The Tea Party

Because She Is My Friend!

You ever get that feeling where you're scheduled to give a presentation for a project you've been working on and you're like super nervous? Well, that's the feeling that Akko's side-plot is supposed to represent. Because nothing is more relatable than the threat of execution.

...Wow, I gave myself goosebumps while writing this plot twist...

Chapter 7: Because She Is My Friend!

Party Plaza

"Listen to those Big WOOS as guests flock in from all across the universe!" Big Bird declared as the plaza was bouncing with sentient tables, cups, and sweets. "Watch as they all line up and present to Great Grandma their luxurious gifts! From the galactic mine of Knowhere in the Nicklodia Galaxy, it's the Collector, Taneleer Tivan!"

"Good morning, Your Majesty." Tivan bowed to the queen. "For a gift, I present to you, this Precursor Egg, the last relic of a fallen kingdom." He held up a large green gem with a strange 8-like symbol.

"Aaaaahh! It's beautiful!" Sherry wept as she picked the stone up. "This will look great on a wedding ring!"

"I'm delighted, Your Grace." And with that, Tivan turned away, crying as he took a seat at a table.

"From Nicklodia's Avatar Realms," continued Big Bird, "it is the Princess of the Earth Kingdom, Hou-Ting!"

"TEE HEE HEE HEE!" laughed the 21-year-old princess, garbed in yellow and dark-green. "Happy birthday, Queen Sherbet! For my gift, I have brought this extremely rare BEAR!" Her guards had a sad-looking bear leashed by the neck.

"A BEAR?!" Sherry shouted with frustration. "Do you seriously believe that an ordinary bear is a suitable gift... Wait... the Avatar Realms should only have hybrid animals! Which means... this creature is one of a kind!" Sherry happily picked the bear up and squeezed it like a toy. "OH, you'll look great in my zoo of mythical beasts!"

"Hello, Queen Sherry." Princess Éclair was next in line, holding a golden compass whose interior was divided in seven colored pieces. "My gift to you will be the Marvelous Compass, the national treasure of my kingdom."

"Oh, I am ever so grateful!"

Diana's family occupied a table, next to Jasminka's family. A mermaid girl named Sara was there: she had pink hair, a pink tail, and tannish skin. Sara remembered three years ago, when she helped Sector V in their quest to stop the old Big Mom. How ironic that she would be a Linlin, too.

The Scooby-Doo Gang was also here, thanks to Scooby and Shaggy's relation. The two were happily devouring a tower of food. "It's quite a mystery how all these objects can dance and sing." Fred said.

"Like, here's a real mystery: why have we been the same age for 67 years?" Shaggy asked.

"Must re a rime ristortion from the Reat Rock. Nee heeheeheehee!" Scooby snickered.

"Uncle Taco, Uncle Taco, we want hot sauce!" The Kiddie Corn crowded the Tostarenan excitedly.

"Spoon needs some too-soup." Soup replied.

"Easy, little niños and niñas, one at a time!" Ernesto laughed, pouring sauce onto the children's meat.

"There's plenty for everybody!" Pea was riding her uncle's sombrero, serving sauce to children behind him.

"Hey-hey, howza jowza bowza?" Lucky greeted the party-goers, many of whom kept a safe distance from the cereal killers. Compared to the others, their table felt very secluded. "'Membah to swing by Juicy Milky Juicy's stand-bar for a slippity-slurp of Fleshy Flurp."