Smiling Critters - Spring Spirits

II - With or Without Crust?

'So... Friggin'... Hot!' Catnap melted on the table, the seats at least were less prone to store heat. Space Jam's was nothing more than the coolest space-themed pizzeria in town- well, actually a bit outside of, but in town nonetheless! They had a huge rocket prop displaying the establishment's name at the door outside, how cool is that?! 'Water...' Sadly,  popularity wasn't equal as it is cool. The inside was vacant with many open seats, the seats were made of some red plastic, and the table itself was square white plastic with the Galien the alien gazell at the center, quite an odd mascot. Nevertheless, the pizzeria was always in a slumber state, never really receiving many clients but never too few to close, Catnap never really saw more than half the tables with critters at once. Today, only Catnap's friends - Kicken' and Hoppy - were in, waiting for the rest. 'So why, of all the other tables we picked the only one the sun shone through!' 

"Call 'em again!" Hoppy slammed her face against Kicken's to peek at his phone, earning a small grunt of discomfort from the chicken.

His wings sluggishly pushed Hoppy's face away, "Alright, geez-" The door burst open, and in came...

'Oh 06, why...' The nightmare critters- Or at least three of them. The absolute edgelords of the school. Catnap forced himself up and pulled his tail that had been on the way, with his paws, as his tail was more deflated than himself. 'I can't give them any chances.'

Simon Smokes, Icky Licky, and Touille. 'Gosh, I hate him.' And as always, they enter in like they own the place, 'I bet if there was any critter they'd be pushed around by those bonafide fu- jerks.'

And as the saying goes, where there is fire, there's a dragon, "Hey! Get me the absolutely largest pizza you can make!"

"With all the toppings! except pineapple and sweets." Icky added.

"But pineapples this time of the year are extra sweet-" Touille immediately shuts up as both stared at him.

"On it, chief." Jeff, the human working on this place - '06 if only I could sweat like them,' - went to the back to talk to the chef.

Kickin' turned off his phone, 'Please 06, make Kicken grow some better judgment to not interact with them.' And Catnap's silent prayer was...

"Hey, fellas!" Fruitless. Hoppy waved at them, further gathering unnecessary attention from unsavory individuals.

Catnap groaned and let his head hit the table, falling into grumbles. "Dooogday, where are you?"

"Sup, nerds." Icky greeted, Hoppy waving paw immediately dropped. Kickin' chuckled as the show unfolded.

And she bites back! "The only nerd here is you!" Catnap groaned further and sighed a small puff of red smoke, quick to dissipate but long-lasting enough to make everyone stop. Hoppy patted Catnap's head, and whispered, "I get you don't like other critters, but you can pull this out for us, right?"

"Right..." Catnap muttered.

"Ugh, It is here." Icky face scrunched up.

Kicken expression immediately fell from friendly to a scowl. "What do you mean it? Catnap is his name."

Touille and Simon looked at each other, the latter grabbed the frog's shoulder and dragged him to the table at the other side of the restaurant. Hoppy blew a raspberry and flipped him off.

"Not cool." Kickin' shook his head.

The green bunny crossed her arms, "Those silly critters deserve no respect from me, hmph!"

"Still not cool." Kickin' sighed then tapped Catnap on his shoulder. "Anything to drink?"

In an instant, Catnap burst out of his melting state slamming both his paws at the table, "Water!" 

"And some Over the Mill for me!" Hoppy chirped.

Kickin' shook his head "...No, any more energetic and you'll actually jump to the moon."

"But I only drank five today-" Both her friends stared at her horrified, "What?"

"Hoppy, those things give heart attacks!" Kickin' replied, mortified.

"Only on old folks-" Hoppy stopped as the door opened once more, Bobby and Bubba walked in, helping a Dogday, his entire left leg covered in bandages as he used mullets to wobble in, his face devoid of his usual smile, that which was replaced by a painful expression. "Oh my god-"

Catnap felt cold, uncomfortable, and paralyzed - A stillness in his heart. But he pushed through and leaped over his seat to run towards-"Dogday!"