CoCo
Chapter 2
CoCo's face brightened. Oh my gawd, this is it! She squirmed in her chair, preparing for what was about to happen. The old squirrel whipped out a tiny bottle and showed it to CoCo. "Your dreams dominate you. You want them so bad, but they seem too far out of reach. You try to ignore them, you say it is all just fantasy. But you can't help yourself, you need something more, something bigger," he said. "This 'potion' will help you. You will get to live in your own dream realm."
CoCo was fascinated. "Wow! And how much does it cost?" The old man pondered. "Hmmmm," he said, "A couple thousand dollars?"
Banging her fist on the table, CoCo exclaimed, "Deal!" She took out a huge wad of Fajos and handed them to the old man. He snatched it up and counted, with a greedy look in his eye. Handing her the bottle, he instructed, "Drink this tonight. When you wake up, the world will be a whole new place." CoCo could not contain her excitement. "Oh thank you, sir," she squealed, "thank you so much!" The old chap smiled slyly. "You take care now," he said, as she walked out the door. "What an idiot!" he snorted, as soon as she was gone.
Sitting next to a small pond, CoCo waited for the evening, turning the bottle around in her hands. I can't believe this is happening! I'm finally gonna get my wish! She looked around at all the trees, the flowers, and the pond. The night was already started to show signs that it was going to be a pretty one.
Perfect.
She hummed softly to herself, quite enjoying this peaceful night. And then, it was time to do it, time to drink the potion. She uncorked the bottle and smelled the contents. It smelled of stinky cheese and nail polish. "Well," she whispered, "Bottoms up!" She downed the liquid. At first, nothing happened. But that was to be expected, the old man said that when she woke up, everything would be new. So, she lied down, got cozy, and prepared to sleep. Her eyelids got real heavy and her vision blurred. Closing her eyes, she slept the most peaceful sleep she'd had in years. Little did Coco know, she would not wake up the next morning. Or the morning after that. Or the morning after that and so on and so forth. In fact, it would be years, decades, centuries before she would wake!
You see, CoCo just fell for a scam. I told you she was dumb. I mean, come on, would anyone honestly believe that some stupid drink could be the answer to all their problems? This ain't no fucking fairy tale, you know! But all in all, CoCo did fall for it, costing her both lots of time and money. The potion didn't kill Coco, no, it just froze her in time. I guess you could say she was in for a very long hibernation. But it is not like she couldn't ever wake up. In fact, it would be very easy to wake her up, she was just sleeping after all. She was not under some powerful spell. All one would have to do is find her, give her a good kick in the ribs or something, and Wala! She wakes up! Unfortunately for Coco, she drank her potion while sitting the very stomach of a huge forest, a forest in which nobody really ventures into anymore. Her body would lie there forever until someone or something wakes her up. And that is exactly what happened.
At home, they worried about her...for a little while. They searched for her, but of course never found her. They just assumed that maybe she had gone off and gotten herself killed somehow. It wouldn't surprise anyone if she did. But life goes on. They mourned and got over it. Shit, I'll bet you they forgot all about her in about 2 or 3 weeks, give or take a few.
During CoCo's slumber, her friend, Conker, also went missing. You know what I'm talking about. He got a little too drunk one night and headed in the wrong direction, trying to find his way back home. You know, his Bad Fur Day? Huh, it makes sense now, right? Yes, while everyone's favourite drunken squirrel was off stealing bee hives, fighting robot hay stacks, battling an opera-singing pile of shit and a big-bollocked British boiler, pissing in nightclubs, flirting with a large Barbarian women, killing zombies, fighting wars, robbing banks, and eventually becoming king of all the land, the local village idiot, Coco, was just a-snoozing away in a damn forest. Yeah, she missed out on a lot! Too bad for her, huh! But you know, the old con-artist was right. The world would be a whole new place when she did wake up.
It would be during the Future War, when CoCo would finally wake up. The Tediz had the upper hand in the war. To show their dominance and power, the Tediz decided to raid squirrel territory and rob them of their resources. The forest that CoCo was sleeping in was rumoured to be abundant with valuable resources. Whoop-dee-fucking-doo. However, the SHC was prepared for this raid, due to a successful spy mission (which was led by CoCo's sister, the 'Sneeker'). The Squirrels were ready to ambush the Tediz raid, but they were still nervous. The Tediz had grown to be very powerful, due to their ability to upgrade. The battle would be very bloody, but the Squirrels were determined to stop the Tediz at any cost. Thus, the raid began.