Don't Touch that Remote! Part 5
By Jake Aguirre
Time seemed to stop in that instant. A few drops fell from the heavens and the flash of lightning from earlier was disappearing. Something definitely had hit someone, from the user of this "something" wanting to cause intentional harm to someone. But in this person's case, it was to protect a dear friend who was about to be killed. Fliqpy was totally caught off guard. The sound that echoed reflected the weapon's identity,
"SPLAT!" He was hit in mid-air by a flying strawberry pie. If one was at the scene and looked at Nutty, he had his arm in front of him as though he had thrown something at someone. There was an empty package next to him from the stack where the pie had no doubt come from. But what stood out most was Nutty's face; it was a face of EXTREME anger and annoyance. He had given this once in a dream when Lumpy had once assaulted his beloved Valentine's Day box of chocolates and found the evidence. Nutty's scowl was directed at Fliqpy for even trying to lay a finger on Handy. Considering the distance, Nutty's direct hit was remarkable feat of accuracy. Nutty had played milk pong many times which had helped to improve his overall aim.
Berries from the pie splattered on Fliqpy staining his jacket with berries and juice. Fliqpy was in mid-air too and the pie knocked him out of the sky and as he fell a few feet backward, he crashed to the ground and fell against a trash can. Ironically, Fliqpy's leap of faith was his fatal mistake. From Nutty's position, Fliqpy would've been in front of Handy and Handy would've hidden Fliqpy from Nutty's eyes and led to Handy's death. But Fliqpy had chosen to leap in for the kill so it looked like he was right above Handy in Nutty's eye. This led to Nutty finding a pie and throwing it at Fliqpy and preventing his kill. Handy looked up when he realized he was not hurt and saw Fliqpy against the trash can. Rain started to come down. Nutty quickly grabbed his stacks and readjusted them onto his arms and called to Handy,
"Come on!" Handy, knowing Fliqpy was persistent and would likely strike again, quickly followed Nutty. They didn't want to risk another round of grenades so they ran into a nearby building, hoping to barricade it until Fliqpy cooled down. Handy looked nervously outside as rain poured down on the street, holding his purchase from the video store but then a "OOOOOOOH" from Nutty caused him to turn around. They were inside a sporting goods store. There were baseball bats, T-shirts, equipment, Pom-poms, tennis balls, soccer cleats and all sorts of sporting goods. There were weapons but Fliqpy was too advanced in combat for Handy and Nutty to take on. Ironically, the person who was the owner of the store was there and waved hello to them. Handy smiled as that person was his girlfriend, Petunia. Handy remembered Petunia being the owner of a sporting goods store and was now glad that this building was that store.
"Hi Petunia!" Handy said cheerfully. Petunia smiled and waved hello friendly. Nutty was busy chewing on baseball bubble gum which he tore right out from the wrapper. Old habits die hard, Handy thought looking back at him with a smile. Then Handy remembered the current scenario and quickly explained to Petunia all that happened. Petunia gasped in fright, being fully aware of Fliqpy as Fliqpy had killed her multiple times in terrible ways. She still was nervous of hamburger grills to this day.
Meanwhile, at the video store, currently in a state of ruin, something was going on. But nothing new was really going on. Cuddles' corpse remained in the broken T.V, Giggles intestines were laid out all over the floor, and a blood puddle surrounded the disco ball. But of course, one person was still around, miraculously not yet dead. Lumpy had lost a lot of blood from Fliqpy's attack but he pushed onward. He also had a hunch he knew where Handy and Nutty were heading and he also knew from previous experience as a therapist, a way to get Fliqpy back to normal Flippy. He tried to find an eye patch but this was a video store, not a boutique so he wound up making one of tape. It was fussy tape as there was some tape on his left antler but he didn't care at this point. He had stopped bleeding luckily and was ready to make a call. He found the phone and after dialing 411, which wasn't much help, he started to dial the number to Petunia's store.
The phone rang a few seconds later back in Petunia's sporting goods store. Nutty was now putting his beloved packages of goodies in a closet to protect them in case Fliqpy killed him. He was even wishing them to be safe. Handy and Petunia did not notice Nutty and Nutty had just told Petunia about his video store experience. Petunia had hugged him for his perseverance and new friend when the phone had rang. Petunia answered it and was surprised to hear it was from Lumpy. Lumpy asked if Handy and Nutty were there which she replied,
"Yeah... why?" Lumpy told her to tell them what he was about to say. He explained all he knew about how to get Fliqpy back to normal. Water was good but only when it was just starting but strong sounds and noises like a piercing scream could work to get him back to normal too. Plus making Fliqpy sympathize or getting through to his "Flippy" state worked too. Petunia agreed and told Nutty and Handy everything Lumpy had said. Handy and Nutty started thinking about a battle plan they could use. Petunia then thanked Lumpy and Lumpy wished them good luck and put the phone back on his stand. Just as Petunia put the phone away, Handy exclaimed,
"Ah ha!" Handy had an idea and it would be the best way to get Fliqpy back to normal. Back outside in the rainy, cold darkness. Fliqpy finally got back to reality. Tragically, the hit was not enough to get him to come to his senses. Fliqpy wiped some of the strawberries and juice from his clothes and face and growled in anger at being hit in such a disgraceful way. He armed himself with his trusty knife and slowly walked towards the video store where the dumb duo had taken refuge. His art piece would come to life if he had anything to do about it.
To be continued…
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