Snappy continued to search through the forest, his trusty cream pie cannon in his hands, looking for whoever or whatever it was that had been sent into the Tooniverse by Mystery's wormhole machine, as well as the cream cat that Melody had said needed help. He was beginning to wonder how long this would take when he heard hurried footsteps approaching.
Letting out a short gasp, he quickly ducked behind a nearby tree and gripped his cream pie cannon tightly with both hands. With a low breath, he carefully took a step over to the edge of the tree and peeked out.
Luckily for him, it wasn't the mysterious creature that had gotten sent to this world. Instead, it was the cream colored cat that he had also been looking for. She matched the description perfectly: Young cream-colored cat Toon with a pink dress. He could also see she had a pink bag strapped to her shoulder, a golden-colored scarf around her neck with small jewels attached, and a note clutched in her hand. And at that moment she was heading his direction. However, she hadn't seen him yet.
She reminded him of the yellow cat he had accidently killed when he destroyed Mystery's wormhole machine the prior day. He shuddered at the thought, but quickly shook it off. He had a job to do, after all.
Putting the cream pie cannon away, he slowly stepped out of his hiding place and approached her. She was currently looking at a large white flower.
"Um, hello there." He called out, getting her attention. She gasped and looked over in his direction, before quietly looking back at the flower, a hand on her arm.
"Uh, hello..." She had said quietly, avoiding eye contact.
"Is this that Snappy Bumblejinks that Melody told me about?" Fluttershy wondered to herself, taking another quick peek at the blue Toon who had approached her. She noticed that he was slightly different then her in a couple of aspects. He had black flopping ears instead of pointed ones like hers, a somewhat larger nose ( about four times the size of her nose ), and a slightly larger muzzle. He was also wearing some kind of yellow work uniform with black boots and black fingerless gloves, instead of the white gloves she was wearing, and a black hat with a large golden letter "S" on it. He also appeared to have some kind of large device on his back. He was about the same height as her.
He cleared his throat once and stepped a little closer. She still avoided direct eye contact.
"It's alright. I won't hurt you." He told her reassuringly, taking slow, careful steps so as not to frighten her. "The names Snappy. Snappy Bumblejinks. Are you alright? I heard there was a little Toon out here who needed help."
Fluttershys eyes widened at that name. This was definitely the one Melody had told her to meet up with.
"Um, are you really? I, uh..." Fluttershy stammered, unable to find the words she was looking for. She silently cursed herself for being so shy. This was the one she was told to look for, but something made her look away.
Snappy, sensing she was distressed in some way, approached slowly and put a hand on her shoulder, causing her to gasp lightly and look over at him.
"Yes, I'm really Snappy Bumblejinks. Who did you think I was? The Tooth Fairy?" He asked, shrugging and chuckling at his own joke, even though it wasn't very good. He then sighed and dropped his tone slightly. "I'm truly sorry, that wasn't very funny."
Fluttershy just looked at him with a slight hint of uncertainty in her eyes. Could she really trust him? Could she afford not to? After all, what were the chances that Mystery guy was waiting behind a nearby tree, getting ready to attack them?
And besides, Melody HAD told her to give that note to him, and to find him as quickly as possible. She figured she may as well go along with her advice. It's not like she had any better ideas on what to do.
"Um... I was told to give you this." She quietly explained, handing him the note from Melody.
Quirking an eyebrow, Snappy took the note, saw that it was from Melody, and opened it up to take a look.
"Snappy, I assume this young one found you without any problem. Her name is Fluttershy, and it appears she's the one that wormhole sent into our world. Don't worry, she's not dangerous. I can see it in her eyes. But she is lost and confused, and without our help, she may be stuck here forever."
He looked back to Fluttershy, a concerned look in his eyes. SHE'S the one Mystery's wormhole machine sent into this world? With a heavy heart, he looked back to the note and kept reading.
"I'm afraid she knows nothing about how things are in Toontown, or our way of life. She doesn't even know about the Cogs yet. She is really a young Pony from another world. I trust you know what I'm talking about, correct? I used my power to turn her into a Toon and gave her basic knowledge of how to use her new body, but that's the extent of what she knows at this moment. I gave her the basic tools of our trade, and I trust your brother will be able to show her the ropes from there. I expect you will be lending a hand as well. After all, wasn't it you who sent her here in the first place?"
He figured this whole mess she was in was his fault. After all, he WAS the one who activated the machine and failed to shut it down in time. With a fresh pang of guilt, he read the last part of the note.
