the most frequent rofflers in the guild. So, within minutes, the blue Shoyru was tumbling down the roof as she yelled "ROOFLE!"

WHAM! Nano landed in a heap before Nut, laughing. "My first roofle!"

"Are you hurt?" Heather asked hopefully.

"Yes," Nano said, grinning and rubbing her bruises as she stood up. "But it's okay. I still have my cheese!"

"Darn." Heather looked longingly at her chainsaw.

"I think I'd better do something before anyone does get hurt," Slamina said. She installed safety nets around the roof to catch falling rooflers.

"Roofle!" shouted Nanook, falling off the roof.

The net caught her. She leaned back in the netting. "Hey, this is comfortable! Almost like a hammock!"

A shout of "Come back!" came from the roof.

"Nanook! Get out of the net!" cried Slamina.

It was too late. An armor-clad blue Lupe ran straight off the roof in his hurry to get away from Nimras. He fell into the safety net, landing on top of the Techo. "Oof!"

The White Lupess came down right after him, landing on top of Jeran. "My fuzzy!" she cried. "I caught you at last!"

"How do I get out of here?" Jeran moaned.

"Get off of me," Nanook grunted.

"ROOFLE!" For the second time that day the blue Shoyru fell off the roof, but this time she brought a giant pile of cheese down with her. She, and all the cheese, landed in the net.

"The scent of cheese… overwhelming," Jeran gasped.

"Isn't it great?" Nano said happily.

Snap! The weight of the cheese combined with Nano, Nanook, Nimras, and Jeran and all of his armor caused the safety net to break. They came toppling to the ground. Nanook landed with a loud thud. "Oof!"

Jeran landed on top of Nanook. "Oof!" she repeated.

Nimras landed on top of Jeran. "Nooo!" he howled.

Nano landed on top of Nimras. The Lupess barely noticed. "My fuzzy!"

Nano's cheese landed on top of all of them, burying them under a giant heap of cheese. Only Nano's head stuck out of the top of the pile. She grabbed a piece of cheese and bit into it. "Yum!"

"Get me out of here!" came a voice from inside the pile of cheese.

"Get this cheese off of me!" another cried.

"I will," Nano said placidly. "Just wait. I have to eat it first. Mm, this is good."

Slamina eyed the torn safety net. "That might not work to catch rooflers after all. Maybe those mats that gymnasts use would be better."
"I know what'll work," Nut said. She installed a large pool under the NTAG roof. "Everyone knows that water breaks your fall!"

Nut floated up to the roof, prepared to give a demonstration. She rolled to the edge of the roof and purposely fell off. The water looked cool and inviting to her on the way down. It was only when she was a mere few inches away from the surface that she realized she was going to hit it at the wrong angle.

SMACK! The Kiko struck the water flat on her front. She staggered out of the pool, clutching her tummy. "Oww… belly flops… are… not… pleasant," she mumbled.

"So you need a doctor?" Heather asked, running over.

"No," Nut said.

"It's bad for your health to not see a doctor regularly," Heather said.

"Chainsaws and Kikos don't mix!"

"Aw, but it's so much fun…"

Plankton came running up on the roof, waving a lit match in the air. "Roofle!"

Her eyes flew open as she fell. "Who put that pool there? Help!" she screamed. The realization that she couldn't escape from the water's clutches dawned on her on the way down. "I can at least save my match!" She threw it as far as she could just before she hit the water.

SPLASH! Plankton climbed out of the pool as fast as she could. "Ahh! Water! It splashes!"

Her match had started a fire in the grass where it fell, and flames were now licking up to Nano's pile of cheese.

"It's getting hot in here," Nanook mumbled from inside the pile.

Nano looked up from the cheese she was eating. Her eyes widened in horror. "Don't burn up my cheese!" she screeched at the flames.

"Hai-yaaa!" Nut splashed water out of the pool, soaking the flames down to a mass of wet blackened grass.

"Nooo!" Plankton wailed. "How could you? I sacrificed my own fiery dignity to save that match!"

"You mean you threw the match away because you knew you were going to get soaked whether you saved it or not," Nut replied.

"Nut, you ish the savior of my cheese," Nano said. "Thank you so much!"

"How about getting off the top of the pile so we can get away from this cheese?" Nanook said.

"I'm not complaining," Nimras said, smiling at Jeran.

"Help," the Lupe said feebly.

Slamina looked at the drenched and upset Plankton. "I don't think the pool is going to work either. We need something else to catch the rooflers."

"We could have a pit of cheese all around," suggested Nano.

"No," Nut said, giving her a look.

"You're right. Then other people might start eating my cheese," Nano said.

"We could just let the rooflers fall," Heather muttered. "They never seem to need a doctor anyway."

Slamina thought for a few minutes. "I know," she said at last. She set up a few large trampolines beneath the roof. "Now when anyone roofles, they'll fall right on the trampoline."

"Hooray!" Nano cried, flying up to the roof to try it out. As soon as she had left the cheese pile, Nanook, Jeran, and Nimras all jumped out. Jeran ran. Nimras followed.

"Roofle!" Nano rolled down the roof and fell on the trampoline.

Boing! The Shoyru sprang high into the air. Up and down she bounced on the trampoline. "Fun!" she squealed.

"Roofle!" Nanook toppled off the roof and bounced off the trampoline. "It works!"

"Perfect," Slamina said. "Roofling is now a safe and enjoyable activity!"

"Hmph." Heather turned off her chainsaw.

"I'm going to eat some cheese to celebrate!" Nano said happily.

On the roof, hidden behind the chimney, Roffle and Roofle were conversing with each other.

"You're only popular right now because they just discovered you," Roffle sniffed.

"You know, no matter how much you argue with me, you'll always be my greatest friend," Roofle said tenderly.

Roffle looked at him and burst out laughing, then fell off the roof.

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Author's Note: I forget who actually coined the word "Roofle", but I hope you enjoyed this chapter anyway.