Happy 4th of July

I do not own.

Rex vs. Firework

"How many firecrackers are you getting?" Noah asked as Rex unloaded an armful onto the counter in front of the cashier.

"Enough to that I should be deaf for a week." Rex grinned.

"You know you can wear earplugs, right?" Noah reminded him.

"Yeah, yeah… Doc, already nags me. You don't have to." Rex pulled out his wallet to pay.

"That'll be $78.50." The cashier said flatly.

"Que wha? It says half off!" Rex gaped.

"That's the smaller firecrackers. You got the deluxe model."

"So, what can I get with…" Rex pulled out a twenty dollar bill.

The cashier looked at it for a second before pulling out a dusty bag from under the counter. "You can have this bag of assorted slightly outdated fireworks." He said.

"What do you mean outdated?" Noah asked suspiciously.

"They're several years old. I can't guarantee that they are all in proper working order." He shrugged.

"I'll take it!" Rex handed him the money.

"Rex, I'm not sure it's a good idea." Noah said nervously.

"Don't worry. Fireworks lasts forever as long as it's stored right." Rex looked at the cashier. "They were stored right?"

"Of course." The cashier nodded.

"See, nothing to worry about." Rex proudly took his bag of destruction. "Now let's go."

0o0

"Well, at least you can't do any damage out here." Noah said as he looked around the area.

"I never do any damage." Rex said indignantly.

Noah gave him an incredulous look.

"Well, not much damage." Rex amended.

"Just finish blowing them up so we can meet up with Circe and Claire." Noah sighed.

"They should have just come out with us." Rex complained as he pulled out the first firecracker.

"They're not interested in blowing up half the desert." Noah replied.

"Ok, fire in the hole!" Rex threw the firecracker. It sparked before sputtering out and landing noiselessly.

"That was... anticlimactic." Noah said dryly.

Rex frowned as he pulled another firecracker out. "Let's try this one." The same happened several more firecrackers. "What gives? One of these should work!"

"You get what you pay for." Noah observed.

"No way!" He dumped all the rest of the fireworks out of the bag. He rummaged through them. "Wait! I have an idea."

"It's probably bad and you shouldn't do it." Noah said.

"Shut up. I know what I'm doing." Rex said confidently.

Noah watched as he cracked open several firecrackers and poured out the powder onto a paper bag before tightly folding it over.

"Uh, what are you doing?" Noah asked nervously.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" He countered.

"A mistake." Noah answered.

"Haha, you should quit college and become a comedian." Rex said sarcastically. "Behold! The perfect firecracker!" He held up his creation.

"I don't think that's going to work." Noah said.

"Hey, who's the one who sat through hours of boring chemistry lessons?" Rex asked. "I just need a fuse." He rolled up some paper and stuck it in the homemade firecracker. "Ok, step back." Rex lit the fuse. "Run!"

Both Rex and Noah ran until they felt they were far enough away. They waited... nothing happened.

"Maybe you should retake those chemistry classes." Noah smirked.

Rex glared at Noah before going back. Noah watched as Rex walked around the homemade firecracker. He then nudged it. When nothing happened he stepped and rolled it before he gave it a solid kick in frustration.

BOOM!

Noah jumped at the sound and gasped. "Rex!" He ran towards the smoke.

Rex was on the ground with a burnt sneaker and singed pant leg.

"See, I told you it would work!"

Noah face palmed.

Rex:0 Firecracker: 1

Stay safe kids. Be careful with things that can potentially blow off something.