"I want you and your brother to bring her to my sanctuary tomorrow morning. There we can discuss a possible way of getting her home. In the meantime, make sure to keep her out of trouble. Don't let Mystery get ahold of her, and make sure nobody finds out she's really from another world. I don't want any more trouble to start up."
"P.S. I'm going to send a letter to Dusty to warn him as well. Good luck, Snappy!"
When he had finished, he slowly lowered the note to his side and looked back at Fluttershy, who was currently watching him out of the corner of her eye. She looked like she had been watching him the entire time he had been reading Melody's note.
"Oh no... you're the one that stupid wormhole machine sent here?" Snappy asked, feeling guilt wash over him once again.
Fluttershy just nodded, once again looking back at the white flower. She didn't like where this was going.
Snappy let out an upset sigh, and turned to walk away from her, causing her to look over in his direction. She watched as he slammed his empty fist into a nearby tree and let out a frustrated groan.
"Darn it all... it wasn't bad enough that I killed someone, now you're stuck here, all on account of me!" Snappy exclaimed furiously, before letting an exasperated sigh. "This stinks. I'm a terrible sidekick. I should have let my brother go it alone. All I did was get in his way and mess everything up."
There was something in Snappy's distressed tone, his clear as day disappointment with himself, that made Fluttershy give him a sad look. In spite of her shyness, she felt her love for animals and her kindness kick in, and she quietly walked over and got his attention.
"Please don't be upset. It's not all your fault." She began, only for him to interrupt her with another miserable sigh.
"It is. My brother trusted me, all of Toontown trusted me, and I screwed up. Big time. Now the entire town is furious at me. How am I supposed to make up for this?" He exclaimed, throwing his hands up into the air.
Fluttershy gave a wounded look, her ears drooping slightly, before stepping closer, clutching both hands together in a nervous sort of way.
"Please calm down. You're not entirely to blame. Who built that terrible machine that sent me here in the first place? If that thing had never existed, none of this would have happened." Fluttershy silently explained, hoping he would understand and calm down a little.
Snappy let out a low sigh and turned to Fluttershy.
"I have to admit, you do have a point. That Mystery is nothing but a menace to this place, and he just seems to keep coming back, no matter how hard me and my brother beat him." Snappy admitted, remembering the many times in the past where the two brothers had faced Mystery in battle to defend Toontown.
However, the rest of Toontown didn't see it that way.
"But that still doesn't change the fact the entire town is furious at me. I have no idea how I'm going to fix this mess." He exclaimed sadly, still remembering the wild chase he had to evade in order to get here. And with the fresh batch of chaos he had just caused in order to find Fluttershy, what insanity would be waiting for him when he got back?
Fluttershy just put a reassuring hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"Don't worry about that. You'll get your chance to redeem yourself. Everyone does in the end." She told him, with a hint of encouragement in her tone.
Snappy let out a chuckle, and then turned to face her.
"It's Fluttershy, isn't it?" He asked, to which she nodded. He then let out another chuckle. "Thanks. You're probably the only one in this entire town, besides my siblings and Melody, who hasn't jumped me over my mistake."
"I'm glad I could help." Fluttershy said happily. It always made her glad to brighten someone's day. After all, she was supposed to represent the element of kindness, wasn't she?
Snappy then brought himself back to his senses, and took a quick look around the area. He suddenly realized that weren't far from Bossbot Headquarters. How long ago had it been since Fluttershy had been sent here?
"I think we should get moving. I hate being out here in the forest longer then I need too. It can get pretty dangerous out here." Snappy warned, eyeing the surrounding trees like a watchful hawk.
Fluttershy gave him a confused look.
"Danger? What kind of danger?" She asked, unsure about whether or not she wanted to hear the answer.
Snappy looked back at her and gave her a grim expression.
"So Melody never told you about the cogs." He said, earning another confused look from Fluttershy. She simply shook her head.
"I guess she hasn't the time to go into every single detail these days, it seems." He thought to himself.
"Um, if it isn't too much trouble, what are the cogs, anyway...?" Fluttershy asked. Now suddenly wishing she hadn't asked.
"Oh boy, where to start?" Snappy wondered, still watching the nearby area, as he began to lead Fluttershy toward Toontown. They were a considerable distance out.
"The Cogs are minions of Mystery; created by him to do his dirty work all across Toontown. They're heartless, soulless, robotic monsters that listen to his every command without question. And they have a thing for hurting us Toons." Snappy explained, earning a gasp of shock from Fluttershy.
