Chapter 2: Stand and Shout

Part 1: Jack

Jack was riding his horse into Flowerbud Village. He was thinking again. i Could this really be the answer to all of my problems? Could I find the proof of my existence here? /i He pulled in and he was greeted by an oddly dressed man.

"Welcome to Flowerbud Village! I am the mayor, Theodore." The man said.

"Do you guys have something called the Exciting Ranch Plan?" Jack asked.

"Yes, we do. Are you looking to take one?"

"I guess so."

"Well, follow me!"

The mayor showed Jack around the village. He showed him three properties.

"This one by the Village Center is small, but close to the action." The mayor told him.

"Too crowded." Jack answered.

"How about this one by the ocean? It is close to our beach festivals, which happen quite often"

"Too noisy."

"Okay, there is one over here by the river…You are pretty isolated though…" the mayor hoped he wasn't a pessimist.

"It's Perfect!" Jack surprised himself by the volume of that scream.

"Alright, I just need you to sign some paperwork…"

All of a sudden, a dog came up to them.

"Bark!"

He ran to Jack.

"Well, it looks like he likes you."

"Yeah, I guess…So, you needed me to sign something?"

Jack was all settled in his new home. He was about to fall asleep.

"Bark!"

"Oh, hi, umm…I guess I need to give you a name, don't I?" Jack laughed at his own stupidity. "How about…Bob. Yeah, Bob!"

Then there was a knock at the door.

"Wonder who that could be?"

Jack opened the door to find two guys standing there.

"Hi, we saw you move in and came to welcome you. We live at the Spring Farm just East from here." One of the guys said.

"Uhh, thanks…" Jack was tired

"Oh! Blue." He then gestured to the other guy "And this is Bob."

"Bark"

"Huh?" Bob started.

"Oh, the dog's name is Bob. I guess you guys have the same name. But we can fix that!" Jack went into a zone "Do you guys have a name changing Bureau around here? No I guess not…"

"For a dog?" Bob said.

"Well, I guess I could just do it myself. That would be okay, right?"

"You don't need to…"

"Yeah, I think I do."

"But I don't think we…" Bob was having a hard time finishing his sentences.

"Oh, don't worry, there are plenty of names for you to choose from. Like Steve, or Craig…"

"Wait, huh?"

"Y'know, for you to change your name. I'm not changing the dog's name, I named him already."

"Why you jerky little…"

"Whoa, hold up, Bob!" Blue held him back. "Let it go. He's new. It was nice meeting you."

"Whatever."

Jack shut the door.

"Well, Bob, people in this town sure are anxious, huh."

Jack went to sleep.

End of Part 1

Chapter 2: Stand and Shout

Part 2: Jill

Jill was riding her horse into town. She saw a man coming out of a house. He was wearing a top hat.

"Pfft…Ahhahahah!" Jill was cracking up. "I better steer clear of him."

She was riding around town. Jill was always social, so that was always the first thing she did when she got to a new place.

"Hmm, Moonlight Café? Sounds fun!" Jill was curious.

She went inside. She saw two guys sitting next to each other.

"All I'm saying is, there is nothing left to do" The one wearing camo said.

"Sure there is, you just have to find it!" The one with a bandana said.

"I'm going back, you coming?" Guy 1 asked.

"No, I got important things to do here." Guy 2 said.

"Hmm, interesting" Jill i was /i interested.

She looked on the table to see cards.

"Not to tell you how to win or anything, but that red 9 can go on that black 10." Jill said.

"Get outta here ya skanky ho!" Joe was mad.

Jill went to the other side of the bar.

"Should I get the omelet or the pizza?" A brunette asked a blonde.

"If you asked me, I would go with escargot." Jill said.

"That's Estrogen!" a boy who looked like a pirate said.

"Ick, who serves snails? And besides, nobody asked you." The brunette said.

"Get out of here!" The blonde said.

Jill left the bar.

Jill was riding her horse around, looking for a farm. She was having a hard time finding one.

"Wait, here's one!" She said "Hmm, Spring Farm? Shouldn't I name it myself?"

She went inside

"Wow, look at all the stuff! Seeds, crops, beds. They are giving away nice farms."

Just then, a girl with pink hair walked in and screamed.

"What are you doing in my house?"

"Wait, you don't understand!"

"I'm calling the cops!"

Jill ran out of the house, soon she was being chased by cops. Then she saw the ocean.

"Perfect! I can swim away!"

Jill jumped in. She got all of three feet when a dolphin bit her and dragged her back to shore.

"Ha, I bet you would have never thought we would make a dolphin a deputy, would you? Nice going Flipper!" A cop said.

"Squeak!"

Jill started running again. She was tazed by the Goddess tazer. She blacked out.

She woke up in a jail cell. A cop came up to her.

"You have been charged with Breaking an entering, resisting arrest, and being caught by a…DOLPHIN! ahhahahaha!" The cop was hysterical.

"Well, looks like it's going to be a long night." Jill told herself.

End of Part 2