{"sf1_id":785019,"sf2_id":null,"title":"Z-Hero Compilation 1","author":"ZHero","words":4425,"posted_at":"2014-11-20T02:34:00.000Z","tags":["Comedy","superhero"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/785019-z-hero-compilation-1","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/785019","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=785019\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"A compilation of four different stories I've posted on FA that I'm sharing on SoFurry. Characters are co-owned by myself and TKTigerkat","content":" **_~A Zephyr Heroes X Knights Compilation~_**\n\n**_~Best of Frostbite Volume 1~_**\n\n**_-Table of Contents-_**\n\n-Three Squares A Day\n\n-Distress Test\n\n-The Wonderful Glazed Doughnut\n\n-Revenge Of The Glazed Doughnut\n\n**_-Three Squares A Day-_**\n\n-Location: Metro City (Zephyr)\n\n-Time: 9:00 AM\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cpanther puts on a bib and grabs his utensils\\\u003e Alright Got everything I need for a great day!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cbrown bear walks into room\\\u003e What are you up to this time, AXL?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, Jimbo! I'm just going over to my bud's house for my three square meals. You wanna come?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Not today. Wait, you're not getting Tai to cook for you all day long, are you?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] It's the best way to get a full day's eating, plus desert, without spending any money! Mah bud LOVES cooking for me!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Um...AXL? I'm not sure if you should -\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] HUSH! Now if you'll excuse me, Jimbo, I got breakfast to catch!\n\n\\\u003cAXL hurriedly jogs off\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...Might as well follow him. \\\u003csigh\\\u003e This could all end very badly.\n\n\\\u003cJimmy leaves and follows after him\\\u003e\n\n-Location: Salvage Yard (Felinus)\n\n-Time: 9:30 AM\n\n\\\u003cInside a garage working on vehicle repair\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] \\\u003cfruit bat\\\u003e Oh no, I think I hear AXL walking down the road.\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] \\\u003cmalamute working underneath car\\\u003e For food no doubt. Hasn't he ever heard of take out?\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] ...This is AXL we're talking about, Chase.\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] I know. He's the kid's responsibility.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cred cat wearing apron\\\u003e Yeah yeah. I already know how to handle him for the day.\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] Let me guess; a grand buffet with desert included.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] You'll see soon enough.\n\n\\\u003cAXL and Jimmy walk inside\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo! How's it going?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Hey!\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] Good timing, I was heading off to run some errands. \\\u003cputs tools down and leaves\\\u003e\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Of course you were. \\\u003cpoints\\\u003e Though I guess you don't need me to point a certain someone out for you, huh, Fire Bro?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003csmiles\\\u003e That's alright. \\\u003cgrabs floor board and pulls malamute from under car\\\u003e Hey, big buddy!\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] Jim! \\\u003csmiles\\\u003e I didn't know you were coming today.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] I wasn't initially...at least until AXL 'convinced' me to tag along.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] How so?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Don't mind Jimbo, he's all fuzz in the head. You know why I'm here!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] While you two have your breakfast...\\\u003cgrabs Chase by his hand\\\u003e me and Chase will go upstairs to play some games of our own.\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] \\\u003craises eyebrow and stands up\\\u003e What kind of game?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cgrins\\\u003e You'll see! \\\u003chauls him away\\\u003e\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] \\\u003cyelps and follows\\\u003e Don't rip my arm out of my socket, Jim!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] ...Let me guess, AXL. Breakfast?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003clicks lips\\\u003e Yep! What's on the menu; Pancakes, Waffles, or French Toast?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Neither; cold cereal and milk.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] What!?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] I ran out of pancake mix and eggs. You'll just have to make due with that.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] ...Damn. Well, I'm sure lunch will be better.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] For now let's get some training done.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Oh alright.\n\n-Time: 12:00 PM\n\n\\\u003cThe pair come out from the Reflex Room with towels around their shoulders\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, bro! What we having for lunch?\n\n[b]Tai: [/b] \\\u003cwipes face with towel\\\u003e Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] What!? This ain't grade school!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] I'd make turkey clubs, but Ace ate all the bacon yesterday and Chase ate all the turkey. All we have is PB \u0026 J left.