"Hurting you? Oh my goodness, that sounds terrible." She exclaimed, not wanting to believe what he was saying.
Snappy just let out a sigh as they continued walking.
"Yep. They've been around for as long as I can remember. We've been fighting for years to put an end to them, but it hasn't been easy. They seem to love targeting weaker, younger Toons who haven't developed their abilities." Snappy went on, sighing sadly once again. Clearly, this was not a cheerful topic for him. "We're at war with them, and until we've put an end to them, every last Toon in Toontown is in danger. Even the older and more experienced ones, like my brother-"
Fluttershy then gasped, interrupting Snappy. She had heard something that sounded distinctly like someone stepping on a twig not far from their location. She whipped around and looked out into the trees where the sound had come from.
"Snappy, there's something out there!" She exclaimed, pointing into the forest.
Snappy stepped in front of her, cream pie cannon in hand, and aimed it into the thick forest.
"We better get out of here, before there's trouble. Think you can follow me back to Toontown?" He asked her, watching the spot where she had pointed carefully. If something was in there, he was ready for it. But with Fluttershy around, he'd rather bolt and get her to safety then fight and risk her getting hurt.
And he knew full well that his portable hole wouldn't work outside of the Toontown city limits, so he wasn't even going to try that approach to getting her to safety; What if they both ended up in another town someplace? Dusty would have no idea where to look for them!
"I... I think so." She answered, hiding behind him and peeking out into the forest herself. She really wanted to get away from here.
"Good. Follow me." He instructed, before turning and heading off in the direction of Toontown, Fluttershy hot on his heels. He was ready to get out of this forest, and back to more familiar territory.
However, they had both failed to notice Mildew, who had been hiding up in a tall tree nearby. She had been using a directional microphone and a tape recorder to listen in on Snappy and Fluttershy's conversation. She looked troubled by the pair's departure.
"Hmm... I got to tell Mystery about this." She muttered to herself, before skillfully climbing down from the tree and sprinting her way through the forest to Bossbot headquarters.
- Some time later -
"Ah, there it is. Just over this next hill." Snappy happily exclaimed, putting away his cream pie cannon. The two had been walking through the forest for the past forty minutes.
Fluttershy gasped when she saw the huge town below.
She and Snappy were currently on the side of the mountain that overlooked the ToonFest Grounds. Snappy could see Riggy Marole down below playing with a couple of Doodles. Either playing or chasing them around trying to get his favorite bowtie back. But that wasn't what Fluttershy was looking at.
Her attention was on the large town not far away. Toontown.
She couldn't describe, even if she tried her best, the number of different places she could see from where she was. Not far away, there was the ocean, the beautiful, sparkling blue ocean, with a neighborhood sitting right on the edge of it. Across the town from there, there was a beautiful, gigantic garden neighborhood. She wanted to see what that place was like as soon as she could. North of that was what appeared to be a raceway, with several different racing tracks. There appeared to be a race in progress in one of the stadium tracks, for it was crowded with Toons. Further north from there, was a neighborhood entirely cast in the dark of night, with what appeared to be a giant bed in its central area. Near that, there was a musical paradise for a neighborhood. Close to there, and just north of the oceanside neighborhood, there was another neighborhood situated next to a series of small, snow-covered hills. The entire place looked like a giant snow globe, despite the fair weather everywhere else in the town. Nearest to where they were was a large open park area with a gazebo.
The entire town looked cartoony and full of vibrant colors, and life. But it was the center of the town that stood out from the rest. It wasn't centered on the ocean, night time, an icy hill, or a giant garden. Instead, it had no real overall theme at all... which made it stand out like a sore thumb compared to everywhere else in the town.
All in all, it looked like quite a nice place. It wasn't exactly Ponyville, but at least it looked bright, cheerful and welcoming.
"Donald's Dock..." Snappy recited, pointing to each and every area of the town as he went. "...Daisy Gardens, Goofy Speedway, Donald's Dreamland, Minnie's Melodyland, The Brrrgh, Chip and Dale's Acorn Acres, and of course Toontown Central in the middle of it all."
Fluttershy just looked out again at the massive town. There was so much to see. So much to do. She almost felt overwhelmed by the sheer size and scope of it all.
"Um, how did all these places get their names?" Fluttershy asked. Snappy just shrugged at her.
"No clue. Nobody remembers anymore." Snappy answered, putting a hand to his chin. How DID the various neighborhoods of Toontown get their names, anyway? He had never heard of anyone named Mickey, Goofy, or Donald. But he decided not to puzzle over it any further beyond that. The neighborhoods were due to be renamed someday soon, anyway, so it hardly mattered.
