I'm really enjoying writing this story. A lot. And I now have the fifth chapter ready for you guys. Enjoy.

Throughout the day, I continued to notice a few more strange things about the city. First of all, there was only one radio station, and it always played boring elevator music. The only restaurants were fast food places like McDonald's and KFC, there were no actual restaurants and the food places were strictly American. Also, I even went on YouTube and the most popular videos were of random people dancing. And by 'dancing', I really mean stepping back and forth while looking like an idiot. Plus, there wasn't even a single dislike on it.

Mr. Peabody let me wander the city again, and that's exactly what I was doing. I took the time to look back and forth at the citizens of the city, who were just walking and driving around and going on with their normal day.

All of a sudden, my eyes picked up something familiar, despite the fact that pretty much everything blended into the black and white background.

McDonald's. I've always loved that place, but normally I don't get to go there much. Mr. Peabody says that if I eat McDonald's too much I'll get fat and sickly. However, Mr. Peabody wasn't here, so I could just walk in without a care in the world.

That's exactly what I did.

McDonald's was relatively normal, aside from the lack of colours. The menu still had a variety of items and the place was busy as usual. The only difference was that the menu did not say a price for any of the food. How odd...

"I can help you here," the employee said blankly.

I could have lied and said that I was still looking at the menu. I could have walked out the door. But my stomach began to rumble, which was enough to send me towards the counter and risk being yelled at.

"Can I just get a Big Mac and a medium fries?" I requested.

"Is that everything?" the employee asked.

"Yes," I replied.

"Your order number is 236," the employee said. Then he walked to the kitchen and didn't even say how much money I had to pay. While I waited the two minutes for my food, I got to thinking: maybe there was no money in this world. I could totally use that to my advantage.

"236," he said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

Without saying anything, I grabbed my tray and made my way over to one of two empty tables in the restaurant. I was hungry, but my food didn't look as appetizing when it was in black and white. That was enough to make my appetite fly south for the winter. Still, I already ordered it. Even if it was free, it's probably not a good idea to throw it out and let it go to waste.

"Dog," a familiar voice scoffed.

Turning to my left, my appetite completely left after I saw where the voice had come from.

"Why are you here?" I grumbled to Penny.

"Why are you here?" Penny replied with another question.

"I asked you first," I shrugged.

"And you're answering first," said Penny.

God, Penny was such a jerk.

"Eating," I said.

Penny started chuckling like a tiny little schoolgirl. "You're eating human food again?"

"Shut up, Penny," I scoffed.

"Should I shut up?" Penny asked herself. After staring at the ceiling for several seconds, she shrugged. "Nah, I don't feel like it."

"You better shut that big fat mouth of yours or I'll shut it for you!" I yelled, standing up.

The people in the restaurant began to get distressed looks on their faces.

"Ooh, I'm soooo scared," Penny teased.

"I mean it!" I screamed.

Penny narrowed her gaze. "Whatever. Enjoy your dinner, dog-boy." She walked away, leaving me feeling all angered and the citizens worried.

Finally, I bit into my Big Mac. It tasted different, but I wouldn't say bad. Still, a black and white Big Mac doesn't look very good. The fries also looked unappetizing.

A couple of minutes passed before a sickening sound pierced through the air. The people in the restaurant went from worried to mega uber worried.

I looked over my seat to see what the commotion was and I got a nasty sight. Penny was sitting there hunched over and there was a bunch of mush next to her. Let's just say that seeing a bunch of colourless mush while I was trying to eat was not a pleasant sight.

Penny had thrown up!

"Oh my god!" one woman said.

"What's happening?" said another woman.

Penny stood up and tried to run past the horrified people in the restaurant. You could pretty much forget any chance of me having an appetite now.

"Penny!" I yelled, running out of the restaurant.

I burst through the doors, trying to evade other people who were starting to leave the restaurant in a panic.

"What were you thinking?" I screamed.

"I can't control it, Sherman! You should know that!" Penny hollered.

"You had to puke on the floor!" I yelled.

"I had three seconds, what was I supposed to do?"

"At least try and make it to a garbage can!"

"How was I supposed to find a garbage can in three seconds?"

"I don't know! You should have been able to do it!"

Penny remained silent as she looked towards the ground. "I'm not feeling well, Sherman. But I'm pretty sure I still have enough energy to hurt you. So stay out of my way."

Instead of replying, I bolted in the direction of my apartment.

It didn't make sense. How did people get so grossed out by puke? Sure, it's not a pleasant sight. But surely these people would have seen worse things in their life.

Suddenly, something really seemed to stand out. I nearly tripped and fell flat on my face trying to stop myself so I could get a good glimpse of the object.

Kneeling down, I took a closer look at the object.

It was just a flower. But there was something... different about it. At first, I couldn't believe it. I thought I was hallucinating.

The flower was in colour.

I thought this world was strictly black and white, but maybe I was wrong. I proceeded to pull the flower out of the ground. The stem was shining a bright green and the tulip was coloured red. The colours really stood out against the black and white background. It looked so cool; I've never seen anything like that in my life. Sure, it was just a flower. But it was the only thing around here in colour, and that's what made this flower extra beautiful.

And before I knew it, my feet were taking me to the elevator so I could go stash the flower in my room.

There you have it, the first splash of colour has just been introduced to this nondescript world! Well, I will update The Fan next. That's my plan. For now, stay tuned and review!