Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Part 8
Soon the next day arrived. Cruise ships from all over the world were arriving at Chew and Swallow, with people wanting to see it rain food. People were walking off the ships onto the island. A light food drizzle was coming down.
"Looks safe to me" said one New Yorker who was holding a large corndog.
"And sanitary too" said an Indian man, and caught a large celery as it fell from the sky.
Meanwhile, Sam was in her van. She was looking at herself in a mirror, examining her new look. She checked her version for a second, and then stopped. She noticed something behind her. It was a large metal briefcase.
She grabbed it, put it down in front of her, and blew some dust off. On the front read "Doppler Weather Radar 2000 Turbo".
Sam opened it up, and looked at the switches, dials, and radar screen. "Wow" she said. Then she turned it on. The screen lit up and showed the weather around the island. But then, the screen flashed a "WARNING" sign. Sam looked at the incoming weather, and gasped.
Outside, the crown was gathered around the town square. The area had been completely changed. Towards the front was a stage, which the mayor was on.
"WHO'S HUNGRY" he shouted. The crowd cheered and fireworks went off.
"Welcome, tourists, to Chew And Swallow" said the Mayor.
"That is one big Mayor" said a Frenchman in the crowd.
"Delight in our nacho-cheese hot springs" said the mayor, pointing out the pool filled with Nacho Cheese behind him.
"Allow your kids to eat all the junk food they want in our completely unsupervised Kid Zone" he said, pointing out piles of food that kids where running around.
"And when the fun is done gaze upon the sunset cresting over Mount Leftovers. From which we're protected by a presumably indestructible dam" he said, pointing at the mountain of food behind the town. "We've got people here today from all around the world…"
Meanwhile, Flint was behind a curtain on stage. He straightened his hair as much as he could, and tried to think about what to say.
Suddenly, Sam ran up to him. "Flint, you need to look at this" she said urgently.
"Why aren't you on TV? You're supposed to be broadcasting this" asked Flint.
"There's a problem. I think the food's getting bigger" said Sam.
"I know, it's great. Bigger portion sizes. Everyone loves it" said Flint, looking at the large food people were carrying around/eating.
"I'm not sure we're doing the right thing here. What if we've bitten off more than we can chew" asked Sam.
Flint sighed annoyedly "For the first time in my life, everybody
loves something that I've done. Why can't you just be
happy for me, and go say the weather or something. Jeez" said Flint, and he turned to the curtain. Sam just stared at Flint.
"And without further ado, our town's hero and my metaphorical son; Flint Lockwood" said the Mayor.
After that, Flint jumped out from behind the curtain to a screaming crowd. "Thank you. Thank you, everyone" he said as he walked to the center of the stage.
Then the Mayor turned to the crowd. "Brent, we're gonna need you to hand over the ceremonial scissors" he said to Brent.
Brent was near the stage, holding the scissor tightly. "But" was all he could say before someone ripped the scissors out of his hand. "No. You can't. You can't take them. No" said Brent.
"Here you go" said a man as he handed Flint the scissors.
Brent ran up to the stage "I'm Baby Brent" he screamed. Then, the turned to the crowd and ripped off his jumpsuit, now he was only wearing a diaper. "Uh Oh" he said, doing his pose.
"Put Your Close Back On" said someone nearby. And soon the whole crowd was booing him.
Brent covered himself, then ran off, almost crying. "WHO AM I" he screamed as he ran away.
The mayor turned to Flint "Go ahead, Flint. Everybody loves you" he said. But after he did, he rolled off the stage, and began driving towards the houses.
"Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood" screamed the crowd. Flint held the scissors tightly, then held them up in the air. The crowd cheered more when he did.
Meanwhile, Tim was at the Tackle Shop, grinding Sardines into chum. He heard the cheering, and sighed sadly.
Back at the opening, Flint was about to cut the ribbon. He looked around at everything, and remembered that it was because of him. Then, in one motion, he cut the ribbon.
And that's when it all started. Just as the ribbon was cut, the wind picked up severely. The nearby rat birds flew away as fast as they could. The sky started to turn an orange color.
Steve ran up onto Flint's shoulder. "Danger. Danger. Danger" said Steve.
Flint put up his finger, then tasted it. "Salt-and-pepper wind" he said. Then something large and green smacked into his face. He pulled it off and looked at it. "Oregano" he said, then heard a rumble noise and looked over.
Over near the houses, the wind was kicking up. And then, just as it grew stronger, a tornado formed. But this wasn't an ordinary tornado. This one was made of spaghetti. The strands swirled around and around, forming the cyclone. And meatballs were either being swirled around with it, or being hurled through the air. The tornado touched down, and began leaving a trail of destruction.
"Mama Mia" said Flint. He looked over at Sam, who was nearby. She glared at him, then ran towards her van.
"Sam wait, I can turn him off" he shouted. Suddenly Flint realized what he said, and looked towards his Lab. "I can turn him off" he said.
