Time for the next chapter! And as requested from my fellow requester, I'm going to involve a little fantasy sequence in this story, so be enlightened! Anyway, enjoy!
"After getting home, finishing my homework later that evening and getting myself ready for bed..."
Outside of the Funnie household, it was near dark as Doug, now dressed in his pajamas, had gotten himself into bed as he was now thinking about something and pondering. His eyes immediately looked towards the yearbook photo that was next to his nightstand. Doug took the photo and examined it as he looked at all the classmates that appeared in the picture alongside him. His eyes then went firm as he spotted a familiar orange skinned girl with the blonde hair and the light blue shirt with red polka dots and dark blue skirt combination as he gave a bit of a smile towards her. His heart felt like it was about to soar... before his eyes immediately spotted someone else that was standing next to Patti... the same girl that he accidentally gave a kiss to... the purple haired, green skinned girl with the pink dress and unique features.
It was then Doug's mind started doing a side-by-side comparison of the two as he started to make a compare-and-contrast scenario.
"Both of them have great personalities, both are friendly..." Doug muttered to himself as Porkchop joined Doug in examining the picture, wondering why on Earth his master was examining the picture. "But there are major differences... a lot of major differences. Both are pretty, no doubt, but Patti is more athletic and natural pretty and... Connie is... uniquely pretty... like if I were to give either of them a hug, would the difference be... grand? Well, there's also the fact that I know Connie is a huge fan of music and Patti is more of a sports player..."
Doug almost gave a shout of anguish as he put the photo aside. "Oh, I'm so conflicted..."
It was at this moment he heard the door to his room opening as he turned his head. Right around then, his father, a blonde haired man in a sweater vest and jeans, had came in. Phil raised an eyebrow as he asked, "Hey, son, getting ready for bed?"
"Yes, and I was starting to think..." Doug sighed.
"Oh, is that so? What about?" Phil asked in curiosity.
"Well..." Doug paused as he looked over at his father. "Have you ever had a crush on someone in school?"
Phil raised an eyebrow, before smiling. "Of course I have, son. We all get crushes on someone at one point in time or another. Of course, she wasn't your mother, BUT hey, we don't marry the first person that we have crushes on. But still, she was a pretty good girl, a nice woman with a good personality. I haven't talked with her much, but I still remember those days..."
"Well... did you also have... another crush on another girl? Around the same time you had a crush on the girl you think you liked?" Doug asked, wondering how complicated this would be.
Phil blinked a few times. "I don't think so. Why do you ask?"
Doug sighed as he looked up to his father. "I think I have a crush... on not just one, but two girls. And I don't know which one I... well, like-like more!"
"And so, I proceeded to tell my father, who already knew, along with my sister and mother, that I had a crush on Patti Mayonnaise, and what had happened in the music room and meeting Connie. I excluded the part about the kiss though, I didn't want my dad to panic."
After Doug finished his story and showed him the picture of both girls, Phil paused as he put his hand on his chin. "Hmmm... I would say you got yourself in a most interesting scenario, son."
"Tell me about it." Doug sighed. "And worst of all, there's a dance coming up next month, and part of me wants to try and ask Patti out, but another part of me wants to ask out Connie! The problem is, if I choose one, how bad would I hurt the other?"
"Well..." Phil said. "Now, I never had this sort of experience before, but from the looks of it, you seem to really care about both girls, huh?" Phil smiled. Doug nodded as Phil continued, "Well, this is just a mere suggestion, but why don't you spend some time with one girl tomorrow, then spend some time with the other girl the next day and see if you can make comparisons on what you do."
"How will that help?" Doug asked.
"Maybe it'll help you see which girl you truly like." Phil shrugged. "But I'm not one to judge... well, hopefully, you'll have more of a better understanding in the morning. Good night, son."
"Good night, Dad." Doug said as Phil turned off the light and closed the door as Porkchop settled into his dog bed as Doug looked up at the ceiling, preparing to let sleep overcome him.
"As per usual, my dad wasn't all too helpful, but maybe he had a good idea running. Maybe a good night sleep would help me relax and just soothe me... so I began to dream..."
