Part 17: Table Stickball (And A Raging Fish Woman)
FN: (swinging the axe around) Awww yeah. I'm so glad I found this.
SW: (hiding behind norem) dudeeeeee be careful with that!!!
NR: Don't kill anybody unless we have to...
FN: Quit bein' such babies! I'm not gonna chop anyone to bits.
SW: you might, swinging it around like that....
FN: Well if I do, you better start countin' your days, Sawbuck.
SW: (grips onto norem in fear)
NR: Cut it out, Fin.
FN: Yeah, yeah..
SW: (whispering to norem) i think fin TRIES to make me scared sometimes...
NR: (whispers back) Obviously he does...
FN: Quit your gossiping, we're almost there.
- they make it to a small storefront and enter -
FN: (dragging the axe against the carpeted floor) Aaand we're back.
TR: (perking up from behind his newspaper) Oh hey! Yer back! (he gets up to greet them) How was the mission?
NR: well umm...
The targets escaped and we couldn't find them.
FN: Buuuut!! We found this cool axe! (he holds up hachara)
TR: Ooo, that's quite the beauty.
Where'd you find this thing?
FN: Dumpster.
TR: Hhhuh.
(He looks over to the large, cowering, sardiniastan ball behind norem)
Oh well. Sawbuck, everything good? You look like you've just seen a ghost.
SW: yeah... its just... um... nothing....
TR: Y'sure?
SW: no... but you don't care to know...
TR: Fin hasn't been too mean to you, right?
FN: I'M RIGHT HERE.
TR: Shaddup, I'm talkin' to Sawbuck.
SW: he.. he... he kinda was....
TR: I'll have a chat with him.
FN: Are you two done yet? I wanna report to Irene as fast as possible.
SW: yes, lets call her up
NR: (calls up Irene)
IR: Wwhat is it NOWW?
SW: we lost them!!
IR: You... WWHAT??!?
I GAVVE YOU ONE TASK! AND YOU FAILED!!
HOWW??
FN: W-We tried our best, ma'am...
NR: WAIT, Boss, we did get something out of it thoughI found out the name of the weird one with the Frills. The worm thing said their name is Sanchez
IR: .....
NR: Is their something wrong, Boss?
IR: I..
I havve to go.
(she hangs up)
SW: why'd she hang up on us...
NR: I... dont know.
FN: She told you, she had to go.
Maybe she needed to go to the restroom or something?? I don't really care. At least we're outta trouble.
SW: wait women go to the restroom?!?
NR: Of course they do, there are women bathrooms yknow.
FN: You.. you didn't know that?
SW: umm.... i mean.... i never saw my ex wife go to the bathroom... nor did i see her much at all...
FN: You sure she was your wife?
SW: um.... yeah im pretty sure, we had a ceremony and everything
FN: And? What made you two so separate?
SW: well... i was, "uninteresting and undesirable" as she put it
FN: And let me guess, she made you pay for the wedding?
SW: (nods) thats is why i had to get this job
FN: Well, lets not dwell on this. Who's up for some table stickball?
SW: oh me!
NR: Oh you're on!
- they walk off to have a rousing and gentlemanly game of TABLE STICKBALL -Part 18: Transformation and Overreaction, Antoni and Tenn style
TN: (sitting on a chair in the restaurant, tiredly drooped over it)
PM: You good, newbie?
TN: uhggerrr... my body hurtsssss
PM: Didja eat sumn' weird? I know Tony keeps some moldy old blueberries in the back o' the fridge... eat any of those?
TN: blhech no... its like, i feeling like im turning inside out
PM: Hrhrm.. I guess it's about due time for this to happen.
TN: what do you mean by that?!
PM: You don't remember the first time we met? Really?
TN: well, i had just left nasa...
PM: Wellllll.. you know what happened to yer friend Dave?
TN: he turned into a huuuu- ANHHHHH AM I TRANSFORMING?!?
PM: Dingdingding! You guessed it!
TN: no wonder i feel so bad...
PM: It'll be over soon. Don't you worry.
TN: i think... i think.... i think i might sle- (she face plants off the chair onto the floor)
PM: Shut up.
- over the course of a few hours, tenn goes through the slow transition from a nasaball to a human. when dawn starts to finally peek through the windows, she has completed the transformation -
TN: (laying in the floor as a few sun rays dance across her eyelids, gently waking her from her slumber) huh... whats going on...
