Chapter 17
Interviewing Buck
"Hello everybody! Welcome back to the show! Here beside me-" I look to the left, ready to present the craziest weasel the world has ever known- but he wasn't there. I looked at the empty chair, wide eyed. I look behind it, under it, under mine and behind it... and peer into the audience. I looked quite discombobulated. I spin my head towards DonTheHero.
"Where did he go?!" I ask in confusion.
DonTheHero shrugged. "No clue, I'll search for him while I check on Crash and Eddie."
"Again? This is the sixth time you went to check on them since the interview with Kiki and the Brat Pack and the break!"
"Yep, they haven't been able to untie themselves from each other since the last interview, and I want them to have a good think about their mistakes before I allow them free. But you never know if they have escaped or not. One moment please."
"I see," I nod, "well, off you go then."
But as DonTheHero left he room, closing the door behind him-
"HERE I AM!" Buck hollered. I screamed as he came down from the ceiling, swinging on the lights and grinning his usual way as everyone clapped and cheered him on. I flailed my arms about, thinking he was going to attack me with his knife or something, but then I saw him swinging over the audience with the lights, thinking the worst.
"Okay Buck!" I call. "Before you actually hurt yourself with the lights, can you come down so we can start the interview?"
"Of course!" He beamed. Then, he swung to the chair, doing a Tarzan cry as he let go of the light wire, flipped in mid air, and landed lightly on his feet on the cushion specially left for him on the chair. Everyone screamed and cheered as he bowed while wiggling his one eyebrow exposed.
"Welcome to the show Buck!" I say over the noise. "I have plenty of questions for you from all your fans! Who are my viewers!"
"Lovely! It's nice to hear some people wanting to know about my adventures." He raised the spoken knife, narrowing his one eye as the tooth glinted in the light above him.
"Well let's begin then!" I say with a big smile. "Now if you want to pass a question, for personal reason, just tell me and we'll continue. Okay?"
"Fine by me!" Buck nodded as he spoke.
"Frostpinkloverfr asked if they can have an eyepatch?" I begin.
"Sure! When does this kid want their eye taken out?"
"No not like that!" I said quickly. "They just want it like a trinket."
"Ah," said Buck. "I see! Okay! I'll send an eye patch to EVERYONE in the audience!"
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Screamed everyone, jumping out of their seats, and dancing about happily. I clapped along too, my hands starting to hurt with this clapping, and would surely come right off if I wasn't careful.
"Alright, let's continue, now, Pretty Weasel asked- How's your wife the Pineapple?"
Buck tilted his head.
"Pinell?" He asked aloud. "She's doing fine, doesn't say anything anymore now, but is still fine." I smirk while looking at him. "Sounds to me marriage isn't going well at the moment. Seeing 'Pinell' doesn't talk to you."
"Neah..." He replied.
"Alright then, PW's second question is -How are things in the Dino world?"
"They are doing just fine! Oh! And Rudy wants to say hello in person!"
I froze. "Rudy?" I say hoarsely. I look around the room, the whole audience following my actions. They too were looking over each others heads, under the seats, under the person-next-to-them seats... everywhere...
None of us could find Rudy anywhere!
"A-a-a-a-a-and where is he exactly?" I asked. Buck pointed at the window, and I stood up, yet with wobbly knees, I staggered my way over to the window. At first I saw only a dull, empty car park, but then I saw a familiar red eye peeping through the window.
"GAHA!" I scream, jumping back and hitting and kicking mid-air in defense, everyone copying me, excluding Buck. Instead of panicking, he watched us panicking, while checking his surroundings.
"Is there something i was meant to worry about?" He asked. I stop and pointed shakily at the eye from the window.
"Is that Rudy outside?" I quiver as I question him.
"Yep," Buck answers simply. "And?"
"You should have warned me!" I claim.
"RAWR!" I felt the ground beneath me shaking. The lights bounced as if they were on bungee ropes above our heads as everyone hid under the chairs, screaming.
"Calm the guy down!" I yell.
"Alright, alright! Keep your fur on!" Buck jumped up and ran to the window.
"Hey Rudy!" He said. "I thought you said you were going to be nice today."
"Rawr!"
"Don't talk to me like that! Now reach in and say hello to Cookie and everyone else!"
