Not Larry Nice

[Ub3rD4n]

Thanks again for the comments, keep 'em coming! They help me improve the fic! My favourite part of writing that last chapter was, surprisingly, the awkward conversation at the beginning with Wilt and Larry. And Mr Herriman. He's just a joy to write conversation for.

Chapter 4: The OC

"Riding in the sun, chewing bubble gum, shooting people with my gun. California, here we come.."
"Bloo, would you stop singing that irritating song and help me out here? we gotta ask all the friends in the house how they make people be friends. That way, we can use the best ideas on Wilt and Larry." Mac explained. "Man, it's a shame we can't do one of those things they do in TV, when they just show everyone's response over a few seconds of air time. That would make this SO much easier."

Friends' responses:

"When Red be freinds with someone, Red give them a hug! And maybe some flowers."

"Try and include them in your games."

"Compliment them."

"Cocococococo."

"Maybe I could perfom for them? A good laugh always helps. I got a new act where I get this mango..."

"Wellllll......what I reckon you should do...."
"What? What? What? Get on with it!" Yelled Bloo to Creaky Pete

"You know what would help? A song!"

"I like chocolate milk"

"Well, what I think would help is a good game of cricket. Nothing like the sport of gentlemans to help build comraderie." Claimed Mr Herriman. "Crickets, eh?" mused Bloo.

Cut to Foul Larry walking down the hall. Suddenly, a bucket of crickets fall on him. "What the ?" He snarled, looking around for the culprit. Not finding one, he stormed off. "You see that? asked Bloo, who was hiding with Mac behind a flower pot. "Nothing. Do you know how long it took me to find all those crickets?"
"Man, this is a lot harder than I thought." said Mac. Just then, an imaginary friend shaped like a slug trying to walk upright came by. He was grey with white spots, and had really bad teeth. "Hey," he called out to Mac and Bloo. "My name's Slugger, and I'm new here. I'm ready to have all kinds of cool adventures here which are totally about me!"
"Yeah, yeah, we're kinda busy here." Bloo waved him off. "Ooh! I could help! I could help!" Slugger chimed, as he jumped up and down. "Uh.... are we supposed to know you?" Mac asked. After that, the new, annoying imaginary friend sulked off.

At that time, Eduardo walked past wearing water wings. "Uh, Ed," Mac asked, "what's with the water wings?"
"Oh, I ask Senor Bendy how to help Wilt and Foul Larry and he tell me to go jump in a lake. I no like to go in the water without my water wingies." Eduardo replied, and walked off. "Oooookay...." Mac stated.

"Wait! I got it!" Bloo announced, and turned to face Mac. "All this time we were doing this YOUR way, Mac. But now we'll make them friends MY way." He started moving off to find Wilt. "Why do I get a bad feeling about this?" Mac asked himself.

"Hey, Wilt?" Bloo asked of Wilt, while he was walking the halls. "Yeah, Bloo?" Wilt replied. "Well, Mac and I have noticed that you and Foul Larry are always fighting and it makes us reeeaaalll saaaaadddd. So I was wondering, could you be friends with Foul Larry? For......us?" Bloo asked, doing his best innocent victim face, along with Mac. "I'm sorry Bloo, but Larry and I have some animosities that I don't think are gonna go away any time soon." Wilt answered, slightly annoyed. "I can't just make freinds with him because you guys are uncomfortable about it." he finished sternly, and walked off. "I'm sorry." he added quickly, just before he left them.

"That wouldn't have happened if you guys had gotten MY help." Slugger popped up from around a corner to add. "Are you still here?" Bloo snapped.