Petrie and his snuggling stick share a bond together. He would never let anything happen to it...that is, until unintentional greed bites him. Suddenly, he ends up in a place filled with stubborn threehorns, who's world is in danger due to a greedy rainbowface, Mimus, who has never shared anything with anyone in years. As Petrie's snuggling stick is snatched by the rainbowface, Petrie ends up on a big adventure to find Mimus and retrieve his snuggling stick. But can he do it alone? Meanwhile, his friends are also searching for him...

Above is the summary of my long-awaited (?) fanfic that is finally here, for those who did not read my announcement posted here not four weeks ago. This is my first attempt at an adventure story, so please be nice. I luckily did proofread the story, and am hoping not to have made any goofs, plot holes, spelling and grammar errors (except, of course, the necessary ones *winkwinknudgenudge*) and the like. I look forward to hearing feedback from all of you. Note that this story will also be published on Fanfiction eventually...provided that I don't get invaded by Vondon Wiles, whoever he/she is.

That being said, I hope you enjoy the story.

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The Adventures of Petrie in Threehorn Valley

Intro

(Fade in to an orange-yellow background. We hear a feminine voice whistling a tune. Moments later, a figure steps into view. It is Ruby, a very light pink oviraptor, otherwise known as a "fast-runner." She is looking around while taking a stroll. At one point, she directs her face to the camera for a brief moment, which results in a double-take, resulting in the cease of her whistling. Spotting the human audience in the outside and unknown world, she gasps and wanders closer to the camera. Her smile widens with delight as she looks left and right at the people that are seemingly visible; from where, no one really knows, but what difference does it make? Finally, she speaks.)

Ruby: Why...hello my friends, my friends hello! Welcome to the story! We're so glad you came, because if you didn't come...well, chances are, no one would, right? (giggles) Anyways...

(At this point, a small indigo-colored t-rex, or "sharptooth" named Chomper appears.)

Chomper: Hi Ruby! Listen, have you seen Littlefoot? We were all playing hide-and-seek and I can't find him anywhere!

Ruby: No, Chomper, I haven't seen him, seen him I have not. Have you found anyone else?

Chomper: I still need to find Littlefoot, but I found the rest of them.

Ruby: Well, I'm sure he'll turn up eventually. You might not have been looking close enough, so maybe you should look closer than you probably did.

Chomper: Oh...okay. (leaves the screen)

Ruby: (turning back to the audience) Now, where was I? Oh yes! This story you're about to see is all about Petrie! Hey, I think that rhymed quite nicely! (giggles)

(Chomper re-appears, with an "are you nuts?" look.)

Chomper: Uh, Ruby? Who are you talking to?

Ruby: The story audience, Chomper!

Chomper: Huh?

Ruby: (pointing a finger from left to right to present the audience) They're all right there! See?

(Chomper looks directly at the camera, looking confused at first, then gasps. A smile spreads on his face as he looks left and right.)

Chomper: You're right, Ruby! I never thought there were so many...people out there watching us!

Ruby: Yeah! Isn't it amazing?

(A bee, or stinging buzzer, suddenly appears on screen. Chomper quickly catches it and eats it as Ruby appears to be a bit bewildered, even though she should be used to Chomper's eating habits by now.)

Ruby: Ummm...I'll take that as a yes. (turns back to audience) Anyways, in this story, Petrie is going to ask for your help, your help he is going to ask for. At times, he'll want you to talk and play along with him! Sounds fun, doesn't it?

Audience (audio consisting of mostly young children): YEAH!

Chomper: (looking from behind, seeing only the background, then back at Ruby) Umm...Ruby?

Ruby: Yes?

Chomper: How should we start?

Ruby: Easy! Just count backwards from 10, count to 10 backwards! (whispers in Chomper's ear) That's how you start our adventure, Chomper.

Chomper: What adventure?

Ruby: Well...you know what, why don't we let the people out there see for themselves; though I'm sure you'll remember it as well as I do!

Chomper: Umm...okay.

Ruby: (to the audience) Can you all help us count backwards from 10?

Audience: YEAH!

Ruby: Great! Ready? Yell real loud!

(Ruby, Chomper, and the audience count to 10 backwards. All the while, an old-fashioned film leader countdown appears, replacing the orange-yellow background. When the countdown finishes, a black background is shown momentarily before it fades in to a shot of Earth.)

Chomper: Wow! I wonder what that big circle might be?

Ruby: It's our land, Chomper! It's Earth!

Chomper: Really?

Ruby: Yeah! Isn't it a great place to seek?

Chomper: It sure is! (gasps) Speaking of seeking, I still have to find Littlefoot! See you later! (waves a hand to the audience, then exits.)

Ruby: See ya, Chomper! Good luck finding him! (turns back to the audience) As for all of you out there, well (chuckles), enjoy the story, everyone!

(Ruby leaves the screen. Moments later, the camera begins to zoom in closer and closer to the earth. While it is zooming in, the title "The Land Before Time", followed shortly by, "The Adventures of Petrie in Threehorn Valley", appear in bright orange, both fading out almost just as quickly as they had appeared.)


(Note: I am posting the above intro and the first chapter at the same time due to the intro's short length.)


Chapter I: A Flyer, His Friends, And A Stick

Millions and millions of years ago, our world was very different from what it is now.

Before the time came when the first ever human stepped foot upon the earth, the world was populated by breathtaking creatures, all of whom were very much unique, coming in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Of these creatures, the mightiest of them were called...the dinosaurs! For thousands of centuries, these massive creatures roamed the earth. Some swam, and some flew. Some were plant-eaters who enjoyed grazing in the grass, while others, such as the dreadful sharpteeth, hunted for the tasteful flesh of other dinosaurs. At this point in time, the land was changing drastically, the habitats becoming more and more dangerous by the days, the minutes, even the seconds. Fear struck especially upon those who neared the brink in becoming dinner for the sharpteeth. In addition, natural disasters; hurricanes, tornadoes, and the like; occasionally struck, often ending in tragedy.

Still, despite the harsh natural habitats, as well as the dangers and criticized differences in the land, life in the Great Valley remained as it had been for the longest time; the same. It was a wondrous place where food, of which the amount was plentiful, could be enjoyed by the many who wandered across the beautiful piece of land. Here, it was also the place where good friends; like Littlefoot the longneck, Cera the threehorn, Ducky the swimmer, Petrie the flyer, Spike the spiketail, Ruby the fast-runner, and Chomper the friendly sharptooth; could play, learn, laugh, and grow together under the watchful eyes of their families who loved their children dearly.

For the moment, however, the Great Valley seemed to be a desert; almost completely mute, the silence only broken by the everlasting cool breeze and the occasional sound of crickets preparing to depart from the night sky.

As our story starts, the bright circle was beginning to rise up from the sky, which had turned from a very dark blue to a beautiful misty orange color. Shortly afterwards, it had transitioned to a very light blue, with a few light clouds; but then, the clouds didn't really matter at this point, and neither did the weather conditions, except for the fact that it was another beautiful day. By now, Littlefoot and the rest of his friends, along with their families, had woken up as casually as they could and were eating their breakfasts. Afterwards, as the friends would always do, they would have a fun morning together, playing games such as tag, toss the seed, swimmer and splasher, or just about any game that satisfied the rest of them. However, only after everyone had finished eating and were just starting to have fun did anyone notice that a certain flyer friend was still missing from the group.

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In his nest, little Petrie still continued to lay fast asleep, holding a stick directly next to him, a visible smile showing on his face. From what looks could tell, Petrie was having a few great dreams; something he had not had in at least a couple of weeks, because many of his dreams (or rather, nightmares) from those weeks consisted of him getting chased and even eaten by Red Claw or by one of his fastbiter partners, Screech or Thud, sometimes both. Maybe the simple reminder to himself that they could no longer get into the valley had comforted him a little. Or was it the stick that he was cuddling with as he slept? Did it seem...special to him? Maybe the fact that he wasn't holding it right next to him could've caused those nightmares. Whatever the case was, just one little object was surely making him sleep better and longer than he had for a while.

Sadly for him, it wasn't long before his peaceful slumber that had lasted from the previous night was abruptly interrupted by the awake.

"Hey beakhead, wake up!" a voice suddenly shouted, with a slight tone of impatience.

"YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH-Oof!"

By now, Petrie had been jerked awake and had jumped high into the air until he hit his head on the top of the cave, then had harshly landed back to the ground ("Ouch!"), almost landing right on the stick he had held. Making a shudder and a quick recovery, he sat up and turned around to notice that his mother and (to his slight chagrin) all of his siblings (how many even he didn't know) were already awake. The siblings were all noticeably staring at Petrie, all looking as if he was in a modern-day military camp and had failed to complete a task. If a task was assigned, it must have been to wake up at the same time as everyone else in the family. Luckily, his mother was quite a cause for a case of quick intervention.

