Chapter 35: Flippy Land

Here's a parody of the Spongebob episode: Krabby Land

Today marks the first day of a new season. At the Louds, the kids were having breakfast. Lincoln had prepared eggs for them.

"I don't know how you do it Linc, but your eggs are EGGS-cellent." Luan punned.

"My egg could have been a little blacker though." Lucy said.

"Well, I learned from the best chef in the house." Lincoln said referring to their dad.

Luan then checked the calendar. "Oh. I knew it."

"What?"

"Today's the first day of summer. You know what that means?"

"We know dude." Luna said. "It's time for your annual summer tradition."

Luan went out to start her summer tradition. She wore a big flower mask and carried a basket with flower petals. She arrived at Flip's Food n Fuel to spread her summer cheer. Mr. Grouse was there buying a Flippy.

"Hey Mr. Grouse, happy first day of summer!" Luan greeted. "Care to join me for some solstice caroling?"

Luan sang and threw petals at the old man who wasn't amused.

"I'm not much of a summer person Loud." Mr. Grouse said.

Just then, Flip came out of his office. "Holy Toledo! Do my ears deceive me? Is it really the first day of summer?"

"Yeah." Luan replied.

"Yippie!" Flip did a backflip and ran to the front window.

"Gee Flip, you sure have a scorching case of summer fever." Luan said. "What is it about summertime that makes us so happy? The sound of fireworks? The BBQs? The hypnotic sound of a lawnmower running over a flip flop?"

"The money." Flip added.

"The money?"

"Er Uh, I mean the children."

"Oh."

"You see Mary Ann-"

"Luan."

"Whatever. Kids like you are excused from school for summer vacation."

"Yeah, I know what happens." Luan said. "During summer break, we wander through Royal Woods unsupervised. Our pockets full of money and we're free to spend it without any parental guidance whatsoever."

"I guess that's what I like best." Flip said. He got out a menu and changed the kids choice Flippee from 1.99 to 4.99. "Sure I suppose some would try to take advantage of this situation by selling them toys or candy, but I sleep at night with the knowledge I'm providing them with something they need, a Flippee."

Flip looked through the window. "Come here you little piggies!"

"So that's the true meaning of summer?" Luan said.

Later…

Flip was still by the window waiting for children to show up. "Where are they?" He checked his watch. "It's almost closing time. How can a kid resist a Flippee? (sighs) I guess summer isn't coming this year."

He went outside and then noticed something. It was a playground across the street with younger kids playing on it. "Huh? A new playground? Luring away my customers? I gotta get a closer look at this."

Flip got in his car and drove to the playground. He took out a pair of binoculars so he could get a closer look. Luan happened to be walking by and saw Flip.

"Hey Flip, whatcha doing?"

"Shh! Look at these kids. So weak and unnourished with nobody trying to sell them nothing. It breaks my heart."

Flips starts sobbing. "NOOOOOO! I've got nothing to live for!"

"Well, you still have your own mini mart and gas station." Luan stated.

"True, but that's not gonna get these kids away from this playground...unless." He looks at Luan. "Say, you're a comedian right?"

"That's right."

"I've got a job for you. Meet me at the mini mart tomorrow. I've got a lot of work to do."

"Wait, what's the-"

Flip drives off.

"-job.."

The next day, Luan rides her unicycle to the mini mart/gas station. "Gee, I wonder what Flip's up to. Maybe he's trying to make funny money." (laughs)

Luan then looks surprised. She sees a sign that says "Flippy Land is summer fun!" There's also a line of kids at Flip's Food n Fuel. There was a place behind the mini mart which was covered in a sheet. Flip was busy preparing something under the sheet. Luan rode up to him. Flip came out.

"Luan, you're just in time for the grand unveiling of Flippy Land!"

"Flippy Land Sir?"

"Yes, Flippy Land, where a kid can have fun..for the right price."

Flip greets the first kid in line. "Welcome to Flips Food n Fuel. What's your name son?"

"Monroe." The little boy said.

"Nice to meet you Monroe." Flip picks up the kid and shakes him. He hears money in his pocket and smiles. He puts the kid down.

"Ok money, I mean children, it's time for the grand unveiling of money, I mean..Flippy Land."

The kids cheer.

"Ok kids, now promise your uncle Flip that if you get hungry you'll come inside to have a nice refreshing Flippee."

"We promise!" The kids said.

"Alright, here we go! I give you Flippy Land!" Flip removed the sheet uncovering the playground.

The kids started cheering but then looked disappointed. The so called Flippy Land didn't look as exciting as they thought it would be. All the rides and activities were made poorly. The playground looked more like a junkyard. One kid attempted to go on the slide but it fell apart.

"Where am I?"

"Uhh...that reminds me. I forgot to give you these coloring books/liability waivers." Flip mentioned holding out papers. He gave them to the kids. "Anyone who hands theirs back gets to meet the one and only Flippy the clown."

The kids cheer.

