(I am in my workshop brainstorming for next year's stories when Sofia, Vanellope, and Alvin came in)
Vanellope: Hey, have you seen Gloyd? We're supposed to be training with our lightsabers.
Me: He's in the shower. I had him scrubbing the race tracks in the rain until it calmed down.
Sofia: Well, when he gets out, could you tell him to come to the training hall?
Me: Sure thing.
(Sofia and Vanellope left while Alvin stayed behind)
Alvin: What are you working on?
Me: Oh, just some future projects.
Alvin: Speaking of future projects, we should get some stuff ready for the New Year's Eve party.
Me: I already sent the monks and Inklings on a snack run. I still have time to set up the decorations before I post this chapter. Want to help out?
Alvin: Why not?
(I leave my workshop with Alvin to set up the decorations)
Leoladdin
Chapter 1: Marketplace Chase
The next morning in the marketplace, a young boy around 11 years old runs to the edge of a rooftop with a loaf of bread in his hand, almost dropping it. He has blue-green hair tied in a short, high ponytail with two short bangs on both sides of his face. His attire is composed of a blue vest, baggy beige pants and bare feet, complete with a purple fedora. His name is Leoladdin or Leo for short. Right now, he's escaping the guards because the bread in his hand was stolen, by him no less. He turns around and notices three guards (portrayed by Nappa, Kevin Levin, and Heinz Doofenshmirtz) follow him.
"Stop, thief!" Nappa called out in a threatening tone. "I'll have your hands for a trophy, street rat!"
Leo looks back at the guards, then down at the streets, then at the bread he's holding. "All this for a loaf of bread?" He asked himself.
Seeing no other way to escape, he jumps off and lands on two ropes strung between the buildings, with drying clothes hanging on them. He skis down them, collecting bits and pieces of clothing on him as he goes. Once he approaches a window at the end of the rope, a woman shuts the shutters closed. Leo slams into the window shutters and falls to the streets, some of the clothing and a few awnings breaking his fall. Thinking the coast is clear, he pulls off the top layer, but just as he about enjoy his bread when he hears the guards.
"There he is!" Nappa shouted from the rooftops.
"You won't get away so easy!" Doofenshmirtz added.
"You think that was easy?" Leo asked tauntingly as three women (Sally Acorn, Lola Bunny, and Bulma) laughed at him.
"You two, over that way, and you, follow me. We'll find him." Nappa commanded to Kevin and two other guards (Lumpus and Boog). Leo simply took a beige sheet and wraps himself with it, assuming a disguise as he rushes over to the women.
"Morning, ladies." Leo greeted with an innocent smile, still holding the bread.
"Getting into trouble a little early today, aren't you Leo?" Lola asked.
"Trouble? No way." Leo responded. "You're only in trouble if you get caught…" but as if on cue, Nappa grabs Leo by the shoulder and yanks him back, exposing him.
"Gotcha!" Nappa said as he eyed the now exposed Leo.
"I'm in trouble!" Leo exclaimed with fear.
"And this time…" Nappa said before his turban is pulled down over his face when a screeching sound is heard. Leo sees his faithful pet, Chimchar, who's wearing a blue vest and purple fedora, dancing on Nappa's head, laughing.
"Perfect timing, Chimchar, as usual!" Leo thanked the Chimp Pokémon, who responded with a simple "Hello". "Come on, let's get out of here." The two of them escape Nappa before bumping into Boog as they begin to sing.
Leo
Got to keep… one jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford
That's everything!
As they sing, Boog swings his sword at Leo twice. He dodges both attacks with the second swing destroying a barrel of fish. Chimchar blows a raspberry at Boog and dodges his attack. Afterwards, Leo swipes his belt, making his pants fall down, and runs off. Angered, Boog pulls a fish over his lower body as a pair of pants and hops after him.
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke!
After escaping a sword swing from Lumpus, Leo and Chimchar scamper up a stack of barrels and crates. They kick one down on top of another guard, Cliff, who falls on top of the other guards.
Cliff
Riffraff!
Doofenshmirtz & Lumpus
Street rat!
Kevin
Scoundrel!
Boog
Take that!
Leo
Just a little snack, guys!
Leo scampers to the top of a platform making the guards' reach of him near impossible as he evades their weapons being thrown at him by hiding behind a pillar. Then the guards start to shake the platform in an attempt to knock him off.
Guards
Rip him open, take it back, guys!
Leo
I can take a hint, got to face the facts
You're my only friend, Chimchar!
Women
Who?!
Leo jumps off the platform to certain and imminent demise, only to grab Chimchar's hands like an acrobat and swing into a harem with three young women (Amy Rose, Mai Valentine, and Kimiko Tohomiko) inside. Amy wraps a long ribbon around him.
Oh, it's sad Leo's hit the bottom
He's become a one-man rise in crime
Chimchar suddenly finds a plate full of fruit and stuffs his cheeks full like a chipmunk. Amy pulls the ribbon off, making him spin and bump into a large woman.
Large Woman
I'd blame parents, except he hasn't got them!
Leo
Got to eat to live, got to steal to eat
Tell you all about when I got the time!
With that, Kimiko pushes Leo and Chimchar out of the window they came in with just one hand. They bounce off an awning as they continue.
One jump ahead of the slowpokes
One skip ahead of my doom
Next time, going to use a nom de plume.
The guards run past a performing muscleman (Zangief) with Leo mirroring his movements to remain hidden behind him until they make a mistake, exposing themselves to those watching. They slowly make their escape as the guards take notice.
"There he is!" Nappa shouted as he skidded to a stop, making the others bump into him from behind.
One jump ahead of the hitmen
One hit ahead of the flock
I think I'll take a stroll around the block.
