These are all drabbles posted on Tumblr but not on here.


1. The Lobster Replacement

"So I've had this stuffed lobster in my backpack for a month now and I should probably give it to someone who might actually cherish yet," Kris said, shaking a small brown lobster.

Sara instantly hugged the stuffed crustacean. "I'm taking him. He is mine, and I will love him forever. Also, I'm naming him Larry."

Kris smirked. "You named your stuffed poodle Georgette. You named all your Littlest Pet Monkeys after Dr. Zone characters. And now we can finally add Larry the Lobster to the list."

"Have you seen Wally?" Sara asked. "He wasn't in history earlier."

"He's down with the flu," Kris said. "I almost wish I could catch it too. Then I could rewatch Season 3 so I can record all the symbolism with the hourglass. I've been getting a ton of messages asking why I haven't updated the symbolism page of my blog. People need to be more patient."

Sara plopped Larry on the table where Wally normally sat, then pushed a pencil into his claws, sliding lined paper underneath him. "He's Wally's replacement now."

"Hey, Larry," Kris said. "Did you watch the latest episode yet? Cause I know you're going to flip when they confirm the Time Bee-hicle's sentience."

"Wha?" Sara gasped, shaking Larry in an imitation of Wally. "Kris, how many times do I have to remind you not to spoil stuff? And no, I haven't made that role play account yet because I'm too lazy to do that but not too lazy to devote my entire Zonian lifestyle to shipping charts!"

Kris snickered, her pencil shaking as she tried to sketch the outline of a bird.

"Oh, and I've hijacked your friend's life. I've stashed him in a lobster tank in an undisclosed location so he can feel what my species has to endure in your fancy seafood restaurants," Sara said in a deep voice.

"Sara! Kris!" the teacher barked. "I'm trying to explain this technique! Kindly put that lobster down and pay attention!"

Sara quickly dropped Larry and copied the bullet points on the powerpoint. Kris was unfazed. "We are geniuses," she said.

2. Dr. Zone Monopoly

"Yes, and that's another Time Portal under my belt!" Kris exclaimed. "I hold the monopoly over the time-space continuum now, suckers!" She added the final Time Portal to her other properties, ordered based on position on the board.

Sara smirked. "Bring it on, sister!" While she had the most money, her cards all leaned on the inexpensive side. She needed one more light blue before she could start investing in Time Crystals. She would let Kris win this game as soon as the Trashcandroid Queen finally succeeded in killing Dr. Zone.

"Aw man," Wally groaned. He hit the "Go to Dungeon" space and moved his piece, Time Ape, to the Dungeon of Doomtropolis. "This is the fourth time!"

Milo, who'd been knocked out early in the game due to an unfortunate combination of landing on other players' properties and a series of bad Chest of Infinite Wisdom draws, patted Wally on the back. "Look on the bright side. You get another chance at getting the jackpot!"

Nobody had landed on the jackpot the entire game. As a result, there was at least 800 in play money up for grabs.

"Too bad, Wally," Kris laughed. "The guards of Doomtropolis gave even Dr. Zone a hard time. Time Ape doesn't stand a chance against them!"

"Kris, Kris, Kris," Sara tutted as she threw the dice. "As always, you underestimate your opponents. Not a smart move in a game that combines strategy and luck to ruthlessly crush your friends in a competitive market. And, oh come on! Curse these rolls all the way to Florvarka!"

"Fork it," Kris held out her hand. "The Village of Wailing Axolotls needs the money to fund their militia."

Sara growled as she gave up yet another 300 to Kris. "That's it. I release the entire guard of Doomtropolis to seize all of Kris' property! Wally, you're a free man."

"I have no idea if we're playing Monopoly or role-playing," Wally sighed. The girls had built mini forts out of the pieces and were now shooting dice to knock them down. "The dungeons aren't looking so bad now."

"I command the Victorious Twins to attack the left perimeter of your shoddy castle!" Kris shouted, slamming statuettes on the table.

"Oh, well that's too bad! The empty left perimeter was simply a diversionary tactic! And Dr. Zone rides the Hassian Hound to victory!" Sara exclaimed. Diogee hopped up on the table, startling Kris. He proceeded to scatter the fort all over the floor and table.

Milo slid Wally a can of soda, which he gulped down. "Is she always like this?" he asked.

Milo chuckled. "Never played a game of Mario Party with Sara, have you? I promise you will learn to never underestimate mushrooms again."

3. In the Zone

"Ugh. I finally got through all this exposition," Sara muttered, spinning around in her desk chair. "I'm no good at naming sci-fi technology." She saved her fanfiction, then clicked the button a few more times to be absolutely sure it saved. You could never be too sure when a power outage was going to happen after all.

Before she turned in for the night, she decided to do a quick check of the Zonian Bee, the largest Dr. Zone fansite that contained all the information she could possibly hope for. The familiar brown and red background popped up, and she scrolled down to the first post, which was just a dubstep remix of the theme song.

It was okay. Not as amazing as some of the other mixes she'd heard, but okay.

The second post caught her eye, a beautiful piece of digital art that was inspired by one of the most popular fanfics in the entire fandom. And it wound up on the Zonian Bee, the highest honor a Zonian could ask for. She put it into her favorites and left a small compliment in the comments, then returned to the home page.

Sara stifled a gasp on the third post. "Oh. My. Gosh. Why? Why would you do this? Like, I know this is a popular topic and all but no. You can't hurt them like this," she whispered frantically. She took a deep breath, smiling so wide it hurt her mouth. "Course there's always a chance it's fake. I mean, there was that incident around the time of the first season finale where a fake screencap made everyone think Professor Phosphadi killed the Trashcandroid Queen. It's gotta be one of those. Totally gonna be one of those."

A quick Google search revealed that it was not fake. A confirmation on Orton Mahlson's social media was all she needed to confirm her worst fear. She screamed Milo's name.

Not even thirty seconds later, Milo burst into her room, knocking his elbow against the doorframe. He barely flinched, instead staring in confusion at her when her eyes bore into the wall behind him. She saw nothing but pain. And death. And heartbreak in the future.

"Bringing a special episode to you on Thanksgiving!" Milo read. "Hey, that's a few weeks away! You can finally get more material to play around with now!"

"Read the rest of it," Sara ground out.

"Episode 100: The Scythe of Chronos," Milo whispered. "Oh no. All of Dr. Zone's hallucinations of Chronos are gonna come to a head here, aren't they?"

Sara sank on her bed, gently moving her Dr. Zone plushie aside. "As much as I'm glad for the hiatus to be over, a few weeks isn't enough emotional prep time. What kind of messed up world are we living in where you'd put in Chronos, one of the most charismatic and terrifying villains in the entire franchise, directly after the confirmation of Time Ape being Dr. Zone's brother?"

"I wanna see them being bros," Milo added sadly.

"Me too, little bro," Sara said. "Me too."