"It looks so... cheerful from here." Fluttershy commented. Despite her uncertainty with being in a strange world she had never heard of or seen before, she couldn't hold back her curiosity in wanted to see this place up close.
Besides, it's not like she had anywhere else to go for the time being. She might as well look around and take in the sights.
"I'm glad you think so." Snappy said, looking out over the town himself. He had seen this same view a hundred times in the past... but he always enjoyed coming out here to see it time and again. It was a nice, subtle reminder of more peaceful times, before the Cogs came along.
Speaking of the Cogs, Snappy was just about to ask how her world was, and how it compared to Toontown, when the distant sound of propellers caught his attention. Letting out a gasp, he turned sharply on the spot, grabbing his cream pie cannon in the process.
Fluttershy heard the propeller sound, too, and she also turned to see what was happening.
Four dark-suited beings were currently flying out of the distant forest and over a nearby mountainside. They were too far away for Fluttershy to make out clearly, but she could somehow tell, by the dread she suddenly had in her heart, that they were trouble.
"Cogs!" Snappy suddenly exclaimed, before turning around and grabbing Fluttershy's hand with his left hand, keeping a firm grip on the cream pie cannon with his right. "Quick, hide!"
He quickly pulled her toward a large group of tall bushes. Wasting no time, he jumped behind them, bringing Fluttershy with him.
"Yikes!" She exclaimed upon landing on the other side of the bushes. She hadn't been expecting Snappy to up and carry her away like that.
"Shh!" Snappy shushed, putting both hands on the cream pie cannon and peeking out from behind the bushes. He somehow knew this wasn't going to end smoothly.
Fluttershy also peeked out of the bushes, being careful to remain hidden. What she saw made her eyes widen.
The four dark-suited figures, which, true to Snappy prediction, ended up being Cogs, landed quietly on the ground not far from the bushes where she and Snappy were hiding. Fluttershy watched as their propellers disappeared into their heads. They were all wearing fancy, brown colored suits and black shoes, along with fancy ties that would have put any Pony in Canterlot to shame.
One of them, the tallest of the bunch, looked very muscular, and had a huge, triangle-shaped piece of cheese for a head. Fluttershy didn't know whether to be scared for her life or hungry for some cheese at the sight of it.
The one next to him was tall, round and pudgy. He had a pirates eyepatch and a bandana on, and at that moment, he was wearing a very scary gruff look on his face. He looked a lot like a pirate. Fluttershy deeply hoped he wasn't as mean or as cruel as he looked.
The next one down was slightly shorter than the other two, and had a miniature head with a full head of black hair-like stuff Fluttershy couldn't identify. He had a very disturbing face that made her want to look away. He was also pretty muscular.
The last of the four was the shortest, though he was only slightly shorter than the other three. He had a long, thin, green head and a full head of black hair as well, as well as a black bowler hat. He was by far the skinniest of the four. But he disturbed Fluttershy to look at nonetheless.
The four robots looked around the surrounding area. Clearly, they were on the hunt for something. And Snappy had a sneaking suspicion what it was.
Snappy and Fluttershy remained hidden behind the bushes for a good thirty seconds, carefully watching the four Cogs as they searched the surrounding area. Thankfully, none of them approached the bushes where Snappy and Fluttershy were hiding.
One of them whipped around to look into the forest.
"I think I saw something over here." The shortest of the bunch with the bowler hat called out to his companions, and pointing toward the forest.
The large, fat cog and the cog with the tiny head were currently searching elsewhere, and didn't seem to hear him. The one with the cheese head turned to look at him.
"Have you checked over there?" The cheese headed cog asked. The shorter one looked at him and shook his head.
"Not yet, sir." He responded.
"Well, get over there and check it out, then!" The Cog with the cheese head ordered, before turning around and heading back towards the other two.
"Right away, sir!" The shorter one replied, saluting his superior, before turning on the spot and proceeding toward the forest. Now was Snappy and Fluttershy's chance to slip away.
Snappy looked over at Fluttershy, who was now looking over at him, and gestured toward the town.
"Go!" He whispered, turning back to watch the four Cogs.
She nodded, and with a gulp of fright, proceeded to sneak away toward the town, Snappy right behind her. With any luck, they'd be able to get away without having to engage in any violence.
And as for whatever these cogs had in mind for the two... they weren't sticking around to find out.
They were almost out of eyesight, almost home free, when...
SNAP!
"What was that?" The large, fat cog with the eyepatch asked.
