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It was a cold and rainy Sunday morning. Frylock was brewing up some coffee, Meatwad was playing in his room, and Shake was sitting in his recliner with a blanket and a bag of chips in front of the tv. The show he was watching was horrible, but Shake was into it for some dumbass reason.
“Gee, I don’t think this is just rain. It feels more like a storm! I could have sworn I heard thunder just a few minutes ago,” Frylock said.
“Oh yeah, uh-huh…” Shake replied, more interested in the tv.
“The thunder is really loud, Shake. I mean, listen!”
“Why? I’m listening to something far more entertaining than the sound that lightning makes!” Shake growled.
“The thunder comes from the clouds,”
“Whatever! Just keep your nerdy science crap out of my way!” Shake exclaimed.
Not even thirty seconds after that unnecessary argument, they heard an even louder noise right outside their house. It even made the ground shake!
“What in the-!” Frylock was cut off by Meatwad coming out of his room, yelling.
“OH, NO! THEY ARE HERE!”
“Meatwad, the thing that Shake told you about in his little bedtime story of his isn’t real. Shake did it to get to y-“
“OOHHH, YES THEY ARE! And guess what! They’ve come for YOU specifically! THIS’LL BE FUN TO WATCH!” Shake squealed excitingly.
“Noooo!” Meatwad cried, running back to his room.
After that, Frylock started scolding Shake. Shake not only got loud, but he tried pulling the victim card! And the only thing that made it stop in the end was the sound of the window shattering and then little 8-bit footsteps.
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“SUP NERDS!” Err yelled.
“That meat man seems distraught by your guys’s argument. Just like a child when their parents fight!” Ignignokt said.
“… Um,” Err whispered to him.
Ignignokt doesn’t want to say sorry, so he just hits him with an ‘Oh.’ Frylock looked annoyed by their presence and wanted to figure out what the hell they want this time so they can get out of here.
“Okay, what is it this time?” Frylock asked.
“Well, our ship was unfortunate enough to break down. The rain has jacked up our only way of transportation and I’m sure you can fix it,” Ignignokt replied.
“Yeah! SO FIX OUR CRAP NOW OR I’LL SHOVE THE HANDLE OF THE SCREWDRIVER YOU’LL BE USING SO FAR UP Y- ah, I’M SO FUCKING LIT!” Err said while falling onto the floor.
“Err, that idea’s g-“ Ignignokt was interrupted.
Err started shouting, “SHUT UP, MAN! SHUT UP!”
Just so the conversation doesn’t get more awkward than it already is, Frylock agreed to fixing their ship. He doesn’t want to do it, but whatever gets them to leave as soon as possible. Even the weekends are starting to feel like weekdays for him.
“Okay, I’ll fix your ship. But as long as you leave immediately after,” Frylock stated as he opened the door to go outside.
“YEAHHHH!” Err cheered while running to go with him.
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Shake and Ignignokt are alone together. Since neither of them have anything else to do, they watch tv together.
“You have good taste in movies and shows,”
“Yeah, I do! Frylock said I really don’t, but I’m not taking that from a science nerd! I mean, if you’re tryna be the next Sheldon, then all you have to do is get the hair for it! BUT HE CAN’T! BECAUSE HE HAS FRIES! HAHAH!”
“Hmhm, that’s very true,”
What Ignignokt didn’t realize was that he was slowly inching closer to where he’s sitting. He was too caught up in the conversation. And before he knew it, he was sitting on the arm of the recliner. Shake is too stupid to notice as well, so he never brings it up. Minutes pass, and he gets even closer. And closer, and closer and closer, and closer, until — he is under the same blanket as him and sitting right next to him. Their bodies are even touching.
“You look even worse from close view, cup,” Ignignokt stated, before finally realizing the position he’s in. He was about to get out from the blanket, but it feels too cold to even just stick his foot out.
“At least I’m enjoying life. I get to watch tv all day and own a recliner and not worry about a job all while getting all the girls,”
“I’ve known you for over five years and never once heard of any babes falling for you,”
“Oh, really? What about that one time with Freda?” Shake said, thinking that was a point.
“That was a robot! Objects don’t at all count!”
“You could have just said ‘don’t count’, you know,”
“Quiet, cup,” Ignignokt shushed him.
“Don’t take it the wrong way, though. It’s kinda cute I guess,”
“… Maybe even hot,”
“What?” Ignignokt asked, feeling surprise but not showing it.
“I was messing with you!” Shake laughed out loud.
“Well, as disgusting as you are, I can somewhat describe you the same way,” Ignignokt admitted—casually, too.
He never told anyone this, but he actually did have a small crush on Shake. And believe it or not, Shake did feel the same way! But the only thing different is… he has a massive crush on the other. He didn’t tell anyone either.
“Oh. I…” Shake was too stunned to say anything else.
Then he got an idea. It was kinda stupid, considering the only time he saw it happen was on tv and never in real life, but he pulled the green pixelated alien into a kiss.
“Mmm- mmm…” Ignignokt slowly melted into the kiss. He instinctively cuddled closer to the cup, completely closing the gap between them.
… then little Meatwad came in!
“OH MY GOODNESS, IT’S ATTACKING SHAKE!!”
“… I BETTER GO TELL FRYLOCK!”