FANTASY SEQUENCE
Overlooking the city streets stood a short black haired male, wearing a green shirt with the red letter Q imprinted on the shirt, a red cape over his shoulders, brown pants with white underpants on the outside, red shoes and a belt with the tip of it slanted to look like a quail's topknot. Indeed, Quailman was looking around, making sure the city was protected.
"It seems quiet... too quiet..." Quailman muttered to himself as he started to fly around the city. "And peaceful too. So far, a crime in this city has not been committed..."
As soon as Quailman said those fateful words, he heard an alarm bell ring as Quailman stopped flying in mid-air as he leaned his ear. "Seems to me I spoke too soon! Looks like crime is afoot!"
Quailman then started flying off towards where the sound was as he arrived in front of a bank that had just been broken into. Quailman then put out his hand and said, "Stop, in the name of justice!"
The villain stepped out of the bank, a laser gun in hand. Sure, the regular clothes weren't much, but it was the face of the robber himself that was a dead giveaway.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Quail-loser!" The green skinned man with the orange hair sticking out on both sides of his bald head smirked.
Quailman's eyes narrowed as he said, "Dr. Klotzenstein... as eviler and unpredictable as ever!"
"Whereas you, Quail-loser, are so... predictable." Dr. Klotzenstein said as he shot the laser gun at Quailman, immobilizing him as Quailman's eyes widened.
"Wh-what's this? I-I can't move, I-" Quailman then started to feel himself fall down to the ground as he landed with a thud on the pavement.
Dr. Klotzenstein laughed as he said, "How funny! Quailman down on the ground like a useless, regular quail, and I, grabbing a hold of the Klopman Diamond, the source to power my laser to junk-ify more of my Zombie Chips!"
Quailman struggled to move, but he couldn't. He groaned as he knew that right now, a miracle would be needed as Dr. Klotzenstein aimed the laser gun at the superhero's forehead. "And now, setting the gun to immobilize... forever! Say goodbye to life, Quail-loser!"
All of a sudden, a rope appeared as it snared Dr. Klotzenstein's body, making the crazy scientist drop his weapon in surprise. "What the-"
Quailman's eyes followed the rope to see it lead to a different person... a green skinned, heavy-set girl with a cowboy hat, a white vest and purple shirt combo with a white with black polka dot skirt and cowboy boots. Dr. Klotzenstein's eyes widened in horror. "No, not you!"
Dr. Klotzenstein screamed as the girl used him as a yo-yo to twirl him around before letting go, causing Dr. Klotzenstein to spin away as he yelled out, "CURSE YOU HEROES!"
The girl, seemingly satisfied, turned towards Quailman as she picked up the laser gun Dr. Klotzenstein dropped before finding the right setting. She shot Quailman with a laser as the superhero began to feel a little better. "You're free now, Quailman, and the Klopman Diamond is safe."
"Gee... thanks..." Quailman said as the new girl hero waltzed over to him with a gleeful grin.
"Call me Bovine Beauty. I'm a little new in the hero business..." "Bovine Beauty" smiled as she leaned over and put a quick kiss on Quailman's lips. "I'll be in the neighborhood if you need me..."
Quailman could only stand stunned as he watched "Bovine Beauty" wave her rope around before tossing it and swinging off. Quailman started to blush heavily as his heart started skipping a beat...
END FANTASY SEQUENCE
Doug then woke up in shock as he looked over at the alarm clock, which was now reading '4:30'. Doug groaned as he held his head, asking himself, "Did I really just dream that Connie was a superhero... wearing a very beautiful superhero suit, at that?"
"I tried my best to go back to sleep again to see if I could finish up the dream, but I never could quite get it. Nevertheless, it did help me create a new character for my Quailman idea... Bovine Beauty, the beautiful possible superhero girlfriend of Quailman, had been born... yet despite all that, it still didn't help with my conflicting scenarios between Patti and Connie..."
And with that, the chapter is complete! How did you like it? For those that felt the Quailman segment needed to last longer, I do apologize, it has been a while since I saw Doug, so I hope this is all right! Next time, Doug will be hanging out with one of the girls! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!