Give It A Try

Hey guys, as promised, I got my 2nd chapter exactly 5 days after I posted my 1st chapter. I hope you like this one. This chapter is based on one of my favorite childhood shows.

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Intro

Mr. Wolf: Yeah! I'm bad!

Mr. Snake: You're bad!

Ms. Tarantula: He's bad!

Mr. Hornet: She's bad!

Mr. Piranha: We're bad!

Mr. Shark: Who's bad?

The Bad Guys: Yeah!
We're the Bad Guys!

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One morning, Tarantula was tapping the keyboard of her laptop on the table, and Hornet was digging into the upper kitchen cabinet. Piranha was cooking breakfast.

The giant circular vault door opened as Snake yawned, and slithered himself out, "Hey losers, what's for breakfast?"

Tarantula rolled her eyes as she didn't take Snake's insult too personally. She knew how he was as she greeted while laughing, "Aww, good morning to you too, Mr. Grumpypants."

Hornet flew out from the cabinet while carrying a box of fruit loops cereal, "I got some sugary cereal right here."

"I thought you always eat healthy," Piranha said, who was just below the hornet.

"Yeah, well, I need some sugar. Besides, sugar isn't meat after all," Hornet chuckled.

Snake went to the fridge and opened it. He was looking for something for breakfast, but when his eyes wandered inside the fridge, what he was looking for was not there, "Wha—" He scanned through the fridge again to see if he was dreaming, but was saddened by the cold, hard reality: there was 100% no meat in the fridge, "What the—!" He pulled the upper part of the fridge open to search for more, but there was no meat at all, "Aah!" Snake screamed as he turned to his 3 friends, "We've been robbed!"

On cue, Hornet flew down, and put the box of cereal down on the counter, into the room, "Robbed."

Piranha rushed towards Snake, and in front of the fridge, "What did they take"?

Snake replied frantically, "Everything! My, my, my- my crispy bacon, my juicy succulent ham, my tasty turkey, my salty, savory salami!"

Snake opened a drawer in the middle of the fridge and gasped again, "They even took my pulled pork!" He covered his eyes with his tail to weep silently, "What kind of criminal steals a snake's pulled pork?!"

"Sounds like the work of a...'pork'ster," Piranha snickered thinking his joke was funny as Tarantula and Hornet joined in the laughter.

"That is not funny! I need to call Wolf!" Snake scowled as he slithered in the direction of Wolf's room.

Tarantula then commented, "Okay, you know, uh, try SVU! The 'Salami Victims Unit'!"

The trio broke into laughter again

"I don't know. If we wait too long, it's gonna be a cold cuts case!" Hornet added as the trio once again were laughing.

Snake, who was completely unamused, pointed at them with his tail, and said, "Whatever this is, not helping!" Just then, Wolf came out of his room, fixing up his suit, as Snake sighed in relief, "Wolf! Finally, you're here. Listen, all of the meat is gone from the fridge!"

What?" Wolf ran towards the fridge, and opened it to see if there was any meat, but there was none, "Looks like we've run out of meat."

"Good thing," Hornet mumbled smilingly.

Snake was now checking the guinea pig cage, and it was empty too, "And I don't have my guinea pig left!"

"You ate your last guinea pig 4 days ago," Wolf reminded

"I need to eat meat! I need to!" Snake hyperventilated in panic as he slithered all over the place.

Hornet followed him around the room, and fluttered in front of Snake to calm him down, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, Snake, there's a lot of food here you can eat besides meat. Why don't you just eat vegetables?"

Snake groaned in disgust, "What am I? You?!"

Hornet rolled his eyes.

Then, Piranha cut in for the conversation while chopping up vegetables, "You know, Hornet has a point. As you know, I also eat vegetables."

"I thought you love to eat meat? The only thing left on your plate were bones," Tarantula pointed.

"I know. Meat is part of my diet, but I also eat plants. I mean, why else do I keep chopping these carrots, celery, and cucumbers here?" Piranha showed his half-chopped vegetables before blushing, "Well, cucumber is for my buddy!" He admitted before throwing a slice of cucumber in the air, "Think fast, Hornet!"

Hornet quickly flew towards the cucumber, and caught it with his mouth before eating it, "Thanks, bud!" Hornet flew down, and high-fived Piranha.

"Well, I'm not like you guys. Snakes only eat meat, and that is it! I guess I'll just wait until any of you would go to the grocery and buy me some meat," Snake said.

Wolf then checked the calendar at the storage room door, "Our next grocery schedule will be next week."

"Next week?! I'll starve!" Snake cried and dropped himself to the floor.

Hornet flew towards Snake, and landed on his shirt while patting him, "Sorry, Snake. Guess you have to get through the week without meat."

