Big City Greens and Me

Chapter 3

Cricket Versus

Dillon and Dally were sleeping when there was a knock on the door. They both try to ignore it but I started getting louder

Dillon: Dally go get the door.

Dally: Why can't you do it.

Dillon: Because I don't want to move.

Dally: Neither do I so you'll have to get it.

Dillon: I rather go back to bed.

Dally then had a sly smirk before sitting up.

Dally: You don't want Molly to wake up early, do you?

Dillon: Then immediately opened his eyes and jumped out of bed and out the door. Dally just smiled, laid back, and put her hands behind her head.

Dally: I always win.

With Dillon he was grumbling to himself while heading to answer the door.

Dillon: Stupid Dally using Molly anger issues when she wakes up.

There was again another knock on the door.

Dillon: I'm coming, I'm coming!

Dillon then opens the door to see Cricket in just his underwear and mud on his face.

Dillon: Cricket, what are you doing here.

Cricket puts an arm around his shoulder.

Cricket: Because Dillon, my friend, I'm trying to earn the Greens family name.

There was then music playing in the background before stopping.

Dillon: Ok but why do you need to do to earn the 'Green name'?

Cricket: Oh Dillon it's a tradition where we have to pin a wild animal for three seconds before sundown.

Dillon: Ok, question why?

Cricket: I have no idea!

He says this with a huge smile on his face.

Dillon: So why do you come here anyway?

Cricket: Oh to see if you want to help me out because I can't find any animals to pin down.

Dillon: Hm ok I was thinking I was going to come to you when I was rudely awakened!

He said the last part to Dally who finally got out of bed. She just snickered and went upstairs while Dillon grumbled before turning around.

Dillon: Ok let's go.

He then walks off before coming back.

Dillon: After I get some clothes.

Cricket: Hurry Grandma is waiting outside.

Park

Cricket: The park is the most perfect place to find a vicious animal opponent.

Alice: Alright kiddo let's see what you got.

Dillon: I don't think there's any vicious animals around but, there is that one squirrel that loves throwing acorns around.

Dillon then gets hit by an acorn, he winces and runs his head before turning around to see the exact squirrel laughing at him.

Dillon: I hate you.

Cricket then puts a finger over his mouth.

Cricket: Dillon shush trying to concentrate.

He then sees Officer Keys on a horse.

Keys: Ok Buttercup. Yum-yum time.

He brings out a dog treat for a horse, a horse.

Keys: Get it in your big horse tum-tum.

Alice: There's your chance boy, strike when you're praying is distracted.

Dillon: I don't think this is a good idea-

Before Dillon can finish Cricket is already gone.

Dillon: Why do I even try?

Keys: Time for yum-yum.

He then takes a bite out of the dog treat before Cricket jumps on the horse neck startling it. It bucked Cricket off running off with Officer Keys. Dillon and Alice came over.

Dillon: Sorry Officer Keys!

Alice: What happened back there?

Cricket dusted himself off.

Cricket: Just lost my grip on silky mane.

Alice: Well hurry it up and find something else.

Cricket: Uh, how about that viscous creature?

He points at a dog who was playing with the flowers.

Dillon: Oh you mean Fro-Fro, she wouldn't hurt a fly. Also never wear a flower hoodie around him. I learned that the hard way.

Alice: Are you kidding me?! Wild animals ain't on leashes!

Cricket: Hmm.

Dillon then gets hit in the head by an acorn.

Dillon: Ugh you stupid squirrel.

Cricket: Ah ha, your mine furry demon!

He then leaps at the squirrel and they started tussling around before Cricket pinned it for three seconds.

Cricket:[Panting] I'm a Green, right grandma.

Alice:[Sarcastic] Shuuuure, not!

Cricket gasped before awwing.

Alice: You think pinning a squirrel is an accomplishment.

Dillon: Well if it's that squirrel yes.

The squirrel through another acorn before running away, Dillon growls. Alice puts a hand on his shoulder.

Alice: When I completed the family right of passage, I fought a bear.

Cricket: Bears are basically real life monsters.

Alice: Exactly!

Dillon: I never seen a bear so I wont know if there monsters are not.

Alice: Oh they are, they are.

Dillon wasn't really fazed by it but he was thinking what a bear would be like.

Cricket: I don't know if there is an animal in this city that would work grandma.

Dillon: The only animals I could think of would be in the zoo and don't try to go there Cricket you will die.

Cricket awed

Alice: A true Green is cunning and clever so figure something out.

Alice then walks away.

Cricket: Hmm.

He then got an idea and Dillon noticed.

Dillon: You got a plan.