"Now, now, kids, don't start arguing with him at this time of day," she said calmly.

"But Mama--" one sibling tried to protest, but--

"No buts. Just control yourselves. Good morning, Petrie," she said, turning her attention to Petrie.

"What so good about it?" Petrie asked rhetorically, obviously irritated.

His mother sighed. "Look, I'm sorry about the behavior of your brothers and sisters this morning. They're still not used to the fact that you sleep longer than anybody else here."

"You not be sorry, Mama. You no do anything wrong. Really, it them who should be sorry! They the ones who--"

"Petrie, calm down...calm down...take a couple of deep breaths," her mother advised her. Petrie obeyed as if he was a trained pet and tried to appear calm as she spoke again. "I saw your actions when all of your brother and sisters woke you up so rudely a minute ago. I guess they just need to learn how to behave better for a change. It's a good thing your snuggling stick didn't break though, right?"

"Yeah, good thing all right," Petrie said sarcastically, still a bit upset, "Me nearly landed on it, and it their fault! Hmph!" Folding his wings, he turned away from the rest of the group.

Petrie's mother turned to the rest of her children, who by now were looking ashamed.

"Kids," she said, "I think you owe someone an apology."

The children hesitated at first, but with an encouraging "go on" gesture, a couple of them managed to approach Petrie slowly but surely. None of them spoke at first. Then, a brother cleared his throat, took a deep breath, and spoke when he was sure he was able to get the words out properly.

"Listen, Petrie," he began with confidence, "We--we  may seem like we don't really care all that much about you, but...but deep inside..." He paused to take a sigh. "We really do. All of us."

"Yeah," a sister spoke, "We are your brother and sisters, after all. I guess...I guess we just don't often think before we speak or act." By now, Petrie had finally turned around to face his siblings, his look of displeasure retarding to a look of pleading forgiveness.

"We're sorry for waking you up like we did, Petrie," said the brother, "I promise, Petrie, and I'm sure the rest of us do as well; next time, we'll be more careful and think before doing anything that may upset you. We would never do anything like...break your snuggling stick on purpose."

After a brief silence, Petrie finally spoke up. "You...you mean it?"

"Sure we do--that is, if you love it that much."

Petrie chuckled, to the siblings' relief. "Of course me love it! It my favorite thing in the world! ...Well, 'sides friends, that is."

"We're well aware of that!" another sister said, "Although I can't help but say this..."

"Say what?" Petrie inquired, noticing her attempt to hold back laughter.

"You...you should've seen your face when you jumped into the air so high like that!" she responded, now full-out laughing along with the rest of the siblings. Though Petrie looked discouraged for a moment, he couldn't help but join in the laughter too. When it died down, he approached each of his siblings to give them all hugs, each of them hugging back in return while his mother witnessed this scene with adoration.

"Awww, thanks, guys!" Petrie said as he received a hug from the sibling he had done so last, "You may be grouchy sometimes, but you my brothers and sisters, no matter what. Me forgive you!"

"Thanks, Petrie," a brother said, "We needed that. We all did, really."

A brief and somewhat uncomfortable pause passed before Petrie asked, "Uh, Mama? Friends probably waiting for me somewhere. Can me go play with them now?"

"Um...aren't you forgetting something, dear?" she asked as if he hadn't done something important.

"No, Mom! Me good, really!" Petrie replied. Before anyone else could speak, however, a weird and rather embarrassing  growling sound shook the nest. It was his tummy, grumbling as if it were to say "feed me" in a completely foreign language that he somehow understood. "Um...Petrie getting pretty hungry, though!" he chuckled awkwardly.

"I thought so," his mother responded back, "because everyone else has already eaten and you haven't. But then, why would you eat when you're asleep?" This earned another giggle from Petrie. "You wait here. I'll be right back."

With that, she took off. No more than two minutes later, she arrived back with a small pile of treestars for Petrie, who devoured them within the same amount of time.

As he ate, one of his brothers said, "Slow down, Petrie! You don't want to get sick, do you?", but he was so hungry, he was hardly paying attention.

"Whew! That much better!" said Petrie as he finished, patting his tummy, "Thanks, Mom!"

"Don't mention it, dear!" she replied, patting Petrie on the head gently.

"So...now can me--"

"Have fun!"

"YAY!"

With a quick hug by his mother, he flew off. In a matter of seconds, however, he returned, stricken with an idea.

"Me want to take snuggling stick with me to show friends! Please, Mama?"

"Of course you can, Petrie," she said, "just as long as you don't lose it on the way."

"No worry, Mom, me won't lose it."

"Well, you almost lost it when we moved into this nest. I surely don't want you to--"

"Mooooom--"

"OK, I'm done. I know you won't lose it. Now go off and have fun with your friends. I'll see you at lunch later."

"You too, Mom. Thanks!" Petrie said.

He then grabbed his snuggling stick, placed it inside of his beak and flew off, looking downwards to see where his questioning friends might be. As he continued to fly, he was so focused on many happy thoughts of his (perhaps another new adventure was bound to happen?) that he didn't realize he was heading for another direction, which just so happened to be where the camera was, until...

BUMP!

Unintentionally ramming his head into the camera, he shuddered while making a quick headshake. Coming to his senses, he proceeded to look directly at the camera, letting out a scream that signified he was scared of the alien-ish-looking audience that surrounded him. More obviously than not, this had made him drop the stick. He began to fly back to where he had came from, but then it quickly occurred to him...

"Hey! Me lost snuggling stick!"

Luckily for him, being a flyer, he was able to find it very swiftly; it had landed on a patch of unhidden grassy ground. Flying way down in a rapid speed, he landed and grabbed hold of the stick. After catching his breath, he stood up, set the stick aside, dusted himself off, and decided to take another chance and look at whatever he had caught sight of moments ago. Curiously lumbering closer and closer to the camera, he looked left and right to see the strange (rather creepy?) looking creatures that were in fact far away from the actual setting of this story. Though not outright scared of them anymore, he still appeared rather nervous towards them. The awkward silence continued for a while as Petrie continued to hesitate to speak a word; any words; to them, but he eventually did.

"You...you all look so...so strange..." he managed to utter through his visible tenseness, "You...not hurt Petrie, will you?"

To his relief, the audience (or was it the camera?) shook their heads.

"Whew! That good. You may look strange, but you not look like anyone who hurt me. In fact..." Ceasing to talk momentarily, Petrie put a finger to his chin, to think about what he was going to say before making up his mind. "...maybe...just maybe, we can be friends! ...Can we?"

The audience (aka camera) nodded simultaneously in an almost immediate response. Petrie giggled joyfully.

"That great! Me always feel happy when me meet new friends! Well...'cept the bad ones. Me no like them so much. But you no look like bad friends to have fun with! It great to have you all here!"

Just then, a voice was heard shouting from nearby.

"Petrie, where are you?!" it shouted; unmistakably, it was Cera. This was followed by Littlefoot, Ducky, Ruby and Chomper also shouting his name, all simultaneously, plus a grunt from Spike. Petrie had turned away from the audience and was looking towards his right amidst the shouting.

"Oh! That my friends!" he said, turning his head back towards the audience, "Me gotta go! Me hope to see you all later!" He then grabbed the stick from where he had set it last, placed it inside of his beak once more, and began to fly off, heading toward the direction where his friends had called him. He eventually spotted them nearby some bushes, where they had already gathered.

"There you are, Petrie!" Cera said as soon as he approached them, "We've been waiting for you for half an hour!"

"Yeah!" Chomper almost immediately chimed in, "Where were you, anyways?"

"Um...me overslept?" Petrie replied, almost sheepishly. Cera wanted to retaliate, but had to restrain for once because she felt she could not translate what she wanted to say into words.

"Hey Petrie," Littlefoot cut in curiously, "Is that your snuggling stick that you're carrying with you?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Any purpose of why you brought it with you?" Cera inquired, her tone a bit rough.

"Well, me wanted to...wait, how you know about it? You not even with me when me move into new nest!"

"I didn't...at least not until Littlefoot told me and Ducky about it, of course," she responded. She knew that The Days of Rising Waters were occurring when he did move into the nest not too long ago, but as he did so, she, Ducky and Spike, as well as her little stepsister Tricia, were out enjoying the day, while in the meantime, Ducky had tried to teach Tricia how to swim, with humorous results.

"Oh yes," Ducky added, "He tolded us how much you loved your snuggling stick, and that you never, ever want to lose it, oh no no no."

"Which you almost did that day," Ruby said matter-of-factly, "when that landslide came and--"

"Please...no remind me!" Petrie pleaded impassionedly, "Ducky right; me not ever want to lose it again!"

Feeling taken aback momentarily, Ruby regained herself. "I'm sorry, Petrie, sorry I am," she apologized, "You must really care about that stick."