Snake got up and said, "You don't understand. If I go hungry like this, I'll... I'll..." He felt something that was taking over his mind and body as he tried to hold it in, but then, he could as Snake hissed loudly, and had his sharp teeth shown at Hornet, ready to attack him.

"Aaahh!" Hornet screamed as he was frozen in place, and embraced himself

"Snake, no!" Wolf, Piranha, and Tarantula yelled.

Snake immediately snapped out of it, and realized his predatory instincts were shown at Hornet, one of his friends, "Sorry, sorry. That's just instincts, not a joke," Just then, he turned to see the cat, grooming itself on his kitty bed, "Ah! Finally!"

Snake hissed, showing his sharp teeth once again, and ready to pounce at the cat.

"Snake!" Wolf hurriedly picked up the cat to protect it from Snake eating it.

"Arrgh!" Snake realized it happened again. He wanted to eat the cat, but his best friend prevented him from doing it. He then stared at the cat in Wolf's arms, and it licked his nose. Snake was uncomfortable with the cat licking his nose like that, "I think I hate you."

Hornet was still shivering in fear about Snake's predatory instincts, but Snake was still his friend, and he has no reason to be afraid of him as Hornet flew behind Snake who turned to face him, "Hey, in the meantime, why don't you try some vegetables?"

Snake groaned frustratingly, "I told you, I don't eat vegetables or any plant-based food! I just need to eat meat!"

"But you need to eat something. I'll get you something to eat. I have vegetables for you," Hornet flew to the fridge to get ingredients, and put them all in a bowl before mixing them together.

"Let me rephrase that again: Snakes really only eat meat."

"Now I hope you'll like this."

https://youtu.be/TTVF19KBVfs

Hornet brought a bowl of vegetable salad and started singing.

Hornet: I made a veggie salad!

"No thank you, Hornet," Snake said while looking away.

Hornet: In a bowl of leafy greens!

Snake took a sniff, and commented, "Smells rather bitter."

Hornet: I made it fresh this morning!

"Very kind of you...," Snake stated.

Hornet: Topped with veggies light and lean!

"Delicious, if one likes that sort of thing, I'm sure," Snake muttered sarcastically.

Hornet: Give it a try!
Why not give it a try?
You gotta learn to unblock that flavor wedge
If you're used to eating meat right out of the fridge!

Give it a try!
And for dessert, there's apple pie!
Before you say tut-tut
You oughta know what?

You gotta give it a try!

Just then, Snake lost his senses again as his predatory instincts showed. He hissed at Hornet, who screamed and flew away, and Snake gave chase. Wolf, Piranha, and Tarantula chased after Snake to stop him from attempting to eat Hornet.

Later, it's Piranha's turn to give Snake something to eat without meat.

"Seems to me if the snake won't eat, you can't make him. Perhaps he can go days, maybe weeks, without food," Piranha said before Snake went all predator again, and hissed at the fish, who braced himself, but Snake was able to control himself, and backed off. Piranha then continued the song.

Piranha: Would you like a little Marraquetas?
Picked it up this very morning!
And can you avoid this though?
To refuse a drink called Api Morado?

And then!
Sopa de Maní!
Mama's recipe, oh my!
You oughta give it a try!

Snake's instincts were shown once again as he hissed at Piranha, and pounced at him, but Piranha ran off, and Snake gave chase across the room.

Just then, Shark came out of his room to witness the chase.

"What was that?" he asked.

"That was Snake. There's no meat left," Hornet explained.

"Oh, I know what he needs," Shark rushed to the kitchen to make his own food for Snake.

Shark: How about a little strawberry, cream cheese and tangerine sandwich?

While he was singing, Shark made a big mess around the kitchen, and Piranha was checking around, "Shark!"

Shark: Oh, what a sandwich!

"My kitchen!" Piranha yelled, but a small tangerine hit his face, knocking him backward. Shark was already finished making his sandwich.

Shark: On some very nice white bread!
Did I mention it's a strawberry, cream cheese, and tangerine sandwich?
On some very nice white bread?
You oughta give it a try!

Piranha scoffed while holding his dish, "Hmph. If he won't eat my dish or Hornet's salad, what makes you think he'll eat that?"

"Well, Piranha, why not let him give it a try?" Hornet smiled as the trio began to sing their portions of their song in harmony.

(Hornet: Give it a try!) (Piranha: Would you like a little Marraquetas?) (Shark: How's about a little strawberry)

(Hornet: Why not give it a try?) (Piranha: Picked it up this very morning!) (Shark: cream cheese)

(Hornet: You gotta learn to unblock that flavor wedge) (Piranha: And can you avoid this though?) (Shark: and tangerine sandwich? Oh, what a sandwich!)

(Hornet: If you're used to eating meat right out of the fridge!) (Piranha: To refuse a drink called Api Morado?) (Shark: On some very nice white bread!)

