Fortune Park: A South Park AU

Chapter 1: the town

It was a typical looking day for a little town in Colorado named South Park. The ground was snowy and the sky was clear. It felt like it was around sixty degrees or so. Going on about their day, the four boys were waiting for the bus.  Like normal, Cartman and Kyle were bickering.

Kyle: Hey, stop it fatass!

Cartman: Hah, at least I'm not a stupid jew!

Kyle: You're going to regret being born, motherfucker!

Stan: Guys, it's too early for this. Can't it wait until later?

Kyle: I'm sick of his bullshit dude!

Kenny: The bus is almost here.

Stan rolled his eyes and put his earbuds in. He put his favorite song on and continued waiting for the bus. Stan noticed that something seemed "off" about Kyle. But, he brushed it off since Cartman did just make him upset again. After a while, the bus got to the school, and everybody walked into school. Stan saw Wendy, but she didn't notice that he was there. He sighed and walked to his homeroom class.

Mr. Garrison: Welcome Stan, late again huh?

Stan: The bus broke.

Mr. Garrison: Okay, just try not to be late again next time.

Stan nodded. He felt something odd, like he was being watched by someone, but he tried to pay attention to what the teacher was saying. Eventually, the class brushed by and he walked out of the classroom. While he was getting his stuff out of his locker for the next class, he noticed that Kyle was staring at him. He got that odd feeling again.

Stan: Oh, hey dude.

Kyle said nothing.

Stan: Look, I get Cartman pissed you off, but can't you at least talk to me dude? You're the only other sane person at this school besides Kenny, man!

Kyle: Sure.

Stan: Okayy.. Well, I'll be going to my next class.. See you around?

Kyle said nothing again, and Stan walked away, sighing to himself again. He saw Kenny, but he was too busy talking with Butters. Stan walked into the bathroom and set his stuff on the floor. He sat on the toilet but didn't go to the bathroom, but instead he pulled his phone out and looked through his pictures.

Stan *quietly*: Man, I wish things could go back to the way they were before..

Stan put his phone back in his pocket and pulled his thermos out of his backpack, taking a drink of water. He hoped that maybe he'd forget about it all, and that his current life was just a bad fever dream, and fell asleep in the stall.

[AFTER SCHOOL]

Stan noticed that he slept through the school day, and checked the time, and saw it was 3:34 pm. He grabbed his stuff and walked out of the almost empty school and made his way to the fort he built in the woods. He realized that he hadn't seen Kyle at all on his way to the woods either.

Stan: Oh well, maybe he's just at Tolkien's again.

He fell asleep on the pillow bed that he was sitting on. Maybe tomorrow would be better. He later woke up and walked home, ignoring his parents when they asked where he'd been. He walked into his room and set his stuff on the floor, sitting on his bed and looking at his ceiling. Maybe everyone would be their old selves again. He just decided to wait and see, and ended drifting off into the sweet embrace of sleep.

The next day, he made his way to the bus stop.