Suddenly, when Buck assured me and everyone that it was all good and well, a huge claw came through the window, marking the floor, and scarring the audience even more. I was frozen in my place, unable to move.
"Say 'ello!" Buck urged. I gulped slowly, before reach and patting Rudy's mega claw.
"H-i-i-i-i R-udy!"
"RAWR!"
I close my eyes tightly, and back away. Buck smiled at me, before shooing Rudy's claw away, and telling him to behave til his interview was over. Shivering viciously, I walked back to my chair ever so slowly, and sunk into it.
"I'm never going anywhere near a dinosaur again!" I declared. Everyone was hiding behind the chairs that were in front of them, and I watched as their heads popped out from behind them a few at a time. But I got some claps for my so called 'bravery'. I didn't feel brave, but I nod with appreciation even so.
"So," I stammer as Buck turned my way again. "To quickly return to the questions... oh this is an interesting one! How did you find the Dino world?"
"Indeed it is!" Buck said. "The truth is I never went and searched for Dino world! I was born there."
"WOAH! REALLY!?" Everyone was now yelling out their own questions about this topic, about his parents and if they abandoned him when he was born.
"OK, OK!" I yell. "Let him think about it all first!"
Buck laughed at me, before settling into the silence around him. He thought for a long time... before smiling.
"No they didn't abandon me..." Buck chuckled. "Not until the age I was meant to be, and I think that is about three weeks old."
"That's too young! For us that's still practically a new born baby!"
"No biggie to us animals though. Maybe bad in your opinion, but not in ours. Anyways, after they disappeared, I was left to fend for myself. I was a quick learner. I knew where to go when trouble was brewing..."
"Guess that didn't work with Rudy the first time..." I mutter.
"What was that?" Buck asked with a slightly annoyed tone.
"Nothing!" I reply quickly. "Next question! How old are you?"
"Never ask a man his age!" He claimed.
"Actually Buck? It's never to ask a woman her age."
"Is it that way?" Buck shook his head laughing. "I've been going around claiming this in dino world!"
"Really? Silly Buck!"
"I know right? Anyways as for my age... I'm thirty-three."
My head jerked a bit as I stare at him in shock. "No!" He claimed.
"Yeah!"
"You sure?"
"I think everyone knows their own age darling."
"Well excuse me for mistaking you age daddy dearest!" I said this with a sarcastic tongue, but he didn't seem to care. Just then, DonTheHero enters right on cue.
"Ummm... we might have a slight issue..." He said. I straightened up in my seat. This couldn't be good...
"And that is what exactly?" I say.
"The possums got loose... and of course it had to be during Buck's interview."
The whole room mumbled and sighed among themselves.
Well isn't this perfect!" I say aloud with a heavy sigh. I knew it wasn't good... Especially now! They just had to escape now! "But still, it's not your fault... Anyways do you have any questions for our weasel friend?"
"Indeed I do!" He smiled as he presented Buck a knife similar to the shape of his original knife. "I had forged that knife so that is one thing that makes it unique the other is the core is of a sabretooth's saber! Soto knows my source and it just... pains him." He chuckled at his own joke as Buck gave his new knife a few swings. I shuddered slighty... Then i remember hearing someone screaming duri!g the break..."Ok now to the questions."
"Also DontheHero," I interrupted. " PW asked me to let you know that they hope your back gets better."
"Did they? Well, thank you anway PW! Now question 1. Can you train me on how to use a knife like you?"
"Of course! I'll teach you after the show."
"Awesome! OK question 2. When did you meet Pinell?"
"I met her not long after I lost my eye. We meet in the moonlight!"
"Ah, like in most romance movies." I coo.
"Indeed! So question three; What do you think about Diego having a mate and kids?"
Buck leapt up.
"I was never EVER informed Diego having a mate or kids until I met them back stage! I haven't even got their names! I never got a chance to talk to the kids or mate, nor Diego for that matter."
"Well we can answer that for you Buck." Replied DonTheHero, gesturing at himself and me. "The eldest daughter with green eyes and white fur like his mate is Jade."
"And the most independent," I add. "His mate is Shira, and she used to be a pirate! Then the triplets are Cody, Teal, and Shamrock."