"Me do, because it not just ordinary stick, least to me," Petrie explained, "It very cuddly, and me no can sleep without it. Me not want to lose it...ever. In fact, me not think me can lose it even if me tried!"

"Oh, really?" Cera questioned.

"Oh yes," Petrie replied as he hugged the stick, "Because...we together as one!"

This left Cera confused. "Now what's he mean by that?" Cera asked Spike, who simply replied with a grunt, complete with a tone that simply said, "I don't know." Shrugging it off, the gang proceeded to stroll through the valley, making sure they would avoid any paths that were dangerous; then again, nothing could be dangerous on a calm, average morning like this. As they began their strolling, Petrie started to hum a tune to himself. Sure enough, everyone else began to hear it, glancing and grinning at him. Thereafter, the rest of the gang, minus Spike, added in to the tune themselves.

Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop-bop, mmm-bop-bop

The gang repeated the vocalization at least twice. At this point, Petrie had filled his head with many happy thoughts and felt like singing to express them. Of course, that was exactly what he began to do, adoring his snuggling stick the whole way.

Well, it's just you and me together
On such a carefree day
Although our fun may not last forever...
Well, I wouldn't want you any other way!
And if I was nervous, you would make me
Feel so big and proud!
With you, my heart is singing out loud!

When we're both together, we always
Play and have lots of fun!
You and me, we'll always be
Foot loose and fancy free
You and me, we'll always be
Together as one!

Gang (minus Spike):
Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop-bop, bop

Littlefoot:
You two have got a lot in common
As far as I can see

Ducky:
Oh yes!
It is almost like you both are closer than us
But maybe not as close as me!

Cera:
So what? It's just a stick, so why don't you
Get it away from your sight?

Petrie:
Hey, no fair!
It keeps me a-sleepin'
If ever I'm awake at night

At this point, the gang resumed singing backups.

Oh, no matter what can happen to any of us (Ahhhhhh...)
We'll just live it up on the run (Oooooohhh--Ahhhhhh...)
Because you and me, we'll always be (Always be!)
Foot loose and fancy free (So fancy free!)
You and me, we'll always be (To-gether!)
Together as one!

Gang (minus Spike):
Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop, mmm-bop
Mmm-bop-bop, ahhhhh...

Chomper:
It may not suit you best (Hmmmm...)
But it's enough for you (Ooooohhhh...)

Ruby:
You are right, right you are!
Not only that, (Hmmmmm...)
It gives you comfort, too (Ooooohhh...)

Petrie:
Uh-huh!
Whether it's tomorrow or today (Ahhhhh...)
As long as you're with me (Ahhhhh...)
Our good times won't go away! (Mmmmm...)
(Don't go away! 3x)
Don't go away! (amidst above)

At this point, Petrie, who had been on Littlefoot's back the whole time, began to fly upwards, heading towards the sky and setting his snuggling stick on his back.

"Me be right back, friends!" he shouted. The rest of the gang were struck dumb momentarily, but figuring he would probably meet them back in a minute or so, they forged onward. When Petrie had risen high in the sky (being careful not to go through any sky puffies in the process), he turned his face to the off-screen audience once more and began to speak to them, whilst flapping his wings.

(A/N: Note that the audience is not actually shown; you are the audience. Feel free to pretend being part of it...and possibly forget about your age, too...)

"OK, me want to have a little fun with all of you! Me want you to get up and stand on tippy-tippy toes. Now, start flapping your wings like what me doing now. If you no got wings, use hands...but then, that be all of you, right?" He paused to chuckle. Meanwhile, it appeared to him that the audience was obeying his steps, and certainly having fun doing so.

"Ooh! That very good! Now, can you spread arms out like this?" He demonstrated, and the audience did the same while moving them slowly like a seesaw. "Whoo-hoo! Me amazed how smart you are! Now, can you do loop-de-loop, like this?" He demonstrated, but immediately received a head shake from the camera. "Huh? You no can--? Oh wait...me just remember; you not flyers. Me guess I the only one. Oh well then, me remember next time. Anyway, me better go now before friends shout for me. Me see you later, OK?"

With a "goodbye for now" wave, he flew downwards, quickly being able to see land, and found his friends at a distance from him, all of whom were still enjoying their stroll. When he got to them, he landed and perched on Littlefoot's back, almost promptly grabbing hold of his snuggling stick.

"Hey Petrie. Where were you up there?" Littlefoot asked him.

Petrie did not want his friends to think he was weird if he told them that some unknown creatures were watching them from far away, so he simply replied with, "Oh, me just wanted to see good view of valley from high in the sky, that all. Not much else, really. The view look beautiful from there!"

"Easy for you to say," Cera chimed in, "you're a flyer, after all."

"Oh, you got that right!" Petrie responded cheerfully, "It amazing, but me like me snuggling stick just as much as all of you!"

With that, the gang laughed (even Cera couldn't resist laughing), and resumed singing, Petrie once again taking the lead.

No matter the time, both of us can play (Ahhhhh...)
At least until the day is done (Ooooohhhh--Ahhhhh...)
Oh, you and me, we'll always be (Al-ways be!)
Foot loose and fancy free (Ooh, so fancy free!)
You and me, we'll always be (We'll always be together!)
Together as oooooooooooooooone--Yeah!

As he sang the last long note, and even afterwards, the gang continued to sing their "Mmm-bop, mmm-bop" backups, doing so at least three times, therefore finishing off the song.

Their strolling eventually came to a stop, and the not-so-exhausted gang took a short rest break. Five minutes later, the gang silently met back up again and just stared at one another. A couple of minutes passed before anyone dared to move. Finally, Petrie flew off of Littlefoot's back and at first seemed to be flying away again. Suspicions of this were quickly proven false when Petrie made a sharp turn forward. He headed towards Littlefoot and pecked him on the back.

"Tag! You it!" he called out at once before taking off, hoping not to get caught.

"Oh, I'm gonna get you good!" Littlefoot shouted, and he and the rest of the gang began to chase after him, laughing all the way.

The seven friends continued to have fun throughout the rest of the morning. Their playtime, not dependable on wasting, was very valuable indeed, and the rest needed afterwards was a reward for each of them. Most of all, though, they just enjoyed each other's companies. Little did they know, however, that within the next few hours, more-than-not bizarre and unexpected events were to take place...

The following three poems, which I have decided to post all at the same time, were poems that I had written in 8th grade as assignments for language arts class. I do not consider myself a good poem writer, so please excuse my possibly poor writing skills. Note that they have also been on my FanFiction account since last year.

This first poem is based off of the novel "That Was Then, This Is Now", a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton, relating to the character M&M. I had written only the second, third, and the first half of the last stanza, while a partner wrote the rest.

An Ode to M&M

He’s scared
He’s sad
He’s worried
About his
Life all
Cause of
LSD

He had gone
To a hippie house
Where he decided
To just have fun
But then he regrets
What he had done

He had met a
Travel agent
ëfore he went
On LSD
He had seen
Spiders in his
Imagination
He saw blue,
Yellow, and red
Steaming at him

And he wanted
To have ten
Children which
The doctors
Say it’s a
Risk to
Have a child
Cause they
Could have
Mental problems
Or physical

LSD may
Ruin your life
It will take your
Memories away
But even worse
It kills your
Brain cells
So never do
LSD, it will
Ruin your
Life

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Next comes a poem based off of the main character of the short story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie.

The Handicapped Person Who Became Smart

Years ago, there was a man named Charlie
He was a person who was
Mentally handicapped
But, with the help of Dr. Strauss
He became smart

He went into an operation
To become a genius
The operation was successful
Afterwards, he met a small mouse
By the name of Algernon

(Error: He had met Algernon before going into the operation.)

He was a smart mouse
Who could finish a maze
In 10 seconds
Then one day, unexpectedly,
Charlie, who had already became smart,
Beat Algernon in the race

Charlie quit his job
At a plastic box company
But then, as he was becoming smarter
Algernon decreased in intelligence
Charlie tried to keep his I.Q. of 200
Trying not to get it back to 68

Then he falls in love with
Miss Kinnian
They think that they are about
To start a beautiful relationship
But then, the starting relationship
Is suddenly interrupted

Algernon is found dead!
Charlie is absent-minded
And mentally handicapped again
He goes away from New York
And finds another place to live

There has never been a man
Like Charlie
Who had gone from
Mentally handicapped to smart
At such a late age

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The final poem is based off of the novel "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt. Pretty self-explanatory.

