Don't Touch that Remote! Part 6
By Jake Aguirre
Handy, Petunia, and Nutty saw Fliqpy up and heading towards them, slowly and ominously like a zombie. Handy's idea had to work or they were doomed. With Nutty's beloved goodies still in the closet Handy began to explain his plan. At the end he then declared,
"After this is over, we should have a movie party." Nutty giggled and nodded and Petunia hugged Handy which proved they agreed. Their plan would definitely take more time than they had but the good thing about Nutty (or at least before Handy and Petunia knew he truly had a heart of gold) was when he was under a sugar rush, he could go really fast. Petunia practically stuffed a chocolate bar into Nutty's mouth which surprised Handy who told her to not to hurt his new best friend. Petunia blushed and quickly apologized but Nutty was already under the sugar rush. His jittering and laughing become more profound and rapid and soon he was a tornado of green and goodies and moved around the store in no time at all. Every piece of merchandise was tied down with rope, all in a matter of seconds. The plan obviously included the entire store if they were to tie things down.
Petunia grabbed some earmuffs (with the logo of a well-known soccer team) and put them on Nutty's, Handy's, and her own ears. The plan must have included sound too if they were putting earmuffs which could cancel out even the loudest of noise. Handy had opened his case with his teeth and with help from an ever loyal Nutty, took out the disc for the History of Flying. The T.V that was in the store was currently playing a cheerleading video so Handy sat down, with the T.V remote placed directly in front of him, and used his nubs to eject the disk while Petunia put the disc for Handy's prized movie in it. Then Handy muted the T.V and raised the volume to a dangerously high level. But it wasn't too loud to pierce through the earmuffs, especially since their plan required one key thing, a device that could only be found in the sporting goods store. That device was… megaphones, 10 to be exact.
Nutty's sugar rush finally ended after he tied down a table and 10 megaphones, all currently on, and he gave a thumbs-up to Handy who gave a wink back. Not like he was trying to be playful, being an amputee gives you so little options to communicate. Then, with the video playing, currently on a mute level and the remote in their hands and everything set up, Handy, Petunia, and Nutty took refuge in the closet where Nutty's goodies and the food for the proposed party was. They opened the door just a crack, big enough to aim the remote at the T.V and turn it on to set the trap. Petunia crossed her fingers, hoping this plan would work.
The doors to the store opened as Fliqpy walked in, a bloody knife drenched from having sliced Lumpy's eye off and some strawberry juice firmly grasped within his hand. Fliqpy was grinning maliciously at the ruin he would soon lay. Of course since Petunia was now in the hunt, she'd be hunted down too. He liked hearing her screams of pain, it was fun slamming her face in the grill and seeing her misery that one time. Every kill he ever did was fun but only to him, certainly not to anyone else, especially not to real Flippy. But that's when Fliqpy made his final and most critical mistake. After not taking into account unexpected gumballs and leaping too high, a normal person would have probably been more aware. Fliqpy was too consumed in bloodlust and revenge to notice anything out of the ordinary anymore. That's when he saw everything tied down, the T.V on, and… 10 megaphones. Handy pushed the mute-off button with perfect accuracy and then followed by closing the door with record timing.
The scene that was playing on the History of Flying was a plane taking off. Of course, planes leave a sonic vibration when they take off in flight as well as a booming sound. This disc was high-quality, with masterful sound. But if pushed too high, the song of an airplane is fatal to ears. But through 10 megaphones… it was cataclysm to anyone's ears that happened to be nearby. It would also release a sonic boom that could send anyone and anything in its path hurled off its feet and flying through the air. It would shatter the glass of a store or any buildings in a close range and instantly pulverize one's eardrums. This was precisely what happened to Fliqpy. The powered up take-off of the plane unleashed a sonic boom that sent Fliqpy flying out of the store, crashing through the glass as well as breaking the glass of the stores. The ears of Fliqpy were instantly damaged, sending his ears into pure deafness, much like Lumpy had once experienced in an awkward game with Cuddles. The tied down merchandise stayed put though a few smaller things like charms or candy did fly with the wave. Fliqpy was now flying out into the rain still caught in the pulse of sound and he only stopped when he crashed into a blue car that had parked in the rather small timespan of him reaching the store.
Handy quickly turned off the mute button as the trio raced out of the closet and Petunia turned off all of the megaphones. To them it was still kind of loud, as loud as someone watching a movie from the other room and both doors were open but thankfully they were saved from deafness by a closed room and earmuffs. Nutty hugged Handy and spun him around like a stuffed animal, overjoyed they were saved and that his plan had worked. Handy laughed and laughed, he had finally done something right. It was the one thing that gave him the most pleasure in the world. He had overcame his limits as an amputee and pulled out a miracle. As Nutty set him down Petunia kissed Handy on the cheek, thrilled with his success and because she was in love with him after all. Handy blushed and Nutty teased him on his romance with Petunia, like a typical friend. Handy just rolled his eyes in a friendly way and then looked out. Most of the merchandise was still in its place with only a few goods, and LOTS of glass outside and the doors and windows broken, or anything made of glass. There was one thing left to do.
The rain was finally gone and the clouds started to part with sunlight peeking through. Handy, Petunia, and Nutty stepped outside to examine Fliqpy. They approached cautiously but then they smiled at the sight. Flippy was there, not Fliqpy, and he was waking up, recovering from the blow. His adorable eyes flickered before he rubbed them and his teeth were normal. Their plan worked, Fliqpy had returned to the Flippy that everyone liked a WHOLE lot more. Flippy rubbed his head but then felt his ears, they were still bleeding and they had probably gotten destroyed in the sonic pulse so now he was deaf. Handy felt bad now that he had made Flippy deaf, he also realized Flippy got the blame for everything that Fliqpy did. Handy offered a nub to Flippy, inviting him to join the party. Petunia and Nutty in the back nodded silently to one another to keep quiet about what happened. Flippy smiled, he never got a chance to do much with friend and he took Handy's nub which lifted the sweet bear up.
Just then Sniffles came by. He had likely heard the pulse and wondered what was up. He saw the car and saw a dent in it and frowned slightly. It was no doubt that the car Flippy had crashed into was Sniffles. Sniffles asked if they saw who did it but everyone just shrugged their shoulders, not wanting anymore drama. Petunia then asked everyone to come inside for the party they planned to have and Sniffles, approving of the idea, agreed. So they headed toward the store, their mission accomplished… or was it?
To be continued…
Indeed, the story is not quite over yet. There's one more SHOCKING surprise left. What could it be? Anyways please review if there's anything you want to say about the story like what you thought or how it could be improved. I do not claim any copyright and all rights belong respectfully to Mondo Media and Happy Tree Friends.