They didn’t even notice him. The noise from outside made it even more hard for them to hear his shouts.
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“Frylock! Frylock! I have to tell ya somethin’!” Meatwad shouted, but only for nobody to hear him.
“So I can’t replace the materials because it’s made of special material that only people on the moon have?” Frylock asked.
“YEA! THE MOON WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER!” Err laughed obnoxiously.
“I bet,” Frylock replied, feeling tired from all his hyperactive behavior.
“YEAH!! ME AND IGNIGNOKT SPANK ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH MOON ROCKS!”
“I noticed you pretty much do anything Ignignokt tells you to do,” Frylock said.
“WHAT do you MEAN?!” Err asked.
“I mean, you never really insulted me unless he did it first and you felt safe with me about sharing your past experiences. Why is that?”
“I don’t know, man, I just think you’re a little neat. NOT A LITTLE NEAT!!! Not at all… well, yeah, but… yeah… and…” Err trailed off.
Frylock had a shocked look on his face. “… Oh,”
After Frylock finished up the last part of fixing the ship, Err suddenly patted his back and got real close to him.
“I love you, man,” Err said, before falling down onto the grass and staying down there. Since the grass was still wet, he got some mud on him.
“I forgot what I was gonna say,” Meatwad looked down.
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Frylock carried Err into the house since he was knocked out cold. His body feels very warm, like a heating pad. He also smells like smoke and something very… sweet? Hey, he shouldn’t be doing that! It sounds creepy and he already has a job to do: find a place where he can rest.
He went over to the recliner, but saw something he least expected.
“What’s going on?!”
“Nothing!” Shake quickly got out of the blanket and off the recliner, even though he already saw what him and Ignignokt were doing.
“Mmph,” Ignignokt just stayed where he was.
“You know what? I don’t have time for this,” he said as he went to his own room.
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Once he got to his room, he closed the door, put Err under the covers in his bed, and placed a bucket next to him with a glass of water. It was still a little rainy outside, just a bit lighter. It would have been a bad idea to keep him out there because he would be drunk AND have a cold.
“I better go check on Meatwad,” Frylock went to the door to go check on Meatwad, until…
“Come back…” A little voice said, gentler than normal.
“What is it?” He asked while going back to the bed.
“I wasn’t joking, y’know. I’m serious. Just never told Ignignokt because I know that he would throw me a look…” Err looked down, his scowling expression changing to a sad one.
“Hmm. I was right then,”
“Right about what?”
“You listening to Ignignokt all the time,”
“No, man, I have my own mind… I do what I…”
Err dozed off again, and Frylock went out of his room and into Meatwad’s room. He’s lying down on his grill, watching the rain out the window.
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“Hi, Frylock! I remembered what I was gonna say! I was gonna say that the creature is only attacking Shake!” Meatwad smiled.
“Yeah, uhh… that’s one of the Mooninites,”
“Whatever it is, I’m glad it’s targeting Shake and not me. I’m sick of him always pickin’ on me. I mean, what did I ever do to him?”
“Hey, as much as I hate him, I wouldn’t want that to happen to any of you guys. Plus, he’s not even being attacked!”
“Oh? Well, what are they doing then?”
“They’re uh… I’m not even going to get into it. The point is, there’s no monster here and there never was!”
“Oh. I guess I’ll get out now!”
Meatwad jumped off his grill to go into the living room. He saw Shake and Ignignokt having a conversation, and felt like asking about what he thought he saw.
“Is it true you were attacking Shake?”
“Meatwad. I already told you,” Frylock said, covering Meatwad’s mouth to prevent any new awkward conversations.
Right when Meatwad was about to question them even further, the rain stopped. It caught his full attention and he went out the door.
“It stopped raining! And look, there’s even a rainbow!” Meatwad chirped.
“Oh great, now the sky’s calling me gay,” Shake grumbled while looking up.
“It’s okay to be like that, Shake. I still see you the same way!” Meatwad said.
“And you know what’s not okay? Trying to interrupt my important conversations!” Shake yelled while picking Meatwad up with one hand.
“Ahh!” Meatwad screamed as he quickly got down to run away.
While Shake was chasing Meatwad down, Err got out of bed and went to where Ignignokt was. He still didn’t feel so good, but he held up just fine.
“Now that it stopped raining, we shall leave this planet,” Ignignokt declared.
“Why do you look like that?” Err asked.
“Shut up, Err,” Ignignokt quickly said.
“Okay, man! Geez…” Err replied as he went outside to go get in the ship.
“Good.”
When the ship took off, Shake sighed in disappointment.
“I was gonna ask him something!”
“What was you gonna ask him?” Meatwad asked.
“If he’d like to do it again sometime!” Shake said.
“Do what again? Attack you? Boy, you is weird…” Meatwad followed up while going back into the house.
“HEY! Go back to your room!” Shake scowled.
“I am!” Meatwad shouted back at him.
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”what were you even doing with Shake?”
“You were dead asleep while you were coming in, Err,”
“I was half asleep. I saw what was going on but I was very tired and didn’t feel like moving!”
“Hmm. And just what were you doing, letting Frylock hold you and put you in his bedroom? We have bigger fish to fry here,”
“I was going to try huffing something in there but I was too tired,”
“… Right,”