(Hornet: Give it a try! And for dessert, there's apple pie!) (Piranha: And then! Sopa de Maní!) (Shark: Did I mention it's a strawberry, cream cheese, and tangerine sandwich?)

(Hornet: Before you say tut-tut. You oughta know what?) (Piranha: Mama's recipe, oh my!) (Shark: On some very nice white bread?)

Shark, Piranha & Hornet: You oughta give it a try!

"But do you have any meat?" Snake asked, but the rest of the crew shook their heads "no."

Shark, Piranha & Hornet: You oughta give it a try!

After the song, Snake got really annoyed that three of his friends forced him to try their food that he didn't like, and he still wanted to eat meat, "Oh, I appreciate your concern, friends, but I believe I shall just wait for my meat. I'll be in my room."

He slithered from the table, and headed towards his bedroom.

"Snake, come on. You need to eat something else. You need it. Please, let us help." Wolf pleaded. He just wanted to help his friends from starvation until grocery day.

"You bet I need help," Snake turned around to face Wolf, but got hallucinated when he saw Wolf as a giant steak, and showed his instincts again, "WE NEED GRAVY, AND PLENTY OF IT!"

Wolf was frozen in fear as Snake pounced at him to eat him, but Shark, Piranha, Tarantula, and Hornet quickly pushed Snake away from the frozen Wolf before things could get even weirder.

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Later, 5 of the Bad Guys tied Snake on his bed with ropes to keep him still from attacking anyone in their hideout with his predatory snake instincts.

"Okay, maybe not meat. Ooh, you know what'd be fun? Let's all go out for waffles!" Snake shouted hysterically, "Hornet, you like waffles, don't you?!"

"More than life itself," Hornet admitted.

"We have to talk in private," Tarantula said.

As the rest of the boys agreed, they went out of Snake's room, and closed it without turning to handle, avoiding locking the door since Snake was the only one who can unlock the vault door.

When they were now outside, Tarantula continued her conversation, "We must help Snake."

"I can't believe I'm about to say this, but we gotta figure out a way to make Snake eat," Shark said.

"This calls for a plan," Wolf added as everyone nodded in agreement.

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At night, while Snake was still tied up, sleeping on his bed, his vault door slowly opened as Wolf, Shark, Piranha, Tarantula, and Hornet snuck in very quietly with bunny ear headbands on their heads

"Exactly, why do we disguise like this?" Tarantula asked.

"We're dust bunnies, Webs," Wolf clarified.

"Snake doesn't sweep up very often, so we thought we'd fit right in," Piranha explained.

Tarantula finally understood the purpose of the disguise as she nodded, "Ooohh, right, right, right."

Hornet then shushed them to prevent them from making loud noises, "Quiet, everybody, we don't want Snake to..."

Suddenly, Snake rose up from his bed, still had his eyes closed as he was sleep-talking, "What the...? Who goes there?! Is that you, Wolf?

The rest of the Bad Guys hid behind Snake's footboard as Wolf stammered, "Um... uh, no. Nobody here but us dust bunnies."

Snake was actually falling for that trick as he groaned exhaustingly, "Oh. It must be the starvation that makes me hear dust bunnies talking. I should just... back to sleep," he yawned before falling his head back on his pillow, and fell asleep.

Seeing that Snake fell back to sleep, the Bad Guys sighed in relief.

"Phew! That was a close one!" Shark sighed loudly.

Piranha was startled by Shark's loud voice as he shushed him, "Sshhh!"

"Sorry, sorry, sorry," Shark apologized quietly, until he heard a loud hissing sound. He was scared as he jumped in the air, and fell on top of Piranha in fear, "Ah! What was that?"

"That was Snake," Piranha replied as he pushed Shark off of him, "Now get your big butt off me, and start looking for someplace to put our food on."

"What?" Shark asked confusingly.

Hornet facepalmed as he explained, "What Piranha means is you guys have to put your food somewhere for Snake to see and eat when he wakes up."

"Maybe that nightstand next to him would do," Tarantula pointed to the nightstand just right next to Snake. It has enough space on top other than a lamp.

"Perfect, and he could taste food air," Wolf said as 4 of his friends stared at him confusingly, "He told me that."

"Alright, I got my soup," Piranha took out a plate of his pasta dish.

"But Snake said he didn't like your soup, that's why I got my veggie salad," Hornet showed a plastic container of vegetable salad.

"He didn't eat your salad either. Hard to imagine. I say we give the reptile some sandwiches," Shark suggested while holding his sandwich.

"Oh, he'll never eat those," Piranha pointed.

"Set it in your soup," Shark snapped.

Shark, Piranha, and Hornet started to argue quietly over which food they have to put next to Snake when he woke up.