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Damn it! Then again, lunch is supposed to be light. So, I'll look forward to dinner then!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003csmirks\\\u003e Right...\n\n-Time: 6:00 PM\n\n\\\u003cInside the kitchen\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csits at the table and adjust bib\\\u003e Oooh we, I can't wait for dinner!\n\n\\\u003cChase and Jimmy walk out in only a pair of shorts and barefooted, sitting down at the table\\\u003e\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] \u0026nbsp;Same here after spending all day goofing off.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] ...Did you lose a bet?\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] \\\u003cgrins\\\u003e Let's just say I gave the word 'dog-pile' a new meaning.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cfur all puffy and snorts\\\u003e And somehow managed to cause static electricity too.\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] \\\u003cwalks in and sits down at table\\\u003e Good thing I left for a good while and got new tools.\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] More like the whole day.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Yeah yeah, weather's gray, now what's for dinner!?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cpulls out dish out of microwave and sets it on table\\\u003e Your favorite; reheated meatloaf!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] What!? \\\u003cpulls hair out\\\u003e This is an outrage! First boring cereal, then boring grade school sandwich, and now REHEATED meatloaf!?\u0026nbsp;\n\n[b]Chase:[/b] ...Didn't you stock up on food recently, kid?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] He DID!?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...Oh boy.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Yes, and I have a present for you, AXL. \\\u003cpulls out a wrapped box from cupboard and puts it on table\\\u003e Go ahead and open it.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] This better be edible...\\\u003copens box and pulls out a book\\\u003e W-what the hell is this!?\u0026nbsp;\n\n[b]Jason:[/b] \\\u003clooks at item\\\u003e It looks like a -\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Cookbook! Learn to cook for your own damn self sometime!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003ccries dramatically\\\u003e You're so cruel to me!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003csigh\\\u003e I've tried to warn you, AXL.\n\n**_-Distress Test-_**\n\n-Location: Cafe - Metro City (Zephyr)\n\n-Time: 2:00 PM\n\n\\\u003cAt an outdoor cafe\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cblack panther finishes writing a paper and holds it up\\\u003e There we go! All done and ready to go!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cbrown bear walking into cafe\\\u003e What are you doing, AXL?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, Jimbo! I just finished filing a complaint for court.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] What happened that you need to go to court?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cgives him paper\\\u003e Read it and weep!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003etakes paper and reads it before frowning\\\u003e AXL...just what the heck is 'Taste Distress'?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] That 'Master Blaster Tavern' owner served me this nasty ol' beer that gave me diarrhea! He said I can sue him, and so, I'm taking that crank to court!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...AXL. You can't sue someone over something that doesn't exist!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Too late! I already got a judge willing to accept my case!\n\n\\\u003cA black and white husky in a police uniform walks into the patio\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003chusky\\\u003e What's with all the yelling?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Ricky! Please tell AXL his court claim is ridiculous!\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] What court claim?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003chands canine paper\\\u003e Read it for yourself.\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003creads paper and frowns\\\u003e Are you serious, AXL? What the hell does 'Taste Distress' even mean?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Bad beer at Master Blaster's Tavern and the jerk said I can sue him too! I already got a judge and lawyer to boot. It's the same as suing over Emotional Distress!\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] ...AXL. This so called 'Taste Distress' and intentional, or negligent, infliction of Emotional Distress are NOT the same! The former doesn't even exist!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] That's what I said!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] HUSH! You two turkey's just sit back and watch me win this case! \\\u003cleaves\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...Can that claim of his really hold up in court, Husky?\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] It's not even considered a paperweight, Little Bear. \\\u003csighs\\\u003e Let's just see how this turns out as ridiculous as it is.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] I'm afraid of the judge AXL somehow manage to con into this.\n\n-Location: Courthouse - Metro City (Zephyr)\n\n-Time: 3:00 PM\n\n\\\u003cInside the courtroom\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csitting as the plaintiff\\\u003e Remind me again WHY you're my lawyer, dreads?