Ark Misadventures

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Shade2Light3 – Thanks for the review! (Hands over 1-UP/Phoenix Down/etc)
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GinKyofu13 (who I guess was Silver Horror) – Thanks for the review. And the ideas sound good if I was going to put them in other humor fanfics. Hmm…maybe I could post a few as a one-shot (grins at the "truth or dare" idea and bites down villain laughter).
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Skit #9: Pilot Light
(Based on a true story)

It was a normal day on the Space Colony, obviously, and it was one of those days when…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUGHHH!"

…the hot tap suddenly turned off.

Rouge the Bat jumped out of the shower, keeping herself covered with a towel, as she tried to ignore the lingering cold water that was evaporating. The bat had lingering soap and shampoo suds mingling with her white face.

"Oh…SHEEZ that was freezing…" The government spy shivered, trying to shake off the cold before hearing rapid footfalls from outside the bathroom. The door burst open, letting in a gust of freezing air and Shadow. The black and red hedgehog didn't realize the potential danger he was in as he looked around.

"What is going on, who screamed?" The hedgehog demanded before looking directly at Rouge. The white bat had on a demonic glare that could burn down a steel wall which resulted in Shadow swallowing nervously, something he rarely did, and backing out of the room into the hallway. Once he did so, the door abruptly closed and the hedgehog gingerly knocked. "Uhm, Rouge?"

"YEEEEEEEEEEESSSS…?" The bat-girl replied from the opposite side of the wall.

"Are you okay…?" Shadow squinted at his attempt to sound sincere to his cohort.

"As a matter of fact: NO." Rouge snapped, cringing from testing the cold water in the shower. "First of all, the hot water tap went below zero. And you walked into a bathroom without knocking first!"

"Well it's not my fault these metal doors don't have locks on them!" The hedgehog barked.

"Look, if you want to make it up to me, get the hot water back on!" Rouge replied, trying to get back into the shower but shivering each time she felt cold water. Shadow grumbled not enjoying the fact that this bat-girl was ordering him around before walking to an elevator. The hedgehog scowled, pressing the DOWN button, muttering how the bat-girl wouldn't shut up about it if he didn't, and storming into the elevator before heading downstairs.

The generator part of the Space Colony was…well…colossal. Shadow had a difficult time navigating through it due to the immense size before eventually…

"There it is." Shadow stopped in front of a heater which was oddly at least one hundred times smaller than the power generators surrounding them. The hedgehog stooped down slightly and turned his head to the side in order to get a better look at the bottom portion. Shadow huffed, noticing that the flame underneath the heater had blown out.

"Stupid pilot-light…." The hedgehog grumbled before turning the switch off, not noticing the gas was still running. The hedgehog kept his hand on the switch as he kept an eye on the bottom of the heater, muttering about how the scientists were low tech at times and how they could have at least made the heater bigger. Shadow crinkled his nose at the smell of gas, which he disregarded as the massive room's stench, as he turned the pilot light back on…

…Boom...

Back upstairs, Rouge walked out of the bathroom and back in her daily attire as a damp towel was draped over her right arm. The bat sighed contently before noticing the elevator door opening. Rouge then caught sight of Shadow.

"Oh, Shadow. I decided to take a bath with just cold water and I realized it wasn't that bad and—" Rouge's attempt at chit-chat drew to an abrupt close when she noticed Shadow was…err…a shadow. His form was completely black due to burnt fur and ash covering the hedgehog, and the ash amazingly covered his red streaks. Some of his fur was standing on end and there was a bit of a slightly distinguishable sizzling noise. "Shadow…?"

Shadow glared daggers at the bat before skulking into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind him. Rouge only regarded the long gone hedgehog with a small query.

"What the heck got him so burnt up?"

7/19/07
Author's Note:

This skit is based on an actual story that my own mother experienced.

She used to live in an old country house and inside the bathrooms were old-fashioned water heaters. So, my mom was taking a shower when the hot water tap turns off. My mother notices that the pilot light is off and tells both my grandma and grandpa. Grandpa inspects the heater and tells them that he can fix it by turning the light back on. Mother, having smelled gas in the air, tells them that turning the light back on is NOT a good idea. Grandma and Grandpa don't listen ("Oh it'll be fine") and Mother flees the bathroom. A bit later, Mother hears a semi-loud BOOM and Grandpa steps out without eyebrows and some of his arm hair was scorched off (Mother points out: "I told you so").

At least the pilot light turned on…

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