However, Wolf couldn't take that three of his friends started arguing over food as he put himself between the three of them,

"Okay, okay, you three that's enough! If you three can't sort it out, let's just put all of them here!" Wolf grabbed all three dishes, and silently placed them on Snake's nightstand, "There, happy?!" he turned to Shark, Piranha, and Hornet, who nodded in guilt, "Good, now let's get out of here before Snake finds out we're here, and let's see what will happen in the morning."

When Wolf headed straight towards the door, out of Snake's room, Tarantula followed him. Shark, Piranha, and Hornet stayed behind, only to glance in guilt at each other. They felt guilty for arguing with each other over which food Snake should eat. They only wanted to help their friend. Though they didn't wanna say it out loud, it was called "a silent apology", as they smiled at each other, gesturing that they were good, and the trio sneakily headed out of the room before closing the door.

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The next morning, the Bad Guys were now at the table, waiting for Snake to come out of his room, and possibly eat them if he didn't eat the three dishes his friends left for him.

"I'm pretty sure Snake would hate our food," Shark assumed

"Yeah, and he will eat all of us today," Hornet prepared for the worst as he showered himself with salt.

Suddenly, the handle of the vault door turned, and Snake opened the door while holding a plate of food as he took a bite, "Hey guys, what's going on?"

"Oh, we're just preparing for our fate when you eat us," Piranha said as he took a pepper milled, and showered himself with pepper. The pepper also caused him to sneeze, "Achoo!"

"Eat you? Don't be silly. I can't eat my friends. I already got food here. It's crunchy, savory, and tangy."

"Oh yes, yes, yes, I guess you..." Piranha was cut off as he looked back at Snake while he was holding and eating the food, "Wait, is that...?"

"Aren't those our food?" Hornet observed the dish Snake just ate was all three of his, Shark, and Piranha's food.

Shark gasped, "The food must have got it all mixed up," but then, he noticed Snake was eating them happily, "But, look. He likes it!"

Tarantula sighed, "Well, all I can say is thank goodness that Snake finally ate something."

Hornet smiled proudly, "Yes, Snake, good for you! You tried something new that is not meat."

"Oh, yes I did, didn't I? And you know, it wasn't so bad after all," Snake admitted. Even though Snake liked the new kind of food, he just didn't like how wrong he was that he would only eat meat, "I hate it when I'm wrong."

Wolf smirked as he thought of something good, "You know, since you finally tried meatless food, we should go to the store to buy meat again to celebrate."

The rest of the Bad Guys cheered excitingly.

"Yeah, let's go, amigos!" Piranha said as he and the crew got up from their seats, and were about to move out to the elevator.

"Not just yet, guys. I need to finish this first. It's quite good actually," Snake continued eating as he slithered to the table with the plate on his tail, and placed it on the table, "Would any of you want some?"

"No thank you!" Wolf, Shark, Piranha, Tarantula, and Hornet hesitantly exclaimed.

"Oh come on. You never know until you try," Snake smirked, reminding Shark, Piranha, and Hornet's lesson.

The five just shrugged as Snake had a point about trying new things with food. All 6 Bad Guys got themselves a fork, and ate their food together. Snake didn't like sharing much as he still admitted that he didn't like it, but when it came to his friends, he loved sharing, just with them.

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Credits:

Sam Rockwell - Mr. Wolf

Marc Maron - Mr. Snake

Craig Robinson - Mr. Shark

Anthony Ramos - Mr. Piranha

Awkwafina - Ms. Tarantula

Rhenzy Feliz - Mr. Hornet

Author

I.M. Rally

Co-Author

MasterClass60

So you're a tough guy

Like it really rough guy

Just can't get enough guy

Chest always so puffed guy

I'm that bad type

Make your mama sad type

Make your girlfriend mad tight

Might seduce your dad type
I'm the bad guy

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I realized that I forgot to put the credits in the first chapter, so as of this chapter, I'm putting credits after every chapter

The end credit song was the chorus of Billie Eilish, Bad Guy.

This chapter was referenced from The Book of Pooh: The Spice Of Life.

Snake went into panic for discovering there was no meat left, and Piranha, Tarantula, and Hornet teased with food puns were referenced from Raven's Home: The Big Sammich.

Snake almost attempted to eat Wolf while the rest of the Bad Guys held him back was referenced of Teen Titans: Crash

The song "Give It A Try" doesn't belong to me. The song in this chapter is a parody song from the original one. In this song, Pirnaha introduced his country's dishes.
- A marraqueta, also known as pan francés is a Wheat Bread roll

- Api morado (purple api) is made from purple corn.
- Sopa De Mani is a peanut soup, made of ground peanuts, seasoned with vegetable broth, cooked with macaroni noodles, and topped with fried potatoes and parsley. It is one of the favorite dishes of Bolivia. It is so popular, that it can be found throughout the country.

Special thanks to  for suggesting for Shark's food suggestion for Snake.

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