"And who is who?" Buck urged to find out.
"The orangery-brown all over is Cody, with one green eye and one teal colored eye? He's the eldest of the triplets. Teal is the orange one with white stripes along his back... and has of course; teal colored eyes... and the middle of the three. And lastly, Shamrock is Jade's twin. Same fur, and same eyes." I counted the features off my fingers, then DonTheHero double checked just to be sure I got my own facts right, before nodding at me approvingly. Buck on the other hand was holding his head as if to keep it in place.
"That's a lot of information to handle... I don't think my brain can stand it!" I look at him worriedly.
"Really? How big is you brain?"
As he scratched his head, he thought deeply... before replying simply; "the size of a Monkey nut last time I checked..."
"Well that does sound a bit worrying..." Said Don slowly. "Anywho lastly, question 5. what do you think about the possum brothers?"
"Crash and Eddie? Those two are my one and only top two students! I'm to teach them everything I know before i die out!"
"Which I hope, and expect to be quite little." I point out. "Seeing as your brain is the size of a nut... and the possum brothers' brains are probably smaller then that... so there's no need to worry." I was guessing on what their brains were the size of in my mind. I'm guessing maybe a pea?Something smaller like one of those tiny beads... if it was even possible, something even smaller then that?!
"Up next we have KAMIKAKES, who is extremely idolized by your craziness buck!" Buck smiled with pride.
"Of course!"
"So question 1. Would you ever agree to search for and find a Megaladon?"
"A Megaladon? What's that? some kind of fruit?"
I roll my eyes towards the ceiling. "No... A Megalodon is an extinct species of shark. The taxonomic assignment of C. megalodon has been debated for nearly a century, and is still under dispute... would you go search for one now?"
Buck shrugged with no enthusiasm in his eyes. "I'm sure if I would or not... unless if it's worth the adventure."
"I'm sure it will be for someone as crazy as you Buck!" I claim with a chuckle. "Speaking of crazy; Question 2. Did you ever have a problem with people calling you crazy?"
"Nope!" He had more enthusiasm this time. "If I did, I would have them wiped out a long time ago." I leaned back as I moved my seat backwards.
"TMI Buck! Anyways TimberPaw is next, and he asked; Do you always have your mobile stone near you?"
He took it out as soon as I said the word 'mobile'. He put it to his ear.
"Hello?" he said. "Oh hi Pinell! Not now dear, I'm in the middle of an interview... I'll see you later." He then hid it away. "Sorry..." he shifted his eyes this way and that. "It was the wife." I nod slowly, before saying 'okay' just going along with it, and moving onto DSKRLKlove's first question; Buck r u and Diego like best friends?
"Indeed we are!" He declared. "When we met back stage, the first thing I asked him was about life at his new home. He replies it has gone to a whole new level... and that was the moment he introduced me to Shira, his daughter Mini Shira, and Thing 1, 2, and 3."
Seriously? Buck we told you their names earlier on! Even with your brain, you can't possibly forget already! I sighed, knowing there was no point in arguing with the weasel aloud, and moved on; 2. How did u get your craziness?
"I don't know how I got it... but I know I lost most of my sanity a long time ago."
"You have just enough to stop you from killing yourself with all these crazy stunts and such you pull off all the time."
"Exactly!"
I look down at my question cards, announcing that there was one question left, before we left for a commercial break.
"Finally, SirCreepington9th asked; How in the world are you so fearless?"
"Easy, it's in my blood." Buck smiled.
"Buck the crazy weasel everyone!"
I could hear myself say the last two words over everybody's screaming and cheering at Buck walked out the doors. DonTheHero waved him off, holding the door open, and checking the hall for Crash and Eddie with a quick scan up and down the hall.
"Still nowhere in sight." He said with relief.
"That's good to hear... sort of," I smile at the audience. "Sit tight folks! Shaw, the deer that nearly turned into venison and lived to tell the tale will be on this stage next!"
How long has it been since I updated!?
All I know is; TOO LONG!
Sorry everyone! Hope this chapter was the best way possible to say sorry!
Shaw is up next!
I hope you guys have questions for this character!
We're close to meeting Jade, the Triplets, Soto's gang... and any other characters that I can't remember at the moment!
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