Snappy gasped and looked down. He had stepped on a twig, startling himself and Fluttershy, who simply looked at him with wide eyes.
Snappy sighed, his upper eye lids narrowing slightly, as the four cogs turned and shouted in their direction.
"Well, shoot." Snappy exclaimed, and without a second thought, he grabbed Fluttershy by the hand once again, and bolted toward Toontown.
"THERE THEY ARE! GET THEM!" The cog with the cheese head shouted, getting the attention of his three companions.
Snappy could hear the sound of their propellers starting up again as he and Fluttershy sprinted through the trees as fast as they could.
"If only I can get close enough to the town to use my portable hole." Snappy thought to himself, hoping beyond hope that he could get Fluttershy to safety before the cogs could catch up to them. With no gags and no laff meter, she was in no condition to take on four of the strongest Bossbots in town. Especially the Big Cheese!
"Argh! No!" Snappy suddenly exclaimed, skidding to a halt on the spot. Fluttershy did the same, before observing the surroundings.
The trees were making a tight, enclosed horseshoe shape all around them. They had nowhere left to run. It was a dead end!
"Uh, Snappy? What do we do now?" Fluttershy asked, clearly terrified of what was going to happen next. She didn't know what the cogs wanted with her, and she really, really didn't want to find out.
Snappy peered around and spotted a tall, lone bush near a few of the trees.
The cogs propellers sounded like they were getting closer.
As quick as can be, Snappy leaded Fluttershy over to the bush and pulled her behind it.
"No matter what happens, stay hidden!" Snappy instructed, before turning around and running back to the middle of the enclosure.
Fluttershy, who had no idea what he was up to, had fear in her eyes as she watched him go.
"Wait, no! What are you doing!?" She half asked/half whispered, clutching both hands to her chest. But she stayed behind the bush all the same.
Snappy pulled out his cream pie cannon and stood ready. He knew this was going to be a harsh battle.
The four cogs suddenly appeared through the trees and landed no further than twenty feet from where Snappy stood. They all laughed in a very wicked way upon seeing him.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the town fool that blew up our bosses' machine last night." The cog with the bowler hat joked, sneering at Snappy in a way that made Fluttershy's hair stand on end.
"Where's your little cream colored friend? Our boss wants a word with her." The cheese headed cog asked, taking a look around, but not seeing the other Toon anywhere.
Snappy stood his ground, cream pie cannon pointed directly at the cogs, a look of utter contempt on his face.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" He spat, a finger on the trigger.
The four cogs all looked at him and growled.
"Ooh, not very friendly, I see." The one with the eyepatch noted, before pulling out a tin can from his back pocket. The other three had pulled out other objects, and had suddenly taken fighting stances.
"I, for one, am going to enjoy doing this to you!" The cog with the cheese head stated, shortly before firing daggers at Snappy from his eyes. Luckily, the blue dog was able to dodge it.
Fluttershy watched, both out of fear for Snappy and out of simply being unable to look away, as he bravely battled the four cogs, dodging attacks as best he could and firing pies from his cannon.
"Arrrrrgh!" One of them, the one with the bowler hat shouted, as several pies hit him directly in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and explode.
The other three snarled with rage.
"DESTROY HIM!" The cog with the cheese head screamed, shortly before ducking and dive-rolling away as more pies flew in his direction.
A few restless moments later, Snappy had pelted both the one with the tiny head and the one with the eyepatch with pies as well, and they both exploded. Fluttershy silently cheered from her hiding place.
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Snappy looked around the nearby area. The Big Cheese had disappeared from sight.
"Coward!" Snappy shouted into the forest, trying to taunt the big cheese into coming out of hiding. "What's the matter, had enough?"
The answer to that question came when Snappy suddenly felt something slam into him from his left. It felt as if a race kart had hit him at full speed. He yelled in agony before tumbling into the ground.
Fluttershy gasped loudly, and had to cover her mouth with both hands to prevent herself from screaming.
Snappy looked up, spotted the Big Cheese approaching, and quickly jumped to his feet, aiming the cannon directly at the big cog.
The Big Cheese simply chuckled, before holding up something that made Snappy gasp, and his eyes widen.
His last cream pie. The Big Cheese must have taken it out of Snappy's cannon when he slammed into him. Now what was he going to do?
"Oh, tough break, kid." The large cog chuckled, before tossing the pie aside, which landed right side up near Fluttershy's hiding place.