\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] \\\u003corange lion with red dreadlocks adjusting tie\\\u003e Because I'm the only one who fits your 'budget' of 200 Zenny and best suited for this 'case' of yours.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Yeah yeah, just try to make me look good, kay?\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] Don't push it.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003csitting in background\\\u003e OK, this is just plain stupid. There is NO such thing as 'Taste Distress'!\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] It'll be alright, Kuma. The quicker we get this done, the quicker we can forget about this.\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003csitting next to Jimmy\\\u003e I already want to forget about the idiocy of this 'trial'. Who's the judge insane enough to accept this case?\n\n[b]Bailiff:[/b] All rise for the honorable Judge Brooklyn.\n\n[b]Jimmy \u0026 AXL:[/b] WHAT!?\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003cpalm faces and groans\\\u003e I spoke too soon...\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] \\\u003cgroans\\\u003e As I've foreseen it...\n\n\\\u003cA black dragon walks out of room and takes his seat as the judge\\\u003e\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] \\\u003cbangs gavel\\\u003e Hey hey hey, me buckos! How do you like my new position as a judge? Spiffy, no?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Brooklyn, just what the heck are you doing here!?\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] How the heck did you get a license to BE a judge?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] And WHY are YOU my judge!?\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] This is Brooklyn we're talking about...\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] I'll do anything to help me chums out of a pickle! Now, what are we suing for?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cpoints to wolf defendant\\\u003e I'm suing this crank over here for Taste Distress!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Which does NOT exist!\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] Omigosh, Taste Distress!? That's terrible! Why would you give X-L Taste Distress!?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] What!?\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003ceyes twitching\\\u003e This...cannot be happening.\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] \\\u003cgroans\\\u003e I shouldn't be surprised, but I am...\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] Taste Distress is a VERY serious offense! I went to a chip-and-dip party where the host only had hummus as the dip and it offended me devilishly wonderful taste sensibilities!\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] Taste Buds, you idiot.\n\n[b]Wolf:[/b] ...I beg your pardon?\n\n[b]Jimmy \u0026 Ricky:[/b] IT'S NOT REAL!\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] \\\u003cbangs gavel\\\u003e Order in the court, Jay-Jay, Rick-Rick! What does the meanie defender has to say for himself?\n\n[b]Wolf:[/b] ...I'm...sorry?\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] Can you accept his apology, X-L?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Hmm...throw in a better tasting beer and I'm good.\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] \\\u003cbangs gavel\\\u003e I find the Defendant guilty and must give the Plaintiff one free beer at Master Blaster's Tavern! Case Dismissed!\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] You didn't perform any cross-examination!\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] What the hell? Brooklyn, you idiot, that's -\n\n[b]Brooklyn:[/b] A perfectly fair estimate, Kai-Quan! \\\u003cbangs gavel again before stepping down\\\u003e Now, let's go to the Tavern for some good ol' beer, I haven't had any since last week!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Damn straight!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...Husky?\n\n[b]Ricky:[/b] \\\u003cgroans\\\u003e Don't bother, Little Bear. When AXL and Brooklyn are involved...NOTHING ever makes sense.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...Lion Heart?\n\n[b]Kai:[/b] \\\u003cgroans\\\u003e What Ricky said, Kuma. I feel more sorry for the Bailiff and the bar owner.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] ...This could all end very badly.\n\n**_-The Wonderful Glazed Doughnut-_**\n\n-Location: Doughnut Dungeon - Metro City (Zephyr)\n\n-Time: 10: 00 AM\n\n\\\u003cInside a kitchen\\\u003e\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] \\\u003cyellow rabbit\\\u003e Remind me again WHY we're helping AXL out, big bro?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cbrown bear\\\u003e Because he practically begged us for help due to being short on staff.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003cblack and white tuxedo cat\\\u003e That and Tai could never say no to his 'panther bro'.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cred cat with black stripes\\\u003e How was I supposed to know it was to run a doughnut shoppe?\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] \\\u003cwhite tiger\\\u003e So why am I here?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] You just happen to be with me...and in turn, we were at the wrong place, at the wrong time.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cpanther\\\u003e HUSH! Here comes by boss!\n\n\\\u003ca black bison storms into room holding a clip board and steam shoots out of his nostrils\\\u003e\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] Alright, boys! Your job for today is to make doughnuts fresh out the oil to incoming customers! Each of you have your own station; bear boy has chocolate, rabbit has vanilla, red boy has powdered, junior has glaze, big guy has jelly, and AXL has sprinkles.