Today's Adventure: Honolulu Hassle (pt 9)

At the hotel, Cici, Dr. Elphanor Hopsy, Digi-Hopsy, Sandy, Akachi, Zoot, Leah, Sabrina, Dr. Teeth, Floyd, Janice, Animal, Clifford, Kimberly, Beard, Digit, Flash, Zondra, Brad, Melora, Matthew Orlando (who was reclining in Melora's arms), Mark, and a now healed Madame Groovy, came and surrounded Delores. They came to see about their pregnant friend. Leah and Sabrina gave her some food.

Delores was puzzled. "Hey, what is this?"

"This is called poi, Hawaiian rolls, Polynesian sauce, and a glass of lemonade," Leah described.

"We were so worried about you, Delores," Sabrina said.

"Aw, girls, that is so beautiful," Delores wiped her eyes.

"Hey, what did I tell you before, Sabby?" Kimberly reminded Sabrina. "Worrying hardly helps people. Prayer does."

Sabrina blushed. "Sorry, Kimmy."

Delores looked at Madame Groovy's arm. "How's your arm, Groovy-Belle?"

"Oh, it's better," Madame Groovy said. "It's gonna take more than bullets to destroy Sandra Teeth, you know what I'm saying?"

"You got that right," Dr. Teeth hugged his sister.

"Madame Groovy is one strong girl," declared Beard.

"It was nice of her to shield Leah like she did," Zoot said.

"Hey, we're family. We look out for each other," Clifford said.

"My husband is right," Kimberly kissed Clifford on the cheek. "In fact, Delores told me when Lips was outside on the streets, running away from his abusive father. In his attempt to escape, he lost contact with his mother and his sister. The Electric Mayhem took great care of him." Kimberly looked up to the sky. "Here's looking at you, Mrs. Whitmire and Lisa."

"Yeah, that's why we vowed that we were going to treat him better than Lips' sperm donor," Floyd said. "And we have managed to continue that tradition."

"That is important, man," Digit averred.

"Say, how was the concert at the mall?" Delores wanted to know.

"It was so great!" Akachi said. "You should have been there."

"You should have seen my friend, Melora," Brad said. "She was catching them moves, alright. She brought the house down."

Melora blushed. 

But, Mark was disgusted. "I can see how. I mean, look at her. The way she dances, it wouldn't surprise me if she brought the whole place to the ground."

Melora shot a glance Mark's way. "You know what, Mark? I have had it! I had tolerated you long enough!"

"Don't talk to me, Melora!" Mark said. 

"What is your problem with Melora, anyhow?" Flash asked. "She has done absolutely nothing to you!"

"Except get too big!" Mark said. "Melora Stewart used to be my girlfriend, that is 500 pounds ago. She used to be so freaking beautiful. I used to be so proud of her....she was an angel, until she had gained weight. One snack after the next....every time I saw her, she's eat and eat and eat.....that's what killed her and me! Who'd want her old, fat butt now?!" Mark began to retch.

It horrified Bradley Woods to see how much he abhorred Mark that very minute.

"SHUT UP, MARK, YOU OVERBEARING CREEP!" the irate Native-American Muppet said. "Mark, I have had a gutful of your coldness towards my affable friend! You are one of the coldest pals ever! Look, Melora may not be the thinnest girl in the world...."He then looked at Melora, "...no disrepect, honey...." He looked back at Mark. "...but that doesn't mean she isn't attractive. And you've got to be careful, Mark. You keep on looking for the float that says "Miss America" on it, then the whole parade is gonna pass you by! You ever think of that?"

Matthew Orlando jumped from Melora's arms. "Mark, Mr. Kaapo says every woman was a Venus and every man an Adonis. He also said that you should look at the heart. If there is bad in it, the bad will outweigh the beauty. You should see her for what she is, not someone you think she should be. That's what killed you both."

Mark was stunned. He could not believe the little tuxedo kitten had worked up the nerve to say that. Mark then sat down on the chair and looked down, feeling sorry for himself.

Dr. Elphanor Hopsy then stared at Delores. "Anyhow, Delores, the logical thing is for you to rest for a while."

"But, what about the concert?" Delores asked. "We have four days to prepare."

"Never mind that," Cici said. "You needs to take care of you."

"That's right, Lola," Digi-Hopsy agreed, as she straightened up the covers. "You need to get your strength back."

"Public opinion is highly against you, Delores," Dr. Elphanor said.

In resignation, Delores said, "Okay, alright, I'll rest."

"This will be great!" Zondra said. 

"Delores is going to be a mommy!" Janice cheered.

"Golly bob howdy!" Cici cheered, as she and Animal danced. 

Matthew Orlando squealed with joy.

"Come on, let's tell Lips the good news," said Dr. Teeth.

While this is going on, Digit came to see Mark. "Mark, are you okay?"

Mark pushed him away. "Hey, leave me alone, alright?! LEAVE ME ALONE! You wanted the fat hog, then, as far as I care, you fools can freaking have her."