The War Is Done

The Crieghton family
The family who is destined
To fight for the war
The Civil War, that is
Jethro, the youngest, is
The one who can save the world

Gettysburg was tough
A long, two-day, bloody (as it seems) battle
The Union wins
But the war still goes on
Antietam is worse
The war that killed thousands
Seems like victory?
Nope! The war still goes on

Jethro is the person
Who supports President Lincoln
Writing letters to him
Supporting his ideas
The tragedy struck, however
When Lincoln was killed

Before this, the troops surrender
All the slave are freed
Jethro did his job
He even gets some time off
At least from working, that is
Studying is more important to him
Yes, my friends
The war is done
The slaves are finally freed

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That is all. I hope you either enjoyed or was quickly bored with these poems.   I do not own the rights to any of the stories these poems are written about; they belong to their respectful owners.

Later!

I really hope this isn't considered spamming, but as of now, we've just reached 1,000 topics on this section of these forums! I'm lucky to be the one who just now made this 1000th topic (this one, to be precise).

YAY! WE MADE IT! Maybe...      

Just a topic I decided to make for fun.

We all know that dinosaurs are extinct creatures from Earth, a planet now overruled by us humans. Scientists have found...

ENOUGH WITH THE BORING HISTORY LESSON! GET TO THE POINT, VARMINT!

Alright, alright. Anyways, I was just thinking...what if our favorite dino buddies actually interacted with us at some point? Now before you say "No! That's impossible!", just hear me out for a second. Recently, I've been thinking about this subject, and I was wondering what if the characters actually interacted with us, like, say, on the TV series? If this could ever happen, what could you come up with for some...say, plot summaries?

This story is based on a short-lived game show entitled "101 Ways to Leave a Game Show". Wanna know the plot? The story you're about to read says it all. All this is really is the first episode, almost entirely rewritten in Hanna-Barbera style! Please enjoy!

You Fuse, You Lose!

The stunts performed on this show are extremly dangerous and supervised by highly trained professionals. Please do not attempt any of the following stunts at home, or anywhere else for that matter.

"Tonight, eight contestants go on a game show like no other."

"The question is..."

"Choosing the correct answers can win you $50,000. But, choose just one wrong answer…"

"The wrong answer is..."

"…and you're gone."

(Shows several shots of contestants leaving the show…in hilariously wacky ways)

"On '101 Ways to Leave a Cartoon Show'"

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We begin with a shot of a road in Cartoonland, California, where eight contestants stand awaiting instructions from Hokey Wolf, the con-artist and host of the show. The contestants consisted of:

1. Yogi Bear, a picnic (or "pic-a-nic") basket swiping bear who often gets into trouble and is known for his love of food.

2. Boo-Boo, a conscious-like bear who tries to convince Yogi to stay out of trouble, usually failing.

3. Augie Doggie, a young rambunctious dachshund who is highly spirited.

4. Doggie Daddy, Augie's strict, smooth-talking father who has a warm personality.

5. Super Snooper, a cat detective who is known as "World's greatest detec-a-tive"

6. Blabber Mouse, Snooper's mouse assistant who speaks with a lisp.

7. Fred Flintstone, an accident-prone quarrymen from Bedrock.

8. Barney Rubble, Fred's best friend and next door neighbor at Bedrock.

After 5 minutes of waiting, Hokey clapped his hands, then everyone clapped back to quiet down the contestants.

"Now that I have your attention, hello there," said Hokey, "Welcome to the most insane game show in the history of TV! One of you, who we will declare "winner", walks away with; get ready for this, $50,000." Everyone cheered as they heard the news.

"So all you have to do is get a question right. However, choose one wrong answer and not only you will be eliminated from the show a penniless failure, cause there's no fun in that, we are going to eject you from the show, and we have 101 different ways to do so. Now let's all separate. You guys in the back go over there, and the rest of you, follow me."

Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone, Snooper and Blabber follow Hokey, being classified as Group 1, while Boo-Boo, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy and Barney Rubble, being classified as Group 2, stand aside to watch.

"Okay, everyone" said Hokey to Group 1. "In order to stay in the game, all you have to do is get the question right. If you don't, you're off the show and here's how."

All of a sudden, two planes from 1945 landed on the road, with one of them landing right in front of the contestants.

"That is a 1945 plane. You will be strapped on the top wing. Get the question right, you're safe. If you are wrong; and one of you will be, the plane is going to go streaming down the road, take off; with you strapped on top, and storm high into the air, away from us and $50,000. I'd like to call this one 'On a Wing and A Prayer'"

The contestants slap themselves in the forehead, hoping to be awakened from a dream (or perhaps a nightmare?)

"Alright now," said Hokey, pulling out four straws, "Before we get to the question, we have to know what order you're going to answer in. To determine this, you are going to draw straws from my hand. The person with the longest straw gets to go first, second, and so on."

Everyone picks out the straws from Hokey's hand and waits to see who goes first.

"Okay. Fred is holding the tallest straw and he gets to go first."

"Yabba-dabba-doo!" shouted Fred.

"Yogi gets to go second, Snoop is third, and Blab is last. Now, why don't we get you guys suited up and follow me, eh?"

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The next thing everyone knew, they were each dressed in a different colored suit, which came in blue, green, yellow and red, respectively.

"I don't think I like this, Snoop." said Blabber.

"Me neither, Blab. It could probably destroy us." said Snooper.

"Okay everyone, here is the question, but first here are the answers. White. Blue. Green. Red." said Hokey as the answers appeared at the bottom of the screen. "The question is: Which three colors are on the American Flag? Let's start with Fred Flintstone. Fred, what are you gonna do with the $50,000?"

"I'm going to join the World Champion Bowling Tournament. It will definitely be a lot of fun if I win the 50 grand." said Fred.

"I should've known. So what are you gonna go with, Fred?"

"Hmm. I think I'll just go with red."

"Okay, Fred just locked in his answer. Yogi, you're next. What are you gonna do with the $50,000?" said Hokey.

"I'm gonna get a five-year supply of pic-a-nic baskets!" shouted Yogi.

"No, seriously, what are you going to do with the money?"

"Buy a supply of pic-a-nic baskets for life!"

"OK, OK! Now what are you going with?" shouted Hokey.

"Uh, let me think here. I'm going with white." said Yogi.

"Answer locked in! Alright, Super Snooper."

"In person." said Snooper.

"What are you going with for the answer?"

"Eh, blue would just have to be me answer."

"Since when did you think about that, huh?" asked Hokey.

"Well, I..." started Snooper, but Hokey cut him off.

"That's enough! Hold it, hold it! You've locked in your answer! And finally, his assistant Blabber."

"You bet I'm gonna pick the next answer, or my name isn't…"

But before Blabber could finish, Snooper slapped his mouth shut.

"Quiet Blab, he's leaning in on us."

"And of course, he's getting stuck with green!" said Hokey.

"Aw, nuts," said Blabber, disappointed.

"I asked you guys which three colors are on the American Flag. Fred, you answered red. Yogi, you answered white, Snooper, you answer blue, and Blabber gets stuck with green," said Hokey.

The contestants stand still, sweating, as they wait to see if anyone was safe.

"Alright, we surely know that the flag has red and white stripes. Fred and Yogi, you are safe!"

"Yabba-dabba-doo!" shouted Fred.

"Hey-hey-hey!" shouted Yogi.

"Alright, detectives Snooper and Blabber will now be placed on the plane, strapped in, waiting to see who's going for a ride. Planes, start your engines," said Hokey.

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Minutes later, Snooper and Blabber are each on the 2 planes, waiting to see what happened next. Suddenly, a large poster of the American Flag rolled down out of nowhere, as the national anthem played in the background. Unfortunately, Blabber knew he was done for.

"Guess what, guys? Green is the wrong answer! So long, Blab! Enjoy the flight!"

An announcer is heard saying, "The plane will take off in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." The plane takes off as Blabber begins screaming for help. Unfortunately, a few minutes later, Blabber was too far off the ground for anyone to hear his cries for help.

"Congratulations guys, you are moving on to the next round!" said Hokey as everyone cheered for victory. "Group 2, follow me. The rest of you, enjoy the fun!" Group 2 begins to follow Hokey as they go on to the second part of the first round.

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Meanwhile, somewhere around town, a father and his 8-year-old son named Johnny were taking a stroll when suddenly, up in the sky, they thought they saw an old plane with someone (Blabber, in case you don't remember) strapped to it.

"Somebody help me, please!" shouted Blabber, but he was so far up the ground that only Johnny could hear him, as he could hear well, much better than his father.

"Hey Dad, did you see a talking plane go by?" said Johnny.

"Oh Johnny, you and that imagination of yours!" said his father. With that said, they continued their stroll down the street.

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Back in Cartoonland, the contestants had walked farther down the road, ready for what was going to happen next.

"Alright, if my calculations are correct, Blabber should be somewhere over Kansas." said Hokey. The contestants groaned, as they knew his statement was simply a fake and he was in town somewhere, still strapped on the plane. "To stay and compete for the $50,000, all you have to do is get this question correct. If you don't, you're off the show and here's how."

