Short Stories Barely Alive (First Draft Edition)

No. 14- Puppet Heads Funk

No. 14- Puppet Heads Funk

"Now, you know I have called you over here for a very important issue," Lavender gulped as I ran up the steps to the London Bridge Toy Shop. I nodded when I said, "what's the issue?" Lavender sighed with a shaky breath saying, "I'm not sure how to describe it. It's bad though. Very bad."

I cracked my knuckles saying, "alrighty. Throw it at me. I can handle anything!" Lavender nodded and walked over to the corner of the room where a long, velvet curtain covered up something.

"Prepare yourself," Lavender warned as she gripped the curtain. I clenched my fists and prepared myself as she threw back the curtains. At first I wasn't sure what the heck I was looking at, then I frowned in realization.

There laid The Puppet Master in his pajamas sobbing in a pillow of a blanket draped over his head. His ginger hair was shuffled badly and tears soaked most of the pillow.

"Alright, I lied. I can't handle anything," I admitted. The Puppet Master wailed and snapped, "shut the curtains! Leave this failure be!" Lavender looked at me saddened as I said, "look puppet face, I know your not as good as me, although I did beat you not only in a game of life and death but checkers-it's nothing to get worked up about. Your not that big of a failure."

"Wahhhhhhhh!" The Puppet Master wailed while burrowing under the covers. I frowned and looked at Lavender saying, "what happened?" She sighed and leaned against the wall with her arms folded. "I'm not sure myself. All that I know was Archie tried to scare this business man, but the guy would scream or run. He wasn't afraid of Archie. So this happened!"

"YOU DON'T GET IT!" The Puppet Master cried from under the sheets. "He wasn't scared of me! Everyone is scared of me and that's the way it should be! But no! This cursed man didn't even flinch when I threaten his measly life! He just walked away like I was a mime or a lamp post! MY STATUS CAN'T BE CHANGED TO A MIME OR A LAMP POST! Waaahhhhhh!"

"If it makes you feel better, I sometimes am afraid of you," Lavender smiled. The Puppet Master sniffed and said, "flattering, but not enough."

I raised my eyebrows as Lavender said, "I've tried everything to help him! I talked to him, told him there are plenty of fish in the sea to scare, I even made his favorite gumbo! The gumbo operation didn't even work!" I gave a dramatic gasp and said, "well, what if we got the business man to be scared of The Puppet Master? Hmm? Would that get him out of his funk?"

Lavender shrugged. "He's been off and on lately. He won't even knit!" I sniggered and said, "I knew he knits." Lavender threw her hands up saying, "he's lost his groove, his moxie, his piazza! I am at a dead end with him!"

I tapped my chin saying, "maybe all he needs is a little practice to help his spirits boost up. I have an idea." And with that I whispered it to Lavender and she nodded. Then we went to action.

...

I moved Axe in The Puppet Masters living room and told him what to do. He just grunted in reply. Lavender managed to get The Puppet Master up and dress when he arrived. She moved The Puppet Master into the living room where he looked at everyone with a gloomy and depressed face.

"Alright, Archie. Scare the zombie. I know you can do it," Lavender smiled. The Puppet Master stared at Axe as Axe stared back. He then sighed and said a simple, "boo." A moment past before Axe opened his mouth and said slowly in an almost high pitched voice, "ahh!" He then slowly backed up and attempted the leave the room at a rapid fashion of 2 mph.

The Puppet Master just looked at everyone with a dull expression. "I'm going back to bed," he turned around where Lavender stopped him. "Oh no you don't." She sat him down in his comfy chair and placed her hands on her hips. "What next?"

I shrugged and said, "I bet if we give him some time he'll shape up." She huffed and blew a strand of her hair out of her face saying, "I hope so."

...

Lavender folded the last of the laundry and placed it neatly in the basket. Walking out of the kitchen with the laundry basket in her arms she turned the corner and nearly jumped out her socks seeing The Puppet Master standing right there. She screamed and dropped the laundry basket then laughed.

"My word, Archie. You scared me," she giggled while picking up the laundry. The Puppet Master paused and said, "really? Like did I terrify you to the bone?" She smiled and said, "sure. I screamed pretty loud. I guess you could say that's bonus points."

The Puppet Master paused then gave a maniacal smile. "Really..." Lavender sat the basket down on the table when The Puppet Master picked her up and gave her a big, fat kiss saying, "I think I am to redeem myself, love! I will be back with a brand new puppet just for you!" And with that he smiled away laughing evilly.

Lavender blushed and smiled. "I think I fixed him."

...

Lavender grabbed my arm and dragged me down an ally saying, "-ands that how he got better. He's off to go get back at the business man." I smiled and said, "well that's good, right?" Lavender nodded with joy. "He's back. Unless he fails to scare the man this time, if that happens I'm afraid it's game over for us. He will be mopey for months."

I crossed my fingers praying he will get the job done. We watched as The Puppet Master slowly but cautiously stalked your average day business man. He finally got the man in a quiet and abandon street where he crackled his knuckles saying, "hey! Little weasel! My business isn't finished with you!"

The man turned and gave a dull expression. The Puppet Master whipped out everything he got. The scary needles of doom. The evil smile of madness. Even he atoms here got chilly. The man didn't flinch though.

I gulped and slowly walked up behind tom without him knowing I was there. Summoning my power I let it erupt around me. My eyes turned green as my hair floated outward. I hissed and made it look as if my teeth were little knives. The man gazed at me and screamed and backed up.

I slowly ran back by Lavender where we hid behind a garbage can. The Puppet Master laughed thinking he scared the man instead of me. I giggled as The Puppet Master wrapped this up with a little voodoo magic here and there.

Lavender high fixed me as we walked him walked home with a nicely decorated box with a bow on it for Lavender. And inside was the bran new, deluxe business man voodoo doll. Call now and we'll double your order! ;)

----sorry I haven't been updating this very much. Been busy with school and whatnot. But I will try my best wit the updates. Please vote and comment if you appreciate this chapter!----

~~~~QUESTION TIME!~~~~

Happy Easter guys! And just for the occasion, I want to ask you and easter question:

Who, out of all of you (yes, you too Puppet head), would you choose to be the easter bunny?

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Jasper: hahahahaha no

Iggy: hahahahaha no

Quincey: ooooh me!

Ella: ehhhh....no.

The Puppet Master: unless you have a death wish don't you dare compare me to such a varmint ever again!

Axe: *looks at everyone with worried eyes.

Quincey: ooooh! Zombie bunny! This is good. This will be the new horror it! And it will star Axe, the zombie who is bitten by a bunny. Then he becomes a zombie werbunny! This will crush children's dreams all across the globe!

Jasper: I'll grab the camera

Iggy: I'll the blood-I mean fake blood of course...

Axe: *looks at everyone terrified for his well being.

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