Don't Touch that Remote!

by Lolitafreak88

A trip to the video store? What could go wrong? The video you want is sold out, you can't reach the top shelf, and Flippy flips out and goes on a killing spree. Can Handy survive a Fliqpy attack and also see some of his fellow Tree Friends in a new light?

4. Chapter 4

Don't Touch that Remote! Part 4

By Jake Aguirre

By now the dark, grey sky threatened to pour water upon Happy Tree Friend town. Normally people would stay indoors or go out with an umbrella and raincoat. But two Tree Friends were currently racing down the street, the longest street in the town without any of these things. All they had were the clothes on their backs and things they were carrying. Leading was Nutty with his two stacks of packages filled with treats 6 packages per stack. Following behind him was Handy, the amputated beaver who was carrying his purchase from the video store in a shopping bag. They had not been very close before the day started but surprises and a near-death experience had brought them together as friends. They were running as fast as they could to get away from the hand of death.

Nutty called out to Handy to run faster, not out of bossiness but concern. Handy thought about what would happen if he were to die. He had died many times in the past only to revive in the strange cycle of Tree Friends. Petunia said that whenever she lived and Handy died, she often buried her head into the pillows and blankets of her bed and cried up a river. She had cried out of the loss of her love and that she was separated from his sweet smile for at least a day. Handy often did the same if he lived but Petunia died (Though this was very rare). He would often lament on his uselessness, his inability to change his or anyone's fate, and that he lost someone who pretty much was the only one who understood him. Maybe that's why Handy would often laugh at other's misery or care about himself. Maybe the combination of uselessness and sadness and the fact he died many terrible deaths made him a sadist.

But this time was different, Handy had made a new best friend. Handy wondered what Nutty did in times of emotional stress. Did he try to drown his troubles in chocolate syrup and soda pop? Did he do something drastic like flip out or suicide? Did he simply scream? Did he just ignore it out of the sugar rush he usually had or out of stupidity? Or did he also cry tears of sadness just like the others? Handy didn't want to see what Nutty did, because all would result in sadness in the end. Plus Nutty was… Nutty and he didn't deserve to have to lose his new best friend on the same day they became friends. Handy knew he had to live, fight for survival, anything to prevent Nutty and Petunia's sadness. But how could he, without any arms? Handy decided he would eventually figure out a way, he was known for being resourceful.

Despite the fact they had been running for 5 minutes straight (The street was definitely VERY long), Handy and Nutty weren't tired. Lightning crackled, unleashing a booming wave of sound and thunder. Handy, nervous looked back to see if Fliqpy had given up. Or if Lumpy somehow managed to defeat Fliqpy or at least get him back to normal. His eyes grew smaller in fear when he saw a speck of green. Of course, Handy didn't want to jump to conclusions. Lifty and Shifty were green, it could be one of them. But they are never together, thought Handy. Was it Nutty perhaps? Nutty's right in front of me, ahead of me, Handy thought again. Who else was green then? Mr. Pickles was but he was too small to be the speck in the distance, even from where Handy and Nutty were. Was it someone dressed in green? A car? A bird? A car? A Tree Friend? It was a Tree Friend all right, it was Fliqpy, looking seriously enraged and armored with a knife in one hand.

Handy screamed in terror and Nutty did too when he turned around to see what was going on. This is it, Handy's head said, the end. He never even got a chance to see the History of Flying he had suffered so much to get. Well maybe it wouldn't be all bad since he had seen a new side to Lumpy and Nutty. Handy thought of ways he could fight against Fliqpy. Punching or elbowing was out of the question. A headbutt seemed strong but predictable in Handy's case, especially since he had a hard helmet. A kick took too long, plus Fliqpy was a war soldier, trained to fight, kill, massacre. A clear advantage over Handy.