"Have fun. And don't forget to buy a Flippee. It's Flippy the clown's favorite meal."

The kids started chanting. "We want Flippy! We want Flippy!"

"Where is Flippy, Flip?" Luan asked. "It's always great another clown."

"He'll be here after I finish counting the money." Flip replied. "Just stall them. You're an entertainer after all."

"Right. I'll show these kids a good time."

Flip left. Luan turned to the kids as they all glared at her.

"Hey kids."

"You're not Flippy the clown." One boy said.

"But I am a clown. One of the funniest clowns." Luan put on a clown nose.

"We'll see about that."

"Flippy will be here soon." Luan assured. "He has to take the bus. But in the meantime, let's have some fun! You kids like balloons?"

"No." One girl replied.

"Well you've never seen my balloons before." Luan blew a balloon into the shape of a dog. "Ta da! A bubble shaped like a dog. What do you think?"

"Lame." A boy said.

The balloon popped.

"Ok, prepared to impressed." Luan blew a balloon into the shape of a unicorn. "Ta da!"

One kid popped the balloon. Luan smiled nervously.

"YOU STINK! BRING ON THE OTHER CLOWN!" The kids yelled.

"And now for a finale!" Luan tried to blow another balloon as the kids booed her. Luan kept struggling to make a balloon as the pressure got to her. Suddenly, the balloon popped on her face.

"Ahhh! I can't see!" Luan stumbled backwards and tripped over a barrel. She flew into a play pit, then flew into a tire swing and then swung into a pit full of bowling balls. The tire landed around her. "Ow.."

The kids were silent for a moment but then burst out laughing. Luan got up.

"They seem to respond to me getting hurt. They enjoy other people's misery." Luan got out a joy buzzer. "Hey kids, check this out." Luan screamed as she shocked herself with the joy buzzer. The kids cheered harder.

"I've got them right where I want them."

Luan continued to entertain the children by bringing more misery onto herself. She sat on a cactus plant. She ate spicy hot peppers which caused her to breathe fire. She paid a female boxer to give her an atomic wedgie. She was shot out of a cannon and into a brick wall. She got tied to a pole and was forced to eat lima beans. The female boxer called another female boxer and they used Luan as a punching bag. Luan was then thrown into a mud puddle. The kids cheered at everything that was happening to Luan as her torture goes on.

In Flip's office, Flip had just got done counting the money he earned. Luan came in looking bruised. She had a black eye and an arm cast. Her shirt was torn and half of her ponytail was ripped off.

"Flip, I can't take much more of this stalling stuff."

"Always thinking about yourself." Flip replied. "Get out there and stall!

Luan heard her spine crack. Flip heard it too.

"On second thought..nevermind. I've finished counting the money anyway. You can tell them Flippy is here."

"Really? He's here? Oh boy!"

Luan went back outside where the kids were. "Listen everybody, Flippy the clown is in the building!"

The kids cheered.

"Who do you want?"

"Flippy!"

"When do you want him?"

"Now!"

The kids went inside the mini mart chanting Flippy. Flip came out.

"Hey kids, are you ready to meet Flippy the clown?"

"YEAH!"

"Alright. Here you go." Flip turned around and put on a clown nose and tie. He turned back to the kids. "Hey kids, thank you all for coming. Thank you. Drink plenty of Flippees. Bye."

Flip went back into his office. The kids had their mouths wide open, clearly disappointed. Flip took off his tie.

"Ah Flip, You've done it again."

"I'll say you have." Luan said sadly. "How could you? You promised those kids Flippy the clown, but all I saw out there was...Cheapy the Cheapskate."

"Well, you're right." Flip agreed. "I am cheap. This isn't even a clown nose. It's a tomato." He threw it away.

"But what about the true meaning of summer?" Luan said. "What about the children?"

"The children? I don't care about the children. I just care about their parents money." Flip opened a secret entrance that lead outside. "The fact that their feeble minds are easily manipulated by cheap playgrounds and talentless clowns is no skin off my nose. Survival of the fittest Luan. Survival of the fittest."

"Ahem!" Flip turned around and saw the angry kids behind him.

"Oh hey kids, um..Uncle Flip has to go to the bank now."

"Get him!" A boy yelled. The kids attacked the manager as Luan sadly got herself a Flippee. "I guess I'll never know the true meaning of summer. I thought I knew it once but that was...this morning."

Just then, a girl came in. "Come outside Ms. Luan, it's a summer miracle!"

Luan went outside and saw the kids all happy. Money was raining down and the kids collected them.

"Wow. Thousands of dollars fluttering in the breeze." Luan said happily. "I guess that's the true meaning of summer."

On the roof, there was a guy throwing down money from the bag Flip once had.

"But I wonder where Flip is?"

We see Flip being tied to a pole by one of the female boxers. "Let me go! I gotta get some of that green stuff!"

The boxer held out a can of Lima beans.

"Not that green stuff!"

The other female boxer came with a truckload of Lima beans, ready to give Flip his torture.

"NOOOOOO!"