It's the mid 1970s. You're a young woman who goes to a carnival with your best friend. Then again, you've also heard about an urban legend in the haunted attraction there at the carnival in Ann Arbor, Michigan where you live. The haunted attraction...
The next day, you're at the carnival. You've got Wendy and the Once-Ler with you. The Once-Ler is in disguise. He's got on a fake mustache, a hat and round sunglasses to hide his monster like eyes. Not to hide from everyone there. But to hide from his mother, Lady Isabella. His outfit's different, too. Your dad stopped by and loaned him one of his own shirts and pants to give.
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(The clothes the Once-Ler has on looks something like one of these.)
You say, "Alright. We're good. You're disguised, so your mom shouldn't recognize you. Your eyes will be a dead giveaway if you don't have those on, man." Once-Ler says, "Thanks for having my back, (Y/N)." You say, "Yeah, man. Anytime." Wendy says, "Anything to protect his ass from Lady Isabigot, huh?" You say, "Yeah."
Wendy says, "My mama's supposed to be here with Brenda later. Once-Ler here can finally meet her. Trust me. She ain't scared of shit. She saw The Exorcist last year for fuck sakes and wanted to see it again when grown ass adults were trembling and scared. You might be influencing her a bit, girl."
You say, "I mean, hey. At least I'm getting some respect, right? From a kid, I mean." Wendy says, "Better you than that bitch Lisa Briggs. Then my own little sis may be pickin' up a lot of shit from her."
You say, "Not a problem. Even I'd rather not have the kid be influenced by Lisa and her dumb shit, man." Wendy smirks and says, "Something tells me you'll look better than her in less than seven years, girl." You say, "Trust me. She'll go downhill later on." Wendy grins and says, "Nice."
You look at the Once-Ler and you say, "Hey, man. You hungry?" Once-Ler says, "Yes." Wendy says, "Alright. Let's get monster man here somethin' to eat... besides the shit his mama probably forced him to eat for a hundred damn years." You all walk to get some food.
You suddenly come across Wendy's mom, Judy. Brenda is with her. You all approach her. She sees you and smiles saying, "There you guys are." She approaches you and she hugs you and Wendy. You both hug her back.
Wendy says, "Yeah. Hey, mama. How's it goin'? How's Brenda?" Judy says, "She's good, baby. I've got her with me." You all see Brenda. The Once-Ler sees her, too. He sighs and he whispers, "It's a good thing I refused to murder the children when they came into the mansion." You look at him with sympathy and you say "It's cool, man. Your mom made you do all of that. Remember?" He takes your hand and you take his.
Brenda looks over and says, "Look, mama. (Y/N) and sis got a guy with them." Judy sees him and she says, "Well, hello there." The Once-Ler sees her and says, "Hi, Ms..." She says, "Call me Judy, honey. Can I see your eyes?" You say, "Don't be intimidated, Judy. He's actually really sweet." She says, "(Y/N). Honey. It's alright. Just let me see what your man looks like."
The Once-Ler gets his sunglasses off and he reveals his eyes. Judy says, "So, you're the young man who's been in that haunted mansion, huh?" He says, "How did you know?" Judy says, "My eldest baby girl told me about you." He says, "Oh, alright."
He puts the sunglasses back on. She says, "Now, honey. Why are you hidin' yourself, huh?" He says, "To avoid my mother seeing me. She's still residing in that mansion nearby and I can't let her recognize me." She says, "Oh, I see. Okay. She must be terrible." He says, "She is. Very terrible."
Brenda approaches the Once-Ler and she says, "Hi, mister." He looks down at Brenda and he says, "Hey, kid. You must be Brenda." She says, "Yeah. I am. I'm Wendy's sister." He says, "So I've heard." She says, "Is it true you ate people before?" He sighs and says, "Yeah, but I didn't want to. My mom... made me do it." She says, "Your mom sounds like a butthead."
Judy says, "I'm glad you guys are here now. I was wonderin' if you all would take Brenda to ride some rides and eat something while I'm at work." You say, "Yeah. Sure, Judy. We'll do that, man." Wendy says, "Come here, little girl." Judy says, "Thank you girls so much. You too, Once-Ler. Nice to meet you, young man." He smiles and says, "Yeah. You too, Judy." You all walk off with Brenda and Judy leaves the carnival.
A moment later, you and Wendy are by the tilt-a-whirl, talking. The Once-Ler took Brenda to get some cotton candy. She's eating it as she follows him. She says, "Thanks for getting me cotton candy." He says, "Yeah. Sure, kid. Anytime."
She looks over at a game and says, "Oh! I wanna play that one." He says, "You mean where the balloons and the clowns are?" She says, "Yeah. Please?" He says, "I don't see why not. You're at a carnival and you're here to have fun, right?" She says, "Yeah."
They go over and the guy behind the booth says, "Fill a clown's mouth with water and make a balloon pop and get your free stuff, man. Winner gets the best prizes and all. And... yeah." Brenda grins and she approaches the booth. She pays a dime since that's what it costs.
She picks up a water gun and she shoots it over into the clown's mouth, making the balloon inflate with water. It pops and there's cheering. Brenda grins and says, "Far out! I did it, man!" The Once-Ler looks at her and says, "With how you said that, I think (Y/N)'s rubbing off on you, kid."
The guy rings the bell and says, "Winner! Pick and choose your prize, little lady." Brenda spots a big light brown stuffed dog, bigger than her and she points at it and says, "That one." The guy behind the booth gets it down and hands it to her.
She grins and says, "Yeah. I'm naming him Phooey." They walk off. The Once-Ler says, "Phooey?" She says, "Yeah. Like the cartoon kung fu superhero dog, Hong Kong Phooey. I like that and Scooby Doo."
He says, "Want to go on some rides?" She smiles and says, "Yeah. I have to get someone to hold my toy dog for me, though." He says, "No problem. We'll have your sister or (Y/N) hold him." She manages a little blush and she says, "Okay." They walk to find you and Brenda by the tilt-a-whirl ride and smoking a joint.
You see them and you say, "Hey guys." Wendy says, "I see little girl won a prize." You say, "Does it have a name?" Brenda says, "Phooey." Wendy says, "Like Hong Kong Phooey?" Brenda nods. The Once-Ler says, "I was going to take Brenda on a couple of rides if one of you will hold Phooey for her."
You say, "Yeah. Sure, man. I'll hold Phooey. Give him here." Brenda grins and says, "Thanks, guys." and hands the stuffed dog to you and Wendy. She says, "Have fun, little girl. You and monster man come back to us after you all are done. You hear?"
Wendy takes a hit of the joint. Brenda grabs the Once-Ler's hand and says, "Come on, Once-Ler." She pulls him away and they walk off. Wendy yells, "And monster man! Thanks for hangin' with Brenda while me and (Y/N) here are havin' our conversation!" He yells back, "No problem!" You see them walking away.
You smirk and you say, "I think your little sis might have a little crush on the Once-Ler, man." Wendy says, "Ch, girl please. She's a little girl. Her little butt need to be crushin' on a boy her own age." You chuckle and you say, "Meh. It's cool with me. I can't blame her, man. He is hot." You and Wendy continue talking and smoking the joint.
After Brenda and the Once-Ler ride a few rides, they walk off to find you and Wendy. You see them and you say, "There you guys are. We were getting ready to see my grandma before heading out."
Wendy says, "Have fun, little girl?" Brenda smiles and says, "Yeah." You say, "Here. Here's Phooey back." Brenda takes her large stuffed toy dog and says, "Thanks." Wendy says, "Alright. Let's go." You all walk off to find your grandma Laverne.