\u0026nbsp;\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] Jelly?\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Junior!?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] Rabbit!? I have a name you know!\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] HUSH! When the doughnuts come out on the conveyor belt, you apply your frosting and toppings on each one, but if I see a single mismatch or half-completed doughnut...you're all FIRED!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] What!?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Don't you think you're being a bit too harsh?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] And there are people who like just plain doughnuts.\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] HUSH! Your job starts now and don't screw this one up! \\\u003cactivates conveyor belt\\\u003e LET 'EM ROLL!! \\\u003cstorms out\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cgrabs a doughnut off belt and dips it in chocolate\\\u003e And here I thought Blake was pushy with his training.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003cdips doughnut in glaze\\\u003e I'm taking fast food OFF my resume in the future.\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] Crank! \\\u003cdips doughnut in vanilla batter\\\u003e How can you work for a jerk like him, AXL?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cdoes his assignment\\\u003e The same way I hang around you jive turkeys.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cgives panther stern look as he handles his station\\\u003e And what does THAT mean, panther bro?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Uh, what I meant to say was, 'the same way I hang around my wonderful favorite chef and you jive turkeys'!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] That's what I thought you said.\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] And I'm not a turkey! \\\u003clooks at nozzle\\\u003e Uh...how do I use this?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] You insert it into the doughnut, give it a slight squeeze, and the filling will go inside.\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] Oh...okay. \\\u003cgrabs a doughnut and nozzle and rams it through pastry\\\u003e Like this?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] ...Let's switch places, Cliff.\u0026nbsp;\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, long-ears, you can't do that! If my boss finds out -\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] HUSH! \\\u003cswitch stations with Cliff\\\u003e There, I'll fill the doughnuts with jelly, you just dip them in vanilla.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] ...I know YOU did NOT just go 'HUSH' to me, long-ears!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003cdips doughnut in glaze\\\u003e Considering you do it to us, it's a taste of your own medicine.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Oh blast off!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Enough! Let's just handle our stations and get this over with before your boss screams at us.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Yeah. \\\u003cadds more powder to pastries\\\u003e We can make this fun and not so stressful. Maybe I should make doughnuts at home sometime.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] And I'd love it if you did!\n\n\\\u003cafter enough time passes the conveyor belt suddenly speeds up and more doughnuts are coming out faster\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003cnotices speed increase\\\u003e Um, guys?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] \\\u003cfills in more jelly\\\u003e Is this thing getting faster?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] ...You know what we have to do now, right?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Start moving faster?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Panicking?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Scream in falsetto like horror movie girls and hope we don't get fired!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] That works!\n\n\\\u003cJimmy, Tai, Dustin, Ace, and AXL yell in panic and try to gather as much doughnuts as possible\\\u003e\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] \\\u003ctries to grab doughnuts moving at a fast pace\\\u003e Er...er...I'm hungry! \\\u003cstarts eating doughnuts instead of frosting them\\\u003e\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] Don't eat the doughnuts yet, Cliff!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Might as well, this is insane! \\\u003cgrabs as many doughnuts and dumps them in glaze\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cfrost as many doughnuts as possible and gets stains on his fur\\\u003e Fighting super villains is easy, but frosting doughnuts is unforgiving and brutal!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cstarts dumping sugar on doughnuts\\\u003e I take that back; I'm NOT making doughnuts at home!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] We can do it, girls! Let's just...\\\u003cgets smacked by a flying doughnut and shrieks\\\u003e TOO HOT!! \\\u003cstarts running around screaming\\\u003e\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] AXL calm - \\\u003cgets knocked into powdered sugar and gets coated in white\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Can't this get anymore like a cartoon!? \\\u003cgets hit by flying doughnuts and falls into hot glaze, screaming\\\u003e AAHH! IT BURNS!!