Snappy lowered the cannon and backed away, trying to reach for a gag in his gag pouch. But the cog wasn't having any of it. With the speed of an enraged panther, the cog lunged at Snappy and grabbed both of his arms.
"Hey! Let me go! Let me go!" Snappy shouted, struggling to break free. But it was no good. The cog was too strong.
"Ah, how upsetting. Not only are you despised by the entire town, now you're going to DIE despised by the entire town." The Big Cheese stated, laughing evilly, before pulling out a golf club from his back pocket, to finish off the blue canine.
Snappy looked up at the golf club, let out a low gasp, and closed both eyes tightly. Was this the end for him?
Fluttershy gasped again. She had to do something! She couldn't just sit there and watch Snappy die! What would she do then?
She made to step out of her hiding place, but stopped when she felt her foot bump something on the ground. She looked down to see what it was.
It was the cream pie that the cog had taken from Snappy's cannon. It was still sitting on the ground, fully intact.
Fluttershy looked first at the cog, who was struggling to hold Snappy still, and then to the pie. And then something flashed through her mind.
She remembered seeing her friend Pinkie Pie throwing cakes at Spike, when he was growing to a monstrous size as a result of taking everything he could get his claws on in Ponyville. It hadn't been very effective on him, but what about this cog? They didn't seem to like those pies very much.
Did Fluttershy really have any choice about what else she could do? She had to act fast, and she had to act now.
And right there and then, Fluttershy knew what to do. With a hard look on her face, she grabbed the pie and jumped out from behind the bush.
"Leave him alone, you big bully!" Fluttershy shouted, getting the cogs attention, before throwing the pie directly at the cog with all her strength.
"What the-!?" The Big Cheese exclaimed, but he had no time to finish his sentence. He felt the pie hit him in the face with the force of a wild dodgeball.
Snappy was finally able to wrestle free from his grasp and quickly dove for cover, as the large cog dropped the golf club and collapsed into the grass. A second later, he exploded.
Fluttershy slowly walked up to Snappy as he stood up and dusted himself off.
"Did I... did I kill him...?" Fluttershy asked silently, looking down at the small pile of scrap metal and ruined parts that, only a minute ago, was getting ready to finish off Snappy.
Snappy wiped the sweat off his brow once again, before putting a hand on Fluttershy's shoulder.
"Wow. I thought that was it for me. How did you know how to do that?" Snappy asked, still in disbelief over what had just happened.
"Um, I saw a friend of mine do something like that once." Fluttershy answered, still looking down at the pile of smoking metal.
"Well, you saved my tail for sure with that pie. Thanks." He said, giving her a wink and a thumbs up.
Fluttershy just giggled, feeling her face grow hot, and looked away. Sure, she didn't like attention, given her shy nature, but she did like being praised for a job well done.
And she had to admit, it felt good helping out for a change.
However, this tender moment was soon interrupted by the sound of more approaching propellers. And it sounded like a lot of them. No doubt their battle had drawn attention from the not-so-far-away Bossbot headquarters.
The two gasped and looked at each other in alarm.
"Let's get out of here, shall we?" Snappy asked, to which Fluttershy simply nodded. After this encounter with the cogs, she was ready to get out of here. And hopefully never look back.
The two quickly made their way out of the enclosure, being careful not to trip on any of the piles of scrap metal, and hurried away from the spot.
After a couple of minutes of nonstop running, Snappy threw out a hand to stop Fluttershy. She was just about to ask what they were doing when Snappy pulled out what appeared to be a small black hole the size of his palm from his back pocket.
"We should be close enough we can just use this to teleport to the town." Snappy explained, throwing the hole on the ground, which then enlarged itself to roughly the size of a drum set. It was big enough for both Snappy and Fluttershy to jump in.
"What's that?" Fluttershy asked, looking at the black hole with a curious look on her face. Like many things in this world, she had never seen something like it before in her life.
"A portable hole. Every Toon in town has one. It's how we get around." Snappy explained, before taking a step closer to the hole. "I set it to teleport us to Toontown Central. You'll be much safer there."
Fluttershy looked up at Snappy with a confused look on her face. How was THIS thing supposed to teleport them anywhere?
"After you. It'll close up as soon as I jump in, so you have to go first." Snappy said, pulling her closer to the hole. "Don't worry; I'll be right behind you."
Fluttershy looked down at the hole, let out a low breath to reassure herself, and with her eyes closed, leaped into the hole. Snappy hopped in directly after her, and the hole quietly closed behind them.
Dusty Bumblejinks and all associated characters are owned and copyright by Bulldozer Studios.
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