"BOOM!" Handy's train of thoughts was totally derailed when an explosion was heard from out of nowhere. Fliqpy, seeing his prey, had sped forward and was now close enough to hurl grenades at them so they could hit. Fliqpy had used grenades as weapons before; Disco Bear discovered this though he was already dead before a grenade blew him up. The grenade had been 10 big steps from Handy and Nutty's location. Nutty was giggling but also screaming, an odd mixture of sounds and he was running faster, desperate to protect the goodies as well as evade the PTSD killing machine. Having no arms was somewhat a hindrance in running for Handy and he could run fairly fast but not as fast as he could've. Handy ran faster in an attempt to catch up to Nutty and it worked a bit, he was now almost right behind Nutty.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!" An orchestra of explosions filled the streets and some buildings were blown up by the grenades as well. Luckily the other Tree Friends were either at the video store (Mostly corpses were there) or doing something else. Just then Fliqpy gave an extra hard throw and the grenade flew over the duo's head and landed in front of them. Handy had good sight and caught the grenade as it flew overhead and stopped when he saw it fly right over his head and then started running in the right direction to avoid the explosion. Nutty had seen Handy head to the right and quickly heading in the right direction too. The grenade exploded again, unleashing a powerful blast. Thankfully, due to heading in the right direction mere seconds before it burst, they were not caught in the explosion. But the shockwaves sent both friends into the air.

Handy's bag slipped out of his arms, threatening to crash to the ground. It'd break, be of no use, could not be put back together. Handy had dreamed of seeing that movie and paid $5 for it, he was not going to let it crash. But he had no arms, and it was somewhat far from him since it slipped off his arms. How could he catch it? Handy decided to turn everything negative that had happened and in the past into determination. Determination to change his fate, prove he could do anything if he set his mind to it, make Giggles and Cuddles guilty, and make Nutty happy. He wanted to eat the goodies with Nutty (And maybe Petunia if Nutty was willing to share with her) and they would watch the movie together, an activity fit for two friends. Handy, who was in a flat position mid-air used his lower body strength to flip himself. He was now upside down and falling down. He hit the ground but his hard hat not only shielded him from a bad collision, but now he was balancing on his head. Handy leaned to the right doing half of a cartwheel and as soon as his feet touched the ground he dashed after the disc.

Handy ran as fast as he could, seeing the bag inch closer to the ground. Then when he got into perfect range, he took a dynamic leap. It was a leap that would do wonders at the Olympics, especially for an amputee. Handy caught the bag with his teeth (Which had become very reliable since he lost his arms) and as he landed, he did a secret-agent style barrel roll and then got to his feet. The movie was unharmed and Handy had already done something incredible. Handy slipped the handles of the bag through his arm with his teeth, released the handles, and then smiled happily. Of course, reality hit him when he realized he did not know what happened to Nutty. He looked around and spotted Nutty sitting against a mailbox. There was a dent in the mailbox but miraculously, Nutty was not dead. His brains were not exposed (Which Giggles had suffered once upon a time), he wasn't even bleeding, he was ok. The packages were falling but Nutty managed to catch one stack with one arm and then the other stack with his other arm.

Nutty set the packages down and laughed happily at his and Handy's good fortune. Handy was happy Nutty's packages were unharmed and happy that they had both rescued their treasures. But Handy forgot the most important thing. That he was wanted. Lightning streaked across the sky, and like a spotlight, illuminated the street. Handy looked down and noticed his shadow looked bigger, like he was holding a knife..

"AHHHHHHHH!" Handy screamed. Fliqpy was right in front of him, heading towards him as though he had taken a dynamic leap from the air. It looked like he was about to pounce on him like a panther with its prey. Fliqpy unleashed a horrifying battle cry and clutched his weapon determined to behead Handy and turn his head into a candy jar like he had envisioned. Handy shed a tear, sad that he failed to change his fate. But he was also sad that he was leaving Nutty and that Nutty would be alone, without a best friend. That he might return to his regular, selfish, candy-loving, crazy self. All because his only real friend was an amputee and couldn't defend himself.

The sound of a weapon hitting its target echoed through the streets. There was a cry of pain. The target fell to the ground.

To be continued…

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