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] What is this; wrath of the doughnuts!? \\\u003cducks from getting hit by doughnut only to slip and fall into chocolate batter\\\u003e\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] Big bro! \\\u003cgets splashed by chocolate\\\u003e AHH! MY EYES! \\\u003cwildly aims nozzle and starts squirting\\\u003e\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] \\\u003cstops eating for a moment\\\u003e Dustin! \\\u003cgets squirted in eyes by jelly\\\u003e AAHH!! I can't see! \\\u003cstarts running around and waving his arms wildly\\\u003e\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003ccoughs out powder and eyes widen\\\u003e Cliff, no, stop! \\\u003cgets smashed into powdered sugar\\\u003e\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cpeels doughnut out of eyes\\\u003e Dang these things are piping hot with oil! \\\u003clooks around to see damages\\\u003e Oh lawd...\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] \\\u003cvoice echoes\\\u003e What's going on in there!?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Oh crap! \\\u003cuses ice powers to clean himself and his friends off\\\u003e Get off your butts and back to your stations, girls!\n\n\\\u003ceveryone recovers and scrambles to their stations just in time for the bison to come back in\\\u003e\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] What was all that ruckus just now!?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Uh, nothing, sir. We were just trying to keep up with the orders!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Yeah, uh, we managed to get them done...right?\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] Well, I must admit. You boys did a bang up job! \\\u003cscreams over intercom\\\u003e SPEED IT UP, GUYS! \\\u003cleaves\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Oh god...again!?\n\n[b]Dustin:[/b] We're not done yet!?\n\n[b]Cliff:[/b] I don't want to be hit by jelly again!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] At least we'll be getting paid and I keep my job.\n\n[b]Jimmy \u0026 Tai:[/b] \\\u003cgives panther stern looks\\\u003e AXL?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Yeah?\n\n[b]Everyone:[/b] SHUT UP!\n\n**_-Revenge Of The Glazed Doughnut-_**\n\n-Location: Doughnut Dungeon, Metro City (Zephyr)\n\n-Time: 10:00 AM\n\n\\\u003cInside a doughnut shoppe in Metro City's downtown area\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cbrown bear wearing an apron\\\u003e Remind me WHY we're helping AXL again?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cred cat wearing an apron\\\u003e I think it was because he offered to pay us actual money if we help him this time.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003ctuxedo cat wearing an apron\\\u003e Keyword is 'This Time'.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cgolden brown bull wearing an apron\\\u003e So why am I helping out?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Because you were with me by association.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cpanther wearing an apron\\\u003e HUSH! Here comes my boss!\n\n\\\u003cA black bison walks into the room holding a clipboard\\\u003e\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] Alright, girls, today you'll be filling in for my staff in both making and selling doughnuts. We've got a big crowd waiting to eat hot-and-fresher-than-your-breath doughnuts.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] Yo, don't call me a lady!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] And I always use mouthwash!\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] HUSH! Now, bull-man and short-stuff handles making doughnuts, AXL and red handle cashier duty, and the squirt handles making coffee.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Um...by 'short-stuff' and 'squirt'...which one are you referring to?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] I'm not EITHER of them!\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] HUSH! Now I'm gonna open the doors, so get your tails to work, and remember; the money is always right!\u0026nbsp;\n\n\\\u003cThe manager leaves\\\u003e\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003csnorts\\\u003e Where have I heard that phrase before?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Let's get to work and hope nothing silly happens this time.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Me too. At least this time I get to make coffee.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Good thing Raiju isn't here to drink everything.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Yeah yeah, weather's gray, now get to your stations!\n\n\\\u003cAn hour into service\\\u003e\n\n[b]Customer:[/b] Can I have two jelly doughnuts please?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Alright. \\\u003clooks at remaining doughnuts available on rack\\\u003e I'm sorry, sir, but we're all out of jelly doughnuts.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Hold on, lemme check. \\\u003cpokes his head into back room and shouts\\\u003e A yo, pastry chefs, where's my damn jelly doughnuts!?\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cflips doughnuts over in oil\\\u003e Chill out and wait a few more minutes!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cfills doughnuts with jelly and sets them on tray\\\u003e We're going as fast as we can, AXL, now go offer the customer something else!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Ruuude! \\\u003cleaves room\\\u003e\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cflips more doughnuts and sets them on rack to drain excess oil\\\u003e This is why working in fast food is the bottom of the pits. Please tell me you're done filling those doughnuts with jelly, bear buddy.