In sequence, Leo and Chimchar race through a flock of sheep with the guards behind them and hurdle a man sleeping on a bed of nails. Of course, one large guard, Wario jumps too short and lands on him. Chimchar disguises himself with numerous jewels until a shopkeeper discovers him.
Villager
Stop, thief!
Male Shopkeeper
Vandal!
Leo
Chimchar!
Female Shopkeeper
Scandal!
Leo
Let's not be too hasty
He is suddenly backed into a door surrounded by many guards. Suddenly, the door opens and a large ugly lady, Endive comes out and sweeps Leo off his feet.
Endive
Still, I think he's rather tasty
Leo manages to tumble out of Endive's arms and wraps one of his own around Kevin, acting like he and the guards are all buddies.
Leo
Got to eat to live, got to steal to eat
Otherwise, we'd get along!
Guards
WRONG!
With one shout, the guards dogpile the street rat, causing a large cloud of dust. As soon as the dust clears, all of the guards are in a scramble with Leo and Chimchar nowhere to be found. Nappa suddenly finds them sneaking away in a pair of barrels.
"Get him!" Nappa commanded, resuming the chase. They run across a flaming pit, followed by the guards, who hop up and down, screaming in pain as they cross the heat-covered rocks. Leo and Chimchar then pass a sword swallower. Chimchar goes back and pulls the sword out of the swallower's mouth, making him choke. Chimchar advances on the guards making them retreat in fear.
"He's got a sword!" Dr. Eggman screamed in shock as Chimchar swings the sword defensively.
"You idiots. We've ALL got swords!" Nappa reminded them as he pulls out his own sword, followed by the others. Seeing he's outnumbered, Chimchar sets his sword down quietly and runs. Suddenly, Leo and Chimchar find themselves surrounded by guards left and right. Leo manages to escape by climbing a rope trick done on the street as the guards crash into each other as well as the performer.
Leo
One jump ahead of the hoof beats!
(Vandal!)
One hop ahead of the hump!
(Street rat!)
One trick ahead of disaster!
(Scoundrel!)
They're quick, but I'm much faster!
(Take that!)
The guards have chased the duo up a staircase and into a room. Leo grabs a random carpet and heads towards a window, ready to make a jump for it.
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landing
All I got to do is jump!
Leo and Chimchar leap out of the window riding the carpet. The guards follow him out of the window, but they fall straight down to the street and land in a pile of fertilizer. Happy to finally escape the guards, the duo now use the carpet as a parachute to land safely and out of danger.
"And now, my flame-tailed friend, we feast!" Leo exclaimed. "All right!" He breaks the bread in two and gives half to Chimchar, who starts to eat. Leo was about to take his bite when he notices two children, May and Max digging through the trash looking for food. When May sees Leo, she drops her find and tries to hide. Leo looks at them, then at his bread, then at Chimchar.
"Char…" Chimchar takes a big bite of his bread, but he sees Leo get up and walk over to the children. May pulls Max back.
"Here. Go on, take it." Leo gave them his half of the bread. May and Max giggle with delight. Chimchar swallows his bite and begins to look guilty. He walks over to the children and offers his bread. In delight, they pet the Chimp Pokémon.
"Chimchar." The flame-tailed chimp chittered before noticing Leo. "Char?" He sees him walk into the sunlight, where a parade is going on. They see the prince, Jack Spicer on his horse.
"On his way to the palace, I suppose." One bystander noted.
"Another suitor for the princess." Another bystander added. Leo continues to watch the parade, but is startled as the two children come running out of the alley. Max runs out in front of Spicer's horse, startling it.
"Out of my way, you filthy brat!" Jack Spicer shouted as he brought out his whip and attacked the children, only for Leo to jump out in front of them and catch the whip.
"Hey, if I were as rich as you, I could afford some manners." Leo sneered.
"Oh, I'll teach you some manners!" Jack Spicer countered as he kicked Leo into a mud puddle. The crowd laughs at him.
"Look at that, Chimchar. It's not every day you see a horse with two rear ends." Leo told his pet. Hearing that insult, Jack stops and turns back to Leo.
"You are a worthless street rat. You were born a street rat, you'll die a street rat, and only your fleas will mourn you." Jack taunted him. Angered, Leo rushes him, but the castle doors shut in his face.
"I'm not worthless. And I don't have fleas." Leo pointed out. "Come on, Chimchar. Let's go home." As they walk home, the sun begins to set and as soon as the sun is almost gone, Leo begins to sing.
Riffraff, street rat.
I don't buy that.
If only they'd look closer
Would they see a poor boy? No sirree.
They'd find out, there's so much more to me.
After tucking Chimchar in for the night, Leo pulls back a curtain to reveal a splendid nighttime view of the palace.
"Someday, Chimchar, things are going to change." Leo told the sleeping Pokémon with a sigh. "We'll be rich, live in a palace, and never have any problems at all."
(Alvin and I finish the decorations in the main hall. As we look over our progress, Gloyd comes by, fully dry from his shower)
Me: Oh, Gloyd. Finished scrubbing the tracks?
Gloyd: Yeah. Good thing the rain stopped. All that water almost shorted out my lightsaber.
Me: Oh, that reminds me. Vanellope and the other racers are waiting for you in the training hall.
Gloyd: Thanks for the heads-up. (leaves)
Alvin: Wait. Why was Gloyd cleaning the tracks in the rain?
Me: He lied to Bella telling her that Isabella called her some names. She already called and apologized.
Alvin: Oh. Hey, I'm about to ask Brittany to the party. Any tips?
Me: Just one: be yourself.
Alvin: Thanks. (leaves)
Me: I still got time to post this chapter. You guys may review, rate, and fav. Archer out.