Suddenly, a horn honked from a huge semi-truck, which came directly to group 2.

"We are going to be on top of that truck right there as it continues to move at high speed. Get the question wrong, you're going to get dropped off the side of it, and P.S. we will still be moving."

"I wish this was a dream." said Boo-Boo.

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"To stay and compete for the $50,000, you have to get this next question correct. If you don't you're off the show and here's how." said Hokey.

Suddenly a loud horn honked from a huge semi-truck, which came directly to Group 2.

"We are going to be on top of that truck right there. Get the question wrong, you are getting dropped off the side of it, and P.S. we will still be moving. I'd like to call this one 'Road Rage'"

"I wish this was a dream." said Boo-Boo.

"Before we get to the next question, as always, we must determine what order you're going to answer in," said Hokey as he pulled out four straws, "Please draw a straw from my hand. The person with the longest straw gets to go first, second, and so on."

Everyone picks out a straw from Hokey's hand. They wait to see who goes first.

"And…Barney Rubble has the first straw and will go first, Augie is second, Boo-Boo is third, and Doggie Daddy is fourth." said Hokey. All four contestants cheer.

"Ready to go on?"

"Yeah!"

"Alright, here we go!"

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10 minutes later, the contestants are standing on the edge of the top of the 18-wheeler, looking down.

"I wouldn't wanna be in your seat if I were you!" says Hokey, chuckling, "Let's move on to the question, but first, here are the answers. Red, orange, yellow, and blue." All answers appear at the bottom of the screen. "The question is 'What three colors are visible on an autumn tree?'. Let's start with Mr. Rubble."

"Uh, I can't think of anything but getting off this truck. Where's Fred when I need him? Uh, I'm just gonna say blue." said Barney.

The other three contestants look surprised, knowing the answer might not be correct.

"Alright. Contestant number 2, how about you?"

"Hmm. If dear old dad would get this next one, I would like to say red," said Augie.

"Alright, the answer has been locked in. Contestant number 3, what'll it be?" said Hokey.

"I'm scared to death right now," said Boo-Boo, who was afraid of heights. "I don't think I want to answer anything except the words 'get me out of this truck'. I'm just picking orange."

"Alright, he's locked in his answer. And dear old dad is getting stuck with yellow. Let's just hope it's one of the right answers."

"Yeah, because it'll either be me or Augie who gets dropped off of here." said Doggie Daddy.

"But dear old dad, we're not alone." said Augie, since Boo-Boo and Barney were also on the truck.

"Augie, my boy, I believe you're right."

"Alright, everyone. Since we're all in position, let's see if one of these levers on the truck work." said Hokey, pointing to three small levers and one big lever on the truck.

The contestants look incredibly horrified as they waited for Hokey to announce the answers to the questions and who would be falling off the truck. Meanwhile, Hokey tested the small levers, but none of them worked.

"Alright, who wants to find out if they're safe?"

"ME!" screamed all four of the contestants.

"Tough luck, because I just want to see who gets off of here! The wrong answer is…"

The four contestants feared for their lives, waiting to see if their answer is one of the right answers.

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"I asked you guys "What three colors are on an autumn tree?" said Hokey, "Mr. Rubble, you answered blue. Augie, you answered red. Petrified Boo-Boo went with orange,"

At that point, Boo-Boo was nearly in tears, showing his fearful his fear of heights was.

"And dear old dad got stuck with yellow. The wrong answer is…"

The contestants wait in horror as they prepare to see who is ready to be dropped off the show.

"…blue! So long Mr. Rubble, and have a glorious day!"

The three 'right answer' contestants cheer in victory as Hokey pulls the big lever and the first seat containing Barney Rubble flips backwards, shot-putting him off the side of the truck.

"BARNEY!" cried Fred, who was watching the action, but his best friend was already gone.

"Alright, ready to see who's moving on to the final round?"

"Yeah!" cheered the contestants.

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The truck continued to zoom down the road for some time. Later, they came to another part of the road, with three small cars and a ramp blocking the roadway, where the next stunt was about to be pulled. Round two had begun.

"Alright group 2, you may be set free to watch the action." said Hokey. Boo-Boo, Augie Doggie, and Doggie Daddy moved away from Group 1, now consisting of Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone, and Snooper, to enjoy the action of the next stunt. At that point, Group 1 is confused as to why the cars and the ramp were there. Were they for another stunt? They had to find out.

"Alright, you guys. As always, to stay and compete for the $50,000, all you have to do is get this question correct. If not, you're off the show and here's how," he says. "You are each going to be in one of these cars here," he continues, pointing to the cars, "Get the question correct, you're safe and moving on to the final round! If you get it wrong, and one of you will, you will go streaming down the road, hit that ramp over there, flip over into a fiery inferno, and crash into a huge mess on the other side! I'd like to call this one 'Single Car Pile-Up'"

The three contestants are suddenly frightened by the experience of a car crashing. They couldn't believe what was about to happen next.

"I'm so glad it's not us" said Boo-Boo back over at Group 2.

"Me too!" said Augie.

"Before we begin, as always, we must choose what order you're answering in," said Hokey, pulling out three straws, "To determine this, I have three straws in my hand. Please pick one. The person who has the longest straws gets to go first, second, and so on," said Hokey, as the three contestants each pick out the straws. They wait to see who goes first.

"Well, it looks like Yogi is the one with the longest straw. He is first! Snooper is second and Mr. Flintstone is third," said Hokey as the contestants cheer, "Alright, here is the question, but first, here are the answers. George Washington. Abraham Lincoln. William Henry Harrison." The answers appear at the bottom of the screen. "The question is 'What are two of the presidents of the U.S.A. that appear on Mount Rushmore?' Let's start with Yogi. What do you think?"

"I can't think here. Boob, help me!" he pleaded.

"Sorry Yogi, but I'm not on group 1," said Boo-Boo.

"Aw, great," said Yogi, "I'm just going to say…George Washington"

"Good! Your answer has been locked in! Any thoughts, Snoop?"

"Eh, another great answer of mine would be Abraham Lincoln," said Snooper.

"That's our second answer locked in tonight!" said Hokey, "And Mr. Flintstone gets stuck with William Henry Harrison!"

"Sure, I'll settle for it," said Fred, "But I don't think I'm going to like what's about to happen next!"

"You know what, I have a great idea!" exclaimed Hokey.

"Yeah, what's that?" asked Snooper.

"Why don't we suit you up and get you guys in the car?" said Hokey.

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Eventually, the contestants ended up in blue suits, each coming with a different colored helmet, green, blue and yellow, respectively. Each helmet also came with a pair of goggles.

"This isn't what I had in mind," said Snooper.

"Alright, I asked you guys what are two of the presidents of the U.S. that appear on Mount Rushmore," said Hokey, "Yogi, you went with George Washington. Mr. Detective went with Abraham Lincoln, and Mr. Flintstone gets stuck with William Henry Harrison."

The contestants sweat in horror to see who is safe and moving on to the final round.

"We know that George Washington is on Mount Rushmore! Yogi, you are safe!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" exclaimed Yogi.

"Well, let's see who else is moving on to the final round! I bet someone wants to crash!" said Hokey. At this point the three contestants put on their goggles to prepare for one of them going for a crash ride.

"The wrong answer is…"

The contestants shiver in horror as someone prepares for a big crash ride.

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"Okay, I asked you guys what are two of the presidents of the U.S. that appear on Mount Rushmore," said Hokey, "Yogi, you answered George Washington and you are safe, Mr. Detective, you answered Abraham Lincoln, and Mr. Flintstone, you were stuck with William Henry Harrison. The wrong answer is…"

All three contestants wait in horror, waiting for Hokey to say what they hoped for, which was…

"…William Henry Harrison! Drive on and so long, Mr. Flintstone!"

The two 'right answer' contestants cheer as they both see Fred accelerating the car. When he hit the ramp, the ramp exploded.

"Look out!" Fred shouted as the car set on fire, then flipped and crashed. Luckily he survived, but unfortunately (you guessed it), no $50,000 for him. The contestants are shocked after everyone sees what had just happened.

"Oh, I just wish Wilma was here to see this moment!" said Fred.

"Well guys," said Hokey to Yogi and Snooper, the remaining two contestants on Group 1, "You're moving on to the final round tonight!"

Yogi and Snooper both cheer, then get out of their cars (and their dreams).

"Come along, gang!" shouts Hokey, as the remaining five contestants follow Hokey to the next location.

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Eventually, the contestants find themselves in a military base-like place. They wonder why they're even in the place anyways. Suddenly, their bubble was burst when Hokey comes zooming in with a green military jeep. Hokey is wearing sunglasses, camouflaged clothes, and combat boots. When he gets out of the jeep, he takes off the glasses and tosses them to the side by mistake, breaking them.