PM: Welcome back to the waking world. Feeling better?
TN: uhhggg... not feeling great...(she rubs her head) wha- WHAT WHATS THIS? (She pulls at a tightly curled lock of hair from her head) AHHHHH I HAVE HAIR?!??
PM: Ayup! And a spleen, too.
TN: get me a mirror! I need to know how i look!
PM: (a mirror appears in Tenn's hand with a flash of green light)
TN: Woah! How'd you do that!? Anyways, LOOK AT ALL THID HAIR!!! ITS SO FRIZZ AND EVERYWHERE!! I need to get it trimmed...
PM: Hm. I quite like it. Maybe tie it back?
TN: hrmmm okay, got any pony holders?
PM: (a few appear in tenn's hand in another flash of green light)
TN: Gee, thanks man, (she puts her hair into two buns) i saw someone earlier wearing her hair like this!
PM: Like your new look?
TN: alright! (She starts getting all the preparations needed to open up the pizza shop while talking to the omnipresent pizza)
- meanwhile, in the astrodude household -
BT: (walking in to victor's room with no introduction) hey kid! Time to wake up!! Dont want you snoozing around all day!!
AS: (waking up) Hrgh- What is it..?
BT: i cant leave you alone all day, you gotta come with me to work!
AS: Must I really..?
BT: sorry kid! You didn't pick out something you wanted to do, so you gotta come with me!
AS: (he sighs and reluctantly gets out of bed)
BT: thatttts the spirt! Now, get ready and ill have something for breakfast prepared by the time you come down
AS: (he nods and closes the door shortly after tony leaves)
BT: (while cooking some eggs for breakfast he calls up his brother) heyy man hows it going!
AD: (he picks up and replies in a drowsy voice) Hi, Tony.. what's up?
BT: just wanted to say im taking your son to work with me, is that alright with you?
AD: Oh, that's fine.. he needs to get out more, anyway.
BT: awesome!!! So hows the trip going?
AD: Pretty good, pretty weird...
(he yawns) It's 5 am here.. I'll call you back later, okay?
BT: ohhhhhh sorry my bad, yeah see you later bro!
AD: Before I go- how's Victor doing?
BT: well... he's being very shy and grumpy...
AD: (he sighs) Alright.. well, talk to you later, Tony.
BT: Cya Ed, (he hangs up)
(he finishes up cooking the breakfast an calls astroson down) BREAKFAST IS READY! WE GOTTA LEAVE AFTER THAT!!!
AS: (he grumbles and makes his way downstairs)
BT: (smiles at him and puts some eggs on a plate for him)
AS: (he stares at the eggs and dejectedly picks at his food)
BT: (sternly) eat it, it going to be a long day if you dont.
AS: (he pushes his plate away) I'm not hungry.
BT: eat it.
AS: (he reluctantly eats his scrambled eggs)
BT: there. (He too eats his eggs)
- they finish their meal uneventfully, and make their way over to tony's pizza establishment -
BT: (opening the door) hello!! Tenn you here?!?
TN: (pushing open the kitchen doors) oh hi tony!! i got everything set up, so no need to worry
BT: WHO ARE YOU??! GET OUT OF MY SHOP!!!
TN: (shocked by his outburst) Wha- its me! Tenn!
BT: WHAT?! NO YOUR NOT TENN!
TN: I am! I swear!!
(whispering to pizza man) come on back me up...
PM: (silent and unmoving)
BT: (grabs a chair and is about to hurl it at the person) GET OUT OR PROVE YOUR TENN!!
TN: I- Uh- umm-
AS: I recognize that voice...
BT: (till holding the chair) what?! What do you mean kid?!
AS: Tenn stayed at my house for a bit.. I do believe this is her.
TN: (looking at victor) thank youuuu
AS: (he says nothing back)
BT: (setting the chair back down) well... ummm... sorry bout that....
but whats this new look tenn!! With all the hair!!
TN: (she shrugs) iunno! it just happened overnight!
BT: (looking around) wow, looks like you got everything set up already!
TN: i told ya so!
BT: that's lovely, so i guess, we can just hang out till we open in a few hours?
TN: that sounds good!
AS: (he sighs and pulls out a chair)
BT: (he pulls out a deck of cards) whose up for some go fish??
TN: oohh! me!
AS: I suppose I could..
-~the three play go fish together, tony and tenn bonding and astroson not really enjoying it~-
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