As Mark stomped out of the room, Digit said, "Fine! You chaff my butt, anyhow, you judgmental, moronic, morally-bankrupt, cold-hearted, overbearing, low life, freaking worm!"

Watching this from the tree were Loops, Zott, and Loo-Loo. They began to feel quite repentant about this kidnapping. In fact, Loops began to think about his own wretched past.

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"DADDY, NO!"

Loops' father, Troovor, was ready to beat Loops with an iron, as punishment for painting, instead of tending to his studies. Troovor was more of wicked man than Trevor. In fact, he was more sadistic than Trevor and his brother Lloyd combined. Troovor would bricks at Loops, Loosa, and Roose. He would even throw pipes and axes at them, he was so wicked. That time, Troovor tried to discipline Loops with an iron.

Roose tried in vain to stop him. "STOOOOOOP! STOOOOOOP, PLEEEEEEASE!"

Troovor pushed her away. "GET AWAY FROM ME, PIGFACE!"

Roose then threatened, "I'll call the police!"

Angered, Troovor whipped out his gun and shot Roose in the heart, (in front of Loosa, no less)! After Loosa screamed, Troovor shot her as well. Troovor tried to shoot Loops, but he ran as fast as his legs could carry him out of the house.

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With tears at the brims of his eyes, Loops, Zott, and Loo-Loo ran away to the warehouse. "That poor guy," rued Loops. "I mean, bad enough to abuse a kid. But for a father to do that......"

"I know," Zott agreed. "I'd been obeying too much of the Moopets' sanguinary orders. But, now, I can't even go through with this one."

"Yeah, and anyhow, how many more people must we lose? I mean, Amber and the Solood Foom are locked up, and Sabroona is dead," said Loops. "We have to make a change."

As the ex-rogues entered the chamber, Lips, still hurt, stared at them, angrily. "What do you losers want?"

"For starters, for you to sizzle down," Loops said tartly.

"Suppose I refuse?" Lips growled.

"Would you like the Moopets to have you?" Zott grunted.

"Why do any of you care?" Lips challenged.

"Look, challenge us later," Loops said. "The Moopets can come here any second."

"Either take the challenge, or go away," Lips said, stating that he would go nowhere, until he knew what was going on. "I don't want anything to do with you, do you not get it?"

Loo-Loo, in supersonic speed, wrote a document, and put it in Lips' face.

"We are quite sorry about the pain we had caused you," Lips read, "We wish we could take back all the haunted memories and the wicked actions, but we cannot. Nor can we bring back the people we lost---either by jail, where the Solood Foom are in, or by death, which Sabroona chose, in order to save your other pals----but we can, if you allow us to, save you. We are tired of seeing our friends either dead or locked up."

Lips was shocked. He refused to believe it. He didn't think that someone from the Solood Foom (Sabroona's former group) could change, still less anyone from the Electrooc Moohem. But then, after losing his mother, sister, his godmother, and his would-have-been godfather, he was at his wit's end himself.

Reluctantly, he asked, "Is this true, Loo-Loo? Who shot Sabroona?"

"No time for that," Zott said, as he shot the shackles free from his hands and the bars from the window. "You have to leave, now......"

"' Before we got here.....?' " Animool, Janooce, Dr. Tooth, Doolores, and Flood, snarkily said.

Lips, Loops, Zott, and Loo-Loo stared at the Moopets, surprised and scared. "THE MOOPETS!" yelled Zott.

"GO, LIPS, GO!" Loops said, his voice urgent.

As Lips ran through the window, Dr. Tooth rose his gun to shoot at Lips. 

"KEEP AWAY FROM THAT BOY, FLOOD!" Zott said vehemently.

The bullets pierced Zott's heart instead. Frightened, Loo-Loo yelled and cried. The mute woman flung herself over the body. Animool then snarled at Loo-Loo.

"Get away from the body," Janooce threatened, "unless you want yours buried next to it."

Overcome with grief, Loo-Loo brought her neck to Animool's fangs. Animool gladly used them and bit Loo-Loo's head off to join her beloved Zott.

Loo-Loo had committed suicide. 

Seeing this, Loops then shot and killed Animool with a gun. As a result, Dr. Tooth shot at Loops, just at the same time Loops fired at Dr. Tooth. Both men had descended to the ground, lifeless.

Janooce, Doolores, and Flood was immensely upset. "I can not believe this!" Doolores growled. "This has totally escalated! I mean, it's sickening enough that Sabroona has double-crossed us. But, now these three losers, Loo-Loo, Loops, and Zott? No."

"And worse, thanks to them, that freak Lips has escaped," Janooce said.

"Well, don't worry, girls," Flood said. "We will get back at Lips....and the rest of his friends. At the day of the concert, we will plant a bomb under the stage....by the time the bomb has been set off.....the next place the Electric Mayhem and the Solid Foam will be performing is in the depths of hades!!!!"

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Will the remaining Moopets follow through with their plan? Tune in for pt. 10 of this thriller of a Hawaiian Adventure!