"Darn, that was my last pair of sunglasses!" said Hokey, "Anyways, let's move on. As always, get this next question correct, you're in the final round!"

The contestants cheered at that.

"If not, you're off the show and here's how."

He then pointed to a few pilot chairs.

"You're each going to be sitting in one of these pilot chairs. Underneath those are some boxes…filled with explosives, naturally!"

"OH NO!" screamed the Group 2 contestants.

"Yeah, and to make it even worse, underneath those, we need…a fuse!"

"OH NO!" screamed the Group 2 contestants again.

"I'm going to light all three fuses. If you get the question correct, you're moving on to the final round! If you get it wrong, and one of you will, the box will explode, and you will go straight up into the air. And I don't know how high you're going to go, but there is a slight chance you may not come down. I'd like to call this one 'You Fuse, You Lose'" finished Hokey as the contestants have shocked looks on their faces.

"Before we get started, however," continued Hokey, pulling out three straws, "We need to know the order you're going to answer in. Please draw these three straws from my hand. The person who has the longest straw gets to go first, second, and so on. Pick one out, will you?"

The three contestants each pick out the straws, and then they wait anxiously to see who goes first.

"Well, it looks like Augie has the longest! He goes first, Boo-Boo is second, and dear old dad is third!" The three contestants cheer. "Now let's get you into the pilot seats, all locked, loaded, strapped, and ready to go!"

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Minutes later, Boo-Boo, Augie, and Doggie Daddy are strapped in the pilot seats with concerned looks on their faces. Augie is on the left, Boo-Boo in the middle, and Doggie Daddy is on the right.

"OK, let's get on to the question, but first, here are the answers. Ford, Chevy, and Toyota," Hokey says as the answers appeared at the bottom of the screen, "The question is 'Which two automakers in the U.S. are the biggest-selling?' Let's start with Augie."

Augie thought for a moment before answering. "Well…I'm not sure, really. Ford would have to be my answer,"

"Good guess there," said Hokey, "Let's just hope you're correct! Now let's go to Yogi's best friend. What do you think?"

"Hmm…see, this is quite tough," said Boo-Boo, "I'm going with…Toyota"

"OK. And the great father has to be stuck with Chevy, unfortunately" said Hokey.

"Yeah, and I'm not too sure why we're here anyways," said Doggie Daddy.

"I asked you guys which two automakers in the U.S. are the biggest-selling," said Hokey, "Little one, you went with Ford, best buddy went with Toyota, and the great father is stuck with Chevy" He pulls out a lighter. "Trust me, guys; this is going to be fun!"

"Well, I like being safe!" said Boo-Boo.

"I like lighting fuses," said Hokey, "Well, great father, I hope you're confident with your answer"

"I am, actually," said Doggie Daddy.

"Because I'm ready to light up the fuses!" said Hokey as he lights up Doggie Daddy's fuse, "Hang on tight, this is going to be fun!"

"Actually, this is not going to be fun!" said Doggie Daddy.

"It's getting closer!" shouted Hokey as the fuse got closer to the box. "And…"

When the fuse reached the box, guess what happened?

Nothing.

"Oh, guess what?" said Hokey, "You're safe!"

"YES!" shouted Doggie Daddy.

"Hooray!" shouted Augie, who was now hoping that he would be safe as well.

"You're moving on to the final round! Come on over!" Hokey said to Doggie Daddy as he jumped off of his pilot seat and came next to Hokey.

"Well, it looks like the two smaller ones are left," said Hokey, "All we have to find out is if you are right or wrong"

He pulls out the lighter once more. "Ready, guys?" said Hokey. Neither Boo-Boo nor Augie responded. "I guess you are. Here we go!"

Hokey lights up Augie's fuse. "You know what, let's double the pleasure!" said Hokey as he decided to light up Boo-Boo's fuse, already giving out the wrong answer.

"The wrong answer is…" shouted Hokey, as the fuses got closer to both of the contestants. When the fuse reached Augie's box, nothing happened, which meant the wrong answer was…

"…Toyota!" declared Hokey, "You know, Boo-Boo, I bet you don't know that Toyota is actually manufactured in Japan!"

As he said this, Augie jumped off of the pilot seat with excitement, knowing he would move on to the final round with his father. But Boo-Boo didn't even care to hear Hokey at this point, as he was sobbing.

"Oh well," said Hokey, "See you later, smiley!"

The fuse reached his box, and the box exploded, blasting Boo-Boo high into the air strapped to his pilot seat. He was screaming at the top of his lungs now as he took off higher and higher, up into the sky, where eventually we can no longer see him.

"So long Boo-Boo buddy," saluted Yogi, "If only you'd have wished me good luck on the $50,000."

"Congratulations, everyone!" shouted Hokey to the remaining four contestants, "You guys are moving on to the final round tonight! Follow me!"

The contestants cheered, and then followed Hokey to the final round, which would take place in a very frightening location.

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Meanwhile, somewhere around town, two young adults named Steven and Jack were taking a walk, enjoying themselves.

"So what do you think about our plans for this weekend?" said Steven.

"I don't know," said Jack, "Maybe I could just hang out with my friends or…"

Before Jack could finish, he heard a steam engine noise, followed a few seconds later by a scream.

A quite familiar scream…

"Do you hear that, Steven?" asked Jack.

Before Steven could respond, out of nowhere, they see a flying pilot seat with Boo-Boo in it, still screaming at the top of his lungs, and still flying upwards, but then a few seconds later, it stops, and then he finally begins to go downwards. The two men watch the moment, astonished.

"What the-, "exclaimed Steven, "What was that, Jack?"

"I don't know," said Jack, "Must've been seeing things"

"Me too," said Steven, "Come on, we have better things to do"

And with that, the two men continued their stroll downtown.

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LATER THAT NIGHT…

In a huge merky-looking pool of water stands two stainless steel towers connected by four skinny platforms. The water is so cold that you could see fog rising from it. The whole scene is incredibly dark, save for light green glows coming from all around. The contestants are walking upstairs on one of the towers, horribly frightened.

"Dear old dad," said Augie, "I've never been this frightened in my whole life!"

"Me either, Augie boy," said Doggie Daddy, "It doesn't look like we'll win the $50,000 at this rate!"

By then, the four contestants, consisting of Yogi Bear, Snooper, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, along with Hokey, were now on top of the tower.

"Welcome to the final round!" said Hokey, "Don't be afraid. Come on up and enjoy the fun!"

As the contestants were taking time to relax, they suddenly had the shock of their lives when they saw that they were quite high above the freezing-cold pool of water.

Guess how high?

TEN STORIES HIGH!

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As all four contestants stand, clutching, the metal pulls behind them, shaking like leaves. Hokey Wolf begins to describe what's going to happen next.

"Here it is, the final round!" said Hokey, "Where the stakes get higher, and the rules change…slightly."

"Did someone say steak?" asked Yogi.

"I said STAKE. S-T-A-K-E!" shouted Hokey, "Could you get your mind off of food for once?

Anyways, as I was saying, we're in the final round at last, and the rules are a little different. This time, I'm still going to give you the question and the four answers. Three of the answers are going to be wrong, and there's only one right answer. The contestant that chooses the right answer will be walking away $50,000 richer. That is, if you haven't passed out from fear by then!" He chuckles before continuing onwards.

"As for the rest of you, you will be testing the laws of gravity to an extreme level. If you get it right, you're winning the money. If you get it wrong, you're off the show and here's how"

The lights on the towers shine down on the four platforms.

'Imagine you are standing on one of these platforms, when suddenly…"

One of the platforms unexpectedly drops downward.

"…the bottom drops out, and you happen to fall 100 feet into the freezing-cold water below. For three of you, that will be a reality. I call this one, 'The Drop OF TERROR!'" finished Hokey with a mock evil voice that echoed back to him.

"How are you guys feeling?" asked Hokey.

"Really scared, let's just say that!" exclaimed Snooper.

"Yogi, it looks like you're taking the plunge on the picnic baskets instead of taking the plunge off the tower!"

"I'll stick with the plunge on the pic-a-nic baskets!" said Yogi, "Sheesh, if only Boo-Boo was here!"

"Before we get going, as always, we need to determine what order you guys are going to answer in," said Hokey, pulling out four straws. "Please draw one of my straws. The person with the longest straw gets to go first, second, and so on."

Yogi, Snooper, Augie and his 'dear old dad' each pick out the straws and wait anxiously to see who goes first.

"Well, it looks like Yogi has the first straw. He is going first!"

"Hey hey hey!" exclaimed Yogi.

"And then, Snooper is second, and Augie and the great father are third and fourth!"

The other three contestants cheer at this.

"You know what, I have a great idea!" said Hokey.

"Yeah, well what's that?" asked Doggie Daddy.