Cricket: If grandma wants cunning and clever that's what she'll get.

Dillon: Cool.

Dillon then gets pelted by acorns before popping his head out.

Dillon: I hate that squirrel.

He then gets one more acorn to the head.

Greens House

Tilly: Sing with me papa.

They both sing to what's on the radio.

Bill: Ok I'm getting it.

They both start to do a little dance.

Bill: Oh yeah-

Bill was interrupted by Cricket bursting into the house with red stuff all over him.

Cricket: Hello… fellow Greens.

Dillon Pops beside him.

Dillon: I'm here too.

Bill and Tilly walk over to them Bill freaking out.

Bill: Cricket what happened!

Cricket: Nothing, if thino fighting a lion is nothing.

Bill: A lion?!

Tilly: Did you die?

Dillon just chuckled at Tilly's response.

Living Room

Cricket was telling the story how he took down the lion.

Cricket: It was crazy, a vicious lion escaped the zoo biting chunks of people right off.

He grabs the glass duck off the fireplace.

Cricket: I knew destiny brought me and this lion for a reason, to fight!

Cricket: I jumped at him, he swiped at my face, but I pinned him down and put him in a headlock.

He pinned the bird down before snapping its neck.

Tilly: Where was Dillon in all this?

Cricket: Oh he was making sure no one got hurt.

Tilly look at Dillon he just shrugged.

Cricket: So I guess that raps up my family's right of passage.

Alice was then standing at the door with her hand on her hips.

Alice: Oh really? I didn't hear any news about an escape lion.

Cricket: Oh you probably wouldn't hear it because the police wanted to keep the whole thing quiet.

Alice: That's so? What does his breath smell like? How many claws did he have?

Cricket: Oh I-

Alice then gets some of 'blood' off of him and licks it and Bill and Tilly cringes.

Bill: Ah jeez ma!

Alice: Oh relax Bill it just ketchup, this boy has fooled you in a twisted web of lies and Dillon was with him.

Dillon just shrugs.

Dillon: I told him it was a bad idea.

Cricket: Alright you caught me, I tried and tried to complete this stupid family right of passage and it impossible. I'm done!

Alice: Your quilting, Greens don't give up.

Cricket: Then I guess I'm not a Green!

Dillon: Dude, you can't give up, we still have a few hours left to find an animal and pin it.

Cricket: I'm sorry Dillon but I made up my mind.

Alice gasped and glared at the boy. Tilly started playing the music and singing before Dillon turned it off.

Dillon: Not the time Tilly.

Tilly: Did I misread the room?

Dillon: Yes, yes you did.

Tilly: Sorry.

Dinner

Dillon was invited to eat with them and he agreed.

It was super silent at dinner and all you can hear is the ticking clock and the growls from Cricket and Alice.

Bill: So Cricket you want some green bean casserole.

Bill was offering some before Alice took it away.

Alice: Uh uh this casserole is a family recipe for Greens only.

Cricket: What but green bean casserole is my favorite and Dillon isn't even a green.

Alice: He's an honorary green, I treat him just like my own grandson or should I say only grandson but you can have all the corn you want.

Cricket: Aww can corn is the worst kind of corn.

He throws the can corn away and Dillon catches it.

Dillon: It's not that bad.

Cricket: Yeah, it's really bad.

Bill: Come on ma let the boy eat what he wants.

Alice: Fine! I'll just add that to his renabow tab.

Cricket: I have to pay rent now too, does Dillon have to pay for his food.

Dillon: I hope not of how many times I come to your guys house and you invite me to dinner. I will have to go work in a coal mine.

Alice: Again he's an honorary Green so you'll just have to get a job and boy how did you know what I was going to say to him.

Dillon: I'm cool that way.

Tilly just giggles at his joke.

Cricket: This is ridiculous I'm out of here!

Cricket then leaves them.

Alice: Just because you didn't eat don't mean I'm not gonna charge you for it.

Tilly: More for Tilly.

Dillon: I'm gonna go talk to him, Tilly can you save me some.

Tilly: Sure.

Outside

Outside Cricket was grumbling to himself when Dillon sat next to him.

Dillon: Yo dude, doing ok?

Cricket: I don't know Dillon if I'm not a Green then who am I.

Dillon gave him a sympathetic look.

Dillon: Well your Cricket Green, your reckless, dangerous, fun loving, problem solving, and caring dude. You did extraordinary stuff ever since I met you. You are your own wacky, crazy, person.

This made Cricket smile a little.

Cricket: Thanks Dillon.

Dillon raised his fist.

Cricket: What are you doing?

