Short Stories

Pranks a Lot

"Here it is, Leni," Bella and Leni were standing in front of large store with the words at the top that read 'Palace of Pranks', standing in some of the dimensions of the multiverse as the skies were a mix of white, purple, and pink. "The Palace of Pranks. Only the bestest pranksters shop here."

"This is where I got my gag, Stardust Ritz,"  Bella pulled out a colorful can with blue and dark purple stripes to show Leni.

"Oh boy, let me have some!" Leni said, started as she took the can and started to open it.

"No, wait, it's a booby trap, remember?" Bella tried to warn Leni.

"Nice try, Cipher, but it's not gonna work this time," Leni ignored her. "I'm gonna have some of your delicious sta-"

When she opened the lid, the rubber hoses bursted out of the can, surprising Leni as she then looked inside and turned Bella. "Where's the stardust ritz?"

Bella bursted into laughter. "That's get funnier every time you say it, Leni. Come on, let's get inside."

"Stardust ritz?" Tears filled up Leni's eyes as Bella entered the store. Bella and Leni entered Palace of Pranks, and Bella took in all of the gags useful for many pranks.

"Nothing compared to the smell of cheap novelty items," Bella said as she placed her hands on her hips. "Pranks, gags, and gross-out toys as far as the eye can see. Isn't it everything I said it would be, Leni?"

"Oh, boy, stardust ritz!" Leni was down another aisle, and Bella looked up to see rubber hoses pop up into the air. "Aw, darn it, not again!"

Bella bursted into laughter again, until a red cyclops demon with wings made of blue flames approached her. "Good to see you, Bella," he greeted. "How's my number one customer doing?"

"Great, Frank," Bella said as Leni walked over to them. "This is my friend, Leni Loud. She wants to become a prankster too."

"Nice to meet you, Leni," Frank went to shake Leni's hand, which electrocuted her, and Frank bursted out laughing as she sucked on her hand.

"That's your first lesson, the granddaddy of all pranks, the joy buzzer," Frank said, showing Leni the joy buzzer that was in his hand that she shook.

"I don't get it," Leni said confused.

"You don't have to get it," Frank amused. "The prank is for the enjoyment of the prankster."

"You see, Leni, Frank here is the master," Bella explained. "I learned all I know about pranks from him."

Bella and Leni walked up to the counter, where Frank was behind it. "Okay, Frank, let's see what you got."

"Well, this came in just this morning," Frank said as he pulled out some gum. "Here, have some gum."

He gave the gum to Leni, and the moment she popped it into her mouth, she screamed as she endured some explosion that messed up her hair and covered her in black ashes. "I don't get it."

"Exploding chewing gum, only $9.95."

"What can we get for one dollar?" Bella asked.

"One dollar will get you this fake gag dollar," Frank replied holding a dollar bill. "Fool your friends into thinking you got a real dollar."

"What else you got?" Bella asked.

"Whoopee cushion."

"Nah."

"Fake vomit."

"No."

"Real vomit?"

"Ewww, don't you have anything good?" Bella questioned.