"Why don't we get you on the edge of your platforms?" said Hokey.

All four contestants stand on the ledge, looking incredibly scared, as Hokey announces, "Please walk forward onto the edge of your platforms!"

The four contestants slowly walk forward as we hear many scared whimpers and cries coming from them.

"For $50,000, here are the answers to the final question," said Hokey, "206. 198. 203. 194." The answers appear at the bottom of the screen. "The question is 'How many bones are in the average human body?' How tough do you think that's going to be, huh?"

"Well, um, I think maybe…um…" thought Yogi, "…Ok, 206. I don't know why, but I'm just picking what feels right."

"All right then, we're over to the detective. What do you think?" said Hokey.

"Hmm…" thought Snooper, "I literally don't have a clue going on. I'll pick…um…203."

"Hopefully, that can be the right answer for your sake" said Hokey, "Over to the little one. All I've heard from you was a lot of…" He then made a bunch of gibberish sounds.

"I'm picking 198," said Augie, "But you know, I'm going to be really scared if you drop me."

"Okay, we'll see how the results are," said Hokey, "And the great father has to be stuck with 194. Do you feel confident?"

"With 194, I'm not sure" said Doggie Daddy.

"Well, let me just say this," said Hokey, picking up a trigger that drops the platforms, "You know where I got this trigger from? A thrift store!"

At this point, he begins flipping the safety switch of the lever back and forth. "Safety off! Safety on. Safety off! Safety on. Safety off! By the way guys, do you know what else the store had?"

"Yes?" said Snooper.

"A huge skeleton statue," said Hokey, "And guess how many bones it didn't have?"

"What?" said Augie.

"…198! So long, little one! See you downstairs!" he said, as he pushes the button that drops the platform.

"So long, dear old dad!" shouted Augie, just before the platform dropped underneath him. The contestants could hear Augie scream until a splash was heard.

"I can't believe it," said Doggie Daddy, "You drowned my son! How could you!"

"Oh, don't worry;" said Hokey, "The water isn't that deep. He'll come up eventually. But watch out, because it's going to happen again…and again!"

"OH NO!" shouted the three contestants, still frightened.

"You know, I wouldn't mind seeing someone else go down. Another one of the wrong answers is…"

The three contestants shiver in horror, hoping they wouldn't drop down 100 feet.

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The remaining three contestants are standing, still in horror, listening to Hokey.

"Well guys," said Hokey, "It looks like the only thing standing between the three of you and $50,000 is a ten-story fall. As you know, the little one dropped like a sack of potatoes. I wouldn't mind seeing someone else go down. I asked you guys how many bones are in the average human body. Yogi, you went with 206, the detective went with 203, and the great father got stuck with 194."

He then flips the safety switch off again. "Another one of the wrong answers is…"

The three contestants sweat in horror, waiting to see what happened next.

"…203! So long, Mr. Detective!"

"Goodbye, cruel world!" cried Snooper before Hokey pushes the button. The platform drops underneath the detective, and he begins to fall, screaming until he reaches the water a few seconds later.

"Now wasn't that sightseeing?" said Hokey. "Did any of you see that?"

"I felt it!" shouted Yogi.

"Well, you guys have no idea how fun this is for me!" said Hokey. "Let's think here. One of you is walking away $50,000 richer, and one of you is about to go into the drink. For the final time tonight, it's time to see who's leaving '101 Ways to Leave a Cartoon Show'. By the way Yogi"

"Yes?" said Yogi.

"Let's say you went to a museum," continued Hokey, "If you see a human skeleton statue, and if you count all of the bones correctly, you would find out…"

The two contestants wait anxiously to see who would win the 50 grand.

"…that the great father is wrong. So long!"

"NO!"

Doggie Daddy screams as Hokey pushes the button on the trigger and his platform drops underneath him. He falls until he reaches the water.

"206 is correct!" shouted Hokey. "Congratulations Yogi, you are $50,000 richer, and that is the way to leave a cartoon show!"

"I really am smarter than the average bear! Hey hey hey!" shouted Yogi happily, who was ready to buy a huge who-knows-how-long supply of picnic baskets.



And...that's all! I might make another story based on this show in the future, but don't hold your breath! TTFN!


Voice cast:

Daws Butler as Hokey Wolf, Yogi Bear, Augie Doggie, Snooper, Blabber, Johnny, Steven

Don Messick as Boo-Boo, Jack

John Stephenson as Doggie Daddy, Johnny's father

Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone

Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble

Ah, yes! VHS tapes! Who doesn't love them? For pretty much my entire life, I have been a collector of VHS tapes. And now, after keeping my collection hidden from the public, I would like to share that particular collection as of now. Those of you who think this topic should go in the "Show Us" section in AM, feel free to move it there if need be.

P.S. This is going to be a long one; get some popcorn or something!

WARNING: There will be duplicates!

* means the tape no longer works (or for some tapes, so they seem)

Enjoy!

Shelf 1, Row 1:

Stack 1 (to the left):

Sleeping Beauty
Pocahontas
Mickey’s House of Villains
The Jungle Book
Fantasia
Barney’s Great Adventure: The Movie
The Sword in the Stone
Alice in Wonderland

Stack 2 (in the middle):

Toy Story 2
Robin Hood
Dumbo
Brother Bear
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
The Land Before Time (Anniversary edition)
The Little Mermaid
Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase

Stack 3 (to the right):

Beauty and the Beast (special edition)
The Fox and the Hound
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
101 Dalmatians
Mary Poppins
Monsters Inc.
Cinderella
Pinocchio

Shelf 1, Row 2 (from left to right; some vertically, others horizontally):

Home recording of shows from “Noggin” in 2003
It’s Christmas Again, Charlie Brown
Winning London
Bear in the Big Blue House, Volume 6
Home recording consisting of a few shows from PBS Kids (back when it was still a channel) and programs from the USA channel
Thomas Trackside Tunes and other Thomas Adventures
Winnie the Pooh: Making Friends (part of the “Learning” series)
Barney: Let’s Go to the Zoo!
Home recording of shows from PBS Kids (back when it was a channel)
Home recording of CMT’s Top 20 Countdown from July 1st, 2004
Elmopalooza!
Aladdin
Home recording of Bear in the Big Blue House marathon on Playhouse Disney
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Elmo’s World (featuring three episodes)
Cartoons ëR’ Fun: Elmer Fudd: To Duck or Not to Duck (plus three other cartoons)
Cartoons ëR’ Fun: Bugs Bunny: Fresh Hare (plus three other cartoons)
Home recording of episodes of “Bear in the Big Blue House” on Playhouse Disney
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Tape 1 (Scared Silly)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Turn It Up (a fitness tape recorded on TDK high-standard video tape)
After the Birth: Caring for Yourself and Your Baby (by Port Huron Hospital)
Home recording of hunting shows on the Outdoor channel
Home recording of “Salem’s Lot”
Everything you need to know to become an installation wizard! (A how-to video featuring the “Angle Wiz”)
Barney’s Musical Scrapbook
Home recording of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
Ferngully 2: The Magical Rescue
Another home recording of “Bear in the Big Blue House” episodes on Playhouse Disney
Muppet Classic Theater
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Volume 9 (I Love to Laugh!)*
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Volume 11 (Friends Like Me)
Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life
Heidi

Shelf 2, Row 1 (from left to right, a few vertical, all others horizontal):

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Happy the Littlest Bunny
Very Merry Christmas Sing-Along Songs
The Black Cauldron
The Little Mermaid
Robin Hood
Peter Pan in Return to Neverland
101 Dalmatians
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Alice in Wonderland
Flubber
The Brave Little Toaster
Cats & Dogs
Peter Pan
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: Titanium Ranger/Curse of the Cobra
The Rescuers
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
More Barney Songs
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Cartoon Classics: Mickey Mouse
Cartoon Classics: Bugs Bunny Vol. 1*
The Many Adventures  of Winnie the Pooh (25th anniversary edition)
GE Video Head Cleaner
Veggietales: Josh and the Big Wall!
The Making of ZOOM!
Winnie the Pooh: Pooh Wishes (part of the “Friendship” series)
Space Jam
Barney’s Night Before Christmas
Home recording of “The Cat in the Hat (2003)”
Bear in the Big Blue House: Vol. 5
Home recording of hunting shows on the Outdoor channel
HIT Entertainment’s Children’s Favorites
The Music Man
The Three Bears (Goodtimes release; includes three other cartoons)
Predator 2
The Fugitive
Dumb and Dumber
NordicFlex Gold (exercise machine demo)
Video Owner’s Manual for the G4 Kirby Vacuum
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Wizard of Oz
Dr. Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book
Die Hard
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Blue Clues: Blue Takes You to School*
Blue Clues: Classic Clues*
Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 8
Barney and the Backyard Gang: Barney in Concert
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Cobra
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Deadtime Stories
Cop and a Half
Shrimp on the Barbie
Home recording of “Night Stalker” and “Hank Williams Jr. Story”
The Prophecy II
Jennifer 8