Then Flint jumped off the stage and ran towards his lab. Dodging people, meatballs, garlic bread, and other objects along the way.
(I'm not going to bother writing what happens next. If you've seen the movie, you know what happens. If not, well, sorry)
Flint climbed down the ladder and found himself outside his lab. "Gummy Bears" said Steve.
"Not Now Steve" said Flint as he ran to the elevator.
Meanwhile, people were trying to get off the island. But he cruise ships had already left.
People inside the Roofless were waiting for food to drop. But suddenly they were covered in giant spaghetti.
Tim was looking out at all the destruction and chaos. He ran to the door and opened it. "Flint" he screamed. But then the saw a giant meatball coming towards him, and quickly shut the door just as it hit the space in front of it.
Sam was reporting the food-nado on the WNN. "This is Sam Sparks, live from Chew And Swallow where a spaghetti twister" was all Sam could say before the feed cut back to the news room.
"Sam, hey, we love a good storm over here, but you look like a nerd" said Patrick.
"Patrick, several children are stranded in the path of this tomato tornado" said Sam as the camera looked over at the Kid's Zone. Cal could be seen lying on top of a pile of jelly beans. Earl saw the broadcast on a nearby screen. "CAL" he screamed, and ran over to the Kid's Zone.
"What is that, a scrunchie? I haven't seen one of those since 1995" said Patrick.
"What? We have an actual weather emergency" said Sam. But then a breadstick knocked her face into the camera…again.
Patrick was trying hard to suppress his laughter "Well, we'll get right back to that storm and hopefully Sam'll look a little more appealing" he said, then cut to showing weather in other cities.
Meanwhile, Sam had reached the lab. "Steve, we just have to upload the kill code and then we'll shut down" started Flint, but stopped when he entered the lab.
The mayor was sitting at the computer, typing something in. "Oh, What are you doing here" asked Flint.
"I've been ordering dinner for the last 10 minutes. Why, is something going on" asked the Mayor.
"I've gotta stop FLDSMDFR. Everyone's in danger because of me" said Flint, trying to get past the mayor so he could type the kill code. But the mayor used his large belly to fling him back.
"Oh, it can't be that bad" said the Mayor, and he pressed the red button.
"Ah" said Flint worriedly.
"Well, I'm out of here" said the Mayor, and he drove towards the exit.
"I can still stop the order with the kill code" said Flint. He ran to the computer and typed in the code.
"Sending Kill Code" he said, and reached for the button.
Suddenly, Flint was grabbed around the neck by the mayor. "I'm Back" he said as he pulled Flint away from the computer.
"Got to get the button" said Flint as he struggled to escape. Then he noticed a chili Pepper next to him. He reached over, grabbed it, and shoved it in the mayor's eye.
"AWW" he screamed and let Flint go. Flint started running towards the button.
"Hey, Flint. It's been nice to beet you" said the mayor, and he flung a 'beat' at Flint. But he ducked under it "That's a radish" he said as he reached the button. But the radish kept flying.
Flint reached out and pressed the button. The kill code was sent through the wires to the transmitter.
But just as it reached it, so did the radish. It smashed into the transmitter, and blew it apart. But before it did, the Dangeometer was in the red, and FLDSMDFR's mood gauge was just a hair away from red. But then the two gauges exploded.
Flint looked at the destroyed transmitter, then at the computer. The screen's where flashing the word 'Error'.
"That was the only way to communicate with FLDSMDR.
What exactly did you order" asked Flint sternly.
The mayor hesitated, then said "A Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet".
Flint gasped, then looked up towards the sky, only thinking about FLDSMDFR.
Up in the sky, FLDSMDFR was looking down at the spaghetti-nado ravaged island. But he was looking pretty bad to. Now, he was completely covered in food. The brown food glob had fully encased him. Now, the only parts still showing were his face and the screen on his chest, which was flashing different foods. "Hope they liked their grand opening dinner. Now I'm sure creator will ask me to come down so he can look over me. I'll be able to tell him what's wrong, and I'll FINALLY get a break" he said.
But not a moment sooner, his whole body felt like it was being melted and stabbed at the same time. The Mayor's order had reached him, and had been inserted into his hard drive.
If his mood gauge hadn't been destroyed, it would have hit red. FLDSMDFR's eyes turned red, and so did his screen.
"Not even a food tornado could get him to check on me. He doesn't care about me, all he cares about is being a star and taking credit for what I do" said FLDSMDFR angrily. "Well, if he wants to take responsibility for all that's happening, let's have him take responsibility for the destruction of his island. No, wait, that's stupid. Why should I punish just him. All those people who just want food to rain so they don't have to do anything. They should have a taste of this too. So, LET'S SEE HOW THE WHOLE WORLD LIKES A FOOD STORM" shouted FLDSMDFR.
Suddenly, Tons and Tons of food shot out of the exit hole, and began to form dark rumbling clouds.
Sorry for the wait everyone, but I had other things to do. Don't expect another chapter up for at least two weeks. But don't worry, I'm fallowing this story until the end.