Dillon: It's called a fist bump, just bump my fist.

Cricket balled his fist up and gave him a fist bump.

Inside Bill tries to get Alice to let up on Cricket.

Alice: No, this is important Bill every Green has done it. What will my grandmother say if a Green didn't go through the right of passage.

Alice got out of her seat.

Alice: She wrestled five boars! Five boars!

Dillon: Now I know where she gets her stubborn from.

Cricket: Ten Boars aren as scary as you grandma.

He then gets an idea.

Cricket: Wait a minute!

Alice's Room

Cricket then burst into her room.

Cricket: Alice Deloris Green!

Alice: Hm I don't have the time for a no grit non Green quitter.

Dillon then turns her around.

Cricket: Listen here I thought there weren't any ferocious animals in this city but I was wrong. I challenge you to earn the family right of passage.

Alice was surprised but it then to a challenging smile.

Alice: Well all right, congratulations on finding a worth opponent but you'll still have to pin me by sun down.

She grabs a glass angel and crushes it.

Cricket: Bring it on you old boot!

He tackles Alice onto the ground and Dillon moves out of the way. Alice then tosses Cricket onto his head and he started getting woozy.

She then started charging at him but Cricket pulled the lever on her chair which the recliner hit her in the stomach making her dentures fall out and land on Cricket. He get disgusted and throws it to Dillon who almost throws up and toss it to Alice who put it back in her mouth.

Cricket then jumped onto the recliner to the top shelf. He then starts to throw knitting needles at Alice but she dodged and bit all of them which freaks Cricket. Alice tackles him out the boarded up window and they started rolling onto the porch until they got on there feet panting.

Cricket: I-Is that all you got!

Alice then grabbed his cheek.

Alice: Oh are you just a cutie eh he he he.

Dillon: Man I hate when my grandmother grabes my cheek.

Cricket then reaches for her hearing aid and turns it to high. He then rings the wind chimes that causes Alice to wince in pain. Cricket then takes off Alice's prosthetic leg.

Dillon: Lady's and gentlemen Cricket soon to be Green got Alice's leg.

Cricket: Got your wooden leg.

Alice: I could beat you with no limbs!

Alice then tackles Cricket to the dirt.

Dillon: Alice then tackles Cricket to the grown which one will become victorious [Whispers] kinda rooting for Cricket.

Tilly and Bill then comes out to see what's going on.

Bill and Tilly: Ma/Cricket!

Bill: Stop fighting!

Tilly: You don't have to do this I can put you on the quilt myself!

Dillon: Wait you can, can you put me on riding on a tiger.

Tilly: Sure.

Bill: Not the time kids.

Cricket: Dont get involved I wrestling the toughest beast in the city.

Alice then grabs hold onto him and tosses him into the stairs.

Bill/Tilly/Dillon: Cricket!

Cricket was panting while Alice put her leg back on.

Alice: You had enough.

Bill: Cricket you cant beat grandma and you know it just end this foolishness.

Dillon put and arm up.

Dillon: Mr. Green he got this, right dude?

Cricket smiles.

Cricket: Your right I cant beat grandma, but I dont need to.

He takes the quilt out of Tilly's hands.

Cricket: All this time I've try to get onto this quilt because that what happens with this family but I don't care if you dont care if you dont consider me a Green cause I feel like a Green.

Dillon: Preach!

Cricket: I know I'm a Green and that what no one gonna take from me.

This gave smile on Alice's face.

Alice: Boy I'm proud of you it takes real grit to stand up to family-

Cricket then covers her with the quilt and pins her to the ground.

Cricket: Never let your guard down!

Alice: Are you crazy?!

Tilly: Someone start the count?

Dillon: One!

The sun started setting.

Dillon: Two!

Alice started struggling.

Dillon: Three and game!

Cricket: Admit it grandma, your pinned!

Alice: I, uh, I'm pinned I knew you had it in you, Cricket Green, now get up off of me.

Cricket then did a pose on her back.

Cricket: I am Cricket Green!

Inside

Alice Put on Cricket's place on the quilt and kissed him on the cheek.

Bill: Aww glad you too are getting along again.

Dillon: Knew you could do it dude.

Cricket: All thanks to you Dillon.

Dillon: Thanks dude.

Alice: Yeah… round two!

She put Cricket in a head lock and Bill just sighs.

Bill: Wait why is Dillon riding on a tiger on the quilt.

Tilly winked at Dillon just pumped his fist in the air.

Dillon: Yes!

End

Speed: Phew that was fun to right.

Mike: Even though it took you two weeks to right it.

Speed: Shh we dont talk about that ok.

Later Speedsters