Shelf 2, Row 2 (same as row 1):

Home recording of shows from MTV2
Dinosaurs: Fun, Facts and Fantasy Vol. 1
Home recording of “GAC Top 20 Countdown” (Air date: 3/26/2005)
Home recording of “CMT Top 20 Countdown” episodes (recorded over numerous times)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Cartoons ëR’ Fun: Porky Pig: Midnight Matinee (plus three other cartoons)
Barney and the Backyard Gang: Rock with Barney
My Cousin Vinny
Universal Soldier
Tel American International Financial Company Video (An independent company)
Tubby the Tuba
Shrek 2
American Graffiti
Dead Poets Society
Home recording of “I Spy” and “Half Past Dead”
Marked for Dead
Home recording of personal events
Point Break
Home recording of “Wheel of Fortune” episodes
Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 2
Clifford the Big Red Dog: King Clifford*
Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time with Bear*
Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 4
Home recording of part of “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie” and most of “The World of National Geographic”
Blue’s Clues: Blue’s Safari
The Polar Express
Home recording of “Stephen King’s Storm”*
Cape Fear
Home recording of “Flatliners”
Home recording of “The Wizard of Oz”
Home recording of “Bear in the Big Blue House” episodes on Playhouse Disney
Home recording of “CMT’s Top 20 Countdown” (Air date: 2004)
Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 1
Under Siege
After the Birth: Caring for Yourself and Your Baby (by Port Huron Hospital)
Recording of “The Three Stooges” shorts
Stone Cold
Unforgiven*
A Few Good Men
Bear in the Big Blue House: Vol. 3
Untamed Heart (no label)
Stephen King’s Children of the Corn
Flatliners
Predator
Bear in the Big Blue House: Storytelling with Bear!
Bear in the Big Blue House: Learn to Help!
Aqua Simple-Set Pool Instructional Video
Legs of Steel (with Tamilee Webb)
Arthur’s Best Friends
Road House
Barney and the Backyard Gang: Rock with Barney
Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 7
Home recording of “GAC Top 20 Countdown” (Air date: 5/21/2005)
Arthur Saves the Day
Arthur’s New Puppy*
Fabulous Cartoon Funnies (Six full hours)
Blue’s Clues’ 100th Episode Celebration*
Bear in the Big Blue House: Visiting the Doctor with Bear
Home recording of “VH1 Top 20 Countdown” (Air date: 2005)
Lock Up
Learning about Dinosaurs
Over the Top

Shelf 3, Row 1:

Toy Story
Dumbo
The Rescuers
Toy Story 2
Lady and the Tramp
Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
The Great Mouse Detective
An Extremely Goofy Movie
Toy Story
The Best of Elmo
Piglet’s Big Movie
Winnie the Pooh: Clever Little Piglet (part of the “Friendship” series)
The Aristocats
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Row 2 (a few vertical, others horizontal):

An American Tail
The Lion King (special edition)
Finding Nemo
The Spirit of Mickey
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Casper
Aladdin
Lassie: The Painted Hills
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
The Rugrats Movie
Beethoven
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Tape 3 (“The Visitors from Outer Space”)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin’s Christmas Carol
Titanic (tape 1 only)
Billy Madison
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 3

Shelf 4, Row 1:

Care Bears Movie II
The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley: The Case of the Logical I Ranch
The Amazing Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley
Melody Time
Peter Pan
Elmo’s World: Babies, Dogs and More!
You’re Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Vacation Parties
Elmo Visits the Firehouse
Care Bears: Bedtime for Care-a-lot and The Best Way to Make Friends (from the 1980s Nelvana series)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volume 5 (Here’s Pluto!)
Frosty the Snowman
Jurassic Park
Superstar
The Waterboy
The Mothman Prophecies
Lucky Numbers
American Beauty
Anger Management
Blow Dry
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Dr. Dolittle
Billboard Dad
Jerry Maguire
Miss Congeniality
Big Daddy
40 Days and 40 Nights
Runaway Bride
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back to the Habit
The Next Best Thing
Gone in 60 Seconds
Puff the Magic Dragon

Row 2 (many vertical, others horizontal):

Spot Goes to a Party
Paul Bunyan
Teletubbies: Look! (Playful Patterns and Simple Shapes)
100 Years of Magic: Walt Disney World
Arthur’s Tasty Treats
Dragon Tales: We Can Solve It Together!
Peter and the Wolf
Goof Troop: Banding Together
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody’s Special!
Rugrats: A Rugrats Vacation
Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose
Stars of Space Jam: Tasmanian Devil
Rugrats: Phil and Lil: Double Trouble
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet!
Blue’s Clues: Shapes and Colors
18 of the Greatest Cartoons
Veggietales: Dave and the Giant Pickle
Veggietales: Rack, Shack and Benny
The Berenstain Bears Forget their Manners (plus three other stories)
Sesame Street: Learning about Letters
Sesame Street: Learning about Numbers
The Night Before Christmas (by Goodtimes)
Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It?
Rigoletto
Rescue Heroes: Underwater Nightmare/Eye of the Storm
The Velveteen Rabbit (Narrated by Meryl Streep)
Willy the Sparrow
The Book of Pooh: Just Say BOO!
Footloose
Grease
Frosty the Snowman

There are also a few tapes in clamshell cases, in which the clamshell was very filthy, so they were thrown out. However, the actual tapes and covers are kept intact. These tapes are:

Bambi
Pokemon: The First Movie
Mulan


For those who made it all the way though without passing out, falling asleep, or even vomiting, congratulations! You get...nothing! However, you are free to open your opinions and tell me what you think!

Ta-ta!

I have to lament about this on here. I'm an absolute huge Bear in the Big Blue House fanatic, and have been since I was just a year old. For those of you who don't know about this series, let me kindly explain.

Bear in the Big Blue House is a children's series that began airing in October of 1997 on Disney Channel, part of the then-recently launched Playhouse Disney block. The show features (you guessed it) a big blue house. Living in that house? A big bear, a mouse named Tutter, two otters named Pip and Pop, a lemur named Treelo, and a female bear cub named Ojo. Of course, they're all muppets, so they talk, they're anthropomorphic, and well...I've said it all.

Here is the basics of an episode:

So after the theme song, Bear opens the door to find you (the viewer) waiting outside. He invites you in. Of course, bears have a good sense of smell, so he sniffs you and tells you what you smell like today (ex. honey, because you've had toast with honey this morning). Then again, you smell this good all the time. So anyways, after about five minutes, we get a theme lesson for the episode (ex. sleep), and we usually get a song (thanks goodness it's Noel MacNeal playing Bear, he's great!). Then usually, we get a brief "What Do You Think?" segment featuring real kids answering certain questions.

More stuff goes on in the episode, and at the end of the day, Bear invites you to the attic to see a very special friend--the moon named Luna (voiced by Lynne Thigpen). They share what went on today in the Big Blue House, afterwards, we get a goodbye song. Finally, Bear shares a final thought for the day, and the credits roll.

Now let me share my recollection with this series as a whole:

When I was about a year old, learning how to walk, I was also an expert of using the remote. I'd be at my grandparents' house (which is now where I'm living at), and I would often change channels on them. At one point, I switched to the Disney Channel, and this program was on featuring a big bear (which is really a muppet). For some odd reason, I ended up getting into that series. Eventually, I got my grandparents into this show and they starting recording some tapes for me (I still have them) so I could rewatch the episodes.

My grandmother had a coffee table somewhere in the middle of the living room, and when I was very little, I would stand on top it and jump around while watching Bear in the Big Blue House. I did this so much that eventually I broke that table, and it has found a new home in our chilly basement!  

Overall, this show was a self-obsession from the start. It had good characters, good songs, good lessons, and overall the perfection of what a children's program should be. While I had other favorite shows from the Disney Channel and others, this was my #1 favorite program back then, and it still is today for me. I recommend it to anyone who misses their own childhood memories and want to relive them.

Speaking of which, I was sort of like this as well with Wheel of Fortune for a little bit too. If I missed a single minute of it, I'd literally have a hysterical meltdown!

Oh well. Later!

This is not neccesarily fanfiction, but in my opinion, this does sound like a pretty good idea to me.

I was thinking about doing a fanfic in which the gang of five (or seven, still need to decide) themselves met Barney. If I can't, hey, maybe somebody else should!

Yes, nobody is throwing tomatoes at me! I hope it sounds good though!

Two days after joining here, I'm already taking questions about stuff! Go ahead and ask me about anything, as long as it's not too personal for me to answer. If I do get a very personal question, either I will not respond to it or I will respond by humorously changing the subject entirely.

Ask away!