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cfills more doughnuts with jelly and sets them on tray\\\u003e Yep, this is the last one for this batch.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] I'll take them outside...but first a quick snack. \\\u003ctakes a plain doughnut of rack and eats it\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] You can't be eating on the job like Cliff did last time, Sam!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] Says who? It's just one doughnut.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] But if AXL's boss catches us -\n\n\\\u003cSampson grabs another doughnut off rack and puts it in brown bear's mouth. Jimmy bites at doughnut, chews, and swallows it\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003clicks lips\\\u003e Hey, that was pretty good. OK, just one quick snack and it's back to business!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003csmirks\\\u003e See, no one would even notice. \\\u003ctakes jelly doughnut tray out in front\\\u003e Here's your fresh jelly doughnuts.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Oh good. \\\u003ctakes two doughnuts off rack, puts them in bag, and hands them to customer\\\u003e That will be 1 Zenny please.\n\n[b]Customer:[/b] \\\u003cpays money and leaves\\\u003e Thanks!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csnorts\\\u003e Goose-neck.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Don't be rude, AXL.\n\n\\\u003canother customer walks in\\\u003e\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Welcome to Doughnut Dungeon, how may I help you?\n\n[b]Customer:[/b] I'll have a medium ice coffee with only two sugars please.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] What the hell kind of goose-neck crank drinks ice coffee without any milk!?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] AXL! \\\u003clooks at customer\\\u003e Please excuse him. One medium ice coffee coming up. \\\u003clooks over at Ace by coffee station\\\u003e One medium ice coffee black with two sugars please!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Who the heck drinks ice coffee without any milk!?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Ace!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003csigh\\\u003e I mean, coming right up. \\\u003cprepares drink as requested and gives it to Tai\\\u003e One ice coffee black, two sugars.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003ctakes drink and gives it to customer\\\u003e That will be 2 Zenny please, and I apologize for the rudeness.\n\n[b]Customer:[/b] \\\u003cpays money, gives them offended looks, and leaves\\\u003e Well I never!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csnorts\\\u003e And you never will, now get your snooty 'I like my ice coffee black' behind outta here!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] AXL! Look, you can't question what the customer orders. Just be polite, smile, and give them what they asked for, okay?\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Do YOU drink ice coffee without any milk, Tai?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Heck no! I mean...you've heard what AXL's boss said, the money is always right! I mean the customer is...damn it!\n\n\\\u003cLater in the day\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003chands customer their drink\\\u003e Here you go, please come again!\n\n[b]Customer:[/b] Thanks! \\\u003cpays money and leaves\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] You know, so far it's been relatively normal. No calamities so to speak.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Mmhmm, don't get too relaxed. The worst has yet to come.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cloads tray of doughnuts behind glass\\\u003e You're not talking about the lunch rush, are you?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Mmhmm.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cchecks money in cashier\\\u003e I'm more than prepared after all these years of cooking for you guys.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cloads doughnuts from tray onto display rack\\\u003e Don't you mean cooking for 'AXL'?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] HUSH!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Yep, his influence has taken effect.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] HUSH! Now get back to your stations!\n\n\\\u003cA few moments later...\\\u003e\n\n[b]Customer 1:[/b] I want a dozen chocolate doughnuts with sprinkles please!\n\n[b]Customer 2:[/b] I want two large ice coffees with extra sugar please!\n\n[b]Customer 3:[/b] Can I have a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel please!\n\n[b]Customer 4:[/b] Gimme a large ice tea with two slices of lemon!\n\n[b]Customer 5:[/b] A dozen glazed doughnuts and a large hot chocolate!\n\n[b]Customer 6:[/b] And I want four bagels; two with cream cheese, one with lox, and the other butter and jelly!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003ctrying to process all these orders on tablet\\\u003e Slow down, and one at a time, please!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003ctrying to make drinks as fast a possible\\\u003e Tea, coffee, and hot chocolate!? You gotta be kidding me!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cQuickly trying to toast bagels\\\u003e I told you the lunch rush was hectic! Jimbo and his man better hurry up with them doughnuts!\n\n\\\u003cmeanwhile in the back room\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003chiding behind a cabinet as piping hot doughnuts rapidly comes flying off the conveyor belt like machine gun bullets\\\u003e I swear it's like doughnuts hate us or something!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cgrowls as some doughnuts latch onto his horns and stands by his bear\\\u003e Damn it, my horns are NOT meant to be used like horse-shoe throwing! On the count of three, bear buddy, we shut off that machine!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] But those things are super hot!\n\n\\\u003cA doughnut suddenly grazes past his head and not only did it shave some of his hair off but also melted parts of the desk he and Sampson hid behind\\\u003e\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Better yet...HYPER hot!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] Almost like your hot chocolate, and there's no way in hell I'm gonna get defeated by doughnuts!\n\n\\\u003cmeanwhile out in front\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] \\\u003cfinishes making one of the drink orders and runs over to customer\\\u003e Here's your ice tea, sir!\n\n[b]Customer 4:[/b] \\\u003clooks at drink\\\u003e Hey, where's my two slices of lemon!? I specifically asked for two slices of lemon with my tea, kid!\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] I'm so sorry, I'll go fix it real quick!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003cfinishes making bagels\\\u003e Finally! Lemme go give these to that crank!\n\n\\\u003cAXL runs with bagels in a tray and collides into Ace who was running with the ice tea in his hand, both of them crashing into the ground\\\u003e\n\n[b]Customer 6:[/b] My bagels! Ugh, that's it, I'm leaving!\n\n[b]Customer 4:[/b] Oh screw this, I'm outta here!\n\n[b]Customer 1:[/b] Where's my goddamn dozen doughnuts!\n\n[b]Customer 3:[/b] And my bacon, egg, and cheese bagel!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003churries to make orders\\\u003e We're going as fast as we can, damn it! \\\u003cruns with some orders completed and winds up tripping over AXL and Ace\\\u003e\n\n[b]Customer 2:[/b] Oh how rude!\n\n[b]Customer 5:[/b] We'll just take our business elsewhere!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, you donkey mother lovers better sit your tails down and wait!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cburst out of room covered in chocolate, powdered sugar, and jelly\\\u003e Everybody get down, the doughnut machine is going haywire!\n\n[b]Tai \u0026 Ace:[/b] Not again!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] A yo, what did you and yo' man did to it!?\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003ccomes out of room covered in glaze, sprinkles, and frosting\\\u003e It just went ballistic all of a sudden, okay!?\u0026nbsp;\n\n[b]Customers:[/b] WHERE IS OUR FOOD!?\n\n[b]All:[/b] OH BLAST OFF, CRANKS!\n\n\\\u003cThe customers get offended and storm off just as the manager arrives onto the scene\\\u003e\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] What in blue blazes happened in here!?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Whelp...you see, boss, it all started when -\n\n[b]Boss:[/b] No excuses! You're demoted to cleaning duty after hours, AXL, and the rest of you are FIRED!\n\n\\\u003cThe manager storms off\\\u003e\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] You can't fire me, I QUIT!\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] I'm off doughnuts forever!\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Same here.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] I'm never helping AXL again.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csnorts\\\u003e Eh, at least we got to eat in between work.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Oh shut up.\n\n\\\u003cBlake comes into the restaurant and raises an eyebrow\\\u003e\n\n[b]Blake:[/b] Did you morons lose a bet?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Not now, Blake. We just had a really bad day...with doughnuts again.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] I swear every time we do something related to doughnuts, or AXL, it gets hectic like a pinball machine!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] I was going to say slapstick comedy, but that works too.\n\n[b]Blake:[/b] Whatever you say. Just give me my usual and be done with.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] What usual would that be?\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] Not that it matters since we were fired.\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Oh yeah. \\\u003cgrabs some doughnuts off rack and puts them in a box, handing it to Blake\\\u003e Here you go, foxy.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Um, just what is this 'usual' Blake is talking about?\n\n[b]Blake:[/b] \\\u003copens box and pulls out a doughnut\\\u003e Maple. Bacon. Doughnuts! \\\u003ctakes a bite and eats it\\\u003e You can only get these things in Metro City! Sweet...salty...dynamite! \\\u003ccontinues eating\\\u003e You morons just don't understand how good these things are!\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] ...Seriously?\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] I never knew Blake would be into doughnuts like that.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Or at least with maple glaze and bacon on it.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003csmiles\\\u003e Hey, at least Blake being at peace with himself brightens up my day.\n\n[b]Sampson:[/b] \\\u003cpulls Jimmy close to him with a smirk\\\u003e You wanna know what would brighten up my day, bear buddy? Getting this sticky gunk off of me...if you're interested.\n\n[b]Jimmy:[/b] \\\u003cgrins\\\u003e Like that's an offer I would refuse.\n\n[b]Ace:[/b] Get a room!\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] \\\u003csnorts\\\u003e At least I still get paid.\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] \\\u003cfrowns\\\u003e AXL?\n\n[b]AXL:[/b] Yeah?\n\n[b]Tai:[/b] Do shut up.\n\n**-END-**\n\n  \n  \n\n"}